Li Xiaofeng knew the ends of the Central Committee members. Although the bigwigs in the party knew that the last way out of the party might be the armed uprising, they always unconsciously wanted to pursue a compromise line and fantasize that there was a peaceful means to successfully take over the regime.

Li Xiaofeng sneered at this fantasy. Whether it was Kerensky or the Soviet executive committee member who was controlled by the Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionary Party, he regarded the Bolsheviks as a major concern and made small moves in a hurry. But you are still fantasizing about living peacefully with them. What a brainless and weird way!

Of course, what made Li Xiaofeng speechless was not the attitude of the Central Committee. Revolution was to put his head on his belt to fight for his life. It is normal to be cautious in playing this kind of exercise. Besides, they did not deny the route of armed struggle, but they just did not make the final decision.

What really made Li Xiaofeng speechless was the tutor. He thought he had already made his words very clear. The Constitutional Assembly was a pit and could not jump in. But for some reason, the tutor seemed to have not taken his words to his heart at all.

This makes people a little annoyed. Although it is not a big problem to fall into that pit, it is just a ridiculous one at most. But for someone who wants to save face, since you can avoid losing face, why not?

No, I must talk to the tutor again!

"Why did Comrade Lenin talk to General Mannahem? Andre, wait a moment!" The future Mother of the Nation said with a smile to someone.

Li Xiaofeng curled his lips. Why is Mannaheim in the mood to come to chat with Lenin?

"Oh," Krupskaya explained, "General Mannheim is ready to return to Helsinki!"

Returning to Helsinki? Li Xiaofeng was surprised. Why didn’t he know that Lao Man was leaving?

Krupskaya smiled and said, "The Finnish Parliament has declared Finland independence. General Mannheim naturally can't wait to leave!"

So that's it. On September 15, the Finnish Parliament resolutely declared independence despite the warning of the Provisional Government. Moreover, with the help of Russian soldiers who sympathized with Finland, the Provisional Government's attempt to interfere is basically ruined. If Mannheim could still sit still, he would not be the future founding father of Finland.

Even though he understands it very much, Li Xiaofeng is still a little unhappy. Why do he say that he is Lao Man's employer and an employee who wants to resign? You have to notify the boss first? You are ready to leave without saying anything. You are too unfaithful!

"I'm going to meet you again after meeting with your mentor!" Mannahim explained calmly.

Li Xiaofeng shook his head. He remembered that Mannaheim didn't like Lenin very much. Why did Lenin's status run ahead of him now?

"I still don't appreciate your radical propositions!" Mannahem said calmly, "The reason I went to see your mentor is mainly because after independence, Finland is the most important thing to handle its relations with Russia, which is related to Finland's future... And in my opinion, the Russian regime is likely to fall into your hands!"

This was quite rude, and even the resentment in Mannahem's heart could be heard. The general seemed to express his dissatisfaction with the Bolsheviks' control of Russia.

Li Xiaofeng deliberately pretended to be inaudible, but instead brought up any pot: "It must be admitted that you have made indelible contributions to the great cause of our Bolsheviks seizing the Russian regime. Without you, we would definitely not have grown so quickly... I believe that whether it is our Bolsheviks or the Russian people, you will remember your great contribution to the Russian Revolution!"

Mannarheim was so angry that he blew his beard. He just didn't do anything to someone. Who told someone to tell the truth? Well, a little exaggerated the fact.

"When it comes to the army," Li Xiaofeng suddenly said again. "You just left with your hands. Who helped me continue to train the army? To be honest, your sudden resignation caught me off guard! According to the spirit of the contract, I really should have charged you a penalty for liquidated contract!"

Mannahim rolled his eyes, of course he knew someone was just kidding. But is this occasion suitable for kidding?

"That's your business! According to our previous agreement, I can terminate the contract at any time!" Mannahim emphasized angrily.

Li Xiaofeng said shamelessly: "Of course I know that agreement, but you don't think I am so reasonable. Should you make some statements?"

"You guy," Mannaheim was so angry that he cursed: "Can you be more shameless?"

"Why is this shameless?" Li Xiaofeng said with a giggle, "With our friendship, you shouldn't mind helping me, a friend."

Mannahem shook his head and sighed, "I'm convinced you. I'm unheard of a shameless guy like you... Say it, what do you want me to express?"

Li Xiaofeng replied with a smile: "I don't make things difficult for you. Someone must fill the vacancy in your position, right? With your prestige and qualifications, there must be many talented friends, subordinates or students in the army. Just introduce a few to me!"

"You are so polite!" Mannaheim sighed, "You know my background, and soldiers with good relationships with me may not like you very much..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Xiaofeng interrupted: "I believe that with your personality charm, you will definitely move them... Just like when I moved you, just a few of them will be enough to move you!"

