Comrade Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was very angry. He actually returned to Moscow despite being ill despite being blocked by doctors, and convened an internal criticism meeting. You can imagine how angry he was.

The reason was none other than that the campaign to annihilate the Denikin bandits that had just been loudly and overwhelmingly publicized a while ago had not yet come to an end. Denikin, who should have fled abroad to take a breather, actually appeared again, and he It appeared in the south-central part that no one expected.

What does this mean? It means that the entire Bolshevik Party has lost face among the masses. www. He, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, is as if he was slapped hard in the face when he was so proud. Like this The result was something he absolutely did not want to see. After being shocked by this incident, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov became furious and rushed back to Moscow from the sanatorium due to illness.

The first thing I did when I returned to Moscow was to summon Trotsky, Tukhachevsky, and Yegorov to scold them. Their words were so severe and their expressions so angry that they stamped their feet. The senior cadre who could make the whole of Russia tremble turned pale, his head drooped, and he didn't even have the courage to make a distinction.

"Don't you all understand what consequences the emergence of the Denikin gang will bring to our party? Who patted his chest and assured me that the Denikin gang had been wiped out? And who guided the central government's propaganda policy? Are there irreversible consequences? You are committing a crime! It is a crime against the revolution..."

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov sprayed saliva on several people's faces. Tukhachevsky and Egorov secretly looked at their immediate boss Trotsky with their peripheral vision. After all, Trotsky is the commander-in-chief, and it was his plan that gave the Central Committee the final victory. Of course, at this time, neither Tukhachevsky nor Yegorov would mention that they were the ones who rushed to the front in the first place. Everyone was not a fool who reported the news of victory to Trotsky first. It was better for Trotsky to be unlucky alone than for everyone present to be unlucky.

"What to do now? How to deal with this matter? You say it! You say it!" Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's roaring voice echoed in the vast palace. In fact, he also knew that this matter was not to blame. Man, Denikin was indeed defeated, otherwise the Soviet would not have successfully taken over the entire Caucasus region and launched a vigorous revolutionary movement there. But Denikin's resurgence made the Soviet Central Committee extremely passive, especially now in the country The class revolution is in full swing.

"Comrade Vladimir, I have a suggestion..."

Just when everyone was silent and no one could come up with a good solution, a voice suddenly remembered.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov followed the voice carefully and saw what a short man standing behind Yegorov said.

"Oh, Joseph, what can you do?"

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov recognized this man. He was Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, once his assistant and now the People's Commissar and member of the Revolutionary Military Committee. This He is a staunch Bolshevik. He is also a young cadre with great ideas.

For such cadres, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov has always given priority to encouragement and support, not to mention that Stalin was once his assistant when he organized the revolution. Seeing Stalin stand up, his face changed slightly.

It calmed down.

"Comrade Vladimir, the resurgence of the Denikin gang shows that the class enemy is determined to destroy us and is gathering the last strength to launch a crazy counterattack. At this time, it is precisely for all of us Bolsheviks to unite and twist into one from top to bottom.

Strap, completely eliminate the Denikin reactionaries..." Stalin spoke eloquently. The firm and powerful gestures represented his disdain for the Denikin White Bandits and his absolute confidence in the great Soviet. Following his words, Vlad

Kimil Ilyich Ulyanov's eyebrows gradually widened. Stalin was right when he said that now is the time to test all Bolsheviks, and it is also an opportunity to completely eliminate the reactionaries. It is better for Denikin to jump out than to continue to lurk.

Be good. Things always have two sides. Wherever there is bad, there must be a good side.

"Then tell me how it should be implemented specifically?" Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov asked.

"Continue to encircle and suppress the reactionaries militarily, enhance cohesion through propaganda, and use this opportunity politically to dig out the enemies hidden within the revolution. Denikin could have run to the central and southern parts of the country without anyone noticing, if someone among them had not tipped off the information.

Or if we arrange it privately, such a situation will never happen. So I suggest that we conduct an investigation into this incident and thoroughly understand all the circumstances."

As soon as Stalin spoke these words, everyone present felt their hearts sinking. Whether it was Trotsky, Tukhachevsky or Yegorov, they were all so angry that their lungs were about to explode. This Stalin wiped out all of them.

