Beiyang 1917

1918年7月14ri23:15莫斯科克林姆林宫

After Bukharin finished reading the reply from Tsaritsyn by Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in frustration, Ulyanov was so angry that his lungs were about to explode. He began to wander around in the luxurious and spacious conference room, a series of inarticulate muttering and scolding erupted from his mouth.

As for Trotsky, his face was ashen, his hands behind his back without saying a word, looking out the window at Moscow at night, not knowing what he was thinking.

"This is really a ghost. Joseph thought who he was, so he stretched out his hand to ask Zhong Yang and the party for this and that, and arranged this and that. I think Joseph is completely dizzy because of his own self-inflated! Derzhins Kei, you bring a group of Cheka team members, and if you want to be able to do things absolutely reliably, take a special train to Tsaritsyn tonight, and invite Joseph and Bubnov back to Moscow!"

The chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union stopped in front of Dzerzhinsky angrily, waving his arms and yelling, while Bukharin also helped to boo him,

"Vladimir Ilyich is right. We should have made up our minds a long time ago. We don't use thunderbolt methods, and we don't show the power of thunderbolt. If the leaders of any place do the same thing as Joseph, then let's not talk about defeating Gao. Erchak and the White Guards, we ourselves will be completely torn apart first!"

Sverdlov and Kamenev were holding their breath at the moment, pursed their lips together and kept silent, only to see what the two big men, Ulyanov and Trotsky, planned. After all, the two of them Counting the vested interests in the Soviet Russian central yang's handling of Comrade Joseph's incident, at this time, it is just to avoid suspicion and there is no need to rush to the front as a vanguard like before.

Before Dzerzhinsky agreed, Zinoviev stood up and objected at this time, "Comrade Chairman, Vladimir Ilyich, I think we must be cautious when dealing with the issue of Tsaritsin and Comrade Joseph. , Now is definitely not the time to easily use the Cheka to deal with a central member of the party, not to mention that Tsaritsin and the Southern Front Army account for more than two-thirds of the Soviet Red Army on the Eastern Front!"

"At this time, if we in the Soviet Russian regime and the party itself have internal strife and division, it will only ruin our great cause. Although the White Guards on the Don River and the North Caucasus failed to attack Tsaritsyn three times, they are still waiting around. With our defeat in the Battle of Ufa, Kolchak in the direction of Kazan and Denikin in the direction of the Don-North Caucasus are very likely to start a new offensive again!"

"I firmly oppose fighting against Tsaritsin. Once we, the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Red Army, have internal strife, how can we explain it to the cadres and masses below? Do we declare Tsaritsyn and Joseph as rebels? Declare the Southern Front Army For the rebels? This is not going to work, absolutely not!"

Zinoviev was obviously very emotional. In his opinion, problems within the party and Joseph's personal ambitions must not be expanded into line struggles and Bolshevik internal strife. This is the bottom line!

"But the telegram summoned Joseph to return to Moscow, and he couldn't come alive. What else can we do? How will the next thing proceed? Since we have decided to cease the war with the Ufa coalition forces first, we will cede the south of Saratov-Kursk, including Tsaritsyn. If we don’t solve Joseph’s problem, how will this matter go forward? What if the Ufa coalition forces come over?”

Bukharin was also waving his arms emotionally and yelling. In his opinion, let Dzerzhinsky take the Cheka to go straight to a grand banquet, and take advantage of the meeting to read out the central yang order to win Joseph in one fell swoop. It was properly resolved, and Bukharin did not think that the two army commanders, Voroshilov and Chernavin, dared to lead the team to rebel!

In terms of rebellion, the two former Tsarist Russian generals Sergin and Gydis, who joined the Bolsheviks not long ago, are almost in rebellion. The problem is that Sergin is a military expert commander who was supported and promoted by Trotsky. Military Commissioner Joseph was taken down, and it is only reasonable that the commander of the southern front army who was emptied should be happy to see him succeed.

Dzerzhinsky also frowned deeply. Even though his Cheka was so iron-blooded and ruthless, he used thunderbolts to eliminate many enemies who were thought to be hidden inside during the eradication of counter-revolutionaries. But he should take the Cheka with him. Dzerzhinsky felt that he was covered in cold sweat to deal with a central committee member with a large army and power in his hands, especially a strong leader like Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili.

"Felix Edmondovich, what's your problem? Why are you so sweaty? You have to do it yourself. I'm so pissed. Moscow is here to report on their duties. Is this still the leading cadre of our Bolshevik Party and the Soviet? The central government will never compromise on Joseph’s matter, and must follow the decision passed by the central committee collectively!”

"No compromise from now on!" Ulyanov waved his arms fiercely, staring at Dzerzhinsky sharply.

"Vladimir Ilyich, of course you are right. No member of the central government can put his personal will above the organization, and he can't ask the party and the central government for this or that. But Joseph is old. Qualified Bolsheviks, and the Southern Front Army is an important force of the Soviet Red Army, this matter... I think we should be cautious about this matter!"

Dzerzhinsky didn't dare to look directly into Ulyanov's eyes, he lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.

