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"Where did this information come from?" Stalin immediately asked after a brief shock.

Menzhinsky, director of the State Political Security Bureau of the Soviet Union, took out a telegram: "This is the information provided by the CCP transferred by the Comintern. According to the report of the CCP, the Trotskyist activities in China have always been secretly supported by the Kuomintang, and This time, the KMT intends to bring Trotsky to Mongolia, and intends to use him to overthrow our Soviet motherland and usurp state power."

Stalin's expression became serious, and he knew very well that the person who threatened his power the most in this world was Trotsky!Not only did Trotsky have a large number of supporters within the Soviet Communist Party and the Red Army, but he was also the successor of the communist cause supported by Lenin!If it weren't for this Trotsky not being ruthless enough, he must be the person sitting in the Kremlin right now.

What made Stalin even more afraid was that even though Trotsky had failed, his followers still refused to give in and were still moving around in an attempt to overthrow their own rule!Although after several years of continuous suppression, these people's activities in the Soviet Union have been restrained, but who knows how many Trotsky's remnants are lurking in the party and the army?

If Trotsky has a stronghold in Mongolia where he can engage in conspiracy activities, and there are 20 troops under the banner of the Chinese Trotskyites, and then collude with those lurking Trotskyites in the Soviet Union... ...The consequences would be unimaginable.

"Comrade Molotov, what happened to the CCP's attack on the Trotskyist forces in China?" Stalin turned his head and looked at Molotov standing beside Menzhinsky. After Bukharin was overthrown, the Comintern's The work was actually carried out by Molotov.In this time and space, due to the 9.18 Anti-Japanese War and Wang Zhongyi's rebellion, as well as the Trotskyite and Wang Zhongyi's alliance, the focus of the work of the Communist International was also attracted to the East. The energy is also put on the Communist International, instead of resigning from the work of the Communist International to concentrate on leading the People's Committee as in history.

"The situation is not very good." The original work focus of the Comintern under Molotov's responsibility was not to suspend the work. It was the work of the State Political Security Bureau. The Comintern had to join in this work.The specific division of labor is that the Comintern is responsible for the military suppression, and the Political Security Bureau is responsible for the political suppression, but the problem is that the skills of the Trotskyites are obviously better at fighting than playing politics!

Molotov hung his head and replied tremblingly: "The CCP's Heilongjiang Front Army was defeated by the Tuo bandits, and the troops suffered heavy losses... Now they are retreating in the direction of Harbin. The CCP has now canceled its plan to attack Mongolia. They have returned to aid Jilin and Harbin, and they also want the Soviet Union to continue to provide assistance..."

"In addition, Comrade Miff, the advisor of the Comintern in the CCP, also suggested that the Heilongjiang Front Army carry out anti-revolutionary work. He suspected that the failure of this operation was because there were Trotskyites in the Heilongjiang Front Army."

"Before Miff came to China, there wasn't a single Trotskyist there! Now there are already 20 Trotskyists! Does Miff want to turn Zhang Xueliang's 10,000+ army into Trotskyists? It should be let The Political Security Bureau will check to see if this Mif himself is a Trotskyite who slipped through the net! The bastard!"

In the face of Stalin's anger, Molotov and Menzhinsky were a little trembling. They both knew that Stalin was preparing to appease the powerful faction of the Chinese revolution who had been cornered by Miff.Now Trotsky, the Chinese Kuomintang, and the Chinese Trotskyists are about to join forces to "attack" the Soviet Union!The only thing that Stalin can counter is the CCP, so now he can only vigorously win over the powerful factions of the CCP, and absolutely cannot force these people to the Trotskyist side.The unlucky Mif has always played the role of the CCP's overlord, and has a tense relationship with the CCP's local powerful faction.Now that the Trotskyites are getting bigger and bigger, Stalin has no choice but to sacrifice Mif to appease the powerful factions of the CCP.

