While the two of Trevier's grandparents were talking, the sky became more and more gloomy, and the dark cumulus clouds heralded a new snowfall, and the cold wind howled between the tents, and the atmosphere was heavy and gloomy. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

At this time, however, Marshal Tréville was laughing out loud, and his cheerful and hearty laughter echoed throughout the camp, which was out of step with the environment.

He did have reason to be happy, and under his earnest teachings, his grandson finally made up his mind to fight to the end for his career, and for him, his grandson's career is also his career, and it is the final embodiment of his life's value.

Maybe soon, he will die, and he will never see that day again, but his heart is already looking forward to it, waiting for that day to come.

However, his whispering only lasted for a short moment before it ended, returning to that slightly gloomy seriousness.

In any case, after all, the two of them are doing great rebellion now, and they can't spread the slightest rumor, and after going through so many ups and downs, Marshal Tréville naturally has a high enough degree of political sensitivity, so he quickly suppressed his joy to the deepest part of his heart.

"Okay, you are never allowed to mention this matter to anyone in the future, just keep it in your heart." He waved his hand lightly, then sat back in his seat, "Now let's talk about this war...... Now what does Your Majesty think? ”

"Your Majesty wants to accept it when he sees it, but he wants to get enough benefits from the Russians, so he is still in a wait-and-see state." Charles truthfully relayed to his grandfather, "In my opinion, he does not want the war to continue for a long time, but wants to end the war while we have an advantage now." ”

"It's a good thing to be able to think of taking it when you see it." Marshal Trevil nodded, "Russia has a vast territory and rich resources, there is no way for us to stop in Crimea all the time, it would be a waste of money to fight like this." So how are you talking now......"

"The peace talks have been temporarily suspended." Charles spread his hands.

"What?" Field Marshal Tréville was very surprised, obviously not understanding what Charles meant, "If you want to accept it, why did you end the peace talks instead?" ”

"First, it is a negotiating tactic, and this is done to show our determination so that the Russians do not have a chance mentality; Second, we're just waiting to see what 'something big' will turn out to be. Charles naturally had no reservations about his grandfather, so he said it directly.

"What's the big deal?" The marshal asked.

"There may be a great rebellion among the Russians, and Count Bezukhov is determined to take advantage of this opportunity to have a showdown with his tsar, and to take advantage of this opportunity to realize his political ideals for many years." Charles lowered his voice, "And after getting this news, there is obviously no need for us to rush to conclude a peace treaty with the Russians......"

"How can this happen?" Field Marshal Trevier was shocked.

Although the marshal knew of the existence of the Count, and knew that he had given himself a great deal of help in opposition to the Tsarist government, it was one thing to help secretly, and quite another to launch a rebellion or a coup d'état in open fire.

And because the news that Count Bezukhov wanted to start a rebellion was too important, Charles naturally did not dare to go into too much detail in the telegram to the front, so he could only tell the old marshal in person now.

Under Charles's detailed explanation, the old man finally understood the whole story, and then his expression suddenly became relaxed. "Hey, I didn't expect that earl to really have the courage to do great things! It is worthy of the people who have spent time in Paris in those years, and they have the courage to do things, like a man! ”

The marshal did not care about the future of the Russians and did not care whether Count Bezukhov's plan would succeed or not, for him it would be enough as long as the Russians fell into civil strife. So he preferred that the Count could make a big deal out of it, and the more he made a big scene, the less strength the Russians would have to fight him, and the greater the victory he would be able to win.

"Now you understand what Your Majesty means, right?" Charles smiled, "We have the chance to win now, so we have the right to wait and see what happens, and continue to put pressure on the Russians while waiting for their internal problems to erupt, and then we can calmly put forward our own conditions." ”

"It makes sense, just do it!" The marshal waved his hand, "I will continue to put pressure on the Russians so that they cannot do both, even if it is a gift to the count." ”

"However, even if we are not in a hurry to negotiate results immediately, it is necessary for us to establish a channel of communication with the Russians first, so that we can communicate with the Russians at any time and negotiate with them as soon as Russia is in chaos."

"And what kind of help do you need from me?" The old man asked immediately.

"Please send an envoy to contact the Russian army, and first use the military channel to establish a communication channel with them." Charles calmly replied, "Besides, I'd better put people in this group of envoys and try to control the whole negotiation process." ”

"Well, then, I can send an envoy to negotiate a temporary truce with the Russians in order to exchange prisoners of war and collect the fallen soldiers, what do you think? This is also beneficial to the Russians, who also want to take advantage of this opportunity to get a little respite. After a moment of thought, Field Marshal Tréville quickly made a decision, "However, considering that the Russians have recently changed their commanders, it is possible that they will have great concerns when negotiating with you, right?" ”

At this time, the Russian army has been cut into two parts, one part is surrounded in the Sevastopol fortress, this part of the people naturally do not have to care, and the other part is the main force of the Russian army, which is facing off against the British and French forces in the field of the peninsula, not only wanting to rescue the siege in the fortress, but also enduring the harsh environment here, naturally it is also suffering, and the commander-in-chief of the Russian army is also in this army.

At the beginning of the war, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army was Prince Menshikov, a trusted and trusted taunt of the Tsar, who was also a veteran who had served during the Napoleonic Wars like Marshal Trevier.

However, after the start of the war, because the Russians were losing and losing their troops in the war against the Anglo-French army, the prince gradually lost the favor of the Tsar to him, and after the fortress of Sevastopol was besieged by the French army, the court finally had enough patience with the old general, and ordered him to be transferred elsewhere to serve as governor-general, and dismissed him from his post in a dignified manner.

