"With a total of 20,000 troops, plus the 40,000 troops originally stationed in Poland, has Kutuzov's heart been eaten by wolves? Otherwise, how could he be so courageous!"
"Your Majesty, please don't get excited. If Kutuzov is really related to things over the Black Sea, then this matter will be troublesome!"
Rumyantsev expressed his worries without hesitation, and his worries infected everyone in the room. Paul also tried his best to hold back the anger in his heart, lest it affect his thinking ability.
"Now Marshal Suvorov has taken 40,000 Guards troops to the Black Sea. We still have less than 30,000 troops near St. Petersburg. Even if the Guards troops from Moscow are transferred, we will only have nearly 60,000 troops.
But the troops in Moscow must not be transferred. Once the troops in Moscow are transferred away, it will definitely cause great riots......"
Rumyantsev did not continue, but everyone understood the meaning of his words.
If the army in the Moscow area cannot be mobilized, can the army in the St. Petersburg area be mobilized? The answer is obviously no. You must know that the situation in St. Petersburg is even more complicated than in Moscow. As the capital of the country and the front line on the border with Sweden, St. Petersburg’s geographical location and
The political significance is doomed. The Empire in St. Petersburg must ensure that a sizable army is stationed, not only to deter domestic forces, but also to scare the Swedes across the sea.
In this way, after excluding the armies in St. Petersburg and Moscow, where else can the Romanov dynasty mobilize its troops? The army in the Caucasus? The army there is confronting the Ottomans. In addition, the Caucasus has just been conquered and is unstable.
region, so it cannot be mobilized for the time being. As for the Far East, let’s not mention it. The empire’s troops in the Far East total less than 30,000, and those troops have to deal with the Tatars. Unless it is absolutely necessary, they cannot be mobilized.
In addition to the above-mentioned areas, the areas where Russia still has troops are around the Black Sea and the Russian-owned Poland area. The Russian-owned Poland area happens to be under the rule of Kutuzov, and the 100,000 troops in the Black Sea area were originally
The empire's mobile power, but now it has become a bomb on the empire.
Although Russia has a large number of troops, there are only so many standing armies without mobilization.
"Your Excellency, Marshal Rumyantsev, I do not agree with your opinion. Kutuzov's counter-intention has been clearly revealed. Now it is not only the major forces in the country that are looking at us, I believe that the ambassadors of various countries in our country are also looking at us.
We are watching what kind of actions our country will take! If we are indifferent to Kutuzov's actions or even indulge in them, what will people at home think of us? How will countries around the world think of us? Is it possible that we will
Should our powerless situation in Russia be put on the stage for all countries to watch? Once the reality of our country is recognized, who can guarantee that Sweden, Ottoman, Prussia and even Austria will not take this opportunity to coerce the empire?"
Just when everyone in the room became very quiet because of Rumyantsev's words, one of the five generals standing behind him stood up. He was the best helper to help Paul's coup succeed.
His Excellency Karevsky, former Lieutenant Colonel of the Guards and now Major General of the Guards.
"Karevsky, I admit that what you said makes sense, but have you ever thought about the current situation of the empire? If we send troops rashly, winning or losing will not matter for the time being. Where will you mobilize the troops? Do we really want to fight for the reservoir?
Is there a nationwide mobilization for Tuzov’s case? Have you thought about the consequences of doing so?”
"Your Excellency Rumyantsev, your behavior is completely negative. As long as we act fast enough and deliver a thunderous blow to Kutuzov, even a nationwide mobilization is not necessary! On the contrary, once we mobilize the whole country, hundreds of thousands of
The army is at your fingertips, and with these troops, no one in the country will dare to oppose His Majesty the Tsar!"
As soon as Karevsky finished speaking, Rumyantsev saw an expression of emotion on Paul's face. At that time, Rumyantsev was shocked. He must not let Paul be betrayed by Karevsky.
Ji was bewitched.
"You are really crazy. Do you know what kind of chain reaction will be caused once Russia launches nationwide mobilization? Sweden, the Ottomans and all the countries adjacent to us will definitely take action. If something unexpected happens, it will be an unprecedented war.
!Moreover, mobilization will greatly consume our country’s national strength. Do you think the empire can withstand such a torment?”
As he spoke, Rumyantsev looked at Paul again, and saw that Paul's original expression of emotion had disappeared, so he said harder:
"Of course not. Your Majesty, all our hopes now lie in the Black Sea region. As long as Marshal Suvorov can pacify the Black Sea region and take back the general power, then Kutuzov will be nothing more than a clown, and in the Soviet Union
Before Marshal Wolof takes back military power, our armies all have their own missions, and there is currently no spare power to deal with Kutuzov!"
Rumyantsev said it very objectively, which made Paul a little bit unbearable. But when he thought about it carefully, what the old marshal said was indeed correct, because the changes in the Russian army in the Black Sea caused the current large empire to be unable to deal with a small
Small princes, this made Paul hate Potemkin's former subordinates even more.
