I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 664
Traitors deserve to die.

There are few innocent people among the grand dukes of the empire.

George actually couldn't understand why he had to break the law when there were obviously better ways to deal with it.

As a grand duke, there is no woman he can't get. Kirill's wife is the ex-wife of the queen's brother. She has good looks, status, and emotional value. Why did he violate the maid?
Only a pervert would do such a thing as killing after violating someone.

George would never tolerate such behavior.

The liaison officers of the Balkan countries were also surprised by George's decisiveness.

Little Felix was not surprised. He had learned enough lessons from Rasputin.

"Kirill is a fool. Whether this happened or not, he will die of stupidity sooner or later."

At a private banquet hosted by Montenegrin Prince Sto, little Felix told the story.

The Yusupov family was a major financial backer of Constantinople and Adrianople, with a total investment of 1.5 million rubles in the two places. As a result, little Felix became the most popular guest at banquets of princes from various countries.

It should be noted that after Nicholas abdicated, Constantinople used the gold ruble, and the paper ruble issued by St. Petersburg was no longer in circulation.

Constantinople is preparing to issue its own ruble.

"The Grand Duke is a little too cruel to do this—"

Prince Alfred of Britain was the son of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna, George's only sister.

"If this happened in the UK, how would you handle it?"

Little Felix is ​​George's little supporter and won't allow anyone to slander George.

"This kind of thing simply doesn't happen in the UK."

Alfred didn't take it.

"Yes, the English usually die at the hands of lunatics and vagabonds, or in accidents. Who would kill someone with their own hands—"

Augustus returned to Adrianople to continue serving as his archbishop, and the liaison officer with the Bulgarian Kingdom was replaced by Boris's cousin Joseph, Mikhail's youngest son.

Joseph pointed the finger at the British hypocrisy.

This kind of thing would not happen in Britain, not because the British aristocracy is law-abiding, but because the means by which the British aristocracy commits crimes are more covert and not as unscrupulous as those of the Russian aristocracy.

Before the Glorious Revolution, the British aristocracy was not much better than the Russian aristocracy.

"The Grand Duke should put an end to the chaos in St. Petersburg as soon as possible."

Brent Bauer didn't care whether the Russian nobility lived or died; there were no more nobility in France.

This is also not true. The French aristocracy did not disappear. Instead, it continued to have an impact on France in a more covert way.

Just like the Yusupov family, even if they lost their dukedom title, no one could ignore the wealth of the Yusupov family.

Smart people will proactively adjust to the changing times during social changes.

Someone as stupid as Kirill can only become a sacrifice of the times.

"The Grand Duke knows what to do and doesn't need anyone to tell him what to do."

Little Felix was in a bad mood.

Just now, St. Petersburg and the Germans signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

The signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty was full of twists and turns. Because the conditions proposed by the Germans were too harsh, it caused great controversy in St. Petersburg. The supporters hoped to buy time for Russia by passing the Brest-Litovsk Treaty.

The opposition is worried that the content of the contract will arouse the anger of the Russians.

The Second Provisional Government voted on the treaty and disagreed to sign it.

Hindenburg did not give the Second Provisional Government any chance to breathe and ordered the German troops on the front line to launch an attack.

The Second Provisional Government had begun to demobilize troops in batches, and there were no soldiers left to fight on the front lines. The German army marched straight in without encountering any resistance.

The Second Provisional Government was forced to return to the negotiating table.

When the negotiations resumed, the Germans offered even tougher terms.

This time, the Second Provisional Government did not resist and signed the contract directly.

The Brest-Litovsk Treaty consists of 14 articles, 5 annexes and 7 supplementary treaties. Its main contents are: the signatories declared an armistice, the Russian army disbanded its troops, and the warships were disarmed.

Russia gave up its jurisdiction and sovereignty over Poland, Lithuania, Courland, Livland and Estland, recognized the independence of Ukraine and Finland, and immediately withdrew its troops from Finland, Ukraine, the Aland Islands, Ardahan, Kars and Batumi regions.

Russia paid 60 billion marks in reparations to Germany.

According to the contract, Russia will lose 323 million square kilometers of territory.

When the news reached St. Petersburg, George immediately announced the specific content of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty to the public.

Because selling Alaska to the United States was called "humiliating the country", only 170 million square kilometers of Alaska were sold.

The Second Provisional Government ceded 323 million square kilometers at one time, which was unprecedented in terms of space.

Germany's total area before the outbreak of the war was only 59 square kilometers.

The Second Provisional Government probably knew that the content of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was too harsh, so it did not dare to disclose the specific content of the contract to the public.

Everyone who knew about the Brest-Litovsk Treaty was asking, is this true? While George was making the contents of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty public, he also announced that he did not recognize the legitimacy of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty.

At the same time, he ordered Vasily and Andrei, who were eager to take action, to send troops to St. Petersburg immediately.

