Chapter 506: Infighting is absolutely impossible
July 14, 1918 23:15 Moscow Kremlin
After the call from Joseph Vasarionovich Jugashvili was finished by Bukharin's slammed into the yang and slammed, Ulyanov's lungs were almost exploding, and he carried his hands behind his back and wandered around in the luxurious and spacious conference room, and a series of vague mumblings and scoldings burst out from his mouth.
Trotsky also had his hands behind his back without saying a word, looking at Moscow under the night outside the window, not knowing what he was thinking.
"This is really a ghost. Joseph thought he was, so he stretched out his hand to the central government and the party to ask for this and that, and arrange this and that. I see that Joseph was completely confused by his personal self-inflation! Derrensky, you should bring a group of Cheka team members, and you must be capable and reliable. I will take a special train to Chalizin tonight and invite Joseph and Bubnov back to Moscow!"
The chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union stopped in front of Derrensky in anger, waving his arms and shouting, Bukharin also helped to cheer,
"Vladimir Ilyic is right. We should have made up our minds long ago. We don't use thunderous means and do not show the power of thunder. If the leaders of any place do the same as Joseph, then let alone defeat Kolchak and the White Guards, we will collapse completely in pieces!"
Sverdlov and Kamenev were so calm that they kept their breath, pursing their lips and didn't say anything, just looking at what the two big bosses Ulyanov and Trotsky planned. After all, they were vested interests in the Soviet Central Committee's handling of Comrade Joseph's incident. At this time, just to avoid suspicion, there was no need to rush forward as a vanguard like before.
Before Derrensky agreed, Zinoviev stood up to oppose it at this time, "Comrade Chairman, Vladimir Ilyic, I think you must be cautious when dealing with the issues of Charizin and Comrade Joseph. Now is not a time to easily use Cheka against a Central Committee member in the Party. Moreover, the forces of Charizin and the Southern Front account for two-thirds of the Soviet and Russian Red Army on the Eastern Front!"
"At this time, if our Soviet regime and the party are infighting and splitting, it will only ruin our great cause. Although the White Guards of the Don and the North Caucasus failed to attack Tarizin three times, they were still surrounded and stared at them. With the defeat of the Ufa Battle, Kolchak in Kazan and Denikin in the Don and North Caucasus, it is very likely that they will be ready to launch a new offensive again!"
"I firmly oppose the tough fight with the Chalizin side. Once the Bolsheviks and the Soviet Red Army themselves have internal conflicts, how can we explain to the cadres and masses below? Should we declare Chalizin and Joseph as rebels? Is it not possible to declare the Southern Front as rebels? This doesn't work, it must not be!"
Zinoviev was obviously very excited. In his opinion, the problems within the party and Joseph's personal ambitions must not be expanded into the issue of line struggle and internal strife between the Bolsheviks. This is the bottom line!
"But sending a telegram to summon Joseph back to Moscow and he will never come back. What else can we do? How to proceed with the following? Since we have decided to cease the Ufa coalition forces first and ced the Saratov-Kursk area south of Saratov-Kursk, including the Charizin area, and not solve the problem of Joseph, how can we advance this? What should we do if the Ufa coalition forces fight?"
Bukharin also waved his arms excitedly and shouted. In his opinion, let Derrenski take Chika over and take the initiative to perform a Hongmen banquet. Taking advantage of the meeting to read out the central orders, he won Joseph in one fell swoop. This matter was completely resolved. Bukharin did not think that the two commanders of the army, Voroshilov and Chernaveng, dared to lead the team to rebel!
When it comes to rebellion, the two former Tsarist Russian generals, Sekin and Giddies, who had joined the Bolsheviks, were almost the same in rebellion. The problem is that Sekin was the commander of the military expert type that Trotsky supported and promoted and reused. If military commissioner Joseph was taken down, the commander of the Southern Front, who was undermined, should be happy to see that it was justified.
Derzhinsky also frowned deeply. Even though his Chika was so ruthless, he used thunderous means to eliminate many enemies who were considered hidden inside in the fight against him. However, he asked him to take Chika to deal with a Central Committee member who held heavy troops and held the power of one side, especially a strong leader like Joseph Visharionovich Jugashvili. Derzhinsky felt that he was sweating behind him.
"Felix Edmundovitch, what's your problem? Why are you sweating all the time? You must do it yourself. I'm so angry. The Central Committee has never summoned a member of the Central Committee to return to Moscow to report his duties. Is this still the leading cadres of our Bolshevik Party and the Soviet Union? The Central Committee will never compromise on this matter. It must be handled according to the decisions adopted by the Central Committee!"
"Never compromise from now on!" Ulyanov waved his arm hard and stared at Derrensky with sharp eyes.
"Vladimir Ilyic, what you said is certainly correct. No Central Committee member can override his personal will over the organization, and he cannot casually ask for this and that with the Party and the Central Committee. But Joseph is a qualified Bolshevik, and the Southern Front is an important force of the Soviet Red Army. I think this matter should be cautious!"
