Kogelniceanu immediately objected: "This is not possible! My friend, how can I leave you and escape alone! Absolutely not!"
Kuza was both touched and dumbfounded by this, because Kogelniceanu completely misunderstood what he meant. He did not stay and die heroically for his country to perform a feat of self-defense. He was not stupid and did not think that
What is the use of such a free sacrifice?
In fact, Kuza himself has made preparations. He is planning to stay for at most three to five days after sending Kogelniceanu away, and then immediately pull him back. He also wants to remain useful and continue to perform.
Oh! Otherwise, all the hard work he had done before was to marry someone else, and he wouldn't be so stupid!
It's just that it's hard to say this clearly, after all, it's a bit confusing, isn't it? So Kuza could only reply seriously: "My friend, the situation is urgent now. It will be difficult to leave if you don't evacuate. You will take advantage of the opportunity."
Take these revolutionary seeds out and don't let them die here in vain!"
Kogelniceanu was increasingly moved. He held Kuza's hand tightly and asked with tears in his eyes: "Then what will you do? Without your efforts, it would be impossible for us to do all this."
, you are the most important person! How about you take them and leave first, let me stay here, even if I sacrifice, it is better than losing you!"
Kuza was very moved, but, how could he let go of such a good opportunity to gain reputation? Is it dangerous? Of course it is, but it is not as dangerous as imagined. He has already arranged an escape route, and he will definitely bring a group of military personnel with him in the end.
Only when the core members are safely evacuated can everything be considered complete. In the future, even if you go into exile abroad, you will still be looked down upon by foreign friends.
He could only refuse Kogelniceanu's kindness again and again: "No! This is too dangerous. I am a soldier, but you are not. There is no reason to let the soldiers retreat first and leave the people to resist! The duty of a soldier is to protect the homeland and the country.
, If I can't do this, what kind of soldier am I? Even if I escape in the future, how can I have the dignity to continue to lead my compatriots to continue the revolution and struggle! There is nothing to say, you go first!"
After some hard persuasion, Kogorniceanu finally agreed to retreat. However, he asked to hold on for two more days and hoped to fight with Kuza for two more days.
Kuza was full of regrets in his heart, but faced with the kind Kogelniceanu, he had no choice but to agree with tears in his eyes.
At the same time, with the vigorous persistence and promotion of Lazarev and Yermolov, the Russian army's new offensive tactics were resolutely implemented to the end, and the Wallachian National Guard's defense line was broken through and shattered bit by bit.
, their territory is getting smaller and smaller, and the space for maneuver is getting smaller and smaller. And under the huge advantage of the Russian army, it is becoming more and more difficult for them to hold on.
Don't talk about Kuza at this time? Even ordinary people can see that their situation is over and collapse is only a matter of time? And at this time Kuza is also ready to evacuate? He knows that if he doesn't leave, he really won't be able to leave!
At this moment, Duke Mikhail, who was very sensitive to changes in the battlefield, also realized that Wallachia was in danger. So he sent personnel to persuade him to surrender. For Duke Mikhail, although he could continue to attack by force, he could still eliminate them.
Enemy? But it’s too expensive? And it’s a waste of time. It’s better to use a little benefit to persuade the Wallachians to surrender. It’s much easier!
In fact, Duke Mikhail was also annoyed by Kuza. According to his original plan? With sufficient intelligence support from Li Xiao and internal trouble? Wallachia should just surrender. But this is already
A few months passed before he slowly moved to Bucharest. Seeing that 1948 was coming to an end, he didn't want to spend Christmas in Wallachia, not to mention that Hungary was still hanging on to him.
My heart has already flown there, okay?
So Duke Mikhail hopes to end the siege of Bucharest as soon as possible? For this reason, he is willing to make certain concessions and give the Wallachians a little dignity.
"Your Excellency, Prince Mikhail Gorchakov, in the spirit of compassion, issued a final exhortation to you? Ordering you to immediately lay down your arms and surrender... As long as you surrender your arms, you can ensure that you will not be sentenced in the future.
You are punished by death!"
Yes, you read that right? The dignity that Duke Mikhail gave Kuza and others was to promise not to impose the death penalty. This is not because he is arrogant, but because Russia is so heroic? Rebels like Kuza, Nicholas
I have no good feelings in this life. Generally speaking, after being arrested, they will definitely be sentenced to the full sentence? What awaits them in the future is either the death penalty or decades of hard labor. People like Kuza will most likely be sentenced to death.
And Duke Mikhail is willing to promise not to impose the death penalty? It can be said to be extrajudicial mercy. However, this is completely unattractive to Kuza. He neither wants to die nor goes to jail, not to mention that he has already prepared to escape.
Therefore, he had no intention of grinding his teeth with Duke Mikhail and bluntly rejected the other party’s persuasion to surrender:
"As a soldier, surrender is a great shame. I would rather die than surrender! You can step over my corpse, but you will never make me bow down! Go away and put away your hypocritical mercy. There are no cowards in Wallachia.
, no one is afraid of death!”
I have to say that Kuza is really good at boosting morale, because just by looking at his impassioned speech, one would think that he would fight to the end and never give in, but no one would have imagined that the messenger who was waiting to persuade him to surrender had just been driven away.
, he began to make arrangements for his retreat.
According to Cuza's plan, tonight he will set fire to the entire city on a large scale. He will burn down the main buildings in Bucharest and destroy all the property that cannot be taken away. He is determined not to leave a stitch or a thread to the Russian invaders. Instead, he will take advantage of the arson to produce
In the huge chaos, his remaining troops will immediately break out of the city. In name, they will join up with Kogelniceanu, who retreated earlier, and continue to fight guerrilla warfare in Wallachia to fight against Russia to the end.
escape.
In his words, it is no longer meaningful to continue to hold on to Bucharest. Next, we need to preserve the seeds of revolution and fight a protracted war against the Russian invaders.
Not to mention that some people really believe what Kuza said. His troops immediately prepared to disperse and break out, preparing to take advantage of the chaos and darkness to cross the Russian defense lines to join Kogelniceanu, who had retreated earlier.
It's just that, as long as Kuza knows that only a handful of people can successfully break through, it would be a blessing if only 2,000 of his remaining 20,000-odd troops can break out. In fact, he himself has no hope of breaking through at all...