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

Although the Hindenburg government was very dissatisfied with Field Marshal August von Mackensen, the task was entrusted to him. It's a time of war, and everything is aimed at winning the war, so even if you want to retaliate, you have to wait until after the autumn to settle the score, right?

On the same day, the command of the Russian army in the Lithuanian region happened to be hit by an air attack by the Germans, resulting in nine dead and eleven wounded, including the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Modolf Nicholas, who also died on the spot!

Due to the paralysis of the high-level command system, the chaos of the Russian First Army lasted until three days later, when the front army appointed a new army commander arrived, and it returned to normal, and at this time the best time for pursuit had been missed!

Ferdinand, who received the news, only sighed slightly, he knew that St. Petersburg was finished, although there were still hundreds of kilometers from Lithuania to St. Petersburg, but the Russians had not deployed any troops in this area at all.

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

This is simply watching the fall of St. Petersburg, otherwise as long as they follow the Germans' butts closely, even if Germany hits St. Petersburg, it will be the fate of being caught between the front and the back, and it will be better if the army is not completely annihilated.

Of course, the mastermind behind the chaos of the Russian army has also surfaced this time, and they can no longer dive if they want to, and now the officers in the Russian army who support Nicholas II are also fighting with the officers who oppose him, and the two sides are in a stalemate.

One is not good, the Russian Civil War will break out from the army first, but in the end it is the officers of the tsarist faction who have the upper hand, but they are in a hurry to rescue St. Petersburg, and there is no time to purge the opposition!

Nicholas II, who received the information, immediately angrily attacked the opposition nobles, but unfortunately the building was already empty, and these people did a big thing when they left, that is, they burned the grain warehouses in St. Petersburg.

Although the tsarist government organized timely firefighting, the damage was still heavy, especially the explosion of several warehouses where flour was stacked, which eventually caused hundreds of casualties and hundreds of thousands of tons of grain destroyed.

There is no hope that the tsarist government will hold on to St. Petersburg, and of course this means that even if the Germans occupy St. Petersburg, they will not be able to wait for a long time, which can be called killing two birds with one stone!

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In the face of this trick, the tsarist government was also dumbfounded, this is simply asking for their lives!

And St. Petersburg can they give up? Obviously not, once you give up the light spitting stars, you can drown them!

Can St. Petersburg be held? If it weren't for the destruction of these people, it would definitely be able to be held, this is the capital of the Russian Empire, as long as they hold out for a while, reinforcements from all sides will arrive, and then it will not be a big problem to encircle and annihilate this German army?

But now all this is impossible, although the Russian Empire still has a large amount of grain, and the grain in the warehouses in Siberia and the Caspian Sea is already rotting, but unfortunately some railways have been damaged, and this grain will not be transported to St. Petersburg in the short term!

It has to be said that the enemy's calculations were very accurate, as long as the tsarist government abandoned St. Petersburg, the prestige of Nicholas II would be dealt a fatal blow, and it would no longer be able to suppress all kinds of bulls, snakes, ghosts and gods in the country, and their opportunity would come!

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There is about to be a great upheaval in Russia, what are the Entente countries doing?

The reality is very cruel, Ferdinand is so embarrassed, even if he didn't support Nicholas II's brother-in-law this time, he didn't make trouble for him?

The performance of Britain and France is very chilling, they have directly colluded with the Russian bourgeoisie, and used the embassy to provide them with convenience, even if a new government is formed, their interests will not be lost in the slightest!

Of course, the anti-government forces in Russia are not monolithic, and the aristocratic class only wants the life of Nicholas II if they want revolution, and they will definitely not kill themselves together, so they are still the so-called "constitutional monarchists"!

The bourgeois revolution is going to be more ruthless, they hope to fight the empire and establish a bourgeois republic, just like the United States and France, so the aristocratic class is also an obstacle for them!

Then there is the Bolshevik Party, which undoubtedly has the firmest and most thorough revolutionary position, and 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, and if you add the forces supporting Nicholas II, it may even evolve into the Romance of the Four Kingdoms!

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Time flew by, and in a flash, into August, the world war was still scorching.

Ferdinand's life has not been very good lately, because of the affairs of Russia, Princess Xenia's temper has been unstable recently, and even a few little ones are living cautiously, for fear of provoking the displeasure of her mother.

This made Ferdinand secretly glad, fortunately he didn't make a move this time, otherwise the civil war of the Russians had not broken out yet, and maybe a civil war would have broken out in his palace first!

