Chapter 1239 Mutiny
There was no point in talking to each other, and seeing that there was no way to get his fellow countryman on board, Royavsky had no choice but to give up.
He finally said, "In that case, you should take care of yourself! For the sake of our fellow countrymen, I remind you that if anything unexpected happens recently, you should find a safe corner and stay out of it."
Kartichev said calmly: "Thank you."
In this case, Royavsky could only stand up from the box and walk in another direction, leaving Karchichev with only a cold back.
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night.
In a trench, Royavsky was plotting with a strange man.
"How about it, Royavsky, have you managed to win over a few like-minded people like us today?"
Royavsky shook his head and said, "Mr. Ilya, the progress is not smooth. There are indeed many people on our side, but they are not willing to participate in our actions."
Elijah asked, "That's understandable. After all, most people don't have the courage to fight against an unfair fate, so you don't need to blame yourself."
"Alas!" Luo Yafusky sighed and said, "It is indeed as you said. Many people are not dissatisfied with the current situation, but most of them choose to muddle through."
"For example, my fellow countryman, he was well aware of the corruption of the imperial army, but he chose to compromise himself."
Ilya comforted him, "This situation is inevitable. People with different ideals cannot work together. In this case, we can only fight on our own. Our request is not high. We just want to withdraw from the war, especially a war with no victory in sight."
In fact, victory or failure is not important to Russian soldiers. After all, when many gray animals were conscripted, they joined the army with a mentality of just getting by, or they did not have any extra ideas, but had to join the army just because the Russian government conscripted them.
But when the cruelty of war was placed before them, even the mindless serfs would have their own ideas, that is, war would kill people.
It might be okay if the Russian government could give them an outlet psychologically, but as the most corrupt army among the great powers, it is difficult for the lower-level Russian soldiers to empathize with officers and officials.
Naturally, there were also Russian officers who led by example, but the proportion was obviously many times lower than that of the warring countries.
Moreover, the Russian army had far more problems than the Allies, especially in terms of logistics, which was almost a stubborn problem that the Russians could never solve.
If this problem could be solved, even halfway, the resentment of the Russian soldiers would probably not have accumulated to such an extent.
Ilya said to Royavsky, "We will launch the operation at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. You will be in charge of the third company. You only need to respond to the main force. The signal will be three gunshots. When the signal is sent, you will lead your people to the headquarters in Vinnitsa."
"When the time comes, we will send someone to negotiate with General Makayev."
Royavsky nodded and said, "It's confirmed, tomorrow afternoon at six!"
Elijah: "That's right, but if you don't hear three gunshots, don't act rashly."
After confirming the time and place of the action, Royavsky returned to the camp and began to call "his own people" over. Through more than ten days of hard work, he mobilized more than 30 people, and now he informed them of the action plan.
the next day.
The air in Vinnitsa is exceptionally fresh today. There is absolutely no sign of an approaching war in the city. The well-dressed elites and busy citizens form a sharp contrast with the gray animals outside the city.
Of course, many Russian soldiers can also be seen patrolling inside Vinnitsa to maintain order in the entire city.
A citizen of Vinnitsa said: "I don't know where the Austro-Hungarian army is now. Should we seek refuge in the countryside?"
Another citizen said: "Don't worry! Our city of Vinnitsa is still very safe. The Southern Bug River serves as a natural barrier, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops defending along the river. Vinnitsa is impregnable."
"I hope so, but it is also a fact that the front line collapsed in June. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is not a weakling. If it really reaches Vinnitsa, it is still not safe."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes! We don't have the money to run away to other places or the countryside. Those who could run away have already run away."
"Besides, fleeing to the countryside is not safe either. Who knows if we will be drafted? At least there is still order in the city. It is not wise to leave the city at this time."
"There are troops everywhere now, and they are hard to talk to. But if we had known that the front line would collapse, we should have fled last month."
It’s not that the citizens of Vinnitsa didn’t want to flee, but the delayed news meant that many people didn’t have time to leave the city to seek refuge. Of course, at this time, the main way to seek refuge was to flee to the cities in the rear.
After all, in situations like war, in most cases, propaganda agencies only report good news and not bad news. Last month's newspapers also said that the Russian army had won a great victory in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
As a result, in less than a month, the great victory became a great victory for the Austro-Hungarian Empire! The Austro-Hungarian army even advanced from the border into Moldova and Ukraine.
Of course, Bulgaria was inevitably ignored by the Russians. After all, in the eyes of the Russians, Bulgaria was just a bonus. In fact, there were nearly 200,000 Bulgarian troops on the Russian battlefield assisting Germany and Austria.
Moreover, under the guarantee of Germany and Austria, all supplies for Bulgaria's expeditionary forces were borne by the two countries, which made the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army not to be underestimated.
This is the maximum support Bulgaria can provide. After all, Bulgaria still has to station troops in Serbia, and at the same time has to bear the responsibility of guarding Romania and Greece to prevent these two "temporarily neutral countries" from stabbing the Allies in the back.
Time quickly came to six o'clock in the afternoon.
Most citizens of Vinnitsa are enjoying dinner at home.
Suddenly, gunshots were heard in the distance, "Bang, bang, bang..."
There were exactly three shots, no more, no less, but most people did not pay attention. After all, since Vinnitsa became the front line, guns and artillery became common. After all, the Russian troops in Vinnitsa could not do nothing and wait for the arrival of the Austro-Hungarian army. They also had to train or execute deserters.
But this time the gunshots were obviously different. Twenty minutes later, the citizens of Vinnitsa realized something was wrong because the city of Vinnitsa suddenly became chaotic and there was even an exchange of gunfire.
Some citizens looked through the cracks in the windows and saw a large group of Russian soldiers walking on the street. Their clothes were obviously not as neat as those of the Russian soldiers in the city, and many of them had wounds wrapped in gauze.
The Russian soldiers leading the way held high a red flag and marched forward.
There were at least a thousand Russian soldiers, crowding the entire street. On the other side of the street, there were also Russian soldiers, but they were holding their guns. A Russian officer pointed at the other side and shouted, "No passage here, and you, who allowed you to enter the city without orders!"
"Brothers, don't be scared by him, follow me to the headquarters!" At this time, a leader dressed as a soldier among the "troublemakers" in the Russian army shouted.
And this person was Ilya, who had talked with Rosovsky yesterday.
The Russian officers decisively chose to give the order to open fire. After all, a group of Russian troops with unknown purposes suddenly appeared in the city, and it seemed that they were up to no good.
The "troublemaking" Russian army was not to be outdone. After the other side opened fire, they also started shooting, and the two sides engaged in street fighting directly in the city of Vinnitsa.
This made all the citizens of Vinnitsa panic. Everyone hid in their houses, stopped watching the excitement, and closed their doors and windows.
The city of Vinnitsa was in chaos, alarming other troops in the city. Thus, the Vinnitsa Mutiny took place. Under the instigation of Ilya and others, the Russian soldiers were mixed together and could not recognize who was who. Everyone followed Ilya's large army towards the center of Vinnitsa in a daze.
(End of this chapter)
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