Half a month later, the Russian Embassy still did not inform the Chinese government of the disappearance of the princess, but according to the information obtained by Fang Zida, the Baron and the Ambassador were restless like ants on the hot pan these days, and sent people to inquire about the whereabouts of the princess in the capital and surrounding areas.

Of course, the efforts they made were ineffective. Except for the only few people in Fang's mansion, Fang Zida did not inform Song Jiaoren of Fang Zida. Fang Zida issued a ban on Princess Annastasia's affairs in the mansion. Now His Highness is hiding in Fang Zida's official residence, which is both safe and confidential. After Fang Zida negotiated with the princess, she also asked someone to deal with her car quietly. Even if the people from the embassy found the car, they could not find any whereabouts.

At the same time, the politics of St. Petersburg, thousands of miles away, remained in turmoil. The various factions of the Provisional Government held their own opinions on the current European war and quarreled with each other.

Since the end of last year, for this issue, the forces of various parties have been rapidly divided and reorganized. The October Party, Progressive Party and other organizations that support the free economy have obviously begun to lose their power. Even the Constitutional Democratic Party, which originally held the power of the provisional government, began to split due to various contradictions, thus losing cohesion. Now, two major political parties have suddenly emerged in Russia, one is the Social Revolutionary Party and the other is the Social Democratic Party. These two major parties have a vague attitude of replacing the Constitutional Democratic Party. If nothing unexpected happens, it is very likely to replace the Constitutional Democratic Party and form a rotating ruling system similar to the US government.

But all this was barely balanced when Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov returned home after being funded and arranged by King William of Germany. As the leader of the Bolshevik faction in the Social Democratic Party, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov put forward his radical political proposition as soon as he returned home, shouted the slogan of "turning imperialist war into civil war". He opposed the attitude of war reached between the current Provisional Government and the parties, pointed out that the war must be ended immediately and unilaterally, seek peace with the allies, and instead focus his energy on the domestic revolution, pointed out that the Russian revolution must transition from the bourgeois democratic revolution to the proletarian socialist revolution, and also demanded that the provisional government step down and give all rights to the Soviets.

Vladimir Ilych and Ulyanov's extreme left-wing remarks suddenly caused an uproar among the parties, but they were also supported by many people who had lost confidence in the country. Because according to the agreement reached by various factions of the Provisional Government and the consultation decisions of the countries that agreed, Russia will continue to participate in the war on the surface, but actually try its best to avoid investing in the war and wait for the war to end successfully.

This idea is good. But the Provisional Government just forgot. Even if it is maintained on the surface of war, it will consume a lot of war material. The Provisional Government, which is almost poor, can provide the money? Moreover, after years of war without seeing the end, the Russian people have long been tired of war. The call for a truce is extremely high among the people. However, the Provisional Government not only did not truce with the public opinion, but instead wanted to continue the war. This made a large number of Russian people who originally supported the Provisional Government lose their confidence and turned to the Bolshevik faction that advocated the truce.

Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov's move caused panic in the whole country, and the parties of the Provisional Government were extremely angry at him. Even the Mensheviks, one of the two factions in the Social Democratic Party, also confronted the Bolsheviks and opposed the irresponsible remarks of the Bolsheviks, and pointed out that Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov had ulterior motives, digging out the inside story of his funding by the German Emperor and accusing him of being a spy sent by the Germans.

For a time, Russia, which barely maintained a balance, was in a turmoil, and various parties attacked each other and even fought fiercely. Faced with the attacks of powerful opponents and various parties, Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov still made the decision to break away from the Social Democratic Party and make the Bolsheviks a party. At the same time, a large number of war-weary farmers, workers, handicraftsmen and even soldiers were launched to launch a massive demonstration.

This demonstration was called the January incident. Although the Provisional Government quickly suppressed the operation, the Provisional Government could not come up with a better solution in the face of the current situation. In order to stabilize the domestic situation and completely eliminate hidden dangers, the Provisional Government decided to launch a counterattack on the front line and use a victory in the war to gain the support of the people. In the view of the Provisional Government, only this method can completely resolve the current dilemma.

Based on the current situation on the front, the Military Commission of the Provisional Government decided to launch a battle. This battle will be invested in 350,000 troops. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the German team has been transferred from the eastern front to the western front, it will regain some of its territory in a turbulent manner, and achieve a vivid victory to save the situation.

In this plan, the campaign must be launched suddenly, effectively, resolutely, and at the same time, it cannot be too long. It is best to control it within ten days. With the financial situation of the Provisional Government, a long-term battle cannot be supported at all. According to the front-line information, if you are prepared to attack, it is enough to achieve local victory. After some territory is regained, the front-line troops will strictly guard their positions to ensure the fruits of victory. With this achievement, coupled with the publicity and advocacy, it is thought that it can give the domestic people a shot of a heart-warming shot, thereby changing their attitude towards the Provisional Government.

This idea is good, and theoretically the plan is feasible. However, the Provisional Government did not consider the security and implementation of the plan at all. They did not know at all. When the plan was just formulated, the back foot was passed to the German Emperor. Before the entire battle began, the German team was ready and waited for the Russian team to attack. However, as the party that launched the battle, they were confused and unaware of it.

What shocked the Provisional Government even more was still behind. A large number of lower-level commanders on the front line refused to execute after receiving the order to mobilize the troops. They stated that due to the lack of food, clothing, weapons and ammunition, the soldiers could not assemble and attack normally. Until the generals above were furious and forced to send orders to them to dispatch, and if they did not execute, they would be punished with disobedience and punished the country. In this case, these troops dragged and tickled foreign workers in a very reluctant way, and today they reached out to ask for food and firewood to keep warm tomorrow, etc., often traveling for nearly a hundred kilometers apart for seven or eight days, and they could not even walk 20 kilometers a day, which made the senior commanders so angry that they were about to vomit blood.

It is also hateful. As soon as the battle started, before the German team's counterattack officially began, almost one-fifth of the troops turned around and threw away the weapons in their hands while running, shouting "Defeated! Defeated!", which caused a chain reaction. The 350,000 army that launched the attack collapsed that day. Among the 350,000 people, a logistics unit with more than 7,000 people finally escaped and escaped because they finally protected the command center safely because they were in the rear. There were countless casualties. Among them, thousands of people were trampled and killed during the escape process. Nearly 90,000 people ran without a trace and became deserters. About 4,000 people were killed by the German counterattack. The remaining more than 200,000 people were captured by the German army.

This major battle, carefully planned by the Russian Provisional Government for nearly a month, was not satisfied for 24 hours from its initiation to its end. When the news of the failure reached the capital, all the officials of the Provisional Government were stunned and all faced as if the sky was about to collapse.

What frightened them even more was that, while receiving the news of failure, without waiting for the Provisional Government to respond, a marche of a larger than that of the January incident occurred in the entire capital. The deafening slogans shouting the Provisional Government's step down were almost shocked. Standing at the window, looking at the dark and almost endless crowds outside, everyone understood that the existence of the Provisional Government might have come to an end.
Chapter completed!