Chapter 615: A Thousand Miles Away
Chapter 615 Thousands of Miles Rushing Second, I beg for subscriptions and recommend collections
"If I can, I'll do it!" A voice came from outside the door. The faces of the three Yegorovs changed, but Lenin was not at all surprised, because he heard that the person who spoke was none other than his deputy, Joseph. Vissarionovic. Dzhugashvili, this name may not be known, but his other name is resounding in another time and space, his other name is Stalin. Stalin's so-called late appearance was due to the fact that he was dealing with the follow-up to the Congress of Soviets, so he delayed the meeting.
"Zhugashvili, you must know that this operation will go deep into the hinterland of the government army for thousands of miles, and it will definitely be a life of death." Lenin spoke.
"Yes, Vice Chairman, I think it's better to choose people from among the army commanders in this task!" Egorov echoed. For Stalin, Yegorov did not have a very good impression, Stalin was a political figure, although he had commanded several battles, but it was nothing in the eyes of Yegorov and others. In addition, Stalin had a violent personality and offended many people. Yegorov feared that Stalin's involvement would disrupt his carefully conceived plan.
Stalin walked in with a smile, Stalin was not tall and did not look majestic, but he had a great reputation among the Soviets, not only because of his violent temper, but also because of his decisive and ruthless methods.
After the February Revolution, the bourgeois revolutionaries of Tsarist Russia stole the fruits of the Soviet revolution and established a bourgeois provisional government. However, because the situation was not tight, Tsar Nicholas II, who had been captured, escaped from St. Petersburg. The culmination led to the outbreak of the civil war in Tsarist Russia.
At the same time, the revolutionary forces were also unstable, one might even say stormy, and the bourgeois Provisional Government, in order to completely seize power, constantly excluded members of the Soviet Party, which dealt a heavy blow to the Soviet forces. In many places, Soviet guilds had to be dissolved, and revolutionary work was forced underground. As the leader of the Soviets, Lenin naturally became the representative of the Soviet forces, and he was also the prime minister of the bourgeois Provisional Government. Leaf. Lee-Vov was a thorn in his eye. Lvov was a large landowner who, because of political speculation, joined the bourgeois revolutionaries and took the opportunity to steal the leadership, which led to the defeat of the Soviet revolution.
Litvov wanted to get rid of Lenin and dissolve the Soviets, but because Lenin's reputation was too great, and although the Soviets had lost their sovereignty, their power was still huge, and without the certainty of victory, Lyvov did not dare to do anything against Lenin at all, so he could only put him under house arrest, vigorously persecuted other members of the Soviet revolutionaries, and wanted to disintegrate the Soviet forces. This operation, launched by the bourgeois government, to undermine the gains of the revolution, was called the 'Dawn of Blood' within the Soviets.
With Lenin under house arrest and the Soviets leaderless, Stalin stepped forward, concentrated all the forces of the scattered Soviet organizations in St. Petersburg, took advantage of the internal turmoil within the bourgeoisie, stormed the St. Petersburg police station, and luckily succeeded, obtained revolutionary weapons and equipment, and took control of the only armed forces in St. Petersburg for the first time. Then he decisively attacked the bourgeois Provisional Government station, captured the top echelons of the bourgeois government, including Lvov, and then rescued Lenin from house arrest. After that, there was the current Soviet Red regime. It can be said that without Stalin's quick decision, the present Soviets do not know what it would be! It was precisely because of Stalin's decisiveness that Lenin valued him so much that he was willing to train him to be his successor.
Because Lenin was assassinated a few years ago, although his life was saved, but his body was seriously injured, and his health has not been good until now, and Lenin did not know how long he could hold out, so he trained Stalin as his successor. Now Stalin asked to take up this adventurous military operation, and Lenin at first did not agree. It's too dangerous, if you are surrounded by the enemy, with 50,000 troops there is simply nowhere to escape. The Soviets finally got to where they are now, and Lenin did not want to lose his generals. …,
"Now that the government army is pressing the border, and the cause of socialism is facing a great crisis, it is my duty as a member of the Soviet Party to break the encirclement and suppression of the enemy. In the current situation, the person who carries out this task must have a high level of authority and influence, and I think I am a good fit. Stalin said righteously.
Egorov was silent. Tukhachevsky and Blyukhel were equally silent. Stalin's resoluteness in this matter was no longer something they could interfere with. After all, Stalin was the deputy chairman of the Soviets, and although he did not preside over military affairs, he was their superior in rank. Yegorov's initial opposition was already considered offending him. Now I naturally don't want to be offended to death.
"Dzhugashvili, I have to tell you that this is a very dangerous task, and I hope you will seriously consider it. As the leader of the Soviets, I think it is much better for you to stay in St. Petersburg than to go to the front. Lenin said with a sigh.
