While Zinoviev and Rudnev were haggling, in the center of Moscow, on Red Square, Mikoyan was staring at the Kremlin in front of him. He was not admiring the majestic palace complex, but thinking about a question.

All along, Mikoyan has been trying to figure out what kind of person Li Xiaofeng is. As an ambitious politician, Mikoyan was very concerned about the new political newcomers in the party, and in this moment of rapid revolution, a new generation is better than the old, and perhaps the new one will be his future political opponent.

Knowing his potential opponents in advance, analyzing the reasons for their rise, and finding their weaknesses is something Mikoyan has been doing consistently.

But about Li Xiaofeng, Mikoyan has always been puzzled by the mystery of this man's lightning rise, there are rumors that this person is Lenin's illegitimate son, some people say that he worshiped Lenin as a godfather, and some people say that he bribed Sverdlov with a lot of money. All in all, these disturbing rumors seem to indicate that Andre. Petrovich is nothing more than a rat who can only slap his horse.

But Mikoyan did not think so, he carefully studied everything Li Xiaofeng did, and even unearthed his contradictions with Lenin and Dzerzhinsky. Through these, he seems to see a completely different Andrei. Petrovich.

This person has outstanding ability, fierce means, and strong purpose, and is by no means an ordinary clown who can only slap on the back. On the contrary, Mikoyan considered Li Xiaofeng to be very dangerous and most likely his and Stalin's main rivals.

After having such an awareness, Mikoyan became more and more interested in Li Xiaofeng, and he wanted to know what kind of family Lu Dao could raise such a young little fox...... Mikoyan believed. Li Xiaofeng is more complicated than he imagined. And dangerous.

Mikoyan believes: no matter what Li Xiaofeng does. He always likes to hide his true intentions skillfully and tightly, and will never reveal them himself, even at the last moment—some of the things he has done or are doing will have a deep purpose far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. For example, his sudden appearance in Moscow is very alarming!

Mikoyan wanted to find out Li Xiaofeng's true purpose, out of his responsibility for his own future, and his "loyalty" to Stalin. If Li Xiaofeng came to Moscow with great ambitions, for the sake of Sverdlov's intervention in Moscow, then after he had already pushed the Moscow revolution in a good direction. It would be an obvious mistake to continue to "cooperate" with him.

Mikoyan didn't want to dance with wolves; If Li Xiaofeng is really so "ill-intentioned", Mikoyan swears that he will never let someone get his way. The reason for such great determination is not only Mikoyan's "loyalty" to Stalin, in a sense only Mikoyan can obtain Mikoyan's loyalty. He is only loyal to himself, only to his future. And now, Mikoyan's future is closely related to Stalin's, so Li Xiaofeng is a dangerous and unpredictable enemy, and it is necessary to intensify intervention!

Of course. Mikoyan has other speculations about Li Xiaofeng. But they all have one thing in common: they are dangerous, worrying and unsettling. And I couldn't sleep all night.

Mikoyan knew his situation, and only by getting the problem completely clear could he decide what strategy to take against Li Xiaofeng — whether to destroy the potential enemy immediately, or to wait and see.

Mikoyan needed answers, but guessing Li Xiaofeng's true intentions was definitely not an easy task. In this world, I am afraid that no one will really understand Li Xiaofeng: even if it is Mikoyan, he still needs to have in-depth contact with Li Xiaofeng, and it will take a long time to have a superficial understanding. Even, to be more pessimistic, perhaps only when Li Xiaofeng finally achieved his goal could Mikoyan know what it was.

This was by no means the outcome Mikoyan wanted to see, yet it was more likely than any of them, and therefore left him worried and distraught.

It is to be expected if he keeps the situation he is in this way. Someday...... And not very far away, either his body, or his spirit, or both at the same time, they will suddenly collapse, like a string that has been too tight for a long time.

Fortunately, Mikoyan soon had the opportunity to make direct contact with Li Xiaofeng, and after annihilating Liang Bozev's White Army and fighting an exciting victory, Mikoyan finally met a certain immortal in the Kremlin that distraught him.

When Mikoyan saw Li Xiaofeng, he was standing on the balcony of the Kremlin, looking motionless into the distance, as if thinking about something. If he could, Mikoyan hoped that time would stand still, and that there would be a rare opportunity to observe Li Xiaofeng, which would seem to help in figuring out what this man's purpose was.

But, alas, this is completely impossible. Vladimirsky, who was next to Mikoyan, broke the silence: "Comrade Andrei, Comrade Mikoyan and I have come to you to discuss our next combat plan!" ”

"Sorry, a question is a little distracting for me!" Li Xiaofeng smiled slightly, and made a gesture of please, "Hello, Comrade Vladimirsky." Comrade Mikoyan! ”

Mikoyan said hello: "Good morning, Comrade Andrei. Nice to meet you! ”

"I'm the same, Comrade Mikoyan, your name is like thunder to me." Li Xiaofeng said with a smile. Indeed, when he heard the name Mikoyan, he was really surprised, he did not remember at all that in history this old fox appeared in Moscow, and it stands to reason that he should have led the revolution in Petrograd, why did he appear in Moscow?

