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Chapter 329: Russian Coup


s: Asking for votes at the end of the month "The Supreme Commander of the Russian Army, Kornilov, has launched a coup."

Regarding this latest news from Russia, Wen Desi did not show much surprise.

Xinjie said with a smile: "Yes, the fighting has already started.

Kornilov announced yesterday that he will march to the capital and demand the resignation of the provisional government.

Now he is fighting with the Red Guards of the Bolshevik Party outside the city.

As it stands now, Kornilov My husband can’t stand it anymore.”

Last month, Kerensky requested a 200 million yuan aid loan from China on behalf of the provisional government, but because China's offer was too high, the two sides failed to reach an agreement in the end.

China said at that time that loans were not a problem, but it requested that the Sino-Russian border be restored to the state before 1858 before we could discuss it.

Kerensky was not a fool, and he was not at the end of his rope at the time, so he simply rejected this offer. requested, so the matter was not discussed further.

Because they did not receive assistance from China, the provisional government's lack of supplies could not be improved, and the morale on the front line was extremely low.

Therefore, not only did they launch the "Kerensky Offensive" last month and suffered a disastrous defeat, but it also caused a mutiny in the army. .

Kornilov, commander of the Southwestern Front, took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the officers and soldiers and launched a coup yesterday on the pretext of the incompetence of the provisional government.

Wen Desi said disdainfully: "Haha, Kornilov is just a clown.

He jumped out now just to advance for the king.

But Kerensky is now embarrassed enough to ask for help from his opponent, which shows that he It’s almost over.”

Xinjie also said: "Yes, because of the failure of Kerensky's counterattack plan, most of his cronies' troops have been lost.

Now all the force in Petrograd is in the hands of the Bolshevik Party.

If this time If the Bolsheviks defeat the Kornilov rebels, it will be time for both parties to fall out.

Now Kerensky has lost the support of almost everyone, and the government without the support of the army will definitely be doomed."

Russia has been in a mess since the February Revolution, and the provisional government is also in disarray, with no ability to reintegrate the country in a short time.

The most terrible thing is that this provisional government is filled with various political factions, and no one has an absolute advantage.

Under such circumstances, it naturally falls into endless bickering.

The Russian Provisional Government after the February Revolution was like the Internet forums of later generations.

Various factions were wrangling every day.

Nothing serious could be done, and no one else was allowed to do it.

This kind of wrangling continued until June.

During this period, several political crises occurred because of the wrangling.

Prime Minister Lvov couldn't stand it anymore and simply handed over power.

So Kerensky relied on his extraordinary rhetoric to ascend to the throne of Prime Minister as he wished, and also served as Minister of Army and Navy.

But the position of prime minister is not that easy to sit in.

The current situation in Russia cannot be managed without a strong political party.

If Lvov is not good enough, Kerensky is still not good enough, even if he talks very loudly, it is useless.

After the revolution, Russia stood at the crossroads of "war or peace" in World War I, and the provisional government was divided into two factions.

The peace faction headed by the Burundi Party advocated peace talks with the Allies and resolutely opposed the continuation of the war.

The main war faction headed by the Socialist Revolutionary Party believed that Russia should advance and retreat together with Britain and France, and advocated insisting on continuing the war.

The representative of the war faction was Kerensky.

Not only did he get the support of many military officers, he also convinced many neutrals with his extraordinary eloquence.

In the end, the war faction gained the upper hand and the Provisional Government finally passed the continuation of the war. resolution of war.

After the provisional government promised to continue the war, the relieved Allied Powers immediately recognized the Russian provisional government and stated that they could provide assistance.

But this also disappointed the Allies, who were full of expectations for Russia to withdraw from the war, and felt the anger of renunciation.

You are already like this, and you still want to fight.

However, seriously speaking, Kerensky's eloquence and agitation skills are still good.

He personally went to the front line to boost the morale of the officers and soldiers and urged the Russian army to maintain its original combat effectiveness.

He actively participated in military political rallies and gave speeches constantly.

He called on the soldiers to continue fighting and regain the sacred territory occupied by foreign enemies.

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His eloquence began to win the favor of the soldiers, and when he shouted the gorgeous slogan "I can't provide you with a big meal, but I can let you die with honor," he received a round of applause.

Seeing that morale had improved, Kerensky began to gain confidence.

