Chapter 477 Bishop, Ji Du instructed us to stand by the winner and help the winner! (Please book, please vote)

"Your Highness of the Angel, are you really sure that Nicholas I will die soon?" Archbishop Paul de Doria, who was about to board the ship to return to Europe, suddenly stopped next to the gangway of a steamship with the French flag, and then turned around suspiciously, watching Luo Yaoguo raise this question.

"It's very certain," Luo Yaoguo paused before continuing, "He designated not to live this year!"

The death of Nicholas I in history was March 2, 1855, but the cause of death was like a mystery. One theory is that when the Tsar saw that the defeat of the war was decided, he could not bear the shame of defeat. He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and committed suicide by drinking poison and throwing all the mess to his son Alexander II. Another theory is that he suddenly had a cardiovascular disease, and it might be that he drank sorrows by drinking too much cocaine and drank himself to death.

Luo Yaoguo was not sure which statement was true, but he knew one thing. In history, on March 2, 1855, the winner and loss of the Crimean War had not been completely decided. In fact, Russia's biggest setback before March 2, 1855 was that it was stabbed hard by Austria in the back. There was no way, so he could withdraw his troops from Moldavia and Wallachia in shame. But the Russian army retreated from these two principalities as early as July 28, 1854. Nicholas I could have died long ago, so why bother to wait until March 2, 1855, was he waiting for a "good day"?

The reason why this war is called the "Crimean War" is because the key battlefield that really determines the outcome is in the Crimean Peninsula, which is in the Sevastopol Fortress. As long as this Sevastopol Fortress is not breached and the Russian Black Sea Fleet hiding inside is not destroyed, Russia will still have the capital to continue to waste with its opponents. If it is consumed, there is hope! The French and British people can't keep gritting their teeth and fighting such endless bad battles with the Russians on the Crimean Peninsula, right? After all, the French people support Napoleon III as emperor, not to send their young men to the Crimean Peninsula batch after batch to "filling the line" as cannon fodder.

In February 1855, before the Tsar's death, the four-nation coalition of Britain and France saptus increased its troops to the Crimean Peninsula with great fanfare, showing that it was necessary to take down the Sevastopol Fortress. For Russia, this was also a good opportunity for them to reverse the defeat through a beautiful battle to defend the fortress. Historically, Sevastopol remained until September 1855. In other words, after the Tsar's death, the fortress persisted tenaciously for a full six months. This shows that the British and French saptus coalition of Britain and France was not sure to win. In fact, they won very hard and paid a huge price.

If the Russian army gritted their teeth for two more months, and when the cold winter on the Crimean Peninsula arrived, the offensive and defensive battle of the Sevastopol Fortress would have to be delayed until 1856. Moreover, in December 1855, Russia had achieved a decisive victory on the Caucasus battlefield and captured Karls, an important city in northeastern Turkey. In the 19th century, it was a settlement area for pro-Russian Armenians. With the support of the local Armenians, the Russian Empire had the confidence to burn the war to the Anatolian Plateau.

In other words, if the Sevastopol Fortress was firmly in the hands of the Russians in early 1856, Russia would likely use Karls' territorial gains to make up for some of the prestige lost in Europe, as well as the loss of diplomatic interests caused by Austria's stabbing in the back, and then sign a peace treaty that is more favorable to itself.

Of course, there is another possibility that the Crimean War might be delayed until 1857. By then, the Indian national uprising should begin vigorously. If the British fought with Russia on the Crimean Peninsula and Asia Minor, and were busy suppressing the uprising of the Indian San, then in East Asia and Southeast Asia, wouldn’t they have to let Luo Yaoguo “show off his strength” and act freely, and it would be too wonderful to think about it.

However, to delay the Crimean War until 1857, Luo Yaoguo had to use more bad moves. Oh, it cannot be said to be "bad moves". This is helping brother Ji Duke Tian to do things! Well, Mr. Muhammad is not Ji Duke Ji's person, and his sect is not Ji Duke Ji's teachings.

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo raised his lips slightly and asked the Archbishop in the Cardinal beside him with a smile: "Article, do you think Ji Du is standing on the side of the Russian Tsar or the Turkish Sultan?"

When Paul de Doria heard this, his eyebrows instantly twisted into the word "chuan". It's hard to say who Ji Du supports, but Napoleon III, Franz Joseph and Vittorio Emmanuele II, the most powerful secular monarchs in the Catholic camp, are now standing in line to support the Turkish Sultan, just to prevent the Tsar of the Third Rome from recapturing the former capital of Constantinople, the second Rome, and he was simply despised!

