"Like you said you shot well?"

"When I was in Siberia, I hunted with my relatives...... In Kronstad, he also regularly participated in shooting training. ”

"The Central Committee is going to expand the ranks of the guards, are you willing to go? You are well aware that the situation has been tense lately. ”

"I obey your decision. If you think I should go, I'll go. ”

"They want to draw a group of comrades who have been tested. I recommended you. Of course, you won't be allowed to carry a rifle to stand guard for the Ksheshinskaya building. That's it, I'll open you a letter of introduction. ”

When Yakov was attached to the table to write a letter of introduction for his job transfer, Chubov tried to pretend to be as calm as ever, so that Yakov could not see his joy. He was given the task of getting as close to Joseph as possible and gaining his trust, but for a grassroots party member, there were really few opportunities to get in touch with the Georgian. Last month, the leader, who had a bushy beard on his upper lip, had visited the Kronstad base to inspect the sailors, and for the first time he had met up close the strong-looking leader, who was not very tall, with thick hair, spoke with a thick Georgian accent, and had gray eyes that were hardly emotionally tinged.

When Joseph heard that he was the representative of the Petersburg Committee to the Kronstad base, shook his hand, asked him by name, and then casually asked him what he thought about the situation, Chubov seized this golden opportunity and bluntly said that the armament of the Kronstad sailors base should be firmly in the hands of the party, and that it would be better to solve the problem with guns than to fight theoretically against the Mensheviks and the Provisional Government.

Chubov's words were bold. He noticed the surprised eyes of the soldiers standing with him. He had mastered Ulyanov's ideas from the letters given to him by his superiors, but the troops at the Kronstad base were not all in favor of an armed seizure of power, even though it was the most reliable armed of the party. When he said this, Joseph was expressionless, and he did not know the true position of the big man, because he did not see any of Joseph's internal statements. But he knew that after Ulyanov's return, the party's policy was turning, the Petersburg Committee had de facto collapsed, and a large number of cadres were transferred to new posts. There is no longer the power to confront and veto the Central Bureau......

"Hmm. Take it. I'll report for duty tomorrow. Yakov handed the letter of introduction to Chubov, "Good luck with your work." Yakov stood up, wiped the sweat from his neck by the way, and stretched out his hand to Chubov.

"There's a saying I don't know if I should ask ......"

"I know what you're asking." Yakov interrupted Chubov. "Maybe we're wrong. There should be no compromise with the Provisional Government at all...... How many years have you been in the party? ”

"You know this best......

"We need a strong-willed leader. There you go. I have important things to go out for. ”

Chubov did not wait for tomorrow, he took the letter of introduction that Yakov had given him and went directly to the post office and called the Spanish restaurant. After waiting for a few minutes, Horiyoshiro arrived, and Chubov simply reported that his work had been transferred to the Krisinskaya building, where the party's headquarters was located and which was now the center of the confrontation with the Tavlida Palace.

Yoshiro Hori asked him where he was now, and he did. Yoshiro Hori congratulated him on the phone, "The errand remains the same. Try not to take the initiative to contact in the future. With that, he hung up the phone.

In July, Petersburg seemed to be repeating the chaos of February, with workers and soldiers losing patience with the Provisional Government's delay in solving practical problems, workers cursing unemployment and hunger, soldiers fearing that they would be transferred to the front, and demonstrations began again, albeit with the Provisional Government. On the way to Kriscinskaya, Chuboff encountered several groups of workers waving banners with slogans almost identical to those of the original opposition to the tsarist government. Yoshiro Hori's words about the emergence of another revolution seem to be becoming a reality.

He was greeted by a tall, red-faced man named Kuzmich who, after verifying his identity, led him into Dzerzhinsky's office.

After staring at Chubov for three minutes, Dzerzhinsky, with his beautiful long hair and belt, said, "Welcome, Comrade Chubov. Your work in Kronstad is outstanding, and we need such strong-willed comrades as you. You will work under the leadership of Comrade Kuzmich, and he will give you specific tasks. ”

Kuzmich was the head of the guard at the Krysinskaya building, while Dzerzhinsky was the top leader of the Central Committee in charge of security.

