Sverdlov wants to meet Eberhardt, Li Xiaofeng naturally has no opinion, although Lao Ai's previous ideas are a bit out of step with the situation, but there is no doubt that Lao Ai still has two brushes, and he believes that Lao Ai's ability is at least stronger than those in the Black Sea Fleet Commission.

As he expected, the communication between Eberhardt and Sverdlov was generally pleasant. As a professional senior naval officer, Lao Ai's professional ability is indeed very strong, and he knows the Black Sea Fleet too well, and he can always give some very professional and pertinent advice.

For example, when Xiao Si asked, when the Black Sea Fleet sent out to fight in the Sea of Azov before, the big ships always did not move, and only sent some destroyers, gunboats and torpedo boats to assist in the operation. Could it be that the commanders of the large warships were unwilling to obey the command of the Soviets and were inclined to the side of the counter-revolutionaries.

"You are too worried, there is no such problem as you said," Eberhardt patiently explained: "The Sea of Azov is an alluvial inland sea, with an average water depth of only 8 meters and a maximum water depth of only 14 meters, especially the water depth near the Taganrog side is basically only about 1 meter, which is not suitable for large warship ......activities at all."

Li Xiaofeng felt that he had seen a long time, he had always been strange before, and felt that Mao Zi was a little brainless, how good the geographical environment of the Sea of Azov was, it was almost completely closed, and only one road in the Kerch Strait could lead to it. A new naval base in here would be ideal.

Today, I know that no one looked at the Sea of Azov in the era of Tsarist Russia, and the Black Sea Fleet would choose Odessa, Nikolaev, Sevastopol and Novorossiysk beyond the Sea of Azov. The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, and it is not suitable for large warships with a deep draft.

But Li Xiaofeng, who was about to react again, reacted again. The average water depth in Taganrog is too shallow. It seems that this is also a problem! If the Central Committee decides to transfer forces to recapture Rostov with the Navy. Then it is inevitable to face the problem of water depth. A certain immortal remembers that Rostov is not far from Taganrog, and the distance between the two cities is no more than 100 kilometers in a straight line!

Eberhardt smiled and explained, "As I explained before, this is the spring flood season of the Don River, and the water volume in the Don River basin at this time accounts for more than 60% of the year, and the river depth is also the deepest time of the year. Correspondingly, the water depth of the Don River naturally increases due to its large volume. It can fully meet the needs of destroyer traffic! If this flood season is over, then it will be difficult to say, and the most optimistic can only use shallow gunboats to complete the task. ”

According to the central government's plan, an offensive must be launched to defeat the White Army by the end of April at the latest, and the flood season on the Don River can last until July, so it seems that there is still plenty of time for the time being.

Of course, sufficient time is also relative, and today's Russia is a dilapidated house leaking everywhere, with new holes to be plugged anytime and anywhere, and it is often necessary to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall. It's not. While Li Xiaofeng and the others were discussing the issue of using the Black Sea Fleet with great interest, bad news came again!

"Comrade Yakov. Comrade Lenin, please rush to the conference room immediately, there is an emergency meeting of the Politburo and the Military Commission," said the correspondent, breathlessly, and when he found out that a certain immortal was also present, he could not help but rejoice: "Comrade Andrey, Lenin also asked you to attend the meeting!" ”

After saying these few words, the communicator ran away in a hurry, and it was estimated that there were still many units that needed him to inform and convey them. This made Sverdlov, who originally wanted to ask what was going on, even more suspicious - where is this hole?

"According to the information from the comrades of the Finnish Social Democratic Party," said Lenin very solemnly, "the bourgeois government of Svenhuvud has cobbled together a white army with the support of foreign interventionist forces, and they have issued the most radical ultimatum to Comrade Kuusinen and the Finnish Social Democratic Party, that a civil war in Finland is inevitable!" ”

This news is not at all surprising to most of you, who knew this was the case when Lenin agreed to allow Finland to become independent last December. In fact, the only thing that can surprise the big guys here is - why did it break out so late!

It is important to know that after Finland's independence, the class contradictions in the country were quite acute, and the Social Democratic Party led by Kuusinen made the Svenhuvud government disgraced and occupied the capital of Finland, as well as the industrial center and major large cities. To put it mildly, the situation of the socialist revolution in Finland was better than that in Russia, and the whole country was in full flames, as if the victory of the revolution was only a matter of time.

At least that's what the bigwigs here, and even the mentor himself, think so, which is also an important reason why the Bolshevik Central Committee is so generous in letting Finland go for independence. In the eyes of the Mentor and the other bigwigs, Finland, even if it became independent, would be a pro-Bolshevik and pro-Soviet Russia socialist brotherly country. In this case, why not let them be independent?

In fact, from January 1918 onwards, the Bolshevik Politburo and the Central Committee repeatedly cheered up the Finnish Social Democratic Party, encouraging them to make persistent efforts to eradicate the bourgeois provisional government as soon as possible and establish a socialist regime as soon as possible.

