The Harvest incident, this is what the British called this maritime conflict. In the mouths of the British media, the Harvest is nothing more than the most ordinary British fishing boat, which was attacked by Icelandic warships while fishing on the high seas reasonably and legally, and suffered heavy casualties and was seized most unjustifiably. The Icelanders were so lawless because they had the support of the Soviet Union behind them. In any case, they strongly complained about the piracy in Iceland and demanded that Iceland must give an explanation immediately.

There is no need to be too surprised by this kind of reversal of black and white, because this is how the imperialist media have always been. As for the media of the British Empire, it has become thick-skinned and black-hearted under the training of these two hundred years.

The Soviet side naturally learned about the Harvest incident at the first time, and was not surprised at all that the British would reverse black and white, but what really worried ****** was the meaning behind this incident.

Before the Harvest, there was no conflict and friction between the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom, everyone was a big hooligan with different interests, how could it be possible to urinate in the same pot at all? The reason why everyone was able to reluctantly cooperate was nothing more than the common enemy of the Axis powers. And now, the common enemy has not yet fallen, and the allies are torn apart because of the uneven distribution of the spoils of war.

In particular, the proactive provocation shown by Britain this time fully shows that the little friendship that has been completely exhausted before, and has been replaced by endless scolding and infighting.

"This incident is a signal that British imperialism, seeing that victory is just around the corner, cannot help but return to the old ways of blockading and isolating us. We must resolutely respond to the provocations of British imperialism! ”

Sverdlov is a little murderous, of course, this is understandable, after all, he lost too many points a while ago, and now he is about to take the position but the chassis is becoming more and more unstable, so he naturally wants to seize every opportunity to try to score a little more points.

And this time, he thinks that there is not much to discuss, no matter how you look at it, it is the British provocation first, which is obviously that the British want to play hooligans again, and we must resolutely fight back against this kind of hooliganism, and we must deal a heavy blow to the arrogance of the British.

Presumably, in Sverdlov's opinion, there is only one answer to this question, and there is no need to discuss it at all, the only question is how strong the counterattack will be, and how to leave an indelible impression on the British.

I'm afraid things are not so simple, why did the British provoke and why did they have no fear? Is it as simple as just because he's a big rascal? It's not that the British don't know that the Soviet Union is no longer what it used to be, and they can't look at it with old eyes, but why does he still carry out provocations without hesitation and behave so unscrupulously?

I am afraid that there is a deeper reason for this, the reason why the British are not worried about the impact of Anglo-Soviet relations is because they value Anglo-American relations more!

There may be comrades who are the second monk and are confused, and do not understand what is the connection between Anglo-Soviet relations and Anglo-American relations, it seems that this is not next to each other!

If you look at it this way, you are very wrong, the relationship between these three countries is a big triangle, and the relationship between any two corners will affect the other. In the past, this triangular relationship was relatively balanced, and the Americans basically treated Britain and the Soviet Union equally, and treated Britain and the Soviet Union impartially, which made Britain suffocate on many issues. Even though Churchill constantly tried to deepen the Anglo-American relationship to a higher level, Roosevelt let his efforts go to naught at every turn.

Churchill knew too well that Britain alone could not compete with the Soviet Union in Europe, even if Qiu Fat Man despised the Bolsheviks and hated the Russians, but he had to admit that today's Russia is no longer what it used to be, not the Wuxia Amun of the past. And if Britain loses to the Soviet Union in the struggle for leadership in Europe, the result may be doomed to the British Empire.

How did Britain cheat Napoleon back then? In the middle of the 19th century, when Russia's power was at its peak, how did it unite with the European powers to trap Tsarist Russia? Isolating opponents and causing trouble and enemies is what the British Empire does best.

But the current situation is really bad enough, in the past, there was France, a small partner who was not of one heart and one mind, to pit the Russians, but now France is really a mess, and there is no one in Europe who can help the British Empire. In desperation, Qiu Fatzi could only lure the wolf into the house and introduce the power of the United States into Europe to counteract the influence of the Soviet Union. When the United States and the Soviet Union were about to die, Britain naturally gained a lot of space to use. At that time, the true breath of the British Empire was preserved, and there was no glory in the future.

So for Churchill, he had to find a way to bring Britain and the United States closer, and I am afraid that there is no relationship more effective than a common enemy. Why can the **** and Pakistan Railway in later generations come together, not because of the third brother, just imagine that the relationship between the two countries can be close without the third brother? The reason why China and Russia were able to get closer quickly in the future was not because of the US imperialism.

