In the middle of the night, there was a lot of jumping in the headquarters of the divisions, brigades, and regiments of the Red Tenth Army, and the division commanders, brigade commanders, and regiment commanders, under the reprimand of Voroshilov, had to muster up their spirits and urgently assemble their troops, hurriedly let the troops pack up, and rushed in the direction of Donetsk and Luhansk.

However, it was already too late, and the White Army's garrison was not even a ghost, except for a mess. Without much effort, the Red Tenth Army recaptured Donetsk, met only a slight resistance on the outskirts of Luhansk, and Shun Lìli troops descended on the city.

In such a situation, Voroshilov will be extremely happy, recovering the core of the White Army, and is about to recover the Luhansk that was lost before, no matter how you look at it, it will be a great achievement!

But now? There is no merit, and punishment is probably beckoning to him. At least when this big man who was not ashamed of himself "reported the good news" to Frunze, he was ridiculed by Frunze for a while: "I don't want Donetsk, and I don't want Luhansk!" I only need the White Army, I only need the White Army! ”

When there was a beeping sound on the phone, Voroshilov was still a little stunned, not believing that Frunze hung up the phone like this. Of course, what is even more unbelievable is that the intelligence of a certain immortal was fulfilled so quickly, saying that the white army was going to run, and sure enough, it didn't run away? Big brother, are you the reincarnation of Paul the Octopus?

Anyway, Voroshilov was about to cry profusely, and the reliable intelligence of a certain immortal meant that he would be punished and punished with the most severe punishment and punishment for changing the battle plan on his own initiative. This is really going to be old, and it was only before that Trotsky was offended and killed, and now it is completely disgusting to Frunze, which is not the same as loosening the boss's handle. Do you want people to pop chrysanthemums to their heart's content?

"Andrey. Comrade Alexandrovich. You can't sit back anymore. Let's think about it! ”

Voroshilov himself has no idea, his only hope at the moment is Zhdanov, although this previous bad idea almost killed him, but now is not the time to complain, everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, you have to work together to save yourself!

"Don't be in a hurry!" Zhdanov smoked cigarettes, one after another, and the ashtray in front of him was full of cigarette butts. It can be seen how sad this person is now.

"It's not like there's no room for tactfulness!"

After a long time, Zhdanov came up with such a sentence, and he was immediately taken as a lifesaver by Voroshilov: "You say, what should I do?" Up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, I listen to you! ”

Zhdanov took a heavy breath and said categorically: "Annunciation! ”

"What's the rice?"

Voroshilov thought he was hallucinating, Nima, poked such a big basket, and reported the good news? It's almost the same as reporting a funeral, big brother, uncle, uncle. My own grandfather, can you be a little more reliable?

"You don't understand!" Zhdanov lit another cigarette. As he inhaled hard, the cigarette butt looked so red and bright, "In the military, we have stabbed the big basket, but in politics, we have not failed!" ”

Voroshilov said in his heart: "I really don't understand, isn't the military serving the government?" How did you come to you and be separated? What, you kid shouldn't be fooling me and letting me go stupidly to report the good news, so that I can carry the black pot alone, right? This can't be done! ”

To say that Voroshilov is completely brainless, he is sometimes a little clever, but you say that he is very wise and stupid, and he does stupid things every time, I really don't know what to say about this guy.

"It's no problem to report the good news, let's sign it together."

When he said this, Voroshilov stared at Zhdanov deadly, and as long as he showed a different expression, the big man would categorically veto this Jianyì, and swore that he would definitely draw a line with Zhdanov in the future and never have any contact with him.

Zhdanov smiled slightly, and replied without hesitation: "No problem, such a big bargain allows you to monopolize it alone, I'm not happy yet!" ”

Cheap? Nima is still exclusive?

Voroshilov scolded his mother in his heart on the spot, and was extremely worried about Zhdanov's mental condition, thinking that this guy should not be scared stupid, otherwise he could say such stupid things?

Zhdanov calmly flicked the cigarette ash and said: "I said it earlier, you don't understand!" Now it seems that you really don't understand anything! ”

Seeing that Zhdanov didn't seem to be talking crazy or joking, Voroshilov thought about it and asked: "Then you have to make it clear to me, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well in the dark!" ”

"It's simple." Zhdanov highlighted a beautiful smoke ring and said with a smile: "Military defeat is not terrible at all, the important thing is to achieve victory in politics." As long as the latter wins, the previous defeat will be a drizzle! ”

Voroshilov still doesn't understand this profound "black talk", that scratching ears and cheeks!

Faced with the ugliness of this goods, Zhdanov smiled: "Don't worry, listen to my explanation...... I ask you, do you know the place and significance of Donetsk and Lugansk in this counterinsurgency war? ”

Without waiting for Voroshilov to answer, Zhdanov said to himself: "The core of the rebellion of the White Bandit Army is Donetsk, they started here, and we can say that this is the base camp of the White Army......"

Voroshilov interjected: "The problem is, it's not ......"

