It’s still the same old question, whether to stop when it’s good, or solve all problems once and for all. This tests the determination and vision of politicians. If the big bosses in the Bolsheviks were all Zinoviev’s virtues, then the future would probably not be optimistic.

"Comrade Andre's opinion is ridiculous. The sailors of Kronstadt are very honest and have not participated in the rebellion of Corente and Durbinko. Why should they keep a little mistake? I think the conditions of the sailors should be agreed to allow Petrograd to restore peace!"

In a sense, Zinoviev is also a guiding light. After the February Revolution, anyone who strives to promote strong support from the bottom of his heart is generally not a good thing. It is absolutely right to choose to oppose it when he supports it. This situation continued until Trotsky fell, and it was repeatedly answered, with a correct rate of more than 85%.

And this time, the same was true. For a moment, Trotsky was a little hesitant, because although the Politburo had made a decision to sweep the navy, especially the Baltic fleet, it did not decide the depth and breadth of the sweep. It was just that it was very general to strictly enforce discipline and correct the attitude of the navy.

Undoubtedly, this can also reflect many problems. At least it shows that the Politburo itself did not reach an absolute unified opinion on this, and it felt like trying the waters and crossing the river by feeling the stones. Especially when Trotsky went to Petrograd, Lenin specially communicated with him. During the period, the tutor specifically explained to him that it should be determined by the situation and should be handled flexibly.

Flexible handling of problems requires considerable political means, even for a master like Trotsky, it feels like dancing on an egg. As a new Navy People's Commissar, it completely eliminates the remnants of the old navy and completely formats the presence of the Fleet Committee and Durbinko. It's not impossible, but no one can say how much the price it will cost.

At least Trotsky was unsure, and he didn't think that such a big exaggeration seemed to be completely beneficial to him. First of all, it was easy to offend too many people, and secondly, after uprooting the old forces, who would fill the gap?

Trotsky was a politician, so he would be very careful before making a choice and would seek profit and avoid harm as much as possible. Therefore, he did not agree with Li Xiaofeng's drastic moves, nor did he agree with the tolerance of the big pie face.

At that time, he wrote in his diary: "I am very conflicted. Emotionally, the Baltic Fleet has extraordinary significance for the Party and the Revolution. I have imagined countless times that this great fleet will play a greater role in the Revolution. Instead of standing on the opposite side of the Party, as it is now... From this point of view, Corente and Durbinko are to blame. They must be severely punished!"

"...But the biggest problem I face is that the overall situation, I must maintain the stability of the overall situation. From this perspective, any measures that are fierce and prone to detonate conflicts are not suitable... However, without thorough criticism, the main responsibility hidden under the superficial problems will not be pursued. As Andre Petrovic said, the Baltic Fleet is likely to explode for a second time..."

"I thought for a long time. It is not advisable to make an attempt to completely push the Baltic Fleet down and rebuild it, but like Zinoviev, it is not advisable to do nothing... I am determined to use a gradual strategy to solve the problem. First, focus on eliminating the influence of soldier spokespersons like Durbinko in the navy, transfer or drive away these people, weaken the influence of the old forces as much as possible, and then exchange the Baltic Fleet bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by method of constant sand... I believe that as long as the means are just right, this can be achieved!"

It has to be said that Trotsky took great pains to follow his plan and slowly recondition the Baltic fleet in one to two years and solve this difficult problem by boiling frogs in warm water.

It is hard to say whether Trotsky made such a choice is right or wrong. However, one thing is certain. Compared with people like Zinoviev who do nothing and ignores peace, Lao Tuo is still willing to do practical things and know how to be vigilant in times of peace.

However, Li Xiaofeng may not like his method. According to Lao Tuo's approach, this blood exchange will be a long-term process, and in this process, it may be very difficult for the Baltic Fleet to make a difference. In his opinion, it is a waste of great time!

Naturally, this guy couldn't pee in the same pot with Trotsky, especially when the tutor agreed to Trotsky's rectification plan, the unhappiness in a certain immortal naturally became increasingly great. After getting the supplies of the volunteers stranded in Petrograd, he ignored Trotsky's request to stay in Petrograd for the time being to help him stabilize the situation, and returned to Vyborg straight.

"It is normal for a young man to have a bit of temper." The tutor also had a headache about this. Someone became stubborn and didn't even buy his face, let alone Trotsky. He could only apologize to Lao Tzu on behalf of someone: "Andre is still young, and sometimes he is more impulsive. I hope you can understand!"

Trotsky was not actually trying to complain. He just told Lenin as a joke. Of course, he would not care about the little temper of a certain immortal. Although a certain immortal refused to stay, he did not order Peter Grechka to deliberately not cooperate. This attitude is much better than some goods that are erratic and erratic.

