"Konstantinovich, you're here, sit down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info"In a lavishly decorated courtyard west of St. Petersburg, Zhukov, who had broken through from Moscow, came to the study of his former superior, Grand Duke Nicholas, who had single-handedly promoted him.

"Your Excellency." Zhukov, who was calm, nodded, then took the cigar handed by Grand Duke Nikolai and sat down on the sofa, thinking to himself what the Grand Duke wanted to do when he came to him.

After breaking out of Moscow, these escaped generals were punished by the Tsar, and both their reputation and their rights were greatly stripped away. For example, Grand Duke Nikolai was relieved of all rights and became the nominal quartermaster of the Russian army, but he did not have the right to transfer a single soldier or any supplies.

As for Zhukov, although he was also punished by the Tsar, as a general who had been promoted from among the commoners, the Tsar, who had become completely disillusioned with the nobility, had not long ago transferred him from the cold bench of the General Staff to the St. Petersburg Garrison Command, where he became the commander of the 71st Infantry Army.

Zhukov, who returned to the front-line troops, had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. The troops near St. Petersburg were no ordinary conscripts, they were the last of Russia's capable fighting forces. They are also equipped with US-aided weapons, and their basic combat effectiveness is still there.

"It's a very bad situation right now." Grand Duke Nikolai, who was already a handful of years, sat down opposite Zhukov, lit a cigar with a torch and looked at Zhukov with a twinkle in his eyes: "We have no hope of continuing to fight." If you continue to resist, it will only be the end of the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species. However, the Tsar still had to fight to the death, and he always believed that with the support of the Americans, even if we lost all our land and went abroad to form a government-in-exile, we would be able to hold out until the final victory. ”

"......" Zhukov lowered his gaze slightly, and did not comment on the words of Grand Duke Nikolai. He already vaguely understood in his heart what the Grand Duke had come to him for. This made him feel very uneasy.

Grand Duke Nikolai glanced at Zhukov, who was silent, coughed, and then said: "Let's not talk about whether the allies can win in the end. Even if the final victory is won, what will the government-in-exile gain by losing its land and people? A reward for the Americans? How could those mercenary American businessmen be so kind! ”

Grand Duke Nicholas's tone was impassioned, and his words were full of anger and unwillingness. This is completely inconsistent with his age at this time: "Now the main forces of the Ming army are about to enter St. Petersburg, and our great capital will soon be in flames." In this case, he still thinks about resisting, and he also thinks about dying with the Ming army. How is this possible?! ”

"What does the Grand Duke mean?" Zhukov, who lit a cigar, raised his eyes to Grand Duke Nikolai, who was sitting opposite him, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"We're going to change that!" Grand Duke Nikolai's gaze became hot, he waved his arms to look at Zhukov, and his words were full of temptation: "The nobles and the great merchants are determined to change the current situation. They elected me to lead everyone to end this damn war. So I need your help now, Konstantinovich, will you help me? ”

“...... Good. Zhukov's eyelids jumped after listening to the words of Grand Duke Nikolai, and he was finally able to confirm what His Excellency the Grand Duke wanted to do in front of him. They want to stage a coup d'état to overthrow the tsar!

Zhukov was undoubtedly a smart man who was able to go from a civilian to his current position, and he knew very well in his heart that if he hadn't joined in after learning the news, he might not want to leave this courtyard today. Therefore, after a brief moment's thought, he quickly nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha~~~" Grand Duke Nikolai showed a relieved expression, laughed and got up to Zhukov's side, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Very good, I really didn't mistake you." When I become Tsar, I will repay you well. ”

After the Tsar's dictatorship to continue the war, many forces whose interests were harmed soon came together to try to overthrow the Tsar's rule. As the Tsar's uncle, Archduke Nicholas, who had a strong influence in the army and was also dissatisfied with the Tsar, became everyone's choice.

Grand Duke Nicholas did not refuse, he was no less dissatisfied with everything now. The reason for winning over Zhukov is actually quite simple. At this time, most of the troops around St. Petersburg had been deployed to block the Ming army's attack. The number of troops remaining in the city was not large. Zhukov, who held tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 71st Infantry Army, became a general with heavy troops, and it became an inevitable choice to win him over.

"Look at this." Grand Duke Nikolai, with a smug expression on his face, handed several letters to Zhukov. There was an inexplicable glint in his eyes.