"As for the bandits, we can't just let them go." Stalin stared at Molotov sternly: "Order them to readjust their deployment and strengthen the attack on the bandits in Heilongjiang. The Communist International should also increase its attack on the CCP." Help, if necessary, send internationalist fighters, look for officers and soldiers with oriental faces from the Soviet Red Army, and send them to China to help the Red Army there with training and fighting! We must eliminate at all costs—the Trotsky faction!"

The name Trotsky was popped out one by one by Stalin gritting his teeth.Trotsky must be eliminated, and must be eliminated!No matter what the price is!

"Comrade Stalin, please rest assured that the territory of the Chinese bandits is currently surrounded by the CCP and the Soviet Union. Except for western Mongolia bordering on the territory of the Youth Party in China, there is no source of logistics materials. As long as the CCP can fight the war If it continues, procrastination can drag them to death."

This passage did not comfort Stalin at all, and even Molotov himself could not feel comforted, because he knew very well that the problem now was that the Chinese Kuomintang was in collusion with the Trotskyites!The CCP’s blockade may be a problem for the 20-[-] bandits, but for the Chinese Kuomintang army whose combat effectiveness is still higher than that of the Soviet Red Army, it is simply a thin layer of paper. broken.When the time comes, the Chinese Red Army is afraid that they will be overwhelmed by themselves, so where will they have the energy to deal with the Trotskyites?Unless Soviet Russia openly sent large-scale troops to assist in the war.

But does this guarantee victory?Obviously still not sure.Even the great Soviet Red Army would not be able to defeat the powerful combat effectiveness of the Chinese Kuomintang army in the Middle East Road War, the Sino-Japanese Shandong War, and the Sino-Japanese Manchuria-Taiwan Strait War, not to mention the British and American imperialism behind the Chinese Kuomintang .

"Comrade Stalin." Molotov cautiously made a suggestion: "We can consider reconciling with the Chinese Kuomintang and let them deal with the Chinese Trotskyites. As long as they are willing to take action, the Trotskyites are vulnerable."

Chapter 0619 with the rabbit's self-respect ([-]) betray the party!

By the Chinese Kuomintang to take action against the Trotskyites?Stalin frowned deeply. Although he was very angry, he did not lose his mind.The current chess game between China and the Soviet Union is that the Soviet Union supports the CCP, and the Chinese Kuomintang supports the Trotskyites... If the Chinese Kuomintang is wanted to help eliminate the Trotskyites, then should the Soviet Union help the Kuomintang to deal with the CCP?But in this way, China will be unified by the Kuomintang, and it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future, right?

"Comrade Molotov, do you want the Soviet Union to sell the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for the cooperation of the Chinese Kuomintang?"

Stalin's voice was very calm, no emotion could be heard.Molotov breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "At present, the domestic situation in China has undergone major changes. China has leapt from a semi-feudal and semi-colonial backward country to a new imperialist country. And the Chinese Kuomintang The army led by the Communist Party of China also showed strong combat effectiveness in the war with Japan. In such a country, facing such a powerful enemy, the line that the CCP is currently implementing to seize power through the Soviet war is obviously unrealistic. Our Communist Party The international should be obliged to point out the mistakes of the CCP’s line, guide them to participate in China’s democratic process, and let them shift the focus of their work from armed struggle to the labor movement. Only when the CCP wins the support of the working class can it win the final victory of the revolution. So the condition we use in exchange for the cooperation of the Kuomintang is not to betray the CCP, but to let the CCP go on the right path, and it can also win the future revolution.”

"Moreover, the transformation of the CCP cannot be completed overnight. In order to show enough sincerity, the Kuomintang should at least prevent Trotsky from entering Mongolia. On the other hand, the CCP, who knows that we can cooperate with the Kuomintang to stop Trotsky , maybe I will work harder to express myself..."

Hearing Molotov's last words, a smile gradually appeared on Stalin's face. He walked to the desk, picked up the pipe, lit it with a match, took a slight puff, and then spoke: "Well, very good, let's do it like this, but who will complete this task?"