When Li Xiaofeng returned to the Vyborg front, the situation had developed in the past few days after he left. As the German Expeditionary Force transferred a large number of fighter jets from the local area, the activities of the Volunteer Air Force were greatly restricted. Compared with the new fighter jets that the Luftwaffe put into service after 1917, the models of the Volunteer Air Force were no longer in line with the situation. And compared with the industrial power of Germany with independent and sound aviation industry, Russia, the most backward and poorest power, without the help of external forces, could not afford to fight the air force.

As the Volunteer Air Force attacked the Finnish White Army supply line, as groups of White troops arrived on the battlefield, the pressure on the Volunteer Army began to rise sharply.

"The 30.2 Highland changed hands three times in one day. The White Army's artillery shells almost plowed our position. The Second Regiment and the Third Battalion suffered heavy losses... If the enemy continues to maintain such an attack intensity, the first-line position of the Second Regiment will be quickly broken."

Tukhachevsky's face was very serious. Compared to when he first arrived in Finland, he no longer felt relaxed, especially when the casualties were delivered to him every day, it was really uncomfortable.

He finally concluded: "There are as many as 50,000 enemies in front of us, and the number is still increasing. Compared with them, the troops we have arrived in Viborg, not only the Finnish Red Guards, have only more than 10,000 2000 people... The troops urgently need reinforcements..."

The second batch of troops entering Finland had been decided long ago. The second infantry division of the Red Eighth Army that completed the training would enter Finland. However, just as they were about to set off, Corente and Durbinko suddenly had a quarrel. In order to stabilize the situation in Petrograd, the plan for the infantry division to enter Finland was temporarily put on hold. They would stay until the situation in Petrograd was completely stable before they could go to Finland.

"When will the Second Brigade of the Border Police be replaced?" Yegorov also knew that the Red Eighth Army could not count on it for the time being, so he could only set his mind on the border police force.

Li Xiaofeng sighed and said, "It will take at least half a month. The Second Division has occupied a lot of equipment that originally belonged to them..."

Yegorov sighed and said, "That is to say, for at least half a month, we should not count on domestic reinforcements?"

Li Xiaofeng nodded. In fact, if it weren't for him, the situation would have worsened a lot. The central government is now attacking the White Army on three battlefields at the same time. In addition to Finland, the war is still in Ukraine, the Don River Volga River and the Caucasus region. The Social Revolutionary Party in the Ural direction also gathered a force. It is said that it is ready to move, and maybe the war will start there soon. Even the British and American coalition forces in the Murmansk direction try to have the intention to go south. It can be said that after late May, the war will spread everywhere.

The military production capacity is limited, and at the same time, it is inevitable that there will be first and then priority. Unfortunately, the priority of the Finnish battlefield is definitely not the highest.

So even if Vyborg is very close to Petrograd, the supply of ammunition is quite tight. If we follow the fighting rhythm of the previous period, we really can't hold on for half a month. At the critical moment, a certain immortal had to use a treasure pot to open his golden fingers, which barely made up for the combat consumption.

Grigorovic, a veteran who participated in the battle, recalled: "The battle was very pleasant at the beginning. We firmly blocked the white dogs outside the city of Vyborg, and they cried and cried for their parents and their mothers to be in pain. But as the Germans increased their aid to the White Army and the industrial production behind us could not keep up with the pace of the battle, the battle began to become difficult..."

"We had to give up some less important positions. We contracted as much as possible and concentrated our forces to defend the support points of the front line. At that time, under the command of the squad leader, we kept ourselves as hidden as possible. We were ready to welcome the White Army's attack at any time... The sound of gunfire was everywhere around, and what's worse was that it started to rain. Until dusk, we repelled the White Army's three attacks. These white dogs began to become bold under the armed forces of the Germans and kept trying to attack. Even as night fell, they would not give up."

"Night battles are a headache. You don't know when and where the enemy will touch them. Fortunately, with the arrival of summer, the night becomes very short. But even so, we must be more vigilant."

"In order to prevent us from suffering losses in the night battle, the superiors issued some new anti-infantry mines, which are called anti-infantry directional mines. Once night falls, the company commander will send some engineers to the front of the position to lay out the mines. The effect is very good. The silly white dogs will trip up the mines, and the steel balls emitted by the directional lightning will make them into sieves, and we can immediately find their attack direction. Of course, although the directional lightning is very useful, it is also a very dangerous job to lay mines."

"For example, this time, four engineer brothers disappeared into the night with mines on their backs. Ten minutes later, I heard a scream from the left front of the position. Soon after, the two engineer comrades responsible for the mines on the right side of the position came back, and there was still no news. We speculate that the two comrades who went to the left of the position must have encountered the White Army's scout."

