Make France Great Again

Facing Jerome Bonaparte's inquiry, Richard Metternich fell into a brief silence.

From an emotional point of view, Richard Metternich still hopes that the Russian Empire will restore relations with the Austrian Empire after the war.

Because what the Austrian Empire needs is not a Russian Empire that is always in hostile relations, but a weakened Russian Empire that maintains friendly relations with the Austrian Empire.

However, from a rational point of view, his idea is too naive.

Not to mention the fact that the Austrian Empire’s siding with Britain and France in the Crimean War was a serious betrayal of the two tsars. Even if the Russian Empire was willing to restore relations with the Austrian Empire for various reasons, the Austrian Empire also had to carefully consider the French Empire. Views.

After all, the initial investment of the French Empire in the Austrian Empire already amounted to several hundred million francs.

Once it annoyed the French Empire, what did the Austrian Empire rely on to complete its industrialization.

Without an industrialized Austrian Empire, how could it prevent the Russian Empire from invading.

Peace cannot be achieved by relying on a piece of waste paper. Behind any treaty, there must be corresponding strength.

A treaty without strength is not binding at all.

And from the perspective of Jerome Bonaparte, it is best that the Austrian Empire and the Russian Empire have always been in a relatively hostile, yet mutually restrained relationship.

Because only in this way can the interests of the French Empire be maximized.

"Your Majesty, there are indeed some people who think like this in our country!" Richard Metternich, who was pondering for a moment, responded to Jerome Bonaparte calmly, "However, this is not why you asked me to follow What is the purpose of your coming here?"

"Yes!" Jerome Bonaparte nodded, then stretched out his hand and beckoned to Alexander II.

Upon seeing this, Alexander II and others quickly came to Jerome Bonaparte's side.

"This is Richard Metternich, the Austrian ambassador to France!" Jerome Bonaparte introduced Richard Metternich to Alexander II, and then added: "It is also my most good friend!"

Alexander II still had a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand to Richard Metternich and said, "Ambassador Richard, I have long admired the name!"

"His Royal Highness, you are overrated!" Richard Metternich said modestly, holding the hand of Alexander II.

After greeting each other politely, the two people who were pregnant with each other quickly let go of each other's hands.

Then, in a casual tone, Alexander II asked Richard Metternich exactly when he arrived in Sevastopol.

Richard Metternich told Alexander II that he himself had arrived in Sevastopol with Emperor Jerome Bonaparte and had been in the French barracks these days.

Hearing Richard Metternich's words, Alexander II, Gorchakov and others breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Richard Metternich said that he arrived in the Crimea together with Jerome Bonaparte, it means that Richard Metternich did not appear here on purpose because of the peace talks.

The previous conjectures about the Austrian Empire were also automatically invalidated.

Just as Alexander II was thinking about it, Jerome Bonaparte's voice reached Alexander II's ears: "Okay, my two friends, let me show you here today!"

Seeing this, Alexander II hurriedly nodded to Jerome Bonaparte.

Under the leadership of Jerome Bonaparte, Alexander II and Richard Metternich came to the site where the heavy artillery was stacked.

However, there was no artillery in the field at this time, only wooden boxes stacked in rows.

"Where is it?" Alexander II looked curiously at the rows of boxes in front of him.

"Wait a minute, you'll find out!" Jerome Bonaparte immediately waved at the officers in the arena, and the officer hurriedly came to Jerome Bonaparte to ask Jerome Bonaparte What is Ba's order?

"Open it!" Jerome Bonaparte ordered the officer, knocking on the wooden box.

The officer quickly called the soldiers in the field to start the action, and the wooden box was opened with the joint force of the soldiers.

The large-caliber gun barrel with a bronze luster appeared in front of Alexander II's eyes. In front of the God of War, who was lying quietly in a wooden box, Alexander II couldn't help trembling slightly in his heart.

It would be terrifying to say that all the wooden crates in the arena were filled with artillery like this!

Alexander II couldn't help thinking to himself.

Unexpectedly, Jerome Bonaparte's next sentence turned Alexander II's idea into reality: "Everything in the wooden box is this type of artillery!"

"Ah!" Alexander II couldn't help but shouted in a low voice.

