329 Mentor's determination

Just like a police movie, only when the bandits are dead, the police will arrive. By the time Stalin rushed to the Kshessinskaya Palace with reinforcements from the 1st Machine Gun Regiment against all odds, Georgy and Rokossovsky were already cleaning up the battlefield.

"Comrade Lenin, I'm sorry for being late, I'm sorry to frighten you!"

Stalin looked at the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood in front of the Kosheshinskaya Palace, and gasped on the spot, what kind of battle is this going on? However, what surprised him even more was that the reconnaissance company of the Red Eagle Regiment defending the center was able to repel so many enemies, and its own casualties should be said to be very small. For the combat effectiveness of the Red Eagle Regiment, Stalin was amazed.

Of course, there was not much time left for him to marvel, and although Lenin was a little unhappy that he had arrived so late, the most important thing at the moment was not to rebuke Stalin, but to immediately throw him into battle.

"Comrade Stalin, stop talking this nonsense. The enemy has not yet been destroyed, and I ask you to attack immediately, knock them back and destroy them! If you can, I want you to fight all the way to the Winter Palace, which is the most important battlefield! ”

Stalin unswervingly accepted this difficult task, and he couldn't accept it if he didn't accept it, who made him an eyesore lately, and his work was always unable to completely satisfy his mentor, in order to prove his ability, and in order to fight a turnaround. Stalin was determined to destroy all the enemies in front of him, and although the opponents were nearly twice as numerous as him, Stalin had such confidence.

The 1st Machine Gun Regiment, in accordance with Stalin's orders, formed a formation, with bright spears stuck in the muzzles of its guns, and launched a powerful counterattack against Shulikin's White Army. Shulykin did not want to retreat, although his forces at hand could no longer take the Ksheshinskaya Palace, but it was good to surround the building and cause a little trouble for the Bolsheviks.

But now this was all just a good wish, and as Stalin began to attack, the remnants of his army immediately collapsed, and Stalin was driven out of the Khšesinskaya Palace like a sheep, and retreated, or rather, until Kornilov sent his troops to block Stalin, otherwise, the remnants of the defeated army would continue to flee until they could no longer run.

Denikin looked at the remnants of Shu Lijin's men who had lost their armor and asked in disbelief: "Mr. Shu Lijin, what has happened to you?" The main force of the Bolsheviks? I remember that the defense of the Koshinskaya Palace was not very strong, right? Could it be that the 1st Machine Gun Regiment was dispatched? ”

Major Alexei and Shepgeny, including Shulykin, felt that their faces were gloomy, and if Denikin knew that they were carrying a team of nearly 3,000 people but could not help the other party's more than 200 people, it would undoubtedly make them a laughing stock for the whole of Russia.

"Yes, the 1st Machine Gun Regiment is dispatched, and they have a lot of firepower!" Shu Lijin said curtly.

It should be said that Shulijin is not completely lying, the 1st Machine Gun Regiment has indeed been dispatched, if it were not for them, I am afraid that the leader of the Black Centurion Regiment would still be able to look at the Ksheshinskaya Palace from afar at this moment, and even shamelessly announce that his troops have completely blocked this building, and not even a bird in it will want to fly out!

Denikin pursed his lips, to be honest, he felt that even if the 1st Machine Gun Regiment was dispatched, with the strength that Shu Lijin mastered, the two sides could fight a tie, and being chased so badly could only show that some people's military talents were really ......

"All right, Mr. Shulijin." Denikin sighed, "I will solve the ...... of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment" Speaking of this, he suddenly said: "Since the 1st Machine Gun Regiment has been dropped, then, Mr. Shulygin, please reorganize your team, you go to the Tavrichher Palace and rescue the Soviet socialist masters, where the defense should be relatively empty, and we need their help for the time being!" ”

Shu Lijin was very happy to accept this proposal, and he did not know that Stalin had only mobilized a small part of his forces to come to the rescue of the central government. He thought that Tavricher Palace could pick up a big bargain, and if he could save the Soviet socialist masters, it would undoubtedly be a great merit, and then he could wash away the shame he had just endured.

Shulykin marched towards Tavrichher Palace, and as last time, without learning any lessons, he swaggered from the main road to Tavrichher Palace, and then met with resolute and fruitful resistance from the main forces of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment.

Although the 1st Machine Gun Regiment did not have heavy weapons, not even a single machine gun, they had more than 1,000 people, and the surrounding crowds of demonstrators gave them great support. It only took one face, and they once again completely defeated Shu Lijin.

This time, no one could pull Shulikin anymore, and his team was completely scattered, some were killed, the other fled without a trace, and only a very small part fled with him back to the Winter Palace.

Fortunately, the White Army's defense in the Winter Palace was relatively strong, and a part of the troops attacking the Peter and Paul Fortress were transferred to block the 1st Machine Gun Regiment on Nevsky Prospect, which prevented the situation from further deteriorating.

