Chapter 629 Growth

The situation in Transylvania is a bit wrong. Kornilov also knows that the Austrians have gradually shed their disguise and begun to show more and more malice toward Russia. Obviously, this blame has to come from the European crisis a few years ago. Let’s talk about the Great Revolution.

Although Nicholas I saved the precarious fate of the Austrians, he also gained a lot of benefits. This made the Austrians inevitably unbalanced and always felt that they were suffering from both sides, while the Russians took advantage and behaved.

This idea became increasingly impatient after Britain and France declared war on Russia and the Austrians discovered the possibility of retaking Wallachia.

So while Duke Michael was maintaining a stalemate with Turkey on the Danube River, the Austrians suddenly sent more troops to Transylvania and even made some small moves on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. , stealing a chicken or something from time to time, which made Prince Mikhail very annoyed.

"It is necessary to teach the Austrians a lesson, otherwise it is not an option to continue to be beaten passively!"

Faced with the suggestions put forward by his staff, Duke Mikhail did not agree lightly, because the pressure from the Turks on the opposite side was not ordinary. They launched fierce offensives every two days, charging headlong without fear of death or injury.

Although this kind of dismissal does not cause too much trouble to Russia, it is annoying!

Seeing Tian being pressed down and beaten, seeing Tian being harassed non-stop would be annoying to anyone and would make them exhausted.

This directly caused Duke Mikhail to not dare to dispatch his forces in other directions casually, and could only watch helplessly as the Austrians made further progress.

"Duke, I think it is really necessary to teach the Austrians a lesson. We must scare them, otherwise we will become more and more passive in the future!"

Duke Mikhail hesitated: "But we don't have enough troops!"

Insufficient troops?

In an absolute sense, there is indeed a shortage of troops, but Li Xiao knows that what Duke Mikhail is really worried about is not the problem of insufficient troops, but that if a large-scale friction occurs, the Austrians will simply tear off their disguise and go out to make trouble in person. That would be troublesome. That's a big deal. If I say it bluntly, I will directly sentence Russia to death!

Does Li Xiao have such worries?

Of course there is, after all, his time travel has led to a series of changes, and the relationship between Russia and Austria has also become the biggest change. Even if you ask him to be 100% sure that the Austrians won't mess around, he can't guarantee it.

But he knew that the current situation made it clear that the Austrians saw that Russia was tired of dealing with Britain and France and were preparing to take advantage of it by making funny moves. The reason for making small moves is that in a sense, the Austrians may not have made up their mind to break up, and obviously they have concerns.

Therefore, Li Xiao believes that the Austrians now have a typical chicken-stealing mentality. They have the courage to do some small tricks secretly, but they do not have the determination to do something bigger if they really open up.

The best way to face this kind of chicken thief is not to be patient or give him a verbal warning, but to beat him severely. It will be more effective to hurt him and let him know your determination.

"But..." Duke Mikhail was still hesitant.

Li Xiao immediately said: "Duke, what I mean is that if it is inconvenient for you to take action, you can let the Wallachian National Army take action. This will be reasonable and well-founded, and it will be easier for you to explain."

Duke Mikhail suddenly blushed, knowing that Li Xiao had seen through the root cause of his hesitation. He was just afraid that something big would happen and he would not be able to explain it to Nicholas I. But now Li Xiao took the initiative to take over the pot, and the suggestions given by the other party did still leave room for error.

Let the Wallachian National Army take action. Even if it really offends the Austrians, Wallachia can take the blame. Then you can find a few scapegoats to explain and silence the Austrians. If you do this, You can definitely give it a try.

"In this case, I agree in principle, but I still think it is better to be cautious."

Li Xiao was secretly amused. Apparently Duke Mikhail just didn't want to take responsibility, but compared to those more shameless bureaucrats, his words sounded a little nicer. Li Xiao was sure that if it were anyone else, he would probably disagree or imply that he could do it but he wouldn't know anything after the accident.

Compared with these two, just reminding him to be cautious is as good as heaven.

Li Xiao smiled and said: "Don't worry, I know it well!"

After saying goodbye to Duke Mikhail, Li Xiao immediately went to Alexei and told him that he could take action.

"Knock out a few bridgeheads and support points of the Austrians. When you do it, move quickly and have fierce firepower. Solve the problem with one hammer. Go forward and retreat quickly. Don't be obsessed with fighting!"

These words were meant for Leonid. He had just returned from Moldavia to counter the rebellion and finally regained some of his former pride. He was the first to advocate a strong counterattack after hearing Austria's small actions.

Li Xiao was really worried that he was too arrogant. If he really went all out to fight, he would get into trouble with the Austrians. He just wanted to teach the Austrians a lesson and did not really want to go to war with Austria.

"I know!" Leonid replied sullenly.

It has to be said that Li Xiao and Alexey jointly gave him a lesson before, and then went to Bulgaria in person and suffered a bloody blow. He found that the Turks were not so vulnerable, and found that this war was not what he thought. After a completely different time. Leonid has sobered up a lot, at least he is not as fanatical and paranoid as before.

Li Xiao looked at him meaningfully and said nothing, but it made Leonid feel a little hairy. After a long while, he replied: "I will strictly implement the instructions of the Governor's Palace and strictly implement the battle plan."

Li Xiao then smiled and stopped staring at Leonid. Alexey secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just now he was really worried about another conflict between Li Xiao and Leonid. Because it took a lot of effort for everyone's relationship to ease a little, he really didn't want to end up in the same state again.

So he immediately interrupted: "Very good, I believe you will be able to complete the task beautifully, my friend, teach the Austrians a lesson and let them know how powerful we are!"

Leonid gave a muffled hum. He probably knew that the relationship between everyone was a bit sensitive now. In the past, he would definitely not be so silent and would reply a few words.

It has to be said that people must grow after experiencing setbacks. Leonid experienced a series of events and misfortunes during this period, which finally made him realize that some things are not as simple as imagined, and some things are not as simple as he imagined. Whatever you want to do, you can do it well, because this is a world where there is never a smooth road!