The coup d'état in Russia did not come abruptly, but after a long period of brewing, no one expected it.

In recent years, Russia has been very calm, after the Speransky era of strong men broke their wrists of serfdom reform, Russia no longer has the stubborn disease of serfdom, and the speed of development of various industries is among the top in Europe, and it is quickly making up for the gap with advanced countries.

Despite the lack of technical refinement, the Russians did a good job in their big industry, and the important economic indicators of steel production, railway mileage, coal production, and grain production were among the best in Europe. It is the largest grain exporter in Europe, second only to Britain and Germany in steel and coal producers, second only to Britain and France in the cotton textile industry.

Such an industrial base can be said to have surpassed the 1890s in Russian history, and the growth rate is extremely fast, comparable to that of Germany, and it can be said that this is the golden age of Russian development.

In this case, there is no basis for social collapse, the only disadvantage is that there is no stable balance of power at the top, and the question of the throne of the female tsar is always controversial.

In these years, except for one war with Austria, Russia rarely tossed, and that war with Austria was also limited in scale, and Russia did not mobilize.

The Tsaress's long reign was successful and her prestige grew, so she overestimated her control over Russia.

As a result, the tsaress changed her promise, and she publicly declared that the promise to give up the right to inherit the heirs was not conducive to the future of Russia, so at the coming-of-age ceremony of her eldest son, she Zheng announced that the eldest son would become the heir to the Russian throne and abolish Konstantin's status as prince. Moreover, the female tsar also jointly announced with her husband Zhou Chun that their eldest son is also the heir to the throne of the Urals, Dobroga and Assam, which means that as long as their eldest son successfully inherits the Russian Tsar throne, the three territories of the Ural Kingdom, the Dobroga Kingdom and the Assam Kingdom will also become Russia's pocket.

This was supposed to be a bargaining chip to appease the Russians, but it did not win everyone's support.

After a winter of brewing, Konstantin's forces suddenly staged a coup d'état in Moscow. Although the Tsaress deployed 300,000 Ural Guards in Moscow, and the loyalty of the Guards composed of Ural Russians was not in question, the number of troops loyal to Konstantin was also quite large, and a large number of Russian troops led by powerful people chose to pledge allegiance to Konstantin, and they gathered from all over the country and surrounded Moscow.

The Tsaress fled from Moscow with her husband in embarrassment, and after fleeing to the Urals, she announced a coup d'état launched by Grand Duke Constantine and rebelled, and raised troops to quell the rebellion!

The crown prince of China was very angry, the Russian female tsar can be said to be supported by him, the female tsar's husband is his son, he in order to support the female tsar, personally went to visit Russia that has not yet restored stability, but did not expect the female tsar to let the Russians drive away.

After the female tsar announced the rebellion, Zhou Chun quickly sent people to China to ask for help, and he sent his henchman Zhao Rang.

Zhao Rang was received by the crown prince and asked him personally about the latest situation.

"Can Moscow be saved?"

The Tsaress and her husband escaped before the rebels encircled Moscow, and the defenders of Moscow were the Ural Guards, which were numerous and well-armed, and even if the Empress and her husband did not escape, it would not be easy for the rebels to capture this place in a short time.

"At least three months!"

Zhao Rang promised.

He understands the combat effectiveness of the Ural Guards, and over the years, the level of the Ural army has been greatly improved, and the two wars against Austria and the head-to-head competition with Prussia have tempered this unit, and at the same time, many military schools have been established in recent years, and the cultural level of the army has been greatly improved.

"Then why did the two of them run?"

The crown prince was very dissatisfied, and if the empress and his wife did not run away and transferred troops to quell the chaos, it would be easier. As soon as they ran, Konstantin immediately gained the allegiance of a large number of troops.

"The son of a daughter can't sit down, and the king should leave the dangerous place."

Zhao Rang explained.

The crown prince snorted, "Then what are you going to do now?" How sure is it that the chaos will be quelled? ”

Zhao Rang said: "We want to get assistance from His Highness, we need an emergency loan and a large amount of weapons and equipment, and we may need to mobilize three million troops." There is an eighty percent chance of quelling the unrest, but it may take up to a year. ”

The crown prince said: "Eighty percent sure, it will take another year?" ”

Zhao Rang sighed: "Russia is a big country after all. Konstantin was deeply entrenched in the army, the Black Sea Front supported him, and the Baltic Front supported the female tsar. ”

The main forces of the Russian army are divided into two routes, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, with 500,000 active troops each, the Black Sea Front has the most rich combat experience and is also well-equipped because it has fought the latest war with Austria, and is stationed in Ukraine and other places, and it is the industrial and agricultural center of Russia, and Zaporozhye has a developed metallurgical and military industry, which can provide them with a large number of military equipment.

The Baltic Front, which was mainly dealing with threats from the Polish direction, had not fought for a long time, and during the period when Konstantin was in power, there was always insufficient spending on this army, and the military equipment was relatively inferior.

Like the army, the navy is also divided into two factions, the Black Sea Navy announced its support for Konstantin, Konstantin once served as the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, and has a high prestige in the Black Sea Navy, while the Baltic Navy supports the female tsar, but it is unlikely that the two navies will fight on land, unless the sailors are transferred to fight on land, otherwise it is difficult for the two navies in the closed sea to meet.

