Summers in Ukraine are hot and muggy, and sometimes it's hard to imagine that this is a country next to Russia, doesn't it say that the temperature should be low in high latitudes? Why is this hellish place in Ukraine so hot that it has to fight with the Sahara.

Misty Wind Jevic wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and poured a large mouthful of boiled water into it, only then did he feel a little more comfortable. At this time, he was sitting in a stuffy office and buried in a large pile of miscellaneous essays, which had been trapped in his office all day, and he had a different kind of feeling for these tedious writing work:

As a child from a poor family, Kirikazejevic lived a precarious life before he was discovered and vigorously cultivated by the church, and at that time it was his only wish to have a full stomach. He never imagined that he would be able to study, to be able to work in the Russian authorities, although now he is only a correspondent, not even a secretary, but the change in status is quite noticeable.

These are the things that make him happy about this job, but at the same time it is quite tedious, even more tedious than singing hymns and reciting hymns in church. His work was purely mechanical, categorizing the correspondence and telegrams and then recording them in the file for reference. Or just stay in a stack of essays and run errands in various departments. Anyway, it's not that I want to vomit when I read the text, or that I run to the department and break my leg.

Of course, this qiē is not as good as the troubles brought to him by the boss, the boss Andre who is not a few years older than him. Petrovich is simply a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense, he, unlike other leaders, doesn't like to stay in the office and do his work. Instead, he likes to run around. The first day may be in Moscow. The next day I probably went to Petrograd. Then on the third day it appeared again in Königsberg.

And his irresponsible approach made the secretariat very nerve-wracking, the boss ran everywhere, and some important documents or meetings could not even be found. So they had to follow along, and you can imagine how nerve-wracking it would be for poor secretaries to do their work on horseback and in a car.

Anyway, since he followed a certain immortal, he hadn't slept more than 6 hours a day, and once he took a nap while eating lunch.

That's not the worst, what's even worse is that the boss of a certain immortal doesn't just like to run outside. He also likes to run to dangerous places. Wherever there is a war, he will drill wherever there is no peace.

For example, this time, Wufeng Yevich followed Li Xiaofeng to Western Ukraine, on the grounds of meeting with Mironov.

"Are the troops ready?"

When Wufeng Jevic was constantly slandering in his heart, Li Xiaofeng had already met with Mironov. After the Battle of Warsaw, Mironov's separate cavalry brigade (barely a battalion in strength) did not remain near Warsaw. Instead, he moved closer to Western Ukraine according to Li Xiaofeng's previous instructions and stabbed Petliura and Makhno in the back.

It must be said that Mironov was indeed a military genius, and with only a few hundred cavalrymen, he opened the situation in Western Ukraine. In just over two months. His separate cavalry brigade not only regained its vitality, but even developed. The cavalry exceeded four thousand men, and also had three thousand infantry. To put it mildly, this is almost equivalent to the strength of the infantry division of the Red Army.

"I'm all set!" Mironov's interest is also good, and I can hear that he is very satisfied with the current situation, "After entering Western Ukraine, we have gained the support of the local population, the troops have developed rapidly, and there is no need to worry about supplies at all!" ”

Li Xiaofeng smiled, this was the second reason why he felt that Ukraine was strange. The eastern, central, and western parts of the country can be said to be divided into three political groups. Because of its close proximity to Russia, Ukraine in the Middle East has always had relatively close ties with Russia and is relatively pro-Russian. For example, from February 1919, the Bolsheviks actually took control of eastern Ukraine, using Kharkov as a base to fight against Petliura, who controlled Kiev.

As for the center, that is, the region with the capital Kiev as the core, which is the world of the Central Rada and Petliura, this wave is anti-Russian, and in order to win the independence of the nation and the state, it even grovels to the Germans.

Then there was Western Ukraine, which was actually taken away by Austria-Hungary when the Tsar annexed Ukraine. For a long time, Ukraine has actually been artificially "divided", and Western Ukraine has always wanted to get rid of the control of Austria-Hungary and return to the Ukrainian family.

As mentioned earlier, when Petliura and the Central Rada raised the banner of opposing Russia's defense of Ukraine's independence and sovereignty, Western Ukraine responded positively, and the two sides even nominally reached reunification. But historically, Poland had a footcloth sideways and forced Petliura to abandon Western Ukraine.

It has to be said that for the Western Ukrainians, this is a bolt from the blue, and naturally it is unusual to hate the traitor Petliura. Historically, when the Bolsheviks exterminated Petliura, they resolutely defected to the Bolsheviks and stabbed Petliura. But the more tragic thing is that later the Poles came out as-stirring sticks and almost annexed the whole of Ukraine at one point. It was the Red Army that saved the scene in time, and this saved Ukraine.

