The general attitude in the Politburo tended to stick to the Dnieper line, which meant that Trotsky was more marketable, and naturally criticized a certain immortal. However, Li Xiaofeng can be regarded as having practiced, since he became a great elder, he has been criticized a lot, and it is not the same thing to criticize and criticize.

For example, this time, the opinions of the Politburo and the Military Commission are completely different, so who should be listened to? The Politburo believes that it is the central core, and of course the opinion of the Politburo should prevail, but the Central Military Commission believes that it is true that the Politburo is the central core, but the Military Commission is responsible for military issues, and the Central Military Commission has the power to command the Red Army. The Politburo and the Central Military Commission should each take charge of their own affairs, and on military issues, the Politburo should have a good grasp of the macro situation, and the CMC should do the specific work.

And now, the Politburo wants to grossly interfere with the correct command of the Central Military Commission, what is going on? If the Politburo thinks it can manage everything, then what else does the Military Commission do? Besides, according to the party's constitution, the Central Military Commission is the supreme leader of the army, when will the Politburo be able to interfere in the work of the Military Commission?

There is even an opinion of the Central Military Commission that if the Politburo feels that the current CMC is incompetent, then it would be better to convene a plenary session of the Central Committee in advance and re-elect a new CMC.

All in all, the military commissar felt offended and thought that the Politburo was reaching too long. On the contrary, the Politburo believes that the CMC is suspected of deviating from the party's command. All in all, both sides believe that their side is right and insist that the other side correct it.

But the problem also comes, whether it is the change of the Politburo and the Military Commission. That had to go through the plenary session of the Central Committee. And now. It was not at all time before the plenary session of the Central Committee, and if they wanted to be replaced, they would have to wait until March 1942. In other words, the two sides can only endure each other for the time being.

Truth be told, this is in Li Xiaofeng's favor, unless Trotsky announces the early convening of the plenary session of the Central Committee, the Military Commission can from now on act exactly as it wishes. Even if Lao Tuo is angry, he can't help it.

So why didn't Lao Tuo convene a plenary session of the Central Committee in advance? The reason is that he is not sure to defeat Li Xiaofeng in one breath at the plenary meeting, the reason is very simple, the current situation is very unsatisfactory, and the Politburo will definitely take the blame for this, once Li Xiaofeng takes advantage of this to attack him in a big way, the result is very difficult to say. At least from Lao To's understanding, the Central Committee was very dissatisfied with the work of the Politburo since June 1941, and there was a strong demand that those responsible be held accountable.

In the eyes of many members of the CPC Central Committee, the General Staff represented by Tukhachevsky expressed great dissatisfaction with Tukhachevsky's work.

As an important representative of the Trotskyists in the military. If Tukhachevsky were to fall again, there would be little influence in the army. This was absolutely unacceptable to Trotsky. Therefore, even if the Military Commission was too much this time, he could not make up his mind to convene a plenary session of the Central Committee in advance.

"It's right not to convene the plenary in advance, Andrey. Isn't Petrovich going to toss? Isn't the Military Commission disobedient? Then let them make a fuss, once the next battle table is not ideal, it will be beneficial to us. At that time, at the Central Plenum, we could beat the water dogs! Ulitz Infrastructure Yì said.

To tell the truth, Trotsky felt very sorry for this opinion, Ulitsky did not understand the severity of this matter at all, there was no reservoir dog to fight at all, once the battle of Bryansk failed, then the Soviet Union would be really in danger, and then it would be a question of the destruction of the country, this is not a joke, Trotsky has always been able to adhere to principles on such a major question of right and wrong.

So he said to Tukhachevsky: "Can you do as much as possible the work of other members of the Military Commission, make it clear that they will give up the idea of fighting in Bryansk?" I think it's better to hold on to the Dnieper, even if you can't hold it, you can buy time for our reinforcements to rush to the battlefield, right? ”

The problem is that Tukhachevsky has nothing to do about it, for the simple reason that his prestige has declined so much during this period of time that many of his former old friends have directly or indirectly expressed their dissatisfaction with him, and there are even some people who have spoken very ugly, almost urging him to quickly abdicate and make way for more capable comrades to take over his work.

To be honest, Tukhachevsky was disappointed and saddened by this, and he felt like the wall was falling down, and everyone was pushing the drums and beating them. Moreover, he resolutely refused to admit that he was incompetent, let alone that he had done anything wrong, but in short, he persevered tenaciously and firmly believed that victory in the Great Patriotic War would be possible under his leadership.

Of course, this also made Tukhachevsky's old friends even more disappointed, and naturally the relationship was becoming more and more strained, and Tukhachevsky should not be expected to do their job at all. Even some of the "leftists" united around the Trotskyists are secretly discussing whether to change their spokesman, and in their opinion Tukhachevsky is too old and no longer good to resist the counterattack of the right. Anyway, Tukhachevsky's position is quite delicate, and he is not able to do the work of the Military Commission at all.

