Trotsky's heart was heavy, and through his communication with Vasilevsky he came to the conclusion that Tukhachevsky was in a very bad situation!

This kind of malaise is not only military, for example, Vasilevsky believes that the battle plan drawn up by the General Staff is very problematic and the risks are quite large. I won't go into the details of the specific reasons, but anyway, with Trotsky's wisdom, he can see that what Vasilevsky said is true, and Tukhachevsky's method is indeed inappropriate.

However, what made Trotsky feel was that even if he knew that it was wrong at this time, it would be too late, even if he did not take care of Tukhachevsky's feelings and did not maintain his authority, he would have to send an arrow at this time!

Trotsky's real concern was not whether Tukhachevsky would succeed or not, but to tell the truth, Tokhachevsky was already a little desperate for Tukhachevsky, a little broken. Even if Tukhachevsky had lost again, Trotsky would not have been too surprised, because he was already mentally prepared.

What really made Trotsky anxious was that Tukhachevsky's popularity, yes, even Vasilevsky, who had just received Tukhachevsky's favor, had to stand up and give his opinion, how low did this popularity and prestige be?

To be honest, Trotsky has now lowered his demands on Tukhachevsky, from expecting Tukhachevsky to act as a pillar of support for the Trotskyists in the military, to a transitional candidate for the Trotskyists to maintain their influence in the military for the time being.

Lao Tuo's requirements are not high, as long as Tukhachevsky does not drop the chain again, and does not produce any more moths. An An'an steadily helped the Trotskyists stand on the platform for a year or two. Give the new Trotskyist forces in the military an opportunity to grow. That's all Lao Tuo really requires.

But just now. From Vasilevsky, Trotsky saw the worst possible possibility, Tukhachevsky could no longer hold on, and there was a possibility of collapse and collapse at any moment. Otherwise, a junior lieutenant general like Vasilevsky, who wants to have no record and no qualifications, dares to speak out so boldly? Obviously, this is Vasilevsky who really can't look down on it, and has to risk his life to speak out!

Trotsky knew very well what that meant. That is the prelude to the rebellion of the relatives and the fall of the tree, in fact, this prelude has already been played, and it is about to enter the climax!

It's horrible! A decision has to be made!

Trotsky knew that he had to do something, and if Tukhachevsky was allowed to toss like this, he would never be able to finish the first half of 1942, and even if the siege of Kiev was a little slipped, the anti-Tukhachevsky forces within the army would be able to uproot him and the Trotskyist forces in the military!

Trotsky immediately wanted to talk to Tukhachevsky, and he wanted to persuade the increasingly stubborn marshal to hurry up and turn back. But as soon as he had picked up the earpiece in his hand, Trotsky suddenly put it down again.

Because Trotsky realized that Tukhachevsky could only listen to it. Then he would not be the Red Napoleon. It is clear that both Tukhachevsky's pride and his persistence. It is impossible for the prodigal son to turn back.

And the saddest thing for Trotsky was that even if Tukhachevsky wanted the prodigal son to turn back, it was too late. If the wood is already in the boat, can it be changed if it is said to be changed? And even if Tukhachevsky changes, will he be able to keep his current position?

Trotsky knew that this was impossible. Even if Tukhachevsky wants the prodigal son to turn back, then he will first have to pay for the previous mistakes, and if he does not pay, he will naturally not be able to correct them, and those who oppose him will not let him go. But once Tukhachevsky admits his mistake, will he still have the face to stay in the Military Commission and serve as the chief of the General Staff?

Obviously impossible, so the result is already doomed, Tukhachevsky is finished, and now everything he does is a dying struggle, the difference is how long he can struggle. If Kiev performs well in the siege relief, Tukhachevsky will be able to survive the Minsk counterattack, and the Minsk counterattack will be passable, which will only guarantee that he will still be the chief of the General Staff in 1942.

However, judging from the current situation, the hurdle of Kiev's siege relief is not so easy, and once there is a mistake, Tukhachevsky can really only step down and find a corner to write his memoirs.

Trotsky gave up calling Tukhachevsky, because it didn't make any sense, and instead called Triandafilov: "My demand is that the Moscow Central Military District must do everything in its power to ensure the implementation of this campaign. No matter what difficulties there are, they must be overcome, and every order of Comrade Mikhail must be thoroughly implemented, otherwise I will seriously hold the leadership accountable. If it is the responsibility of the military district command, then the military district command will be punished, and if it is the responsibility of the front army command, he will be removed from his post. Anyway, no matter who is responsible, I must investigate it to the end! ”

When Triandafilov put down the phone, his face turned a little pale, and he was a little puzzled why Trotsky suddenly put so much pressure on him, which was simply a dead support for Tukhachevsky, why? Lao Tuo did not have this attitude before, and if he really trusted Tukhachevsky as much as before, there would be no need to come to Smolensk at all.

Trotsky's meaning was very simple: he wanted to use his authority to help Tukhachevsky realize all his campaign ideas and give Tukhachevsky the greatest support. But this does not mean that he is fully confident that Tukhachevsky will succeed, but that he is preparing for the potential danger that will follow.

