Mediterranean Hegemony Road

On July 23, 1917, the German army broke through the Russian interception and crossed Lithuania under the leadership of Marshal August von Mackensen, heading straight for St. Petersburg.

Although the Hindenburg government was very dissatisfied with Marshal August von Mackensen, the task was given to him. Now is the time of war, and everything is aimed at winning the war. Even if we want to retaliate, we have to wait until the fall to settle accounts, right?

On the same day, the Russian military headquarters in Lithuania happened to be attacked by the Germans, resulting in nine deaths and eleven injuries, including Lieutenant General Mordoff Nicholas, the commander of the First Army, who also died on the spot!

Due to the paralysis of the high-level command system, the chaos of the first Russian army continued until three days later, when the front army appointed a new army commander to arrive, and it returned to normal. At this time, the best pursuit time has been missed!

Ferdinand, who received the news, just sighed slightly. He knew that St. Petersburg was over. Although there were still hundreds of kilometers from Lithuania to St. Petersburg, the Russians had not deployed any troops at all.

The most funny thing is that the Russian army on the front line did not pursue the German army immediately because of the internal chaos, and it was delayed for three days!

This is simply watching the fall of St. Petersburg. Otherwise, as long as they follow closely behind the Germans, even if Germany hits St. Petersburg, it will be the fate of being attacked by the front and back.

Of course, the mastermind behind the chaos of the Russian army has also surfaced this time. They can no longer do it if they want to dive. Now the officers who support Nicholas II in the Russian army are also fighting against the officers who oppose him. , the two sides are deadlocked.

One bad, the Russian civil war is about to break out from the army first, but in the end, the officers of the tsarist faction have the upper hand, but they are eager to rescue St. Petersburg, and they have no time to purge the opposition!

After receiving the information, Nicholas II immediately attacked the opposition nobles in anger. Unfortunately, the building was empty. When they left, they also did a major thing, which was to set fire to the grain warehouse in St. Petersburg.

Although the tsarist government organized the firefighting in time, the losses were still heavy, especially the explosions in several warehouses where flour was stacked, eventually causing hundreds of casualties and destroying hundreds of thousands of tons of grain.

The tsarist government has no hope of defending St. Petersburg. Of course, this also means that even if the Germans occupy St. Petersburg, they will not be able to look forward to it for a long time. It can be called killing two birds with one stone!

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Faced with this trick, the tsarist government was dumbfounded, and it was killing them!

And can they give up in St. Petersburg? Obviously not, once the light spittle stars are given up, they can be drowned!

Can St Petersburg hold up? If there is no damage from these people, it can definitely be defended. This is the capital of the Russian Empire. As long as they stick to it for a while, reinforcements from all directions will arrive. At that time, it will not be a big problem to encircle and wipe out this German army?

But now all this is impossible. Although the Russian Empire still has a large amount of grain, the grain in the warehouses in Siberia and the Caspian Sea is almost rotten. Unfortunately, some railways have been damaged, and these grains cannot be transported in the short term. Coming to St. Petersburg!

I have to say that the enemy's calculations are very accurate, as long as the tsarist government abandons St. Petersburg,

Nicholas II's prestige will be dealt a fatal blow, and he can no longer suppress all kinds of bulls, snakes, ghosts and gods in the country, and their chance will come!

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Russia is about to have a major turmoil, what are the Allies doing?

The reality is very cruel. Ferdinand has to be a little bit cheeky. Even if he didn't support his brother-in-law Nicholas II this time, he didn't cause trouble for him?

The performance of Britain and France is very chilling. People directly hooked up with the Russian bourgeoisie and used the embassy to provide them with convenience. Even if a new government is established, their interests will not suffer the slightest loss. !

Of course, the anti-government forces in Russia are not monolithic. The aristocrats want revolution only to kill Nicholas II, and they will definitely not kill themselves. Therefore, they are still the so-called "Constitutional Monarchists"!

The bourgeois revolution will be tougher. They hope to conquer the monarchy and establish a bourgeois republic, just like the United States and France, so the aristocracy is also an obstacle for them!

There is also the Bolshevik Party. There is no doubt that their revolutionary stance is the firmest and most thorough. Both the aristocracy and the capitalists are their enemies!

Once the Tsar falls, the future Russian Empire is likely to stage the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. If you add support for Nicholas II, it may even evolve into the Romance of the Four Kingdoms!

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Time passed quickly, and it entered August in a flash, and the world war was still raging.

Ferdinand's life has not been very good recently, because of the Russian affairs, Princess Xenia's temper has been unstable recently. Even with a few little guys, they are living their lives carefully, for fear of causing the mother's displeasure.

This made Ferdinand secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he didn't take action this time, otherwise the Russian civil war had not broken out, and maybe the civil war would break out in his palace first!

Little Ferdinand asked, "Are we really not going to get involved in the affairs of Father Russia?"

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "Do you think it's better to be neighbors with a strong Russian empire, or a divided Russia, from Bulgaria's standpoint?"

Little Ferdinand said without hesitation: "Of course this fragmented Russia is more in our interest! Father, I understand what to do, but what should my mother explain?"

Ferdinand patted his shoulder with his hand and said confidently: "That's why I didn't do anything. These things are done by the British and French. We just acquiesced to their actions. Your mother should also be reasonable. You can't blame me for this!"