In Churchill's view, a strong and evil Soviet Union, which was naturally at odds with Britain and the United States******** was Britain's greatest advantage. With the Soviet Union being used, it was difficult for Britain and the United States not to get close to each other.

In the post-war period, the United States hoped to rapidly expand its influence and market, while Britain faced a comprehensive strategic contraction, and if a tacit understanding could be reached, each side could take what it wanted. In order to achieve this, Churchill felt that there was still a lack of a vote, and only when Britain and the Soviet Union were completely opposed, would the United States be at ease with Britain and would have the conditions to give Britain a bowl of rice to eat.

So the Harvest incident is actually a vote from the British, and Qiu Fatzi told the United States with practical actions: Seeing that I didn't kiss my little cousin, your cousin and I have already gotten out of the way in order to get a foundation with you. For my cousin's sake, let's pass some leftovers!

It is a pity that Sverdlov does not seem to see through the essence of the actions of the British, or rather he sees through the deliberate pretending not to see, and he believes that it is in his interest that the British are doing so.

What are Xiao Si's core political interests? That was the general goal he had set for resolutely carrying out the world revolution. The launching of the world revolution will inevitably lead to irreconcilable conflicts with the vested interests of Britain and the United States. Xiao Si wanted to use this opposition and conflict to consolidate his political position.

Now, however, the British's choice to create friction clearly coincides with Sverdlov's wishes. So he naturally wants to make things bigger, the bigger the better, and it is better to break up the alliance now and start a cold war.

And this is not in line with Li Xiaofeng's political intentions, and in his opinion, the situation of the Soviet Union at this time really cannot be said to be much better than that of Britain. The British are the legacy of the empire whose power is declining and cannot hold the sun setting, while the Soviet Union is not growing fast enough to defend the country. To put it bluntly, it's all about not having enough strength and not wanting to spit out the fat that is already in your mouth.

This situation was quite dangerous, and there was always a large number of such voices in the Soviet Union at that time, that is, the situation was very good now, and taking advantage of the dying imperialism to take the life of the imperialist old wealthy, and then beating the local tyrants and dividing the land to eat the big households, how cool it was!

Is it cool? It's really cool to expand the territory, but too much fat can choke people to death, is it difficult to let Li Xiaofeng go all out to take France? It is true that it is not difficult to eat the whole of Europe in one go, but the question is whether it can be digested after eating?

Europe is a piece of rotten meat that looks unfat, but is actually wrapped in poison. Having previously described the terrible economic situation in post-war Europe, did the Soviet Union have a solution? The answer is that there is no way, look at how miserable the Eastern European countries that rejected the Marshall Plan were in the forties and fifties. Why did the events in Hungary and the Prague Spring happen? It is not that the Soviet Union was not strong enough after the war to solve the urgent problems of the national economy and people's livelihood in Eastern European countries.

Let's put it this way, the more cities the Soviet Union conquered in World War II, the bigger the stalls were spread, and the faster it died in the future. No one can violate the basic objective laws, no matter how powerful you are. Li Xiaofeng's proposition is that the expansion must be orderly, the key points of the Soviet Union's geostrategy must be taken, and the remaining minor points should be discarded. Don't push France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy too much, they are still different from Britain and the United States, and it doesn't hurt to leave them as a middle ground.

After all, the economies of Eastern Europe and Western Europe are complementary, and if you cut off this link, the economies of Eastern European countries will face considerable difficulties, and the Soviet Union will not be able to make up for this hole for the time being.******** Strengthen circulation, reduce confrontation, ease the situation in Western Europe, and by the way, isolate Britain from the European continental circle, so that this-stirring stick will not be so easy to get into trouble, and there will be much less trouble.

And now, Sverdlov's approach is undoubtedly in the hands of Britain, he is eager to blacken the Soviet Union into a big devil, and then fool a country that does not know the truth to follow his rhythm, this trick is really not new, and it can't always be defeated by the British with this kind of uninspired trick!

The best way to deal with Britain is to give back to the other in the same way, and to isolate him in the past is the right way. Therefore, Li Xiaofeng is strongly opposed to directly engaging in confrontation or burning the fire of the Fengshou incident too vigorously. What he means is that it is enough to counter the British smear in a reasonable and measured manner, and there is no need to exaggerate antagonistic emotions in a big way.

