Does Li Xiaofeng know about this so-called loophole? He must have known that in fact he had deliberately left this so-called loophole for the Germans, and he wanted to make the Germans think that they could take advantage of it.

There was no psychological pressure at all to fight someone with Mannerheim, and the Finnish White Army was also a rabble, to put it mildly, without the support of the German army, the Red Eagle Regiment was enough for them to drink a pot. Mannerheim was a man, not a god, and his strength alone could not create a truly elite army in a matter of months.

And even if Mannerheim has the ability, a certain immortal thinks that his side is not bad, Egorov is not a straw bag like Voroshilov, his military ability and military talent should be said to be far above Mannerheim. Even if the current Egorov is not the commander of the Red Army who has been tempered by the civil war, with his talent, it should still be possible to draw with Mannerheim.

In any case, Li Xiaofeng did not intend to annex all of Finland, and his request was only to ensure that the border area of Vyborg City was under his control, which was really not too high.

The Germans quickly agreed to the request of a certain immortal, and spoke very beautifully, as if they had suffered a great loss and made a great concession. But everyone knows that while agreeing to the request of a certain immortal, their expeditionary force has also been loaded and shipped, and the target is Turku, Finland.

The news of the landing of the German expeditionary force in Finland did not cause much shock in the Bolshevik leadership, because the Politburo had already anticipated this, and it was not surprising that the Germans had always coveted Finland. And to tell the truth, the Bolsheviks really couldn't care about Finland for the time being. At most, it is to support Kuusinin with a little weapon. Other genuine love can't help.

And even at the meetings of the Military Commissariat. The actions of the German Expeditionary Force in Finland were only slightly mentioned, and I am afraid that the Military Commission would only pay attention to them when the Germans and the Finnish White Army really threatened the security of the city of Vyborg.

Li Xiaofeng also attended the meeting, and the theme of the meeting was more centered on Luhansk and Donetsk, and more committee members were discussing Frunze's operational plan and how to get more food.

Li Xiaofeng really doesn't have much interest in these topics. So much so that he looked groggy in the meeting. Such a state attracted the attention of two people, one Trotsky, the other Sverdlov.

Trotsky focused on someone because of what someone had done in Ukraine before. To tell the truth, the actions of a certain immortal made Lao Tuo more happy. Sharply cut Voroshilov and Zhdanov, ensured the safety of the old officers.

As the most concerned point of the whole country, a certain immortal can make a righteous move to kill his relatives in Ukraine, which makes Lao Tuo feel that someone still knows the general situation. If you think you can also contact and cooperate with someone, maybe there will be a surprise?

And now, someone's actions seem to be completely uninterested in everything that is happening in Ukraine. Although the person was sitting in the conference room, his soul did not know where he had gone. This is very different from Lao Tuo's expectations. Doesn't someone care about the situation in Ukraine?

There is also Sverdlov who has the same idea, when someone was tossing around in Ukraine before, he also thought that someone was arranging a back hand in advance, thinking that someone had something big in Ukraine. Otherwise, how can you be so active, so proactive, and rush to offend the mentor?

And now someone is acting that he doesn't care about Ukraine at all, what kind of trouble is this Nima? If you kid really don't care, what is it for so much tossing before?

Neither Trotsky nor Sverdlov could figure it out, in the sense that there was no problem with their guesses. But it's not that someone doesn't pay attention to the problems of Ukraine, but he thinks that he has done everything he can do, and now he can only wait for the development of events, and instead of sitting in the conference room with air-to-air nonsense, it is better to go home and recharge.

Of course, this idea of a certain immortal is not entirely correct. Do as much planning as possible, make more plans, and when the battle starts, you won't panic. Although the battlefield is ever-changing, and there are unexpected situations at any time, these so-called plans and plans may be waste paper, but it is better to prepare more than to prepare less, right?

Now, for example, while the committee members were still vigorously discussing how Frunze's troops should be deployed, a sudden change interrupted all discussions.

"The Black Sea Fleet recaptured Rostov?"

Trotsky's tone was full of surprise, for the news had not been foreshadowed at all, and the Black Sea Fleet and Eberhardt had been pouring bitter water on the telegrams sent to the Central Committee a few days earlier, saying that the forces were nervous, that they were not right, that they were demoralized, that the enemy was yellow and violent. Anyway, the meaning inside and outside is that the Black Sea Fleet is not capable of military action for the time being, and it is necessary to give them a little more time.

Why, before the ink of the complaining telegram dried, Rostov was recaptured in a blink of an eye? What's going on?

Trotsky and Sverdlov glanced at a certain immortal in unison, and it was clear that among all the people present, this thing was the only one who knew the situation of the Black Sea Fleet best, and who did not look at him?

Li Xiaofeng knew what was going on? It should be said that it is not entirely known that the telegrams complaining are not entirely fake, and the situation in the Black Sea Fleet is indeed not optimistic. According to Eberhart, combat effectiveness is five out of ten. Even he himself did not dare to say that he would be able to recapture Rostov within the stipulated time.

