Although Li Xiao is fully prepared and has backup means even if Wallachia breaks away from Russian control again after the Crimean War, he still hopes that this day will never come.
It's just that it's not his turn to make decisions on these matters. In the past two years, Nicholas I has become more and more excited, and he really regards himself as the savior of Europe. His arrogance makes his ambitions expand day by day, and he is not willing to take risks.
One day is really not far away.
"A letter from Leonid!"
Li Xiao, who was immersed in thinking, was awakened by a call. He knew it was Boris without raising his head. Only this polar bear had such a loud and bold voice.
Boris's body became stronger and stronger, unlike other nobles who quickly lost shape after getting married. His muscle lines became stronger and stronger, becoming more and more like a devilish muscular man.
Leonid was no longer in Bucharest at this time. Because relations with Turkey continued to be tense, he took it upon himself to apply to Nicholas I to go to the south of Wallachia to train troops. Now he was replaced by Nicholas I and Kogorny.
Grand Duke Chanu was appointed commander of the Southern Army of the Grand Duchy of Wallachia. This appointment allowed him to successfully cross the threshold of a school-level officer and is now an infantry major general.
To be honest, Li Xiao actually did not agree with Leonid going to the south of Wallachia to train troops, because in his opinion, the importance of Wallachia cannot be compared with Bucharest. Especially since he left so much space.
In the past two years, because Wallachia has become so rich, more and more people are coveting this position. And the reforms of Li Xiao and Alexei urgently need the military's support.
Support, Leonid's departure has reduced their control over Bucharest by one dimension.
Anyway, Li Xiao was outspokenly opposed to Leonid going to the south of Wallachia at that time. He hoped that Leonid could stay in Bucharest. Unfortunately, once the saint brother made the decision, he could not bring him back.
Lord.
The conversation naturally ended on bad terms, and Leonid left in the end, leaving Li Xiao very disappointed.
"What does the letter say?" Vishnyak asked.
Boris looked at Li Xiao and then at Vishniak. Although he was a slow polar bear, he did not know everything. After Li Xiao and Leonid broke up on bad terms last time, he obviously
It feels like there is a problem between them.
In the past, when Li Xiao heard Leonid's letter, he would definitely ask questions with great interest, but now he didn't even raise his head, looking completely indifferent.
This look makes Boris feel uncomfortable. He prefers the feeling before. At that time, although a group of them had no future and could only hang out in the 748 group, they could work hard in one place and work hard in another place. They were brothers who worked together to make decisions.
gold.
And now, even though they all look like five or six characters, they always feel that their feelings have faded for no reason. Boris doesn't like this feeling at all, as if he has lost something precious!
After a moment of silence, he replied: "The letter talked about his experiences in the south, focusing on his thoughts on military training. He was very satisfied with the new rifle, but he felt that the bullets were too expensive..."
The so-called new rifle was naturally made by Li Xiao, the latest product produced by the arsenal jointly owned by him and Duke Mikhail. According to usual practice, Russia must not be interested in purchasing it. For Nicholas I, the old-fashioned rifles were the only ones.
It is the most reliable reliance, and he has no interest in spending that wasted money!
Naturally, these new rifles can only be tried out in Wallachia. Anyway, Alexei is the governor. He said that he wanted to purchase new rifles. Of course, Kogorniceanu could not object and could only obediently pay for it.
Although this new type of rifle uses rimfire bullets, it is still a single-shot rifle, but its rate of fire is at least three times faster than that of the old rifle. A well-trained gunner can shoot fifteen bullets a minute as if it were a joke.
Although this is not comparable to the later magazine rifles with rotating pull-back bolts, this era is truly revolutionary. Anyway, Leonid was very satisfied with this new weapon, and he almost shouted.
One more fight.
Anyway, Leonid felt that if he was given 100,000 soldiers equipped with new rifles, it would be easy to bulldoze Turkey, and it would not be impossible to even defeat all European powers.
"If he knew that France and Britain had begun to popularize similar or even better rifles, he would not be so optimistic!"
Li Xiao's words were like a basin of cold water poured down on them. Boris and Vishniak were both a little stunned, because even if he had differences with Leonid before, he would not object so sharply.
Now he really feels a little bit arrogant and confrontational.
Vishniak and Boris looked at each other, and both saw worry in each other's eyes. They felt that they could not go on like this. We are obviously good friends, so why are we so quarrelsome?
"Andrei, are you being too harsh on Leonid?" Vishnyak said after careful consideration.
Boris also nodded in agreement: "Yes, even if his sudden departure to the south makes us a little passive, it will not make us..."
Boris searched hard and couldn't come up with a suitable adjective, which made Li Xiao roll his eyes. He replied angrily: "He doesn't make us a little passive, he makes us extremely passive! It's not like you haven't seen it, Xin
What a jerk that guy is!"
The so-called new bastard is Vladimir Alexeevich Nikolaev. This is the newly appointed Bucharest defense commander and cavalry major general by Nicholas I.
This guy really doesn't get along well with Alexei, or he doesn't take Alexei seriously at all. The reason is also very simple, no one has a good father!
This guy is actually the illegitimate son of Nicholas I, but he was adopted by Marquis Nikolayev on his behalf. Although Nicholas I was very harsh on these illegitimate children on the surface and rarely looked at them seriously, everyone knew it.
This is just Nicholas I's disguise and reserve. In fact, he still cares about these sons.
For example, Vladimir, although his abilities were mediocre, Nicholas I still gave him a lucrative position. He was promoted to cavalry major general at the age of just twenty-nine, which was one of the few in the Russian army.
All in all, this man with a strong background was a bit unruly after he arrived in Wallachia, and he did not deal with Alexey and Li Xiao on many issues. Within three months of his arrival, conflicts of both major and minor sizes had already begun.
Five or six times, which made Li Xiao and Alexey very annoyed!