When Savinkov was actively planning to assassinate Lenin, Li Xiaofeng, who was far away in Stockholm, didn't know all this, but even if he did, he wouldn't be too nervous, anyway, Morrigan was still in Petrograd, and with this girl watching, Lenin's safety could basically be guaranteed.

In the past few days, Li Xiaofeng's work has been focused on spying on German intelligence, and some officials may be surprised, haven't they already discovered the intentions of the Germans? Why do you want to continue spying?

One yard to one yard, the Germans care about him, an immortal, it is a weight in negotiations, it is the ultimate hole card, and it will have no effect if it is taken out too early. It doesn't hurt to probe the Germans before that.

There may be comrades who have questions again, didn't you say earlier that a certain immortal doesn't know how to go to the bottom? Why did you change your mind after only a few chapters?

No, no, at this time, Li Xiaofeng used to think that it was unreliable to come to Sweden to inquire about Germany's intelligence, but he never imagined that the Germans were already waiting for him in Sweden. In the past, a certain immortal had no way to find out the news, but now, a high-level intelligence leader like Akimovich has been sent to the door and mastered his whereabouts, and the difficulty of Li Xiaofeng to find out the details of the Germans has plummeted.

It is indeed very simple, and it is not challenging for Li Xiaofeng at all, and in the past two days, he has followed Akimovich around the German intelligence agency in Sweden, and he has heard a lot of news from all walks of life. Of course, there are important and not-so-important pieces of this news, and the sum up is that there is a great disagreement within Germany about the negotiations, and the situation in front of the Bolsheviks is very serious!

On 8 November, the Council of People's Commissars of Russia threw an olive branch of peace and sent a note to the belligerents. Offer to negotiate peace. on this. There was a great deal of repercussions in Germany and Austria, and large and medium-sized cities in Germany even triggered peaceful demonstrations and demonstrations one after another, demanding that the government accept the Russians' proposal to end the war through negotiations (among them, the "Spartacus League" headed by Liebknecht and Luxemburg played a role in fueling the flames).

These large-scale demonstrations and demonstrations greatly shook the will of the German government and even raised calls for an end to the war within the ruling class. After three years of war. With the deteriorating economy, the lack of supplies, and the rising war-weariness in the country, Germany and Austria had no choice but to agree to Russia's request for negotiations and began to make contact with Yue Fei and Radek.

However, it must also be noted that although the Germans agreed to engage with Russia and begin peace negotiations, this does not mean that they really want to end the war and embrace peace. For on November 8, the armistice note initiated by the Russian Council of People's Commissars was not addressed only to Germany and Austria. It was not that Lenin wanted to make unilateral peace with Germany and Austria. The note was addressed to all the belligerents and was a request for an armistice between the Central and Entente blocs.

Naturally, such a note would not be of interest to the Entente Group. Britain, France, and the United States did not even recognize the legitimacy of the People's Commissariat at all. Bertro, the leading figure in the French military, demanded that the Russian soldiers "stop the negotiations and leave the soldiers at the front." ”；

And the British Foreign Secretary said even more bluntly: "We do not recognize the legitimacy of Soviet power, now only the army can represent Russia, and we will spare no effort to support Karekin and the Central Rada of Ukraine!" ”；

As for the Americans, they directly said that they would not have any relations with the Soviet power, and that they were "resolutely opposed to any negotiations that would lead to the conclusion of a treaty with Russia!" ”。

Of course, the Allied bloc's refusal was not surprising at all, noting that Germany also initially rejected multilateral negotiations, which means that they were not interested in peace talks with the entire Entente bloc. In essence, they have the same attitude towards peace talks as Britain, France, and the United States, and they do not want to end the war just like that.

It was Russia's next statement that the attitude of Germany had changed: because of the non-recognition and non-contact of Britain, France, and the United States, it was impossible for the two blocs to have an armistice. However, because of the demands of the Russian people, the Council of People's Commissars had no choice but to negotiate unilaterally with Germany and Austria, and said very strongly that it was the Entente that forced us to negotiate with Germany and Austria unilaterally, and that they would bear all the responsibility.

Under these circumstances, Germany became interested in peace talks and began to make contact with Russia. In other words, Germany was only interested in holding peace talks with Russia alone, and its fundamental purpose was to eliminate the unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts.

It is important to understand this, first of all, that the Bolsheviks did not abandon their allies and not abide by their agreements, and make peace with the Germans alone without saying hello, as described by Britain, France, and the United States.

This was incorrect, because the Bolsheviks greeted and made an effort, but the three were not only unmoved, but also made it clear that they did not recognize Soviet power and refused to make contact with it. If you were Lenin and you were a Bolshevik, what would be your attitude towards these so-called allies?

Second, the Germans are not good birds, and they are actually on the same level as Britain, France and the United States, and they are nothing more than taking advantage of negotiations.

