Chapter 643 Destroy, I’m tired
William II’s speech was a complete setback. Russia formed an alliance with Britain and France not because of the benefits Russia received from Britain and France, but because of the German-Austrian alliance.
The contradiction between Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the Balkans is irreconcilable. Even if Germany only stands on a neutral position, it will not force the Russian Empire to the Allies.
George ignored William II's speech. At the beginning of the new year, the Balkan countries gathered in Adrianople to celebrate Polis's heir.
Elizabeth gave birth to a son on January 14th, which happened to be the Russian New Year.
George was officially promoted to grandfather, but he still had no say. Ekaterina made the decision and named the little crown prince George.
According to tradition, on the Russian New Year's Day, the kings of the Balkan countries will go to St. Petersburg.
This year's situation is special. The chaos in St. Petersburg has aroused widespread concern among kings of various countries.
George had to comfort them one by one.
Ferdinand publicly made a wish at the New Year celebration banquet, hoping that George would never leave Constantinople.
George dealt with it very skillfully. The empire was considering moving the capital to Constantinople, and George would definitely not leave.
This answer obviously did not satisfy Ferdinand. Ferdinand hoped that George could express his position more clearly.
Ferdinand didn't care whether the empire moved its capital or not.
If George leaves Constantinople and returns to Amur, it is hard to say whether Transylvania will belong to the Kingdom of Romania or not.
Georgi was even more worried that the Asia Minor peninsula that George promised him had not yet been obtained.
Nikolai Montenegro was also stimulated by the harvest from all countries and hoped to get an outlet to the sea.
Polis was completely immersed in the happiness of being promoted to his father, but Stamboliski and August were both eager to hope that George would become the regent of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.
It doesn’t matter if there is a regent or not, because Polis will take charge this year.
Both Catherine and Anne hoped that George would agree to serve as regent and continue to protect Polis.
If George serves as regent, then if Polis makes mistakes during his governance, it will be George's fault.
"This is what you should do as a father! You must do it!"
Ekaterina has no expectations for George anymore. Grand Duke Yuriev is George's limit.
Polis is only 22 years old and has a promising future.
Polis also had no problem with George serving as regent.
George strongly disagreed.
"The young eagle must grow into an eagle, and cannot always remain under the protection of its elders."
George spoke earnestly and hoped that Polis would be brave enough to take on important responsibilities.
Whether George serves as regent will not affect Polis's pro-government. If anyone dares to oppose Polis, George will show him the cruel side of the Russian Grand Duke's character.
"I'm always worried that I can't do as well as you-"
Polilis showed a strong dependence on George, which is precisely what George is most worried about.
"When I was 9 years old, your grandfather was assassinated. Your grandmother and aunts went to France, leaving me alone in St. Petersburg. If possible, I also want to have a father to rely on -"
George revealed his heart , these words were never said even to Anne and George.
"It was also difficult for your grandfather. When he succeeded to the throne, the empire had just lost the ninth Russo-Turkish War. Your grandfather committed suicide after defeat. At that time, the country was in turmoil and surrounded by wolves from outside. Your grandfather was in that kind of situation. He became a tsar in a difficult environment and had no father to rely on. "
George's memory of Ya Er was already very vague. He only remembered that Ya Er was tall.
"So, why brother Nicky——"
Polis couldn’t figure out why Nikolai messed up everything because they were both men from the Romanov family——
That’s not right, George and Polis were both men from the Yuriev family. .
That’s it!
Polis' confidence doubled.
"Brother, you have to work harder, don't be worse than me in the future."
There is no pressure on Alexander. He will have to wait many years before he becomes Grand Duke Yuriev.
"Do you want to come to Bosnia to be the governor?"
Once Polis strengthened his confidence, he immediately entered the state to maximize his interests.
Let Alexander be the governor of Bosnia. Even if George ignores Polis, for Alexander's sake, he will not ignore it.
“Can I?”
Alexander was eager to try.
“No!”
George is not angry, you are still guilty.
Polis has a stable character, and with the help of mature and steady people like Stamboliski and August, there will be no big problems.
Alexander is impulsive when things happen and needs training before he can stand alone.
In order for Alexander to mature, George is also considering whether Alexander should have a family.
The target is ready-made. Among the daughters of Nicholas of Montenegro, there are still two who are not married. As long as Alexander has no objection, Heini is eager to get married.
Goryeo Li Xi also had ideas, but his daughter’s age was not suitable.
Li Xi mainly placed his hopes on his sons. None of his three sons were married yet, and they were all about the same age as Alexandra. Li Xi had already warned who could marry Alexandra. Sandra, who is the Crown Prince of Goryeo.
George didn’t have any objections, the key was Alexandra.
Alexandra is 175 centimeters tall, and none of Li Xi's sons is 170 centimeters tall.
