Beiyang 1917

"Okay! Stop arguing. This matter is not as simple as Zinoviev said. It is necessary for every Soviet Russian Red Army soldier to maintain a strong fighting spirit and the courage to fight to the end for the cause of revolution. We must see that at this stage, under unavoidable circumstances, soldiers of the Soviet Russian Red Army will still be captured by the enemy during combat!"

Ulyanov turned to face Trotsky, stretched out his hand and drew a circle in the air, saying,

"Lev Davidovich, at certain points in time, it is understandable to take necessary compromise measures. In any case, the Soviet Red Army can no longer be weakened by our own policies, and it is impossible to take such risks. It's not worth it, I accept your point of view, only in this critical moment!"

Speaking of this, the chairman of the Central Yang Committee of the Soviet Union turned around and said to all the members of the Central Yang Committee present, "I suggest that we ask every Russian Red Army soldier to shed the last drop of blood for the defense of the Soviet Union. Write it down, Buha Lin, Sverdlov, you all write this down!"

Both Bukharin and Sverdlov opened their eyes wide, not knowing what kind of mystery their boss was playing, but Ulyanov went on to say,

"At the same time, of course, we cannot encourage the soldiers of the Soviet Red Army to put down their weapons and surrender at every turn. For those who have become captives of the enemy, first, they are not allowed to be publicized, and second, they must not be regarded as heroes. At most, they will not be announced temporarily For traitors and traitors, but for their relatives and friends, the Cheka will keep a close eye on them!"

"Once these prisoners of the Soviet Russian Red Army captured by the enemy betray our cause and use them for the enemy, and become traitors and apostates, then we will never be soft, and treat them as accomplices of capitalists, Mensheviks, and constitutional royalists. , should be interrogated, should be exiled, should be shot and shot!"

Speaking of which, Ulyanov waved his hand fiercely, then turned to Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev and said,

"This is my bottom line, and it should be the bottom line of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union. If we step back from this position, then we are not Bolsheviks, and we will degenerate into cowards like Mensheviks and Left Socialist Revolutionaries. Reformists, what do you think?!" Ulyanov's eyes were quite determined, and behind him were Bukharin and Sverdlov who stood up with clenched fists unknowingly.

Although Dzerzhinsky, the leader of the Cheka, did not stand up at this time, he clenched his fists, and there was a bright light in his eyes. Obviously, what the little leader said reached his heart.

Trotsky glanced at Kamenev and Zinoviev, who were looking at him. Obviously, the task of both of them has been completed in this matter, and they have performed quite well. The rest of the decision is Ulyanov. Others can't play a decisive role in matters with the two big men, Trotsky.

However, after such a mess between Zinoviev and Kamenev, coupled with Trotsky's last stand, Ulyanov, a leader who is so strong-willed and self-willed, can make a decision. With such a concession now, it is obvious that in the debate on the issue of prisoners of war, it is my own side that wins tonight.

"Vladimir Ilyich, I completely agree with your suggestion. This can become the bottom line for our treatment of prisoners of war. I believe that the decision we made tonight will greatly improve the morale of the Soviet Red Army commanders on the left bank and stabilize the morale of the troops. , the nearly 20 prisoners of war in the Allied POW camps should become one of the issues we will discuss with the Allied Forces in the next stage of negotiations, and if the war ceases, we will demand the repatriation of all Soviet Red Army prisoners of war!"

Trotsky stretched out his big hand, and firmly shook the hand of the Chairman of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia. Obviously, the Central Committee of Soviet Russia could reach a new strategy on the issue of his own prisoners of war, which greatly relieved the Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council. , then it is obviously harmless to appease Comrade Ulyanov who is a little depressed.

"But how do we reply to the conceited and conceited telegram just now? Even if we don't declare all the Russian Red Army captives who surrendered to the coalition forces as traitors and traitors for the time being, and don't liquidate their relatives and friends, we can't let those who don't Do you know that the yellow-skinned Chinese monkeys are led by the nose? Once upon a time, our majestic Russia was at the mercy of Asian yellow people?"

At this time, Bukharin jumped out again at an inopportune time, and what he said was somewhat reasonable. How to treat his captured personnel is the internal affairs of the Soviet Russian government. But the face of the Soviet Union and the Central Committee of Soviet Russia is always needed.

