Make France Great Again

The surrender of Moldova and Wallachia made Paskiewicz smile, and he once again raised his glass to invite the great public of Moldova and Wallachia to drink.

The same wine will taste different in the mouths of wine tasters with different mentality.

To the Grand Duke of the Danube Principality, this glass of wine was the most bitter and unpalatable wine in the world.

To Paskiewicz, the glass of wine was filled with sweetness.

After a glass of wine, the "overwhelmed" Grand Duke of Moldova and Wallachia left the castle.

Standing at the window on the second floor of the castle and watching the Grand Duke of Moldova and Wallachia being helped into the carriage, Paskiewicz had a sneer on his lips.

Gorchakov, who was standing behind Paskevich, also asked Paskevich at this time if he wanted to send someone to monitor the two grand dukes to prevent them from making unwise behaviors.

Faced with Gorchakov's request for surveillance, Paskevich immediately refused: "No!"

Then, he added: "If they don't choose to tip off the news, the next drama will not be easy to stage!"

"Your Majesty Commander, what do you mean by this?" Gorchakov asked Paskevich with a confused look on his face.

Paskevich did not answer Gorchakov's question, but instead asked: "Gorchakov, what do you think of the current state of the imperial army?"

"We can barely fight!" Gorchakov replied after thinking carefully for a while.

"What if we let this army fight against the French army?" Paskevich said quietly.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the imperial army is far behind France in terms of equipment and logistics. Our only advantage over France is that we have more people than them!" Gorchakov told Paskevich replied.

Although Gorchakov is unwilling to admit that his army is inferior to France, he cannot deny that the quality of the Russian Empire's army is indeed far behind France.

"More people? Is it useful to have more people?" Paskiewicz asked in return: "Do we have enough guns and ammunition? Are our military expenses sufficient? Our subordinate officers and soldiers are really willing to fight against the Russian Empire... …If we can’t even guarantee or understand these things, it’s impossible for us to defeat the French Empire. What’s more, there is a British Kingdom beside the French Empire.”

"Your Excellency, Commander, I heard that the Empire is negotiating with the Kingdom of Britain! The Kingdom of Britain will most likely not join it!" Gorchakov still has certain illusions about the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Britain.

Not only Gorchakov, but also Nicholas I was also confident in winning over the British Kingdom.

So what if Ambassador Canning is against the Russian Empire? As long as the royal family does not show hostility to the Russian Empire, and as long as Lord Aberdeen still maintains a friendly attitude towards the Russian Empire, then the Russian Empire still has a chance to win over the British Kingdom.

It must be admitted that Lord Aberdeen, as the pro-Russian Prime Minister, is indeed doing his best to maintain goodwill towards Russia.

In order to show his goodwill towards Russia, he even replaced Lord Russell and Palmerston of the war faction with members of the peace faction.

Although the coalition government had become shaky without the main militant faction, they also convinced Nicholas I, who was not familiar with Britain's internal political structure, that Britain wanted to maintain peace with sincerity.

Except for a few far-sighted ministers and ambassadors, the vast majority of ministers have been confused by the British Kingdom's operations.

However, these ministers did not know that the Kingdom of Britain had already begun a limited war reserve at this time, and Britain would dispatch immediately when the time was right.

"Do you really think Britain will side with the Empire?" Paskevich spoke again, this time with a hint of frustration in his tone.

"At the very least, they should not stand with France!" Gorchakov then said to Paskevich.

"Deputy Commander Mikhail Gorchakov!" Paskevich solemnly called out Gorchakov's full name and position.

"Yes!" Gorchakov responded quickly to Paskevich.

"As an army, we must consider all possible situations! We must not place our hopes on others, understand?" Paskevich raised his voice and spoke sternly to Gorchakov said.

"Understood!" Gorchakov quickly responded to Paskevich.

"I have a hunch! It is very likely that the French Empire and the British Kingdom will jointly act! By then, we may be in a dilemma!" Paskevich said to Gorchakov worriedly.

Paskevich is now in an extremely contradictory state. While he hopes that the imperial army can take action as soon as possible and cooperate with the local Orthodox Christians to attack Constantinople, he keeps telling himself that once the Russian Empire If France and Britain start taking action, the entire empire will most likely face catastrophe.

Under this extremely contradictory mentality, Paskiewicz made some arrangements that seemed unbelievable to outsiders.