Zhdanov stopped him and said categorically: "You don't care if it's or not, it's important that we trumpet Donetsk's military and political status, and make others feel that Donetsk is so important!" ”

Voroshilov's eyes widened and asked, "And then?" ”

Zhdanov smiled: "And then? Then it's simple, since Donetsk has such an important military significance and political status, then the recovery of the city is naturally worthy of great praise and praise...... As the heroes of the recapture of Donetsk, the status of the two of us goes without saying, right? ”

Voroshilov began to understand, and soon his eyes lit up, but then it dimmed again, and the thing hung his head and said: "Your idea...... Tsk, let's put it this way, you can fool ordinary people, but you can't fool Comrade Lenin, especially Trotsky, who sees us as a thorn in his side. How can we take advantage of this? And there's that damn Andrey . Petrovich. The kid had been waiting to see our jokes. This time we hit the muzzle of the gun again, and we won't ...... to death."

Zhdanov sighed again and said quietly: "I said, you don't understand!" ”

Voroshilov wants to cry, what else don't you understand, you just want to fool, you just want to play wrong, this kind of trick Lao Tzu has not played. The question is. This time and that time......

"It is indeed this moment and that time," Zhdanov said, glancing at the goods, and said with a smile: "There is no need to worry at all about what you said, Comrade Lenin will not pursue us, Trotsky will not dare to pursue us, and Andrei. Petrovich is not easy to hold us accountable! ”

"Why?" Voroshilov humbly asked. But he didn't expect that as soon as Zhdanov opened his mouth, he was scared down: "It's very simple, this basket is too big!" ”

Looking at the way Voroshilov stammered, Zhdanov was a little smug and smiled incomprehensibly. Only then did he say: "This basket is too big, something happened." The first to be implicated was Comrade Joseph, after all, we are his people, and he will not and cannot see us fall into the pit. And as long as Comrade Lenin takes care of Comrade Joseph's face, it is not easy for him to die and give us a haircut, no matter what, we are all one...... As long as Comrade Lenin wanted to exonerate us, Trotsky would not dare to press forward step by step, and he could only push the boat with the current...... As for Andrey. Petrovich, does he dare to disobey Comrade Lenin? ”

Speaking of this, Zhdanov laughed, patted Voroshilov on the shoulder, and said proudly: "That's why I said you don't understand, now you understand, as long as we can find an excuse to justify ourselves in politics, the central government will not embarrass us too much!" ”

Voroshilov thought about it, and it was really Zhdanov's reasoning, and suddenly turned his worries into joy, and said happily: "I see, then I will rest assured." In that case, I immediately set out to create public opinion? ”

Zhdanov shook his head and said: "The first thing is not to create public opinion, but to get in touch with Comrade Joseph as much as possible and tell him the truth, and then we can carry out the operation." ”

Voroshilov really admired Zhdanov a little, a big old man like him only thought about saving his life, and he didn't think about Stalin's feelings at all. And Zhdanov's political sensitivity is really unusually high, and Stalin comes to mind first. But if Stalin hadn't been there, if Stalin had not had a good relationship with them, if Stalin hadn't been Lenin's right-hand man, they would definitely not have escaped this fate. Therefore, the priority is to prepare Stalin and obtain Stalin's understanding, which is the key to saving his life. Otherwise, Stalin directly gave up the two brothers, who to cry with at that time?

Voroshilov thought about it for a while, and felt that he was really not good at this aspect, and this kind of work that requires brains and means should be done by someone who is better at it, "I agree, besides, do you have anything else to explain?" ”

Unconsciously, Voroshilov used honorifics, which showed that he admired Zhdanov a little.

Zhdanov smiled: "Where and where, we are both prosperous and lossy, and we can't talk about anything to explain." There are some things that still need special attention, such as the attitude of Comrade Mikhail! ”

Voroshilov was shocked again, he was patronized and happy just now, and completely forgot about Frunze's head, as their top boss, Frunze's attitude was also very important. In case Frunze annoys their little movements, there are small shoes for them to wear!

"Comrade Mikhail must also respect the opinion of the Central Committee, right?" Voroshilov whispered.

Zhdanov shook his head and said: "Even if he can respect the opinion of the Central Committee, it does not mean that he will be happy." He could have kicked us away...... You should know that the most important reason why Comrade Joseph attaches so much importance to us is the ability to work in the military! ”

The ability to do any military work is complete nonsense, and Voroshilov knows very well that the only thing he can value by Stalin is this little bit of military power. Without military command, his influence on the army was greatly reduced, and his position with Stalin naturally declined.

If it really angers Frunze, it is not completely impossible for the goods to be annoyed and directly let him roll up and get out!

