Years of the Republic of China 1913

February 1921, 2, Western Valentine's Day.

This day happened to be the day when Chen Shaobai and the others set foot in Hong Kong. It was also the day when the Japanese crown prince Hirohito left the mainland to start his visit. On this day, the Serov region in the remote and cold central Russia was a hellish place. tragedy.

Due to the destruction of a large amount of supplies, Serov's Imperial Russian government forces had no choice but to retreat and turned northward to leave here.This incident was called "victory of the people's war" by the Soviet government, and it was extended to many fabricated characters, which were widely publicized in propaganda.

However, after the Russian Imperial Government troops withdrew from the Serov area, the Soviet troops did not arrive as quickly as expected to liberate these suffering people.On the contrary, the various departments of the Red Army shouted slogans loudly, but remained motionless, watching the Serov region usher in the coldest winter in Russia despite the extreme shortage of supplies.

After three incidents, especially the last big explosion, half of the city of Serov was burned down, and tens of thousands of people were left homeless.What's more, there is not much food left in the hands of the people, and coupled with the ensuing severe winter, in just half a month, tens of thousands of people in the Serov area froze to death and starved to death. By early February 10, This number has exceeded 1921. The old, weak, women and children are almost wiped out, and even the young and strong are struggling on the verge of life and death.

On February 2th, the long-awaited Red Army finally arrived, and the eyes of those who were lucky enough to survive could no longer shed tears, because their tears had already dried up with endless blood.After the Red Army troops entered the city, they took over the entire city smoothly with the cooperation of the red-faced underground party, and officially announced that Serov had returned to the hands of the people.

Dozens of propaganda cadres also arrived with the troops. These people hung cameras and held small books in their hands, and "searched" for criminal evidence left by the enemy everywhere.Piles of corpses testify to the crimes of the white gangsters. These vivid scenes in people's eyes indicate that the hands of the white gangsters are covered with blood that cannot be washed off, and they will be nailed to the pillar of shame by the people forever.

In addition to these, there are many vivid photos that can prove that only the Soviets can save everyone. In the photo, a gray-haired "old man" holds bread distributed by amiable Red Army soldiers.I was so excited that I burst into tears.This touching photo appeared in major newspapers in Moscow, and at the same time, many imperial literati wrote countless reports to advocate for the Soviets and criticize the cruelty of the enemy.

Of course, no one will care about the origin and final whereabouts of this "old man". Stalin only knows that Serov is now completely in his own hands, and because of the voluntary retreat of the Russian Imperial government forces, the Russian Empire's orthodox government's The comprehensive westward advance policy has gone bankrupt, and Stalin achieved his goal without killing a single soldier.As for how many people Serov died.How these people died, this is not what Stalin cared about.What's more, due to the massive disappearance of the population, the Red Army's logistical supply pressure has also been greatly reduced. For the upcoming spring campaign, everything is so perfect.

"Comrade Stalin, here we come."

"Oh, invite him in."

The Kremlin in Moscow, Stalin put down the phone and stood up from his chair.Holding a pipe in his hand and smiling, he looked towards the door, a few seconds later.The door opened, and a middle-aged man in military uniform walked in.

"Comrade Stalin..."

"Comrade Trotsky, I am looking forward to your coming." Stalin greeted him with a smile on his face, and he held his hands tightly and said sincerely: "You have been wronged, Comrade Trotsky, are you still healthy? ?”

"Thank you for your concern, Comrade Stalin." Trotsky said gratefully, "I don't have any problems with my health. The comrades below still respect me very much."

"That's good, that's good." Stalin nodded again and again, pulled Trotsky to sit down on the sofa beside him, looked him up and down, and sighed: "You are black and thin... This is me As the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, I didn’t know that you were still imprisoned until a while ago, it’s unimaginable!”

Stalin seemed to be very angry and said: "Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov dismissed all your posts at the beginning. This was a mistake! As us revolutionaries, we must have the courage to admit mistakes. I think if Vladimir If Comrade Kimir Ilyich Ulyanov was alive, he would have corrected it without hesitation. Besides, the situation was a bit special at the time. I ordered to correct these mistakes, but I didn’t expect that the people below misunderstood the orders of their superiors and never let you out. I didn’t hear about this situation until a few days ago, and I have severely criticized these comrades who made mistakes , Comrade Trotsky, I apologize to you in my capacity as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and beg your forgiveness...."

