…… Who do you say is a spy?! ”

Ren Fuchen found that the faces of these soldiers and officers were very raw, and he was about to ask about the origin of the other party, when a young man in cotton clothes and pants with a belt came out behind him, and two self-made pistols were put in the tiger's mouth, and his face was red and excited. Not only him, but also the other Chinese guerrillas who have been at the forefront of the revolutionary cause for several years, and have repeatedly fought with the Wehrmacht to cover the transfer of the main forces, and whose merits have even been commended by Moscow, and now they have become spies in the mouths of others, who can stand it?

As soon as the young man drew his gun, the Russian soldiers also raised their guns one after another, and the scene suddenly became tense.

"Tiger Head, stop!"

Seeing that there was an internal conflict, Ren Fuchen hurriedly grabbed the young man named Tiger Head, suppressed the muzzle of the gun and said, "I ask to see Comrade Shumyatz Chapter 537 on the banks of the Lena River. ”

"Comrade Commander is in a meeting, get out of here immediately." The Russian ** official with a raw face was very impatient, squinting at Ren Fuchen and the others, as if he was looking at a group of lambs to the slaughter.

Ren Fuchen didn't pay attention to this look, seeing that the other party didn't let him see Shumyatsky, and he was afraid that it would lead to a conflict and suffer losses, so he didn't say a word and walked towards the station with his own people. This attitude of forbearance made several young and vigorous young men who followed him very dissatisfied, and without even saying hello, they parted ways and made a detour to the other side to return to the station.

This silent protest made Ren Fuchen secretly anxious, and he hoped to see Shumyatsky as soon as possible to resolve the conflict.

But at this time, Shumyatsky was faced with a difficult choice.

In the low wooden houses of the gold rush field, several Far Eastern officers sat together. In addition to Shumyatsky, there were Sukhbaatar and other central comrades who had just arrived disguised as a refugee.

The sudden attack of the Poles aggravated the already revived situation in Russia, and the slogan "Defend Moscow, Defend Red" resounded throughout Russia, but at this time, the high-level leaders sent Kirov to the Far East to investigate the situation because of disagreement over whether to put Poland first or the East first.

He had only arrived last night, and the sound of the cleansing on the banks of the Lena River had already appeared in high spirits this morning. Asked: "Comrade Shumyatsky." Tell us a little bit about yourself. ”

After several years of exile as a guerrilla, Shumyatsky's eyes were sallow and his face was sallow, but he was in good spirits, and he explained the current situation: "The situation is very bad. Since last year, the Chinese have intensified the clearance of Irkutsk, Chita, and Hailanpao areas. Many of our comrades have died. They also strengthened gun control, set up checkpoints and outposts on major roads, and cut off our sources of arms after the defeat of Japan. In the past few days, Nanjing has sent a young man named Wang Geng. Two guard brigades were again brought in, and we deduced that they might launch a new offensive at the very least.

At present, from Temple Street to the Lower Tunguska River, the shadow of the squadron can be seen everywhere, and the main road for our external communication has been cut off. What is most lacking now is food! Because after the squadron launched a sweep last year, all the grain produced was pulled to the Xing'an Mountains and then distributed according to the capitation, and it was forbidden for private individuals to have too much grain, and the comrades who requisitioned the grain could not even buy potatoes, so everyone had to live by eating wild vegetables and hunting. ”

In a short sentence, he painted a picture of the plight of the partisans in the Far East, and when Kirov heard that the food supply was not secure, he frowned. Far East Siberia was not suitable for farming, and grain production was already small. Now that the supply has been cut off again, the hardships can be seen. But he did not come this time to solve the problem of food, but to launch an offensive in the Far East, to arouse the hatred of the Chinese and force them to send more troops to the northwest, so as to help Comrade Stalin persuade the Central Committee to strike first in the southwest and not in the east.

So wait for Shumyatsky to finish speaking. He suddenly said: "Comrades, Comrade Lenin and the Central Committee know that everyone is very hard, so I have made a special trip to express my condolences to you. Comrade Stalin also bought a batch of grain from Japan, which he believed would soon arrive.