"There are about 400 artillery pieces stored here!" Jerome Bonaparte continued to attack Alexander II, "It is expected that nearly 300 more artillery pieces will be transported here!"

"Your Majesty, are you planning to destroy Bakhchisaray?" Alexander II couldn't help but asked Jerome Bonaparte loudly.

"No no no! Alexander!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and responded to Alexander II: "My intention was not to destroy Bakhchisarai! I just wanted to sit down and have a good talk with the Russian Empire. Let's talk!"

"Your Majesty, I have never seen the communication of placing cannons on other people's doorsteps!" Alexander II continued to respond to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Then what can I do?" Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands and responded to Alexander II: "When I calmly wanted to talk to you, you chose war!

When I set up the cannon, you accused me of being savage.

I really don't understand how you Russians want me to talk to you.

I can't let me tie my hands and communicate with you! "

"Your Majesty, my father has sent a special envoy for peace talks! Please wait for a while longer for the sake of the French Empire and the Russian Empire!" Alexander II implored Jerome Bonaparte.

"Alexander, I can wait!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Alexander II with a smile: "But it seems that my army can't wait to get into the next battle!"

"Are you going to give up the peace talks?" Alexander II responded to Jerome Bonaparte with a gloomy face.

"Abandon the peace talks?" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said to Alexander II: "No no no! I would love to have an in-depth exchange with you, but I don't want you to regard the olive branch I extended to you as a Your negotiating capital.

Talk, our doors are open! Fight, we will accompany you to the end! "

Jerome Bonaparte's attitude made Alexander II, who had high hopes for the peace talks, doubted that Jerome Bonaparte still had sincerity in the end of the peace talks.

However, now Gorchakov and Nesher Rodey are on the verge of reaching the Crimean Peninsula.

Rushing to start the war will only make all the previous efforts go to waste.

"Your Majesty, please believe in our sincerity! We really want to end this war!" Alexander II responded to Jerome Bonaparte.

"Alexander, I believe in your sincerity! It's a pity, you are not the tsar!" Jerome Bonaparte said with emotion: "If you were the tsar, then it is very likely that this would not happen to our two countries. thing!"

A stiff smile appeared on Alexander II's face, but he did not dare to respond directly to Jerome Bonaparte's words.

"Forget it, don't talk about it! We didn't call you here to talk about it!" Jerome Bonaparte quickly changed the subject, and then invited Alexander II and Richard Metternich to the train station platform.

In the presence of Alexander II and Richard Metternich, Jerome Bonaparte completed the ribbon-cutting of the completion ceremony.

After the ribbon-cutting session, Alexander II bid farewell to Jerome Bonaparte.

Looking at the back of Alexander II leaving, Jerome Bonaparte showed a schadenfreude expression at the corner of his mouth and said to Richard Metternich beside him: "Trust me, Alexander will never be able to sleep peacefully tonight!"

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The fact is as Jerome Bonaparte said~www.readwn.com~ That night, Alexander II, who was full of heavy artillery, couldn't sleep.

Falling into insomnia, he got up from the bed and walked alone in the corridor of the old palace.

When Alexander II came to the corner at the end of the corridor, the figure of Commander Gorchakov appeared in front of him.

"Gorchakov, you haven't slept yet!" Looking at Gorchakov, who was not paying attention, Alexander II showed a bitter smile.

"Your Highness, you must be unable to sleep because of France's problems?" Gorchakov also responded.

"Yeah!" Alexander II nodded, and then suggested to Gorchakov: "I can't sleep anyway, why don't we go out for a walk?"

"Good!" Commander Gorchakov replied.

Alexander II and Commander Gorchakov left the old palace and walked in the garden outside the old palace.

The winter night in Bakhchisaray is undoubtedly particularly cold, and the bleak cold wind poured into Alexander II's body through the neckline, making Alexander II feel a terrifying chill.

However, this chill was obviously insignificant compared to the "chill" that France brought him.

Alexander II, who was walking in the garden, asked slowly, "Commander Gorchakov, tell me honestly, if the peace talks fail, will our army be able to withstand the French attack in Bakhchisaray."

Gorchakov euphemistically told Alexander II that the Russian army did not have enough artillery to withstand the French artillery, and their rifles were far inferior to each other!

In short, the Russian Empire had better not hope to fend off the next wave of French aggression.