Jochen was able to get Lenin's movements so quickly because there were special people watching him, and the close comrade-in-arms of Comrade Lenin, Lübeck, was indeed a member of the German Social Democratic Party, but at the same time, he was also an intelligence officer of the ND Bureau 1.

As an intelligence officer in charge of the first department in charge of Russian intelligence gathering, he was specifically instructed to operate in Germany, join the German Social Democratic Party, then operate in Germany, and then connect with a member of the Russian Social Democratic Party, and then go to Switzerland, and operate in the three territories in charge of Belgium and France, which also made Lübeck very strange.

But the effort was worth it, and Lübeck had to admit that this diminutive Russian had a special charisma, his speeches were very provocative, and his political views did attract many people.

If Lübeck himself was not a believer in National Socialism, and at the same time the ND Bureau had a special group of scholars to study, find faults, and refute these ideas, provide results for the 11 places responsible for propaganda warfare to curb the spread of all kinds of dangerous ideas, and re-educate all intelligence officers who came into contact with other ideas, Lübeck could hardly guarantee that he would not be impressed.

However, since Comrade Lenin's economic theories were criticized for nothing within the ND Bureau, Lübeck was able to treat the ideas of this important man with suspicion.

As for the internal prevention work of the intelligence bureau, Yoheng regards it as the top priority, and the intelligence department has been infiltrated by others, so what kind of intelligence work is there to do? And ideological infiltration is the most difficult to guard against, and Yoheng doesn't want his organization to be like the military commander in various spy war films, and a group of military commander officers said with a stern face: Comrades, there is a Kuomintang spy among us.

Therefore, on the one hand, the idea of National Socialism is implanted in the intelligence organs in the preconceived ideas, and then those dangerous ideas are constantly collected for analysis and research, and the purpose of analysis and research is also very simple. It's just picking faults.

There are loopholes in any idea, but if you find these mistakes and amplify them, you will mislead others into thinking that this idea is untenable, and once the idea is formed, it will be difficult to change. And this is not only used to cultivate the ideological loyalty of intelligence officers, but also to fight with other ideas.

And other ideas face systemic. It is difficult to fight back against academic provocations, and it is difficult for them to have the same conditions to provoke National Socialism, and even if they find mistakes, it is difficult to produce great results in the face of overwhelming attacks and very rapid remedies.

This is also the reason why Jochen has repealed the "Extraordinary Law" and has been relatively tolerant of the Social Democrats since he came to power, on the one hand, he has been able to win a good reputation, and on the other hand, the ideas of National Socialism have been encroaching on the ideological position of the Social Democrats.

And this time Lenin and Akashi Motojiro were in contact and prepared to accept funding from the Japanese government. The act of stabbing oneself in the back while the war between one's own country and other countries will in the future become an important weapon against the ideas of the Social Democrats.

Now, of course, Jochen wished that Lenin would succeed as much as possible, and that he was already working at full capacity, keeping a close eye on the changes in the situation in Russia, and was ready to take advantage of the possible chaos to sow the shadows.

However, the Germans' actions could not have moved too much, even if they were covered by the Japanese, after all, Jochen knew that the Russian Revolution of 1905 could not hurt the fundamentals of Romanov rule, even if the navy was completely destroyed. The army suffered heavy losses, but the Russian Empire, with millions of troops still in Europe, was able to maintain its power.

So for this time Nicholas II's small regime crisis. Jochen was not prepared to make any big moves, and the main job of the intelligence services was to keep an eye on the opposition forces in Russia and set up a line, entering, infiltrating, and lurking in preparation for the future.

There will be no big mess, but there will be no less, more than 3 months after the Russian armored cruiser fleet in Vladivostok inflicted heavy damage on the Third Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet. The Russians suffered, and they suffered a big loss.

The great victory of the Essen fleet in the Tsushima Strait greatly boosted the morale of the Russian naval officers and men trapped in Port Arthur, and the Russian soldiers in the fortress of Arthur also rejoiced in the victory of the navy, and the soldiers of the navy could no longer hold their heads up in front of the army soldiers who were no longer fighting, much to the delight of Makarov.

But not everyone was friendly to the Navy in the harbor. The commander of the fortress, Lieutenant General Stossel, was one of them.

Stossel believes that the reason why the Japanese are biting Lushun so tightly and not letting go is because the Pacific Fleet is in the port, if it were not for the annihilation of the Pacific Fleet, the Japanese would not die like mad dogs and rush up again, so the Pacific Fleet is a group of disaster stars in Stossel's eyes.

Therefore, Stossel was bent on driving the Pacific Fleet away, and when they were gone, the Japanese would not be so nervous, so relying on the complete defense of the fortress, their own life would be much better.

