Chapter 566： Nicholas 1: Death does not belong to the Tsar!

"Advisor Jomini wants to see me?" Nicholas I thought for a moment and said to Alexander II, "Then let him come over!"

"Yes!" Alexander II responded to Nicholas I, then turned to the General Staff.

Just as Alexander II stepped out of the Amber Hall with his forefoot, Nicholas I's voice reached the ears of Alexander II.

"Wait a minute!"

Alexander II stopped and turned to look suspiciously at Nicholas I, who was gradually walking towards him: "Father, what are your orders?"

"Go! Don't make your teacher wait too long!" Nicholas I said to Alexander II.

"Father, you don't have to go there yourself!" Alexander II said to Nicholas I.

"What? Can't I go?" Nicholas I showed a little displeasure on his face, and his tone was even more excited than before.

Seeing Nicholas I's sensitive and suspicious heart, Alexander II quickly responded to Nicholas I: "Of course! The entire Russian Empire is your territory, you can go wherever you want!"

"Then why didn't you let me go just now?" The paranoia induced by the defeat in the war made Nicholas I have a paranoia of persecution that "there are always evil people trying to harm me".

Thinking that when he ascended the throne, he was only 29 years old, and his son was already 35 years old, would he...

Facing Nicholas I's skeptical gaze, Alexander II said to Nicholas I calmly: "Father, you once told me that as a monarch, it is enough to ask his servants to come and report, and he You don't need to go there in person! This will detract from your majesty!"

"Did I say so?" Nicholas I, who was silent for a moment, asked Alexander II in a low voice.

"Father, I am certain that you said this!!" Alexander II replied to Nicholas I.

"Okay!" Nicholas I's face showed a touch of helplessness, and then a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I want to tell you one more thing! The rules made by the monarch can only work when he thinks it is useful. . In other words, the monarch is not bound by the rules!"

"Father, I understand!" Alexander II said to Nicholas I, pretending to be kind.

In this way, Nicholas I and Alexander II walked out of the Amber Room together.

Nicholas I, who was walking in the corridor, glanced at the afterglow outside the window, and then glanced at Alexander II, who was walking side by side with him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Alexander... It's been a long time since we walked side by side like this. It's gone!"

"Yes! Father!" Alexander II also recalled: "The last time I remember was when I was twenty!"

"Unconsciously! It's been more than ten years! You have grown a lot!" Nicholas I said in a slightly sad tone: "And I'm old too, and it's time to abdicate!"

"Father, you are still young! The Russian Empire still needs you to take the helm!" Alexander II hurriedly responded to Nicholas I, he did not dare to agree with Nicholas I's words.

If the trouble is not good, there will be another civil unrest in St. Petersburg.

For the current Russian Empire, nothing is more important than stability.

After all, Alexander II didn't want to take over a mess.

"You don't have to compliment me! My body, I know it myself!" Nicholas I showed a line at the corner of his mouth, and then looked at Alexander II with loving eyes and said, "It won't be long before I return to the arms of the Lord! And You will definitely inherit my position and be crowned emperor!"

Alexander II did not speak. He knew that no matter what he said at this time, it was not good. Silence was his best weapon.

Looking at the silent son in front of him, Nicholas I shook his head and said with emotion: "You! You! You are all like this, and you are silent when you encounter something."

"Father, I just don't know what to say!" Alexander II defended.

"What? You can't tell me, you can rest assured to abdicate! The Russian Empire is handed over to me!" Nicholas I rebuked his son with hatred: "In this case, my heart will feel better. "

The character of his son is completely different from him. If he is just a pure soldier, then his son is a standard politician who is completely insulated from the soldier. From his mouth, Nicholas I rarely hear tough words. .

"Father, I can't say these words!" Alexander II shook his head and said to Nicholas I: "How can there be a reason for a son to persecute his father?"

Nicholas I shook his head. He knew that what Alexander II said was not the truth at all. There is no father and son in front of the right, but it is because the time has not come.

"When the Anglo-French coalition is defeated, I will abdicate immediately! You take my place and become the Tsar of the Russian Empire!" Nicholas I said casually.

