Chapter 662 Go to hell!
Nicholas would rather give up the throne for the sake of his family. It was impossible for him to abandon his family and leave alone.
Yuri was helpless and drove away from Tsarskoe Selo to look for another opportunity.
George was helpless and could only say that fate plays tricks on people.
Nicholas is still the same innocent Nikolai, who has never changed despite the ups and downs.
George is no longer the same George.
After Nicholas abdicated, more and more Russian nobles fled to Constantinople. They demanded the same privileges in Constantinople as in St. Petersburg.
George was busy with official duties, and the Russian nobles who fled to Constantinople could not see George at all, so they looked for Nicholas Jr., hoping that Nicholas would come forward to help them achieve their goals.
Little Nicholas is also very busy. His current task is to communicate with the Allies on behalf of Constantinople.
Last year the German army suffered heavy losses in Verdun and the Somme. Falkenhayn was forced to resign and Hindenburg took over.
Hindenburg was caught off guard by the United States' entry into the war. Although the U.S. military had not yet landed in Europe, trade between Germany and the United States was completely interrupted.
Hindenburg spent a winter sorting out the battle front, concentrating his forces on the Western Front, preparing for a decisive battle with Britain and France.
After the interruption of trade with the United States, Germany's import of industrial raw materials has been greatly restricted, especially oil.
Before the outbreak of the world war, the importance of oil was not prominent enough.
With the mass production of armored fighting vehicles and aircraft, oil is becoming more and more important. Germany can now produce about 100 armored fighting vehicles and about 1,000 aircraft every month. The oil needed every month comes from war. The previous 1,000 barrels have increased to the current 10,000 barrels.
The oil consumption in the Balkan theater is 10,000 barrels per week.
After losing American oil, the closest oil supply point to Germany was the Kingdom of Romania.
During the Second Balkan War, Romania acquired South Dobroga from Bulgaria. Oil fields were discovered before the war broke out, but it was limited to the strength of Bulgaria and Romania and has not been developed on a large scale.
In order to seize Romania's oil, Hindenburg prepared to launch an attack on Romania.
This decision was opposed by almost everyone except Hindenburg.
To attack Romania, we must launch a frontal attack on the Balkan Army led by George.
After the outbreak of the World War, although the German army provided some help to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the main force was either on the Western Front or the Northern Front.
Although the troops sent by the German army to the Austro-Hungarian Empire were all second-line troops, von Bülow and Mackensen who led these troops were both warriors on the battlefield.
Von Bülow was defeated by Brusinov. Not only did he lose Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also Croatia and Slovenia were occupied by Brusinov.
Markenson was surrounded by Vasily in Budapest, abandoned his troops and escaped by plane, and was almost captured.
So Hindenburg finally fell into the same trouble as Moltke and Falkenhayn.
From April to July, the German army continued to debate the direction of the main attack.
After the failure of Kerensky’s offensive, Hindenburg seemed to have found another plan to break the situation.
Hindenburg's way to break the deadlock was still in St. Petersburg.
The Provisional Executive Committee has always been interested in negotiating peace with Germany and withdrawing Russia from the war. This decision was strongly opposed by the Provisional Government.
The failure of Kerensky's offensive made Kerensky finally understand that it was impossible to defeat the German army with the strength of the Russian army on the northern front.
So Kerensky sent Foreign Minister Milyukov to begin contact with the Germans.
This decision was opposed by the new Russian commander-in-chief Kornilov.
Since the outbreak of the world war, Russia has mobilized a total of 13 million troops, including deserters, and its cumulative losses have reached 8.4 million.
Negotiating with the Germans requires not only ceding territory, but also compensation, which is unacceptable to any conscientious Russian.
On August 15, Kornilov issued a public declaration in the St. Petersburg Daily News, unequivocally opposing negotiations with the Germans.
This is the first time the people of St. Petersburg know that the provisional government is actually negotiating with the Germans.
On August 16, 500,000 workers and soldiers in St. Petersburg once again took to the streets to oppose negotiations with the Germans.
Kornilov’s actions also received strong support from Britain and France.
Kornilov mistakenly regarded the support of St. Petersburg and Britain and France as support for himself.
