The Communist Youth League cargo ship was a new 10,000-ton bulk cargo ship built by the Soviet Union after breaking through the imperialist blockade in the late 1920s. ⊙ She had been performing trade missions in the Baltic Sea and temporarily received the mission to join the special mixed formation led by Kuznetsov. After sailing at sea for a few days, the special mixed formation arrived in the waters of the Bay of Biscay. At this time, the British and French ships following the trail were still hanging behind like wandering souls.

The captain of the Communist Youth League member Ivan Leping put down his telescope and said to the first mate beside him: "The damn British and French guys are really terrifying. When do you think we will get rid of them?"

The first mate smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's unlikely. After all, this is the high seas. Unless we disband the formation, these miscellaneous parts will always follow us."

Disbanding the formation? Lie Ping shook his head. The possibility is not very high. The superior sent a fleet with great momentum. How could he break up without giving up a single fart? No matter how you look at the central government, they are playing a big game of chess.

Lie Ping was very concerned about this because if the Central Committee was really playing chess, then he and the Communist Youth League members would undoubtedly be chess pieces on the chessboard. If the Central Committee took a step, then as the weakest existence in the special mixed formation, the Communist Youth League members would definitely not be able to get a good job.

The only thing that can make Le Peace safe now is that the special mixed formation is still very powerful. The two battlecruisers alone can kill the Spanish Navy in seconds. With a powerful fleet escort, he really doesn't have to worry too much.

However, what Leping did not expect was that a secret battle against the Russian special-mixed formation was going on in secret, whether he wanted to or not. The Communist Youth League members were the most pitiful chess pieces on the chessboard. Not long after the special-mixed formation arrived in the waters near the Bay of Biscay, Kuznetsov received an order directly from the Military Commission. He asked the Kursk freighter in the formation to go to Santander Port to unload the goods!

This order was so sudden, and it was pointed out that it was not sent to escort the warships. It was a conspiracy. Kuznetsov didn't like this order because he knew very well what cargo was carried on the Kursk - 16 I-15 fighters, 150 dp27 light machine guns, 9,000 Mosinna dry rifles and one million rounds, 6 107mm Schneider Cannons, and 40,000 shells.

Let me put it this way, the arms loaded on the Kursk are enough to arm a full infantry division!

The situation in Spain is so bad, and the number of this batch of arms is so large, but the Military Commission still ordered not to escort it. No matter how you look at it, you are just trying to die!

At one time, Kuznetsov was quite resistant to this order, and even prepared to disobey the order to allow the two light patrols of the formation, Red Donetsk and Red Pskov (formerly Cologne and Dresden), to escort. But then the Military Commission sternly warned him, ordering him to execute the order without any discount, otherwise he would be punished for counter-revolutionary crimes.

Under the strong pressure from the superiors, Kuznetsov could only surrender, but he wrote in his diary: "This is simply crazy. The order of the Military Commission is to let the Kursk take risks. Is the life of the Russian waterman so worth mentioning?"

It should be said that Kuznetsov was misunderstood. The Military Commission did not mean to take the life of the Russian watermen. Because according to kgb information, all the National Army fleets went south and were operating near the Strait of Gibraltar, as if they were preparing to break through the sea blockade of the Second Republic. There were no National Warships near the Bay of Biscay. In other words, Kursk's actions were safe.

The facts also proved that the decision of the Military Commission was not wrong. The Kursk, loaded with arms, sailed safely into Santander Port and gave precious weapons and ammunition to local militias who supported the Second Republic. This move was of great significance to defend Santander. The rapidly armed militia repelled the attack of the National Army in the next month and ensured the safety of Santander and Bilbao.

Jose Kilar, who had just taken over as prime minister from Diyago Bali, gave a very high evaluation and strongly demanded that the Soviet government provide another batch of valuable arms.

After receiving the request from the Kilar government, Trotsky was a little hesitant because the previous one was a side-by-side game, which created a fait accompli before Britain, France and the international community could react.

Now, the situation is different. Imperialism led by Britain and France has already made a statement, requiring all members of the League of Nations to not send arms to any side in the Spanish civil war, and even specially set up the Soviet Union's name through diplomatic channels, requiring the Soviet Union to strictly maintain neutrality and not interfere in Spain's internal affairs.

"It's ridiculous. According to the information I have obtained, while Britain and France require European countries to remain neutral and not interfere in Spain's internal affairs, freighters from Germany and Italy are sailing towards Cadiz with full loads of arms, preparing to arm the rebels in all directions. This kind of neutrality that is like a strait is simply a bad intention, which further proves the essence of the League of Nations, which we should firmly resist, and it is best to withdraw from the League of Nations immediately, the faster the better!"

Trotsky's face looked ugly because he could also see the so-called neutrality of Britain and France, but is it too much to withdraw from the League of Nations for this?

"Let's do this, first issue a statement through diplomatic channels, telling the whole world that we are willing to abide by neutrality and are not prepared to interfere in Spain's internal affairs, but this must be all-round and it must be ensured that no country can import arms into Spain, especially Germany and Italy must abide by neutrality. Once Germany and Italy do not abide by neutrality, then we do not have to abide by this obligation!"

