"Comrade Ulyanov, you have just returned home from Sweden and may not know much about the specific situation on the current battlefield." Frunze, who was a stout man, spoke softly, with a hint of indescribable complexity, "In order to propagate anti-war revolutionary ideas among the soldiers, I have been lurking on the front line in Belarus for more than a month, and I have witnessed the collapse of our army. In the battle of Belarus, which began shortly after Christmas, if it had not been for the fact that the commander of the Western Front, Yudenkov, had been so frightened by the German army that he had ordered the abandonment of Minsk and a full-scale retreat to the east after only five days of resistance...... Comrade Ulyanov, our army of more than a million is afraid that it will repeat the tragic tragedy that we did in Poland or Romania. ”

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, the middle-aged man's face was full of disbelief and shock.

"Just when we all thought that the cold winter was the most solid peak to protect Russia from blows, the Germans had already made the most astonishing reply with their practical actions. Whether it was a cold wind or a blizzard, they stubbornly but resolutely pushed forward, and our army had almost no means to deal with it. The Germans no longer used corps and divisions as combat units as they did in the early days of the war, but broke up their troops and opened up their attack fans with brigades and even regiments. They are well-equipped, powerful, excellent in battle, and tacitly coordinated, and an infantry regiment can crush a division of our army in a fierce battle with the regular support of a field artillery battalion; More than 200 regiments advanced over, and it was really as irresistible as the collapse of the Ural Mountains. I don't know how these Prussians trained this terrifying and invincible army! ”

Speaking of this, Frunze let out a long sigh. "According to the figures released by the military, the number of losses of our army in the past two months is 160,000, and in fact, the number of dead and wounded prisoners is at least twice as high!" And due to the lack of supplies of materials and transportation. Many of the troops withdrawn from the front line did not have firewood for heating or even tents to live in, and these soldiers, driven by anger and cold, soon became robbers and robbers who were better able to sweep and plunder their own territory than the German army. Almost all the villages and towns in eastern Belarus have been looted like termites transiting. Countless farms and villages were burned to ashes, and the retreating defeated army fled eastward eating the bread and grain stolen from the peasants; They mercilessly looted the belongings of any fleeing people who came before the road, and then drove them off the road with fists, kicks, rifle butts and even bayonets. Villages and roads are littered with discarded debris and the corpses of Russian refugees, and the normal order has long since disappeared in the retreating defeated army. I've seen it with my own eyes. To this day, I still have these chilling images in my mind from time to time. ”

The middle-aged man was silent. In any era, the defeated army is a logistically dangerous danger that must be dealt with all its might: once a supply is not in place. If these soldiers are to make a fuss, it will be a ruined situation for the local community. Russia's road transport planes are running in peacetime, and they are all old and decrepit scenes of rivets flying around, and now they are used to supply war consumption and are even more impossible tasks. And now there is a cold winter. As a result, the soldiers' demand for material support has increased dramatically. Under the action of two phases. The tragic scene in the area adjacent to the battlefield is completely conceivable!

However, this situation has given a significant impetus to the personnel development of our party at the grassroots level of the military. By distributing anti-war leaflets and preaching revolutionary propaganda, almost entire squads and platoons of soldiers became sympathizers and supporters of our Party. At present we have infiltrated more than 150 companies into the ranks of the people, and countless more have supported the Bolshevik anti-war peace programme. As soon as the workers in St. Petersburg march on strike, we will use these people as wedges to persuade them not to use force against the crowd. As long as one army hesitates to suppress the people, their attitude will inevitably infect the other armies. Frunze said.

Kuzov nodded slightly, acknowledging Frunze's reply. He looked at the revolutionaries in front of him. He spoke again: "In addition to St. Petersburg, your party should also develop in other cities, right?" ”

"Mr. Kuzov. Our party is the party of the working class, and as long as there are trade unions, there is a part of our strength. A smile appeared on the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth, as if he had considerable confidence in the vitality of the organization he led, "In addition to the vital capital, we also have a lot of power in Moscow, Kharkov and other major industrial cities, and when St. Petersburg lights the blazing torch of revolution, the land of Russia will inevitably be a corresponding scene of a red tide rolling." And this time, after a long period of preparation, the flames we have burned will be even more fierce than the one in 1905! For his own selfishness, the tsar drove tens of millions of Russian workers and peasants to the slaughterhouse of death like a cattle and horses; This monstrous crime of exterminating humanity will be ruthlessly crushed by the great forces of the people's revolution. ”

