Luck is really unstoppable, Voroshilov is such a lucky person, if he is not extremely lucky to pick up Kornilov's body, then what awaits him will be the thunderous fury of the Politburo.

The Politburo was really fed up with his poor performance, and even Stalin, who had hopes for him, had to admit: "Comrade Klimement's overall performance was lackluster, and he did not fully fulfill the duties of a corps commander except for a few bright spots." ”

This assessment is tactful enough and polite enough, and if it were, in Trotsky's words, it would not have been heard at all, for Trotsky at the time in the Politburo had this regard for the "stupid big man" – even a pig would not make a mistake on the same issue again and again, and that even a donkey should learn from experience and lessons after falling down three times...... But our Comrade Klimant, there is no reason or wisdom in his head, only a mess, and it is blasphemy and crime to let him continue to command the battle, or even to let him continue to remain in the army!

Of course, there are objective reasons why Trotsky behaved so angrily and belittled Voroshilov so much, and it is fair to say that Ubolevich's performance this time was not very good, he failed to meet the expectations of the Politburo, his overall performance was very flat, and there was no one to impress the art of command.

However, this is also normal, Ubolevich does have talent and ability, but these abilities and talents also need the accumulation and sublimation of experience. In any case, he never commanded a group army in battle, not even a division commander, and his lack of experience limited his ability to exert himself. Objectively speaking. Trotsky was somewhat fostered.

The summary of the battle will continue. That mess left by the Volga still needs to be cleaned up. Denikin ran away, with more than 30,000 troops in the direction of the Urals. And in the Caucasus direction, there are also remnants of the Czech Legion and Denikin's bandit army. The situation in Ukraine is not particularly ideal, Frunze has not made much progress, neither Makhnor nor Petliura is easy to deal with, and the repeated admonitions of the central government have made him unable to let go.

In other words, after this battle, although the large white bandit army in the Don and Volga river valleys was basically wiped out, it also achieved the goal of completely eliminating the white bandit army. It's more like a punch that shattered the White Bandit Army. They are as annoying as loaches when they run around, making the already complicated battlefield situation even more tangled.

At the end of June, when the Bolsheviks were still promoting Volga's victory in Manchurian circles, they announced to the whole nation that they had killed the leader of the counter-revolution, Kornilov. A cannon shot was heard from the direction of Ufa, and the dreadnought General Kolchak, who jumped out of the flats, was appointed supreme consul of Russia, and this political idiot took another step towards his own destruction.

In early July, Denikin, who arrived in the Urals, was forced to recognize Kolchak's power after some verbal negotiations with Kolchak and the Entente. However, Denikin was also offered the post of commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Front, and the arrival of arms and food from the Ural River by the British via Iran gave him the possibility of regrouping.

In Ufa, in Samara, in Ulyanovsk, in Orenburg, in the Urals. A group of white armies was formed. The Supreme Consul Kolchak, after intense and fulfilling efforts, cobbled together an army of 150,000 in a very short time. Together with Denikin and other related troops, this piece of white army is as high as more than 300,000!

The rapidly deteriorating situation in the direction of the Ural Mountains worries the Politburo, the Don and Volga rivers and the affairs of Ukraine have not yet been settled, and in the blink of an eye, the White Army of the Urals has grown like grass in the spring.

"The center of our fighting should be shifted from Ukraine, the Don and Volga basins to the Urals. Kolchak and Denikin must be wiped out on the spot before more bandits are gathered! ”

Lenin's attitude was resolute, and Trotsky was not against it, the only question that needed to be discussed, who should clean up the White Army in the East?

Lenin preferred to transfer Frunze, and after the previous lessons, he trusted only this loyal old subordinate. But Trotsky objected, of course, Lao Toto did not have an opinion about Frunze, but he thought that Lao Toto had done a very good job in Ukraine, and in a month or two he had stabilized the situation in Ukraine, and as long as he was given a little time, it would not be a problem to pacify Ukraine.

At this time, the change of generals, the change of people who are not familiar with the situation in Ukraine to command the battle, and mess things up, is it not in vain to waste the previous efforts?

Trotsky preferred to send other men to the Urals, and Frunze was still honestly in charge of the south-west direction. As for the specific candidates, he recommended Tukhachevsky. In the battles between the Finnish Volunteers and the German Expeditionary Force and the Finnish White Army, Tukhachevsky was fully trained and behaved quite well, the area around Vyborg had been completely settled, and the Volunteers were squeezing the Germans and the White Army out of the area around Vyborg little by little.

As the situation in Finland improved, and as Tukhachevsky got better and better, Trotsky decided to give a bigger stage to this young talent, whom he had so much to see, the commander-in-chief of the Ural Front.

Stalin was resolutely opposed to this, and the reason is well known to everyone on earth. He would never allow the Trotskyists to become too powerful in the army, and he used to have a Voroshilov who could compete with one or two, but the two of them kept making stupid moves, causing them to drive high and go low, and now he has been dismissed from his post as the commander of the Red Tenth Army, and can only go to the newly formed First Cavalry Army to serve as Budyonny's political commissar. He, Stalin's people, could only play with the rank of army commander, how could Trotsky be allowed to snatch the position of commander of the front again.