Even if they were as tall as George, Alexandra probably wouldn't look down on them. This is really not discrimination.
Same, but certainly not because they are Koreans -
Alexander was very sad, he hoped to gain George's recognition like Polis.
Alexandra comforted Alexander that sooner or later he would become the real Grand Duke Yuriev.
"I would rather I never be-"
Alexander was in a low mood.
What finally brought Alexander out of his gloom was the feather duster that Anne had not picked up for a long time.
Oh, any emotion is just hypocrisy, just give it a beating.
William II was also preparing to violently defeat the British and French forces.
Last year, Germany shifted its main attack direction from the western front to the eastern front. The effect was a little bit, but it did not meet expectations at all.
At the military conference at the end of last year, Falkenhayn decided to return the main attack direction from the eastern front to the western front.
Hindenburg firmly disagreed. In the end, Wilhelm II ruled that the chief of general staff had the final say, so Wilhelm II's New Year's message was given.
William II wants Russians to reflect.
After the New Year, the German army sent a new batch of mobilization troops to the Western Front in preparation for launching an attack at Verdun.
The German army invested 50 divisions this time, with a total strength of 1.25 million, accounting for one-half of the total strength of the German army on the Western Front.
It can be seen from here that William II truly loved Nicholas, and the troops he invested on the Eastern Front were less than one-third of those on the Western Front.
The defenders in the direction of Verdun were the French army. Xiafei used 75 divisions with a total strength of 1.2 million men.
The battle started on February 11th, which in the Russian calendar is January 28th.
Once the German army gets serious, the French army will be completely unable to withstand it.
Poengale sent telegrams to St. Petersburg, London, and Constantinople every day, hoping to get more reinforcements from London, hoping that the Russian army could attack the German and Austrian troops from the northern front and the Balkans. Launch a support offensive to disperse the German forces.
George responded by ordering Vasily and Brusinov to bombard Budapest and Zagreb to further reduce the living space of the defenders.
On March 1, Nicholas' chief of staff Ruzsky came to Constantinople.
Ruzsky was just the chief of staff of the Russian army on the northern front.
The Chief of the Russian Army’s General Staff is still Yanushkevich, the former Dean of the General Staff Academy.
After resigning as commander of the Northern Front, Ruzsky went to Crimea to "recuperate".
After Nicholas Jr. resigned, Ruzsky was activated.
Nicholas hopes that George can devote ground troops to give the German and Austrian forces a real check.
"General, do you think so too?"
George didn't think the Galician conquerors were so shallow.
"Your Majesty, Marshal, this is the request of His Majesty and the Chief of General Staff. What can I do?"
Ruzyski has no choice. Nicholas really tricked him by Britain and France. Thousands of times, he treated England and France like his first love.
"Tell Yanushkevich that General Hindenburg has prepared a trap and is waiting for him to jump into it."
George did not believe that Hindenburg had no defense.
Following the lessons learned from Nicholas Jr., although Hindenburg was unable to attack, he could still defend.
Modern warfare relies too heavily on artillery.
The German offensive at Verdun went smoothly in the early stage, successfully breaking through the French defense lines and approaching Paris.
French commander Henri-Philippe Pétain was only the commander of an infantry regiment before the outbreak of the World War. He rose rapidly after the outbreak of the war. In just one year, he was rapidly promoted from the commander of the infantry regiment to the commander-in-chief of the group army. .
Pétain responded well. Faced with the crazy German attack, the French army retreated in an orderly manner. After the German army broke away from the artillery cover, Pétain organized a counterattack and effectively killed the German army.
Since the German Fifth Army, with Pétain and Crown Prince William as commander-in-chief, was fighting back and forth, George was not in a hurry and let them fight slowly.
Whenever France decides to move its capital to Bordeaux, it will not be too late for George to invest in ground troops.
"Your Excellency, the Chief of General Staff, prepared a life jacket for yourself."
Ruzyski was pessimistic and disappointed. When he came to Constantinople, the Russian army on the northern front was attacking. Previous preparation.
"Suka BuLei!"
George was extremely angry and cursed.
George didn’t know why, but some people in St. Petersburg always refused to accept the lesson.
It was understandable that Nicholas Jr. made the mistake in the first place. After all, he had no lessons learned from past mistakes.
When Hindenburg stormed Warsaw last year, the British and French forces were playing poker in the trenches and getting along with the Germans. Later, a movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" was made based on this period of history.
Now the French army is facing a fierce German attack and once again asks for help from the Russian army.
George can fire a few cannons into Budapest and Zagreb. According to the standards of the British and French, George has fulfilled his responsibilities as an ally.
"Marshal, no matter what, please cooperate with the offensive in St. Petersburg."
Ruzyski is a staunch royalist. Although he knows that it is inappropriate, he still hopes that George will cooperate with the Northern Front. Russian army.
Remember his current attitude.
(End of this chapter)