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"China has been blamed on two sides, with some Russians blaming that it was our support for the rebels that led to a brutal civil war that fell for a year and seven months, in which Russia lost millions of lives. Many Russians believe that without China's funding of more than 7,836 yuan, the rebels would not have been able to seize power, let alone create a civil war that lasted for one year and seven months.

In addition to the Russians, there are accusations from the so-called "revolutionaries", who have declared again and again that China has betrayed the Russian revolution, and that if it were not for the betrayal of China, revolutionaries such as Umyanov would have built the world's first proletarian regime.

No, more often than not, they believed that without China's betrayal, the Red regime would have been consolidated, and then all of Europe would have been liberated. Ulyanov, who was the supreme leader of the St. Petersburg regime at that time, was also enthusiastic, believing that "the revolution cannot be confined to Russia alone, and only by uniting many other countries to defeat international capital can the revolution be carried out smoothly to the end and achieve absolute victory." "The leaders who seek to turn a just war into an active class offensive war are full of reverie about the future. They also called on the workers of all countries "to take advantage of the defeat of their exploiters in order to deal the final blow to the weakened class enemy, to fight together with the Russian workers for liberation." ”

As the fanatics say, the unemployed would rather follow those who sell hope than those who give handouts.

Millions of frustrated people in Europe may be waiting for the Red Guards' bayonets, waiting for their liberation, waiting for their fate to change when the Red Guards attack, but...... This is nothing more than a multitude of unrealistic fantasies. That rabble is not able to defeat the armies of the countries of Europe.

Of course, the fanatics will not admit this, and in their opinion, without the "betrayal" of China, the situation may be completely different, at least the proletarian power in St. Petersburg will be consolidated and survive.

Of course, this is a real possibility.

However, they have apparently overlooked the fact that in a war, whatever choice China makes, it is understandable, and they must first consider their own interests.

The purpose of propping up the Russian revolutionaries was to plunge Russia into turmoil, so that it could not devote all its energies to the war. As for later cooperation with the Russian Imperial Government, of course, it was also based on interests.

All this can only prove that between countries, only interests are eternal......"

General History of the Twentieth Century

There is a truce!

In St. Petersburg, a thunderous news came out that did not come through the newspapers - in fact, in the past period of time almost all the newspapers had been closed down by the revolutionary regime in the name of "counter-revolution", and people could only read a few copies of the "revolutionary newspapers".

In contrast, under the "dark tsarist rule", people could criticize the government in the newspapers, but now they can only see articles extolling virtues, and many editors and reporters have even been labeled "counter-revolutionary" and disappeared into some dark corner because they resisted such acts.

News of the armistice came from the mouths of wounded soldiers on the Finnish front, where the Tsar's troops were spreading leaflets telling them that the war with China was over.

A few days ago, in the propaganda of St. Petersburg, the war with China was a "dog-eat-dog war between the imperialists", telling everyone to "not act as cannon fodder for the imperialists", and now the reasons for the revolutionaries no longer exist. Because the war is over.

But, the war will never end,

"We have been betrayed by the imperialists!"

At the Tavlida Palace, Umilyanov shouted in a voice that bordered on roaring.

"Damn Chinese, they betrayed us, betrayed our trust, betrayed our cause......"

Umiyanov had never been so angry as he is now, once upon a time, the overthrow of the tsarist regime was his long-held dream, and now, when this dream came true, when he was about to avenge his brother who was hanged by the tsar, the betrayal of the Chinese made him see the possibility of defeat.

This was unacceptable to Umilyanov, what he could not accept was the defeat of the revolution and, of course, the continuation of the tsarist regime.

"Now the cause of the revolution has reached its most dangerous time......

Realizing that the people in the room seemed to be in fear of the future because of the betrayal of the Chinese, Ulyanov, a professional revolutionary, immediately turned to agitation.

"Despite the danger, but also full of infinite possibilities, perhaps, Germany is attacking, but we must note that the arrival of winter has stopped the Germans, and it will not be possible until at least next April, when they can attack, and before that, we can recruit new troops, train them, and then stop the German attack......"

"Comrade Ulyanov, conscription is extremely difficult, not everyone wants to be a soldier......"

"And then there is the problem of the production of weapons, because many workers have joined the army, the production of weapons is extremely inefficient, and the expansion of the army will inevitably bring about a shortage of weapons, and the workers are always slacking off in the name of the revolution, and they think that they should not continue to work......

"Then use the forces of the revolution to force them, drive them out, they are either comrades of the revolution or enemies of the revolution!"

After a while, Umiyanov looked at the crowd, and in the shadow of the lamp, his eyes were completely covered by shadows, which only made his whole person look extremely gloomy.

"For those who resist military service, we will strike them with the iron fist of the revolution and force them to join the revolutionary army. For those despicable saboteurs, their sabotage of production is unacceptable, sabotage is a betrayal of the revolutionary cause, and for these despicable and shameful traitors, the sympathizers of the tsar, we must not be soft enough to shoot them, and we must use revolutionary violence to suppress counter-revolutionary violence......"

After a moment of silence, Ulyanov continued.

"There are also counter-revolutionaries lurking here, waiting for the arrival of the Tsar, we must not be soft-hearted, we are too soft-hearted to those nobles, the reason why these situations are happening now is precisely because those nobles are demagogued, comrades, the current revolutionary cause has reached the most critical moment, our temporary soft-heartedness is very likely to lead to the failure of the whole cause, now, we must unswervingly suppress all counter-revolutionaries!"

