Chabaev pulled the reins, and the horse under his crotch jerked up his front hooves and neighed, "How far is it from Omsk?" ”

The guard behind him also hurriedly grabbed the reins, took out a map from the briefcase behind him, and after two strokes, replied: "Comrade division commander, there are still fifty kilometers from Omsk!" ”

Fifty kilometers does not seem too far, but for Chabaev, the distance of fifty kilometers means that it is simply impossible for him to reach Omsk before dawn.

Wiping a handful of sweat, he picked up the kettle and poured it twice, then ordered: "Rest in place for ten minutes!" ”

Since it was impossible to feel Omsk before dawn anyway, Chabaev thought that he had to think about it. The task assigned to him by his superiors was to rush to Omsk as quickly as possible, catch the enemy's tail, and preferably leave the enemy behind with a surprise attack.

To this end, Chabaev and his 25th Division rushed forward furiously, running nearly 270 kilometers in three days. But even if he hurried and hurried, he still couldn't reach Omsk within the stipulated time.

The main reason is that there were too many stragglers of the White Army along the way, and the rout and the fleeing refugees were wrapped together, blocking the road, and Chabayev had to spend a lot of energy to solve the problem of the rout.

"It is no longer possible to reach Omsk at the scheduled time," Chabaev said to his commissar Fulmanov, "and the comrades are sleepy, and if we continue like this, even if we reach Omsk, we will not be able to fight anymore!" ”

Fumanov was also tired enough, and as a commissar his main task was to supervise Chabaev's uncompromising execution of the orders of his superiors, and it stands to reason that he should raise objections. It is necessary to insist on continuing the rush to Omsk. But Fulmanov did not do so. He knew very well that Chabaev was not trying to be lazy. It's not that he deliberately didn't carry out the orders of his superiors, but that the orders from above were too nonsense and couldn't be completed at all.

Advancing more than 300 kilometers in 72 hours, during which time there were still battles and unblocking chaotic lines of communication, only a person with a brain caught in the door would give such an unrealistic order.

"We jointly sent a telegram to the military department, we can't be so nonsense!" Furmanov did not hesitate to agree with Chabaev. However, what he didn't expect was that the military department's reply was also quite fast: "Your department must not suspend operations." Even if you can't get to Omsk before dawn, you have to get as close to Omsk as possible...... This is a dead order and must be carried out! ”

"Nonsense!" Furmanov was rarely angry, and he threw the telegram on the ground fiercely, "Is the commander crazy?" ”

Chabaev seems calmer than Furmanov, in fact his personality is more impulsive, he is more like a Cossack, dare to fight and do what he says, in the past it was Furmanov who did his job, but this time it was his turn to do Furmanov's work.

"Comrade Fumanov. Execute the order! Since the commander has given the order to die, we can only carry it out. And he was so insistent on letting us run to Omsk. There must be a reason! ”

Is there a reason? There is indeed a reason, neither Chabayev nor Furmanov knows that it was not the military headquarters or the army group headquarters that gave the order to let them rush to Omsk, and this order was not even given by Brusilov.

The order for the 25th Division originated from the Military Commission, to be precise, from the Chairman of the Military Commission, Trotsky. Upon learning that the remnants of Kolchak were fleeing in the direction of the Far East, Trotsky asked three questions: The first was the nearest unit of Omsk?

The answer to this question was Chabaev's 25 division.

The second question is the combat effectiveness of the 25 Division, as well as the command capabilities of the main military commanders.

The answer to this question is that Chabaev was a laureate of the Order of the Red Banner, an outstanding cavalry commander.

Trotsky was quite satisfied with this, and then he asked the last question: "Is Comrade Chabaev reliable in politics?" Is it loyal enough to the party? ”

In fact, it was the question that mattered, and Trotsky knew very well what he really wanted to chase. There is no need to roar so quickly to chase down the remnants of Kolchak, a step-by-step pursuit is enough. The reason for such an emphasis on speed is nothing more than that what Trotsky wanted to chase was not people, but money.

What Trotsky really wanted to chase was the treasury gold!

When the Bolsheviks first seized power, their forces were mainly concentrated in Petrograd and around Moscow, and they did not completely control Kazan.

It was not until the defeat of Karekin that the Bolshevik regime was initially secured, but by this time there were still many troubles, and it would take time to fight the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries and take over power and dissolve the Constituent Council. Before that was done, the Germans pressed again, and the issue surrounding the Brest contract almost threw the party apart.

After dealing with this easily, there was a cannon shot on the ground, the Czech regiment raised a counter-flag, and in the blink of an eye, the lower reaches of the Don and Volga rivers were in flames. At that time, the central government was in a state of firefighters, and they didn't have the energy to care about gold issues at all. So much so that when Kolchak captured Kazan, the big guy realized that the gold in the treasury was served by Lao Gao!

The problem is that it is too late to find out about this problem at this time. The gold has fallen into the hands of Kolchak, and he will not return it. At that time, the central government was generally pessimistic about this issue, and even believed that Kolchak would soon ship this batch of gold abroad.

