Moscow in July was supposed to be the hottest time of the year, but on this day, everyone attending the enlarged meeting of the Military Commission found the air pressure and temperature in the venue a little low, so low that people wanted to add an extra piece of clothing.

Trotsky sat in the centre of the room, but the central part of his left hand was vacated. It is very unusual that Trotsky, as the chief of the Military Commission, does not sit in the most central position, then this position can only be reserved for Lenin.

In previous years, Lenin would not have come to the Military Commission unless it was the Military Commission that had to make a heavy decision. And this time he came, and it was clear that things were very different. The members of the Central Military Commission who attended as observers, you look at me, I look at you, and they all have a feeling that the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

This feeling was infinitely magnified after Stalin also walked into the hall and sat down without greeting Trotsky at all. As all participants know, today's meeting is likely to be a belligerent, perhaps even a bloody battle.

This feeling makes everyone dare not come out, and one by one, they look at their noses and noses like sculptures. A few minutes later, Lenin, the last to arrive at the venue, finally appeared, his tutor with a relaxed expression, as if he had come not to attend a conference on the future political landscape of Russia, but to attend a tea party.

He spoke cordially with a few members of the committee, then shook hands with Trotsky and sat down, and said in a very unyielding manner: "Everyone is here, right?" Let's have a meeting! ”

Trotsky immediately continued: "Then begin the meeting, this meeting is an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission at the request of Comrade Stalin and Comrade Andrei, and the main topic of the meeting is to enlarge the ...... of the members of the Military Commission."

In three or five sentences, Trotsky finished his opening remarks. Then he got straight to the point: "Is it necessary for the Military Commission to recruit some new comrades to join?" After my discussion with Comrade Lenin. I think this mention yì is very good. It is indeed time for the Military Commission to absorb some fresh blood. Personally, I think Comrade Ulitsky is a good fit! ”

As soon as Trotsky came up, he seemed to have reached a consensus with Lenin on this issue, and even if Xiao Si and Stalin did not attack at this time, he and Lenin would later add Ulitsky to it.

Even as soon as Trotsky's words fell, Lenin immediately stated: "I agree with this nomination, Comrade Ulitsky has always been loyal to the revolution and the party, and let him be admitted to the Military Commission......"

"I'm against it!" Before Lenin finished speaking, Stalin put down his pipe and said with a blank face. "Comrade Ulitsky is not qualified to work in the Central Military Commission, he has never been engaged in military work, nor does he have any experience in military struggle, so letting him enter the Military Commission is simply nonsense. Only an absolute layman of military work would come up with such a construction! ”

Stalin's move was quite sudden, and the impact was unprecedented, because it was Trotsky who nominated Ulitsky, Lenin supported him, and most importantly, Stalin decisively interrupted Lenin before he could finish speaking. The meaning of such a tough expression is really very unusual.

At least almost all the other committee members present at the meeting silently said in their hearts: "The battle has begun, hurry up and be more careful." Don't get caught in the pond! ”

Lenin's face was a little unpleasant, and this was probably the first time he had been mercilessly interrupted by Stalin in person. This also has a certain impact on the mentor. However, the tutor had already prepared his mind beforehand, and he immediately continued to emphasize: "Comrade Joseph, my speech is not over yet! ”

"Your statement is not finished, but the central idea is already known to us," said Stalin, still with a blank face, "and I strongly disagree with this suggestion, and I interrupt you precisely to emphasize this point." Comrade Ulitsky is unfit to enter the military commissariat, there can be no doubt about it! ”

Lenin's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked, with a compelling momentum: "What does it mean to be unquestionable?" Could it be that the Military Commission was opened by your Joseph's family? ”

Trotsky immediately chimed in: "That's right, the Military Commission also has to obey the leadership of the organization, not anyone's word!" ”

Seeing that Stalin was a little difficult to support under the attack of the two mentors, Li Xiaofeng sighed in his heart, he knew that he had to make a move: "The Military Commission is indeed not anyone's word, but this does not mean that anyone can enter the Military Commission, and I also oppose Comrade Ulitsky entering the Military Commission, a comrade without any military work experience, why should he enter the Military Commission, just because some individual comrades like him?" This is cronyism and should be resolutely resisted! ”

Lenin glanced at Li Xiaofeng very deeply, although the mentor knew that someone was very close to Sverdlov, but he had hoped that someone would not be involved in this matter, but now it seems that this is just an extravagant hope.

"Comrade Andrei, what do you mean by cronyism?" Lenin immediately put pressure on someone.

Li Xiaofeng was not frightened, reality dictated that he had to stand with Sverdlov, and since he had to do so, he was not afraid to face Lenin's pressure.

