Struggle in Russia

Alexey frowned a little, because he felt that Petukhov was too timid. From the beginning to now, he was always unwilling to let go of things, but kept pushing and perfunctory. It was clear that he didn't want to do things!

For Alexei, what's the point of killing a few mediocre fish? There is no deterrent effect at all!

However, he also saw that Fontana was taking care of Petukhov, so when he objected, he was a little more tactful: "Colonel, what's the point of getting rid of a few minor characters? What we want is deterrence, to make an example! You My suggestion is completely... Well, the effect is not very good!"

Petukhov's answer to this was: "We can eat as much food as we want, and our strength is limited, so we can only do things according to our own ability!"

Not only did Alexei not want to listen to this, Shuvanov didn't like it even more, he immediately objected: "Your Majesty didn't send us here just to make us eat and watch. If you don't have the guts to do something, just leave. I believe that there are courageous people who are willing to serve His Majesty!"

Shuvanov is also sluggish, and his words have both positive and negative effects. If Petukhov is stimulated by him and will succeed if he is stimulated, then he will easily throw the most dangerous task to kill the opponent.

Of course, if Petukhov shrinks his eggs, he also has a way, and immediately adds fuel to the domestic reaction, saying that Petukhov is unwilling to work for Nicholas I, and Petukhov will naturally be unable to eat and walk around.

It's just that, Petukhov is not a rookie either, neither will he fall for his aggressive method, nor will he directly drop the pick if he is not stimulated by him. Instead, he replied indifferently:

"If you two think my opinions and suggestions are not pleasing to you, you don't have to accept them. Why bother to speak ill of each other! Anyway, what I have said is ugly, my ability is limited here, and there may be accidents if I act rashly. I always think that we should act spiritually! "

After finishing speaking, he leaned on the sofa and looked at his nose, nose, nose, mouth and mouth with care, as if he didn't care or care about anything, which directly made Alexei and Shuvanov's teeth itch.

Of course, even if Petukhov did not cooperate, they still had to do what they had to do, and soon the two reached an agreement that several dignitaries from the Provisional Republic of Wallachia must be removed as an example to others.

It's just that Shuvanov and Alexei have different targets. Shuvanov tends to get rid of Barbu Katarjiu, while Alexei always has Jan Constantine in mind. The two finally No one has been able to convince anyone, so we can only temporarily put aside the controversy and make preparations first.

"What's the matter with this Petukhov? Why did he get sent here from China!" Alexei muttered unhappily, "I don't take any responsibility at all, Fontana, why don't you let me teach you a lesson today?" he?"

Fontana said solemnly: "The colonel's attitude is really weird,

It seems that he really doesn't want to do anything from the bottom of his heart, but, count, you must notice that he and Shuvanov are not on the same side! The one we have to be especially careful about is Shuvanov, so it is not appropriate to offend him for the time being! "

Alexei was a little frustrated. Before, he always thought that as long as the domestic reinforcements arrived, he would be able to make a big splash. Who would have thought that the domestic reinforcements would be of such quality, one came with an unknown purpose, and the other was as timid as a mouse.

Suddenly he sighed and said, "It's so difficult how to do something!"

At the same time, it was not only Alexei who also felt that it was difficult to do something, but also Alexandru Ivan Kuza, the future first Grand Duke of Romania, was not having a good time at this time.

As the situation in Wallachia gradually became clearer, more and more Wallachians lost confidence in the future of the Provisional Republic and the nation. Within the National Self-Defense Forces, more and more people began to make plans for themselves , Either become a deserter or prepare to be a deserter.

"The battalion commander of the third battalion also ran away..."

Kuza sighed, because this is the third battalion commander who has escaped in half a month. The brigade he led has a total of two regiments and six battalions. Now the battalion commanders of five battalions have escaped. Although the battalion commander of the next battalion did not run away, he also went home early to visit relatives, and there has been no news for several weeks.

Not only the battalion commander has almost run away, but the company commanders below are also very short. Let's put it this way, almost all the officers are running or preparing to run, and most of the rest are those who have hope for the Provisional Republic. ordinary soldiers.

This really disappointed and surprised Kuza, because the tradition of deserters is that the first to escape is the weak-willed soldiers, not the tall officers.

But this time the situation was just the opposite. The officers ran away in disorder, but there were very few deserters among the soldiers. Not only did the soldiers run away less, but their morale was relatively strong. Even in such a painful situation, most of the soldiers were not afraid, but eagerly hoped to wrestle with the Russians.

This situation made Kuza both surprised and ashamed, because as a traditional aristocrat in Moldavia, he actually had a disdain for ordinary soldiers, thinking that these guys could not read a whole bunch of characters, and could not even distinguish between left and right. All the foolish ones have no other advantages except their strength.

But in times of crisis, it is these vulgar and lowly people who are willing to fight for the independence of Wallachia, and those noble people who talk loudly on weekdays, worry about the country, the people, and the world in their hearts, are wise and wise. It is a shame Now!

Kuza felt ashamed of his own kind, and then sincerely admired those ordinary people. His thinking has changed, from a noble person living in the clouds to a down-to-earth doer.

Kuza began to realize that if relying on those unreliable nobles, Wallachia might not have a future. Just like this time, the nobles were busy calculating, but in the end they wasted time for nothing, leading to the failure of the uprising.

Will these people grow up in the future? Kuza expressed doubts, because he didn't see any introspection from his friend Constantinescu. On the contrary, they were still calculating and trying to protect their personal interests.

Kuza began to feel that if he kept cooperating with people like Constantinescu, Wallachia would have no future at all. On the contrary, it would be easier to deal with those simple and lovely ordinary people. Maybe cooperating with them, Valla Guinea has a future.

The idea of ​​taking the people's line began to linger in Kuza's mind, but he did not make up his mind, because this road had no successful precedent in previous history, and he didn't know whether it would work...