"This is!?" After reading the letter, Zhukov was shocked. These letters were actually letters of allegiance from several generals under his 71st Infantry Army! Zhukov had absolutely no idea when his generals would join it. This made him feel a little alarmed by the forces of those who were preparing to carry out the coup.

"Trust me, I won't do you any wrong." Grand Duke Nikolai's voice sounded in Zhukov's ears like a demonic temptation.

......

"Back to headquarters." After writing his letter of allegiance, Zhukov left the courtyard of Grand Duke Nikolai and, after returning to his car, ordered the driver to immediately take him back to his headquarters.

Locking himself in his office, Zhukov had very mixed feelings. In his heart, he was loyal to the Tsar. However, in view of the current situation in Russia, he also believed that the Tsar's strategy of insisting on resisting to the end would not work. The strength of the Ming army was beyond everyone's imagination, and even with the full support of the Americans, it would be difficult to defeat the Ming army on the battlefield.

What's more, this kind of internal struggle for power and profit is easy to say at other times, but at this moment, it is simply looking for death. You know, there are millions of enemy troops on your soil at the moment. To carry out a coup d'état at this time is to completely defeat your own country.

As for the fact that a new tsar can make peace with the Ming army, this kind of thing is like a joke. Let's not say whether the military will negotiate peace with the Russians at this moment, when it occupies such an absolute advantage, the allies alone will not let go of the Russians who are preparing to fight back! You must know that in St. Petersburg, there is still a British expeditionary force of nearly 300,000 horses. The British would never have watched a coup d'état succeed.

After hours of painful reflection, Zhukov, who had utterly despaired of the country, finally decided not to get involved. As for that letter of allegiance, it doesn't really matter. Zhukov finally decided to leave this chaotic land with his family and go to live in the relative peace and tranquility of the American continent.

As a count and a powerful general of the army, Zhukov still had a lot of savings in his pocket. He, like all the Russian elites, had a lot of money in American banks, and it would be easy to tell if he could get to the American continent.

Zhukov hurriedly left the city with his family and a few trusted guards soon after returning home in the evening, and flew to Riga on a military transport plane to the airfield outside the city. There are passenger ships that are about to sail to the American continent.

In this day and age, there is no identity verification system, and it is too easy to make a fake identity. And it's still a time of war, and so many people have died, it's easy to pretend casually. As long as you have enough hard currency, everything will be easy.

Zhukov, who had changed his identity, took his family to the American continent in Riga on an ocean trip. After disembarking in New York, he withdrew some of his savings and went all the way south to Brazil, where he became a manor owner and no longer cared about anything.

Zhukov's sudden departure made Grand Duke Nikolai extremely angry and nervous, and he was afraid that Zhukov would tell the Tsar. After urgent consultations, a coup d'état that destroyed the Russian Empire was launched ahead of schedule. They did not wait for all the British expeditionary forces to leave the barracks to meet the Ming army, which also cast a shadow of defeat in this coup.

On the night of March 19, 1943, tens of thousands of coup soldiers with white towels wrapped around their arms and armed men of various nobles and businessmen poured into the streets to launch a large-scale coup.

They attacked barracks, radio stations and various important locations, and blocked roads. Many of the citizens of St. Petersburg, who were already living in dire straits, soon joined in, setting fire to their houses and looting everything they could. The whole of St. Petersburg was plunged into great chaos.

The Tsar was woken up by gunfire in the palace. Upon learning of the coup d'état, he immediately ordered the mobilization of troops still loyal to him and entered the city to resist. At the same time, he himself fled with his family to the barracks of the British Expeditionary Force and asked for help from the British.

After a night of chaos and fierce fighting, the whole of St. Petersburg turned into a huge battlefield. Many soldiers and civilians have fallen in pools of blood, and many have died without even knowing what had happened. Although the coup army occupied many places for a time, including the radio station, and also announced that it was willing to withdraw from the war and enter into peace talks with the Ming army. But in the end, the coup d'état was suppressed.

Many coupers, including Grand Duke Nicholas, and hundreds of thousands of military civilians died in the coup. Although the Tsar won the final victory, he lost the last army that could fight.

When the Russian army, which rushed back from the front line to quell the rebellion, began to clean up the battlefield, millions of Ming troops had already arrived near St. Petersburg. The city was about to fall into the hands of the Ming Empire. (To be continued.) )