Li Xiaofeng didn't quite believe that Mannerheim could do such a mighty and domineering thing as a military coup, and his impression of Mannerheim did not seem to have such courage. So he had considerable doubts about what was going on in Finland.

And now the only one who can solve the doubts of a certain immortal is probably the German, when he saw Akimovich, his face was not very good, and he didn't even need to ask a certain immortal question, he poured bitter water on his own.

"Damn the Finns, they can't be relied on at all! They actually tore up all agreements and disarmed our expeditionary force! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Li Xiaofeng was more and more surprised, the speed at which the Finns turned their faces and did not recognize people seemed to be quite fast, no matter how you look at it, there is a problem, "Who is in charge of all this?" ”

Akimovich smiled bitterly: "There was chaos within the Finnish party (SP), Sven Huvud was ousted from power and replaced by Basikivi. ”

Basikivi is a name that many people are not familiar with, but this is also a bull, historically the second prime minister of Finland after independence, during World War II, especially in the later stages of the Soviet-Finnish war, he was the one who supported Mannerheim's peace with the Soviet Union. And in 1944, when the Nazis were about to end, he once again pulled relations with the CPSU, and it was he who made Finland withdraw from World War II more decently. And in 1955, after the war, the port of Pokhara, which was forced to be leased to the Soviet Union in 1944.

It should be said that this Basikivi is a qualified politician, who led the weak Finland to deal with the huge polar bear as much as possible, and used all means to preserve Finland's independence and autonomy.

Of course, this is also a hardcore nationalist in the truest sense of the word. Don't look at him again and again to pull relations with the Soviet Union. Conscientiously implement the terms of peace. But in essence, this is not a traitor, but more like a minister who seeks to seek the country with all his efforts and painstaking management.

However, it is precisely because of this that Basikiwi is much more difficult to deal with than Swin Huwud, and there is worse news waiting for Li Xiaofeng.

"Basikivi's foreign policy is completely different from that of Svenhuvud, and our country has lost control of the Finnish government. He seems to have come to an agreement with the Entente! ”

Li Xiaofeng frowned, the news is quite bad, although the Germans are not good birds, but based on the cooperative relationship between the two sides. On the relevant issues of Finland, the two sides can reach a tacit understanding. And with the fall of Sven Huwud, it is really difficult to predict which direction Finland, which has fully fallen to the Entente bloc, will take.

"What's Mannerheim's attitude?" Li Xiaofeng only cares about this.

Akimovich pouted: "He has always been anti-German and anti-Russian, and in this coup he played a key role. It can be said that he teamed up with Basikivi to overthrow Sven Huwud! ”

This news is really not good, the historical Mannerheim is not so awesome, and a certain immortal can't help but wonder if he has taken the old man with him.

So what's the situation in Finland right now? It should be said that there is still a certain amount of water in line with what Akimovich said. Whether it's Basikivi or Mannerheim, judging by what they did later. He can be regarded as a mature politician. And for real politicians, especially for politicians in a small country like Finland. The most taboo thing is which side to fall to in an all-round way.

The most correct way should be not to stand in line easily, to meet the source left and right, to remain neutral if you can remain neutral, and not to participate in the fight of the gods casually. On this point, both Basikivi and Mannerheim are relatively consistent.

Why did Mannerheim have a tense relationship with Swainhuvud before? It's not that the one who is too pro-German and really wants to be a lackey of the Germans. And Mannerheim doesn't want to be a lackey, he wants Finland to live an upright life, and to live like a human being!

As the First World War drew to a close, Mannerheim could clearly perceive that the Germans were getting worse day by day, and that Finland would continue to remain on the German chariot.

Basikivi was of a similar opinion, who also thought it was time to get rid of the greedy Germans. After the two leaders came to an agreement, the rest was easy, but there was no military coup, and Basikivi and Mannerheim approached Svenhuvud, and after several hours of heated arguments, Svenhuvud had to accept the reality and announce his resignation as Prime Minister of Finland.

As soon as Basikivi succeeded as chancellor, he used the pretext of convening a military conference to control German advisers, including Count Geerz. And then the next thing is very easy to do, catch what should be caught, catch what should be done. In a very short time, the pro-German faction active in Finnish politics was almost swept away and replaced by a neutral faction.

Of course, the centrist is also relative, specifically the faction that is neither pro-German nor pro-Russian. After intense discussions, the faction decided that, in view of the domestic and international situation in Finland, the only way to guarantee Finland's independence was to cooperate with the Entente group.

However, this kind of cooperation is not a full surrender to the Entente group, Basikiwi and Mannerheim are not stupid, and it is not beneficial to fully fall to the Entente, and in the end it is inevitable to be dogs. Therefore, they were more inclined to cooperate with the Entente but keep an appropriate distance.

According to Mannerheim and Basikivi's plan, their goal was to enlist the assistance of the Entente bloc to alleviate the economic crisis at home and drive out the hated Russians.

It should be said that such an idea is relatively naïve, and the Entente group is not a good church, and if it does not submit a petition of vote and does not join the EU, it wants to gain benefits in vain? It's just whimsical.

