On 27 December, more than 38,000 troops of the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps crossed the border area of Bessarabia and entered the Principality of Wallachia.

Perhaps because the Russian army has been in and out of the Principality of Moldavia for decades, the Moldavians living in the Principality of Moldavia, as well as the (puppet) ruler Grand Duke of Moldavia, did not choose to resist, but allowed Gorchakov's army to enter the Principality of Moldavia, and even many Moldavian merchants volunteered to follow the side of the Russian Imperial Army to provide outsourcing services for the Russian Imperial Army, including but not limited to the sale of water-mixed wine, moldy black bread, There are countless physiological aspects to provide for a part of the soldiers who accompany the army.

Merchants like this were common during the Roman Empire, and in the early 19th century they reached new heights at the hands of Emperor Napoleon.

When the First Empire sent troops to fight, there were countless German merchants, French merchants, and Italian merchants in the army, and the merchant system greatly alleviated the transportation problem of the army and made the logistics of the army safe.

With the invention and construction of railways, the cost of transportation has gradually decreased, and the materials that can be transported by a carriage can completely crush dozens of military merchants, and the price of unified procurement is also cheaper than the price arbitrarily set by military merchants.

With the military merchants, this particular group is gradually dying out.

Of course, this demise did not happen overnight, but over a half-century of evolution.

At this stage, in addition to Jérôme. Bonaparte and Austria built railways on a large scale and used them outside the military (logistically only Jérôme. Bonaparte emphasized rail transport and transfer), and most of the remaining countries did not pay attention to railways.

In particular, countries like the Kingdom of Britain that have been hit head-on by the railroad bubble are even more afraid that the railroad will once again become a railroad fever and affect the economic problems of the British Kingdom.

Jérôme. Bonaparte himself, with his vision beyond the world for nearly 200 years, guided the army and the economy to victory, and not everyone was able to have the same vision as Jérôme. Bonaparte such an opportunity.

Even so, there are still quite a few military men who think that Jerome. Bonaparte was just fooling around.

Then again, the equipment was in the Napoleonic Wars, and the Russian Empire, which was weaker than the Napoleonic Wars, still used the tactics of the Napoleonic period.

Naturally, he was free to do with the businessmen, not to mention the big-headed soldiers, even General Gorchakov himself, who needed these people to loot the wealth of every soldier for him, and only if they did not have a penny in their pockets would they sincerely fight for the Russian Empire.

Those merchants who followed the army sold 1 ruble in the army, and they had to pay a share of the ruble to Gorchakov himself.

So Gorchakov is equivalent to winning twice.

On December 29, Gorchakov met with the Grand Duke of the Principality of Moldavia at a castle somewhere in the Principality of Moldavia.

The Grand Duke of Moldavia, who was a puppet of the Russian Empire, hosted a banquet for Gorchakov and asked Gorchakov about the movements of the Russian Imperial Army.

Gorchakov, who was full of alcohol, showed a contemptuous expression, and he drunkenly told the Grand Duke of Moldavia that the Russian Emperor Nicholas I ordered him to march to the Bulgarian region, and then to Constantinople.

The Grand Duke of Moldavia, who heard Gorchakov's reply, had a somewhat ugly face.

If Gorchakov had succeeded, he and the Grand Duke of Wallachia would have been surrounded by the Russian Empire.

At that time, they would probably not be the rulers of the principality, and Wallachia and Moldavia would not be vassals, but would become part of the Russian Empire.

The Russian Empire's greed for land was never-ending.

The Grand Duke of Moldavia, who knew that he could not resist the Russian Imperial Army, stabilized the Russian Imperial Army on the one hand, and on the other hand, he escaped with the help of urine, telling his cronies to go to Transylvania overnight to inform the Ottoman Empire and the Austrian Empire of the news.

In the opinion of the Grand Duke of Moldavia, the Ottoman Empire, which received the news, should be on guard, and the Austrian Empire would not let this matter go unchecked.

The Grand Duke of Moldavia, who had given an account of all this, returned to the banquet again, and with him, General Gorchakov drank until late.

On December 30, 1852, Gorchakov led his troops on a continuation of the journey and arrived in the Principality of Wallachia on the 31st.

On the evening of the 31st, Gorchakov was warmly received by the Grand Duke of Moldavia, and the Grand Duke of Moldavia and the Grand Duke of Wallachia were entertained one after another, which made Gorchakov full of good feelings for the Grand Duke of the two principalities.

