Chapter 510: The Way Out

On September 13, 1919, the World Alliance publicly announced its intervention in the Russian Civil War and sent 850,000 troops to form a world coalition to declare war on Soviet Russia.

After the news was announced, it immediately spread like wildfire, sweeping the entire world in an instant and becoming a hot topic for people all over the world, including Russia.

If you ask the Russians themselves about their attitude, the current situation of the Russian Civil War has developed to such a point, and the supporters of Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia are already very clear.

Soviet Russia, established as a workers' party, has won the favor of the vast majority of Russian workers, and the Russian working class is the most supportive of them.

And Tsarist Russia, which absorbed the bourgeoisie, still supported the old Tsarist government. The civilians, after all, did not want to add more changes to their chaotic lives. As long as they could have a full meal, they would still obey the government.

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the working class and peasant class, which are the largest in Russia, the remaining nobles and capitalists are also mostly willing to support Tsarist Russia.

Of course, this does not mean how advanced the system of Tsarist Russia is, or how high the prestige of Tsar Nicholas II is.

It is just that compared with the Soviet regime established by the Workers' Union, the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy prefer to see the Tsar continue to rule the countries. At least in the chaotic Russian society, they are still the superiors who exploit the civilian class.

Under the influence of the major classes, Russia has collapsed in Eastern Europe. After all, there are more workers in some more developed areas in Eastern Europe, which is also the advantage of Soviet Russia.

The situation in Russia has changed from the original north-south melee to the east-west melee. Soviet Russia has slowly controlled most of Eastern Europe, and the power of Tsarist Russia is also shifting to Northern Europe and Asia.

To be honest, Soviet Russia's huge influence on the working class is the real reason why the British Empire is determined to intervene in the Russian Civil War by force.

No matter which industrial country, there are a large number of workers. Most industrial countries are capitalist countries, which themselves have some conflicts with workers in terms of interests.

Once the ideology of Soviet Russia expands outward, the whole of Europe may face revolution, which is something that almost all European countries do not want to see.

Even a republic like France, which is a capitalist country, can still be impacted by Soviet consciousness.

After officially deciding to intervene in the Russian Civil War by force, the major countries of the World Alliance did not hesitate at all. They were all preparing troops and fleets to quickly wipe out Soviet Russia, the big villain in Europe.

Not to mention the army, the World Alliance has an overwhelming advantage in the navy.

The British Empire mobilized its home fleet, plus the French Mediterranean Fleet and the Italian Fleet, to block the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea respectively, blocking all Russian outlets.

The fleets of small countries such as Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, and Greece are like patrol fleets, responsible for patrolling various sea areas to prevent the Russian fleet from sneaking out.

In order to express support for Tsarist Russia, the World Alliance jointly provided Nicholas II with a batch of free weapons and equipment to ensure that Tsarist Russia could hold on before the arrival of the World Alliance's intervention coalition.

If the Tsarist Russia can't hold on before the World Alliance's coalition forces arrive, then this will be a lot of fun.

The good news is that Russia has experienced many chaotic periods. Not only are its naval warships in disrepair, but its internal rule is even more chaotic. It is impossible for it to cause any interference to the World Alliance on the sea.

The actual combat effectiveness of the armies of Tsarist Russia and Soviet Russia, which are currently fighting in dire straits, is far less than that of other European countries.

This is not a joke. The civil war between the two sides seems severe, but in fact, the armies of both sides have fatal flaws of one kind or another.

Although the army of Tsarist Russia is supported by military equipment from Australasia and the World Alliance, the composition of these armies is those veterans of World War I who are already tired of war.

They have experienced World War I, bourgeois rebellion, Soviet Russia uprising and Tsarist seizure of power, and their inner fatigue has long been suppressed.

In other words, they have participated in the war longer than anyone else. From the outbreak of World War I to the present, they have been fighting.

Under such circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the Tsarist Russian army has been greatly reduced. Moreover, this army had once submitted to the rule of the bourgeois provisional government, which also made Nicholas II distrust these armies, and instead equipped most of the weapons and equipment to his absolute confidant army.

Needless to say, the absolute crushing of the navy, in terms of the army, the number of Tsarist Russian troops and Soviet Russian troops reached 1 million to 1.2 million.

If the 850,000 coalition forces of the World Alliance are included, Tsarist Russia has taken the lead in the number of troops.

