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- In the world in August 1919, the flames of war were still not extinguished.
The brutal Russian Civil War has entered a climax again after a brief weakening in the first half of the year when Britain and France were busy with the Paris Peace Conference. Denikin's and Kolchak's armed forces launched attacks from Tsaritsyn and Ufa respectively, and millions of troops fought against each other in Europe, Siberia and Central Asia. At the same time, Britain and France, which had finally freed up their hands, also strengthened their intervention forces, urging Finland, the Czech Republic, Poland and other countries to join the encirclement against the Poor Party. Even Foch, who hated the Germans extremely, agreed to let Germany send troops to deal with the Poor Party! By the end of August, the total number of anti-Japanese troops gathered around Russia looking for a piece of meat had exceeded 500,000. Coupled with domestic opposition, the advantage finally established between 1918 and the spring of 1919 suddenly became precarious again.
The three largest battlefields are in Tsaritsyn, Ural and West Kazakhstan. Because Tsaritsyn deliberately handed it over to Denikin's department when the Wehrmacht retreated, the offensive and defensive sides of the Tsaritsyn defense battle in the parallel world exchanged positions. Denikin himself was a seasoned Cossack officer, and Britain and France provided direct military support from the Crimean Peninsula and even sent troops to help. The defense was extremely tenacious. The Red Army of the Poor Party was personally commanded by Stalin and commanded the Southwest Front Army to launch a fierce attack. By the end of August, a total of 700,000 soldiers from both sides participated in the Battle of Tsaritsyn. It was not until the beginning of September that Stalin finally captured Tsaritsyn after 150 days of fierce fighting and the sacrifice of 100,000 people. However, the entire city was completely destroyed, causing More than 300,000 poor people were killed or injured in the Tsaritsyn area!
Although the cost was huge, this victory greatly encouraged the poor party. Because Tsaritsyn is of great strategic significance, after it was captured, it not only completely cut off the connection between Denikin and Kolchak, but also opened up the channel to the Caucasus. Under this situation, Britain and France began to take the initiative, and intervention troops entered Russian territory to fight. They even launched a counterattack against Tsaritsyn, forcing the Red Army of the Poor Party to fight on multiple fronts and finally succeeded in inciting Poland to join the war.
While the situation in Europe has suddenly deteriorated, Siberia and Central Asia are also in bad shape. Although Kolchak's department suffered repeated defeats in the first half of 1919. However, it did not suffer a fatal blow and has been entrenched in areas such as Western Siberia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Although the Siberian Army and the Turkestan Army led by Frunze tried hard to attack, they never found a good opportunity for encirclement and annihilation, and were active in the Yakutsk area north of Chita. The guerrillas led by Shumiatsky were chased and intercepted by tens of thousands of Chinese National Guards and 100,000 regular troops, and could only flee everywhere. Not only did it not have a restraining effect, but it caused panic throughout Eastern Siberia and the war continued, making it impossible to farm throughout the summer, forcing nearly a million people to leave their homes and take ships to other parts of the world, while the rest had to face a A severe winter without food is likely¡.
However, this is not the most deadly thing, the most deadly thing is still Central Asia! The Chinese National Defense Forces have been continuously mobilizing troops to eastern Kazakhstan, Almaty, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan under the pretext of stabilizing security in western Xinjiang. 100,000 regular troops were organized into brigade units to pursue and intercept the guerrillas active in the area. Faced with the crazy sweep from the rear, Dutov was finally free to concentrate on dealing with the Turkestan Army, and took the initiative to launch attacks from thousands of kilometers of fronts many times. Due to the loss of the support and restraint of the guerrillas behind enemy lines, the Turkestan Group Army, which had no experience in the past, suffered heavy losses. Not only did it lose areas such as South Kazakhstan and Tashkent, it was also once approached by Dutov into Western Kazakhstan.
