By noon on October 25, the situation in Petrograd had become clearer, and the troops loyal to the Provisional Government had suffered a great blow and had lost control of the entire city. The only areas in which they entrenched were the Maria Palace, the seat of the Provisional Parliament, the Winter Palace, the headquarters of the Petrograd Military District, and the General Staff, where the Provisional Government was located.

In the words of Alekseevich: "The situation is terrible, the officers are flustered and languishing, and the mood of the non-commissioned officers and students is depressed. ”

"Did the comrades of the Baltic Fleet arrive?" Lenin, who was sitting on the podium, turned his head to Sverdlov and asked.

"Comrade Derbinko sent nearly twenty-two warships, as well as about twenty-ten armed sailors!" Sverdlov replied cheerfully.

Lenin was quite satisfied with this figure, he thought that five or six warships and five thousand sailors would be very good, but now there are four or five times more warships and sailors than expected, which is very gratifying.

"What about the Workers' Red Guards?" Lenin asked again.

"Our Red Guards of Workers have grown from 23,000 to 40,000, and the number is rising!"

"What about the garrison in Petrograd?"

Sverdlov replied in a high-spirited manner: "According to preliminary estimates, 200,000 troops have already responded to the party's call and are taking up arms to fight against the Provisional Government and other conservatives!" ”

Lenin was overjoyed by these figures, especially when he learned that by about 9 o'clock in the morning of the 25th, only the Palazzo Maria and the Winter Palace and a small area around the Provisional Government were left, and the Mentor was so happy that he could see the back sockets.

"It's time!" Lenin stood up sharply and shouted in front of all the members of the Central Committee: "Now. Our uprising has already achieved a preliminary victory. The Provisional Government has been largely overthrown. Basically grasped the state power. Now, it's time to inform the nation of the good news! ”

At 10 o'clock in the morning, a number of radio trucks suddenly appeared in the streets and alleys of Petrograd, and in crowded areas, such as railway stations, churches, and squares, they broadcast the "Letter to the Citizens of Russia" drafted by Lenin with the loudest voices. In this manifesto, the Mentor confidently declares in an unquestioning tone that the Provisional Government has been overthrown, and state power has been transferred to the Petrograd Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, the Military Revolutionary Committee that leads the Petrograd proletariat and garrison!

"It's a fart!" In the most gorgeous prime minister's office in the Winter Palace, Kishkin, who took over Kerensky's power and temporarily led the Provisional Government, slammed the glass, "Our government and cabinet will continue to lead Russia, and we will resolutely resist the Bolshevik rebellion!" He snarled at all the sad-faced ministers.

"Gentlemen, the battle for the defense of Russia, for the defense of Petrograd has just begun!" Kishkin's efforts are morale-boosting. "Maybe the Bolsheviks took the lead and took us by surprise! But. This is only temporary, we still have a million troops on the northern front, Prime Minister Kerensky has already gone to contact the army, and soon he will lead our counterinsurgency army back to Petrograd and wipe out the Bolshevik rebellion! ”

"So!" Kishkin abruptly raised his voice, "Gentlemen, the difficulties are only temporary, as long as we hold the Winter Palace, the Petrograd Military District Command, and the Maria Palace, victory will be ours!" ”

Kishkin's passionate speech did not achieve very good results, and the ministers of the Provisional Government were not fools, although Kishkin spoke wildly, but they could see the grim situation in Petrograd with their assholes. Only those who are full of fantasy and idealism, or who fool others for some ulterior purpose, will go out of their way to paint a bright future.

For these ministers, Kishkin is trying to fool them, and at this time, it is better to really think about how to escape than to talk about the belief that they will win.

Ni Fund was the first to speak: "The Prime Minister citizen is no longer in the Winter Palace?" ”

This is a very good question, and many of the ministers here want to know how their prime minister ran away, and if they can, they also want to learn a thing or two.

"This," although Kishkin wished that Kerensky would get out, but at this occasion, he could only boost morale, not say anything discouraged, so even if he knew that Kerensky was just running away, he had to put gold on the face of the former prime minister, "His Excellency the Prime Minister is very worried about the current situation, and in order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, he did not hesitate to go out of the city alone." It was to gather an army and lay a solid foundation for quelling the rebellion...... When the time comes, as long as we cooperate with the outside world, we will definitely be able to ......"

"Special Commissioner Citizen," Ni Foundation interrupted him unceremoniously, "we just want to know how Prime Minister Citizen Lu Dao got out of the city...... At this juncture of the present crisis, we must be fully prepared for the functioning of the Cabinet and for the preservation of the legitimate power of Russia. Otherwise, if we unfortunately all fall into the hands of the Bolsheviks, our Motherland will be paralyzed! ”

Malyantovich immediately echoed: "The Minister of Internal Affairs is right, only by preserving ourselves can we better destroy the enemy, and for the future of Russia, we must prepare with both hands." I think that if necessary, Petrograd can be evacuated......"

