From the map, Alekseev's statement seems plausible, Tsaritsyn is located at the confluence of the Volga and Don rivers, in the rear of Luhansk, south to the Crimean Peninsula, able to communicate the Caspian Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, the strategic location is very important, and it is also an important food base.

If you can take it, you can use the entire southeastern direction of Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula as a base, and then you can go north along the Volga and Don rivers, and the front can be directed at Moscow. Even if it is not possible to make progress in the Moscow direction, it will be possible to communicate with the northeast direction and get in touch with Ufa. Anyway, as long as you have a little military common sense, you will know that it is indeed a good move to seize Tsaritsyn.

Sitting in this tent, whether it is Kornilov, Denikin and Wrangel, although they are not military strategists, they still understand the most basic military knowledge. So they all agreed that the seizure of Tsaritsyn was indeed a good idea.

But the problem is that just because an idea is good doesn't mean it will be realized. The difference between a military strategist and an ordinary soldier is that he can turn decay into magic. But unfortunately, none of these people have such qualities. If there are plenty of soldiers and strong men, they are sure to take Tsaritsyn. But now, when people are sleepy and demoralized, they are really not sure about going to Tsaritsyn.

Denikin was the first to say: "It is a good idea to take Tsaritsyn, but the problem is that even with the support of General Wrangel, even if the main attention of the Bolsheviks is attracted by the Czech Legion, with our current strength there is no complete guarantee that Tsaritsyn will be taken." ”

After a pause, Denikin said very seriously: "I must remind Your Excellency that this is an adventure. Or gambling. Once it fails. The consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Is Alekseev aware of this? As a general, a high-ranking officer, he knew this very well, and it was indeed a risk to fight Tsaritsyn with the existing forces of Kornilov and Wrangel, and the risk was still great!

In that case, why did he instigate this plan? The reason is simple, political necessity. Since the Brest Pact between the Bolsheviks and the Germans, the situation in Russia seems to have become clearer – as Lenin had said. A civil war is inevitable!

If the Bolsheviks had been able to go one step further and eliminate the opposition at home, the course of Russia for the next half century would have been largely clear, and it would not have been said that the Communist Party would break new ground. If, on the other hand, the opposition in Russia succeeds in revolting and defeating the Bolsheviks, Russia will probably return to the old order, that is, as it was after the victory of the February Revolution.

Of course. For Alekseev and others, such confusion is acceptable. At least the game is back to the rules they have made, and even if it is chaos, it is democratic chaos, noble chaos, and moral chaos. Ten thousand times stronger than the dark, brutal "order" of the Bolsheviks.

As you can imagine, in that chaotic situation, there are plenty of opportunities for careerists. No matter what the hell Russia becomes after the last ruin, or even splits into several or dozens of pieces, as long as its own interests are guaranteed, that is the truth.

This is no joke, in history, in the Russian Civil War, the heads and minds of the White Army, but there is no unity at all, let alone harmony. For example, the two people sitting in this tent, Denikin and Wrangel, as the main generals of the White Army, the contradiction between these two was very acute later, and the struggle was fierce. Later, Wrangel was driven out of Russia by Denikin.

Others, disputes between the Cadets and Social Revolutionaries, between political leaders and self-respecting warlords, a whole bunch of things. It can be said that from the very beginning, this group of people was not of the same mind, and they never thought of going in one direction, as long as the conditions permitted, these goods would dump each other and compete for power and profit.

In fact, after the victory of the February Revolution, this phenomenon manifested itself, and the contradictions and disputes between the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the Cadets continued, and the struggle between the two most powerful parties, which had been the most powerful, constantly weakened their strength, and even if there were no Bolsheviks, the two parties would sooner or later fight to the death.

In a sense, the infighting between the leaders of the White Army also indirectly helped the Bolsheviks, and with the Bolsheviks taking complete control of the industrial core of Russia, as the Red Army continued to be armed, the White Army group, which had to eat foreign relief despite the continuous internal struggle, defeat was inevitable.

Of course, these words are a bit far-fetched, anyway, it only needs to be understood that there is no peace within the White Army, and careerists from all walks of life have their own plans, and they can't twist a rope at all, and they all think that it is enough to calculate that the other party will take advantage of themselves.

And now the situation is that Alekseev is ready to calculate Kornilov, and the Social Revolutionaries he represents have indeed made contact with the Entente and are indeed ready to start a rebellion.

However, there was a minor problem: the relationship between the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the military was very general, and many old-fashioned officers believed that it was the Socialist-Revolutionaries' indiscriminate tosses and turns from July to October last year that led to the Bolsheviks coming to power. The old officers didn't have much affection for the self-proclaimed socialists. A large number of officers who were on the sidelines preferred a truly honest and reliable soldier to lead them, and did not particularly buy in the Social Revolutionaries.

