Prince Paskevich, who was leading the troops stationed at the fortress on the north bank of the Danube River, received an urgent order from St. Petersburg on April 30th. The order instructed Prince Paskevich to step down immediately upon receipt, to be succeeded by General Mikhail Gorchakov, who was serving as the deputy commander of the Danube Alliance Army. Prince Paskevich himself was required to proceed to the Finnish Region as soon as possible to assume the position of Commander-in-Chief from Grand Duke Constantine.
Neither Prince Paskevich nor any of the generals within the fortress had any objections to the orders from St. Petersburg.
The reason being, Prince Paskevich's half a year of warfare had indeed caused those generals to feel extremely frustrated. Despite the Silistra Fortress being right before them, they were unable to capture it, causing significant losses among their comrades.
