Kuibyshev did not expect Lenin to come to him about this issue, he had not worked in the army, had no experience in this area, and had been presiding over local party and government affairs all the time. Originally, according to his idea, he continued to do local work in a down-to-earth manner, striving to govern a state as soon as possible, and after making achievements, he would then attack the Central Committee.

Suddenly, judging by Lenin's intentions, it was too sudden that he was going to change his work from a local job to a job in the army, and that he had not been consulted at all.

And the timing was quite bad, for Kuibyshev knew about the that had been done by the South-Western Front, and knew that it was likely to be the focus of the next stage of the struggle between the Trotskyists and Leninists. Working on that cusp of the storm, the pressure is understandable.

Kuibyshev was suddenly under such great pressure that it was inevitable to consider and consider, and he cautiously asked: "Who will take over the commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Front?" ”

Without asking this question clearly, Kuibyshev really didn't dare to take over this burden, first of all, the military struggle in the lower reaches of the Volga River was quite severe, and if there was no commander-in-chief with two brushes in the military to go to the town, it was very likely that he would be blown up by Denikin. There was really that kind of egg pain, and Kuibyshev couldn't cry.

Secondly, it is not surprising that this commander-in-chief must have been a Trotskyist, and working under the boss of such a hostile faction is still a test of the art of politics. Kuibyshev had to think about everything.

Lenin was quite satisfied with Kuibyshev's attitude, and Stalin had previously recommended several candidates, such as Mikoyan and Kirov. But after talking to these two people. Lenin was not entirely satisfied. First of all. These two are hardcore Stalinists. Only Stalin's kind of foresight. Letting these two people go to the Southwestern Front, of course, would ensure that the army would be controlled by Stalin, but what was the point?

For Lenin, the basket of the Southwestern Front is not small, and the reason why Lou Zi is stabbed is completely because this army is Stalin's iron brother from top to bottom, and he only knows how to blindly cater to him, which leads them to do nonsense. Continue to send Stalin's irons so that they can continue to stab Lou Zi?

Lenin was not so stupid. It was necessary to send to the Southwestern Front a person who was not entirely obedient to Stalin, otherwise, it would be better not to remove Voroshilov. Looking around, Lenin felt that Kuibyshev was suitable.

Why? First of all, this man was not Stalin's man, and secondly, this man was not Sverdlov's man, and Kuibyshev was a neutral member of the Leninists. Not only can he talk to Mikoyan and Kirov, but he also has some friendship with Ruzutak and Li Xiaofeng. Such a person will not exacerbate the contradictions within the Leninist faction and will be able to maintain stability within the faction.

And Kuibyshev's impartial attitude also helped him to work under Stalin, otherwise send a small Si to go. If the two sides tear it up, it will disgrace his old face and let the Trotskyists see the joke in vain.

The question that Kuibyshev asked just now. It also made Lenin very satisfied. The previous candidates, before they said that they would be the political commissar of the First Cavalry Army, patted their chests one by one and promised or swore to the sky, as if this job was handy.

To tell the truth, Lenin didn't think that this political commissar of the First Cavalry Army was easy to do, but you guys are so ashamed that at first glance it is a red lacquered toilet and embroidered pillows, which is not enough to be trusted!

Unlike Kuibyshev, he did not immediately agree, but after thinking about it, he asked the most important question. This shows that he is not empty words, but quite assertive.

Lenin liked comrades who had the ability to think independently and solve problems, and he did not like those who knew only flattery and being a sound worm.

"The opinion of the Military Commissar is to let Comrade Tukhachevsky replace Comrade Yegorov, and the posts of the two sides will be transferred to each other."

This news made Kuibyshev ponder, Tukhachevsky had shined this year, defeating the menacing Kolchak with the newly formed and poorly equipped 15th Army, and Trotsky had been sparing no effort to support him and give him considerable support. It will definitely not be easy to be an errand boy under such a young upstart who is both young and has a strong background!

According to the current pattern of struggle between the Trotskyists and the Leninists, it cannot be ruled out that as soon as the upstart came to power, he vigorously expanded the influence of the Trotskyists in the Southwestern Front. The likelihood of collision and friction is quite high.

Kuibyshev suddenly smiled bitterly, he was in big trouble. Why? The reason is obvious, first of all, as a member of the Leninists, he must defend the interests of the Leninists in the Southwestern Front, and there will inevitably be friction with Tukhachevsky; Secondly, he was not a hardcore Stalinist, and the reason why Lenin chose him as a centrist to the First Cavalry Army clearly had a sense of balance.

He must not be able to completely stand with Stalin, and must refuse certain unreasonable demands of this political commissar of the Southwestern Front. In other words, it is very likely that he will not be treated well by both bosses at the same time. Do you think it's easy?

It's really easy, in fact, it's not Kuibyshev's turn, it is precisely because this work is not something that ordinary people can do well, that it is challenging, and there are huge political benefits!

Kuibyshev has a great revenge, he must stand up and do something, and now the opportunity is in front of him. If he can do this tricky job well, it is conceivable that he will definitely soar to the sky, because there are already four best examples of this.

