Chabayev held the reins, and the horse under his crotch suddenly raised his front hooves and made a neigh, "How far is it from Omsk?"

The guard behind him also hurriedly tied the reins, took out a map from the briefcase behind him, gestured twice, and replied: "Comrade Commander, there are still fifty kilometers away from Omsk!"

Fifty kilometers don't seem too far, but for Chabayev, the distance of fifty kilometers means that he can't reach Omsk before dawn.—{2}{3}{w}{x}

After wiping his sweat, he picked up the kettle and drank it hard, and then ordered: "Stay on the spot for ten minutes!"

Since it is impossible to feel Omsk before dawn, Chabayev thinks he must do it well. The task assigned to him by his superior is to arrive at Omsk as fast as possible, seize the enemy's tail, and preferably to use a raid to keep the enemy.

For this reason, Chabayev led his 25th Division to advance wildly, and rushed for nearly 270 kilometers in three days. But even though he rushed forward, he still failed to reach Omsk within the prescribed time.

The main reason was that the White Army had too many scattered soldiers along the way, and the defeated soldiers and fleeing refugees were tied together, blocking the road. Chabayev had to spend a lot of energy to solve the problem of the defeated soldiers.

"It is impossible to arrive in Omsk within the scheduled time," Chabayev said to his political commissar Furmanov. "And the comrades are too tired. If they continue like this, even if they arrive in Omsk, they will not have combat effectiveness!"

Furmanov was also exhausted. As the political commissar, his main task was to supervise Chabayev to execute the orders of his superiors without any discount. According to the principle, he should have raised objections and should insist on continuing to attack Omsk. But Furmanov did not do so. He knew very well that Chabayev was not trying to be lazy. He did not deliberately not execute the orders of his superiors, but that the orders of his superiors were too nonsense and could not be completed at all.

After 72 hours, he made more than 300 kilometers. During this period, he had to fight and clear the chaotic traffic lines. Only those who had their heads caught in the door would issue such unrealistic orders.

"We jointly sent a telegram to the military headquarters, so we can't mess around like this!" Furmanov agreed to Chabayev's opinion without hesitation. However, what he did not expect was that the military headquarters' call was also quite quick: "Your headquarters must not suspend operations. Even if you cannot arrive in Omsk before dawn, you must try to get close to Omsk as close as possible... This is a dead order and must be implemented!"

"Another mess!" Furmanov got angry rarely, and he threw the telegram on the ground, "Are the commander crazy?"

Chabayev seemed calmer than Furmanov. In fact, his personality was more impulsive. He looked more like a Cossack. He dared to fight and fight and did whatever he wanted. Furmanov used to do his job, but this time it was his turn to do Furmanov's job.

"Comrade Furmanov, execute the order! Since the commander gave the death order, we can only execute it. And there must be a reason why he insisted on letting us attack Omsk!"

Is there a reason? There is indeed a reason. Neither Chabayev nor Furmanov knew about it. It was not the military or the army command that ordered them to attack Omsk, and this order was not even given by Brusilov.

The order to the 25th Division originated from the Military Commission, or to be precise, from Trotsky, chairman of the Military Commission. When he learned that the remnants of Kolchak were fleeing to the Far East, Trotsky asked three questions: Whose troops was the first one?

The answer to this question is Chabayev's 25th Division.

The second question is the combat effectiveness of the 25th Division and the command ability of the main military commanders.

The answer to this question is that Chabayev is the recipient of the Red Flag Medal and an outstanding cavalry commander.

Trotsky was quite satisfied with this, and then he asked the last question: "Is Comrade Chabayev politically reliable? Are he loyal enough to the party?"

In fact, this question is the most important. Trotsky knew very well what he really wanted to chase. There was no need to rush to chase and annihilate the remnants of Kolchak, and it was enough to chase step by step. The reason why he emphasized speed was that what Trotsky wanted to chase was not people but money.

What Trotsky really wants to chase is the treasury gold!

When talking about these gold in Kazan, Trotsky was full of anger. When the Bolsheviks just seized power, their power was mainly concentrated around Petrograd and Moscow, and they did not completely control Kazan.

It was not until after defeating Karekin that the Bolshevik regime was initially stable, but at this time there were still many troubles. It took time to argue with the Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionary Party, take over the regime and disband the Constitutional Committee. Before these were done, the Germans put pressure step by step, and the issue of the Brest contract almost broke up within the party.

After finally dealing with these, a cannon sounded in the ground, and the Czech legion raised an anti-flag. In the blink of an eye, the Don River and the lower reaches of the Volga River were full of fire. At that time, the central government was in a state of firefighters and had no energy to care about the gold problem at all. So when Kolchak captured Kazan, the big guy realized that the gold in the treasury was taken over by Lao Gao!

