Chapter 668: Eat melon to your own head
The Balkan theater is pretty good, with the establishment of each division maintained at around 15,000 people.
After the Russian troops on the northern front regrouped, each division had only 12,000 men left, and due to a serious lack of weapons and equipment, the situation of three men with one gun finally appeared.
The weapons and equipment of the Russian army on the northern front were confiscated by the Provisional Government and used to arm the troops formed by the Provisional Government.
The weapon problem is easy to solve, but the officer echelon is not so easy to form.
Russian military officers were members of the aristocratic class and did not recognize the decision of the Provisional Executive Committee to withdraw from the world war, and their resistance was serious.
The world war has been going on for four years. Russia has lost nearly 10 million people. Countless relatives and friends have been killed in the war. Now the provisional government will withdraw from the war in such a shameful way, which arouses the military officers. The great anger of the class.
After the Russian army on the northern front was reorganized, the number of officers was large enough to be used as infantry.
In the troops formed by the provisional government, most of the officers were self-elected by the soldiers, and the number of staff officers was particularly rare. Many of them did not even know basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It was difficult for them to calculate the logistical supplements needed by the army. Ascend to heaven.
There are also problems with the training of the troops.
The rifle is easy to handle and can be used on the battlefield after simple training.
There is no solution for some arms with higher technical content, such as artillery, armored forces and air force.
Due to the lack of technical arms and a serious shortage of artillery, especially heavy artillery, the Provisional Government abandoned many armored fighting vehicles after damage because the soldiers driving the armored fighting vehicles did not know how to repair them.
There is nothing we can do because there are no parts required for repair.
Vasily did not give the provisional government any breathing space. While storming Tula, the attack on Moscow had also begun.
The Provisional Government finally made a mistake and transferred some of its troops from Tula back to Moscow.
Vasili seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack on Tula.
After the reinforcements arrived, the number of troops attacking Tula increased to 200,000, and the disadvantage in strength quickly narrowed.
Vasily used 1,500 artillery pieces, more than half of which were heavy artillery pieces.
Vasily also has 250 armored tanks. Although the number is not large, they are all new tanks produced after the second half of last year.
Compared with the previous generation of armored fighting vehicles, the new type of fighting vehicle has increased the gun caliber from 40 mm to 57 mm, the thickness of the front armor has also been greatly increased, and the firepower and protection capabilities have been improved.
As many as 800 bombers carry out bombing missions to Tula every day. The Tula arsenal, which was protected by the interim government, has been completely destroyed. The interim government's defense line was also seriously damaged and had to be retracted into the city of Tula. , preparing for a street battle with the Second Army.
On the 22nd, Vasily issued an ultimatum to the Tula defenders, requiring the Tula defenders to surrender within 24 hours, otherwise they would suffer a devastating blow.
When Vasily issued the ultimatum, little Nicholas was presiding over the liquidation work in St. Petersburg.
After Nicholas abdicated, two governments coexisted in St. Petersburg. You sang and I appeared on the stage, which was like a chaotic dance of demons.
In the eyes of little Nicholas, everyone in St. Petersburg is guilty, and even if they die even once, they will not be able to forgive their hatred.
As Nicholas's adjutant, Alexander came to St. Petersburg with Nicholas.
After the recovery of St. Petersburg, Peter led the Baltic Fleet along the Baltic Sea to sweep Russian cities occupied by Germany; Mannerheim led the Finnish army towards Moscow to assist Vasily in encircling and suppressing the Second Provisional Government.
St. Petersburg is still under military control. The person in charge of St. Petersburg is the Baltic Fleet Commander Yuri.
It was the wine merchant Yuri who greeted little Nicholas and Alexander.
In the past year, even in the most dangerous times, Yuri did not leave St. Petersburg. As the president of the St. Petersburg Wine Merchants Federation, he became the supplier of the interim government and the interim executive committee respectively.
St. Petersburg today is very unfamiliar to both Nicholas and Alexander.
Yuri knows every corner of St. Petersburg.
What disappoints little Nicholas is that, in Yuri’s words, what’s left in St. Petersburg now are “poor souls”.
When Nicholas abdicated, people who did not accept the provisional government left St. Petersburg and traveled far away. These people were mainly nobles.
After the provisional government was overthrown, another group of bourgeoisie who supported the provisional government fled, and the rest were supporters of the Provisional Executive Committee.
But these supporters are not all rebels, but more of them are people at the bottom who have been coerced or have no funds.
Little Nicholas ordered the sailors to search for the rebels from house to house.
This job is actually very easy to do.
As the capital of the empire, St. Petersburg has countless dignitaries living in St. Petersburg. Even the grand dukes who are guarding the outside world have mansions in St. Petersburg.
During the rule of the Provisional Government, St. Petersburg was relatively orderly, and private property did not suffer much damage.
After the provisional government was overthrown, especially after the Provisional Executive Committee announced that the Romanov family was guilty, the order in St. Petersburg fell into complete chaos, and the civilians of St. Petersburg also joined in the partition feast.