So the final result was that Trotsky could only personally go out and put pressure on Li Xiaofeng in the Politburo: "Comrade Andrey, can you guarantee that you will be able to defeat the enemy in Bryansk? Note that I'm talking about defeat, not just fending off enemy forces. Can you guarantee it? ”

In Trotsky's view, it was impossible for Li Xiaofeng to make such a guarantee, and naturally he could force the Military Commission to comply. But he underestimated Li Xiaofeng's determination and will too much, and a certain immortal said without flinching: "Comrade Trotsky, if the Politburo and the Military Commission can commit at least four army groups in Bryansk, I can make such a promise!" There will definitely be a big victory in Bryansk, not to mention driving the enemy away in one go, but at least the enemy's second and third tank clusters will be driven out of Russia! ”

Trotsky was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Li Xiaofeng to come for real, and he really patted his chest and packed the ticket. How do you get it?

It took him a long time before he asked, "What guarantee do you use?" This is not ......"

Li Xiaofeng interrupted him. He replied confidently, "I can guarantee it with party spirit." As a loyal Bolshevik, I would never lie to the party. For me, if this task is not successful, it will be benevolent, and I am ready to sacrifice in Bryansk! ”

These words were so loud that even Dzerzhinsky, who did not quite agree with the continuation of the retreat, was moved: "Comrade Andrei is not the kind of person who speaks irresponsibly, and since he dares to make such a guarantee, it means that he is sure, given the situation at the front. Why not let him try it? ”

Dzerzhinsky was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and Trotsky, who had spoken too much before, could not go back, so he could only pinch his nose and admit it. However, Li Xiaofeng still had something to say: "If you want to defeat the enemy in Bryansk, the strength of the four army groups is indispensable, but at the same time I must point out that these four army groups cannot be empty shelves, they must be fully staffed. In addition, I demand the highest priority in obtaining supplies and supplies! ”

Trotsky said to these demands that the four fully armed armies would not be unable to take them, but that if they did, they would inevitably weaken the Red Army in the Minsk direction. Tukhachevsky is still thinking of launching a counterattack in Minsk, transferring two army groups from Minsk. That thing is going to blow up the thorns.

To be honest, sometimes Trotsky was quite speechless about Tukhachevsky, even he could see that the possibility of a successful counterattack in Minsk was not very high, but that guy was just a tendon to do this, even after Rokossovsky's defense line was broken and the Dnieper defense line was in danger, Tukhachevsky only agreed to transfer one army group, and now let him transfer two army groups, how easy is it?

Of course, Trotsky could have agreed to the transfer of the two armies in spite of Tukhachevsky's feelings, but that would be tantamount to accepting the CMC's opinion in its entirety, which had previously made Tukhachevsky very faceless on this issue. Even though the two armies had in fact moved to the Dnieper defense line, Tukhachevsky and the General Staff still insisted that this was an illegal operation, and that it was illegal for the Moscow Central Military District to move troops behind the back of the General Staff.

All in all, if this is agreed, Tukhachevsky will not be able to explain it, how can he compromise and satisfy someone's demands, but also give Tukhachevsky a step down?

After thinking about it for a long time, Trotsky could only think of a way to cover his ears and steal the bell, on the one hand, he only agreed to transfer the 12th Army from the Belarusian Front to support Rokossovsky and Lukin, and on the other hand, to return the 20th and 21st armies, which had originally belonged to the Moscow Central Military District and remained in Belarus, to the direct command of the Military Commission, and to organize these two armies into the strategic reserve of the Military Commission.

And then what? Then the two armies, which nominally belonged to the Military Commission, would be transferred to Bryansk and actually handed over to Li Xiaofeng for command. To put it bluntly, this is a play on words, and in fact, three group armies are transferred, but two of them are not clearly tuned. But this can be regarded as taking care of Tukhachevsky's face.

Of course, some comrades may ask, isn't this the transfer of three group armies? According to Li Xiaofeng's request, he only needs four group armies, and now counting Rokossovsky's 6th Army and Lukin's 16th Army, this has the strength of five group armies? Doesn't it greatly exceed Li Xiaofeng's requirements? Could it be that Lao Tuo is merciful?

That is impossible, because the 6th and 16th armies can now only cap the strength of more than one army group at best, and the remaining three army groups are not completely full, and the patchwork can be regarded as the strength of four group armies.

Of course, it was impossible to completely fool Tukhachevsky with such a trick, and in any case, the man, who had learned of Trotsky's decision, was furious, locked himself in his office for two days and sulked, and finally Trotsky himself went to do his work, and he reluctantly accepted it.

Leaving aside Tukhachevsky's side for the time being, Li Xiaofeng immediately took a special plane to Bryansk, where he would organize a temporary Bryansk Front, with the 6th, 12th, 16th, 20th, and 21st armies, to fight an unprecedented general battle from late October to early 1941, with the task of repelling the German 1st and 2nd tank groups and expelling them from Russia.

