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Chapter 5: France

-July 26, Paris-

Paris is currently in turmoil, the price of bread is high, and there are criminals out in the streets.

Not to mention the protests.

The reason?

The standard of living of the average french citizen has decreased, food is more expensive. And charles X, the current ruler of france is trying to gain absolute power.

Dissolution of the chamber of deputies, rejection of the electorate in favor of the aristocracy and more.

Trampling on the liberal ideals the french citizens fought for in the french revolution.

"Honey, hows the situation outside?"

Asked the woman

"Very bad, the price of bread increased 2 times over, not to mention, there are criminals out there in the streets, its very dangerous at night"

"How long do you think this will last?"

"I don't know, but we will go protesting tomorrow"

-july 27-

"Brothers and sisters, the cruel aristocrats are back, they are trampling on the freedoms that we fought for in the napoleonic revolution, so come with me, rise up against the monarchy, VIVA LA REVOLUCIA!"

"REVOLUCIA!"

The entire country is on fire, there are protests everywhere.

"Your highness, the protests are getting out of control, you need to find a way to curb it before it gets worse."

Hearing this charles is troubled.

He could send in the army to get rid of the protestors, but it would radicalise the people even more, potentially toppoling the monarchy and establishing a republic.

So instead, he will wait and see, if it gets worse he will just abdicate the throne so that his son can inherit it.

-July 29-

"The situation has deteriorated beyond control your serene highness"

"Good, lets see what charles will do now, either abdicate or risk his head in a revolution, no matter which, The result will be the same."

On the dawn of july 29th

An event that sent shock waves through europe

Charles X announced his abdication, in favore of his son inheriting the throne.

But in another shocking turn of events, Louis-phillipe declared himself the king of france, having gathered the support of the nobility they supported his ascent, not to mention that he had a valid claim to the throne.

And with that the july revolution has come to an end, or as the french call it "3 glorious days"

The result being Louis-phillipe ascending to the king of fance and establishing a constitutional monarchy.

As the news of the success of the revolution spread, it encouraged other revolutionaries to also revolt.

-St.petersburg-

"Alexander, what do you think of the succes of the july revolution?"

Nicholas I asked Alexander, he had his own opinions but also wanted to see what his son had to offer.

"Father, I think we should be vigilant, there already were revolutionary forces in the russian empire, most significant of which are in poland, fighting to resrore and independent polish kingdom"

"There is no doubt that once the news reaches them, they will be filled with fervor and will become more bold in their actions"

On the international stage though, specificlly in the United Kingdom of the netherlands, there will be significant unrest.

Netherlands is divided between protestents to the east and catholics to the west, not to mention that the flemish and wallonians living there also don't get to see the fruits of their labor, being exploited by the dutch.

The july revolution will inspire revolts throughout europe."

Nicholas, having listened to his son is proud, he didn't excpect for him to provide such an excellent answer, especially at such a young age.

If he continues like that he may even consider letting Alexander attend meetings where the discussians about the future of the empire take place.

"Good. You have considered the overall situation, not only of the russian empire but also the international situation, you are now dismissed."

"Thanks father."

As alexander leaves the office there are many thoughts swirling in his mind.

He needs to look as competent as possible brfore his father, so that he could start influencing some decisions, maybe not in a major way but..., rome wasn't built in a day now was it?.

As usual, A servant leads Alexander to his room.

-November 29, Warsaw-

Currently In the military academy of the congress of poland there is a revolt, headed by polish officers, most prominent of which is Piotr Wysocki.

Taking control of the military academy, they wish to make poland independent and restore their glorius days.

"Gentleman, as planned with the military academy now under control we will start spreading the revolution, the french and the belgians succeded, so can we."

The tension in the room palpable, everyone here knows what the consequence of failure is, Death.

Peasents hate the aristocrats that rule over them, getting almost their entire harvest taxed, they are barely able to feed their families.

So when the oppurtunity is presented to them, to get rid of russian rule, they start revolting.

-December 4-

"Your majesty, the poles have started an armed rebellion.

Having heard the news Nicholas I is mad, he giving the poles autonomy in the first place was a mistake.

"Send in Ivan Paskevich to put down the rebellion."

"Wait.

Father, the 1st modern division is ready, I'm confident that they can put down the rebellion without a hitch."

Nicholas I then remembered, he wondered how the progress on that division was going, if it performs as well as his son said it would, then he might consider some limited reforms.

"You have my permission, and remember

stay safe."

Having been granted permission Alexander I is esctatic, so he leaves the room immediatly and calls for Dimitry.

Cause the first battle of the army will be soon.

[End of Chapter]


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Leric Leric

Another chapter lets gooooo

I'm excited for the next one.

Chapter 6: Rebellion

"Gentleman, his royal majesty the tsar has given us the oppurtunity to prove ourselves, we must put down the rebellion."

"So, Dimitry, any thoughts on what our course of action should be?"

Dimitry is nervous right now, this is his first time coming up with a plan dealing with an actual enemy, and he doesn't want to fail.

"Your highness, the poles have occupied warsaw and the sorrounding territory.

And they are expanding fast right now as we speak, the best course of action right now would be to capture their ledership, without anyone to lead them the rest will be like headless chickens and easy to pick off.

