Romanian Eagle

Not to mention the actions of the Poles, the merger of Ukraine and Romania disrupted the Soviet-Russian southern strategy.

Inside the famous Kremlin in Moscow, a conference is being held on the merger of Western Ukraine and Romania.

"Romania's illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine is trampling on the great socialism. We cannot sit idly by, or the cause of communism will be seriously threatened."

"Think about it, comrades, as long as we support a small group of traitors against our malicious neighbors, build an unknown and ridiculous country, and then announce the merger. If we are indifferent, no matter how big the country is, it will not be able to withstand division. . So for the new imperialists of Romania, we must immediately give a strong counterattack. Let them know that we communists must not accept such extortion."

In the conference hall, Chicherin, the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs, was talking impassively about the threat to Soviet Russia.

In Chicherin's words, the people's commissars present nodded. After all, Ukraine is the territory of the former Tsarist Russia, and as the successor of Tsarist Russia, they cannot accept that one of the territories is occupied by a neighboring country. Besides, if every neighboring country learns from it, it will endanger the foundation of the Soviet regime.

After Chicherin finished speaking, Dzerzhinsky, the chairman of the All-Russian Anti-Revolutionary Committee, expressed his views: "Comrade Chicherin is right, it is true that there can be no concessions in this matter. We will give the most favorable response to the provocations of the new imperialists."

Dzerzhinsky first agreed with Chicherin's words, and then he said: "But we must distinguish between primary and secondary. At present, our primary enemy is the white bandits of Kolchak, Denikin and others. These people are a serious threat to the safety of the Soviet government. If part of the force is transferred to fight back against the Romanians, will this give the White Bandit Army a chance to breathe? After all, the people under the White Bandit Army are eagerly looking forward to it. Our liberation."

Dzerzhinsky's words also aroused concern, and he was right. If the power is dispersed, will it give the white bandit army, the biggest threat at present, a chance to breathe? This is really a dilemma.

Seeing Dzerzhinsky's opposition to his proposal, Chicherin asked rhetorically: "Comrade Dzerzhinsky, you can guarantee that if we don't fight back against Romania's actions, other neighboring countries will not take the opportunity and do the same. Are you going to invade our country?"

Facing Chicherin's question, Dzerzhinsky answered truthfully: "Sorry, I can't guarantee this."

Dzerzhinsky's answer allowed Chicherin to find a gap. "Since there is no guarantee, then we must let Romania taste the wrath of the Soviets."

"But after the force is drawn, how can we guarantee that we will not give the white bandit army a chance to breathe.

Perhaps, Romania's move is precisely to attract our attention, let us divide our troops to achieve the purpose of intervention. "

Facing Dzerzhinsky's rhetorical question, Chicherin replied confidently: "This is easy to handle, just like Kolchak, Denikin, Yudenich and Miller besieged the Soviet government before, calling on the people to join Army. As long as another 500,000 Soviet troops are recruited, we can not only maintain the pursuit of the White Bandit Army, but also teach the new imperialists who dare to reach out.”

Hearing what Chicherin said, Dzerzhinsky couldn't help but ask: "But now, we have recruited two million troops. If we continue to recruit, how can we supply weapons?"

Chicherin answered confidently: "At present, we have occupied a large area in Ufa, Kursk, Tsaritsyn and other places, and we can recruit soldiers and collect supplies from them. Moreover, weapons and ammunition can also allow workers to work overtime to produce. In addition, we have seized a lot of weapons, which can be equipped to the troops first."

Chicherin's approach immediately aroused the interest of other people's commissars. Yes, the size of the Soviet Union has now expanded, and it is entirely possible to recruit soldiers from it. The weapons can also be captured first, although the caliber is different, the ammunition stored is less, and it cannot be produced yet, but it is enough to kill the enemy.

The dispute between the two is whether to regard foreign intervening forces as the main enemy of Soviet Russia. Because in the strategic policy formulated by Lenin before, between the White Guards and the intervening army, the White Guards were first annihilated, and then the Allied forces were defeated.

Gradually the other People's Commissars began to lean towards Chicherin's proposal.

The dispute between the two people said from a shallower side, now that the threat of the White Guards to the Soviets has become less (no longer a life-or-death juncture), does the Soviet Union need to start attacking the intervention army. On a deeper level, does Lenin's policy need to be changed?

Faced with this nonsense, Lenin, who was presiding over the meeting at this time, did not intend to speak, but instead asked Tolovsky next to him: "What do you think of Comrade Chicherin's suggestion, Comrade Tolovsky? "

As the founder of the Red Army (the main reason for future purges), Trotsky certainly had the most say in military matters. So when Lenin asked himself, he took a sip of water and said slowly: "Comrade Chicherin's suggestion is feasible."

Then he gave the reason: "At present, there are nearly 80 million people within our range, and we occupy most of the arsenal. In terms of population and weapons and ammunition, the White Bandit Army is far inferior. At this time, it is appropriate to be unfriendly to the surrounding area. It is also possible for countries to show their strength. And we need to note that, unlike the intervention forces of Britain and France, Romania’s practice of creating disputed areas is very threatening to us. After all, this pure intervention is different, which will drive its domestic Some people who don't know the truth are hostile to the Soviets. This will also become an important problem for us to liberate the world in the future."

Seeing that Trovsky agreed with Chicherin's proposal, Lenin did not object. He now seems to be an irrelevant person. Instead, he asked the other People's Commissars: "Do you have any different opinions?"

"No."

"No."

In the face of Lenin's questioning, some smart people felt that the atmosphere was a little unusual, and they didn't want to be caught between the two. So basically they all shook their heads, indicating that they had no other opinion.

Seeing that no one had any other opinion, Lenin continued: "Since there is no other opinion, let us raise our hands to vote whose opinion will be adopted this time."

"Raise your hand if you agree with Comrade Chicherin."

Brush brush, several hands raised.

Lenin glanced briefly, and in addition to Trotsky's men, there were two other commissioners.

"Six votes."

He simply reported the numbers, and then added: "I agree with Comrade Dzerzhinsky's suggestion, please raise your hand."

After brushing, a few hands were raised again.

Lenin saw that no one else raised their hand but himself.

"4 votes."

After simply counting the numbers, Lenin said to the clerk behind him: "For the record, after the central vote, I support Comrade Chicherin's response to Romania's provocation."

The clerk quickly wrote down today's voting results in the record book, which need to be archived for later review.

Afterwards, a telegram from Moscow was sent to Yegorov, commander of the Southern Front, and Stalin, the military commissar, and it was up to them to see how they would deal with the new imperialist Romania.

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