November 6, 1917.

Petrograd, starry in the sky.

It was the darkest hour before dawn when a train from Finland rumbled into Petrograd Primorsky Railway Station.

In the compartment of one of the carriages of this train, Comrade Lenin listened very attentively to Bukharin, who had boarded the train at the Razlev railway station, as he recounted the events at the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party.

“…… Comrade Kamenev and Comrade Zinoviev still insisted on their point of view, believing that the majority of the Russian people still support the Socialist Revolution, and the Russian peasants, in particular, have always been staunch supporters of the Socialist Revolution. Therefore, even if we were able to temporarily seize power with the support of the working class in Petrograd, we would not be able to defeat the counterattack of the Socialist Revolution and the Menshevik organizations, since the Russian peasantry is now far outnumbered by the Russian workers...... Rather than this, we should seek a coalition with the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks, with whom we should form a coalition government. ”

Bukharin's words made Lenin's eyebrows furrow slightly, and the views of Kamenev and Zinoviev were not unreasonable. At the moment, if one were to compare the number of supporters, the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks did have an overwhelming advantage. Whether it was an election or a civil war, the Bolsheviks had little chance of winning! Moreover, the imperialist powers of Britain, France, and the United States would certainly support the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks because of the radical position of the Bolsheviks.

But the question is, is there a way out for a coalition government with the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks? Now that the United States has declared war on Germany, with the participation of the giants of this new continent, it is only a matter of time before the Entente wins the war, and then Russia, as the victorious power, will not only be able to get out of the quagmire of war, but also sit on a huge war reparation...... At that time, not only will the Russian peasants not follow the Bolsheviks, but even the working class in Russia will lose their fighting spirit and ideals because of the improvement of their lives, right?

"Comrade Bukharin, do you also support Kamenev and Zinoviev?" Lenin suddenly asked rhetorically.

"I partially support their opinions." Bukharin nodded a little embarrassed, and then added: "But I am not against launching an uprising, after all, the current Provisional Government does not have many supporters in Petrograd, and we can easily take power over." After seizing power. It would not be too late for us to negotiate a coalition government with the SPD and the Mensheviks, and perhaps it would have been more advantageous for us to negotiate at that time. ”

Hearing this, Lenin sneered in his heart. This Bukharin is really a little too smart. However, in terms of face, the Great Mentor still looks like he nods frequently.

"What is the opinion of the other comrades of the Central Committee?" The tutor asked again.

"Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Stalin were in favor of an immediate armed uprising, and Comrade Trotsky believed that we could first seize power and then try to win the support of the Russian peasantry. Comrade Stalin, on the other hand, advocated the mobilization and arming of the working class immediately after the seizure of power. The suppression of society and the revolution ordered the party and the Mensheviks to implement the dictatorship of the proletariat. ”

Hearing this, Lenin's eyes flashed with a gleam, and then he smiled faintly: "Comrade Trotsky is still a little taken for granted, and Stalin ...... It's just too rough. I don't know how to talk about strategy.

"Strategy? What do you mean......" Bukharin was stunned for a moment and asked: "Do you support or oppose the uprising?" ”

"Do you need to ask?" Lenin replied with certainty: "Of course I am in favor of an armed uprising!" ”

Bukharin sighed and then asked: "What will happen after the success of the uprising?" Is it to form a coalition government with the Social Revolution and the Mensheviks? ”

"Nope! There will be no coalition government. A sly smile slipped across Lenin's face: "As soon as we take power, we will hold a nationwide election for a 'Constituent Assembly'...... I don't think the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks would have opposed such elections, right? ”

Bukharin was stunned and stunned, looked at his mentor hesitantly, and muttered after a while: "But...... But Comrade Lenin, we, we can't win the election! Before the war, the Russian workers numbered only a few million, and the soldiers who supported us were at most about 10 million. With these people, we will not be able to win Russia! ”

"Nope! We can! Lenin gritted his teeth. The tone was resolute: "The proletariat will definitely win Russia, not by the number of people, but by the fighting spirit of the proletariat!" As for the Russian peasants...... They do not have an independent political program, they cannot be the leading force, they will only follow the victors, regardless of whether the victors are the proletariat. Or the bourgeoisie, or even the tsar!