If sailors find items that do not belong to them in civilian homes, they will be treated seriously as rebels.
This work is easy to identify. For example, the items used in Yuriev Palace, including a handkerchief, all have the coat of arms of the Yuriev family, which is very eye-catching.
Under normal circumstances, items from the Yuriev Palace are unlikely to appear in civilian homes.
If it shows up, whether it is bought or picked up, it will be snatched.
What little Nicholas didn’t expect was that this work had just begun, and a character that little Nicholas didn’t expect also came to St. Petersburg. After the provisional government was overthrown, Kerensky disguised himself as a woman and fled, then traveled to Paris.
After George's uprising, Kerensky, as prime minister of the provisional government, called on all Russians to unite and eliminate German spies serving German interests.
This has to make people laugh out loud.
During Nicholas' era, the Provisional Government attacked Alex as a "German spy", and even Nicholas himself became the "Spy No. 1".
Now Kerensky used "spies" to attack the Provisional Executive Committee. It seems that "spies" were used as a magic weapon to defeat the enemy.
Don't mention it, Kerensky's tactics actually still have a market in Russia, allowing him to deceive a group of officers and soldiers who tried to establish the merit of "following the dragon" and formed a "government army" ".
All weapons and equipment for this 8,000-man army were provided by the British.
On the 25th, Kerensky returned to St. Petersburg in the name of Prime Minister and demanded the restoration of the power of the Provisional Government.
Young Nicholas receives Kerensky in Tsarskoe Selo.
After being robbed, little Nicholas’s home was set on fire and was completely destroyed.
The Winter Palace was also seriously damaged due to frequent fighting.
On the contrary, Tsarskoye Selo, which is located in the suburbs, suffered little damage because it was far away from St. Petersburg.
The so-called "little loss" means that the main building was not damaged and all belongings were missing.
After Nicholas abdicated, he was imprisoned in Tsarskoe Selo for eight months, during which time Kerensky came many times.
Because Kerensky behaved very gently in front of Nicholas, Nicholas once thought that Kerensky was a good man and hoped that Kerensky would "have greater power."
Little Nicholas received Kerensky in the Tsar's reception room. There used to be crystal chandeliers hanging here, brightly colored handmade carpets on the floor, and portraits of previous Tsars on the walls, as well as collections of Tsars. Masterpieces.
Now these things have disappeared, and little Nicholas only asked someone to place a chair in the reception room.
Of course this chair was not prepared for Kerensky.
Kerensky remained gentle and personable, ready to use his sharp tongue.
His style lost its charm with little Nicholas.
Kensky once relied on these to gain the trust of many people, including the Tsar.
It cannot be said that the current situation in Russia is entirely Kerensky's responsibility.
Even if Kerensky was only responsible for 10% of it, it would be enough for Nicholas Jr. to hang him 100 times.
"Where have you hidden His Majesty?"
After seeing Kerensky, little Nicholas asked sharply.
"While I was in charge of work in St. Petersburg, His Majesty has been living here without any harassment."
Kensky meant that not only did Nicholas Jr. not blame him, And he should be grateful for protecting Nikolai's family.
"Ha! You hypocrite, see how I expose you——"
The personal and material evidence of Little Nicholas are all there, and he is not afraid of Kerensky's sophistry.
The one that Little Nicholas invited was Kotzebue, the security chief who was once responsible for the security of Tsarskoye Selo. Kotzebue’s brother had served as Little Nicholas’ adjutant for a long time. Their family, Little Nikolay Ladu knows him.
"Grand Duke, part of what he said is correct. His Majesty's family has indeed been living here, but it is not that they are not free from harassment, but they are detained here."
Kecai Boo glared at Kerensky, keeping his hand on the holster at his waist.
"That is not imprisonment, that is protection! You all know the situation in St. Petersburg at that time. If the Tsar is not protected, will the Provisional Executive Committee let him go?"
Kerensky panicked and realized that returning to St. Petersburg was a huge mistake.
This cannot be blamed on Kerensky, it was his self-confidence that harmed him.
After all, he is a person who can say "I can't feed you, but I can let you die gloriously." Kerensky's brain circuit structure is different from ordinary people.
"Since you want to protect Nikki, why don't you send Nikki abroad, or to Constantinople?"
Little Nikolai said sternly.
"We have contacted Britain and Denmark respectively, but neither of these two countries are willing to accept the Tsar——"
Kensky tried hard to argue that the Tsar's family was a hot potato and no one was willing to take over.
“I also considered sending the Tsar to Constantinople, but that would be tantamount to killing Grand Duke Yuriev.”
Kensky did not seem to notice, Alexander, wearing a lieutenant's uniform, was next to little Nicholas.
Compared with when he killed Rasputin, Alexander changed a lot. Not only was his temperament different, he even didn't even shave because he was busy during this period.
Alexander, who was watching the excitement, didn't expect to eat melon and eat it on his own head: What do you mean by this?
(End of this chapter)