"Tsk," Voroshilov asked, with a puzzled expression, "how can we get Comrade Mikhail's understanding?" As he spoke, he seemed to be asking himself a question. said, "Otherwise." Shall we personally apologize to him? ”

"What's the use of apologizing?" Zhdanov snorted at the telephone. "It's not like you didn't see Comrade Mikhail's attitude just now! He has already put everything down, and if he can't be satisfied, going to him is tantamount to humiliating himself! ”

Voroshilov's face suddenly darkened, and he muttered, "How is this good...... Isn't that what a strong man does? ”

As he spoke, he asked with a bitter face: "Why don't you let Comrade Joseph intercede for us, and let Comrade Mikhail raise his noble hand?" ”

"That's not realistic!" Zhdanov thought for a moment and said: "For the sake of today, we can only do this!" ”

Voroshilov asked: "What to do?" ”

"Take Luhansk as much as possible. Then pursue in the direction of Kamensk, catch up with the White Army at any cost, and stick to them! ”

Voroshilov originally thought that Zhdanov had some good idea, and was about to listen to it. Who would have thought that Zhdanov's so-called method would turn out to be ...... There was no way. If Bai Jun was so easy to chase, he would have chased it a long time ago, but the problem is that he really can't catch up! The bunch is running faster than rabbits, and they may have arrived in Kamensk and are fleeing in the direction of White Kalitva! With his knowledge of White Kaletva, with that little force, there was no way to stop the White Army. The results are clear. That is, they will never be able to catch up with the White Army!

"Don't be too categorical!" Zhdanov shook his head and said: "White Kaletva is not so easy to fight. Comrade Mikhail himself is seated there, and with the Don River as a backing, as long as the bridge is blown up, the movement of the White Army can be delayed to some extent, as long as our actions are fast enough, we should still be able to catch up! ”

Voroshilov did not have much confidence, he felt: "What can we do if we catch up, Comrade Mikhail's main forces are not enough, with our forces we simply cannot eat the Czech Corps and Krasnov, and it will be in vain to go!" ”

"You still don't understand!" Zhdanov shook his head and said earnestly: "Whether we go or not is a matter of our attitude, if we don't go and don't carry out Comrade Mikhail's orders, then the fault lies with us; But, as he commanded, we went. That attitude is correct in the first place, at least in the eyes of the central government, we are still actively correcting our previous mistakes. And, to put it mildly, whether or not the Czech Legion and Krasnov can be annihilated or not is not at all important to us. If the tasks assigned by the Central Committee are not achieved, the headache will be Comrade Mikhail, as the commander-in-chief, he has the greatest responsibility, and we are only jointly and severally responsible! ”

It's insidious!

This is Voroshilov's current opinion on Zhdanov, this guy has completely seen through all the political affairs. As Zhdanov said, if the battle fails and the White Army is not annihilated, then the biggest headache will be Frunze. As the commander-in-chief of the campaign, the lion's share of the responsibility lies with him. And although he and Zhdanov also made mistakes, as long as they preach the "great" political and military significance of the recovery of Donetsk, no matter how they say it, they are also positive heroes, even if the key responsibility for the defeat of the battle lies on their side, the central government cannot kill them.

If you look at it this way, it is true that military defeat is not as good as victory in politics, and even if you win more battles, you will not be able to match the eternal correctness of politics. At this moment, Voroshilov really understands that politics is always more important than military, as a general, you can not understand military, but you must not understand politics!

Even, Voroshilov secretly made up his mind that he must quickly raise the level of politics in the future, otherwise he will be played to death in the future, and he will not know what is going on!

"Pursue on all fronts, tell the vanguard troops, and order to take Luhansk by tomorrow morning! If you can't complete the task, let them come and see you! ”

At the same time that Voroshilov gave the order to Luhansk in a menacing manner, Frunze in White Kaletva also saw the white army rushing towards him.

The topography of the city of Beit Karetva is interesting not only because the main stream of the Don River passes through the city, but also through two tributaries of the Don River. The city was divided into three parts, the first of which was on the west bank of the Don River, which would face the advance of the White army.

Then there is the east bank of the Don River, this part of which has a railway bridge to communicate with the west bank, this area is the key defense area of Frunze, if the east bank and the west bank are lost at the same time, it means that Bai Kaletva is finished.

As for the southern city that was divided by another tributary, Frunze did not pay much attention to this area, or he did not have enough troops to pay attention to it, except for ordering the blowing up of the road bridge connecting the southern city on the east bank with the west bank, he only put a small number of troops in this area.

Of course, these defensive arrangements were entirely aimed at Titerrichs' Czech corps, and on the north bank of the Don there was still Krasnov's White Army to block, and once he broke through Boris's defense in the village of Dyadin, then Krasnov could attack White Kalitva directly from land, when Frunze was on his back.

There is even a more extreme possibility that Krasnov will not care about the life or death of the Czech legion, and directly cross the White Kaletva and flee east from the Krutinka on the tributary of the White Kaletva.

Once Krasnov made such a choice, Frunze was basically helpless and could only watch the White Army flee. In order to prevent such a thing from happening, Frunze categorically put his best troops in front of Krasnov:

"The Petro Paplov regiment took over the defense of the village of Dyadin from the marines of Boris's advisers, and my request is to stop Krasnov at any cost, and to block him before the main forces reach the battlefield!" (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you for the second kill potato and Comrade Juventus!