"At present, although we have a large number of soldiers loyal to the Soviets, they are almost all defeated soldiers from the war; These people can only serve as military police for policing, and are difficult to use as a real fighting army. Therefore, we must raise a professional army that is different from the rabble, and make it the most reliable sword in the hands of the Bolshevik Party. Trotsky added.

Kamenev frowned and said, "But how are we going to form this army?" Our Party was originally an organization mainly engaged in political activities, and the involvement of Party members in the military field was extremely limited: a military genius like Comrade Frunze was the only one in the entire Bolsheviks! Without enough qualified junior officers, it is impossible to integrate those soldiers into an army that can fight well; And if they are allowed to enter a military academy for further study, it is by no means that they will not be able to graduate in three or five years. ”

Trotsky, however, did not have the slightest apprehension as Kamenev, but spoke in a calm tone; "We don't have enough party members to serve as officers, so we can have officers who served in the tsarist army to command the troops. Although they were repeatedly defeated by the Germans, this was because the enemy was too strong; When it comes to facing the Austro-Hungarian army, they are all good hands on the battlefield! We could have called these men into the troops on a large scale and served as the backbone of the Soviet army; It won't be long before we can build a decent army. ”

Before Ulyanov could speak, Kamenev's eyes were already wide open, and his voice suddenly rose an octave: "Comrade Trotsky, do you know what you are talking about?" Summoning the executioners from the old tsarist army into the new Soviet army. And then let them come and re-oppress the revolutionary soldiers, made up of toiling people? This is a stern act of betrayal of our previous career! Take a step back. Even if the soldiers could really take command from the former tsarist officers. We have no guarantee of the loyalty of these people: if they continue to rebel and turn against the opposition on the battlefield, it will be a devastating blow to us! ”

"Comrade Kamenev, the central thrust of our Bolshevik Party is undoubtedly the elimination of the exploiters and the construction of the world into the communist society as idealized by the great Marx's teacher. However, our goals are divided into ideal and present goals, and the revolutionary cause is equally divided into major and minor revolutions. Now, our most dangerous enemies are the opposition forces that have torn the ground and are hegemonic, and they may at any moment launch a deadly attack on the nascent Soviet power; In this case. Our present goal and main revolution is to destroy the reactionary forces by force and to reunify the country! Trotsky's voice was as fast as ever, but the firmness of his words could not be denied: "In order to achieve this goal, we must temporarily abandon some of the overly idealistic practices and concentrate our forces on defending the hard-won Soviet power." The dissolution of the Constituent Assembly by force was a helpless but necessary act out of the general interests of the main revolution. ”

Kamenev set his sights on Ulyanov, as if trying to find support in the other party; However, he was shocked that the other side was interested in Trotsky's proposal. There is no response at all that a principled revolutionary should have. As he continued to govern, Ulyanov's thirst for power grew day by day; His ambitions were no longer satisfied by the current domination of the western heart of Russia. What he longed for was to become the supreme emperor of all Russia, like the Tsar of the past!

After a moment of silence, Kamenev finally spoke again: "If we really include the old tsarist officers in the ranks of the revolution, how can we guarantee their loyalty?" The commander of an army has irresistibly enormous power, and the consequences of their fall to the forces of reaction will be too much for us to bear! ”

Trotsky smiled and said: "I already have a preliminary solution to this point. We can take the families of these officers hostage and place them under house arrest in rear cities that are completely under our control; In this way, there is no fear that those old officers will dare to start a rebellion on the front-line battlefield. In addition to this, we will make improvements in the composition of the army: in each army, a political commissar will be installed at the same time as the commander will be appointed: this new post will be filled by a member of the Bolshevik Party who is absolutely loyal to us, who will be in charge of the daily life of the troops, and will guarantee the soldiers' eternal loyalty to the Party at the source through guò, the logistical power that is separated from the commander. In this way, the reliability of the army will be greatly increased, and even if the old officers are unwilling, they can only serve the Bolsheviks. ”

Kamenev was terrified when he heard this: not to mention that the practice of taking the officers' families hostage is in itself an extremely ill tyranny, the position of political commissar created by the separation of powers among officers alone is unheard of, and his ruthlessness in controlling the troops is no weaker than taking hostages! According to Trotsky, the commander will henceforth be responsible only for front-line battles, and the vital logistical supplies and supplies will be in the hands of this "commissar"; Once the milk source is controlled, are you still afraid that the young child of the army will not recognize his mother? Not to mention that there is still a lot of propaganda and brainwashing work to be done in daily life, and after a long period of exposure, the army will not have the slightest idea of resistance!