"Your Excellency, Commander, are our personnel responsible for liaison with Serbia and Bulgaria..." Gorchakov asked Paskevich whether he should withdraw.

Valley/span "No! Just let them keep in touch!" Paskevich stopped Gorchakov from withdrawing his liaison officer.

In his heart, he hoped that through these liaisons there would be a massive uprising in the Balkans.

In this way, the Russian Empire could use the power of the uprising to peer into Constantinople.

On June 26, the Grand Dukes of Moldova and Wallachia simultaneously sent personnel to issue a declaration of separation from their "sovereign country" the Ottoman Empire.

The statement emphasized that Moldova and the Principality of Wallachia will no longer pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire starting this year and will instead pay tribute to the Russian Empire.

After crossing the border area, the couriers from Moldova and Wallachia were immediately caught by the Turks patrolling the border area.

After some questioning, the ambassadors of Moldova and the Principality of Wallachia were brought to the pasha's camp stationed on the border.

Immediately, the Moldovan and Wallachian envoys explained their purpose to the pasha.

After hearing the news that Moldova and Wallachia would no longer pay tribute to the Ottoman Empire, the pasha's face suddenly changed. He severely reprimanded the two envoys for their "betrayal," and claimed that "Allah will definitely punish them for disrespecting His Majesty the Sultan." people! "

Of course, Nicholas I of St. Petersburg and his two "accomplices" would also be punished.

Regarding the position of the Pasha, the minister could only smile and said that Moldova and Wallachia had to obey the orders of the Russian Empire due to the disparity in strength. They hoped that the Sultan would understand their suffering and pardon their "crimes." ".

"You need to go to Constantinople to meet His Majesty the Sultan in person!" the pasha stationed in the border area responded to the minister.

"You are right! We are preparing to go to Constantinople in person to confess to His Majesty the Sultan!" the two envoys responded humbly.

Afterwards, the pasha sent the two envoys out of the camp and asked the receiving officers to prepare a carriage for them to go to Constantinople.

The two envoys thanked the pasha and traveled to Constantinople in a carriage.

After a long journey of two days and one night, the envoy in the carriage finally arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople.

When the carriage arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople, the scene in front of them shocked the two envoys.

I saw that the suburbs of Constantinople were filled with a large number of camps of various shapes and soldiers of different nationalities. The nationalities of these soldiers included but were not limited to Arabs, Kurds, Tatars, Egyptians, etc.

People, Tunisians, Albanians, Greeks, Armenians, etc.

Upon seeing this, the minister immediately stopped his horse and inquired about the situation from the chaotic soldiers. After some inquiries, I learned that most of these people came from the Ottoman Empire's territories and were transferred from the territories by the Ottoman Empire government in the name of "holy war" to defend Constantinople.

Due to the different economic strengths of various ethnic groups, their clothing and equipment are very different.

Among these people, the best equipped were the soldiers from Tunisia and Egypt. Especially the Egyptian army. As the number one rebel in the Ottoman Empire, their equipment is better than that of the Ottoman troops stationed on the Bulgarian border. Their personnel quality and combat effectiveness are naturally far behind the Ottomans. They are like a small Prussia in the Middle East. .

When the two envoys entered the city of Constantinople, they were greeted by twenty or thirty black cavalry on horseback. They were the black cavalry from Bashbozuk. These black cavalry were wearing turbans and shawls. , armed with pistols, Turkish scimitars, swords and other strange decorations, some even holding spears with flags.

Twenty or thirty black cavalry were divided into three squads. Each team had its own colors and military drums, which seemed to be the ones used by their ancestors when they besieged Vienna.

In the eyes of the two envoys, the entire Constantinople had turned into a huge military camp.

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If the residents here can work together as one and the soldiers work together, it may be difficult for the Russian Empire to conquer this historical city.

But can the residents of Constantinople really unite? Can soldiers really work together?

I'm afraid these are difficult to achieve.

The two envoys walked along the bustling streets of Constantinople and soon arrived at the very center of Constantinople, the palace of Sultan Mecid I of the Ottoman Empire.

Fuad Effendi, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, first received the two ministers, and then introduced the two ministers to Mecid I.

"I know the difficulties of Moldova and the Principality of Wallachia, so I forgive your crimes!"

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