As soon as the news of the suppression of the Berlin uprising and the decision of the Albert Provisional Government to break off diplomatic relations reached Moscow, the Central Committee and the Politburo were shocked. In response to such a drastic change, which usually meant a turning point in international relations, the Central Committee convened an emergency meeting, and Stalin and Trotsky, who had been overseeing the war at the front, were urgently recalled.

"The brutal suppression of the workers' movement in Germany by the bourgeois lackeys led by Albert, the fate of Comrades Luxembourg and Liebknecht, and the loss of contact with Comrade Zetkin, is foreseeably only the beginning...... The fact that the German Provisional Government suddenly tore up the agreement and severed diplomatic relations with us fully shows that the imperialists of the whole world have colluded and are ready to join hands to strangle the revolution! ”

Lenin's opening remarks were quite heavy, and there was a bit of a sense of wind and cold.

"In order to deal with the coming frenzied counterattack of the counter-revolutionaries, we must be well prepared. Comrade Stalin, when will the war in Tsaritsyn end? When will Denikin be wiped out completely? ”

Stalin was in a good mood, he had been entangled with Denikin for more than a month around Tsaritsyn, although the form was quite urgent for a while, but with the full cooperation of Yegorov, Budyonny and Voroshilov, he had stabilized his position, as long as he was given a certain amount of time, a full-scale counterattack to defeat Denikin would not be a problem at all.

"After the bloody battle of the previous stage, the Don-Volga Army has fully consolidated its position, while Denikin has suffered great casualties in the main forces after a fierce battle. We're sure we'll beat it before the end of May! ”

Stalin was actually ready to say that he would annihilate Denikin in mid-May. But the words came to the lips. He swallowed it back. The reason is very simple, he is not completely sure, it is true that Denikin's main force has suffered great damage, but the price paid by the Don-Volga army is not small, and it is indeed difficult to eat Denikin in one go.

Besides, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who dares to say what will happen? In case Denikin is not completely eliminated by mid-May. He is not suspected of deceiving the central government and bragging. Of course, this suspicion could not have hurt Stalin, but as the struggle within the party became more and more intense, and as Trotsky pressed more and more tightly, it was better not to grab pigtails for others.

So Stalin temporarily withdrew his rhetoric and made a relatively conservative estimate. To be honest, Lenin was somewhat dissatisfied, and although he and Trotsky had an argument about the centre of gravity of the world revolution, he could not afford to watch the German revolution be rapidly suppressed.

Lenin knew quite well that the present relations between Russia and Germany were one of bitter lips and teeth. It would have been impossible for the Entente to strangle the Russian Revolution with all its might until Germany had fallen completely. The longer the Germans hold out. It will buy more time to prepare for the war against intervention.

As now, the Germans have been dealt with by the Entente bloc in three cuts and five divisions, and not only will the workers' movements in Eastern and Western Europe be strangled, but it is very likely that the Allied forces will immediately point to Russia, and even if they do not send troops directly, it will be enough to give a large amount of support to the white bandit army like Denikin.

Therefore, Lenin was anxious to end the war at home and to prepare for anti-intervention as soon as possible. And now, the Petrograd side has been drained of troops, and self-preservation is quite a problem; Ukraine is still a quagmire, and Frunze can only rely on a small number of troops to entangle with Makhno and Petliura; Although the Ural Front defeated Kolchak, they continued to advance eastward. The Urals, Siberia and the Far East all need to be liberated by them, and they do not have many troops. Thinking about it, it is possible to draw troops only from the Tsaritsyn direction.

If Denikin can be solved as much as possible, the main forces of the Don-Volga Front can be transferred to the direction of Ukraine, and not only can they take away Makhno and Peliula in one fell swoop, and by the way, they can liberate Belarus, but they can also become the main force opposing the intervention of the Entente.

