Chapter 640 The rebels are at hand
Before the outbreak of the World War, the French vowed to recapture Alsace and Lorraine that were taken away by Germany, and wash away the humiliation France suffered due to the Franco-Prussian War.
The French were completely unprepared to defeat Germany. If Nicholas Jr.'s attack hadn't forced Moltke to divide his troops, France would have been bulldozed by Germany.
After the news came out that the Russian Empire was going to negotiate with Germany, the French took action in a hurry. Aristide Briand, who had just assumed the post of French Prime Minister a week ago, rushed to St. Petersburg in the hope that the Russian Empire would persist.
The reason why the Russian army has suffered such heavy losses since the war started is directly related to the British and French allied forces standing aside and watching.
In George's view, this was a betrayal of Britain and France's alliance.
Louis Baldur felt very sad. He wanted to angrily scold George for not having too much double standards.
The plan George made for the Russian Empire before the outbreak of the war was the same as the actions of the British and French forces.
The only difference is that George's plan was not actually implemented, but the British and French forces really did it.
Nicholas is still reasonable. After being opposed by almost everyone, Nikolai made a public speech while inspecting the grenadiers trained by Kuropatkin, stating that he would respect the cooperation with his allies. We agreed to fight the enemy to the bitter end.
Kuropatkin burst into tears with excitement and asked Nikolay to return to the front line.
Although Nikolai was forced to use Kuropatkin, it did not mean that he had restored his trust in Kuropatkin. He was just such an awkward person.
While Nicholas regained his confidence, George was comforting Ferdinand and Georgi, as well as Nicholas of Montenegro.
George did not clarify for Nicholas, but emphasized to the three of them that the promises made by George were always valid.
George promised Ferdinand that he would give Transylvania to the Kingdom of Romania.
At the same time, the Kingdom of Greece was promised a part of the Asia Minor peninsula.
As for the Kingdom of Montenegro, George promised to ensure the independence of the Kingdom of Montenegro and not allow any country to annex Montenegro.
“George, you should keep His Majesty away from the Queen, she has become the source of all chaos.”
Montenegro Nikolai spoke bluntly.
Georgi has nothing to do with himself.
Ferdinand looked slightly embarrassed. Both he and Alex came from the Hohenzollern family.
After the outbreak of the World War, because the Kingdom of Romania declared war on the Allies along with the Russian Empire, William II expelled Ferdinand from the family in anger and no longer recognized Ferdinand as a member of the Hohenzollern family.
For Alex, William II was lenient.
This has also become one of the evidences that Alex is a "German spy".
“You said it easily, will your Majesty listen to me on this issue?”
George was not angry, he was just Nicholas's uncle, not his biological father.
Nicholas' biological father Ya San also didn't like Alex, so he had to compromise in the end.
"Between the empire and the queen, would your majesty choose the queen?"
Heini was very disappointed. This was not a convincing and good king.
More and more people are disappointed with Nikolai.
After Rasputin was killed, Nicholas finally realized that some things in St. Petersburg were out of control.
Nicholas's response was to replace the ministers who did not like the queen with candidates recommended by the queen. This time, he replaced the minister of justice, the minister of education, and the minister of transportation.
This decision was strongly opposed by State Duma Chairman Rodzianko.
Nicolas dissolved the State Duma and forced Rodzianko to accept personnel changes.
George didn’t know what evil possessed Nicholas. Since the outbreak of the world war, Nicholas felt more and more strange to George.
Anne explains to George.
“Your Majesty’s change has a lot to do with Sani. Sani’s desire for power is too strong, but she does not have the ability to match her desire. I often receive letters from Paula and Olga , they all tried to persuade Sani, but to no avail. "
Annie also believed that Alex was the root cause.
Paula is Alex's biological sister Elizabeth, the widow of the late Grand Duke Sergei.
Sister of Olga and Nicholas, in 1901 Olga married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg.
Olga and Peter's marriage has lasted for 14 years, but they have no children. There are rumors in St. Petersburg that Peter has never touched Olga -
Well, this is not a rumor.
This summer, Olga applied for the dissolution of her marriage to Peter on the grounds that the marriage had broken down.
Nicola persuaded Olga to be patient, and Olga cried to Nikolai, and Nikolai knew the reason why the two had no children.
Peter really never touched Olga.
"Have you tried to persuade her?"
George didn't want to mention Alex's name.
"Since the outcome is already determined, it is useless to say more."
Anne was meaningful.
George frowned, can’t you say something clearly?
Anne was still tactful and didn't want to push George.
Ekaterina fought from Adrianople to Constantinople again, asking George to stay away from St. Petersburg and stop interfering with the household affairs of the first family.
