The attaché carrying the order of Nicholas I set out from Tsarskoe Selo on the evening of the 23rd without disturbing others. After two days and one night of long-distance running, he finally arrived at Bessarabia on the Russian border in the early morning of the 26th.
The important border town of Kishinev (renamed Chisinau by the Republic of Moldavia in 1991) is the future capital of the Republic of Moldavia.
On May 28, 1812, after the Russian Empire won another victory over the Ottoman Empire, it forced the Ottoman Empire to sign the "Peace of Bucharest" and added the territory between the Prut River and the Dniester River to the Russian territory.
Bessarabia was also placed as a province under the jurisdiction of the Holy King Alexander I at the time. In order to meet the "urgent" needs of the local people for religion and to increase control over the region, the Emperor of the Russian Empire specially allocated funds to Bessarabia.
, built an Orthodox church in the Kishinev area, sent bishops to preach, and also stationed a large army.
The few buildings originally built in the Kishinev area have also not been demolished, but now there are very few people who believe in the Peace Church who are willing to stay in an Orthodox country.
After more than 40 years of adjustment by the Russian Empire and the presence of troops, the rebellion in Bessarabia was smaller than that in Crimea.
The fourth and fifth legions were scattered over the vast land centered on the Kishinev region, and the legion headquarters stationed here was established in the city of Kishinev.
On the day when the military attache arrived, General Gorchakov, who was the commander of the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps, and his wife were worshiping in an Episcopal church in the Kishinev region.
In this rare free time (Gorchakov had been reselling military supplies during the rest of the time), his wife came all the way from Moscow to St. Petersburg to see him, and Gorchakov was naturally very courteous.
In order to satisfy his devout Orthodox wife, General Gorchakov specially told the local church the news one day and donated 50,000 rubles to the local church for worship expenses.
After the local church received rubles from General Gorchakov, the "Turkish Emperor" of Bessarabia, it naturally became more dedicated.
The bishop of the church personally appeared at the church to perform services for General Gorchakov's wife.
Just in the middle of the service, an adjutant wearing a black single-breasted military uniform rushed in in a panic.
The sudden movement interrupted the bishop and his wife during the service, and also caused an unhappy look on Gorchakov's face.
Fortunately, the bishop was a considerate priest. The adjutant's expression told the bishop that something big must have happened in the army. He calmly nodded slightly to General Gorchakov and his wife.
"What happened?" Gorchakov still had an unhappy expression on his face.
If his adjutant cannot give a reasonable explanation, Gorchakov will definitely make him suffer.
The adjutant came to Gorchakov, leaned into Gorchakov's ear and whispered: "General! There is a guy who claims to be His Majesty the Tsar's special envoy at the headquarters! He said he has something important to see.
You! We don’t understand the situation, so we take the liberty of disturbing you!”
"Special envoy of the Tsar?" Gorchakov showed a hint of surprise on his face. He didn't understand why His Majesty the Tsar would send a special envoy here?
Generally speaking, if His Majesty the Tsar wants to convey an order to him, he only needs to notify the Ministry of War. Then the Ministry of War will issue an order to Gorchakov and send a special envoy to convey the order to him. Is it okay?
Some are too much trouble.
"Let's go! Take me to see it!" Gorchakov responded to the adjutant.
Then he turned to the bishop with an apologetic expression and said, "I'm really sorry! There are emergencies in the military camp waiting for me to deal with!"
"Nothing!" The bishop expressed his understanding of Gorchakov's behavior.
Afterwards, Gorchakov left his wife in the church to continue worshiping, while he returned to the military camp to see who the so-called special envoy was.
After Gorchakov left the church, he ordered the surrounding soldiers to bring the brown-red Mongolian horse that he had placed in the manger in the backyard of the church.
The soldiers acted quickly, and Gorchakov's horse was soon in front of him.
Looking at the burly Mongolian horse in front of him, Gorchakov gently stroked its face. The Mongolian horse seemed to be humane and kissed Gorchakov twice.
Gorchakov put one foot on the stirrup, held the arched ring on the saddle with both hands, and pushed hard to get on the horse.
Gorchakov, who put his feet on the stirrups, held the reins tightly with both hands and lightly kicked the horse's belly.
After receiving the signal, the Mongolian horse roared with its head high and ran towards the military camp with a "swish" sound.
Several cavalrymen responsible for escorting Gorchakov back to the military camp could only follow Gorchakov and eat ashes.
After running wildly for nearly five minutes, Gorchakov finally reached the edge of the city from the center of the city.
There are camps not far away from the edge of the city. It is the location of a regiment under the Fourth Army, and it is also the headquarters command post of the Fourth and Fifth Army.