"Chairman, for the sake of the cause of socialism, Dzhugashvili will not give up." Stalin said firmly. Egorov frowned unconsciously, Stalin's performance gave him a very bad feeling. He glanced at Blyukhel, and there was a solemnity in his eyes. It is rumored that Stalin had a violent personality and was not scheming, but now that I look at it, Stalin is simply a person who is as anxious as the sea, and most importantly, he was able to hide his scheming with his irascible personality. This kind of person knows the way of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Of course, if he comes to power, no one knows what will become of him. Only Tukhachevsky's eyes on Stalin were filled with adoration. Stalin was not a small fame, and in the Soviet he was the first hero of the revolution. Before, Tukhachevsky was a little skeptical, but now it seems that Stalin was indeed a staunch communist fighter. Rumors that were unfavorable to Stalin were automatically ignored by Tukhachevsky. It was precisely because of this time, after Lenin's death, that Tukhachevsky firmly sided with Stalin in the power game at the top of the Soviet Union and contributed the greatest strength to his seizure of the supreme command.
"Alright! Dzhugashvili, I hope you will be able to complete your mission and return safely. Lenin finally agreed to Stalin's request. The three generalissimos of the Red Army were also required to draw the most elite troops from the front and concentrate weapons and ammunition. The victory of Stalin's long run was guaranteed.
Stalin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As a politician, although Stalin also had enthusiasm, he would not take the initiative to take risks. The reason why he was so desperate this time was also for the great reward after the victory.
Although Stalin did not study military affairs, he still had a strong strategic vision. He saw in Yegorov's plan the shortest path to victory for the Red Army. If this thousand-mile assault on Moscow can be completed, capture the Tsar, and destroy the tsarist government, then the government army will inevitably lose confidence, and it will be a matter of time before it collapses, and then the Red Army can take advantage of the chaos to launch an attack and decide the fate of Russia in World War I. Of course, Stalin did this in addition to increasing the power of the Soviets. Then there is the need to increase one's influence in the Soviets.
Although Lenin valued him and made him the vice-chairman of the Soviets, Stalin knew that the influence of many veterans in the Soviets was only above himself, and his status as the heir of the revolution was only a rumor, and his previous reputation was not very good, which also led to his lack of a strong foundation in the Soviets. Lenin is okay, once Lenin has an accident, no one can say whether he can sit firmly under the bottom of his ass. Stalin was a very powerful man, and for the sake of power, he could not care about life or death. Therefore, he took on this task with great determination. Once this thousand-mile raid was successful, his personal prestige would certainly be greatly enhanced, and it would be easy for him to reach or even surpass those Soviet veterans. And most importantly, he could infiltrate the Red Army with this operation. Enlist the support of the Red Army for itself. …,
It was because of these benefits that Stalin decided to give it a good fight.
Although the situation on the battlefield was tense, for the Red Army's million-strong army, the transfer of 50,000 elites was not something that could not be afforded. Not only in terms of the supply of weapons and ammunition. There are wars everywhere on the front line, and there is a shortage of supplies everywhere. Although the three generals tried their best to draw it, they did not concentrate much ammunition, and each soldier was only equipped with ten rounds of ammunition for the 50,000 concentrated troops. There were not many heavy machine guns, and there were no mortars. If it weren't for the fact that those soldiers were veterans of a hundred battles, Stalin would have gone berserk.
"Chairman, please go back, I will definitely break through Moscow and take the head of the tsar!" Stalin was dressed in military uniform, and his modest body set off his heroic and extraordinary.
"Be careful, I give you all the rights, you must come back alive!" Lenin held Stalin's hand tightly, his eyes full of anticipation.
"Yes!" Stalin gave a military salute and set off with the army.
A heavy snowfall has turned the entire Eastern European continent blanket. Heavy snow covered all the darkness and trauma, making the Russian land look harmonious. Three hundred miles northwest of Rzhev, a large force was trudging through the snow. In order to avoid detection by government troops, Stalin ordered all troops to move from the path. At the same time, all the civilians found along the way should be taken away with the army to avoid leaking the news of the army's actions. Fortunately, the Tsarist Russian Empire was sparsely populated, and they deliberately avoided it, and they did not coerce many ordinary people along the way.
The heavy snowfall obscured Stalin's movements, but it also made his march difficult. The Red Army's supplies were already tight, and the prolongation of the march indicated that the Red Army's originally sufficient supplies would become insufficient.
"Deputy Chairman, according to the locals, in front is a large town with a regiment of government troops garrisoned. Do we need to bypass it! Tchaikovsky, the chief of staff of this advance force, whispered.
Tchaikovsky was an outstanding general in the Red Army, one of the few generals in the Red Army who was both brave and capable. This was something that Yegorov could arrange to be at Stalin's side and assist him in military command.
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