Chapter 491: Fateful Duel?

Omar Pasha himself disagrees with Conrobert's assumption that "the Russian Empire will voluntarily withdraw after the coalition forces attack the fortress of Sevastopol".

If he had commanded the Anglo-French forces in battle, he would have ordered the Allied Command to unite with the defenders of the fortress of Silistra and march north to expel the Imperial Russian army from the Danube principalities. (Unbeknownst to Omar Pasha at this time, the Danube principality had long since been annexed to the Sultan's court and the French Empire.) As a bargaining chip to lure the Austrian Empire into sending troops. )

It is a pity that Omar Pasha himself is not the decision-maker of the coalition command, and cannot even influence the decision-making of the coalition command.

On the part of the coalition command, Omar Pasha was only an obedient person to orders, and the only person who could really make orders was St. Pasha. Marshal Arnaud and Commander Raglan.

Now that Major General Conrobell had explained to him where the coalition command would operate next, even though Omar Pasha himself was unwilling, he could only bow down and obey the orders of the coalition command.

"What do you need me to do?" Omar Pasha asked Conrobert.

Conrobert told Omar Pasha that he hoped Omar Pasha would be able to draw a part of his army from the fortress of Silistra to cooperate with the coalition forces in the fortress of Sevastopol.

In the face of Conrobel's request, Omar Pasha refused in his heart, because the fortress of Silistra had just experienced a bloody battle, and now he had to continue to fight in the fortress of Sevastopol, which was really difficult for a strong man, but he himself could not disobey the orders of the coalition command.

After a moment of silence, Omar Pasha raised two fingers and asked Conrobel, "What about 20,000 people?" ”

"Twenty thousand?" Conrobert whispered a sentence that had nothing to do with St. . Marshal Arnault's expectations were somewhat out of touch.

In accordance with the St. Marshal Arnault's idea that the Turkish troops in the fortress of Silistra should set off for the fortress of Sevastopol in full force.

"That's right!" Omar Pasha replied to Conrobel: "Today, there are less than 40,000 people left in this fortress!" After giving you 20,000 men, there are only 10,000 people left in this fortress. If you want to hold the fortress, you need at least 10,000 people to be able to open it, and you can't let me ignore the Russian Empire on the other side of the Danube and take all the Ottoman Empire's wealth on the Eastern Front to plunge into the siege of the fortress of Sevastopol! ”

"20,000 people!" Maj. Gen. Conrobert nodded in response to Omar Pasha.

"When are you going to Sevastopol? I also want to prepare our army! Omar Pasha then asked.

"It could be in the near future, or it could be in a few months...... In short, the assault on the Sevastopol fortress is the constant plan of the coalition forces! Major General Conrobel said ambiguously.

At present, the Russian Empire is still on the north bank of the Danube, and it may be difficult for the Allied Command to make up its mind to use troops on a large scale against the fortress of Sevastopol.

From the moment the French army entered Varna, the original plan was constantly being revised.

Take the support of the fortress of Silistra, which was not planned by Conrobel's army in the previous plan of the General Staff.

However, due to the tense fighting at the fortress of Silistra and the need for a great victory by the French government, Major General Conrobert was ordered to come to the fortress of Silistra to support.

There is no such thing as a static plan, and the Tsar and his staff will not follow orders like marionettes.

The coalition command can only make some adjustments from time to time on the basis of the original plan, so that everything is under their control.

If the next step goes well, the plan to storm the fortress of Sevastopol will inevitably be on the agenda.

If things don't go well, the coalition command may postpone the operation.

All this depends on the saint of Varna. Marshal Arnault judged that Conrobel, who was far away from the coalition headquarters, only had to follow orders.

"I see!" Omar Pasha nodded and said to Conrobel.

After the two sides had finalized the dispatch of troops, Omar Pasha asked Major General Conrobert if the French army would like to celebrate the victory with them.

"It's up to them!" Maj. Gen. Conrobert politely agreed to Omar Pasha's invitation.

After all, considering the relationship between the soldiers of the two countries to train side by side in the coming period, systematically strengthening the ties between the two sides will help in the next battle.

However, Maj. Gen. Conrobert also tactfully hoped that both sides would drink as little alcohol as possible, and that now was not the time to celebrate their victory over the Russian Empire.

Major General Conrobel's self-disciplined behavior won Omar Pasha's favor, and Omar Pasha immediately told Conrobel that he wanted to see the members of the coalition forces who had come to support him, and that he needed to thank them in person.

