What trouble did Li Xiaofeng encounter? Hey, that's not just a big problem, it's a big problem!

After the battle in 1941, Li Xiaofeng, or some people of insight in the Central Military Commission, had already realized one point -- the power of the General Staff was too great! If the power of the General Staff was not so great, it would have been difficult for Tukhachevsky to take over everything in the early stages of the battle, and naturally it would not have led to a total passivity. Therefore, from October 1941, there were calls within the army for the reorganization of the General Staff and the restriction of the powers of the Chief of the General Staff.

Well, with that said, you should know what's in trouble. Tukhachevsky did not think that his power was too great, but that his power was too small, and he preferred that the General Staff would take care of everything, rather than let a group of "vexatious" guys below empty him.

The reorganization of the General Staff was thus delayed, and it was not until Trotsky became completely disillusioned with Tukhachevsky that the matter took a turn for the better. Especially this time, after Trotsky asked Tukhachevsky for the T-54 and was categorically refused, Lao Tuo also felt that Tukhachevsky was too disagreeable, and it seemed that the chief of the General Staff was suspected of being above the Military Commission? So when Li Xiaofeng once again proposed to reorganize the General Staff and limit the power of the Chief of the General Staff, Lao Tuo hit it off with him. Soon after, the reorganization work was carried out in full swing.

According to Li Xiaofeng's assumption, the Central Military Commission, as the highest military power organ, is naturally the highest-end, while the nominal People's Commissariat of National Defense is just a skin, and still has no actual power. Under the Military Commission, the four general departments remained retained. However, it is necessary to establish a new general cadre department. In other words, the original four headquarters have become five headquarters.

So why set up this general cadre department? Naturally, the personnel power that originally belonged to the General Staff was stripped out. The chief of the general staff should not be allowed to be in charge of training, strategy, overall command, and personnel power.

Li Xiaofeng not only wanted to strip the personnel powers that originally belonged to the General Staff Headquarters, but also upgraded the operations department of the three services, which was originally under the General Staff Headquarters, to the headquarters of the three services. Some comrades may want to say, in the past, wasn't the operational department of the three services equivalent to the headquarters of the three services? Why bother?

Although the operational departments of the three services nominally perform the functions and powers of the headquarters of the three services, they are nominal after all; in fact, the operational departments of the three services can still only be in charge of operations, and in other affairs must be the chief of the general staff. This limitation is considerable.

The upgrading to the rank of the headquarters of the three services is different, and the general headquarters of the army, navy, and air force should be in charge of all the affairs of the various services, which is tantamount to wrestling a large amount of power from the chief of the general staff.

Anyway, Li Xiaofeng's proposal has won the strong support of the Navy and the Air Force, and Marshal Orlov and Air Marshal Arxnis are really fed up with Tukhachevsky's interference, and they naturally have to raise their hands and feet to support themselves if they are able to stand on their own. The only support that can be given to Tukhachevsky in this regard is his little friend Yaqir, but now Yaqir is a bit of a straw chicken and can't speak.

Please note that Li Xiaofeng's actions are not yet over, and he will next break the system of large military districts that Tukhachevsky created after he came to power for the second time. The reason is simple, it is really inconvenient for this large military region to operate.

Let's put it this way. The boundaries of the four major military regions are too large, for the commanders of the military regions. It's a bit of a whip and powerless. Especially the commander of a large military district like Triandafilov, who faced German aggression directly, really one head is bigger than three.

Let's put it this way, 70% of the armed forces of the entire Soviet Red Army were concentrated in the Moscow Central Military District, and if you count how many troops Triandafilov had to command: the Baltic Front, the Belarusian Front, the Bryansk Front, the Central Front, the Voronezh Front, plus the Air Force and Navy, Triandafilov, the commander of the military district, is probably not easier than Tukhachevsky, the chief of the General Staff. Moreover, this has led to a high degree of overlap in the powers of Triandafilov and Tukhachevsky, so friction and contradictions are inevitable.

According to the ideal division, a Moscow Central Military District can be divided into at least five parts - the Baltic Military District, the Leningrad Military District, the Moscow Military District, the Kiev Military District, and the Belarusian Military District, so that the pressure is much less.

For example, the commander of the Central Asian Military District, Yegorov, since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, has really been idle! Therefore, Li Xiaofeng believes that the large military region must still be dismantled, so as not to concentrate power too much and to avoid too many contradictions between the military region and the general staff.

What is more interesting is that although Tukhachevsky opposes the reorganization of the General Staff, he does not oppose the reorganization of the large military districts, for the very simple reason that the commanders of the large military districts like Triandafilov really hurt him, and he has broken up the large military districts so that they can "break them down individually" so that he can control the troops more directly.

However, Tukhachevsky's idea of only wanting to take advantage and not wanting to pay was destined to be impossible to realize, and after a week of fierce debate, Li Xiaofeng's proposal was finally passed in its entirety, because the proposal of a certain immortal was the best and the best plan that could balance the interests of all parties at this stage.

The four general departments have been turned into five general departments, the three major operational commands have been turned into the general headquarters of the three armed services, and the four major military regions have been dismembered into more than a dozen small military regions.