On January 3, 1853, when Gorchakov's troops were about to reach the border of the Duchy of Wallachia, the reconnaissance cavalry of the 4th Army reported to him an important news that an Ottoman army had also been spotted in the direction of the Wallachian border.

It's just that this army is a little less numerically than the vanguard of the Russian Empire, and even less qualitatively inferior to Gorchakov's troops.

The only thing that is commendable is that this border guard is somewhat better equipped than the Russian Imperial Army.

Influenced by Gorchakov's long-term reselling of supplies, nearly one-third of the soldiers of this vanguard were equipped with worn old sleeve smoothbore guns, which were produced during the Napoleonic period, one-third were equipped with rifled Napoleonic smoothbore guns, and the remaining one-third were equipped with the best smoothbore guns in the Russian Empire at present.

For Gorchakov, the Russian Imperial Army under his command was not used for shooting at all, but for bayonet charges.

Those rifled rifles, the rifles of the Napoleonic period, were good chargers, and in just one round, Gorchakov was able to knock down all the shrimp soldiers and crabs on the opposite side.

However, since Prince Paskevich's reinforcements had not yet arrived, Gorchakov could only quietly engage in a sit-down battle with the Ottomans in the border area.

Over time, the Ottoman army also received more and more reinforcements, and soon overtook Gorchakov's army.

Nor was Gorchakov the slightest bit afraid, believing that he would be able to win against his opponent.

On 9 January, the long-delayed reinforcements finally arrived at this time.

The first reinforcements, also numbering about 30,000 men, reached the border area under the leadership of Prince Paskewicz.

On a hill in Wallachia's border with Bulgaria, Prince Paskeevich met with General Gorchakov on a certain hill.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Paskeevich brought the latest order of Tsar Nicholas I.

"Zi appointed Paskeewicz as commander-in-chief to assist the Danube principality in the management of the affairs of the principality, and he was not to be moved without an order. Gorchakov was the chief of staff and assisted Prince Paskevich in the management of the army......" Paskevich read out in front of Gorchakov what Nicholas I had written, and his heart could not help but feel lost.

Now it seems that Tsar Nicholas I is likely to abandon Constantinople, and his military exploits will be lost.

"Your Excellency, what is happening in St. Petersburg? Why am I not the same as the message you receive! Gorchakov asked Paskevich.

"What you received is not to attack the Bulgarian region, and then to occupy Constantinople. Right! Paskevich said to Gorchakov.

"That's right!" Gorchakov nodded in response.

"Before, I received the same order as you!" Paskevich pointed to the army under the hill and said: "When I set out with the first troops, a guy who claimed to be His Majesty's envoy came to me! ”

"Your Majesty's envoy?" Gorchakov was a little confused, he was a little confused, he didn't understand what Paskevich meant.

Paskevich saw Gorchakov's confusion and took the initiative to explain to him: "There are two waves of His Majesty's envoys, the first wave asks me to support you in attacking Bulgaria, and the second wave asks me to support you, but not Bulgaria." ”

"Understood!" Gorchakov immediately responded, and then added: "Then we don't have to attack now?" ”

"It depends!" Paskevich shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "When will there be news from St. Petersburg again, when will we move on to the next step." ”

Immediately, Paskevich replied with a melancholy expression: "Now St. Petersburg is not at all worry-free!" ”

……

Let's turn our attention back to St. Petersburg and, by the way, move the time to December 30.

Just when Gorchakov led the 4th and 5th Army Corps to the Principality of Moldavia, St. Petersburg, which had been delayed for three days, received the news that Gorchakov had led an army into the Principality of Moldavia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of War, and even the "Third Section" were at a loss by the sudden news.

When Foreign Secretary Karl Brown. When Nesserrody went to the Ministry of War to find out why Prince Dolgorukov, the Minister of War, had sent troops into the principality of Moldavia, he received a confused look from Prince Dolgorukov and an unsuspecting answer.

Cal. Nesserrodi immediately realized that Gorchakov's troops were most likely the ghost of the village, and they still failed to prevent Nicholas I from bypassing them and giving orders directly.

Thinking of this, Carl. Nesserrodi felt cold in his hands and feet, and he hurriedly told Prince Dolgorukov of his guess.

Prince Dolgorukov heard that Karl. It also took a long time for Nesherro to react after his guess, and he hurriedly asked Karl about it. Nesherro Die's thoughts.

In Karl. At the suggestion of Nesherro Die, Karl. Nesherrody and Prince Dolgorukov immediately entered the royal village and wanted to plead guilty to Nicholas I.

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