Postscript 4 The distance from open arms to spread legs
Twenty-seven of the thirty-man guards remained, and the bodies of three members of the Guards who had betrayed the Romanovs were left in the small flower hall next to the living room.
Now, Nicholas II has changed into a civilian dress, and next to him sits his only son, Alexei Nikolayevich Romanov. As for his wife and four daughters, they are now changing clothes in the upstairs dormitory.
When Nicholas II and his family left the Winter Palace, they were allowed by the rebels to take all their clothes and accessories with them, and the clothes of the extravagant tsarist royal family and the clothes of the commoners were immediately visible. A haute couture dress with a five-digit start is compared to a skirt bought for dozens of dollars at a street stall, can it not be superior?
Alexandra Feodorovna wore pearls on her bodice, which was clearly not suitable for today's operation.
Alexander Mikhailovich came to visit Nicholas II in a normal form, and at the same time sent a message to Nicholas II. The Grand Duke of the Russian Empire, the cousin and brother-in-law of Nicholas II β yes, Nicolai's sister Xenia Alexandrovna married the man who was her cousin twenty years ago β was not in very good health.
Mikhailovich, a branch of the Romanov family, came from the youngest son of Nicholas I, who was not the father of Nicholas II, but his great-grandfather, and between the two tsars was Alexander II and Alexander III.
Alexander Mikhailovich was the fourth son of the youngest son of Nicholas I.
Don't look at his health, it doesn't seem to be very good, but he has six sons and one daughter with his cousin niece and wife. It is quite prolific among Western royal families.
Obviously, this sick duke also has a part in this operation.
Alexander Mikhailovich was accompanied by several of his entourage, carrying boxes that they said were gifts, but in fact they were filled with guns and ammunition. Ever since Kolchak began to buy off the guards of the Summer Palace, he had successively transferred some guns and ammunition into it, and now this was the last batch.
The twenty-seven members of the Guards and the few retinues brought by Alexander Mikhailovich were now fully armed, not only to guard against the arrival of the garrison in the confusion, but also to fight out if necessary.
Although the number of these people is not large, they are all die-hard loyalists of the Romanov family, and the tsar has raised troops for a thousand days, and he will also use them at this time.
Alexander Mikhailovich was anxious to leave the summer palace as soon as possible, and Nicholas II was eager to leave it immediately, but they had to be patient for now, because the people who answered them had not yet given the signal, and they could only wait in fear at the sound of gunfire and explosions coming from all directions.
At the same time, there were several slaves in the living room, these people were loyal servants of the Tsar's family, and they still followed them in the difficult environment before, but now the response personnel can take away the Tsar's family, but can they still take them all?
If the Provisional Government had turned around and found that the Tsar's family had been gone, leaving only these servants, would they still be able to do well?
People can taste the dangers, but they don't dare to say a word. Pray that the Tsar will take them away when he leaves?
It's not realistic.
Footsteps sounded downstairs, and Alexandra Fedorovna with her four daughters finally changed their clothes. Behind them, a row of tearful maids and grandmothers watched them leave silently.
There is no way, there are no less than twenty servants who follow the tsar, they are not warriors, it is unrealistic to leave with them, it is really unrealistic.
The living room was suddenly pushed open, and a strong man walked in, saluted respectfully to Nicholas II and his wife, and said a few words.
"Your Majesty, General Denikin, who is picking us up outside, has already sent a signal. Now, it's time for us to leave. β
Alexander Mikhailovich hurried out of the door and followed the strong man's finger, but saw three very oriental Kong Ming lanterns suspended in the sky, which had already flown in the air.
Nicholas II was really a very mediocre man, and when he was dying, he actually gave birth to three points of timidity, but his wife and children were now full of excitement.
Nicholas II glanced at the three Kong Ming lanterns with a pale face, and said worriedly: "Alexander, how sure are you that we can escape safely into the Chinese embassy?" Really ...... out there "everything is ready?" Dangerous?
