It was a dark and windy night, and you couldn't see your fingers......

Twenty nautical miles west of St. Petersburg, the captain of a pitch-black submarine quietly hides in the night, observing the sea in the distance with binoculars, while the crew listens intently, the sound of engines and high-speed propellers turning faintly from the east.

"Report to the flagship! Discover the Russian battlefleet! ”

The submarine was suddenly busy, and the sailors entered their respective battle positions.

Soon, the armored battleship "Essen", the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, sent a telegram: follow the Russian fleet for surveillance!

"Everyone!" Chen Tian was the first to stand up, raising his wine glass in his right hand, and the sound of chairs moving in the hall followed. To his right sat General Mackenson and a row of lieutenants in black tank suits, the delicate medals standing out on the black uniforms; On the left-hand side sat Colonel Olg, Colonel Hoffmann, and a platoon of armored vehicle commanders in plain gray uniforms, with medals on their chests for their courage, wisdom, and fearlessness.

"The outstanding performance of all of you in the battle has made our Legion a highly combat-ready force that will strike fear into the hearts of every enemy of ours! You are not only the pride of the Legion, but also the pride of the Empire! Cheers to our heroes and to the victory of the Empire! ”

"Cheers!"

Acolytes walked back and forth on both sides of the long table, delivering a variety of delicacies to the officers present. These warriors, who had been invincible on the battlefield, were now a little shy, and they took small sips of their food, and from time to time they fixed their eyes on the prince they respected, and listened attentively to every word he said in pure German.

Sitting at the bottom of Chen Tian's right hand was a young ensign who looked to be less than thirty years old. His full name is Pascal. Borrell, belonging to the 104th Battalion of the 2nd Tank Regiment, was honored for taking his squad to capture 1 Russian Major General and a whole 1 battalion of Russian soldiers in the Battle of Lodz-Warsaw. But compared to the rest of the room, Pascal's heart had already flown to Paris. Because his younger brother, Hans. Borrell, after graduating from the Panzer Academy, entered the Emperor's Guards Panzer Corps, and was fighting in Paris with the Crown Prince's 5th Army. From his brother's letter, Pascal learned how lucky he was on the Eastern Front, from the Battle of East Prussia to the occupation of Poland, none of the tankers Pascal knew had been killed, but his brother's company lost half of its tank crews in the Battle of Verdun. The French had the advantage of being well equipped, well-trained soldiers, and fighting on their own, and their 75mm rapid-fire guns and large-caliber fortified guns were quite lethal to the Crown Prince's pretentious tactics of dense armoured charges.

As Pascal . Borrell thought that at this time, Hans. Borrell and his companions were still making a last-ditch effort to capture Paris. The closer the fighting got to the city centre, the stronger the French resistance became, with less shelling and bombardment, larger and stronger houses and buildings, and the use of artillery on both sides dropped considerably as little as possible because of the desire of the commanders on both sides to minimize the destruction of historic buildings, and the air was filled with machine gun and rifle bullets.

In the streets, the sound of tank tracks rubbing against the ground and the roar of engines was particularly harsh, and the tanks and armored vehicles were lit up with their headlights, appearing like fireflies and moving slowly, and the French fired a series or individual bullets at them from behind windows or obstacles, but all in vain, the impact of the bullets did not slow down the progress of the German tanks weighing several tons. For the German soldiers, the excitement and nervousness of those Parisian landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Élysée Palace, the Louvre, and Notre Dame Cathedral suddenly appeared around the corner.

The French were left with only one last barricade, and all of them were physically and mentally exhausted, and despair had swelled up in the hearts of these French soldiers and civilians in the face of the surging German offensive.

The capture of Moscow, the capture of St. Petersburg, the capture of Tver, the capture of Volgograd, the uprising of Rostov, the uprising of Tomsk, the uprising of the Kiev defenders, the uprising of the Black Sea Fleet......