Over the past winter, Vasily and Andrei had made preparations, and the Gao Ri Army was ready to massacre St. Petersburg.

The provisional government did not give up communicating with George, and the latest condition it put forward was: to hand over all areas including Crimea, Constantinople, and east of Yekaterinburg to George's control in exchange for George's recognition of the provisional government.

The Provisional Government no longer expects George's loyalty. As long as George does not attack St. Petersburg, the Provisional Government is willing to coexist peacefully with George.

George did not refuse to communicate with the provisional government, allowing the provisional government to maintain hope for peace.

At the same time, he ordered the troops to prepare for battle.

The strength of the Gao Ri Corps commanded by Vasily and Andrei has increased to 80 troops.

George divided the Gao Ri Corps into three parts. The main army led by Vasily consisted of about 40 people.

Andre assisted in the attack with 25 troops.

The High Ritual Corps under Runev had the smallest number of troops, only 15, but at the same time there were also about 15 Russian troops, some of which were used to pacify the local areas.

After the combat order was issued, Vasily was the fastest and the first batch of combat troops boarded the train in just 12 hours.

Vasily and Andrei had a clear division of labor. Vasily led the main force to attack St. Petersburg directly, and Andrei led the Third Balkan Army to cooperate with the 13th Army commanded by Ruzynski to advance to the Baltic Sea to stop the German attack.

The vanguard of Vasily's Second Army was the Liu Jing Division, which had made great military achievements.

Shortly after the Ryuzin Division set out, the railway was destroyed by the Workers' Guards, and the division commander Vladimir ordered the troops to advance on foot.

The equipment level of the Liu Jing Division is second to none among the Gao Ri Corps. It is not only equipped with heavy artillery, but also armored vehicles.

In addition to railways, roads were also severely damaged, all bridges were blown up, towns were burned, and people were displaced.

Russia has not yet entered spring in March, and the snow has not melted yet. Without the shelter of houses, people will freeze to death at night.

This is why George didn't want to fight in the winter.

Due to the large amount of heavy equipment it carried, the speed of the Liujing Division was seriously slowed down. 48 hours after launching the attack, it had only advanced 40 kilometers.

Fortunately, George had a backup plan.

After leading the Baltic Fleet back to the Kronstadt naval base, Peter was able to command more than 5 troops, including 2 ground forces.

The number of troops that Mannerheim could mobilize reached 15, which was already the limit for Finland.

Peter and Mannerheim developed three attack plans to attack St. Petersburg by sea and land.

The Provisional Government also knew that after losing the Kronstadt naval base, St. Petersburg was no longer indefensible.

Before the signing of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, the Provisional Government decided to move the capital to Moscow.

At the same time that Vasily sent his troops, the Kronstadt naval base issued an ultimatum to St. Petersburg, demanding that St. Petersburg surrender within 24 hours, otherwise the Baltic Fleet would join forces with the Finnish army to launch an attack on St. Petersburg.

No one expected that after the Provisional Government moved the capital, the person in charge of St. Petersburg would be former State Duma Chairman Rodzianko.

After Peter issued his ultimatum to St. Petersburg, Rodzianko came to see Peter in a small fishing boat.

"General, St. Petersburg is the capital of the empire. You cannot attack St. Petersburg."

Rodzianko hoped that Peter could bypass St. Petersburg and attack Moscow.

"Are you the former Chairman of the State Duma or the Mayor of St. Petersburg appointed by the Provisional Government?"

Peter and Mannerheim were present at the same time, neither of them had the slightest smile on their faces.

"Anything is fine, I just want St. Petersburg to be safe—"

Rodzianko felt ashamed that the Tsar's abdication during his tenure as Chairman of the State Duma was a serious dereliction of duty.

Constantinople no longer recognizes the provisional government, so the identity of mayor of St. Petersburg is not legal for Peter.

"St. Petersburg is where I was born, and I don't want St. Petersburg to be harmed - but it is you and your incompetent colleagues who have caused the most serious harm to St. Petersburg. You are unforgivable!"

Peter emphasized every word, and all those who are guilty must be brought to justice.

"I know I am guilty of an unforgivable crime, I just hope that—"

Luo Jiangke's face was full of bitterness; he did not expect this result.

"If it's hope, go to church and pray. This is not the place for you to make a wish."

Mannerheim will not let go of anyone who hurt Nicholas.

Rodzianko spent less than half an hour at the Kronstadt naval base before returning to St. Petersburg by boat.

That night, Rodzianko committed suicide in his own residence.

Rodzianko had served in the Guards as commander of the Legion of Honor under the Empress, and had worked in the Winter Palace. He also became Chairman of the State Duma with the support of Nicholas.

It can be said that everything Rodzianko had was given by the empire, and what he gave to Nicholas in return was: to end the empire with his own hands.

This decision also ended him.

(End of this chapter)