Didn't Tukhachevsky always complain about the lack of implementation of orders in previous battles? Then I, Trotsky, will fully satisfy you and meet all your requirements. If you Tukhachevsky can't get the desired result, then there's nothing to say, right?

Let's put it this way, Trotsky's strong support for Tukhachevsky this time is not only the most benevolent and righteous, but also the last reminder to Tukhachevsky.

If the worst of the worst had happened, Trotsky would have no more warmth, and he would not hesitate to use Tukhachevsky as a scapegoat in order to preserve the Trotskyist power in the military. It is not even ruled out that Tukhachevsky will use this to divide and curry favor with those oppositionists.

All in all, this time, Tukhachevsky is quite dangerous!

Let's be honest. Trotsky did not want to do this. But reality forced him to do so. The only thing he could probably do was to silently say sorry to Tukhachevsky in his heart when that scene happened!

This is politics, which has always only looked at the results and not the process, no matter how much love was once made, it was really vulnerable in front of Chiguoguo's interests. However, Trotsky could not have made a decision on such a big matter alone, and even the leading brother of the Trotskyists had to listen to the opinions of the younger brothers, or he had to give them an excuse to get by.

After all. For almost twenty years, the Trotskyists poured a lot of effort into Tukhachevsky, and if they gave it up like this, it was inevitable that some people would not figure it out. There are also those who will strongly oppose the relations of interests, and all Trotsky has to do now is to straighten them out.

What is interesting is that at the highest level of the Trotskyists, that is, at the level of Politburo members, neither Ulitsky nor Radek opposed Trotsky's proposal, and even thought that the oil bottle should have been abandoned long ago. I have to say. Tukhachevsky was really tragic, and he didn't even hold his own people at the top. Sincerity is a failure.

On the contrary, there was still a strong Tukhachevsky in the middle of the Trotskyists, and many people still remembered the former glory of the Red Napoleon, believing that the top should not cross the car and tear down the bridge. Of course, this group of people is not really nostalgic, but because most of these people are the military descendants of Tukhachevsky, as the so-called rabbit died and the fox is sad, if Tukhachevsky falls like this, it will affect their future very much.

So, the idea of this group of people is that they hope that Tukhachevsky will continue to hold out for a while, giving them some time to climb up. I have to say that Tukhachevsky is really a tragedy, and there are very few people who really care about him and have the same heart as him.

So how did Trotsky deal with these opposition? It's simple, it's profitable. Lao Tuo assured that Tukhachevsky would not fall immediately, that he would give them time to buffer, and that during this time, more opportunities would be arranged for them.

In an instant, Tukhachevsky's last supporters were also settled, and sadly, Tukhachevsky, unaware that his fate had been decided, was still foolishly supervising the war, full of fantasies about turning over.

However, this does not mean that all problems are solved, in fact the Trotskyists face one of the biggest questions: "Who will fill the vacancy left by Mikhail?" ”

Yes, it is simple to abandon Tukhachevsky, but who can fill the vacancy of Tukhachevsky? It is impossible for the Trotskyists to abandon the army, and if they do not want to be completely annihilated by the Leninists, then they must find a spokesman for the military.

Trotsky said slowly but forcefully: "I think Alexander. Mikhailovich. Comrade Vasilevsky is good! ”

To be honest, Ulitsky and Radek don't know who Vasilevsky is at all, just a small lieutenant general, and a lieutenant general who has just been promoted, and the sense of presence is too low! What's more, the lieutenant general did not have much experience before, he did not participate in the Battle of the Haraha River, did not participate in the Spanish Civil War, did not participate in the Zhanggufeng conflict, and even after the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, he has been playing soy sauce in the General Staff. Can such a person be the banner of Trotskyism?

Ulitsky and Radek were stupid, and they agreed that Trotsky was in a hurry to go to the hospital, and that although we Trotskyists were weak in the military, we could not break the jar. Tukhachevsky is also a marshal of the Soviet Union anyway, let's not say that the right person is looking for a marshal to support the field, general, no! At least you have to find a general, right? How can a lieutenant general do this!

Trotsky, however, insisted on his opinion, and he had the feeling that Vasilevsky would be no worse than Tukhachevsky, and that he would definitely be able to hold up the banner of Trotskyism in the future. But you have to get Trotsky to come up with a reason, and old Tollsky is really out of words. But Lao Tuo believed in his own feelings, it was like when he fell in love with Tukhachevsky at first sight, when he first met Tukhachevsky, he thought the young man was great, and now he thinks Vasilevsky is great!

Trotsky was determined to follow his feelings, and he believed that Vasilevsky would not let him down. Seeing that Lao Tuo was so persistent, Ulitsky and Raddick had no choice but to let Lao Tuo mess around.

Trotsky, however, was not necessarily very happy, for the very simple reason that he was very optimistic about Vasilevsky and cultivated him. But the reality of the situation left Trotsky speechless.