But Stalin's guy is not powerful, it will take nearly a month to get a half-crippled Denikin, well, even judging from the appearance of this unconfident thing, I am afraid that a month will not be able to stop.

Stalin, as if sensing Lenin's dissatisfaction, hastened to explain: "If it were only to defeat Denikin, it would not have taken so long. The intention of the Don-Volga Army was to get rid of Denikin in one fell swoop and completely restore peace and ...... in the Don, Volga, Caucasus, and Caspian regions."

Lenin nodded, and said to himself: "It's about the same!" ”

At this time, Bukharin suddenly interjected: "Since it only takes half a month to defeat Denikin, is it possible to defeat Denikin as much as possible, and then transfer the main forces of the Don-Volga Army to Ukraine and Poland?" The revolution in Germany is at stake, and we must do everything we can to reinforce our comrades in Germany! ”

As soon as Bukharin said this, he received a unanimous response from the Trotskyists, and Ulitsky immediately chimed in: "Germany is now the crux of the revolution, and Denikin is nothing more than ringworm." I agree with Comrade Bukharin that the German revolution must be given priority! ”

The Leninists were very unhappy to listen to this, and Zinoviev easily returned to the core of the Central Committee, became an alternate board member, and kept thinking about how to prove himself, isn't this the best opportunity?

"That's a mistake!" The face of the pie immediately jumped out, "We have been fighting for more than a year, and it is not easy to have a chance to annihilate the Denikin gang and restore peace in the Don, Volga, and Caspian regions." I advocate the resolute elimination of Denikin first, if the German revolution cannot be supported even for a month or two, it can be seen that the strength of the German working class is also like that! ”

The lethality of these words is too great, and it is simply a challenge to the theory of Trotskyism. It was to devalue the German revolution, and could the Trotskyists stand it?

Ulitsky immediately retorted: "Nonsense, the class brothers in Germany are now facing the double encirclement and suppression of the imperialist bloc, both at home and abroad, in a form ten times more difficult than the revolution in our country!" In this extremely unfavorable situation, every day of support requires a great sacrifice! How can as class brothers not understand their difficulties. And belittle them? ”

Zinoviev pushed back without showing weakness: "You are exaggerating! It was only the imperialist reactionaries in Germany who suppressed the German revolution now. Before Germany was completely disarmed. Foreign imperialists have not yet joined in. The German working class should be more resolute and resolute, and what we need to do is to eradicate the bandits at home once and for all, and then fight them again when the foreign intervention forces enter Germany! ”

Not to be outdone, Ulitsky countered: "! By the time you say that, the German revolution has already failed, so what's the point then? Saving people is like fighting a fire, and you must rush to the rescue as soon as the fire ignites to achieve the best results! He hesitated to pay attention to the little bit of ringworm scabies in my country. The end result was the burial of both the German revolution and the revolution of our country! ”

The controversy between the two men was a complete opening of the curtain on the merger between the Trotskyists and the Leninists, and for a time the saliva was flickering, and it would take three days and three nights to wait for them to come up with a result.

"Be quiet!"

The chaotic situation annoyed Lenin a little, the enemy has not yet come, but his own people have fought first, you idiots, you quarrel and score points, don't you!

"The question of when to support the German revolution has already been decided by the Central Committee, and there is no need to quarrel!" Lenin set the tone with a single sentence.

On the Big Eight. Although Lenin agreed with Trotsky's revolutionary line, that did not mean that he would not be able to bargain. It is possible to carry out the revolution in Germany. However, in accordance with the spirit of the Eighth National Congress, the development of the German revolution will mainly rely on the strength of the German working class in the early stage, and Russia will support it according to its capabilities. Only after the situation at home has been basically eased and the white bandit army has been basically eliminated will more direct support for the proletarian revolution in other countries be considered.

In other words, the Trotskyists and Leninists reached a certain compromise, and now the Trotskyists seem to have the intention of tearing up the agreement, and are ready to give priority to interfering in German affairs, regardless of the white bandit army at home. This, naturally, Lenin could not accept.

