The evening breeze brings a touch of summer coolness to the Charlottenburg Palace in the midst of the dense forest.

In the main study in the center, Qingying was standing quietly in front of the window, and the bright moonlight poured from the sky like a waterfall, reflecting his face like silver. And unlike his normal calm and self-confidence, at this moment his face revealed a rare sigh, like the sigh of Shaohua flying, and like the desolation of things and people.

A few hours earlier, Tirpitz, who had been at the helm of the German Navy for nearly three decades, had come to the summer residence and offered his resignation; Only then did Qing Ying realize that the highly decorated humerus had already completed his 75th birthday, five years later than the original retirement age. Looking at the split beard under the other party's chin, which was already completely white, Qingying also knew that this veteran had indeed reached the end of his service life. After a long period of silence, Qingying finally approved Tirpitz's resignation and appointed another admiral who was good at organization and coordination, Cenkel, to the post of secretary of state for the navy. When Tirpitz bowed deeply to him and slowly withdrew, Qingying's heart was full of reluctance, but this was a will and law that no one could stop.

A low knock on the door sounded from not far away, breaking Qingying's nostalgic thoughts in front of the window, and he steadied, and then said a syllable inviting in. Imperial Prime Minister Berman, who was shiny on his head, stepped into the room and said respectfully to Qingying: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Don Republic side that has responded. They were fully in favor of crowning His Royal Highness Alexei as Tsar, and hoped that the descendants of the Romanovs would arrive in their capital, Novocherkassk, as soon as possible, in order to rally the hearts of the anti-Bolshevik people in all Russia. ”

Qingying nodded slightly, in response to Berman's words. When members of the Eagle Falcon took Alexei from the guns of the Russian firing squad ten years ago. He had the idea of supporting him as the new Tsar; It's just that the other party is too young. It simply doesn't work as well as it should. I can only give up for the time being. After nearly a decade of growth, Alexei is now close to a weak crown; And under Qingying's careful training, this Peugeot's Zhengtai has already been brainwashed, and it is enough to be placed in the east as an ideal chess piece.

According to Qingying's original consideration, he was going to keep Alexei by his side for a few more years. Although there is no age limit for emperors under the monarchy, it is undoubtedly too reluctant to take charge of himself at the age of a weak crown: in the era of Qing Ying's previous life, ordinary 2o-year-old young people were still young seedlings in ivory towers, and it was almost impossible to entrust them with important tasks. But now. But it was necessary for him to let Alexei go to the East to play a golden signboard. Due to the large-scale epidemics of diseases such as the Spanish flu and typhus, as well as the countless starvations caused by the abandonment of agriculture, the tripartite forces entrenched on Russian soil were exhausted after two years of fierce warfare; Even the large-scale and bloody repression of the Cheka could not solve the root cause of the peasants' revolts against grain and the frequent strikes of the workers due to hunger and fatigue even during the war in Europe. The area where the White Guards were entrenched was also full of thieves and the people were miserable, and the White Army, which was already almost scattered, was attacking each other because of the deteriorating situation, trying to remove the other party from the core stage of power. The ambitions of both sides to unify all of Russia at the end of 1914 were now no longer alive in the face of the grim reality that it was better to extinguish the forces of the other side. Stabilize yourself first is the right way!

In the face of urgent practical needs, the red and white parties finally sat down at the negotiating table in 192o. The two sides have reached a temporary ceasefire within the boundaries of their respective areas of actual control. We will discuss the matter separately after that. Thanks to Germany's strong support for the White Guards, the latter survived the civil war against the Red Bolsheviks, and controlled their rule east of Smolensk, north of Voronezh, and west of the Ural Mountains. The Siberian state still controls almost 130,000 square kilometers of territory, and the Don republics have expanded their sphere of influence in the south: although there are a number of talented people within Soviet Russia, they are still unable to achieve a reversal of objective power!

This division of Russia was almost the most ideal situation for Germany. Because this country is different from Austria-Hungary, which has complex national problems and sharp internal contradictions, it has the potential to become a first-class power; In view of this, it was difficult for Germany to apply the same policy of support to Austria-Hungary to the country, in order to make it equally useful to itself. At present, the anti-German forces in France are still brewing at home, Italy is not so keen on the continuation of the Triple Alliance because of Germany's favoritism towards Austria-Hungary, and Britain is even more at odds with the United States, a tyrannical cousin they have always looked down on, and they are ready to break the bend at any time. Faced with this uncertain situation in Europe, Germany needed the absolute stability of the East all the more, and the division of Russia was obviously the easiest way to achieve this.