To be honest, at this level of war, Nicholas I really wanted to let go completely, but he was worried that his son would not be able to control the Russian Empire. (Nicholas I thought too much, and after Alexander II succeeded to the throne, his ability was much stronger than that of Nicholas I.)

"Father, it's too early to say this! Besides, I still have a lot to learn." Alexander II responded to Nicholas I. .

The two chatted while walking, and soon walked out of the palace.

Alexander II and Nicholas I, who were in the carriage, were escorted by their attendants and set off all the way north and soon arrived at the General Staff Headquarters on the outskirts of St. Petersburg.

The two who pushed the door from the carriage went straight into the General Staff and found Yomini in a room of the General Staff.

At this time, Jomini was holding a baton that symbolized the rights of the generals of the Russian Empire and kept making gestures on the map, and the people next to him were the staff of the General Staff and also Jomini's adjutants.

"Your Majesty!" Yomini and the adjutant showed a hint of surprise on their faces when they saw Nicholas I appear in front of them.

To them, it was indeed a surprise that the Tsar had come in person.

"How is the next battle plan going?" Nicholas I asked Jomini.

"Go back to Your Majesty! The General Staff (The Russian General Staff is the same as the French General Staff before the reorganization, but it is only the emperor's military advisory body. The powers of the General Staff are related to the trust of the monarch!) Temporarily Haven't made a perfect plan yet!" Yomini reported to Nicholas I with a serious expression.

"Why hasn't it been formulated yet? What are the General Staff and the War Department doing for so long?" Nicholas I whispered to Jomini.

"Your Majesty, the General Staff is analyzing the situation of the fall of Sevastopol!" Jomini replied to Nicholas I unhurriedly.

"What's the analysis?" Nicholas I asked.

"Your Majesty, there is not much difference between the combat awareness of the soldiers of the Russian Empire and the British and French countries!" Jomini first affirmed the combat awareness of the Russian army, and then changed the conversation to say the shortcomings exposed by the Russian Empire army. The point: "However, we are far behind the British and French armies in armament, and our proud Cossack regiment! In front of this new tactics developed around the new rifle, it will not make a big difference. effect!"

Since the invention of the rifle, the cavalry has gradually lost its role.

The battle at Alma was the most typical benefit. The Cossack cavalry of the Russian Empire could not fail to play a decisive role, and it also brought the soldiers of the entire army to the ground.

However, the cavalry units, which have lost their main battle ability, still have decent strength in chasing down the enemy.

"Then what should we do?" Nicholas I asked Jomini.

"The best way is to change the equipment!" Yomini said to Nicholas I.

"Advisor Jomini, you should know the economic situation of the Russian Empire!" Nicholas I said melancholy: "We don't have the last money to support the army's transformation, let alone a state of war! Even if we have this money, We still need a bunch of skilled workers..."

Nicholas I was right. If the Russian Empire was only short of money, it would be easier to handle. The big deal was that Nicholas I used the Tsar's credit as a guarantee to tap the potential of the Russian Empire.

I think that the Holy King Alexander I was able to raise funds in a short period of time only by relying on the trust in the Tsar within the Russian Empire and the support of Britain outside.

Now the Russian Empire needs not only money, but more important technology and people.

Whether it is technology or workers, it is a big problem for the current Russian Empire.

It is basically impossible to upgrade in a short period of time.

"The second is to consume with the British and French armies!" Jomini proposed the second plan We can build a fortress defense system with Simferopol, the provincial capital near the Kacha River, as the center , waiting for the British and French troops to come actively! At the same time, Perekop must keep enough troops to prevent them from cutting off Crimea and Russia's proposals! "

"But in this case, our Sevastopol will never have a chance!" Nicholas I asked Jomini.

"No! Your Majesty!" Yomini shook his head and said: "Britain and France will not stay here forever, they must fight quickly, otherwise the British and French armies will become war-weary over time.

After all, no one wants to go thousands of miles away to fight.

So we only need to stick to the same place, while changing clothes, while waiting for the British and French armies to change! ! "

"How long does it take to wait?"

"I don't know! It depends on when they become war-weary!"

Jomini's strategy of waiting for an opportunity can indeed maximize the combat effectiveness of the army, but Nicholas I disliked this draft very much.