Mannahim was so amazed and laughed, "I was not moved by you, I was completely fooled by you!"

Li Xiaofeng waved his hand and said, "You can't speak like this, it's too sad to have feelings. I thought we were friends!"

"Friend?" Mannaheim glanced at someone meaningfully, touched his chin and said, "I would rather not know a friend like you... I can do this, I can help you. This time you owe me a favor, how about it?"

Li Xiaofeng guessed Mannaheim's idea, but he didn't care much about it. Although Lao Man is not exactly the same as him, this is indeed a smart person. It is better to owe a smart person than to owe a fool.

He replied without hesitation: "Trade!"

But Mannaheim did not immediately say how to help him, but fell into deep thought. Li Xiaofeng was not in a hurry and quietly watched the old man use his brain. After a long time, the old man suddenly said, "This is not easy to help!"

Li Xiaofeng smiled, "Why, are you still going to speak loudly?"

"No!" Mannaheim shook his head. "I'm the truth. Russia has many talented commanders, but those who meet your requirements are undoubtedly standing on your opposite side, or temporarily standing on your opposite side. It is simply impossible to tell them!"

"So, do you still have a way?" Li Xiaofeng asked indifferently.

"There is a way." Mannaheim nodded again, "But I can't guarantee whether it can succeed!"

Li Xiaofeng asked with interest: "Tell me what you do?"

Mannahim took a deep breath and said, "My solution is very simple. We have to convince someone first..."

The Monastery of John Relisky, far from the downtown area of ​​Petrograd, was completely free of the revolutionary hustle and bustle of the city. It seemed that it still stayed in the Middle Ages. Monks in black robes lived a life of asceticism, completely unaware that their church and the empire that had been maintaining the movement of the church were dead. The one who dominated their future destiny would not be the legendary God, but a group of atheists.

Going past the monastery, crossing the golden wheat, at the end of the wheat field stands a small manor. Like other Russian country estates, this manor is inconspicuous and simple. However, the owner of this manor was once famous.

As the former Supreme Russian commander and cavalry general, Alexei Arikseevich Brusinov has a glorious past. He was born in Tbilisi in 1853. His father was a lieutenant general of the Russian Army and his mother was a Pole. He graduated from the Noble Military Academy in 1872. After the Russian-Turkish War, he entered the Cavalry Officer's School for further study. He served as an adjutant, chief teacher, director, and vice principal in the school. He served as principal in 1902. He is known for emphasizing offensive strategy.

In 1906, he served as the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Imperial Guards, and in 1909, he served as the commander of the 14th Infantry Army. In 1912, he served as the assistant commander of the Warsaw Military Region and the cavalry general. After entering the 20th century, Brusinov was said to have a prosperous official career, and within a few years he had crossed the steps that many people had never crossed in their lifetime.

The outbreak of World War I gave him the opportunity to show his strength. He served as commander of the 8th Army in the early days of the war, and then served as commander-in-chief of the Southwest Front on March 17, 1916. White generals in the civil war, such as Anton Ivanovic, Denikin, Ravl Georgievich Kornilov, Alexey Maximovich Karekin, etc., were all subordinates.

In 1915, he commanded the Carpathians to break through and was promoted to a Servant General. In the summer of 1916, he commanded the troops to carry out a three-month large-scale offensive battle, and successfully broke through the Aude position (also known as the 1916 Russian Southwest Front Summer Offensive Battle or Brusilov Offensive), causing 1.4 million casualties and injuries to the German and Austrian side, of which 410,000 were captured, and achieved the greatest victory in the entire Eastern Front Battle.

However, all this has nothing to do with Brusinov. Since Kerensky's defeat in the offensive, his military career has fallen to the lowest point. He was driven out of the Supreme Commander's Office like a stray dog, and the person who drove him away was his decent subordinates back then.

For an old man who is over 60 years old, the chaos in Russia is unimaginable at all. At least in March 1917, when he issued a telegram to urge the Tsar to abdicate, he never expected that in just over half a year, he could turn a once infinitely brilliant empire into this bird.

However, he still did not regret the decision he made at the beginning. Nicholas II is indeed no longer suitable to continue leading Russia. If His Majesty the Tsar did not abdicate, Russia would probably be even more chaotic now, and might have disintegrated and divided itself.

The only regret of Brusinov was that he misread Luo Jiangke. He once naively thought that the fat man could bring Russia out of this mud pit, but it was obvious that the facts showed that the fat man was just a person with a low eye.

"Damn politician!"

Brusinov angrily stened the cigarette butts, and from the window he could see a car slowly heading towards his manor. As the situation continued to deteriorate, politicians kept sending lobbyists to contact him, such as the current Prime Minister Kerensky, and the former Speaker Luo Jiangke.