"Pravda" even used the term "precarious" to describe the war situation in Central Asia. For this reason, Lenin first issued a national declaration, expressing that he would allow all ethnic groups in Central Asia to have autonomy and establish independent countries. Tonotsky also put forward the slogan of 5 million Red Army troops defending Russia. He called on party members across the country to take up arms and join the army, and announced the adoption of the most stringent military doctrine during the Tsarist period to defend the proletarian power to the death. Defend Turkestan and protect the belly of Russia. Under this encouragement, more and more Russians took up dilapidated weapons and entered Turkestan. The total number of troops increased sharply from 2 million at the end of 2018 to 4 million in mid-2019! Although the number of troops has been strengthened, it has caused the various ethnic groups in Central Asia to worry about a large-scale Slavic invasion, which has made them no longer trust Moscow.
The streets of Moscow are sparsely populated, and even if they can be seen, they are in a hurry and dare not stop. There are military bunkers and bunkers everywhere, and the desolate scene makes many knowledgeable Russians secretly anxious. Raw materials interrupted! Factory shutdown! There is no coal in the power plant! The flames of war crazily burned down the industrial civilization accumulated over hundreds of years. The most terrible grain harvest also began to occur. The exorbitant expropriation by both warring parties angered the big landowners and rich peasants. Many people would rather burn the grain than leave it to the army. As a result, the most terrible famine began to spread. For this reason, Moscow had to Do not declare a wartime food rationing system. Each person can only get one-eighth of a pound of bread per day This rationing system, which continues from the Tsarist era, has made many people begin to waver in their confidence in supporting the Poor Party.
The atmosphere in the Kremlin was solemn, and members of the Politburo looked nervous. Only causeStalin, who finally established his personal prestige after seizing Tsaritsyn, was in high spirits. His left hand with thick gloves was always on the conference table, and the finger bones of his right hand were slowly tapping on his knee.
"Comrade Lenin." Frunze, who came back from the front with a tired face, was the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front. The Siberian Army and the Turkestan Army were both under his command, and he felt deeply guilty for the delay in opening up the situation. Standing in front of the map and pointing to the situation map, he introduced the situation to everyone: "Kolchak and the Dutov gang did not have the upper hand. The main energy of Britain and France has changed from supporting him to encouraging Denikin and lackeys like the Czech Republic and Poland! They The supplies are decreasing and ammunition is seriously insufficient! So we are gradually establishing an advantage. But" He circled his fingers in East Kazakhstan: "The Chinese army is aggressively attacking these areas. Suleymano Comrade Husband reported to me that more than 20,000 soldiers and comrades have been killed or arrested since July. The Chinese Communist Party has taken control of East Kazakhstan, Almaty, Bishkek and eastern Tajikistan. At present, they It is attacking Dushanbe and Andijan. The casualties of the troops are very high. They can only temporarily take refuge in mountainous areas such as Andijan! The Chinese ** team has also adopted an expulsion policy. Non-Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik residents living there have been ordered Leave or be shot! About 800,000 permanent residents have been forced to leave for these areas.
Comrade Shumyatsky was also suppressed in the Yakutsk area. Their situation was even more difficult. They lacked weapons and ammunition, and they had to face about 30,000 Chinese National Guard soldiers who used the summer to launch encirclement and suppression from all directions.
What worries me most now is, once they clear these areas, will they continue westward? Look at the news coming from China. That Lord Yang Qiu is heading to the northwest. The Cheka reported that Kolchak has also set off for the Irkutsk area. I suspect that the two are very likely to meet and launch an attack together! Viewed from a distance. East and West Kazakhstan are not out of reach. China has three large and well-equipped cavalry divisions in the northwest. If it takes the initiative, it will only take ten days to cross the grassland and reach Orenburg! "
Frunze¡¯s analysis made the atmosphere heavier, and Lenin shook his body. Working day and night and internal and external troubles severely damaged his body, and his face turned out to be more than ten years older than during the October Revolution. After recording all the analysis, he looked at Tonotsky: "Comrade Tonotsky, do you think China will cooperate with Kolchak to launch an attack on us?"