Ferdinand Jr. asked, "Do we really not interfere in the affairs of Father's Russia?" ”

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, "Do you think it is better to be a neighbor of a powerful Russian Empire or a divided Russia from the standpoint of Bulgaria?" ”

Ferdinand Jr. did not hesitate to say: "Of course, this divided Russia is more in our interests!" Father, I know what to do, but what should I do on my mother's side? ”

Ferdinand patted him on the shoulder with his hand, and said confidently: "That's why I didn't do anything, these things are all done by Britain and France, we just acquiesced in their approach, and your mother should be reasonable, you can't blame me for this!" ”

The expression on little Ferdinand's face was so good-looking, what do you mean we haven't done anything? Without our cooperation, would Britain and France have acted so smoothly?

But he still decisively chose to pretend to be stupid, anyway, now Britain and France are the first birds, and Bulgaria should continue to be an ostrich, otherwise if something goes wrong with the unlucky uncle's family in St. Petersburg, this account will not be credited to their father and son by their mother?

After thinking of this terrible consequence, little Ferdinand decided that no matter what he did in the future, he would not be able to come out if he could not get out, so as to save hatred points!

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

Ferdinand didn't mean to let little Ferdinand avoid it, he was already the crown prince, and he was not too young, and many things were accessible to him.

"Let him in!"

The intelligence chief Sim saluted the two of them separately, and then said: "Your Majesty, news has just come from the Russian side that the Germans have conquered St. Petersburg, and the tsarist government has already evacuated before the city is broken, and our people judge from their evacuation routes, there is a high probability that they will go to Moscow!" ”

"Moscow" Ferdinand wondered, could it be that Nicholas II's brain was in water, not knowing that it was now the stronghold of the capitalists? Rushing into it, do you really think that the capitalists are soft persimmons?

However, after considering the special situation of the Russian Empire, he had to admit that the tsarist government had no choice now, and after losing St. Petersburg, there were not many cities that could become the capital of the Russian Empire, and besides, 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.

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

After a moment of contemplation, Ferdinand said: "Order our men to keep a close eye on the situation in Moscow, and especially on the actions of the Bolshevik Party!" ”

"Yes!" Sim replied

"Little Ferdinand, do you 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, and then the major forces within the Russian Empire will unite to attack the tsarist government, and my uncle is very likely to lose the power in his hands this time, and may even lose the throne, and then be succeeded by Alexei or Uncle Hail Alexandrovich!" ”

Ferdinand shook his head and said: "Well, the analysis is good, but what you said is based on the premise that the royalists have the upper hand, but now Moscow is the bourgeoisie!"

As enemies, will they let Nicholas II go so easily? ”

Little Ferdinand was shocked and said, "Father, do they dare to kill the king?" ”

Ferdinand hurriedly stopped: "You kid be quiet, in case your mother knows, there will be your good fruit to eat later!"

The capitalists of the Russian Empire naturally did not dare to kill the king, at least when the army loyal to the tsar at the front was still there, they would not take risks, but not necessarily others! ”

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

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

Little Ferdinand was shocked and said, "Ah, father is not! You don't care? If you let your mother know, she will definitely tear down your palace!" ”

Ferdinand said without changing his face: "I don't care! The palace and everything else are outside the body, she likes to demolish it, let him tear it down, it's a big deal I'll build a new one, but you'll be miserable, she will bombard your ears every day until you give in! ”

After a pause, Ferdinand added very unscrupulously: "This is still limited, your uncle's family has no accidents, if there is an accident, maybe she will consider severing the mother-son relationship with you!" ”

Little Ferdinand was half killed by thunder, and looked at Ferdinand with resentment, doesn't he just want to keep it secret, as for his son like this?

Sim on the side was already in a cold sweat, and he was thinking about it: It seems that he has listened to something he shouldn't have heard, and he won't be killed, right?

But soon Ferdinand rescued him, jokingly saying: "Little Ferdinand, you are too cowardly, you are scared to the point of making a joke on you, what a shame, is your mother so terrible?"

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

Sim immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty"

After saying that, he won't run away, and now he doesn't dare to stay any longer, so let's forget about the housework of the royal family!

Not to be outdone, little Ferdinand said: "Who is afraid, but my mother has been really terrible lately, you can hide under the pretext of dealing with official business, and a few of us will be miserable, and we will be trained if we have a slight mistake!" ”

Ferdinand thought for a moment and said, "You should understand her, older women are like this, maybe you can consider inviting Queen Maria Feodorovna over, so that her temper may be a little more restrained!" ”

Ferdinand Jr. fell into deep thought, as if wondering if it would work.

Ferdinand interrupted his musings and said cautiously: "Don't think about it, little Ferdinand, 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 relieved, and your life will be much better!" ”

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

Obviously, he didn't think that St. Petersburg had fallen, what good news was this, maybe after hearing this news, Xenia would be even more angry!