(It's the end of the month, who still has a monthly pass, vote for Xiaoyu, don't waste it!)

"Gentlemen, we are going back to France right away. Our mission has failed." Talleyrand said to the entourage as soon as he returned to the posthouse. All the people were stunned. They had been waiting with Talleyrand in Russia for so long, and it was not until today that the Tsar received Talleyrand, but they did not expect that Talleyrand would tell everyone such a result as soon as he came back. Even though they thought so, everyone started to pack up their things immediately. According to their estimation, Talleyrand should have angered the Tsar, so they left Moscow in such a hurry.

After 20 minutes, everyone was basically cleared up. "Let's join the battalion escorting us from the 88th Army and leave Moscow together," Talleyrand ordered.

"But they seem to be surrounded by the Russians. Aren't we fleeing? Isn't this a trap for ourselves?" asked one of the entourage.

"Uh, gentlemen, who told you that we are fleeing? Don't make random guesses, okay? It was just that the Tsar refused to negotiate peace with us and threatened us with war. Well, if he wants war, we will give it to him." Let’s go to war. The reason why I rushed back in such a hurry is just to let His Royal Highness Andresi prepare early.” Talleyrand was really defeated by his subordinates. He only said a word casually, but he didn’t expect They recall so much.

After listening to Talleyrand's explanation, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. What is so terrible about this? They are the envoys of France to Russia. Even if the two countries really go to war, no one will embarrass them, unless Russia wants to be ridiculed by the whole world.

At this time, in the Kremlin, Alexander was sitting on a chair to rest his breath. The ground was full of fragments of various valuable antiques. Needless to say, these were the masterpieces of Alexander's rage just now. And Froskov stood aside respectfully, waiting for his master to order.

"Froskov, do you think we can win an all-out war with France?" Alexander asked.

"Of course, my lord. The great Russian Empire is the most powerful country in the world, and no enemy will be our match. Even those proud Gallic cockerels, they only temporarily gained the upper hand That's all, our country is larger than theirs, and our population and army are also larger than theirs, as long as we fight to the end, the victory will definitely belong to us." Froskov said against his will in order to cater to Alexander. Russia's territory is larger than that of France, but most of it is located in the cold high latitudes, and there are not many places except Ukraine and the Don River area that are cultivated at that time. The population is larger than that of France, but most of them are uneducated serfs. The army is also larger than that of France, but they also have more places to defend than France.

Alexander glanced at Froskov. This minister he trusted the most was good, and he listened to him in everything, but his brain was a bit out of order. Fortunately, he was not a fool, otherwise Russia would really be over. "How many troops can we draw now to deal with a possible attack by the French?"

"Well, it is estimated that 100,000 soldiers can be dispatched, but in a maximum of three months, we can have another 500,000 soldiers." Floskov said hastily. But this is almost the limit of Russia now. Not the limit of soldiers, but the limit of weapons. Russia's military resources have always been very rich, but due to its backward industrial base, the supply of weapons has not been able to keep up. Throughout the year, the weapons produced are not much surplus except to meet the needs of the troops. After the failure of two successive wars, the Russian Ministry of Defense urgently recruited 500,000 soldiers, and a large number of farmers put down their hoes and walked into the barracks. It is very difficult for Russia to equip these 500,000 soldiers. In order to ensure that every soldier can have a rifle, the Military Supply Department has emptied the inventory over the years, so the warehouses are now empty. It's empty. If the French are more than half, then even if they can recruit more troops, they will not have so many weapons to equip. As for heavy weapons such as cannons, there are not many.

"How can there be only so little? Only this army can't resist the attack of the French. Now our British allies have retreated to the country, and Prussia is still lingering. If France wants to attack next time, it will not be only now There are three legions now." Alexander said anxiously.

"Your Majesty, we have lost almost 500,000 troops in the two wars. Even some of the dragoons and cuirassiers who guarded the capital have been sent to the battlefield. The remaining 500,000 troops have to guard other places and deal with other The challenge of the country. Two days ago, the Governor of the Prairie sent a letter to report that the recent conflict with the Persian Empire has become more and more serious. I hope we can send troops to support it, but we don’t have many troops now. In addition, Turkey has become very restless , probably because we suffered a lot in the war with the French, and they are also scrambling to take back their Turkestan. Now the empire can be surrounded by a pack of wolves, all wanting to **** benefits from us The situation has reached a very critical moment." Floskov said with a bitter face, and he is also in a state of desperation now.

