305 Good news at last
Does Li Xiaofeng know this so-called loophole? He must know that in fact, this so-called loophole was deliberately left to the Germans, and he wanted the Germans to think that they could take advantage of it.
There is no psychological pressure when fighting with Mannaheim. The White Army in Finland is polite to say that it is also a group of mobs. Without the support of the German army, the Red Eagle Group is enough for them to drink. Mannaheim is a human being, not a god, and relying solely on his own strength, he cannot build a truly elite force in a few months.
And even if Mannaheim is capable, a certain immortal thinks that his side is not bad. Yegorov is not a fool like Voroshilov. His military ability and military talent should be said to be far above Mannaheim. Even if Yegorov is not the commander-in-chief of the Red Army trained by the civil war, with his talent, it should be okay to tie Mannaheim.
Anyway, Li Xiaofeng did not intend to annex the entire Finland. His requirement was to ensure that the border area of Vyborg City, which was under his control, was really not too high.
The Germans quickly agreed to the request of a certain immortal, and said it very beautifully, as if they suffered a great loss and made a great concession. But everyone knew that while agreeing to the request of a certain immortal, their expeditionary force had also been loaded on ships and headed directly to Turku, Finland.
The news that the German Expeditionary Force landed in Finland did not cause much shock to the Bolshevik top leaders. The reason was that the Politburo had long predicted this. The Germans have always been salivating about Finland, so it is not surprising that such actions were made. And to be honest, the Bolsheviks really didn't care about Finland for the time being, at most they would support Kusining with some weapons, and others really couldn't help.
Even at the meeting of the Military Commission, the German Expeditionary Force's operations in Finland were only mentioned slightly. I am afraid that the Military Commission would pay attention to this only when the Germans and the Finnish White Army really threatened the security of Vyborg.
Li Xiaofeng also attended the meeting, and the theme of the meeting was more about Lugansk and Donetsk. More members were discussing Fu Longzhi's combat plan and discussing how to get more food.
Li Xiaofeng really didn't have much interest in these topics, so he seemed drowsy at the meeting. This state attracted the attention of two people, one was Trotsky and the other was Sverdlov.
The reason why Trotsky paid attention to someone was because of what someone had done in Ukraine before. To be honest, the actions of a certain immortal made Lao Tuo happy. He severely cut off Voroshilov and Zhidanov, ensuring the safety of the old officers.
As the most concerned point in the country, a certain immortal can act to kill his relatives for justice in Ukraine, which makes Lao Tuo feel that someone is still aware of the general idea. He thinks that he can also contact and cooperate with someone, and maybe there is still an unexpected surprise?
And now, someone's actions seem to be completely uninterested in everything that happens in Ukraine. Although the person is sitting in the conference room, his soul has no idea where it goes. This is very different from Lao Tuo's expectation. Does someone care about the situation in Ukraine?
Sverdlov also had the same idea. When someone was struggling in Ukraine before, he thought someone was making a move in advance, and thought someone had some big money in Ukraine. Otherwise, he could be so active and proactive and rushed to offend his tutor?
Now someone actually acts like he doesn't care about Ukraine at all. What's the point of making a fuss about this? If you really don't care, what are you doing tossing so hard before?
Trotsky and Sverdlov couldn't figure it out. In a sense, their guess was fine. But it was not that someone didn't pay attention to the Ukrainian problem, but that he felt that he could do everything and now he could only wait for the development of things. Instead of sitting in the conference room with a nonsense, it would be better to go home to accumulate energy.
Of course, the idea of a certain immortal is not completely correct. Make as many plans as possible and make more plans, and when the battle begins, you won’t panic. Although the battlefield changes thousands of times and unexpected situations occur at any time. These so-called plans and plans may be waste paper, but making more preparations is better than making less preparations, right?
For example, now, when the committee members were still discussing how Fu Longzhi's troops should be launched, the sudden change interrupted all the discussion.
"Did the Black Sea Fleet take Rostov back?"
Trotsky's tone showed surprise, because there was no sign of this news. A few days ago, the Black Sea Fleet and Eberhardt's telegram to the central government were complaining, saying that the troops were tense, what was not good for morale, what was bad for the enemy, what was bad for the enemy, what was bad for the enemy. Anyway, the meaning of inside and outside is that the Black Sea Fleet is not capable of taking military actions for the time being, so give them more time.
Why, the telegram that complained was not dry, and Rostov took it back in a blink of an eye? What's the matter?
Trotsky and Sverdlov looked at a certain immortal again. Obviously, among the people here, this guy is the only one who knows the situation of the Black Sea Fleet best. Who else can you see if you don’t look at him?
Does Li Xiaofeng know what's going on? It should be said that he doesn't know completely that the telegrams complaining are not completely fake, and the situation of the Black Sea Fleet is indeed not optimistic. According to Eberhardt, the combat power is five out of ten. Even he himself dares to say that he can definitely regain Rostov within the specified time.
