Chapter 173: Mutation in St. Petersburg

The coup d'état in St. Petersburg, which Ernst had been waiting for, never came, and in July, the Russian Provisional Government even took full control of the Soviet government, and the Soviet government suffered another major blow, and even several leaders were put on the wanted list.

This matter also has something to do with the Czech principality, because in order to force the Soviet government's neutrality policy to fail, the Russian Provisional Government dispatched more than 400,000 troops to attack the borders of the Czech principalities, but what they did not expect was that even if there was only one legion left on the borders of the Czech principalities, the Russian army would fight until it collapsed.

Of course, there were two other purposes for resuming the war, one of which was to curry favor with Britain, France, and the United States, and the Provisional Government needed the international support of Britain, France, and the United States. Compared with the Soviet government, the Russian Provisional Government has an inherent advantage there, but the governments of Britain, France, and the United States have not expressed their attitude before.

The second was to be prepared to use war to completely control the army, and the Soviet government was a threat to the nobles and high-ranking officials of the Provisional Government, and only by completely controlling them by war and even putting them in prison could the nobles and high-ranking officials of the Provisional Government be reassured.

Everything was thought out very well, and in fact, except for the fact that the front was defeated in three days, they did not expect it, and the rest of the things were carried out according to the vision of the Provisional Government. The Entente expressed their appreciation for the Provisional Government, and important members of the Soviet Government were wanted and imprisoned.

Although the July incident was not the result that Ernst wanted, Archduchess Maria was relieved, and the Russian government at this time was much more moderate than the attitude of the Russian revolutionaries towards the royal family. The imperial power no longer needs to be thought about, but personal life is no longer worried, at this time the Grand Duchess Maria has begun to contact the Provisional Government, she hopes that the Russian Provisional Government can send Nicholas II and others to Siberia.

Such a request, not to mention that the Provisional Government of St. Petersburg could not have agreed to it, even Ernst, and Nicholas II stayed in Siberia, so this land was still his? The same concern that the Russian Provisional Government does not agree with is that once Nicholas II reorganizes his army, then who can say what will happen to Russia in the future? Most importantly, the Provisional Government needed to threaten Archduchess Maria, or Siberia, with the family of Nicholas II, so that she could not act rashly.

This result was not satisfactory to the Grand Duchess Maria, but the Provisional Government finally made some compromises thanks to her repeated efforts, and the two sisters and one sister of the Grand Duchess Maria would be sent to Siberia in the near future. As for Nicholas II and her only brother, they needed to remain in St. Petersburg.

Everyone knew that this was the biggest concession made by the Provisional Government, and fortunately the Soviet Government was suppressed, otherwise the Provisional Government would not have been able to accede to such demands.

The events of July had given the Provisional Government complete control of Russia, and at the same time Ernst had returned to the Czech principality, and he had not seen Mesimilian before leaving, not because he did not want to, but because he deliberately avoided him. This was told to Ernst by the Sophie lord when Ernst visited Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Sophia.

Ernst could only sigh deeply in the face of such a result, and at the same time he left a letter to Karl, hoping that some political compromises would be exchanged for Karl's mercy towards Messilian.

The events of July led to another major defeat of the Russian army, for which the Czech principality gained more than 200,000 prisoners, and the Russian border army was empty, and the Czech principality once again gained a lot of territory. Of course, these territories of the Czech principalities did not intend to occupy them for a long time, but only to prepare for the defeat of the Allies.

It is impossible for the defeated country not to pay anything, and it is a very common thing to cede land and pay reparations, and Ernst does not want to cede his own land, so he can only occupy more Russian land at this time and wait for it to be ceded after defeat. If it weren't for the limited military forces, Ernst even wanted to advance his army to the central regions of Belarus and Ukraine.

At this time, the war situation in Europe was still half-dead, but as the defeat of several countries in the United States and the Allies became more and more apparent, even Germany began to lose self-confidence. Not to mention the others, it is France, which has been on the offensive for several years and has not taken it, and its original ambitions have disappeared with repeated defeats.