"Yes, I will unconditionally complete the tasks assigned by the organization." Chubov made a stand at Dzerzhinsky in the posture of a soldier.

"Very good. Our party is at a critical juncture, and there is a great need for comrades like you," Dzerzhinsky repeated what he had just said, "You are from Chita? Have you worked in the Far East? ”

"Yes. I have lived in the Far East for more than 30 years...... "Chubov is already familiar with his resume, especially his experience of living and working in China, which has been carefully scrutinized by his organization and firmly remembered in his heart.

Chubov thought that the other party would torture him, but a phone on the table rang, Dzerzhinsky picked up the phone and reported his name, covered the microphone and waved at Chubov and Kuzmich, who were standing behind him, and motioned for them to go out.

Kuzmich led Chubov to his office, gave him a pistol and two loaded magazines, and asked him to register, "Recently we are going to organize a larger demonstration, to put pressure on the old men in the Tavlida Palace." In addition to the security of the headquarters, we also have to take on the task of protecting the people. You're going to lead a group, now come with me. Kuzmich made a phone call first, then took Chubov to the first floor and handed him a dozen people, who were his men, "He is your detachment leader, Comrade Chubov." Familiarize yourself with it at once, Levashov," Kuzmich said to a young man with a scar on his face, "and you are responsible for reporting to Comrade Chubov. Then Kuzmich left.

Levashov did not seem to welcome Chubov and had a cold attitude. However, Chubov was briefly introduced to the personnel of the detachment, who were not responsible for the day-to-day work of guarding, but were a mobile unit formed by Dzerzhinsky, which was on call 24 hours a day in the Krischinskaya building.

Chubov lived in the basement of the headquarters building, and it was even more chaotic outside, and a part of the crowd ran to the Krisinskaya building to raise slogans against the Bolsheviks. However, Chubov did not receive the duty of attendance, and stayed at the headquarters with his detachment, eating well, but not drinking. Chubov asked Levashov to find all the newspapers he could find, mainly Pravda. However, there are also several Exchange Circulars. It is a non-partisan newspaper. Chubov's attentive manner of reading newspapers calmed his subordinates, most of whom were not literately sufficient to read newspapers independently.

"What did you say?" Levashov asked.

"The 1st Machine Gun Regiment is already in action, it's really good. They sent representatives to the factories to agitate, and they also sent people to Kronstad to contact the sailors. Prepare for an armed parade. Chubov raised the Pravda in his hand.

Levashov pulled out a cigarette case. Throw Chubov a cigarette. "Yes, the troops are on our side, that's right. They no longer believe the braggadocio of the Provisional Government. As long as we do it, they're finished. Levashov set fire to his boots and lit a cigarette for Chubov, "The point is that I don't want to fight, I know that." ”

"You've been on the front lines? What do the troops at the front think? ”

"I was on the Northwest Front for a year and a half, got shot," he said, pointing to his left leg, "and never went again." The above is absolutely true, we can no longer be cannon fodder for the bourgeoisie. ”

"Oh, I'm worried about the troops on the front, they have millions. As far as I know, they are loyal to the Provisional Government. ”

"I know that the soldiers don't want to fight. There are so many dead, the blood of the soldiers is like a river, for what? You know, the German army was also made up of workers and peasants. ”

"What year did you join the party?"

"Last year. While recuperating in Petersburg. ”

The next morning, Chubov received an order from Kuzmich to take his detachment to defend the leadership of the Central Committee in a speech to the masses in the square in front of the Krysinskaya building. He and his detachment, all of whom had changed into civilian clothes, wandered around the makeshift podium in the square, all of them with pistols tucked into their waists. That morning, Chubov finally listened to Ulyanov's speech to the crowd of more than 10,000 people, mainly the soldiers from the Kronstad base, and the little leader gave an agitatory speech with a highly inflammatory body language. Because of the distance, Chubov basically did not hear what Ulyanov was saying, but was only fascinated by his unique gestures. To be sure, he was surrounded by party leaders, but Chubov knew only Joseph and none else. The speech ended at about 11 o'clock, and the excited soldiers and workers headed to the Tavlida Palace, while the leaders returned to the headquarters building. There were no surprises in the whole process, and in Chubov's opinion, there can only be one word to describe it, and that is "chaos". In the course of Ulyanov's speech, there were constant shouts for action, do it, don't wait any longer......

