Chapter 684 Half-Moon Badge
In an era when people were afraid to show their thighs, two girls making out in public was not only shocking, but also a bit immoral.
There are no reporters present, otherwise the "Kiss of Victory" might be released in advance.
The officers entangled the military police and put pressure on Sandra. She took the opportunity to slip out of the back door of the bar and escaped.
Anne was very angry and sent Alexandra to Adrianople to be disciplined by Catherine.
This was not a punishment, but a way for Alexandra to go to Adrianople to escape the limelight.
George couldn't care about Alexandra, he had more important work to do.
With the jewels of the "Brest-Litovsk Agreement" in front of him, George will definitely not let the Germans go, and at least tear off a piece of flesh from the Germans.
Witt considered the future of Russian-German relations and did not recommend the occupation of German territory.
Nicholas Jr., who hurried back from Paris, proposed to completely weaken Germany and cut it up.
George's targets were Galicia, and Jutland.
Galicia is a territory of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Jutland Peninsula is a disputed area. Both Germany and Denmark claim sovereignty over the Jutland Peninsula.
When Nicholas was in St. Petersburg, he went to Denmark to visit Christian X and reached an agreement with Christian X. The content was that Russia would help Denmark expel Germany from the Jutland Peninsula on the condition that Russia would Acquire part of Jutland.
George has even chosen a place, which is the current area occupied by the Russian army.
After the Russian army penetrated the Jutland Peninsula, it attacked from both sides with Vis as the center, occupying an area with a width of about 50 kilometers.
The straight-line distance from Vis to the North Sea is only 40 kilometers. If Denmark cuts Russia's neck in the future, Russia can directly dig a canal to bypass the Denmark Strait.
The division of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has been finalized. Galicia is the grain-producing area of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After capturing this area, it will be very helpful to the food security of Russia and Europe.
As for the aircraft and cannons that Fuxi requested, George didn't care at all. After Russia's major disarmament, he would not be able to use up all his aircraft and cannons.
There is no need to think about reparations. Germany has run out of oil and cannot squeeze out any more oil, otherwise the United States will not join the war at all.
The demands of the Balkan Alliance are: the Kingdom of Romania wants Transylvania, the Kingdom of Bulgaria wants Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia and Slovenia.
The Kingdom of Montenegro needs an outlet to the sea.
The Greek kingdom's claims were mainly on the Asia Minor peninsula.
East India, in the name of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, made territorial claims to German colonies in the Pacific.
As the name suggests, the Grand Duchy is a country headed by a Grand Duke or a Grand Duke.
Since Russia did not have many demands, George did not go to Paris. Nicholas Jr. fully represented Russia and led the Balkan Alliance and East India, as well as Japan and Korea to participate in the Paris Peace Conference.
Little Nicholas was so excited that he took out a map while having dinner with George.
On this map, Russia, Korea, Japan, and the countries of East India and the Balkan Union are all painted in red to represent Russia.
There are three representative colors of the Russian Empire, namely red, white and blue, which are also the main colors of the Russian flag.
Red symbolizes Russia’s long history and contribution to human civilization, as well as strength and courage.
White in Russian culture is usually associated with purity and purity, symbolizing freedom and purity.
Blue represents loyalty in Russian culture and also symbolizes the infinite possibilities of the sky and sea.
"If we annex these countries, we will build an unprecedented Russia!"
Little Nicholas is full of enthusiasm and is not afraid of overstuffing.
George admitted that for a moment, he was indeed moved.
After annexing the above-mentioned countries, Russia's territory will expand to more than 2,500 square kilometers, second only to the United Kingdom in terms of territorial area.
"Don't, we have enough troubles already-"
George regained his senses instantly.
George knew how complicated the situation in the Balkans was.
After Russia, Germany, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire carved up Poland, Warsaw alone had already made Russia miserable. If Japan and Korea were added, doubling the Guards force would not be enough.
“Russia’s territory is large enough for us to develop for many years. If we annex these areas, Russia will become the target of public criticism. In the next world war, we will challenge Europe alone.”
George's words instantly dispelled little Nicholas's thoughts.
“This situation is the most beneficial to us.”
George wants both.
During the World War, George recruited a total of 1.5 million Japanese troops to fight for Russia.
After the end of the world war, the Kohri Corps will be changed into an engineering corps and will continue to contribute to the reconstruction of Russia.
Russia does not need to be responsible for the dead and disabled soldiers of the Goryeo Army. That is the responsibility of Goryeo and Japan.
George only wanted to use the human resources of Korea and Japan, and did not want to carry the heavy population burden of Korea and Japan.