Unfortunately, Tukhachevsky's defeat in Warsaw forced Russia and Ukraine to conclude an extremely unfavorable treaty, according to which Belarus and Ukraine would cede large swathes of territory to Poland (until the German blitzkrieg on Poland did the polar bears recover the area).

Of course, this is a historical story, in this time and space, the Poles were crippled by a certain immortal, and basically lost the ability to be a-stirring stick, and could only be a sad footcloth. The backstage boss of Petliula fell, and the Western Ukrainians, naturally, would not be polite to him. So the Western Ukrainians soon came to an agreement with the Bolsheviks to fight Petliura together.

The main purpose of Li Xiaofeng's second visit was to take a look at the state of Mironov and the Western Ukrainians, especially the former, who was quite uneasy about Mironov, a certain immortal who was a little expert in death. Because the overall situation of the current revolution has basically stabilized, the only thing that needs to be closed is Ukraine and the Far East.

The problem in the Far East was that it was too far from the core of Russia, and both Lenin and Trotsky recognized that the future of the revolution was still in Europe. Naturally, it is impossible to pour too much effort into the barren lands of the Far East. So the progress of Brusinov and Blyukhel is a little slow. With the fall of Capper, of course. There are basically no major problems in the Far East, the main thing is a little finishing touch.

As for Ukraine, the problem is bigger, and it took Frunze a lot of effort to regain control of the situation, but it is really not that easy to defeat Petliura and Makhno. At least with the little force that Frunze had on hand, it was almost impossible to do.

At this time, Trotsky would certainly not come to Frunze's aid. Tukhachevsky's Belorussian Front has basically taken over Belarus, is resting and making intense pre-war preparations, and is ready to send troops to Poland at any time to fulfill the historical mission entrusted to him by the world revolution.

Li Xiaofeng and Ubolevich's Baltic Front were indeed idle after taking over the three Baltic states. However, the Baltic Front had a pitiful number of troops, and at this time, it had to suppress those hostile forces in the three Baltic countries and assist in the defense of East Prussia.

The last thing that remained was Stalin's Southwestern Front, and after more than two months of hard fighting, Steel finally managed to get Wrangel. pacified the Caucasus. It's a pity that steel can't go away either. In the Turkish and Iranian directions, the Entente did a lot of work, and these two countries put relatively much pressure on the Bolsheviks at the behest of the Entente. Until a peace agreement with Turkey is reached, the main forces of the Southwestern Front will probably not be able to move lightly.

In other words, after looking around in such a circle, the Bolsheviks could not draw men and horses in any direction, and the tragic Frunze could only rely on that sad force to be self-reliant. Sometimes Li Xiaofeng felt that Frunze was struggling, so when the tutor asked him to find a way to receive and assist Frunze as much as possible, a certain immortal did not shirk like Trotsky, but accepted it.

Of course, a certain immortal does not want to be a good baby of the mentor, but he thinks that Frunze is a good person, and it is worth him to win over and have a good relationship. So a certain immortal quickly thought of Mironov, and Mironov did not disappoint him, and in just over two months, he re-assembled a team. Although this team is not very strong, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, right?

And Li Xiaofeng has confidence in Mironov, no matter how you say this, he can be regarded as a military strategist, and his second cavalry set back then can defeat Denikin and Wrangel, and it shouldn't be a big problem to deal with a mere Petriura, right?

Mironov was really confident, and he said contemptuously: "I have confidence that Petliura is nothing more than a ringworm scabies!" ”

Li Xiaofeng was willing to listen to this, but immediately the words he didn't want to listen to came out of Mironov's mouth: "To solve the Ukrainian problem, it is not Peliura, it is just a clown!" If you will allow me to contact Makhno, I am confident that in half a month I will be able to wipe out Petliura and recover Kyiv! ”

Makhno! Li Xiaofeng snorted heavily, he was afraid that he would hear the name Makhno from Mironov's mouth, once Mironov, the guy who died for the death, broke out again, the gods would not be able to save him.

"The Central Committee has already defined the nature of Makhno, and this man is an anarchist bandit, a counter-revolutionary among the proletariat."

Li Xiaofeng vetoed Mironov's idea with one mouth, and suddenly Mironov's face was not good-looking. However, Li Xiaofeng could not control so much, he did not want to spend a lot of effort to let Mironov go to the road of death, he warned: "The Central Committee will never allow any comrade to contact the anarchist counter-revolutionary leader, and whoever makes a mistake on this issue will have only one result!" ”

Mironov had a thoughtful expression, he was not an idiot, and the experience of his last defection had taught him a heavy lesson - sometimes some people and things may just look good. He can't guarantee that Makhno won't be the next option that looks good but is actually bad. Especially after someone had sternly warned him, he had to weigh it carefully.