"The so-called cronyism is Comrade Trotsky's nomination of Comrade Ulitsky to the Military Commission! It is well known that Comrade Ulitsky had a very close relationship with Trotsky and was an inseparable friend. In this case, Trotsky did not proceed from the facts, but insisted on allowing Comrade Ulitsky, who did not have any experience in military work, to enter the Military Commission. Is it selflessness? ”

After Li Xiaofeng laughed, he continued, without waiting for Lenin to speak: "How can Comrade Ulitsky enter the Military Commission? Does he have an understanding of military work? Did he have outstanding merit in the revolutionary war in defense of the Soviets? None of them, in fact, Comrade Ulitsky is very ignorant of military work, he is purely a layman, and there are countless comrades in the army who are ten or even a hundred times stronger than him, so why not let those comrades enter the Military Commission, but let such a layman enter the Military Commission? Is this normal? ”

Trotsky and Lenin tried several times to interrupt Li Xiaofeng, but Li Xiaofeng insisted on it, and the more he spoke, the more energetic he became. "I strongly question Comrade Trotsky's motives for nominating Comrade Ulitsky. Is this for the sake of better military work? Is this good for army building? It's just playing the piano around. It's too polite to say he's a nepotism! ”

Stalin also relented at this time, and immediately echoed: "I strongly agree with Comrade Andrei's statement, in fact, the reason for convening an enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission at this time, in addition to absorbing fresh blood into the Central Military Commission, is to expel some of the black sheep in the Central Military Commission and let some people who have caused great interference in military construction work leave the Central Military Commission, so that the Central Military Commission can better carry out its work!" ”

Lenin could not help but angrily rebuked: "Comrade Joseph. You're insinuating. You make it clear, who interfered with the normal work of the CMC? The Politburo has always been very satisfied with the work of the Central Military Commission, and the achievements made by the Central Military Commission over the years cannot be erased! ”

"Grades are grades, mistakes are mistakes!" Stalin replied without giving an inch: "We cannot tolerate mistakes without achieving certain results, this is a crime!" ”

Stalin almost pointed at Tukhachevsky's nose and said: "I will never tolerate the practice of covering up mistakes with previous achievements, such as Comrade Mikhail's failure to review his previous mistakes, his failure to publicly apologize to the Military Commission, and even nonsense about persecution." What is the nature of this? This is the collective leadership and correct resolution of the Confrontation Military Commission...... Months have passed, we have been waiting for Comrade Mikhail to admit his mistake to us, but he has not done anything! What should a party member and a senior general do? ”

Stalin almost roared: "I think Mikhail. Nikolaevich is completely unfit to sit here. He doesn't have that qualification! Now, I officially submit it to the Military Commission. Exempt Mikhail . Nikolayevich held a position in the army, as well as in the Military Commissariat, and handed him over to the Supreme Military Court for review! ”

"I'm against it!" Lenin and Trotsky shouted almost in unison.

What they didn't expect, however, was that their opposition would not prevent Tukhachevsky's fate. Because soon the results of the Military Council's vote on Stalin came out, even if Lenin was saying good things for Tukhachevsky, it still could not prevent Tukhachevsky from being taken down by a large disadvantage. With the exception of a small group of officers who supported the doctrine of mechanization and large-depth warfare, the cavalry, artillery, air force, and navy were unanimously opposed to him.

There is no way, who let the regiment Khachevsky offend people too much before, which caused public outrage, especially the Leningrad case, which made him offend the Navy to the death and made the Air Force deeply jealous. Presumably, they all thought that once Tukhachevsky turned over, there would be absolutely no good fruit for them to eat, and in that case, they would simply kill him in one go.

Tukhachevsky's downfall was the beginning, and when he was politely removed from the meeting by the Supreme Military Court, a chain reaction began to take place.

Almost as soon as Tukhachevsky was asked to leave, Li Xiaofeng immediately mentioned: "I nominated Comrade Sverdlov to work in the Military Commission, Comrade Sverdlov has always been very concerned about army building, and has repeatedly tried to find ways to find solutions to the practical difficulties faced by the army, and in the October Revolution he was the military leader of the uprising at that time, he was familiar with military work, and he succeeded Mikhail. Nikolaevich's position is very suitable! ”

Lenin and Trotsky chuckled in their hearts, and felt more and more troublesome, if Sverdlov also entered the Military Commission, or replaced Tukhachevsky, it would be equivalent to Stalin and his military commissariat. How can this be?

"I'm against it!"

Unfortunately, Lenin and Trotsky's opposition was still ineffective, and even compared to the vote just now when Tukhachevsky was dismissed, Sverdlov's appointment was almost one-sided, and the vast majority of people were in favor of this nomination! For the first time, Lenin and Trotsky felt powerless.

"Send a comrade to inform Comrade Yakov and ask him to come to the next meeting immediately!" Li Xiaofeng commanded excitedly.

In the face of the opposition of Trotsky and Lenin, they not only drove out Tukhachevsky but also succeeded in getting Sverdlov into the Military Commission, which meant that Trotsky had really become a loner in the Military Commission, and his form had completely changed!

Lenin and Trotsky's faces were very unsightly, especially Lenin, who was as black as the bottom of a pot. There is no more breeziness when you first enter the conference room. At this time, he felt a strong crisis!