"In addition, in the Black Sea Fleet and the Kronstadt military port, we have also developed a large number of revolutionaries in the ranks of sailors. In particular, the junior officers and men of the Black Sea Fleet had a high ideological consciousness and had been the most active members of the 1905 revolution. I can even directly assert that we, the Bolsheviks, were able to gain control of this fleet after the revolution was launched! Kronstadt, adjacent to the capital, was also a long-established bridgehead of the revolution, whose sailors had long been enraged by the oppression of the reactionary officers and had decided to join the revolution. Frunze then added.

"In that case, I will wait in Petersburg for news of your party's victory. I would like to ask your Party not to continue the national policy of the previous Romanov government after the victory of the revolution, and to fulfill the agreement reached between us. Kuzov smiled and said to the people in front of him. With the momentum that Germany currently possesses on the battlefield, these revolutionaries will not have the confidence to make any small moves under any circumstances. The three Russians next to him were all dark-colored, and replied one after another: "I will never dare to forget your country's assistance!" ”

The gray clouds rolled, and the cold moon gradually rose. While the citizens of St. Petersburg were struggling to sleep in the cold night with their extinguished fires, the lavish villas around the Winter Palace were filled with neon revelry.

In the warm room of the villa, Rasputin, who was regarded as the savior of the saints by the Tsar's family, has now shed the disguise of grace and holiness in the Winter Palace, and has regained the wildness and hideousness of his former life as a wandering warlock. A cardamom girl who was no more than fourteen or fifteen years old was pressed under him, and her beautiful and innocent face was full of tears of sorrow and pain; The other party's ugly face, which became fierce due to overexcitement, was a nightmare that would never go away in the eyes of the girl.

I don't know how long it took for Rasputin to finally stop with a long cry of satisfaction. The precious and soft velvet sheets were covered with unsightly filth, and the area was stained red with bright blood. Crystal chandeliers with gilt and silver hang high, illuminating the room as bright as day. As usual, he cut off a strand of the girl's hair as a souvenir, skillfully tied the knot, and put it in a silver box; And in that huge box, it was already filled with dense braids of various colors.

Since Rasputin was made a saint by the Tsar's family, not only has Russia's high-level power been reorganized in great chaos, but the aristocratic women at the top have also suffered a terrible catastrophe. He either used his best hypnotism, or relied on his intimate relationship with the Tsar and his wife to carry out all kinds of power and wealth transactions, and he was almost invincible in this field; After the Tsar's self-led commander-in-chief left St. Petersburg and Rasputin became the de facto ruler of the Empress Prison, his scorching power made him almost desirable in any field. Even the high-ranking royal nobles were forced to flatter and curry favor in front of this out-and-out wandering ruffian eight years ago, where could the ladies of the prince's family escape his magic hands?

It is precisely because of the perverse behavior of Rasputin after he suddenly gained power that the bourgeoisie, high-ranking officials and elites, and even the Romanov family members all stood on the opposite side of the Tsar.

"These pampered royal girls are indeed more intoxicating than any other woman. It's a pity that the most brilliant red diamond went to Germany more than ten years ago, and I am afraid that I will never taste her again in this life. Rasputin muttered to himself in front of his collection, his voice unclear whether it was pleasure or loss. Human desires are endless, and Rasputin, who is now in Russia's hands, is no exception. However, he could only express his reverie through the Romanov girl in front of him. If Russia had won a great victory on the battlefield and had expelled the Kaiser from the country like the exile of Napoleon, he would have had a slight chance; But with the current situation of extreme erosion, it is pure fantasy!

"Recently, the battlefield and the shape of the country are not optimistic, and there is always a sense of crisis in my heart that I am being targeted by the devil...... Could it be that this wonderful day will soon come to an end in ruin? It seems necessary for me to make another meditative prophecy to determine what God's will really is. As soon as Rasputin thought of this, his mind raced, and then he had a plan for the next step. He put on his bishop's robe, ignored the weeping girl on the bed, and walked straight out of the door of the room. (To be continued......)

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