On November 17, Jérôme. Bonaparte, in the name of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Command (who made now the entire Expeditionary Force no better than Jérôme. Bonaparte's higher position did not have a more capable army than France, which led him to easily order the Anglo-Sax-Turkish) to give the order to assemble, Marshal Raglan, commander of the English expeditionary force, and Largren, commander of the Sardinian expeditionary force. Marshal Malamoor and Omar Pasha, commander of the Ottoman Expeditionary Force, together with their adjutants and staff officers, braved the cold wind to the headquarters of the French Expeditionary Force and accepted the unified command of the French Expeditionary Force Command.

When they arrived near the French headquarters, they saw Jérôme standing at the door. Bonaparte and Marshal Pellisier, they hurriedly quickened their pace and arrived at the headquarters.

"Your Majesty!" Marshal Raglan and others, who entered the headquarters, spoke in unison to Jérôme. Bonaparte bowed in respect.

Jérôme. Bonaparte bowed slightly, smiled and responded to Raglan and the others: "Hard work! Everyone, please come with me! ”

Then, the people who arrived at the headquarters were in Jérôme. Bonaparte's invitation came down to the conference hall of the headquarters of the expeditionary force.

At this time, a small piece of cake and a steaming cup of coffee were placed on the long conference table in the conference hall, and it seemed that these should be specially prepared for them.

"Sit down! Everybody! "Jérôme. Bonaparte's voice reached everyone's ears, "Considering that you have braved the bitter cold to come from the north bank of Sevastopol, I have specially asked the kitchen to prepare something for you!" We hope you are satisfied! ”

Jérôme. Bonaparte's words made the hearts of everyone present can't help but feel a warmth in their hearts. Bonaparte was even more respectful.

Once again, Raglan Yuan and others sent their respects to Jérôme. Bonaparte thanked him, and then found his place and sat down to enjoy the cake and coffee.

As soon as the steaming coffee entered the stomach, it immediately dispelled the chill and fatigue on the body, and everyone present couldn't help but feel a lot more energetic.

After a while, almost everyone present had finished their cake and coffee, and Jérôme. Bonaparte opened his mouth and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of my summoning you is to hope that you will be able to actively cooperate with the French military operations in the next period of time, and strive to deal with the Russian troops entrenched in the three cities of Bakhchisarai, Simferopol and Saki as soon as possible!"

Wipe out the power of the Russian Empire on the Crimean peninsula! ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present immediately changed, and they did not understand why Jérôme. Bonaparte had to choose to attack at this time.

Could it be that France and Russia fell out so quickly?

Obviously, a few days ago, the French Empire and the Russian Empire were still in peace talks.

Just when everyone is speculating about Jérôme. Why did Bonaparte choose to attack at this time, as the position of the coalition was second only to Jérôme. Marshal Raglan of Bonaparte raised his hand gently.

"Marshal Raglan, what do you have to say?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked with a smile.

Marshal Raglan stood up and asked Jérôme deferentially. Bonaparte said, "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of asking you! Why are you attacking the Russian Empire at this time? ”

"Marshal Raglan, do we still need to pick out an auspicious day of the zodiac when we attack?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically.

"That's not what I meant!" Marshal Raglan hurriedly shook his head and cautiously put forward his understanding: "I just think that in such weather, it is not appropriate to launch a general attack on Bakhchisaray!" Our army is not yet accustomed to fighting in such weather!

If you attack rashly, it may affect the combat effectiveness of the army! ”

"Not used to it?" Jérôme. Bonaparte raised an eyebrow and replied sternly: "We don't have time to wait for the soldiers to get used to the combat environment, this is not a place for children to play at home, so we must act!" ”

"Why are we attacking so urgently?" Marshal Raglan asked Jérôme again. Bonaparte, "We can wait until the beginning of spring next year to attack them!"

I believe that the Russian army at that time was much easier to deal with than it is now! ”

Pull. Malamoor and Omar Pasha also secretly agreed with Marshal Raglan in their hearts.

After all, the original Napoleonic Emperor was a little guilty of sinking in the sand during the Moscow winter, and they thought that they were less than half as capable as the Napoleonic Emperor.

"Marshal Raglan, what is your basis?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked in a calm tone.

"On what basis?" Marshal Raglan looked at Jérôme suspiciously. Bonaparte.

"Didn't you just say that the Russian army in the beginning of spring is easier to deal with than the Russian army in winter! I think you should have a basis for this! "Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke.

"Most of our soldiers have not experienced the Russian winter, so ......" Marshal Raglan said to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded.

