Chapter 565： russian nonstick pan
Seeing that Nicholas I's anger was much smaller than just now, Menshkov finally breathed a sigh of relief. He understood that silence was Jin's attitude that allowed him to pass the first day without any risk.
Next, we have to see how Menshkov explained (dumped) the (pot) to Nicholas I.
In a good situation, Menshkov can be safe, but he must not want to see the dual governor of Crimea and the Caucasus.
If the pot is not good, Menshkov will have to mention the Siberian carriage (carriage) ticket that Tsar Nicholas I "dedicatedly" prepared for him, and it is also a one-way ticket.
Although Nicholas I, the leader of the Russian Empire's aristocratic alliance (tsar), would not be like the great Eastern Empire, he would not easily raid the nobles who committed crimes, but exile in Siberia was an essential project.
When the Decembrists launched the palace coup and was defeated, Nicholas I also only executed the first evil, and all the rest were exiled to Siberia.
However, they were the next step to Siberia under the surveillance of specific personnel, so many people died on the way to Siberia.
Menshkov's fault was much smaller than that of the Decembrists, so he was able to take a special carriage to Siberia (if Menshkov was unsuccessful).
"Your Majesty! I am a sinner of the Russian Empire!" Menshkov lowered his stance and confessed to Nicholas I as soon as he spoke.
"I didn't ask you if you were guilty! I asked you what happened to Sevastopol!" Nicholas I asked Menshkov sternly with a stern face: "The army of 70,000 can't defend itself. A little Sevastopol! What the **** do you do, governor!"
"Your Majesty, the number of the British and French coalition forces is too large!" Menshkov first threw the first blame on Britain and France: "They have deployed a total of nearly 200,000 (exaggerated) troops in Crimea, we The force is not their opponent at all!"
When Menshkov said "200,000", Nicholas I also showed a shocked expression on his face. His mind was still stuck in the Napoleonic Wars. He had no concept of industrial mobilization, so it was impossible to imagine the coalition forces. How to maintain such a large force to fight at a distance.
Therefore, Nicholas I subconsciously did not want to believe what Menshkov said to him: "Menshkov, you are a soldier anyway! Do you know what it is like to maintain an army of 200,000 people? What's more, the logistical supplies of Britain and France depend on sea transportation!"
"Your Majesty, I dare to assure you with the honor of my ancestors! Everything I said is true!" Menshkov hurriedly explained: "The logistical transportation of the coalition troops does depend on sea transportation, and their fleet is too large. It's like a huge city floating on the sea... After my soldiers saw the fleet's first glance, they were already..."
At this point, Menshkov kept his mouth shut, he knew that it was enough to stop at some points.
"What is it!" exclaimed Nicholas I. "Are your soldiers still soldiers of the Empire? Where has their bravery gone?"
"Your Majesty! I can assure you that all my soldiers are the best soldiers!" Menshkov hurriedly defended his men.
"Then why did you lose Sevastopol in just over a week!" Nikolai I asked Menshkov.
Menshkov continued to talk about the Battle of Arma to Nicholas I, but Menshkov's focus was in the first half, how he led the army to resist the British attack again and again in the Battle of Arma.
In Menshkov's mouth, the British army was already the original Napoleon army, and the Russian imperial army resisted the British army's attack time and time again with tenacious will, and at the same time caused a large number of casualties to the British army.
"Since you said you were at a stalemate with the British army, how was your position broken through!" Nicholas I asked Menshkov.
"Your Majesty, I trusted Lieutenant General Kiriako!" Menshkov threw the pot to Kiriako: "When I received news from Kiriako, I was stationed at Telegraph Hill. "The three regiments on the highlands have already retreated, and I have no choice but to follow the order to retreat together!"
In his opinion, if Lieutenant General Chiriako was not taken away by the French army in one wave at Telegraph Hill, then he would not have chosen to retreat.
"Where is Kiriako now?" Nicholas I asked Menshkov through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Kiriako has been captured by the French army!" Menshkov replied to Nicholas I.
"Didn't you say Kiriako has retreated? How did he get captured?" Nikolai I asked Menshkov.
Menshkov told Nicholas I about the next battle for the Sevastopol trail, and at the same time pulled Mikhail Gorchakov's brother out for endorsement.