At that time, Stalin, who was also the People's Commissar for National Affairs of the People's Commissariat of the People's Commissariat of People's Commissars, personally went to Helsinki to attend the congress of the Central Executive Committee of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, at which he made an important speech.

All in all, at first the Bolsheviks were not too worried about the Finnish question, and were even optimistic that Finland, like Russia, would solve the bourgeoisie through a vigorous "October Revolution", and then the northern gates of Soviet Russia would be peaceful.

But the reality was a little far from what the Bolshevik bigwigs had hoped. From January onwards, the workers' movement led by Kuusinin, although vigorous and powerful, and had also pulled up an armed force, did not fully pursue the poor and exterminate the bourgeoisie.

On the contrary, the Finnish Provisional Government managed to survive tenaciously in the north of Finland, as well as in the few seaside cities in the south, with the support of the Swedes. They began to secretly organize the White Army. Gradually, he stood on his heels.

And then the situation went on and on. Both sides exercised a degree of restraint, with Kuusinen staying in the big cities to engage in the workers' movement, while Svenhuvud stayed in the coastal strongholds to gather strength and try to make a comeback.

Li Xiaofeng is a cold bystander to such a situation, as a traverser, I am afraid that only he understands that Kuusinen is far from being as strong as he appears, under the appearance of a vigorous labor movement. The strength of the Finnish workers' Red Guards was still very weak. They are able to bully Sven Huvud who is completely unprepared, who let Finland have no army before!

Occupying the advantage of this window period, Kuusinin was able to make such a big battle, to put it mildly, this is the king of the tiger and monkey in the mountains. If Kuusinin had been sent to Russia to lead the revolution, he would have been killed by the bourgeois Provisional Government in a matter of minutes.

Historically, the turning point in the situation in Finland was the direct intervention of Germany, and in February 1918, the Finnish Provisional Government was almost driven to death by the workers' armed forces. At the time of its defeat, the Finnish Provisional Government had no choice but to ask his godfather to come forward. The German government was forced to accede to three demands: first, that Finland should not negotiate peace treaties with other countries without Germany's consent, and second, that Germany be given priority in trade and maritime agreements. Third, Finland pledged to pay all costs for German military support. And that's the reason why Mannerheim barely picks on it, as mentioned earlier.

With foreign military aid, and with the direct help of the German Expeditionary Force, the Provisional Government of Finland was finally overturned. At that time, the Bolsheviks were in peace talks with Germany, and in order not to enter into a direct conflict with Germany, they did not interfere too much in the war in Finland (Russia had troops in Finland at that time, for example, part of the Baltic Fleet was stationed in Finland).

In this period of history, the Germans have not intervened in Finland for the time being because of a certain immortal, and the Finnish provisional government can only rely on the support of Sweden to support it, which is also an important reason why the Finnish Civil War did not break out in full force.

Now, the mentor said that the Finnish civil war had broken out in full swing, which surprised Li Xiaofeng, without sufficient foreign support, what would the Finnish interim government do? Could it be that something is happening in Finland that he doesn't know about?

Li Xiaofeng's guess was not wrong at all, the situation in Finland has indeed changed, and I saw that the tutor said very seriously: "Today, the German ambassador sent a note to the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs of our country, telling them that they will take action in Finland, and hope that our country will not interfere in Finland's internal affairs, otherwise it will damage the normal relations between the two countries......."

Li Xiaofeng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, although it was two months late, but the Germans finally made a move, if the Germans didn't make a move, he doubted how long the Finnish Provisional Government would last.

Some comrades may be very puzzled, why did a certain immortal turn his elbow outward? Could it be that the Finnish Social Revolutionaries were unifying the country to his detriment?

Of course, against a certain immortal, if the Finnish Social Democratic Party has established its dominance, then there will undoubtedly be a red Finland. If nothing else, the Red regime will be unpopular after the end of the First World War, and the entire capitalist world will severely block the Red regime.

For example, the Soviet Union enjoyed this treatment in history, and it was not until the occurrence of the world's economic crisis that it was alleviated. Probably the establishment of a new Red regime would be good news for Trotsky, and a stimulant for his theory of permanent revolution. But Li Xiaofeng really doesn't want a red neighbor who is also blocked, so what he arranged in Finland is still a fart! So for a while, he was waiting for Mannerheim to launch a counteroffensive.

The appearance of a certain immortal changed history to a certain extent, causing the Germans to become more cautious in interfering in Finland's internal affairs. Especially when the Germans knew that a certain immortal had an interest base in Finland, they were even more cautious, for fear that they would accidentally offend a certain immortal.

If it weren't for the fact that the Finnish Provisional Government was about to be unable to hold on and offered a more generous offer than ever before, the Germans would have continued to wait.

However, the Germans were still very careful, and after making the decision to interfere in the Finnish revolution, they immediately contacted Li Xiaofeng through private channels, and they sent Akimovich to explain to a certain immortal, promising to protect the rights and interests of a certain immortal in Finland and not to damage the interests of a certain immortal.