After the dismissal of Prince Menshikov, one of the generals of the Russian army in Crimea, General Gorchakov, was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Russian army. Born in 1793, the general had only time to participate in the 1812 Holy War of the Russians against Napoleon, and was still a generation younger than Marshal Trevier, and of course he was already a veteran of the Russian army at this point in time.

For such a major event as the change of commander-in-chief, Marshal Trevier, as the enemy of the enemy, naturally learned the whole situation as quickly as possible.

The most important thing in an army is the commander, and the change of the commander will naturally bring about major personnel adjustments within the army, so Marshal Tréville believes that the Russian army is still in the process of internal changes, and may not be able to keep in touch with the French side smoothly.

However, his concerns were not a big problem for Charles.

"It's okay, he doesn't have the authority to make any agreement with us anyway, I just need to establish a smooth communication channel with him." Charles smiled and replied, "If this General Gorchakov had even the most basic intelligence, he would have understood that maintaining this channel of communication would be extremely beneficial to both him and Russia." ”

"Then expect him to have such a basic intellect......" Marshal Trevil sighed, and staggered to his feet.

Charles knew that his grandfather was old, his energy had long since failed, and he had experienced violent emotional swings just now, so he must be very tired now, and he needed to rest.

"You can rest first, and we'll do the specific things later." He grabbed his grandfather's arm, and then carefully led him to the simple marching bed in the room, "At least for now, time is on our side, and we can arrange it calmly." ”

"If only you were so sane in other ways!" Perhaps thinking of his grandson's incident, the marshal suddenly glared at him hatefully, then sighed and let his grandson help him to rest.

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As time passed, the night finally reached the skies over the Crimean peninsula. Because of the recent bad weather, it is already dense and hazy during the day, and the night is even more gloomy and terrible, and if it is not for the light of the fire, then no one can see anything around here.

In the still howling cold wind, a few men in thick coats walked silently in the middle of the wasteland, the oncoming snow particles scraping their faces painfully, and the cold invaded the bone marrow, the darkness and the cold gathered together, enough to terrify the bravest, and only the dim light of the distant fire could bring them a little comfort.

In the cold darkness of the night, they trodden over snowy and potholed roads, passed through the outposts at the front, and finally came to the French camp.

Most of them were taken to rest by the officer in charge of the reception, where hot water would relieve them of the pain and fatigue caused by the cold, and only one of them, led by them, was taken to the garrison of the commander-in-chief.

The man walked with his head held high, his gait was steady, and although it was heavily guarded, he was as natural as if he were in a normal environment, but deep down, he was a little nervous.

It was not the first time he had been called to the French commander to be instructed by him, and he already had a way of dealing with them, but this time it was different, for he would be greeted not only by Marshal Tréville, but also by another person, his benefactor, His Excellency Chancellor Tréville, who had recently arrived in the Crimea to inspect it.

Kong Ze had been with him for many years, and he knew how difficult his employer was to mess with, so he could not help but deal with the young minister, lest he anger him.

However, he did not think that he would necessarily be reprimanded, for he had faithfully carried out the orders of His Excellency the Chancellor, and had done his best to serve the French army in this ghost place, and had done well so far.

With anticipation and apprehension, he followed the officer to the headquarters, where he saw his employer.

Although he hadn't seen him for many days, the young minister's expression was still as gentle as before, and he was full of energy and anticipation, which made Kong Ze suddenly feel that nothing had changed.

"Your Excellency, I'm glad to see you again." As soon as he walked in front of him, Kong Ze quickly took off his hat and saluted him.

"I'm glad too, Paul." With a smile on his face, Charles walked up to him kindly, then shook his hand, "I am very grateful for everything you have done here during this time, you have done a really good job and exceeded my expectations and my grandfather......"

Charles's enthusiastic performance made Kong Ze stunned, because his employers were rarely so enthusiastic about the people around him.

After a while, a faint joy welled up in his heart, and the original apprehension was swept away.

Judging by Charles's attitude, he knows that his recent achievements have been fully recognized by his employers, and this recognition means that he will be rewarded enough in the future.

What's more, Charles also used the name Paul to address him.

This is not Kong Ze's real name, the title is derived from the name Paul Gunnolin, and this name is the name that Charles prepared for Kong Ze to use after retirement, and it is also a completely unstained identity. Relying on this status, Kong Ze will serve as a nominal director in the Imperial Shipping Federation and enjoy a privileged old age.

Charles called him by this name as soon as they met, which naturally represented a kind of commitment.

An identity that can see the light and a guaranteed old age, that's all he wants. Of course, he is still young, far from retirement, and still has the opportunity to do great things, but this is enough to give him confidence.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Excellency!" He struggled to suppress his excitement, then straightened up in front of Charles, "But I think I'm just carrying out your orders, it's my duty, you don't have to be so praised." ”

"It's great enough to be able to do your job, but most people can't." Charles slapped him on the shoulder, then suddenly asked a question.

"Interested in putting on a military uniform?"

"Huh?" Kong Ze didn't react for a moment.

"Because we want to discuss the exchange of prisoners of war and a temporary truce with the Russian army, the commander-in-chief has decided to send a military mission to the camp of the Russian army, and of course, we also want to take this opportunity to establish a channel of contact in order to pave the way for future exchanges." Charles briefly explained his thoughts to Kong Ze, "And you, for the time being, borrowed the identity of an officer to serve as a member of this military mission and participate in liaison with the Russians, understand?" ”

For fear that Kong Ze would not understand, Charles added, "I need a direct channel of communication with the Russians, on all kinds of issues." ”

I knew that it was going to be nothing, Kong Ze couldn't help but sigh in his heart.