In addition to care, Comrade Stalin was worried about your situation, and he found signs of collapse in the Far East. The Cheka, led by Comrade Dzerzhinsky, also found out that someone had infiltrated our ranks, and this is a very serious matter! In order to maintain the purity of the troops and the trust in the Party, the Central Committee hopes that you will take action to clear the hidden dangers, and as long as you hold out until the Poles are defeated, our troops will soon return. ”

Sukhbaatar, who was sitting next to him, reacted quickly, realized that this was an opportunity, and immediately said: "Comrade Central is right, I think there is something wrong with that Han army, and we have been ambushed by the Han army several times, and it is obvious that they have colluded with the enemy!" ”

His remarks aroused the approval of many people, who said that Ren Fuchen and other Chinese soldiers could not be trusted, and these opponents were all officers who had contradictions with Chinese comrades in the past, and there were also many people who joined the revolution in the former tsarist period, and how could they tolerate the former lowly Chinese on an equal footing with themselves after living a superior life.

Sukhbaatar was a former Mongol rebel officer who merged with Shumyatsky's Far Eastern guerrillas and gradually took power of the rebels with the help of the Poor Party. In addition, Shumyatsky was also a high-ranking figure of the poor party who was determined to divide Mongolia and was bent on using Mongolia as a shield between China and Russia, and with his full support, the Mongolian rebels had become the second largest armed faction in the army. In particular, the action of sub-provinces in Mongolia after the "Shanghai Communiqué" led to widespread opposition from the Mongolian leadership, and a large number of radical young people joined the rebels, and the force had swelled to about 6,000 men in three regiments.

After seeing Kirov's approving gaze, he waved his arm and continued: "We have a saying in Mongolia that sores and flesh will festering if they are not cut off, so I think we should purge the Han soldiers, and then gather loyal comrades to launch a new offensive to distract the Han army and prevent them from continuing to support the Kolchak gang." ”

Shumyatsky is not a fool, there must be a matter of Chinese soldiers colluding with the Chinese Defense Forces, but there are concerns about whether to purge him. First of all, he felt that now was not a good opportunity for purge, because the country was facing several attacks from Poland and the Kolchak bandits, and Europe needed to be solved first. Although the Chinese regiment was regarded as a rebel by the Nanjing government, after all, it was of the same origin, and once the purge incident was exposed, it was bound to arouse the general anger of the Chinese people. As a result, the Nanjing government was forced to provide more aid to Kolchak, and the pressure on Moscow would be even greater.

So he was skeptical of this order, and judging by the capabilities of Tonotsky and the General Staff, he should not have issued such an order that might anger China, and Kirov himself was a loyal follower of the Stalinists, and he also knew something about the recent power struggle in Moscow through refugees, so he did not want to get involved.

Secondly, with the implementation of social reforms by Yang Qiu. Impose the Cheng Cheng Act and socialization reforms, improve workers' treatments, and limit working hours. After maintaining low grain prices and continuing to implement military control in the northeast and other regions, the development of the poor party theory to the east was hindered. Last year alone, hundreds of comrades sent to work in the northeast region were arrested after being reported by the local people, and almost fell into the end of the total annihilation!

The Chinese delegation led by Ren Fuchen was one of the few supporters of the poor party ideology, and once they were purged and exposed, the chances of the poor party theory developing eastward would be even slimmer. Without the China channel, if we want to break the capitalist encirclement, we must find a way in the direction of Turkey and Persia, and then the conflict with the capitalist countries will be even more intense!