"Comrade Tukhachevsky is too young, we must learn the lessons of Comrade Ubolevich, only those comrades who have sufficient command experience and have proven to be extremely reliable can be qualified for the post of commander of the Front!"

I have to say that Stalin's choice of entry point is excellent, especially the mention of Ubolevich's name, for the mentor, the performance of this young talent before was not good, who knows if Tukhachevsky will be another Ubolevich?

The tutor felt that Stalin's advice was very correct, and that only those who were old enough. And only a steady and reliable veteran can be trusted. on this. Dzerzhinsky's advice was: "Why don't let Brusinov give it a try." As a former commander-in-chief. He was competent enough for the job of commander of the front. ”

It should be said that this proposal was rather unexpected, since Brusinov existed in the Red Army as the general adviser of the Supreme Military Council, and the Politburo and the Central Committee trusted his proposal. But to give the position of commander of the front to a former commander-in-chief of the Tsarist Russian army is always emotionally strange.

So the great elders didn't say it was good, nor did they say it bad, they just said that they would consider it. Of course, if there were a better candidate, they would definitely not choose Brusinov.

Trotsky thought for a long time, and then suddenly said: "I agree that Brusinov should be appointed commander-in-chief of the Ural Front. There's a reliable veteran at the helm. Accompanied by some young talents, the Ural Front will certainly not disappoint the Central Committee. I propose that Tukhachevsky be appointed commander of the Fifth Army. ”

Lao Tuo's meaning is clear, he realized that it is very difficult to be the commander of the front army, and let Tukhachevsky jump two or three levels from the army commander to become the commander of the front army, the span is a bit large, and the resistance will inevitably not be small, it is better to strive to become the commander of the group army first.

Sure enough, Lenin's attitude relented, and after some discussion, Tukhachevsky was appointed commander of the newly formed Fifth Army. This appointment upset Stalin, and Trotsky's men were given the position of commander of two armies at once. And his man is only a military commander, in order to appease the discontent of steel. Lenin could only transfer Ubolevich.

"Comrade Yegorov has performed quite well in Finland, and it would have been ideal for him to take command of the Don-Volga Army. Comrade Ubolevich, go to the Volunteer Army for training! ”

Although Stalin was not familiar with Yegorov, it was the mentor who gave him face, and Yegorov was also a member of the Leninists, although he had a very bad relationship with a certain immortal, but a certain immortal's henchmen were always a little more pleasing to the eye than Trotsky's people.

The only thing that may be dissatisfied with these two appointments is a certain immortal, his volunteer army has been tempered for several months, and it is easy to form a tacit understanding, and the commander and deputy commander both leave in the blink of an eye, this Nima makes people quite painful!

That is, it is a cattle man like Ubolevich, and Li Xiaofeng may definitely turn his face if he is replaced by other cats and dogs.

Ubolevich took over the post of deputy commander of the Tukhachevsky Volunteer Army, and Yegorov was replaced by Alexander Murphy. Andreevich. Svechin, probably not many comrades who have heard of this duke, was later the commander of the Second Army of the Red Army, and the commander of the All-Russian General Command.

Of course, it must be noted that the duty of this All-Russian General Headquarters is not to command the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, but to undertake more administrative tasks, mainly for the statistics, training and mobilization of military service personnel, the organization, disposition and combat training of the Red Army units, and the study of other issues related to the defense of the republic.

It was another command that was really responsible for commanding the Red Army - the Field Command of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic. It was only in 1921 that the two commands were merged and became known as the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Command.

And Alexander. Andreevich. Svechin was also not particularly important in the history of the Red Army, and his most outstanding contribution was not in battles, nor in military theory. His main contribution was the discovery of a true military genius - Vladimir. Kiriakovic. Terry Andafilov.

When it comes to the Soviet Union's theory of large-depth operations, the first thing that comes to mind is Tukhachevsky, who thinks that it was this genius commander who established a systematic theory of large-depth operations. In fact, it was Triandafyilov who really laid the foundation for the theory of operations in great depth, and he was the well-deserved father of the Soviet art of warfare.

It is a pity that Triandafilov did not have the admiration of such a giant as Trotsky, and before the outbreak of the Civil War, he was much higher than Tukhachevsky, and after the Civil War was over, he was only a brigade commander and a division commander.

And Svechin is actually Triandafilov's old superior, when Svechin was the regiment commander in the Russian army, Triandafilov was his subordinate, and the relationship between the two sides was quite good.

The historical Triandafilov joined the Red Army in June 1918, and he was already a regimental commander before the outbreak of the Civil War, so he could only commit himself to being a small company commander. And the addition of a certain immortal, a butterfly, has made a significant change in the trajectory of history. Svechin recruited the old subordinate to his command. When he was appointed commander of the Volunteer Army. With Trian Dafilov took office.

