Unaware of the precarious situation of his old friend Ryobozev, Rudnev decided that retaking the Kremlin was no longer a problem. Since the Kremlin is no longer a problem, he does not need to waste too much energy on this issue.

There are still many things for him to worry about in Moscow's counterinsurgency cause, for example, now he is considering whether to increase the intensity of the attack, put as much pressure on the Bolsheviks as possible, and preferably collapse them directly. In this way, he may be able to restore order in the second capital before Karekin's troops arrive in Moscow.

In that case, all the credit for quelling the rebellion would go to his pocket, which would undoubtedly greatly increase his political popularity, and perhaps even compete with Kerensky for the premiership.

After all, his actions in Moscow were immensely perfect compared to that wretched prime minister, and his political brilliance should be rightfully appreciated by the party comrades. It is really overkill to let such a talented person deign to be the mayor of a Moscow city.

Just as Rudnev was planning his political career, the door to his office was smashed open by several angry Mensheviks and representatives of the Cadet Party.

"Rudnev, what the hell are you doing? Who told you to give up the town hall, and who told you to transfer the cadets who patrolled the streets? Do you know how much damage this has caused us! ”

If it had been a few minutes ago, in the face of such an imposing questioning, Rudnev would have felt anxious, but after Liang Bozev made a solemn assurance. He never had a similar problem again. Even wishing that the Cadets and Mensheviks would come to trouble. In this way, he will be able to slap the other party's face hard.

Rudnev coughed lightly, buying himself a little time to organize his words, he had to show his momentum and overpower the nasty with hard facts.

"Gentlemen!" Rudnev said in a tone of obvious arrogance, "I don't know why you broke into my office so rudely!" I don't know what you want to accuse! All I know is one thing, if you don't correct this attitude right away. As the mayor of Moscow, as the defender of the great Moscow, I will show you how terrible I will be when I am angry! ”

The representative of the Mensheviks sneered: "Defender of Moscow, who gave you this title, Your Excellency the Mayor?" I do know that some patriotic citizens who are extremely flustered because of your mistakes affectionately call you a stupid pig! Compared to the former, I think the latter is better for you! ”

Rudnev was furious and slapped the table hard, "I'm not going to deal with a handful of stupid idiots, and now I'm going to warn you again." Either exit my office and knock on the door again and come in with my permission. Or get out of here! ”

"You're the one who wants to get out!" The representative of the Cadet Party did not hesitate to fight back, "I don't know what else you have to be proud of, the National Salvation Revolutionary Committee is already quite dissatisfied with you, and if you don't correct your attitude immediately, the Committee will stop all your powers without hesitation!" ”

"Do you also want to rebel like the Bolsheviks?" Rudnev raised his voice abruptly, but he did it more humiliatingly, yes, he wanted to show his momentum, but this did not mean that he would really anger the Mensheviks and the Cadets, so his tone immediately softened.

"Now, gentlemen, I have neither time nor interest in arguing with you! This makes no sense to solve the current crisis! So, although I don't like your bad attitude, I will try my best to suppress my anger and answer your questions patiently! Because I deeply believe that there is no problem at all! ”

"Are you talking about tongue twisters? Mr. Mayor? The Menshevik representative said sarcastically, "Since there is no problem, then please explain the question we have just raised, I believe it is very simple for you, right?" ”

"Of course it's very simple!" Rudnev proudly sat back in his chair and said nonchalantly: "The reason why those troops were transferred is because Colonel Ryobozev needs them now!" ”

The representatives of the Mensheviks and the Cadets exchanged glances, and they had long guessed that this was the reason, and that Rudnev would make this choice only if Ryobozev was tight.

"We warned you and Liang Bozev a long time ago that attacking is not a good choice! Now let's get it right, shall we? Did Colonel Liang Bozev run into a bag in the Kremlin? Isn't it pitiful to ask you for help! ”

Rudnev shook his finger and corrected: "Gentlemen, I don't know how you could come to such a ridiculous conclusion! The military qualities of Colonel Liang Bozev are beyond doubt, he is the most warlike person in Moscow! ”

Before he could finish speaking, the Menshevik representative preemptively asked: "Then please tell me why you want to send reinforcements to this colonel, who is the most proficient in war, if our colonel is really as capable as you say, with his troops enough to capture the Kremlin!" ”

The representative of the Cadet Party did not hesitate to continue: "If it were not for Colonel Liang Bozev asking for help from you, then we would like to know what kind of reason you used to transfer those precious troops. Do you like to do stupid things? ”

Rudnev was speechless, he did not expect that the other party would attack him from this angle, and this lie is really not fulfilling. If Liang Bozev did not ask for help, then his behavior would be to add to the snake, and similarly, if Liang Bozev asked for help, then Liang Bozev's ability would be questioned.

Choosing one of the two, no matter which one of them, is not good for Rudnev. Unless he can come up with a more clever lie, there will be a good show to watch.

