It's already cold in Moscow in November, especially after heavy snowfall, and the biting cold wind is like a knife. In the Kremlin, after the last document had been processed, Trotsky looked at the clock on the wall—eleven o'clock in the evening.

Trotsky had not slept before twelve o'clock since he became chairman of the People's Commissars, and even had to stay busy all night. The huge Soviet Union really had too much work to deal with, and meetings and approvals were almost all of his life.

Especially since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, Trotsky has been unable to sleep at night, and how can he, as the head of the country, sleep when the front line is losing and retreating. There are too many problems, too many complex relationships that he needs to settle.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he was in a hurry when faced with some problems, such as the non-cooperation of the Leninists, such as the sharp contradictions between the Military Commission and the General Staff, and the imminent contradictions between Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng.

Trotsky had nothing to do with the first question, it was a dispute between factions, and as the boss of the Trotskyists, he could not and could not do the work of the Leninists, otherwise there would be no Leninists and Trotskyists in the party.

As for the second question, Trotsky could only try to keep the water as smooth as possible, respect democratic decision-making as much as possible, and do Tukhachevsky's work by all means.

And the last question, which was the most troublesome and the most helpless for Trotsky. Because this was an internal affair of the Leninists, he, the boss of the opposition, could not interfere. And reluctantly intervening in it may only exacerbate the contradictions.

Hey, listen to Trotsky, this is a preparation to maintain harmony and unity within the party. Ready to get rid of your old hates? Shouldn't his reaction be one of schadenfreude?

Hey, this is too underestimate Trotsky's consciousness, anyway, he is also the second teacher, and as the de facto head of the Soviet Union, isn't it the job of every parent to maintain the harmony of this big family?

Trotsky firmly believed that there must be no chaos in the party at this critical juncture. We must no longer engage in infighting and separatism, then we will destroy the party and the country!

Therefore, Trotsky always had the idea of resolving the contradiction between Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng. I have thought about being a middleman and a peacemaker, but I have never had the right opportunity. For example, the last time for the problem of the Territorial Defense Force, Xiao Si and a certain immortal were shouldered head-on, why did Tukhachevsky lose so completely. A very important reason for this was that Trotsky chose to give up after weighing it up after much consideration. What he is afraid of is detonating contradictions.

However, on this night, he suddenly received good news - after Ruzutak's matchmaking, Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng abandoned their previous grievances and reconciled, and the two sides almost finished drinking.

For Trotsky, he was finally able to let go of a big stone in his heart, and even when he took him to review the essays, it was much easier. At that moment, Trotsky could not help but think: "This should be the turning point of the Great Patriotic War in the party, right?" The Party can finally break free from the various contradictions and complicated relations at the beginning of the war, and can fight the aggressor wholeheartedly, right? ”

It must be said. Trotsky was still naïve at times, even if Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov really let go of their old suspicions. That's just a normal personal relationship. Within the Leninists, two cliques have been formed, and even if the leaders of the clique exercise restraint, there will probably be an undercurrent of people below.

For example, Yagoda, in this turmoil, his loss is the greatest, Xiao Si and Li Xiaofeng reconciled as before, which means that he is out of play, for a careerist who always wants to climb up, there is nothing more disheartening for him than a bleak future.

And just when Yagoda was depressed, he could only use a woman to soothe the wounds in his heart, well, it was a gray and beautiful woman and an understanding woman, her name was Arkhipovna.

Arkhipovna is a staff member of the NKVD secretariat, note that she is not Yakoda's secretary, presumably to prevent gossip, Yakoda does not eat grass on the edge of the nest.

It's just that the man always can't control the little friend in the crotch, and in a season when the birds and flowers and herbs are flying, Yakoda successfully captured Arkhipovna, well, at least Yakoda himself thinks so.

Of course, at the beginning, Yagoda, like many ruthless chiefs who plucked birds, was only ready to play, but while playing, he found that he could not do without Arkhipovna, this woman haunted him, if it weren't for Arkhipovna's repeated statements that he didn't mind the issue of status, Yakoda would have abandoned his wife a long time ago.

After learning the bad news, Yagoda once again buried his head in the gentle village and licked his wounds: "Yakov is just too stupid, how can you believe Ruzutak's nonsense, that guy has long been with Andrei. Petrovich wore a pair of pants...... You see, in the future, Yakov will regret his determination today! ”

The drunken Yakoda galloped fiercely on Arkhipovna's flesh, completely venting the anger in his heart, while the delicate Arkhipovna did not complain, but constantly comforted the wounded beast.