Conrobel told Omar Pasha that members of coalition forces were now stationed at Tabia Fort.

"So what are you waiting for! Let's go! Omar Pasha got up and urged Major General Conrobert.

Omar Pasha and Major General Conrobel rode to the Tabia Fortress, and the coalition forces were still following Major General Conrobel's orders and stood in formation.

Looking at the Juaf Regiment and the Scottish Musket Regiment in front of him, whose mental outlook was completely different from that of the Turkish army, Omar Pasha immediately felt the gap between the two sides.

Omar Pasha dared to say that even if he led a brigade of troops to attack these two regiments, he would definitely lose in the end.

"It deserves to be a strong army on the European continent!" Omar Pasha clapped his hands and praised.

"It's too much!" Major General Conrobell said modestly, but his eyes revealed a pride that could not be hidden.

……

That evening, at the invitation of Omar Pasha, all the members of the coalition forces attended the celebration banquet organized by Omar Pasha.

The defenders of the fortress of Silistra and the three bastions celebrated with the rest of the food and wine on the orders of Omar Pasha.

Omar Pasha himself took out his long-cherished wine and drank it with Major General Conrobert.

During the banquet, Umar Pasha also introduced Colonel Lahe, who was a great contributor to the defense of the fortress, to Colonel Lahe, who, in Umar's words, would have met Allah long ago.

In the face of Omar Pasha's affection, Colonel Rahe only modestly said that it was the credit of the Turkish soldiers who fought hard, and that it was not only he who designed the fortress in the first place, but also Major General Moltke in Prussia.

Omar Pasha echoed the same words, "I almost forgot if you didn't say it!" Major General Moltke was also a member of the design of the fortress at that time, and I also heard that Major General Moltke is now the chief of the General Staff of Prussia, I wonder if this is true? ”

Colonel Rach nodded, and said with a hint of envy in his eyes: "That's right! Thanks to the love of the regent, Major General Moltke is already the post of chief of the General Staff! ”

Somehow, after hearing Moltke's name, Major General Conrobert always had the feeling that he had heard it somewhere, and when he thought about it, he couldn't figure out where he had heard it.

"General Conrobel, what's wrong with you?"

Omar Pasha's voice reached the ears of Major General Conrobert, who immediately soothed his brow and responded frankly to Omar Pasha: "Nothing! I just think that Colonel Rach said this name, I seem to have heard it somewhere! ”

Then, he said casually: "However, it may also be the same name!" I'd love to know what Major General Moltke has done here, though! ”

"I'll tell you......" Omar Pasha gushed to Conrobert about what Moltke had done during his time in the Ottoman Empire, including improving the forts, training the army, and reorganizing logistics, and he could be described as an all-round military man.

"It's a pity! Major General Moltke has long since returned to Prussia! Omar Pasha said with a regretful sigh.

"You can see that he is an indispensable talent!" Major General Conrobert nodded, and said to Colonel Rahe with a smile: "With him, the Kingdom of Prussia will definitely be able to rearmament!" Repay all the humiliation you suffered at the beginning! ”

When Conrobert finished saying this, an inexplicable smell of gunpowder was revealed in the banquet, and Colonel Rach hurriedly said when he saw this: "The Kingdom of Prussia is grateful to the French Empire for the help it gave us in the first place!" I personally hope that France and Prussia will go further and further in the future! ”

"Yes! The past is gone, let's look to the future together! Omar Pasha also said at the right time, he was not like a good banquet was ruined like this.

Looking at the Colonel Rach in front of him, who was unwilling to let Prussia suffer an unwarranted disaster, Conrobert's heart welled up with respect.

"Colonel, you are a patriot! I am also a patriot, and we all love our monarch and our country! Conrobell held out his hand to Colonel Rahe and said softly.

"That's right!" Colonel Rach shook hands with Conrobel.

Once again, the two sides returned to a happy scene.

The celebration party dispersed around 10 p.m., and the Turkish and coalition forces returned to their respective camps.

Walking alone on the way back to camp, Conrobel continued to wonder where he had heard the name Moltke.

When Conrobel's left foot stepped into his tent, he subconsciously glanced up at the sky.

In a flash of lightning, Conrobel suddenly realized that he had heard the name from the mouth of the emperor.

The emperor at that time, who was still an archon, told Conrobert that the defeat of the Prussian kingdom in the Prussian duel was only temporary, and that there was a member of the Prussian kingdom named Helmut. Cal. Bernhardt. Feng. Moltke, he's a great guy.

"Things are getting interesting!"

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