Chapter 1381 Taking Over the Police Station
One o'clock in the morning.
All the core members of the Labor Party in Sicheslav gathered together, and with the cooperation of the workers of the Sicheslav Steel Plant, the Sicheslav Steel Plant became a temporary command center.
The steel plant was brightly lit, with five thousand workers and some officers and soldiers surrounding Malenkov and others.
These workers were mainly from the Sicheslav Steel Plant and the railway. They all wore red lapels issued by the Sicheslav Labor Party, wrapped around their necks, to identify friends and foes.
Among them, more than 700 workers were issued weapons, which shows that leaders such as Malenkov have not been idle these days and have obtained more weapons.
Malenkov said: "I plan to set the time of the uprising at three o'clock in the morning. At this time, the citizens of Yekaterinoslav are in deep sleep. Our actions can greatly reduce casualties and avoid damage to Yekaterinoslav as much as possible."
Hearing Malenkov say this, many workers who were ready to do big things with the Labor Party immediately felt favorable towards him. After all, the fact that he kept the safety of people's lives in mind showed to a certain extent that the Labor Party was, as they said, a team of the people.
"Besides, because of the disparity in strength between the enemy and us, starting the operation at 3 a.m. can take advantage of the darkness to catch the Yekaterinoslav city government and the puppet army off guard."
"Next, I will divide the workers' team into three groups, two of which will seize the arsenal in Yekaterinoslav, and one will capture the city police station."
"While you are occupying the police station and the armory, the army outside the city will definitely receive the news and enter the city to suppress it. But there is no need to worry. We have people in the army as well. They will support our army as it marches into the city..."
As Malenkov assigned tasks to everyone in an orderly manner, this further boosted morale. After all, the presence of feasible plans and programs also showed that this uprising was very feasible.
If the Labor Party headed by Malenkov had no rules and preparations, then this action would obviously be unreliable.
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Sicheslav City Police Department.
The city police station was very quiet at three o'clock in the morning. Because it was a public institution, most of the lights in the entire police station were on.
The staff on duty at the police station did not take a complete rest at this time. Some of them gathered in the lounge to play cards, of course, with gambling money.
The small room in the lounge was filled with the smell of cigarettes, alcohol, sweat and other complex smells.
Milinlovich held a cigarette between his teeth, frowned as he looked at the bad cards in his hand, took a deep breath, blew out a puff of smoke and said, "Damn, my luck today is too bad. I'm starting to suspect that you guys did something tricky when you shuffled the cards."
No wonder he was so angry and depressed. He had lost more than seventy kopecks today, which was enough to make a low-paid policeman like Milinlovich feel painful.
Of course, the salaries of public servants in Sicheslav are not high, but most of them have gray incomes, and in violent institutions like the police station, the police officers below have many opportunities to make money.
Milinlovich's words obviously caused dissatisfaction among his colleagues.
"Milinlovich, you have to accept the defeat. You are a living person sitting here, everything is open and transparent, and you even shuffled some of the cards yourself, but you didn't get any good cards!" Yuridovsky said.
Another police officer, Anton Rozhne, echoed, "You are right, Yuridovsky. Do you suspect that the three of us are colluding to get you alone? We are all colleagues and we know each other well. I lost so much yesterday, but I didn't do anything like you."
"And everyone is watching us, how can we cheat?"
Milinovich curled his lips and said, "I lost today, and you can't even complain? Of course I know you didn't cheat, it was just a little joke, you can't make a big deal out of it."
Everyone agrees with this explanation. After all, it is common for the loser to complain.
Tarkovsky, who had been watching the show, changed the subject and said, "I heard that the army has been mobilized frequently recently. Do you think it is possible for us to fight the Russians?"
The topic of war always arouses the interest of men.
Milinlovich, who was in a bad mood, said: "It would be better if we started fighting! Anyway, we are not going to the front line."
Anton Rozhne jokingly said to Milinlovich: "Haha, if the Russian Labor Party really attacks you, don't expect anything good. I've heard how brutal the Russian Labor Party is."
"A bad policeman like you, Milinlovich, who shows off his power on the street every day, has a bad attitude, and often collects protection money, might be reported and then set up as an example by the Labor Party and used as a target."
In response, Milinlovich said arrogantly: "Your idea is completely unnecessary. The Labor Party wants to drag me to shoot, but they have to be able to really shoot me. But can they break through the Donbass defense line?"
