Struggle in Russia

Kogalniceanu and Kuza hit it off, and the more they chatted, the more speculative they became, and the more they chatted, the more excited they became. Especially Kuza, who has been in Wallachia for so many days, it is really not easy to finally find someone who has the same cognition and common opinion as himself.

Kuza sighed, why are these bastards in Bucharest so clueless? All of them just want to kneel and lick, and they are not energetic at all. It seems that we Moldavians have to be MAN enough to make a revolution!

Here, Kogalniceanu and Kuza have negotiated, one is going to mobilize the masses on the streets and the other is ready to fight, determined to turn Bucharest into a steel fortress, and give the invincible Russian army a head-on blow, and fight for Wallachia in one fell swoop. Rectify your name!

On the other hand, in Sevastopol, after Mikhail Gorchakov had a long closed-door conversation with Lazarev, the Russian army's battle preparations also entered the final steps.

Of course, it is the last step for the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet, but it is probably the first step for the naval infantry.

"There is a serious shortage of food. Based on the current food reserves in the warehouse, it can only support a month's consumption at most!"

Kornilov's report caused a headache for Prince Mikhail Gorchakov, because even if it is the most optimistic estimate, even if everything goes well, the Wallachia and Moldavians will surrender and walk to Bucharest I'm afraid it will take a month.

Not to mention that buying a one-way ticket is definitely not enough, but even if everything goes well, it is impossible to fully realize it, okay? How could the "rebels" from Wallachia and Moldavia not have resisted at all. Anyway, Li Xiao's report made it very clear that this group of people still had a strong sense of resistance.

Mikhail Gorchakov said with a sullen face: "One month's grain storage is definitely not enough, at least two months' grain storage must be prepared..."

Kornilov also knew that there was too little food in stock, but the problem was that thanks to the Mikheevich brothers, most of the food was sold, and he seized the property of these two brothers for the food in stock. Afterwards, it will be purchased urgently, otherwise the books will be even more ugly.

And even if you have the money to purchase food now, it is quite difficult. Kornilov replied with a bitter face: "Duke, we have been doing our best to purchase food recently, but the effect is not good..."

Mikhail Gorchakov didn't ask why the effect was not good, let alone why he couldn't buy food even though he had money. Because these two questions are too silly, in the current situation, it is most normal for people to have money but not be able to buy food.

Yes, don't look at Ukraine as Russia's big granary. The local area is rich in grain, but the abundance of grain does not mean that it can be bought. Most of the food was controlled by big landowners and grain merchants, and they were well-informed, so they naturally knew that Russia was about to use troops against Wallachia and Moldavia.

And this also means that food has become very important, so it is natural to hoard it to make a fortune, so the price of food is rising like a rocket, and these unscrupulous businessmen are preparing to take advantage of it!

Of course, this is only one of the reasons, and the more important reason comes from Paskovic. As the commander-in-chief of the march into Austria, his troops were also assembled in Ukraine, and he had more troops on hand, so naturally he needed more food and grass. In other words, Mikhail Gorchakov still faces Paskovich's bid.

If you think about the fact that food is already expensive, and there is an arguing here, wouldn't that make the unscrupulous merchants even more confident.

What's more, Paskovich is also simmering bad water. He knew very well that Mikhail Gorchakov was here to take credit from him. In order to monopolize the big cake in Austria, he naturally had to cause trouble for Mikhail Gorchakov. Making a fuss about the food issue, the cost is small and the effect is big, why not do it!

So Mikhail Gorchakov had a headache, and he naturally hated the Mikheevich brothers to death. If it wasn't for these two bastards messing around and basically emptying the granary, why would he be so passive? After all, if there was grain in the granary, he would have more confidence to bargain with those unscrupulous merchants.

But now, it really hurts to go to my hometown!

After a long time, Mikhail Gorchakov sighed and asked, "Can I buy grain from other places?"

This question is a good one. How can such a huge Russia be considered a vast land and abundant resources? Apart from the granary of Ukraine, it is not that there are no other places where land can be cultivated. For example, Belarus and Poland are places where food is calculated.

But the problem is that Belarus is too close to Paskovich, and it is very unlikely to safely transport the purchased grain from Paskovich’s territory. It was robbed, after all, the Russian army has this tradition.

The same problem exists in Poland, and the more critical point in Poland is that the situation is also unstable. With the turmoil in Europe, the wipers have also become restless. Although there has not been a major rebellion, sporadic uprisings and rebellions have continued in an endless stream, and they have not stopped. It is too risky to go there to get food!

Except for these two areas, the latitude of other places in Russia is too high, the winter and sunshine are not enough, and the agricultural technology is also in a mess.

Anyway, Kornilov couldn't think of where to get food, so he could only keep silent. After a long time, Prince Mikhail Gorchakov sighed. Since the food problem is temporarily unsolved, it is useless to think about it. If it doesn’t work, he can only go to Wallachia or Moldavia to grab it. , anyway, it's not like I haven't done it before - field recruitment, everyone knows it.

"Apart from food? Are other preparations going well?"

Mikhail Gorchakov can only hope that there will be fewer other unlucky things, otherwise he is really lost. It's just that the answer is definitely not optimistic, because Kornilov told him:

"The troops in the Izmail region and the troops in the Sevastopol region are severely undertrained, and some troops are still short of manpower... There is also a shortage of guns and ammunition, especially twelve-pounder shells..."

Listening to this series of lacks, Prince Mikhail Gorchakov felt that his head was big, there was a problem with training, and there was still a lack of ammunition. How can we fight this battle? Could it be that he really went to Moldavia and Wallachia to engage in armed forces? Parade?

He could only order: "Look for the Black Sea Fleet to find a solution for ammunition. The navy still has a certain amount of reserves. Let's borrow from them first. This time we will jointly operate with Turkey. There should be no need for naval battles... As for the training issue, you should hurry up." , because time is running out!"