Chapter 657: The Russian Civil War
Under the instigation of Comrade Vladimir and the Social Workers' Party, the refugees, the routs, the workers, and even some of the landdoers who were already motivated by their propaganda to hate the Tsar and the Duma during this time immediately recognized the essence of this reactionary government, and immediately armed themselves to the sound of feverish slogans, with love for the motherland and hatred for the reactionary government and foreign invaders, they attacked the south bank of the Neva River in the Duma and on the island of Kamene, which was controlled by the Tsar
"These bpeople, all of them should let them go to hell, aim at them, and let them taste the taste of cannons." Nikolai on the Peter and Paul Fortress on Rabbit Island looked at the dense fires crowded on the other side of the Lesser Neva River and said viciously.
On the fort beside him, a coastal defense gun pointed directly at the north shore of the city, and with the order of His Majesty the Tsar, large-caliber shells flew out of the muzzle, and then exploded in the capital of the Russian Empire.
Not to be outdone, the Social Workers had been preparing for this war for a long time, and the Peter and Paul Fortress was something they could not bypass in any case, and the large-caliber coastal defense artillery of this fortress controlled the whole of St. Petersburg, and if they wanted to attack the main city on the south bank of the Neva River, they had to pass through the bridges connecting the two banks, and these bridges were completely exposed to the guns of the fortress.
Because of the control of the largest artillery factory in Russia, during this time those workers who fought for freedom cast more than a dozen 240 or even 280 mm heavy guns, and a few Chinese-made 280 howitzers repaired in the arsenal, and now these have all become their weapons to greet His Majesty the Tsar, as soon as the shore defense guns of the Peter and Paul Fortress fired, these huge cannons, which had long been on standby on the artillery positions of the refugee camp, immediately began to counterattack, and huge shells whistled across the sky, Exploded in the Neva River next to the fortress under Nikolai's jaw-dropping gaze.
"Your Majesty, it's dangerous here. Please go down there and hide immediately. The loyal Wrangel said anxiously.
"No, I'm the Tsar, I'm going to fight with my guards." Nikolai said with a resolute expression.
"Your Majesty, the rebels haven't fought here yet, now it's just an artillery battle, it's the job of the artillery, if they occupy Kamene, then you will come to direct the battle." Wrangel said busily.
Nikolai was satisfied with this reason, and he knew that he was only adding to the chaos in the fort, and that he was not a battle-hardened commander like his uncle. It would have been tragic if a shrapnel had killed him, so after showing his soldiers the Tsar's bravery, he followed the advice of his loyal servants and hid in his hideaway under the castle.
The defenders of the Peter and Paul Fortress began an artillery battle with the rebels, who wanted to reach Rabbit Island and first took Kamene Island, where Nikolai's 10,000 Guards were guarded, relying on the artillery support of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
And even as the war was raging on their side, the rebels also launched an attack on the Duma-controlled district on the south bank of the Neva River, and the Social Workers had so far armed more than 100,000 people, vowing to wipe out these reactionaries in one fell swoop. In addition to the main attack on several bridges over the Neva River from the front, especially the newly built Holy Trinity Bridge, another rebel army that came in from the south to reinforce it was also attacking to the north.
The mercenaries under the Duma control continued to fight despite the enemy's back, and they had a lot of blood debts with the Social Workers Party during this time. I also know that if the Socialist Workers seize power, it is estimated that they will inevitably be pushed to the Neva River to shoot targets, and I have also heard that China may send troops to intervene, so the will to resist is quite tenacious.
In this way, the whole of St. Petersburg was completely plunged into war. Shells of various calibers whistled in the sky, terrifying explosions came and went, and the night sky was reddened by firelight. The ancient city was reduced to rubble in the shelling, and the unlucky people hid in the basements of their homes one by one, holding their heads and crying for the judgment of fate. At this time, they were all red-eyed, who cared about the casualties of the common people, especially on both sides of the bridges that were the main combat zone, the two sides simply dragged the infantry artillery to the shore and bombarded each other across the Neva River, and the beautiful buildings on both sides that represented the image of the city could be regarded as suffering, and the statue of Suvorov on the Champ de Mars Square was blown out of the head by a shell.
The Winter Palace, which had been half destroyed in the last battle, was completely in ruins this time, its position was really bad, the shells that bombarded the Peter and Paul Fortress fell on its head a little off, plus the level of those rebels was almost there, this poor palace suffered more shells than the Peter and Paul Fortress, it did not have the latter's protective ability, and a 280 shell could blow half of it.
