Since Dzerzhinsky has already made a choice, he insists on knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer tigers, then Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov have no choice, with the temper of the man in the iron mask, persuasion has no effect at all, and even insisting on it will cause him to be disgusted.

Thinking about it, the only thing Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng can do is to get themselves out of the gang first, in case Dzerzhinsky is really tragic, help him say good things, so that the Man in the Iron Mask will not be disgraced.

In fact, this little turmoil passed quickly, and for the vast majority of the bigwigs in the central government, it was not a problem. The only thing that could concern them now was only three issues: the question of food, the question of the formation and training of the Red Army, and, at the very least, the question of the suppression of banditry.

Especially on the last issue of suppressing bandits, the big eyes of the whole central government are now staring at the big place in southern Ukraine, nervously paying attention to the movements of this white bandit army. I have to say that the movements of the white army are very strange, which makes this group of bigwigs feel a little confused.

So what did the White Army do that baffled the Bolshevik bigwigs? Quite simply, the White Army did nothing!

It is surprising that the White Army, which captured Luhansk and Rostov and got off to a good start, suddenly stopped and stopped in the south of Ukraine to spend time with nothing to do.

I have to say, it's a pretty amazing choice. Generally speaking, the rebellion is a small campaign to fight the big, and from the very beginning of the launch, it is necessary to make as much noise as possible in one go, and strive to set the prairie on fire with a spark.

The most correct choice, no matter what, the White Army must act. It doesn't matter if it's going north, east, or south. All have to move. Only when we move can we revitalize the situation. So why did the White Army not move?

The reason is very simple, two, first, there are many internal contradictions, and a unified opinion cannot be formed; Second, objective reality makes them temporarily powerless to act.

Let's start with the first point, which has been mentioned several times before, and the composition of the White Army is quite complex. To put it mildly, it is a complex of contradictions and complexities on the hills. In order to protect their own interests, the various factions are unwilling to make concessions, and often quarrel over trivial matters.

As a member of the Czech Legion who participated in the rebellion, Svoboda experienced this very closely. In 1915, at the height of World War I, Svoboda was forcibly conscripted into the army by Austria-Hungary. A man with a strong sense of national pride hated the Habsburgs who enslaved Czechoslovakia.

Svoboda did not want to join the army at all, did not want to fight, and especially did not want to die for Austria-Hungary. But as the humblest of the disadvantaged peoples, he could not rebel against his fate. Like other cannon fodder, he was forced to go to war.

But unlike other cannon fodder. Svoboda did not lose his life on the battlefield, and he was lucky enough to be captured by the Russians. Although it is better to be a prisoner than to die. But that also points who was captured. There is no such thing as preferential treatment of prisoners in the glorious tradition of the Russian army, and in short, the Russian prisoner of war camps are by no means a paradise, at best a hell of a place.

Luckily for other Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war, however, Svoboda's ethnic composition allowed him to get out of the dreaded prisoner of war camp a little earlier. In 1916, he was approached by an organization called the Czechoslovak National Council, informing him that if he was willing to fight for the national independence of Czechoslovakia, they would get him out of the hellish Russian prisoner-of-war camps.

After some thought, Svoboda agreed. Although it is also very dangerous to go to war, it seems that it is safer on the battlefield than staying in a Russian prisoner of war camp? Moreover, Svoboda felt that since he was serving the Czechoslovak National Council, how could he say that he was surrounded by compatriots and fellow villagers, and that this was a struggle for national liberation, which was of great significance.

Soon, Svoboda left the hellish Russian prisoner of war camp, and after packing up a little, he received a Russian military uniform and Russian standard weapons. To be honest, he thought it was a bit of black humor, and a few months ago he was shooting at people in Russian uniforms, and in the blink of an eye it was his turn to change into them.

Svoboda couldn't help but wonder if those compatriots who were still serving in the Austro-Hungarian army would know that among the people wearing this uniform were their fellow countrymen?

This idea was quickly put to the back of Svoboda's mind, and there was not much to think about in the heat of battle, but to kill as many people as possible and then find a way to save his own life. Anyway, Svoboda didn't think he could survive this tough battle.

To his surprise, however, after a few months of service in the Russian army, the situation changed again, and with the sound of a cannon in the February Revolution, Russia changed dramatically. On the whole, the situation on the Eastern Front was relatively relaxed, and it seemed that there was a light at the end of the armistice.

At that time, all kinds of rumors were widely spread, some said that Russia was ready to surrender, and others said that the Russians had withdrawn from the war. Of course, regardless of the rumors, the situation did not seem good for the Czech Legion.

As the "traitors" of Austria-Hungary, the position of the Czech Legion was quite embarrassing, and if Russia and Austria-Hungary reached an armistice, then it was obvious that these former Austro-Hungarian subjects would definitely be liquidated, and if they didn't get it, they would be charged with treason and shot. For the Czech Legion, this was certainly something they were not willing to face.

At least Svoboda was worried about his fate, especially after the October Revolution broke out in Russia, and the situation became more and more unfavorable for the Czech army. Almost every day, Svoboda feared that he would be disarmed by the Russians, then bundled up and wagoned back to Austria-Hungary for trial.