Nicholas II was really timid.
After all, he must be extremely safe today, and after stepping out of here, he is likely to be killed by an inexplicable bullet tonight.
Alexander Mikhailovich was angry, but still said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, the arrow is on the bow, you have to send it!" Now we really can't escape if we hesitate! As for the Chinese Embassy, His Majesty can rest assured that it is safe to keep it. β
It is difficult to say whether Kolchak's final plot will succeed or fail, and Alexander Mikhailovich has no idea at all. But as long as they get out of here, even if the Moscow government eventually collapses, they can run to China in style. It is better to take refuge in China than to be a prisoner here.
"You are not the heir of the Romanovs. Think of Louis XVIII ......"
Nicholas II was really a bit naΓ―ve, and he forced Kolchak's gang, and it was easy for them to set up someone else. Because these people can't save Nicholas II, can't they kill him? As long as they casually make a few big news and finally implicate Nicholas II, even if the Tsar's family behaves honestly, can they still be good?
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's illness also needs a good medical environment, otherwise it will ......"
The hemophilia of the Romanov family, the heir Alexei Nikolayevich Romanov, who was plagued by the blood of Queen Victoria, is simply a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
Nicholas II's heart instantly hardened.
"Oh well! Let's go. Nicholas II took a deep breath. Strode out of the palace.
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The sudden burst of gunfire in the summer palace shocked St. Petersburg, who received the news, but at a time when the city was flooded with telephones, in a secluded alley, a Russian man who was not very old looked at the grand fireworks that suddenly rose in the center of St. Petersburg, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He turned around and walked into the room, where a group of Russian men were happily drinking Volga, and the table in the middle was full of weapons, and he immediately went into the inner room and shook a telephone.
"............, I see. Rest assured, you can't go wrong. The man listened quietly to the instructions on the phone, then whispered a few words into the microphone, and then pressed down the phone. Glancing at the other people around them, the group stood up, grabbed their weapons, and quickly left the courtyard.
This is one of the back hands that Kolchak prepared. There weren't many people in each unit, but the members were all military and armed with submachine guns, pistols, shotguns, and grenades, and they made a lot of noise in the city, and they were very lethal.
The current Chinese embassy is located in the city of St. Petersburg, but at the earliest time it was near the port of St. Petersburg, and it was not a short distance from the summer palace. If Nicholas II's family were to enter the embassy today, it would be difficult.
But between the summer palace and the embassy, there are many warehouses and cargo stations of companies run by Chinese. That's where they first hid out. When Kolchak made a stir in the east of Russia and St. Petersburg's attention was diverted, then the Chinese side would have too many opportunities to divert the Tsar's family.
As for aristocrats like Alexander Mikhailovich, whose current status has not yet been imprisoned by the Provisional Government, it is not at all difficult to escape from St. Petersburg, at least in some hidden place.
Of course, before hiding Nicholas II, the Chinese side still has to do some things so that the Russian Provisional Government will believe that the Chinese have sent Nicholas II out of St. Petersburg.
Just an hour or two after St. Petersburg became lively, two Chinese appeared near the port area in a four-wheeled carriage, entered the port area through the intersection outside the city, and were inspected by government soldiers at the intersection.
Judging from the groom's passport, the carriage belonged to a Chinese trading company, and it was an absolute freight wagon, and the cargo list indicated that it was carrying all rye. Many Chinese in Russia like to eat black bread, and say that the coarser the texture, especially the bread with grainy wheat bran, the more nutritious. Hell yes, too.
Provisional government soldiers in these port areas often saw Chinese rye-filled vehicles and were not surprised. However, it was too late to-day, and the car was covered with canvas, and it was impossible to see the goods on it, so out of caution, the government soldiers lifted the canvas, poked the cart full of oats with the bayonets on their guns, and then waved their hands and let them go.
