Struggle in Russia

"General, is the epidemic over there really that serious?"

After parting ways with Paskovich, Grand Duke Konstantin pulled Kornilov in private and asked.

"It's very serious. Almost half of the army troops that just landed have lost their combat effectiveness and can only lie in tents waiting to die...Their military camps are full of filth and stink. If they continue like this, they will be finished before the enemy comes over. !”

Grand Duke Constantine nodded slowly and asked again: "Is there really no hope for Ineada?"

Kornilov snorted and asked, "What hope is there? There are hundreds of thousands of enemies surrounding us, and the British and French expeditionary forces are constantly rushing to the battlefield. What can we do with just our few men and horses?"

"But you just won a great victory and annihilated more than 20,000 enemies. It seems..."

Before Grand Duke Konstantin could finish speaking, Kornilov interrupted: "But this did not stop the enemy from continuing to attack. And as our reserve of explosive bombs is exhausted, we want to continue to kill the enemy on a large scale. It’s even more difficult!”

When Kornilov said this, he became very angry and cursed: "But that stupid ass actually said that explosive bullets are useless, saying that they are too expensive and that solid bullets and shotgun shells are better. What nonsense is this? I want to immediately drag him to the front line of the battlefield and let him squat in the trench to feel the power of the enemy's explosive shells, and see if he can still talk nonsense at that time!"

Grand Duke Constantine smiled and said: "I will talk to Duke Mikhail about this. The Duke has a more intuitive impression of the power of explosive bombs. I believe the Duke will agree with your opinion. However, explosive bombs are more expensive. It is an indisputable fact, and production is troublesome..."

Kornilov was actually more careful when he was left to talk to Grand Duke Konstantin. He knew that the Grand Duke was actually full of evil, and he might be harboring some bad intentions!

Now that I hear him mention the troubles in the production of explosive bombs, I am a little confused as to what he wants to do.

"There are indeed certain difficulties in production, mainly because our country does not have enough machine tools and the chemical industry is not developed enough..."

However, Kornilov decided to tell the truth. After all, these are real problems, and it would be a good thing if he is determined to solve them.

"Yes!"

Archduke Constantine nodded repeatedly and agreed: "These are key issues. If we can manage to obtain more machine tools and other equipment, it is impossible for a mere blasting bomb to stump us."

"The most critical problem now is that some people want to set up obstacles in these aspects, which makes it impossible for our troops to obtain enough explosive bombs... If we don't stop them from continuing to command blindly, we will never be able to obtain enough Lots of explosive bombs and other advanced weapons!"

Kornilov somewhat understood what Grand Duke Constantine wanted to do. This guy has always been a staunch reformist. When he was in the Navy Ministry, he had an assassination with Menshikov more than once over the steamship issue.

And now, in this period, because he made Moldavia into a mess, Count Uvarov, who caught his tail, beat the conservatives hard, and now he is so bruised that he has almost no power to fight back.

It seems that I heard that Nicholas I wrote to him and cursed him so much that he even threatened to remove him from office immediately.

It can be said that Grand Duke Constantine is extremely passive now. If he doesn't dare to think of ways to save himself or fight back, it's hard to say how long he can survive.

Count Uvarov is a conservative who has always been opposed to new things. Now with the issue of explosive bombs, he and Grand Duke Constantine can barely be considered to be standing in the same trench.

If they all attack together and blame Count Uvarov on this issue, even if they cannot help Grand Duke Constantine out of the predicament, they will at least catch Count Uvarov and the others off guard and indirectly help him reduce the pressure.

It is estimated that Grand Duke Constantine was forced to come up with such an idea because he had no other choice.

If Kornilov was still here before, he might not have wanted to get involved in this matter, but Paskovich's attitude made him very angry, and the actions of Count Uvarov and his gang were indeed very harmful. If they are allowed to continue to resist new things, not only will explosive bombs be useless, but also mortars, steamships, etc. will probably be useless.

From this point of view, it is not a bad thing to temporarily help Grand Duke Constantine. With his and Nassimov's reputation, coupled with Grand Duke Constantine's desperate opposition, if Li Xiao and others can also help wave the flag, this matter It's really not necessarily impossible.

After thinking about it, Kornilov replied: "I agree with you. It is true that we cannot let a certain section continue to hinder our army from obtaining the most advanced weapons... It's just that this matter is too big. I need to find more." Let’s discuss it with a friend and I will reply to you as soon as possible.”

Kornilov was going to have a good talk with Li Xiao and Duke Mikhail to see how this matter would work.

The frowning Grand Duke Constantine also returned to his apartment and said to the anxious Viscount Prozolov: "He said he needed to discuss with his friends before giving us an answer. Damn it, didn't you say he should be on our side?" ?”

Viscount Prozolov sighed secretly, speechless at Grand Duke Constantine's annoyance. Because most of the memorization of words is now his responsibility. If he hadn't underestimated Count Uvarov and those Moldavia gangsters, would they have been in trouble?

It's better now. You, the main person responsible, still have the nerve to lose your temper and show off your face. What would you have done if you had listened to my warning?

Viscount Prozolov could only answer patiently: "Your Highness, General Kornilov has hope as long as he does not refuse directly. And it is a good thing for him to contact his friends. Our enemies are Count Uvarov and Pasco Prince Vicki is a big man with great hands and eyes, how can he win without enough strength?"

After a pause, he continued: "The more friends Kornilov finds, the greater his power to fight back, and the greater our chances of winning. This is a good thing! You don't need to worry at all, you should be happy. That’s it!”

It's just that Grand Duke Constantine is not happy at all. Although it sounds reasonable, he has been upset recently and is full of anger. He doesn't like anything.

"What's going on in Chisinau?"

Seeing that the Grand Duke Konstantin did not continue to pursue Kornilov's matter, Viscount Prozolov was relieved. He was afraid that the Grand Duke would continue to get into trouble, which would be a huge headache for him. Although it would be no good to ask about the situation in Chisinau, But the problem over there has little to do with him...