Is this statement effective? Surely not. Stalin said similar things in history, but in the end, Germany and Italy did not take it seriously, and they still did what they should do. On the contrary, the Soviet Union could only secretly transport arms under political pressure, which was really disgusting!

And now it is almost the same. Germany and Italy really do not take it seriously. Britain and France choose to remain silent about Germany and Italy's actions. Anyway, they are staring at the Soviet Union and constantly exerting diplomatic pressure. In this case, even if Trotsky wants to continue to make diplomatic efforts, he cannot stop the anger of Stalin and Sverdlov. Even this time Derrensky stood on Stalin and Sides' side. He gave Trotsky a "ultimatum":

"If you cannot do the work of communicating Britain and France in the near future to ensure the interests of the Spanish people, then there is no point in continuing to stay in the League of Nations. The Soviet Union does not have to and cannot stay in such an imperialist institution and let imperialism play tricks."

And while drawing this conclusion, the Politburo also made a resolution to continue to transport arms to the Second Republic. Soon Kuznetsov's special mixed formation was once again ordered by the Military Commission: "The Communist Youth League members immediately went to Santander to unload the goods."

Moreover, this order also emphasized again: "Before entering the Spanish territorial waters, a certain degree of escort can be carried out, but the Red Navy warships are not allowed to enter the Spanish territorial waters. It is best not to approach the Spanish territorial waters within 100 kilometers, especially not to have any form of conflict with the rebels!"

Needless to say, the latter part of this order was supplemented by Trotsky. He was really not going to intervene directly in the Spanish civil war, and was worried that Stalin and Sir Jr. imply that Kuznetsov deliberately went to find trouble and provoke trouble. So he simply made a hard rule.

Facing this regulation, Kuznetsov was powerless. He could only let the Red Donetsk escort the Communist Youth League members to the sea outside Santander Port, and then prayed that the Communist Youth League members would go smoothly like the Kursk.

So is everything going well? Hehe, it's really not going well at all! Before entering the Spanish territorial waters, the Communist Youth League members were intercepted by the National Navy cruiser Savera, who had been ambushing for a long time. Under the command of the captain of the ship, Lieutenant Colonel Salvador Moreno, the Severa stood in front of the Communist Youth League members like an old cat who discovered a mouse. Eight 152mm cannons aimed at the thin hull of the Communist Youth League members, and could tear them to pieces with just a command.

"Captain, what should I do?"

Facing the questioning of the first mate who was pale, Lie Ping was also sweating. He really didn't expect that his luck was so bad. He actually bumped into the enemy's cruiser. Should he turn around and run away? Or should he argue with reason?

"Tell them that we are Soviet cargo ships that transport humanitarian aid to Spain, let them get out of the way!"

Humanitarian aid supplies?

Lieutenant Colonel Moreno sneered repeatedly. The polar bear really regarded him as a fool. What kind of humanitarian aid supplies would he kindly send? In fact, he had been waiting for several days. According to the information above, the Communist Youth League members transported all arms. If this batch of arms could be intercepted, it would not only be able to slap the Soviet Union in the face of the international community, but also use this batch of enemy arms to arm their army. It would be a killing of two birds with one stone!

"Order them to stop the ship immediately for inspection, otherwise they will open fire immediately!"

Tsk... Facing the unreasonable Spanish rebels, Lieping was speechless. Damn, I didn't even enter your territorial waters, why should you check me?

"Give a power to Comrade Kuznetsov and ask him what to do!"

When Kuznetsov received the telegram, he was speechless. He had already said he wanted to escort, but he was talking about something serious about it. Now, the Communist Youth League members have been intercepted. What should I do?

The only thing Kuznetsov could do at this time was to report to the Military Commission. Of course, in this report telegram, his tone was not very good. Through the telegram, it could be seen that this outstanding general of the Red Navy was full of resentment.

"Protest first!" Trotsky immediately concluded, "requested the Spanish rebels to stop making unreasonable troubles immediately!"

Is this method good? It is not visible yet, but the protests of the Soviet government have just emerged, and the British spoke up: "According to reliable information, the Communist Youth League members are loaded with arms. This is the Soviet government's blatant violation of the neutrality requirements of the League of Nations, and should severely punish the Soviet Union!"

In response, Livinov strongly protested: "Not to mention that the Communist Youth League members carry humanitarian aid supplies, and the Communist Youth League members are exercising on the high seas. No matter what materials they carry, they have nothing to do with Spain. The Spanish National Army has no right to inspect the Soviet freighter!"

Livinov's protest was a bit unspeakable. Naturally, the British became more and more proud, and once again used various means of gangsters in diplomacy. For a time, international public opinion was unprecedentedly unfavorable to the Soviet Union.

"Hmph, the polar bear should know it's amazing now!" Li Erwen said to m with some smugness.

The latter also nodded happily. Over the past decade, M has been defeated by the Russians frequently. This time she can get back the scene. It will naturally make her feel very happy.

"The chief is very satisfied with this. I hope our MI6 will continue to work hard!"

