If there were no shadows of nobles within the empire behind the rebellion that occurred in the Crimean Peninsula, even Paul I would not believe it even if he killed him. You must know that among the 100,000 troops stationed in the Black Sea region, many officers appeared
On the purge list in Paul I's mind.
Thinking of this, Paul I found that his current situation was really not as stable as Mount Tai. After having this realization, Paul I decided to revoke the arrest warrant for Kutuzov. After all, the situation in the Crimean Peninsula was now only
is the most important thing, of course, this does not mean that Paul I decided to give up the pursuit of Kutuzov. In Paul's view, everything he is doing now is just to maintain the stability of the empire. Once the situation on the Crimean Peninsula is calmed down,
, then Kutuzov is still the target of death.
Not only Kutuzov, on October 20, 1789, Paul I issued an edict. In view of the outstanding contributions made by some nobles to the Russian Empire, the empire decided to pardon those nobles who had committed less serious crimes.
For some nobles who committed serious crimes, they would be punished by confiscating their fiefs or reducing their titles!
Such an edict played a positive role in the internal stability of the empire. Although some of the nobles whose fiefdoms were confiscated and whose titles were removed still complained, at least their lives were saved, and such an edict also made it difficult for them to
The nobles who were less worried were reassured.
But Kutuzov was definitely not included in this. As early as he learned about Paul I's punishment of the Potemkin family, Kutuzov knew that as Potemkin's number one confidant, he would never get Paul.
Forgive forever.
Although Kutuzov is now the governor of Russian Poland and can be said to be a warlord, he does not have the strength to fight against the Empire's Central Army, and you must know that the Marshal of the Guards currently stationed in St. Petersburg is Rumyantsev.
Moreover, a large number of generals in the army, such as Suvorov of the Army and Ushakov of the Navy, have sworn allegiance to Paul I.
Generals like these were originally inferior to Potemkin. In terms of talent, Potemkin was simply not as good as these veterans. Take Rumyantsev as an example. This veteran who was born in 1725 registered at the age of six.
He was a private in the Praetorian Guard and became an officer at the age of fifteen. He served as the commander of the infantry regiment at the age of eighteen. He participated in the Russo-Swedish War, the War of Austrian Succession, the Seven Years' War, the Russo-Turkish War, etc. It can be said that he was a man of great military exploits.
veteran.
When she was planning to go to war with Turkey last year, Catherine II appointed Rumyantsev as the commander of the First Army of the Russian-Turkish War. However, when preparing to go to war with Turkey at the beginning of this year, Rumyantsev submitted tactics
The plan conflicted greatly with Potemkin's plan. Rumyantsev angrily cursed Potemkin as a waste who didn't understand military affairs. This completely angered Potemkin, who was the commander-in-chief of the Russian-Turkish war.
After that, Catherine II, under Potemkin's instruction, issued an edict recalling Rumyantsev to St. Petersburg and left him idle.
Under such circumstances, the old marshal hated Potemkin to the core, and naturally this matter could not be hidden from Paul I. So after Paul ascended the throne, he quickly invited the old marshal out of the mountain, and
Later, Rumyantsev was appointed as the commander of the Praetorian Guard. In this way, the old marshal, who had not been reused in the era of Catherine II, deeply supported Paul.
Because of Rumyantsev's persuasion, a large number of military generals immediately switched their allegiance to Paul I, which also made Paul I respect Rumyantsev even more.
In this way, Paul I did not lack generals in the army, and because of the Russian Empire's national defense policy of strengthening the trunk and weak branches, a large number of troops were stationed in the St. Petersburg and Moscow areas all year round. In this way, Paul I
He has about 180,000 troops at his disposal.
After analyzing the strengths of both parties, Kutuzov used some means to connect with some nobles in the empire who were dissatisfied with the rule of Paul I, and the 100,000 troops stationed in the Black Sea region were their biggest bargaining chip.
At the beginning, Potemkin served as the commander-in-chief of the Russo-Turkish War. Although the war had not yet started, the army and officers were already in place, and Potemkin also regarded the Russo-Turkish War as an opportunity to cultivate his direct lineage and
In order to seize the opportunity of meritorious service, most of the officers in the 100,000-strong army in the Black Sea region were Potemkin's direct confidants.
Because Paul I was busy purging the nobles of St. Petersburg, he somewhat neglected the 100,000 troops in the Black Sea region. Seeing that their former colleagues fell under the butcher knife of Paul I, the officers in the Black Sea region were panicked.
After getting in touch with Kutuzov, Kutuzov proposed a method of creating foreign troubles to divert Paul I's attention. This method was supported by all the worried officers.
Then, these officers secretly contacted a chess piece planted by the Turks on the Crimean Peninsula and expressed their willingness to cooperate. It didn't take long for the idea to be accepted by the Turks.
That's why these rebels reached such a large scale in such a short period of time due to the conscious efforts of these armies. In Kutuzov's words, this is called raising thieves to respect themselves!
After the changes in the Crimean Peninsula, Paul I immediately ordered Suvorov to be the commander-in-chief of the counter-rebellion forces, and led an army of 40,000 to reinforce the Crimean Peninsula. The original 100,000 troops in the Black Sea region will also belong to Suvorov.
Under Love.
Just as the Russo-Turkish War that was supposed to have started in 1787 did not start, Ottoman Caliph Abdul Hamid I, who was supposed to have passed away in 1789, that is, in April of this year, is still in good health.
It is undeniable that the death of Hamid I may be related to the Russo-Turkish War. Historically, the Russo-Turkish War that occurred in 1787 was started by the Ottomans, but now they are busy suppressing domestic opposition forces.
As well as reforming the army, Hamid I postponed the war of revenge against Russia. In this way, without the trouble of losing the war, there would be no problem that Hamid I could still be alive.
Because of William's relationship, the current international environment of the Ottomans is better than in history. Under the mediation of Prussia, the relationship between Austria and the Ottomans is not as bad as it was in history. At least the two countries are not at war with each other.
As early as 1782, William planned to build a "Russian encirclement network" around the Russian Empire, and as time went by, this encirclement network began to gradually take shape.
The successive additions of Sweden, Ottoman, and Austria gave William more confidence and greater certainty when facing the huge polar bear of the Russian Empire.
When Hamid I learned that some people in the Russian Empire took the initiative to contact him, he thought it was a trap. However, instigated by the adventurous spirit, Hamid I sent two men with the mentality of giving it a try.
More than a hundred soldiers staged an uprising on the Crimean Peninsula.
But who would have known that once an uprising occurred, the situation would get out of control. The Russian garrison stationed on the peninsula often seemed to have a tacit understanding and withdrew from the town without firing a shot. This made Hamid I ecstatic.
Later, thousands of troops were sent to join the military operations on the peninsula.
Just to prevent this from being a trap by the Russians, Hamid I did not send more troops, but kept the 200,000 Ottoman troops originally stationed in the Black Sea area on alert, ready for war at any time.
At the same time, Hamid I also sent an envoy to Prussia... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com)
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