Although the development after that was not as harmonious as William expected, at least Christine did not embarrass Anna again.
And Anna also seemed to be deliberately concerned about William's existence, although Christine did not give her any good face, but the face of His Royal Highness the county lord was filled with a warm smile.
While Wilhelm and the two girls were on their way to the outside of Brandenburg, Rumyantsev, who was far away in Moscow, had no such leisure, and Brankoff's army of 100,000 had already taken official action. 100,000 regular troops and up to 150,000 civilians launched a large-scale offensive against Moscow.
Some time ago, Brankoff did not do nothing, at least Moscow was shelled by rebels outside the city for two hours at ten o'clock in the morning.
The prolonged shelling has cast a shadow over the hearts of all Muscovites, and Brankov, outside the city, is declaring to the whole of Moscow his determination to win!
While intimidating all Muscovites with artillery bombardment, Brankoff's spies also infiltrated Moscow to secretly communicate with the nobles in the city, and in order to obtain Moscow, Brankoff announced to the nobles that once he captured Moscow, the interests of all the nobles would not be harmed, and he would repay each nobleman for his good deeds.
I have to say that Blankov's conditions have moved some nobles, you must know that although Blankov's rebel artillery only less than a tenth of the shells can fall into Moscow, but the actions of the rebels still make some nobles who have been in peace for a long time feel afraid, after all, as aristocrats, everyone has a superior status and a colorful life, and no one wants their comfortable life to be broken.
As for the undercurrent between the nobles in the city, Rumyantsev can be described as a penetrating fire.
But he did not act against these nobles.
After all, under the approach of foreign enemies, Rumyantsev's actions against some nobles entrenched in Moscow for no reason will inevitably make him stand on the opposite side of the entire Moscow aristocratic circle, which Rumyantsev does not want to see.
So the old marshal was waiting for these nobles to show his feet, and then he would not only have a reason to act against them, but also to unify the hearts and minds of the people in Moscow.
For this reason, Rumyantsev specially sent 300 members of his own guard to monitor the nobles in the city who showed bad signs.
The temporary inaction does not mean that he will be a bystander to the treason of these nobles.
Recently in Moscow, Duke Gandalf was arguably the most famous nobleman in the entire Moscow aristocracy, and his popularity reached its peak after Rumyantsev sent him an edict of thanks on behalf of the Romanov dynasty.
And after Blankov's rebels launched a large-scale offensive against Moscow, Duke Gandalf was even more unusual, not only did he hand over all the armed forces of his family to Rumyantsev.
Moreover, he used all the forces at his disposal to prepare all kinds of military supplies for the army defending Moscow.
For this reason, Duke Gandalf took out hundreds of thousands of silver coins from his personal pocket.
Probably under the influence of Duke Gandalf, most of the Moscow nobility still showed their support for Rumyantsev, although not everyone paid as much as Gandalf, but there is no doubt that such behavior still reduced the pressure on Rumyantsev.
"Nikolavich, your Third Army has not opened the situation for six whole days.
You promised me five days to break through Moscow's outer defenses, but now!
Until now, our army has been held back at a distance of a full six miles from Moscow!
” At this moment, in the rebel headquarters outside Moscow, Brankoff was throwing a tantrum at Nikolavich standing in front of him, and when he heard Brankovich's reprimand, although Nikolavich's face was already red, he still did not refute Brankovich.
After Brankoff's ascension to the position of commander-in-chief of the rebels.
Although Blankov did not take any action specifically against Nikolavich, in secret, Brankoff's descendants challenged Nikolavich's command again and again.
Luckholikolavich has not been a fool all these years, and his position in the rebel army is second only to Brankoffch, so the entire Third Army is still firmly controlled by Nikolavich.
But the pressure below was too great, and now many generals in the army questioned the combat effectiveness of Nikolavich's Third Army, so in order to block the mouth of all the generals of the entire army, when Brankov held a pre-war meeting for the attack on Moscow, Nikolavich stood up and promised Brankov that as long as the rebel artillery units were fully covering the Third Army.
At the same time, with the assistance of another 60,000 people, Nikolaich was confident that he would be able to tear a hole in Moscow's outer defensive circle within five days.
However, there has always been a big gap between reality and ideals, and even though Nikolavich finally had to use all the 60,000 people transferred, he never tore a hole in Moscow's outer defense circle.
Not only that, but in the midst of the offense.
Nikolavich's troops suffered great damage, more than 7,000 elite soldiers were killed or wounded, and more than 13,000 of the 60,000 men were lost.
Heavy casualties and the lack of any results left Nikolavich with no choice but to admit his mistake in front of Brankoff.
Looking at Nikolavich standing in front of him with a red face, Brankoff sighed regretfully in his heart, now is not the time to turn his face with Nikolavich after all!
Don't look at Nikolavich's Third Army has been hit hard, but this does not mean that Nikolavich does not have the capital to turn the capital in his hands.
And now it is not a wise act to turn against Nikolavich at all, even if Blankov is arrogant, he will not think that he can master the Third Army as long as he kills Nikolavich, and if he can't kill Nikolavich, it will be him Brankov who will suffer in the end, so thinking of this, Brankoff has decided to let Nikolavich go.
But the punishment that should be given to the release still needs to be had, after all, the army is a very realistic group.
If Blankov can't show his tough side in the army, he will definitely pay a great price in the end.
"Alright, alright, Nikolavich.