After a moment of silence, Ulyanov turned his gaze to Dzerzhinsky and continued.

"Comrade Dzerzhinsky, the priority now is to defend Soviet power and stop all subversive activities, and the counter-revolutionaries will use the influence they have built up over the centuries to unite the opposition Soviets and the peasants against the Soviets, so we must use the sword of the revolution. to destroy all the counter-revolution! Tomorrow I will propose the creation of an "All-Russian Extraordinary Committee" in the Executive Committee! And you, my comrade, you will personally take care of this work! ”

After the initial outrage, and in the face of a dangerous situation that he had never felt before, he immediately decided to take action to remedy all this, and the remedy was the one that Umilyanov had emphasized countless times. And this is to eliminate all possible counter-revolutionary forces through strong repression.

"Comrade Dzerzhinsky, immediately after the formation of the Extraordinary Council, you were placed under the supervision of the nobles and members of the royal family in the place where you were imprisoned. Then the problem of these counter-revolutionaries should be completely and fundamentally solved. In order to ensure the survival of the new regime, we must exercise the extraordinary means of revolution...... Like the French Revolution! ”

The words that almost blurted out were something that Umilyanov had thought about and in fact what he had been longing for, that he wanted to solve these problems once and for all, and that gave him a reason now.

"May God bless Russia!"

Although as a religious Count Andrew, he was far from religious. But at this time he had no choice but to pray to God to bless Russia. Very often, Count André remembered the Tsar in Finland......

Perhaps, I should go to Finland!

To a certain extent, Andrei never opposed the revolution, and even himself was inclined to the revolutionaries, who, like the Decembrists, believed that the Russian **** should end, and that is why, as an officer, he remained neutral in the revolution.

Now, his attitude towards the revolution is changing, because here he sees chaos, he sees violence, he sees madness like the French Revolution, and he sees no hope of constitutionalism at all.

At this moment, the sound of gunfire from outside interrupted Count André's thoughts, and he sighed lightly at the sound of some sparse gunshots.

What should come will come!

When he learned that many nobles and their families had been arrested, he knew that one day he might not be spared, but he did not want to run away like a coward, and the only thing he was glad that his family was in England, not Russia.

"Will ...... Checkmate! Could you please ...... No, Andrey! It's you who hand over your weapons and swords! ”

After the door was slammed open, several soldiers in gray uniforms and Red Guards in black overcoats burst in with guns. A man in a black coat, pointing a Nagant pistol at Count Andrei, may still have some old-fashioned hierarchical concepts in his heart, so his voice seemed a little timid, but his voice became firm in the middle of his words.

Looking at the soldier in front of him, Count André looked him in the eye, then looked at the other man with contempt, and after arranging his military uniform, Count André took his sword from the wall, and when he hung it on his belt, he used his thumb to hold the double-headed eagle on the scabbard. The general's saber was awarded to him when he was an attendant to the court of Tsar Alexander III.

After putting everything in order, Count André walked straight out of the house. Standing in the Admiralty Gallery, the soldiers made way for the count, after Count André had walked out of the Admiralty. The glare of the sunlight made him a little uncomfortable after spending a few hours in the room, and he could only squint for a while.

It wasn't until he got used to the light that he saw some blood stains on the steps outside the naval department, looked at the officers who had been cornered in front of the soldiers, and saw several officers lying in a pool of blood near the steps, all with weapons in their hands, who had been killed by them when they refused to disarm.

Once upon a time, these officers, like him, welcomed or at least did not oppose the revolution, but now they have all become enemies of the revolution.

"General!"

When a major saw the general, he walked up to him and said something.

Count André gently pressed the weapon in the major's hand, and then walked to the bridge more than ten meters away under the gaze of everyone. Standing in the center of the bridge, Count Andrei took off his saber. Gently stroke the double-headed eagle on the scabbard with your thumb. Somewhat sad, he looked at the saber in his hand, and his mind came to mind the expectant gaze when Tsar Alexander III awarded the sword.

If you had a choice now...... Maybe...... It's already in the past.

At the beginning, I may have made a wrong choice.

Then Count Andrei, without any hesitation, threw his sword into the river, and as a soldier he could not accept the humiliation of being disarmed by his own men. Looking at the ripples of swords and pistols on the surface of the river, he knew that for him, everything was in the past.

But for Russia...... Perhaps, there is hope.

When the officers saw the general throw his weapon into the river, they were all inspired. Several officers walked together to the bridge deck. threw his own weapon into the river. The other officers threw their weapons into the river under the somewhat inexplicable gaze of the soldiers.

Since there is nothing that can be changed, then at least keep the last honor!

"General! By order of the Executive Committee of the Soviets, you were arrested for engaging in counter-revolutionary activities! We also ask for your cooperation to avoid unnecessary deaths and injuries. ”

Watching the officers throw their weapons into the river, the man in the short black tweed coat walked up to Count André and said. Ten minutes later, in the corner of the backyard of the Admiralty, with a burst of gunfire, Andrei was executed as a spy of the Tsar, along with those naval officers who had sympathized with the revolution......

In the air, a crow symbolizing ominous flying in the air...... (To be continued.) )