Tsar Nicholas II died heroically, and it is said that in order to protect his family, he gave the three girls and Crown Prince Alexei a chance to escape, and personally led the guards to resist - after the Kaiser tried to sue for peace by betraying Soviet Russia and supporting the Tsar's restoration, Nicholas II had a guard of more than 50 people, all of which were composed of Baltic White Russians.

But the Tsar's heroic resistance was only an egg to a stone in front of thousands of armed revolutionary masses, and in the end it was a heroic sacrifice. But that was not the end of the matter, because the revolutionary masses in Berlin had fought among themselves after the occupation of the Glinico Palace. It turned out that the Empress and the Crown Prince and the three Grand Dukes were quickly arrested, and a part of the revolutionary masses - all of them spoke German with a strong Russian accent and claimed to be Baltic Germans - insisted that they be shot! The rest of the revolutionary masses opposed the shooting of women and children, even if they were members of the Tsar's family.

And something even more unexpected happened, when a "Baltic German" took advantage of the dispute between the two sides and suddenly shot at the crown prince, the queen and the three archduchesses with an MP18 submachine gun that he got out of nowhere! Kill them all. Such an act immediately caused public outrage! The people tried to arrest the murderer, and the murderer and their accomplices opened fire on the angry crowd, and the two groups of people set fire to the Palazzo Glinico. The revolutionary masses in Berlin were outnumbered, and the men sent by Lenin, although elite, could not break out for a while. After fighting for a long time, the nearby Potsdam Guards were finally lured, and the Bolshevik soldiers were tragic, and the Potsdam Guards also captured a few "Baltic Germans". Upon interrogation, they confessed that they were agents sent by Soviet Russia to support the German revolution.

Supporting the German revolution and, incidentally, shooting the Tsar and Empress was nothing – both the Socialist Party and the Bolshevik Party had an element of internationalism and no longer cared about foreign revolutionaries interfering in their own countries. But the murder of the young crown prince and the three archduchesses was a stain that would be difficult to erase, and it became a new excuse for Albert and Scheudman to slander and attack Soviet Russia. The newly appointed Council of People's Commissars used this as a reason to refuse to restore diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. Even the leader of the Spartak League, Liebknecht, made a public statement in which he categorically denied any involvement in the murder of the Tsar, Empress and Crown Prince......

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"Damn, they killed the Tsar and the Crown Prince! Now the Grand Duchess of the Baltic is likely to have the throne of Russia! ”

November 12, just three days after the death of the Russian Tsar and Crown Prince. French Prime Minister, known as the Tiger Georges. Clemenceau hurriedly visited 10 Downing Street in London. Just with British Prime Minister Lloyd. George walked into the old, cramped, and unimposing prime minister's residence, and Clemenceau couldn't help but curse.

"It's clearly a conspiracy! The conspiracy of the Germans...... I doubt that the man named Yurowsky was actually a spy of the Kaiser! The matter should be thoroughly investigated, I dare to pack a ticket, it would be another crime of the German Emperor! ”

Clemenceau's accusations were not unfounded, because the Tsar was deliberately left in Berlin by the Kaiser - and many conspiracy theorists later in history believed that the Tsar was killed by the Germans. Others pointed their suspicions at the Stacy Agent, which later became famous.

"Mr. Prime Minister, I think that the power to investigate the assassination of the Tsar should belong to the legitimate government of Russia in the future." Lloyd's. George invited the French prime minister into a less-than-well-lit and somewhat dated office, where the British prime minister worked.

It was not the first time that Clemenceau had been here, and he was not polite, so he pulled up a chair and sat down. An elderly female secretary brought him and the British Prime Minister two cups of freshly brewed milk tea.

"The legitimate government of Russia?" Clemenceau didn't seem to know what he meant. "The Cabinet government that went to Siberia?"

First in Ufa in the Urals and then in Omsk, Siberia, the ruling government inherited the legal system of the Provisional Government and was internationally regarded as the legitimate government of Russia.

