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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 489 Everyone shares the responsibility

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    July 14, 1918 21:00 Moscow Kremlin

    "Pa. B. Sergin and Yo. J. Vacetis are certainly candidates that can be considered by the leaders of the new Volga Military District and Front Army. However, neither of these two front army commanders have experienced combat with the Ufa Allied Forces. Facts  The opponent before us is completely different from the White Guards. At the same time, we must also consider the issue of responsibility for the complete failure of the Battle of Ufa raised in Tsaritsin¡¯s telegram!¡±

    The person who spoke was Sverdlov, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Military Council, People's Commissar of the Organization of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, and Secretary of the Secretariat, but it was obviously Comrade Ulyanov's intention. This was because the Chairman of the Central Committee inadvertently gave Sverdlov  There was a clue in Delov's eyes.

    "When it comes to the issue of responsibility for the Battle of Ufa, Yakov Mikhailovich, obviously the leadership of the Eastern Front's Southern Cluster has an unshirkable responsibility, but in short, Commander Tukhachev of the Southern Cluster  Ski's responsibility was to bear the brunt. In the early stage of the Battle of Ufa, the Eastern Front's Southern Group had superior strength and firepower to the White Guard defenders of Ufa, but the battle turned out like that! "

    Kamenev unceremoniously pointed the finger at Tukhachevsky. Although Lev Borisovich Kamenev put the interests of the motherland above his personal advancement and retreat, he was not interested in Tukhachev.  For such an arrogant and ignorant young Soviet Red Army general, Kamenev did not intend to miss the opportunity to beat the fallen dog.

    "I have a different view on this. Although Tukhachevsky underestimated the enemy's aggressive advance in the early stage, the Central Committee of Moscow also agreed with the deployment of the Southern Cluster before the attack on Ufa. The city of Ufa, Gamini  Comrade Husband may not have seen it at all. The city is almost tightly surrounded by the Kamala River and the Belaya River to form a natural barrier, and the White Guards defending the city have been reinforced by a large number of heavy artillery from the coalition forces! "

    Sverdlov is obviously a sincere guy. He has a little respect for senior Central Committee members like Kamenev, but he does not compromise with him easily. Besides, everyone knows that Kamenev and  After Zinoviev lost the trust of Comrade Ulyanov, he gradually moved closer to Trotsky and became almost a follower of Trotsky's right-hand man.

    "Tukhachevsky is naturally responsible for the defeat in the Battle of Ufa, but at least he is retreating and dealing with the enemy. He has not yet laid down his arms and walked into the enemy's prisoner-of-war camp. Kamenev, please don't  It¡¯s a waste of precious time to add insult to injury. If Tukhachevsky can come back, I believe he will be the best candidate to be the commander of the Volga Front!¡±

    Ulyanov¡¯s words were so shocking that all the Central Committee members present, including Trotsky, could not recover for a while.

    The Chairman of the Central Committee turned his hands behind his back in circles, stretched out a finger to draw circles in the air, and said,

    "The troops led by Tukhachevsky fought with the Ufa coalition for the longest time, and in such critical circumstances, they fought the most resolutely and never laid down their weapons. Don't forget, not only did the commander of the First Army, Tukhachev  Before Ski was captured by the Ufa coalition forces, even the political commissar Yankov Gayi who was surrounded in the swamp did not put down his arms. Even Xia Boyang of the cavalry division and his political commissar Furmanov did not surrender.  Will the enemy surrender?"

    "Vladimir Ilyich is right. The one who fought to the last moment was not Yegorov's Ninth Army of the Southern Front, which was blown up by Joseph, but Tukhachevsky's First Army of the Eastern Front.  Regarding this, we cannot make a final conclusion and think that Tukhachevsky should bear the greatest responsibility for the defeat of the battle. Let me say that the strength of the Ufa Battle is not ours. The Soviet Red Army soldiers are not brave, and it is not the commander who lacks strategy.  !¡±

    The speaker was Bukharin, editor-in-chief of Pravda and People¡¯s Commissar of Propaganda of the Central Committee. His position had always been erratic. As early as when Soviet Russia and Germany were negotiating the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, Bukharin had  Yao Mozi's idea became famous when Ulyanov insisted on agreeing to the harsh conditions proposed by the Germans and reaching a peace treaty.

    Bukharin claimed that he would never compromise with imperialism, and that Soviet Russia should fight to the end against imperialism all over the world. At that time, when the war between Soviet Russia and Germany could not be fought, this guy actually claimed that he would  Fight to the end against imperialism all over the world, and yet it actually won the support of the majority of members of the Central Committee.

    "Nikolai Ivanovich, what do you think was the reason for the defeat in the Battle of Ufa? Who should bear the greatest responsibility!" Kamenev and Bukharin went up to the bull!

    "Does this need to be said? The first half of Tsaritsyn's telegram made it very clear. The coalition's air superiority, troop superiority, firepower superiority, and logistical superiority. These advantages caused our defeat in the Battle of Ufa!"  Bukharin shook his head and refused to give way.

    "It's nonsense, Ufa UnitedIt is true that the military air force has air superiority, but from July 11 to today, the entire Ufa Plain has been rainy and windy, and the opponent's air force has not been able to dispatch at all, while our 200,000-strong army has been  In these four days, it was completely destroyed!  The coalition's final victory had nothing to do with the opponent's air superiority!  "Kamenev is obviously not someone who is easily fooled, and what he said is meaningful.