"Who should I hand it over to?" Molotov was taken aback for a moment, then he took a peek at Stalin's slightly bleak face, and immediately had an idea in his heart: "Comrade Bukharin was in charge of the work of the Communist International for a long time, and worked with the Chinese The leaders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are very familiar... Although he has made a mistake now, the party should give him a chance to make up for his mistakes and let him come forward to negotiate with the Kuomintang."

Stalin nodded noncommittally, then turned to look at Menzhinsky: "Comrade Menzhinsky, what do you think? Shall we give Bukharin a chance?"

Menzhinsky was a little confused, did Stalin really want to give Bukharin a chance?Bukharin was called by Lenin "the comrade loved by the whole party". He had a high prestige within the Bolshevik party and even the entire international communist movement, and he was almost the second person Stalin feared.Last year (two years later than in history) Stalin managed to take advantage of his disagreement with "industrialization and agricultural collectivization" to bring him down, but not completely... Wait, Menzhinsky understands now, What the hell was Stalin planning.

"I think this is also an opportunity to test Comrade Bukharin. If he is really a true Bolshevik, he should be able to complete the tasks assigned by the party very well."

"Since Comrade Menzhinsky also advocated giving Bukharin a chance, then I also agree with this suggestion. Menzhinsky, go talk to Bukharin and convey my meaning to him." Stalin said calmly, His eyes softened a little: "Molotov, after recalling Mif, we still have to send a new general counsel to the CCP. Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

"I recommend Comrade Jan Karlovich Berzin. Comrade Berzin has rich experience in intelligence work and military struggle, and is the most suitable candidate for the CCP at the moment." Molotov knew that Stalin did not intend to let the CCP He really gave up military struggle and the suppression of force, so he recommended Berzin, the current intelligence minister of the Soviet Red Army, as the general adviser of the Comintern to the CCP.

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The atmosphere in the meeting room of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is a bit weird.The report of Zhang Xueliang's defeat has been sent here. Although the words are still secretive, the leaders of the Politburo at the meeting know that the young master's army has been completely defeated by the bandits!Perhaps this army has long been a paper tiger, but everyone here has been deceiving themselves and others to regard them as a strong army, so that the strength of the CCP does not appear to be so different from the Kuomintang on the surface.

The conference room was full of smoke, and no one spoke. All the comrades who could smoke were puffing away. Even Wang Ming, who usually doesn’t smoke much, was smoking cigarettes presented by the Nationalist Government one by one today. Premium cigarettes.It can be seen that the Kuomintang in this time and space has never planned to physically eliminate anyone in this room.Not only does it not intend to exterminate them, it seems that it does not even contemplate limiting their lives to want.

What makes Wang Ming feel ominous is that although the war led by the CCP’s local faction has encountered huge setbacks, the Communist International did not take this opportunity to purge the CCP’s local faction...but the general backstage of the international faction Miff resigned!Berzin, the former intelligence chief of the Soviet Red Army who had nothing to do with the various factions within the CCP, was sent as the general adviser, and after Berzin arrived, he never mentioned the responsibility for the failure of the Heilongjiang Front Army.Obviously, the Comintern and Stalin had the intention of abandoning the Internationalists!

Wang Ming felt uneasy because of the downfall of the backstage, but Zhou Enlai, Mao Zedong and others did not feel elated because they "defeated" the Internationalists.Because of Zhang Xueliang's failure, the CCP faced great military pressure in Heilongjiang.After the defeat, Zhang Xueliang had gathered his troops and retreated to Harbin. According to Zhang Xueliang's report, his Heilongjiang Front Army lost more than 20 in the Battle of Lindian (including killed, seriously injured, captured and escaped)!The loss of weapons and equipment was even more severe. Almost all the cannons of the six artillery regiments were lost, and the large amount of luggage carried by the 9.18 army also became the opponent's spoils of war!Now all the Heilongjiang front army can do is to defend Harbin, and there is nothing they can do to control other sites in Heilongjiang.In other words, as long as the bandit army is willing, they can capture all of Heilongjiang Province except Harbin!What worries the leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is that Wang Zhongyi is not without foundation in Heilongjiang. He once ruled this land briefly after the September [-] Anti-Japanese War.Moreover, the CCP has not carried out land reform in Heilongjiang, and its own local regime is also very unstable. Those local regimes that have been built in a hurry are entirely likely to be won over by the Trotskyites!

