Martial law is on law in Petrograd! On the afternoon of January 4, Chloe returned to the Europa Hotel after completing the remittance business from the Bank of Siberia in Russia, just as martial law began.

It is said that it is to ensure the smooth opening of the Constituent Assembly...... The Bolsheviks, who were in the minority of the Constituent Assembly but temporarily controlled power in Russia, mobilized a large number of troops loyal to the Bolsheviks and marched into Petrograd the day before the Constituent Assembly officially opened. Heavily armed patrolled the streets and declared martial law.

All forms of protest were forbidden, and no marches, demonstrations, rallies, public speeches, or leaflets were allowed to be thrown without the approval of the Soviet Government...... Violators can be shot red-handed! Its severity even exceeded that of the Tsars!

Hersman knows that the current martial law is only the beginning of a **** era that is likely to last for decades or even longer. But Hersman has no sympathy for the Russians, who are self-inflicted, and they are prepared to pay a huge price if they want to make their homeland the world's greatest power. In fact, the same is true of the German people, two world wars, tens of millions of casualties, in the end not only gained nothing, but also ended up miserable, the country was divided, the territory was divided, and even the national spirit was emasculated by the victors......

This is the end of the losing gamble in the struggle for world hegemony! Of course, for Russia, which already has a population of 160 million and a land area of more than 20 million square kilometers, there is no possibility that it will not participate in the struggle for world hegemony. Moreover, the Russian nation is a man with teeth and claws, and it is impossible for them to learn to keep their heads open.

Hersman picked up the coffee cup on the table, which had not been hot for a long time, turned it slightly, and ordered: "Albert, you go and inform everyone, don't go out tomorrow or the next two days, and let Gusinski bring the family to the Europa Hotel, it should be very safe here." By the way, let Karl and Serov come to my office. ”

Gusinski was the same Jew who sold antiques and art to Hersmann, and the antique furniture, swords, and pianos were bought by the antique dealer Chloe had found in Berlin. A total of 45,000 gold marks were sold! After deducting the freight and principal, it was enough for Hersman to transfer more than 30,000 yuan. As for the portrait of Kramskoy's maiden, it was given to Chloe by Hesmann.

After returning to Petrograd, Hersmann recruited Gusinsky and his sons to the Russian-German Company -- with the protection of the Russian-German Company, these two "compradors" could better procure antiques and works of art for Hirschmann, and in the future they could become big compradors. Now the elder Gusinsky is in Petrograd, and the younger Gusinsky is accompanying Etel to Kiev. Since the Central Rada also wanted to hug the German thighs, the Russian-German company also established business contacts with them. It was in Kyiv that Ettel went to preside over the branch.

As for Serov, he was introduced to the Russian-German company by Mrs. Kollontai...... It's the brother who used to be a groom and bodyguard for Hirschman. Now he was the chief security officer of the Russian-German company, and there were a dozen young men with a dozen of them, all armed with pistols - one did not think about it, knowing that they were all Bolsheviks, and most of them would be Cheka fighters in the future!

In addition, Stockhausen had twenty civilian soldiers under his command. They weren't thugs, they were all employees of a trading company before the war, and now they are doing their jobs. But when necessary, it can also be pulled out to fight.

Hersman gave all the defense to Karl. After Stockhausen and Serov - it was not necessary, because the Bolsheviks would never let anyone in the Europa Hotel go to the restaurant by the arm - and as he walked he said to her: "Don't worry, it's going to be fine...... Maybe a lot of people will die outside, but it's absolutely safe inside this building. ”

"Ludwig, are you scaring or comforting me? Did you know that the streets outside were full of soldiers with rifles with bayonets on them, and machine guns in some places...... It's horrible! ”

Chloe seemed a little frightened, she was a bold lady, but she was not stupid and bold. She knew exactly what the heavily armed soldiers were for...... They certainly don't do any harm to the people at the Europa Hotel. Because they have come to kill their own people!

"A lot of people are going to die...... Let's hope the same thing doesn't happen in Berlin. Chloe sighed.

When he walked into the restaurant, Hersmann found that it was still full of friends, and that from the August Revolution to the present day, the bourgeoisie in Petrograd had had a hard time, with some arrests and others dying (not in public), but generally maintaining a stable and comfortable life. In early December, when the results of the Constituent Assembly elections were announced, the Bolsheviks, after arresting delegates to the Constituent Democrats (who had scapegoated the lone Cadets because of the repeated postponement of the Constituent Assembly), announced that they would convene the Constituent Assembly on January 5 of this year. The bourgeoisie in Petrograd were relieved at once - the bad days were over, and as soon as the Constituent Assembly was convened, the Social Revolutionaries would be the ruling party, and the Bolsheviks would have to pay the price for their misdeeds. Even though the Bolshevik army had marched into Petrograd, not many people realized that a massacre was imminent.

The bourgeoisie in Petrograd were unaware of the crisis. And the delegates of the Constituent Assembly, who gathered in the Tavlida Palace, although they had already smelled gunpowder and blood, were not intimidated. Even if the Bolsheviks really had to raise their butcher knives, they could not flinch now. Beginning with the Decembrist uprising of 1825, the Russians struggled on the road to constitutional government. It took almost a hundred years of struggle to bring about this "universal, direct, equal, and secret" election. Now that the Constituent Assembly is about to convene, and Russia is on its way to completing the 100-year path of constitutionalism, will the Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks be able to back down at this juncture?

The next day, near noon, a noise at the door of the suite woke Hesmann, who was sleeping in—he had a very busy schedule in Petersburg these days, and had a lot to deal with, often late into the night, even last night. He reported to the Grand General Staff on the situation in Petersburg and the impending upheaval by radio and did not sleep until the early hours of the morning. He yawned and walked out of his bedroom, rubbing his eyes. Chloe wore a yellow-green skirt that looked like a military uniform, and a small pistol holster was attached to a black belt, and a small Steyr pistol was stuck in it.

"Ludwig!" She shouted, her face full of anxiety and surprise, "Why are you still sleeping?" ”

"Oh," Hersman asked, as if he hadn't fully woken up, "Chloe, what's wrong?" Did the Bolshevik troops besiege the Tavlida Palace? ”

Chloe was stunned for a moment and nodded: "You guessed it...... Mrs. Kollontai had just called, and the representatives of the Bolsheviks had made a proposal in the Constituent Assembly today to transfer power to the Soviets and to dissolve itself, and after another refusal, they sent troops to surround the Tavlida Palace! ”

"And rightfully so!" Hersman shook his head, "The Bolsheviks seized power by violence and built up an army loyal to the partisans, and of course they will not hand over power!" He paused suddenly, listened intently, and heard the noise of the noise. Someone singing "The Internationale"? ”

"Yes, supporters of the Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks, mostly workers...... They set out from the Vyborg district and were blocked on Nevsky Prospect. ”

"Check it out!" As he spoke, Hersmann strode to the balcony outside the parlor, and when he opened the door, the noisy singing came to his face along with the cold wind of Petersburg in January.

Hersmann looked in the direction from which the song came, and saw a black oppression, and there was no sea of people in sight, as if a huge wave was surging from the Baltic Sea, trying to rush to the Tavlida Palace, but was firmly blocked by the formed by yellow-green Bolshevik soldiers. The bayonet rifles in the hands of the Bolshevik fighters had been flattened and aimed at the working class in Petersburg, and machine guns had been erected on the side of the road, dragging long supply chains......

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