If you blindly follow the baton of the coalition forces, it will be difficult to account for it in the Bolshevik party alone. Who knows how many ambitious guys like Comrade Joseph will jump out and clamor to pursue responsibility and challenge Zhong Yang's authority?

"Nikolai Ivanovich, I see that you are an intellectual if you write too many colorful articles. Don't forget that you are the editor-in-chief of "Pravda" and the Propaganda People's Commissar of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia. Of course we don't have to follow the baton of the Ufa coalition forces, in my opinion, we can reply to each other with righteous words!"

Zinoviev shook his head and began to teach Bukharin again. Here, Ulyanov and Trotsky both groaned and turned their eyes to Zinoviev, wanting to hear about this fellow. What good idea can I come up with, which can not only save the face of Soviet Russia, but in fact, can achieve a tacit understanding and compromise with the Ufa coalition forces.

Seeing that his words attracted the attention of everyone in the conference room, Zinoviev was obviously satisfied with the amazing effect of his words, stood up and walked a few steps with his head down, raised his head and said decisively,

"Comrades, I completely agree with Nikolai Ivanovich. As the masters of this land in Russia, we must not be led by the nose by the Ufa coalition forces. We just reply to the other party's question about prisoners of war. tell:

To Your Excellency Wang Geng, Headquarters of the Ufa Coalition Forces,

Your telegram dated July 1918, 7 at 14:21 has been received, and now we are hereby telling you, please strictly follow your propaganda promises, abide by all the provisions of the Geneva Convention on prisoners of war, and properly resettle them Our prisoners of war in your prisoner-of-war camp, and once the two sides reach an armistice agreement, all prisoners of war will be repatriated unconditionally, and shall not be detained or detained for any reason!

Regarding the unknown request in your telegram that we should not "persecute" the relatives, friends and related people of our captured personnel, it is purely fabricated. All actions taken to defend the Soviet regime will not be threatened or accused by any third party or hostile party, let alone be manipulated at will.

The accusations made by the Imperialist Entente against the Soviet Russian regime for trampling human rights and violating international humanitarianism are all groundless conspiracies and frame-ups. Regarding the relatives and family members of Ekh and Rzhevsky, please don’t listen to rumors. How do we treat and deal with these People are entirely our internal affairs.

Of course, in order to create the necessary detente for peace talks between the two parties, what we can tell you is that Eich and Rzhevsky are traitors and defectors to the Soviet Union, and their relatives are also enemies of the Soviet Union and have been accused of their crimes And got the punishment he deserved!However, the matter of Ekh and Lezhevski has nothing to do with other captured personnel of our army. The Soviet Russian government is not a hooligan government who caress about human life!

We look forward to an early agreement on a truce and ask you to respond accordingly to our previous telegram!

Central Committee of Soviet Russia and Supreme Revolutionary Military Committee of the Soviet Union

Ulyanov and Trotsky

1918年7月14ri21:25”

How else can we say that the Central Committee of Soviet Russia is full of talents. Although Zinoviev has not studied in a serious university, his eloquence and writing skills are quite sharp. Just wait until he finishes reading the draft telegram in his hand.

Here, Ulyanov applauded in a rare way, and several other central committee members, including Trotsky, apparently were quite satisfied with the telegram drafted by Zinoviev on behalf of Zhongyang. fault.

"Dzerzhinsky, hurry up and send this telegram drafted by Zinoviev to the Ufa coalition army in the name of Trotsky and me. Hurry up, otherwise I'm worried that the king of China will make something up. It’s a moth!” Ulyanov took the telegram from Zinoviev, scanned it hastily, signed his name, and stuffed it into Dzerzhinsky’s hand and ordered.

When Dzerzhinsky hurriedly left the conference room with the draft telegram, Kamenev suddenly said,

"Even if the matter of the prisoners of war has come to an end, how to decide the establishment of the Volga Military District and the Volga Front Army? Who will be appointed as the commander and military commissar? Promoted from the commanders of the group army?"

Kamenev never forgot that he wanted to leave Moscow to lead the army on his own, so he never forgot about this matter. When the question of prisoners of war that had been interrupted came to an end, the guy couldn't help but bring the topic back.

"Lev Davidovich, you are the chairman of the Supreme Military Council. Who do you think is appropriate to be in charge of the Volga Military District and the Volga Front Army? There are only so many people on hand, and they are too busy to fight fires everywhere. Comrade Joseph is in Tsari again. After Jin made such a move, it is impossible to adjust now, do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"