He thought for a moment and asked: "Comrade Kirov, Comrade Tonotsky (Tonotsky was then Commander-in-Chief of the Red Army) and the General Staff also have this opinion?" ”

Kirov, as if he knew that he would ask this, took a letter from his pocket: "Comrade Shumyatsky! There was a mistake in the General Staff under Comrade Tonotsky, so Comrade Stalin had already demanded correction and expressed his opinion to Comrade Lenin. This is his letter to you. I hope that you will have a clear understanding of the situation, hold China down, and launch a revolutionary offensive is the most important thing, not to compromise with capitalism. ”

Shumyatsky opened the letter. The letter was written by Stalin himself, and was accompanied by an excerpt from the Cheka's report on the infiltration of Chinese spies into the Far East. The letter was harshly worded to express his and Moscow's criticism of the slow development of the Far East in recent years. It was believed that the 1st Division of Far Eastern Siberia did not play a role in containing the enemy, which led to a large advance of the squadron to the northwest.

The letter sent chills down the spine of Shumyatsky, who, although he was secretary of the Far East, had a much lower status than Stalin, Tonotsky, Dzerzhensky and Bukharin, who were the hopeful heirs of Lenin. I'm afraid that my political career will come to an end.

Kirov squinted his eyes, as if he was very satisfied with his use of Stalin's prestige to shock him, turned his head and gave the order: "Comrade Sukh, Comrade Yanovsky, now is the time for the party to test you, to carry out this task, you must pay attention to secrecy!" ”

Sukhbaatar, who was bent on expelling the Han forces and wanted to make the first to stand, immediately got up and walked out with a Russian regiment commander, and the two officers who did not support the purge wanted to speak, but seeing that Shumyatsky did not speak, he had to keep his mouth shut.

Ren Fuchen didn't know that the Chinese regiment led by him had fallen victim to Russia's internal political game in the blink of an eye, and it was already sunset when he returned to the camp with everyone.

The Chinese battalion is located 10 miles northwest of Yakutsk, on a clearing on the banks of the Lena River, although everyone came to Russia because of their faith, but there are still many shadows of traditional culture here. Dried salted fish processed during the Chinese New Year hung on a clothes pole at the entrance of the camp, and several female comrades buried their pots in the pot while quietly chatting about their worries about the future.

The soldiers had just finished a day's training, and everyone gathered around the camp square to gossip and chat, some dreaming of public property and some talking about domestic reform. When I saw him come back, I quickly closed my mouth and came over to say hello. This subtle scene made Ren Fuchen more and more worried, and he was actually very aware of the strange atmosphere in the camp, since the news of the Shanghai Communiqué came last year, there seemed to be a big gap between everyone and him.

When it escaped from Vladivostok, the Chinese regiment had more than 3,000 soldiers, but after a series of sweeps, most of them had quietly left to return to China, although many people were added along the way, but there were only a few men left in the early 1,000s. Due to the distrust of the Russian army, most of them used old and broken weapons, and the whole regiment did not even have a single machine gun.

A few moments later, Tiger Head and a few other young men also returned, but as soon as they returned, they went into the barracks, packed their bags, and prepared to leave. Ren Fuchen hurriedly stopped: "Stop!" Where do you go? ”

The young man nicknamed Tiger Head is a native of Harbin, his parents died, and he relied on the casual workers of the Harbin Eastern Railway Bureau at that time to make a living, and he was not less whipped by the supervisors. Disgruntled, he was one of the first to join the Poor Party and follow Ren Fuchen here. Such a person suddenly wanted to leave, and immediately caused a sensation in the entire camp. Even a few female comrades who were cooking came around.

The tiger head was young and vigorous, and what happened just now made him very aggrieved, and shouted: "Don't do it!" These Russians have never treated us as real people! Keep saying comrade, is this what a comrade looks like? Brother Ren, my brother has been working with you for 6 years, and he has never said a word of complaint! We'll hit whoever you say. But where are the good days you are talking about?

We are not afraid of hardship, even after 18 years of death, we are still a good man! But we don't want to die in vain! Look back, what kind of guy did the brothers use? Three out of ten guns were broken. Seven of them were also so broken that they couldn't even hit the blind bear standing in front of him. Look at the Russian soldiers who are blocking our way today, and then look at the Mongolian regiment, all of them are full of water and beads! The more he spoke, the more excited he became. The corners of his eyes turned red. These words also resonated with the others, who looked at the worn and old weapon in their hands, sniffed and remained silent.