Li Er nodded. In fact, she was thinking that. This success proved one thing. The MI6 station in Russia finally came out of the failure of more than ten years ago. It was time to ask the Russians to collect interest.

Soon she ordered: "Continue to pay attention to the progress of the Communist Youth League membership number and understand the Soviet Politburo's view on this as soon as possible. We must be ahead of the Soviets!"

Did Lierwen succeed? It should be said that she was relatively successful. She seemed to have a clear understanding of the Soviet Union's attitude. If nothing unexpected happens, the Soviet Union will lose his lord in the international community this time.

After two days of stalemate on the sea, with the indulgence and intelligence of the British, the National Army suddenly took compulsory actions. The sailors on the Sevilla boarded the Communist Youth League members with rifles, controlled all the watermen, and took the Communist Youth League members to Port Ferrore.

"Are the reporters ready?" Emilio Mora asked with some smugness.

"As you tell me, as long as the ship arrives at the port, the ugly behavior of the Soviets will be exposed!"

As the leader of the National Army in the north, Mora's status is naturally needless to say. However, in terms of political reputation, he still lost to Franco in the south. If he could successfully slap the Soviet Union in the face this time, he would inevitably win a game back.

While Mora was looking forward, the Communist Youth League members were taken into the port by the Sevilla. Before the ship could stop, Lieutenant Colonel Moreno proudly took the sailors and used bayonets to escort the Soviet watermen who were tied into a long list of Soviet watermen to the dock.

At that moment, the shutter sounded constantly, and reporters rushed towards Lieutenant Colonel Moreno like a tide. There were even more British journalists than Spanish local journalists, and they were even more enthusiastic, making Lieutenant Colonel Moreno overwhelmed.

"God General, I have successfully completed the task. Please give me a lecture!"

After finally getting rid of a group of enthusiastic reporters, Lieutenant Colonel Moreno solemnly saluted Mora with excitement. The latter smiled reservedly, and after returning the gift, he grabbed Lieutenant Colonel Moreno's right hand. Facing the flash, the two of them smiled so beautifully!

After a while, the British reporter couldn't help but remind: "Gentlemen, should we show the evidence you seized?"

"Of course!" Mora then remembered that there was still some serious work that had not been done. At this time, the most important thing was to let the arms carried on the Communist Youth League membership number be exposed. He waved his hand, and immediately a large number of dock workers rushed onto the Communist Youth League membership number and moved the boxes of arms down.

"Gentlemen, as you see, this is the humanitarian aid materials claimed by the Russians!" Mora proudly picked up a crowbar and inserted it into the box, put a poke in it and said, "And now I want to let the whole world see what the so-called humanitarian materials of the Soviets are!"

With a click, the box was pried open, and the flash almost lit up Mora's dog eyes at that moment. Anyway, he only felt a white light in front of him, and he could not see anything for a while. However, Mora had no complaints about this state, and he wanted the reporters' flash to be more fierce.

At that time, Mora maintained a good posture, with a faint smile on her face, and was already imagining her appearance on the front pages of newspapers from various countries. However, to his surprise, a discordant voice shattered his dream.

"It doesn't seem like these are arms, right?"

When the first person said this, Mora despised the other party very much, thinking that the other party was blind. What else could this green solid wood box be filled with arms without any other!

But then, the reporters' discussion surprised him:

"This is really not like arms, but like medicine?"

"Well, it really looks like a medicine!"

Mora quickly wiped her eyes, turned around and looked at her waist, and the green wooden box was really medicine!

"I took the wrong one! I took the wrong one!" Morra immediately glared at Lieutenant Colonel Moreno next to him, thinking that the other party had made him fool of himself. The latter quickly explained and ordered the workers to open more boxes.

When the boxes were opened and placed in front of Mora and Moreno as boxes of medicine, the two were completely stunned - were they really humanitarian aid supplies transported by the Soviets? If this is true, then they were really making a big fuss!

"There is indeed a lot of arms on the ship! It's just that it has not been moved out yet. Please be more patient. Tomorrow, tomorrow, the whole world will see the ugly face of the Soviet government!"

Mora, who was covered in cold sweat, quickly found a way out for himself. The most important thing now is to send the reporter away and then step up the inspection of the supplies on the ship. If there is arms, it is naturally the best. If there is not, then I can only think of some secret tricks overnight.

So is there any arms on the ship? There must be no one. Not only is there no arms, but as Lieping said before, they are all humanitarian relief supplies, except for medicines, medical devices, or food.

Mora was furious and cursed: "I don't care. You can find a way to get some Soviet arms out immediately, otherwise this matter will not end! Tomorrow, at the latest tomorrow afternoon, we must show reporters all over the world the arms from the Soviet Union!"

In fact, Mora's move was a bit late. Who made him make such a big noise before? Who made him feel disgusted to the Russians in one breath? Not all of the reporters invited were inclined to the National Army. Those who were conscientious or were ready to become famous in one fell swoop were exposed to Mora that day.

On that night, the truth about the so-called Soviet weapons ship was brought to the newspaper. The whole world knew that Mora had made a big mistake, and what awaited him tomorrow would be a bloody storm... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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