[PS: The old Prince Gorchakov, who was shot several times and fell off his horse, died of blood loss while being robbed by his subordinates to the dressing station for treatment. 】
"In that battle, we and France have already fought a tactic of fueling! Because our soldiers are far inferior to our opponents in weapons and equipment, so..." Menshkov explained to Nicholas I the reason for the failure.
"Weapon! Armament!" Nicholas I repeated twice, and then shouted in desperation: "I don't believe that my army will not fight without weapons! Menshkov, tell me What happened to their weapons?"
"Your Majesty, after the defeat of the Sevastopol trail! I led the remaining Russian troops and met the troops of the 4th British Division on the Kacha River! After some fighting, we took part of their weapons and equipment from them. (This time During the war, the Russian army was defeated)!" Menshkov explained to Nicholas I: "After testing, we found that the range of weapons generally prepared by the coalition forces was 2-3 times that of ours, which means that before we got close When they're there, they can shoot us one round! When we're in range, they can shoot us a second round! Our soldiers have to endure two rounds of coalition fire before they can be fired on them. Fight back!
After two rounds of shooting, our morale had taken a big toll. "
"Because you are afraid of the rifles of the coalition troops, you dare not lead the troops back to Sevastopol! Am I right?" Nicholas I asked Menshkov.
"Your Majesty! I'm not afraid of death!" Menshkov said loudly to Nicholas I: "But compared to death, I am more afraid of not being able to accomplish the task that Your Majesty gave me!"
"Humph!" Nicholas I snorted coldly and said sharply: "You still know the mission! If you really know the mission, you should lead the troops back to Sevastopol instead of sitting on Sevastopol. Er was captured by the coalition forces! (Nicholas I pointed to the outside of the palace) Look at how happy Britain and France are now!"
"Your Majesty! Please forgive me!" Menshkov humbly said hard words: "The Sevastopol fortress is doomed to be unstoppable, and the time left for us by the British and French troops is simply not enough for us to fight against the fortress. Reinforce Vastopol! Of course I can lead the troops to clear the siege, but even then we will lose Sevastopol... it's just a waste of casualties... And the purpose of my withdrawal to Perekop is also for the same reason Prevent the severing of ties between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian Empire!"
"So! I should thank you!" Nicholas I said to Menshkov in a strange way.
Menshkov raised his head, raised his chest and replied to Nicholas I, "Your Majesty, I know that I am already a failed general in your heart! I am also willing to accept all your punishments!"
Nicholas I looked at Menshkov under the steps. For the first time, he discovered that the former favored minister, the current sinner, was old and unimpressive.
Is he really going to punish him?
"Menshkov!" Nicholas I whispered to Menshkov with a complicated expression.
"Your Majesty!" Menshkov bowed and responded.
"Go home!" Nicholas I let out a long sigh and waved his hand to Menshkov.
"Thank you for your kindness!" Menshkov bowed again to Nicholas I, and left the Amber Room.
After Menshkov left, Nicholas I was alone in the Amber Room.
After a while, Nicholas I got up from the throne and came to the window.
Looking at the sunset gradually setting in the distance through the glass window, he felt an unprecedented helplessness.
Could it be that his empire will gradually come to an end like the setting sun outside the window? Do not! I will never allow this to happen!
Nicholas I's eyes became extraordinarily sharp, and he clenched his fists and made up his mind.
For the future of the empire he must fight resolutely with Britain and France!
"Father!" Suddenly, a voice came from behind Nicholas I.
Hearing the familiar voice, Nicholas I turned around and said to the emperor behind him: "What's wrong?"
"Are you okay now?" Alexander II asked cautiously.
He clearly remembered that his father said he wanted to "interrogate" Menshkov, why didn't he see Menshkov? Does that mean the trial is over?
"No more!" Nicholas I shook his head and said to Crown Prince Alexander: "I have sent Menshkov home! From now on, Menshkov will never be able to set foot in the Imperial Village! Are you okay?"
Nicholas I's words made Alexander II relieved. In any case, his father did not impose a severe punishment on Menshkov.
