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The Greeks believed that the right choice was unsatisfactory for both parties. It can be said that both sides were not pleased.

The Russians could barely accept that no matter where the Greeks were fighting, they all restrained part of the energy of the Ottoman Empire.Now is the critical moment, one more ally, one more strength, and one more chance of winning.

Anglo-French can't stand it anymore, especially the British. In their view, the Greek approach is naked betrayal.

The conflict between the two countries in 1850 was ignored by the London government.Ignore that both years ago, when Palmerston ordered the blockade of the port of Piraeus, the two countries turned over.

Of course, John Bull did not want to stimulate the Greeks at this time.In case they went straight to Constantinople regardless of the situation, they cut off their logistical transportation line, and the coalition forces on the Balkan Peninsula would be finished in half a month.

While the London parliament was discussing a new front, Foreign Secretary Palmerston was in trouble.Without controlling her lower body, she got in touch with the queen's maid.

This is nothing. The nobles of the nobles have gone a lot, and it's okay to add one more.Stealing secretly in private, stealing then stealing, everyone closed with one eye and then passed.

However, they were killed in a secret meeting in the palace, and they were unlucky. They were hit face-to-face by Prince Albert.

The matter was on the bright side. This was the court scandal, Prince Albert was angry, and Queen Victoria was angry.

If you do n’t kill the duo, what is the dignity of the royal family?

Things went wrong, and unfortunately, Palmerston and the maid were caught by the guards in the palace on the spot, and had a good meal.

Under the butterfly effect of Franz, the turning point occurred in history.In history, Palmerston broke the chastity of the Queen's maid, that was a private matter.

The window paper was not pierced, and there was room for maneuver.In history, Palmerston has paid a painful price. Not only did it go down, but it also cost a lot of money to find people to intercede. After a political interest exchange, it finally returned to the political stage.

Now a person has been arrested and stolen, and not to mention what will happen in the future, how to get through this robbery is a problem.

If the news is spread to the court of the Foreign Secretary, it will be hilarious.The gossip fire of the British people is very powerful, I don't know what kind of paintings to compile.

John Russell was dumbfounded. He had nothing to say about admiring Palmerston. He was envious of this fellow's affair, and he admired his ability to die.

Then, he had to find a way to get an aftermath.The royal family must give an explanation, and this colleague cannot just disappear for no reason.

Palmerston is not a small person, not only the foreign minister of the British Empire, but also the spokesperson of the bourgeoisie in the government, and has a great influence in the people.

Prince Albert asked: "Prime Minister, what do you think about this problem?"

After catching someone, Prince Albert regretted it.If you want to clean up Palmerston, there is a chance, why do you want to do it immediately?

Don't wear a long mouth, God knows how to arrange it outside.Some people may think that this is the drama that the royal family is persecuting the minister.

For the reputation of the royal family, this matter is destined to be dealt with coldly.Prince Albert, who has a good political mind, naturally chose to play football.

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The sudden scandals directly affected the efficiency of the London government, delayed the opening of the second front, and created opportunities for the Russians.

In a run-down small village in Plovdiv, Bulgarian guerrillas are meeting in secret.

"Everyone, we have just received intelligence. The Ottoman Empire withdrew our army, and they were replaced by the 30,000 British Army who had just arrived.

This is both a challenge and an opportunity. The British are much more powerful than the Ottomans. Without two or three times the superior strength, we are not their opponents at all.

Obviously, we do n’t have that many troops. This is the challenge we are about to encounter.

We know from the prisoner's mouth that there is also a lot of conflict between the British and the Ottomans. Although they are allies, the arrogant British only use them as cannon fodder.

This is an opportunity. Since they have contradictions, it is difficult for both parties to cooperate closely.

After all, the British are outsiders. They are not familiar with the environment of the Bulgarian area. At this time, they are handing over to the Ottomans. It is inevitable that there will be confusion in the short term.

According to news from the inside, five thousand Ottoman defenders in Plovdiv evacuated yesterday, and now there are less than two thousand left, including only eight hundred British soldiers.

This is an opportunity. If several of us join forces to conquer Plovdiv and destroy the enemy's material transfer station, the war on the front line in Sofia will inevitably be affected."

The speaker was a middle-aged man, and he was Dimitel, the main leader of the Bulgarian guerrilla alliance.

Do n’t look at the fact that the number of Bulgarian guerrillas is quite large now. It is assumed that they have established a system. In fact, they have not united and are still fighting each other.

The real purpose of supporting the Russians was to add chaos to the Ottoman Empire, but without preparing them to be truly independent, they would naturally not unite them.

In this era, Bulgarian nationalism has not yet awakened, and the founding father of Bulgaria, Christos Portev, is still a kindergarten child.(If there is a kindergarten)

The motivation of the Bulgarians to resist is mainly due to the oppression of the Ottoman government and the persecution of religious beliefs.

A young officer with dark hair and green eyes stood up and opposed: "Mr. Dimitre, Plovdiv is only 15 kilometers away from Asenovgrad and only 30 kilometers away from Pazardzhik.

This means that once we launch an attack on Plovdiv, the reinforcements of the enemy Asenovgrad will arrive that day, and the reinforcements of Pazardzhik will be dragged up to the next day.

Pazardzhik also has three thousand defenders, and Asenovgrad also has two thousand defenders. The enemy I am facing is not two thousand but seven thousand.

The enemy has just evacuated five thousand defenders, and there will definitely be new troops to switch over. We have not received information in this regard, which is very unreasonable.

