Chapter 90 Going to Leningrad

In keeping with the tradition of the Soviet Navy, the decks were all painted orange-red. At this moment, on the front deck, on a 76mm naval gun, Sabine stood on it, regardless of the swaying of the warship in the waves.

Although this warship has a large displacement of 3,000 tons and is also an anti-submarine ship, it is not equipped with anti-submarine helicopters and has no deck at the back. Only the front deck of the entire warship is large enough.

At this time, on the front deck, the sailors and officers gathered together, facing the cold wind of the Baltic Sea, they looked at Sabine standing on the deck gun.

"Comrades, our captain is unable to continue commanding our warship due to health reasons. Now, I will command our warship." Sablin said on the ship: "Now, I have decided to drive our warship to Leningrad!"

Go to Leningrad! All the sailors knew that the destination of their voyage this time was the Far East, not Leningrad!

"Comrades, do you remember the Potemkin uprising?" Sablin said.

When Sablin taught sailors, he would show the clip of the Potemkin Mutiny, which is also a famous Soviet movie.

On June 14, 1905, soldiers on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's ironclad ship "Potemkin", under the influence of the booming workers' and peasants' movement, staged an uprising to protest against the Tsarist government's poor treatment. They severely punished the officers they hated the most, elected the leadership of the uprising, raised the revolutionary red flag on the ship, and sailed the warship to Odessa, where a general strike was taking place. Although the uprising ultimately failed, it pushed the Russian revolution to a climax, and the last pillar of the Tsarist autocracy: the army began to waver and openly turned to revolution!

Now, hearing Sablin mention the Potemkin uprising, many sailors' hearts were suddenly ablaze with passion, and the subtle influence made them realize that the uprising was great!

"We are facing many crises in our country. The privileged class is serious and the bureaucracy is corrupt. You should have seen a lot of this in our Baltic Fleet. Now, it is time for us to awaken our people through an uprising! Let's go to Leningrad, ignite the flame of the uprising, and finally make our country purer through a revolution!"

"Saberlin, you are rebelling!" Upon hearing Sablin's instigation, an officer shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, just after he finished saying this, he was held down by two sailors next to him, his mouth covered, and he was led towards the cabin.

"This is a way for us to revolt and awaken our great Soviet country!" Sablin said: "There are serious violations of law in our country, and we must use drastic measures to awaken the people!"

"Yes, we must use decisive means! We will go to Leningrad!"

"Yes, we were there making a televised address to the nation!"

Several of Sablin's confidants immediately started to make noises in the crowd, and the other sailors, also excited, started to shout, "To Leningrad!"

As a person with independent individual thinking, when in a group, it is easy to be fooled. The pyramid schemes that are popular all over the country in later generations have such a mindset. One person says he doesn't believe it, two people say they don't believe it, but when everyone around them says so, they believe it, and at the same time, they don't think their decision is wrong. In order to "save" the pyramid scheme members who were rescued by the police station, they even dared to gather together and besiege the police station. They are simply ignorant lunatics.

However, Sablin was not a madman. He had been preparing for this day for a long time, and after careful analysis, he realized that his plan was based on a sober assessment of reality: collective dissatisfaction with the ruling class was everywhere, and most people just didn't dare to speak out. He saw the political demands of the masses and tried to use the uprising as an opportunity to launch a revolution by mobilizing the working class of Leningrad. In his own mind, his action would have the same effect as the uprising on the Potemkin warship.

Now, the situation was completely under his control. He had already aroused everyone. The officers were of course more sober. However, except for three officers who objected, the rest of the officers kept their mouths shut consciously.

Anyone who opposes has been controlled by Sablin. In order to protect themselves, the other officers will not do anything fancy at this time. Of course, someone needs to be sent to monitor them so that they don't cause trouble for themselves.

The large anti-submarine ship USS Vigilant drew a graceful arc on the sea and turned towards Leningrad. In order to avoid being discovered by superiors, the radio on the Vigilant had been turned off. At the same time, the warship's M-8K main gas turbine had been started, accelerating to a maximum speed of 32 knots, and it was speeding across the sea.

Leningrad, a fascinating place!

The scenery of Bor town is very charming, with large windmills. It is little Ivan’s favorite place. He is not afraid of the cold, so he climbed up the windmill and shouted on it.

"Ivan, come down, it's dangerous!" Andrei stood under the windmill and shouted to Ivan.

Two or three farmers could be seen nearby, still tilling the fields, but Andrei knew that these people must be KGB members, who were here to protect their side.

Knowing the identities of Ekaterina and Ivan, Andrei felt relieved about all this. He also remembered that when he was in the Far East, he spent the night in Ekaterina's hospital dormitory for the first time. Diana next to him must have the same identity! Unfortunately, he didn't feel it at that time.

Even if the KGB were there, if little Ivan fell, it would be too late to rescue him. This little guy is really a worry!

"It's okay, this kid is very smart." Ekaterina said, "Andrei, I like my current life so much, why don't we settle down here!"

The Soviet countryside is very leisurely, and Andrei actually wants to live this kind of life in his heart. However, Andrei knows that since he has come here, he cannot stay out of it. The tragedy of the disintegration of the Soviet Union must not be repeated!

"Ekaterina, I love you." Andrei did not answer Ekaterina's words, but these sweet words were very meaningful.

"Uncle Andrei, I want to go to the beach to play!" Just when Andrei was looking at Ekaterina with affectionate eyes and wanted to have close contact with her, little Ivan's voice appeared again.

The beach? What's fun at the beach at this time? It's cold. If Ivan hadn't insisted on climbing the windmill, Andrei wouldn't have brought Ivan out. Sitting by the fireplace at home and eating Caspian caviar is the real enjoyment.

It's not far from the beach, so you can go swimming in the summer. Now...

"Uncle Andrei, I was on the windmill just now and saw a warship over there. I want to play on the warship!" Little Ivan said seriously.