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, this glass of wine was full of 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, watching the Grand Duke of Moldova and Wallachia being helped into the carriage, Paskiewicz showed a sneer on his lips.
Gorchakov, who was standing behind Paskevich, also asked Paskevich at this time whether 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 Excellency, 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?" Paskevitch 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 was unwilling to admit that his army was not as good as France's, he could not deny that the quality of the Russian Empire's army was indeed far behind France's.
"More people? Is it useful to have more people?" Paskiewicz asked in return: "Do we have enough guns and ammunition? Do we have enough money for our army? 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 in!" 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.
We have to admit that as a pro-Russian Prime Minister, Lord Aberdeen 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 was sincere in wanting to maintain peace.
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 limited war reserves at this time, and Britain would immediately dispatch 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 probably won't stand with France!" Gorchakov then said to Paskevich.
"Deputy Commander Mikhail Gorchakov!" Paskevich solemnly called out Gorchakov's full name and position.
"Yes!" Gorchakov quickly responded 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 we start taking action, France and Britain will inevitably take action, and then 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 whether Paskevich should withdraw.
"No! Just let them keep in touch!" Paskevich stopped Gorchakov from withdrawing his liaison officer.
In his heart, he hopes to use these liaisons to launch a massive uprising in the Balkans.
In this way, the Russian Empire could use the power of the uprising to spy on 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 captured 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 Pasha's position, the minister could only smile and say 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."
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"You need to go to Constantinople to meet His Majesty the Sultan in person!" the pasha stationed in the border area responded to the envoy.
"You are right! We are preparing to go to Constantinople to confess to His Majesty the Sultan in person!" 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 rode to Constantinople in a carriage.
After a long journey of two days and one night, the envoy in a carriage finally arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople.
When the carriage arrived at the outskirts of Constantinople, the scene before them shocked the two envoys.
I saw a large number of camps of various shapes and soldiers of different nationalities on the outskirts of Constantinople. The nationalities of these soldiers include but are not limited to Arabs, Kurds, Tatars, Egyptians
People, Tunisians, Albanians, Greeks, Armenians, etc.
Upon seeing this, the minister immediately stopped his horse and inquired about the situation of the chaotic soldiers. After some inquiries, he found out 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 protect the monarchs.
Fort Tantino.
Due to the different economic strengths of various ethnic groups, their clothing and equipment are very different.
Among these people, the best equipped are the soldiers from Tunisia and Egypt. Especially the Egyptian army, which was once the number one rebel in the Ottoman Empire, their equipment is better than that of the Ottoman troops stationed on the Bulgarian border.
, the personnel quality and combat effectiveness are naturally far behind the Ottomans, and they are like a small Prussia in the Middle East.
When the two envoys entered the city of Constantinople, they were met by twenty or thirty black cavalry on horseback. They were the black cavalry from Bashbozuk. These black cavalry were wearing turbans and shawls.
, carrying pistols, Turkish scimitars, swords and other strange decorations, and some even held spears with flags on them.
Twenty or thirty black cavalry were divided into three squads, each with its own colors and drums, which looked like those 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.
Every resident who lives here has the potential to become one of the soldiers guarding Constantinople.
If the residents here can work 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 be united? Can the 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, which was the palace of Sultan Mecid I of the Ottoman Empire.
Fuad Effendi, who served as Foreign Minister, first received the two ministers and then introduced them to Mecid I.
"I know the difficulties of Moldova and the Principality of Wallachia, so I forgive your crimes!"
