Struggle in Russia

Cherna Ward.

This is a small city about fifty kilometers away from Constanta. The Danube River passes through the small town, which is a typical small town in Eastern Europe.

This city has a small population, about 10,000 people, and life is very peaceful. On the street, a Turkish woman in a burqa and an Orthodox priest holding a cross can be seen passing by. The two sides are so harmonious and natural, it is completely impossible to see that this is a powder keg city where multi-ethnic and multi-belief meet.

Crossing Chernavod and crossing the Danube River is Wallachia. As the hometown of Count Dracula, this small country in Eastern Europe has been a vassal of Ottoman Turkey since 1411, until the rise of the powerful polar bear, beat up the chicken again and again After that, Wallachia and Moldavia became highly autonomous grand duchies.

Of course, in name Wallachia is still part of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and is still a vassal of Turkey. It's just that it's really just a name. It was only a matter of time before the Wallachians or Romanians became fully independent.

However, what they didn't expect was that this opportunity came so quickly. It took less than ten years to become a highly autonomous Grand Duchy, and the time for independence was ripe. With the sound of a cannon in Bucharest, the pro-Russian Prince Georgi Bibescu abdicated and fell, and the Republic of Wallachia was proclaimed.

Everything is developing in the direction that the Romanians most hope to see. With the support of Britain and France, the indifference of Turkey, and the helplessness of polar bears, as long as they are given a little more time, independence will become a fait accompli.

It's just that the Romanians really don't have time. One afternoon at the end of March, Li Xiao's car frame entered Chernaward lightly. He didn't intend to stay in this small town, and went straight to the border checkpoint.

On this side of the Danube, Ottoman soldiers wearing Turkish felt hats lazily held guns on guard, looking weakly at the passengers who were about to cross the border. Philistine border inspectors completely watch people order dishes. If Romanians and Turks want to cross the border, they must be interrogated layer by layer. Foreign lords, especially British or French lords, really look at them. .

Holding the French passport provided by Uncle David, Li Xiao boarded the first passenger boat to cross the river without hindrance amidst the flattery and flattery of the border guards. Soldiers and prosecutors are already at war.

Compared with their Turkish counterparts, their attitude is more rigorous and stricter, but they also give the green light to French passports. For the Wallachians, France and Britain are now friends, and the only enemies are the Russians. They just need to make things difficult for the Russians, and friends are naturally welcome all the way.

"Walachians aren't very strict on guard!" Anton Alexievich murmured in a low voice.

This young lieutenant was Vishniak's assistant specially assigned to Li Xiao.

The reason is that Li Xiao insisted on entering Wallachia alone to investigate the truth. Vishniak hopes to go with Li Xiao, but Li Xiao believes that the situation of the Hammer Gang is still unstable, and the troubles of the Iron Eagle Society have not been completely resolved, so they cannot be left alone.

So what Li Xiao meant was that Vishniak stayed in Constanta to preside over the situation, while he went into Wallachia alone to explore the way. Naturally, Vishniak didn't like this proposal, but who made someone reasonable, so in desperation, Vishniak sent one of the most reliable officers to be Li Xiao's assistant, that is, this Ann Don Alekseevich Bubnov.

This young man is a rare officer of noble origin in the 748 regiment. During the previous major rectification, most of the unqualified noble officers were ruthlessly dismissed, but this Second Lieutenant Bubnov miraculously stayed.

The reason is that he is indeed capable, and his aristocratic status really has only a skin left, but he is completely shabby, except for a title, he is actually no different from a commoner.

However, this Second Lieutenant Bubnov himself is of good quality. He is smart, flexible and willing to work, and his thinking is not conservative. The most important thing is that his French is the best in the whole camp except Li Xiao, even better than Vishniak. Well said, he has a natural advantage in pretending to be French.

The only thing that is not so ideal is that this Second Lieutenant Bubnov is a curious baby, very interested in the customs of foreign countries, and also a bit talkative, likes to express opinions, and has to comment on everything he sees.

"That's because we use French passports," Li Xiao replied indifferently, "You see, they are not so friendly to Turks and Serbs!"

Indeed, right in front of their eyes, the luggage of a Serbian couple was roughly opened by Wallachian soldiers, and then thrown all over the floor. Describe the likes and dislikes of the Wallachians.

"It's just a bastard who bullies the weak and fears the tough." Anton spat bitterly, "What kind of skill is bullying civilians? If you have the ability, you will see it on the battlefield!"

This is true. The fighting power of the Romanians is really bad. Otherwise, they would not have been enslaved by the Turks for hundreds of years. Even if Ottoman Turkey is weakened, it is completely unable to achieve national independence by its own strength. It has to rely on malicious neighbors like polar bears to help achieve self-government, and its battles can be seen.

Li Xiao is also observing the Wallachia soldiers. Not only are they bullying the weak and fearing the strong, but their equipment is not very good. The uniforms are not neatly assembled. Most of the soldiers can only hold spears and swords. Only a few look decent. Soldiers only had old-fashioned muskets.

Compared with the Russian soldiers with the same poor equipment, these people are not as good as a group of stragglers. It is probably a bit embarrassing to bully the Turks on the other side of the river. After all, the Turks can still fight Russia for a few rounds on the battlefield.

However, there is also a specific aspect of the Wallachia soldiers that attracted Li Xiao's attention, that is, the number of militiamen. Those young people who did not wear military uniforms and held all kinds of strange weapons looked like they had just joined the army not long ago. Although they seem to be doing well, their morale is very high. It can be seen from their words and deeds that they are full of favor for the unexpected independence and the Republic, and they really support it.

This is not good news for Russia. The vast ocean of the people's war is no joke. Napoleon was so vigorous back then, and he still had a lot of trouble in Spain. If the whole of Wallachia is what the people want for the Republic, even if Russia can use force to fight back, it will not be too long!

Thinking of this, Li Xiao was a little worried, because it showed that Russia's operation in Romania in the past ten years has really failed!