For Warsaw, George also has a plan.
George would ask Nicholas the Younger to propose the reconstruction of Poland at the Paris Peace Conference.
As a victorious country, Russia will definitely not cede territory, so the reconstruction of Poland can only include the parts occupied by Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After this goal is achieved, George will send all rebels who are dissatisfied with Russian rule to Poland.
This must have included a large number of Hebrews.
“Aren’t we going to establish a Hebrew Autonomous State?”
Little Nicholas was still naive. "Yes, but I didn't say that only Hebrews can settle in the Hebrew Autonomous Prefecture."
George is absolutely unreasonable, the minority obeys the majority, and he will not let Americans find any faults.
“I’d better go to Paris——”
Little Nicholas sighed, feeling ashamed.
The sun is still shining brightly in Constantinople in November, while heavy snow has fallen in both St. Petersburg and Moscow.
The winter of 1918 was extremely difficult for everyone.
Russia lost a total of 15 million people in the world war. Including those who fled Russia, Russia lost more than 20 million people.
After Germany surrenders, nearly 2 million Russian officers and soldiers captured by Germany will return to Russia in batches. How to resettle these people is a big problem.
Because the reconstruction of St. Petersburg started earlier, the situation is not bad. At least people have houses to live in, food to eat, and will not freeze to death and starve to death.
Eighty percent of the houses in Moscow were destroyed during the war. After the first snow fell, more than 2,000 people froze to death in Moscow.
Dmitry’s family, only he and his sister Maria survived.
Maria married Prince William of Sweden in St. Petersburg in 1908, and they had a son.
Before the outbreak of the World War, Maria and William's marriage was dissolved.
Maria remarried Sergey Putyatin last year and is currently pregnant.
Dmitri came to Moscow with only one mission, to avenge his father.
Grand Duke Paul’s warden Yulovsky has been killed in Moscow. The person who personally ordered the execution of Grand Duke Paul is Pavel Medvedev. This man disappeared after the war in Moscow.
Dmitri searched the prison camp but could not find Pavel.
An insider confessed that Pavel disguised himself and escaped before Moscow was captured.
Dmitri led his guards to Pavel's hometown of Tobolsk in person, and captured Pavel in Tobolsk.
Bavel denied everything and put all the responsibility on Yulovsky, saying that he was just following orders.
Dmitry found a large amount of jewelry at Pavel's home, including a 70-carat half-moon diamond badge. Saw it on me.
If it were ordinary jewelry, Dmitri probably wouldn't be impressed.
This badge was given to Yasan by the Ottoman Sultan, and was given to Olga by Nicholas.
“Why is this thing here with you?”
Dmitri interrogated it personally.
“The situation at that time was very chaotic. Several rooms of the Provisional Executive Committee were filled with all kinds of jewelry, as well as boxes of diamonds and gold coins. I don’t know why this thing is there. Will be here with me——"
Pavel denied that he had no idea what the badge represented.
During Yasan's tenure, no war broke out between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. As a sign of friendship, the Ottoman Sultan gave this badge to Yasan.
"Be honest, you still have a chance to get out of here alive."
Dmitri lied, and even if Pavel revealed that he wet the bed as a child, Dmitri would not Won't let him go.
Bavel was extremely confused, not knowing whether to believe Dmitri.
Dmitri didn't talk nonsense and ordered the guards to start torture.
Under three trees, what can you ask for?
Soon Pavel began to confess.
“Stop fighting, spare me—I said, I said—I got this badge from an officer in exchange for a pack of cigarettes, and I don’t know where he got it from. Here you go——”
No matter how stupid Pavel is, he now knows that this badge is very important.
"Where is the owner of this badge?"
Dmitri signaled the guards to stop temporarily.
“I really don’t know who the owner of this badge is——”
Bavel denied it.
Dmitri motioned to the guards to continue.
The interrogation lasted for four hours, and Pavel preferred death to death.
Dmitri persisted and ordered the guards to continue interrogating Bavel and not let Bavel rest.
After a day and a night, Pavel's spirit finally began to slip into a trance, and he felt nothing when the whip hit his body.
Dmitri asked the guards to drink a lot of wine for Bavel, and Bavel finally revealed an important clue.
"Ekaterinburg - the owner of the badge is in a church in Yekaterinburg. I don't know who the owner of the badge is. I know that the man is the Tsar."
Dmitri immediately sent the message to George.
George asked Dmitry to leave for Yekaterinburg immediately.
A week later, Dmitri found the church where Bavel had confessed, but the church was empty and the clues were interrupted again.
(End of this chapter)