But what can the Catholic Church do now? I'll give you a "excited punishment" or "break the door"? I don't dare to use their courage, and the Pope wants to live well.

"Your Highness," Paul De Doria thought for a while, frowned, and asked Luo Yaoguo carefully, "Is there any special instructions above?"

Luo Yaoguo nodded mysteriously, and it looked like there was a huge secret hidden: "The above means that the Tsar and the nobles of Russia must pay the price for their evil and arrogance for so many years. However, the Turkish Empire must also perish. Nicholas I's general direction is correct, it's just that he is too impatient, and his ambition and strength do not match. In short, he is an arrogant bastard, but he is a bastard on Ji Du's side! Do you understand?"

After hearing this, Paul De Doria nodded quickly. It seemed that he truly believed that Luo Yaoguo could get the highest instruction from Christ: "Your Highness, what should we do?"

Luo Yaoguo said seriously: "This war cannot make the Russian Empire lose at the bottom. After paying a heavy price and realizing their arrogance and ignorance, they still have to gain some gains. This will allow them to firmly liberate the Balkans, Constantinople and the holy city of Jerusalem!"

If Russia focuses on Southern Europe and West Asia, then in Central Asia and Northeast Asia, there will be little energy to expand. After all, Russia's limited strength cannot support the expansion in the east and west lines at the same time, so it can only catch one end.

Paul De Doria hesitated for a moment, looked at Luo Yaoguo and asked, "Your Highness, you have reached a preliminary agreement with Mr. Bao Ling to participate in the war against Russia."

"That's right," Luo Yaoguo nodded, "because Britain and France will definitely win this war in the end. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom must stand on the side of the winner, and the Roman Catholic Church must also stand on the side of the winner!" As he said, he took out a booklet from his arms like a magic trick and handed it to Paul De Doria, "But Ji Duke instructed us to do worse on the side of the winner!"

"This is." Paul De Doria took the booklet, opened it and looked at it, and her face changed suddenly.

There are not many words on this booklet, but each word is like a bombshell, which is very important! It is written on it, which can make the Russian Empire difficult and costly, but is quite decent. And such a "small defeat" can be embellished as victory!

Luo Yaoguo looked back at Mary standing behind him, Paul and Shi Dakai, and then said to Paul De Doria: "Bibetan, Mary told me that you have always had a secret channel for contact with the Russian Empire. You have to use these channels to reveal the information in the booklet and the news that Ji Duke was about to summon Tsar Nicholas I to heaven to Russia. Don't let go of all the news, you have to gradually reveal it to their appetite."

"I understand, I understand!" Paul De Doria nodded repeatedly. Only by raising someone's appetite can you get money!

Luo Yaoguo said again: "In addition, you must make it clear to the Russian side that I was following the instructions of Ji Governor to reveal these key information to them! You must let the Russians know that if you persist and persevere to the end, you will usher in a decent peace! And in the future, Constantinople will definitely belong to the Russian Empire as long as they work hard enough!"

Beijing, Prince Gong’s Mansion.

Prince Gong was sitting in his study, staring at a note sent by the Ningguta President and a note sent by the North Korean king in a daze.

Both of these memorials report the same thing, that is, the Zhejiang Governor of the Qing Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang, led more than 10,000 officers and soldiers from the Second Town of the Nanyang Army to enter the Busan Port and Vladivostok Port!

Now Changmao is attacking Zuo Zongtang's territory, Zhejiang, and he, the governor of Zhejiang, was not guarding his nest, and ran to the territory of North Korea and Ningguta on the British ship. What are you doing?

Going north to attack Russia? Or take the opportunity to copy the retreat of the Eight Banners’ children?

When Prince Gong was feeling a headache, suddenly a burst of rapid footsteps came in from outside the study room, and then the door was suddenly knocked open. When Prince Gong looked up, he saw his father-in-law Gui Liang standing in front of him, gasping heavily, holding a note in his hand, his face was panting for a while, and then looking forward, which was very complicated.

"Old Taishan, what happened?" Prince Gong asked.

"Emperor." Gui Liang replied panting, "The emperor may be gone!"

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"Who is gone?" asked Prince Gong.

"Emperor!" Gui Liang said, "The emperor was defeated in Baoying, and he might be captured by the long-haired prisoner!"

(End of this chapter)
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