Chapter 2 Trouble

Although Li Xiao was fully prepared, even if Wallachia broke away from Russia's control again after the Crimean War, he had back-up measures, but he still hoped that this day would never come.

It's just that it's not up to him to make decisions about these matters. In the past two years, Nicholas I has become more and more excited, and he really regarded himself as the savior of Europe. One day is really not far away.

"A letter from Leonid!"

Li Xiao, who was immersed in thinking, was awakened by a call. He knew it was Boris without looking up. Only this polar bear's voice was so loud and unrestrained.

Boris' body shape became stronger and stronger, unlike other nobles who got married and quickly lost their shape, his muscle lines became more and more tough, and he became more and more like a devil's muscular man.

Leonid was no longer in Bucharest at this time, because the relationship with Turkey continued to be tense, and he applied to Nicholas I to go to the south of Wallachia to train troops on his own initiative. Now appointed by Nicholas I and Grand Duke Kogalniceanu as the commander of the Southern Army of the Grand Duchy of Wallachia, this appointment allowed him to successfully cross the threshold of a school-level officer and is now a major general of the infantry.

To be honest, Li Xiao actually did not agree with Leonid going to the south of Wallachia to train troops, because in his opinion, the importance of Wallachia could not be compared with that of Bucharest. Especially when he left like this, he vacated the position of the commander of the city defense of Bucharest. In the past two years, because Wallachia was so rich, more and more people coveted this side. Li Xiao and Alexei's reforms urgently needed the support of the military, and Leonid's departure reduced their control of Bucharest by another dimension.

Anyway, at that time, Li Xiao was outspoken against Leonid going to the south of Wallachia. He hoped that Leonid could stay in Bucharest. Unfortunately, once the saint brother made a decision, he couldn’t bring back nine cows. Master.

The result of that conversation naturally broke up, and Leonid left in the end, which made Li Xiao very regretful.

"What did the letter say?" Vishniak asked.

Boris looked at Li Xiao and then at Vishniak. Although he was a slow polar bear, he didn't know everything. After Li Xiao and Leonid broke up last time, he clearly felt that there was a problem between them.

In the past, when Li Xiao heard Leonid's letter, he would definitely ask questions with great interest, but now he didn't even lift his head, showing a completely indifferent look.

This appearance made Boris feel very uncomfortable. He liked the previous feeling better. At that time, although a group of them had no future, they could only hang out in the 748 group, but their hearts were twisted in one place and in another. gold.

And now,

Don't look at them all as characters, but for no reason, they always feel that their relationship has faded instead. Boris didn't like this feeling at all, as if something precious had been lost!

After a moment of silence, he replied: "The letter described what he had seen and heard in the south, and focused on his impressions of military training. He was very satisfied with the new rifle, but felt that the bullets were too expensive..."

The so-called new rifle was naturally made by Li Xiao, the latest product produced by the arsenal he and Duke Mikhail jointly owned. According to the usual practice, Russia is definitely not interested in purchasing. For Nicholas I, the old-fashioned rifles before are the most reliable reliance, and he is not interested in spending that wrong money!

Naturally, these new rifles can only be tried in Wallachia. Anyway, Alexei is the governor. He said that he wanted to purchase a new rifle. Kogalniceanu naturally couldn't object, so he could only pay for it obediently.

Although this new type of rifle using rimfire bullets is still a single-shot rifle, its rate of fire is at least three times faster than that of the old-fashioned rifles. A well-trained shooter can fire fifteen rounds of bullets a minute just like playing.

Although this is nothing compared to the later magazine rifles with rotary rear pull action, this era is really revolutionary. Anyway, Leonid was very satisfied with this new weapon, so he almost shouted for another shot.

Anyway, Leonid felt that if he was given 100,000 soldiers equipped with new rifles, it would be no problem to flatten Turkey, and it would not be impossible to even defeat the European powers.

"He wouldn't be so sanguine if he had known that France and England had begun to make similar and even better rifles available across the board!"

Li Xiao's words were like a basin of cold water, just poured down like that. Both Boris and Vishniak were a little stunned, because even if he had disagreements with Leonid before, he would not have opposed it so sharply. Now he is really a bit arrogant and confrontational.

Vishniak and Boris glanced at each other, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes. They felt that this could not go on anymore. They were obviously good friends, so why did they fight against each other?

"Andrei, are you being too harsh on Leonid!" Vishniak said after considering it.

Boris also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, even if he suddenly went to the south and made us a little passive, it's not enough to..."

Boris searched his brains and couldn't think of a suitable adjective, which made Li Xiao roll his eyes, and he replied angrily: "He didn't make us a little passive, he made us extremely passive! It's not like you didn't see it, new What kind of bird is that bastard who came here!"

The so-called new bastard was Vladimir Alexievich Nikolayev. This is the commander of the Bucharest city defense newly appointed by Nicholas I, the major general of the cavalry.

This guy really didn't get along well with Alexei, or he didn't put Alexei in his eyes at all. The reason is also very simple, who will let someone have a good father!

This guy is actually the illegitimate son of Nicholas I, but he was adopted by the Marquis Nikolaev. Although Nicholas I was very harsh on these illegitimate children on the surface, and he hardly looked at them on weekdays, everyone knew that This is just the pretense and reserve of Nicholas I. In fact, he still cares about these sons very much.

For example, this Vladimir, although he is mediocre, Nicholas I still gave him a fat job. Moreover, he was promoted to major general of the cavalry just at the age of 29, which is one of the few in the Russian army.

All in all, after arriving in Wallachia, this self-sufficient background was a bit unscrupulous. He was at odds with Alexei and Li Xiao on many issues. In less than three months since he took office, there have been conflicts between the two sides. Five or six times, it made Li Xiao and Alexei very annoyed!