Understanding these two points is of great significance for understanding the next choices made by the Bolsheviks. For them, it is certainly not possible to continue the war, it is only a dead end; And if we insist on peace talks to end the war, but do not agree to make compromises and concessions to Germany, then we will not tolerate the three major hooligans of Britain, France, and the United States, and we will not be able to make the Germans give up. In this case, did the Bolsheviks have more options, or did they have other options?

It can be seen that the Bolsheviks had no other way but to accept the German blackmail and withdraw from the war first, at least this would temporarily stabilize the regime and buy time. Otherwise, they will either be overthrown by the enraged workers and soldiers, or they will be strangled by the British, French, American and German forces, and ousted from power by the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets they support, there is no third possibility.

There is only one reason why there is so much nonsense: within the Bolsheviks, the Left Communists have a naïve illusion that the war must end, that the demands of the people at home must be met, but that there are other ways to end the war. They are against compromise and concessions. Think of this as a betrayal of Russian interests (not inherently wrong). Think of negotiation as just a means. It was a strategy to hold the Germans back for the time being, to wait for a change of mind.

In their view, the situation in Germany was very bad, and with the consciousness of the working class of the country, a revolution would break out in Germany, and if a revolution broke out in Germany, imperialism would soon be overthrown in Germany. After the fall of imperialism in Germany, peace was easily achieved when Russia and Germany were all proletarian regimes. And in the spirit of internationalism, the reparations for the cession of land will no longer exist.

In the long run, this idea seems to make sense, and it is true that Germany collapsed because of the revolution of the sailors, and at one point came close to establishing a new regime similar to that of Soviet Russia. But, according to the course of history, there is still almost a year to go until this day, and think about it, will the Bolsheviks survive this year without a fight?

Even the most optimistic person can only come to the most pessimistic conclusion, and do not end the war in a hurry. Fulfill the promise made before coming to power, let alone a year. It was difficult to survive 1917. And Bukharin, Trotsky, Yue Fei. Raddic's gang is blind to the immediate crisis, and is focused on the future there.

"Comrade Andrey, is the information you received reliable?" Raddic was clearly disbelieving in the materials brought by an immortal.

"This is a copy of the document I obtained from the German embassy in Sweden through an insider," Li Xiaofeng said, throwing a case file over, "The Germans are ready to launch a large-scale offensive if we do not agree to their conditions......

Radek still did not believe: "How did the Germans launch a large-scale offensive? With the entry of the Americans into the war, their situation has only deteriorated, and I think that not only will it be impossible for them to launch an offensive on the Eastern Front, but they should also draw a large number of troops from the Eastern Front to supplement the disadvantages on the Western Front, and our pressure should be greatly reduced! ”

Although Raddic did not say it explicitly, the meaning was quite clear, that is, he scoffed at the information obtained by a certain immortal, and felt that someone had been fooled by false information.

Li Xiaofeng was also speechless for a while, you regard the American GIs as saviors, do you think that as soon as they arrive, they can instantly change the strength of the enemy and the enemy, and drive the Germans back to their hometown in one fell swoop? You really want to be blind, not to mention that the actual combat effectiveness of the American soldier brother is very worrying (it is not false at all, the performance of the US Army in World War I, and even in the previous wars against Mexico and Spain, can only be said to be unsightly, and there is no momentum to save the earth in later generations). Let's just say that the Yankees have just entered the war, and more than half a year is not enough time for them to mobilize, and it will take time to land on the European battlefield on a large scale.

Therefore, the Germans will not have much pressure on the Western Front for the time being, and they already have an advantage on the Eastern Front, so why can't they launch an offensive? Moreover, in order to force Russia to make concessions at the negotiating table, even if there is pressure, they may be able to grit their teeth for the time being and fight hard, and this possibility is entirely there.

And history has also proved this, after entering 1918, the Germans launched a series of offensives, almost breaking the Russian defense line, if it were not for Lenin's work and Trotsky's slippers to force through the Brest Treaty, it is estimated that the German devils once again came to Petrograd.

However, Li Xiaofeng is not interested in competing with Radek, anyway, this product is the strongest resistance to the Brest Treaty in history, and it is useless to talk nonsense with him, just say what you need to say, and listen to it or not.

"Don't underestimate the determination of the Germans, in order to achieve their goal, they can organize a large-scale offensive," Li Xiaofeng said calmly, "I have already obtained the information, believe it or not that is a matter for the Central Committee, please immediately choose a reliable channel to send the information back to China, all the comrades of the Politburo attach great importance to this!" ”

Li Xiaofeng's tone of speech made Raddick unhappy for a while, he was also an old revolutionary, and being confronted by a junior made him a little faceless, and he had his own insistence on this matter. The information that someone obtains is not conducive to their view as a whole, so he will inevitably pick and thorn at the bones.

"It is precisely because of the importance of the Politburo that I cannot allow you to send such an unknown source to it!" Raddick said in a serious manner, "Before the authenticity of the information is confirmed, send in this kind of material that may mislead the Politburo." That is irresponsible to the revolution! I strongly oppose this practice! ”

Li Xiaofeng snorted obviously. If you don't pay it, you won't pay it. Who do you think you are?

