"The Chinese launched an offensive at Lechinphurst, who, under the cover of aircraft artillery, broke through the Japanese positions of the Shasharat defense line with the strength of one division!"

Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky listened carefully to the reports of his staff officers, and for a long time he did not say a word.

After a while, he seemed to ask himself: "Why did the Chinese choose this place to attack?" ”

The young staff officer Meretskov said on the side: "Comrade commander, I think that the attack site chosen by the Chinese is not the key point of the battlefield, they just want to test our attitude and the deployment of the troops through this attack." ”

"Yes, I think so too." Tukhachevsky clearly appreciated the young staff officer: "In that case, then we will resolutely strike at them!" The Third Army was ordered to draw out the strength of two divisions to launch the strongest counterattack on the Shasharatzhi position, and resolutely and quickly drive the enemy out of there! ”

"Yes!"

On the orders of Tukhachevsky, the Russians launched the fiercest offensive.

The 2nd Division of the Chinese Army, which relied on aircraft and artillery support, was very calm and calm in the face of the frantic attacks of the Russians, and they repelled the enemy's attacks again and again, always firmly grasping the position in their hands.

Behind us and on both sides were the 3rd and 4th Divisions, which respectively held back the attack of the Russians from both flanks.

The Russians did not pay much attention to this battle at first.

In the previous wars against Denikin's White Guards and Polish troops, they had won many victories, and pride and complacency were rising in the hearts of the Russians.

They had never fought with the Chinese, although they had heard of the battles that took place in Irkutsk, but in their opinion, it was only a victory won by the Chinese by virtue of their superiority in weapons, and they did not fight the real main Bolshevik forces.

The great Red Army was sure to be victorious in the face of the Chinese army.

But as the battle for the Japanese position unfolded, they soon discovered that it was not the same thing.

The Chinese planes circled in the sky, constantly dropping bombs one after another, and the Chinese infantry also showed full tenacity, and the Japanese position was firmly in the hands of the Chinese all day.

The next day, Tukhachevsky had to again order another division to be transferred from the 16th Army, which was tasked with supporting the operation, to join the battlefield.

At this time, Rao Guohua's 2nd Division had completed its mission.

Before the outnumbered Red Army was about to launch a general attack, Rao Guohua led the 2nd Division to withdraw from the battlefield on its own initiative and return Position B to the Russians.

The Chinese are fighting a little strange in this battle, what do their commanders want to do? Tukhachevsky was a little confused.

But in any case, the battle for position B at Shasharat ended with a victory for the Russians, much to Tukhachevsky's heart.

The Chinese fight wars like this, as long as they fight bravely and resolutely, victory will surely belong to great Russia!

Tukhachevsky urgently needed such a victory, otherwise Comrade Stalin would have taken this opportunity to strike another blow at Tukhachevsky.

Strictly speaking, Tukhachevsky was a pawn between Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin.

At the time of the Russo-Polish war, the civil war in Soviet Russia was at a very delicate stage. This subtlety was reflected in the understanding of the state of affairs on the various fronts in the country, the importance of the fronts, and the appointment of commanders on the fronts.

The struggle between Stalin and Trotsky over the formation of the Red Army and the use of the old Russian military officers intensified. Lenin and Trotsky emphasized the unified movement of military forces throughout the country and the coordination of the various fronts, with danger paramount, while Stalin concentrated all his efforts on the southern front to extend his military power.

When the Council of People's Commissars and the Military Council of the Republic ** decided to form the Western Front to cope with the Polish offensive, Stalin was slow to listen to the dispatch in order to preserve his strength!

The conflict between Stalin and Trotsky developed almost to the point of irreconcilability. "Members of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia, members of the Military Committee of the Southern Front, Jing Case, Bryakov and Stalin......" jointly signed an official statement to the "Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party": ...,

"It is necessary to either remove all the members of the ** Military Council of the Southern Front, or remove the base camp, and if it is deemed inappropriate to do so, remove Gusev from his post."

Both the Commander-in-Chief and Gusev were members of the **Military Council of the Republic and people whom Trotsky trusted, and to abolish the base camp was to remove Trotsky.

And the military council of the republic has always criticized the commanders under Stalin, among whom Budyonny and Voroshilov are the target of public criticism. The two of them have been accused of lying about their military exploits and being proud of their achievements.

