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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 527 Sverdlov¡¯s Plan

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    July 15, 1918 22:15 Moscow Kremlin

    "I said to the Central Committee members, please use your brains. Kamenev is right. The problem is not with Joseph, nor with the Iron Infantry Division at Moscow University. In the final analysis, the problem is with Tsaritsyn and the Southern Front.  On your body!

    ¡°Originally, I was thinking of formally conveying the Central Committee¡¯s resolution on Comrade Joseph early tomorrow morning. Now that it has happened like this, I will quickly call Tsaritsin back and convey the Central Committee¡¯s resolution!  To avoid long nights of dreams and many things getting messed up!  "

    As he spoke, Ulyanov glanced at Sverdlov. The fact that things are now like this is directly related to Sverdlov mobilizing three divisions to surround Moscow University and the Tsaritsyn Infantry Division. The Central Committee of Soviet Russia  Of course, the chairman of the committee could see Sverdlov's little calculation, whether it was to be prepared for a rainy day, or it was a great success and he wanted to give Tsaritsin a blow.

    Anyway, now Sverdlov is doing things very passively, and both the Central Committee of the Soviet Union and himself are a bit stuck. It's like both sides are trying to scare people by pulling off the tiger's skin, but the one who strikes first fails to frighten the other party.  , this moment was dumbfounded, the first move changed to the second move, everyone was riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off.

    "Vladimir Ilyich, please pass on this? It was originally agreed that after tonight's Central Committee meeting ends, we will also discuss the personnel arrangements for the Volga Military District and the Front Army. Now the Central Committee meeting has not yet ended.  , many issues that Central Committee members want to reflect on have not yet been discussed!

    ¡°It would seem a bit too hasty if we only convey the resolution of Comrade Joseph¡¯s dismissal to Tsaritsyn tonight!  I'm afraid that the comrades below will create big troubles with their random thoughts!  Trotsky said with a frown.

    "Lev Davidovich, you are right, but are you trying to make a small mistake now? If you don't convey it decisively, the Tsaritsyn Steel Infantry Division is really going to open fire. Do you think it's better for us to destroy them or let them go by force?"  Let them rush into the Kremlin, isn't it? Let's hold a small meeting here to decide the candidates for the leadership of the Volga Military District and the Front Army!"

    Ulyanov casually pulled up a chair and sat down in the center of the small conference room, angrily speaking to everyone.

    "Now?" Everyone was stunned, not expecting that Comrade Chairman planned to hold an office meeting right now.

    ¡°Right now, the chairman and vice-chairmen of the Supreme Military Council are here, and the commanders and military commissars of the Volga Military District and Front Army are also here. Chairman Cheka will give evidence, and the four of you are still members of the Military Council.

    Now it is most appropriate for me, the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, to preside over the meeting of the Supreme Military Council for you. Well, let¡¯s talk about the personnel arrangements for the Volga Military District and the Front Army. Members of the Military Committee, please don¡¯t waste time.  , seize the time, hurry up!  "Ulyanov reached out from his pocket and took out a small notebook and pen, preparing to record what happened.

    Several members of the Central Committee looked at each other, and then realized that Ulyanov really planned to discuss the personnel issue right now and issue it along with the Central Committee's resolution on dismissing Joseph. Speaking of which, only in this way can the Tsaritsyn side be divided and disintegrated.  Only by strengthening the strength of the Soviet Red Army can we consolidate the unity of the Soviet Red Army, the unity of local and central governments, and avoid splitting.

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    "Vladimir Ilyich, I don't think it's necessary to be so hasty. If we ask Joseph to send a telegram to Tsaritsin and convey the central committee's decision, and then ask Joseph to call the division at Moscow University,  I think the matter can be solved," Cheka Chairman Dzerzhinsky finally couldn't help but persuaded.

    Trotsky frowned when he heard this. Sverdlov and Kamenev beside him couldn't help but snorted. Dzerzhinsky was talking about the All-Russian Pulse.  He is the chairman of the committee, so why can¡¯t he understand that Joseph is using the support of Tsaritsyn and the infantry division to show his strength? At this time, if the Soviet Central Committee cannot deal with the infantry division and Tsaritsyn,  On the Tianjin side, wouldn't that be playing into Joseph's hands?

    "Use your brain, Felix Edmundovich. No individual can be above the organization and the collective. Could it be that the Central Committee of the Soviet Union cannot function without Joseph?"

    This is the era of collective leadership of the Bolshevik Party and the masters of the Soviet Union. It is not an era where a certain Central Committee member can have the final say alone. This is the case. In addition to accepting the resolution of the Central Committee, Comrade Joseph accepted it at the designated place and time.  Organizing department reviews, the central government has no other tasks assigned to him!  "

    Ulyanov scolded Dzerzhinsky angrily, and the thin Chairman Cheka smiled slightlyAfter shaking for a while, he finally lowered his head, closed his mouth and stopped insisting on his own thoughts.