Svoboda was not the only one who had such fears, it should be said that it was extremely common, especially the officers who led them in battle, who constantly exaggerated the treachery of the Russians and were ready to betray them.

In 1917, Svoboda's New Year's wish was for the Bolsheviks to continue on the side of the Allies and to continue the war. But the cruel reality hit him in the face, and before March, suddenly the Brest contract was reached. For a time, the position of the Czech Legion was in jeopardy!

Then. They were prepared for the worst. Real guns don't leave the hand and the bullets are loaded. Always on guard against the offensive of the Russian army. However, the situation was very confused, and the Russians, or the Bolsheviks, did not attack, and did not even accede to the request of Austria-Hungary to hand them over, but intended to leave Russia for France.

This result was a natural sound for the fearful Svoboda, who probably thought he was the best solution. If this plan can be realized, then the Russians will withdraw from the war even less hateful. Because as a normal person, Svoboda has the same aversion to war.

That time. Svoboda has already begun to pack his bags and is ready to go to beautiful France, he is very stupid and naïve, and he is even thinking about whether to get a few French chicks.

However, this hope for a good future was soon shattered, and just as Svoboda was looking forward to the beautiful scenery of France, Chief of Staff Titerikhs brought bad news - the Russians were going to confiscate our weapons and disarm us...... Only after we have surrendered our weapons can we go to Siberia and leave Russia.

At the time, Svoboda was terrified. What it meant to hand over the weapon, he knew too well. And leaving Russia via Siberia was even more incomprehensible to him. In his opinion, taking Siberia is undoubtedly a long detour. Isn't it much closer to leave Russia directly from Murmansk? And Siberia did not leave a good impression on him, where the Russian prisoner of war camp was set up!

Anyway, after hearing the news, the first thing that came to Svoboda's mind was - the Bolsheviks were playing tricks, trying to coax them into surrendering their weapons and then throwing them into prisoner-of-war camps!

In this regard, the Czech Legion naturally could not accept it, and resolutely rejected this plan, and then the negotiations began to see-saw. For a whole month, telegrams were exchanged and Masaryk constantly warned them that the Bolsheviks could not be trusted, and that the Bolsheviks had been playing a plot.

For this elder, who fought all his life for the independence and freedom of the Czechoslovak nation, all the Czech legionnaires always had a blind trust. The same was true of Svoboda at that time, and he naturally believed Massa's words at once, and hated the Bolsheviks to the core. Think that the Bolsheviks are all devils, and only by destroying the devil can they live and win their freedom!

Finally, in March, tens of thousands of Czech soldiers, led by Chief of Staff Titerikhs, were as naïve as Svoboda and fired the first shot against the Bolsheviks. Their actions went very smoothly and they easily took Donetsk, followed by the battles of Luhansk and Rostov-on-Don.

At that time, Svoboda was optimistic that at this rate, they might reach Petrograd in a month, hang all the evil Bolsheviks, and then they would be able to go back to war with Austria-Hungary and Germany and start the great cause of national independence again.

However, what happened next was not at all as rosy as Svoboda had thought, and fierce arguments and clashes broke out within the so-called "coalition forces": a part of the Russians wanted to go eastward, they wanted to go to Ufa, to prepare for the new provisional government that had just been formed;

while the other part of the Russians insisted that they must go south, that they must march in the direction of the Caucasus, because the British army was operating on the border between Iran and Russia, where they could get the support of the Entente;

The last part of the Russians and their Czech legions preferred to go north, thinking that they could completely attack the Yellow Dragon. Because judging by the battles that took place in Lugansk, the Bolshevik Red Army was almost vulnerable. Moreover, they also heard that Lenin and the Bolshevik top brass had fallen into chaos because of the Luhansk fiasco, and that they had canceled the plan to move the capital, which showed how empty they were.

But none of these three opinions prevailed, and no one could convince anyone. And after the initial combat attrition, the coalition forces also faced serious logistical supply problems. Without the munitions sent from the direction of Moscow and Petrograd, the coalition forces lost one bullet for almost every shot fired. To make matters worse, the Bolsheviks also organized partisans and constantly attacked their communication routes, which made it difficult to resupply. In such a state, a decisive battle against the Bolsheviks is probably not optimistic.

At least Svoboda felt that it was not optimistic, after the battle with the Germans in February, coupled with the consumption of the uprising, the ammunition storage of the Czech Legion had turned on the red light, and the whole corps was trying to get ammunition. And what is more infuriating is that their allies. That is, the Russian White Army refused to support weapons and ammunition.

For this. Svoboda in particular couldn't figure it out. I don't know if the Russians have brains or not. The Czechs helped the White Army to defeat the world and overthrow the Bolsheviks, but these guys didn't even want to give them bullets. What is this?

Anyway, at that time, the leaders of the coalition forces were very unhappy, and Titerichs even slapped the table with Krasnov and Dutov, strongly asking them to replenish the consumption of the Czech Legion.