Ulitsky seemed to be unrelenting: "The Eighth Party Congress did make a resolution, but at this time and that time, no one would have expected that the German reactionary forces would be so rampant that if they were allowed to suppress the revolution, the German working class would suffer great losses!" ”

Lenin glanced at Trotsky, and the meaning was obvious: "Old To, are you really preparing to overturn the resolution of the Eighth Congress?" If not, then take care of your men, otherwise, I won't be polite! ”

Trotsky, of course, also saw what Lenin meant, and to tell the truth, he was very contradictory at this time. For him personally, for Trotskyism as a whole, the success or failure of the German revolution determined its fate. Advocating the German revolution and making the German revolution bigger is their established strategy.

However, Trotsky did not expect that the German revolution would unfold so quickly, and although he once admired this rapidity, now it seems that it is really impossible to rush it! The preparations of the German Communist Party were even worse than expected, while the enemy was much more resolute than imagined. As a result, the German Communist Party was taken by surprise, and the three giants of Luxemburg, Liebknecht, and Zetkin all lost contact, and the prospects for the revolution were bleak. If we don't act quickly at this time, the German revolution is really at risk of stopping the meal!

If the German revolution rests, then so will Trotsky and the Trotskyists, and he really wants to send troops to Germany at once to support. However, the concerns of the Leninists are not unreasonable, and the mess in Russia has not been clarified, and it seems that there is a hidden worry of letting Denikin go in this way.

If it is not good to support the German revolution and Denikin revives from the ashes, then the Russian revolution will also be a disadvantage, and it will probably not only be the Trotskyists who will have to stop at that time, but the whole party will be doomed.

Trotsky really didn't know what to do, and he gave up the German revolution, he couldn't bear it; Regardless of Denikin, he can't. That's really hard to go back and forth, what should I do?

Just as everyone was looking at Trotsky, and just as Lenin was about to teach Ulitsky a lesson, Kamenev suddenly raised his head and said: "In my opinion, the main culprit of the present passive situation is Andrei. Comrade Petrovich, if he had not attacked the German High Seas Fleet and hastily exacerbated the contradictions in Germany, Albert and the Social Democrats would not have completely surrendered to the Entente bloc so quickly...... Such comrades who do not distinguish between important and important comrades must be severely criticized and condemned! ”

I have to say that this guy Kamenev is really not a good bird. He interrupted. The purpose is quite not pure. Originally, the Trotskyists and Leninists were on the top of the bull. For the sake of the revolution and the interests of the party, then we should make peace and try our best to persuade them. But he's good, I'm afraid the world won't be chaotic and add fuel to the fire!

For the Trotskyists, everything that is not going well at the moment is really a belly of anger, and it is natural to vent when there is anger, but they cannot find a target to vent. You can't attack Lenin directly, can you? Doesn't that mean exacerbating the contradictions?

And Kamenev suddenly mentioned Li Xiaofeng, which made them find their target at once. Isn't that bastard bad? Can't clean up the old and can't clean up the small? him!

For a time, the Trotskyists were excited, and wave after wave turned to Li Xiaofeng, who was not ready to arrive at the scene, and it seemed that he was ready to drown him.

In their view, it is clear that you Trotskyists are not doing things well, and Comrade Lenin has repeatedly warned you to be meticulous in your preparations for the revolution and to be aware of the enemy's counterattack. But Yue Fei and Raddick simply took it as a deaf ear and looked at the so-called Berlin uprising. It's just a mess, it's just self-defeating.

Okay. You are not doing well, and you want to shirk responsibility with our people? I'll fuck it, it's shameless!

Suddenly the scene began to be chaotic, the Trotskyists and Leninists blamed each other, while the initiator Kamenev quietly shrank back, watching coldly and preparing to watch a good show.