For Lenin, the tide of the Russian Revolution was unstoppable, and half of the Russian sky had changed color. However, the expression on the face under the "Mediterranean" did not ease or joy because of this, in his opinion, the tsarist regime was entrenched after all, the tsar, the crown prince, and the Grand Duke Nicholas had all fled, and the control of millions of Russian troops was still in the hands of the nobles and old officers, and the tsar could make a comeback at any time.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Lenin's office was then approached by a middle-aged officer dressed in the uniform of a lieutenant colonel of the Russian Navy, who was the head and liaison of the revolutionary party in the Baltic Fleet. Shortly after the departure of the Tsar on a warship, at his instigation and leadership, the remaining officers and men of the St. Petersburg naval base, as well as all 10 gunboats, 7 torpedo boats, and 19 patrol boats, declared an uprising.

"Mediterranean" eagerly walked over and clasped his hands tightly, "Comrade Berfkash, it's great to see you!" Will our revolutionary comrades in the Baltic Fleet be able to control those battleships? If we fail to catch the Tsar's family, the situation in our struggle will not be optimistic! ”

"Comrade Lenin, there are our revolutionary groups on those ships, but they are not very numerous, and the officers and men of each ship have different revolutionary tendencies, and it is very difficult to completely control them!" The lieutenant colonel in the white navy uniform replied, "But there is very good news, the sailors of the naval base in Pokhara have decided to revolt!" Our men have just sent a report that the sailors supporting the revolution are preparing to seize the reactionary officers and take control of the port, and that fleet escorting the Tsar and the royal family will enter the Pokhara naval base tomorrow morning, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to capture the Tsar and all the royal family in one fell swoop! ”

"Great! Definitely! Be sure to catch Nicholas II and Grand Duke Nicholas! Then the resistance of the other armies will be much weaker! "Mediterranean" paced back and forth in the room and pondered, and after a while he spoke again, "as soon as we capture the Tsar, we will declare to the world the success of our revolution!" We must form a provisional government as soon as possible, take control of the major cities and armies, and most importantly, declare the withdrawal from the war on behalf of Russia! ”

"I see, Comrade Lenin! I'm going to get in touch with the Pokhara naval base and get them to take control of the port as soon as possible, and tomorrow as soon as the Tsar's fleet comes to the dock, they will go up and occupy the ships! The lieutenant colonel was about to walk out of the room, when he suddenly stopped again, "Comrade Lenin, as far as I know, the fleet of the Germans has now blocked the Gulf of Finland, in case our warships meet them......"

"Let our warships not leave the port for the time being, and avoid exchanging fire with them!" Lenin replied resolutely, "Avoid any possible conflict with Germany!" ”

"Yes!" The lieutenant colonel walked briskly out of the room.

Lenin slowly sat back in his chair, "Has our revolution, our new country, succeeded in this way?" It's like a dream! ”

On the battleship "Sevastopol", Nicholas II stood silently on the bridge, and Grand Duke Nicholas went back to his room to rest alone because he was unwell, and at this time, except for a group of personal guards, the tsar was accompanied only by Commodore Kolchak.

"My country ......" the Tsar spat out a few words gloomily, with a convulsive expression on his face after being abandoned.

Kolchak did not know what to say, and perhaps should not say anything. After a while, the Tsar slowly turned around, looked at Kolchak, who was as tall as himself, and asked in a deep voice:

"General, how long do we have to get to our destination? Is it safe there? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, at our current speed, it will take us 11 hours to sail from St. Petersburg to Helsinki, and we will arrive there at Pokhara Naval Base at about 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. Based on what we have now, everything is fine with Pokhara! Kolchak lowered his head and replied at a moderate pace, and then said cautiously, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, do you want to go to the cabin to rest?" The Commander will be in the command room at all times to keep you and all the royals safe! ”

"General, is there a revolutionary party on your ship? Or are you a revolutionary yourself? Nicholas II stared at Kolchak so tightly that he felt every cold hair on his body stand on end.

"Your Majesty, I swear to heaven that there is absolutely no revolutionary party on my ship, and I have given my soul to you, please Your Majesty!"

Kolchak glanced at the Emperor out of the corner of his eye, and there was no expression on his face.