However, Li Xiaofeng could guess how Eberhardt achieved all this. It was very simple. This cunning old fox must have used tactical deception methods. Although the bitterness of complaints was true, the purpose of saying it out loud was probably to confuse and deceive the White Army.
After the White Army's conspiracy to incite the Black Sea Fleet to turn against each other, Rostov, who was close to the Black Sea, must have become the focus of the White Army generals. In order to maintain this important strategic point, they should choose to strengthen Rostov's defense, and at least they will not continue to draw troops from Rostov's direction.
In this case, it is definitely not a good choice to chew Rostov, so Eberhardt had to deliberately let go and show weakness. Then he took advantage of the moment when the White Army relaxed its vigilance and launched a fatal blow.
The above are purely speculations of a certain immortal, but his analysis has won the affirmation of Trotsky and Sverdlov. Both of them think that this is the only possibility. The best tactical deception is to keep their own people in the dark.
The two of them even imagined such a picture - the spies and counter-revolutionaries hidden in the top Red Army's top leaders kept their dissatisfaction and drag on the Black Sea Fleet to the White Army. With their "selfless" help, the White Army mistakenly judged the situation of the Black Sea Fleet and was caught off guard.
It should be said that Trotsky and Sverdlov's imagination was not too outrageous, but the real situation was much more complicated than they thought!
Eberhardt knew from the beginning that it was not enough to just do this level of deception, after all, the Black Sea Fleet was huge. Once the warships went out of the sea, spies installed by the White Army, the Allies and the Allies would feed the information out.
In the Black Sea as big as a bathtub, the top leaders of the White Army would not remain indifferent even if they were careless. Who knows whether the Black Sea Fleet would come to the door with a fake shot? It can be said that as long as they get news of the Black Sea Fleet's large-scale dispatch, they will be vigilant.
In this case, I hope to deceive the other party with a few telegrams of false complaints and make them unable to find the North. That's too underestimated the IQ of the White Army general. Let's put it this way, as long as Eberhardt mobilizes the fleet on a large scale, he will not think about sneak attacks. If his fleet does not return to the port, the White Army will not relax his vigilance.
However, let the old man chew Rostov's bones with a dignified manner. He really didn't want to do it. As an old fox, he knew very well that even if he could chew Rostov's body, the losses would be great. The Black Sea Fleet could no longer bear the large-scale losses. In order to retain a little more fire for himself, the old man must have a bad time!
How to play? The old man came to combine the real and fake to distort the real. Didn’t Li Xiaofeng ask him to take the fleet to Turkey to show off his power? He went openly, not only did he go, but also the main force came out in full swing.
Of course, this large-scale mobilization cannot be hidden. However, the old man did not want to hide it. Instead, he spread the word all over the world, and he almost said that he was going to trouble the Turks. When he appeared on the Turkish coast with his fleet, the White Army must relax his vigilance - they felt that since the old man was really going to trouble the Turks, he naturally didn't have to be too nervous.
However, it turned out that this was just a plank road that was built secretly to Chencang. When the old man appeared on the Turkish coast with the main force of the fleet, several destroyers and gunboats carried Boris' Marines and touched Rostov's door on a dark night.
There are not many people, only more than a thousand people. There is no way, and if there are too many people, you can't hide it. However, these more than a thousand people are not ordinary sailors, but regular marines organized by the Black Sea Fleet. Not to mention that they have experienced many battles, at least their combat experience is not comparable to ordinary sailors and the newly born Red Army.
Boris and his Marines told the White Army a truth with practical actions - the soldiers are not the most powerful. Taking advantage of the White Army's moment of relaxing its vigilance, a beautiful night raid was used to rush Rostov's White Army to Rostov's White Army. Rostov, who was not sure of the situation, casually handed over the important strongholds in the city to Boris.
When they found that the enemy had only more than a thousand people and were about to launch a counterattack to regain their strongholds, Eberhardt, who had a shot on the Turkish coast, also rushed to the battlefield with his main force. With the fire support of more than a dozen destroyers and gunboats, the White Army's counterattack was like drizzle. When the Black Sea Fleet sailors launched the final general attack, Rostov's White Army collapsed instantly.
Eberhart and Boris recaptured Rostov at a very small cost, and even did better. The Black Sea Fleet's destroyers and gunboats went upstream along the Don River, arrived at the Lugansk line through the North Donetsk River, and used powerful firepower to sweep the White Army's strongholds along the line, effectively supporting the local guerrilla battles.
"The Black Sea Fleet performed very well," even the mentor praised Eberhart and Boris' actions. "They used their practical actions to severely hit the arrogant arrogance of the White Army, and cooperated with the brothers of the army to block the White Army on the west bank of the Don River, creating favorable conditions for our main force to annihilate the White Army in Ukraine! Worth commendation!"
The mentor was not talking about the scene. This sudden victory really made him overjoyed. There was no good news on the battlefield since March. Especially since the rebellion of the Czech Legion, when the Don and Volga river basins were upside down, the Red Army could not use any powerful means to counterattack the arrogance of the White Army.
