Struggle in Russia

The situation on the side of Kornilov and Nakhimov was indeed not ideal. Because of their limited troops, there was no way to drive the coalition forces that had just landed and were not firmly established into the sea, and missed a rare opportunity.

To be honest, Kornilov had a lot of opinions on this. If Paskovich could have given up on Ineada earlier, why would the naval infantry suffer such heavy losses?

As long as he doesn't have a battalion full of wounded soldiers, he will show off to the coalition forces!

Why does Kornilov have such confidence?

The reason is very simple. The coalition forces are powerful, but their technical and tactical standards are really unsatisfactory. Except for the more than 7,000 soy sauce Turks, the remaining more than 40,000 British and French allied forces have good equipment, but their tactical level is really difficult to describe.

Before in Ineada, he found that the British and French coalition's tactical doctrine lagged far behind their weapons and equipment. They simply used advanced weapons to fight according to the model of fifty years ago, which was called stiff and rigid.

Using the strong fortifications, Kornilov effortlessly repelled five rounds of attacks by the coalition forces and killed thousands of enemies. It can even be said that most of the enemies were ruined by the stupidity of their own commanders.

And this kind of stupidity has been repeated many times in Ineada. Kornilov really can't understand why the British and French never summarize the battle?

Of course, the British and French allied forces will make battle summaries, but how much these summaries can be absorbed by commanders at all levels is another matter.

Maybe the coalition commanders who have experienced the Battle of Ineada will feel it more deeply, but although Russia suffered relatively heavy losses in that battle, the coalition forces actually felt even more uncomfortable. Almost all the troops that experienced the Battle of Ineada were forced to rest and replenish, so the new troops who joined the battle in Sevastopol this time actually had no feelings at all. At most, they heard the notice from the top telling them that Russia The army's tactics are a bit weird, so be careful.

But there is no specific explanation on how to deal with it carefully. It is like asking a group of medieval antiques to understand the new life in the 21st century, and they are completely clueless. Naturally, the performance of the coalition forces was not much better.

However, Kornilov was not happy either. The situation he had to face was not as severe as usual. According to reconnaissance, it was discovered that the second wave of coalition landing troops of about 20,000 people had also landed, which meant that he had to use Less than 20,000 men fought against the enemy's 70,000-strong army.

This pressure is not ordinary, and what makes him even more headache is the imperial edict of Nicholas I. He actually accepted Menshikov, a living treasure, to be solely responsible for commanding the battle. How can he understand that others don't understand the old eunuch's level?

Every year, he often bickers with the Admiralty Minister over the issue of naval construction, but the reason is so clear that it is hard to argue with him. He just goes his own way and doesn't criticize you at all. He can really piss you off.

And I can’t praise that person’s fighting skills. Needless to say, he is no different from those stupid commanders of the coalition forces, or even slightly inferior. Kornilov really couldn't figure out what Nicholas I was thinking about letting such a person take charge of such an important war.

But he couldn't understand it and couldn't help it. This was an imperial edict and he could only accept it. The only thing he could do was contact Nakhimov to unify his thoughts in the Black Sea Fleet as much as possible, and try to work in unison to dissuade the old eunuch from messing around.

It's just that it's not easy to do this. Although most of the liberals in the Black Sea Fleet support reform, it doesn't mean that everyone at the top and bottom is enlightened and reasonable. There are still many old-fashioned and stubborn guys inside, and these people may not be so easy to obey.

Especially once they hear the news that Menshikov has come to take charge of the overall situation, it is inevitable that they will be dissatisfied and try to stir up trouble.

Kornilov is most worried about this situation. For now, he must either convince these people before Menshikov arrives, or he can only try to get these guys away.

To be honest, he himself felt that the former method was not very reliable. As for the latter method, he felt that it was beyond his capabilities. He was really in a dilemma.

Just when Kornilov was struggling, an unexpected person gave him an idea: "What's so difficult about this? Aren't you recruiting volunteers? Just send these guys who can't deal with you. Just recruit troops and conduct training."

Kornilov looked at Grand Duke Konstantin, who had a look of contempt on his face, and then at Nakhimov who was a little surprised next to him. To be honest, he had the same thoughts as Nakhimov at this time - even Can you do this?

You could call this move a destructive move, but it was a legitimate conspiracy. No one could say they did it wrong at this time.

To be honest, Kornilov and Nakhimov thought about it for a while and found that this really works. Send this group of people away, and when Menshikov takes office, it will be a slap in the face, which will naturally reduce a lot of trouble.

But Kornilov and Nakhimov were very hesitant. The person who gave up the idea was Grand Duke Constantine. If Li Xiao had given this idea, they would have agreed without even thinking. But Grand Duke Constantine was different. They really couldn't trust this guy!

Then again, Grand Duke Constantine was not serving as his governor in Moldavia at this time, so why did he come to Sevastopol?

The reason is not complicated. Previously, the British and French combined fleets broke through the mine blockade and the control of the Black Sea changed hands. The Black Sea Fleet had to carry out a wave of evacuation and retreat. As the nominal commander of the Black Sea Fleet, he must show up for such a big matter no matter what.

Even if he can't help at all, it's still good to show up and calm people's hearts.

After losing control of the sea, it would be troublesome for Grand Duke Constantine to return to Chisinau, and when he heard that Menshikov was coming, he was naturally even more reluctant to leave.

It has been more than a year or two since he and the old eunuch have not dealt with each other. Speaking of it, the grudge and hatred between them is deeper than that with Li Xiao and the others. When he thinks that his father actually handed over the military power of Crimea to that old eunuch, Things, he was so angry!

He felt that his son was really a fake. He was obviously in Sevastopol and had been here for a long time. He was familiar with everything about him. Wasn't it natural to appoint him as commander-in-chief?

But in the end, the crappy old eunuch took advantage of him. What made him even more angry and embarrassed was that even two outsiders, Kornilov and Nakhimov, had taken the positions of deputy commander-in-chief and chief of general staff. The real acting commander and son of the Black Sea Fleet seems to have been forgotten, not even mentioned, not even mentioned...