Just as Duke Golitsyn was intensively planning his coup, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nesselrode and Gorchakov were approaching the Crimean Peninsula under the escort of tens of thousands of Russian troops, braving the severe cold.
Both Nesselrode and Gorchakov understood that if the peace talks failed this time, the troops accompanying them would be immediately engaged in the battle sequence.
Moreover, the finances of the Imperial Government would gradually deteriorate in war. The 10 million USD obtained by selling Alaska seemed a lot personally, but in terms of this war, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
Once the war restarted, the Imperial Government would have to find every possible way to endure the severe winter.
Otherwise, the Russian Empire might witness a Pugachev-like uprising flourishing across Russia by the spring of next year.
