Chapter 227 The Wrath of the Tsar
The Russian capital Moscow, the Summer Palace.
Tsar Nicholas II was furious, and there were already a lot of cases in the office, and all kinds of precious porcelain were all turned into pieces. The Persian handmade carpets on the ground became even more messy. The entire office, as if it had experienced a typhoon, became a mess.
Of course, none of this is scary. The scariest thing is still the red-eyed Tsar Nicholas II. At this moment, he looked as if he was going to eat people, and he looked very scary.
A group of Russian military and political ministers all lowered their heads and said nothing, not even daring to look at Nicholas II. None of them knew what Nicholas II would do in his rage.
After the news of the surrender of the 1st Army to the German army came, Nicholas II fell into a rage.
"Bastard! That fellow Leiningkamp, how could he live up to my trust in him? Why did he surrender to the Germans? As a general of the Russian Empire, he deserved to die in battle!" Nicholas The Second King roared loudly with red eyes.
Nicholas II still trusted Admiral Leiningkamp. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been promoted to admiral when everyone else questioned him, and let him be the commander of the 1st Army in this war. But now, Admiral Leiningkamp actually treats him like this. This made Nicholas II think that he was deceived. As an emperor, he has his own dignity, but was deceived by his subordinates. Such behavior was undoubtedly an insult to him, which naturally made Nicholas II furious.
After a while, Nicholas II finally vented the anger in his heart, and the whole person gradually calmed down. However, from his occasional violent chest ups and downs, it can still be seen how angry he is.
It's no wonder that a front army of half a million elite troops disappeared in smoke, and the most trusted generals also betrayed. It would probably be unacceptable for anyone to do it.
"Come here, clean up here. Let's go to another room to discuss things." William II said calmly. However, the tone was still a little stiff. It can be seen how angry he is now.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Since the ministers did not dare to disobey William II. They all knew that the current William II was like a powder keg, which would blow up as soon as it was touched.
"Everyone, I am very saddened by the surrender of the 1st Army to the Germans. Tomorrow, the entire Russian Empire will become the laughing stock of the whole world. I will never allow such a thing to happen again." Nikolai Second said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The ministers quickly stated that they definitely belonged to the Russian Empire and would never betray the Russian Empire. At the same time, he did not forget to scold Admiral Leiningkamp to show his loyalty to Nicholas II.
"So, tell me, what should we do with Leiningkamp?" Nicholas II asked. For Leiningkamp, Nicholas II hated him very much, and wished to tear him into pieces. He has made up his mind, and he will never let this guy go.
"This..." The ministers looked at each other.
Leiningkamp has surrendered to the Germans, and is now probably held in a prisoner-of-war camp by the Germans, or has received preferential treatment from the Germans. Under such circumstances, what else can they do with Leiningkamp?
"Your Majesty, why don't we secretly send someone to assassinate Leiningkamp. This guy who betrayed His Majesty and the Russian Empire must not stay." Minister of War, Grand Duke Karl suggested.
"Well, this is a good way. We must send capable people to get rid of that guy Leiningkamp." Nicholas II said through gritted teeth.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Archduke Karl nodded.
The other ministers couldn't help but feel a chill. They obviously did not expect that Nicholas II hated Admiral Leiningkamp so much. In order to kill Admiral Leiningkamp, he even resorted to such extreme measures.
"So, how to solve the current battle situation? The Northwest Front Army was wiped out in this battle. And our next step is not to mention continuing to attack East Prussia, even if we are to defend the Kingdom of Poland, it will be very problematic. The Germans , will never let go of this opportunity to win the Kingdom of Poland." Nicholas II was very unwilling.
The existence of the Kingdom of Poland has made Russia a huge threat to the German Empire. In many cases, they can use this to check and balance Germany. If the Kingdom of Poland is lost, all these advantages of Russia will disappear. Even, on the contrary, it will be threatened by Germany. After all, East Prussia is not far from St. Petersburg.
"Your Majesty, the annihilation of the Northwest Front Army is indeed a very headache. Our troops are still being mobilized. However, due to traffic conditions and other factors, the mobilization efficiency is very low. In addition to the minimum troops left behind in various places, the standing army , have already been transferred to the front line. However, the loss of 500,000 people at once still makes our army stretched. However, the importance of the Kingdom of Poland is too great, and we must not give up the Kingdom of Poland.” Russian commander-in-chief Ni Grand Duke Gula said.
"Your Excellency, do you have any suggestions?" Nicholas II asked. Grand Duke Nicholas is the uncle of Nicholas II and a very important person of Nicholas II.
"I suggest that if we want to reinforce the Kingdom of Poland, we can only deploy troops from the Guards. In addition, we should deploy a group army from the Southwest Front Army to go north. In this way, our strength in Poland will be kept at about 500,000. .Even if the German attack cannot be resisted, at least it can be delayed. As long as our follow-up troops are mobilized, we can launch a counterattack." Grand Duke Nicholas suggested.
Nicholas II nodded. The Guards is the most elite unit of the Russian Army, not only with the best equipment, but also with the toughest training. It can be called the leader of the Russian army.
It's just that the guards usually defend St. Petersburg and Moscow. Once the guards are dispatched, it means that the war has reached a very critical point.
Nicholas II considered for a while, finally nodded, and agreed to send out guards to reinforce the Kingdom of Poland.
"Let the 2nd Army of the Guards go to Poland. In addition, transfer the 9th Army to Poland. Tell General Jilinski, I will give him one more chance at the end, and the Kingdom of Poland must be defended!"