"Let's not talk about anything else. The Russian Labor Party has offended the whole world. None of the other major countries such as Britain, France, Germany, and Austria want to kill Russia."
"We in Ukraine have the support of so many big countries, and we are also strong. No matter how powerful Russia is, they can't attack us."
"On the contrary, it seems to me that it would be more appropriate for our Ukrainian army to attack Moscow."
Yuridovsky said: "Haha, with the terrible state of our army, we still dream of entering Moscow. I am not exaggerating, I am afraid that the fighting power of many armies is not even comparable to ours."
"You have seen the current military situation. The moral character of the officers and soldiers of the 37th Division outside the city is so poor that we cannot even compare to them. I am afraid that if we really go to the battlefield, most of them will be afraid of death."
"If the Russian Red Army really attacks us, they might run faster than us."
Yuridovsky naturally had the confidence to say this. Although the police station was obviously no match for a more violent institution like the army, who hasn't served in the army?
As for the Sicheslav City Police Department, more than half of its personnel had served in the military in Tsarist Russia, and people like Yuridovsky were veterans who had participated in World War I.
Milinlovich said: "Haha, our army is indeed a bunch of rotten fish and stinky shrimp, but the situation of the Russian Red Army on the opposite side is not much better."
"In the beginning, we were just soldiers under the Tsar. Now we have just joined different camps. Are we different? We all have two eyes and one mouth. Can the Labour Party be as omnipotent as God and give them an extra arm or leg?"
Although his words are rough, they do make some sense. The army under the leadership of the Labour Party is actually mostly the legacy left by the Tsar.
There is actually no essential difference between this and the composition of the current Ukrainian army, except that after the Treaty of Kiev, most of the former Ukrainian Tsarist Russian troops joined Ukraine, while the Russian Tsarist Russian troops either joined the Labor Party or were wiped out by the Labor Party.
But there is no doubt that the military foundation of both Ukraine and Russia is left over from the Tsarist era.
Of course, although they were once the same kind of people, the Russian Red Army is obviously very different from the current Ukrainian army. This difference is mainly reflected in spirit and belief.
As things stand, the Russian Red Army knows why they are fighting, while most of the Ukrainian army still maintains the nature of the Tsarist era, that is, just getting by.
Although there were bad apples in the Russian Red Army, the two sides had actually been distanced from each other.
This is just like today's industrial countries. Russia should be considered a country with good industrial strength, but Russia's industrialization is much worse than other powers and can only be ranked at the lower level.
Tarkovsky said: "Milinlovich is right. We are all mortals. The Russian Red Army is probably not much stronger than the Ukrainian Army."
"But the biggest difference between our two countries is that Russia is much stronger than Ukraine. Russia has hundreds of millions of people, while Ukraine has less than 20 million. Without foreign support, we have no way to fight the Russians."
Tarkovsky's idea is also the idea of the vast majority of people in Ukraine. Even the Ukrainian central government does not believe that it can compete with a big country like Russia relying solely on its own national strength.
Tarkovsky went on to say: "Ukraine's industry is also far behind Russia. The eastern part of Ukraine, where the industry was originally concentrated, is not entirely in our hands. If the eastern part of Ukraine was in our hands, it would not be as embarrassed as it is now."
Milinlovich said: "Industry in eastern Ukraine is indeed important, but we have the support of world powers such as Germany and Austria."
"The military and industrial strength of Germany and Austria-Hungary is much stronger than that of Russia. In addition, Britain and France have also supported Ukraine. We can obtain advanced weapons from most countries in the world."
"So, as long as Germany and Austria-Hungary guarantee the supply of weapons and ammunition to the empire, we can continue to consume the Russians until Russia's rotten teeth are broken."
Regarding support for Ukraine, it mainly comes from Germany and Austria-Hungary. After all, the current Ukrainian government was supported by these two countries, so naturally these two countries should also bear the main responsibility.
Germany and Austria-Hungary will obviously do their utmost to protect Ukraine's security, unless both countries do not want to go any further or just wait for death.
After all, as the sphere of influence of the two countries, Eastern Europe is not only an important market, but also an important supplier of raw materials, and an important grain producing area. It is of great significance to the economy, strategy, influence and geopolitics of Germany and Austria.