In fact, after experiencing a very strict blockade by the World Alliance, Soviet Russia is still relatively weak.

If it were not for the victory over Tsarist Russia and the seizure of some weapons and equipment, I am afraid that even one weapon would not be available for each person.

Even in this case, the weapons of a small number of Soviet Russian soldiers are still some old guys who are about to retire, and their real combat effectiveness on the battlefield is questionable.

On September 19, 1919, planes from the World Alliance stationed in Northeast Europe controlled by Tsarist Russia, and carried out a large-scale bombing of Moscow the next day.

This news immediately made Tsarist Russia boil, because until now, the capital of Tsarist Russia, St. Petersburg, was still strong, but Moscow of Soviet Russia was in danger.

Many workers who were brainwashed by Soviet Russia took to the streets to protest the World Alliance's disregard for human lives. The bombing of Moscow has caused hundreds of casualties.

But it is obvious that no one except Soviet Russia cares about these workers' marches.

The bombing of Moscow is still going on, and a large number of surrender leaflets are also being dropped, disrupting the order inside and outside Moscow.

In this surrender leaflet, the World Alliance publicly announced that Soviet Russia had stolen the fruits of Tsarist Russia's victory, and determined that Tsarist Russia was the winner of the First World War and the orthodoxy of the entire Russia.

The World Alliance advised the Russian people under the rule of Soviet Russia to abandon the wrong rule as soon as possible and return to the arms of Tsarist Russia to avoid the harm caused by the war.

At the same time, the World Alliance also promised to provide a batch of supplies to Tsarist Russia to ensure that the people of Tsarist Russia would not suffer any food crisis.

This is still attractive to Soviet Russia, which implements a centralized rationing system.

Soviet Russia does not have much supplies, and the World Alliance has completely cut off Soviet Russia's foreign trade lines, making it even more difficult to obtain supplies from abroad.

Before the 850,000 coalition forces of the World Alliance are fully assembled, the World Alliance will bomb Moscow and large cities controlled by Soviet Russia to destroy the order of Soviet Russia and extinguish Soviet Russia's hope of winning the war.

You know, although World War I has long ended, European countries have not stopped the research and development of aircraft.

This intervention war is also an opportunity to test the quality of aircraft in various countries. Many countries have developed second-generation military aircraft, which has made considerable progress compared to the domestically produced aircraft at the beginning.

The goal of aircraft manufacturing in the United Kingdom is to catch up with the performance of the first generation of military aircraft in Australasia in a short period of time, and to surpass it as soon as possible on this basis. The British Empire has absolute advantages in both sea and air.

To this end, the British Empire has spent a lot of manpower and material resources, and has also set up a separate aircraft research laboratory to study the corresponding engines and designs for aircraft.

Soviet Russia, Moscow.

In the meeting of the five-member presidium representing the highest power of Soviet Russia, the faces of the five people were not very good at this time, and their expressions were very solemn.

"Comrade Lev Davidovich Bronstein, facing the aggressive enemy, what are the chances of our army winning?" The person sitting in the first seat asked expressionlessly.

"With our sea being completely blocked, our chances of winning are probably less than 30%." The man named Lev Davidovich Bronstein shook his head with a slightly bitter smile and answered helplessly.

This number is an overestimated result. After all, the aggressive World Alliance coalition forces have the most advanced weapons and equipment, while their army can only barely achieve a gun for each person. Some guns are even older than everyone present and can only be used as a firewood stick.

"It's still too low, Comrade Lev Davidovich Bronstein. As the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee, I ask you to fulfill your duties, supervise the army's every move, and let the country smoothly survive this disaster." The man continued to order.

"Yes!" Lev Davidovich Bronstein nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Comrade Alexey Ivanovich Rykov, how long can our food supplies last?" After instructing Lev Davidovich Bronstein, the man looked at Alexey Ivanovich Rykov, the Chairman of the Soviet Council of People's Commissars, and asked.

The position of Chairman of the Soviet Council of People's Commissars is the highest position in the Soviet government, equivalent to the positions of Prime Minister and Premier in other countries.

However, such a position of the head of the government is not the highest in the special political environment of the Soviet Union, and is even weaker than the head and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee.

