Beiyang 1917

~ri date:~October 10ri~

"Has the Fourth Army of the Southern Group all gone north? The Cossack White Guards in Uralsk and Orenburg were all wiped out in the last battle to defend Tsaritsyn?" Ulyanov looked at the big map on the wall with his hands behind his back. , right now he looks like a supreme leader who understands the military a bit.

"According to the previous telegram of the commander of the Fourth Army Rzhevsky, after the last battle to defend Tsaritsyn, most of the White Guards entrenched in Uralsk were wiped out, and a small part fled to the direction of Kazakhstan, which was announced in December last year. As for the Cossack White Guards in the direction of Orenburg, they were expelled earlier and seem to have retreated to Ufa in the north.” Sdrviyov is obviously a caring person.

Trotsky frowned when he heard the words. During this period of time, the chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council was having a difficult time. The competition for the supreme command of the Red Army was undercurrent in the Central Committee. Ulyanov Comrade is obviously very dissatisfied with the results of the Red Army under his command. The first thing that bears the brunt is that the Kazan front line has never been won. His followers were increasingly divided.

In all fairness, Trotsky did not hide his appreciation for Ulyanov's close comrade-in-arms, Sdrviyov, who was placed beside him. Trotsky himself was not a military expert, and Sdrviyov It's the same, but Sdrviyov's sensitivity and sense of smell in military command are obviously better than that of himself, the chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council.When it comes to power struggles, blind appeasement and tolerance are absolutely unacceptable.

The reason why Trotsky became the supreme military leader of the Red Army is more important because of his inclusive and broad-mindedness. In other words, he maintained a center-right political position that made most of the senior Red Army generals who were former Tsarist Russian generals There is a sense of admiration and following for Trotsky.

"Comrade Dzerzhinsky, how is Cheka's infiltration to the east of the Ural Mountains going? What are the Chinese and Ri himself doing to the east of the Ural Mountains? Mine will appear west of the Ural Mountains unexpectedly, It caused us unexpected trouble!" Trotsky turned the topic to the east of the Ural Mountains, which everyone has been ignoring or choosing to ignore!

"Well, the difficulty is quite great. The Chinese have implemented strict blockade measures at the Ural Pass. All the refugees from west to east can flow unimpeded, while all east to west are blocked. The Cheka has sent more than a dozen intelligence teams to go there. , as long as the one with the radio was found out at the checkpoint and arrested, life or death is unknown, and the luck without the radio can get through, and there is no way to send back the news!" Dzerzhinsky scratched his head, Report with a solemn face.

"What about the guerrillas on the plains of West Siberia? It's impossible for them to be wiped out in just two months?" Trotsky asked a little surprised.

"The last telegram sent back by the guerrillas was a week ago, saying that they had been surrounded by Chinese squadrons. The village self-defense team organized by the local people led the way. Chinese reconnaissance planes were hovering in the sky. They had already Ready to sacrifice, wavering and defectors have been disciplined on the spot, and then the signal was cut off!" It was Sdrviyov who spoke, with an equally dignified expression.

The intelligence and anti-revolutionary work of the Cheka led by Dzerzhinsky, the first reporter to the central government is not Comrade Ulyanov, but him, the military commissar of the Supreme Military Council.

"Comrade Trotsky, it is said that the Chinese used radio direction-finding equipment installed on heavy bombers to search for suspicious signals from the air. Once the location of the signal is determined, their armored reconnaissance battalion can quickly dispatch to encircle our local guerrilla camp. ♀For two months, the guerrillas who did not evacuate from the plains of West Siberia were completely wiped out, and they launched the so-called people's war!" Dzerzhinsky was obviously a little frustrated.

"What people's war? The Allied Powers include the Chinese and Japanese armies. They are outright aggressors. They think that supporting some West Siberian autonomous government will cover people's eyes and ears? Siberia and the Far East are both existing territories of Russia! Besides, how do they Dare to claim that what you launched is a people's war? How can the local people accept their existence!" Trotsky was obviously a little excited!

"I have studied this, and I have to say that the Chinese are so good at appeasing and mobilizing the people. They brought food and a lot of goods, and implemented the [-] rent reduction regulations and land reform measures. Not only Siberia The middle peasants, rich peasants and landlords accepted their policies and existence, and even the poor and hired peasants who stayed behind were pulled over by them, and they also adopted the Baojia policy. Every village and residential area was even guarded, and all strangers appeared. Report to the village committee immediately, then the town committee, and then the squadron appeared!"

Zinoviev has carefully studied the policies implemented by the Chinese in the West Siberia Plain. This expert in the policy research of the Bolshevik Party has to feel a little palpitation. The Chinese obviously spent a lot of money in winning the hearts of the people, and the results are remarkable!

"Comrades! What's the use of talking about this now? The top priority is to eliminate the Kolchak regime west of the Ural Mountains first. Moreover, I heard that the Kolchak regime has betrayed Russia's interests and abandoned all the land east of the Ural Mountains. Land, this traitor should be hanged! Comrade Trotsky, I know that the Chinese east of the Ural Mountains have intervened, and it is for this reason that we must hurry up and wipe out the Kolchak gang!"

Comrade Ulyanov was obviously a little angry when he heard the bad news, pinching his waist with one hand and waving with the other.

"Comrade Ulyanov is quite right. If we get rid of Kolchak before the Chinese send troops to interfere west of the Ural Mountains, we can easily hold the Ural Pass and wait until next year when the long winter comes. Season offensive, regaining the West Siberia Plain in one go!" Sdelviyov obviously entered the role, and this idea was quite satisfactory!

"Wars cannot be based on wishful thinking. Now the lack of food in Tukhachevsky's southern group on the other side of the Volga River has affected progress. If you want to take Ufa in one go, instead of transporting food from Moscow to the front line, it is better to start from Tsaritsyn. If necessary, the southern front army can even send a food transport team to the north, which not only ensures food security, but also covers the flanks and rear of the eastern front army's southern cluster, and can be used as a reserve team to participate in the Ufa battle at any time!"

Trotsky frowned. Obviously, it was the consensus of most central committee members to use the main force of the Eastern Front Army in the direction of the southern cluster on the right bank of the Volga River. It is an indisputable fact that Tukhachevsky's strength will grow further. In this way, let's put aside the personal power struggle first, and strive to let the southern group fight the Ufa battle well, win Ufa, and remove the base and stronghold of the Kolchak regime once and for all!

As for whether the Chinese will send troops to intervene, we will talk about it at that time. As long as the Kolchak regime is eliminated, the Soviet Russian Red Army on the Eastern Front will further grow and develop. eastward.

"That's a good idea! What do you think of Sdrviyov? Can Joseph send food and troops? The casualties of the Southern Army in the last battle to defend Tsaritsin seem to be not small!" Ulyanov turned Come over and ask your close partner and military adviser, member of the central yang, and military member of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council Sdrviyov.

"It's hard to say, what about food? The Tsaritsyn direction is a little more generous than the Eastern Front. After all, the middle and lower reaches of the Volga River are originally grain-producing areas. The problem is that Joseph said in his last telegram that he needed Moscow to replenish his supply of troops. At this moment, we not only If we don’t send more troops to him, but also transfer people from the Southern Front, I don’t know if he can overcome this difficulty!”

Sdelviyov scratched his head and said in a bit of embarrassment. We all know that Joseph, who is in charge of the work of the Southern Front, and Vatsitis, who is in charge of the work of the Eastern Front, can't urinate in the same pot, and Trotsky and Joseph's saliva telegram The war has been fought many times, and the relationship between the two sides has long been incompatible.