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Volume 2: Three Pillars Chapter 46: Politburo Meeting (Happy New Year)

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    Still in the Kremlin conference room, the meeting was attended by nine members of the Politburo.

    "You may already know that on the battlefield in the Far East, the Red Army suffered a sudden attack by the enemy and was severely defeated by China. Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that our military reforms in the past two years have, to a certain extent,  It was a failure." From the beginning of the Stalin meeting, he pointed the finger at the military reforms carried out in 2425, when the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee was none other than Trotsky.  .

    "I am not targeting anyone, but telling the truth. This military reform has indeed cut down the redundant personnel of the army, allowing the Soviets to retain elite soldiers. However, the military reform only stops at the reorganization of the troops, whether it is military thinking, tactics, or  The tactics are still the same as before. This time the casualty ratio with the Chinese ** team reached 10:1. Our brave Red Army soldiers braved the hail of bullets and went to follow up, but they could not rush into the enemy's position. On the other hand, the enemy relied on tanks.  , artillery, easily destroyed our defense line. This shows that spiritual and theoretical strength cannot defeat the enemy. If we want to change this situation, we must carry out reforms, and we must carry out reforms at the economic level!" Stalin finally said  To achieve their true purpose, they must carry out economic reforms.

    After Lenin¡¯s death, in order to consolidate their authority, both Stalin and Trotsky firmly supported Lenin¡¯s policies.  As evidence to attack the other party, even a sentence said by Lenin was used as a weapon.

    As Trotsky gradually failed in the struggle, Stalin gained the right to speak.  He decided to implement new economic policies and believed in building socialism.  We must abandon some of the practices of Lenin¡¯s period.  He put forward four propositions: first, the Soviet Union could build socialism alone; second, economic and administrative planning; third, giving priority to the development of heavy industry; and fourth, high accumulation and high investment.

    He believed that in order to develop socialist agriculture and light industry, some concessions could be made and efforts should be concentrated on the development of heavy industry.  This requires overall economic planning across the country and economic and administrative planning must be achieved.  This caused Zinoviev's dissatisfaction.  So this former ally of Stalin broke with Stalin and allied with Trotsky against Stalin.

    Stalin had nothing to do about the alliance between the two men for a while. He had to put down his own plan first. Now the defeat in the Far East gave him an opportunity to promote his plan again.  Although Stalin was angry about the failure of the war, after calming down he found that this was not necessarily a bad thing.

    He believes that military strength has little to do with him.  When the military reforms were being carried out, the chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committee was Trotsky, and the person who presided over the reforms was the deceased Frunze.  It is Bluukher who is commanding the battle now, and his only fault is that he recommended Bluukher.  But he is indeed the most suitable candidate, and no one can find any fault with him.

    ??In other words, this defeat is harmless to himself. Thinking of this, Stalin actually vaguely hoped that the war in the Far East would be even worse. The worst result would be to return the territory that they had invaded and occupied China to them.  This is not my own responsibility.  When the Soviets were formed, Lenin said that all previous treaties should be abrogated.  He also said that China's territory would be returned to them. Thinking of this, Stalin became even more excited.  So at today's Politburo meeting, he used the defeat as an excuse to lead the topic to reform.  Just to test everyone's reaction.

    Trotsky didn¡¯t know what Stalin was thinking, but he knew he couldn¡¯t let Stalin¡¯s proposal pass.  While holding a pen and drawing irregularly on the paper, he thought hard about how to refute Stalin.

    "I don't think it's because of the defeat in this war. We have to carry out reforms." Zinoviev spoke.

    Hearing his ally speak, Trotsky, who was still thinking about countermeasures, raised his head.  Looking at Zinoviev to hear what he had to say.

    "Because this war itself is an unnecessary war. When we signed the contract with China, it was already stated that many benefits of the China Eastern Railway should be returned to China. Why has it not been paid back in the past two years? Why must we make a fuss?  By the time the Chinese forcefully took it back, what were we doing? Also, since we have established a good relationship with Zhang Anle and the two sides have cooperated harmoniously, why should we continue to support the southern government after Zhang Anle took control of China?  , even when they were about to fail, they did not hesitate to launch a war to buy them breathing time. The main reason for the defeat of the war was not economic or other problems, but precisely mistakes in our foreign policy, especially against  It is very stupid for China to launch a war." Zinoviev did not pay attention to Stalin's words, but analyzed this issue from the necessity of war.