    "Let's talk about it, the personnel issue is also an organizational issue. How about Yakov Mikhailovich, you start by saying that you are the chairman of the Military Committee of the Volga Military District and the commander of the front army, and you are also in charge of organizational personnel work.  Member of the Central Committee and Secretary of the Secretariat, you speak first!" Ulyanov shook the pen in his hand and clicked directly.

    Trotsky and Kamenev looked at each other, with a wry smile on their lips. Of course, Ulyanov asked Sverdlov to tell him first that there were no troops, but it felt uncomfortable to let these two guys look at it.  , including the issue of Sverdlov mobilizing three garrison divisions on his own through martial law and curfew. If Trotsky really wanted to care about it during normal times, he would not have let Sverdlov pass.

    Fortunately, Sverdlov was well prepared for this problem. He had some exchanges with Kamenev last night. Everyone pulled up a chair and sat down. Sverdlov took out a small bag from his pocket.  I flipped through a few pages of my notebook and found my notes. Then I cleared my throat and said confidently,

    "The personnel of the military region basically overlap with those of the front army. Let me first talk about the arrangements of the front army:

    The Volga Front will first take charge of three armies: the Third Army, the Eighth Army, and the Tenth Army. Taking into account the issues of balance and complementation, I plan to give priority to rebuilding the First Army and integrate the Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod Workers' Divisions and Workers' Pickets.  Organize the army, then replenish Bolshevik cadres from the above three fronts, and restore the First Army!  "

    "Wait a minute, Yakov Mikhailovich, in the Battle of Ufa, the main forces of the Southern Group of the Eastern Front, the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th armies, were basically destroyed, but only the 5th  The Army Group still has two infantry divisions on the north bank of the Volga River. Even if it is to be restored and rebuilt, the Fifth Army should be restored first, right? Tukhachevsky's First Army was completely wiped out!"

    Trotsky, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Soviet Russia, could not help but objected. In his opinion, since Slavin's Fifth Army still had two divisions on the left bank of the Volga River, the Fifth Army did not count.  If the entire army is wiped out, there is no reason to cancel the establishment. However, Sverdlov wants to rebuild the first army whose main force has been wiped out. How strange!

    "Well, what Lev Davidovich said is right. Why not replenish the Fifth Army, which still has two divisions, but completely rebuild the First Army? Then what do you plan to do with the two divisions of the Fifth Army? Cancel the establishment.  Join other armies?" Ulyanov looked at Sverdlov with sharp eyes.

    Tonight, Sverdlov alone mobilized three garrison divisions to carry out military operations in the core area of ??Moscow, which aroused Ulyanov's vigilance. Although as the deputy chairman of the Supreme Military Council of Soviet Russia, Sverdlov had  this authority.

    But not only Trotsky, but also himself and Kamenev did not know about it beforehand, and the strength of the three divisions was very important, almost half of all the troops that Moscow could mobilize. The other divisions were distributed on the defense lines in all directions in the suburbs.  superior.

    It is true that Sverdlov is Ulyanov's close comrade-in-arms. However, if he was the partner who was originally used by the Chairman of the Soviet Central Committee to balance Trotsky's reputation and power, if he was inadvertently indulged and cultivated by himself,  If Joseph becomes the second ambitious man, the threat to the Soviet Central Committee and Ulyanov himself will be far greater than that of Joseph before. This cannot but secretly make Comrade Chairman wary.

    Sverdlov was not surprised when he heard this. He had already prepared this question, so he answered with a smile,

    "The First Army is a glorious team that originated in Simbirsk. And more importantly, the commander of the First Army, Comrade Tukhachevsky, has broken through the encirclement of the Ufa coalition forces. I believe he will  We will soon find a way back to the left bank of the Volga River, and once we formally reach an agreement with the Volga Federal Autonomous Government of the Ufa coalition, we can even ask the coalition to help find Tukhachevsky and escort him back! "

    "So I think rebuilding the First Army is the best choice. When Tukhachevsky comes back, he can continue to lead this army and give full play to his outstanding talents! As for the Fifth Army, Commander Slavin, Chief of Staff Etienne  Both He and political commissar Blomberg have become prisoners of the coalition forces. Facts have also proved that they are not qualified for the requirements of their posts as leaders of the group army. Therefore, there is no need to rebuild the Fifth Army. The two divisions can be assigned to  Go to the first army!"

    Sverdlov¡¯s words were obviously not unreasonable. Trotsky instinctively opened his mouth to object, but found that there was no way to refute it, and the scene suddenly became cold.
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