The Chinese who drove the car hurriedly covered the canvas again, then got into the carriage, shouted, and drove the carriage on. In the blink of an eye, it was dark and dark.
At this time, the coachman breathed a sigh of relief, and took off the hat from his head, and a thin layer of sweat was already soaked on his forehead. When he was inspected by the government soldiers just now, the cold sweat on his head involuntarily seeped out.
It's dangerous. The Russians didn't have a proper inspection, otherwise the heavy machine gun hidden in the oatmeal heap would have been exposed.
In that case, not to mention his own danger, this cover operation can be regarded as half a failure.
Luckily, fortunately.
How many rifles can a heavy machine gun block? This was the only heavy firepower in the port area's response operation. All that remained were bombs and pistols, and a couple of submachine guns.
And as for where did this heavy machine gun come from? That's also very simple, it's from the government army.
The equipment of the Russian army is diverse, in addition to weapons of their own production, there are French artillery and Austro-Hungarian light machine guns, German heavy machine guns, as well as British warships, and so on.
Only Russia's own military industry simply cannot keep up with the trend of the times.
Russia's heavy machine guns were originally water-cooled, and the original heavy machine guns of China and other countries were water-cooled, but within a few years after the end of the last war, air-cooled heavy machine guns appeared. Russia is clearly too slow to design air-cooled heavy machine guns on its own, and then produce them to equip the troops. Their only solution is to buy and then unify the caliber of ammunition.
Now this heavy machine gun was obtained directly from the Russian arsenal near St. Petersburg, and it only cost 3,000 Chinese dollars. In addition, it was equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition. The Chinese informant was able to get a heavy machine gun and 10,000 rounds of ammunition for only 5,000 Chinese dollars.
And when they were ready, gunfire was heard from the west on the outskirts of the port area.
"Don't be stunned, the Russians have already done it. Let's hurry up and keep up. Now, check your own weapons. β
The purpose of the whole plan was to convince the people of the provisional government that the Chinese had sent Nicholas II's family to the port area. Then the natural Provisional Government would not have made great efforts to search outside the port area.
"Dada...... Dadada......"
Just as the group was being pressed and beaten by government soldiers, the heavy machine guns on the wagon finally roared. The quivering muzzles spewed hot tongues of fire, and bullets slammed into their targets with a sharp whistling sound.
The stumps and broken arms were accompanied by splashes of blood, and where the bullets were pointed, there was a mess of dead and wounded.
"Dada...... Dadada......"
At this moment, on a Chinese steamer in the harbor, 26-year-old Gu Weijun was listening to the fierce gunfire in the distance with a face full of intoxication, as if he was sitting in the Golden Hall in Vienna and enjoying the top orchestra in Europe.
What a beautiful sound.
It is simply the best gift of nature to the Russian embassy during this period of hard work.
It is believed that after this 'big war', the leaderless Russian Provisional Government will keep its eyes on the port area.
That's not to say that the Russians don't have any other strength, but they don't spend that effort in the port area. Because there is still the high position of the acting president waiting for them.
There is a high probability that Kerensky will not die, but it is also an undeniable reality that he is seriously injured, and the throne of the third acting president of Russia is hanging there for nothing. As long as it is known that Nicholas II has run away, the talents of St. Petersburg will not have more strength and no place to splendid. Although they all knew that Nicholas II would probably cause them great trouble if he ran away, they would not face it until it became a reality.
Twenty-six-year-old Gu Weijun experienced this 'big rescue' from beginning to end.
From colluding with Kolchak to contacting the Romanov family, Gu Weijun knows it clearly. As a participant in this matter, as an important participant in this matter, when things go as you expected, the inner joy is indescribable.
Because Gu Weijun saw the dawn of victory, he didn't dare to say that he had the chance to win, but he felt that the goddess of victory had opened her arms to him. So will it be far from the time when the Goddess of Victory crosses her legs to him?