Faced with this dangerous situation, the voices within the CCP to "unite and resist the country" gradually rose again.Even at the meeting of the Politburo, Mao Zedong publicly proposed to treat Trotsky differently from his followers. For those comrades who were desperate and forced to join the Trotskyites, the party should treat them with the purpose of learning from past mistakes and avoiding future ones. save.As long as they are willing to admit their mistakes and make a clean break with the Trotskyites, the party should still accept them.However, this point of view was opposed by Zhou Enlai. He believed that now the Chinese Trotskyites had publicly invited (just issued a statement) Trotsky to go to Mongolia, completely embarking on the road of no return against the Soviet Union and the people. Fight to the end!However...the CCP and the Red Army are currently facing unprecedented difficulties, and they are likely to face joint encirclement and suppression from enemies at home and abroad!Therefore, more military assistance from the Soviet Union is urgently needed so that the CCP can launch a new offensive against the Trotskyites!

After watching the performances of these two local giants of the CCP, Berzin, the new Soviet adviser, looked a little cold, and just looked at the leaders of the CCP in the conference room with a fake smile.In his view, Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong had no differences at all, but they were singing red face and bad face, and acting for themselves.They are telling themselves and the Soviet Union that a large amount of military and economic aid must be provided to the CCP now, otherwise the CCP will unite with the Trotskyites... This is using the Trotskyites as a bargaining chip to blackmail the Soviet Union!Unexpectedly, these CCP leaders have become so cunning now.

After Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong finished their play, they were still staring at each other coldly, without saying a word, as if they had a lot of hatred.And Berzin, who was watching the play, didn't speak, just looked at Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong with a smile.The room was silent. After a long while, Berzin coughed lightly and threw out a long paragraph of Russian. The military adviser Chuikov helped to translate it.

"The Communist International believes that China's domestic situation has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years, China's bourgeois revolution has been completed, and her capitalism is in a stage of rapid development and rise. In particular, the Kuomintang, which rules China, has Politically follow the road of democracy and constitutionalism; economically, it is committed to the development of China's capitalist industry and commerce; in terms of social reform, it can also follow the trend, implement land reform, and realize the land to the tiller; it has won successive foreign wars and recovered the lost Decades of Taiwan Island. Obviously, such a regime will almost certainly win the support of the vast majority of Chinese! And the Soviet war that the CCP is still insisting on, I am afraid it will be difficult to win the support of the middle and lower classes in China. Such a war is very difficult. It is difficult to overthrow the Kuomintang rule! Therefore, the Communist International believes that the CCP must consider changing the existing revolutionary line, adopt a more flexible method to preserve and develop revolutionary forces, and truly transform itself into a party of the working class and the proletariat, rather than A hybrid of peasant and warlord!"

With a bang, Cuikov's translation was not over yet, but Mao Zedong had already jumped up, with a bang, and knocked down the chair he was sitting on.

What does Berzin's words mean?Could it be that the CCP is going to surrender to the Kuomintang reactionaries?wrong!Will the Soviet Union watch China being unified by the Chinese imperialists, and then drool at the plump Soviet Far East and Siberia every day?Stalin was never so naive as to think that as long as he betrayed the CCP to the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang would be grateful and friendly with the Soviet Union for generations, right?

"why!"

Just after Cuikov's translation was over, several different voices rang out, and the leaders of the Communist Party of China in the room all had angry expressions on their faces.

"The directives of the Communist International are extremely correct! I firmly support them!" Wang Ming stood up at some point, and shouted to Berzin with a pious face: "The directives of the Communist International and Comrade Stalin are ours. The key to the party's success and victory, every Chinese communist should obey unconditionally!" After saying this, he avoided the contempt and hatred eyes of the room, and just glanced at Berzin, but Berzin avoided He opened his flattering eyes, and slightly twisted his sword eyebrows, as if he was not satisfied with Wang Ming's statement!

