When the sun rose in Tsarsman, Hersmann, dressed in a yellow-green military uniform and wearing a red armband, returned to his own place - the same house where he lived when he first arrived in Tsarsburg, which is now the "secret representative office of Germany in Petrograd", and in Hirschmann's absence, Etel was in charge of everything. Telegraph communication with Berlin was maintained at all times, and a telephone was used to contact the Smolny Palace, which Chloe was responsible for.

While Hesman yawned and dragged his tired body, the previous night was certainly a sleepless night, and after announcing the order of the Revolutionary Committee of the Soviet Military Forces, Hersman also convened a plenary meeting of the Soldiers' Committee of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment overnight to proclaim the harsh wartime discipline while the iron was hot. Any disobedience to orders will be punished severely...... Including unwelcome shootings! The severity was even better than the army of the tsarist era! Commissars of soldiers of all ranks, who temporarily replaced the officers (they were all members of the Bolshevik Party and would become political commissars after a while), were unprofessional, but full of revolutionary zeal and able to carry out any harsh orders. Hersman then gave orders to set up defenses at various points in Tsars' Village, and also sent small forces south to reconnoitre.

He expected that the battle for the defense of Petrograd would begin in Tsarskaya! Not only because it was the main road to Petersburg to the north, but also because of the incredible amount of property stored in Tsars' Village! It was the Tsar's Palace, with the opulent Catherine and Alexander Palaces, as well as many mansions belonging to the dignitaries of the Russian Empire, each of which was a treasure trove of countless works of art, antiques, gold and silverware, and jewelry. In a long and brutal civil war, these things are what an army depends on to sustain. Kerensky was well aware of this, and if the army he gathered was not enough to overcome Petrograd in one fell swoop (which was almost impossible), then he would definitely take Tsarskaya first. As long as he seized the wealth here, he could use it to buy ******.

After arranging the defenses, he decided to go back to his quarters and find out about the situation in Petrograd.

"Honey, it worked! We're going to win! ”

Before he walked up to the second floor, a fragrant wind rushed towards him, and then a weak body crashed into Hersman's arms, and before he could react, the fragrant red lips kissed and kissed him on the cheek.

It turned out to be Chloe, who had been calling Hersmann "dear" since she was in Switzerland because of her work, and she was probably so much at ease, even when no outsiders (Russians) were present, but it was the first time that she offered one kiss after another.

"Succeeded? Was it the Petersburg revolution that succeeded? Hersman waited for Chloe to finish kissing before he smiled and whispered a question.

"That's right! Just received a call from the Smolny Palace, they occupied the Marien Palace and the Winter Palace...... Took control of the whole of Petrograd, without a single death, Petrograd fell into the hands of the Bolsheviks! Lenin took Petersburg, your plan succeeded, you are a hero, you are a genius! ”

Chloe was wearing a pink-colored yukata with still wet hair, apparently fresh from a shower. There is no makeup, and there are dark circles under my eyes that stay up late, but I am still beautiful. She smiled happily and said compliments to Hersman, looking at Hersman with adoring eyes. It seems that this man in front of him in a Russian military uniform with a tired face is some kind of great hero.

Hersmann exhaled softly, although the success of the revolution was a "historical necessity", but now this history has been changed after all! The second revolution in Russia took place not in October (Russian calendar), but in August!

"Great! By the way, did Kerensky catch it? Hersman walked towards Chloe's bedroom, the master bedroom of the villa, with a small sitting room, a small study, and a bathroom. In the bedroom, in the living room and in the study, there is an antique telephone, through which the Smolny Palace can be contacted.

"He wasn't caught, Kerensky was a cunning guy who got into the car of the US embassy and ran away when he saw something was wrong."

"Hiding in the embassy?"

"No, it's already out of Petersburg."

"It looks like the Russians are going to fight a civil war!"

"What! Is it really that serious? ”

"Certainly! Unless Lenin could immediately obtain a peace of 'no land and no reparations', there would be no way to convince the people. The Bolshevik Party's roots in Russia cannot be compared with those of the Socialist-Revolutionaries, and the present support is largely due to the stupidity of its opponents. ”

"But the Bolsheviks are not stupid," Chloe and Hersman entered the room, and she closed the door with her hand, "Lenin himself called, hoping for a peace truce. ”

"But Berlin will not give him a peace that can go down the stairs." Hersman sat down on a couch, while Chloe walked over to the coffee table with small wheels where breakfast was kept, and brought coffee, eggs, and a piece of brown bread to Hersman.

"Although Chloe is a noble woman, she is still a traditional woman who can take care of people, not like Colontai, and she is very good to me, does that mean?" As Hersman took the cup, the thought popped into his head.

There is no doubt that Chloe is a very beautiful woman, more beautiful than several girlfriends Hersman had in her previous life, and she also has a noble temperament. Also, according to Etter, Chloe is very wealthy......

"But didn't Berlin send us to Russia just for peace?" Chloe's words interrupted Hersman's thoughts, now is not the time to fall in love!

"But after the disastrous failure of the July offensive, the Russians have lost the capital to get a decent peace." Hersman drank coffee and devoured a piece of bread. "Did you send electricity to Berlin?"

"Mr. Ettel has gone to the telegraph office, and must be generating electricity now."

"When he finishes it, I'm going to send a telegram to the Great General Staff, telling them to advance to Pskov as soon as possible."

"Pskov? It's not much way from Petersburg. ”

"It's very close, but it's a place that has to be knocked down. First of all, the Russian troops of the Pskov generation must be dispersed, so that the Bolsheviks in Petrograd can contain them. It would then be through there to establish direct land contact with Germany...... In the event of a civil war in Russia, the Bolsheviks would need our support. Access by land is very important! ”

Hirschmann's pillar of force against the Bolsheviks. The situation with the Petersburg garrison is well understood. This force was quite numerous, 150,000 in April, and then some were mobilized to the front, and now there are about 100,000 people. It was also possible to recruit Petrograd workers, peasants and soldiers who had fled from the front. There was a shortage of personnel, there was no shortage of small arms, and there were a number of arsenals in Petrograd for the production of rifles, machine guns and ammunition. But heavy weapons were sorely lacking, there were not many cannons, and the factories in Petrograd could not produce many shells. And to ensure that the Bolsheviks won the civil war, the supply of heavy weapons was a must.

As for career officers, this is not a problem. Because there were many career officers of the former Tsarist army in Petrograd, and some of them were willing to die for the Bolsheviks. Many famous Soviet Red Army generals in history were born as Tsarist officers, such as the unjustly killed Marshal Tukhachevsky.

There was the sound of a heavy walk—and Hersman knew it was Etter's big fat man. Then there was a quick knock on the door and Etter's loud voice: "Chloe, is the captain inside?" Is it convenient to open the door now? ”

"Captain in my room......" Chloe paused, her face flushed slightly, and she glanced at Hersman, who was also a little embarrassed, "...... I'll open the door. ”

The door was opened, and Etel smiled embarrassedly when he saw Chloe in a bathrobe, "Looks like I didn't come at the right time...... and then he saw the neatly dressed Hirschman again, and he was even more embarrassed. Hurriedly changed the topic and said to Hersman: "Captain, I have received a telegram from the Great General Staff, ordering you to contact the leaders of the Bolsheviks as soon as possible in order to establish a channel for peace negotiations. ”

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