Years of the Republic of China 1913

Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was very angry. He actually returned to Moscow despite the doctor's obstruction and held an internal criticism meeting. It is conceivable how angry he was.

The reason is nothing else. The extermination of Denikin's white bandits, which had just been widely publicized a while ago, has not yet come to an end. Denikin, who should have fled abroad for a long time, has appeared again, and he It appeared in the south-central region that no one expected.

What does this mean?On behalf of the entire Bolshevik Party, he was humiliated among the masses. He, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, was slapped severely as if he was smug.Such a result was something he absolutely did not want to see. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, who was astonished by this incident and became furious, hurried back to Moscow from the nursing home due to illness.

The first thing I did when I returned to Moscow was to call in Trotsky, Tukhachevsky, and Yegorov to scold them. The harsh words and the anger on their faces made them stamp their feet. The senior cadres who could make the whole of Russia tremble three times turned pale, their heads drooping, and they didn't even have the courage to tell the difference.

"Don't you all understand what consequences the emergence of the Denikin gang will bring to our party? Who patted his chest and assured me that the Denikin gang had been wiped out? Irreparable and bad consequences have come? You are a crime! A crime against the revolution..."

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's saliva sprayed several people all over their faces. Tukhachevsky and Yegorov secretly looked at their immediate boss Trotsky from the corner of their eyes.After all, Trotsky was the commander-in-chief, and it was he who gave the Central Committee the final victory.Of course, neither Tukhachevsky nor Yegorov would mention that they rushed to report the news of victory to Trotsky at this time. Everyone is not a fool.It is better for him, Trotsky, to be unlucky alone than to be unlucky for everyone present.

"What should we do now? How to deal with this matter? Tell me! Tell me!" Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's roaring voice echoed in the spacious palace. In fact, he also knew that there was nothing to blame for this incident. People, the original Denikin was indeed defeated, otherwise the Soviets would not have successfully taken over the entire Caucasus region and launched a vigorous revolutionary movement there.But the resurgence of Denikin made the Soviet Central Committee extremely passive, especially now that the domestic class revolution is in full swing.

"Comrade Vladimir. I have a suggestion...."

Just when everyone was silent and no one could come up with a good solution, a voice suddenly came to mind.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov followed the voice and saw the words of a short man standing behind Yegorov.

"Oh, Joseph, what can you do?"

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov recognized this man. He was Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, once his assistant, and now a member of the People's Commissar and the Revolutionary Military Council.This is a staunch Bolshevik.Also a very thoughtful young cadre.

For such cadres, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov has always given priority to encouragement and support, not to mention that Stalin was once his assistant when he organized the revolution. Seeing Stalin stand up, his face turned slightly eased down.

"Comrade Vladimir, the resurgence of the Denikin gang shows that the class enemy is not dead, and is gathering the last strength to launch a crazy counterattack. At this time, it is time for all of us Bolsheviks to unite. From top to bottom, twist into one Rope, completely wipe out the Denikin reactionaries..." Stalin spoke eloquently.The firm and forceful gesture represented his disdain for Denikin's white bandits and his absolute confidence in the great Soviet. Following his words, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's eyebrows gradually widened, Stalin was right, now is the time to test all the Bolsheviks, and at the same time it is an opportunity to completely wipe out the reactionaries.It was better for Denikin to jump out than to continue to lurk.There are always two sides to things, and where there is bad, there must be good.

"Then tell me how it should be implemented?" Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov asked.

"Continue to encircle and suppress the reactionaries in the military, strengthen the cohesion in propaganda, and use this opportunity in politics to thoroughly dig out the enemies hidden in the revolution. Denikin can go to the south-central without anyone noticing, if there is no tip-off Or arrange it in private and it will never happen. So I suggest. Investigate the incident and find out all the circumstances."

As soon as Stalin said this, the hearts of everyone present sank, whether it was Trotsky, Tukhachevsky or Yegorov, all of them were so angry that their lungs would explode.This Stalin took all of them into this shitpan, and only pulled himself out of this incident. Isn't this a scam?