He is involved in everything and only removes himself from the incident. Isn’t this deceiving?

"Vladimir..." Trotsky had a high status and was a party involved, so he had to defend himself. Even Tukhachevsky and Yegorov also spoke at the same time to say what they wanted to say.

Waving his hands and interrupting their words, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov said: "You are all proven revolutionaries. I believe in your class position and loyalty to the party...

.”

"Huh... I'm scared to death..." Several giants breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. With Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov's words, they felt at ease.

However, the next words made these people nervous again, and they heard Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov say: "But Joseph's suggestion is not unreasonable. According to the original military report,

It is impossible for Denikin to break out of the Caucasus and run to the south-central part, but now he appears in the south-central part where no one is paying attention. Doesn’t this reflect something?”

"This..." No one present could answer this question.

"Joseph!"

He turned around and shouted to Stalin, who quickly straightened his chest and responded.

"I now authorize Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, the Central People's Commissar and member of the Revolutionary Military Commission, to serve as the leader of the political investigation team with full authority to investigate this matter. No matter who is involved, you! Joseph Vissariono

Comrade Viktor Stalin has the power to dispose of it and is directly responsible to me!"

"Yes!" Stalin agreed loudly with his face glowing red, while the others all looked at each other, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

Next, they discussed how to continue to suppress the resurgent Denikin gang to ensure that the fruits of the victory of the revolution were not destroyed. More than an hour later, the meeting ended successfully and everyone stood up to leave. Just as everyone was leaving, Vladi

Mir Ilyich Ulyanov asked Stalin to stay temporarily.

With complex emotions of jealousy, envy, and worry, everyone silently glanced at Stalin, and then quietly left without saying a word. After everyone left, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov pointed to the chair next to him.

, let Stalin sit down.

"Joseph, the current revolutionary situation is not suitable for fun." Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov frowned and sighed. Stalin did not speak but listened quietly.

"Although the revolution was successful and the corrupt and incompetent Tsar was overthrown by the revolution, our motherland is still in a dangerous moment. There are reactionary forces inside and class enemies outside. Moreover, due to the European war, a large part of the country has been lost.

Now, the Denikin White Bandits are resurrected. Once the news spreads, I believe that the class enemies hidden within the revolution will be ready to take action. So, Joseph! The burden on your shoulders is very heavy. You must understand the importance of this task. He even

No less than our original revolution that overthrew the Tsar!”

"Please rest assured, Vladimir! I promise you, as a pure Bolshevik, I will never wrongly accuse a good person and will never let go of an enemy! I promise to complete the mission!"

Stalin stood up and assured loudly that his resolute attitude made Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov very satisfied. He nodded and encouraged him with a smile and asked him to continue sitting down.

"I know your abilities, so I can trust you to handle this matter. In addition, there is something else I would like to hear from you."

As Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov said before, although the current Soviet government has achieved revolutionary success, it also has many internal and external troubles, not to mention the orthodox government of the Russian Empire and the Russian Empire in the Far East.

The resurgence of Denikin, due to the class revolution he had carried out some time ago, caused the domestic economy to come to a standstill. Furthermore, after the European War, Russia suddenly became a bystander from being a victor. This result made Vladimir Putin

Mir Ilyich Ulyanov was very depressed. If he had not launched a revolution in order to gain the support of Germany and advocated a separate withdrawal from the Allied Powers, how could the current results have been achieved?

But now, Germany has lost the war, Russia has lost its last ally, and also lost large areas of territory such as Poland. Coupled with the needs of the revolution and the enmity with Western countries, the difficulties faced by the current Soviet government are not just Denikin. According to

Information reported by the Agriculture Committee shows that next year's grain production will drop significantly. If this problem cannot be solved, it will bring great confusion to the development of the country and the revolution.

He was very satisfied with Stalin's performance today. Seeing Stalin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov suddenly thought that maybe this young man with a flexible mind and ideas could solve this problem for himself. Although the central government was in the propaganda

He regarded Western countries as class enemies, but politics must serve politics after all. He wanted Stalin to take on the task of communicating privately with various countries and establish a channel to communicate with the outside world to better serve the revolution. (To be completed.)
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