Chapter 644 True Face
George was determined not to be influenced by anyone anymore, and he refused Ruziski's request on the grounds of the Balkan Alliance.
It's not that George doesn't want to fight, but that the Balkan Alliance countries don't agree, and George has nothing to do.
Ferdinand's attitude was very representative. He was unwilling to let Romanian soldiers die for the British and French forces.
If the Russian Empire was attacked by the German-Austrian forces, Ferdinand would have no choice but to personally lead the Romanian army to fight for the Russian Empire.
The Kingdom of Romania is an ally of the Russian Empire and has nothing to do with Britain and France.
Ruzyski can kidnap George with morality.
Ruzyski had nothing to do with Ferdinand.
On March 18, the Russian army on the northern front launched attacks against the German army from Dvinsk and Lake Naroch respectively as planned.
Yanushkevich is a standard academic general. His battle plans are very thorough and have very strict time requirements. There is no room for error at all. For example, he requires that a certain unit must arrive within a specified time. If the combat position cannot be reached within the specified time, it will affect the execution of the entire plan.
The snow had not yet melted when Yanushkevich made his plans.
It was already spring when the Russian army began its execution.
In Yanushkevich's plan, four armies of the Russian Northern Front and eight armies of the Western Front launched a frontal attack on the German 8th and 10th Army, hoping that the generals would The German army was annihilated.
At the very least, the German troops must be driven out of Russian soil.
The Russian army invested a total of 600,000 troops.
The German 8th and 10th armies have a total strength of 500,000.
The 2nd Army, affiliated with the Western Front, made the most progress, and penetrated the German position as far as 9 kilometers deep.
Most of the Russian troops only advanced about 2 kilometers before their attack was weak. Due to the muddy ground, the reserve team was unable to reach the battlefield within the specified time.
Two weeks after the campaign began, the attack was halted.
The offensive in just two weeks caused 120,000 casualties to the Russian army on the northern front.
The German losses were around 60,000 men.
Although the Russian offensive did not fully achieve its goal, it had an excellent effect in containing the German army.
After the Russian army launched its attack, the German army's attack at Verdun was forced to suspend for four weeks, and six reserve divisions were transferred to the eastern front.
William II became furious and broke his favorite crystal cup.
In anger, Wilhelm II cursed Nicholas that he should go to hell, and in the conflict between Falkenhayn and Hindenburg, he gradually began to lean towards Hindenburg.
What George did not expect was that some St. Petersburg newspapers attributed the failure of the Russian army's attack to the inaction in the Balkan theater.
A general who did not want to be named revealed to the editor of "Echo" that Archduke Yuriev refused to launch an attack on the Austro-Hungarian Empire before the offensive began in order to support the Russian army on the northern front.
“If the Balkan theater can take action, it may be a completely different result. Unfortunately, the current Grand Duke Yuriev is not only the Grand Duke Yuriev of the Russian Empire, he is also the Bulgarian Grand Duke. The King and the Regent of the Kingdom——"
In the report of "Echo", the editor truthfully published the general's words in the newspaper verbatim.
"Echo" is the official newspaper published by the Alliance on October 17.
The October 17th Alliance, also known as the "October Party", represents the interests of the bourgeoisie and the landlord class. It was established in November 1905. Its leader is the former Chairman of the State Duma Guchkov, and the current State Duma Chairman Rodzian Ko.
Dmit did not consider the report of "Echo" to be a threat, because the Octobrist Party did not have absolute influence in the State Duma.
"The Octobrists are pretentious, they are complacent about Rodzianko being Chairman of the State Duma, and some of their young people, such as Kerensky -"
Demi I particularly dislike the Octobrist Party.
“Wait a minute—who is Kerensky?”
George finally heard the name.
George remembered this name because of the Kerensky Provisional Government.
In the history that George knew, after Nicholas abdicated, Kerensky came forward to organize the provisional government and became the highest governing body in Russia at that time.
Alexander Vodorovich Kerensky, born in Simbirsk, graduated from St. Petersburg University in law, married the daughter of General Baranov, and became an Octobrist Elected to the State Duma.
Kensky was detained for 8 months three years ago for criticizing the judicial system.
According to relevant regulations, Kerensky could not be elected as a member of the State Duma.
"You can send a telegram to Chairman Rodzianko and ask him to stop the nonsense in the "Echo"."
Demeter is worried that George's reputation will be affected.
"No, let them do whatever they want."
If George doesn't stop him, if they don't, George won't be able to be cruel.
What George didn't know was that because of this report, there was about to be a quarrel within the Octobrist Party.
The Octobrist Party represents the interests of the big bourgeoisie and big landlords.
George himself was the most powerful capitalist in the Russian Empire and one of the largest landowners.
The Governor-General of Amur was even a financial sponsor of the Octobrist Party.
