Chapter 777: Churchill's Death 8

"What? We want bread but not war? Aren't we the anti-war faction?"

"Stop the war immediately? Comrade representatives, isn't this the same as the Labor Party? Who will vote for us then?"

"Do we still want to merge with the Labor Party? Then do we still want to seize power? Is this an instruction from Moscow?"

The Central Committee members of the British Bolshevik Party who attended the meeting turned out to be honest Bolsheviks and gentry among Bolsheviks. Therefore, they simply cannot understand the spirit of the instructions of the Third International.

"Comrades, this is all a strategy!" Ivan Maisky is a British expert and has long known that the British Bolsheviks are honest people - who has allowed the British Empire to develop so well in the past many years? Dishonest people have already gotten rich, so who will start a revolution with you?

Although the British capitalist system determines that the distribution of wealth must be unfair, the fundamentals of Britain's strong national power and vast colonies also determine that it is easier to get rich. Even if a mischievous person cannot succeed at home, he can still go overseas to become an "adventurer". As long as he takes a small risk, he has a good chance of becoming an anti-G life rich man.

Therefore, the proletarian revolutionaries who stay in the country to fight against the aristocracy and big bourgeoisie are not “bad” enough and are honest people who are relatively easy to be deceived. This situation is probably the reason why the British revolution never succeeded. It is estimated that Marx and Engels did not think of this problem back then...

"Comrades, listen to me..." Maisky could only patiently teach a group of stupid British proletarian revolutionaries how to make revolution.

He said: “The slogan of an immediate cessation of the war is necessary for us to obtain British power, because an immediate cessation of the war is a prerequisite for us to disband the reactionary army and organize a revolutionary army.

If there is no immediate ceasefire, Britain's two to three million reactionary troops will continue to exist and continue to serve the bourgeois regime. By then Attlee will be able to completely wipe us out with just one order. "

There are two main reasons why the reactionary British army did not wipe out the Bolshevik Party before. First, protest marches and other events were in compliance with British laws and rules of political struggle; second, because the Labor Party withdrew from the government, the ruling foundation of Churchill's cabinet was shaken. Moreover, there were also members of the Conservative and Liberal parties who opposed Churchill's policies, so the wartime cabinet was actually a minority cabinet.

That's why Fatty Qiu's order didn't work in the army. But when the parliamentary elections were over and Attlee's Labor government came to power, the situation would be completely different. When the time comes when the Bolsheviks try to cause chaos again, they will be destroyed by the reactionary British army in a matter of minutes.

Ivan Maisky continued: "Temporary alliance with the Workers' Party controlled by Attlee and other right-wing workers is also necessary to seize power. This is a means to confuse the Labor Party and the Germans, because otherwise we cannot Seize the initiative, otherwise we will not be able to buy precious time to disband the reactionary army and organize our own Red Army. As long as we have a sufficient number of Red Army, we can defeat all reactionary forces. "

What Maisky said is almost exactly what the Bolsheviks did in Russia. Now if they want to do it again in the UK, the possibility of success is actually not very high.

But Maisky couldn't think of a better way. After all, the stability of British society was much better than that of Russia in 1917. Moreover, the British Labor Party is now pro-peace, and Germany will never support the British Bolsheviks coming to power.

Another big trouble in the British Revolution was that the Churchill authorities were very wary of the Bolshevik Party. During negotiations with the Labor Party, they once insisted on suppressing the Bolshevik Party.

However, in the end, the Workers' Party rejected Churchill's request - the Workers' Party's reason was also correct. The British Bolshevik Party is a legally existing political party and should be protected by law!

However, Churchill's vigilance would still pose a great threat to the Bolshevik Party's plan. Maisky was very worried that Churchill would hand over power to the Labor Party and the Fascist Alliance in advance when the crisis broke out. In this way, the Bolshevik Party's uprising is likely to be jointly suppressed by various reactionary forces!

Fortunately, the Americans came to help at this critical moment and handed over half of the arms (mainly small arms) and several food warehouses they had left in London to the workers' pickets controlled by the Bolshevik Party.

Moreover, the U.S. Embassy also provided a large amount of revolutionary funds. With these American weapons, ammunition, money and food, the British Bolshevik Party could recruit troops and expand its strength.

But how could their various revolutionary actions in London's East End, the Labor Party's traditional vote base, be hidden from Attlee's eyes and ears?