You don't have to blame yourself, after all, we all know Rumyantsev, and it may be an exaggeration to say that he is the number one general of the empire.
But it would be absolutely no problem to say that he was in the top five among the imperial generals, and if the defensive circle he arranged was so easy to breach, then he would not be the Marshal we know well!
But you're also an old man in the military.
At the pre-war meeting, you patted your chest and made a promise, so some punishment is still necessary, do you know what I mean?
” Looking at Brankoff, whose face suddenly became pleasant, Nikolavich spit fiercely in his heart.
If it is said that Nikolavich did not break through the outer defense circle of Moscow with all his efforts, the happiest person is definitely not Rumyantsev in Moscow, on the contrary, the happiest person is probably the Commander-in-Chief in front of him.
But the situation is stronger than people, and Nikolavich's previous rhetoric has been released.
Then he must be responsible for his failure.
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Now all he thinks in his heart is that Brankoff's appetite is a little smaller, otherwise, he Nikolavich is not a soft persimmon to be ravaged by!
The fierceness in Nikolavich's heart, Brankoff naturally couldn't hear it, but even if he heard it, he wouldn't care.
"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I am willing to take responsibility for this defeat!"
This sentence.
Every word was spat out by Nikolavich heavily, and a look of humiliation appeared on his face after he finished speaking.
For a long time, Nikolavich did not take Blankov too seriously, you must know that if it were not for him, how could Brankov have won victory in Yamiansk, it can be said that he Nikolavich is the biggest contributor to Blankov's horse.
Nikolavich's confession sent a relieved smile on Brankoff's face, and then Brankoff stood up from his seat.
Then he slowly circled around Nikolavich.
After a while, Brankoff stood again in front of Nikolavich, and then saw him speak slowly: "Well, although you didn't break through Moscow's outer defensive circle, after all, everyone has seen your efforts, so I allow you to select 10,000 suitable people from the Minfu battalion to supplement your Third Army, and then let the First Army draw some of them to help you continue the offensive.
As for your punishment, I have already thought about it, the logistical baggage of the Third Army must be combined with the entire army.
After all, our battle cannot be solved in a short period of time, and I think the centralized deployment of materials is quite necessary.
It's the end of March now, and I want you to tear open Moscow's perimeter by April 3, or else.
You will be transferred to the front line to participate in the offensive in person!
” Brankoff first gave Nikolavich a taste of sweetness, and then a shocking thunderbolt almost made Nikolavich faint.
You must know that the reason why the Third Army has not been infiltrated by Blankov so far is that the Third Group has its own systems, and as the lifeblood of the army, the logistics burden is taken very seriously by Nikolavich, after all, whether an army can be the most important thing is to see whether he has mastered his own logistics system.
But now Brankovich's words have stripped the logistics system of the Third Army, which means that without Blankov's approval in the future, his Nikolavich Third Army will not get a grain of food or a bullet, which makes Nikolavich, who has always been tough, how can he accept it.
But just when Nikolavich raised his head and was about to fight, Brankoff had already sat back in his place, and then looked at Nikolavich for a long time, and in Brankovich's eyes, Nikolavich saw a trace of murder.
"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, thank you for your understanding of me, I will definitely do my best to fulfill your hopes!"
Nikolavich bit every word very clearly, and in Nikolavich's eyes, Brankoff saw dissatisfaction, but seeing that he had to admit defeat, Brankoff was still cool for a while.
The Third Army has always been the most profitable army of the entire rebel army, and when they were in the Black Sea Russian army, the wealth of the Third Army made everyone feel jealous, and even the logistics officer of the Third Army shouted when he was drunk, "Even if there are no logistics supplies, even if the Third Army has its own supplies, they can continue to fight for five months!"
” Confidence is enough to make people arrogant, Nikolavich was a shrewd man, and under his leadership, the whole atmosphere of the Third Army can be imagined, so even on the way from the Crimean Peninsula to Moscow, Brankoff suppressed the Third Army, and the task of looting supplies was handed over to other armies, but this did not affect the Third Army.
In this regard, Blankov has always gritted his teeth, and now being able to recover the logistics system of the Third Army is equivalent to tying a rope around Nikolavich's neck, as long as he Brankoff is willing, he can even easily take Nikolavich's life!
I have to say that the position can indeed change a person, once as Akhfsky's deputy, Brankoff thought more about how to assist His Excellency the Marshal to control the overall situation, but now Akhfsky is dead, and he died directly in Brankov's hands, this incident has changed Brankoff's mentality greatly, and since then Brankoff has completed his own transformation.
There is no doubt that Brankoff's transformation is something to be thankful for the entire rebel army, after all, the rebels need an invincible commander who can lead them to victory, who can lead them to victory, who can lead them to the throne, not a strategist.
After Nikolavich left, Brankoff secretly sneered, Nikolavich's disobedience was certain, and in the future, he would definitely take some revenge on today's events, but now Brankovich was not afraid, because he Brankovich was the commander of more than 200,000 people at the moment!
He, Brankoff, is an immortal tyrant who is about to compete for the dominance of the entire empire!
Nikolavich outside the city was uncomfortable, Rumyantsev's heart was also very uncomfortable, although he repelled the offensive of the rebel Third Army, but the pressure on the defenders of Moscow was obvious, even with the cover of complete fortifications, but Moscow still lost more than 10,000 defender soldiers!
All this made Rumyantsev feel very distressed.