He planned to launch a counterattack in June to maintain morale with a victory.

He believed that once the gunfire rang out, soldiers whose bounden duty was to obey would immediately return to the battlefield, share the same hatred of the enemy, and forget about political rallies.

But Kerensky's ability was just rhetoric.

He overestimated his own prestige and the state of the Russian army at this time.

His agitation on the front line did have some effects, and the morale of the troops did improve, but that was all.

Since the February Revolution, Germany and Austria-Hungary have adopted a "wait and see" attitude toward Russia.

They hope that Russia will withdraw from the war.

Therefore, Berlin and Vienna explicitly prohibited the two armies from taking any initiative to avoid irritating the Russian army.

Under this guiding ideology, the entire Eastern Front from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south has entered a state of "quiet war on the Eastern Front."

The Germans have been trying to convince Russian soldiers that since the Tsar has stepped down, they should no longer shed blood and sacrifice for the interests of Britain and France.

Therefore, although intelligence on the Eastern Front indicated that the Russian army had been acting abnormally recently, Berlin decided not to take the initiative on the Eastern Front.

Precisely because of the Allied Powers' unrestrained attitude, the Russian counterattack launched on June 15 did have some effect.

It could even be said to be a "great success" at the beginning.

Because of the resistance of the Czech troops, the Russian army was A large hole was opened in the Austro-Hungarian 2nd Army's defense zone.

Russian troops continued to pour in from here, and successively captured some villages and highlands, completing the first day's advancement goal beyond plan.

At the end of the first day of fighting, the Russian 11th Army claimed to have captured 18,000 enemy soldiers and captured countless artillery and guns.

In the following week, the Russian army successively achieved some results against Austria-Hungary.

The Russian 8th Army made a gap in the defense line of the Austro-Hungarian 3rd Army and captured some positions.

But this performance is just a reflection of the Russian army's glory.

After Germany and Austria reacted, they organized a counterattack on June 22.

In the face of the overwhelmingly superior Allied forces, the Russian army, which lacked everything, rushed into the street again.

On the second day of the counterattack, the German-Austrian forces tore a 50-kilometer-wide hole in the Russian defense line.

The Russian commander-in-chief Brusilov made a last-ditch effort.

He invested the Caucasus troops closest to the battlefield, but it did not help.

By this point, not only had Kerensky and the offensive he had pinned high hopes on been dead, but the entire Russian front was on the verge of collapse.

Many troops began to flee in organized form, and the army disbanded on its own.

The German army and the Austro-Hungarian army seemed to be in no man's land.

The German army advanced more than 100 kilometers in just a few days, until the soldiers stopped due to overwork.

Now the only factor restricting the German army's advancement was their own supply lines.

By July 1, the German and Austrian troops stopped advancing again.

The German army has conquered most of Belarus, Latvia and Estonia, and the Austrian army has also made rapid progress in Ukraine, advancing all the way to the Dnieper River.

The Kerensky Offensive was the last effort made by the Russian army in this European War.

After paying the price of 50,000 killed, 50,000 injured, and 70,000 captured, the Russian army was completely defeated.

This defeat drained the last bit of morale of the frontline soldiers.

This defeat also caused Kerensky's prestige to fall to the bottom.

Because of his persistence in the war against the Allies, Russia suffered a new military disaster and failed to adopt basic reforms.

This caused people to become increasingly impatient, and Both the left and the right have lost faith in him.

Of course, his biggest trick was to appoint General Kornilov, an old middle-aged man, as the supreme commander of the army.

This Kornilov was not grateful because Kerensky appointed him Supreme Commander of the Army.

The reward he gave was a coup.

Kornilov was convinced that Russia was in a crisis, and a defeat would damage national self-esteem and glory.

He believed that this was all thanks to the Bolsheviks.

In his eyes, Ulyanov and his subordinates who were treasonous and collaborators with the enemy must be eliminated quickly.

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Overthrowing the Soviets, improving military discipline, and reorganizing the government were all his goals.

Corvo believes that the provisional government is too ineffective and is a bunch of softies.

Therefore, he attempted to establish a military dictatorship to eliminate the power of the Burundi Party and rebuild the country.

So he officially launched a coup on July 7 and ordered his troops to advance towards Petrograd.

At the same time, he issued an ultimatum to Kerensky, requiring all members of the provisional government to resign and hand over power to him.