When Yagoda reached his peak, he was heartbroken and sorry when he looked at the sweating profusely and the bruises all over his body, but Arkhipovna didn't care at all, but persuaded him: "Comrade Yakov is your cousin after all, as the only person he can rely on in the party, you should understand his plight more, and you should do your best to help him defend against those villains with ulterior motives." What you need to do now is not to complain, but to work harder and prove to Comrade Yakov that you are his most reliable partner. ”

Yagoda's mood suddenly improved a lot, and Arkhipovna's words greatly satisfied his vanity. Only he himself knew that in Sverdlov's eyes, his cousin was far from being relied upon, and the other way around.

However, Arkhipovna's words also pointed out a clear path for Yagoda, and the road knew the horsepower. He didn't believe that Sverdlov would tolerate Li Xiaofeng, and now the contradiction was only temporarily resolved, and it would still erupt when the time was right. And all he needs to do is wait patiently.

Late that night, Yagoda happily went home, but what he didn't know was that this Arkhipovna was not a simple character, as a senior spy planted by MI6 in the NKVD, her task was to obtain confidential information about the CPSU through Guò Yagoda and sow discord within the CPSU.

It should be said. Arkhipovna did a pretty good job, and Xiao Si was estranged from a certain immortal, and there was a reason why she was blowing the pillow wind next to Yagoda. After the departure of Youngolda. She soon disguised herself and sneaked out of her residence.

Arkhipovna circled the city of Moscow several times, and when she was sure that no one was following her, she turned into a small alley and hid behind a small inconspicuous door. There she found the connector.

"You mean Sverdlov and Andrey. Petrovich rebuilt in good? Is this reliable? Didn't you say that they were already on the same page? The liaison asked, skeptically.

"At this moment and then, Yagoda has no reason to lie to me. Judging by his furious journey today. His mood was really terrible, and it was clear that he had suffered a heavy setback. Arkhipovna said as she ripped open her collar and showed the contact the bruises on her breasts.

"Watch your manners, ma'am!"

It was clear that the liaison was an old-school English gentleman, and he was very unpleasant to Arkhipovna, who was too bold and frivolous. In this regard, Arkhipovna only shrugged her shoulders contemptuously and engaged in intelligence work. There is always a price to pay, and she is all for the British Empire. How can she be treated as a female branch girl by these old antiques, if it is Li Erwen, she will definitely not say anything, but will praise and understand her.

Speaking from the heart, Arkhipovna thought a little about Learvin, and only the mentor who had single-handedly trained her and personally arranged for her to enter the Bolsheviks really understood the profession of espionage, and the others were either hypocrites, or old-fashioned, or incompetent or spinners, which was really boring.

Arkhipovna hadn't seen the mentor since she had broken into the Bolsheviks, and to put it mildly, she was a little strange: "What about Chief Liervin?" Why didn't she come in person? ”

"She is a key target of the KGB, she is not suitable to appear in Moscow, and when the time is right, she will personally connect with you!" The liaison explained.

In fact, the reason why Learvin didn't come to the joint was very simple, she knew very well that a certain immortal had some strange abilities, as long as she was within a certain distance, she could easily detect her movements, if she personally connected with Arkhipovna, once someone found out, it would be equivalent to losing a high-level spy in vain.

Since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, the KGB has used its iron fist to sweep out the spies inside with the fastest and most decisive speed, almost uprooting the branches of foreign intelligence agencies in the Soviet Union. For example, MI6 suffered heavy losses, and if it weren't for Arkhipovna's seamless camouflage, coupled with Liervin's deliberate "alienation", I'm afraid Arkhipovna would have confessed.

And now, Arkhipovna was the most important eyes and ears of Britain in the Soviet Union, and in order to ensure her safety, Liervin naturally redoubled his care.

"The new task entrusted to you from above is to try to find out whether it is possible for the Soviet Union to launch a counteroffensive in the next stage of its strategic policy in the next few months, and this is related to the interests of the empire, and it must not be sloppy......

Before the liaison's words were finished, Arkhipovna was decisively flashed, she hated this tone the most, the interests of the empire, is it interesting to repeat this nonsense a hundred times? She's not a child anymore.

For Arkhipovna's unruliness, the liaison officer has nothing to do, who makes this the most important asset of the British Empire in the Soviet Union, can only be carefully cared for. However, he still reported to his superiors: "The intelligence officer No. A is extremely incompetent, rebellious, impulsive and irresponsible, and in the long run, it is necessary to develop new intelligence officers in the Soviet Union to replace her......

When the report was placed in front of Learvin, she did not hesitate to crumple it up and throw it into the garbage basket. This kind of has the effect of a dime, and with this kind of small report, it is better to think more about how to carry out intelligence work!

Yes, at this time, Lierwin was also very distressed, although the intelligence work of the Soviet Union was important, but the priority was still behind Germany, after all, the biggest threat to the empire was it, not the Soviet Union. In order to obtain important information about Germany, MI6 deployed most of its skilled personnel to infiltrate Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Romania. For example, elites like Learvin infiltrated France directly.

