Jérôme. Bonaparte's first meeting with Alexander II ended in an extremely unpleasant way.

Jerome was dutiful to his duties. Paterson escorted Alexander II to the vicinity of Bakhchisaray (occupied area of the Russian Empire) with Jérôme. Patterson said goodbye and praised, "Mr. Patterson, you are a good soldier!" ”

In the face of Alexander II's praise, Jérôme. Patterson politely replied, "Your Highness, you have a good reputation! ”

After that, Jérôme. Paterson bowed again to Alexander II, and then turned away with the dragoons behind him.

Looking at Jérôme. On the back of Patterson's departure, Alexander II sighed regretfully and said to himself: "What a pity! An upright person like him would be born into a family represented by intrigue and cunning! ”

Alexander II and his entourage then arrived at the gates of the ancient city of Bakhchisaray.

Riding on his horse, he looked at the ruined city that stood at the foot of the mountain, and sighed.

Originally, it was the capital of the Crimean Khanate, and after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire, the administrative center of Crimea changed from Bakhchisaray to Simferopol.

The ancient city of Bakhchisaray, which chronicles the splendor of the Crimean Khanate, has been forgotten or even abandoned.

When Alexander II and his entourage entered the ancient city, he immediately felt that the whole city revealed a loose atmosphere, it was clear that the Russian Empire and the coalition forces were already at war, and there were no fortifications built here, and even Tatars roaming around the streets.

The scene in front of him gave Alexander II a mood of "big goose pill".

Led by the Cossack soldiers stationed there, Alexander II quickly found the brigade headquarters stationed in the ancient city and identified himself to the brigade commander in the command.

"Your Highness!" The brigade commander in charge of stationing in Bakhchisaray quickly saluted Alexander II.

"What the hell is going on here? Why can you still see Tatars on the streets? Where are your fortifications? What are you going to do if the British and French troops in Sevastopol send it? As soon as they met, Alexander II immediately assumed an aggressive posture and questioned repeatedly.

"It's ...... Because...... Because ......" the brigade commander was speechless, he could not tell Alexander II, he did not think of resisting at all.

After all, with the soldiers under his command who can't even pay their salaries, how can they be the opponents of Britain and France.

He had already decided that if the British and French attacked Bakhchisaray, then he would lead his soldiers to escape before the British and French troops arrived.

Anyway, there is a living example of Prince Menshikov in front of him, and he is not afraid of defeat.

It's a big deal to go straight home like Prince Menshikov, the supplies he secretly resold in Bakhchisaray over the years are enough for him to spend a rich old age.

……

The brigade commander's fragmented state made the anger in the heart of Alexander II, who had nowhere to vent in Sevastopol, burn even more vigorously, and he pointed at the brigade commander and scolded directly: "Because of what? Because you are negligent? Or is it because you want to commit treason! How the Russian Imperial Army is such a fool as you! ”

"Yes...... Be...... I'm stupid......" said the brigade commander, hunched over to Alexander II.

Just then, an adjutant pushed the door open.

"Brigadier Commander, it's not good!"

The adjutant, who was about to report to the brigade commander on what was happening inside Bakhchisaray, saw the brigade commander and Alexander II, and immediately stopped and said nothing.

"What's wrong?" Alexander II asked the adjutant with a frown.

"Yes! What's wrong? Seeing this, the brigade commander hurriedly added.

The adjutant gave Alexander II a nervous look, and then at the brigade commander, as if to ask the brigade commander whether he should report to him.

"If you say it, you say it!" Alexander II said with a hint of anger in his words: "Remember that you are a soldier of the Russian Empire, not a personal guard of a certain person!" ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! The brigade commander hurriedly said a word, and then introduced the identity of Alexander II to the adjutant: "This is His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander, you can report directly to him now!" ”

Hearing this, the adjutant of the crown prince subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then bowed to Alexander II and said: "Your Royal Highness, there is a large number of cholera patients in the eastern city of Bakhchisaray!" ”

"What? Cholera! Alexander II's face showed a look of horror, and he hurriedly asked: "Is our army stationed here also infected with cholera?" ”

"As it stands, not yet!" The adjutant shook his head in response to Alexander II, and then added: "If you let it go, I'm afraid it will be ......."