The battle continued until six o'clock in the evening, and neither Lenin's insurrectionary army nor Kornilov's reactionary White Army achieved their goal of destroying the other, and the situation reached a stalemate.

"Major General Moros, when will your troops take the Peter and Paul Fortress?" Kornilov asked impatiently.

Major General Moros smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, we have already stormed for an afternoon, paying nearly a thousand casualties, without artillery support, with the current strength, it is difficult to do it!" ”

Kornilov really wanted to teach Major General Moros a lesson, he felt that Major General Moros was a pig, and he would not be flexible at all in the war, and he would only stupidly send the vitality to the enemy's guns, killing and wounding more than a thousand people, and he didn't even land on Rabbit Island.

Of course, Major General Moros is not the most pig-like, or the worst-performing one, with Shu Lijin's glorious performance at the bottom, and Major General Moros is at most the deputy squad leader. However, it is a pity that although Kornilov hated Shulikin for his military incompetence, he could not reprimand this ally who helped him become commander-in-chief, so he could only vent all his anger and resentment on Major General Moros.

"Major General, I don't want to listen to this useless nonsense, I just need you to tell me, when will you go and occupy that damned prison and send Trotsky's head to my desk?"

Major General Moros laughed dryly, hung his head, and did not answer the question at all.

Kornilov shook his head helplessly, it should be said that the battle plan he formulated at the beginning was too taken for granted, and underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Bolsheviks. His troops attacked in all directions, preparing for a comprehensive defeat of the Bolsheviks, but they hit nails everywhere, and there was nothing they could do about Peter and Paul's advice across the river, they could not take the Kosheshinskaya Palace, they could not save the Soviet socialist masters, and even the blocking troops on the outskirts of the city suffered great difficulties and gradually began to be unable to withstand it. The form is quite bad, and he must take advantage of the fact that the blocking force has not collapsed to quell the rebellion in the city, otherwise the fun will be really great.

"When will our reinforcements arrive?" He asked Denikin.

"I'm afraid there is no hope tonight, the troops loyal to us are on the front line, the Germans are under great pressure on us, the front line is also squeezing out a little force from between the teeth, Duke Lvov is coordinating transportation, but you know, the railway to Petrograd is a mess, the workers are on strike, and no one can guarantee everything going smoothly on the road."

"In other words, you can't count on them for the time being." Kornilov sighed again, "At least tonight, we will have to rely on the strength we have at hand. ”

Denikin didn't speak, and he didn't know what to say, the lack of troops was an objective reality, and he didn't have the ability to scatter beans into soldiers.

After a long time, Kornilov finally raised his head and said very resolutely: "Stop the attack on Peter and Paul prison, transfer troops to the Khshinskaya Palace, and destroy Lenin first!" ”

Denikin thought about it, this is also the most realistic way, compared to the Peter and Paul fortress, the defense of the Kshessinskaya Palace is hardly worth mentioning, if it weren't for Shulykin's performance this afternoon...... I'm afraid Lenin is already a prisoner.

"I am against the attack on the Koshesinskaya Palace!"

Kornilov's plan was categorically rejected by Shulykin, and he said with great emotion: "The Kshessinskaya Palace is the Central Committee of the Bolsheviks, and the defense there is very strong, so to speak, concentrate their elite. It would be stupid and irresponsible to attack there! ”

Kornilov moved his brows, he wanted to scold Shulijin to his face for being an out-and-out fool, but after all, this person was "enneficial" to him, and sneering at his benefactor was not the behavior of an upright gentleman. He could only endure this anger and asked, "Then what do you say?" Our troops have suffered heavy losses, they have lost the ability to attack in an all-out way, and now they can only attack the enemy's vital points if they want to achieve victory! For example, the Central Committee of the Bolsheviks, as long as the Bolsheviks are resolved, they can quell the rebellion! You say, is there a better and more direct goal than that? ”。

Shulykin knew that Kornilov was right, as long as the Bolsheviks, or rather, Lenin, were solved, the rebellion would be put down. But he really didn't want the Koshinskaya Palace to fall, that would only bring out his military incompetence, and he didn't want such a stain on his glorious career. So in any case, the Kshessinskaya Palace could not be touched. But to refute Kornilov, he had to find a more plausible-looking target.

Is there a goal in place? Of course there is, and that's Tavricher Palace!