"Conservatively speaking, our food should last for more than a year. If the grain harvest is good next year, there should be no food crisis in the short term." As the head of the government, Alexey Ivanovich Rykov is very clear about his mission, and he quickly answered after hearing the question.

The leader nodded with satisfaction, and his worries were slightly relieved.

No matter what period, for a country, food reserves are the most important.

The hope of whether Soviet Russia can defeat the World Alliance and Tsarist Russia lies not only in the combat effectiveness of the front-line troops and the support of the people for the government, but also in the material reserves of Soviet Russia, especially the food reserves.

People are iron, and food is steel. If you don't eat, you will be hungry. This principle applies not only to the people, but also to government officials and the army.

It's okay at other times, but once the country falls into a full-scale crisis, the turmoil it brings to the country is huge, which can easily destroy the security of a country.

"Comrades, take action. What we are facing is the greatest crisis of the country. We must unite and let our great country survive this disaster. Comrade Lev Davidovich Bronstein, I hope you can report to me every day about the situation of the army and be ready to deal with the enemy of the World Alliance at any time."

The Soviet government at this time was still efficient. With the end of the meeting of the five-member presidium, the entire Soviet Russia was mobilized to jointly deal with what they considered to be the biggest crisis.

In St. Petersburg, the meeting of Tsarist Russia seemed much more relaxed.

Tsar Nicholas II, who had not appeared for a long time, not only attended the meeting in a high-profile manner, but also smiled again.

Tsar Nicholas II, who regained power, still served as the nominal commander-in-chief of Russia.

Of course, Nicholas II was also smart this time. Although he was nominally the commander-in-chief of Russia, Nicholas II handed over the command of the army to his confidants, and sat firmly in the palace, responsible for politics and logistics, which he was more proficient in.

Thanks to the previous purge of the logistics department by the bourgeois government, the logistics department and even the entire government of Tsarist Russia were also efficient.

Even if it was not as good as the newly established Soviet Russian government, it was much better than the previous Tsarist government.

"When will the aid that the World Alliance promised to give us arrive?" Nicholas II asked the Minister of Logistics who had just been promoted.

"The first batch of aid should arrive in half a month, and the latest batch of aid should not exceed three months." After hearing Nicholas II's question, the Minister of Logistics stood up and answered very respectfully.

After the baptism of the bourgeoisie, Nicholas II's control over the current Tsarist government has deepened a lot.

Facing this very efficient government, Nicholas II is still very satisfied.

"How are our current material reserves? Can we cope with the next war?" Nicholas II nodded with satisfaction and continued to ask.

"Food reserves are a big problem, but after we lost part of Eastern Europe, the food crisis has been alleviated. At present, our food reserves should be able to last until next summer. With the assistance from the World Alliance, it should not be a problem to last until the next grain harvest." The Minister of Logistics continued to answer.

"How is the backup plan prepared? Is our retreat route still safe?" Then, Nicholas II looked at his absolute confidant, Vladislav Kulikov, the head of the St. Petersburg Tsarist secret police, and asked with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, we are always ensuring the route from St. Petersburg to Siberia. I assure you that we can evacuate to Siberia safely at any time." Vladislav Kulikov also answered with a serious face.

Since the last time the rebels easily conquered St. Petersburg and the Winter Palace, Nicholas II clearly realized that St. Petersburg was not so safe.

Although he was careless last time, this time he had to face the more dangerous Soviet Russia, an uprising that had already formed a climate.

In order to ensure his own safety and the safety of his family, and to prevent the Romanov family's rule from dissipating in his hands, Nicholas II made a plan to ensure that he could escape eastward from St. Petersburg to Siberia at any time.

The reason for choosing Siberia is that Siberia is more vast and has a large number of farmers, which is the basis of the Tsar's rule.

Secondly, there is the Russian port of Vladivostok to the east, which can still be connected with other countries in the World Alliance, so as not to be completely surrounded by Soviet Russia and become a state of being caught in a trap.

You know, Vladivostok is much closer to Australasia than St. Petersburg is to Australasia.

At that time, it will be easier to get support from Australasia, and it will not be difficult to maintain one's own rule.

At worst, it will be a longer war of attrition with Soviet Russia. Anyway, Tsarist Russia has the support of most countries, while Soviet Russia faces blockades from all countries.

After hearing that there was no problem with his retreat route, Nicholas II was relieved and had no worries at all.

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