"In a way, the Red Army was similar to the old armies of the tsarist era in most areas. In order to achieve the desired combat effectiveness, it is impossible for us to let those grassroots soldiers really enjoy the treatment that the main body of the state deserves. There will still be verbal abuse and corporal punishment, and battles that should be filled with human lives will still be waged. Trotsky said unhurriedly, but the muscles of Kamenev's face twitched again, "in the final analysis, the present situation is not yet the ideal moment for the realization of communism; In order to retain power and cope with the situation, we must also adapt the current revolutionary programme accordingly. ”

"The matter of forming the Red Army will be entrusted to you, Comrade Trotsky." Ulyanov smiled, his heart already full of joy. As Trotsky's comrade-in-arms for many years, Ulyanov knew that his partner was by no means as weak as he seemed; In addition to his domestic, diplomatic, and organizational talents, Trotsky was definitely a good hand in military affairs, and it was only because of his many years of civilian work that a considerable part of the party gradually ignored his extraordinary achievements in the military field. If Frunze was a brave warrior on a par with Bagration, then Trotsky was an all-round commander like Kutuzov: he was in charge of building a new army, which was undoubtedly the most fitting task!

Seeing that the core leader had already spoken, Kamenev could only express his obedience and compliance. His mind turned, and he said, "Then, how to solve the problem of arms production?" Now that we have reinstated the eight-hour working day for the workers, this will undoubtedly affect the speed of munitions production. As a result of the previous armistice, we were forced to surrender a large amount of guns and ammunition to the Germans as a guarantee of peace, and now that our war materiel has long since bottomed out, it is no longer uncommon for every three men in our troops to share a rifle. ”

"Comrade Kamenev can rest assured about this. We can assign fixed production tasks to each factory through guò assignment; If workers are unable to do it in the normal 8 hours, then they will naturally do so by working longer hours. Trotsky pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his eyes showed a hint of fierceness: "If any worker dares to sabotage his work, he is a class enemy who deliberately sabotages the revolution and must be justly punished by the All-Russian Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolution and Sabotage." In fact, Comrade Dzerzhinsky's organization was founded precisely for this purpose. ”

Kamenev remained silent and did not question Trotsky too much on the subject. After the seizure of power, the Bolsheviks' ideas and positions changed dramatically: the Bolsheviks had now been assimilated by the previous ruling class, and their behavior was no different from that of the tsarist government they had just overthrown. But what if you don't? In order to gain power, Ulyanov had completely broken with all forces in the country by dissolving the Constituent Assembly by force; Now I can only go all the way to the dark on the road of suppressing the people internally and exporting the war abroad, and hope that my side can finally win!

"Once the civil war begins, the Anti-Counterterrorism Committee must be prepared for large-scale arrests of opposition elements. At present, there must still be a large number of counter-revolutionary forces in the land under our control, who are usually hidden in the shadows of the red light, and who are ready to move or even stab us in the back if the situation changes! "In order for these reactionary forces to be wiped out cleanly, it is necessary for us to deal with the possible sabotage of the hostile elements through the Red Terror: only in this atmosphere of national unity will the evil hostile forces and imperialist lackeys become unrefuge." ”

Trotsky bowed his head slightly, giving full approval of Ulyanov's decision. Although Kamenev was unbearable, he also understood that this was a necessary move for the Bolsheviks to take in order to maintain power, so he could only acquiesce. For a moment, a thought crossed Kamenev's mind: his own revolution to overthrow the rule of the tsarist regime may not be a blessing for Russia at all, but a catastrophe that only hurts but does not gain anything. I can't see a way out today, and I won't be able to see a way out in the future! (To be continued......)

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