Lord Cowley was innocent.

Ignorant of military common sense, he was called over by the French emperor with a confused face, and then accepted the French emperor's reprimand with a confused face.

What is even more frustrating is that even Jérôme. Bonaparte had explained to him in great detail why Garibaldi could not be the landing site, but he himself was like a military insulator and did not understand Jérôme at all. Some proprietary military words from Bonaparte's mouth.

The only thing Lord Cowley knew, however, was that the Emperor of France objected to Britain's use of Gallipoli as an outpost.

"Lord Cowley, do you understand?" Jérôme's lips were slightly dry. Bonaparte asked, pursing his lips.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that Gallipoli is not a proper place for troops to be stationed! We need to find a suitable location for the army to be stationed again! "Lord Cowley to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"You can understand it too!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded and said to Lord Cowley.

"Your Majesty, this question is no longer within my competence!" Lord Cowley spread his hands and replied angrily: "The specific movement of the army needs to be consulted by the Cabinet, and then after the deliberation of Prime Minister Palmerston, the order must be given to Commander Raglan!" ”

When Jérôme. After Bonaparte heard Lord Cowley's complete military transfer process, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

The bureaucracy of the Kingdom of Britain is really not a matter of things, and it will never know how to streamline the government.

Only after letting the Britons suffer a little loss in Gallipoli, this barren and narrow strip, will they understand the good of the Varna region.

However, there are no absolutes, and the reason why Gallipoli faced logistical difficulties in history was not only because of Gallipoli's own topographical factors, but also because of the problem of troops.

In the OTl world line, Britain and France declared war on the Russian Empire only in March of this year, and in April of the same year, Britain and France had nearly 34,000 people (20,000 in Britain and 14,000 in France). However, France's 14,000 men are the best soldiers in Algeria. The combat effectiveness completely crushed the 20,000 British Native Army) and the coalition forces landed in Gallipoli with blurred eyes and unpreparedness.

At that time, not to mention the ships responsible for supplying, the British and French forces even had to scrape together the troop carriers.

Moreover, the whole army did not have only 34,000 combatants, but also horses, artillery, and accompanying personnel (here the British wife system of accompanying the army) also occupied a large number of transport ships.

If it is said that in the vicinity of a populated town, the military personnel can be a force for the whole army by exchanging supplies with the residents of the nearby towns, but in the inaccessible Gallipoli Peninsula, it is obviously impossible to make such an exchange.

The military system, which was supposed to be a help, became a nightmare for the British and French armies.

And now, without the French army, Britain's logistics in Gallipoli may be much better. At the very least, it shouldn't leave like OTL is a world line.

[PS: In fact, Jérôme. Bonaparte still overestimated the level of the Kingdom of Britain, and on the first day of Day+1 after Valewsky's telegram, the Gallipoli Peninsula also ushered in a new round of snowfall, and the British troops stationed on the Gallipoli Peninsula were suffering from frost due to the inability to meet the logistical supply. 】

But Jérôme. Bonaparte believed that as long as Palmerston was a staunch anti-Russian statesman, he would not let his army shrink back on the peninsula, and that the British army would join forces with France at Varna, but it might take a little longer.

"Lord Cowley, I can wait!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to Lord Cauley: "However, I hope that the Kingdom of Britain will not keep me waiting too long!" ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured! I'll be sure to let your thoughts on London known soon! Be assured that the Kingdom of Britain truly wants to stand with the French Empire and maintain peace in Europe! Lord Cowley said again as a cliché.

Thus Lord Cowley left the Tuileries Palace and delivered a message to Britain that afternoon.

It should be mentioned here that since Britain and France had been in a state of hostility before they were formally established as a military alliance, France and Britain had never erected a telegraph line. This meant that if the British ambassador wanted to get the message to London, he had to rely on a courier or a carrier pigeon to get the message to London.

Fortunately, the Paris-Calais railway was already in operation, and the courier only had to take the train to Calais and then take a cargo ship to London in Calais.

However, due to the impact of heavy snowfall in Paris, the railway lines around Paris are in a semi-paralyzed state, and the only way to get to Calais is to go to the neighboring provinces by train?

