Chen Dingtian had no idea that his book had changed history again, and even alarmed the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon in history. Pen ~ fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info Duke Wellington did not hesitate to go against his long-standing tradition and told Queen Victoria in advance that Russia would start the Crimean War in advance. That is, the Eighth Russo-Turkish War, which made the whole of Britain have to be taken aback. Maybe other people's words, maybe even the words of Chen Dingtian, the author, they may not believe it. But as an Englishman, you may not even know who the Queen's husband is, but you will definitely hear about someone. This man was called the Duke of Wellington, who had defeated Napoleon, who had almost swept across Europe, more than thirty years earlier. Perhaps, in the eyes of many people, Napoleon was a great man, even if many people heard of Napoleon than many people heard of the Duke of Wellington. But as a high-level British leader, no one dared to despise this eighty-year-old man. Although the Duke of Wellington has not spoken politically for many years, but now that he has made such an earth-shattering speech, he not only agrees with this Chen Dingtian's judgment, but even thinks that the appearance of Chen Dingtian's books will stimulate Russia to start a war ahead of schedule.

"Quick, prepare to mobilize the army and implement a national mobilization! Always ready to fight, now that the Duke of Wellington has spoken, we have to believe it. Queen Victoria said hurriedly.

Victoria respected the Duke of Wellington as a father, and no one in the whole of Britain dared not to take the Duke of Wellington in his eyes. Even now, although the Duke of Wellington nominally cares about things, he still hangs the identity of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, and his military judgment is at the top of the British for any orders. Therefore, since he agreed with Chen Dingtian's inference, and even thought that the war would break out in advance, this made the whole of Britain nervous. The Duke of Wellington's influence is not much worse than that of the Queen of England, so now the entire British Army is nervous.

However, in Russia, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia slapped the table with information sent through secret channels, as well as a copy of the Russian chapter on the rise of great powers.

"Bastard, which guy leaked the secret, I must find him out and kill him!" Nicholas I said angrily.

Nicholas I, as the Russian Tsar, of course, knew very well the content of the Russian chapter on the rise of this great power, at least more than eighty percent of it was true, and perhaps even some details that Chen Dingtian described more than Nicholas II knew. Chen Dingtian even deduced that in the next few years, Russia would launch a war against Turkey.

"Bastard, the old immortal thing of the Duke of Wellington actually spoke, and Britain has begun to prepare for war! We, Russia, have been preparing for this war for many years, but we leaked secrets like this! Whoever leaks the secret, I must kill him! Nicholas I said angrily.

The surrounding Russian ministers didn't dare to put a fart, especially at this time Nicholas I was like an angry polar bear, but now they didn't dare to say anything. And they all wonder in their hearts, who leaked the secret? This is like the Last Supper of Jesus, everyone looks at the people around them, and then there is a feeling of "there is a traitor among us". Everyone is suspicious, this Russian plan for war has actually begun to prepare, but the day of the outbreak of the war, this is not enough time for Russia to prepare!

Originally, Russia was expected to start a war three years later, but this time it involved more than a million people, and it is normal to prepare for several years. However, it was precisely because of such a book, and because of such a book, that Britain was actually given an early warning, so that although Russia's preparations for several years would not be completely in vain, it was definitely a great loss. War is all about suddenness, and once you are prepared, what is the point?

"Immediately order the Black Sea Fleet and immediately go to war against Turkey!" Nicholas I said.

But at this time, the son of Nicholas I, that is, Alexander II in the original history, hurried over.

"Father, no! Father, you can't go to war right away! If we start a war rashly now, we in Russia will definitely lose, so we still have to be cautious and not start a war immediately. Otherwise, I'm afraid that next, then we Russia will be in danger! Alexander XX shouted.

Nicholas I looked at his son angrily and asked, "Why don't you agree?" Didn't you approve of that? ”

"Father, I read this man's work, and I feel quite reasonable. We in Russia are now in danger, and if we let the army of these serfs fight against the British and French, then we are afraid that we will really be defeated. Especially under our serfdom, where is it possible for our army to fight? How can we solve it, and our weapons and equipment are also very lacking. Our industrial technology is also obviously not as advanced as that of England and France, and I have all heard that the British have adopted a steam sail hybrid, which is faster than our sail battleships, and much more powerful. If we rush to war without preparation, then we will surely lose! Alexander II said.

However, as a country with a centralized monarchy in Russia, some people immediately came out to praise stinky feet.

"Your Majesty, I think that although we are not ready, the British are equally unprepared. We have been preparing for several years, but before the British they were not prepared at all, and the mobilization of the army has just begun in the past few days. We weren't ready, but Britain and France were even worse. So we think that we still have an absolute advantage, especially since we have a large army, a large army that is large enough to defeat any enemy. ”

"Of course, that one Oriental man actually dared to predict the defeat of our great Russia? It's unforgivable! And how could an Oriental, their ignorant Chinese, understand the strength of our great Russian Empire? So we can definitely defeat the British. The British may be very powerful in the navy, but we in Russia are the real number one army in the world! ”

"Yes! The prediction of an Oriental is not reliable! ”

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Many Russian aristocrats began to despise Chen Dingtian, and this book "The Rise of Great Powers in Russia" obviously thought that Chen Dingtian's prediction was obviously inaccurate. An Oriental, but also an ignorant Chinese, of course they could not believe it. Russia is close to China, so they are more familiar with the Manchus than many Europeans, and they know more or less about the situation of the Manchus, so they naturally think that the Manchus are ignorant and ignorant. Because of the pride and prejudice against the Manchus, they brought this pride and prejudice to Chen Dingtian. Especially for a foreigner to say that their country will be defeated, which makes them have an unconvincing idea. If it were a European, they might be able to accept it. But an Oriental said that they would be defeated, which also made them even more annoyed and angry, as if it was impossible not to do something to slap Chen Dingtian's face.