Generally speaking, such regions are certainly not easily abandoned. Of course, there are negative examples, such as the Soviet Union in the past. One of the important reasons for the disintegration of the Soviet Union was that it abandoned the labor party regimes in Eastern Europe.
However, this is normal. This is Russia's history. It is easy to go to extremes and leave no way out.
This should be caused by the character of the Russians. After all, whether it is the Far Eastern Empire with an ancient civilization or the United States with no history, they are more complicated than Russia.
After chatting for a while, Milinlovich suddenly said, "Isn't it time to change shifts at this time? Why haven't I seen Osipovich and the others come back?"
Osipovich and others are also colleagues in the police station, responsible for patrolling the streets from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock. Although the entire Sicheslav City Police Department is fully equipped, some tasks still need to be done.
For example, in terms of maintaining public order, of course, the main task of the Sicheslav City Police Department is to maintain the security of wealthy areas and the city center.
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Outside the Sicheslav Police Station, Osipovich and others were leading the Labor Party. He and several policemen had their hands tied and were being escorted to the front of the team.
"Dear workers, the city police station is in front of us. There are not many people in the police station at night, only a small number of people working the night shift. Including us, there are a total of thirty-two people in the police station today." Osipovich said to Tomaj Fuka with a bitter face.
For Osipovich and others, today was extremely unlucky. They had thought that they could just patrol the streets twice as usual and get through the night, but who would have thought that a large group of Labor Party members would suddenly appear.
Moreover, this group of Labor Party members were holding guns, at least dozens of Mosin-Nagants, so Osipovich and others decisively chose to lay down their arms and surrender.
Tomaj Fuka said, "Osipovich, you should know where the gun room of the police station is, right?"
Osipovich did not dare to hide it at this time. He said: "Of course, but the key is with Milinlovich."
Tomaj Fuka asked, "Milinlovich? I haven't heard of him. Shouldn't the key be with your director?"
Osipovich smiled bitterly and said, "In theory, the chief should have the key, but our chief basically doesn't stay in the police station at night. He either goes home to sleep or fools around somewhere else. He's a second-generation rich kid, so apart from actively trying to make money, he doesn't really care about anything most of the time."
To this, Tomaj Fuka said speechlessly: "As expected, the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam is crooked. The whole atmosphere of Yekaterinoslav is corrupted by you guys."
Osipovich could only nod in agreement to the Labor Party leader's ridicule, after all, he valued his life very much.
Thomas Charka continued, "Don't play tricks next time. Cooperate with us to take down the police station. We can still count your achievement as one of yours. Otherwise..."
In response to his threat, Osipovich said: "Please rest assured that I will cooperate honestly."
Soon, under the guidance of Osipovich, the guide, the First Workers' Squad led by Tomadevka successfully entered the Sicheslav City Police Station, where the defense was extremely lax.
When they first arrived at the door, the guard of the Sicheslav City Police Department was even fast asleep and had no idea that the enemy had arrived, so the Workers' Organization easily confiscated his weapons.
Afterwards, the Labor Party and the workers swaggered into the Municipal Police Station as if they were going home, and arrested the night shift staff of the Municipal Police Station who were gathering for gambling.
This operation was unexpectedly easy, and in the police station, Tomaje Fuka and others obtained more than fifty firearms, including rifles and pistols, which further increased the strength of the team.
Compared with the easy capture of the police station, the battle at the arsenal in the east of the city was extremely fierce. The soldiers guarding the arsenal directly fought with the Labor Party troops.
As the gunshots rang out, the entire city of Sicheslav was awakened. Citizens stayed at home, not daring to go out to check the situation, and the city government staff also became panicked.
The Sicheslav City Government urgently called the Municipal Police Department to inquire about the situation, but at this time, the police department had been controlled by the Labor Party, so naturally there was no response.
This also forced the Sicheslav city government to contact the military and seek the permission of the 37th Division stationed in the suburbs of the city to enter the city to take charge of the situation.
In fact, after the arsenal in the east of the city was attacked, the officers of the arsenal had already informed the division headquarters directly of the news, and a large group of troops from the 37th Division were already on the way. However, at the same time as the order was issued by the division headquarters, the troops influenced by the Labor Party had already quietly raised their guns and pointed them directly at the 37th Division headquarters.
(End of this chapter)
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