Chapter 166: The Outbreak of the Tsarist Revolution (2)
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" A group of soldiers with shields tried to squeeze the marchers, workers, and civilians in front of them.
The workers and people in front were basically Red Party members, and they knew what these soldiers wanted to do, but they did not get out of the way, but more people began to rush forward.
"Damn it, get out of the way, I'm going to catch the rebels in front!" The captain of the soldiers was also very helpless, so many people let them rush in to arrest people, they could only keep shouting there, and they didn't dare to be too arrogant, for fear of angering the masses and being killed by the people.
"What, those people didn't even give way, they must be Red Party members, they all arrested me! Those few people who are demagogic must be the initiators of this incident, kill them! ”
"Bang"
One of the several people who was giving a passionate speech suddenly burst out with a bright blood flower from a gunshot in the chest, and the world seemed to stop in an instant, and it was so silent!
"Ah......h
The woman's screams woke up the workers and civilians present, and those in front of them could clearly see the shooting process of the soldiers.
"Murder, run away!"
"The government is going to crack down again, everyone run away!"
These are the voices of ordinary people.
"Fight with them, these demons, blood debts and blood repayment!"
"It's a shame to attack the unarmed ordinary people, we won't compromise!"
It was the slogan of the Red Party members in the procession, calling on the people to revolt.
On the makeshift stage, the fallen man's eyes were full of tears, and he muttered when he was dying: "Long live the Red Revolution, I must succeed in exchanging my sacrifice for the rebirth of the motherland!" It's a pity I can't see it, but I have no regrets! ”
Government personnel and army soldiers could not have imagined that just shooting a rebel would cause such a big mess that they did not expect.
The chaos of tens of thousands of people got out of control, and although a large number of people were panicking, many workers and people were organized by the Red Party elements to storm the government army, and more and more people who wanted to fish in troubled waters joined them.
"Bang bang bang!"
I don't know when there were many gun-wielding 'civilians' in the crowd that stormed the government troops, and they mixed in with the crowd to shoot at the army soldiers, and for a while, many soldiers fell down one after another, and the guns of the fallen soldiers were of course robbed by those people.
"It's not good, shoot me back, damn rebels ambush soldiers in the crowd, these damn pariahs should die too!"
"Da Da Da ......"
Several heavy machine guns, which had only been used as a threat, opened fire, and countless bullets were fired at the civilians who were charging the army, and rows of civilians were hit and fell to the ground.
The opening fire of the army made the people even more panicked, and they frantically hid to safety, and those who fell were instantly overwhelmed by the crowd. And those who attacked the army but were not shot turned and fled, and those who fled slowly were directly torn apart by the bullets, and the people with guns quickly hid in the buildings next to them, and then fired back!
In just a few minutes, the people had already run more than half, and the 'people' with guns had begun to retreat, and the strength of the army was not something they could handle, and staying behind would only increase casualties.
When all the people had fled, the scene was a miserable place, with corpses all over the ground, blood staining the entire street, and some people who were not dead or injured were groaning in pain.
According to later statistics, nearly 2,000 people were killed, more than half of the thousands of people were injured by stampede, and more than 30 government troops were killed and more than 20 were injured.
The Russian government immediately blocked the news, but it was still spread because too many people found out, especially those who were stationed in Russia, and telegrams were quickly transmitted back to China. And Tsarist Russia also spread in various cities under the propaganda of the Red Party.
"The brutal Tsarist government bloodily suppressed the popular demonstrations, and led to the death of a large number of people!" -- Huaxia Imperial Daily.
"It's a shame on democracy!" -- The New York Times.
"The parade is a conspiracy!?" - The British Post.
"Brutal Tsarist Russia!"
The newspapers of various countries soon published the news, and most countries were very disgusted by this atrocity of Tsarist Russia, especially in the United States, many people held demonstrations in support of the people of Tsarist Russia, while Britain and other Entente countries thought that this was a conspiracy, a conspiracy of a hostile country of Tsarist Russia, trying to destroy the national image of Tsarist Russia!
Just when the outside world was in an uproar, Tsarist Russia was also very lively, and the people everywhere the news passed were extremely angry, and the people in the major cities who learned the news began to clash with the local government, and the demonstrators who had been repeatedly suppressed broke out under the bewitchment of people with good intentions.
"Chong, the rotten government is no longer suitable for us, let's overthrow the brutal tsarist rule!"
"Eight years ago, the brutal tsar slaughtered a large number of workers, and this time this scene is being played out again, we can't bear it anymore, stand up and push it to the dictatorship!"
Slogans of various tendencies to politics quickly appeared, some against war, some against dictatorship, and of course some for the overthrow of this tyrannical rule.