The crown prince frowned and said, "Is there any foreign force pushing it?" ”

Zhao Rang smiled bitterly: "This kind of coup d'état is generally impossible without the support of foreign forces. However, at present, the countries have not expressed their position, but Britain is obviously supporting the Constantine rebels, and they have always been reluctant to worry about the female tsar in power, because the female tsar is too pro-Chinese. ”

The crown prince snorted coldly: "You just have to let go and calm the chaos, Yingyi has me to deal with it, it doesn't do it, if you dare to do it, you can simply clean up Yingyi." This jumping clown has been dancing for too long! ”

Zhao Rang flattered: "Your Highness is wise." That being the case, the minister retired! ”

The crown prince nodded, and hurriedly ended the meeting.

Zhao Rang had a slight delay in Nanjing, and after communicating with some other ministers, he immediately boarded the train back to the Urals.

He is now the secretary of the military department of the Ural Kingdom, and he is still needed to preside over the overall situation, and his king who does not care about political affairs does not have the ability to deal with war affairs.

The day before the Kiev army was transferred to Moscow, Prince Konstantin even went out for a political event with the female tsar, and as a result, the troops stationed in Kiev boarded the train in the early hours of the night and approached Moscow.

Being able to do so secretively, on the one hand, shows that the forces against the female tsar have been secretly planning for a long time, and on the other hand, it shows that Konstantin's influence on the army is indeed too great, especially on the Black Sea Front, and the main positions are held by Konstantin's people.

The biggest mistake made by the female tsar over the years is that she did not purge the main generals in the Kiev Front, firstly, there is no reason, and secondly, she takes into account the forces of Constantine, and throws herself into the trap of rats, so that it can grow bigger step by step, and even cause today's disaster.

In the case of not completely purging the opposition, the female tsar believed too much in her own prestige, she had a large number of courtiers around her, talking all day long about the words that the female tsar liked to hear, and the female tsar was too doting on her eldest son, and the courtiers kept complimenting the prince, lamenting that the prince's inability to inherit the throne was a loss for Russia, and the female tsar was happy to listen to it, and gave them more officials and knights, and the more they flattered, the female tsar was lost in these flatteries.

Women just can't be in power!

Zhao Rang couldn't help but sigh.

As the train passed through Shaanxi and Gansu, the climate became colder and colder, the spring breeze had not yet blown here, and the snow on the ground had not yet melted.

Zhao Rang remembered the past when he and the female tsar went to Moscow to launch a mutiny, it seems to be a reincarnation, but things are wrong, the female tsar is not the queen of the year, and Zhao Rang is not the high-spirited officer of the year.

Only their king, still so dashing.

The king of the Urals is very dashing, but this king is by no means a faint king, but a man of superior intelligence, who rules by the arch and the country and the people.

Life in the Urals is monotonous, it is a militarized country, with a population of nearly 10 million, all of whom must serve in the military, and the number of troops that can be mobilized is huge.

The economy of the Urals has always been bad, at least compared with the surrounding regions, of course, it cannot be compared with China, and it is also incomparable with Russia. The limited industry is mainly mining, and agriculture is self-sufficient, but the output is very limited, because the land here can only grow one crop per year. Mining was abundant, and a large steel industry was built in Orenburg based on iron ore resources. The king also introduced the watch industry from Switzerland, hired the first watch technicians with high salaries, and trained the first Ural watch talents. The watch industry in the Urals is now quite famous, and its products sell well in both China and Russia.

With the exception of the surprising watch industry, the rest of the Ural kingdom was relatively weak, with light industry almost blank, cotton textiles imported from China, and woolen textiles from Russia. There is only a huge heavy industry, mainly in the production of pig iron, crude steel, the finished products are mainly weapons and ammunition, there are complete sets of arms production system, from the most advanced forged steel heavy artillery, to shells, guns and ammunition, the categories are complete, there are important mineral deposits such as iron, copper, coal, gold, etc., can be self-sufficient.

The only thing that stands out is that the level of education here is very high, and the education penetration rate is higher than in Russia.

But the general economy still depends on the financial subsidies of the Kingdom of Assam and Dobroga, and correspondingly provides protection to these two countries, and the Urals are stationed in two places, or let the two places support the Urals, and in the right and wrong land of Dobroga there are 200,000 troops, and 300,000 troops are stationed in Assam, which accounts for half of the standing army of the Urals.

Before Zhao Rang came to China, he had already carried out a general mobilization, and he believed that by this time there had been an army of three million assembled, and the vanguard had already entered Russia.

Zhao Rang is full of confidence in counterinsurgency, Konstantin has no righteousness, most people do not support him, without foreign support, Konstantin will soon be in an embarrassment, even his own army, it is impossible to twist into a rope, once the attack is frustrated, it is easy to collapse.

As for the support of foreign countries, what Zhao Rang is most worried about is Britain, if Britain supports it, the combat capability of the Constantine group will be greatly improved.

But Zhao Rang's political level is not high, and the real threat is often not what is seen on the surface, not what is focused on guarding, but a sudden cold gun.

As soon as he returned to Orenburg, he received news that Konstantin had announced his succession to the throne as the new tsar in Kiev, declared that the rule of the female tsar had never been legitimate, and demanded that European countries recognize their royal power, and Germany was the first to declare the recognition of Prince Konstantin.