This is also an important reason for greatly calming Li Xiaofeng's anger, because it is a pity that Triandafilov died too early in history, and he will inevitably improve and correct the problems in Tukhachevsky's version of the theory of large-depth operations, and on the issue of how to build mechanized troops, Tukhachevsky will not be allowed to toss around casually.

What makes Li Xiaofeng happiest the most is that this genius military strategist does not belong to any faction now, and no one has seen his hidden military talent, such a talent is simply prepared for him as an immortal.

So the new commander of the Volunteer Army, Svechin, found a scene that made people stunned. It seems that for a certain young commissar, he is not as popular as the commander's staff officer. Passionate about someone like the sun for Terry Andafylov, that's really responsive.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng did not mean to snub Svechin, although his achievements were limited, but after all, he was an old friend of Trian Dafilov's superiors, and he would not lose face. It's just that he values Triandafilov more and is more enthusiastic.

Also popular with someone was Ubolevich, which comforted him, who had just been forced to retire from the post of commander of the army group. Seriously, Ubolevich was depressed. In the Don Army, he felt that he could not use his strength, and before he could gain a foothold, he was brought down by Stalin. For him, who is ambitious and wants to make a career, this is too much of a blow.

Li Xiaofeng's enthusiasm greatly relieved the frustrated man, gradually restored his confidence, and benefited him a lot from the exchanges with a certain immortal, with Trian Dafilov, and with Svechin, and with the deepening of the exchanges, a new military theory was slowly taking shape.

However, the biggest gain was Li Xiaofeng, who was still depressed when Yegorov and Tukhachevsky had just been transferred. Originally, I wanted to take this opportunity to get a theory of large-depth operations, and I gave the tutor such a stir up and all for nothing.

However, the arrival of Triandafilov and Ubolevich completely relieved his depression. Unlike Yegorov and Tukhachevsky, they were less influenced by old military thinking and were able to look at military issues from a new perspective. They don't stick to the rules and don't get too whimsical, which is a boon for the new combat theory!

Anyway, Li Xiaofeng doesn't miss Yegorov at all, and to tell the truth, Yegorov's own military thinking is still relatively old, and it is a bit out of step with the situation. Although he also promoted the pace of mechanized military construction in the Soviet Union during his reign, on the whole, he did not have any particularly outstanding theoretical creativity.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye the month of July came to an end, and during this month, the Russian battlefield was a little silent, and both the Red Army and the White Army were gathering strength, and the decisive battle would begin in the last quarter of 1918.

After a year of adjustment, the Americans finally began to enter the rhythm of battle, and their powerful industrial capacity began to operate at full speed, with warships, cannons and thousands of tons of material resources continuously flowing to Europe.

This not only greatly alleviated the difficult situation of Britain and France, but also helped them to gain a foothold in the rising tide of revolution. Moreover, with the influx of American GIs into the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield also developed day by day in a direction unfavorable to the German-Austrian bloc.

Beginning in June, the Germans' long-planned rear-end offensive finally began, and Hans, who had been preparing to break through the French lines in one fell swoop, was dismayed to find that even if they were to withdraw from the Russian quagmire, even if they could finally concentrate their strongest forces on the Western Front. But it was still impossible to climb out of the mud pits of the trench battle.

Every step forward has to pay the price of blood, and the little results achieved by the indiscriminate bombardment are not enough to stuff the teeth. And as the domestic economy deteriorates day by day, and as the mood of the workers becomes more and more unstable, perhaps the whole alliance and the whole empire will collapse before the final offensive succeeds!

Especially since the beginning of August, even the elite sailors have begun to become unstable, the specter of communism hovers in all corners of the empire, and the constant propaganda and agitation make people change their minds, and the conceited Wilhelm II began to feel powerless, and began to find that the whole empire was gradually getting out of his control.

Perhaps just one spark would be enough to detonate everything, and for a time no one was optimistic about Germany's future, and the pessimistic crowd even felt that the Second Reich would probably not survive 1918.

Li Xiaofeng had been watching the situation in Germany coldly, and although he did not have the slightest affection for Germany, he knew that if Germany fell now, it would mean a disaster for Soviet Russia.

The Germans had to hold on, they had to hold out until 1919. It is necessary to buy time for the Red Army to sweep away the White Army, if they fall now, then with the support of the Entente bloc, the White Army will be in the dust, and the civil war in Russia will be dragged on even longer!

Li Xiaofeng did not want to fight a three-year civil war, and had to solve the problem of the White Army before June 1919, so that he could calmly face the intervention of the Entente bloc. Optimistically, from 1920 onwards, we could begin to revive the economy and prepare for the next World War.

In view of the crumbling situation of the Germans, Li Xiaofeng felt that he had to do something about it, and that he had to have some fun with the Entente! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the fat man Lu Fei, Juventus and Comrade Potato in seconds!