Chapter 671 The Judgment of God
One of the members of the Provisional Executive Committee who was captured in Tula told us that Nikolai’s family was imprisoned somewhere in Siberia, and the specific location was only Brown Only Stein himself knew.
Bronstein served as Minister of Military Affairs of the Second Provisional Government and is currently in Moscow.
After recapturing Tula, Vasily gathered 500,000 troops and surrounded Moscow. The Second Provisional Government was at the end of its rope.
George's attention is not on Moscow, but on the influenza outbreak this spring.
On March 4 this year, the first case was discovered at a military camp in Kansas, USA. At that time, the patient's symptoms included headache, high fever, muscle aches and loss of appetite.
With the arrival of a large number of U.S. troops in Europe, influenza began to spread on the European continent, which did not arouse strong concern.
This is because after the outbreak of the world war, all the major participating countries implemented strict news controls. All news that was detrimental to the war were not allowed to be reported. Only the media in neutral Spain had nothing to do and reported on Spain’s illness every day. So Media from various countries followed suit. While reprinting the Spanish media reports, they also gave this cold a name: Spanish Flu.
No one in Spain expected that this oversight would leave Spain with such a shameful mark on the world war.
In mid-May, the first case of the disease was detected in Constantinople. The infected person was a dock worker. At that time, it did not attract the attention of Constantinople officials.
By the end of June, more than 50,000 people had gone to the hospital for treatment, which shows that the virus is approaching fiercely.
The Constantinople Arsenal was the most severely affected. A large number of workers fell ill, which has affected the production of military products.
The work of hospitals has also been affected by the impression. At the largest Catherine Hospital in Constantinople, more than one-third of the doctors were infected.
George could only be thankful that the army had not been affected yet.
This is thanks to the fact that American soldiers did not set foot in Russia, otherwise Russia would have fallen like Britain, France, and Germany.
Throughout June, 800,000 people fell ill with colds in France and more than 1 million in the UK. The German army was the most severely affected, with an average of 2,000 people falling ill per division.
Ludendorff never expected that his carefully planned offensive would be seriously hindered by a minor cold.
George was sensitive to the fact that in the past two months, the number of people who died from colds in Britain, France, and Germany had exceeded the number of people killed in the war.
In the past two months, the German army launched attacks in Chemandeldam, the Ainne River, the Mats River, the Marne River, and Champagne.
The German army was extremely well prepared. In late June, the German army on the Marne River was once only 50 kilometers away from Paris.
The last time the Germans fought here was in 1914.
The German offensive was so fierce that the French were forced to initiate a capital relocation plan. If the German offensive could not be contained, France would move its capital from Paris to Bordeaux.
Haig once again came up with his long-awaited retreat plan. If Paris fell, the British troops would withdraw from France and defend the English Channel.
At the critical moment, Pershing dispatched four very large infantry divisions, totaling 100,000 men, to withstand the German attack.
In just two months, more than 400,000 Allied troops on the Western Front died.
Approximately 450,000 people died from influenza.
It is hard to imagine that an influenza can have such serious consequences.
Constantinople Health Minister Kotsov believes that now is not the most dangerous time, and the impact of colds will be more serious this autumn.
After all, autumn is the season for influenza outbreaks.
“We have been observing 1,500 patients since May and found that even if they recover, their physical fitness will decline significantly. The danger of this illness may be more serious than all of us imagined. ”
Kotsov demanded that Constantinople immediately enter a state of emergency, restrict people's access to public places, and consider closing theaters, libraries, shopping malls and other public facilities if the situation worsens.
“This is impossible, it’s just a cold. It’s not worth making a fuss about. Scientific research shows that colds can help improve the body’s immunity.”
Finance Minister Ignatiev believes that science Tesov overcorrected. This disease has a lot to do with people's physical fitness.
The reason why Germany is the most severely affected is because Germans have lived with malnutrition for a long time, and the impact of colds has been amplified.
Ignatieff also believes that the media reports on colds in various countries are somewhat exaggerated in order to attract people's attention.
"The common cold will not kill people. We must be more vigilant, especially in densely populated areas such as schools, hospitals, factories, and military camps, and stricter health measures must be implemented."
Kotsov argued. We strive to raise everyone's awareness of hygiene through this matter.
With the improvement of medical standards, people gradually realize that many diseases are closely related to bad living habits.
Such as smoking.
Another example is drinking.
George was feeling tricky, too.
Tobacco and alcohol are the most important sources of financial revenue for the Constantinople government. They cannot be banned from the official level, and at most they are not promoted.
Constantinople could not ban tobacco and alcohol.