While Mironov was deep in thought, Li Xiaofeng continued: "You must not contradict the Central Committee on the Makhno issue, your last defection has made many comrades in the Central Committee very dissatisfied, they have been questioning your loyalty to the revolution and the party, and they have been trying to provoke and tell the truth. The pressure on my side is also very high...... If you make another moth. It's not just you who will be unlucky. Even take me with you! So, Comrade Mironov, for your own sake and for my sake, I hope you will deal with this issue sensibly! ”

Bulganin had been watching the conversation between a certain immortal and Mironov, and to be honest, he did not know why a certain immortal wanted to use Mironov at first. Three-legged toads are hard to find in these days, and soldiers who can fight are everywhere, so why bet on Mironov, a dangerous element?

Later, however, Mironov's appearance really impressed him. The performance of the Separate Cavalry Brigade in the Battle of Verkhnia is obvious to all, and for Mironov, who has just taken office, such a performance is enough to evaluate an excellent one.

Later, when the troops arrived in Western Ukraine, Mironov's cousin surprised Bulganin, and this guy easily gained the approval of Western Ukrainians, and soon became one with these guys who were still hostile to the Bolsheviks, gained their full trust, and then easily restored and strengthened the strength of the troops.

Speaking from the heart, such an ability. Bulganin thought he didn't, he had to admit it. Mironov is still very powerful. From then on, he looked more closely at Mironov, studying the train of thought of this somewhat strange guy.

Two months later, Bulganin came to the conclusion that the man was a military genius, but politically naïve, and to put it mildly, a straight-to-the-line and wayward man. After figuring out the attributes of Mironov's second pole, Bulganin knew how to deal with this goods, if you want to impress such a wonderful thing as Mironov, don't play with him, don't play with him in a roundabout way, that goods not only do not understand but may also be misunderstood, the simplest and most direct way is to say something, and if you know it, you will move it with affection.

To be honest, after summing up this set of rules of conduct for dealing with Mironov, Bulganin was still a little proud and proud. Being able to understand a person in such a short period of time and see through his heart, I'm afraid that no one in the party will be much better than him in this ability to observe people, right? At least Bulganin thinks there are not many of the younger generation who can be better than him.

And just now, Li Xiaofeng subverted his impression, someone came straight up as soon as he came up, and almost unceremoniously told Mironov: "You kid be more leisurely, otherwise it doesn't matter if you hang up, it will affect Lao Tzu." No matter what Lao Tzu says, he is your savior, you can't take revenge! ”

If you put this way of speaking in someone else's place, I'm afraid you will immediately turn your face. But it is perfect for Mironov, the second force. You have to be so direct and unkind to talk to Mironov. In this way, he will think that you are really temperamental, and you treat him as a friend, and he is willing to listen to such words (cheap bones are not)!

Sure enough, Mironov really frowned and asked, "Makhno doesn't have any room to save it?" ”

Li Xiaofeng still told him very directly: "Let me tell you this, it is already the established consensus of the central government to eliminate Makhno, and whoever helps him speak will be finished with him." If you want to die, just keep your mouth open! I won't be able to save you then, and I may have to fall into the well and beat you up as a water dog! ”

Bulganin shook his head slightly, of course, he didn't think that it was bad for a certain immortal to be too direct, but he felt that he underestimated the heroes of the world, even someone who was a few years younger than him and hadn't been with Mironov for a few days could find a way to clean up Mironov, what else did he have to be proud of and proud of?

Bulganin thinks he underestimates the heroes of the world, but in reality it is not like that. The reason why a certain immortal will find a way to "tame" Mironov is that he is a traverser, knowing Mironov's temper of the second donkey, and he has to use a strange way for such a strange thing, anyway, as a former second force, a certain immortal still understands the inner world of the second force, and the so-called one who can read a second force must be another two force, from a certain point of view, a certain immortal and Mironov are also the same kind of people, and it is not surprising that they can smell the same.

Mironov finally agreed with someone's statement, although he was second-handed, but he did not know what was wrong. Someone took the risk to pull him, and he couldn't take revenge. And he is not a real idiot, the reason why he has repeatedly said good things for Makhno in history is that in addition to the sympathetic battlefield friendship with Makhno, more importantly, no one sued him, and the political risk of interceding for Makhno is so great.

If Mironov had known that it was a dead end, he really wouldn't have been so enthusiastic about going up, because no one with enough status told him about it, and the Bolsheviks had the idea of killing the donkey after they had eliminated Denikin and Wrangel. Anyway, Mironov is not likable, and he is not needed anymore, kill and kill!

Now, the situation is different, as Mironov's savior, as a Bolshevik alternate Central Committee and Leninist red-man and the head of the big secret service, Li Xiaofeng's words are quite weighty. Mironov had to weigh the weight carefully, and in this time and space, there was very little intersection between Mironov and Makhno, they did not fight side by side together, at most they could only be regarded as a little divine friendship. This little friendship was not enough to drive Mironov to take risks for Makhno! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you Comrade Juventus!