The lights were bright, the pendulum was swinging, and two cups of warm and mellow coffee had been placed in front of the two by the waiter.

After the end of the Russian Revolution in 1905, Nikolai Shuwei formed a nationwide secret police system to conduct pervasive surveillance and eavesdropping on all strata of Russia. Not only were Liberals, Mensheviks, and Democrats arrested and exiled in Russia, but even the personal letters of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Count Witte, to his family were reportedly under the surveillance of the secret police, forcing him to place them in the custody of Swiss banks. Under these circumstances, it is impossible for me to cultivate such a powerful underground force in Russia. ”

Qingying sorted out her thoughts, and then slowly spoke: "At present, there are more than 170 members of the Eagle Falcon in Russia, and they are scattered in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Arkhangelsk and other places, and their identities and occupations are also different on the surface. These people are a valuable asset that has been stabilized and integrated into Russian society with great difficulty under the frequent surveillance and cleaning of the Russian secret police. Although they were a little smaller, they were able to effectively contact the local Bolshevik party organizations and carry out covert assistance to them. After all, the main force of the Russian unrest is still the workers' believers developed by the Red Revolutionaries, and we can only play a supporting role. ”

There was a look of surprise in William's eyes, as if he didn't expect Qingying to only plant such a small number of people in Russia; But after a while, the strange color in his eyes slowly subsided again, and he returned to his normal peaceful expression. As Qing Ying said, the main body of the turmoil in the Russian Revolution may only be those poor people who have been bullied and oppressed and whose lives are already unsustainable. Instead, it will greatly increase the risk of being exposed under the surveillance of the secret police. Thus there is a risk of triggering the whole body. This is an appalling act of one imperial state providing support to the proletarian revolutionary party of another country and plotting to subvert the government of another country. Absolute secrecy must be achieved, otherwise Germany will face a huge risk of becoming caught in the heat of any leak of the slightest rumor in advance.

"So, what about the aid you gave to the Red Revolutionaries? Even if there were rumors of the Russian secret police, these plague-like guys should have infected countless Russian people, right? William savored the mellow and bitter aroma of the coffee in the cup, and then asked Qingying one after another.

Qingying nodded: "Since 1907, the Russian Cloth Party has been using a securities institution we have set up in St. Petersburg to bleach money and obtain the funds needed for activities such as printing leaflets and brochures, developing believers, and opening up relations. Only in the last year. They received more than 700,000 rubles in financial support. If it weren't for secrecy, that number would have doubled again. ”

700,000 rubles! Hearing this aid figure, William's heart couldn't help but be shocked. Although this amount of about 80,000 pounds is nothing in front of a government, it is a rich asset for an underground political party that has hidden under the pressure of state violence, and is enough to ensure the normal operation of the organization, and to attract more poor people to join it and gradually grow and develop.

After so many years of wrestling with the Social Democrats in his country, William also knew the common tactics used by these democrats to co-opt the workers and citizens against the government. A big, empty picture of beauty, with a few small favors from almsgiving, is enough to drive these people away from them, and become a major obstacle in Congress to the implementation of the government's new laws. However, with the rapid development of Germany in the past two decades. Workers' wages have taken a big leap; This, combined with the advancement of the social security system, makes it difficult for the happier German people to be impressed by the terms offered by the Democrats. And the constant news of victories from the front is even more encouraging. The rule of the Hohenzollern royal family in Germany was more secure than ever.

But the situation in Russia is completely different. The Russian workers and peasants, driven like cattle and horses, could hardly have reverence and identification with the Romanovs' rule; For these Russian people, who were oppressed by slavery and oppressed, but who received a meager salary that was not enough for their families, the revolutionaries only needed a few loaves of bread and half a bag of flour to make them move their hearts and fall in love with the utopia without exploitation and oppression!