However, Corvo also overestimated his prestige.

His men did not support him as much as he thought, and many troops refused to carry out orders.

Even though some senior officers carried out the orders, the lower-level officers and soldiers were working as foreigners.

This can be seen from the fact that these regular soldiers are blocked outside the city by a group of workers and cannot move.

In other words, if there are no accidents, Corvo's attack will only happen in the past few days.

While talking, Gu Xiaolan brought the latest information: "Mr.

Wen, there is an urgent message from Petrograd.

The coup has been quelled, and Kornilov and his supporters have been arrested."

"Oh, it's over so soon."

Wen Desi was embarrassed.

This Kornilov incident has been a commotion for several days in the history of the original time and space.

How come it only took two days for it to fall to its knees this time?

Gu Xiaolan said briefly: "His guard troops were instigated by the Bolsheviks to rebel, and the soldiers mutinied.

They killed the guard captain, rushed into the conference room, and arrested Kornilov and a group of cronies."

"This is too childish."

After reading this information, Wen Desi didn't know what expression to make.

Zhang Lizheng took the intelligence and read it, then said: "Although the coup failed, the strength of the provisional government has been severely weakened.

The Bolshevik Party completely controlled the armed forces in Petrograd during this coup, and its strength has grown again.

And as a The army, the backbone of the Provisional Government, has collapsed, and the majority of soldiers will no longer believe in the Provisional Government and will turn to the side of the Bolshevik Party."

Wen Desi also said calmly: "Kerensky is finished.

Although this rebellion was crushed, the political prestige of the provisional government was also completely shattered.

Not only did the troops supporting him quickly disintegrate, but both the left and the right were opposed to He has lost trust.

It seems that our Mr.

Ulyanov is about to take action.

For him, the situation is now mature.

It seems that the second revolution in Russia may not have to wait until October."

"Mr.

Wen, now we'd better wait and see what happens.

As long as we protect the Tsar's family," Zhang Lizheng said with a smile.

Xinjie smiled and said: "Haha, in fact, if Mr.

Ulyanov can give us a copy of the Eastern Brest-Litovsk Treaty, the Tsarist family can give it to them."

"This is not enough.

Russia is too big.

It would be better to divide it into more pieces."

Wen Desi stood up, pointed at the map and said, "Actually, I am not very interested in Siberia.

What I want here is It’s Lake Baikal and the outer northeastern region.

As long as we have the big lake and the outer northeastern region, it doesn’t matter if we want more.

Of course, it’s good to have more, but such useless areas are not worth investing too much in.”

"Indeed, the essence of Siberia lies in Lake Baikal and Outer Northeast.

The natural geography and climatic conditions of the remaining areas are not suitable for economic development.

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More than 80% of the land is located in permafrost zones and swamps formed over many years, making development extremely difficult .

The cost of agricultural and animal husbandry production is too high and the yield is very low.

Planting or breeding is not yet self-sufficient.

These places basically do not have the conditions to develop agriculture, and can only engage in forestry and mining.

However, even forestry and mining require a large amount of basic investment, and their benefits are far from equal.

Compared with other regions.

"Zhang Lizheng mainly looks at the issue from the perspective of economic interests.

In areas like Siberia, you can basically only work for half a year, and you have to stay at home the rest of the time.

It is not suitable for any industry.

In the history of the original time and space, even in the heyday of the Soviet Union, the development of Siberia was very impressive, and large amounts of financial subsidies were invested every year.

He added: "Another important reason is the tendency to immigrate.

We Han people are a temperate race, and the vast majority of people are not adapted to the alpine climate.

According to expert analysis, the outer Northeast and Lake Baikal are the limits of immigration.

To the north of the Waixing'an Mountains, few people would be willing to go to such a bitter and cold place.

If a territory does not have a sufficient population, it will not be possible to consolidate it. " Wen Desi nodded: "Well, that's true, so I think it's better to nibble away at Siberia.

If you swallow it all at once, you can't digest it.

Anyway, no matter which government comes to power in Russia, the bottom line of our territorial claims is that the border is restored to The state before 1858, and the Lake Baikal region is the bottom line.

If you can take it from other regions, just take it. " For Mr.

Wen, the land in the north is not that important, and there is no need to spend too much effort on those bitter and cold places.

It is better to use this energy in the south, where the benefits will be better

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