Lloyd's. George shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm afraid things are not so simple, we have just received news that Admiral Kolchak, the military minister of the ruling government of the Russian Cabinet, has staged a coup d'état and seized power...... At his inauguration, he declared his allegiance to Archduchess Olga! ”

"What?" Clemenceau was taken aback, "How could he do this?" Not to consult with the Entente, like a Russian archduke who is controlled by the Germans? ”

"It's not just him...... Denikin, Wrangel and Semyonov also made a statement of allegiance to the Grand Duchess today, and they also called her the mother of Russia in a telegram. Mr. Prime Minister, can we consider that the Russian Empire has been restored? ”

The Russian Empire has really been restored! The four main White Guard commanders, Kolchak, Denikin, Wrangel, and Semenov, all oath allegiance to the Grand Duchess - they had not previously pledged allegiance to Nicholas II, but after the murder of the Tsar and the Crown Prince was confirmed, they all eagerly pledged allegiance to Grand Duke Olga, which was somewhat unexpected by Clemenceau.

The French prime minister, who was of anti-imperialist origin (Clemenceau and his father were both politicians who opposed Napoleon III and went to prison for it), did not approve of the restoration of the Romanov dynasty. He was interested in democratic politicians like Kerensky and Lvov, both of whom were now in Paris.

"It's easy to understand," Lloyd's. George smiled and said to Clemenceau, "Nicholas II has been in power for many years, and he is not an easy king to deal with, and his image is not good, and it is annoying. The Grand Duchess Olga had no political experience, and during the war, she also served as a nurse to take care of wounded soldiers, and refused to marry and stayed in Russia, and her image among the Russian people was still good.

And for the leaders of the White Guards, she was also a more suitable candidate for the monarchy than all the collateral Grand Dukes of the Romanov dynasty. Because she still has a piece of territory close to Petrograd! The center of Russia has always been Petrograd and Moscow! ”

Although the White Guards now control most of Russia's territory, they do not control the densely populated and economically developed core. Therefore, the manpower and material resources possessed were far inferior to those of the Bolsheviks. The total strength of the White Guards was estimated to be only a third of that of the Red Army. Moreover, it is difficult to replenish it, and once the war is protracted and attritional, the future of the White Guards can be imagined.

Therefore, attacking from Estonia, taking Petrograd, and then rebuilding the empire with Petrograd as the center, became the only way for the White Guards to achieve the final victory.

"But the Baltic United Duchy was clearly a tool made by the Germans, used to evade responsibility for defeat." Clemenceau puffed up and said, "The real power of that country is in the hands of the Germans, and this cannot be allowed!" ”

Lloyd's. George understood Clemenceau's feelings, the French had been beaten badly by the Germans, and they were very afraid of Germany's resurgence, so they wanted to tear Germany apart. But Britain's continental policy was always balanced. Now that Russia is in a terrible civil war, which will be debilitated no matter what the outcome, tearing Germany apart in this situation would mean that France will lose its restraint on the European continent.

Therefore, Britain was opposed to the dismemberment of Germany, and all that was acceptable was to weaken and bind Germany...... Cutting off a portion of the land, forcing them to pay huge reparations, and limiting Germany's industrial and military capabilities with draconian treaties.

But the emergence of the United Duchy of the Baltics, dominated by the Germans, was a great uncertaintie.

"The Germans must leave!" "This is also what the Armistice Treaty of the Forest of Compiègne provides. ”

"The Armistice of the Compiègne Forest?" The British Prime Minister looked at the 77-year-old French Prime Minister, whose bald head and beard and eyebrows had all turned snow-white, and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Prime Minister, do you want to use the armistice agreement with Germany to restrain a Russian empress?" ”

"No!" The French Prime Minister said, "She is not yet the Empress of Russia, and we cannot recognize her now unless she expells all the Germans on the territory of the Baltic!" ”

As the French Prime Minister spoke, there was a sudden knock on the door of the Prime Minister's office, and one of the Prime Minister's secretaries walked in briskly and handed a copy of the telegram to the British Prime Minister.

"Your Excellency Chancellor, there has been a revolution in Vienna, Karl I has been expelled, the Reichstag has proclaimed a republic, and he has declared himself to join Germany!"

"What!?" Clemenceau jumped to his feet, "Damn the Germans, you're not honest at this point!" It's so hateful! ”

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