Just as his thoughts were surging, he heard Qingying say again: "In addition to financial assistance, we have also opened up a specific channel of assistance for these revolutionaries with the guns and weapons necessary to start the riot. The Russian lieutenant colonel in charge of the warehouse in Alhanks has been fed rubles by our falcon men, and we can smuggle some of it out of his warehouse and hide it secretly whenever there is a merchant ship carrying arms unloaded at this Arctic Ocean port. In the event of an uprising, the Russian revolutionaries would have an armed force of their own, and the damage would surely increase dramatically. However, now that this northern route is about to be interrupted with the freezing of Alhanks, we will have to find another way to intercept some arms during the Russian army's transportation from next month. ”

William looked up abruptly, a look of surprise in his eyes. He originally thought that Qingying was just providing financial support to the Bolsheviks to help them secretly accumulate strength and strength, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him would act so ruthlessly and open up a special arms smuggling channel under the surveillance and search of the secret police! It is inconceivable that his men were able to smuggle arms without being detected during the thousands of kilometers from Arkhangelsk to St. Petersburg!

As if knowing what his cheap dad was thinking, Qingying shrugged his shoulders and explained: "Since the St. Petersburg military factory is under the direct supervision of the Russian government, my people really can't do anything about it; Therefore, we can only look for opportunities in other places. Although the Russian secret police have a keen sense of smell and are almost pervasive like a pack of vicious dogs, their composition is not absolutely clean, and there are by no means a few people who are ordinary hooligan lackeys and want to use their power to make a fortune from it. So, my people used rubles to open the way, thinking that the gangsters behind the scenes had added some guys or something, and they got through the relationship here. For every 10,000 rifles shipped by the transport ship, about 300 will disappear from the Russian army's counting accounts. At present, there are more than 4,000 guns of all kinds and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition in the hands of us and the revolutionary party, which is enough to cope with the shape of the early stage of the revolution. ”

"Do we, then, have a chance to provoke a turmoil similar to the one in 1905 in a short period of time, and thus force Russia out of the war?" William's eyes lit up, and he asked with some expectation.

Qingying slowly shook his head and said, "If it were now, it would be quite difficult to trigger a large-scale revolutionary wave. Although the current Russian army has suffered heavy casualties in the war with us, it is not an unbearable loss compared to their huge population base; Casualties, lack of food, lack of supplies, inflation, these are not yet the limits that the Russians can bear, and it will take time to brew. More importantly, a significant part of the Russian population still has illusions about winter; They believe that our army will be wiped out in the harsh winter of Russia, as Napoleon did in those days, and thus turn the current unfavorable tide of war in one fell swoop. Therefore, we must also deal a heavier blow to the Russians on the Eastern Front, and maintain an absolutely strong posture of deterrence in the coming winter; Only in this way will the revolution in Russia be accelerated. ”

"Do you want to continue the blow against the Russians on the Eastern Front......" William repeated thoughtfully.

Qing Ying should claim that it is, but she quietly sighed at the current situation in her heart. At present, the Germans are launching an onslaught in northern France with the strength of four armies, but this is not the most cost-effective option from the overall strategic point of view. The northern French ports were of vital importance to the blockade of the British Atlantic routes, but the cost of capturing them was too great: not to mention the large number of casualties that the Germans would have suffered if they stormed the British lines, and even if they succeeded in achieving their objectives, the Germans would need to defend them at all times in order to defend against this vital part of the attack. Such a fierce battle for positions is really very inconsistent with the original intention of Qing Ying to let the French shed blood in the elastic defense!

In fact, with Germany having seized the Isle of Fair and coerced Norway into opening its ports to the High Seas Fleet, the role of France's northern ports was not as irreplaceable as it had been at the outbreak of war. However, now that the wood has been completed and the warplanes of the four group armies with more than one million men have been launched with a bang, it is impossible for Qingying to have any objections, and can only support this decision of the General Staff Headquarters to the end and strive to obtain the expected results. What's more, the current eastern line shì is far better than the same period in history, and the German army is not moving eastward, which is not an absolute matter.

"To call you back this time is to put you in full responsibility for cooperation and liaison with the Russian revolutionaries. Imperial spies operating in Russia are also subject to your moderation, clearing the way for the detonation of revolution in Russia. William's face gradually turned solemn, a pair of gray pupils looked directly into Qingying's eyes, and said, "Your people have been lurking in Russia for so long, they are very close to those Bolsheviks, and your princess is the little eldest princess of Russia, I don't know how many secrets of the Russian court have been revealed to you before." There's no one better suited to work on the Russian side than you, and you won't be able to shirk it, huh? ”

Qingying exhaled slowly and said, "This is also what I have been doing all along. Thanks to my father's trust, I will do my best to do this. (To be continued......)

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