Zhao Rang quickly took over the military operation.

It is no exaggeration to say that the military system of the Ural Kingdom is militaristic, and it is different from China. The Urals do not have a General Staff, but the War Department is the General Staff, because the War Department is not a civilian government, but a military institution directly accountable to the king, and all members of the War Department are military attachés.

300,000 Ural vanguard troops are not small, because there are still 300,000 Ural Guards in Moscow, and the total strength of the army that Konstantin now has is not more than 500,000, it is impossible for them to capture Moscow for a moment and a half, once the reinforcements arrive, they will have a military advantage, and there is also the political prestige that the female tsar has accumulated for many years.

Since the queen's prestige was not lost, even if Konstantin surrounded Moscow, it was difficult for him to replenish his troops, and he did not dare to give a mobilization order, fearing that the mobilized reserve army would oppose him, Konstantin's only chance was to quickly occupy Moscow, force the female tsar to abdicate, and then obtain recognition from the local government.

But what the opponent does not dare to do, he has to do.

Zhao Rang advised the female tsar: "Your Majesty, you should issue a general mobilization order, asking the provinces to quickly arm their reserve armies and launch an offensive against the rebels. ”

The Tsaressa had always been very worried about mobilizing the reserves, and she was always worried about the army, especially the Constantine rebellion, in which half of the army actually participated, which made him even more worried.

The female tsar said: "Announcing a general mobilization at this time, will it cause an even greater rebellion?" ”

Zhao Rang had a different opinion: "The reserve military service system was established under the auspices of General Muravyov, and now Muravyov himself is staying in Moscow to command the defense, which has proven that he is loyal, so you don't have to worry about the loyalty of the reserve army." ”

The female tsar hesitated again: "Then the mobilization order for Ukraine should also be issued together?" ”

With the rebellion of Konstantin in Ukraine, it is now in the hands of Konstantin, and the mobilization in Ukraine is suspected of replenishing Konstantin's troops, just because the local government is still loyal to the female tsar, although Konstantin's army occupies some strategic points, but it cannot get the local government to cooperate with him to recruit troops.

Zhou Chun listened and immediately suggested: "Let's give it down." Let the Ukrainian reserve army attack Konstantin from the rear, cutting off the back of this kid. ”

Zhao Rang hesitated: "Maybe you should hold it off." At the moment the Baltic side is loyal, the Baltic Army Group is already exchanging fire with the Konstantin rebels, and it should be mobilized in the Baltic direction, including St. Petersburg, so that they can support the counterinsurgency operations of the Baltic Front. In other directions, a general mobilization was carried out east of Moscow to cooperate with the army of the Ural Kingdom, and at the same time a second line of defensive positions was established to deal with the situation after the fall of Moscow. ”

The female tsar chose the more secure between her husband and the secretary of the military department, and he really did not feel comfortable with mobilizing in the direction of the Black Sea, feeling that it was too risky.

Zhou Chun didn't insist, he didn't care, his ideal was to be Li Longji, and he was willing to go through the rivers and lakes after losing all this.

So the order of the tsaress was soon issued, and the contact with Moscow had been lost, apparently the telegraph lines in Moscow were cut off by Konstantin, but the communication with various places was still there, and the radio waves were transmitted one by one from the Urals to St. Petersburg, and spread to all the places where the telegraph lines were connected.

Local governments received orders from the Tsar, and although there was no signature from the Chief of the General Staff Muravyov, or even just a telegram, rather than a complete mobilization order with all the signatures and seals, most of the local governments chose to obey because they knew the situation of the Tsar and knew that it was unrealistic for the Tsar to work out the entire process in the emergency situation of the siege of Moscow. In these places that choose allegiance, the troops they have mobilized are also more than two million people, which can be said to absolutely crush the Constantine rebels.

Zhou Chun made another suggestion: "Why don't we go to the expedition in person?" ”

Zhou Chun believes that the presence of the female tsar and her wife at the front line at this time will help to boost the morale of the army, and the Russian monarch has a tradition of personally leading the troops, if the female tsar can go to the front line as a woman, it will have a huge effect on the war.

Zhao Rang still objected, he thought that neither the female tsar nor Zhou Chun could take risks. He also gave the example of Catherine II, arguing that the female tsar had no tradition of pro-conquest.

He proposed: "How about moving to Petersburg, where is the old capital, and finally His Majesty the Tsar." His Majesty can also play a better role in directing the war in Petersburg. ”

The female tsar still accepted the suggestion of the Ministry of War, she was a little flustered at this time, she obviously had not grown to the level of Catherine, or the kind of woman like Catherine, she was talented, not whoever wanted to become, even if she had the same opportunity, the same conditions, there was only one Catherine II in Russia, just like in China's thousands of years of history, there was a Wu Zetian, there are more than 10 million women who have the opportunity, and there are 10 million women who have the ability, but Catherine and Wu Zetian can't be copied.

In fact, it may be more appropriate for the female tsar to stay in the Urals, where you can maintain close contact with the command center of the counterinsurgency, the situation is obvious, even if the Russian reserve army is mobilized, their combat effectiveness is also doubtful, first, the weapons and equipment are insufficient, and secondly, the military training is hasty, these are not problems in the Urals, the armament here has been very tight, and it has always maintained a state of war at any time, this time the counterinsurgency Ural army will be the main force, and the Russian reserve army can only be auxiliary.

There was no need for the Tsaress to go to Petersburg, to separate from the main command center, and to command the reserves. This will create two command centers for counterinsurgency, and will cause disruption in the coordination between the main and auxiliary forces.

But she had lost her ability to think cautiously, and she followed Zhao Rang's advice.

Thirty days after the coup d'état, the reinforcements arrived on the outskirts of Moscow by rail and other means of transportation, and began to confront the Constantine rebels who surrounded Moscow. After ten days of rest, a counterattack was launched against the rebels, the Ural army was not weak, and the rebels were not weak. In an era when defense was stronger than offense, the Ural army failed to break through the positions of the Konstantin rebels, just as the Konstantin rebels never took Moscow.

The Battle of Moscow entered a complex state of attrition from the very beginning, Moscow was in the hands of the forces of the female tsar, surrounded by the encirclement network established by the Constantine rebels, but there were reinforcements from the Urals outside.

After falling into a stalemate, Zhao Rang thought that he should not rush to attack, and he planned to continue to reinforce and counter-encircle the besieging rebels, planning to use a total of five million troops, with five million men to besiege Constantine's 500,000 men, and ten to besiege it.