Derrensky did not dare to look directly at Ulyanov's eyes, and muttered in a low voice with his head down.
Ulyanov stared at Derrensky for a long time, and his cheeks were biting. Derrensky was still hiding the eyes of the chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union at first, but in the end he couldn't escape, so he just raised his chest and whispered,
"Vladimir Ilyic, Chika and I have never discounted the implementation of the orders of the Central Committee. However, for the matter of Tharizin and Joseph, please be sure to think more about it, and you must think about it again. Chika and I personally will never be afraid of sacrifice for the cause of the Bolsheviks, but Joseph and Tharizin, as well as the Southern Front, are our own comrades of the Bolsheviks!"
"Lev Davedovic, what do you think? Comrade Derrensky has concerns, which surprised me very much. Of course, Comrade Joseph on the Charizin has a solid foundation, and it is a last resort to use Cica. Is there any better way?" Ulyanov turned around with a look of distress and asked Trotsky for his opinion.
"Comrade Derzhinsky's opinions are worth considering. I have always disagreed with the ease of using the power of Chika in the Bolshevik Party. Of course, Comrade Derzhinsky and the Chika he led have achieved great achievements in the anti-counterfeiting work, purifying our team and eliminating our enemies. However, within ourselves, especially in the Bolshevik Party, the more cautious the use of the power of Chika, the better!"
Trotsky stopped and pondered for a moment, and saw that everyone was looking at him, Derrynsky looked at him almost asking for help. The Chairman of the Supreme Military Commission sighed and waved his hand.
"Vladimir Ilyic, I suggest that this is possible. In the name of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, the Supreme Military Commission, and you and me, I will send a telegram to Comrade Joseph of Taritzin, telling him that the suggestions and recommendation lists made by the comrades of the Charizin and his own will become an important reference for the emergency meeting of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union to discuss the establishment of the Volga Military Region and the Front Army."
"In this case, the Central Committee asked Joseph and Comrade Bubnov to arrange the work at hand as soon as possible after receiving the telegram and to take the train back to Moscow tomorrow morning. There is no need to continue the discussion. All Central Committee members must accept the leadership of the Soviet Central Committee and obey the decision of the Central Committee. This is beyond doubt!"
Trotsky frowned and said his thoughts. Derrensky was obviously relieved when he heard this. If Ulyanov was forced to arrest Joseph in Tarrizin, the leader of Cheka did not feel that he had much hope of success. In this case, either Derrensky was turned against Joseph in Tarrizin by Joseph, or he had to be sacrificed on the land of Chalizin as a scapegoat in Moscow. Most of the Chekas would be beaten into a hornet's nest by Voroshilov's subordinates!
"What if that Joseph continues to disobey and cannot come to Moscow?!" Bukharin asked everyone's doubts gloomy.
"Then we can't use the power of Cheka to force it. We can still hold an emergency meeting of the Central Committee to formally make a decision to deal with Comrade Joseph. Of course, we must distinguish Comrade Joseph from Tarrizin and the comrades of the Southern Front. I believe that as long as the Soviet Central Committee officially makes a decision, the comrades of the Southern Front will not continue to follow Joseph!"
Trotsky expressed his views with a clear attitude.
"But time waits for no one, and the problems between Joseph and Chalizin are not properly resolved. How can we continue to discuss with the coalition forces?" Bukharin said constantly.
"The telegram before the Central Committee was so sincere that it could not impress Comrade Joseph. Or is it that what we are discussing here tonight, including the previous decision on the Joseph issue, someone exposed the news to the Charizin?" Kamenev finally couldn't help but express his questions.
"I feel the same way. Logically speaking, Comrade Joseph is not so anxious. Why did he make so many specific requests overnight and refuse to come back to Moscow first?" Sverdlov was obviously surprised.
Kamenev and Sverdlov said this, and everyone here looked at Derrensky. The telegram was sent by this guy. The radio station and Cheka of the Telecommunications Center were in the hands of Derrensky, a guy who was in charge of Cheka and intelligence collection. Other Central Committee members basically never left the conference room except for going to the bathroom this night.
Could it be that Derrensky exposed the news to the Charizin, so Joseph asked the Central Committee to agree to his personnel arrangements for the Volga Military Region and the Front before he was willing to return to Moscow?
Seeing Ulyanov, Trotsky and other Central Committee members looking at him with suspicion, Derrensky suddenly felt sweat on his forehead, and he shook his hands quickly,
"First, there is absolutely no such thing as venting information. Second, even if there is, it is definitely not my work. The Kremlin security guard work is the responsibility of the Kremlin guards, not my jurisdiction!" Derrensky, who was usually taciturn, spoke much more flexibly in critical moments, and kept denying that it had something to do with him.
Chapter completed!