Brusinov was so tired of these stubborn guys that he kicked him away when he didn't need him. Now he felt that he was useful, and he surrounded him like a fly. He thought he was disgusting.

"Alexander, tell those annoying flies and say I'm not here!" Brussiv said angrily to his only son Alexander (Brussiov's only son's name was not found, so he could only choose a name casually).

Alexander nodded silently. He knew what his father was worried about. To be honest, he was also extremely annoyed by Russia's current state. Unlike his father. Alexander, who was in his early thirties, sympathized with ordinary soldiers and workers. As a commander, he personally led his troops to fight on the front line, fully understanding the soldiers' war-weariness. To be honest, even he himself was tired of this war where he could not see hope.

Of course, he was even more bored with those politicians who only care about their own interests. These shameless bastards didn't care about the lives of ordinary people at all, and were all focused on making benefits for their small group. If they were allowed to continue to torture, Russia would be done!

So. Alexander decided to look at the lobbyists about the coming. It would be fine if these despicable guys made him smelly, but he actually tried to drag his old father down the cesspool. This was beyond endurance.

Brusinov lit another cigarette and stared at the window blankly. More than ten minutes passed. Why haven’t those damn lobbyists got out yet?

Just as Brusinov cursed the newly arrived visitors indignantly, the door of the study was pushed open and Alexander walked over quickly.

"Are they leaving?" asked Brusinov.

Alexander shook his head. "No, father, they didn't leave!"

"Then what are you doing?" Brusinov asked dissatisfiedly, "I'm not telling you, I'm not interested in seeing them!"

"I think it's better for you to meet them." Alexander replied cautiously.

Brusinov frowned and asked unhappily: "Why?"

"The person who requested to meet you is General Mannerheim." Alexander said a little excitedly.

Mannahem visits?

Brusinov was surprised. He knew this former subordinate very well. When he was an assistant commander in the Warsaw Military Region in 1912, Major General Mannaheim served in his cavalry unit. He had a good fight. However, after the war broke out, the two sides had no intersection. His focus shifted to the Ukrainian region of the southwestern front, while Mannaheim had been on the Polish battlefield on the northern front.

Mannahem's sudden visit reminded Brusinov of Finnish independence not long ago. As a Russian, he understood the desire for Finnish national independence, but it was impossible to say that he felt completely happy. Now, his sudden visit, is it related to Finnish independence?

After thinking about it, Brusinov decided to meet Mannarheim first and then say, "Please come in!"

After a while, the tall Mannarheim walked in, and what surprised Brusinov was that he did not come alone, and there was also an equally tall but indescribable young man next to him.

This is Mannheim's son? Brusinov thought about it and it didn't seem like Lao Man's son seemed to be much older. Could it be Lao Man's adjutant?

"God General, it's great to see you again!" Mannheim saluted Brusinov.

Brusinov obviously noticed that the young man around Lao Man did not salute. So he should not be an adjutant, so who is he? But his attention was immediately diverted by Mannaheim.

"Your Excellency, before leaving Russia, I came to disturb you very presumptuously, hoping that it would not cause you any inconvenience."

"Karl Gustav, you're so kind." Brusinov also said the scene as he read, "Why, are you going to return to Finland?"

"Yes," Mannheim knew Brusinov's temper very well. This real Russian soldier, talking about Finnish independence in front of him would only make everyone feel embarrassed. For a moment, he didn't know how to speak.

Brusinov seemed to see Mannaheim's embarrassment, but since they are here, they should always mention that it would be better to break this layer of window paper as soon as possible.

So, he asked bluntly: "What's the matter with me? If it's about Finnish independence, then there's no need to tell me. Although I understand your wishes, I'm a Russian soldier after all. In this matter, I will only stand on the side of the government."

"No, you misunderstood." Mannahem quickly explained: "I understand your position on the Finland issue very well. Moreover, in the Finnish independence movement, we did not try to use the power of the outside world. I came to you not for Finland, but for a private matter."

When Mannheim said his private affairs, Brusinov immediately understood his purpose. He glanced at Li Xiaofeng without leaving any trace. Brusinov asked, "Are you here to find me for the gentleman around you?"

"Yes!"

While breathing a sigh of relief, Brusinov smiled bitterly: "Karl, I must explain to you that I have been removed from all positions now, and in a sense, I am still in a guilty way. So it is not convenient for me to take action on many things..."

When Mannheim saw that Brusinov had misunderstood, he quickly explained: "I'm not here to ask you for your business!"

If you don't ask me for anything, then what do you ask me for? Brusinov immediately became confused. Are you here to borrow money?

"No, my financial situation is not a problem, and this gentleman is not short of money." Mannahem pointed to a fairy, "To be honest, I came to you mainly at the request of Mr. Andrei Peterovitch, and I came to ask you to come out." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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