The first was Stalin, who spoke Russian very well and was quite comfortable with his culture, but because his attitude on the national question was highly consistent with that of his mentor, he won the praise of his mentor and immediately soared into the sky. Even if there was a detour in the early stage of the October Revolution, it was still able to gain a foothold in the Politburo.

Kuibyshev doesn't think that he is worse than the Georgian comrade Knock, if it wasn't because he was too young, if he was the same size as steel and had steel qualifications, he would definitely have a position in the Politburo!

The second is Sverdlov, who has been engaged in the workers' movement before and is not very old. It stands to reason that many of the party's veterans have all the more reason to occupy his current position. But it was because Lenin appreciated him. Let him give full play to his organizational talents. Thus making a splash.

Kuibyshev didn't think that his organizational work ability was worse than Xiao Si, he felt that the only thing he was inferior to Xiao Si was that he got acquainted with his mentor too late. If it had been earlier, maybe he would have been the second Sverdlov.

As for the third, for this Kuibyshev to be honest, a little contemptuous, seventeen or eighteen years old to participate in the revolution, only a year or two Andrei . Petrovich even climbed on top of him, and he was able to mix with an alternate central committee. To be honest, he was genuinely unconvinced. Why? If you have qualifications or no qualifications, you have to say that your organizational skills are far from Sverdlov, but because the mentor likes him, he can even eat in the Central Committee!

And he, Kuibyshev, made a revolution earlier than that goods, was imprisoned and exiled for a longer time than that goods, and has long-term local work experience, how do you think that he should be good if he has an acre and three points of land in the Central Committee?

As for the fourth Ruzutak, Kuibyshev really didn't understand, this solid and honest comrade worker. In addition to being in prison, it is very awesome to have a degree. If you want work experience and no work experience, you can't see much contribution to the revolution? No matter how you look at it, such a comrade who has nothing outstanding can even enter the Central Committee?

Kuibyshev felt that Li Xiaofeng still had some merit, at least he risked his life to save Lenin, and he pinched his nose and admitted it when he rushed to this point into the Central Committee, but what about Ruzutak?

After thinking about it, Kuibyshev felt that there was only one reason why he was worse than the above four - he was too far away from his mentor. If he could have entered the eyes of the mentor earlier, why would he worry about an alternate central committee member with his ability? Maybe it's already an alternate bureau member at the moment.

And now the mentor has given him a chance, if he can seize the opportunity to do some feats, he will definitely be able to attract the attention of the mentor, as long as he has the attention of the mentor, he will definitely be able to catch up!

Kuibyshev accepted Lenin's work arrangement and immediately threw himself into the work, which pleased Lenin with his enthusiasm. Of course, in addition to being satisfied, he also has a trace of worry, and it is good to have ambition, drive, and brains, but such comrades are sometimes a double-edged sword, and if they are not well controlled, they will hurt the revolution!

After thinking for a moment, Lenin sighed and gave up delving into the question, because there was really no more suitable candidate than Kuibyshev.

"Only he is the most suitable!" At the same time, Trotsky also explained his considerations to his close friend: "Tukhachevsky has fully proved his military talent, defeated Kolchak and recovered Samara, is he not worthy of a commander of a front?" ”

Ulitsky said unhappily: "I don't question Tukhachevsky's ability, but I think that it is too undesirable to let Stalin go so simply!" Wouldn't it be better for him to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat him in one fell swoop? ”

Trotsky glanced at Ulitsky, then at Bukharin, who was speechless, and asked: "You think so too?" ”

Hablin neither affirmed nor denied it, but said: "I think that the nature of Comrade Stalin's mistake this time is quite bad, and the Central Committee cannot turn a blind eye to it. The result? What is it to make a scapegoat for Egorov, who has nothing wrong? ”

Trotsky sighed and explained: "You are thinking too simply, Stalin certainly bears the main leadership responsibility, but the question is, can he be held accountable now?" ”

Ulitsky rightly retorted: "Why not?" Just because he's a member of the Politburo? ”

Trotsky sighed again: "Not only because he was a member of the Politburo, but also because of his extraordinary importance to Lenin." If Stalin falls, the power structures within the Leninists will need to be completely reshuffled! ”

"That's a good thing!" Ulitsky said angrily.

Trotsky glared at him and said with a wry smile: "Do you really not understand or do you not understand?" How could Lenin allow his carefully constructed power structure to collapse? As soon as we do attack Stalin, it means an all-out war against the Leninists! At that time, the party will split, and our revolution will suffer great losses as a result! ”

Ulitsky pursed his lips and said very unhappily: "I think Lenin just touched your seven inches, knowing that you didn't dare to break with him, so you dared to fool him so casually!" ”

"How is this a casual fool?"

Trotsky was really laughing and crying. It's obviously a big advantage. When I got to Ulitsky, I was fooling around. It seems that this Ulitsky's political vision urgently needs to be expanded, otherwise, he will soon be unable to keep up with the shape and will soon fall behind.