The expression on little Ferdinand's face is really good-looking, what do we mean by doing nothing? Without our cooperation, could the British and French actions have been so smooth?

But he still decided to play stupid. Anyway, the British and French are the first birds. Bulgaria should continue to be the ostrich. Otherwise, if something goes wrong with the unlucky uncle's family in St. Petersburg, the account should not be recorded by the mother. On father and son?

After thinking of this terrible consequence, little Ferdinand decided that no matter what he does in the future, he will not come forward if he can, so as to save his hatred!

A maid said softly, "Your Majesty, Mr. Sim asks to see you."

Ferdinand didn't mean to let Ferdinand evade him. He was already the crown prince, and he was not too young. Many things were accessible to him.

"Let him in!"

The intelligence chief, Sim, saluted the two and said, "Your Majesty, news has just come from Russia that the Germans have conquered St. Petersburg, and the tsarist government has already evacuated before the city is broken. Our people are evacuated according to their evacuation. Judging by the route, there is a high possibility that they will go to Moscow!"

"Moscow" Ferdinand figured out, is Nicholas II's brain flooded, doesn't he know that there is already the base camp of the capitalists? Do you think that capitalists are just soft persimmons?

However, after considering the special situation of the Russian Empire, he had to admit that the tsarist government had no choice at all. After losing St. Petersburg, there were not many cities that could be the capital of the Russian Empire, and they did not think that the capitalists would dare to rebel now!

Of course, the army of more than 10,000 people accompanying them is their real confidence. After all, the thugs under the capitalists are not the opponents of the regular army.

In theory, more than 10,000 people are enough to suppress everything, at least there is no armed force that can compete with them in Moscow!

After a moment of contemplation, Ferdinand said: "Order our people to pay close attention to the situation in Moscow, especially the actions of the Bolshevik Party!"

"Yes!" Sim replied.

"Little Ferdinand, guess what will happen to the Russian Empire next?" Ferdinand asked

Little Ferdinand thought for a while and said: "Due to the loss of St. Petersburg, the prestige of the tsarist government has been greatly lost. Next, the major forces within the Russian Empire will unite to attack the tsarist government. My uncle is very likely to lose his hand this time. rights, and may even lose the throne and be succeeded by Alexei or Uncle Khail Alexandrovich!"

Ferdinand shook his head and said, "Well, that's a good analysis, but all you said was based on the premise that the royalists had the upper hand, but now the bourgeoisie has the upper hand in Moscow!

As enemies, would they let Nicholas II go so easily? "

Little Ferdinand said in shock: "Father, do they still dare to kill the king?"

Ferdinand hurriedly stopped him and said, "Keep your voice down, kid, in case your mother finds out, there will be some of your good fruit to eat!

The capitalists of the Russian Empire naturally did not dare to kill the monarch, at least they would not take risks when the army loyal to the tsar was still on the front line, but not necessarily for others! "

Ferdinand meant something, but he didn't say it directly, letting little Ferdinand think about it himself.

Looking at the puzzled little Ferdinand, he added: "Remember, your mother cannot know about our conversation today, otherwise she will ask you to find a way to save your uncle's family, and you will go by yourself. solve!"

Little Ferdinand was shocked and said, "Ah, isn't my father! You don't care? If you let your mother know, she will definitely demolish your palace!"

Ferdinand said without changing his face: "I don't care! Everything in the palace is outside the body. She likes to tear it down and let him tear it down. If it's a big deal, I will build a new one, but you will be miserable, she will be with you every day. Bombard your ears until you give in!"

After a pause, Ferdinand added a very unscrupulous sentence: "This is still limited to your uncle's family. If there is an accident, maybe she will consider severing the mother-son relationship with you!"

Little Ferdinand was half-killed by Lei, and looked at Ferdinand resentfully, because he wanted to keep it a secret.

Sim, who was beside him, was already in a cold sweat, and he fantasized about it: It seems that he has already listened to what he shouldn't, so he won't be silenced, right?

But soon Ferdinand rescued him, jokingly said: "Little Ferdinand, you are too timid, I made a joke for you and made you tremble, it's really shameful, your mother has So scary?

Oh, Sim, you can go down, you didn't hear anything today, understand? "

Sim replied immediately: "Yes, Your Majesty"

He wouldn't run away after speaking, and now he doesn't dare to stay any longer, let's forget about participating in the royal family's housework!

Little Ferdinand said not to be outdone, "Who is afraid, but my mother has been really scary recently. You can hide under the pretext of handling official business. We will be miserable, and if we are wrong, we will be punished!"

Ferdinand thought for a while and said, "You should understand her, older women are like this, maybe you can consider inviting Empress Dowager Maria Fyodorovna over, so that her temper may be restrained! "

Little Ferdinand fell into contemplation, as if he was trying to figure out whether it would work or not.

Ferdinand interrupted his contemplation and said cautiously: "Little Ferdinand, don't think about it, now you should go and tell your mother the good news, your uncle's family has been evacuated from St. Petersburg safely, she should be at ease Now, your life will be much better!"

Little Ferdinand smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, father!"

Obviously he doesn't think that St. Petersburg has fallen, what good news is this, maybe after hearing this news, Xenia will be even more angry!

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