However, this perception was again reversed in June 1919, and according to the efforts of the intelligence officers and the confessions of the captured White officers, Kolchak did not ship the gold out of the country, did not give the Tsar's wealth to the Allies, and most of the gold remained under his control, spending only a small amount of gold on arms and food.

After learning of this news, the Politburo was excited, and for Russia, whose economy was in collapse, the thirst for money was now unprecedented. If this batch of gold can be recaptured, it will certainly be able to stabilize the crumbling financial shape, which will be of great benefit to the future construction of socialism and the export of revolution.

That's why Trotsky gave orders directly to Chabaev. will ignore the actual situation and let the 25th Division rush forward. Of course, he didn't want the 25th Division to recapture the gold. That's unrealistic. After all, although Kolchak was defeated, his remnants still had considerable strength, and a commander was not enough to tickle others.

Trotsky hoped that the 25th Division would catch up with the enemy, that it would slow down the escape of the White Army, and that it would buy a little time for the follow-up forces to catch up.

This qiē Chabayev did not know, he did not know that he was carrying out the direct orders of the Supreme Military Council and the Politburo. It was not known that the telegram replying to him was actually from Trotsky. Of course, even if Chabaev knew. There is no change in the current overall situation, his troops are indeed exhausted, he has done his best, and it is more realistic that he cannot complete this task.

By the time Chabaev's troops arrived in Omsk, the main force of the remnants of the White Army had fled eastward, and most of the troops in Omsk were refugees and monks, except for a small number of White troops. But there are also some surprises.

"Are you sure it's Kolchak?" When Chabaev heard the report of his subordinates that Kolchak had been discovered, he could hardly believe his ears - Lao Tzu's luck was not so good? Can you pick up people's heads for nothing?

Speaking from the heart, Chabaev thought at that time that his subordinates had made a mistake, and it was more likely that he had recognized the wrong person. In any case, Kolchak was the former supreme ruler of the White Army, and was once the political and spiritual leader of the White Army. He was the number one counter-revolutionary bandit named by the Supreme Military Council.

He was awarded a Order of the Red Banner when he captured Ufa, and if he captured Kolchak, he had to be rewarded with another Order of the Red Banner, right?

Chabaev's mind wandered after a thud, and Furmanov asked in his place: "Are you sure it's Kolchak himself?" ”

"Commissar! Absolutely, he's exactly the same as on the wanted warrant, and we've asked, he's Kolchak! ”

Furmanov and Chabaev looked at each other and paused for a long time before asking, "Where did you catch him?" ”

"Catch? Well, he's in the dungeon of the town hall, and we were scared before......"

This answer made Fulmanov speechless for a while, but now the first consideration is not to investigate the question of how to capture Kolchak, but to quickly implement Kolchak's identity. Once confirmed, it's definitely a big deal!

In the face of such a merit, even Furmanov, who had always been calm, could not be calm, and hastily ended the questioning, and together with Chabaev, he went to interrogate Kolchak in person.

At this time, Kolchak completely lost the prestige of a fearless general and the supreme consul, and to put it mildly, his face was full of dazedness and amazement at this moment, and it was obvious that he himself was surprised that he had fallen into the hands of the Red Army inexplicably. He didn't understand how he could just give up.

Is there an answer to this question? Of course, there is, in the political sense, although he Kolchak has already been a straw chicken and has stepped down, but he cannot be captured by the Red Army just like that. Because in any case, he was also the core leader of the White Army, and even the core leaders were captured by the Red Army, so who would dare to follow the White Army?

According to the general truth, a person like Kolchak could certainly not be sent to the Red Army, and he could not be killed. The best thing to do is to put him under house arrest, and his fate can not be determined until the overall situation is settled.

Of course, this is only a general truth. Now the situation is unusual, and with the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries regaining nominal power, Kolchak has become a thorn in their side. Before, Kolchak had repaired them badly, and if Kolchak had not been taught a lesson, the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries would not have been comfortable.

What's more, for ambitious military generals like Semenov, Kolchak is also a problem, keep this guy here, what if one day the Entente group remembers this goods and helps him back to power? Wouldn't it be necessary to face Kolchak's counteroffensive at that time?

Based on this idea, the generals of the Mensheviks, the Socialist-Revolutionaries and the White Army quickly agreed that Kolchak could not stay!

However, if you can't stay and can't kill him directly, after all, although the Entente group gave up Kolchak, they did not agree to execute him. After all, the Entente group also wants to lose face, so they did this and killed Kolchak, who will dare to be their agent in the future?

In this way, things are troublesome. Kolchak turned into a hot potato, and he couldn't be killed. You can't stay or stay. So what to do?

Just when the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionaries and the White Army were at a loss. At the behest of a certain immortal, Yakov proposed a solution: "Why not leave Kolchak to the Bolsheviks?" ”

This building yì is really good, borrowing a knife to kill people, when Voroshilov picked up Kornilov's head, what did the Red Army do? The corpse of that cargo was crushed to ashes. Now that a live Kolchak has been captured, it must have been concocted in the same way.

