Chapter 673 - 509: The Way Forward_2
On September 19, 1919, airplanes from the World Alliance were stationed in Tsarist Russia-controlled Northeastern Europe and carried out a massive bombing of Moscow the next day.
This news immediately stirred up Tsarist Russia because up to this point in the civil war, the capital city of Saint Petersburg still stood firm, whereas Soviet Russia’s Moscow was already in danger.
Many Soviet Russia-brainwashed workers took to the streets in protests, denouncing the World Alliance for trampling on human lives; the heavy bombing of Moscow had already resulted in hundreds of casualties.
But quite clearly, no one would care about these workers’ protests apart from Soviet Russia.
The bombing of Moscow continued, with a large number of surrender-urging leaflets dropped to cause disorder within and outside of Moscow.
In these leaflets, the World Alliance publicly declared that Soviet Russia had stolen the fruits of victory from Tsarist Russia, recognizing Tsarist Russia as the winner of World War I and the legitimate power of the entire Russian nation.
The World Alliance advised the Russian people under Soviet rule to abandon the erroneous regime as soon as possible and return to the embrace of Tsarist Russia to avoid the harm caused by war.
At the same time, the World Alliance also made a promise to provide a batch of supplies to Tsarist Russia to ensure its people would not face any food crisis.
This point was somewhat appealing to Soviet Russia, which implemented a centralized rationing system.
Soviet Russia did not have much in the way of supplies, and with the World Alliance completely cutting off Soviet Russia’s foreign trade routes, it became increasingly difficult to obtain supplies from abroad.
Before the 850,000 allied forces of the World Alliance were fully assembled, the World Alliance would bomb Moscow and the large cities under Soviet Russia’s control, disrupting Soviet Russia’s order and exterminating any hope of victory in the war for Soviet Russia.
It should be noted that although World War I had long ended, European countries had not stopped researching airplanes.
This intervention war also provided an opportunity to test the quality of airplanes from various countries. Many countries had already developed second-generation military aircraft, which had made significant progress compared to the initial domestically produced aircraft.
For example, the British aircraft manufacturing industry aimed to catch up with the first generation of military aircraft performance from Australasia in a short period and overtake them as soon as possible so that the British Empire could have an absolute advantage in both sea and air.
For this purpose, the British Empire had invested a lot of manpower and resources, even establishing a separate aircraft research department to study the corresponding engine and design for aircraft.
Soviet Russia, Moscow.
At the meeting of the five-member presidium representing the highest authority in Soviet Russia, all five faces appeared strained and solemn.
"Comrade Lev Davidovich Bronstein, what are the chances of victory for our military against these aggressive enemies?" The lead person asked emotionlessly.
"With our seas completely blockaded, I’m afraid our chances are less than 30%." A man named Lev Davidovich Bronstein shook his head with a wry smile, answering helplessly.
This number was already an overestimate, considering that the aggressive World Alliance forces possessed the most advanced weapons and equipment, while their own military barely managed to arm each soldier with a single gun, some of which were so ancient that they predated everyone in the room and could only be used as a fire stick.
"That’s still too low, Comrade Lev Davidovich Bronstein. As the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee, I demand that you fulfill your duties, supervise the actions of the military, and help the country successfully overcome this disaster." The lead person continued to instruct. Nôv(el)B\\jnn
’Yes!" Lev Davidovich Bronstein nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Comrade Aleksei Ivanovich Lee, how much longer can our food supplies last?" After giving instructions to Lev Davidovich Bronstein, the lead person turned his gaze to Aleksei Ivanovich Lee, the chairman of the Soviet People’s Commissar, and asked.
The position of the chairman of the Soviet People’s Commissar was the highest office in the Soviet government, equivalent to other countries’ prime ministers and chancellors.
However, in the unique political environment of the Soviet Union, this top government position did not have the highest power, and it was even weaker than the lead person and the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee.
"A conservative estimate is that our food supply can last for more than a year. If the grain harvest is good next year, there should be no food crisis in the short term." As the government’s chief, Aleksei Ivanovich Lee was well aware of his task and promptly answered upon hearing the question.
Only then did the lead person nod in satisfaction, and some of the worry in his heart was relieved.
Regardless of the period, the grain reserve is of utmost importance for a country.
Whether Soviet Russia could defeat the World Alliance and Tsarist Russia depended not only on the frontline military’s combat capabilities and the level of popular support for the government but also on Soviet Russia’s material reserves, especially its grain reserves.
People are made of iron, and food is made of steel; one can’t survive without a meal. This logic applied not only to the people but also to government officials and the military. Experience more tales on empire
At other times, it might not have been so dire, but once a nation was in a full-scale crisis, the turmoil it brought to the nation was immense, and it could easily shatter a country’s security.