The problem is that it was too late to find out at this time that the gold was already in the hands of Kolchak, and he could not come back even if he wanted it. At that time, the central government's general view on this issue was pessimistic, and even believed that Kolchak would soon transport the gold abroad.

However, this view was subverted again in June 1919. According to the efforts of intelligence personnel and the instructions of capturing White Army officers, Kolchak did not transport gold abroad, nor did he hand over the Tsar's wealth to the Allies. Most of the gold was still under his control, and only spent a small part of the gold to purchase arms and food.

After learning the news, the Politburo was excited. For Russia, which has a collapsed economy, its desire for funds is unprecedented. If this batch of gold can be regained, it will inevitably stabilize the shaky financial situation and will have great benefits for the future construction of socialism and export revolution.

That's why Trotsky directly gave orders to Chabayev and made the 25th Division advance regardless of the actual situation. Of course, he didn't want the 25th Division to regain gold. That was unrealistic. After all, although Kolchak was defeated, his remnants still had considerable strength, and he was not enough to scratch the other.

Trotsky's meaning is that he hopes that the 25th Division can catch up with the enemy, delay the speed of the White Army's escape, and gain some time for the subsequent large troops to catch up.

Chabayev didn't know all this, he didn't know that he was implementing the direct orders of the Supreme Military Commission and the Politburo. He didn't know that the telegram to reply to him was actually from Trotsky. Of course, even if Chabayev knew, there was no change in the current situation. His troops were indeed exhausted, and he had done his best. It would be more realistic that it would be if he could not complete this task.

When Chabayev's troops arrived in Omsk, the main force of the remnants of the White Army had already fled eastward. In Omsk, except for a small number of White Army, most of them were refugees and monks. However, they were also a bit surprised.

"Are you sure it's Kolchak?" When Chabayev heard the report from his subordinates and found Kolchak, he could hardly believe his ears - my luck is not so good, right? How could he pick up someone for nothing?

To be honest, Chabayev thought that his subordinates had made a mistake and that the possibility of admitting the wrong person was higher. No matter what, Kolchak was the former supreme ruler of the White Army. He was once the political and spiritual leader of the White Army. He was the number one counter-revolutionary bandit named by the Supreme Military Commission.

When he captured Ufa, he won a Red Flag Medal. After all, he would have to reward him with another Red Flag Medal when he caught Kolchak?

Chabayev's brain went distracted after a sound. Furmanov asked on his behalf, "Are you sure it's Kolchak himself?"

"Political Commissar! Absolutely, he is exactly the same as the wanted order, and we have asked, he is Kolchak!"

Furmanov and Chabayev looked at each other and stopped for a long time before asking, "Where did you catch him?"

"Catch? Uh, he's in the dungeon of the town hall, and we were shocked before..."

This answer made Furmanov speechless, but the first thing to consider now is not to investigate how to capture Kolchak, but to implement Kolchak's identity as soon as possible. Once confirmed, it will definitely be a great achievement!

Faced with such credit, even Furmanov, who had always been calm, could not calm down. He hurriedly ended the question, and he and Chabayev went to interrogate Kolchak in person.

At this time, Kolchak had no prestige of fearless general and supreme rule. To be honest, his face was full of confusion and surprise at this moment. It was obvious that he was also surprised that he had fallen into the hands of the Red Army for some reason. He had no idea why he was given up like this?

Is there an answer to this question? Of course there is. In a political sense, although Kolchak has already stepped down, he cannot be captured by the Red Army just like that. Because no matter what, he was once the core leader of the White Army, and even the core leader was captured by the Red Army alive. Who dares to follow the White Army?

According to general principles, people like Kolchak are definitely not allowed to be given to the Red Army, and they cannot be killed. The best way is to put a house arrest until the overall situation is stable and everything is settled, so that his fate can be determined.

Of course, this is just a general truth. The situation is very unusual now. As the Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionary Party regained the regime in name, Kolchak became a thorn in their side. Kolchak had repaired them miserably before. If Kolchak didn't teach Kolchak a lesson, the Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionary Party would not feel comfortable.

What's more, for an ambitious military general like Semenov, Kolchak is also a problem. Keeping this guy there, what if one day the Allies remember this guy and help him to power again? Wouldn't you face Kolchak's counterattack at that time?

Based on this idea, both the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionary Party and the White Army generals quickly unified their opinions - Kolchak cannot stay!

However, you cannot stay or kill directly. After all, although the Allies gave up Kolchak, they did not agree to execute him. After all, the Allies are shameless. If they do this, who dares to be their agent in the future?

In this way, things will be troublesome. Kolchak has become a hot potato, and he cannot be killed or kept. What should I do?

Just when the Mensheviks, the Social Revolutionary Party and the White Army Qiuba were at a loss. Under the instruction of a certain immortal, Yakov proposed a solution: "Why not leave Kolchak to the Bolsheviks?"