Thus, the fate of Kolchak was thus decided, when the main forces of the White Army hurriedly retreated. His Excellency the former Supreme Governor and his little friend Pepelyaev were thus selectively forgotten.

The news of Kolchak's arrest was immediately fed back through the various channels, and the entire Eastern Front was in a sensation, and Brusilov personally drafted a telegram to report this great news to the Military Commission.

Trotsky was also overjoyed in the face of this news, the Eastern Front was his descendant, and his men and horses defeated and captured Kolchak, which was tantamount to fighting for his face. To put it mildly, this means enormous political prestige.

Trotsky was excited, and he felt that this was a golden opportunity. If the hype is right, it will inevitably close the prestige gap between him and Lenin.

Of course. To achieve this perfectly, there are many details that need to be strengthened. It's definitely not okay to pick up heads. For the broad masses of party members and the masses, although picking up people's heads is very comic, it is really not enough to highlight the glory and righteousness of Trotskyism. Once the big guys think that the Trotskyists are just shit luck, then how can they build momentum?

If you can't pick up heads, then you have to make up stories, there must be a more euphemistic and shocking story, there must be tall heroes, especially Trotsky's foresight. It is necessary to give a scientific and reasonable explanation for picking up heads, and to make all party members and the masses feel that this is not picking up heads, but a well-planned and highly imaginative military action!

"Let Vasily. Comrade Chibaev re-made a report, "Trotsky thought about it, the best way is to start with Chabaev, if Chabaev did not pick up the head, but like a lone hero, seven in and seven out of the capture of Kolchak, then it would be easy to do," this report must highlight that he and the commanders and fighters of the 25th Division boldly interspersed and broke through under the leadership of the Military Commission, attacked Kolchak's headquarters, and after a life-and-death struggle, finally captured him on the battlefield...... No, not a captive......"

Trotsky thought for a moment and corrected: "Rather, to force Kolchak to surrender on the battlefield, we must highlight that Kolchak chose to surrender when he was cornered and did not see any hope under the military attack of our Eastern Front!" ”

Maybe some comrades have doubts, how much difference can a prisoner and a surrender be? Hehe, the difference is too big, Kolchak stubbornly resisted to the end and was finally captured, so Kolchak is still like a master, and he said unceremoniously that he also added points to this product in politics. And being forced to surrender means something else entirely, which shows that even Kolchak felt that the White Army was at the end of its rope, and even he, the core of the White Army, was desperate and collapsed. This is undoubtedly a greater blow to the political affairs of the White Army! It can also highlight the strength of the Eastern Front!

Think about it, even the invincible Kolchak had to surrender with his hands tied, how awesome the Eastern Front is!

The Eastern Front is, is Trotsky still far from? Not to mention that Lao Tuo also specifically noted at the front that the actions of Chabayev and the 25 Division were completed under the direct command of the Military Commissar. Doesn't this highlight his personal wisdom and martial arts?

It can be said that after Trotsky's change, Kolchak's value was magnified in an instant, and this fact is undoubtedly more pleasant, and it seems that everyone is happy.

But is it really a joy for all? Not necessarily, at least Li Xiaofeng will not be happy, anyway, it was his people who really contributed to Kolchak's capture, and no matter how you look at Yakov, it is the first credit. You picked up people's heads and made up stories to cheat the credit, squeezing Lao Tzu's people from the male number one to the position of the dragon man, this is too bullying, right?

Immediately, he sent a telegram to the Politburo, explaining in detail the cause and effect of the incident, and openly exposing Trotsky's hypocrisy. And this time it stabbed the hornet's nest!

"Comrade Andrei, about the case of Kolchak's capture, you should not express your opinion indiscriminately!"

When Li Xiaofeng received Lenin's telegram, he was dumbfounded when he first read it. How is it towards Trotsky?

Looking further down, Lenin was indeed speaking for Trotsky. According to the Mentor, not only did he completely deny the accusations made against Trotsky by a certain immortal, but he also fully affirmed that the truth of the facts was the story that Trotsky had fabricated. He even warned someone not to continue to obstruct the unity of the party and not to look down on the merits of others.

This made Li Xiaofeng so angry that he could hardly say it, he couldn't figure out how the mentor could stand on Trotsky's side, what kind of trouble was this Nima?

It can only be said that a certain immortal is still a little naïve, and he doesn't see politics thoroughly enough. It is true that Trotsky was making up stories, but he made them up well! Even Lenin liked this story, which greatly highlighted the positive image of the Red Army and showed the incompetence of the White Army to the fullest.

Whether this story is true or not, at least the story was more favorable to the Bolsheviks, and the masses liked it more. In that case, why debunk it? Can highlighting Yakov's merits have such a good effect? No? Then that's not the end of it! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you Comrade Juventus!