"Where's the doctor in the city?" Alexander II asked again.

"The doctor who was originally staying in the city has run to Simferopol because of the war! There are only a handful of doctors still in the city. It would be difficult for those doctors to curb the spread of cholera! The adjutant replied to Alexander II.

"Then drive all the Tatars from Dongcheng out of the city! Let them destruct themselves! Alexander II showed his determination as Tsar, and he immediately gave orders to his lieutenants.

Although this order was indeed cruel to the Tatars living here, it was indeed an effective method.

The evacuation of all the sick people in Bakhchisaray would effectively ensure the safety of the French troops stationed here.

"But......" The adjutant had a slight hesitation on his face when he heard Alexander II's order.

The Tatars of the Bakhchisaray region can be more than one or two thousand, but tens of thousands.

It's cruel to drive them all out to fend for themselves.

"But what!" Alexander II asked coldly, "Do you want to see your robes and your comrades all infected with the damned cholera?" ”

Alexander II's questioning made the adjutant make up his mind, and after saluting Alexander II, he turned and left.

"Wait!" Alexander II's voice stopped the adjutant, and then said cruelly to the adjutant: "You bring a regiment of soldiers to drive away!" Anyone who does not want to leave is to be shot on the spot on the charge of betraying the Russian Empire! ”

The adjutant's face showed a look of pain, and he nodded and replied to Alexander II: "Yes, Your Highness!" ”

After the adjutant had left, Alexander II gave another order to the brigade commander to send fortifications and field hospitals as soon as the adjutant drove away the Tatars who wanted to the eastern part of the city.

"This will be an outpost for our assault on Sevastopol!" Alexander II gently stomped the floor tiles under his feet and replied to the brigade commander.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

……

Driven by an army of a regiment led by the adjutant, the Tatars of the eastern city were quickly driven away.

Although there were skirmishes (nearly 100 Tatars were killed and dozens were wounded by Russian troops), they were generally harmless.

Alexander II, who was dealing with the eastern part of the city, personally commanded the Russians and Greeks to build fortifications in Bakhchisaray. (Alexander II subconsciously regarded the Tatars as traitors)

For the next few days, Alexander II stayed in Bakhchisaray.

Under the supervision of Alexander II, Bakhchisaray soon built a relatively well-established set of fortifications.

Gorchakov, who was far away in Perekop, learned that Alexander II was staying in Bakhchisaray, and immediately led his Cossack cavalry to carry torches overnight, set out from Perekop, and arrived in Bakhchisaray the next morning after a long run for a day and a night.

"Your Highness!" Commander Gorchakov, who entered Bakhchisaray with his tired body on his back, bowed to Alexander II.

"Commander Gorchakov, why are you here! I'm ready to go back to Perekop! Alexander II replied to Gorchakov.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid we're going to have to spend a long time here in the future!" Commander Gorchakov said to Alexander II with a wry smile.

"Is there news from St. Petersburg again?" Alexander II frowned and asked Gorchakov.

"Yes!" Commander Gorchakov nodded in answer to Alexander II, then took out a letter and handed it to Alexander II.

This is a letter addressed to him by Nicholas I, and Alexander II hurriedly opened it.

The message is to the effect that Nicholas I was aware of the situation you are facing (Alexander II described their difficulties when he wrote to Nicholas I) and that the doctors and supplies you need will arrive soon.

However, what they said about the request to suspend the offensive, Nicholas I firmly objected.

Of course, Nicholas I also spoke out the reasons for his opposition.

Except that the Russian Empire wanted to use thunderous means to defeat the coalition forces, so as to achieve the purpose of deterring other countries that were ready to move.

Another point is that the current finances of the empire do not allow them to continue to spend on the Crimean Peninsula with the coalition forces like this, and the 200,000 troops are not a small amount to eat, drink, and lazar, not to mention artillery, horses, military salaries and other miscellaneous things, which also need to consume a lot of money.

In short, the Russian Empire simply did not have the money to wait for them to slowly reorganize its army.

If they can't launch a large-scale attack while Russia's finances are still viable, they will no longer have the strength to launch a large-scale attack once the empire's finances are completely depleted.

By that time, there would be no more possibility of a reversal for the Russian Empire.

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