Struggle in Russia

It was useless for Chernyshev to know that he was covering up, as long as he dared to lie, Nesselrode, who was eyeing him, would definitely jump out to question him and attack him, and it would be embarrassing.

More importantly, the crime of deceiving the king is not fun. If Nicholas I thinks that he deliberately deceived and refused to report, it will be a big fun.

Of course, if you expect Chernyshov to explain everything honestly, it is impossible. How could an old fox like him be caught without a fight, and he would have to struggle to the death.

So Chernyshev replied very seriously: "Your Majesty, according to the battle reports of Duke Paskovich and Duke Mikhail Gorchakov, since the start of the counter-insurgency operation, our army has recovered. The normal order in Moldavia and the occupation of most of the northern part of Wallachia resulted in more than 90,000 enemies being killed, wounded, and captured. Our army was wounded and killed a total of more than 8,300 people..."

See, this is the art of speaking. If Chernyshov foolishly said that there were more than 8,000 casualties, it would look ugly without comparison. But if you put the results of the battle first, especially after putting the number of enemies killed, wounded and captured, at first glance, the Russian army is invincible!

Of course, if you believe his nonsense, you will be played around with your heart. Because if you take a closer look at the military operations of Paskovich and Duke Mikhail, Paskovich suffered a head-on attack and lost more than 4,000 people just at the beginning. This is a disastrous defeat, okay? !

But after Chernyshov’s packaging, especially with the results of Duke Mikhail’s previous victories in Moldavia and Wallachia mixed with water, everything is naturally under control!

This set of operating techniques is not really good for the old fox in the court, of course, only the old fox dares to play like this. Of course, these people present in the imperial meeting are vixens who have been around for thousands of years, and Chernyshov's micro-manipulation is just a basic operation for them.

Even if it is replaced by top talents like Nesselrode or Duke Ordorf, the operation method will be more subtle, and it will not be forced to save itself like Chernyshov. .

If it was replaced by the two above, then they would lay the groundwork and lay the groundwork at the beginning, and would never allow Nicholas I to keep asking questions before being forced to respond. Because Chernyshov's method just now seemed to be subtle, but in fact he fell to the bottom and completely lost the initiative.

So when Nicholas I continued to ask: "Really? It seems that we played well, so let's talk about it carefully, what is the situation with Duke Paskovich?"

When Nicholas I asked this sentence, the expression on Chernyshov's face was indescribable, because this question forced him into a corner,

As I said before, only by mixing the battle reports of Paskovich and Duke Mikhail can we make peace, but now Nicholas I wants to ask each one individually, how do you ask him to whitewash it?

Chernyshov, who was anxious to scratch his head, had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "Your Majesty, Duke Paskovich's side has just launched an operation, and there are not many battle reports. I believe that after a while, our army will fully enter Hungary suppressed the rebellion, good news will come back soon!"

Chernyshov could only confuse the water, or pretend to be stupid, because it was obvious that Nicholas I wanted to ask about Paskovich's loss, but his answer was to talk about him, just in Dodge the question!

It can only be said that Chernyshev was smart and confused for a while, and Nicholas I kept asking whether his attitude could not explain the problem. Obviously, he knows exactly what is going on with Paskovich. The reason why he keeps asking is to see if you, Chernyshev, are honest enough.

Obviously Chernyshov was not honest enough, and had been trying to confuse the public by stealing, cheating and tricking, which made Nicholas I completely unbearable. He hated himself the most for being fooled and bullied by his courtiers, and he would punish such actions severely, but today Chernyshov foolishly hit the gun!

Nicholas I narrowed his eyes suddenly, and asked in a flat but stern tone: "I was asking about Duke Paskovich's losses, not your results!"

Chernyshov's heart skipped a beat, he realized something was wrong, because the tone was very wrong! But he has been putting on paint and paint for a long time before, if he changes his words halfway, he will slap himself in the face, and he will definitely become a laughing stock.

So he could only answer vaguely: "The reconnaissance troops suffered some losses, but it is completely acceptable..."

"How much was lost!"

At this moment, Nicholas I became angry, and the tone of his voice suddenly increased, which made Chernyshov feel a little dizzy, and immediately broke out in cold sweat.

"Uh, loss... loss..."

Chernyshov couldn't say it, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig into the ground, but Nicholas I would not drill him into the ground, so he continued to ask sharply: "How many soldiers have been lost! As Minister of War, can’t you remember this little thing? Or do I need to ask Duke Paskovich personally!!”

Chernyshov's legs were trembling, and his ears were buzzing. He realized that he had done something stupid, and he hated Paskovich's teeth: "You old bastard, you killed me!" Already!"

In fact, Chernyshov is completely to blame, as long as he is honest and does not try to fool Nicholas I, this will not be the result. Because Nicholas I actually didn't pay much attention to casualties, it didn't matter to him to die a few people, especially if the death was an insignificant gray animal, he didn't feel distressed even more.

For Nicholas I, as long as his goal can be achieved, it doesn't matter how many people die, he only thinks that it is a necessary price for victory. But the courtier deliberately concealed the report and fooled him, so he couldn't bear it, so he wanted to teach Chernyshov a lesson and tell all the dishonest courtiers that this is a lesson from the past!

"Count, is this problem so difficult?" Nicholas I sneered and mocked, "Can't you even remember a simple casualty figure? Does this mean that I need to change the Minister of War? I believe anyone in the Ministry of War Find someone to replace you, and tell me the exact number as soon as possible!"

Chernyshev collapsed immediately, because Nicholas I's meaning was very clear, if he didn't tell the truth, then the black hat would be gone!