Make France Great Again

After Palmerston and Raglan heard the news that the Foreign Secretary wanted to meet with them at the same time, they immediately realized that some unknown changes might have happened in the Near East.

A look of panic appeared on the faces of Palmerston and Raglan at the same time.

Could it be said that the Russian Empire has conquered Silistra and moved towards Constantinople?

A ridiculous idea came into Palmerston's mind, but was rejected in an instant!

Because once Silistra was captured, the first person to face the Russian Imperial Army was not the British Kingdom, but the French Empire.

The 40,000 French troops (Palmerston's intelligence) in the Varna area will never be defeated so quickly!

"Quick! Let him in!" Palmerston said quickly to the chief secretary.

Now is not the time for random speculation!

After receiving Prime Minister Palmerston's approval, the Chief Secretary immediately turned around, opened the door, and invited the Foreign Secretary to enter.

After the Foreign Secretary entered, the chief secretary left and closed the door thoughtfully.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, Your Excellency the Baron!" Lord Clarendon greeted Palmerston and Baron Raglan in turn.

"Minister Villiers! You are so anxious to meet with me and Baron Raglan. Did something happen in the Near East?" Palmerston asked directly.

Lord Clarendon nodded, walked slowly to the desk and handed the telegram to Palmerston, saying in a deep voice: "Our army is suffering serious combat attrition on the Gallipoli Peninsula!"

After receiving the folded telegram, Palmerston unfolded the telegram. The content of the telegram made Palmerston, who originally had a smile on his face, immediately change his expression.

Baron Raglan, who was sitting opposite Palmerston, saw Palmerston's gloomy face, and his originally relaxed heart suddenly fell to the bottom.

Although Baron Raglan did not know the content of the telegram, he already knew the answer from what the Earl of Clarendon had just said and from Palmerston's expression.

After reading the telegram, Maxton took a deep breath, handed the telegram to Baron Raglan and said solemnly: "You should also take a look!"

Baron Raglan took the telegram from Palmerston and read it carefully. His face immediately turned the color of pig liver. In the end, he couldn't help but slap the telegram on the table and cursed: "Dunda What on earth did that guy do? He can't even do a small thing like logistical support! And Airey (Major General, Chief Quartermaster of the British Expeditionary Force), what does he do for food? If he can do it, he can do it. If he can't, just do it. Take off your army and get out of the army!"

"Commander Raglan, I think our top priority right now is not to correct mistakes, but to reduce our non-combat attrition as much as possible! I don't want our army to have already lost due to non-combat before the war with the Russian Empire comes." More than half of the troops were lost!" Palmerston raised his hand to stop Baron Raglan from cursing, and calmly analyzed the current situation.

According to the contents of the cable, it was known that the night before (that is, when Ambassador Cowley sent the letter away from Paris), a rare snowstorm occurred in the Gallipoli Peninsula area that was rare in several years.

The Duke of Cambridge, who initially served as the temporary commander of Britain, thought it was a short-lived snowstorm, so he didn't pay too much attention and continued to stop at Gallipoli as planned.

However, as time went by, the blizzard became stronger and stronger, and after only 8 hours, it was already submerged to my feet. It was only then that the Duke of Cambridge realized that the situation was developing in a direction that was not conducive to the British army. The biting cold wind blew mercilessly at every thin tent.

The thin tent alone could not block the biting cold wind. The soldiers in the tent huddled together shivering under the same thin quilt. Every moment, some soldiers were frostbitten and even faced death.

What's even worse is that the British Kingdom has not prepared supplies for the winter at all. After a heavy snowfall, even basic living supplies cannot be transported. At this time, the morale of the British army was already low before the war started.

When the weather cleared up a bit, the Duke of Cambridge re-counted the number of troops, only to find that nearly 50 people in the British army had frozen to death in just one night, and 200 frostbite patients needed treatment.

The Duke of Cambridge had no choice but to divide his troops into two groups. One group went to Constantinople to tell the news to the people stationed in London, hoping that Ambassador Canning would report it to London. The other group took a boat to the British Fleet Headquarters in Malta to seek help. Support from the Commander of the Maltese Fleet.

After receiving the Duke of Cambridge's request for help, Canning immediately went to Topkapi Palace to seek support from Abdulmecid I.

However, although Abdulmecid I was the host in the Near East, he was also powerless to deal with Britain's current situation.