When forming the Western Front, there were a number of problems with the Uchilan Front, which was commanded by Voroshilov as an integral part of the Western Front

Tukhachevsky moved to the Eastern Front, where he made many achievements, and was later transferred by Trotsky to the South-Western Front, also in an attempt to contain Stalin. But under Stalin's manipulation, Tukhachevsky was called "Commander of the Army Group," but in fact he was idle and useless.

1Q2。 On January 1Q of that year, Tukhachevsky wrote a letter to Trotsky in desperation:

"I beg you to help me get out of my unemployment. Please let me play my part in the actual work, and if it is not possible to arrange it at the front, then arrange it in the transport department or in the Military People's Commissariat. ”

Apparently, Trotsky intervened in Tukhachevsky's situation and on several occasions crossed Stalin and, by direct telephone, asked Tukhachevsky about the situation on the South-Western Front.

On February 7, Lenin also began to ask: "Where is Tukhachevsky?" ”

Finally, Tukhachevsky was appointed commander of the Western Front on 2Q to oversee the war against Poland.

During this period, Lenin adopted a position and tactic of trying to make them cooperate in the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky, and repeatedly reminded Stalin that he must report to Trotsky at the same time as he reported to him, so as not to delay the overall situation.

With Trotsky calling Stalin to withdraw troops from the southern front to support the western front, Stalin was in 1Q2. A telegram was sent to Trotsky on March 21 of that year, agreeing to the transfer of troops:

"On the Caucasian front there were no less than 25 infantry divisions and 1. The situation of cavalry divisions is flat, and I think that 6 divisions can be transferred to deal with the Polish army according to your suggestion. ”

The army under the command of Voroshilov, Stalin's closest unit, took part in the western campaign against Poland!

This meant that in the war against Poland, the Russians were divided into two factions, Trotsky's heavy Tukhachevsky and Stalin's trusted Voroshilov.

After the Chinese intervened in the Russo-Polish war, although such a struggle was temporarily hidden, sooner or later the contradictions would break out.

It is necessary to win before Voroshilov, especially against the Chinese.

Infected by such sentiments, Tukhachevsky launched an early attack on the Chinese troops in Brestlitovsk on June 30.

The Chinese seem to have been prepared for such an attack. They stuck to their positions, not taking the initiative to attack, but steadily defending every inch where they should be defending.

The Russians were busy attacking at the front, and the rear was not so peaceful.

Meretskov, who had just arrived at the headquarters to report, did not bother to consider the housing problem, so he told the administrator of the division headquarters about it. He found a room for Meretskov, gave me the address, and told Meretskov that in this dwelling was a former governor.

Meretskov arrived with the orderlies, and was greeted by a young housewife and his father, who told Meletskov that "this room is already occupied by a Red Army officer, the reconnaissance chief." ”

Meretskov explained to her: "It was set for me. ”

After Meretskov was settled, he returned to the command and said to the administrator at the command: "I don't know who leaked the secret to the residents when he spoke, and now the residents know something that should not be known, that is, the secrecy is not done well!" ”

After work, Meretskov had to go back to rest. At first glance, his mistress was sitting there crying.

"What's going on?" Meretskov asked in passing.

The hostess replied: "My father was taken away by the Red Army as a spy. ”

Meretskov called and asked the security section: "Is my house safe?" ”

The security officer replied that it was safe and that they had not arrested the master, but that he knew who had done it, and that he had ordered them to release him now. Meretskov, having comforted the poor housewife, returned to the command because there was an urgent call.

An hour later, with Kosogov's consent, Meretskov went back to rest. At this time, the man was already at home, but he sat there with a sad face.

It turned out that his daughter had been taken away again.

Meretskov called the security section again. The security cadres said that they were not arrested, but they knew who arrested them, and they should be told to release them now. After another half hour, the woman entered her house radiantly.

Here's what happened: the command administrator, in order to cover up the nonsense he said, actually took revenge on people in such a despicable and rude way.

Meretskov punished him severely: "You know, from such trifles it is possible to form the opinion of peaceful residents about the Red Army. This is also a kind of political propaganda, and in order not to provide a lever for the propaganda of the enemy, we must not be careless in these matters at all. ”

Although the administrator is submissive, it is clear that he is very dissatisfied with Meretskov's words! ）