Wang Ming's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He knew that he hadn't grasped the pulse of the Communist International, and he would be wrong.However, one failure will not discourage Comrade Wang Ming. He thinks he has a lot of experience in understanding the Soviet Union's intentions.He thought for a while, and then continued to speak: "However, our party's cooperation with the Kuomintang cannot be unconditional. They should show enough friendship towards the Soviet Union and our party. They must stop all exchanges with the Trotskyites! No, They should also participate in the struggle against the Trotskyists! Only in this way can our party negotiate peaceful reunification with them."

This time Berzin showed a satisfied smile on his face, and he immediately nodded at Wang Ming: "Comrade Wang Ming's opinion is very correct. It is possible to prevent Trotsky from entering Mongolia. At the same time, the military siege of the Trotsky bandits must not be relaxed, and the Trotsky bandits must be trapped to death in Mongolia! They must not be allowed to establish communication with the Kuomintang." His voice suddenly increased. : "Opposing the Trotskyists is the most important task now! As long as the Trotskyist army in China can be wiped out, the Soviet Union and the Comintern do not mind cooperating with any force!"

Hearing Berzin's last words, the leaders of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in the conference room couldn't help but gasped.The subtext of this statement is that as long as the Trotskyist armed forces can be eliminated, the Soviet Union will even cooperate with the Kuomintang, even if it sells the CCP to the Kuomintang!

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The war room of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission was full of solemnity at the moment. After the Politburo meeting attended by the new Soviet Russian adviser Berzin, Zhou Enlai and Xiang Ying immediately ordered the military meeting to be held.The main senior generals of the CCP, except Zhang Xueliang, who was in Harbin and fought against the bandits, were all recruited to Changchun to participate in the meeting, including He Long who stayed in Suiyuan, Feng Yuxiang who was stationed in Chahar, Xu Xiangqian who defended Rehe, and the main force of the Red Army. Commander Zhu De, all gathered together.Waiting for Zhou Enlai, Xiang Ying, and Mao Zedong to enter this conference room.On the wall of the meeting room is a huge map of the situation of friend and foe (the Kuomintang) in North China.It can be clearly seen that the Trotskyist forces are still surrounded by the CCP, and Chahar and Heilongjiang are the most important things to encircle the Trotskyites!

If Chahar is lost, the line of communication between the Trotskyites and the Kuomintang will be unimpeded, and Heilongjiang Province is currently the focus of competition between the CCP and the Trotskyites. Once this province is controlled by the Trotskyites, the CCP will not only lose a rich province , and the traffic on the eastern section of the Middle East Railway will also be cut off by the Trotskyites, and the difficulty for the CCP to obtain supplies from the Soviet Union will also be greatly increased.These two places on the map are now covered with groups of red garrison marks, which are particularly eye-catching.

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and all the officers stood up with a bang, and everyone stood up straight.Walking in from the door were Zhou Enlai, Xiang Ying, and Mao Zedong, who had just served as the vice chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission. Under the current difficult situation, Mao Zedong, the local giant of the CCP, returned to the core of military leadership.

The three sat side by side on one side of the conference table, and the generals who came from all over sat on the opposite side. Zhou En looked at the generals, nodded slightly, and said lightly: "This meeting is the most important meeting in the history of our Red Army. The most important thing is that now is the key to the survival of our cause, and I hope that everyone will keep in mind their mission! Now let the chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, Comrade Xiang Ying, give you a comprehensive introduction to the situation on the front line."