Because the Ottoman Empire was unable to deliver supplies to the Gallipoli Peninsula when heavy snow was about to close the mountains, Abdulmecid I euphemistically made a suggestion to Canning, suggesting that he seek help from the French army. .

Gu恜/span After all, Rhode Island is now France's transshipment warehouse. The materials stored in it can not only satisfy the French army itself, but also support the embarrassment of the British army.

It was enough for the British army to discard all their equipment and walk out of the Gallipoli Peninsula alone.

After hearing the advice of Abdul Meguid I, Canning left silently.

Then, such a telegram appeared in Lord Clarendon's Foreign Office.

"What should I do? What can I do?" Baron Raglan said with a gloomy face and dissatisfaction: "It's nothing more than Britain continuing to defend the Gallipoli Peninsula, or asking France for help! I really don't know why the War Department did what it did. To come up with such a stupid landing plan, wouldn't they take a look at the terrain of Gallipoli and then..."

"Okay!" Before Baron Raglan could finish his words, Prime Minister Palmerston said sternly: "Now is not the time to hold anyone accountable! The 20,000-strong army suffered 250 casualties in less than two weeks. Man, this is indeed a mistake of our cabinet! So we must make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Your Excellency Prime Minister! Actually..." Lord Clarendon hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "I also have a letter from Ambassador Cowley here!"

"Ambassador Cowley?" Palmerston was stunned for a few seconds, and then asked impatiently: "Is there something unexpected happening in France too?"

"No! No!" Lord Clarendon shook his head and handed Ambassador Cowley's letter into Palmerston's hands.

Palmerston read Ambassador Cowley's letter again, and then thinking about the situation that the British army was facing now, he couldn't help complaining about France in his heart: "Damn French! They must have known about the situation in Gallipoli a long time ago. !”

"What's wrong?" Baron Raglan looked at Palmerston with confusion.

"Take a look!" Palmerston handed the letter from Ambassador Cowley into the hands of Baron Raglan.

After reading the letter, Baron Raglan also couldn't help but cursed the behavior of the French Empire: "I said the damn French definitely didn't really want to form an alliance with us! If they had told us earlier, we would have We won’t face this situation now!”

Regarding the angry speeches of Prime Minister Palmerston and Baron Raglan, Lord Clarendon just pretended to have heard nothing and said calmly: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, Commander Raglan, our army is suffering from this snowstorm. The cabinet must come up with the charter as soon as possible!”

"If Britain abandons its armaments and turns to France for help, maybe there is a way... No! No!" Palmerston suddenly realized that there was a reporter from The Times in this expeditionary force.

If they knew that the British empire was seeking help from France, the proud Britons might tear the cabinet into pieces.

But if it is ignored, the British army stationed in Gallipoli is likely to be in danger of falling apart, and the British people will set off a greater wave of rebellion.

Palmerston did not dare to bet that the weather on the Gallipoli peninsula would develop in Britain's favor over the next few days.

Therefore, once you sit in the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet, you must not only have the ability to do practical things, but also have the awareness to take into account the overall situation.

What's the big picture?

The overall situation must not only take care of the emotions of the British people, but also successfully rescue the British soldiers.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think you don't have to worry about the impact of asking the army to lay down its current weapons and equipment!" Lord Clarendon suggested to Palmerston: "Now that the whole of Britain has been submerged by the anti-Russian wave, we just Some pressure needs to be put on the Times! Naturally they won't report bad news for Britain. In the meantime, the government departments should..."

Clarendon's method was very simple. More than ninety years in advance, it was to exaggerate the Gallipoli retreat as a strategic shift for the British army to overcome difficulties and complete victory!

As for France, go to Shuyuan www.zhaｏshuyuan.com. Britain, which is rich and wealthy, only needs to use money to seal the mouth of the French Empire.

"Let's do it!" Prime Minister Palmerston made up his mind and said to Lord Clarendon and Baron Raglan: "Isn't France searching for gold all over the world? (Jerome Bonaparte is stabilizing the market, While restricting the outflow of gold and silver, actively search for (short) gold to maintain the stable issuance of paper francs)! The British Kingdom can help them and discount the British bonds they hold!"

The discovery of Australian gold mines has also made Britain richer. Britain, which holds nearly one-third of the world's gold reserves, is not afraid of France's crazy squeeze.

"Then who is going to facilitate this?" Palmerston asked Baron Raglan and Lord Clarendon with a smile on his face.

"I'll go!"

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