"Speed ​​up the training of the army, order the arsenal to speed up the production of weapons, and recruit 200,000 soldiers." Alexander ordered. Floskov hurriedly took down Alexander's record.

"How long will it take for the 500,000 troops to form combat effectiveness?" Alexander asked.

"It would take two months at the fastest," Froskov replied.

"Continue to speed up the progress. After the training is completed, 100,000 troops will be sent to the steppe governor's region (that is, today's Central Asia), 150,000 troops will be dispatched to Turkestan, and all the rest will be transferred to the western border."

In Alexander's heart, France has been regarded as Russia's greatest enemy, but while dealing with this enemy, other places cannot be lost. From this, we can see the abnormal enthusiasm for the land in the bones of the Russians.

"Floskov, is the condition we just put forward to France really too much?" In this case, he still had a fierce confrontation with France, and Alexander already regretted it a bit.

"Well, it seems so," Floskoff replied in a low voice. When they met Talleyrand earlier, they were a little too much, forgetting that they were the ones who lost on the battlefield. All along, they have demanded land cession and compensation from their opponents, so they didn't turn the corner for a while.

"If we have peace talks with France now, would you say it's okay?" Alexander was a little shaken. But this does not mean that he is afraid of France, but that he just wants to delay time.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't work. Because we have clearly rejected the peace talks with France before, what you say now will greatly affect your prestige. Also, someone just came to report that Talleyrand and his party have left Moscow. , probably went back to France."

"Uh, if that's the case, forget it." Alexander had no choice but to say that. Although a little regretful, he didn't regret it. In his eyes, the Russian Empire is the most powerful, and there is no need to bow to others.

Talleyrand and his party have been moving fast, much faster than when they went from Warsaw to Moscow. It took a month last time, but now it only took 15 days to complete.

On March 8, 1807, Talleyrand returned to Warsaw. Xiao Jie, Prince Murat, Marshal Lanz, and Marshal Lana greeted the important minister of the empire together.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry too much. It's not your fault this time. It's entirely because the Russians are too proud. I think they haven't seen the current situation clearly." Xiao Jie comforted. They already knew that Talleyrand's mission had failed this time.

Murat, Lanz and Lana immediately agreed.

"Although I said so, I still haven't been able to complete the account of His Majesty the Emperor." Talleyrand said a little lonely. Since he became a foreign minister, it can be said that he has never encountered such a failure.

"Your Excellency, the duke. This is entirely the stupidity of Alexander and his ministers. They haven't realized or are unwilling to believe that they have failed on the battlefield. It is ridiculous to want to threaten us with war. Don't we Will the great French Empire be afraid of war? Since he won't admit defeat, then we will fight until he admits defeat." Xiao Jie said fiercely.

Talleyrand's eyes lit up. He knew that this was the only way. If they could defeat the Russians again, they would not have the strength to fight against France. At that time, they would have no other way but to sign a peace treaty with France obediently. thought about it.

Murat, Lance and Lana were shocked, they didn't know that Xiao Jie still had such thoughts.

"Andresi, will His Majesty the Emperor agree?" Murat asked. As Xiao Jie's "uncle", he would never add the word "Your Highness" when calling Xiao Jie.

"I think His Majesty the Emperor will agree. Only if Russia agrees to sign a peace treaty~lightnovelpub.net~ to join the continental blockade system, then the "continental blockade system" can be considered to be truly formed, and Alexander does not admit defeat now, then we The only way to force him to admit defeat is by force."

"But the weather is still very cold now, and the ice and snow everywhere have not melted, so it is not suitable for large-scale war." Lan Shi expressed his doubts.

"Yes, it is indeed inappropriate to start another war with Russia now, but we can wait, and it should be ready in early April."

"But will we still have an advantage at that time? There are too many Russians, and they can have hundreds of thousands more troops in a few months." Thinking of Russia's terrifying population and source of troops, Lana said Some scalp tingling. The current population of Russia is three times that of France, which means that the army is at least three times larger.

"Even if they can cobble together an army of hundreds of thousands? Could it be that those peasants who just put down their hoes and raised their rifles will be the opponents of our heroic French soldiers?" Xiao Jie laughed loudly.

(To be continued, if ** knows what will happen next, please log in to .F., more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!)