"Could it be that the winter on the Crimean peninsula freezes only us, not Russian soldiers?" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked rhetorically, "Or do you think that the Russian Empire is now able to obtain far more supplies than we do?" ”

Face Jérôme. Bonaparte's questioning, Marshal Raglan was silent for a moment.

Jérôme. Bonaparte was right, whether it was the change of equipment of the army or the acquisition of logistical supplies, the coalition forces were better than the Russian army, and they did not need to be so afraid at all.

"I know that some of you are afraid that we will repeat the mistakes of the Napoleonic Emperor in Moscow, so they are afraid to attack!" Jérôme. Bonaparte replied to the crowd in an unquestioning tone: "Now I can tell you responsibly that we will never repeat the mistakes of the past!"

We have more artillery and rifles than we did back then, and we have better means of transportation than we did back then.

I can say unceremoniously that as long as our railways can continue to operate, we will be able to get a steady stream of unrushed!

The factors that used to be bad for us are now basically eliminated, so what do you have to worry about! ”

Jérôme. As soon as Bonaparte's words fell, Marshal Raglan was the first to applaud, and then everyone present applauded!

The Crimean winter did scare some of the generals, if it weren't for Jerome. With Bonaparte's encouragement, the people present probably did not have the courage to make the decision to attack.

After all, there is a "heaven" above their heads that can make decisions for them, so that they will not fall into a situation where they are fighting each other.

Marshal Pellisier, who was sitting in his seat, also had in his heart the same as Jérôme. Bonaparte admired it even more!

If he had been in charge of presiding over the meeting, he would never have been able to reach Jérôme. Bonaparte's effect.

Because Marshal Raglan was equal to him in terms of rank and status, it was impossible for him to repeatedly use coercive means to ask Marshal Raglan to cooperate.

When the time comes, he may have to compromise with Marshal Raglan.

If Pelisi compromises with Marshal Raglan, the original battle plan will probably have to be revised.

One and the other, the whole battle plan will become a mess.

After enjoying the applause of the crowd, the geo Rohm. Bonaparte smiled in satisfaction, then clapped his hands gently.

Jérôme standing at the door of the conference hall. Hearing the clapping of his hands in the room, Patterson quickly entered the conference hall with a stack of papers in his arms, and placed them in Jérôme. Bonaparte's face.

"Send the battle plan down!" Jérôme. Bonaparte nodded lightly to Jérôme. Patterson Road.

"Yes!" Jérôme. Patterson handed the bound battle plan to everyone present.

Everyone who received the battle plan looked at it intently, and Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke again: "This is only the first plan! If something happens in the subsequent war, then there will be a new battle plan! ”

It wasn't long before the rattle of pages was heard in the conference hall, and everyone still didn't say a word.

About ten minutes later, Jérôme. Bonaparte crossed his hands and asked in a sloppy tone, "Do you have any questions for me?" ”

This time it was still Marshal Raglan who stood up: "Your Majesty, in the battle plan, our 50,000 British troops need to dispatch 45,000 people, isn't this a bit too risky!" ”

"Adventure?" Jérôme. Bonaparte spread his hands, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Marshal Raglan, I don't think it's too risky!" Sevastopol would not have needed so many troops in the first place!

Besides, besides the 5,000 of you, there are not 5,000 of Omar Pasha!

As long as your 45,000 men plus the 20,000 left behind by Yevpatoria, you can completely suppress the Russian army of Thatchi (the current number of troops in existence is 80,000) in the fortress!

Then you don't have to worry about the security of Sevastopol at all! ”

After listening to Jérôme. Bonaparte's words, Marshal Raglan sat down again.

Next, pull. Malamoor and Omar also raised a number of questions, and Jérôme. Bonaparte also answered their questions one by one.

By the time everyone has no problems, Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke again and said to them: "All right! Guys, go back and get ready! I plan to launch an offensive against the Russian army on the 19th, and I hope you don't drop the chain at a critical time! ”

Everyone present hurriedly got up and said goodbye to Jérôme. Bonaparte responded: "Understood! ”

After the meeting, the crowd left the French headquarters, and that evening, Yin Wanov. Gorchakov again appeared in Zherom. Bonaparte in front of him, and to Jérôme. Bonaparte informed Alexander II that he wanted to continue the peace talks.

"Tell you the Crown Prince, the French army will not back down! We will occupy Bakhchisaray at the end of this month. At that time, the Russian Empire will again come to discuss the issue of peace talks! ”

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