Shulikin said impassionedly: "The price of attacking the Ksheshinskaya Palace is too heavy, for the smooth implementation of our future plans, we must preserve our strength, and attacking there is undoubtedly to stab the hornet's nest, in order to keep their Party Central Committee, all the Bolsheviks will fight with us!" ”

After a pause, Shulykin saw Kornilov's contemplative expression, knowing that he had already succeeded halfway, and said with a hot iron: "Our goal should be the Tavrichher Palace, we should go to save the Soviets, as long as the Mensheviks and Socialists who have been aggrieved for a day are released, they will definitely entertain the Bolsheviks well!" ”

Denikin scoffed at this: "I don't see how those guys can do anything to the Bolsheviks, except for a few verbal curses, they have the slightest influence on the situation of the war?" ”

"Of course it does!" Shuligin said very confidently, "Some of the mobs in Petrograd still trust them very much, as long as the Soviets raise their arms, politically the Bolsheviks will lose their legal cloak, and their actions will be tantamount to rebellion, as long as we do a little more on this, the political pressure will be all on their side, maybe they will have to give in!" ”

Shu Lijin felt that the excuse he came up with was very good, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud: "Isn't it good to surrender without a fight?" ”。

Denikin sneered: "It's just your imagination, what if they don't give in?" What are we going to do? ”

Shulikin replied contemptuously: "It doesn't matter if you don't give in, we just need to give the mob in Petrograd the impression that the Bolsheviks are rebelling and engaging in a conspiracy." Without the shouts and cheers of the mob, a mere Bolshevik is nothing! ”

Denikin was not convinced, he insisted: "This is too much to take for granted, I still think that we should attack the Ksessinskaya Palace, only by destroying the Bolsheviks, we can achieve a clean and complete victory!" ”

"That's a mistake!" Shuligin categorically denied that "our goal is not to destroy the Bolsheviks, but to seize the supreme power in Russia." The destruction of the Bolsheviks will not bring us the latter, our real enemy is the capitulationists led by Roddenko! We should conserve our strength and actively prepare for the final battle, so we should attack Tavricher Palace! ”

The final choice was in front of Kornilov, as a soldier, he should be on Denikin's side, and taking Koshinskaya would put an end to it. But now he is no longer a pure soldier, he has to think more about politics, so he decides to attack Tavrichher Palace.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks were not the slightest defense, because they made completely opposite guesses in the light of the current situation, believing that Kornilov's target was the Kšesinskaya Palace, so the forces of defense were redistributed, and the main forces of the 1st Machine Gun Regiment were transferred from the Tavrichher Palace.

Sverdlov had a different opinion on this, "I am not against strengthening the defense of the center, we really have a good chance of becoming the enemy's primary target." But I just want to reflect to the Central Committee that it is okay to strengthen the defense of the Central Committee, but it is also not possible to relax the vigilance against the Soviets! ”

"We don't have enough strength!" Stalin said in an urn from his seat, "The troops outside the city have been stopped by the enemy, and Trotsky is surrounded in the Peter and Paul fortress, in this case the 1st Machine Gun Regiment can only be used intensively, and it is correct to defend the center that may be attacked by the enemy at the very least!" ”

"I didn't say it wasn't true!" Sverdlov gestured, "I mean, up to now the Soviets have not recognized the situation and are still on the side of the reactionaries. So expecting them to wake up has become a luxury. We should take drastic measures against them, either arrest them or put them under house arrest, something must be done! ”

Sverdlov's proposal was like a bolt of lightning that greatly stimulated the Central Committee members present, and everyone whispered about it, but it was clear that the vast majority of the Central Committee members were apprehensive about it, and they all agreed that the effect was too bad for it to be better not to do so until the last moment.

Sverdlov excitedly emphasized: "Now is the time for the worst of the world, and if the Soviets fall into the hands of the enemy, the political destructive power will be even more serious, and then we will be extremely passive!" ”

Lenin's face was cloudy, and he tried hard to weigh the trade-offs, to be honest, this determination is really not easy to make, no matter which plan is chosen, there are unavoidable political risks, it can be said that one wrong step will be a loss.

After a long silence, when all the members of the Central Committee stopped discussing and looked directly at the mentor, hoping that he would make a choice, Lenin raised his head and said very calmly: "Ignore the Soviets, gather all the troops, and take the Winter Palace in one go!" ”

This decision was quite shocking, it rejected both mainstream views at the same time, and in a way Lenin's all-or-nothing decision.

"It's too dangerous!" Sverdlov and Stalin shouted at the same time.

Lenin nodded and said firmly: "I know that this is dangerous! But we had to do it, our aim was to overthrow the Provisional Government, and there was no doubt about it, so we could only point our guns at the Provisional Government. As for the Soviets, it's going to rain, and the mother wants to get married, so they can do whatever they want! ”

What the?

There were broken glasses in the conference room, and all the members of the Central Committee did not expect Lenin to say such irresponsible words. But Lenin had his own unique opinion on this: "We Bolsheviks have always emphasized that all rights belong to the Soviets, so we must not fire the first shot at the Soviets......"

As soon as Sverdlov was about to speak, Lenin emphasized: "House arrest is no less advisable!" We want to show the people of the whole country that we Bolsheviks are not engaged in intrigue or scheming, nor do we want to empty the Soviets, but that our only aim is to overthrow the Provisional Government and return the power of the country to the people! Even if the Soviets have de facto turned their backs on the people, we will not restrict their freedom out of respect for the people who elected them! I know it's dangerous to do this, but it's definitely worth it, because even if we lose this struggle, we have won the trust of the people, and with their trust and support, we can wag the same struggle a thousand times and ten thousand times until we achieve the final victory!! ”

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