Rokosovsky was really unlucky. His Sixth Army once made Guderian have no temper, but who would have thought that the German army would increase its troops halfway through. It is said that two fists can't beat four hands. No matter how capable Rokosovsky is, he can't sprinkle beans into soldiers. ≤,

On the 18th day, Karinkovic was shattered by the German army's iron hooves. Fortunately, Rokosovsky found that the situation was not good. He wisely retreated the main force from the line of fire before the defense line was about to collapse. Otherwise, this time it would not be as simple as Karinkovic's fall, but also let the 6th Army be buried with him.

Rokosovsky was still behind. Seeing that the enemy's troops could not be stopped at all, he wisely chose to retreat quickly instead of the reorganization troops that Tukhachevsky hoped to continue to resist. The 6th Army retreated to the right bank of the Dnieper River in one breath, and reorganized the formation after joining with the 16th Army who had arrived after hearing the news.

Objectively speaking, Rokosovsky successfully judged the situation and avoided the end of the 6th Army being surrounded and annihilated by the German army. It should be said that the performance was pretty good. If he had blocked Guderian for 17 days by himself before, it would be quite rare. It should be said that it was not his responsibility to break the defense line, but the General Staff mistakenly judged the situation on the battlefield and failed to predict the true direction of the German army's attack.

This has to start a few days ago. When Guderian was helpless against Karinkovic, the German General Staff formulated a new assault operation plan, shifting the key targets of the attack from the two wings to the middle, and drawing a unit of the Southern Army to cooperate with the second tank cluster to achieve a central breakthrough.

In order to paralyze and mislead the Red Army, while stopping the besiege of Kiev and drawing troops, Longdsted commanded the Southern Army Group to conduct a feint attack in the direction of Kharkov and Konotup. The German feint attack was too deceptive. The General Staff of the Red Army judged that this was the German army's preparation to strengthen the attack on the southern front. He took Kharkov and Konotup in one fell swoop, and then threatened Kursk and the Caucasus.

Therefore, Tukhachevsky demanded that the Ukrainian Front be strengthened as soon as possible and focus on the war situation in Ukraine, and ignored the reminder that the German army might focus on attacking Rokosovsky by Triandafilov, Ubolevivich and Li Xiaofeng.

During that period, the Red Army's attention was attracted by Konotop and Kharkov. Rokosovsky was simply forgotten. It was not until the German army successfully concealed the world and conquered Kalinkovic in one fell swoop. At this time, Tukhachevsky and the General Staff discovered that something was wrong. At this time, the Dnieper River defense line in Belarus was already in danger.

According to the requirements of the Political Bureau, the Dnieper River defense line must be defended, and this is a red line, so Tukhachevsky immediately ordered Triandafirov to stick to this defense line and must not allow the German army to cross the Dnieper River.

The problem is that this order is nonsense, so after receiving a telegram from the General Staff, Triandafilov angrily tore the telegram into pieces and cursed Tukhachevsky for a sudden blow. He thought that the guy was just commanding blindly again.

It is not unfair to be scolded by Tukhachevsky because he is just commanding blindly. Rokosovsky and the 6th Army had already fought hard and suffered great losses. Now there is no defense line that can be used for support. How can we fight against the German army on the left bank of the Dnieper River? To be honest, Tukhachevsky's order was to let Rokosovsky and the 6th Army die.

Of course, Triandafilov could not accept this, so he immediately called the General Staff to explain the difficulties faced by the 6th Army, and even said directly that this order could not be implemented, and he also refused to implement it!

Tukhachevsky was naturally very annoyed. Since Triandafilov served as the commander of the Moscow Central Military Region, he has not been too popular with the General Staff. His instructions to the General Staff have been lip service. The friction and conflicts between the two sides have been constant. Anyway, no one likes anyone.

Tukhachevsky felt that the reason why Triandafilov was able to come to power was to change the battle situation between Belarus and Ukraine. However, over the past month, the Red Army has been retreating and defending the dead, and has always been passively beaten. How could the situation improve a little? This fully shows that Triandafilov is just like this!

Anyway, Tukhachevsky was full of disdain for Triandafilov, and this disdain and dissatisfaction were detonated by Triandafilov's call back this time.

"Triandafilov is only suitable to be the principal of the Military Advisor Academy, at best, just a staff officer who beats the edge. Now he has handed over millions of troops to a peddler, which is simply a joke. Looking at his achievements this month, it is simply a mess. The Red Army has retreated and fled, and has lost a large area of ​​territory! And now it is openly against the leaders of the General Staff Department, which is absolutely unacceptable. I strongly demand that a more suitable comrade be the one who presides over the work of the Central Military Region of Moscow!"

When Tukhachevsky made this suggestion in the Military Commission, the opinions on the venue suddenly became stagnant, because all the members of the Military Commission understood that Tukhachevsky had ignited the fuse, and there would always be bombs to explode!

