The Hermitage is located on the Palace Square of St. Petersburg. As the imperial palace of the Russian Tsar, it is an outstanding example of Russian Baroque architecture in the mid-18th century. It is a three-story building, about 230 meters long, 140 meters wide and 22 meters high. It is a closed rectangular shape, covering an area of ​​90,000 square meters and a building area of ​​more than 46,000 square meters. The Hermitage has 1,050 rooms, 117 steps, 1,886 doors, 1,945 windows, and a total length of eaves is nearly 2 kilometers.

On the side facing the Palace Square, there are three arched iron gates in the center, and there is a group of Atlas Gods at the entrance. However, now, dense wire and wooden furniture form a simple line of defense. The palace gate is firmly locked, and bags of sand bags form infantry bunkers. A large number of Maxim heavy machine guns and Lewis light machine guns cover the entire line of defense. The machine gunners looked at the square ahead with a cold expression.

Not long ago, there were still people coming and going in the Winter Palace. Now, the entire Winter Palace has become a fortress, with more than 2,000 fast-responsive officers and soldiers occupying the place. Most of the rooms are full of ammunition and food, and obstacles and machine guns are set up around the corners of the corridor. Obviously, they are ready for a long-term battle.

Major General Ravr Kornilov was responsible for the defense of the Winter Palace. At this moment, in front of the rebel messenger, he tore the letter of persuasion into pieces, "Go back and tell your leaders that it is still too late to surrender!"

"Are you kidding?" The messenger could hardly believe his ears. "Your Excellency, you must figure out that you have been surrounded, and you only have two ways now: one is to surrender unconditionally; the other is to be completely wiped out!"

Kornilov waved impatiently, "Come, Mr. Sent, leave!"

"Your Excellency!... Please understand the situation..."

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At noon on the 23rd, more than 10,000 "revolutionary" soldiers and Red Guards, and five armored vehicles surrounded the Winter Palace. At 1 pm, Lenin sent a signal of a general attack.

The Red Guards and the "Revolutionary" soldiers crossed the barricade in the thunderous "Ula" sound and rushed to the Winter Palace. The closed iron gate was quickly exploded, and a large group of revolutionaries rushed forward regardless of their own efforts. "Dadada...Dadada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada...Dada.. ""Ba...Dada...Dada" The heavy and light machine gun fired together. In an instant, the revolutionaries in the front row fell down, which forced the Red Guards to disperse the attack; the rapid response of the T1 rifle was holding the T1 rifle, and the soldiers cleared the fish that had escaped the net, and successfully suppressed the rebel infantry with a higher rate of fire.

The revolutionaries who were rushing forward were harvested by machine gun bullets, and twenty minutes later, they had to stop their attack.

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Amid the rumbling gunshots of the attack on the Winter Palace, more than 200,000 regular troops quietly surrounded Petersburg. With the order of commander Oleg, the Russian army easily rushed into the city. Before the rebels could react, they became turtles in the jar. As a result, most of the rebels gave up resistance and served as guides to help the Russian army recover the capital.

In the square in front of the Hermitage, four armored vehicles advanced in unison. Countless bullets hit the car body, making a "ding-kink-dang" sound, sparks flew everywhere. Thousands of rebels followed behind, and under the cover of armored vehicles, they quickly broke through the first line of defense... When the news of the loss came, Kornilov immediately sent a suicide squad, tied up all over his body, and was full of young soldiers loyal to the royal family, especially the Princess Anna, as human bombs, rushed towards the armored vehicles.

After more than a dozen death soldiers were sacrificed, the last armored vehicle was submerged in flames. But at this moment, some rebels had rushed into the Winter Palace. In the stairwell and on the stairs of the Winter Palace, the "revolutionary" soldiers and the workers' Red Guards fought fiercely with the Quick Response Force. Obviously, the Quick Response soldiers were very familiar with the situation in the Winter Palace and arranged firepower eyes in every corner. On the contrary, the rebels ran around like headless flies. Every time they captured a room and a corridor, the rebels paid a huge price.

In the eyes of revolutionaries, every quick response soldier is the most stubborn counter-revolutionary. They guard every room, no one surrenders, and they fight wildly with one life for three lives.

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At around 2:00 p.m., the second Soviet Congress opened in the Smolny Palace. The conference first passed the "Letter to Workers, Soldiers and Peasants" drafted by Lenin, announcing that all governments in various places will be transferred to the Soviet Union. Just as everyone discussed the "Peace Act" and "Land Act" submitted by Lenin, the gate of the conference room opened, and a sweaty officer rushed in and shouted, "No! A large number of enemies surrounded the city, and they have already entered!"

The officer said something shockingly, and the congress had to be suspended. Lenin began to re-examine the situation. He sent people to inquire about the uprising in other big cities, but the telegrams he received were all "the uprising was successful!" Then, Lenin learned from the German envoy that the German army in Lithuania launched an attack that lasted half a month, and although it was blocked, it restrained the Russian army's strength. An hour later, Lenin concluded that the government's counterattack was just a desperate struggle!

So, a large number of telegrams were sent from the Smolny Palace, and Lenin asked other cities that had achieved revolutionary success to send troops to rescue him immediately. At the same time, he also fantasized about persuading most government troops to turn against him through psychological warfare.

However, the cruel reality shattered all Lenin's vision, and the situation in Petersburg deteriorated rapidly. The General Post Office, the Baltic Railway Station, Nikolayevsky Railway Station, the telephone bureau, the power plant, and the Isakievska Square were lost in two hours. At 5 pm, the government forces occupied the Palace Bridge.

Along the way, according to Oleg's order of "stolen guns and not killing", with high morale and excellent equipment, especially under the deterrence of dozens of armored vehicles, the rebel soldiers and workers were almost defeated at once. The resistance of a few Red Guards seemed extremely weak under the strafing of machine guns on board. The citizens still closed the doors and windows with fear, hid at home honestly, praying that bullets or shells would stay away from their houses.

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At 6 p.m., the rebels gave up their plan to seize the Winter Palace. When the rebels finally withdrew, the fast-reacting soldiers still firmly occupied most of the rooms and corridors.

At 7 o'clock, the Russian army basically surrounded the Smolny Palace. In the chaos, Stalin and Zorge escaped secretly under the protection of the guards, and other backbone members also looked for a way out, either surrendering, committing suicide, or disguising themselves as civilians to escape.

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Chapter completed!