The populace of a city seized the police station and the city hall, but was soon swept away by the army sent by the angry Tsar, who fought the army with rudimentary weapons, and some of the soldiers who could not bear it began to defect. With the help of defector soldiers, the population and government forces were in a stalemate.
Under the leadership of the Red Party, the people in major cities also began to seize the city government and police stations in a similar way, and for a time there was great turmoil in Tsarist Russia, because the Far East War led to the military emptiness in the hinterland of Tsarist Russia, and the government was unable to suppress popular uprisings.
On the morning of 22 December, the anxious Tsar telegraphed the dissolution of the Duma throughout the country to elect a provisional committee to settle the mass demonstrations. At the same time, the Russian prime minister led a group of subordinates to publish a newspaper to admit their mistakes, hoping that the people would calm down.
Several armies of more than 10,000 people attacked everywhere and quickly occupied various cities with the help of the Red Party forces in various places, and the cities between St. Petersburg and Moscow fell into the hands of the Red Party in just half a day. Even Moscow, the second largest city in Tsarist Russia, was seized by the Red Party.
The core figures of the Red Party, who had been ready for a long time, gathered in Moscow and officially telegraphed the national uprising, calling on the people of the whole country to overthrow the rotten dictatorship of the Romanov dynasty and establish a new state.
The telegram of the Red Party caused major cities in Tsarist Russia to respond one after another, and most of the cities in the greater Caucasus region joined the camp of the Red Party, which took the Russian government by surprise.
St. Petersburg, on the 21st, began to arrest Red Party personnel on a large scale, as long as people related to the Red Party, whether they were Red Party or not, were arrested, and the power of the Red Party in St. Petersburg was severely weakened, and it was impossible to revolt here. At this time, St. Petersburg was calm, the prosperous scene of the past was no longer there, and the people were afraid to hide at home in panic.
In the palace, Nicholas II angrily looked at the telegram of the Red Party demanding his abdication, and a group of military ministers did not dare to let go of a fart.
"Order the troops stationed in Poland to come back and suppress the rebellion, and the troops on the expedition to China deal with the rebellion of the Red Party on the spot, and then continue to let them rush to the Far East!" Tsar Nicholas II gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Your Majesty, you must not mobilize the Polish army on a large scale, once Germany takes advantage of the situation to send troops, the empire will face the danger of annihilation, Your Majesty think twice!" The Minister of War said stiffly, covered in a cold sweat.
Nicholas II glared at him fiercely, "Where did I just transfer hundreds of thousands of them back?" So who will put down the rebellion? ”
"I will transfer back 200,000 troops from Poland, and then bring back the Far Eastern Army, so that we can form a flanking attack on the rebels and annihilate the rebels in one fell swoop. At the same time, I hope that His Majesty will promise not to raise taxes again and appease the people! ”
"No, the army in the Far East must not be transferred back, and the war in the Far East must not be abandoned!" Nicholas II was still reluctant to abandon the war in the Far East.
"Ask Your Majesty to stop the war in the Far East and settle the rebellion in the country!" The ministers and officers present suddenly shouted in unison.
"You...... You ......" Nicholas II looked at the people below in shock, speechless.
"Please think twice, don't be rash and lead to the demise of the Zhì Empire!" The crowd spoke again.
Nicholas II bowed his head in shame, "Alas, it's not time for us to stop if we want to, the enemy will not let us go like this, and even a truce will have to pay a huge price!" ”
"Your Majesty, those desolate and barren lands in the Far East will be handed over to Huaxia for safekeeping, and we will take them back later, the most important thing now is to calm the domestic turmoil, the empire can no longer afford to toss. This time, the Red Party is obviously prepared, otherwise it would not have occupied a large number of cities in the empire in such a short time, Moscow has a large number of industries in the empire, you must be careful of the Red Party! "The Minister of War knew the power of the Red Party, and reminded Nicholas II not to despise the Red Party.
Nicholas II had to accept the temporary abandonment of the Far Eastern territories by the Minister of War to resolve the domestic crisis, and at this time, both internationally and domestically, Tsarist Russia was facing more and more crises, and it was becoming more and more serious. Germany would certainly not let go of this opportunity, so Tsarist Russia could not yet use a large number of troops stationed in Poland.
After the occupation of Moscow, the Red Party quickly formed its own government and army, and the government was slow to form because it did not have the experience of its predecessors, and only initially established a military-government regime led by Lenin. On the part of the army, with the help of the captured soldiers who had to return from the Far East, the Red Army's army had expanded to 100,000 men in just a few days, and it was still rising rapidly.
The rapid changes in Tsarist Russia have caused the jaws of world dignitaries to dislocate in shock, and the occurrence of such a thing in Tsarist Russia will inevitably lead the balance of the world's two major military blocs to completely tilt towards the Allies.