Chapter 620: Vladivostok Mutiny (Part II)
Far Eastern Army's repression not only did not subside the workers' riots, but on the contrary made them more and more intense, and more and more workers participated under the demagogy of the Red Elements, and the workers used their own weapons against the Far Eastern Army, which exerted great pressure on the Far Eastern Army.
In Siberia, there are many kinds of guns and ammunition, and the sources are extremely rich, but carefully divided, there are no three sources of them, one is from the Far Eastern Army of Tsarist Russia. The Far Eastern Army system is rotten, and those officers of the Far Eastern Army only know how to make profits, and in addition to some illegal and forbidden goods trade, arms sales are also a profit. This allowed a large amount of weapons and equipment within the Far Eastern Army to flow into the hands of bandits and rebels. In addition, weapons from China are the largest in these two years. The rapid development of light weapons in the Chinese National Defense Forces has led to a large number of backward weapons being replaced by the National Defense Forces and being sold, and the bandit-like Far East Siberia is a good market. Third, the large-scale weapons were Japanese-made weapons, but after the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese Korean War, the power of the Japanese chalk was dealt a heavy blow by the Chinese forces, and the commercial channels originally opened up by the Japanese chalk themselves in Siberia were acquired by Chinese businessmen, which greatly reduced the market share of Japanese-made weapons.
Because of the chaos among the Siberian people, the Siberian Governor's Office did not issue any policy to ban guns, which made the number of guns hidden by the people a lot. After all, in these troubled times, even a modern gun can protect itself.
In a small two-story building in Vladivostok, several bearded Russians were nervously discussing.
"Comrades, the great Soviet Red Army is fighting hard in Europe, the Tsar's government is losing ground and the revolution is dawning on victory. This is a letter from Comrade Lenin, who is full of anticipation for our trip to Siberia. For the sake of socialist revolution, we must have the spirit of courage and sacrifice. The middle-aged man in his forties said with excitement on his face. He was the head of the Soviet Siberian Politburo, and his foreign name was Sotophis.
Sotophis was an old Bolshevik too. Before the February Revolution, there were many times of organizing workers' riots in China, and although they did not achieve much success, they had a lot of experience in organizing workers' riots. This time, Lenin personally intervened and sent him to the Far East, hoping to open up the situation in Siberia. Opening a second external channel for the Red Soviets.
Despite Lenin's military prowess, his political vision was very sharp. Because of the existence of the two superpowers of Britain and France, the whole capitalist society of the European countries was united against the nascent Soviet power. This enclosure included all kinds of commercial trade and trade in military goods. Although the Soviets mastered some arsenals, they were confined to the St. Petersburg region, and the supply of resources was extremely tight. Coupled with the harsh natural environment in Tsarist Russia, life for the Soviet Red Army was not easy. Most of the Soviets' original trade routes were completely blocked due to the formation of the combined forces of the Western countries, and the Soviets were anxious to find new supply lines. And looking at the world, Asia is a good choice.
On the battlefield, the government army of the Far Eastern Army was equipped with a large number of Chinese-style weapons, which were slightly inferior to the weapons of first-class world powers such as Britain, France and the United States, but they were very cost-effective weapons for the Soviets, which lacked military resources. And most importantly, in the Far East, such weapons are not very difficult to come by. China also did not impose an arms embargo on Tsarist Russia, and with the intelligence capabilities of the Soviets, they clearly knew that China was engaged in an arms race on a large scale with the Japanese chalk. And one of them is the renewal of the Army's standard weapons. A large number of Chinese Type 16 and Type 17 rifles were replaced by more advanced rifles and were retired from the front-line troops. These weapons even flowed into the black market in large quantities, and for the Soviets, the Chinese rifle was a cost-effective weapon. Lenin's idea was to launch a riot in Siberia, to cultivate a spokesman, and then to help the European Soviet power to buy weapons from the Far East. Although the cost of weapons would have risen dramatically, this method was still preferred by the Soviets compared to the difficulty of obtaining them.
"Comrade Sotophis, now that the violent uprising has begun, and the revolutionary enthusiasm of the workers is very high, I am confident that victory will surely belong to the Soviets!" A young man said with some fanaticism.
"Of course. As staunch fighters for communism, all reactionary forces will be wiped out. Now the form of workers' riots is very good. But it is not without its flaws. A large number of Chinese participated in the movement, making the outcome uncertain. Now the Far Eastern Army is also dispatched. We are going to face an extremely grim form. I have summoned you here this time in the hope that you will put forward some constructive suggestions. Sotophis made no secret of his disdain for the Chinese. Although China has risen now, the status of the Chinese has also been somewhat guaranteed, at least the Siberian Governor's Office no longer dares to oppress the Chinese in the open. However, the actual status of the Chinese among the people has not changed much. After all, those perceptions cannot be eliminated in a short period of time.