"Oh! Very good! The Tsar turned again, his eyes still fixed on the pitch-black sea ahead.

"My general, there are German warships on the sea here! Maybe they're right in front of us, right? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the Germans rely only on those elusive submarines! The surface ships of their Baltic Fleet are not worth mentioning in front of our battleships! Kolchak could not understand why the Tsar in front of him was so suspicious, as he knew that the German fleet was still blockading the mouth of the Gulf of Finland in the afternoon, and it was not necessary to go through their blockade line to get to Pokhara.

"So, will there be a German submarine just under our warship?" Nicholas II asked persistently.

"This ......" Kolchak was really speechless, according to normal circumstances, it is quite possible that the submarines of the Germans have already discovered this fleet, but now there is no other way, and the Russian Revolutionary Party is their greatest enemy at the moment. Your Majesty, our battleship has a superior anti-torpedo design, and only two torpedoes cannot sink us! ”

"I know this very well, and the British battleships also used this mine protection design, but they still suffered heavy losses in front of the Germans submarines and aircraft!" Nicholas II seemed to be suffering from depression, "I don't want to die at the hands of the revolutionaries, and even more so at the hands of the Germans!" ”

"But your Majesty, you and the Kaiser are cousins after all, so why don't you cease fighting with them, and then ask them to send troops to quell the rebellion of the Revolutionary Party? Or, to transfer the troops of the front back to the country, I think the rampant arrogance of the revolutionary party is only temporary......" Kolchak was stopped by Nicholas II shouting before he finished speaking:

"General, this kind of national event is not something you can comment on! You, just drive your boat well, escort us to Pokhara, and I'll award you and your sailors medals!" ”

Looking at the angry emperor, Kolchak felt inexplicable fear and worry, and this poor emperor seemed to be on the verge of collapse step by step.

In fact, the emperor's concerns were not speculation.

On the battleship "Gangut", which was closely behind them, a factor of instability was stirring up.

The sailor's cabin was dimly lit, with an older sailor standing in the middle of the aisle and listening while the others lay on their beds or stand next to them.

"I said brothers, we can't die for that dog emperor anymore! The poor man was tired of working for a little bread, but he and the nobles lived in luxurious palaces and ate delicacies from the mountains and seas! We fought desperately for them, and many of our brothers lost their lives, but what did they do to us? Whip! Dog food! Brothers, think about it, we haven't been paid for months! ”

His words were immediately echoed by many sailors, "Yes! It can't go on like this! ”

"The Dog Emperor led the country into war by his own will, what can we get? What else is there besides failure? Even the Japanese are laughing at us, what is our great army in the eyes of others? Just a ****! "Speaking of the Japanese, every sailor present clenched their fists, many of their brothers and friends were in Vladivostok and the Tsushima Strait, and more importantly, from that time on, the Russian Navy was ill, and its dignity and self-confidence had been shattered.

"Now the revolution has swept the whole country, and the red flag has been raised in most cities! Did you know? Our Black Sea Fleet has all revolted! They are our best role models! The revolutionary party will build a new state, a country of the people! In this country, everyone is the master, only the evil landlords and nobles have no power, the workers, the peasants, and we, the soldiers, can decide who will lead us! ”

The other sailors began to talk about it, and finally, led by the underground revolutionaries, the soldiers unanimously decided to make a revolution.

"Zakhwaki, what do you say?" The sailors were all in good spirits and gathered around the speaker.

"Drive this battleship to the port occupied by the revolutionary army!" Zakhwagki replied categorically.

"But will the officers agree?"

"If they don't agree, we'll lock them up and take control of the boat ourselves! Brothers, let's get moving, grab your weapons, and let's go find the captain together! ”

Led by Zakhwagki, the sailors gathered together, got out of the cabin with rifles and wrenches and walked towards the command room.

Just as the Russian sailors were preparing to mutiny, the German submarine was also trailing behind the Russian fleet, constantly sending the Russian fleet back to the German Baltic Fleet, which was heading at full speed from the mouth of the Gulf of Finland under the command of Rear Admiral Yanich.