However, this did not work, and according to Krasnov and Dutov, their army ammunition supply was also very tight. Even the armament was not as complete as the Czech regiments. Not only was they unable to support the Czech Legion, but they even fought backwards and asked the Czechs to support some of their heavy firepower, especially a little more machine guns.

As a result, naturally there is no result. Svoboda only knew that after Jiterikhs returned, he viciously complained to Daddy Masaryk in the United States, asking him to find a way to solve the problem quickly, otherwise, this battle would not be fought.

Svoboda remembers it very clearly. Daddy Masaryk's reply to this was: Calm down, the Entente is coordinating. There will definitely be support, as long as there is a brave attack, a bold advance, victory will surely belong to the great Czechoslovak people!

Svoboda was quite disappointed with this kind of white stripe, everyone knew that the road forward and attack could usher in victory, but the problem was that there was no way to move forward now, let alone attack. If support is not delivered, the coalition forces will be torn apart.

Not only was the coalition about to split, but there were signs of a split within the corps, and some of the officers and soldiers involved in the negotiations with the Bolsheviks privately passed on the story that the Bolsheviks had basically agreed to their terms and allowed them to leave Russia with weapons. The prerequisite was that they promised not to engage in anti-Soviet activities, and they also had to leave in batches.

If this was the case, Svoboda would have felt perfectly acceptable, and he could understand the concerns of the Russians, as well as the fact that he did not want to see tens of thousands of foreigners with weapons crossing his country.

What made Svoboda wonder was why these conditions did Titerius not convey to them? Why did no one tell them that they could come to an agreement with the Bolsheviks? Why did Svoboda play up the treachery of the Bolsheviks and the Bolsheviks to sell them to Austria-Hungary?

At that time, Titeririchs dismissed these statements as outrageous rumors, a conspiracy by the Bolsheviks to shake the morale and morale of their troops, and he severely punished some of the soldiers who spread the "rumors" before stabilizing the situation.

It was many years before Svoboda became clear about the truth of these "rumors", which was the end of World War II. When he searched the archives of former President Masaryk's private correspondence, he realized what an ignominious role the founding father had played in the Czech Legion rebellion.

Of course, all this is for another time, at least now Svoboda is only a little confused, upset and strange about the occasional gossip. Now, like most of the other Czech legionnaires, he thinks that Titeririchs is leading them in the fight for freedom.

"Platoon commander, platoon commander!"

Svoboda, who was sleeping in the barracks, was shaken awake, and the herald Thomas shook him and said: "Commander Titeririchs asks you to report to the headquarters immediately, quick!" ”

Svoboda was strange, the legions had been stuck for some time, and as he knew, they would probably stay in Luhansk to bask in the sun until that senseless quarrel had not come to fruition. And now, suddenly let him go to the headquarters, what can happen?

By the time Svoboda arrived at the headquarters, Titerikhs was already a little impatient, and seemed to be dissatisfied with his sluggishness.

"Ludwik, you're moving too slowly!" He grumbled.

To this, Svoboda can only say sorry.

"Forget it, don't say so much!" Titeririchs quickly skipped the topic and introduced him very seriously: "Let me introduce you to these two gentlemen, this is Mr. Constantine, this is Mr. Nikolai!" ”

Svoboda shook hands with the two numbly, and to be honest, he was confused, and he didn't understand why Jiterikhs wanted to introduce them to him. And to be honest, his first impression of the two was not very good, especially the one Konstantin, who looked extremely bored when shaking hands with him, as if he was not shaking hands, but pinching a ball of stool. Svoboda has seen too many expressions like this, and those nobles in his hometown are this ghost virtue!

Titerikhs didn't pay any attention to Svoboda's expression, and said to himself: "Ludvik, I want to give you a special mission to protect these two gentlemen from reaching Sevastopol safely!" ”

Svoboda was stunned, he didn't understand why he wanted to protect these two men to go to Sevastopol, and he didn't understand why they had to take on this task by their Czech legion. To tell the truth, he was not at all familiar with Russia, had never been to Sevastopol at all, and did not even know the way.

"It doesn't matter," said Titeririchs very gently, "these two gentlemen will lead the way, you just have to follow them and keep them safe." As for why you will choose your company," said Tetrikhs with a smile: "Your boys speak Russian well, and further south, but the territory of the Bolshevik rebellious party, you have to pretend to be the Red Army!" ”

Svoboda nodded, most of the lads in his company were Russian-born Czechs, including himself, who spoke Russian fluently, and there was no problem in pretending to be Russian. However, he was still puzzled, because pretending to be a Russian and posing being a Red Army were two different concepts, and he asked: "Why don't you let the Russians go by themselves?" And why did these two gentlemen go to Sevastopol, which was controlled by the Bolsheviks? ”

Jiterikhs interrupted him without saying a word, and said categorically: "Ludvik, don't ask so much, just obey the order!" You just need to know that your task is to protect these two gentlemen at all costs, and you just need to resolutely carry out their instructions! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank hzwangdd, Juventus and the three comrades of the second kill potato!