Echo has always been a staunch supporter of the Tsar, otherwise it would not have been able to safely escape the repeated purges of the St. Petersburg media industry. After asking the editor-in-chief of "Echo", Rodzianko learned that Kerensky was the imperial general who did not want to be named.
"Why don't I know when you joined the army?"
Rodzianko asked Kerensky why he provided false news to "Echo".
“We need to make our voices heard by more people and expand our influence so that we can get more seats in the Duma.”
State Duma next month With the re-election coming up, Kerensky hoped to reverse the decline and help the Octobrist Party become the largest party in the Duma.
"You must be crazy! Don't you know that you will arouse the resentment of Grand Duke Yuriev?"
Rodzianko also didn't know where Kerensky got his courage.
"Grand Prince Yuriev is traveling further and further away from St. Petersburg, otherwise Grand Prince Yuriev would not refuse His Majesty's request. What kind of behavior is this? This is disobedience! This is open rebellion! Do I Is that wrong? If the Balkan Army launches an attack, Archduke Yuriev is fully capable of defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire!"
Kensky was very dissatisfied and lacked fear of power.
"You don't understand at all! In terms of military affairs, you are a standard layman, and Grand Duke Yuriev is the god of war! Do you think you are better than Grand Duke Yuriev?"
Rodzianko has self-awareness, which is the fundamental reason why he has become an evergreen tree in Russian politics.
"I am indeed not as good as Grand Duke Yuriev - but since the Balkan Theater has the ability to defeat the Austro-Hungarian Empire, why not do it?"
Kensky does not think that he can do it. Something is wrong.
"What after defeating the Austro-Hungarian Empire? Attracting all the millions of German troops to the Eastern Front - is this what you want?"
Rodzianko was very angry, he had been I thought highly of Kerensky, but I didn't expect that Kerensky was so short-sighted.
Kerensky was stunned. He had never thought about this problem.
Kensky was too low-level and did not know George's pre-war strategy for the Russian Empire.
This man also had no military ability at all. After the provisional government was established, Kerensky appointed himself commander-in-chief of the Russian army and launched the Kerensky Offensive against the German army.
Kensky's attack did not achieve any results, but lost the last hope.
Three months later, the October Revolution broke out, Kerensky fell and went into exile.
"It is impossible for the German army to concentrate all its troops on the eastern front, then the British and French allied forces will attack the German army from the western front!"
Kensky is still somewhat quick-witted.
"After last summer, do you still believe in so-called allies?"
The disgust in Rodzianko's eyes flashed away, this man is not useful.
What Kerensky didn’t know was that Grand Duke Yuriev’s power in St. Petersburg was far greater than he imagined.
Later, the editor-in-chief of "Echo" called Kerensky. The Petrograd printing house, which had always had a good cooperative relationship with "Echo", would no longer undertake all business related to "Echo".
Kensky was very angry. There was more than one printing house in St. Petersburg.
“I called all the printing houses, and they made it clear that they would not take over our business.”
The editor-in-chief of "Echo" Konstantin is Kerensky's Political allies have been cheering for Kerensky. Without Konstantin's help, Kerensky had no chance of being elected to the State Duma.
“Why? Can’t we just pay double the price?”
Kerensky was a Hebrew and firmly believed that money could bring trouble.
"I'm afraid not, this is not a problem that money can solve."
Constantin regretted it, and he only now remembered the relationship between the St. Petersburg Printing House and George.
When George was in charge of military reform, he rectified the publishing industry in St. Petersburg. All small printing shops were banned and private printing presses were confiscated. Only three printing shops in St. Petersburg could continue to operate.
These three printing houses all have close relations with the Yuriev family.
"Sent to Finland for printing, I still don't believe it. How can Grand Duke Yuriev cover the sky with one hand!"
Kensky does not believe in evil.
"This is not possible. The Finnish Commander-in-Chief Mannerheim is a friend of Grand Duke Yuriev. They both served as generals serving as the Tsar's generals."
Constantine, as "Echo" The editor-in-chief of the newspaper, I am certainly no stranger to people like Mannerheim.
After the outbreak of the World War, Mannerheim first served in the Russian army on the northern front. After Nikolay became the commander-in-chief of the Russian army on the inner line, he appointed Mannerheim as the commander-in-chief of Finland, responsible for Finland's mobilization.
Mannerheim, like George, had been a die-hard royalist.
Mannerheim still is.
Kensky was silent for a long time, and did not even notice that Konstantin hung up the phone.
Constantine, worried about Kerensky's safety, rushed to the apartment where Kerensky lived and found that Kerensky was drunk.
“This damn world is like hell, it’s hard to breathe - Constantine, listen to me, we must completely overthrow this dark empire and let the flag of democracy fly high in St. Petersburg Up in the sky!”
Kerensky finally stopped pretending and showed his true colors.
(End of this chapter)