"I must remind you, Comrade Radek, that this information is not something of unknown origin, but was stolen from the German embassy in Sweden. It was our comrades in the Central Special Branch who made considerable efforts to do so. ”

"Then you can't guarantee that it's all authentic!" Raddick retorted awesomely.

These words made Li Xiaofeng cry and laugh, how can any intelligence officer guarantee that the information he gets is true, isn't it difficult for a strong man? In many cases, it is not easy to get intelligence, let alone what comes out of the embassy. Even if it's not all true, at least it has reference value. You denied it all in one sentence, and then what kind of information did you engage in, anyway, you can't confirm that the information is true, and you can't believe it.

"Whether the information is true and reliable or not is not up to you to conclude!" Li Xiaofeng was also annoyed, "The Politburo will naturally distinguish it, your task is just to feed back this information, it's as simple as that!" ”

Raddic became more and more unreasonable, "I told you. Information that is not authentic and reliable cannot be presented to the Politburo. This would mislead ......"

"You're refusing to pass information back home, are you?" Li Xiaofeng's patience was completely exhausted, if it weren't for the fact that he still had to stay in Stockholm for the time being, and Sverdlov asked him to hand over the information to Radek for forwarding, he wouldn't have bothered to accompany this nonsense.

"That's right! I mean clear, inconclusive intelligence......"

"That's it!" Li Xiaofeng interrupted him unceremoniously, "If you refuse, just refuse!" I will reflect your attitude to Comrade Lenin, and when the Politburo asks about it, I will tell the truth! ”

Raddick is really awesome, he waved his hand and said categorically: "Even if the Politburo asks, I have this attitude!" ”

Li Xiaofeng laughed in his heart, Raddick takes himself too seriously, do you really think I have no way to send the information back? Stupid!

"Comrade Lenin, Comrade Andrei has just sent back a telegram that he has made a major breakthrough in Sweden and has initially figured out the bottom line of the Germans."

The next morning, Sverdlov enthusiastically conveyed the good news to Lenin, to which the tutor smiled and exclaimed: "Comrade Andrei is really a good general, and I know that there is nothing wrong with letting him go!" How did you get the information? Is it from a reliable source? ”

"The source should be reliable, it was obtained directly from the German embassy in Sweden, and the authenticity should be guaranteed!" Sverdlov said happily.

The reason why Sverdlov is so happy is nothing more than that there is a lot of pressure these days, because he supports the Mentor's compromise with Germany, so the opposition in the party is constantly making trouble with him, and there are so many cynical and weird words that he has not gone. Now that an immortal has found tangible evidence, he can somewhat relieve the pressure.

Lenin was a little impatient: "Let Comrade Andrei send the information back as soon as possible, the sooner the better!" ”

That's what Sverdlov was waiting for, and yesterday a certain immortal described Raddic's attitude vividly, and he would definitely beat and beat this guy who was boring himself.

"I have instructed Comrade Andrei to hand over all the documents to Comrade Radek......"

Before Sverdlov finished speaking, Lenin nodded: "Well, it is correct to let Comrade Radek hand it over, and with his ability and Swedish network, he will definitely be able to return the information safely and quickly back to the country!" ”

Sverdlov laughed in his heart, but his face was silent: "But Comrade Radek refused!" ”

Lenin was visibly stunned, thinking that something was wrong with his ears, and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?" Raddic refused? ”

"That's right!" Sverdlov pretended to be speechless and spread his hands, "Comrade Radek thinks that Comrade Andrei's ability to conduct intelligence is questionable, and he also thinks that the authenticity of the diplomatic documents of the German Embassy in Sweden is also questionable, so in order not to mislead the Politburo, he very firmly refuses to pass on information!" ”

"Play the piano!" Lenin slapped the table angrily, "When, the comrades below can casually make decisions instead of the Politburo, everyone is like him, how can our work be carried out!" ”

Sverdlov immediately struck the snake and said: "I also think so, in recent times, certain departments of the People's Commissariat have been working very presumptuously, and they have just made irresponsible remarks about the established principles and policies of the Central Committee, and they have to make a discount when implementing them, and such an attitude cannot be tolerated!" ”

Although Sverdlov was talking about certain departments, Lenin knew that some departments were the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, and as the boss of this department, Trotsky was now clearly opposed to compromise and concession to Germany, and even the group of people under his command were a little cocked, and their attitude towards Germany was very problematic.

In fact, Lenin had long seen this tendency of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, but the opposition to compromise and concession within the party was very strong, and it was definitely not a good way to shake them hard, and only by showing facts and slapping them in the face could this gang of goods be a little sober.

And the information provided by Li Xiaofeng is very timely, especially the part about the temporary truce, which is definitely not good for this gang of goods. So Lenin decided to teach the gang a little lesson: "Convene a plenum of the Politburo, and we will discuss this matter!" (To be continued......)