It's a pity that a certain immortal is not in his office today. Rather, he discussed the issue of the Black Sea Fleet with Sverdlov and Eberhardt. That's why I didn't see Akimovich. Of course. Even if Li Xiaofeng saw Akimovich and knew the so-called assurances of the Germans, I am afraid he would be dismissive - your verbal guarantee is of a hairy use, and you want to send Lao Tzu away with a few words of bullshit, you are a three-year-old child? Besides, what's the point of keeping your word even if you German? It's hard to say whether you'll survive 1918, and if you fail, the promises you've made won't be empty promises. Top fart!

For Li Xiaofeng, he has always been self-reliant, and he has long been prepared for military intervention anyway. Of course, a certain immortal was not prepared to help Kuusinen win this civil war, and his goal was to ensure that this area of Vyborg was under his control. Mannerheim wants to clean up the Finnish Red Guards, but his men must not get close to Vyborg, which will be a highly autonomous free port in Finland in the future!

This is Li Xiaofeng's ultimate goal, and he also believes that as long as Vyborg remains in Finland, Mannerheim probably does not particularly care about whether it is highly autonomous, and should be able to bear it. As for the Russian side. Although it is still not possible to create a red Finland, there is a buffer zone built by Vyborg, which is built by his own people. It is much better than the historical situation where Petrograd is 25 kilometers away from the border.

All in all, Li Xiaofeng personally believes that this is a mutually acceptable situation, and this can also protect his personal interests to the greatest extent.

Of course, that's just an illusion at this point. What will happen to the situation after the worst depends on the direction of this civil war. If Kuusinen is like a waste of firewood in history, then there is still a great hope that a certain immortal's plan can be realized.

However, for the current Bolsheviks, Li Xiaofeng is probably the only one who thinks Kuusinin is a waste of firewood. As mentioned earlier, the overall situation in Finland is very favorable to the Finnish Social Democratic Party, and both the Swinhuvud government and Mannerheim are confined to a very small area. Although Kusinen could not take Mannerheim for the time being, with the support of most of Finland's industrial cities, the Bolshevik bigwigs felt that it was probably only a matter of time.

The Bolshevik Politburo and the Military Commission were not at all concerned about Kuusinen's capabilities, the only thing they were worried about was the attitude of the Germans, who, judging from today's note, were ready to interfere in Finland's internal affairs. This was not good news for the Bolsheviks, and if the Germans did send troops, then it was quite possible that the situation in Finland would change significantly.

"It is necessary to inform Comrade Kuusinen of this news," Stalin immediately advised, "and we must urge Comrade Kuusinen to intensify his actions and to completely crush the Finnish Provisional Government and the White Guards before the intervention of the German troops...... As long as the Finnish Provisional Government did not exist, as long as the White Guards were eliminated, the Germans naturally had no excuse to intervene! ”

Looking at Stalin's confident appearance, Li Xiaofeng was actually very disdainful in his heart, Stalin was still too young now, and he would think so simple and naïve. For the imperialist hooligans, only one excuse is needed to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

And now that the Provisional Government of Finland had given the Germans the excuse of being the so-called "legitimate government" of Finland temporarily recognized by the Great Powers, it did not matter if their military strength was wiped out by the Red Guards, even if they were forced into exile or simply caught. Anyway, the excuses that the Germans needed were already there, and the procedure was already over.

Whatever the situation may be, unless there is an adversary that the German hooligans fear, unless there is a new force that threatens the German hooligans and prevents the Germans from intervening in Finland. Or, simply Finland is nothing short of Germany's national interests. That's when the Germans will give up!

Now, apparently, this is not the case, and the Germans have always had no shortage of interest in the dismemberment of Russia. For the Germans, they could only be at ease if they completely dismembered Russia and turned this once behemoth into a plate of scattered sand.

And intervening in the Finnish civil war did not require much for the Germans, whether it was the Finnish Red Guards or the White Guards, to be honest, the scale was not very large, both sides combined were less than 150,000 people, and they were all a group of militias lacking training and weaponry. In a battle of this level, an elite infantry division is enough to play a decisive role.

It can be said that the costs that the Germans had to pay and the benefits that could be reaped were completely disproportionate. Well done, the Germans may not only gain a pro-German Finnish ally, but may even directly establish a puppet regime in Finland. At that time, Petrograd will be directly threatened, and it will penetrate directly into the most central region of Russia.

In this case, isn't it funny that Stalin wishfully thought that defeating the Finnish White Army would solve the problem?

Moreover, Li Xiaofeng feels that with the current strength of the Finnish Red Guards, it is really unlikely that Mannerheim will be easily defeated. After all, that old man is a professional soldier, and he is also a big man who has mixed with lieutenant generals in the Tsarist Russian army. In terms of professional standards, it is a few streets away from Kuxining. As long as the old man is allowed to stand on his heels, and then he is given a certain amount of military assistance, the German expeditionary force is enough for the Red Guards of Cuussinen to drink.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng will not say these words, he is now eager to see jokes, just wait for Kusinin to finish, and then receive the fruits of victory to achieve his ulterior purpose. Moreover, the central leadership of the Bolsheviks is generally optimistic now, and no one wants to listen to his warnings, so why should he be bored? (To be continued......)

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