    His words can be said to have hit Stalin in the face. He was the one who wanted to have a good relationship with Zhang Anle back then.  It was he who continued to support the southern government later, and it is he who is now waging war.  In this way, Stalin will be thrown outThe failure of the war was put aside, and Stalin began to be held responsible.  This is an unnecessary war in the first place. If you insist on fighting, it¡¯s better to fail this time.

    Stalin did not expect that Zinoviev would come to this move. He was thinking about how to take the move when one of his younger brothers spoke.

    "If I remember correctly, the last time we launched war against China, all nine members of our Politburo voted in favor. It's only been a few days, you won't have amnesia, right?" Bukharin smiled.  spoke.

    "We did it to maintain unity. All seven of you voted in favor at that time. Even if we opposed it, it would be useless. The unanimous vote is also beneficial to the country's preparations for war and the intensity of the national period. I don't think there is anything wrong with that." Ji  Noviev immediately retorted.

    "In any case, the launch of war was discussed and approved by our Politburo at a joint meeting. If we are responsible, all nine of us are responsible, and no one can escape!" Bukharin is a theoretical person, and this kind of thing is not difficult to do.  he.

    "I think the most important thing now is not to discuss reform. Reform cannot be carried out in a day or two. The most important thing right now is the war that is still going on. Don't forget that we still have nearly 100,000 soldiers on the front line fighting against the enemy.  . How to continue the war is the first priority." Seeing that he did not have the upper hand for the time being, Trotsky turned the topic to the war.

    After he said this, everyone fell silent, because no one dared to say whether to continue fighting or to cease fire now.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Nearly half of the troops in the front have been injured or killed.  It will take at least about a month for new reinforcements to arrive.  By that time, the enemy might have already crossed the Caucasus Mountains.  Not to mention that three regular divisions have been used in this war. How many more will be needed next time?  Five? Ten?  Or twenty?

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Not fighting, the initiative in the current war is not in our hands, and our own words do not count.

    "I have to bear a certain responsibility for the war to be like this." Silence was not an option for everyone. Finally, Stalin looked at everyone and spoke.

    Hearing what he said, Trotsky and Zinoviev curled their lips, why didn't you say it was your own responsibility just now.  Now that Bukharin has finished defending you, he is showing off again.

    "Our assessment of China's strength before the war was inaccurate, or in other words, our assessment of all countries in the world when planning military construction was inaccurate. Our elite troops are supposed to be able to compete with Germany, Japan, etc. before the war.  Countries with strong armies can compete with them, but now they can't even defeat China." Stalin looked at the crowd and then said to himself.

    "This only shows that we are still looking at our neighbors with old concepts. When talking about China, everyone thinks of being weak and incompetent and can be bullied. But the facts tell us that China is no longer the China it used to be. What exactly makes China  Such big changes have taken place in China because of some of the reforms implemented by Zhang Anle. The industrial base he built in Mongolia and his three-year plan in the northwest. Now it seems to be successful. Our experts have not manufactured tanks in the country.  , but when they arrived in China, they helped them produce tanks. This is the result of their concentration on heavy industry construction. Aircraft, tanks, guns, and even warships can also be self-sufficient. Now it seems that their thinking is right and they want to focus on  To develop, you must first make yourself stronger.¡±

    "Agriculture and light industry cannot be achieved overnight. On the contrary, it is heavy industry that brings the greatest benefits. Economy and culture cannot be developed overnight. On the contrary, the military has achieved results very quickly. Military lagging behind, other countries  I will bully you. This was the case with the Qing government back then. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. This is a lesson to us!" In the end, Stalin still did not want to give up his reforms.

    "If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Comrade Stalin said this well and summarized it very insightfully." Bukharin did not hide his flattery and was photographed naked.

    ¡°The General Secretary has said so much, but he still hasn¡¯t said how to solve the current problems.¡± Zinoviev was unmoved and continued to remind Stalin not to digress.

    "According to the current situation, it is no longer possible to quickly reinforce the front line. But if we talk about peace now, they will definitely open their mouths, and we have no way to explain to the people. We can continue to fight while showing our demands to China.  The meaning of peace talks. Once the war situation is favorable to us, we will have peace talks." Stalin expressed his thoughts,

    ¡°What if we continue to lose?¡± Trotsky asked.

    "If the defeat continues, then peace talks will begin immediately," Stalin said without hesitation, and then gave a condition: "Ulan-Ude, Chita, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, two cities in four cities  If the throne is lost, peace talks will take place immediately."

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