However, it can still be done to increase people's attention to hygiene.
Kotsov is right. After entering July, more and more people went to the hospital for treatment due to colds, and the number of deaths increased from a dozen cases a day in June to nearly a dozen cases a day in July. Hundreds of cases.
This is just Constantinople.
In addition to Constantinople, the Kingdom of Romania, Greece, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria have also frequently been in emergency, requesting Constantinople for medical support.
George can't take care of his allies at the moment. There are also patients appearing in many places in Amur, and Vladivostok has entered a state of emergency. Amur is George's base camp. The reason why the Balkan Army is able to do so with ease lies in Amur's industrial capabilities.
Whether Constantinople is in chaos, George is not worried. As long as the Amur industrial capabilities are there, even if Constantinople falls, George is sure to push it back.
If Amur fell into chaos, Constantinople would not be better.
On July 20, Constantinople officially entered a state of emergency. People must wear masks whenever they enter public places.
“I heard that this was a plague created by the Spanish——”
Anne no longer sees outsiders and only gets information about the outside world through newspapers and radio.
“The Spanish do not have this strength, this is what the Americans brought.”
George Zhengben Shuoyuan, the first time American soldiers landed in Europe, they sent such a big greeting gift to Europe. Europeans should thank the eight generations of American ancestors.
“The scientific and technological capabilities of Americans are so advanced?”
Anne was surprised that the United States today is not a beacon of civilization in the minds of most Europeans, but a moral depression and the largest population in Europe. The "nouveau riche" in China.
“Who knows——”
It’s hard for George to say anything without evidence.
Anne sent a telegram to Polis to remind him to take more precautions.
George and Anne were in their prime and had no big problems.
The old and young people in Adrianople are really uneasy.
Polis told Anne that for the safety of her great-grandson, Catherine bought a mountain directly near Adrianople and was self-sufficient with no contact with outsiders.
Alexander sent a telegram to George. The disease inevitably spread to the St. Petersburg Prison. Many prisoners died in the prison before they could be tried, and they died in one room after another.
The busiest thing in the Peter and Paul Fortress now is the boiler room, where hundreds of corpses are burned every day.
Constantinople had a population of 300,000, and only nearly a hundred people died every day.
The Peter and Paul Fortress held less than 10,000 prisoners.
Nicholas the Younger called the death of the prisoner "the judgment of God."
George was not superstitious about God. Taking advantage of this opportunity, George mobilized the people of Constantinople to conduct a thorough cleaning of the entire city, leaving no sanitary corners untouched.
Christie is personally responsible for the sanitation of George's office and disinfects it once every morning and evening.
Witt next door went even further and wanted to soak himself in disinfectant.
At least there was still disinfectant available in Constantinople. On the rainy front on the Western Front, the armies of both sides were fighting in trenches with sewage reaching their knees, and they were about to shed the last drop of blood.
News came from the Asia Minor Peninsula that the veteran general Yankov occasionally caught wind and cold while inspecting the front line and fell unexpectedly ill. Currently, the work of the 14th Army is under the responsibility of Chief of Staff Antonio.
George sent telegrams to the commanders of each legion to remind them to pay attention to personal protection.
British Prime Minister Lloyd George came out again and invited heads of state to London for a meeting to discuss how to end the war as soon as possible.
George sent a telegram to Nicholas Jr. asking him to go to London.
Little Nicholas happily accepted the invitation and went to London on a cruiser of the Baltic Fleet.
The dual effects of war and epidemic have cast a double shadow on London, the glittering world financial center.
The ragged homeless people on the street are in sharp contrast to the people at the reception banquet.
Little Nicholas had to sigh that the British were really tolerant and had no spirit of resistance at all.
Returning to the cabinet, Churchill, who was appointed Minister of Munitions by Lloyd George, did not think so.
The walks in the UK are no less than those in Russia. In April this year, 100,000 people took part in a walk in London. The authorities used cavalry and armored vehicles to disperse the crowds.
The beating of thieves by the St. Petersburg police in the street will be wildly reported by the British media and become irrefutable evidence of the feudal autocracy of Czarist Russia.
The British authorities used cavalry and armored vehicles to suppress the promenade, but there were no reports in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg journalists should reflect.
"What are you going to do next? George ascends the throne? Or re-elect a tsar?"
Churchill was concerned about the next direction of Russia.
“If George does not ascend the throne, there will be no more Czar. Russia will soon become a democratic country where everyone is equal, and every Russian can live the happy life he wants.”
Little Nicholas is arrogant.
Churchill couldn't hide his smile, everyone is equal in a democratic country?
What a big joke.
(End of this chapter)