Sure enough, the counterattack immediately emerged, and Ubolevich accused in anger: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, have you ever asked your conscience when he said this? How did the bad situation happen now? Wasn't you rubbing your butt for your previous wrong command? Comrade Triandafilov spent more than a month and a lot of space to offset the bad consequences of your blindly letting the Red Army die, and it was difficult to stabilize the situation in the midst of danger. Is such a poor result? If Comrade Triandafilov can only give a bad review, how should you evaluate your wrong command? Can it be said that it is terrible?"

Tukhachevsky's face turned pale, but this is just the beginning, and even more embarrassing is still behind. Li Xiaofeng also said: "Before, Comrade Triandafilov reminded you, telling you that Comrade Rokosovsky's weak defense and may be attacked by the enemy. How did you answer? A series of misjudgments from the General Staff Department are the fundamental reasons for the current bad situation. Now the General Staff Department has turned around and made a raid. This is simply shameless! I think this is because some people want to shirk responsibility. Just pass the blame!"

Seeing that this emergency meeting of the Military Commission was about to evolve into a critical meeting of Tukhachevsky. Sverdlov quickly interrupted: "Comrades, this is not the time to shirke each other's responsibility. The most important thing now is to try to defend the Dnieper River defense line!"

Li Xiaofeng gave Xiao Si a blank look and sneered: "Comrade Ubolevich and I have never shirked responsibility. Instead, some people always do not conduct self-examination. Instead, they have to find faults from comrades who actively take responsibility. I can no longer stand such shameless behavior. As for the Dnieper River defense line, where is the Dnieper River defense line now? By the wise command of the General Staff, we only have two group armies that have suffered severe damage. Opposite these two group armies are elite German first and second tank clusters. Not to mention the extreme differences in strength between the enemy and us, the recent reinforcements are still hundreds of kilometers away. In this situation, there is no way to be the reincarnation of the God of War!"

Sverdlov's face was not very good, because Li Xiaofeng rarely sarcastically mocked him so positively. He forced himself to do so and demanded: "We Bolsheviks do not believe in ghosts or gods. We have the support of the people of the whole country and the proletariat in the world. We..."

Li Xiaofeng interrupted him again without mercy: "If slogans are useful at this time, it is useful to say empty words. We don't have to sit here for a meeting. If Comrade Yakov, you can mobilize the people of the whole country and the proletariat of the whole world to resist the Germans on the right bank of the Dnieper River, then I apologize to you immediately. If not, don't say these fake nonsense! It's useless except wasting time and saliva!"

Xiao Si's face became increasingly ugly, and it was obvious that he had reached the verge of an outbreak. But a few seconds later, he suppressed his anger. Why? Because he noticed that most of the members of the Military Commission present despised him, even the leftists who stood on the Trotsky side during the rectification movement were despising him (the reason was very simple, no one was willing to be cannon fodder. Tukhachevsky could sacrifice the 6th and 16th armies today, and he might sacrifice them for the same reason tomorrow). It was obvious that his speech just now was not at all about the generals. If he continued to persist, there would be only one consequence, and he would completely lose the support of the military.

So Xiao Si could only bear this tone and patiently explained: "I mean, I hope the 6th and 16th armies will play a revolutionary heroism, block the enemy with a spirit of not being afraid of bloodshed and not being afraid of sacrifice, and buy time for the reinforcements. Should they be able to do this?"

In Li Xiaofeng's opinion, Xiao Si's words are no different from the previous farts. They are still fake and empty, and they have never considered the actual situation on the front line. The 6th and 16th Army are simply impossible to be the opponents of the two enemy tank clusters. If you insist on stopping the car by a mantis arm, you will be crushed in minutes, and it is impossible to gain much time.

In Li Xiaofeng's view, if Rokosovsky and Lujin were forced to fill the pit, there was only one consequence: these two armies were eaten by the enemy in one bite, and then the enemy easily crossed the Dnieper River and continued to march towards the heart of Russia.

It can be said that this kind of sacrifice is meaningless, and what are the mistakes of the 6th and 16th armies? Why do we let the troops who have made major sacrifices for the motherland again pay for the mistakes of the General Staff and the Political Bureau for the sake of good-looking face?

Isn’t this a scam?!

Li Xiaofeng is still very real in this regard. He and Ubolevic immediately refuted Xiao Si's opinions and even said directly: "At this time, we can only continue to retreat, and we can only consider blocking the enemy in Bryansk. All other ideas and opinions are useless!"

At this time, things became interesting. Most people in the Military Commission believed that they should continue to retreat and not force them to stop them. However, the Political Bureau still stubbornly demanded to stick to the Dnieper River. The opinions of both sides can be said to be highly confrontational and neither convinced the other, and they fell into a deadlock for a while.

"Politics is the first element, and military operations must obey political command!" This is the opinion of Sir and Trotsky. They think that the Military Commission has crossed the line. According to the principle of the Party commanding guns, the Military Commission should obey the opinions of the Political Bureau.

However, most of the members of the Military Commission represented by Li Xiaofeng do not think so: "It is true that the Political Bureau coordinates the overall situation, but the Military Commission is the only one who is an expert. Isn't this a joke? Once the worst situation occurs, is it the Political Bureau responsible or the Military Commission responsible?"

