Struggle in Russia

After sending Alexei away, Li Xiao went to see the Bretianu brothers without stopping. This time, he didn't trick them again, but told them that they would arrange for their families to take refuge in Paris in three days.

The Bretianu brothers are naturally grateful for this, because it is really not an ordinary difficulty to leave Wallachia now. As Turkey and Russia stand together, Turkey has blocked the border of Wallachia. To leave, either go through the relationship with Turkey, or you can only go around to Serbia or Austria.

But neither side is so easy to go, that is to say, if there is no strong relationship now, I really don't want to leave Wallachia. Especially the top executives of the Wallachia Provisional Republic like the Bretianu brothers must be blacklisted by Turkey and Russia, and it will be difficult to leave.

Of course, the Bretianu brothers were not unprepared. They had already sent their close relatives abroad earlier, and the part left now was not so much family members as they were servants who helped escort the last bit of family property.

If this group of people did not use the French relationship, the Turks would have detained them if they said they would, but with the French embassy coming forward, the Turks would have to save face no matter what.

This is not to say that if Li Xiao does not attack the Bretianu brothers, there is nothing he can do, but that it will take more time and cause more blood. After all, Turkey and Russia are not of the same mind, and it is inevitable to turn a blind eye and close one eye to reap the benefits. of.

What Li Xiao did was just following the flow of favors, saving the Bretianu brothers a lot of trouble. These Bretianu brothers also knew, but Li Xiao's kindness to them gave them a lot of peace of mind.

Why? I have done too many bad things!

People like the Bretianu brothers can only survive by being completely dependent on foreign godfathers. Once they have no use value, they will be abandoned by the godfather like nothing. And now the Provisional Republic of Wallachia is about to come to an end, and their use value is getting lower and lower. Do you think they can't be afraid?

At this frightening time, Li Xiao came to send warmth on behalf of the foreign godfather, which means that the godfather has not given up on them, do they still have a future!

This is like a shot in the arm, allowing the Bretianu brothers to take the lead in an instant, full of energy and motivation, and wishing to be a cow and a horse for their godfather.

Li Xiao is also very satisfied with this, but he came to the brothers not only to send warmth, but also to talk about some things first:

"Gentlemen, the current situation is irreversible, so we must plan early for the future!"

Brother Bretianu looked at him intently, as if saying that if you have anything to do, just order it!

Li Xiao asked, "Who is in charge of the defense of Bucharest now?"

Jan Constantine smiled wryly: "Nominally the Provisional Government is in charge,

All the National Guards have to obey the orders of the Provisional Government... But you know, the National Guards are complex, and they basically have their own interests... Hey..."

Jan Constantine regretted it a bit. Although he also controlled a part of the National Self-Defense Force, which was relatively strong, it was absolutely impossible to control the whole city with this little force. Now in the provisional government, only the soldiers and the guns have the right to speak. If he had known that the gun barrel was so important, he should have wooed him more.

Li Xiao asked again: "How many people are there in Bucharest's National Guard and militia?"

Jan Constantine really doesn't know this statistic. It's not that he doesn't pay attention, but that there are some things that can't be counted at all. The National Guard is okay. After all, this is the official armed force of Wallachia. The Provisional Government is somewhat counted. . But the militia is very difficult to say, especially after the recent clamor of the people demanding a desperate war with Russia, the general public is eager to join the army, so the number of the militia is even more difficult to say.

Li Xiao sighed and asked again: "What about those who follow your command? How many are there?"

Jan Constantine thought for a while and replied: "It is estimated that there are more than ten thousand people. The 3rd, 12th and 27th Brigades of the National Self-Defense Forces are all obedient. As for the 40th Brigade, it is not easy to say..."

More than ten thousand people are not useless, but this is nothing compared to the number of militiamen in Bucharest that Li Xiao learned from other sources. There are at least 100,000 militiamen in this city. This is only the urban area of ​​Bucharest. If the militias in the surrounding counties and cities are counted, there are at least two to three hundred thousand militias in Wallachia.

If the National Self-Defense Forces are counted, Wallachia's self-defense force is running towards the 500,000 mark, which is only a little more. In this way, the Bretianu brothers only controlled one-fiftieth of the power, which is really bad!

Of course, fighting is not just based on the number of people, but also on morale and equipment. Needless to say, the morale is nothing. The Wallachians are now fighting against the enemy and their morale is high. As for the equipment, there is a lot to say, at least the equipment of those militiamen is horrible, most of them only have swords and spears, and even arquebuses are rare.

"How about the troops' equipment?" Li Xiao asked calmly.

Jan Konstantin replied: "It's not bad, there is a set of uniforms, and the guns are considered complete, but the ammunition is not enough."

Li Xiao nodded. This means that your brothers are local tyrants, and they are willing to spend money. As for the ammunition issue, I am afraid that not only the Bretianu brothers are short, but the whole Wallachia is short.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly asked, "Who owns the surrounding arsenals?"

Jan Constantine naturally also thought of Li Xiao's intentions, and after hesitating for a moment, he replied: "It is nominally under the unified jurisdiction of the Revolutionary Committee, but everyone has sent people to supervise it!"

Li Xiao hummed, pondered for a while, and said decisively: "The ammunition is the most important thing, whoever controls the ammunition will have the upper hand, so gentlemen, you must act immediately and control the arsenal! Be sure to control it Inside!"

Dimitri Bretianu was taken aback, and said in a panic, "I'm afraid this will cause public outrage, right? In case the Revolutionary Committee pursues it..."

It's just that before he finished speaking, Jan Constantine interrupted him, and he said resolutely: "Mr. Diomede is right, now we don't have the advantage in military strength in the city, so we fight snakes Seven inches, only by controlling the arsenal can we regain the right to speak! This matter must be done immediately, act now! You immediately contact the 3rd, 12th and 27th brigades and ask them to take over the arsenal as soon as possible!"

Dimitri hesitated and said: "This is almost all of our troops, but it's not a little small. In case other factions counterattack, our troops are not enough! Do you want to contact the 41st Brigade again and get more people?" Always good!"