"This is very dangerous. The Royal Guards should be dispatched to nip the Bolshevik conspiracy in the bud!"

In Buckingham Palace, Princess Elizabeth’s fiancé, Prince Friedrich, who had just taken over the 1st Guards Infantry Regiment of the Royal Guards, publicly expressed his opinions for the first time at a meeting on the afternoon of January 13th - because he had just taken over the position a day earlier. , at the request of Princess Elizabeth, he swore an oath to the Union Jack and became a British citizen (then he took over the First Guards Infantry Regiment). He is now considered a British man.

"The current situation is very similar to Germany in 1918. Any hesitation will cause huge danger!" The prince still remembered the scene when he fled in panic with his family, and he did not want to experience it again now.

"Prince, the matter is not that serious." Attlee shook his head and said, "Every move of the Bolshevik Party is under my control... I will order the army to suppress it at the appropriate time, but not now."

He sounded as if he was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom!

"What's the right time?"

"When the Bolsheviks openly rebel!" Attlee said, "It is very dangerous to use the army to participate in the country's political struggle. It must be used with caution. If they do not jump out to cause chaos themselves, then we cannot use the army. His Royal Highness the Prince , these are the rules of our British political life!”

"This is dangerous!" Prince Friedrich said. "The Bolsheviks are very good at exploiting loopholes in the rules. Once we let them succeed, we will lose everything we hold dear!"

Attlee smiled, "Prince, the factor that determines the future and fate of Britain is not the ruthlessness of our methods, but Germany! As long as the Germans can follow the principles of the Cairo Declaration, then the Bolshevik Party's conspiracy will inevitably fail. "

Now Prince Friedrich understood that the reason why Attlee kept the British Bolshevik Party was not only to maintain the rules of the game in British domestic politics, but also to use the Bolshevik Party as a bargaining chip to blackmail Germany.

Attlee then took out a few more photos, handed them to Prince Friedrich with both hands, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I think you should take a look at these photos."

Prince Friedrich took a look at the photo and immediately showed a surprised expression.

"Is this a jet? You... no, we also have a jet?"

Prince Friedrich's second brother, Crown Prince Louis Ferdinand, was an aeronautical engineer, had his own studio, and was involved in the design of Juncker's jet aircraft. Therefore Prince Friedrich also had access to the confidential German jet aircraft project.

"Germany also has jet aircraft?" Attlee asked tentatively.

"Already in service!" Prince Friedrich didn't mean to hide anything. He asked again, "Where are our projects?"

"Test flights are in progress and will be put into production in the second half of this year as planned." Attlee smiled bitterly. "Churchill also expected to use this Meteor aircraft to gain air supremacy. Unexpectedly, you already have more jet aircraft..."

"But the value of this Meteor aircraft is still great. There is no doubt that it is of great reference value. We may be able to jointly develop a new jet aircraft with Germany."

As the prince spoke, he looked through the photos provided by Attlee. In addition to the "Meteor" jet aircraft, there were other good things on them.

For example, there are three battleship hulls placed on the slipway - there is a brief introduction behind the photo. They are three battleships with a standard displacement of 40,550 tons, a full load displacement of 46,400 tons, and three triple-mounted 145-caliber main guns!

In addition, Prince Friedrich also saw photos of two piston-powered fighter jets that he had never seen before. There is also a brief introduction behind the photo. The two aircraft are the "Storm" fighter used to fight against the Fw-190 and the "Furious" fighter used to fight against the Fokker Zero.

The introduction on the back of one of the photos also specifically states that the Fury fighter was designed with reference to a Fokker Zero fighter that made an emergency landing in the UK...

Obviously, the British Empire still has many good things, and if it weren't for the lack of time, they could have persisted!

"In addition to these aircraft and battleships, we also have great advantages in the field of radio technology." Attlee said, "One is advanced radar, better than Germany's! The other is radio proximity fuze. Now we and the United States The large-caliber anti-aircraft guns of all surface ships are equipped with this kind of fuze, which can pose a greater threat to enemy aircraft.”

Prince Friedrich nodded. He smiled and said to Attlee: "I understand... We have a lot of bargaining chips to negotiate with Germany! Because only when Anglo-German unity is truly realized, can the future European Community become a The most dominant force in the world."

Attlee smiled and shrugged, "So now we don't have to break the rules of British political life for the Bolsheviks... There's no need at all, is there?"

"Yes, it's completely unnecessary!"