The British courier, accustomed to delivering letters by train, had to relive the days of delivering messages on horseback, and the brown-yellow stagecoach rode north through the thick snow that did not reach the base of the thigh, and finally arrived at a town on the border between the Seine and the neighboring provinces at about 8 o'clock that night.

The messenger who had entered the town for the night continued his journey early the next morning, and finally arrived at Rouen, in the Normandy department, at noon, where he took a train to the port of Calais, and then took another cargo ship to London at nine o'clock on the third day.

The courier, who disembarked from the docks of the London port, delivered the letter to the Permanent Secretary of the British Foreign Office, who, knowing that it was from France, immediately pushed open the door of the Foreign Secretary's room.

At this time, the Earl of Clarendon was looking worriedly at the crumpled note in his hand with his thumb and forefinger. Judging by Count Clarendon's expression, what was recorded on that little note was definitely not a good thing.

The arrival of the Permanent Secretary caused the sad Earl of Clarendon to raise his head again, and he muttered, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Your Excellency, this is a letter from the French Embassy!" The Permanent Secretary strode up to Earl Clarendon and handed Lord Cowley's letter to Lord Clarendon, and responded with a clear word.

"Letter from Ambassador Cowley?" Lord Clarendon muttered quietly.

Immediately, he put down the note in his hand and opened the envelope to check the contents.

After Lord Clarendon had read through the entire letter, a wry smile appeared on the corner of Lord Clarendon's lips and he said to himself, "This should just be a coincidence!" ”

Lord Clarendon then took Lord Cowley's letter and the note, and he was going to 10 Downing Street.

Lord Clarendon, who entered 10 Downing Street, was led by the Permanent Secretary to the door of the Prime Minister's office in Palmerston.

"Your Excellency, you can't go in yet!" The Prime Minister's secretary, who was standing at the door, stopped Lord Clarendon and explained: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister is talking to Baron Raglan!" ”

"That's just right!" Lord Clarendon smiled and said to the Prime Minister's secretary: "Please come in and tell the Prime Minister that I have received a telegram from the Near East and need to speak with His Excellency the Prime Minister and Commander Raglan!" ”

"This ......" The Prime Minister's Secretary hesitantly glanced at the Chief Secretary-General, who was standing next to Lord Clarendon, and entered after asking for the support of the Chief Secretary-General.

In the Prime Minister's office, His Excellency Palmerston, the current Prime Minister of Britain, spoke with a smile on his face with the Commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Baron Raglan, who sat across from him.

"Commander Raglan, now that the British Expeditionary Force has arrived in Gallipoli, it's time for you to go!"

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I need to postpone it for two more days!" Raglan responded to Palmerston.

"Why?" Palmerston asked, puzzled.

"Because the second group of troops has not yet come on board! A force of 20,000 men is just a drop in the bucket for the entire Near East! Lord Raglan could have responded to Palmerston.

"Don't worry about this! We also have the French Empire as an ally! Prime Minister Palmerston responded.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, I do not consider the French Empire to be our ally! Jérôme. Bonaparte and his men were a bunch of underfed wolf cubs who would not hesitate to pounce on us if we let our guard down a little! The hatred between Britain and France has lasted for hundreds of years, and I cannot safely hand over my back to them! Soldiers who would trust me more than theirs! Lord Raglan said bluntly to Prime Minister Palmerston.

Palmerston knew that for a general who had experienced the Napoleonic Wars, it was difficult for them to reassure them to lower their backs to their former enemies, not to mention that Baron Raglan's right hand was lost during the Battle of Waterloo, and Baron Raglan and the Second Empire could be said to have a broken arm.

Thinking of this, Palmerston subconsciously glanced at Baron Raglan's hollowed-out cuffs, and couldn't help but feel a trace of compassion in his heart, and now he could only patiently persuade Lord Raglan to focus on the overall situation.

Baron Raglan, who heard Palmerston's bitter dissuasion, could not bear to continue to stubbornness, and assured Palmerston that as soon as the second group of troops was on board, he would rush to the Near East to direct the battle.

Just when the two were at a stalemate, the arrival of the chief secretary broke the deadlock.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary is waiting outside his office! He said he wanted to be with you again! The chief secretary paused, glanced at Baron Raglan and continued: "And Baron Raglan to communicate!" ”

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