Since it is December now, although there is no snow in Bessarabia, it is still very cold. The cold wind blowing on Gorchakov's face made Gorchakov particularly awake. He rode carefully on the horse.
Thinking about Nicholas I's intentions.
Gorchakov guessed that it was probably because Karl Neserrodie and others were no longer trusted by Emperor Nicholas I, so Nicholas I bypassed them and personally conveyed orders to him.
Thinking of this, Gorchakov's mind was constantly active.
If Karl Neserrodie loses his new position as emperor, then his position as foreign minister will not last long, and his brother will be able to take over.
Yes, Gorchakov's brother is Alexander Michalovich Gorchakov, the future Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire.
He was pushed out of the core power circle of St. Petersburg due to the troubles made by Karl Nesserrodie, and now serves as the Russian Empire's special envoy to Austria.
Once Mihailovich becomes the Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gorchakov will be able to obtain more political resources.
Full of anxiety and excitement, General Gorchakov came to the gate of the headquarters, handed over the Mongolian horse to the soldiers guarding the gate, and made an explanation.
Gorchakov entered the headquarters, where he saw a young military attaché.
The attaché also saw Gorchakov. He stood up with joy on his face and said to Gorchakov: "General!"
"It's been a hard work for the envoy to come all the way!" Gorchakov showed a kind smile on his face. He came to the attaché and invited the attache to sit down and asked: "I don't know how the envoy can prove that you are appointed by His Majesty the Tsar.
The messenger! If not, then..."
Gorchakov paused, his face changed from kind to serious, and his voice could not help but reveal a murderous feeling: "That means you are a fake messenger!"
Faced with Gorchakov's doubts, the military attaché showed no signs of panic and nodded slightly at Gorchakov.
This kind of calm temperament is definitely not something that a fake can develop, and half of Gorchakov's doubts disappeared.
"General, please look!" Then, the attendant took out a short knife from his arms.
Gorchakov looked at the valet and took out a short knife from his arms, and was a little distracted for a moment. Isn't this the one he saw in His Majesty the Tsar's collection room?
At this point, Gorchakov has believed 99% of it.
Immediately afterwards, the Attendant Attaché took out another piece of folded letter paper. When he opened the letter paper, he could see the imperial crown and imperial shield emblems engraved on it.
Gorchakov recognized at first glance that the seal on the letter was the personal seal of the Tsar.
Now, Gorchakov was completely convinced that the guy in front of him was not a fake.
"What orders does your Majesty have?" Gorchakov asked the military attaché.
"Your Majesty hopes that General Gorchakov can send the 38,000 men of the Fourth and Fifth Legions you have accepted as a vanguard to the Danube Principality, and after taking control of the Danube Principality, advance towards Constantinople..." Attendant
The military attache dragged out all the orders of Nicholas I.
"Please rest assured, your majesty, I will definitely live up to your majesty's instructions!" Gorchakov immediately assured the attendant military attache.
"I wish you success, general!" the military attache responded to Gorchakov: "It's time for me to go too!"
After saying this, Attendant Attaché Si stood up and left.
When Gorchakov saw this, he wanted to retain the attaché. The attaché immediately explained to Gorchakov that he was going to notify Prince Paskevich to ask Prince Paskevich to mobilize 92,000 people as support.
Seeing that the attaché still had a mission to attend to, Gorchakov did not force the attache to keep him. Instead, he gave the attache a gem that he had snatched from the wealthy businessman Kishinev as an apology, and ordered the adjutant to keep him.
Send a group of cavalry to accompany the Attaché to protect the Attaché as he heads to Poland.
After the military attache left, Gorchakov quickly ordered his cavalry to go to each regiment and notify the surrounding regimental commanders to come and attend the meeting.
On the evening of the 26th, all the commanders of the 4th and 5th corps were within reach of Gorchakov's headquarters.
Gorchakov conveyed the order of Nicholas I to them. After hearing that the order was given directly by the emperor, everyone did not think much and immediately expressed their intention to fight.
Some of the regimental leaders even shouted, "Strive to capture Constantinople in 1853."
Gorchakov ordered the commanders of each regiment to assemble and set off on the morning of the 27th. The commanders expressed that they would definitely obey General Gorchakov's order.
After the meeting, Gorchakov returned to his residence in Kishinev and told his wife about the possible march plan.
After his wife heard that Gorchakov's forces were marching to the Danube and arriving at Constantinople, she said empathetically that she would return to Moscow tomorrow.
On December 27, 1852, the 4th and 5th Corps of the Bessarabia Province advanced towards the Danube River under the leadership of artillery general General Gorchakov.