I'm playing whack-a-mole in Siberia

Chapter 684 Half Moon Badge
In an era when people were afraid to show their thighs, two girls being affectionate in public was not only shocking, but also somewhat indecent.

There were no reporters present, otherwise the "Kiss of Victory" might have been released earlier.

The officers entangled the gendarmes, and Sandra took the opportunity to slip out of the back door of the bar and escaped.

Anne was furious and sent Alexandra to Adrianople to be disciplined by Catherine.

This was not a punishment, but rather a retreat for Alexandra to Adrianople.

George couldn't take care of Alexandra, he had more important work to do.

With the Brest-Litovsk Treaty as a precedent, George would definitely not let the Germans go, or at least tear a piece of flesh from them.

Considering the future relations between Russia and Germany, Witte did not recommend ceding German territory.

Young Nicholas, who hurried back from Paris, suggested completely weakening and cutting Germany apart.

George's targets were Galicia and the Jutland Peninsula.

Galicia was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, while the Jutland Peninsula was a disputed area, with both Germany and Denmark claiming sovereignty over it.

When Nicholas the Younger was in St. Petersburg, he went to Denmark to visit Christian X and reached an agreement with him, which stipulated that Russia would help Denmark drive Germany out of Jutland in exchange for Russia obtaining part of Jutland.

George has even chosen a place, which is now the Russian-occupied area.

After the Russian army broke through the Jutland Peninsula, it attacked on both sides with Vis as the center, and the occupied area was about 50 kilometers wide.

The straight-line distance from Vis to the North Sea is only 40 kilometers. If Denmark strangles Russia in the future, Russia can directly dig a canal to bypass the Danish Strait.

The division of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is a foregone conclusion. Galicia was the grain-producing area of ​​the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After taking over this region, it will be very helpful to the food security in Russia and Europe.

As for the planes and cannons that Foch requested, George didn't care at all. After Russia's large-scale disarmament, it had more than enough planes and cannons to use up.

There was no need to think about reparations. Germany was already exhausted and could not squeeze out any more money. Otherwise, the United States would not have joined the war at all.

The Balkan League's demands were: the Kingdom of Romania wanted Transylvania, the Kingdom of Bulgaria wanted Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Croatia and Slovenia.

The Kingdom of Montenegro needed an outlet to the sea.

The Greek Kingdom's demands were mainly in the Asia Minor Peninsula.

The East Indies, under the name of the Grand Duchy of Yuriev, laid claim to Germany's colonies in the Pacific.

As the name suggests, a Grand Duchy is a country headed by a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess.

Since Russia's demands were not many, George did not go to Paris. Nicholas the Younger represented Russia with full authority and led the Balkan League and East India, as well as Japan and Goryeo to attend the Paris Peace Conference.

Little Nicholas was very excited and took out a map while having dinner with George.

On this map, Russia, Goryeo, Japan, and the East Indies and Balkan League countries are all painted 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, and also represents strength and courage.

In Russian culture, white is often associated with purity and innocence, symbolizing freedom and purity.

Blue represents loyalty in Russian culture and also symbolizes the infinite possibilities of the sky and the sea.

"If we annex these countries, we will create a Russia like never before!"

Little Nicholas's face was full of enthusiasm and he was not afraid of eating too much.

George admitted that for a moment, he was indeed moved.

After annexing the above-mentioned countries, Russia's territory will expand to more than 2500 square kilometers, second only to the United Kingdom in terms of territorial area.

"Don't, we have enough troubles already—"

George regained his senses in an instant.

George knew very well how complicated the situation in the Balkans was.

After Russia, Germany and Austria-Hungary divided Poland, Warsaw alone was enough to make Russia overwhelmed. If Japan and Goryeo were added, doubling the Guards 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 fight 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 150 million high-ranking Japanese troops to fight for Russia.

After the end of World War II, the Gao Ri Corps will be transformed into an engineering corps and continue to contribute to Russia's reconstruction.

Russia is not responsible for the deaths and injuries of the soldiers of the Goryeo-Japanese Army; that is the responsibility of Goryeo and Japan.

George only wanted to utilize the human resources of Goryeo and Japan, and did not want to bear the heavy population burden of Goryeo and Japan.

George also has plans for Warsaw.