"Gentlemen, I really didn't expect that your thinking could be so absurd, and your logical thinking ability was even more so...... It's so unreasonable! Rudnev tried his best to put on a playful and nonchalant expression, in fact he was really a little weak at the moment, he shouldn't have been so aggressive in the first place, so that now it was a little difficult to end.

"Please answer our questions head-on. We're not interested in talking to you about IQ! Because we're skeptical right now that you have something that you can call an IQ! The Menshevik representative unceremoniously retorted.

"I'm just preparing to answer your mentally retarded questions." Rudnev bluffed. "Because it's so simple!"

The representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party impatiently urged: "Then you should hurry up, our patience is really limited!" ”

"That's right," Rudnev began to wash the floor for him and for Liang Bozev, "during the attack on the Kremlin, Colonel Liang Bozev found a fighter plane that could inflict heavy damage on the Bolsheviks!" ”

"What warplane?"

Rudnev laughed dryly: "We all know the significance of the Kremlin, it is very important to us and to the Bolsheviks. So Colonel Liang Bozev decided to surround the Kremlin. Draw the troops of the Bolsheviks to the rescue, right! He was ready to encircle the point and send reinforcements, that is, to turn the Kremlin into a poisonous bait, to lure the stupid Bolshevik moths to their own destruction! ”

Speaking of this, Rudnev spread his hands: "But to implement this plan, it is not enough to rely on Colonel Liang Bozev's original troops, and I am very optimistic about this plan, so I transferred some troops to him." Is there anything wrong with this? ”

Rudnev was very satisfied with the lie he had made up, and he admired that he could come up with such a good explanation in such a short time. He felt that he was really quick-witted, and he was born to be a politician.

The Menshevik deputies and the cadets looked at each other again. They really didn't expect Rudnev to give such an answer. If things were as Rudnev said, it would make sense. But they instinctively felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this explanation!

"Of course there is a problem!" The Menshevik representative glared at Rudnev angrily, "The National Salvation Revolutionary Committee has already made a decision on the matters concerning the planning of the battle and the distribution of troops. The Committee only agreed to retake the Kremlin and the General Directorate of Posts, Telecommunications and Telephone, and did not give you permission to change your combat objectives as you please! ”

"You can't say that!" Rudnev hurriedly counterattacked, "Colonel Liang Bozev's plan is seamless, and it is a great opportunity given to us by God!" Just squander the opportunity, even God will punish us! Moreover, the combat situation is ever-changing, and it is very normal to adjust the combat deployment when necessary! Do you want to let go of this God-given opportunity? ”

The representative of the Mensheviks was just about to speak, but the representative of the Cadets stopped him, and he calmly said to Rudnev: "Whether it is a godsend or not, you and Liang Bozev say it or not." Everything is spoken by the results of the last battle......"

Rudnev nodded impatiently and interjected: "You are very right, the final result will definitely show that the decision I made with Colonel Liang Bozev is very correct!" ”

The Menshevik representative sneered: "We have deep doubts about this!" ”

"What do you mean?"

The Menshevik representative sneered again: "I mean very clearly, we are not optimistic about the results you are talking about!" ”

Rudnev pretended to be very serious and asked, "I don't know how you came to this conclusion!" But in fact, the heart of the man blossomed, and he finally succeeded in turning the topic back to the results, as long as Liang Bozev could retake the Kremlin, he would be able to explain the past. As for what encirclement and reinforcements hit the Bolsheviks hard, I believe that Liang Bozev will know what to do, otherwise the diorama will be worn, and everyone will not be happy.

"The reason we came to this conclusion is very simple!" The Menshevik representative said aggressively, "The military representative sent by the National Salvation and Revolutionary Committee to supervise Colonel Liang Bozev reacted angrily to the committee - Colonel Liang Bozev is a military dwarf, and he does not know how to fight a modern war at all!" In the words of the two deputies, what Colonel Liang Bozev did was a crime at all, and the colonel was an out-and-out stupid donkey! ”

The muscles in Rudnev's face twitched a few times, and to be honest, he agreed with this statement, and if he hadn't stayed in the same boat as Rybozev, he would have come to the same conclusion. But now, the pig-like Liang Bozev is his teammate, and he can only stand up to Liang Bozev to the end.

"To be honest, I think it's a pity," Rudnev said, pretending to spread his hands. "I originally thought that the quality of the military representatives of the National Salvation and Revolutionary Committee would be a little higher. But now I have to overturn that idea. In my personal opinion. Colonel Liang Bozev is an outstanding military talent, a gift from heaven. And a few complete laymen who do not understand military affairs slander an upright and talented soldier because of their narrow-mindedness, this situation is really shameful! ”

The Menshevik deputy, outraged by Rudnev's words, stood up angrily and asked: "Shame on you, the fool you praised." All I know is that again and again we sent our soldiers to death at the guns of the Bolsheviks. Half of the troops were buried in two attacks! What kind of military genius is this?! ”