On August 27, under the pretext of "defending the capital," Kornilov mobilized the Third Krymov Cavalry Corps, known as the "Barbarian Division," to march toward Petrograd. At the same time, he issued an ultimatum to Kerensky and demanded that the provisional government All members resigned and power was transferred to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
Kensky reacted quickly and immediately declared Kornilov a rebel and began to arm the workers' forces established by the Provisional Executive Committee to protect St. Petersburg with force.
What happened next was simply ridiculous.
Not long after the Third Army set out, most of the soldiers ran away. The officer who tried to prevent the soldiers from escaping was shot to death by the soldiers. In the end, even Kremov himself committed suicide.
After Kremov committed suicide, no one listened to Kornilov's orders, and Kornilov was arrested.
Although Kornilov's rebellion subsided, Kerensky's armed Workers' Guards to defend St. Petersburg became a new hidden danger.
The Workers' Guard was established by the Provisional Executive Committee and its allegiance was not to the Provisional Government.
Kensky thought of a new approach and decided to transform the Workers' Guards into the St. Petersburg Defense Forces, as if this would cut off the connection between the Workers' Guards and the Provisional Executive Committee.
On November 7 (October 25 in the Russian calendar), the Workers’ Guard surrounded the Winter Palace and the provisional government was overthrown.
Just before the Workers' Guards surrounded the Winter Palace, Kerensky lied to the ministers that he was going to meet reinforcements outside St. Petersburg, and then escaped in a U.S. Embassy car.
After escaping from St. Petersburg, Kerensky rallied his troops loyal to him and launched a counterattack against St. Petersburg.
At this time, the Russian army on the northern front had fallen into complete chaos. The officers and soldiers were numb and did not know who to listen to.
Kensky marched unimpeded and encountered no resistance at all. He fought all the way to the Gatchina Palace on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, where he was surrounded by the Workers' Guards commanded by Bronstein.
At the last moment, Kerensky sent a telegram to Duhonin, Chief of the General Staff of the Provisional Government, saying, "Because I am leaving for Petrograd, I specially ask you to act as Supreme Commander-in-Chief."
Subsequently, Kerensky disguised himself as a woman and escaped from the underground passage of the Gatchina Palace.
When the news reached Constantinople, little Nicholas couldn't figure out how he lost to these bastards!
“Don’t understand? Because you are worse than them!”
George is blunt, facts speak louder than words.
“I am your brother, you should respect me!”
Little Nicholas was not satisfied with George’s attitude.
"Nicky, have you ever thought about what we're going to do next?"
George didn't argue about the minutiae.
Little Nicholas was silent. If he had known, he would not have come to ask George for asylum.
“The Empire no longer exists, what should we do?”
George, like little Nicholas, is the remnant of the Tsar in the mouth of the Provisional Executive Committee.
"George, you can rebuild the empire."
Little Nicholas finally admitted that there was at least 10 Kerensky differences between him and George.
"Next spring, I will end all this with my own hands."
George finally made up his mind to end this farce with his own hands.
“You should have done this a long time ago——”
Little Nicholas didn't mean what he said.
When Nicholas did not abdicate, if George rebelled, the first person to jump out against George would be Nicholas Jr.
Mikhail refused to succeed, leaving a small tail of the Constitutional Assembly. During the period of the provisional government, the Provisional Executive Committee delayed and refused to convene a constitutional conference for various reasons.
It was not until the interim executive committee came to power in November that it announced that it would no longer convene a constitutional conference.
Winter is not a good time to use troops. George has been waiting for such a long time and doesn’t mind waiting a few more days.
The first thing the Interim Executive Committee did after taking office was to negotiate with the Germans.
George was unable to infiltrate the Provisional Executive Committee, but through the St. Petersburg news system, George could learn the details of the negotiations between the Provisional Executive Committee and the Germans at the first time.
Negotiations with the Russians are also what the Germans have been looking forward to.
Germany did not seize this opportunity and proposed extremely harsh conditions to the Provisional Executive Committee.
Germany proposed to cede to Germany parts of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, and all of Ukraine.
At the same time, Russia will also pay 3 billion rubles in compensation to Germany.
George didn’t know how the members of the Provisional Executive Committee felt when they saw the conditions proposed by the Germans.
When little Nicholas and Demeter saw these terms, they felt endless humiliation.
“St. Petersburg will not agree, absolutely not!”
Demeter actually still has illusions about the people of the Provisional Executive Committee.
George remained calm and handed another telegram to Demeter.