The military commission's statement implies that the general is. It means that if the 6th and 16th armies are all involved, the Dnieper River defense line is not defended, and the German army is still in the end. Who is the responsibility? If the Political Bureau is willing to make a military order for this, the Military Commission will implement it. The Political Bureau will naturally not make such a military order. What if the Military Commission deliberately lets them take the blame?

In short, it was impossible to reach an agreement at all. So a more interesting situation occurred. Tukhachevsky directly ordered Rokosovsky and Lu Jin in the name of the General Staff, requiring them not to take a step back. They must be strictly guarded.

However, as soon as Tukhachevsky's order arrived at the command of Rokosovsky and Lukin, Triandafilov issued an order in the name of the commander of the Central Military Region of Moscow to exchange space for time, leaving only a few troops to block the German army on both sides of the Dnieper River, and the main force immediately retreated to Bryansk. They also asked them to build a defense line in Bryansk and wait for reinforcements to reunite.

Two completely different orders were difficult for Rokosovsky and Lukin. Who should be executed? Of course, later we can see that Rokosovsky and Lukin finally executed Triandafilov's order. The reason was that Triandafilov personally rushed to Rokosovsky and Lukin by helicopter, requiring that all their actions in the future be subject to the orders of the Military Commission and the Central Military Region of Moscow. Any orders that were not directly derived from the above-mentioned institutions will be ignored!

Triandafilov said this. Rokosovsky and Lukin were already very resistant to the defensive defense, so they naturally followed suit. Anyway, no matter what Tukhachevsky said in a tough telegram, they all took it as a breath and retreated to Bryansk in one breath, allowing Tukhachevsky to stomp his feet in Moscow.

"It's simply unheard of. The commander can ignore the general staff's orders and do whatever it is. What's the nature of this?" Tukhachevsky shouted, "I strongly demand that Triandafilov, Rokosovsky and Lukin be held accountable. They are running away and should be handed over to the military court for trial!"

"What is this?" Li Xiaofeng sneered, "Comrade Triandafilov is just implementing the resolution of the Military Commission. The Military Commission has decided to abandon the Dnieper River and instead hold a major battle in Bryansk. As the commander of the Central Military Region of Moscow, what are the problems with implementing the instructions of the Military Commission?"

Tukhachevsky was so angry that he shouted: "But I am the chief of staff, and the general staff is responsible for military command. The Military Commission cannot bypass me and issue such orders!"

Ubolevic said coldly: "You have no right to cross the Central Military Region of Moscow to point fingers at the 6th and 16th Army Groups! In addition, the General Staff is a subordinate agency of the Military Commission and should completely obey the command of the Military Commission. As the Chief of Staff, you refuse to execute the Military Commission's orders. What is this? Do you think the Red Army belongs to you alone?"

Of course Tukhachevsky would not admit this. He defended himself: "I am a member of the People's Committee of National Defense. I am implementing the decision of the People's Committee. Comrade Trotsky asked to block the enemy in the Dnieper River. This is the People's Committee's request!"

Li Xiaofeng said bluntly: "The People's Committee has no right to directly interfere with the command of the Military Commission. It is the Party commanding the gun, not the People's Committee commanding the gun. The Red Army belongs to the Party, not the People's Committee. As the core organization of the Party commanding the Red Army, all military operations of the Red Army are under the responsibility of the Military Commission, and the General Staff Department only accepts the leadership of the Military Commission. Comrade Tukhachevsky, are you not even able to understand this?"

Tukhachevsky still defended: "Of course it is the party who commands the gun, and the decision of the Politburo is..."

Li Xiaofeng interrupted him again: "The Political Bureau is only responsible for macro-strategic decision-making, and the Military Commission is the specific agency responsible for implementation. How to implement the requirements of the Political Bureau is a matter that the Military Commission collectively considers, and it is not something you, the Chief of Staff, can do for you!"

Tukhachevsky was very angry because according to the current situation, he, the chief of staff, did not deal with the mainstream opinions of the Military Commission. If he followed the instructions of the Military Commission, then he, the chief of staff, would be dispensable.

In fact, Tukhachevsky was right. Li Xiaofeng felt that the powers of the Military Commission and the General Staff were entangled by Tukhachevsky. The General Staff always wanted to overstep its power and always thought that it could decide everything. But in fact, the Military Commission was the boss, and the General Staff was just an executive agency, and the executive agency should obey the command honestly. What are you trying to do? Are you snatching up and down to seize power?

Li Xiaofeng had had enough of Tukhachevsky's disturbance in the middle. Even if he couldn't replace it this time, he had to give him a little bit of color to make him be honest in the future. Of course, this is also a fault for Tukhachevsky himself. Since the war started, he has been too defeated and his former prestige has been almost squandered by his foolish moves. Now more and more people are dissatisfied with his command, and this power is quite amazing! Even the old subordinates and old friends who support Tukhachevsky cannot completely suppress it.

Of course, this is in the situation of the Military Commission. Tukhachevsky is criticized here, but in the Political Bureau, the situation is different. There, Li Xiaofeng belongs to a minority... (To be continued...)

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