Around this, a fierce quarrel broke out between Li Xiaofeng and Sverdlov, and the future first and second in command were once again on the bar.

The political ideas of these two people are still irreconcilable, well, in fact, this statement is quite nonsense, because this has never been a matter of pure political ideas, and it has nothing to do with ********, in the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests. When the conflict of political interests between the Sverdlov clique and the Li Xiaofeng clique is getting bigger and bigger, and the mountain is so big that there is no room for two tigers, all the excuses that can be used to attack the opponent can be used in a grand manner.

Historically, this kind of tactics have been common, and the more unfashionable ones are attacking the opponent as a traitor or revisionist, and claiming to be orthodox. For example, the famous Trotskyists in history did not tolerate "orthodoxy" because of ideological problems.

What is more interesting is that at this time, neither Sverdlov nor Li Xiaofeng can carry out personal attacks. Lenin is still alive, whether it is to beat Sverdlov or Li Xiaofeng as a traitor, does that mean that he will directly slap Lenin's old face? Lenin did not allow this, and the bad ones such as Kamenev and Zinoviev were not traitors in the end, but simply drove away from the highest circles of power. It's not because Lenin misses the old feelings, but he really can't do this, if those two are traitors, then what should the mentor who admired them at a certain time say, is it a human being? Or have you been deceived by two great traitors?

Anyway, like the way Comrade Iron and Steel did in history, one is too bloody, and the other is also a slap in the face, when all the old revolutionaries have become traitors, then what is the October Revolution? Isn't this a self-denial of the October Revolution and the armed struggle of the proletariat!

Historically, Taizong's conclusion about Taizu in China was much smarter than that of Steel and Khrushchev, and a one-size-fits-all approach seemed refreshing, but in fact there were endless troubles, and revolutionaries couldn't even have this bit of tolerance, right?

Therefore, at this time, the "struggle" between Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng was much softer in nature, even if the two factions were actually holding back and trying to kill each other, but those crooked tricks and off-the-beaten-path tricks still did not dare to be used casually. The two factions are basically still on the facts.

Li Xiaofeng first reasoned with reason: "What is the benefit of intensifying the contradictions now? Like the British, we don't care about the big picture, and the only consequence is to disappoint the people of Europe. At present, the people of all countries are looking forward to peace, to the victory of the anti-fascist war as soon as possible, and to see the allies join hands with one heart...... What are they against? oppose imperialist strife, and oppose the creation of contradictions and conflicts...... Under these circumstances, it may seem refreshing to retaliate with vile means like the British, but in fact it will disappoint the peoples of Europe, who have unlimited hopes for us. They will think that the USSR is no different from the British, but a new form of neo-imperialism. In the long run, will this be beneficial for future revolutionary struggles? ”

To tell the truth, Li Xiaofeng doesn't agree with his statement, he has always been the kind of person who fights tooth for tooth and eye for eye, let him compromise, it is better to cut off his little Ding Ding directly.

To tell the truth, he really wanted to take revenge on the British, but first, Sverdlov had already taken the lead, second, he knew very well what Xiao Si wanted to do by preaching the idea of great revenge, and thirdly, it was also to realize the long-term plan he had made before. So he was determined to endure it.

And the above nonsense is nothing more than a high-sounding excuse, something used to plug Sverdlov's mouth, and of course, Xiao Si's mouth is not so easy to block, he objects to this statement: "How can it be said to be revenge? I am just advocating a reasonable and lawful defense of my country's national interests, is it right to watch others bully me and not fight back? ”

Li Xiaofeng was not polite, and immediately sarcastically said: "That proposition is revenge!" What we should do is to expose the truth of the so-called 'Harvest Incident' to the world, and all other actions are revenge and irrational measures to intensify contradictions! ”

So who wins and who loses these two? It's hard to say, because the supporters on both sides are almost tied, and the number of intellectuals and impulsives in the center is about the same. Of course, this is only a nominal tie, after all, Li Xiaofeng had a certain advantage in the center before, and now the actual reflection is indeed a tie, and it is obvious that the center is more impulsive in the harvest incident. Sverdlov was very pleased with this phenomenon, and in his opinion it was a sign that he was gradually recovering from his disadvantage, and as long as he persevered, he would inevitably take the initiative completely.

