In the Romanian palace, Edel was listening to two intelligence chiefs about Russia.
"According to our investigation, there are now several forces fighting in Russia."
Edel listened to the report by the captain of the guard, Kallust, and learned that Russia was now in a state of chaos.
After the Soviet Russian government and the Allied camp led by Germany signed the Brest-Litovsk Treaty in October last year, Russia became turbulent. Among them, Kornilov, who had served as the supreme commander of Russia and had the most violent personality, was on the lower reaches of the Don River.
Rostov took the lead in breaking out the rebellion. However, since Kornilov only had a few thousand troops and had little influence, the Soviet government did not pay attention to the rebellion.
Another reason is that the Soviet Russian government did not have military power in the lower reaches of the Don River at that time. If the army was sent from Moscow, it would need to wipe out a large number of local governments along the way that had not recognized the Soviet Russian regime. The movement would be too great and would not be conducive to the upcoming war.
Parliamentary elections, so we temporarily let it go.
In the election of the Constituent Assembly in January, due to the signing of the contract with Germany, the Bushwick Party received fewer votes than the Socialist Revolutionary Party. So Lenin and others overturned the election organized by themselves and sent troops to disperse the Constituent Assembly by force, causing a situation.
The murder on the 5th of the month.
The Russian rebellion immediately expanded. On January 20, Yudenich, who had served as the commander-in-chief of the Caucasus Front, launched a rebellion in Petrozavodsk. He received assistance from the Allied Powers gathered in Murmansk and a large number of weapons.
Ammunition support was provided to Yudenich's rebels. Yudenich, who received a large amount of weapons and equipment support, 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 was most concerned about, the captain of the guard also revealed his specific movements.
In early February, in Ufa, a city on the west side of the Ural Mountains, many political parties dissatisfied with Soviet Russia gathered here and established a cabinet to govern, the Russian Provisional Government. Kolchak, who had been in the United States for nearly two months,
As the Minister of Military Affairs in this government, he was responsible for military affairs. Among them, he was responsible for negotiating with the famous Czech Legion at the first time.
As in history, the Czechoslovak Legion, composed of 60,000 Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war, launched a rebellion on their way back to Siberia. As in history, they also rebelled due to dissatisfaction due to discrimination. The difference is that the location is no longer
It's Chelyabinsk, but in cities like Novosibirsk.
The formation of the Russian Provisional Government to compete with the Soviet Union did not involve too much wrangling. The reason is that the Soviet Union was weaker in this civil war than in history. These political parties are eager to fight back to Moscow, St. Petersburg, etc., and Russia
The elite areas gain enough influence to gain the upper hand in the following elections.
Compared with the vigorous rebellion, the military strength of the Soviet Russian government this time was too weak. In order to fulfill the soldiers' promise to stop the war, Soviet Russia could only demobilize a large number of soldiers who had long been eager to return. As a result, rebellions broke out frequently
At that time, the Soviet Union had less than 150,000 reliable troops, nearly 50,000 fewer than at the same time in history (194,000 troops in April 1918).
The main reason is not only the fulfillment of promises, but also the lack of sufficient supplies.
Because of the existence of Edel, a large amount of supplies in Russia were resold to Romania, and Germany and Austria spent a lot of money to purchase these supplies from Romania, so they extorted even more fiercely on the Brest-Litovsk contract.
.Soviet Russia, which was already short of supplies, was severely damaged by Germany and Austria. Basically, the warehouses were almost full of rats. Therefore, the number of troops maintained in the army was even smaller.
However, in the face of rebellions that broke out across the country, Soviet Russia quickly showed its combat effectiveness. In early January, the People's Committee of Soviet Russia promulgated a decree to establish the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Workers' and Peasants' Red Navy.
On January 21, the day after Yudenich's rebellion, Soviet Russia established the Supreme Military Council to unified command its troops. On February 9, local military agencies were established to implement universal military training throughout the country. 2
On September 29, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee passed a decree on the implementation of universal military service. The Soviet Russian government also decided to mobilize the country's manpower and material resources to transfer all work to a wartime track.
As a result, the civil war between the two Russian governments broke out.
After listening to the intelligence report on the current situation of the Soviet-Russian Civil War, Edel asked, "So do we still have businessmen operating in Russia?"
Facing the king's inquiry, Milok, who knew the situation best, replied, "Your Majesty, we still have many businessmen operating in Russia."
Milok's answer aroused Edel's interest. "Tell me and listen."
Milok then explained in detail the current situation of these businessmen.
These Romanian businessmen are quite prosperous in Russia. They can be seen not only around the Black Sea, but also in the Ural Mountains, and can even be seen in Central Asia.
This is all 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, regardless of whether they are active or passive, their official class is basically that of Tsarist Russia.
A group. So these businessmen specially prepared good things for these officials. US dollars, pounds, and the whole family immigrated abroad. As long as the personal requirements of these officials were raised, they could satisfy them all.
As a result, smuggling activities that were even greater than those during the Russian Revolution began around this time. During this period, nearly one million US dollars worth of materials were loaded onto ships and shipped to Romania through various means of transportation every day. Most of these materials were shipped to Romania.
They were sold to these Romanian businessmen by greedy officials at extremely low prices. Among them, the largest quantities were minerals, grain, cotton and other production and living materials.
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 being resold. The living conditions of the Russian people this year and next will be more difficult than in history, and all this is what Edel wants to see. It will make the Russian Civil War more difficult.
Cruelty can help Romania relieve great pressure in the future. After all, Russia poses too great a threat to Romania, especially when it is still red.
"How are you preparing for what I asked you to prepare for?"
After Edel learned about the current situation of businessmen in Russia, he planned to work hard on the next windfall.
In response to Edel's inquiry, Milok replied, "We have been preparing. As long as the time is right, we can take action immediately."
As the tsar secretly moved the gold to the Bank of Kazan, the Romanian intelligence agents who had been watching here immediately sent the news back to the country. Milok, who received the information, felt that the king had allowed himself and Kalust to remain together.
After making the plan, I suddenly realized that if I wanted to smuggle nearly 600 tons of goods from Kazan, this batch of gold seemed like a suitable target.
As for why the king asked him to prepare several years in advance, Milok did not make any random guesses. Maybe the person who gave the tsar this suggestion might have done it on purpose. He kept this idea deep in his heart and never dared to think about it.
any disclosure.
Edel, who didn't know Milok's thoughts, said immediately after hearing his answer. "Be prepared to find an opportunity to smuggle the gold back immediately. It is best to do it during the battle between the Soviet and White Russian armies."
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