If Li Xiaofeng knew that Mikoyan's purpose in coming to Moscow was mainly to deal with him, he would probably be so surprised at this time. It's a pity that he doesn't know what to do.

"When did you come to Moscow?" Li Xiaofeng pretended to be surprised and asked, "Did Comrade Stalin send you?" Or did you come with Comrade Yezhov? ”

Mikoyan didn't expect someone to point out Yezhov directly, which seemed to imply that they were playing tricks. So he smiled a little awkwardly: "It's nothing, it's just a coincidence...... That's right. He quickly changed the subject. You've thought about it. Comrade Andrey? Can you tell us about your next plans? ”

"Nope. It's just a little bit of emotion for the previous battle, or rather sadness. As for the later plans, I don't have a clue, but I would like to hear your and Comrade Vladimirsky's opinions! ”

Mikoyan didn't believe a word of what Li Xiaofeng said, as far as the information he had collected before, someone was by no means a person who would think of a way until something was about to happen, and Li Xiaofeng gave him the impression that he planned and then acted. He definitely has a follow-up plan!

So Mikoyan laughed dryly and said: "Comrade Andrei, you don't want to be modest!" Yesterday if it had not been for you, the armed uprising in Moscow would never have achieved such significant results! Tell me about your plan, let me and Vladimirsky have a bottom, and I can cooperate with you in our work! ”

Vladimirsky, who did not doubt him, also chimed in: "Comrade Andrei, you can tell me about your plan!" ”

Li Xiaofeng shrugged his shoulders, "You guys are really exalting me, from yesterday to today, I am just carrying out the instructions of the central government." If I have to say that I have any plans, it is better to say that the central government has already made overall arrangements! ”

"What do you mean?" Mikoyan didn't understand.

"I mean. We just need to honestly implement the decisions of the Central Committee. Li Xiaofeng said, making a gesture, "According to the resolution of the Central Committee, our task is to eliminate and overthrow the old regime." This has already been achieved in Petrograd, so we just need to learn from the experience of the center and launch a general offensive on the enemy's lair. ”

Mikoyan frowned slightly, he felt more and more that Li Xiaofeng was not easy to figure out, he was able to say nothing at a young age, and even gave the credit to the Party Central Committee without hesitation. Such a person is either a saint or a traitor.

Based on Mikoyan's perception of Li Xiaofeng, he is more inclined to someone who belongs to the latter. So he asked again, "So how do we do that?" Specifically, where should we attack? The central government doesn't seem to have given such specific instructions, right? ”

Mikoyan is cautiously dealing with Li Xiaofeng, in the same way, Li Xiaofeng does not dare to take Mikoyan lightly at all, and even he attaches more importance to Mikoyan than Mikoyan, who is familiar with history, knows too well what Mikoyan is. In order to be safe, care must be taken and cautioned again.

Therefore, to the question of Mikoyan's secret ghost, he solemnly replied: "The instructions of the central government are very clear, where the enemy's lair is, we will attack wherever it is. In Petrograd the enemy's lair is the Winter Palace, and in Moscow I believe that Comrade Vladimirsky knows better than we where the enemy's lair is! ”

The ball was kicked to Vladimirsky, and the brother did not understand what Li Xiaofeng and Mikoyan were playing, and replied stupidly: "As far as I know, the enemy's lair is the Alexander Military Academy and the Alexei Military Academy, where the enemy's general headquarters is located!" ”

Without waiting for Mikoyan to speak, Li Xiaofeng clapped his hands first and said with a smile: "Then the problem is very simple, we only need to attack those two military schools!" ”

Of course, Mikoyan will not follow Li Xiaofeng's rhythm, today he came to see Li Xiaofeng, just to find out, how could he be dismissed by the other party in such a few words.

"It's not that simple, is it?" He pretended to be very solemn and said, "As far as I know, Karekin's reinforcements will arrive in Moscow later today, and if we can't quickly destroy the enemy in the city, when their reinforcements arrive, we will be in a state of being attacked from the back!" It's dangerous! ”

Mikoyan looked at Li Xiaofeng with blazing eyes, he felt that his problem had forced Li Xiaofeng into a corner, if the other party did not come up with a convincing plan, then the offensive plan would have to be stranded, and if the other party could come up with a plan that could block Karekin's reinforcements, then it would mean that this guy had great ambitions in Moscow, and he was probably ready to make a big deal.

If it was the latter, then Mikoyan would have to change his original intention, change his plan of not being an enemy with someone for the time being, and take care of the overall situation first, and instead take action to dismantle with someone. After all, he has his own interests, and he wants to serve Stalin's political interests, and he will not let anyone grow big without limits.

Li Xiaofeng smiled again and said solemnly: "I don't know about this news. So, Comrade Mikoyan. Please tell me in all seriousness. Is this news true? ”

Mikoyan was stunned. He didn't expect Li Xiaofeng to give such an answer at all, he actually said that he didn't know the news, what is this? Deliberately playing dumb?

