Chapter 336： Recent Developments in Russia

In the Romanian palace, Edel is listening to two intelligence directors about Russia.

"According to our investigation, the territory of Russia has now been divided into several fighting forces."

Edel listened to the report by the captain of the bodyguard, Carust, and learned that there is now a pot of porridge in Russia.

After the signing of the Brest contract between the Soviet-Russian government and the Allied camp headed by Germany in October last year, Russia became turbulent. Among them, Kornilov, who had served as the supreme commander of Russia, had the most violent character, and the rebellion broke out in Rostov on the lower reaches of the Don River. However, because Kornilov had only a few thousand troops and had little influence, the Soviet Russian government did not pay attention to the rebellion.

Another reason is that the Soviet Russian government had no military power in the lower Don River at that time. And if the army is sent from Moscow, a large number of local governments that have not yet recognized the Soviet Russian regime need to be wiped out along the way. The movement was too great to be conducive to the upcoming parliamentary elections, so he temporarily let it go.

In the January Constituent Assembly elections, because of the signing of a contract with Germany, the Bushehrvik Party won fewer votes than the Socialist Revolutionary Party. So Lenin and others overthrew the election they organized, and sent troops to disperse the Constituent Assembly, causing the **** January 5th.

The Russian rebellion expanded immediately. On January 20, Yudenich, who was the commander-in-chief of the Caucasus Front Army, launched a rebellion in Petrozavodsk. It was aided by the Allied Powers gathered in Murmansk, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition supported Yudenich's rebels. With the support of a large number of weapons and equipment, Yudenich immediately prepared his army and went south to attack St. Petersburg and start a war with the Soviet Russian army.

As for Kolchak, whom Edel cares most about, the head of the bodyguard also told his specific trends.

At the beginning of February, in Ufa, a city on the west side of the Ural Mountains, a large number of parties dissatisfied with Soviet Russia gathered here and established a cabinet, the Russian Provisional Government. And Kolchak, who has been in the United States for nearly two months, served as the military secretary in the government in charge of military affairs. Among them, he was the first to be responsible for negotiating with the famous Czech Legion.

As in history, the Czechoslovak Legion, composed of 60,000 Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war, launched a rebellion on the way back through Siberia. The same as in history, they also caused dissatisfaction and rebellion because of being discriminated against. The difference is that the location is no longer Chelyabinsk, but in cities such as Novosibirsk.

But this time the formation of the Russian Provisional Government, which is fighting against the Soviet Union, did not go too far. The reason is that the Soviet-Russian power in this civil war is weaker than in history. These parties are eager to fight back to Moscow, St. Petersburg, etc., and Russia's elite areas will gain enough influence to gain the upper hand in the following elections.

Compared with the booming rebellion, the military strength of the Soviet Russian government this time is too weak. In order to fulfill the soldiers' promise to stop the war, Soviet Russia could only demobilize the soldiers who had already gone home. So when the rebellion broke out frequently, the reliable army in the hands of the Soviet Union was less than 150,000, which was nearly 50,000 fewer than in the history of the same period (194,000 troops in April 1918).

In addition to fulfilling promises, the main reason is the lack of sufficient materials.

Because of the existence of the little butterfly, Edel, a large amount of materials in Russia were resold to Romania, and Deao spent a lot of money to purchase these materials from Romania, so the blackmail on the Brest contract was even more fierce. . After Russia, which was already short of materials, was severely exposed to oil and water by Germany and Austria, basically the warehouse was almost running away from rats. Therefore, the number of troops maintained in the army is even smaller.

However, in the face of the rebellion that broke out across the country, Soviet Russia quickly showed itself as a very combative side. At the beginning of January, the People’s Committee of the Soviet Union issued a decree on the formation of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army and the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Navy.

On January 21, the day after the Yudenich rebellion, Soviet Russia established the Supreme Military Council to uniformly command its army. On February 9th, a local military organization was established to implement a universal military training system throughout the country. On February 29, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee passed a decree on the implementation of the universal military service system. The Soviet Russian government also decided to mobilize the nation's human and material resources and transfer all work to the wartime track.

Thus, the civil war between the two Russian governments broke out in an all-out manner.

After listening to the intelligence department's report on the recent situation of the Soviet-Russian civil war, Edel asked. "So do we still have merchants operating in Russia?"

Faced with the king's question, Milok, who knew the situation best, replied. "Your Majesty, we still have many businessmen in Russia."

Millock's answer aroused Edel's interest. "tell me the story."

Then Milok explained in detail the current situation of these merchants.

These Romanian businessmen can be seen in Russia, not only around the Black Sea, but also in the Ural Mountains. They can be seen even in Central Asia.

This is due to the current chaotic situation in Russia, which has cut off the connection with the central government in many places. Some are active and some are passive. However, no matter whether they are active or passive, their official class is basically the same group of Tsarist Russia. So these business people have prepared good things for these officials. U.S. dollars, pound sterling, and the whole family emigrating abroad, as long as these officials put forward personal requirements, they can all meet.

As a result, smuggling activities larger than those during the Russian Revolution began. During this period of time, nearly one million US dollars worth of materials were loaded on ships and shipped to Romania through various means of transportation. Most of these materials were sold cheaply to these Romanian businessmen by greedy officials at extremely low prices. Among them, the quantity of production and living materials such as minerals, grain, and cotton is the largest.

On the one hand, there is a shortage of living materials in Russia, and on the other hand, a large amount of relief materials are resold. The living conditions of the Russian people in this year and next will be more difficult than in history, and all this is what Edel hopes to see. Making the Russian civil war more cruel can help Romania ease the great pressure in the future. After all, Russia is too threatening to Romania, especially when it is still red.

"What I told you to keep preparing, how are you preparing?"

After learning about the current situation of the Russian businessmen, Edel planned to work on the next windfall.

Faced with Edel's inquiry, Millock replied. "We have always been preparing, and as long as the time is right, we can act immediately."

As the czar secretly moved the gold to Kazan Bank , Romanian intelligence officers who had been staring here immediately sent the news back to the country. After receiving this information, Milo suddenly realized the plan the king had made for himself and Carust. If you want to smuggle nearly 600 tons of cargo from Kazan, this batch of gold seems to be a suitable target.

As for why the king would let himself prepare years in advance, Milok did not speculate wildly. Maybe the person who gave the czar this suggestion was deliberate. Regarding this, he put this idea deep in his heart, and never dared to reveal anything.

Edel, who didn't know Milock's thoughts, said immediately after hearing his answer. "Prepare to find an opportunity to smuggle back the gold immediately. It is best to be between Soviet and White Russian troops."

"understand."

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