Not only the old military officers in Russia, but also the Entente did not have a very good impression of the Socialist-Revolutionary, and in fact the Entente did not have a particularly good impression of the political parties in Russia. The best example of this is the fact that Britain and France were dissatisfied with the far-right Cadets before the victory of the February Revolution, believing that they were too radical and unwilling to even deal with them.

In fact, after the victory of the February Revolution in Russia, Britain and France, although they had no choice but to deal with the Cadets whom they had not liked before, had to actively woo them. But from the very beginning the British and the French were prepared with both hands.

On the one hand, they intensified their work with the Cadets and the Social Revolutionaries, and on the other hand, they were actively liaising with the forces of the Russian army. A large number of high-ranking officers were co-opted. Do it well once the time comes. The Cadets and Social Revolutionaries were to be prepared to replace the Cadets and the Social Revolutionaries with the might of the army.

The most obvious example of this is Kornilov. At one time, this goods won the complete favor of Britain, France and the United States, and the heads of the three countries kept waving their flags and shouting for this goods, but they almost didn't explicitly say that they wanted this guy to come forward to form a cabinet.

In the September incident, the reason why Kornilov dared to carry out a coup d'état so boldly was largely due to the support and connivance of the Entente bloc. Unfortunately, this ability was too much and unpopular, and his hasty uprising gave the Bolsheviks a chance to make a comeback. After defeating him, the situation in Russia began to become clear.

And now, although Kornilov is in a bad situation, the Entente still has expectations for this goods and trusts him more. As a result, the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the Cadets had to use the name of the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the Cadets in order to carry the banner of anti-Bolshevikism.

However, this name is not so easy to borrow, anyway, whether it is the Socialist-Revolutionary Party or the Cadet Party, they are all apprehensive about Kornilov's anti-bone style. Only going to take advantage of this guy. But he didn't want him to make a comeback.

So a hard bone was specially arranged for him to gnaw on, and Tsaritsyn was laid. You, Kornilov, are also badly damaged, and you will not be able to threaten our position for a while. As long as we make good use of this time and consolidate our strength, we will naturally not play with you at that time.

Of course, it is quite possible that Kornilov will not be able to defeat Tsaritsyn, but it does not matter, what the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets want is for him to fire the first shot, to set an example for the old officers who are hesitating and vacillating.

As long as Kornilov was willing to go to Tsaritsyn according to their command, they had something to say: "See, General Kornilov, whom you trust and admire, is also under our command, which fully demonstrates the legitimacy and authority of the Provisional Government of Ufa." Even Kornilov respects us, what else do you people have to say, and don't obediently do what you are told! ”

Even, the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the Cadets wished for Kornilov's defeat, just imagine, if Kornilov had defeated Tsaritsyn, wouldn't his prestige have increased greatly, and when the time came, he would not have taken them seriously.

Such a situation would certainly not have been seen by the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets, but Kornilov had suffered a great defeat, and it was completely different. It is certain that the prestige of this product will decline further, and the old officer who has a good impression of him naturally has to think more about whether to continue to trust this coward. Naturally, the Entente group will also be completely dead set on this goods, and they will certainly not bet on a rotten thing that the mud can't hold up the wall.

It can be said that the defeat of Kornilov will cause the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets to applaud, which will mean that they can justify their authority and no longer have to worry about military personnel vying for power with them.

Obviously, Alekseev's intention on this trip was full of malice, so to speak, he was the one who came to fool Kornilov with rhetoric and push him into the fire pit. And the stupid Kornilov thought that this guy had brought good news, what a sad and lamentable!

Fortunately, there is another smart man by Kornilov's side, and Denikin has always had a clear head, and he is very vigilant about attacking Tsaritsyn. For him, the little troops on hand are the capital to make a fortune in the future, how can he take out all the capital to gamble? Denikin is not so impulsive, and even less so stupid!

Therefore, the essence of Denikin's repeated emphasis on danger and difficulties is that he does not intend to risk going to Tsaritsyn, and such an attitude will certainly not satisfy Alekseev.

After Denikin repeatedly "one-sidedly" emphasized the risks, he finally couldn't help it: "General Denikin, I must warn you that you are a little too cautious, and even a little cowardly!" As a Russian soldier, a high-ranking officer, our duty is to defend the Motherland, and how can we stand idly by today, when state power is stolen by Bolshevik traitors, when they are constantly betraying Russian interests? Is this how you defend our homeland? ”

For others, Alekseev's set might have worked, but Denikin did not take it, and from the very beginning he saw through the hypocrisy of the Social Revolutionaries and the Cadets, and scoffed at their practices, and he could shed his blood for Russia. But it will not be sacrificed for the benefit of the Cadets and the Socialist-Revolutionaries.