There are only three possibilities for this to happen: first, the enemy ’s commander has forgotten and ignored the importance of Plovdiv; second, something went wrong with our intelligence system; and third, this is the enemy ’s trap, deliberately tempting Fool us.

The first case is obviously impossible.The enemy is not so stupid, it is impossible to see even such a simple problem.

It is the Bulgarian people everywhere that provide us with intelligence. The operations of the army cannot be kept secret. Judging from the information we have received, there are no large groups of troops coming to Plovdiv.

Then the possibility of this being a trap is very high. If we cannot occupy Plovdiv in a short period of time, the enemy forces around us will swarm up and trap us here."

Dimitre explained: "Ceplos, you are right. This is probably a trap for the enemy, but this temptation is too great.

We all know that the enemy is hoarding a lot of materials in Plovdiv, even if this is a bait, we have the opportunity to destroy these materials.

Although I'm not sure how much strategic material the enemy has hoarded in Sofia, looking at the enemy's emphasis on logistics and transportation, it can be roughly judged that the strategic material in the Sofia region is not enough to support their frontline troops until the end of the war.

We will run away after destroying these materials. As for the city of Plovdiv, let ’s leave it to the Ottomans for a while. We will come back after this battle."

Dimitre ’s analysis is based on the fact that the enemy ’s military strength in Sofia has dropped to 80,000 until the war.It was in this situation that Montes also dispatched 15,000 British soldiers for logistics.

The logistics occupied a large amount of troops, which caused the front line of Sofia, and the coalition was beaten by the Russians on the ground.

Because of the shortage of troops, Montes turned to the country for help.Dimitre is in a hurry to break the game, mainly because the enemy's reinforcements are coming soon. If he doesn't fight, he won't win.

This is a sequel to the hasty response of the coalition forces. The Russians were prepared in advance. The frontline troops suffered heavy losses and immediately retreated to supplement.

The supplementary soldiers were sent to the Principality of Wallachia, and they were not sent directly to the front. That was because the logistics could not afford it, and they could only stay by the Danube.

The Ottoman Empire played Stud directly, and now it relies on catching Zhuang Ding to replenish its troops. Since the Balkan Peninsula has fallen into the majority, Zhuang Ding has no place to catch it.

Britain and France are too far away from the Balkan Peninsula. If you want to add troops, you must report to the country, and you have to go through layers of bureaucratic approvals. Time has passed.

In this respect, the British prepared to open up the second front is indeed far-sighted. Once the Crimean war started, the Russians will be exhausted.

Even if the preparation is adequate, there is no limit.Poor domestic traffic is undoubtedly the biggest enemy, restricting the delivery of Russian power.

A middle-aged man sneered and said, "Mr. Dimitre, our several guerrillas have only joined together for more than 5,000 people. You know how the weapons are equipped.

If this is a trap, the enemy will definitely be prepared.On the surface, the enemy's combat force is the 800 British soldiers.

But who actually knows?The troops of the Ottoman Empire are not without fighting. If they are all a bunch of waste, we have already returned to the country.

In case this more than a thousand Ottoman defenders are elite Ottoman troops, plus 800 British soldiers, the combat effectiveness is not much worse than ours.

I think it would be too risky to start Plovdiv. Even if we have an internal response in the city, the chance of success is too low."

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The Bulgarian guerrillas have been divided into many branches, mostly formed by region, and many people are peeping at the leadership of the guerrillas.

Dimiter is only the nominal leader of these guerrillas, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with him.Only in the face of a common enemy, this contradiction was suppressed.

"What is Mr. Hamill's opinion?" Dimitre asked calmly.

He heard that Hamill was not opposed to attacking Plovdiv, but had other plans.

Hamill smiled slightly and said, "It is not a high opinion. Since we are not sure if this is a trap, let's try it first.

We attacked Zarzhik, 30 kilometers away, and we knew the situation there. The three thousand defenders are all Ottomans, and their fighting power is very general.

If the enemy has traps, it will be exposed at this time. They cannot arrange a 30-kilometer encirclement.

If there were no traps, we went straight to Plovdiv.The surrounding enemy forces were all attracted to Zarjik, and our raid success rate was high."

Dimitre thought for a while and said: "This is indeed a good way to minimize the risk. But the attack on the two places is still too much pressure for the guerrillas.

It seems that it is necessary to contact Boris and they are responsible for attacking Zarjik to break the situation. We will help you first.

As soon as the enemies of Plovdiv and Asenovgrad left the city, they were killed first to reduce the difficulty for the siege."

This was not the first siege of the Bulgarian guerrillas, but it was their first counterattack after being defeated in the battle of Sofia.

After more than two months of rectification, they have recovered their vitality. Although they have not reached the peak period, their confidence has been beaten.

In this respect, the Sardinian army also has merit.If they did not create opportunities for the Bulgarians, these guerrillas are still on the position with the coalition forces.

It is estimated that at this time, they have already suffered heavy casualties.Mao Xiong is not a good match, the guerrillas were used as cannon fodder in the beginning.Ordering the Bulgarian guerrillas to tear open the coalition's defense line, interspersed with the front and back to attack the coalition, obviously it was to kill with a knife.

It is a pity that the plan has not changed quickly. Who knows that the Sardinian army is so courageous that it was really penetrated by the Bulgarian guerrillas and inserted into the rear.

The Russians did not believe that the guerrillas could do it, failed to respond in time, and lost a chance to win the war.