Why France and not Germany? The reason is simple: after the outbreak of World War II, the Gestapo carried out strict counter-espionage measures. It is almost impossible to want to sneak directly into Germany. MI6 had no choice but to make a detour from the springboard of Paris, France, to the heart of the Third Reich. For example, Lierwin has already mixed well in Paris, which can be regarded as opening up the situation. This is also the reason why MI6 was slow to recover from Soviet intelligence.

Learvine sighed, to be honest, it was too unchallenging for her to carry out intelligence work in Paris, there was no powerful immortal here who could constantly fight her, on the contrary. Both the French and the Germans seemed too childish, and it was easy for her to steal a lot of valuable information, which made Learvin feel too relaxed. It's not challenging at all, so much so that it's a little uninteresting.

Picking up a glass of red wine, Li Erwen looked to the north, and all that appeared in his mind was the shadow of an immortal. At this moment. What is that hateful bastard doing?

Li Xiaofeng was as busy as a dog at this time, and after returning to Moscow, he was busy meeting with various bigwigs like rushing to the scene, and then talked with Sverdlov again, which was a preliminary solution to the internal contradictions.

After that, he did not have any time to rest, and almost non-stop boarded the special plane back to Bryansk. Because he was very worried about the situation in Bryansk, if he hadn't been on the front line to boost morale. Even if the Germans were driven away by means of opening and hanging, the defense line would have collapsed long ago. And when he leaves, without the help of immortals, can Rokossovsky and Lukin hold on? If it weren't for the scruples of the impact, he would have wanted to go back to Bryansk directly by shrinking the ground into inches.

However, when Li Xiaofeng rushed back to Bryansk in a hurry, he found that he had underestimated Rokossovsky and Lukin, who still had a few brushes. Without a certain immortal, the crumbling 6th and 16th armies were still extremely strong in holding the line, only a small group of German troops broke through part of the position, and the situation did not suddenly deteriorate overall.

This made Li Xiaofeng breathe a sigh of relief, especially after personally running to the front line, he found that the German army had lost all its strength, and if they did not have an absolute advantage in terms of strength, let alone continue to maintain the offensive at this moment, and thank God if they were not pushed back by the Red Army.

Guderian's headquarters, a charcoal basin is lifeless and exerting residual heat, not that even Guderian's level of generals have become a problem, but the tank monster is really not in the mood to add firewood to the charcoal basin, and there is a lot of bad news in front of him.

The first tank cluster is short of ammunition and fuel to food, medicine and clothing, and it is not an ordinary shortage, the extreme cold has made some soldiers lose their minds, and they will fight for a military coat and a potato, and there have been as many as 100 armed fights in the last three days.

The once elite German army has now gradually degenerated into a group of bandits, and if the supply continues to deteriorate, I am afraid that even the bandits will not be able to do it, but will become the most primitive beast.

At this moment, Guderian was very helpless and resentful, if the higher authorities could listen to him, why would the retreat become like this for the time being. If this continues, without the Red Army fighting, his troops will collapse on their own.

What made Guderian feel even more painful was that even now, the strictness of the problem was still not recognized by the superiors, and they were still urging him to continue the offensive over and over again. Nima, how can this ghost attack now, expecting a group of soldiers who are so hungry that they can't stretch their hands and feet to fight hand-to-hand with polar bears who are getting more and more demoralized and more shrewd, isn't this death?

Therefore, Guderian directly canceled the order from above, and instead ordered the troops to stick to the defensive line in place, and send troops to sweep the surrounding towns and grab as much supplies as possible for the winter.

Of course, he was not polite to his superiors, and lost his temper greatly: "If you want us to attack, you can." Please count the full amount of clothing, food, and fuel, without which will my soldiers bite the enemy to death with their teeth naked? ”

Hitler lost his temper at Guderian's non-cooperation, thinking that the victories of Poland and France had made the generals below already cock their tails, and they had become less and less serious about him, the Führer, and he complained to Eva angrily: "The Wehrmacht is unreliable, these damned Junker aristocrats don't take me seriously at all, as long as they have the opportunity, they will rebel." Only the SS can be relied on......"

There was even a time when this madman had the idea of directly dismissing Guderian from his post, but fortunately he was not completely crazy, but he just scolded Guderian by a telegram.

However, the Führer's saliva will not solve the practical problem of the first tank group, and in the freezing Russia, they still have to endure a lot of suffering, and the situation will soon worsen.

For example, Rokossovsky's long-awaited 21st Army finally arrived in Bryansk, although only one division arrived, but this division also relieved Rokossovsky, who had no reserves at all, and as soon as the division arrived in Bryansk, he ordered the division to hurry up and replace the 46th Infantry Division.

But what Rokossovsky didn't expect was that his kindness almost ruined the big thing...... (To be continued......)

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