The two guarded roads, the panicked retinue, the luxuriously decorated but poorly decorated royal carriage, this is the situation of His Majesty the Tsar of the Russian Empire today.

As one of His Majesty's servants of the Tsar, Zhang Zongchang is also very embarrassed now, although he is wearing a well-fitting Russian military tweed coat, but because he is barehead and does not wear an armed belt, this person looks very down, not at all like a nobleman who has just been knighted by the Tsar. And the one next to him. Chechakov is similar.

In fact, both Zhang Zongchang and Chechakov were dragged out of bed, and now. The two of them can still smell the perfume on the neck of the noble lady.

It is said that Gentle Township is a hero's mound, now. Zhang Zongchang has a deep understanding of this.

Originally, the rescue of His Majesty the Tsar and His Royal Highness the Empress's favorite servant Rasputin was a great achievement. It was also under Rasputin's strong admiration that Zhang Zongchang and Chechakov were not only summoned by His Majesty the Tsar and His Royal Highness the Empress, but both were awarded the title of viscount by the Tsar, and even had fiefdoms in the Far East.

However, this wealth built on the revolutionary era was unreliable after all, and Zhang Zongchang did not find out where his fiefdom was in the Far East. A new mutiny, or revolution, awakened his dream of the Far Eastern aristocracy.

Perhaps this dream could not be said to be awake, because at least His Majesty the Tsar was still alive, and the high-ranking officers and nobles who were loyal to him were willing to flee with him. But the question is, now that the civilians and radicals of all Russia regard the Tsar as an enemy, where can they flee now?

The mutiny broke out in the city of Mogilev, and the defective soldiers shouted slogans against the tsarist system and rushed into the headquarters, if it had not been for the swift action, perhaps the tsar and his followers would have been captured by the revolutionary soldiers, and Zhang Zongchang would not have escaped from the city with His Majesty the Tsar.

After leaving the city, the people did not know where to go, so they could only run north along the railway line, but since all the locomotives in the city were in the hands of the revolutionaries, His Majesty the Tsar and His Royal Highness the Empress had to flee by horse-drawn carriage. And the followers could only follow behind on war horses and wagons.

The muddy road seriously affected the degree of progress, and more and more people fell behind, but the royal carriage of His Majesty the Tsar, which was at the forefront, had no intention of stopping at all, so everyone could only follow the carriage with a hard head.

Zhang Zongchang's war horse is a good horse, plus he was in the three eastern provinces in the green forest, this riding skill is also very clever, so he did not fall behind, as a foreigner trusted by Rasputin, Zhang Zongchang knows this very well. It was for this reason that he had been following closely the carriage in which Rasputin was riding, and in that luxurious carriage was also occupied by His Majesty the Tsar's crown prince, and he felt that it was safer to stay with Rasputin, the "Uncle Gorigory". As for the princesses of His Majesty the Tsar. It seems that "Uncle Gorigory", who called himself a prophet, stayed in another carriage.

Now, Zhang Zongchang can't help but think of the commentary he had heard in the Tianjin teahouse, the Tang Dynasty in China. It seems that there was also an emperor who was driven away by the rebels, and now His Majesty the Tsar of the Russian Empire is clearly in a situation of rebellion and embattlement. As for whether he can finally return to the capital and maintain the throne like the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, no one dares to guarantee it, Zhang Zongchang also feels that this requirement is too high, after all. It was the army that rebelled, and it was supposed to be the most loyal group of the empire, but now that this group has fallen apart, what group can the empire rely on to maintain its rule? "Zhang! Sheet! How far is it from that farmstead? Are all your people there? ”

Just when Zhang Zongchang was thinking nonsense, Chechakov, who was not far behind him, caught up. shouted a few words to Zhang Zongchang.

"Not far, not far. Just ahead. My people may have passed. ”

Zhang Zongchang nodded, followed the carriage in front of him, and according to his suggestion, Rasputin made a message to His Majesty the Tsar and His Royal Highness the Empress in the capacity of a prophet, saying that if he rushed to the farm, he could get rid of the pursuers behind.

The only troops guarding His Majesty the Tsar were no more than two thousand men, and behind them were only the guards and a small number of cavalry units loyal to the Tsar, who had time to keep up with the Tsar's carriage. At least with a revolutionary army of 10,000 men, so where to escape is a very important question, His Majesty the Tsar and His Royal Highness the Empress do not believe in the words of anyone now, only the words of the prophet Rasputin, after all, he can cure the hemophilia of the crown prince, and can miraculously escape from a murder, then he is at least more capable than those noble officers who cannot control the troops.

Zhang Zongchang did not believe that Rasputin was a prophet, in his opinion, this guy was nothing more than a clever liar, and skillfully grasped the weaknesses of the Tsar and Empress's character. If this person goes to China, he is at best a god and a kind of person, and he can deceive the villagers, but he can't deceive him Zhang Zongchang.

Zhang Zongchang was born in one. Shenhan's witch family, he doesn't believe in Shenhan's tricks. He will even do a lot of tricks, and those tricks are a means for characters like Shenhan to deceive the trust of the villagers. He doesn't mind using these tricks to deceive others, but he himself is not superstitious about them.

