Chapter 266： Kornilov Rebellion

The current situation in Russia is indeed not a little chaotic, but rather chaotic, especially in St. Petersburg, which is now counted as a chaotic dance of demons.

Kerensky witnessed the defeat of the Russian army and ruined the remaining prestige of him and the provisional government in the frontline army. The evil consequences of the previous large-scale purge of dissatisfied officers in the army appeared. The soldiers and the army were completely desperate for the interim government and began to find their own way out. Many of them were wooed by the Bushehrvik Party because the armistice they preached made it possible for everyone to return to their hometown and the attraction to the soldiers was extraordinary.

At this time, the Bushehrvik Party saw an opportunity. On the second day after the bad news of the war came back to St. Petersburg, they organized a demonstration of 30,000 people. In the parade, the Bushehrvik Party took the lead in chanting the slogan "I want peace, I want bread, and no war."

For this reason, the Russian Provisional Government was afraid that it would be another January revolution, and quickly mobilized the armed forces that are still loyal to the government, and sent people to negotiate with the Bushrwick Party. The interim government gave the Minister of Interior and Minister of Justice the post. In the face of the conditions set by the interim government, most people at the top were satisfied in this negotiation, because they could all see the great effect of these two positions on the Bushehrvik Party.

However, as a leader, Lenin completely disagrees with this, because unlike other senior leaders who only see benefits and forget the dangers. Joining the interim government means that the Bushehrvik Party has given up its biggest advantage, which is the identity of the opposition party.

As the leader of the revolution, Lenin had an outstanding vision. He had long seen that the chaotic situation and collapse of the economy in Russia would not solve the problem by changing the political party, but by stopping the war from licking the wounds. As for the high loans in Britain and France, he still has only a vague idea, but now he needs to dispel the idea of ​​cooperating with other members of the senior management.

The current provisional government only gives two posts, which does not meet Lenin's expectations. In his opinion, the current multi-party political combination of the provisional government cannot adapt to the current situation in Russia. The Bushehrvik Party is fully capable of creating a new era in Russia on its own. This is also Lenin's expectations and views.

For this reason Lenin specifically sought out Dzerzhinsky, who was one of the three major spy agencies in the later generations-the founder of the murderous KGB, Soviet proletarian revolutionist and red terrorist master Dzerzhinsky. At that time, the organization with a sword and shield pattern led by him was also called the All-Russia Anti-Countermeasures Committee, or Cheka for short.

But these are the images he later gave to the world. As for Dzerzhinsky now, he is the most popular leader in the Bushrwick party. This is from the time when the Bolshevik Party was founded to elect the Central Committee. Later, the actual leader of the October Revolution, Trotsky, the founder of the Red Army, got the third vote, and Lenin, the founder of the Soviet regime, got the second vote, and the first vote was Jere. Rensky.

So Lenin knew that as long as Dzerzhinsky's approval was obtained, then others in the party would agree with his ideas. Poorly speaking, as the founder of the Bolshevik Party, Lenin did not support the party very much, which has a lot to do with whether he was exiled or expelled for a long time. Don’t you see Yuan, the helm of Beiyang, has only left for three years and can only rely on prestige and other means to control Beiyang, which was unthinkable before he became “ill”. In comparison, Lenin is considered good. Of course, this has a lot to do with faith.

After a night of conversation, Dzerzhinsky was finally persuaded by Lenin. So on the second day, Dzerzhinsky convinced others with his prestige. "Felix of steel" is not only called by comrades and comrades, but even by those who are hostile to Dzerzhinsky.

So with the help of Dzerzhinsky, Lenin's right to speak in the Bushrwick party on whether to negotiate or not was greatly increased. So the Provisional Government, which was waiting for a reply from the Bushehrvik Party, received a reply that refused to stop the demonstration.

It is just that in addition to negotiating with the Bushehrvik Party, the Provisional Government has transferred troops loyal to it to St. Petersburg. So after Bushehrvik refused, the Provisional Government decisively suppressed the demonstration. In the face of heavily armed soldiers, the people are certainly not opponents. After more than 400 casualties were caused, the demonstration was suppressed.

Faced with the promoters of this demonstration, many senior leaders in the Bushehrvik party were also arrested. It's just that none of its main leaders were arrested. Lenin fled to Finland (in a semi-independent situation at the time), where he completed the writing of "State and Revolution". And the familiar text "Lenin by the Lake" is about this.