"As the night deepened, after a fierce battle, the comrades were a little drowsy. Even if we all knew that we could not close our eyes at this time, because the White Army's scouts were definitely not accidental to touch, and they were likely to launch a night attack! But we were too tired, especially the political commissar. Since the battle started, he had never closed his eyes, either cheered up the comrades, or led the team to launch a counterattack. He was the most kind and brave political commissar I have ever seen!"

"As expected, at the deepest moment of night, the white dogs sneaked up. Our machine guns and rifles opened fire violently at the suspected target, and I threw more than a dozen grenades in one breath. Just as I thought I had repelled the enemy's sneak attack, a sharp shout came from the bunker on my left. The sound lasted for about a few seconds, as if it was from a person who was fighting hard. Then someone shouted for help. Two other comrades and I quickly ran to the place where the sound came from."

"Next to the cat's ear, our political commissar was covered in blood, lying on his back without moving. Beside him, a white dog was pulling back the gun. When he saw the black muzzle in my hand, he immediately dropped his rifle and raised his hand to surrender. In the cat's ear, two people were fighting hard, one was a white dog, holding a bayonet, under him was the best fighter and bravest soldier in the company. We all called him the crazy Ivan. This big man was extremely powerful and once beaten two white dogs to death with his fists..."

"Another comrade and I rushed up and grabbed Bai Gouzi's bayonet's hand. Our squad leader used his engineer's shovel to chop Bai Gouzi's neck. Blood splattered my face, and the poor worm immediately let go. The crazy Ivan also escaped the fate of his throat being cut. He was covered with blood, his eyes were red, and he held the bayonet with one hand. The other hand covered his bleeding wound, like a wounded beast!"

"Ivan yelled angrily like a madman: 'This group of dog bastards killed the political commissar! Where is there another dog bastard?' As he said that, he strode to catch up with the prisoner who was being taken back, and in a blink of an eye the gun stabbed into the white dog's stomach. One, two, three... He stabbed hard and shouted: 'Blood debt and blood repayment!'. When the white dog was so dead that he could not die again, Ivan still couldn't calm down. He was ready to slaughter all the remaining white dogs with fierce eyes. We had to hug him hard so that he would not do anything stupid again. He kept roaring: 'Let me go. I want to avenge the political commissar!'"

"In the end, the company commander calmed him down. The only one in the company who could calm Ivan was him and the political commissar. But now the political commissar is no longer there... I really can't imagine how a good person like the political commissar was so cruel to Bai Gouzi. Each of us wants to avenge the political commissar. If it weren't for discipline that restricted us, no one of these damn white dogs would ever walk into the prisoner-of-war camp alive!"

"The memory left to me in May in Finland is chilly. The continuous rain completely soaks our clothes and makes it heavy. We will hold it tightly during the battle to keep warm... Make a fire? Child, do you know what it means to make a fire on the front line? When you have not warmed up your frozen hands, the enemy's shells will fall on your head. I saw with my own eyes a few comrades who did not obey the orders and ignite the fire to keep warm. Five minutes later they were covered by the enemy's shells... After the shelling was over, we could hardly put them together in full..."

"After dawn, the enemy launched another attack. The shells of various caliber hit our positions. The explosions almost never stopped. On that day, we repelled the enemy's attacks at least ten times. During the battle, looking out from the bunker where I was, the comrades in the trench looked so haggard, and the faces under the military caps showed extremely tired expressions without exception."

"What's worse than fatigue is that you'll be hungry. The enemy's artillery fire is too fierce and supplies cannot be delivered at all. In order to make the comrades on the front line eat enough, the comrades in the cooking team in the Lianli went to the front line to deliver food at all costs. After a few days, they almost all died. For example, the respected chef Walianjing's father, his potato stewed beef is the most delicious, but in order to deliver the food to our position, he fell under the machine gun of the white dog. When he died, he held a bag of Lieba tightly..."

"Luckily, the white dog was afraid of us and dared not attack. He just tortured us with infantry cannons and machine guns. Round after round of shelling, there was no end... The sun finally rose, and we felt a hint of warmth. When the sun rose above our heads, we were still in our bunker. Although everyone was hungry, a great Red Army soldier should learn to endure the cold, the scorching heat, the rain, the hunger and the fear until the battle was won!"

"Three days later, Erlian replaced us. When our company was only a dozen comrades who had survived, retreated to the second-line position, the battalion commander personally brought us a basket of baked potatoes with tears in his eyes. I remember eating ten potatoes in one breath, and the taste was so great!"

There were many Red Army soldiers like Grigrirovich. For a period of time, due to the gap in military strength, the soldiers of the volunteer army had to fight bloody battles in extreme and harsh circumstances. This caused a certain immortal to explode again. He angrily telegraphed the Politburo directly, demanding that the Red Eighth Army, which was staying in Petrograd, be transferred to Finland immediately, and could not be delayed for a second!

PS: Bow to thank Xicheng, instantly kill Potato, Juventus and hzwangdd comrades!
Chapter completed!