According to the current analysis of the Ministry of War, the fall of Sevastopol is doomed, and Menshkov bears only a small part of the responsibility!
"My teacher wants to meet you?"
Next, we have to see how Menshkov explained (dumped) the (pot) to Nicholas I.
In a good situation, Menshkov can be safe, but he must not want to see the dual governor of Crimea and the Caucasus.
If the pot is not good, Menshkov will have to mention the Siberian carriage (carriage) ticket that Tsar Nicholas I "dedicatedly" prepared for him, and it is also a one-way ticket.
Although Nicholas I, the leader of the Russian Empire's aristocratic alliance (tsar), would not be like the great Eastern Empire, he would not easily raid the nobles who committed crimes, but exile in Siberia was an essential project.
When the Decembrists launched the palace coup and was defeated, Nicholas I also only executed the first evil, and all the rest were exiled to Siberia.
However, they were the next step to Siberia under the surveillance of specific personnel, so many people died on the way to Siberia.
Menshkov's fault was much smaller than that of the Decembrists, so he was able to take a special carriage to Siberia (if Menshkov was unsuccessful).
"Your Majesty! I am a sinner of the Russian Empire!" Menshkov lowered his stance and confessed to Nicholas I as soon as he spoke.
"I didn't ask you if you were guilty! I asked you what happened to Sevastopol!" Nicholas I asked Menshkov sternly with a stern face: "The army of 70,000 can't defend itself. A little Sevastopol! What the **** do you do, governor!"
"Your Majesty, the number of the British and French coalition forces is too large!" Menshkov first threw the first blame on Britain and France: "They have deployed a total of nearly 200,000 (exaggerated) troops in Crimea, we The force is not their opponent at all!"
When Menshkov said "200,000", Nicholas I also showed a shocked expression on his face. His mind was still stuck in the Napoleonic Wars. He had no concept of industrial mobilization, so it was impossible to imagine the coalition forces. How to maintain such a large force to fight at a distance.
Therefore, Nicholas I subconsciously did not want to believe what Menshkov said to him: "Menshkov, you are a soldier anyway! Do you know what it is like to maintain an army of 200,000 people? What's more, the logistical supplies of Britain and France depend on sea transportation!"
"Your Majesty, I dare to assure you with the honor of my ancestors! Everything I said is true!" Menshkov hurriedly explained: "The logistical transportation of the coalition troops does depend on sea transportation, and their fleet is too large. It's like a huge city floating on the sea... After my soldiers saw the fleet's first glance, they were already..."
At this point, Menshkov kept his mouth shut, he knew that it was enough to stop at some points.
"What is it!" exclaimed Nicholas I. "Are your soldiers still soldiers of the Empire? Where has their bravery gone?"
"Your Majesty! I can assure you that all my soldiers are the best soldiers!" Menshkov hurriedly defended his men.
"Then why did you lose Sevastopol in just over a week!" Nikolai I asked Menshkov.
Menshkov continued to talk about the Battle of Arma to Nicholas I, but Menshkov's focus was in the first half, how he led the army to resist the British attack again and again in the Battle of Arma.
In Menshkov's mouth, the British army was already the original Napoleon army, and the Russian imperial army resisted the British army's attack time and time again with tenacious will, and at the same time caused a large number of casualties to the British army.
"Since you said you were at a stalemate with the British army, how was your position broken through!" Nicholas I asked Menshkov.
"Your Majesty, I trusted Lieutenant General Kiriako!" Menshkov threw the pot to Kiriako: "When I received news from Kiriako, I was stationed at Telegraph Hill. "The three regiments on the highlands have already retreated, and I have no choice but to follow the order to retreat together!"
In his opinion, if Lieutenant General Chiriako was not taken away by the French army in one wave at Telegraph Hill, then he would not have chosen to retreat.
"Where is Kiriako now?" Nicholas I asked Menshkov through gritted teeth.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Kiriako has been captured by the French army!" Menshkov replied to Nicholas I.
"Didn't you say Kiriako has retreated? How did he get captured?" Nikolai I asked Menshkov.
Menshkov told Nicholas I about the next battle for the Sevastopol trail, and at the same time pulled Mikhail Gorchakov's brother out for endorsement.