"Vladimir..." Trotsky's status was high in the scene, and he was also the party involved, so he had to defend himself, and even Tukhachevsky and Yegorov wanted to say something at the same time.

Waving his hands and interrupting their words, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov said: "You are all proven revolutionaries, I believe in your class position and loyalty to the party... .”

"Huh... I'm scared to death..." Several giants breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and they felt at ease with Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's words.

However, the next words made the hearts of these people tense again, only to hear Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov say: "But Joseph's suggestion is not unreasonable. According to the original military report, It is impossible for Denikin to break out from the Caucasus and run to the south-central region, but now he appears in the south-central region where no one has noticed, does this reflect something? "

"This...." No one present could answer this question.

"Joseph!"

Turning around and shouting at Stalin, Stalin immediately straightened his chest and responded.

"I now authorize Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, a member of the Central People's Commissar and member of the Revolutionary Military Council, to serve as the head of the political investigation team to investigate this matter with full authority. No matter who is involved, you! Joseph Vissarionov Comrade Vich Stalin has the right to dispose of it and is directly responsible to me!"

"Yes!" Stalin agreed loudly with a red face, while the rest of the people looked at each other in blank dismay, vaguely feeling something was wrong.

Next, a proposal was discussed on how to continue to suppress the resurgent Denikin gang, so as to ensure that the fruits of the revolution's victory would not be destroyed.More than an hour later, the meeting was successfully concluded, and everyone got up to take their leave. When everyone was leaving, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov asked Stalin to stay temporarily.

With a complicated psychology of jealousy, envy, and worry, everyone silently glanced at Stalin, and then quietly left without saying a word. After everyone left, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov pointed to the chair beside him , let Stalin sit down.

"Joseph, the current revolutionary situation is not optimistic." Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov frowned and sighed. Stalin did not speak, but listened quietly.

"Although the revolution was successful and the incompetent tsar was overthrown by the revolution, our motherland is still in danger. There are reactionary forces inside and class enemies outside, and because of the European war, a large part of the country has been lost. .Now, Denikin's white bandits are resurgent. Once the news spreads, I believe that the class enemies hidden inside the revolution will definitely move around. So, Joseph! You have a heavy burden on your shoulders. You must understand the importance of this task, he It is not even inferior to our revolution that overthrew the Tsar!"

"Please rest assured, Vladimir! I assure you, I assure you as a pure Bolshevik that I will never wrong a good person and never let an enemy go! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Stalin stood up and assured loudly that Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was very satisfied with his resolute attitude. He encouraged him with a nod and a smile, and asked him to continue sitting down.

"I know your ability, so I can trust you to handle this matter. In addition, there is another thing I want to hear from you."

As Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov said earlier, although the current Soviet government has achieved revolutionary success, there are also many internal and external troubles, not to mention the Russian Empire’s orthodox government and It is also obvious that Denikin, who has revived from the ashes, has stagnated the domestic economy due to the implementation of the class revolution earlier.Furthermore, after the European War, Russia suddenly became a bystander from what should have been the victorious country. This result made Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov very depressed. If it wasn't for him to gain Germany's support If you launched a revolution and insisted on withdrawing from the Allied Powers alone, how could you have the current result?

But now, Germany has been defeated, Russia has lost its last ally, and it has also lost large territories such as Poland, coupled with the needs of the revolution and the hostility of Western countries, the difficulties facing the current Soviet government are not just Denikin, according to The information reported by the Agricultural Committee shows that next year's grain output will drop sharply. If this problem cannot be solved, it will bring great confusion to the development of the country and the revolution.

Stalin's performance today made him very satisfied. Seeing Stalin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov suddenly thought that perhaps this young man with a flexible mind and great ideas could solve this problem for himself.Although the central government regards Western countries as class enemies in propaganda, politics must serve politics after all. He wanted Stalin to take on the work of private communication with other countries and establish a channel for communication with the outside world to serve the revolution better. Serve. (To be continued..)