Of course, Mannerheim and Basikivi are by no means whimsical, they still have a certain amount of chips on hand, and what is more funny is that these chips actually come from Li Xiaofeng. Specifically, it comes from Ambrera and Northern Trading.

They promised the Entente that after recovering Vyborg and driving out the Russians, the two enterprises would be seized and that the patents would be given to the Entente as a reward.

It has to be said that this is very much to the taste of the Entente bloc, who have already figured out through various channels that it is the Northern Trading Company that has been sending grain to Russia. Because of this company disrupted the situation. The plan of the Entente bloc to starve to death and trap Russia could not be fully realized. They had wanted to get rid of this business for a long time. The problem was that despite all the efforts of a dragnet search across the Atlantic, not a single of the company's smuggling vessels could be found. This left the Entente bloc both confused and wondered? How did the Russians break through the blockade?

It was not only the Northern Trading Company that was a headache for the Entente, but also the Ambrera Company, which made a lot of money on the one hand, and secretly negotiated with the Germans on the other, and it is said that the flu virus that began to break out in the autumn was the company's masterpiece.

The Spanish flu has devastated the Entente bloc and the whole society is in a panic. Once again, the army and the population were in disarray, and the Germans, unscathed by Ambrera's special drug, took the opportunity to capture Paris.

To be honest, the political influence is too bad! For a while, the talk of the imminent collapse of the Entente bloc was so loud that it almost had a domino effect. The three countries reacted quickly and used tough means to suppress public opinion, otherwise, there might be some chaos!

Anyway, after these two events, the Entente hated Ambrera and the Northern Trading Company. But for a while, I had no choice but to stare at others. And now. The Finns handed over an olive branch, and if they can take Vyborg, it seems that they can wipe out these two hated enterprises in one fell swoop?

The Entente was inevitably tempted, but they did not like the Finns' proposal. According to Mannerheim and Basikivi, it was enough for the Entente to give money, supplies, and arms, and the Vyborg problem was for the Finns to solve on their own.

But the Entente sneered at this: "As far as you Finnish White Army looks like a bear, even if you are rearmed and given you sufficient money and materials, you are no match for woolly bears." ”

Of course, the Entente not only did not trust the fighting power of the Finnish White Army, but more importantly, Ambrera and NORINCO were in their eyes a sweet treat, a large piece of fatty meat, and how could this delicacy be cooked by an unreliable outsider? In case the Finns come and eat both ends and take their money and swallow the fat, who will cry at that time?

That is why the Entente strongly demanded that the Government of Finland must agree to the authority of the Entente Expeditionary Force to transit and carry out combat missions in Finland. Otherwise, then there is nothing to talk about, you just wait for the Germans and Russians to join forces to fight back!

For the young Basikivi and Mannerheim, they truly understood the cruelty of international politics for the first time. In desperation, they had to agree to the conditions of the Entente group, and of course, they also put forward new demands:

The Entente Expeditionary Force could only operate east of 28 degrees east longitude, and after the occupation of Vyborg and the expulsion of the Russians, the expeditionary force must immediately withdraw from Finland, and the number of the expeditionary force must not exceed 20,000.

If it was in the past, the Entente would naturally not give the Finns a chance to bargain, but now, it is time to burn their eyebrows, and they have no intentions for Finland, and after capturing Vyborg and getting what they want, it is nothing to evacuate.

After some intense behind-the-scenes dealings, Basikivi and the Entente soon came to an agreement, and it was only then that the Bolsheviks noticed a significant change in the situation in Finland.

The first was the sudden disarming of the German Expeditionary Force by the Finnish White Guards, and the stupid Germans were taken into a prisoner of war camp by their former allies before they could understand what was happening. Immediately after a year of cold winds blowing by the Anglo-American expeditionary force stationed in Murmansk, it finally began to enter combat mode. More than 8,000 people packed up their weapons and packed up and happily moved towards Finland, the poor GIs had had enough of the North Pole and were eager to return to civilization.

Finally, the Finnish government began to shout to the Bolsheviks through open channels, strongly condemning Russia's interference in Finland's internal affairs and demanding that the Russian troops get out of Finland immediately.

"The Finns are dying!" After Li Xiaofeng arrived in Finland, he said at a military meeting of the Volunteer Army Headquarters: "The combat effectiveness of the Finnish White Bandit Army is very low, and they can barely maintain the battle line with the help of German devils in the past. And now they are in the nest, the German devils have been disarmed, and the only military force that can pose a threat to the volunteer army no longer exists. For us, this is the best chance to launch an all-out counteroffensive and turn the tide of Finland's forces in one fell swoop! ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "According to the latest instructions of the Central Committee, the tasks of the Volunteer Army are adjusted. We will launch a full-scale counteroffensive against the enemy while defending Vyborg. Annihilate as much of the enemy's vitality as possible. If possible, Helsinki can be recovered! ”

Ubolevich thought for a moment and asked: "But the strength of the Volunteer Army is not enough for a comprehensive counterattack, and the Entente intervention army is moving south, so we have to guard against it!" ”

Li Xiaofeng replied: "Therefore, the opinion of the central government is that the 2nd and 3rd Divisions of the Volunteer Army will cooperate with the Finnish Red Guards to carry out a full-scale counteroffensive, and the 1st Division will remain in Vyborg to be responsible for defense. ”

This arrangement is actually more painful. The two divisions of the Volunteer Army plus the Finnish Red Guards were only more than 50,000 men at best, and it was still quite difficult to defeat an enemy twice as large as themselves with this amount of troops.