Under the guidance of this strategy, Qingying's dispatch of Alexei to the Volga region was of considerable significance. Once the concubines of the Romanov dynasty returned in a high-profile manner, this confirmed the legitimacy of Denikin's separatist forces, and at the same time fundamentally established the position of the white zone in the south and the red zone in the north. After all, Alexei's family was killed by the Russian suppression, and his arrival would even provoke a new round of conflict between the North and the South: if this were the case, the Russian polar bear would always be in a state of schizophrenia and bleeding, which would undoubtedly be a very favorable situation for German strategy.

In addition, Qingying also figured out Guò's move to explore another way of strategy towards Russia, that is, to use capital to infiltrate the country's economic lifeline, as France did at the end of the 19th century, so as to control this giant bear as strong as a mountain. The current Southern White Army, which is composed of the army, Cossacks, right-wingers, and other forces, is an ideal pilot for the Qing Ying to practice this concept. Prior to this, Germany had already infiltrated the economy of the region by supporting it in large quantities of arms and prisoners of war, and Alexei's coronation would undoubtedly greatly speed up this process in Germany. If this is achieved, it is clear that the benefits of subduing the polar bear will be more beneficial than causing it to bleed to the ground.

"Alyosha has already negotiated with him. He feels very much looking forward and relieved to be able to really do something and move forward on the road of revenge for his family. Qingying said with a smile. In fact, there is still a consideration in his heart that has not been spoken: as time goes by, Elena, who has grown up, has become more and more attached to Alexei; Let him disappear to southern Russia, 2,000 kilometers away, which can be regarded as his last resort to protect his daughter.

"In addition, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a message from Istanbul. Ottoman Minister of the Interior and Navy Zemar asked to visit Berlin next month and to extend his most sincere congratulations on Kaiser Wilhelm's 65th birthday. Berman paused, then spoke again, "From what we know, it seems that the Turks are intent on attacking Greece in order to restore their rule over the Aegean Rim, and this time Zemar has come to Berlin to test our attitude, hoping that the Empire will give the green light for their action." ”

Qingying snorted lightly and said, "Sue the Turks, they should put their money and energy on the eastern region bordering Persia, instead of always thinking about using their fists to solve the mess between them and the Balkan countries." At a time when sea supremacy in the Mediterranean is already in our hands, defeating a Greece at the southernmost tip of the Balkans makes no sense to the strategy of the Empire. With this war fund, it would be better to use it to build a railroad in the Mesopotamian plain and continue to modernize its navy: even if they don't need to add capital ships, they can still be considered a contribution to the Allies by replacing those old torpedo boats with new destroyers. ”

"Caesar's Holy Judgment. If the Ottoman Empire provoked a war in the Balkans, not only would it not help the empire's strategy, but it would give the United States and Britain and other countries a pretext to their media, and let their media hype up the Allies to provoke a bloody and barbaric rebellion in Europe that was no different from that of the Red Bolsheviks. And the people who started this war were the infidels, and they would have stigmatized the empire as a wolf in Christendom; In any way, this is a situation that will do us more harm than good. Berman replied.

"Leave it to you to receive the Turks and convey the attitude of the Empire to them. You have to make these Turks understand that only by honoring the will of Berlin is the only option they can now gain a foothold in the world. Qingying unceremoniously expressed his attitude towards the Ottoman Empire. He took a deep breath and spoke again, "Also, let the Navy send a general to talk to Zemar as well." Now that the Ottoman navy is seriously behind the times, we don't mind giving them another boost if Zemar, who came from the navy, has any intention of updating the fleet. Discounted prices from the Imperial Shipyard will still be open to them. ”

Berman should claim to be. Keeping the Ottomans under complete German control of the economy and the army was hardly a challenge for him. At that moment, he saluted Qingying and wanted to leave; At this moment, there was a sudden sound of clear and dense footsteps on the corridor of the palace outside the door, and from a distance, a cheerful and touching girl's voice came: "Stupid father, are you going to let Brother Alexei go to the North Caucasus?" ”

Qingying's face twitched, and she said, "Mr. Berman, you go get busy first." I'm sure you didn't hear anything just now. (To be continued!)

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