Trotsky had to patiently explain to him: "After the defeat of Kolchak, the Eastern Front was no longer the focus, Denikin was the focus of the whole country, and Tukhachevsky went to preside over the work of the Southwestern Front, if he could defeat Denikin." That would be a brilliant victory! ”

Only then did Ulitsky react that if both Kolchak and Denikin were defeated by Tukhachevsky, his personal popularity would be unprecedented, and as an important representative of the Trotskyists in the military, his increased popularity would be tantamount to the prestige of Trotsky.

If you think about it, when the Ninth National Congress is held next year and the achievements of the past year's work are summed up, the Trotskyists will be brilliant. What does it mean that Stalin and Egorov did not have much to do with Denikin, and Tukhachevsky won the victory as soon as he came up?

This is not to say that the Trotskyists are more powerful than the Leninists. Capable than the Leninists!

Thinking of this, Ulitsky's eyes lit up. This is indeed a very good thing, which is tantamount to snatching food from the mouths of the Leninists!

It is indeed a predator, because everyone can see that Denikin can't make any tricks, and Yegorov has already achieved a certain advantage before, and he is close to kicking the door. And as the main forces of the Eastern Front moved south, no matter how you look at it, it is a matter of nine out of ten, and to put it bluntly, it is a credit to Tukhachevsky for nothing.

Being able to take advantage of the Leninists for nothing made Ulitsky quite happy and happy, and compared with him, Bukharin thought more long-term, and at this time the benefits of Tukhachevsky receiving the Southwestern Front were not only a little bit! There are longer-term benefits that Ulitsky did not see!

What are the benefits?

Promote the great development of the world revolution! Since solving Denikin is not a problem at all, then with the fall of Denikin, the Southwestern Front will inevitably develop in the direction of Ukraine, Austria, Hungary and Germany.

If Tukhachevsky had been able to secure control of the Southwestern Front, it would have been almost impossible for Lenin to intervene at that time. As soon as the thought of the Great World Revolution taking place in the hands of the Southwestern Front under the command of Tukhachevsky, all the credit went to the Trotskyists. Trotskyists are afraid that they will wake up laughing when they dream!

From this point of view, Trotsky's choice was very wise, not to defeat Stalin, it can be said that he took care of the overall situation, and at the same time took all the long-term and immediate interests into his hands. If there is such a great benefit from fooling around, then Bukharin does not mind Trotsky's frequent fooling around.

The Trotskyists were overjoyed, but this did not mean that they would be blindly optimistic, as even the worst-sighted Ulitsky knew: "But it will not be so easy to really control the Southwestern Front, and what we can think of, Lenin must have thought of, and he will inevitably put up countless obstacles for us...... And it must be noted that there is Stalin, the commissar, and Budyonny and Kuibyshev below, and Comrade Tukhachevsky's burden is very heavy! ”

Trotsky nodded approvingly, and said solemnly: "So we must fully cooperate with Tukhachevsky in his work and do our best to open up the situation for him!" ”

The Trotskyists were sharpening their knives, and the Leninists were also waiting for it, and it was clear that there would be a battle between the two sides around the Southwestern Front. However, Li Xiaofeng, who is far away in Olsztyn, is not as optimistic as the two mentors at all.

In his opinion, the current shape of the civil war is far from fundamentally improving, neither Kolchak nor Denikin has been completely eliminated, and with the surrender of Germany, the direct intervention of the Entente bloc will soon come, and at that time, whether it is the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Entente or the massive amount of aid they gave to Kolchak and Denikin, there is a possibility of changing the situation on the battlefield again. It's really stupid to think so far at this time, thinking about how to fight!

However, Li Xiaofeng also knew that he was powerless to change this situation, and both Lenin and Trotsky were extremely assertive, and they were both masters who made up their minds not to hit the southern wall and not to look back. Sooner or later, the contradictions between them will erupt, and they can't be stopped at all!

And Li Xiaofeng doesn't have time to worry about the two mentors now, and he hasn't settled the mess in front of him. The two bastards, Budyonny and Voroshilov, almost ruined his good game, and made it difficult for him to appease the Jews. And Pilsudski is not a worry-free guy, on the way to retreat, this thing asked the godfathers for help, judging from the information he has, the Entente will stand up to Pilsudski and will use every means to support this bastard!

"Our shape is not particularly ideal." Li Xiaofeng said slowly, "The attitude of the Entente has become obvious, and they will spare no effort to support Pilsudski." Once Pilsudski has that support, he can arm his army into the battlefield in a steady stream, and we don't have that much resources to fight a war of attrition against them. ”

Speaking of this, Li Xiaofeng suddenly paused, and then aggravated his tone: "So we must fight one or two wars of annihilation as much as possible, and completely defeat Pilsudski before he can get assistance!" ”

Li Xiaofeng said it simply, but it is difficult to do. Pilsudski's main force ran faster than rabbits, and it was impossible to catch up with them and encircle them, and once they fled back to Warsaw, it would be even more difficult to fight a war of annihilation! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank the little monk for being able to hold Comrade and Comrade Juventus!