For the ghost tricks of these politicians. He knew it all too well. Don't listen to every word they say, just if they fart very much, and if they can't come up with useful dry goods, then they should stand still.

Suddenly, Denikin sneered and replied: "It is precisely because I love Russia and want to save our great Motherland that I have to be cautious." The amount of military power at our disposal is invaluable. We can no longer afford any unnecessary consumption and sacrifice, and we cannot act hastily without complete certainty...... Otherwise, when our last strength is consumed, what can we use to defend the great motherland? ”

Alekseev was angry enough, he didn't know before, Denikin's mouth kung fu was so powerful, three strikes and five divided by two to defuse his offensive, and he also made it clear that he didn't see a rabbit and didn't scatter an eagle, which is really difficult!

Especially when he noticed that Kornilov seemed to trust Denikin more. When he nodded his opinion frequently, Alekseev felt more and more embarrassed. If you don't hurry up and find a way to move Kornilov. This trip was in vain. In case Kornilov does not move, everything that has been planned will be blinded.

But the current situation is that Alekseev himself is not suitable to continue to speak, and if he speaks again, he is afraid that he will be directly confronted with Denikin, which is easy to intensify the contradiction, and he is not sure that he will be able to convince Denikin, in case Denikin takes advantage of the loophole and refutes it, it will be bad.

At this time, you can only let other people talk!

Immediately, Alekseev quietly gave Wrangel a look, it would be more appropriate for him to come forward to fight against Denikin, even if there is a stubble, he is not responsible.

After Wrangel received Alekseevich's eyes, he immediately launched an offensive, "General Denikin, you can't defend the Motherland if you don't move, and what you do seems to me is to be cowardly and afraid of death." The cooperation of the Czech Legion is a godsend for us, and if we miss this opportunity, we will regret it for life! When your children and grandchildren recall your decision today, they will also be ashamed of your decision! ”

These words were not so much addressed to Denikin as to Kornilov, which was intended to be provoked. It should be said that it has achieved a certain effect, and Kornilov really ate this set, and immediately he began to hesitate again.

However, Denikin did not hesitate at all, he sneered in his heart, and said categorically: "Although the cooperation of the Czech Legion is an opportunity, the objective reality determines that our existing strength cannot capture Tsaritsyn...... In this case, in my opinion, this is not a good opportunity, but rather a self-defeating one. If, because of a moment of recklessness, we have buried our worst military strength, resulting in a total defeat, it will attract the shame of future generations! ”

Wrangel was so angry that he choked: "You ......"

But Denikin ignored him, and continued to himself: "In my opinion, if we can't strengthen our army, if we can't get enough weapons, ammunition and food, we can't rush into the attack. This is an ironclad fact, and if Mr. Savinkov and the rest of the Duma want to win, then the first thing is to solve these problems for us. If you don't solve these problems, you can't go on the offensive at all! ”

Alekseev and Wrangel were angry enough, but Kornilov's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Denikin with deep meaning, as if to say: "Old man, you did a great job!" ”

What would Kornilov be happy about? Isn't the reason obvious, who doesn't know that having a gun in hand is the foundation of the current situation, Savinkov sent someone to make him trouble, but he didn't give anything, which seems to be a bit of a wronged person. Kornilov was not stupid, he could guess a little bit about what the Cadets and Social Revolutionaries were doing, and this was the main reason why he had been hesitant to decide what to do.

And now, Denikin directly opened his words and made his attitude clear - he wanted me to take the lead, he wanted me to go to Tsaritsyn, yes. But I'm weak, so you have to support me with some supplies! Don't have supplies? Hehe, I'm sorry, it's not that my brother is not patriotic, but he really has more than enough heart and not enough strength!

So the goods immediately echoed and said: "I very much agree with Anton's opinion, my situation here is very difficult, and it is difficult to protect ourselves, although we are willing to sacrifice for the motherland, but if we do not solve the objective problem, there is no chance of winning the attack on Tsaritsyn." Please convey to Mr. Savinkov and ask him to understand our current difficulties, unless we can give us adequate support, it will be difficult for us to cooperate with your plans! ”

Alekseev almost wanted to scold his mother, who doesn't know the importance of weapons, ammunition and food these days, why support you, a white-eyed wolf, and feed you so that you can fight back again, right?

But he really couldn't say these words directly, otherwise everyone would turn their faces on the spot, and the plan to fool Kornilov into jumping into the fire pit would naturally go bankrupt. Alekseev could only continue to draw bread to satisfy his hunger, "We understand your difficulties, but now the situation is difficult everywhere, and the current Bolsheviks control the communication routes, even if we can support you, we can't transport it!" ”

Saying that, Alekseev spoke very "sincerely": "Well, based on the current difficult situation, there is only one way to solve your problems......" (to be continued......

PS: Bow and thank the three comrades hfjgf, Goodogod, and holding the broken son!