The Rise Of Australasia

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.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

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.

’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.