“If you win on the battlefield, you will be jealous of St. Petersburg; if you lose, you will be laughed at - you defeated Constantinople with your own hands, you should conquer Constantinople Leave it to Polis, don’t forget that Polis is your son!”
Ekaterina was worried about George dedicating Constantinople to St. Petersburg.
"Mom, please don't make trouble——"
George was helpless, was this thing just a gift? Constantinople was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire, not to George personally.
George could leave East India to Polis.
Constantinople is really bad.
“George, thank you for being Russian!”
Catherine was very angry and looked down upon her.
George really didn’t want to be the czar. Thinking about Nicholas’s environment in St. Petersburg, it makes people despair.
As a tsar, Nicholas did not have as much power as George.
George spoke the truth in the Balkan theater. Whoever dared to question George's decision would not need George to speak, the four major armies would teach him how to behave.
Nikolai had a queen acting as a monster inside the palace, a Duma outside the palace to restrain him, and a group of pretentious princes dictating. If he did well, he should do it. If he did not do well, Nicholas would be ashamed of himself. Emperors of the past dynasties.
Since the outbreak of the world war, all classes in Russia have been in uneasy agitation.
The State Duma demanded greater power and restricted the queen from intervening in official appointments.
The bourgeoisie hopes that the empire will implement a more relaxed economic policy, but don't forget that the empire is in a state of war, and everything must be compromised for the war.
The workers hope to get more wages and benefits. They don't look at the workers in Germany, who are so poor that they can hardly afford to eat.
Although the life of the peasants is not a problem, they still feel overwhelmed by the empire's unlimited conscription.
Just now, the Russian Empire carried out its fifth mobilization. On average, about 1 million people enlisted in each mobilization.
1 million people is still within the affordable range relative to the total population of the Russian Empire.
But the key to the problem is that this is definitely not the last mobilization, and victory is far away.
How many more 5 million can the Russian Empire sustain?
“What does this have to do with whether I am Russian or not——”
George was also helpless. Fortunately, he married a law-abiding wife, otherwise he would have had a headache to death.
“If you want to be implicated, you must cut off from St. Petersburg as soon as possible.”
Ekaterina was straightforward.
“Have you ever thought that the soldiers under my command are all Russians——”
George growled, could you close the door when talking about this?
"So what? As long as you can give them a better and more stable life, they will support you!"
Ekaterina has also been completely disappointed in St. Petersburg.
George remained silent. He was not hard-hearted and must be responsible for the soldiers who followed him to the end.
No matter how much St. Petersburg officials and nobles struggle, the path they choose is their own. No matter what the outcome is, it is best for them to accept it honestly and not complain to anyone.
George can only ensure that these soldiers who trust him and follow him to fight will get a relatively satisfactory result in the end.
At least for now, things look pretty good.
Since the outbreak of the war, the number of officers and soldiers lost in the Balkan theater has been around 200,000, nearly half of which were from the Gaori Corps.
Unlike the European theater, almost no prisoners were captured in the Balkan theater. These 200,000 people either retired due to injuries or were disabled or died in battle.
For the officers and soldiers who died in battle, the war zone has issued pensions in accordance with imperial standards.
A considerable number of soldiers who must retire due to injuries and disabilities are unwilling to return to their families in order not to be a drag on their families.
In fact, most of the soldiers who were disabled due to injuries only lost part of their limbs, and it was not that they were unable to take care of themselves.
They are truly serious enough to the point where they cannot take care of themselves. There is no way to save them, and it is impossible to devote too many medical resources to them, unless they are the kind of combat heroes with outstanding performance.
George is preparing a hospital for disabled soldiers who do not want to return to their families.
For those who are willing to return, the pension standard is also set relatively high, at least the disabled soldiers will not be abandoned by their families.
For those officers and soldiers of the Japanese Army who went to fight in Europe, George also showed some leniency. As long as they persisted until the war, George would let them become Russian citizens.
If they are willing to become citizens of a Balkan country, George will also help create opportunities for them.
"My time is short as an old woman. Before you make any decision, I ask you to consider Anne and the children, as well as your unborn grandson or granddaughter."
Ekaterina knew what George valued.
Like Nicholas, George also valued his relatives.
At dinner time in the evening, Alexandra came back from the military camp, and the family sat around the dining table to have dinner together.
"What are the strange things in the military camp?"
Alexander was very curious about the life in the military camp.
"Does it count to overthrow the Tsar?"
Alexandra said something surprising.
“What?”
George thought he had heard wrongly.
“I-say-overthrow-the-tsar——”
Alexandra said every word.
George was stunned, it turned out that the rebels were lurking next to him.
(End of this chapter)