Ulyanov stared at Dzerzhinsky for a long time, biting his cheeks. At first, Dzerzhinsky avoided the eyes of the chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, but finally he couldn't hide it and just puffed up his chest. soundtrack,

"Vladimir Ilyich, the Cheka and I have never compromised on the implementation of the orders of the Central Yang Committee, but regarding the matter of Tsaritsin and Joseph, please think again, definitely think again, Cheka And I personally will never be afraid of sacrifice for the cause of the Bolsheviks, but Joseph and Tsaritsyn, as well as the Southern Front, are our own comrades of the Bolsheviks!"

"Lev Davidovich, what do you think? Comrade Dzerzhinsky has concerns, which surprised me, very surprised. Of course, Comrade Joseph's foundation in Tsaritsin is very strong, and the use of the Cheka is a last resort. For this reason, besides this, is there a better way?" Ulyanov turned to ask Trotsky for advice with a look of distress.

"Comrade Dzerzhinsky's opinion is worth considering. I have always disapproved of the easy use of such a force as the Cheka in the Bolshevik Party. Of course, Comrade Dzerzhinsky and the Cheka under his leadership have made great achievements in the work of eliminating counter-revolutionaries. Purified our ranks and wiped out our enemies, but within ourselves, and especially within the Bolshevik party, the more prudently we use the power of the Cheka, the better!"

Trotsky paused for a while when he said this, seeing that everyone was looking at him, and Dzerzhinsky was looking at him almost asking for help. The chairman of the Supreme Military Council sighed, waved his hands and said,

"Vladimir Ilyich, I suggest that it is possible to send another telegram to Comrade Joseph in Tsaritsyn in the name of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia, the Supreme Military Council, and you and me, telling him, Comrades from the Tsaritsyn side and himself put forward suggestions and a list of recommendations, which will become an important reference for the emergency meeting of the Soviet Russian Central Committee to discuss the establishment of the Volga River Military District and the Front Army.”

"Under such circumstances, Zhong Yang asked Comrades Joseph and Bubnov to arrange the work at hand as soon as possible after receiving the telegram, and to take the train back to Moscow early tomorrow morning. There is no need to continue discussing this point. All Zhong Yang There is no doubt that the committee members must accept the leadership of the Central Yang Committee of Soviet Russia and obey the decisions of the Central Yang Committee!"

Trotsky frowned and expressed his thoughts. Dzerzhinsky was obviously relieved when he heard this. If Ulyanov really forced him to go to Tsaritsyn to arrest Joseph, the Cheka leaders would not I feel that I have little hope of success. In this case, either Dzerzhinsky was instigated by Joseph to stand on his side in Tsaritsyn, or he had to be sacrificed on the land of Tsaritsyn as a scapegoat for Moscow. Most of the Chekas will be beaten into a hornet's nest by Voroshilov's men!

"What if that Joseph continues to disobey orders and doesn't come to Moscow?!" Bukharin asked everyone's doubts in a sinister manner.

"That can't be forced by the power of the Cheka. We can still hold an emergency meeting of the Central Yang Committee and make a formal decision to deal with Comrade Joseph. Of course, Comrade Joseph himself must be distinguished from Tsaritsin and the comrades of the Southern Front Army. We I believe that as long as the Russian central government makes a formal decision, the comrades of Tsaritsin and the Southern Front will not continue to mess around with Joseph!"

Trotsky expressed his views clearly.

"But time waits for no one. If the issues concerning Joseph and Tsaritsyn are not properly resolved, how can we continue our talks with the coalition forces?" Bukharin chattered on the sidelines.

"Zhong Yang's previous telegram can be said to be sincere, but it can't impress Comrade Joseph. Or, what we discussed here tonight, including the decision made on the Joseph issue earlier, someone broke the news to the police. Rizin?" Kamenev finally couldn't help expressing his doubts.

"I also feel the same way. It stands to reason that Comrade Joseph wouldn't be so anxious. Why did he put forward so many specific demands overnight and refused to return to Moscow first?" Sverdlov was obviously equally surprised.

When Kamenev and Sverdlov said this, everyone present turned their attention to Dzerzhinsky, who sent the telegram, and the radio station and Cheka of the telegraph center were controlled by Dzerzhinsky. In the hands of the guy who is in charge of the Cheka and intelligence collection, the other Zhong Yang committee members basically never left the conference room this night except to go to the bathroom.

Could it be that Dzerzhinsky broke the news to Tsaritsyn, so Joseph had to agree to his personnel arrangements for the Volga Military Region and Front Army before returning to Moscow?

Dzerzhinsky saw that Ulyanov, Trotsky and other central committee members were looking at him suspiciously, his forehead was suddenly sweating, and he shook his hands in a hurry and said,

"First, there is absolutely no such thing as tipping off. Second, even if there is, it is definitely not my responsibility. The security and security work of the Kremlin is the responsibility of the Kremlin Guard, not my jurisdiction! "Dzerzhinsky, who was usually taciturn, was much more flexible in his critical moments, and kept denying that the matter had anything to do with him.

"What's going on? What the hell, is it that the Kremlin is also full of people with ulterior motives? Sverdlov, go yourself and call the captain of the guard Matveyev!" Wu Lianov slapped the table angrily and said.