"But............."
Before Karevsky could say what he wanted to say, his words were interrupted by the voice of a chamberlain.
"Your Majesty, it's not good!"
A chamberlain opened the door and hurriedly walked to Paul's ear. Rumyantsev, who was standing opposite Paul, could clearly see the sudden burst of blue veins on Paul's forehead.
"These damn traitors! They will definitely receive the harshest punishment from the empire. I want them all to die!"
Paul could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. He jumped up and violently overturned a pile of documents on the desk. The chamberlain was also shocked when he saw Paul's reaction.
He quickly knelt down on the ground.
Panting heavily, Paul kicked the servant who was kneeling on the ground and cursed:
"You loser, you can't do this little thing well, what's the point of raising you! Send me people to chase you immediately. If you can't catch those people, I will definitely let you go to see God!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will chase you now!"
With that said, the waiter rushed out of the room in a hurry.
After waiting for the chamberlain, looking at the excited Paul, Rumyantsev asked doubtfully:
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
"Akhovsky, Brankov and Ilinov's family members are missing, and Nikolaevich's family members were also robbed. I should have put them all in cells. Now.
Well, they all ran away!"
As he spoke, the expression on Paul's face became more ferocious, and the look of gnashing his teeth was scary to look at.
"Your Majesty, I think they may not be able to run very far if they want to run away. We can immediately send people to pursue them along the line from St. Petersburg to the Black Sea, and at the same time issue arrest warrants to the cities along the line. I think they are running away.
Not going out!"
After hearing Rumyantsev's words, Paul lowered his head and thought for a while.
"Okay, I will give you an order now and do as you say. In addition, Marshal, I need you to increase the combat effectiveness of the Guards as soon as possible. As for Kutuzov, let him do it for now!"
Obviously, after the anger, Paul became rational again, and this rationality also made Rumyantsev feel gratified.
"As you command, my lord!"
Saying that, Rumyantsev saluted and then glanced at Karevsky before walking out of the room first. Karevsky looked at Rumyantsev's back and secretly gritted his teeth, but when
When he looked at Paul, he saw a look of disinterest on Paul's face. Helpless, Kalevsky had no choice but to leave the room with several other generals.
Suvorov, leading 40,000 Russian troops, was rushing towards Nikolayevich, and at this moment, a messenger brought him very angry news.
Except for the first unit of the Russian Army in the Black Sea, the rest of the army has rushed to the Crimean Peninsula. This messenger is the Thirteenth Guards Regiment that Suvorov sent to Nikolayev to deliver the order.
A subordinate of Captain Wimoska of the 4th Squadron.
After getting a hint from Nikolayev's battalion commander, Wimoska led his squadron all the way to Kherson, but in Kherson they could not find even a ghost of the Russian army in the Black Sea.
, but Wimoska did not give up. He rushed towards the Crimean Peninsula again. However, on the way Wimoska and others were stopped by a group of Russian troops. Although Wimoska revealed his identity,
However, this group of Russian troops still did not allow Wimoska and others to pass. Instead, they detained them all on the pretext of being suspected of being spies.
Seeing the bad opportunity, Wimoska quickly used himself as a cover to let one of his cavalrymen escape. After nearly three days of traveling, this cavalryman was a little exhausted. After reporting to Suvorov,
Afterwards, the cavalry soldier fainted gloriously.
Suvorov clenched his fists, and his nails were dug into the flesh of his palms.
"Order the army to speed up. We must reach Nikolaev before tonight!"
After saying that, Suvorov whipped his riding whip. Under his representative effect, although the soldiers of the Guards were exhausted physically and mentally, they had no choice but to muster up the last strength in their hearts and hurry up.
Followed.
In the evening of the same day, Suvorov appeared at the gate of Nikolayev as promised. This time it may be because there were too many people behind Suvorov, and his rank of marshal may be too lethal.
When most of the Imperial Guard appeared at the foot of Nikolayev City, the soldiers guarding the city had already obediently opened the Leer City Gate.
Suvorov angrily rushed to the Russian headquarters in the city, but just like what happened to Wimoska, there was still only the battalion commander in the headquarters.
After briefly understanding the situation, Suvorov did not embarrass the battalion commander. After all, the battalion commander fought bravely in the war and was injured, which was quite sympathetic. After sending away the battalion commander, Suvorov
Love hurried to the headquarters' data room hoping to get some clues.
But at this moment, there is still a little bit of information in the command headquarters' data room. All rooms are empty except for tables and chairs, and there are even spider webs on some desktops.
Anger suddenly surged into his heart, and Suvorov tried his best to make his face not so ugly. After sitting at the headquarters for a while, Suvorov sent his cavalry into several groups to go to the surrounding areas to find out the news.
, at the same time, the old marshal has made up his mind. If these cavalry do not get the news, he will lead all the troops to the Crimean Peninsula. He does not believe that there are 40,000 troops escorting Akhovski's group.
What do people dare to do to themselves!