The Russian peasants are just the silent majority! They will not become a strong support for the social revolution party! ”

Bukharin is now in a state of confusion. As soon as he opened his mouth to ask for clarification, the door of the box was pushed open. It was Zhang Guotao who came in. He glanced at Bukharin with a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth. He had been standing outside the box just now, and he could hear the conversation between the two of them clearly, and he already understood what Lenin was going to do to seize power in Russia!

"Comrade Zhang, what's the matter?" Lenin smiled.

"Comrade Lenin, the train has stopped, the station is full of Red Guard comrades, absolutely safe."

Lenin stood up and glanced at Bukharin, who seemed to be still in a daze: "Comrade Bukharin, it's time for us to get off the train, comrades are still waiting for us in the Smonir Palace!" ”

……

Fujian, Xiamen Port.

The misty drizzle shrouded the entire Xiamen port, and in a rain and fog, neat Cantonese officers and soldiers were silently boarding the ship. Outside the port, there were soldiers armed with guns and standing on guard, and the entire port area was tightly sealed.

There are some winds and waves at sea. Push the ups and downs of the merchant ships in the port. The warships of the French Protector Fleet stood outside the port of Xiamen, waiting in the mist and rain for the convoy to be loaded and escorted to Guangzhou.

The three divisions of Jiang Jshi, Zang Zhiping, and Gao Yi, who were stationed in Xiamen and Zhangzhou, have now been reorganized into the Second Route Army of the Guangdong Army, and have been assembled and are ready to set off.

On the pier, two star-studded people were walking away, but the colors of their uniforms were very different. A man wearing a blue-gray Beiyang Army general's uniform is Chang Ruiqing's henchman, Bai Chongxi, commander of the Second Division of the Fujian Army. The other person was wearing the khaki military uniform of the Guangdong Army, and he was the deputy commander and chief of staff of the Second Route Army of the Guangdong Army.

Two generals from different camps actually walked together in the rain, and they didn't care when they were soaking wet. The two of them, one of them led troops to take over Xiamen, and the other was to lead troops to Guangdong. At this time, they all set their eyes on the Cantonese officers and soldiers who were boarding the ship.

Bai Chongxi's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Brother J Shi, you are from Zhejiang, but you have been developing in Liangguang, and I am from Guangxi." But I can only watch my hometown being occupied by warlords like Lu Rongting, which is really regrettable......"

"Regret what? Brother Jiansheng can do it with us! ”

Bai Chongxi shook his head violently: "Those of us who came out of the third phase of Baoding are company commanders and platoon commanders in other places, but with Chang Yaoru, at least there is a future for a battalion commander." Like me. It's already the head of a division! How can I do something that I'm sorry for Chang Yaoru? ”

Jiang Jshi smiled faintly: "How can you say that you are sorry for Chang Yaoru?" Now Mr. Sun's armament here is really reliable only the two troops stationed in Guangdong, the Yunnan Army and the Guangdong Army...... Moreover, the Yunnan army is only two divisions, and the Guangdong army has less than 40 battalions, and its strength is not as good as the elite of the three divisions of your Fujian army. If Chang Yaoru can take refuge in him, he will not only be a Fujian military affairs supervisor, but he can also become the army chief of the Protector Military Government, and it is possible to inherit the mantle of Mr. in the future! ”

"Chief of the Army? Is this a condition prescribed by Mr. Sun? Bai Chongxi pondered for a while, and then asked: "Then who is in charge here in Fujian?" ”

"Wu Yuxun's main army. Lin Zichao is in charge. Jiang Jishi smiled and said, "Mr. also hopes to let Brother Jiansheng preside over Guangxi's military affairs." ”

Bai Chongxi stopped. Turning his head to look at Jiang Jshi, he suddenly sneered and shook his head: "Not now, the conditions are not yet ripe, Chang Yaoru means that in another two years, when the territory of Fujian Province is consolidated, he will find an opportunity to fully cooperate with Mr. Sun." But at that time, it will not be a military government that protects the law, but the central government of the entire "China"! ”

Jiang Jishi couldn't understand Bai Chongxi's words. However, he still smiled faintly, took off his military hat and flicked it lightly. The rain fell on his bald head, and it seemed to sober him up a lot.