In addition, the Provisional Government is still in contact with other military personnel, but this is mainly done by the Minister of Land and Navy Kerensky. Because of the disastrous defeat of the offensive, Kerensky knew that his prestige in the army had diminished to a terrible point. And Brusilov, the main commander, almost consumed his prestige accumulated in the "Brasilov Offensive". Now the Provisional Government urgently needs a commander who can boost morale on the front lines.

At this time a commander entered Kerensky's line of sight, it was General Ravl Kornilov. This man only served as the commander of the Siberian Ninth Division after the outbreak of the Great War, and was soon transferred to the commander of the 48th Division. He gave the division the title of the 48th Steel Division. Because he was particularly good at defensively, after the German breakthrough to Gorlice began, he was ordered to be the queen, despite his best efforts, half of his division was broken up, and he was unfortunately seriously injured and fell into the enemy's hands. captive.

After entering the prisoner of war camp, he failed to escape twice. The third time he drank a lot of water and caused his heartbeat to accelerate, he was transferred to the prisoner of war hospital, where he changed into an Austrian military uniform and escaped. Front side. His escape was a sensation. Even the Tsar personally met him and awarded him a medal of hero. The media even promoted him as a national hero.

In 1916, Ralph Kornilov served as commander of the 25th Infantry Corps on the Southwest Front. After the January Revolution in 1917, the head of the State Duma, the big landlord Luo Jiangko appointed him as commander of the Petrograd military region. He rose at a dazzling speed, was appointed commander of the Eighth Army on April 6, and was promoted to infantry general on April 23. After Kerensky's May offensive collapsed, he was promoted to the commander of the Southwest Front on May 8 to restore the situation there.

But what made him most famous was a telegram that he sent to Brusilov, then commander-in-chief of the Russian army of the interim government after he took over as the commander of the Southwest Front. In the telegram, he asked Brusilov to agree to restore order by all means. He banned the assembly of soldiers, abolished the soldier's declaration, shot the deserters, put their bodies on the side of the road and wrote the charges.

"Russian News" published his secret telegram. Suddenly, Lavr Kornilov became the savior of capitalism and property owners. On May 19, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian army. . I need to mention here that when he was commander-in-chief, his chief of staff was Anton Ivanovich Denikin.

However, during his tenure as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Ralph Kornilov was not happy with the provisional government. Because the new commander-in-chief demanded almost the same power as a dictator, Kerensky, who has served as the prime minister of the interim government and minister of the Army and Navy, was very dissatisfied There is bound to be between two tough guys and fighters. It became a tragedy, so he served as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army for just over ten days in Ravr Kornilov, and was removed from his post by the Provisional Government and imprisoned on June 3. This news made its supporter Cavalry Third Army dissatisfied. So on June 9, the Third Cavalry Army marched towards St. Petersburg. And the Third Cavalry Corps claimed that it would not listen to anyone's orders except Kornilov. And dispatched "assault battalions" and armored vehicles to the capital, demanding the resignation of the interim government.

At this time, the Provisional Government was at a loss, because St. Petersburg did not have enough troops to resist the advance of the Third Cavalry Army. This is because after suppressing the demonstrations led by the Bushehrvik Party, the Provisional Government will remain loyal to its army and line up to the front line to maintain the morale of the Russian army that has collapsed.

We must know that the German-Austrian coalition forces will not miss such a good opportunity. The frontline Russian army collapsed under the German-Austrian attack and continues to expand. In order to maintain the front line, the provisional government can only send out the few remaining troops that are still loyal to the government. At this time, the actions of the Third Cavalry Army caused the Provisional Government to lack sufficient troops to suppress it. The interim government suddenly thought in its hustle and bustle that the Bushehrvik Party had enough influence among soldiers and workers, and by inviting it back, it would be able to suppress the riots of the Third Cavalry Army.

So the decision to bury the provisional government to give birth to the first red regime was made. With the help of the riots of the Third Cavalry Army, the Bushehrvik Party returned to St. Petersburg, but this time the Bushehrvik Party was not so easy to dismiss. Because of the previous suppression of the Provisional Government, the party's calls for supporting Lenin to continue the revolution became louder.

The Bushehrvik Party, which now controls more than half of the military power in St. Petersburg, is about to squeeze the throat of the Provisional Government, but I believe this day will come soon.