"Difficulties can be overcome! We must resolutely implement the decision of the Central Committee! ”

Having said that, Li Xiaofeng still sighed in his heart, who would have thought that the situation in Finland would be turned upside down in the blink of an eye, in the final analysis, he still underestimated the Finns and Mannerheim, but with him as an immortal, it is not particularly difficult.

December 5, 1918, in the goose feather snow. The all-out counterattack of the volunteers began, and the naval fleet stationed in Weibao Bay was the first to attack. Two dreadnoughts, four cruisers and ten destroyers were under fire, and the rain of bullets fell on the positions of the White Army like hail, and the heavy shelling lasted up to two hours in three rounds.

Under the two-hour artillery attack, the Finns' already impregnable positions were crushed into powder, and the 2nd Volunteer Division occupied the Finns' positions almost bloodlessly, and the subsequent 3rd Division and the Red Guards immediately plunged into the breach, and on the first day of the battle, the Finnish White Army collapsed.

The crushed White Army fled along the roads and railways in disarray, abandoning their armor and almost all their weaponry along the way, and if it had not been for the heavy snow that prevented the Volunteers from expanding their gains, it was likely that they would have been wiped out within the first week of the battle.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the situation is quite unsatisfactory, our army's defense line has been completely broken through, the Russians have occupied Kovola and are rapidly advancing along the railway line in the direction of Helsinki!"

Mannerheim was not at all surprised by this result, and when Basikivi decided to shake off the Germans, he expected the day. The combat effectiveness of the Finnish White Army was too far from that of the regular army, and compared with the Russian Volunteer Army, it was even more heaven and earth. However, the old man didn't expect the Finnish White Army to stop the fierce volunteers, so he just waved his hand calmly and told the adjutant to retreat.

To be honest, the adjutant is quite incomprehensible, obviously all the bad news is coming from all fronts, but why is Mannerheim still so calm? Is there any killer feature?

I'm afraid there is no killer feature, at least Mannerheim knows that there is no big killer that can turn the situation around. Because the old man did not expect to defeat the Russians from the battlefield from the very beginning.

What, you say Mannerheim is crazy? If you don't have the confidence to win, then you still take the initiative to provoke, isn't that death?

Of course, Mannerheim was not dead, and even if he wanted to kill himself, he would not have taken Finland with him to the funeral. For the old man, he was just carrying out the battle plan step by step, and his task was to divert the main force of the Volunteer Army from the Vyborg area.

"Your Excellency, I have fully carried out your operational plan. The main forces of the Volunteer Army have been transferred out of Vyborg. Can you now deliver on your promises? ”

In the face of Mannerheim's questioning, Learwin was not angry at all, and replied calmly and casually: "Of course, we will naturally abide by the agreement. In fact, as we speak, the food and other necessities that your country urgently needs have already been shipped and will arrive in Turku as soon as the day after tomorrow. ”

Mannerheim was a little better, and he did not agree with the plans of the Entente at first, because it was tantamount to using the lives of Finnish soldiers as bait, and as a patriot who loved Finland and loved his compatriots, it was difficult for the old man to accept for a while.

Under the persuasion of Basikivi and the pressure of reality, Mannerheim finally agreed to this plan. However, he did not quite know what the fundamental purpose of this plan was, and that the transfer of the main forces of the Volunteer Army from Vyborg was so important to the Entente bloc. Could it be that they are all stupid, thinking that a mere 8,000 troops can take Vyborg?

The Entente was naturally not so brain-dead, and from the very beginning, their purpose was not only Ambrera and NORINCO, nor just small Vyborg. They wanted to use Vyborg as a crowbar to completely change the situation of the Russian civil war.

In the vicinity of the Urals, Kolchak had already begun to attack, and in the Caspian Sea and the Volga valley, Denikin also waved his troops eastward, and a decisive battle was imminent. It can be said that all the military power of the whole of Russia is concentrated in this area.

In Moscow and Petrograd, the military strength can almost be said to be a blank slate, and if a surprise attack can be launched in the core area controlled by the Bolsheviks, not to mention the overthrow of Soviet power in one fell swoop, it will inevitably make the Bolsheviks scramble.

The Volunteer Army was a problem, and Vyborg was too close to Petrograd to keep this very strong force here, which would be a great threat to the evil plans that the Allies were about to implement.

And now, the threat is almost non-existent, and Liervin easily sent a telegram to his superiors: "Everything is going well, the Russians have taken the bait, Yudenich can act!" (To be continued......)

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