"Mr. Sotophis, I think your fears are unfounded. Although the Chinese are cowardly, they can still become brave communist fighters after a firm communist education. Our movement is for the cause of communism, and communism will surely spread to the whole world, and the Chinese people can also be united. Another old Bolshevik, Morokilov, expressed his disagreement.
"Alright! Comrade Morokilov, now is not to discuss your view of world communism. The most important thing we should do now is to completely defeat the government army and let the flames of revolution burn all of Siberia. Sotophis said, waving his hand. If the two of them argue over this issue, the meeting will become a debate of socialist ideas, and the original purpose of the memory will be lost.
"All right, but I suggest that the workers be organized into special military committees to command the war in a unified manner." Morokirov said in a deep voice. The Soviets were not monolithic, and although Lenin was the supreme leader of the Soviets, the ideas within the Soviets were not entirely unanimous. Differences of thought led to the emergence of factions within the Soviets. It is only now that the form of the revolution in the country is tense, and the factional contradictions within the Soviets have not erupted.
Morokirov's proposal was adopted, and the meeting decided to establish the Siberian Military Council, with Mosolov as the chairman of the Military Council, Morokilov as the head of the organization, and the young Bolshevik Merrietsky, who was only twenty-five years old, as the head of operations.
With the establishment of the Military Council of the Far East Soviets, the workers' riots changed from chaos to order. Under the slogan of "Unified Revolutionary Ideology", the workers, in accordance with the orders of the Military Council, concentrated their weapons, crossed the police units and frantically attacked the positions of the Far Eastern Army.
"Ulla! Ulla...... The frenzied roar made the whole Vladivostok vibrate.
In the Siberian Governor's Palace, Governor Trovsky, who was originally calculating when to hold a celebration ball, was attracted by the sound of gunfire.
"Damn the rebels, they all deserve to be sent to the gallows!" Governor Jeff scolded under his breath.
"How's Xu Zhiliang's actions? Has the workers' unrest not been suppressed? ”
Regarding the effect of Xu Zhiliang's action this time, Governor Jeff was a little dissatisfied. Vladivostok is a key place in the Far East, and how can these red rebels be allowed to destroy it at will.
"The Far Eastern Army has already come forward to suppress it, and I believe that there will be results soon." The chief attendant of the Governor's Palace, Vido Kelkov, whispered. ...," "Let him move quickly." Also, those rebels, don't let one go! Governor Jeff said unmindfully. The Far Eastern army in the barracks outside the city had a strength of nearly 20,000 men. A small half of them were Russian GIs. Coupled with the fact that the weapons and equipment are complete, it is not easy to suppress these rebellions.
"Don't worry, Governor. Chinese Xu's methods have always been accompanied by endless blood! Vidor Kelikov said with a smile.
In the camp of the Far Eastern Army outside the city. After the transfer of 5,000 Russian soldiers in two batches, the number of Russian soldiers in the entire barracks was less than 100. And the Chinese soldiers who had been disarmed and stayed in the camp were patrolling in full gear. The atmosphere in the entire Far Eastern Army camp was extremely solemn.
"Is it all settled?" Xu Zhiliang was in the big tent of the headquarters, his face was extremely calm, and he did not show the slightest panic because of his crazy actions. It was as if he had rehearsed these actions countless times in advance.
"Sir, the remaining Russians have all been disarmed. Our men have taken control of all the forces and are ready for the next move. The middle-aged man who had been following Xu Zhiliang like a bodyguard spoke.
"I have sent to inform Mosolov that his troops are involved in the revolt in the city. I believe that their power will be consumed, and that is the time for us to act. Xu Zhiliang said with a smile, he did not have the kind of arrogance towards his subordinates for middle-aged men, but always spoke in an equal tone.
"This is a domestic secret message, and what to do next, it is explained above. Also, from this moment on, Mr. is the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Chinese Self-Improvement Army. At present, it is not yet suitable for the country to take part in the struggle in the Far East, and all actions depend on us. The middle-aged man respectfully took out a telegram from his arms and handed it to Xu Zhiliang.
"Chinese self-improvement army?" Xu Zhiliang was stunned for a moment, he was a little puzzled by the domestic decision. With the layout of the country over the years, not to mention the annexation of the whole of Siberia at one time, it is still no problem to snatch back the land ceded by Tsarist Russia from the Manchu Qing Dynasty at one time. Xu Zhiliang didn't know what the young marshal in China was thinking.
The more he looked at this telegram, the more surprised Xu Zhiliang became, and he was also surprised by the appetite of the one in Beijing. Originally, Xu Zhiliang thought that the domestic one who had spent so much effort was to recover the annexed land, but now it seems that he obviously underestimated the courage and ambition of Feng Shaoshuai.
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