Tronotsky also looked solemn. But his spirit was obviously much better than Lenin's, saying: "I can't make a judgment, but I feel that his actions seem to be related to one thing."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Lenin slowly leaned forward, and even Stalin was attracted by his words and looked at him.
"Cancel all unequal treaties during the Qing government!" Tonotsky said: "Yang Qiu proposed at the Paris Peace Conference to terminate all unequal treaties during the Qing government, and has already received the consent of the United States, France, Portugal and other countries. , preparing to issue a joint announcement in Shanghai on January 1 next year! Britain and Japan have not responded yet, but I think it will be difficult for them to persist. First of all, Britain provoked an Asian naval race by selling four warships to Japan in one go. It has caused The United States is seriously dissatisfied, so it also hopes to isolate Britain and force it to give up its interests in China and gradually weaken the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
Secondly. Yang Qiu actively promotes military operations in Turkestan. I think this is also a disguised form of forcing Britain to agree to cancel the unequal treaties, because these actions will also threaten the security of India and Persia. Therefore, he hopes to show strength through these positive actions and take advantage of Britain's weakest point. The lack of opportunity for a full-scale war forced it to agree to terminate all unequal treaties. Our country is also a signatory to these unequal treaties. Successive czars have forced the Qing government to sign a large number of land-ceding treaties. He must also hope to take this opportunity to cancel these treaties and regain the lost territory! "
"Comrade Tonotsky, you mean that if we also announce the termination of the treaty, then the Chinese will withdraw from Turkestan?"
Lenin¡¯s somewhat weak voice made Tonotsky secretly scream something bad, and he could tell that he already had Brest-Litovsk Concordat-style ideas. But it was Brest that completely pushed Russia into civil war. If another three million square kilometers of Far Eastern land were ceded to China, not only would it lose access to the Pacific Ocean, but the poor party would eventually be completely surrounded by capitalism and slowly weaken and die. , and will also severely damage the Russian people in the Far East. Prompt them to stand on the hostile side of Moscow! So he said firmly: "I don't think we should make such an arbitrary decision. The armed forces of Kolchak and Dutov are already very weak. As for the Chinese Army they are not omnipotent, with long supply lines." It will affect the supply, and morale will drop with the weather after winter! So we have not reached the moment of despair. I also suggest that we contact the Japanese. They are the weakest in this East Asian competition, and we have something in common. words and needs.¡±
? ?Lenin had special feelings for Japan. At that time, Japan and Akashi Genjiro funded him and the Poor Party with a large amount of money, which enabled the first revolution to grow in power and let the Bolshevik ideas take root in the hearts of the people. However, Japan defeated the Tsarist army, causing damage to Russia, and making the Russian people suffer from disasters ever since. How difficult it is, not to mention that Japan now also occupies the area near the Holzk Sea and Sakhalin Island (Sakhalin), opening up a special relationship with Japan again Is it okay?
Lenin's face turned a little pale. He looked at Stalin and thought for a moment: "Comrade Stalin, what do you think?"
Stalin had previously stood firmly on Lenin¡¯s side and agreed to sign the Brest-Litovsk Agreement, but his opponent at that time was powerful industrial Germany. He was asked to compromise with China, which was still weak ten years ago, but he was unwilling to do so. Moreover, the mud hole in Turkestan was difficult to fill and was a hundred times more complicated than Tsaritsyn. The competition there was not just a military issue, but a conflict between China, the United States, Britain, Japan and Russia. In the competition field, poor operation would affect his personal image and prestige, so he cleverly avoided it and said: "I think Poland should be solved first! The security of Europe is far more important than the East."
Tonotsky frowned and looked at the proud Stalin.
?¡.Cunning Georgians!
Lenin did not pay attention to the deepening contradiction between the two, and raised his head slightly. Russia, clouded outside the Kremlin, once again reached the intersection of choice
(To be continued)
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