"Father, what he said has a point. This serfdom is already ......," said Alexander II hastily, as if trying to persuade his father to dispel the idea of going to war immediately.

But Nicholas I demanded, apparently to tell Alexander II, not to say this. Nicholas I actually understood, and he understood what these nobles meant. These nobles said so much, all of them were based on an Oriental inference that was unreliable, but these nobles consciously or unintentionally avoided Chen Dingtian's reasoning. Chen Dingtian's reason for inference is that the social system of this Russia is backward and mainly based on feudal serfdom. Naturally, the serfs of this social system would not have any desire to fight, and naturally would not have any patriotic thoughts. The serfs did not regard this place as their homeland, so if they were allowed to fight, they would naturally be defeated.

As for the backwardness of industry, there is also a mismatch between various industries and population, which is mostly ignored intentionally or unintentionally. Although on the surface it seems that the total amount of Russian industry is quite large, when compared with the population, it is obviously insufficient. However, the average level is obviously insufficient, and the quality of the population lags behind that of other Western countries.

But what is the cause of this? It was not the result of this feudal and rotten serfdom in Russia, which was not even much better than the Manchus, and if it were not for the old foundation laid by Peter the Great and Catherine the Great, they would have been in trouble a long time ago. They also understood the peasant uprising in Russia. Such a peasant uprising was almost already dangerous, Nicholas I, of course, understood.

But even if he understood, he had to choose to compromise. Because these nobles are feudal lords of serfs, and those serfs are also their minions, if serfdom is abolished, then he, the tsar, will definitely not be able to sit still.

"Well, son, why don't I understand? But do you know what will happen to us once we abolish serfdom? These nobles will also abandon our Romanovs, what will we do then? Nicholas I thought helplessly.

Nicholas I waged war in this way was not without the idea of alleviating domestic contradictions and suppressing internal contradictions through foreign wars. However, Alexander II agreed with Chen Dingtian's judgment, believing that if the Russian army under the serfdom state system went on like this, it would be impossible to defeat those Western countries.

Alexander II clenched his fists, apparently very unwilling. This made him very angry, but there was nothing he could do. He is only a prince, not a tsar. As a prince, of course, he knew how great the resistance to the abolition of serfdom was, but he really felt it now.

"If serfdom is not abolished, there is no hope for our Russia. If serfdom is not abolished, then our Romanovs will be doomed. Alexander II clenched his fists and thought.

Alexander II already had an idea, that is, he desperately wanted to abolish this serfdom, otherwise the social system of Russia would not change under the pretext of this, then Russia would sink completely. At that time, either Russia would be completely destroyed, or it would be overthrown by a peasant uprising, and finally the Romanovs would disappear into the world.

A few days later, the Russian troops, which had already begun to mobilize, immediately continued to accelerate their mobilization, and almost the Russian army had begun to enter the stage of war preparations. The Russian army and navy began to completely cancel their vacations, and even the tsar began to give enthusiastic speeches.

"Turkey is a country that no longer needs to exist in this world. The Balkans are our great Russia, and our Russia is the greatest country in the world. Now, in the name of the great Russian emperor, I declare the official beginning of the war with Turkey. Order our Russian Black Sea Fleet, in accordance with the previously developed battle plan, to go to war against Turkey! Nicholas I said.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet received an order to begin a quick emergency assembly and immediately began operations in accordance with the previous battle plan. After leaving the port, the Black Sea Fleet began to conduct sneak attacks on the Turkish fleet in the Black Sea region, and the Turkish fleet in the Black Sea side suffered heavy losses.

As for in the United Kingdom, Prince Albert also smiled bitterly: "I really didn't do it, a book by an Oriental actually made Russia go to war ahead of schedule." It seems that the Duke of Wellington was right in his prediction, and Russia is now undergoing an emergency mobilization, and their army has already begun to be withdrawn. ”

"Queen, Prince, no, the Russian Black Sea Fleet sneaked up on Turkey, and Turkey suffered heavy losses. The parliament asked for troops to be sent to support Turkey, and immediately entered a state of national mobilization. The Balkans could not be lost to the Russians. ”

Queen Victoria immediately understood what to do, and took the initiative to say: "Order the whole country to enter a state of emergency mobilization, order the navy of the British Empire, go to the Black Sea to escort the Turks." And inform the French, that they too should be ready for war together. This war is surprisingly large, and we must be cautious. If we follow the inference of this Chinese Chen, perhaps the scale of the war between our two sides is in the millions, and I am afraid it may not be lower than that of the Napoleonic period. ”

"Outside, Britain broke off diplomatic relations with Russia and declared war!" "France, break off diplomatic relations with Russia and declare war!"

Another large-scale war after the Napoleonic Wars has begun. However, this war broke out three years earlier than in the original history, and the wings of Chen Dingtian's little butterfly have become more and more powerful. And Chen Dingtian's comfortable little life was also disturbed again by the British consul in Shanghai.