This telegram was sent by Yuri. The content of the telegram was that the Provisional Executive Committee was discussing the conditions for the Germans.
"George, I changed my mind, these people deserve to die——"
Demeter was filled with grief and anger.
George patted Demeter on the shoulder, understanding Demeter's mood very well.
Most of the members of the Provisional Executive Committee came back from abroad after Nicholas abdicated. They are not Russians at all. They are not even my sons. They must sell their fields. It won't hurt.
To put it bluntly, this group of people came back to pick peaches. It was an unexpected surprise to be able to pick peaches. It didn't matter if they couldn't pick them, because the size and quantity of the peaches had nothing to do with them.
What George did not expect was that while the Provisional Executive Committee was negotiating with the Germans, it actually thought of Grand Duke Yuriev who was entrenched in Constantinople.
On December 20, Kirov, the representative of the Provisional Executive Committee, arrived in Constantinople to negotiate with George.
George meets Kirov at the theater headquarters.
Kirov is only 28 years old. He is surprisingly young, but his qualifications are extraordinary. In 1904, he was sent to Siberia.
Counting the time, Kirov was only 15 years old at the time.
Yes, if it had been any later, he might have been hanged by Stolypin.
On behalf of the Provisional Executive Committee, Kirov proposed that if George telegraphed his loyalty to the provisional government established by the Provisional Executive Committee, the provisional government would appoint George as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army.
"What are the Russian troops you are referring to?"
George had evil intentions. After the establishment of the Second Provisional Government, the decommissioning plan announced was to decommission all Russian troops within six months.
George didn't know what to think of this plan.
A country like Russia may collapse on the spot if it loses its army.
"All - all armed forces in Russia, including the troops in St. Petersburg, as well as the East India troops."
Kirov actually regarded East India as Russian territory, which George did not expect.
East India has always been George's private domain, and even Nicholas has never had any idea of East India.
Co-author George pledged his allegiance to the Second Provisional Government and also submitted East India as a vote of confidence.
“Ha——”
Demeter, who was leaning against the fireplace, couldn’t help but laugh.
Little Nicholas held a glass of wine in his hand, his veins showing.
“To be practical, where did you get Nikki – is Nikki still alive?”
George regretted that he should not have had little Nicholas present if he had known better. .
When Kerensky reached the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Nikolai's family disappeared from Tsarskoye Selo and disappeared without a trace. Yuri led people to search all over St. Petersburg, but could not find Nikolay.
The Second Provisional Government knew that George would ask for Nikolai, which was the biggest bargaining chip in the hands of the Second Provisional Government. If George did not take the initiative to bring up Nikolai, Kirov would do it.
Whoever mentions it first will lose the initiative.
"His Majesty is living a very good life. According to His Majesty's request, we will protect His Majesty where he wants to live."
Kirov was very happy and thought he had the initiative in the negotiations.
“You have disbanded the army, so what qualifications do you have to ask me for conditions?”
George forcibly brought the topic back.
Kirov's expression changed slightly.
The backbone of the army belongs to the Tsar and the Empire.
The Second Provisional Government disbanded the army, but the size of the Workers' Guard was rapidly expanding.
If the Second Provisional Government agreed to hand over the Workers' Guards to George, George would not mind handing over East India.
As for who will have the final say in Russia then, it’s hard to say.
"We respect the choices of the soldiers. Most of them are tired of the war and want to return to their families. This is also the choice of the Russians."
Kirov did not mention the Workers' Guards.
“Don’t just be Russian, are you Russian?”
George directly exposed the truth, you are not even Russian, why should you represent Russia.
“Of course I am!”
Kirov killed him in one bite.
"So what contribution have you made to Russia? Have you fought bloody battles for the empire, or have you worked hard in a factory?"
George pressed forward step by step.
“I try to make Russia a better place——”
Kirov’s face grew paler.
"So the way you work is to organize St. Petersburg workers to take walks in the streets and disrupt the industrial production of the empire; incite soldiers to flee so that no one is available on the front line; and oppose all voices that are not conducive to you in order to achieve your ulterior purposes-"
George's voice became more and more severe, and Kirov was sweating profusely.
Little Nicholas suddenly jumped up and pulled out his pistol.
“You bastard, go to hell!”
George couldn’t stop him and watched Kirov fall in a pool of blood.
(End of this chapter)