[PS: The old Prince Gorchakov, who was shot several times and fell off his horse, died of blood loss while being robbed by his subordinates to the dressing station for treatment. 】
"In that battle, we and France have already fought a tactic of fueling! Because our soldiers are far inferior to our opponents in weapons and equipment, so..." Menshkov explained to Nicholas I the reason for the failure.
"Weapon! Armament!" Nicholas I repeated twice, and then shouted in desperation: "I don't believe that my army will not fight without weapons! Menshkov, tell me What happened to their weapons?"
"Your Majesty, after the defeat of the Sevastopol trail! I led the remaining Russian troops and met the troops of the 4th British Division on the Kacha River! After some fighting, we took part of their weapons and equipment from them. (This time During the war, the Russian army was defeated)!" Menshkov explained to Nicholas I: "After testing, we found that the range of weapons generally prepared by the coalition forces was 2-3 times that of ours, which means that before we got close When they're there, they can shoot us one round! When we're in range, they can shoot us a second round! Our soldiers have to endure two rounds of coalition fire before they can be fired on them. Fight back!
After two rounds of shooting, our morale had taken a big toll. "
"Because you are afraid of the rifles of the coalition troops, you dare not lead the troops back to Sevastopol! Am I right?" Nicholas I asked Menshkov.
"Your Majesty! I'm not afraid of death!" Menshkov said loudly to Nicholas I: "But compared to death, I am more afraid of not being able to accomplish the task that Your Majesty gave me!"
"Humph!" Nicholas I snorted coldly and said sharply: "You still know the mission! If you really know the mission, you should lead the troops back to Sevastopol instead of sitting on Sevastopol. Er was captured by the coalition forces! (Nicholas I pointed to the outside of the palace) Look at how happy Britain and France are now!"
"Your Majesty! Please forgive me!" Menshkov humbly said hard words: "The Sevastopol fortress is doomed to be unstoppable, and the time left for us by the British and French troops is simply not enough for us to fight against the fortress. Reinforce Vastopol! Of course I can lead the troops to clear the siege, but even then we will lose Sevastopol... it's just a waste of casualties... And the purpose of my withdrawal to Perekop is also for the same reason Prevent the severing of ties between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian Empire!"
"So! I should thank you!" Nicholas I said to Menshkov in a strange way.
Menshkov raised his head, raised his chest and replied to Nicholas I, "Your Majesty, I know that I am already a failed general in your heart! I am also willing to accept all your punishments!"
Nicholas I looked at Menshkov under the steps. For the first time, he discovered that the former favored minister, the current sinner, was old and unimpressive.
Is he really going to punish him?
"Menshkov!" Nicholas I whispered to Menshkov with a complicated expression.
"Your Majesty!" Menshkov bowed and responded.
"Go home!" Nicholas I let out a long sigh and waved his hand to Menshkov.
"Thank you for your kindness!" Menshkov bowed again to Nicholas I, and left the Amber Room.
After Menshkov left, Nicholas I was alone in the Amber Room.
After a while, Nicholas I got up from the throne and came to the window.
Looking at the sunset gradually setting in the distance through the glass window, he felt an unprecedented helplessness.
Could it be that his empire will gradually come to an end like the setting sun outside the window? Do not! I will never allow this to happen!
Nicholas I's eyes became extraordinarily sharp, and he clenched his fists and made up his mind.
For the future of the empire he must fight resolutely with Britain and France!
"Father!" Suddenly, a voice came from behind Nicholas I.
Hearing the familiar voice, Nicholas I turned around and said to the emperor behind him: "What's wrong?"
"Are you okay now?" Alexander II asked cautiously.
He clearly remembered that his father said he wanted to "interrogate" Menshkov, why didn't he see Menshkov? Does that mean the trial is over?
"No more!" Nicholas I shook his head and said to Crown Prince Alexander: "I have sent Menshkov home! From now on, Menshkov will never be able to set foot in the Imperial Village! Are you okay?"
Nicholas I's words made Alexander II relieved. In any case, his father did not impose a severe punishment on Menshkov.
According to the current analysis of the Ministry of War, the fall of Sevastopol is doomed, and Menshkov bears only a small part of the responsibility!
"My teacher wants to meet you?"
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