"Quite right!" Deputy Prime Minister Konovalov also couldn't wait to say, "It is not appropriate to put all the burden on the shoulders of His Excellency the Prime Minister alone." We can work with him to assemble and reorganize the army, and with our help, the great cause of counterinsurgency will be carried out more smoothly! ”

Kishkin's face turned pale, he knew that he had made a big mistake, he should not have called these so-called cabinet ministers to a meeting at all, these grandsons just wanted to run for their lives, counting on them to sacrifice their lives to surround the Winter Palace, that is what a miracle!

Now, for example, when these bastards learned that Kerensky had run away, their first thought was how to follow in the footsteps of the Prime Minister and run for their lives.

A bunch of damned hypocrites!

Kishkin cursed the ministers fiercely in his heart, if he could. He would shoot the bunch on the spot. But in order to stabilize people's hearts. He had to keep dealing with them.

"Gentlemen. Be quiet! Be quiet! ”

It wasn't until Kishkin slammed the table that the ministers, who had become a mess, quieted down. Kishkin glanced at them and said sharply: "The situation is very serious now, and any talk of retreating, fleeing, or surrendering will be considered treason!" Now, I command you, show courage, and we will live and die with the Winter Palace! ”

"I firmly oppose this irresponsible practice!" Ni Jin suddenly screamed, "There is no point in burning jade!" We should break through! ”

"That's right. It should be decisively broken through! Konovalov immediately agreed, "As Deputy Prime Minister, in the current situation, it is natural for me to preside over the overall situation......

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister!" Kirhkin glanced at him coldly, and said solemnly: "Your Excellency the Prime Minister has handed over all rights to me, and now as a special commissioner, I order you to stay calm, stay in the conference room and don't walk around, otherwise the military will be punished!" ”

"You can't do that! You are under house arrest in disguise! Malyantovich screamed. As Minister of Justice, I must remind you ......"

Without hesitation, Kishkin pulled out his pistol and slapped it on the table. "This is the last warning!" He said viciously.

Where have the ministers seen this kind of battle, they were immediately frightened and stupid, yes, they were indeed timid and afraid of death and were ready to run away, but now Kishkin is serious, under house arrest or shot, this multiple-choice question is not difficult for them at all.

Kishkin returned to his office with hatred, and he felt disgusted to think about the ugliness of the ministers, especially a day ago, when this group of goods was constantly jumping up and down, constantly advocating patriotism, not afraid of sacrifice, and fighting the Bolsheviks to the best blood.

Now, when it's time to get serious, this bunch of goods is a chicken, what the hell!

"Old friend, why are you here? Shouldn't you go to the Maria Palace to set up defenses? Looking at the dusty Parichinsky, a bad thought suddenly surged in Kishkin's heart.

"Don't mention it!" "Before I could reach the Maria Palace, the Bolsheviks captured it, and most of the preparatory Duma was arrested!" ”

This is simply a bolt from the blue, the significance of the Reserve Congress to the Provisional Government is quite significant, as the government's fig leaf and think tank, without the support of the Reserve Congress, the three-legged cat of the Provisional Government is even more lame!

Kishkin sat down in his office chair, the frustration on his face could not be concealed, and for a long time, he could not say a word. But it was Parichinsky who spoke again: "This is not the worst news, according to our inside information in the Bolsheviks, our chancellor is also in their hands!" ”

"It can't be!" Kirhkin exclaimed, "We all saw him get into the car of the American Embassy!" Didn't the Bolsheviks intend to abide by even the most basic principles of diplomacy? ”

"No," Palitschnsky smiled wryly, "the car is a fake!" We were all deceived! ”

Kishkin's eyes widened wider than brass bells - fake? How could Nima be fake? If Parichnski wasn't his old friend, he would have thought that the other party was crazy, this kind of strange thing is more exaggerated than the laying eggs, how can it be true!

Fortunately, Parichinsky's character is trustworthy enough, so this news can't be more true. As soon as Kishkin thought that Kerensky had stupidly and beautifully got into the car specially prepared for him by the Bolsheviks, he drove directly into Peter and Paul prison. He couldn't help but want to laugh, even if the news didn't do them any good for their precarious situation, but when he thought that the prime minister who only cared about his own run fell into the pit stupidly, he felt extremely relieved.

"Leave him alone, Kerensky is already in the past tense! The most important thing for us now is to guard the Winter Palace! Kishkin immediately made a decision, "Block this news and don't publicize it to the public." No matter who asks, they are sure that Kerensky is out of town! ”

Kerensky was extremely depressed, and at this time, he was sitting in a reception room in the Smolny Palace, and several Red Guards with loaded guns were staring at him viciously, as if they might shoot him at any moment.

"You can't imprison me!" Kerensky plucked up the courage to shout, "I am the prime minister of the government!" I command you ......"

