I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 511 - 509: The Crisis of the "Revolutionary

At this moment in Lucia Capital, the situation has become as irretrievable as a train derailing towards the worst possible outcome.

Stimulated by Flame Country’s reinforcements shattering their defenses like dried twigs, the insurgents in Lucia Capital clearly recognized the gap between themselves and the regular army, thus greatly strengthening their original defenses and barriers, further consolidating their sphere of influence.

This undoubtedly brought great trouble to the Lucia army, which lacked high-tech equipment like Titans and Heavy Mechas.

Although the troops dispatched by the Lucia government entered the underground city of Lucia Capital and launched attacks on the insurgents to reclaim some areas, they did not achieve significant success in suppressing the uprising itself.

Unable to swiftly destroy the insurgents’ defenses like Flame Country’s army, a standoff ensued between the government and the insurgents.

The government’s troops could not quickly break through, and the insurgents likewise were unable to attack.

After several days of chaos and destruction, these insurgents were thoroughly organized and absorbed by Vasily and his companions.

Though the Flame Country forces breaking through several of their lines had made many insurgents dissatisfied with Vasily and his companions, resulting in a small portion of insurgents breaking away and no longer following their orders, a large number of insurgents still came under their command, organized and incorporated by them.

These people felt that the general trend was already formed, and that the insurgents must have an official organization and name, so they named the newly organized insurgents the Revolutionary Army and called themselves the Revolutionary Committee, giving each person the title of committee member.

Yet none of the so-called committee members of the Revolutionary Committee truly understood what revolution is or how to carry out a revolution.

Most had only read a few books describing the Suyia era, not even having read actual revolutionary ideological works, and were so-called conducting their "revolutionary" work based merely on fantasies about the Suyia era and so-called revolutionary ideals.

They simply copied some organizations and titles from the Suyia era, superficially replicating some forms of that era, while true management was only a bit better than the previous disorder and chaos.

Of course, although there are some problems and hidden dangers, generally speaking, there was not much of an issue.

True revolutionaries clearly need guidance from revolutionary ideas, but that is only guidance.

A true revolution requires deciding what to do based on the actual situation, rather than rigidly applying or copying any experiences or regulations.

Even though Vasily and his companions lack experience, no one is born with such experience; they currently possess a foundation and advantage for success, and if they can seize the opportunity, they might indeed achieve the "revolution" they envision.

During this process, after going through various tests and training, Vasily and his companions might also, like those revolutionary predecessors who established Suyia, become true revolutionaries, understanding what a true revolution is.

However, the prerequisite is that they must seize the opportunity.

Although they started as a group of idealists, their ability to grasp the moment and stand up during the uprising to organize and incorporate the insurgents indicates they have enough execution power, having at least seized the opportunity.

But this is only the beginning; they still face various problems.

They have indeed captured most of the areas of Lucia Capital, even blocking the government troops’ attacks and suppression, turning the situation into a standoff, but this does not mean everything is fine.

While they occupied the territory, without the official coordination and management, they also lost access to resources imported from the external areas controlled by the government.

These resources include the most needed fuel and food under current circumstances, and most importantly, medicines.

After all, now is not the past; no matter how hardy the Lucia people may be, it’s difficult to withstand the extreme cold, especially when facing food shortages and rampant disease.

If the insurgents hadn’t initially been too disappointed in the Lucia government, temporarily trusting and supporting the so-called Revolutionary Committee, and if they hadn’t indeed improved order somewhat and stabilized their rule, the next to be overthrown would have likely been them.

Although the current situation is relatively optimistic for the so-called Revolutionary Committee, public patience is often very limited. If they cannot improve the situation or cause the people to lose hope, they will soon be overthrown.

Especially for the so-called Revolutionary Committee, they haven’t even grasped the most basic military power.

They are not like those past revolutionaries who established Suyia with an iron-willed leader who could rob banks for revolutionary funds or channels to purchase weapons.

Most of these so-called revolutionary committee members are just young people with ideals, although filled with enthusiasm and a certain level of execution power, willing to do some things; they lack true struggle and sacrifice awareness, and have not understood that military force is the foundation of everything.

They are now only depending on setting up barriers to block the government troops; they lack weapons, military training, and systematic struggle strategies.

If none of this is improved, if the Lucia government’s troops find a way to breach the barriers, their so-called revolutionary achievements will become nothing but an illusion, quickly destroyed.

And in fact, the Lucia government does have methods to breach the barriers.

For the Russians, never doubt the possibility of them accomplishing something and their ability to find the simplest, most direct way to achieve it.

For example, they would dare to use a hydrogen bomb to create a reservoir or use nuclear weapons to extinguish oilfield fires.

At present, they simply do not wish to employ destructive methods in their capital, and the Titans used by the Flame Country before impressed the Lucians, who are currently negotiating with the Flame Country to borrow Titans to dismantle the barriers, meaning they will not use heavy weapons for a while.

Precisely because of this, the time left for Vasily and his companions is not much; once the Lucia government reaches a result with the Flame Country about borrowing Titans, the army will inevitably launch another attack, and without military strength, the so-called Revolutionary Army and Revolutionary Committee cannot withstand the official troops’ offensive.

As for borrowing Titans, whether they succeed or not has no impact on the outcome.

If they succeed, it’s merely Titans dismantling barriers, allowing Lucia’s military to avoid using destructive means.