Struggle in Russia

A storm that is about to sweep the Black Sea Fleet is brewing, but the Mikheevich brothers who bear the brunt have not yet realized the coming danger. One foolishly watched Balyakov's performance and couldn't help but laugh, while the other was thinking hard about how to please Shangguan.

"Where is Prince Mikhail Gorchakov?"

"General, His Royal Highness's car has arrived in Nikolayev, and it will arrive in Sevastopol in a week at most."

"So fast?"

Mark Mikheevich was a little surprised, because if he were Gorchakov, he wouldn't be rushing so desperately. They crushed him to death with just one finger.

Mark suddenly asked again: "Where is Mikhail? Any news?"

"General, there is no news from General Mikhail, everything seems to be normal."

Mark nodded slowly, and murmured: "It's good that everything is normal, but you can help me keep an eye on him, that old ghost and Kornilov have been staring at him, always trying to suppress our brothers, Even though His Excellency the Prince is here, they can't do anything against us, but they can't be careless and let them take advantage of the loophole!"

"Yes, General."

"Has this month's case been sent to St. Petersburg?"

"According to your instructions, the shipment has already started yesterday, and it should be delivered to St. Petersburg by sea next month."

Mark nodded with satisfaction. In addition to being Menshikov's confidant, he has been able to sit firmly as the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet these years, because he is willing to spend money. Under his money offensive, whether it is Menshikov or the Admiralty Several other high-ranking officials, even Grand Duke Constantine, are quite satisfied with him.

He believes that as long as he continues, as long as Lazarev dies, the Black Sea Fleet will be in his pocket sooner or later.

"Prepare two more copies of the same quantity, I will use them in the near future!" Mark ordered lightly.

This made his adjutant hesitate a bit, because the amount was indeed a bit too large, and there were two copies at a time, and Mark's gray and black income was far from enough.

"It doesn't matter, first allocate it from my savings, I don't want the child to be caught by the wolf!" Mark ordered very calmly, "As long as the two dukes are satisfied, no amount of money is worth it!"

The so-called two dukes,

One is naturally Duke Mikhail Gorchakov, and the other is Ivan Paskovich, the Duke of Warsaw.

As the commanders appointed by Nicholas I to solve the problems of the revolutions in Moldavia, Wallachia and Austria, these two men will be Mark's immediate bosses in the future. As long as these two are satisfied with him, the meritorious service is naturally indispensable.

Having said that, Mark asked again: "Where is His Excellency the Duke of Warsaw?"

"His Excellency the Duke is still in Kiev."

This answer made Mark a little disappointed, because Kiev is still too far away from Sevastopol. Although sending money is the best way to build relationships, how to send money is also learned. The best thing is to deliver it in person, but as the person in charge of the Black Sea Fleet's military operations in Moldavia and Wallachia, he really can't leave his job and go to Kiev for a walk.

Of course, Mark doesn't really have much work, because he doesn't have Wallachia and Moldavia in his eyes at all, and he hasn't made any preparations at all. Probably in his opinion, these two countries with big boogers are not worth the trouble. Strength, with this time, it is better to make more money.

But at this time Mark felt that Kiev was a bit far away, and he was also a little thankful that Duke Gorchakov came quickly enough. He believed that under his hospitality and warm hospitality, the Duke would soon fall in love with the beautiful Black Sea and fell in love with the beautiful Black Sea. He served warmly and attentively.

Even Mark had an extravagant hope, if he could impress Duke Gorchakov, if the Duke said a lot of good things about him after the war, would Nicholas I let him change from deputy to full-time and replace the annoying Where is Lazarev in charge of the Black Sea Fleet?

Mark believes that this possibility is still very high, so he is looking forward to the arrival of Duke Gorchakov even more: "You should pay close attention to the whereabouts of the Duke, and you must notify him before arriving in Sevastopol. I, I want to go outside the city to meet His Excellency the Duke!"

It can be seen that this greedy pig is ready to spend all his money, but he didn't know that Duke Gorchakov had a bad impression of him. At almost the same time, Mikhail was talking to his adjutant Discuss the situation of the Black Sea Fleet with the staff.

"Overall, Mikhail Petrovich has led the Black Sea Fleet well. As long as there is no British and French intervention, the Black Sea Fleet can clean up Turkey as easy as playing... But there are also some annoying guys, such as that Mark Mikjevic, the existence of this waste has greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the fleet..."

"General, it shouldn't be that serious. Although this lieutenant general has no ability, it can't be a bad thing!"

Mikhail Gorchakov snorted coldly: "That's not necessarily true. I had contact with him. It was in 1829. I fought with the old eunuch and Ivan (Paskovich). Turks, that idiot will be the chief of staff for the old eunuch... well, he is probably the stupidest chief of staff I have ever seen. I think the old eunuch would not have been beaten by the Turkish barbarians if he hadn't brought this idiot Ding Ding dropped...haha..."

Of course, these are not the most unbearable things for Mikhail Gorchakov, because there are too many idiots in the Russian army, or most of the commanders of the Russian army are mediocre idiots. One mark doesn't pull the average down.

The most unacceptable thing to Mikhail Gorchakov is that Mark is both incompetent and greedy. He will never forget the fact that this guy secretly resold supplies. This idiot managed to transport the rear halfway The grain was sold, which made the troops unable to move forward.

Mikhail Gorchakov couldn't bear such behavior. He wanted to make meritorious deeds, not just a few bad money. How can he be promoted to a high position without meritorious service? And a certain idiot is only focused on making money, thinking that if he gets the money, he can exchange for a high-level position, it is ridiculously stupid!

Mikhail Gorchakov is well aware of the temper of Nicholas I. The emperor likes loyal subjects, but loyalty alone is not enough. You have to be loyal and able to do things, so that you can get those at the top seat.

And no matter how rich, loyal, and beloved by Menshikov, Mark could not become the commander of the Black Sea Fleet. This is why Nicholas I would not hand over the fleet to such a waste...