"Two years is two years...... Anyway, our country has been in chaos for so many years, and we don't care about another two years of chaos...... At that time, you and I will be comrades of the Revolution, Brother Jiansheng, you and I are familiar at first sight, so it is better to become brothers with different surnames! ”

Bai Chongxi pressed the command knife, looked at Jiang Jshi, and finally laughed: "Okay, it's not bad to form brothers, but it's not you and me, but Chang Yaoru and Wang Jiuguang are also counted." ”

"Good! Deal! Jiang Jshi also stroked his palms and laughed: "When I conquer Guangdong, I will come to Fujian to visit Brother Jiansheng and Chang Yaoru, and then we will worship together." ”

……

The night was already very deep, and the entire Hairong cruiser was silent, except for the faint sound of motors and waves. I don't know if it's because of these noises, our Changda warlord actually lost sleep this night! By the way, it was already early morning of November 7, 1917. If the direction of international history in this time and space has not changed much, the cannon of the October Revolution will be fired in less than 30 hours......

Think of what a cannon shot will bring to the whole world in October! Chang Ruiqing couldn't help but take a deep breath, opened his eyes, and looked at the sky fixedly. Zhen Xiaoru beside her also woke up, and she found that her lover was still pondering, so she leaned her head on his solid chest and asked in a low voice, "Why don't you sleep yet?" Tomorrow is going to Tianjin, how can you have the energy to deal with so many things without sleeping? ”

Chang Ruiqing turned his head sideways, smiled at this delicate femme fatale, and sighed: "I can't sleep...... I always think about how to deceive people......" Zhen Xiaoru smiled and blinked: "It's all nonsense...... It's not like you're trying to cheat other girls again, right? Hmph, have you deceived four beautiful girls who are like huā and jade, and you are still not satisfied? ”

Listening to Xiao Ru's soft voice laughing with himself, Chang Ruiqing just smiled bitterly, he looked at the heavenly huā board, and said in a deep tone: "If it were for women, I wouldn't be so sad that I couldn't sleep all night." The people I want to deceive are all human spirits among human spirits, and each one of them is the master who eats people and does not spit out bones! If you don't pay attention, the unlucky one will be the whole China! ”

Zhen Xiaoru was a little stunned by his words, and said puzzledly: "Who are you going to deceive this time?" How can it still involve China? Is it to deceive foreign devils? ”

Chang Ruiqing sat up from the bed, stretched out his hand and hugged his little lover in his arms, and said lightly: "You don't need to know this, and you can't figure it out...... You just need to know that in Beijing, there is a person who is likely to need you to kill! ”

Zhen Xiaoru frowned slightly, she really didn't know how true Chang Ruiqing was for herself. Or is it purely a desire to use her as a murderous tool? But she was still willing to help Chang Ruiqing kill people! She nodded and spat out a word: "Who?" ”

Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction: "The Minister of the Russian Empire to the Republic of China, Kudashev!" In the name of the Red Brigade! ”

"Yes!" Zhen Xiaoru didn't understand why Chang Ruiqing wanted to kill a foreign minister in China? But years as a killer have made her accustomed to not asking why.

Chang Ruiqing took a deep breath and fell into deep thought again. The killing of the Russian Imperial Minister in China was a deliberate decision he made. He didn't want the diplomats of the extinct empire to continue to contact the ministers of the great powers in Beijing and sabotage his next plan. And now is the time for the Red Brigade, which has been dormant for many days, to come back to the event!