"The task is quite difficult," after arriving in Bryansk. Li Xiaofeng immediately convened a meeting of all the senior commanders of all groups. At the meeting, he said very sincerely: "Before I came, I had already made a military order in the Politburo. Either repel the Germans, or glory on the spot! ”

Glancing at everyone, Li Xiaofeng continued: "I believe that everyone's mood is the same as mine, and they are all looking forward to winning a battle and being ashamed. But to tell you the truth, the Politburo and the Military Commission appointed me as the commander and political commissar of the Bryansk Front, and I was at the beginning at a loss, because I was really not good at fighting, and it was somewhat unrealistic to expect me to command the battle. So I'm the commander in name. I hope you can help me, after all, you are all good men who have personally fought against the German devils, and I fully believe that you are capable of defeating your opponents! ”

After a pause, Li Xiaofeng said with a smile: "Therefore, I hereby appoint Comrade Rokossovsky as the first deputy commander of the Front Army and Comrade Lukin as the chief of staff of the Front Army, who is fully responsible for the formulation of the operational plan and the actual command of the operation. And I'm in charge of politics and logistics! ”

Li Xiaofeng's remarks made the commanders of the various group armies breathe a sigh of relief, and they were really worried that someone would grab his beard and eyebrows and command the battle in a highly interventionist way. And now, it seems, someone is still very open-minded. Knowing that he is not good at military command, he immediately lets go of capable people on top. And the implication is to fully trust them, and it is great to have such a compassionate subordinate chief.

At least the commanders and political commissars of the army groups breathed a sigh of relief, at least for the time being, there was no need to worry about someone overstepping their command like Tukhachevsky, and looking at someone's intentions, there was no intention of rectifying the situation for the time being. They had been worried about these two issues before!

But then again, the reason why a certain immortal has the confidence to make a military order and delegate power so happily is that there are Rokossovsky and Lukin, two brave and warlike bulls. With their ability, they were able to achieve such results under extremely unfavorable conditions back then, and now the situation is even better, and with the support of an immortal like him, there is no reason why Guderian can't suffer a little, right?

"Tell me about your ideas."

Rokossovsky did not expect that a certain immortal would put him in full charge of the command, after all, the General Staff had previously reprimanded him severely, which meant that he should be held strictly responsible for abandoning the Dnieper defense line "privately". In Rokossovsky's view, this time he was lucky to be able to keep his military and party membership, who would have thought that not only would he have retained his post as commander of the Sixth Army, but he would also be able to take a step forward and become the deputy commander of the Front.

Although the Bryansk Front is only a temporary institution, and it may be disbanded after the Battle of Bryansk, it is still very beneficial to have this resume for future promotion, and Rokossovsky is still very happy anyway.

But happy is happy, but it is undeniable that Rokossovsky is unprepared for this, after all, he was ready to be masturbated before, and he was ready to pack up his bedding and leave, at that time, he was thinking more about his personal future and safety, how could he be in the mood to think about the next battle. Even if you think about it, it is the eunuch who the emperor's heart, and it is useless to spend a dime.

So at this time, Rokossovsky was a little stunned, but his most basic military qualities were still there, and he quickly said his general idea: "According to my understanding, the enemy's first and second tank clusters have more than 1,300 tanks, objectively speaking, the strength is still relatively strong, and compared with our army's armored units, the enemy's training is more sufficient, and the combat experience is also richer, and the overall situation is higher than that of our armored troops." ”

Li Xiaofeng didn't speak, just quietly listened to Rokossovsky's introduction, everyone knows these things, but since Rokossovsky wants to talk about it, it must still make sense.

Soon Rokossovsky changed his words and said: "However, it must also be seen that this so-called strong armored strength can only have an advantage over the traditional army units such as Poland, France, and Britain, compared with the Red Army, a tank cluster of the enemy is actually only equivalent to a mechanized army of our army, and even the performance of tanks is still lagging behind our army as a whole. ”

Rokossovsky's question, in fact, the big guys have the answer in their hearts, and most people greet Tukhachevsky's mother in their hearts, but Rokossovsky believes that the responsibility for failure is not entirely Tukhachevsky's blind command.

"The enemy's air-ground coordination is quite wonderful, yes, forgive me for describing the enemy as wonderful," Rokossovsky said eloquently, "and the air-ground coordination of our army seems rigid and dogmatic, and perhaps these tactics corresponded to the current situation of the Red Army in the thirties, but today they seem outdated." I think that in order to regain the initiative, we must first liberate the Air Force and let them use their full strength! ”

Rokossovsky continued with some excitement: "It's not just the Air Force, to tell you the truth, the enemy has a lot fewer tanks than ours and is much behind, but why can they defeat us with these backward weapons? I believe that the cause of the problem lies in the abnormal development of our army's mechanization, which attaches great importance to tanks one-sidedly, while the infantry and logistics units that cooperate with tank operations have not been able to fully realize mechanization, which leads to the disconnection between our armored forces and infantry, and often faces supply problems, which in turn actually weakens the combat capability of our army's armored forces......" (To be continued......

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