    "Furthermore, when did the coalition forces have a strength advantage? If the battle reports of the Ufa coalition forces are true, then in the first stage of the Battle of Ufa, our military strength was at least double that of the White Guards guarding Ufa.  In the later period, the coalition ground troops officially appeared on the Ufa battlefield, and there was no precedent for the opponent to use more to defeat the smaller. At best, the coalition ground troops had a firepower advantage!" Kamenev said more and more enthusiastically.

    Military affairs was not Bukharin¡¯s strong point. Philosophy, doctrine and the Bolshevik movement were the focus of his research. For a while, Kamenev was speechless and speechless.

    "Don't argue anymore. The biggest responsibility for the defeat in the Battle of Ufa lies in Moscow, the Central Committee, and the Supreme Military Council. Everyone here is responsible. Of course, I, the chairman of the Central Committee, cannot escape the blame. Lev. Da  Vidovich, your All-Russian Supreme Revolutionary Military Council is responsible for commanding the Soviet Red Army throughout Russia. Can you say that you and Sverdlov are not responsible? "

    Ulyanov obviously did not want to waste time and energy on the issue of responsibility, so he took all the responsibility with a wave of his hand. Of course, everyone present on the Central Committee had a share, and no one could escape. As soon as he said this, not only Tolo  Tsky had no choice but to nod, admitting that the Supreme Revolutionary Military Commission had made mistakes in underestimating the difficulties and enemy situation when reviewing the following combat plans. The leadership responsibility could not be evaded.

    Since even Ulyanov and Trotsky took this opportunity to conduct self-examination, what else can other Central Committee members say? Apart from reviewing and sharing responsibilities for the leaders, other topics regarding accountability for the Ufa Battle have been revealed.  Don¡¯t mention it.

    In fact, when it comes to responsibility, every commander of the front-line army has the responsibility. The problem is that except for Tukhachevsky, all other commanders at the army level have entered the prisoner-of-war camp of the Ufa coalition. At this time,  Shifting all the blame to others will not help, and it will be blamed for adding insult to injury.

    At this time, Dzerzhinsky, who personally watched the radio in the telecommunications room and finished sending the telegram to the Ufa Allied Forces Headquarters, opened the door and returned to the large conference room, holding a telegram manuscript in his hand, sweating on his forehead,  The voice was a little strange and he said,

    ¡°We haven¡¯t sent our call back just now, but we have received the latest telegram from the other party!¡±

    As soon as Dzerzhinsky said this, the members of the Soviet Central Committee in the room couldn't help but stood up in shock. Bukharin, who was usually startled and blustering, even said with a trembling voice, "The other party said  What? Are there any new conditions? Let me tell you, the slower we respond, the more opportunities we give the enemy to raise the price. "

    "Don't make a fuss and pay attention to your image. You are still a member of the Central Committee after all. You are as restless as a kindergarten kid. Dzerzhinsky, what does the new telegram from the Ufa-Ufa coalition say? Forget it, let me see it myself!  "

    The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union was obviously very dissatisfied with the panic that the new telegram from the Ufa Allied Forces had caused to his own Central Committee members. He strode up and snatched the telegram from the clumsy-tongued Dzerzhinsky and read it himself.  stand up!

    "This is really crazy. Who does the commander of the Ufa coalition think he is? He really started to give orders on our affairs. It's just too much!" Ulyanovs said  Ji slapped the telegram manuscript on the conference table, and ran around in the large conference room with his hands behind his waist. He was obviously very angry about the new telegram from the Ufa coalition forces.

    With quick hands and eyes, Bukharin picked up the telegram that was photographed on the conference table, brought it to the light and read:

    Wang Geng, Commander-in-Chief of the Ufa-Ufa Allied Forces, addressed to Ulyanov, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, Trotsky, Sverdlov and all members of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union:

    In order to prevent you from repeating the serious anti-humanity, anti-human rights and anti-humanitarian mistakes you made in the past in dealing with the families of Eh and Rzhevsky, on behalf of the Allied Ufa Allied Forces, I officially announce to you that all Ufa battles  The Soviet Red Army soldiers who were captured by the coalition forces on the right bank of the Volga River range from group army commanders to ordinary soldiers. In view of the fact that they are an integral part of the Russian people, these former Soviet Red Army soldiers who have entered the prisoner-of-war camps are all subject to the Ufa coalition forces.  Protection, their lives and property were protected by the Allied forces.

    ¡°Furthermore, the family members of all these prisoners of war, including immediate relatives, parents, brothers and children, including wives, including their former friends, comrades-in-arms and even neighbors, and all those who have close relationships and contacts with them, are given priority.Under the protection of the Ufa coalition forces, any relatives, friends, comrades-in-arms, colleagues, neighbors, classmates, teachers, etc. related to prisoners of war, including but not limited to the above people, are protected by the coalition forces!  We collectively refer to the above people as the families of Red Army prisoners of war!

    In areas controlled by Soviet Russia, any persecution of the families of Soviet Red Army prisoners of war in coalition prisoner-of-war camps will be regarded as a provocation and contempt for the Ufa coalition forces, and will seriously affect any future agreement reached between the Ufa coalition forces and you.  Signed and fulfilled!

    If you want to continue to sit down with us to negotiate and seek peace, please keep the above warning in mind at all times. Once it is verified that the families of Soviet Red Army prisoners of war in the coalition prisoner-of-war camps are being persecuted, we will stop negotiations and continue the war until all your efforts are eliminated.  After all, this is not a game, this is respect for life and respect for soldiers!

    Commander-in-chief of the Ufa-Ufa coalition Wang Geng

    Posted from Ufa at 21:00 on July 14, 1918
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