However, since Rasputin was so trusted by the tsar and empress, Zhang Zongchang did not intend to debunk him. What's more, he still has a mission. must rely on this Russian charlatan, so Zhang Zongchang is not at all like... Nichi and his subordinates told Raspuwa about another secret liaison base. We told Her Royal Highness the Empress of the Russian Empire, and Her Royal Highness's words were of great importance to Her Majesty the Tsar, and the Tsar did not dare not listen. As a result, the fleeing team gradually left the railway. Head to the farm in the country.

The farm is two kilometers away from the city, and it is also two kilometers away from the mine, Zhang Zongchang is also ready to do both, if when he arrives at the farm, his subordinates have already arrived, then he will continue to escort the Tsar to escape, if he arrives at the farm, his subordinates have not arrived. And the pursuers have already been killed, so I'm sorry. Whether it is the safety of His Majesty the Tsar or the tasks assigned to him by the Military Intelligence Agency, Zhang Zongchang will not care. It is better to flee for your life first, the revolution in the Russian Empire is too violent, anarchist sentiment is rampant in the army, no one knows what kind of treatment those revolutionary soldiers will take to the nobles, Zhang Zongchang does not want to become mud in this cold Russia for the title of a viscount.

Finally, the farm was close at hand, and the roof of the tallest building of the farm had been raised on the roof of the liaison flag agreed upon by Zhang Zongchang and his subordinates, which indicated that the guards of the mine had arrived at the farm in time, and it seemed that Viscount Zhang could continue to serve His Majesty the Tsar.

Despite Zhang Zongchang's assurances, out of prudence, the Tsar and Rasputin agreed that a reliable man should be sent into the farm to inspect it first, and after some humility, this glorious task finally fell to Zhang Zongchang and Chechakov, who rushed with some cavalry to get in touch with the armed men in the farm.

As soon as he entered the farmstead, Chechakov noticed the tank guarding the farmstead and couldn't help but get excited.

"Hah! There are tanks. At least we can hold on to the farmstead and wait for the army loyal to Your Majesty to arrive. ”

Zhang Zongchang was also very happy, not all because he saw the tank, but more importantly. He saw the man standing on the tank, that person was named Liu Fuji, who was sent by the Military Intelligence Bureau to cooperate with him, and it was said that he had fought with the Japanese in Korea and had some skills.

"That's my men. Go and tell your majesty that he can come in quickly, protected by tanks. No one can hurt Your Majesty. ”

Zhang Zongchang beat Chechakov and the Russian cavalry around him away, and then rushed to meet Liu Fuji.

"What about the Tsar?"

Seeing Zhang Zongchang coming, Liu Fuji jumped off the tank. Whisper asking.

"At the entrance of the village. Come over soon. Brother Liu, how do you arrange it? It is to stick to the farm. Or retreat further afield? We're following the pursuers. Zhang Zongchang asked.

"Withdraw! Withdraw to Moscow! ”

Liu Fuji didn't think about it, and came up with a plan categorically, and this sentence calculation was originally one of the contingency plans formulated by the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"Just riding to Moscow? That's not close. ”

Zhang Zongchang muttered, although this suggestion was very much in line with his mind, but considering the road situation. He did not think that riding to Moscow would be an easy thing to do.

"Of course not. You go by train with the Tsar, we stay here to stop the pursuers, and after you go, we will destroy the railroad. Stop the pursuers. ”

"Going by train? But the locomotives in the city have been detained by the rebels. ”

"Just now I have sent a detachment to intercept a military column on the railroad to the north that is about to go south. It's less than five kilometers from here, so you should rush over it now, and I'll follow. Liu Fuji took out a map and pointed out the direction to Zhang Zongchang.

"It's safe to go to Moscow? However, according to Rasputin, the Tsar was planning to return to the Petrograd village and to negotiate with the Provisional Government. Zhang Zongchang said.

"Go to Moscow, the tsar stays there, and if the situation is unfavorable, you can go further south, go to the Don region, and call up the Cossack kings loyal to the tsar."

"Cossacks? Are they willing to die for the Tsar? Zhang Zongchang asked again.

"The current situation, take one step at a time, anyway, we are not really protecting the tsar, our purpose is to make Russia a mess."

Liu Fuji handed the map to Zhang Zongchang. Then he boarded the tank, and by this time, Chechakov had already entered the farm with his cavalry troops, and the tsar's carriage followed, but he did not stay long, and soon left the farm under the escort of Zhang Zongchang.

An hour later, the pursuers followed, but in the very middle of the farm, they saw thousands of troops loyal to the Tsar and two tanks waiting in battle.

And so the battle began immediately.

An hour later, in the train compartment, Rasputin shook Zhang Zongchang's hand with tears of excitement in his eyes and said a few heartfelt words to his loyal Chinese friend.

"My friend. His Majesty the Tsar is very appreciative of your loyalty. I also appreciate that we will always remember the heroic deeds of you and your men, and when we arrive in Moscow, I will advise His Majesty the Tsar to recruit Chinese laborers, organize a special Far Eastern Army, appoint you as commander, and defend the Romanov dynasty together with the troops loyal to His Majesty the Tsar, and if we can't hold Moscow, we will retreat to the mountains, and if we can't hold the mountains, we will retreat to Yekaterinburg, in short, let the people who betrayed the interests of Russia understand one truth, that is, His Majesty the Tsar will never compromise, The empire does not compromise. ”