Xiang Ying stood up and walked to the front of the map, and said in a solemn tone: "After the Lindian-Zhaodong battle from May 5th to May 5th, the main force of the Tuo bandit army did not further invade our party's jurisdiction in Heilongjiang. Instead, they returned to Qiqihar to rest. Obviously, they also suffered heavy losses in this battle, and there may also be difficulties in logistical supplies. But now we have an army that has arrived near Harbin, and the safety of Heilongjiang Province is basically guaranteed. At the same time, there are still two legions on the way, and they will all be in place before the end of May. The Heilongjiang Front Army, which suffered heavy losses in the early stage, is rapidly replenishing after receiving military supplies from the Soviet Union. It will be able to restore full combat effectiveness by the end of August at the latest , and can even be strengthened!"

He paused.He pointed heavily in the direction of Chahar on the map: "When our main force arrived in Heilongjiang, our defense against Chahar did not relax. There are already Red Seventh Army led by Comrade Feng Yuxiang, Rehe On the other hand, there is the Fourth Red Army led by Comrade Xu Xiangqian, and the Second Red Army commanded by Comrade He Long in Suiyuan. In addition, the 12th Red Army formed by the former Northeast Red Army will also be transferred to Rehe, and Comrade Ye Ting will serve as the commander of the army. Commander of the Legion. As a result, the four Red Army Legions will form a steel line of defense in the three provinces of Re, Chacha, and Sui, firmly blocking the path of the Tuo bandits going south, and completely blocking them in Mongolia and eastern Heilongjiang. Waiting for the four legions of the Heilongjiang Front Army After regaining strength, join forces with the main force led by Comrade Zhu De, and launch another attack with the strength of seven legions, strive to open up the Middle East Road, and drive the main force of the bandits to Outer Mongolia in one fell swoop!"

Chapter 0620 with the rabbit's self-respect ([-]) Is Bukharin a liar?

As soon as Xiang Ying's words fell, there was a buzz of discussion below, and the generals below couldn't hide the surprise on their faces.It is now less than ten days since the defeat in the "Lindian-Zhaodong Battle", and the Central Revolutionary Military Commission is already preparing to launch a second attack!And what caught everyone by surprise was that there were rumors that the central government was preparing to start peace talks with the Trotskyites and unite them to oppose the Kuomintang... I didn't expect to have to fight the Trotskyites in the end.

At this time, Zhu De also had a look of hesitation on his face, and his thick eyebrows were tightly frowned. He pointed to the location of Liaoning Province on the map and said: "According to this plan, eleven of the twelve regiments of our Red Army will participate in the battle against the bandits." attack or siege, leaving only one legion to deal with unexpected situations that may occur at any time, such as an attack by the Kuomintang. Is such a deployment too risky? At present, the Kuomintang has deployed six divisions in Liaoning Province. There are at least five divisions in Hebei Province, three in Shanxi, and three in Shaanxi. A total of 25.5 divisions are used to deal with us. Even if calculated according to the [-]% full strength rate, there are [-] troops, and this figure does not include the Kuomintang local and air forces and independent technical arms. How can we completely ignore them and only have the bandits in our eyes?"

"We don't need to consider the threat of the Kuomintang for the time being." Zhou Enlai took the question and said calmly: "The central government is ready to start negotiations with the Kuomintang, and we can negotiate to stabilize them."

"Use negotiations to stabilize them? Is this possible?" Zhu De was a little surprised. Although he was a military general, he was not ignorant of politics. Be a fisherman.But if the CCP is going all out to deal with the Trotskyists, and there is a possibility of eliminating the Trotskyists, will the Kuomintang still stand by?Are they not afraid of a unified Communist Party threatening their rule?

"Yes, it's through negotiations." Zhou Enlai frowned deeply. Stalin's "United Nations Suppression" put great pressure on the CCP. , betray the CCP!

Even the negotiations that are about to start will definitely be extremely unfavorable to the CCP. In order to stabilize the Kuomintang, the CCP will inevitably pretend to accept many extremely harsh conditions. It's time to play the role of the criminal who provoked the civil war. When the Kuomintang takes the public opinion of the whole country and uses its absolute superiority to attack the exhausted army of the CCP and the Trotskyists after a bitter battle, the future of the CCP is still worrying!