This suggestion is really great. I used a knife to kill people. When Voroshilov picked up Kornilov's head, what did the Red Army do? The body of the guy was crushed and the bones were ashes. Now that I have captured a living Kolchak, it must have been done the same.

So, Kolchak's fate was decided so. When the main force of the White Army retreated in a hurry, the former Supreme Lord and his friend Pepelyaev were selectively forgotten.

The news of Kolchak's arrest was immediately reported through layers of channels, and the entire Eastern Front Army caused a sensation. Brusilov personally drafted a telegram and reported the great news to the Military Commission.

Faced with this news, Trotsky was also overjoyed. The Eastern Front Army was his direct line. His troops defeated and captured Kolchak, which was equivalent to competing for him. To put it bluntly, this meant a huge political reputation.

Trotsky was excited. He felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If the hype was done properly, it would definitely bring the reputation gap between him and Lenin closer.

Of course, to achieve this goal perfectly, there are many details that need to be strengthened. It is definitely not possible to pick up people's heads. For the general public, picking up people's heads is very comedic, but it really does not highlight the glorious and righteousness of the Trotskyists. Once everyone thinks that the Trotskyists are just lucky, how can they build momentum?

If you can’t pick up a person’s head, it involves making up stories. There must be a more tactful and tortuous and stunning story, there must be a tall hero, especially to highlight Trotsky’s far-sighted vision. You must give a scientific and reasonable explanation for picking up a person’s head, so that all party members and the masses feel that this is not picking up a person’s head, but a very imaginative military action carefully planned!

"Let Comrade Vasily Chibayev make a new report," Trotsky thought for a while. The best way was to start from Chabayev. If Chabayev did not pick up the head, but captured Kolchak seven times like a lone hero, then everything would be easy. "The focus of this report must be on the point that he and the commanders and fighters of the 25th Division were under the leadership of the Military Commission, boldly interspersed and rushed forward, and attacked Kolchak's command. After a life-and-death struggle, they finally captured him on the battlefield... No, not a prisoner..."

Trotsky thought for a while and corrected: "It is to force Kolchak to surrender on the battlefield. We must highlight that Kolchak chose to surrender when he was desperate and could not see any hope under the military strike of our Eastern Front Army!"

Maybe some comrades have questions. How much difference can captives and surrenders be? Hehe, the difference is too big. Kolchak resists stubbornly and is finally captured. Then Kolchak is still like a master? To be polite, he added points to this guy politically. Being forced to surrender is a completely different meaning, which means that even Kolchak feels that the White Army is at a dead end, and even the core of the White Army is desperate and collapsed. This political blow to the White Army is undoubtedly greater! It can also highlight the strength of the Eastern Front!

Think about it, even the arrogant Kolchak had to surrender. How awesome the Eastern Front is!

The Eastern Front Army is so awesome. Is Trotsky far from being awesome? Not to mention that Lao Tau also pointed out in front that the actions of Chabayev and the 25th Division were completed under the direct command of the Military Commission. Isn’t this more highlighting his personal wisdom and magical power?

It can be said that after Trotsky's change, Kolchak's value was instantly magnified, and such facts were undoubtedly more popular and seemed to be happy.

But is it really a happy thing for everyone? Not necessarily, at least Li Xiaofeng would not be happy. No matter what, it was his person who really made Kolchak's capture. No matter how you think about it, Yakov was the first contribution. You pick up people's heads and make up stories to cheat me, and squeeze my man from the male lead to the position of supporting men. Is this too bullying?

The guy immediately sent a telegram to the Politburo, elaborating on the cause and effect of the matter, and openly exposing Trotsky's hypocritical face. And then he stabbed the hornet's nest!

"Comrade Andre, please don't express your opinions on the case of Kolchak's arrest!"

When Li Xiaofeng received Lenin's telegram, he was stunned when he saw it at the beginning. What's wrong with the tutor's words? Why are he looking at Trotsky?

Looking further down, Lenin was indeed speaking for Trotsky. According to the tutor, he not only completely denied the accusation of Trotsky by a certain immortal, but also fully affirmed that the truth was the story made up by Trotsky. He even warned someone not to continue to hinder the unity of the party and not to be jealous of others' contributions.

This made Li Xiaofeng so angry that he could hardly say it. He couldn't figure out why the tutor was standing on Trotsky's side? What's the point of making a fuss about this?

It can only be said that a certain immortal is still a little naive and does not have a thorough understanding of politics. Indeed, Trotsky is making up the story, but his story is well made up! Even Lenin likes this story, which greatly highlights the positive image of the Red Army and fully demonstrates the incompetence of the White Army.

Regardless of whether this story is true or not, at least this story is more beneficial to the Bolsheviks and the masses prefer it. Since that is the case, why expose it? Can highlighting Yakov's achievements have such a good effect? ​​No? Then this will be concluded! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better and faster!

ps: Bow and thank comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!