Again, this product is very insidious and has great ambitions. His aim was to get the Trotskyists and Leninists to fight, and then fish in troubled waters. Even if Lenin and Trotsky chose restraint in the end, Li Xiaofeng was left on the cusp by him, and when the time came, both Leninists and Trotskyists remembered that fight, and he would definitely have no good fruit to eat!

Lenin glanced at Kamenev and then at Trotsky, and this time the meaning was obvious: "Look what you got back!" ”

According to Lenin's previous meaning, Kamenev is a rotten person, and it would be good for him to be marginalized and disappear from the political arena a little bit. But Trotsky wanted to support this guy in the Eight Congresses and pull him back. Although Lenin did not say anything at that time, there was still fire in his heart.

Especially when he saw that this product now dared to fan the wind and light a ghost fire, and the idea of fishing in troubled waters, Lenin's heart was even more angry. When he looked at Trotsky, it was not only a sign that Trotsky did not know anyone, but also a final warning!

"If you don't restrain your people again, then Lao Tzu will be out of the knife!"

Once again, the conundrum was before Trotsky, should he turn his face or swallow his anger? Turning his face, he was not sure of victory, but he swallowed his anger, which was really not what he wanted. Just as he was in trouble again, a life-saving telegram arrived.

"Comrade Andrei successfully rescued Comrades Luxemburg and Liebknecht from the clutches of the enemy and sent them safely to Munich together with Comrade Zetkin."

In an instant, the Trotskyists were speechless, and the people they were cursing one moment had saved their hopes in the next, this Nima, really black humor!

Especially when they heard Zetkin's high evaluation of Li Xiaofeng and the letter of thanks from the German Communist Party to the Bolshevik Central Committee, their old faces turned red!

Lenin smiled slightly, he knew that he didn't have to make trouble, that Trotsky would not be so uninteresting, that he knew what was the most correct choice.

What about Trotsky? To be honest, he was a little disappointed and discouraged at this time, and just now at the moment when Lenin was about to attack, he also mustered up the courage to prepare for a fight, who knew that someone would actually mess up this duel. Just as Lenin thought, if Luxemburg, Zetkin and Liebknecht were still alive and had arrived in Munich ready to lead the new revolutionary struggle, he really did not have the courage to fight it.

"Hey, I've been messed up by that kid again!"

Trotsky sighed in his heart, sometimes he really wanted to make a one-off break with Lenin, the courage just now is not always available, and the next time it will be when the ghost knows.

Among those present, the most disappointed was not Trotsky, but Kamenev, this guy with a bad stomach was originally ready to take advantage of the fisherman, who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the situation would change again. How do you think he can accept it?

Suddenly, the goods could no longer care about hiding, and could no longer care about the fisherman's profits, and jumped out again: "The credit is the credit, and the mistake is the mistake." Even if Comrade André had meritorious service in rescuing Comrade Luxemburg and Comrade Liebknecht, he could not fail to hold accountable the responsibility for his reckless and reckless efforts to sabotage the overall situation of the revolution! I strongly demand! ”

"Shut up!"

Sverdlov actually broke out before Lenin, which is a rare scene, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was so unkind, that is, there were even less!

"The nature of the Albert regime is well known, they were the new agents of the German bourgeoisie and the Junker landlords, and from the day he seized power, it was decided that he would be in the league with the Entente. What does this have to do with Comrade Andrei? Could it be that if all the High Seas Fleet was taken captive by the Entente, Albert would not have surrendered? Won't you betray the proletariat? You are confusing the public and framing our comrades! ”

Sverdlov took a deep breath and said loudly: "I think that Comrade Andrei's actions are not only faultless, but also meritorious. He succeeded in preventing the Entente from swallowing up the German High Seas Fleet and preventing them from growing further. I solemnly mention to the Central Committee that in recognition of Comrade Andrei's merits, he should be awarded the Order of the Red Banner! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you Pig Chic 2, Wanwan and Comrade Juventus!