Yes. Lenin finally had a sense of crisis, because this was not only the first time he had lost head-on to the combination of Stalin and Sverdlov, but also with Trotsky, and the blow was too great.

Stalin, on the other hand, was in a very uplifted mood, because the victory was too uplifting, and they were able to win against the combination of Lenin and Trotsky, who were in full swing in the party. What does this mean? This shows that his political alliance with Sverdlov has initially gained the ability to confront Lenin and Trotsky head-on!

To be honest, this was too precious for Stalin, because in his and Sverdlov's eyes, Lenin was a mountain that was difficult to climb, and even if they were determined to fight back this time, they were actually unconfident or even very pessimistic until they won the victory. And now, there is no need to be pessimistic anymore, it is completely possible to consider blowing the horn of a counteroffensive!

So why did Lenin and Trotsky lose this time? The reason is very profound, Lenin's previous practices have actually dissatisfied the Leninists. Although everyone did not dare to openly "rebel" because of the "obscenity" of the mentor, the resentment was very strong. This time there was Stalin and Sverdlov to take the lead. The disgruntled Leninists instantly found the "organization" and immediately rallied around Stalin and Sverdlov and fired a shot at the Trotskyists.

Of course, this is not to say that Stalin and Sverdlov have taken the place of Lenin in the Leninist faction, and that a new generation can prevail over the old, which is impossible. Because the Leninists still had a lot of affection for the Mentor, that is, the Mentor was too biased towards Trotsky, they turned back.

Moreover, it should be noted that the main target of their counterattack was Trotsky, and if Stalin and Sverdlov had directly targeted Lenin this time, then I am afraid that these Leninists would not have been so powerful.

As Li Xiaofeng said before, Stalin and the Sverdlov clique had an advantage in the Military Commission, which was greater than that of the Politburo, and the mentor did not have time to adjust the power composition of the Military Commission for a while, which gave them an opportunity.

In fact, Lenin was indeed ready to slow down for a while before attacking the Military Commission, and he had to prepare first, first to divide and dissolve the forces of Stalin and the Sverdlov clique in the Military Commission, and then to use the knife. And this time, Stalin and Sverdlov listened to Li Xiaofeng's advice and preemptively took Lenin by surprise, and it is normal that Lenin will fail. If it is delayed for a while, the result is really unpredictable.

But after the initial victory, Stalin and Sverdlov were faced with another multiple-choice question. Should we take advantage of the heat and the iron to pursue and completely solve Trotsky in one go, or should we slow down and avoid intensifying the contradictions, and wait and see?

Stalin and Sverdlov had the intention of taking advantage of the situation, and now the result is perfect, Trotsky has become a loner in the Military Commission, what waves can he make as a bare-bones commander?

Li Xiaofeng, on the other hand, did not think so, he thought that either he would not do it or he would do it absolutely, and this time he would have completely turned against Lenin, and it was necessary to chase after the poor and exterminate Trotsky. At least kill the Trotskyists in the Military Commission, and not give Trotsky and Lenin the slightest chance to turn the book!

Therefore, when Sverdlov had just arrived at the meeting, Li Xiaofeng suddenly pointed his gun at Trotsky: "Comrade Trotsky, you did not make the slightest mistake in the Leningrad case? If it weren't for your support and instigation, Mikhail . What can Nikolaevich do such an outrageous thing? This incident greatly damaged the image of the Red Army and made the Red Army lose people, as the chairman of the Military Commission, you can sit so comfortably? ”

This cannon was fired quite suddenly, Stalin and Sverdlov changed their faces, and Lenin was even more furious: "Comrade Andrei, don't go too far!" ”

Li Xiaofeng looked at Lenin directly and replied without flinching: "What is wrong with me, can't the mistakes of the chairman of the Central Military Commission be pointed out to his face and criticized?" As chairman of the Military Commission, Trotsky overindulged Mikhail. Nikolayevich, who led him down the wrong path, did Comrade Trotsky not need to be responsible? ”

Without waiting for Lenin and Trotsky to speak, Li Xiaofeng roared loudly: "I think that as Chairman of the Military Commission, Comrade Trotsky's work is incompetent, and an incompetent Chairman of the Military Commission cannot lead the Red Army to continue to advance. I now formally propose to the CMC to remove Comrade Trotsky from his post as chairman of the CMC and to elect a more competent comrade to replace him! ”

Onslaught!

Li Xiaofeng's sudden attack once again changed the course of the meeting, and a more intense confrontation broke out again. After a short silence, there was a quarrel in the venue, and people kept standing up to express their opinions, and there were constant quarrels that broke out.

"You kid is so presumptuous!"

Stalin and Sverdlov both wanted to strangle Li Xiaofeng at this time, because someone made such a fuss, and they were originally going to accept it when they saw it, so they could only continue to go on bare-chested, if they could not overthrow Trotsky, then the previous success would not be so significant...... (To be continued......)

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