Seeing the Rakshasa Mediterranean Fleet led by Vice Admiral Menshikov gradually disappearing from his sight, Nicholas I breathed a sigh of relief, and his face that was always serious showed a rare relaxed expression.
The Tsar turned around and looked at Marshal Peter Wittgenstein, Commander-in-Chief of the Danube Army, General Paskevich, Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasus Army, Zaralev, Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet, and Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Front Kon, who were standing behind him. Grand Duke Stantin, as well as Grand Duke Mihail, the appointed Governor of Constantinople, and others smiled slightly and said: "How long do you think it will take for the Ottoman Empire to be destroyed?"
"Three months is enough!" Grand Duke Mihayiner said quite optimistically, "This time we divided our troops into five groups, mobilized a total of more than 300,000 navy and army, and dispatched the most powerful navy in the world. The powerful naval airborne troops of the Jin Kingdom were hired and the Ottoman Empire was full of internal conflicts. Just three years ago, Sultan Mahmud even went on a killing spree in Constantinople and bloodbathed his Guards! Although the close The Guards have long lost their due combat effectiveness and often launch coups, but Constantinople is the city of the Guards! The Sultan's behavior will make him lose the hearts of the capital, and now the only thing the Sultan can rely on is A hundred thousand new troops were formed. But they were certainly no match for the Danube Army and the Caucasus Army.
So, I will soon be the Governor of Constantinople! "
Peter Wittgenstein, the veteran marshal who participated in the Napoleonic Wars, was an elderly Germanic man with a hooked nose, deep eye sockets, a mustache, and gray eyes. He looked fierce and sinister. After the famous Rakshasa generals of the generation Suvorov, Kutuzov, and Bagration passed away one after another, this descendant of German immigrants has become the oldest soldier in the Rakshasa army with the most outstanding military exploits. And he was as confident as Grand Duke Michael. He immediately took over the Grand Duke's words and said: "Your Majesty, I also think three months is enough. Although the number of troops placed by the Ottoman Empire in the Danube River Basin is similar to that of my group army, they They are all a mob, and even include many vassals who believe in Christianity. After the Greek uprising, the Slavic Christians in the Balkans were ready to move, and no one was willing to sacrifice their lives for the Sudan. Only a small number of the Sudanese new army could still fight. But we can still win easily. The only question now is will Austria and Prussia do something?"
Archduke Constantine, who had fought against Napoleon's army on the battlefield when he was young, said with a smile: "The Prussians will not take action. They are now busy fighting Louis XVII in the Inland area. Louis XVII's That 'Yafu' sold a large area of land purchased by the Zhuge family in Laiyinland to Louis XVII, and Louis XVII regarded himself as the lord of those lands, and also won the support of many Catholic nobles in Laiyinland. support.
As for the Austrians, they are also focused on the revival of Louis XIV's empire and have recently been keeping an eye on France. It is said that Metternich also reached a secret agreement with King Frederick William III of Prussia to jointly contain France. If the Austrians and Prussians want to move in the direction of Poland and the Balkans, we can unite with France to deal with it. And the Polish army is also willing to join France in opposing Austria and Prussia! "
The Grand Duke of the Rakshasa Kingdom, who had been in the Polish Council Kingdom for many years and was married to a Polish Countess, organized a Polish army in Warsaw that did not support him very much. The main body of this army was the Polish Volunteer Army who followed Napoleon in the war. The main officers are all die-hard "Bodoku" people. I don't know what he thinks? However, the "Polish independence" people are still very willing to fight Austria and Prussia with the French whom they think about day and night. After all, Poland was divided among the three countries of Rakshasa, Austria, and Prussia.
The Tsar looked at General Paskovich, his most trusted commander-in-chief of the Caucasus Army, and smiled: "Count, the Caucasus army does not have many aspects, but I still expect you to create miracles. I need you as much as possible." Occupy the lands of the Caucasus and Asia Minor! Because the result I want is to destroy the Ottoman Empire, not to have the Ottoman Empire retreat to Asia Minor!"
"Yes! I will definitely complete the mission!"
The Tsar finally said to Lieutenant General Zalalev, Commander-in-Chief of the Black Sea Fleet: "Vice Admiral, within two months, the Black Sea Fleet will get a Great-class ship, which will be named Constantine the Great. I hope Ride aboard it and personally command the liberation of Constantinople!"
Because the Ming Dynasty gave many radio stations, Tsar Nicholas I felt that his military talents could finally be used. He is preparing to go on a personal expedition, first sitting in Sevastopol to take control of the situation, and finally taking the Constantine the Great to liberate Constantinople. How wonderful!
Thinking of this, the Tsar said to the five people in front of him: "The ideals of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great will soon be realized, and this war will probably be the last war in the lives of us people. Because after we capture Constantinople, the Rakshasa Kingdom will usher in a long period of peaceful development.
As a reformer, I will reform bad government, develop industry and commerce, and transform Rakshasa into a real Rome!
While we transform the Rakshasa, the rest of the world may fall into a long and brutal war...but we will not participate, and we will be the final winner. "
Nicholas I thought very well. He destroyed the Ottoman Empire in three months, and then began to carry out reforms and construction. At the same time, he watched the two world empires of the East and the West engage in a world war that would hurt both sides!
But he never imagined that the war he was provoking now, which was supposed to be victorious within three months... was actually the opening battle of a world war that he did not intend to participate in!
He is already fighting a world war, he just doesn't know it yet.
But he was not the only leader of a major country who did not know that a world war had broken out.
The Duke of Wellington, the military prime minister in No. 10 Downing Street, did not know that the world war had actually begun when he learned that the main force of the Baltic Fleet of the Rakshasa Kingdom had left the Gulf of Riga.
At this time, he was giving face-to-face instructions to his confidant, Hugh Gough, who was about to go to Constantinople as a military adviser in his own name.
“Hugh, you have to convince the Sultan that Nicholas I’s goal is very clear, which is his capital, Constantinople!
Therefore, the Sudan cannot waste its limited new army and trench warfare equipment on the Danube battlefield or the Caucasus battlefield... If the Sudan wants to win, it must lure the enemy deep and dig trenches from Adrianople to Constantinople. Refusing to defend, gradually wear down the Rakshasa army, and then launch a counterattack.
As long as the Rakshasa army suffers a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Adrianople, Austria and Prussia will definitely take advantage of it... because they are all aware of the threat of the Rakshasa Empire, and they also understand the weakness of the Rakshasa Empire.
The seemingly powerful Rakshasa is actually a semi-medieval country. Although the Tsar had an army of one million men, once he lost three to four hundred thousand men, he would lose the ability to continue fighting. Because a country with serfdom is incapable of general mobilization!
If the Ming Empire behind the Rakshasa does not intend to intervene personally... then within six months at most, the Ottoman Empire will win. "
At this time, the Duke of Wellington had enough confidence in his judgment that he was certain that the war between the Rakshasa and the Ottomans would end within six months.
The British Empire, which did not participate in the war, will become the biggest winner in this war!
Rakshasa, Ottoman, Austria, Prussia, France... all these countries will become the staunchest allies of the British Empire after the war, and the Ming Empire will be completely isolated!