So I suggest securing safe supply lines and immediatly heading to warsaw."

There is a reason why Dimitry suggested this, they only have a single division, of 10,000 men. It is not enough to cover huge swathes of territory.

So recapturing villages and towns would be time consuming.

Better to go straight for the snakes head, as they say.

"Alright, gather the 1st division, we set off tomorrow morning, failure is not an option, dismissed."

-Eastern Poland, Siedlce-

"Listen up, the rebels have captured the town of Siedlce, and we must take it back and the plan is..."

And so the plan has been set on how to take back the

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

there are sounds of explosions and gunshots, the rebel army, numbering no more then 15K is losing.

Thats not surprising, they barely have any equipment, no discipline or training, they will run away immeditatly when they are about to lose their lives, no morale at all.

6,500 dead, 350 with mild injuries and 30 with severe injuries

8,000 captured

On the 1st divisions side, 1,000 casualties 740 with mild injuries and 297 with serious injuries

Thankfully the 1st division can recruit some of the locals to refill, by offering them some benefits.

"Not bad, send a letter of the victory to the capital, tell them to send troops to garrison the city, meanwhile we will continue to march on, the next destination? Warsaw."

-Warsaw-

"Liutenent, the russians have captured the town of Siedlce, and it seems like they are heading to warsaw"

Piots Wysocki, is frowning, thinking hard about the next steps, he knows that this ragtag group of revolutionaries is no match for the imperial russian army.

"How many troops do they have?"

"Somewhere around 10,000 troops"

"HAH, so arrogant, do they really think that 10k troops is enough?"

"Not only that, the young prince of the russian empire is also with them."

The litenent couldn't be happier, if he manages to capture the prince, he might be able to negotiate with the tsar and secure the full independence of poland.

"Lets Wait for them here, let the foolish prince try and siege warsaw, you need more then twice the number of troops than whats stationed to siege a city, sometimes even more then that, what can he possibly do with 10,000 troops?"

-December 14-

"Your majesty, we are right outside the city of warsaw"

"Good, how many troops do they have, and what kind of fortifications did they set up?"

"They have just over 50,000 men in the city

They have been forcibly conscripting the locals. Some defenses were set up, but they are not nearly enough to pose much a of a threat since they barly had enough time, not to mention that it can simply be bombarded by our artillary."

Alexander has been taught some knowledge about military tactics befpre he transmigrated here, and combined with the memories of the previous owner he knows a thing or two

And one thing that he does notice, is the "forced conscription"

"Dimitry, I have an idea.

The locals have been promised liberation from the russian empire, but can liberation or revolution fill your stomach? No, the rebels have already taken most of the food for the army, and the price of bread has gone up drasticlly, if we give the locals a little push by stopping all the supplies from reaching the city..."

"Then the locals will start rebelling against the rebels"

"Thats a great plan your highness, although the small details need to be thought out in general its great."

Honestly, Dimitry didn't excpect such ruthlessness from a 12 year old, casually saying to starve an entire city.

-December 20-

"Liutenent, we are running out of rations, and the locals are rioting, if we don't do something to get supplies fast, we might have to surrender without even putting up a fight"

Seeing the dire situation he is in, Wysocki makes a daring decision.

"We will attack them today, gather all the able bodied men."

Wysocki could have managed to stay inside the city for a couple more days, but what good would it do if they just starved to death?

They would have higher chance of succeding if they made a last ditch effort, and its not like its guaranteed to fail, they have over 50,000 troops, there is no way that they lose right?

-Outside of warsaw, 1st division-

"General the rebels are getting ready to mount an attack."

"Tell the men to occupy their defensive positions"

While they were choking the opponent, they didn't sit on their asses and do nothing, Dimitry knew that they would try to attack as a last ditch effort, so he built trenches, barbed wire, and various other defensive positions, not to mention having plentry of artillary.

"THEY ARE HERE, FIRE!"

The infantry fires in lines, The line infantry at the front fires first, then they switch places with those behind them and reload and then switch again to fire.

In the trenches it is especially effective since you can get up, fire immediatly and then go down again, minimizing casualties.

Right now the enemy is panicking, all they see are some line in the ground, then someone with a rifle comes up briefly shoots them and goes back to the trench again.

They are also getting bombed by artillery.

Unwilling, how could they be willing, they are suffering massive casualties.

Those at the back seeing their fellow men die are demoralized immediatly, anyways, they were forcefully recruited, whats the point of continuing to march on if you are gonna die?

"DAMN IT, THOSE DAMN RUSSIANS, so cowardly, hiding in their trenches."

"LIUTENENT, the soldiers are defecting the battle field at an alarming pace, and we are suffering heavy casualties, what do we do?"

Gritting his teeth, the liutenent thinks over, no matter what, he cannot lose this battle, he knows what kind of fate awaits him if he gets captured, exile to siberia or even worse, Death.

"Order that if anyone defects, what awaits them is death."

-some unknown time later-

"YOUR HIGHNESS, WE WON!"

Having heard the good news Alexander is happy, so he opens the battle report and reads...

[End Of Chapter]


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Leric Leric

Damn, another chapter this soon? we getting treated today boys

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