The Asian region is not calm at this time, Zhang Xun's coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes was not too successful, he did not have the strength of Dong Zhuo during the Three Kingdoms period, Duan Qirui and Xu Shichang were enough to make Zhang Xun retreat again and again, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated. Speaking of which, it is also the little emperor who was harmed by Zhang Xun, and his peaceful life was completely ruined because of Zhang Xun's actions. Of course, if Zhang Xun succeeds, then even if the puppet is not bad, but this matter is destined to be unsuccessful, and the strength is obviously there.

In the process of crusading against the rebel army, Feng Guozhang became the acting president in Jinling, and at the same time appointed the powerful Duan Qirui as the prime minister. After several struggles, the strength of the warlords has been very obvious, and the president has changed several times, but Duan Qirui's position as prime minister has not changed, and not becoming president is also a taboo for warlords.

At the beginning of July, the rebel army invaded Yanjing, Zhang Xun fled into the Dutch legation, and the little emperor reluctantly announced his abdication again, and at the same time, this time also made more or less Manchu remnants understand that the Manchu Qing is irrestorable, which can only be counted as history.

Zhang Xun's incident also allowed the south to begin to get a glimmer of opportunity, and the confrontation between the north and the south appeared again, and this time the south was not as weak as the previous time, and the north could only sit back and watch the south gradually increase its own strength because of the warlord melee.

Things in Asia came to an end for the time being, and the Czech principality, which had finally quieted down, gave Ernst a rare sense of purity and leisure, and even though the war was still going on, Ernst was in a good mood to hold a beauty contest in Prague, where a large number of beauties from Eastern and Central Europe were concentrated.

After all, he is also an adult man, and a Jessica cannot satisfy Ernst's pursuit of beauty, and this beauty pageant is also Ernst's desire and need to some extent.

There is no such thing as three wives and four concubines in the West, but there is one thing that is very common in aristocratic high society, and that is that any nobleman will have several beautiful mistresses outdoors. Ernst, Count Bonaroti, Austrian Prime Minister Count Ernest von Koeh, and Archduke Otto are all too numerous to count.

Prague is not only home to a large number of beautiful women, but also many nobles and wealthy businessmen who like beautiful women, and the Czech Duchy of 1917, which is full of desolation and bones, is a rare area of prosperity. The arrival of these beauties, wealthy businessmen and aristocrats has undoubtedly greatly boosted the economy of Prague, and for three consecutive months Prague's economy has even surpassed that of the metropolises of Vienna and Berlin.

The mayor of Prague and Ernst's former valet, Cosimo, was very happy to see the economic growth, and he held a series of Prague football, film festivals, rugby matches and other competitions. Massena seemed to see such a good opportunity for the decay of European entertainment, and took advantage of the quiet and peace of the Czech principality to develop its own economy.

In the face of such a situation, Germany and Austria-Hungary were naturally very dissatisfied, but they had no good way, after all, what the Czech Duchy could do had reached its limit, and more than 200,000 troops were sent to the front line, what else did they have to say?

At this time, they were just envious and jealous, and when they were desperately working, the Czech principality took this opportunity to try to catch up with them. Whenever injustice and ambition were the main sources of unease, how could the First World War arise if it were not for Germany's dissatisfaction with the distribution of the colonies? If it weren't for ambition, how would Russia be the scene it is now?

This is the month of October, which is a very important month for the whole world, because it is a month in which the Soviet government of Russia finally strikes back against the Russian Provisional Government. A new country was about to be formed, and Ernst watched with anticipation and some apprehension.

The armed uprising in St. Petersburg was the first to attack the Winter Palace, and the unsuspecting Provisional Government was captured in a state of confusion, without shedding even a drop of blood in the process. Of course, casualties such as stampedes are not counted, and all in all it was a fairly peaceful uprising.

For the affairs of St. Petersburg, all European countries naturally paid attention to it, but in the face of the situation at this time, even if they had the heart, they were not able to participate in it, and the Czech Duchy, which was the only capable one, was deeply contradictory at this time.

Compared with Ernst's contradictions, Archduchess Maria was much more decisive, and more than 200,000 Siberian troops rushed into Russia, their purpose was simply to receive the three royal princesses who were still on the road - the only order Maria Archduchess gave them.