Trotsky was very flattered, stood up hastily and said repeatedly that it was not necessary, he told Stalin that this was just a trivial matter for him, and that the suffering of revolutionaries was a way to test the will of the revolution, and there was nothing wrong with it.What's more, Comrade Stalin has a lot of things to do every day, and he is very grateful to be able to think of himself under such circumstances.

"Okay! Comrade Trotsky really has the heart of a revolutionary!" Stalin nodded in satisfaction, took a few puffs of his pipe, and asked with a smile what Trotsky thought about life and work. Requirements and ideas, these can be put forward to himself, and he will do his best to meet them.

"I follow the organization's arrangements." Trotsky replied without hesitation.

"Have you heard about the situation in the central region?" Stalin smiled faintly, took a few puffs of cigarettes and asked.

"I heard about it, but I just came out not long ago, so I don't know the specific situation yet." Trotsky replied.

Stalin stood up, seeing that Trotsky was also standing up, he waved to him quickly, motioning him to continue sitting.Then Stalin went to his desk to take a document, and then handed it to Trotsky: "This is the latest situation on the front line, you should take a look first."

"Okay, Comrade Stalin." Trotsky took the document without being too polite, and immediately opened it and flipped through it page by page.

Trotsky watched carefully and slowly.But Stalin did not urge him, and sat quietly smoking his pipe.

After about an hour or so, Trotsky closed the document, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "Comrade Stalin, I didn't expect that the situation on the front line has changed a lot in the past few months since I left my post, but Everything has not yet reached the worst situation, and under your wise planning, Comrade Stalin, Serov was able to be liberated, which is enough to show that our revolutionaries are invincible. However, I would like to hear your opinion on the future situation, Comrade Stalin plan, or the plan for frontline warfare, is that okay?"

"That's no problem, my consideration is this..." Stalin readily agreed, and roughly stated his thoughts.For the enemy, it is necessary to repel them and completely bankrupt the opponent's westward strategy.Not only that, but at the same time of victory, it is necessary to re-fight the front to the Siberia region, oppress the enemy's living space, and win more chips for the final victory.

After Stalin finished speaking, Trotsky nodded. He agreed with Stalin's point of view. However, due to the failure of the Siberia campaign, he suggested reconsidering the unified command and tactical arrangements of the frontline troops to be foolproof.

"You're right, and that's what I've been thinking about." Stalin agreed, looked at Trotsky and said, "Comrade Trotsky, I want you to be the commander of the front line, what do you think? "

"Me? This is inappropriate? After all, I just came out and haven't officially resumed work yet." Trotsky said in surprise.

"What does it matter?" Stalin smiled indifferently: "You are one of the founders of our Red Army, and you were the commander-in-chief before. You have been wronged as the commander of the East Front Army. After all, the Supreme Soviet has reappointed you before. Commander-in-Chief, so I can only temporarily arrange this position for you."

"No, no, Comrade Stalin, I didn't mean that." Trotsky quickly explained in case Stalin would misunderstand him: "I was worried that my ability was not enough, and I was released only after I was released. It is not suitable to be a commander."

"No problem, I will officially rehabilitate you today. What you said is not a problem. I know your ability very well. If you are not competent, I am afraid that no comrade can be competent."

Seeing that Stalin was determined to take up the position himself, Trotsky hesitated for a long time and finally reluctantly agreed, but he made a request at the same time, that is, he hoped to release the commander Kachevsky, who was imprisoned after the failure of the Siberia Battle, Timoshenko and others, let them commit crimes and make meritorious deeds, and use victory to wash away their shame.

Regarding this condition, Stalin seems to be very entangled. After all, it is different from Trotsky. Khachevsky, Timoshenko and others are directly responsible for the failure of the Siberia campaign. If it is not for Vladimir Ilyich. If Comrade Ulyanov died suddenly, they might have been formally tried by a military court and executed.Now, it might be a bit inappropriate to release them as well.Stalin thought about it for a long time and still hesitated, unable to make up his mind.

In the end, until Trotsky vouched for them and persuaded Stalin not to give them any official positions, but to work in the headquarters as ordinary staff officers.After all, they are all excellent generals, and they were surprised when they fought against their opponents on the Siberian battlefield. With them, they will bring great confidence to the future counterattack.

"Okay, I agree with you in principle." Stalin finally let go and agreed to the request. (To be continued..)