……

At this time, thousands of miles away, on the outskirts of Petrograd, the capital of Russia, it was the evening of November 6, 1917. The entire Smonnier Palace is brightly lit in a well-decorated conference room. There was choking smoke from cigarette burning and the strange smell of low-quality* coffee. The leaders of the Central Committee of the Russian Bolshevik Party are holding an important meeting here that has a bearing on the future and destiny of Russia and even the world.

There was only one thing to be discussed, and that was how to establish proletarian power in Russia!

“…… Comrades! What are you waiting for? The whole of Petrograd is on our side, and the Provisional Government will no longer be able to mobilize any force, except for a battalion of female soldiers and a few non-commissioned officers! As long as we want. Tomorrow night we will be able to seize power, we will be able to take all of Russia into our hands! ”

After saying this, Lenin waved his clenched fist heavily, and his face was full of irrepressible excitement.

"Comrade Lenin, we can't master all of Russia!" Zinoviev seemed to be sticking to his original position, saying: "The day after our uprising in Petrograd, the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks will launch the same uprising in other parts of Russia!" Comrades, there are not many working classes in Russia. There is no foundation and strength for the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat. The only feasible thing at the moment is to unite the petty bourgeoisie and the left bourgeoisie in coalition government. ”

Listening to Zinoviev's objections, Lenin smiled kindly and looked at his opponents: "Comrade Zinoviev, if we are sure that we can seize power in Russia through the guò uprising, will you still oppose it?" ”

"Of course not!" Zinoviev's opposition was only because he felt that there was no possibility of victory in provoking a war with the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks, and he did not really want to oppose the Bolsheviks taking power alone.

"Comrade Kamenev. What about your opinion? Lenin asked Kamenev with a smile again.

"Me too, Comrade Lenin. I, like you, are as desperate as you are for the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat in Russia! Just ......"

"We will win!" Lenin waved his lower arm and interrupted Kamenev: "Comrades. There is a problem that I think everyone has fallen into the wrong place. Is it true that the political faction with the most Russian support will be able to take power? ”

As soon as this question was asked, the Bolshevik leaders present could not help but be stunned. Lenin smiled and added: "The Romanov dynasty has never had the support of the majority of Russians!" At least that's the case in the times we're going through, but didn't this dynasty hold power in Russia until the February Revolution? Also, in our neighbor China, not so long ago, two or three million Tatars ruled over hundreds of millions of Han Chinese, who would have thought that those Tatars would have the support of the majority of Han Chinese?

Since the Romanov dynasty, which did not have the support of popular opinion, could rule Russia, and likewise there was no Tatar based on popular opinion to rule China, why couldn't we Bolsheviks establish the dictatorship of the proletariat in Russia!

Comrades! Do you know what is the foundation of a political power, of ruling a country? It's not public opinion, it's not public opinion, it's not an election, it's force! As long as the proletariat has enough arms, we can establish a dictatorship in Russia! ”

"But Comrade Lenin, the armaments we now have are not sufficient to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat in the whole of Russia!" Trotsky, who was in charge of military work, reminded in a low voice.

"So what?" Lenin smiled coldly: "Could it be that the armed forces of the Socialist Revolution and the Mensheviks are stronger than ours?" ”

"Of course not, they have fewer weapons." Trotsky frowned and said with a wry smile: "Actually, at present, most of the Russian army is still in a neutral state, and they may still be loyal to Russia, but they will not obey the command of any political party. ”

Lenin glanced at the Bolshevik military council, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Comrade Trotsky, as long as we master Petrograd and take control of Russia, will we not be Russia?" ”

He smiled coldly and lowered his voice: "As soon as we seize power, we will announce the election of the Constituent Assembly!" It is now October 24 (Julian calendar), it will take at least two months to hold a general election in all Russia, Comrade Trotsky, we have two months to take power, how many Russian troops can we turn into our Workers' and Peasants' Red Army? Most of the leaders of the Social Revolution Party and the Mensheviks everywhere will be elected deputies to the Duma and go to Petrograd to cast their own nets! Let them taste the dictatorship of the proletariat when the time comes! ”

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