Chapter 267 Opportunity and fatal blow! (Please subscribe, please vote)

Winter Palace, Petersburg, 1829.

It was already dark, but the palace of the Rakshasa Empire was still brightly lit. Tsar Nicholas I was a workaholic and worked for this huge and backward empire from morning to night. Although most of his work was actually

It's ineffective, but at least he tried hard enough.

At this time, the tsar was convening a meeting with his ministers in a conference room in the Winter Palace - the tsar rarely appointed civilian officials, and all his officials were in military uniforms. Therefore, his state affairs meetings and military affairs meetings were almost

It's the same thing, the meeting was attended by a group of generals in military uniforms. But even though he promoted JG doctrine to this extent, his Rakshasa army completely lost its edge after the Battle of Adrianople.

Even though the Ming Empire blocked the Persian Gulf and the Kingdom of Jin entered the Persian state, Ali Pasha sent troops to the Arabian Peninsula in the name of God's War, and also invited an old man from the Hashemite family to establish him as the caliph. Nicholas I

The Rakshasa army was unable to take a step further to capture Constantinople. Of course, what caused this situation was not entirely the fighting of Mahmud I, but the betrayal of the British Empire!

"Betrayal! Betrayal! This is a despicable betrayal. How can they openly betray their allies? It's really hateful." The tsar's roar echoed in the entire conference room, but his generals all looked sad. The situation

Obviously it is very detrimental to the Rakshasa Empire.

"Your Majesty the Tsar," Archduke Constantine, the Governor-General of Poland, also participated in today's meeting. He also frowned, "We cannot ignore the British threat. Once the Napoleonic Empire is restored and allies with the British, we will be dragged into a war.

A very brutal European war, and completely unnecessary."

"But what about the Bourbons? What about the Habsburgs? What about Metternich? Won't they get rid of Napoleon II and suppress the Bonapartists? If they can't do it, I can do it for them!" The Tsar's

His anger has not subsided. He is not only angry with Britain, but also with the French Bourbon Dynasty and the Austrian Habsburg Dynasty.

These two guys relied entirely on Rakshasa's bayonet to secure their position, but at the critical moment they were frightened by Napoleon II - that was not Napoleon I, but just Napoleon II, a man less than twenty years old.

youth.

And he is still under the control of the Habsburg Dynasty!

"Nikolai Pavlovich," Grand Duke Constantine shook his head, "things are not as simple as you think. Now Western Europe, Central Europe, and even our Kingdom of Poland are very unstable. There are still various Bonapartist elements.

Everyone is ready to stir up chaos and want to cause a big turmoil. At this time, if Napoleon II dies inexplicably, the situation will not only not ease, but will become more agitated."

This great turmoil in Europe is actually a by-product of the economic crisis caused by the rapid development of productivity and the relative lack of demand after the second industrial revolution. Of course, there are also conflicts between the bourgeoisie and feudal monarchs in various countries, including Poland, Hungary,

Issues in which long-standing conflicts, such as ethnic conflicts within a country ruled by foreigners like Bohemia, have accumulated to a critical point.

In fact, the impending war between the East and the West is largely due to the fact that the second industrial revolution brought powerful productivity to the two first-mover countries, Ming and Great Britain. There is still no outlet for the power of the economy. Money is still widely realized around the world.

In the case of a silver-standard currency, this lack of demand seems inevitable.

And Ming Dynasty and Great Britain, two advanced capitalist countries, were precisely in the stage of imperialism. Of course, when there was insufficient demand and insufficient resources (the gold and silver of minted coins were also resources), they thought of "grabbing"!

For second-class powers such as France, Prussia, and Austria, which are weak and do not have many colonies, the crisis of excess is even more difficult. If the Bonapartists want to cause trouble on the pretext of the murder of Napoleon II, the probability of success is not

Small.

After all, many Bonapartists were originally members of the regular armies of various countries!