Rudnev snorted and said contemptuously: "I don't know how you arrived at the casualty figures, I just know that the battle is not over yet." Any figures that have been drawn before this point are untrue, even artificial! And the reason why such a thing happened was because some people tried to erase the exploits of Colonel Liang Bozev! This is the real shamelessness! ”

Rudnev slapped back, the angry Menshevik deputies were speechless, and the deputies of the Cadet Party immediately changed their faces, "Mr. Mayor, are you accusing the National Salvation Revolutionary Committee?" ”

"I'm just accusing some laymen who don't know anything and are narrow-minded!" Rudnev glanced defiantly at the Menshevik deputy. Sneered: "I don't allow such a despicable villain to slander a hero who is really defending Moscow!" ”

The atmosphere in the office suddenly fell to a freezing point, and the three of them glared at each other angrily. It seemed that a fierce hand-to-hand fight was about to take place. The representative of the Cadet Party looked at the "angry" Rudnev with an expressionless face, he couldn't figure out why Rudnev would behave so strongly, as far as he knew, the mayor of the Social Revolutionary Party had no capital to turn the tables at all, but why would he be so confident?

Of course, the representatives of the Cadets could not have imagined that Liang Bozev had drawn a big pie for Rudnev, and with this empty pie as a base, Rudnev would have the confidence to make a statement, and if he knew that Liang Bozev was already at the end of his life at this time, I am afraid that the mayor would immediately turn his gun, put all the blame on the incompetent and stupid colonel, and openly cut off diplomatic relations with him.

After a few minutes of confrontation, the representative of the Cadets chose to back down, and he was determined to find out Rudnev's cards, "Since His Excellency the Mayor thinks that Colonel Liang Bozev is trustworthy, then please assure that you will provide Colonel Liang Bozev with a guarantee that he will be able to fulfill the mission entrusted to him by the committee......"

Even if Rudnev wants to support Liang Bozev, he will not be stupid enough to make this kind of guarantee, he interrupted the other party's words first, and said confidently: "There is no need for any guarantee at all!" Just a few minutes earlier, I had been informed by Colonel Ryan Bozev that he was ...... The Kremlin has been captured! He had done an excellent job of fulfilling the mission entrusted to him by the Committee, not only retaking the Kremlin, but also inflicting a heavy blow on the Bolshevik Party! ”

The representatives of the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries looked at Rudnev in surprise, and only then did they realize that the opponent's hole card turned out to be this. If Ryobozev had not lied, as long as the Kremlin had been recaptured, then the committee would not have been able to embarrass him too much.

"Can you be sure of the authenticity of this news?" The representative of the Cadet Party asked.

"Absolutely!" Rudnev replied haughtily, "I believe in the character of Colonel Liang Bozev, he is an upright and talented soldier, it is impossible to deceive us in such a big thing!" ”

Rudnev's affirmation made it very difficult for the Mensheviks and the representatives of the Cadet Party, who came here to find fault and discredit Rudnev's prestige, but now, Rudnev actually has a trump card to save his life, which makes their plan completely frustrated.

According to the original plan, Rudnev was to be brought down and the Socialist-Revolutionaries were further dealt a blow to the power of the Socialist-Revolutionaries, and to gain more power in the new coalition government after the victory of counterinsurgency. This was the wishful thinking of the Mensheviks and the Cadets.

However, Liang Bozev has succeeded, how can this be good?

This question weighed heavily on the minds of the representatives of the Mensheviks and the Cadets, and for a time their momentum was greatly reduced, and they did not know what to say.

"How about the casualties of the troops!"

At the critical moment, it was the Menshevik deputies who reacted quickly, and since the Kremlin had been recovered, it was impossible to question Liang Bozev on this issue, so he could only attack from the side and make a fuss about the casualties, so as to blow the arrogance of Rudnev and Liang Bozev.

"I don't care about casualties!" Of course, it was impossible for Rudnev to follow the baton of the other party, and he said with pride: "I only know that Colonel Liang Bozev has done an excellent job, dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the Bolsheviks, and laid a solid foundation for our next move. In this case, we don't need to care about any casualties at all, that's nitpicking, and I won't do this kind of stupid thing! ”

Looking at the aggrieved faces of the Mensheviks and the representatives of the Cadets, Rudnev looked extremely proud and happy, this feeling was so refreshing, so cool that he was a little carried away. So he decided to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, trying to further expand his victory.

He impassionedly said: "In this case, the defeat of the Bolsheviks is inevitable!" As long as we keep pressing, soon they will collapse! So I decided to contact Zinoviev again and give them the last blow at the negotiating table! ”

Speaking of this, he laughed and proudly announced to the representatives of the Mensheviks and the Cadets: "So, most likely, before the reinforcements of General Karekin arrive in Moscow!" I will put down this rebellion! We, the Socialist-Revolutionaries, will show the citizens of the whole country that any chaotic party that opposes the government is vulnerable, and that we have the determination and the ability to lead Russia to the light! (To be continued......)