However, the final result of this controversy was that Sverdlov lost, because Lenin supported Li Xiaofeng's proposition, and the mentor settled the dispute with only one sentence: "Our relations with the United States were already very tense because of the B29 incident, and now we have a major dispute with Britain because of the Harvest incident, which is likely to prompt Britain and the United States to quickly draw closer and form an anti-Soviet alliance." Now that the Great Patriotic War has not yet been won, we still urgently need material assistance from the United States. ”

The words of the Mentor played a decisive role, and even if Sverdlov was not convinced, it was useless. Of course, as I said just now, Xiao Si was not depressed, he thought that he had scored points on this issue and won the support of more comrades, but this time it was just that Lenin was a little old and confused, and he was too timid to make someone proud. Come to think of it, doesn't it say that even someone had to rely on Lenin's power to overpower him? You must know that even with Lenin's support before, it was difficult for him to overwhelm someone.

Anyway, Sverdlov was a little happy and proud, but only he could be so optimistic. Trotsky said with a burst of blood: "This is not the beginning of Sverdlov's comeback into victory, this draw is but an impulse of the aggressive forces in the party." As the international situation changes, this kind of aggressive force will soon die out. ”

Trotsky's reasoning was quite accurate, and when the Soviet government was ready to produce tangible evidence to refute the British false claims about the "Harvest" incident, a long letter from Roosevelt was placed on ******'s desk.

The meaning of this letter is very simple, it is nothing more than that the old president feels that the current momentum is not right, and that the allies are making trouble because of some trivial and minor problems, which is not in the fundamental interests of the allies. At a time when the Axis and fascism had not yet been eliminated, the Allies should devote their main energies to fighting against fascism rather than fighting in the nest. The old president hoped that the Soviet government would exercise restraint and not deal with the "Harvest Incident" by intensifying the contradictions, and hoped that the two sides would resolve the contradictions in a peaceful way.

The timing of this letter was too coincidental, and the meaning of why it came early or late when the Soviet Union was preparing to counterattack is still very clear, I am afraid that the Americans have received some rumors and know that the Soviet Union has something in its hands that can slap them in the face, and in order to maintain the so-called "unity" within the allies, they have to use their influence to put pressure on the Soviet Union and let the Soviet Union raise its noble hand.

Of course, to put it bluntly, it is still for the British. From this point of view, the bias of the Americans is exposed, and between Britain and the Soviet Union, the Americans probably still prefer the British, and the previous seemingly fair practices are in fact only to protect their own interests.

In this case, the Soviet Union had to weigh more, not to mention the frenzied retaliation as Sverdlov said, or to fight in a reasonable, well-founded and restrained way, as Li Xiaofeng said, because no matter what, it had to give face to the Americans. When Americans make their tendencies clear, even the hot-headed radicals must consider American influence.

Therefore, in an instant, the radicals in the Soviet Union were a little cowardly, and they no longer mentioned any retaliation and a lesson to the British, but advocated restraint. This wave of rhythm directly confused Sverdlov, and he seemed worried in the face of the backlash of the grass on the wall below. Because he really valued these wall grasses too much, he thought that with these wall grasses shouting and cheering, he would be able to subdue Li Xiaofeng. So for a while, he was also a little sluggish, and he didn't speak on this issue.

I have to say, this is a huge failure! Because Sverdlov's choice was just too bad! Why? Because a politician must have a bottom line, and a politician who does not insist on a bottom line, since you have put forward a program, unless the program is proved to be wrong, you must stick to it to the end.

And how did Sverdlov do it? Before, he insisted on radical revenge, and he was a mess, but when he encountered a little external pressure, he immediately began to waver, and immediately changed his flag, saying that it was not good to say that this was speculation without discipline.

And this kind of undisciplined speculation is very out of place politically, and everyone is afraid of following a superior who changes his orders from Qin Muchu, because that means that the work cannot be carried out at all. And you, Sverdlov, are showing this trend now, who will dare to mess with you in the future?

On the contrary, after receiving Roosevelt's letter, Li Xiaofeng's attitude was commendable, saying that the Soviet Union had the ability to deal with complex international problems independently, and the Soviet Union should also insist on this independence. It's not that we've done something wrong in the first place, so why should we give in? Don't say that you Roosevelt just wrote a letter, you really threatened with force, and the Soviet Union can't say that it is soft, so who will dare to mess with you in the future if you don't insist on it?

Therefore, Li Xiaofeng's proposition is still to eliminate all external interference and deal with the Harvest incident in a reasonable, well-founded and restrained manner! (To be continued.) )