The tiger head continued with red eyes: "You told us that the hardships are temporary, and sooner or later we will overthrow this cannibalistic society!" We believe in you and follow you, but if we stay any longer, I'm afraid we will be eaten! I'm a rough man, my father and mother have been dead since I was a child, and I don't even know a few big characters. But at least you can tell right from wrong. In the past, the Tartars were evil, dozens of people starved to death in our hometown every year, and Russia and Japan repeatedly oppressed us. But now? All the people in my hometown moved into state farms, and they used foreign machinery for farming, although most of them had to be handed over to the state. Life is not much better, but fortunately, children can go to school for free, every family can eat a white rice in three days, and there are a lot of chickens, ducks and fish on the table during the New Year's holidays. ”

"Brother Ren, brothers really don't want to do it, the good day you said may come true in the future. But we don't want to mix around like this, even if we work hard when we go back, it's better to live this kind of life when people don't look like people and ghosts! Tiger Head said emotionally, knelt on one knee and handed the gun to Ren Fuchen with tears: "There are only two ways now, the eldest brother will either kill me, and the tiger head would rather die, or ask the eldest brother to fulfill us and let us return to China to find a way out!" ”

More than a dozen young men also fell to their knees, pulled out their guns and placed them on the ground. The entire camp was silent, and the tiger's words completely hooked his mind. In fact, everyone knows how big the changes are in China, so many people have left one after another over the years. The first to go back also has some connections here, so we all know that now even Hailan Pao and Chita are from the Republic of China, many people have organized, and several families have pooled money to buy land, and there are even those who have made a fortune by opening mines and trading.

On the other hand, those of them who hesitated and didn't leave, not to mention that they were afraid that the officials and soldiers would come to suppress them all day long, and they hadn't even eaten a full meal for a few years, so everyone's eyes were suddenly focused on Ren Fuchen.

Ren Fuchen's face was also ugly, how could he hide domestic affairs! In fact, he also knew that Tiger Head and they wanted to leave for more than a day or two, and this incident was just an excuse. Seeing that his ideals and beliefs were not as attractive as white rice and hot kangtou, he was also very discouraged.

picked up the gun and handed it to the tiger head and said: "Brother tiger head, you can leave if you want, but now that you are all on the wanted list, I am afraid that you will be punished when you go back." ”

The tiger head was already as hard as iron, and pushed the gun and said, "Leave this gun to the eldest brother for self-defense!" Now it is not allowed to bring guns in China, and brothers don't need this thing when they go back to live in peace. As for suffering. He laughed miserably, swept his gaze over the faces of his companions around him, and said: "Isn't it just a whip from the police, as a coolie to repair the railroad for a few years, I have suffered this crime a lot before, and I am not afraid of taking a few more beatings." ”

Ren Fuchen sniffed and had to silently put away his gun. Tiger Head and more than a dozen young people kowtowed a few times according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, and after calculating this bad fate, they all picked up their burdens and walked out.

Behind him, a complicated look surged up on his originally numb faces.

The tiger head walked back step by step, and was about to step out of the camp to start a new life, but suddenly a gunshot rang out in his ears.

"Smack...... In the cold gunshot, blood suddenly gushed out from the chest of the partner next to him, instantly dyeing the padded jacket red! Turning his head again, countless Mongolian soldiers and Russian soldiers suddenly appeared in the jungle in all directions! This incident made the whole camp feel like it had exploded!

When a Japanese Type 3 heavy machine gun was pushed out of the jungle in front of the camp by the Mongolian soldiers, Ren Fuchen was even more stunned and shouted: "Don't ...... Da-da-da-da. Amid the burst of machine guns, the purge on the banks of the Lena River began, and Tonotsky and the General Staff of the Red Army tried to ease Sino-Russian relations, and the idea of first settling the East was mercilessly torn apart by bullets.

Who is it that gains...... To be continued) rq!!