Among them, Trian Dafilov continued to serve as deputy chief of the General Staff and concurrently as commander of the Belarusian Military District, while Shaposhnikov stepped down as commander of the Ukrainian Front and became commander of the Kiev Military District. Yegorov finally jumped out of the fire pit of the Central Asian Military District and became commander-in-chief of the army. The former Chief of Army Operations Yakir was reappointed commander of the Baltic Coastal Military District.

The readjustment of the military region has also led to some readjustment of the various armies, among which the Baltic Front has remained unchanged, and its direct superior has become the Baltic Coastal Military District. Clearly, this is Tukhachevsky's chance to make a comeback for his old friend Yakil. It is better to direct the battle than to continue to serve as an aggrieved chief of operations under the Army General Command.

The original Belorussian Front was renamed the 1st Belorussian Front and was subordinate to the Belorussian Military District. And Rokossovsky's Bryansk Front was renamed the Second Belorussian Front. Also subordinate to the Belarusian Military District.

The commander of the Ukrainian Front was replaced by Timoshenko. And it was renamed the First Ukrainian Front. And part of the army group that was previously drawn from the Belarusian Front formed the Second Ukrainian Front, and the commander of the Front was Ivan Brown, who was unjustly killed during the Great Purge in history. Panfilovich. General Belov.

What is more interesting is that the Voronezh Front, which was supposed to be subordinate to the Moscow Military District, was also lost to the Kiev Military District, and it can be seen that Lao Tuo believes that the possibility of a big war in the future Ukrainian regions is higher, and this move also makes Tukhachevsky quite unhappy.

Why is Tukhachevsky upset? The reason is simple, after the lifting of the siege for Kyiv, in accordance with the previous resolution of the Military Council. The Minsk counterattack should be carried out soon. And now, the boss of the Belarusian Military District is Triandafilov, and even if the Minsk counterattack is launched, it will be under the command of Triandafilov, and there is not much to do with him, the chief of the General Staff. What's more, in order to carry out the Minsk counterattack, it is necessary to increase the number of troops in the Minsk region. And now it is good that the troops that originally reinforced the Ukrainian Front from the Belarusian Front were grandly organized into the Second Ukrainian Front, and the Voronezh Front, a reserve force with high hopes, was also thrown to the Kyiv Military District. This is clearly what Trotsky wanted to say: "Stop doing any Minsk counterattack, now the focus is on Ukraine, it's Kyiv!" ”

For Tukhachevsky. This is tantamount to a slap in the face, which means that his whole strategy has been ruthlessly denied. Thinking of this reform of the General Staff, he couldn't help but be discouraged.

"Comrade Mikhail's mood is not very high!" Ulitsky suddenly said to Trotsky.

Lao Tuo glanced at him, and seemed to be very strange why Ulitsky would say this, after all, he was the one who strongly demanded the removal of Tukhachevsky before, why did he suddenly say good things about Tukhachevsky now?

Ulitsky smiled embarrassedly: "I just think that this move is too big, too urgent, will it be ......?"

Trotsky interrupted him and replied calmly: "We are not moving too hastily, but too late." In the last decade, we've missed out so much that we've become what we are now. We will never forget the merits of Comrade Mikhail in the past, but at present, the most important thing is to save the situation, not the kindness of the woman! ”

Ulitsky said hesitantly: "I am afraid that I will be pushed too quickly, and Comrade Mikhail will not be able to figure it out......"

"He will figure it out," Trotsky replied faintly, "and with the wisdom of Comrade Mikhail, he should know that this is the best outcome." ”

Of course, in Trotsky's mind, he added: "If you can't figure it out, then there is no way, who let this be the law of history?" ”

Ulitsky nodded, but immediately asked again: "I still think you are interested in Andrei. Petrovich retreated too much, and this time he took advantage of it! ”

Trotsky smiled and asked rhetorically: "Do you really think that is our loss?" ”

Ulitsky frowned and asked, "Isn't it?" ”

Trotsky smiled lightly and said categorically: "Of course not! ”

Ulitsky immediately couldn't figure it out, because no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this time it was Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov who took advantage of it, successfully dismembered the General Staff, and kicked Tukhachevsky from the pinnacle of power to the dust. This means that someone's power in the military is inflated again.

"You're thinking too simply, my friend." Trotsky smiled and said, "Do you think we will be able to keep the position of Chief of the General Staff in the future?" ”

Ulitsky thought about it and had to admit that Trotsky had a point, after Tukhachevsky fell, there really was no one in the Trotskyites to replace him, and if nothing else, the chief of the General Staff would inevitably fall into the hands of the Leninists.

But Trotsky wanted to tell Ulitsky more than that, and if the General Staff was not reformed now, then when Tukhachevsky fell and the Leninists gained the General Staff, the Trotskyists would lose even more. If you think about it, at that time the powers of the Chief of the General Staff were not limited, and the successor Chief of the General Staff was a Leninist. At that time, the Trotskyists in the military would not be pushed into a corner? That's when you will definitely lose more!