But Li Xiaofeng could guess how Eberhardt achieved all this. Quite simply, this cunning old fox must have used tactical deception. Although the bitter water of the complaint is true, the purpose of saying it with great fanfare is probably more to confuse and deceive the White Army.

After the failure of the White Army's conspiracy to incite the Black Sea Fleet to defect, Rostov-on-Don, which is close to the Black Sea, must have become the target of the White Army's generals in order to preserve this important strategic point. They should choose to strengthen the defenses of Rostov, or at least not continue to draw troops from the Rostov direction.

In this case, it is definitely not a good choice to bite Rostov, so Eberhardt has to deliberately let off the wind and deliberately show weakness. Then take advantage of the moment when the White Army relaxed its vigilance and launched a fatal blow.

The above is purely the speculation of a certain immortal. However, his analysis won the approval of Trotsky and Sverdlov. Both of them felt that this was the only one that was most likely. The best tactical deception is to hide even your own people in the dark.

Even the two of them made up such a picture in their minds - the spies and counter-revolutionaries hidden in the top echelons of the Red Army did not leave a word of feedback, and the dissatisfaction and procrastination of the Red Army top brass against the Black Sea Fleet were fed back to the White Army. With their "selfless" help. The White Army misjudged the situation at the Black Sea Fleet so much that it was taken by surprise.

It should be said that Trotsky and Sverdlov's brain supplement is not too outrageous, but the real situation is much more complicated than they imagined!

Eberhardt knew from the beginning that this level of deception was not enough, after all, the Black Sea Fleet had a huge target, and as soon as the warships went to sea, the spies planted by the White Army, the Entente and the Allied bloc would feed back the information.

The Black Sea, the size of a bathtub, will not remain indifferent to the top brass of the White Army, no matter how careless they are. Who knows if the Black Sea Fleet will hit the door with a single shot. It can be said that as soon as the news of a large-scale sortie of the Black Sea Fleet is obtained, they will be on alert.

In this case, it would be too much to underestimate the IQ of the generals of the White Army to rely on a few false and real telegrams to fool the other party so that they could not find the north. Let's put it this way, as long as Eberhardt mobilizes the fleet on a large scale, then don't think about any sneak attack, his fleet does not return to port, and the White Army will not let down its vigilance.

However, let the old man gnaw on the bone of Rostov with dignity, he really didn't want to do it. As an old fox. He knew that even if he could bite Rostov-on-Don, the losses would be great. And the Black Sea Fleet can no longer afford massive losses. In order to keep a little more fire for himself, the old man must play yin!

How to play? The old man came to a combination of fiction and reality to confuse the real with the false. Didn't Li Xiaofeng ask him to take the fleet to Turkey to show off his might? He went openly, not only did he go, but the main force poured out of the nest.

Of course, this kind of large-scale transfer could not be hidden, but the old man did not want to hide it, but the propaganda of the world was full of circles, and he almost did not explicitly say that he was looking for trouble with the Turks. And when he appeared on the shores of Turkey with his fleet, it was inevitable that the White Army would have to relax their vigilance - they felt that since the old man was really going to trouble the Turks, then naturally there was no need to be too nervous.

However, it turned out that this was nothing more than a dark display of the plank road, and when the old man appeared on the Turkish coast with the main force of the fleet swaggering, several destroyers and gunboats carrying Boris's marines touched the door of Rostov in the dark of night.

There are not many people, that is, more than 1,000 people, there is no way, there are too many people to hide. But these more than 1,000 people are not ordinary sailors, but regular marines under the establishment of the Black Sea Fleet, not to mention experienced in a hundred battles, at least the combat experience is not comparable to ordinary sailors and the newly born Red Army.

Boris and his Marines used practical actions to tell the White Army a truth - there are not many soldiers. Taking advantage of the moment when the White Army relaxed its vigilance, with a beautiful night raid, it gave the White Army in Rostov a small uproar, and the White Army in Rostov, who did not understand the situation, casually handed over an important stronghold in the city to Boris.

When dawn came, when they found that the enemy was only more than a thousand people, and was about to launch a counterattack to recapture the stronghold, Eberhardt, who had shot off the Turkish coast, also rushed to the battlefield with the main force. With the fire support of a dozen destroyers and gunboats, the counterattack of the White Army was like a drizzle. And by the time the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet launched the most rearly general offensive, the White Army in Rostov collapsed in an instant.

Eberhardt and Boris recaptured Rostov at a very small cost, and even better. The destroyers and gunboats of the Black Sea Fleet went up the Don River and reached the Luhansk line through the Severodonetsk River, where they swept the strongholds of the White Army along the route with powerful firepower and effectively supported the local partisans.

"The performance of the Black Sea Fleet is outstanding," even the mentor was full of praise for the actions of Eberhardt and Boris, "they dealt a severe blow to the arrogance of the White Army with practical actions, and cooperated with the army brothers to block the White Army on the west bank of the Don River, creating favorable conditions for our main force to annihilate the White Army in Ukraine!" Worthy of commendation! ”

The Mentor was not talking about the scene, but he was overjoyed by this sudden victory, and there had been no good news on the battlefield since March. Especially when the Don and Volga valleys were turned upside down since the rebellion of the Czech Legion, the Red Army could not come up with any powerful means to counter the arrogance of the White Army.