At that time, although the mentor didn't say anything, he felt very angry. Especially when the Allied media and the social revolutionary parties in China, the Mensheviks were talking sarcastic and sarcastic, he wanted to overturn the table.
The mentor originally thought that due to the situation, it might take military operations to attack the White Army in May and June. Who would have thought that the Black Sea Fleet, which had been weak, suddenly broke out and kicked people to death. Not only did he take back Rostov beautifully, he also went straight upstream and drove to Lugansk to shell the White Army, slashing the guys in the face.
It was so relieved and comfortable that even the mentor who had always had prejudice against the navy could not help but praise it loudly. Of course, the only thing that made the mentor feel that the beauty was the only one that made the mentor feel was the best. It was not the commander of the workers, peasants and soldiers who commanded the Black Sea Fleet to get a good start, but the two former Tsarist Russian officers and old nobles. To be honest, this was a bit eye-catching and a little unhappy for him.
Therefore, when I was praising this victory just now, the main body of the mentor who was praised was the Black Sea Fleet. I deliberately avoided the names of Eberhart and Boris.
Some people may think that the mentor is a little petty, but there is nothing to do about it. Political needs are the first priority. Politicians must first ensure political interests. Even mentors cannot avoid the common people. However, there is no need to speak out too much for the two old men, because they will take the initiative to win personal honor for them.
Of course, this person is not Li Xiaofeng. Although a certain immortal admires the two old men very much and is willing to fight for their honors and interests, there are methods and prerequisites.
For example, at this time of public opinion, Li Xiaofeng must take care of the emotions of the mentor. He must first protect the political interests of the mentor, so he will not publicly ask for merit for Eberhart and Boris. If you want to say good things to the two old men, you have to wait for the meeting to end. It is best to give the mentor face in a private situation.
In this occasion, there will be only one person who will openly sing praises for Eberhart and violence, and Trotsky will be praised for them.
There was no other person except Lao Tuo, and the reason was obvious. Lenin could not publicly commend the two old men for personal political interests. In order to safeguard personal political interests, Trotsky had to publicly ask for rewards for the two old men!
The policy of appointing old officers was created by Lao Tzu, and the results obtained by the old officers were the best affirmation of him personally. Although Eberhart and Boris were found by a certain immortal, outsiders would only see that they were old officers and would only think that Trotsky's policy was good.
Of course, to be honest, a certain immortal really took the lead in the old tutor's policy. If everyone is as old-fashioned as Stalin, this matter will not be done.
"Recovering Rostov means that we fired the first shot to counterattack the White Bandits. This victory was a timely rain and a seedling machine, which had extremely important political and military significance," Trotsky opened the conversation enthusiastically. The dancing state clearly showed his mood at the moment. "This great victory cannot be praised too much!"
Speaking of this, Trotsky suddenly stopped. Even Li Xiaofeng knew that Lao Tuo was about to start playing. As expected, he changed his tone and asked very sternly: "But, I personally think that the factors hidden behind the victory are more worthy of our deep thought than this victory... Half a month ago, what was going on in the Black Sea Fleet and what happened there, the comrades here all knew. At that time, the Black Sea Fleet was a mess, and it was simply a mess, and it was impossible to fight. There was even the possibility of betraying the revolution... What factors made this great fleet look new in just half a month and achieved such great results? I think the human factor is the first priority!"
Li Xiaofeng observed a painful expression on Stalin's face. As for the tutor, he was not as happy as he could not see any expression, but probably he was not much happy. Trotsky made great efforts on this topic, and it can be said that he swept his and Stalin's faces hard.
Trotsky was still talking nonstop: "It was the two old officers who had transformed the Black Sea Fleet. They used their professional qualities to save this once great fleet and also saved the precarious situation of Ukraine... What does this mean? War and military are not a joke, we must treat it more professionally... And some of our comrades have serious travelogue habits, do not improve their professional skills, and reject the guidance of military experts, thus fighting a series of defeats. Can this comparison not explain the problem?"
Trotsky whipped and looked at Stalin without leaving any trace. This glance was quite clever and concealed. Since everyone in the venue understood what he meant, Stalin could not blow up the thorns. Anyway, Li Xiaofeng's face was as dark as the bottom of the pot, he probably was already angry.
However, Trotsky also knew that he would stop when he was ready, and that he would be suspected of provoking Lenin when he continued to slap in the face. After glanced at Steel, he immediately put the topic back: "I think that in order for comrades engaged in military work to understand the significance and importance of the military experts sent to them by the Central Committee, it is very necessary to focus on publicity and commendation of the achievements of Director Eberhart and Consultant Boris... Only by letting the comrades see the power of role models can our Red Army get rid of guerrilla habits and open the door to victory!"
PS: Bow to thank Admiral Hood, Juventus, and hzwangdd for the three comrades!
Chapter completed!