Vladimirsky slapped his head sharply and said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, Comrade Andrei, there are so many things that I forgot to inform you of this news!"

"If that's true, it's trouble!" Li Xiaofeng squeezed out a frowning and bitter face. Rhetorical question: "Do the comrades of the Moscow Revolutionary Military Council know this news?" ”

"They already know the truth, and it is because of this news that the enemy terminated the negotiations and forced them to carry out the operation!" Vladimirsky said hatefully, and it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Revolutionary Military Council was forced to end negotiations with the enemy.

However, Vladimirsky's attitude is not important, what matters is the attitude of Li Xiaofeng and Mikoyan.

Li Xiaofeng asked again: "Then has the Revolutionary Military Committee thought about how to deal with the enemy's reinforcements?" ”

Mikoyan was about to say something, but was again preempted by the outspoken Vladimirsky: "They called on the workers of the city to start a strike, demanded that the garrisons outside the city go to intercept enemy reinforcements, and even gave us orders. Let's draw troops and weapons to match them! ”

This time Mikoyan finally grabbed the front, "Comrade Andrei." Do you think we need to cooperate with the Revolutionary Military Council? ”

This is a heart-wrenching question, if Li Xiaofeng directly says that he does not cooperate, then it means that he has other plans, so that Mikoyan can further set out his plan. But if Li Xiaofeng said to cooperate, Mikoyan would suspect that he had a different heart, and was ready to do one thing in front of him and one thing behind his back.

"Of course we have to cooperate with the Revolutionary Military Council!" Li Xiaofeng replied without thinking about it.

For this answer, Mikoyan naturally will not be satisfied, he feels more and more that Li Xiaofeng is a little fox, and the best way to deal with the little fox is to strike at him resolutely when he has not grown into an old fox.

Just when Mikoyan was thinking about how to dig a pit for Li Xiaofeng and ambush him, Li Xiaofeng suddenly spoke again: "We will cooperate with the Revolutionary Military Committee to eliminate the enemy in the center of Moscow, destroy the enemy's lair, and arrest their reactionary leaders one by one!" We will also cooperate with the Revolutionary Military Council in actively mobilizing and arming the masses of workers, so that as many people as possible can be thrown into the battle in the city centre, relieving them of pressure and ensuring that they can devote all their energies to the fight against and destroy the enemy's reinforcements! ”

Mikoyan pursed his lips, he had to temporarily give up the idea of digging a pit for Li Xiaofeng to ambush him, because someone had told the truth just now, and he was indeed ready to actively cooperate with the Revolutionary Military Committee, although this kind of cooperation was definitely not what the Revolutionary Military Committee wanted. Someone's meaning is very clear, that is, the enemy reinforcements outside the city belong to the Revolutionary Military Committee, and the enemies inside the city belong to them, everyone is responsible for their own responsibility, and the well water does not interfere with the river water!

This distribution scheme is in line with Mikoyan's perception of Li Xiaofeng, which is the Andrei he is familiar with. Petrovich's style of doing things. This product is still not a loss at all.

However, Mikoyan was a little disappointed for no reason, what he wanted was not these, he preferred Li Xiaofeng to make small moves in concealment, trying to hide tricks from him, which gave him reason to convince himself to deal with someone. And now, Li Xiaofeng, who is so open and honest, makes him unable to start.

In view of this, Mikoyan chose to continue to test Li Xiaofeng with side notes, and he vowed that he must get a result that would convince him. So having made an excuse to get rid of Vladimirsky, he suddenly said: "Comrade Andrei, I have always had a question? ”

Li Xiaofeng made a gesture of please: "You can just ask, as long as I can answer, I must know everything and say everything!" ”

Mikoyan smiled, he would not believe someone's assurance, and he asked: "You should know that the Young Volunteer Army was created by Yezhov, right?" ”

"Zhilu Dao!" Li Xiaofeng replied without hesitation.

"Then I'd like to know what is the reason for you to agree to arm a unit established by your enemy?" Mikoyan stretched out his hand to stop Li Xiaofeng from speaking, and said to himself: "Don't try to hide your dissatisfaction with Yezhov, I know the grievances between you very well, and I know even more that you are not a magnanimous person. So I want to know what is this for? ”

"I thought you already knew the answer, Comrade Mikoyan!" Li Xiaofeng smiled.

Mikoyan asked solemnly, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Because the answer is very obvious!" Li Xiaofeng laughed, "I really don't like Yezhov, and I don't like Comrade Joseph, and of course you won't be among the people I like." I don't need to say anything about the little thing between Comrade Joseph and Comrade Yakov, right? ”

Mikoyan nodded quietly, "In that case, why do you want to help us?" ”

"Simple?" Li Xiaofeng stretched out a finger, "Although Comrade Joseph and Comrade Yakov do not deal with each other, it is undeniable that the contradictions and conflicts between our two factions are not so obvious, and we still have a common enemy for the time being. Especially before, you should know very well what the state of Moscow is, and in this case, in order to promote the overall situation, I think we have a basis for cooperation for the time being! Isn't it? (To be continued......)