Then. The Mentor didn't say anything. But my heart is very angry. Especially when the Entente media and the Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks in the country made strange noises, he wanted to flip the table.

Originally, the Mentor thought that due to the situation, it might be necessary to launch a military operation in May or June in order to strike a blow at the arrogance of the White Army. Who would have thought that the Black Sea Fleet, which had been wilting for a few moments, suddenly broke out and kicked the dead with a wilting donkey, recaptured Rostov beautifully, not to mention, and drove straight up the river to Lugansk to shell the White Army. Slapped the gang in the face hard.

It's so relieving and so comfortable that even the mentor, who has always had prejudices against the navy, can't help but praise it loudly. Of course, the only thing that made the mentor feel that there was a fly in the ointment was that it was not the commanders of the workers, peasants and soldiers who commanded the Black Sea Fleet to get this officinal, but the two former old officers and aristocrats of Tsarist Russia. To tell you the truth, this is a bit eye-catching, a little unpleasant to his old man.

Therefore, when he praised this victory just now, the main body of praise in the mouth of the Mentor was the Black Sea Fleet, and the names of Eberhardt and Boris were deliberately avoided.

Some people may think that the mentor is a bit petty. But this can't be helped, the needs of politics come first. Politicians must first ensure their political interests, even if they are mentors. But there's no need to complain too much about the two old men, because they will take the initiative to fight for their personal honor.

Of course, this person is not Li Xiaofeng, although a certain immortal admires the two old men very much, and is willing to fight for their honor and interests, but there is a method and a premise for this.

For example, at this public moment, Li Xiaofeng must take care of the emotions of his mentor, and he must first protect the political interests of his mentor, so he will not openly ask for credit for Eberhardt and Boris now. If you want to say good things for the two old men, you have to wait for the meeting to end, preferably in a private setting, and you must give face to the mentor.

On this occasion, there is only one person who will openly sing the praises of Eberhardt and violence, and applaud them – Trotsky.

There is no second person except Lao Tuo, and the reason is obvious. Lenin, out of personal political interests, could not publicly commend the two old men. And Trotsky, in order to protect his personal political interests, had to openly ask for a reward for the two old men!

The policy of appointing old officers was single-handedly devised by Lao Tuo, and the results obtained by the old officers were the best affirmation of him personally. Although Eberhardt and Boris were found by some immortal, outsiders would only see them as old officers and think that Trotsky's policy was good.

Of course, to tell the truth, a certain immortal did take advantage of the light of the old trust policy. If everyone were as old-fashioned as Stalin, this would not be a good thing.

"The recapture of Rostov represents the first shot of our counter-offensive against the White Bandits, and this victory is a timely rain and a seeding machine, and is of extremely important political and military significance," Trotsky opened the conversation with enthusiasm, and his dancing state clearly indicated his mood at the moment, "this great victory cannot be praised enough!" ”

Speaking of this, Trotsky was suddenly stunned, and even Li Xiaofeng knew that Lao Tuo was about to start playing, and sure enough, he changed his words and asked very sternly: "However, I personally think that the factors hidden behind this victory are more worthy of our deep thought...... Half a month ago, what was the situation of the Black Sea Fleet and what happened there, all the comrades present here knew it. At that time, the Black Sea Fleet was unceremoniously scattered, and it was not at all vulnerable to a war, and there was even the possibility of betraying the revolution...... What were the factors that allowed this great fleet to be rejuvenated in just half a month and achieve such significant results? In my opinion, the human factor comes first! ”

Li Xiaofeng observed the painful expression on Stalin's face, and as for the mentor, his old man was so happy and angry that he couldn't see any expression, but he was probably not very happy. Trotsky played this topic, so to speak, and slapped his old man and Stalin in the face.

And here Trotsky is still gushing: "It is the two old officers who have transformed the Black Sea Fleet, who, with their professionalism, saved the once great fleet and the precarious situation in Ukraine...... What does this mean? War and military affairs are not child's play, and we must treat them more professionally...... However, some of our comrades have a serious habit of traveling, do not improve their professional skills, and even refuse the guidance of military experts, thus fighting a series of defeats. Doesn't this contrast tell the story? ”

Trotsky lashed his whip and glanced at Stalin without leaving a trace. This glance was quite ingenious and hidden, and since everyone in the room understood what he meant, it made it impossible for Stalin to blow up the thorn. Anyway, when Li Xiaofeng saw that Steel's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, he probably felt angry in his heart.

However, Trotsky also knew that he would accept it when he saw it, and if he continued to slap him in the face, he would be suspected of provoking Lenin, and after glancing at the steel, he immediately turned the subject back to the topic: "I think that in order to make the comrades engaged in military work understand the significance and importance of the military experts sent to them by the Central Committee, it is very necessary to focus on publicizing and commending the merits of Director Eberhardt and Boris advisers...... Only by letting the comrades see the strength of the example can our Red Army get rid of the guerrilla habit and open the door to victory! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the three comrades Admiral Hood, Juventus, hzwangdd!