Even within the Rakshasa Kingdom, wasn't there a December D-human uprising a few years ago?

"Are we going to accept a humiliating victory like this?" the tsar asked through gritted teeth, "We were clearly on the verge of conquering Constantinople...but in the end we were about to destroy the lands of Rumelia and Wallachia.

Spit it out. This is simply more shameful than defeat. It is a loss of power and humiliation to the country!"

"Nikolai Pavlovich," said Grand Duke Mikhail, the tsar's younger brother, "we still have something to gain... We can keep Moldavia and Crete, and we can also keep Transcaucasia.

In addition, we also gained the right to freely enter and exit the Danube River and freely pass through the Turkic Straits."

The British finally did not let the blood of the wooly bears be completely in vain, and allowed them to keep some of the spoils.

"This is too little!" Nicholas gritted his teeth, "Wallachia should be included anyway!"

Archduke Michael, who was in charge of the Vienna negotiations, shook his head, "This is very difficult... The British and Austrians are opposed. France and Prussia also do not support us."

"A bunch of ungrateful villains!" Nicholas clenched his fists, his face clouded, looking extremely unwilling.

"Your Majesty," a general reminded in a low voice, "without the support of France, we would not be able to monetize Baku's oil... In this way, we would not be able to pay for the purchase of arms from the Ming Dynasty. And our own arms production,

It is simply not enough to support the consumption of a major war."

Before the Battle of Adrianople, the Rakshasa Army had never imagined that there would be such a long and costly positional battle. If the Ming Dynasty had not provided a large number of artillery and ammunition, they would have never been able to win Adrianople.

The victory of the battle.

However, the artillery and ammunition provided by Ming Dynasty were not free and needed to be paid with Baku oil. Baku's oil had to be liquidated in France...

"Wartime transportation is also a big problem." Grand Duke Constantine reminded, "Once a war breaks out between the Ming Dynasty and Great Britain, the maritime shipping between the east and the west will be interrupted. And the railway between us and the Ming Dynasty..."

"Maybe the Ming Dynasty will end the war soon!" The Tsar still refused to give up.

"Then let's seek Zhuge Weidao's opinion." Grand Duke Mikhail said, "Because Daoguang controls Persia, we can now contact Zhuge Weidao in Muscat through wired telegraph... and it is very safe."

"Okay." The Tsar nodded, "Would you like to draft a telegram to Grand Duchess Natalie?"

…

Muscat, Black Palace.

When Nicholas I's telegram was sent to Zhuge Weidao, he and Natalie had already packed their bags and were preparing to return to the Ming Dynasty via Persia and the Kingdom of Jin.

His mission in the Persian Gulf has been successfully completed, and Rear Admiral Li Chenghui has taken over as the admiral. Zhuge Weidao will serve as the acting admiral of the Naval Aviation with the rank of rear admiral.

In addition, on the way back to Beijing, Zhuge Weidao will also meet with Emperor Daoguang in Tehran and agree with him on a secret agreement to implement the policy of "neutrality, friendship, and enlightenment" during wartime.

And just before Zhuge Weidao and Natalie set off to leave Muscat, a telegram from Nicholas I arrived.

"Do you still need to ask for my opinion?" Zhuge Weidao was almost dumbfounded after reading the telegram that Natalie had translated using a codebook.

"But the Rakshasa Kingdom paid a high price for this war against the Ottoman Empire, but it failed to achieve its goal." Natalie frowned, looking very worried.

"But they have established a neutral position in the world war." Zhuge Weidao handed the telegram back to Natalie and said thoughtfully, "This is something I didn't expect, and it is also very beneficial to Nikolai.

...He can at least use this neutral time to prepare better.

At the same time, he can also wait for a more favorable opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the British Empire!"

"A fatal blow to the British Empire?" Natalie's eyes lit up.

Zhuge Weidao nodded and said calmly: "Perhaps, the French also have the same opportunity... Can they join forces?"
Chapter completed!