So not long after, he challenged Makarov at a meeting of the Navy and Army: "How long do your navy want to passively avoid war in the harbor?" The war has been going on for several months, and has there been an active combat operation in your Navy? The Army fights and bleeds every day, yet you stay in the harbor all day with nothing to do. ”

"This is a denigration of the Navy! The glorious Imperial Russian Navy is not a coward! The Pacific Fleet is not avoiding war, we are preparing for war all the time! And your accusations that the Navy did not have combat operations are also nonsense! Makarov retorted loudly.

"Is your so-called combat operation to run out of the harbor under the cover of the fortress guns, to shake your ass at those yellow-skinned monkeys, and then run back in disgrace?" Stossel scoffed, "Don't you have the courage to fight against the fleets of the yellow-skinned monkeys?" ”

These words made Makarov's face red with anger: "Pay attention to your words, Stossel, do you want to say that Nikolai's praise of the Pacific Fleet is wrong?!" If it weren't for the Pacific Fleet's hard work, the yellow-skinned monkeys outside the fortress would now have more land and more heavy artillery! ”

"It is the fleet of armored cruisers in Vladivostok that is fighting, not this group of cowards in Port Arthur. Rear Admiral Essen dared to go to the gates of the Japanese capital with 6 armored cruisers to fight, and what about you? A bunch of cowards hiding under the protection of the fortress dare to say that this is your credit?! ”

Stossel did not budge: "In my opinion, the fleet should go to meet the fleet of those yellow-skinned monkeys, and if the Pacific Fleet refuses to fight, it will be an act of rebellion against His Majesty the Emperor and the Russian Empire!" ”

"You are insulting the glory of the Navy! I swear by my honor that such insults will not be tolerated! Makarov was furious, and he looked like he couldn't wait to punch Stossel in the disgusting face.

In the face of Makarov's anger, Stossel did not care, and continued to be meanly stimulated: "Glory to the Navy? Is there still glory in the Navy? A few ducks hiding in a small pond in Port Arthur also want to talk about glory? ”

At this time, Makarov, a Confucian general who was usually gentle and elegant, with the demeanor of a cultured scholar, could no longer sit still, and stood up with a pout, and was about to take off the white gloves on his hands.

His Excellency Commander-in-Chief Alekseev, who was present at the meeting, immediately stood up and hurried to Makarov's side to stop him, while Kuropatkin, on the other side, rushed to Stossel's side with a stern expression, as if even if he caught the white glove thrown by Makarov with his own face, he could not let it touch a single hair of Stossel.

The meeting ended unhappily, but this quarrel was not without any effect, Makarov could not sit still, and if he did not take any action, the hat of cowardice and incompetence of the Navy would be taken down again, and then his efforts in the past few months would be in vain.

And now the morale of the officers and men of the Navy is high, although the conditions have not been complete for several months, Makarov has stepped up training, and the wounded Crown Prince and Retvizan have also been repaired, and he is indeed not without the strength to go out to fight.

But Makarov is also considering whether now is the best time to play. However, an order put an end to Makarov's doubts, and on August 8, Nikolai II sent an order to Alekseev to Makarov to "set sail for Vladivostok at once."

Makarov immediately began to prepare for the voyage, and the battleship Crown Prince, who had completed the restoration work, became his flagship.

At this time, Makarov had a huge fleet of 7 battleships, including the flagship Crown Prince, Retvizan, Petropavlovsk, Poltava, Sevastopol, Petles and Victory, 3 protective cruisers Askold, Diana and Parada, reconnaissance cruiser Novik, 14 destroyers and a hospital ship, so Makarov was still very confident in breaking through the blockade of the Japanese combined fleet.

Makarov was ready to leave in two days, crossing the Tsushima Strait and heading for Vladivostok. On the one hand, the armored cruiser fleet in Essen can be combined to increase its strength, and on the other hand, the fleet can wait for the opportunity in a safer place. Of course, you don't have to see Stossel's face anymore.

On the evening of 9 August, a Japanese destroyer patrolling outside Port Arthur discovered that the Russian ship had begun to fire in Port Arthur and that soot was filling Port Arthur, so they immediately reported the incident to the Mikasa, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet. Akiyama Shinyuki immediately ordered all warships of the First Fleet to immediately light fires and be ready to sail at any time.

Early in the morning of August 10, the main force of the Russian Pacific Fleet sailed out of Port Arthur in a majestic manner, and after the Japanese destroyers patrolling outside the port reported that the Russian fleet had been dispatched, Heihachiro Togo led a fleet of six battleships, including the flagship Mikasa, Shikishima, Asahi, Idese, Yashima, and Fuji, as well as the Chitose, Suma, and Akashi, as well as four protective cruisers called Otowa that had been transferred to supplement their combat strength, 18 destroyers, and three torpedo boats.

A naval battle is about to break out. (To be continued......)