"Schellner? How did you end up here? ”

Although he was a side branch of the royal family, Schellner served as a guard in the imperial palace in St. Petersburg, and it was only natural that Maria, who was a side of the royal family, could remember his name. Colonel Schellner didn't have much to see about the third princess of Nicholas II, Schellner, after all, the two had been in contact for many years, and Maria's kind personality made them get along very well.

Facing the slightly surprised Archduchess Maria, Colonel Schellner couldn't help but smile bitterly and said honestly: "The nobles of St. Petersburg are a little worried that this will affect their interests in the Far East and even encroach on the territory of Russia......"

"That's what Dad thinks too?"

Colonel Schellner was interrupted by Archduchess Maria before she could finish speaking, she didn't care what the others were like, but if Nicholas II thought the same, then Archduchess Maria, who had always been caught between her fiancé and her father, would be very sad, because it was a distrust.

It's like shaking his head and saying no, after all, Colonel Schellner really didn't want to upset her too much in the face of this Archduchess Maria, who was almost his little sister, but the result was there......

Schellner didn't say it explicitly, but his silence spoke for itself. Archduchess Maria smiled reluctantly and thanked Colonel Schellner for his honesty, but what she didn't expect at this time was that it was also the deep meaning of Nicholas II to let Schellner come here, otherwise why not let someone else come?

What is the character of Colonel Schellner, who began to serve as a guard in the palace as a teenager, can Nicholas II not know? But it was because he would tell the truth that Nicholas II made him the military commander this time, and in a place that Archduchess Maria did not see, it was Nicholas II's hidden paternal love.

Trying to keep her tears from flowing, Archduchess Maria sorted out her emotions and asked, "Okay! So what did they ask you to come for? Or what does my dad want me to do? ”

Although the words were very flat, Colonel Schellner heard something in them, and wanted to say something, but when the words were on his lips, he could not say anything again, and hesitated to say a word. After a long time, Colonel Schellner, who could no longer consume it, dodged the gaze of the Grand Duchess Maria and said: "Foreign Legion, Far Eastern ......"

In just two words, but the Grand Duchess of Maria was not idle during this period of Siberian life, remembering that she did not expect to be a majestic woman like Catherine I and II, but she did not want to be Ernst's oil bottle, and she did not study anything less in politics and military affairs these days.

The Foreign Legion and the Far East, these two words have only one meaning, and that is to let the 30,000 Foreign Legions here help the Russian Empire defend Japan and even attack Japan to help the Russian Empire obtain more benefits. At the same time, because of the situation in Europe, the Russian Empire was able to send more soldiers to Europe to withstand the coming storm.

"Yes!"

"Okay?"

Looking at the answer of the Grand Duchess Maria, who nodded calmly and even agreed without hesitation, Colonel Schellner couldn't help but want to jump up in surprise, didn't Maria know what this meant?

Maria didn't know what it meant for the 30,000 elite Foreign Legion to leave here. No, Maria knew this quite well, but it was estimated that neither the nobles of St. Petersburg nor Colonel Schellner could have imagined that Ernst had already sent a letter here, and that they could do their best to meet any request from St. Petersburg.

If at first Maria thought it was a compromise between Ernst and Nicholas II, now she seems to understand something, whether it is her fiancé or her father, they are playing a game of chess, a game of chess that she does not understand.

The purpose of the Russian Empire is really very simple, they are to let these 30,000 soldiers who do not belong to them leave their land to avoid a crisis that may come at any time, of course, if they can help them get more benefits, they will naturally be very happy, even if they can't lose anything.

What are the benefits for Ernst? His benefits will naturally be even more! Needless to say, the annexation of less than half of the former Polish region was estimated to have provoked the strong dissatisfaction of Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the next thing the Czech Duchy had to do was to give up all other interests and fight for the Allies wholeheartedly.

Needless to say, the benefits of Europe are there? Nature in the Far East! Ernst was keen to turn the current Beiyang government into his allies, remembering that it was his own allies and not allies of the Allies, although the meaning was probably the same, but the difference was very different.

What was Ernst's purpose in doing this? It has nothing to do with his previous life, he doesn't want land, he doesn't want population, the only thing he needs is that he can have an ally in the Far East, and in the case of an alliance between the two, he can resist the steel torrent of new countries that are about to rise in the Far East of Eastern Europe.

The millions of Soviet Red Army, countless tanks and artillery, and the superior geographical location were enough to make any of his enemies fearful, and without a strong ally, Ernst's interests in Siberia were simply untenable. At this time, there was already an unstable spearhead within the Russian Empire, and Ernst had no intention of intervening in this regard, after all, if Russia was very stable, then it was estimated that the Allies would lose even more badly in World War I, and Ernst was undoubtedly mired in contradictions at this time.

Of course, no matter how contradictory it is, Ernst can only sit and watch its instability, people cannot do without a long-term vision, but the crisis is imminent, and everything naturally needs to be solved first before the immediate troubles.

It is not clear how many Russian soldiers Ernst can replace with 30,000 Foreign Legionnaires, but he understands one thing, that is, he can quietly negotiate with the Beiyang government at this time. It's impossible to make too big a move, but it's okay to compromise on some things, and I believe this is enough to impress President Yuan Da, who wants to be the emperor in his head.

Although he was very puzzled in his heart, Colonel Schellner didn't ask anything, he just nodded slightly to complete his task. Colonel Schellner was also more relaxed when he put down his task, and at this time Archduchess Maria also began to recover some emotions, and the two couldn't help but talk about some idle things in life.

The castle chatted about the things of life, while the citizens of Maria were apprehensive about the arrival of the new Russian troops, and there was some hostility and concern in their speech. In fact, the Russian soldiers at this time were also very uneasy, which is normal, after all, there are light and heavy machine guns all around.

It may have been a mistake to come here, but now I just hope that Colonel Schellner will be able to negotiate harmoniously with the person in charge here! However, I heard that the owner of this place is now Princess Maria, and Colonel Schellner has some relationship with her, so I believe that there should be no problem in ensuring safety.

This is the idea of almost all Russian soldiers, they are not beasts, not to mention that even beasts are extremely sensitive to life.

Inside the small castle:

Colonel Schellner was telling about some events on the battlefield on the German Eastern Front, and when he saw Archduchess Maria looking with relish, he asked very strangely: "Didn't these things tell you?" ”

Laughing lightly, Mary was silent, how could the war be completely told to her? The only thing she knew was the defeat of Germany on the Western Front, and now it was possible to shift the main battlefield to the Eastern Front, and now the situation in Russia was very bad, and the troops on the front line retreated again and again, and the offensive of the Czech principalities was quite ferocious.

Just now Colonel Schellner said that the Czech Duchy intends to take some areas of the former Poland, which is naturally unknown to the Grand Duchess Maria, and Ernst can't tell her that she wants to seize her father-in-law's territory!

If it weren't for the previous events, I guess Archdulet Maria would have been a little annoyed with Ernst when she got this news, but now ...... These things should be ignored by a daughter like herself!

When he came to the window, Colonel Schellner saw a snowy scene of more than ten centimeters outside, and some diligent patrolmen were still patrolling the streets back and forth, and the night had begun to fall here......