Not only the Winter Palace, but also other palaces such as the Smolny Palace and the Kazan Cathedral were all tragically affected by the war, and the whole of St. Petersburg was in flames.
At the same time as the war between the two sides officially began in St. Petersburg, both the Duma and Nikolai and the Social Workers' Party issued a call to the whole country to call on the people to rise up and fight against the rebels or the reactionary government, and the Social Workers Party also officially declared the establishment of the Russian People's Republic.
After the call of both sides, the whole of Russia was completely plunged into a big melee, but the vast majority of Russians are towards the Social Workers, after all, their set of things is more popular, and the loan agreement just signed by the Russian government has indeed broken the hearts of the people, especially the Russian soldiers on the front line who have not yet been cut are engaged in mutiny everywhere, and the mutinous soldiers kill their commanders and organize soldiers' committees to appoint commanders at all levels, Then the flag of the Russian People's Republic poured to St. Petersburg from everywhere.
In the cities and villages, the armed forces of the trade unions, peasant unions and capitalist landlords, who were already in a state of quasi-war, completely tore off their last disguises, and all showed their minions and began bloody battles.
The whole world was stunned by the chaos in Russia, and the new secretary general of the United Nations, Wilson, the last president of the United States nominated by the Confederacy, issued a statement expressing grave concern about the turmoil in Russia and calling on all parties to stop the armed conflict and resolve their differences peacefully.
Of course, what he said was a pure fart for the Russian parties who had already broken their brains, and they still resolved their differences by peaceful means, which we call differences? That's a lot of power! There is no other way out than your life-and-death struggle.
Russia's neighbors have also expressed concern, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly condemning the rebellion of the Socialist Workers Party and hoping that the rebels will immediately rein in the precipice and surrender to the government, otherwise they will be killed if they commit many injustices. Germany, on the other hand, expressed its concern and hoped that the Russian government would start a dialogue with the Social Workers Party to find a political solution acceptable to both sides and avoid more bloodshed and casualties. The Ottoman Empire strongly condemned the Social Workers and declared that as a member of the United Nations, the Ottoman Empire was willing to provide the Russian government with all the help it could if it needed it. The Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Romania expressed serious concern ...
However, the action of the Swedish government is very practical, the Swedish government announced the freezing of the Social Workers' deposits in all banks in Sweden, but this is no longer useful, Germany has officially taken over Finland, if they want, even the big Bersa howitzer can also be sent to Vladimir by train, anyway, at this time the Allied armies in Germany handed over enough weapons to Germany to arm a million people, they have surplus war materiel, and the Social Workers have also completely controlled the railway from Finland to St. Petersburg.
"Rest assured, I will not allow any king's banner to fall, but the question of sending troops must be approved by the National Assembly, which may take some time, and I do not think that the Social Workers are capable of really threatening the rule of the Tsar and your government, after all they are just a rabble, Grand Duke Nicholas and General Makarov still have a large number of troops loyal to the Tsar and the government, as long as they open the rebel line and go straight to St. Petersburg, they can easily put down the rebellion.
What they lack now is nothing more than supplies, which I can provide you without the consent of the Congress, and it just so happens that you still have a lot of money in your hands, and our army has a large amount of materials hoarded in Chelyabinsk, Istanbul, Baku and other places, you pay here, and then let them directly allocate it there. Yang Feng said to Grand Duke Mikhail and Count Werther, who came to ask for help.
These two people have no opinion when they hear it, in fact, if they don't really have no way, they don't want the armies of other countries to interfere, in the final analysis, this is Russia's internal affairs, and it would be too embarrassing to have China send troops to help quell the rebellion, and St. Petersburg is tens of thousands of kilometers away, even if China sends troops, it will not quench the thirst of the near, Grand Duke Nikolai's army is in Ufa, Makarov's army is in Rostov-on-Don, they are much closer there, if there is sufficient material supply, There is no problem in defeating the rabble of the Social Workers, and if the railway is unblocked, it will be almost a week to reach St. Petersburg.
In the end, the two of them still did not understand what the vast sea of the people's war was, and at this time, the poor ghosts of Russia were as excited as chicken blood, how could they let the minions of these reactionary governments run in peace and security to strangle the great republic. Want to know more exciting news about "The Rise of the Second Dealer"? Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "zngenng", follow the official account, and never miss every update again! To be continued.
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