Early the next morning, a piece of news spread throughout Nikolayev. At the same time, the news also made everyone who heard it panic. The news was that the 200,000 troops deployed by the Ottomans in Wallachia had fallen.
After arriving in Moldova, an army of 140,000 led by the Ottoman Crown Prince Selim is approaching Nikolayev.
When this news reached the ears of Suvorov who was having breakfast, the old marshal was so shocked that he dropped the knife and fork in his hand. What a joke. At the moment, the Russian army of 100,000 in the Black Sea is annihilating Crimea.
Rebellion on the peninsula. At this time, there was only Suvorov's 40,000 troops in Nikolayev City. Even though the Ottomans' combat effectiveness was inferior, their huge advantages in military strength and suddenness were enough to make up for these shortcomings.
"Immediately order the whole city to be under martial law, and at the same time, immediately send out all the cavalry, expand the scope of investigation to a hundred miles, tell the cavalry to come back and report to me immediately if they find the Ottomans, and if possible, find out exactly where the Ottomans are dispatched
How many troops! By the way, let me find out who brought the news in."
Suvorov hurriedly gave instructions to his adjutant, and then rushed to the original Russian command post. There was no other way. Although the place was empty, there were still a few maps, and the place was large enough.
important factors.
Someone asked why Suvorov did not doubt the authenticity of the news? In fact, the question is very simple. The news spread throughout Nikolaev in a short period of time, which shows that it is definitely not groundless, even if someone deliberately disrupts order.
, Suvorov has sent people to put the whole city under martial law and asked his adjutant to investigate. In addition, Catherine II was planning to fight the Ottomans this year, and the Ottoman army of 200,000 people had also assembled
Suvorov has known about this for some time. Now the Black Sea region happens to be relatively chaotic. If the Ottomans are well-informed, this time is definitely the best time. So if someone and Suvorov
The old marshal would definitely believe it when he said that the Ottomans were coming. If he were to put himself in the shoes of the Ottoman coach, he would not give up this opportunity.
Following Suvorov's order, the Russian sentries in Nikolaev City scattered out. Carrying Suvorov's mission, these sentries rushed to the east, where their destined enemies were.
Since 1676, Russia and the Ottomans have been entangled together like destined enemies. On average, the two countries will have a war that determines the fate of the country in less than nineteen years. After Catherine II came to power,
The two countries fought fiercely. The victory of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War allowed Russia to obtain the coveted Black Sea outlet. From then on, the Crimean Han Kingdom became history.
This time, the Ottomans mobilized more troops than ever before in history. The total number of 200,000 troops was even close to the combined strength of the two countries in the last Russo-Turkish war. This shows how determined the Ottomans are this time.
So big.
In the headquarters, Suvorov sat at the table and thought for a while before picking up a pen, but then he put the pen down again and hesitated for a long time.
What Suvorov was hesitating about was how to report the situation here to St. Petersburg. It was still unclear how many troops the Ottomans had dispatched, their goals, etc. Writing at this time would only add to the trouble.
"Your Excellency, Marshal, the news of the Ottoman advance came from them!"
The adjutant's voice woke up Suvorov who was thinking. He raised his head and looked at his adjutant. He saw several people following his adjutant, one of whom was only a child of about thirteen years old.
"Who are you? Where do you come from?"
After hearing Suvorov's question, these people seemed to be a little flinched, but there was one exception.
"Dear Excellency, hello, we escaped from Chisinau, which has been captured by the Ottomans. There is only enough to capture Iasi. It is said that the main force of the Ottoman army is heading towards Nikolayev.
!”
"Oh, then who are you!"
"Your Excellency, I am a timber merchant. Timber in Chisinau has always been very popular, so I took a caravan to Chisinau some time ago, but who knew I would encounter the Ottomans?"
As he spoke, a wry smile appeared on the man's face.
"Is your information confirmed?"
"Your Excellency, although my family is not a famous family, our Yoder family is still somewhat famous in Nikolayev. If you don't believe me, you can just ask a resident of Nikolayev. I will tell you based on my family's reputation.
My reputation guarantees that my words are absolutely true!”
Seeing the man in front of him swearing to heaven, Suvorov felt a little convinced. Besides, the news was too big. If anyone made a joke about it, they would be looking for death.
"Who is this child?"
Suvorov pointed at the child hiding behind a few people.
"Oh, Your Excellency, this child is the child of Ter, the tax collector of Chisinau City. His father entrusted him to me and escaped."
"Oh God!"
As he spoke, Suvorov crossed himself on his chest, and then said to his adjutant:
"Take them down and resettle them properly, and then let them go after the news is confirmed."
As he spoke, Suvorov looked at these people again and said:
"You have no objection?"
"Dear Sir, you have given this order, so what can we do? However, I guarantee with my life that this news is definitely true. Please prepare as soon as possible."
Looking at this man's performance, Suvorov nodded, and then these people followed Suvorov's adjutant out. Suvorov was the only one in the room looking at the map. (To be continued.
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