Of course. Trotsky was not without doubts. For example, he wondered why Li Xiaofeng asked for a reorganization of the General Staff at this time, and it was clear that this would be more beneficial to the Trotskyists. The Trotskyists paid only for Tukhachevsky's power to shrink, but they won a rare respite, which, to be honest, was really nothing to pay, as if Li Xiaofeng was deliberately trying to let the Trotskyists go.

Is that what Li Xiaofeng meant? Imperfection. The reason why he did this must have been a comprehensive consideration, and he must have weighed the overall benefits and losses. Doing so must be good for some immortal.

"First, the existence of Trotskyism is still necessary," Li Xiaofeng explained to Yakov with a smile: "There is no party emperor outside the party, and there are no factions in the party. I have to make sure that there are different voices in the party, and if there is always only one voice in the party, then the party is not far from being finished. However, some of the ideas of the Trotskyists are still of reference significance. ”

After a pause, Li Xiaofeng made a second point: "Secondly, after Trotsky retires. It was inevitable that Comrade Yakov would take over, and there was still a contradiction between me and him. Without the existence of the Trotskyists, the contradictions between me and him would have been extremely fierce and acute, and with an opposition at our side, the two of us would have to be more or less concerned about the influence. It's good for him and for me! ”

"In the end," Li Xiaofeng said with a grin, "if we don't take the opportunity to make a deal with the Trotskyists this time, it will be difficult for us to reach an agreement when Tukhachevsky steps down, which means that the contradictions will become sharper, and may even erupt suddenly." And this was bad for the USSR. At this time, let's take a step back and take what we need, so why not? ”

So what exactly did the Trotskyists get? For example, when it comes to respite, as they relent on the reform of the General Staff, Li Xiaofeng will naturally not continue to chase and fight Tukhachevsky, which gives them time to transition. Second, in the current split of the large military regions, the Trotskyists have also obtained the posts of commanders or political commissars of some military regions; although these military regions are in the nature of cold benches, they can at least give the young Trotskyist military forces a chance to gild their successors and brush up their resumes. This is quite important for Trotskyists.

All in all, the only unhappy or depressed person at this feast was Tukhachevsky, whose ideas were basically denied, his power was greatly reduced, and he was really depressed.

"Mikhail, are you going to sit still?" Yakir and Khalepsky asked worriedly, "Comrade Trotsky has made it clear that he no longer trusts you and is ready to give up on you!" ”

Tukhachevsky replied sullenly: "I know! ”

Tukhachevsky then said nothing, not because he was not angry or depressed, but because his feelings for Trotsky were complicated. His rise was inseparable from Trotsky's support, and to say that he was not at all grateful, would be false. Tukhachevsky always regarded Trotsky as his own bole and always remembered the grace of his acquaintance.

But this is also the source of Tukhachevsky's grief, and there is nothing more painful in this world than betrayal. In Tukhachevsky's view, Trotsky's abandonment of him was also a betrayal, a great betrayal of their decades-long friendship, which he simply could not accept!

After a long time, Tukhachevsky stood up and said in a heavy tone: "No matter what Comrade Trotsky does and what he chooses. I always remember his kindness, whether as a friend or as a soldier, I must continue to persevere, even if the situation is extremely bad, I will persevere to the end! ”

As he spoke, Tukhachevsky choked up a little, took several deep breaths, and then controlled his emotions: "Now, the only thing I can do is to fight a good battle, destroy as many enemies as possible, and I want the world to see that I, Tukhachevsky, am still the omnipotent Red Napoleon back then!" ”

Tukhachevsky was determined to seize the last chance to prove himself, he wanted to show Trotsky that "old friend, you are wrong, you have made a big mistake!" ”

From that day on, Tukhachevsky was immersed in his office, devoting himself to the study of the battle, trying to find the soft underbelly of the German army and crush the German army in one fell swoop.

At the time of Tukhachevsky's sleepless work, one of his enemies was in the same state. Guderian still did not give up, he carefully studied each battle report, constantly reproduced the situation of friend and foe on the map and the sand table, and after he carefully studied it, he finally came to a dismal conclusion, which had already been mentioned before, that is, there was no point in continuing to attack Nirvana.

"We're wasting it out! We can't do that! Guderian began to pull his hair, "Send electricity to Marshal Bock, power to the wolf's den, we must make adjustments, continue to break through in depth to have any hope of victory!" ”

It's just that at that time, Guderian's desperate cry still did not attract much attention from the German high-brass, Hitler was still optimistic that fighting a war of annihilation in the Kiev area was the best policy, and the mustache was very stubborn that the German army was stronger than the Red Army, and the annihilation of the Slavic barbarians was not a problem.

Hitler's view did not come to an end until early April, and it was not Guderian who put an end to this unrealistic idea, but the allies of the East. In early April, Japan, in line with its most basic obligations among its allies, informed Germany that it would launch an attack on Southeast Asia in May...... (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you for the pig chic 2, the wind fluttering and moving, the sweet potato in the melon field, the free drink of a thousand cups of people are not drunk and Comrade Juventus!