George would have Nicholas the Younger propose the reconstruction of Poland at the Paris Peace Conference.

As the victorious country, Russia would certainly not cede territory, so the reconstruction of Poland could only include the parts occupied by Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Once this goal is achieved, George will send all the rebels who are dissatisfied with Russian rule to Poland.

This certainly included a large number of Hebrews.

"Aren't we going to establish a self-governing state of Hebrew?"

Little Nicholas was still naive. "Yes, but I didn't say that only Hebrews can live in the Hebrew self-governing state."

George is absolutely democratic, the minority obeys the majority, and he will not let the Americans find any fault.

"I'd better go to Paris--"

Little Nicholas sighed and felt inferior to him.

Although the sun is still shining brightly in Constantinople in November, heavy snow has already fallen in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

The winter of 1918 was extremely difficult for everyone.

Russia lost a total of 1500 million people in the world war, including those who fled Russia, Russia's population losses were over 2000 million.

After Germany surrenders, nearly 200 million Russian officers and soldiers captured by Germany will return to Russia in batches. How to resettle these people is another big problem.

Since reconstruction began early in St. Petersburg, the situation was relatively good. At least people had houses to live in and food to eat, and they were not freezing or starving to death.

Eighty percent of Moscow's houses were destroyed in the war, and after the first snow fell, more than 2000 people froze to death in Moscow.

Of Dmitri's family, only he and his sister Maria survived.

Maria married Prince William of Sweden in St. Petersburg in 1908 and they had one son.

Maria and William's marriage was dissolved before the outbreak of the World War.

Maria remarried Sergei Putyatin last year and is currently pregnant.

Dmitry came to Moscow with only one mission, to avenge his father.

Grand Duke Paul's chief guard, Yurovsky, had died in the battle of Moscow. The man who personally ordered the execution of Grand Duke Paul was Pavel Medvedev, who disappeared after the battle of Moscow.

Dmitri searched the entire prisoner-of-war camp but couldn't find Pavel.

An insider confessed that Pavel disguised himself and escaped before the fall of Moscow.

Dmitry led his guards to Pavel's hometown Tobolsk and captured Pavel in Tobolsk.

Pavel denied everything and put all the blame on Yurovsky, saying he was just following orders.

Dmitry found a large number of jewelry in Pavel's home, including a 70-carat half-moon diamond badge that Dmitry had seen on Nicholas' eldest princess Olga.

If it was ordinary jewelry, Dmitri probably wouldn't have been 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 conducted the interrogation himself.

"The situation was very chaotic at the time. There were several rooms of the Provisional Executive Committee filled with all kinds of jewelry, as well as boxes of diamonds and gold coins. I don't know why this thing ended up here with me—"

Pavel flatly denied that he had no idea what the badge meant.

During Yasan's tenure, there was no war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. As a token of friendship, the Ottoman Sultan gave this badge to Yasan.

"Tell the truth and you still have a chance to walk out of here alive."

Dmitri was lying, and even if Pavel told him that he had wet the bed as a child, Dmitri would not let him go.

Pavel was very conflicted, not knowing whether he should believe Dmitry.

Dmitri didn't waste any time and ordered the guards to start torturing him.

Under the three trees, there is nothing you cannot ask for.

Soon Pavel began to confess.

"Stop hitting me, please spare me - I'll tell you, I'll tell you - I got this badge from an officer in exchange for a pack of cigarettes, and I don't know where he got it from -"

No matter how stupid Pavel was, he now knew that this badge was very important.

"Where is the owner of this badge?"

Dmitri signaled the guards to stop for the moment.

"I really don't know who the owner of this badge is—"

Pavel refused to admit it.

Dmitri motioned for the guard to continue.

The interrogation lasted for four hours, but Pavel refused to confess.

Dmitri was persistent and ordered the guards to continue interrogating Pavel and not let him rest.

After a day and a night, Pavel's mind finally began to become confused, and he felt nothing when the whip hit him.

Dmitri asked the guards to give Pavel a lot of wine, and Pavel 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, but I know that man is the Tsar."

Dmitri immediately sent the message to George.

George ordered Dmitri to leave for Yekaterinburg immediately.

A week later, Dmitri found the church where Pavel confessed, but it was deserted and the clues were interrupted again.

(End of this chapter)