But he was only halfway through his shouting. After the Red Guards began to show impatience and unfriendly expressions. He immediately shut his mouth in recognition - what is the consequence of Xiucai encountering soldiers. He knew it all too well.

After a while, he rolled his eyes and shouted: "I want to see Lenin!" Take me to him! ”

"Shut up!" A Red Guard finally got impatient, "Comrade Lenin is what you want to see, no matter how honest you are, Lao Tzu will whip you!" ”

Kerensky quickly curled up in a ball and covered his cheeks for fear of being beaten, at this moment. The door creaked open, and Li Xiaofeng walked in with a smile, "Your Excellency, Comrade Lenin, please!" Don't be stunned, come with me! ”

Kerensky glared at Li Xiaofeng viciously, and he hated a certain immortal who lured him to Smolny Palace. Especially the other party's cunning, cunning, and very evil smile, which made him angry. At first, he thought the other party was shy. This is really evil!

"You'll regret it!" Kerensky threatened nonchalantly, "Pretending to be the ambassador of the United States." You're going to get into international trouble! ”

Li Xiaofeng was too lazy to care about the loser, and now he was in a very good mood, and he unexpectedly ensnared Kerensky, but it greatly added points to his performance in the October Revolution.

Lenin really did not expect Li Xiaofeng to bring him such a big surprise, and the mentor thought that he would not be able to see Kerensky, an old friend, again, until after the capture of the Winter Palace. And he has been a little worried that this old friend who is very good at running will have a long time ago.

For Li Xiaofeng, who brought him a great surprise, Lenin was 120,000 points satisfied and did not hesitate to give a very high evaluation. Of course, just a few minutes ago, the Mentor was not in such a good mood, and it was not so pleasing to the eye when he saw a certain immortal, so he had to start from the beginning.

After the drafting of the Letter to the Citizens of Russia, Lenin's attention had been diverted from Petrograd, the Petrograd uprising had been largely successful, and the fall of the Provisional Government was only a matter of time. In this case, the Mentor felt the need to be concerned about the situation outside Petrograd, such as Moscow, the center of another uprising.

"Is there any news from Moscow?" Lenin asked casually.

Don't underestimate the casualness of the revolutionary leader, don't think that his tone is relaxed and everything is really fine, clear skies and dark clouds and lightning, for a strong actor like them, the mutual transformation should not take more than three seconds.

Soon, the tutor became angry that he didn't get a satisfactory answer, "What the hell is going on?" Haven't we already occupied the post and telecommunications offices and telephone offices? Why didn't you get in touch with Moscow? And what about Comrade Molotov? Wasn't he in charge of communicating with Petrograd? Where is he? ”

"Comrade Molotov has not returned yet......"

"Tsk!" Lenin's brow furrowed, for him Petrograd was not a spring, and the future of the revolution could hardly be said without the echo of Moscow, "What about Comrade Andrei?" Isn't Tekko in charge of intelligence? Call him! I want to know the situation in Moscow right away! ”

It stands to reason that the master of the mentor has given the order, if Li Xiaofeng's consciousness is high enough, he should show up quickly, but unfortunately, a certain immortal is busy trapping Kerensky and is not there. There was no news from the left, and no one could be seen from the right, so Lenin immediately became angry.

"What the hell is going on? The section chief of the special section is not here, and the executive deputy section chief can't see anyone, is your job to play hide and seek with me?! ”

Georgi was disgraced by his mentor's training, but he explained to his mentor as much as he could: "Comrade Lenin, Comrade Andrei went out with his comrades in the morning, saying that he had important work to ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Stalin, who said in a strange voice: "What work is more important than the current revolution?" I see that your work is a mess at all, and you don't pay attention to the most critical tasks at the moment! ”

Georgi is a very upright person, his principle of life is to seek truth from facts, and he has always admired Li Xiaofeng's work ability and work attitude, so he immediately got on the bar with Stalin:

"Comrade Stalin, your accusations are completely unjustified! All of our comrades in Turko are doing their part for this great proletarian revolutionary movement. Whether it is Comrade Molotov or Comrade Andrei, their work attitude and ability to work are impeccable! ”

"Impeccable, just can't see people from morning to night?" Stalin sneered, "Your job is simply to herd sheep!" ”

"Is intelligence work something that can be carried out from the comfort of an office?" Georgi was also on fire, "Comrade Stalin, you don't understand intelligence work, it's understandable. But you can't doubt our working attitude! ”

Since becoming a member of the Politburo, Stalin has not been confronted by the people below him for a long time, and now he is directly denounced by Georgi as a layman in person, and he suddenly became furious: "There is something wrong with your attitude!" Especially Andrey. Petrovich, at a time when the revolutionary situation was so tense, did not honestly stay in the office and work, but ran around! The day before yesterday, it was because of his mistake that Comrade Lenin almost fell into the hands of the enemy, and today, what does he want to do! Are you going to give our Party Central Committee to the enemy as well! (To be continued.) )

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