Having failed to turn Nikolaev (and apparently no intent to take it by force), Not only did they absolutely intend to take Mikolaiv - they were expecting to po

Having failed to turn Nikolaev (and apparently no intent to take it by force), Not only did they absolutely intend to take Mikolaiv - they were expecting to positively waltz their way through it, on their way to waltzing through Odesa, where their countrymen were surely waiting to welcome them with thronging parades, offering bread, salt and flowers.