How can you be speechless? The reason is very simple, Lao Tuo is quite dissatisfied with Vasilevsky's current position. The Army Operations Department really didn't mean anything. Perhaps in peacetime, this is a good place for gilded promotion. But this is not a time of peace. It's a world war. What does it mean to stay in such a noble department during wartime?

Trotsky was speechless about Tukhachevsky, and he could sense that Tukhachevsky really wanted to cultivate Vasilevsky, but your cultivation method was very problematic. If Lao Tuo was Tukhachevsky, he would never have allowed Vasilevsky to remain in the General Staff, it would not make any sense.

You must know that Vasilevsky has been in the General Staff for two years, and the upper doorways that should be figured out have been basically figured out, and if you continue to stay here, you will not be able to gain experience at all. At this time, Vasilevsky should be sent to the front line. Get a group army or army commander to do it, and quickly brush up the battle results, that is the real thing.

Otherwise, in Trotsky's view, Vasilevsky's continued stay in the General Staff would be a waste of time, and as soon as the Red Army switched to a full-scale counteroffensive, as the generals below gained momentum, Vasilevsky would be really embarrassed and delayed.

At that time, not only was it impossible to advance in the General Staff (there was no record), but the existing positions had to be replaced by the upstarts who had been shot from the battlefield.

Anyway, Trotsky thought that Tukhachevsky was a pig's head, and that you wanted to cultivate Vasilevsky or destroy Vasilevsky. According to Trotsky's idea. Vasilevsky must be told to get out of the General Staff right away, the sooner the better!

He said to Ulitsky and Radek with great emotion: "Before Comrade Andrei was so keen to teach the KMT a lesson. Vasilevsky was also nominated to be a conductor. Comrade Mikhail and I thought that he was preparing to take the opportunity to suppress Comrade Vasilevsky. Now it seems that we have made a mistake, and people are not suppressing but co-opting! ”

Ulitsky suddenly didn't understand: "Why do you say that? ”

Trotsky patiently explained: "Look at the three candidates recommended by Comrade Andrei, Zhukov, Konev and Vasilevsky, they all have one thing in common, that is, for some reason there is a lack of a stage to show their talents, and he took the opportunity to build such a stage, which is to act as a Bole!" ”

Raddick disagreed, retorting: "Knocking on the Scraping the People's Party doesn't mean anything, does it? It's not brilliant! ”

Trotsky shook his head and sighed: "You don't understand, how can it be so easy to arrange people on the Western Front now? With the qualifications of those three people, the first-level full-time commanders of the group army are absolutely not qualified, let them go to the army commander, it is a bit condescending, and it is not easy to shine as a deputy at the first level of the group army. It just happened to be a knock on the Scratch Kuomintang, just right! ”

Speaking of this, Trotsky sighed again: "The size of the two armies is not enough for the level of the group, but it is one level higher than the army commander, and it is just right for them to go." Moreover, it is not very difficult to beat the KMT, and it is unlikely to fail. Putting the three of them in this position is equivalent to going to the grassroots level to gild, and after this procedure, it is reasonable to be promoted to the commander of the group army, and then it will be arranged! ”

Speaking of this, Trotsky glanced meaningfully at Ulitsky and Radek and exclaimed: "Our comrade Andrei is really calculating! ”

Trotsky was genuinely frustrated, and he did not see the slightest hint of someone's arrangement. If he could have made it clear to Vasilevsky earlier, he would have arranged Vasilevsky over. And now, Konev is ahead of the curve, which is equivalent to a big step ahead of Vasilevsky.

Of course, Trotsky's greatest frustration was not here, but in the identification of talent. Before, Lao Tuo thought that he was very knowledgeable, and Tukhachevsky was his pride. But now, Tukhachevsky has changed from pride to political burden, looking at someone's good friends Ubolevich and Triandafilov, they are all stable and rising, to put it mildly, as long as Tukhachevsky falls, it will definitely be these two people who will take over Tukhachevsky's power.

Trotsky was particularly sorry for Ubolevich, who he had first promoted, but turned out to be cheaper than his political opponents, which made him uncomfortable to think about.

If it was only the competition of the older generation, it would have been forgotten, and in the competition of the Mesozoic, he Trotsky had lost even more. Rokossovsky has been able to stand on his own and has a bright future, but he has no talent on his side who can match it.

Just one Rokossovsky is enough, look at the three people that someone has just recommended to the Military Commission before. Needless to say, Vasilevsky was now very optimistic about Trotsky, who he did not know much about before. Konev didn't say anything, and the commander of an army group who came back from scratching the Kuomintang couldn't run away. Even that Zhukov was a blockbuster this time, and as a feint force, his performance was quite amazing.

Just from these three people, it can be seen that Li Xiaofeng definitely has a pair of discerning eyes, and then look at his step-by-step arrangement, Konev definitely has to thank someone for his kindness, and even Vasilevsky and Zhukov have to read someone's good, who let someone recommend them first?

The thought of this, the thought of how far behind he was, Trotsky inevitably felt agitated...... (To be continued......)

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