Chubov and his detachment escorted the dignitaries back to the building, the scorching sun scorched him enough, and he went back to the shady basement to drink two large jars of cold water, feeling much more comfortable. Levashov hurried in, "Oops, the fight is up." ”

"Who did you fight with?"

"Semenov's regiment, as well as the Cossacks, a lot died," Levashov gasped.

As Levashov said, there was an armed clash between the procession, mainly Kronstad's sailors, and the forces supporting the Provisional Government, and many shops, restaurants, and shopping malls were destroyed by the mob, and the situation got out of control. Public opinion was almost entirely on the opposite side of the Bolsheviks, accusing them of being thugs, and then a terrible rumor began to circulate that Ulyanov was a spy hired by the Germans and had returned home with a lot of German money to overthrow the regime...... The Provisional Government has appealed to the front-line troops to return to Beijing to quell the rebellion. There was also information that at least one division of Chinese troops had already marched towards Petersburg due to the refusal of the front-line troops to carry out the orders of the Provisional Government, and that they were fully supportive of the Provisional Government.

The atmosphere in the headquarters building was tense, the leaders were in a meeting, the guards received orders to replenish their weapons, and Chubov's detachment received ten Mosinagan rifles with bayonets, each with 50 rounds of ammunition.

That night, Pravda was smashed by the Provisional Government. Chubov received an order from Kuzmich to lead the detachment to protect the leader and secretly leave Petersburg.

Leaving at 4 o'clock, Chubov found that it was Joseph who he was escorting. Probably the sleep was not enough, and Joseph's face was very bad. He stared at Chubof, who saluted him, for a long time, and then got into a Ford car, while Chubov and the others got into a truck.

Soon, however, Chubov was called down, and Joseph demanded that he be in the same car as him.

Trucks clear the way in front and sedans follow. Turning into a narrow street from the Admiralty building, it was still dark, the city was still quiet, and the riots of the day were gone. The driver said to Chubov, who was watching from the window, that this was Pea Street, and that he had just said the name of the street when a gunshot rang out, followed by the sound of shattered glass, and the driver's building was shot.

"Get down! Don't park! Rush over! I'll cover! Chubov pulled out his pistol, pulled open the door and jumped in, then slammed the door shut. He fired indiscriminately at the opposite house with his pistol, and the magazine quickly ran out, when he saw the truck that followed him slammed into the street lamp on the corner and turned off.

Chubov stood on the street changing magazines. He saw the Ford sedan rush around the truck, and the leader left his guards behind.

The fire came from the house on the right, and the fire was not fierce, but accurate. Chubov's men jumped out of the car and began to return fire, and he quickly hid behind the body of the truck, heard Levashov shout and fell at his feet.

"What's wrong with you?" Chubov asked.

"My legs ......," Levashov snorted in pain.

"Retreat, retreat! Take the wounded and follow me! Chubov shouted. The objects of protection have all run away, why are you waiting here to die? Chubov pulled Levashov up, crouched down and put him on his back, and led his men into an alley, where they disappeared into the darkness.

The July Incident was characterized by the Provisional Government as a rebellion instigated by the Bolsheviks. Troops loyal to the Provisional Government and neutral came forward to quell the unrest, and the leaders of Ulyanov, Trotsky, Joseph, Molotov, Zinoviev and others fled again, and the Bolsheviks broke with the Provisional Government completely. In the opinion of the overwhelming majority, the Bolsheviks were finished, they were expelled from Petersburg, and there was no place for them in the capital. (To be continued......)