Beiyang 1917

The 1st Army of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front is in charge of the defense line on the left bank of the Volga River, which is 1 kilometers north and south of Simbirsk. Add 16 cavalry division, 6 artillery companies, and the total number exceeds [-]! "Major General Tian Jun, director of the coalition operations room, pointed to the combat map and explained.

"Why doesn't Tukhachevsky's 1st Army cross the river? On the opposite bank, Kolchak's White Guard has only two infantry divisions defending on the opposite bank. It should be unable to stop the opponent!" Commander of the Japanese Third Army Utsunomiya Taro asked bluntly.

Kolchak frowned when he heard the words. Since the Volga River was controlled by the Volga River Fleet of Soviet Russia, the two infantry divisions he arranged on the opposite bank of Simbirsk were only for diversion. The Soviet Russian Red Army wanted to copy the back of Kazan. There is no need to cross the river in Simbirsk, 175 kilometers to the south, and you can just cross the Kazan side directly. Of course, the artillery for the Kazan fortress is not vegetarian, and it will depend on whether the opponent can cross the Volga River.

"Your Excellency, according to our analysis, the reason why Tukhachevsky's First Army did not cross the river and detour is obviously because the main attack direction of the Eastern Front is still in Kazan, and the task of the First Army is to maintain the battlefield on the Eastern Front. There are no loopholes in the flanks of the Tsaritsyn, and at the same time, it is also used as a barrier for the Tsaritsyn defense line from the northeast. Although the Southern Front Army of Soviet Russia defended Tsaritsyn in the two battles of defending Tsaritsyn, the casualties were heavy and urgently needed to be replenished! "

Major General Tian Jun explained unhurriedly, here he did not say that Tukhachevsky looked down on Vatzetis, commander of the Eastern Front Army, and that the commander of the Army Group and the Front Army were thinking about the conflict between the two.

Vatsitis sent a telegram to the Central Committee of the Soviet Union to complain, saying that the First Army even dared to rob the local Soviet house as a barracks. Vatsitis vacillated to the right, withholding food and ammunition from the 1st Army, and instead giving priority to satisfying the [-]th Army in the direction of Kazan. First Army.

Wang Geng nodded and signaled Tian Jun to continue talking. Major General Tian Jun, the owner of the war room, pointed to the Buinsk Road [-] kilometers north of Simbirsk on the map.

"The north of the First Army, from Buinsk to the town of Tetyushi on the Volga River, is the defense area of ​​the Second Army of the Eastern Front. The strength of this army is relatively weak. There are only two divisions, the Second Mixed Division and the 28th Infantry Division. There are less than 2 people in total, and the cannons and machine guns are also very limited. There are about 3 artillery companies and a Maxim machine gun battalion.

The width of the second army's defense line is only [-] kilometers!But these two divisions guarded the ferry of Jieqiuxi, mainly to prevent the White Guards of Boljar on the opposite side from crossing the river!Kolchak's White Guards have three infantry divisions on the other side of the river!Is it this way?Your Excellency Kolchak? "Tian Jun smiled and asked Russia's highest consul.

"Well, maybe that's the case? Are there only two Red Army divisions on the other side? We thought there were at least five divisions on defense!" Kolchak took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his nose, scolding his subordinates for lying According to the military situation, there are at least five divisions of the Red Army in Tetyushi on the other side of the Volga River, but it turned out that there were only two divisions!

Tian Jun said that here, Ishihara and Sakagaki have inserted two small flags representing the Soviet Russian Eastern Front Army on the map, as well as the positions of three artillery companies.

"From Buyinsk to the north is the defense area of ​​the Fifth Army of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front. According to the results of our reconnaissance, the Fifth Army is the main army of the Soviet Red Army opposite Kazan. The defense line is from Buyinsk to Kazan. On the opposite side, Kozlovka and Cheboksary, this army has a strong force, and the defense area is as long as 200 kilometers!"

“第五集团军辖有斯摩棱斯克步兵第1师，彼得格勒步兵第4师，西伯利亚步兵第1师，步兵第2、第5师，步兵第25、第26、第27、第29、第30师，土耳其斯坦步兵第31师，骑兵第13师和混编骑兵师。”

"The Fifth Army is the direct descendant of Vatzetis, the commander of the Eastern Front Army. It has 11 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions, and 26 artillery companies. The entire army has about 12 people. The main force launching the offensive, the commander of the Fifth Army is Slavin, who, like Vatsitis, was born as a Tsarist general and is a pretty good military expert!"

Tian Jun explained while waiting for Wang Geng's eyes. Wang Geng nodded slightly, turned around and asked Kolchak with a smile,

"How much do you know about this Slavin, Your Excellency? It seems that his 5th Army is the knife on Kazan's neck. It is very difficult to defend, although you have 20 White Guards in your hands, but you can step by step on a 400-kilometer defense line, and the Kazan defenders may be 10 at most!"

"Well, this Fifth Army Commander Slavin is a professional soldier of noble origin, and he is a great general in the army... We have been contacting him through various channels, hoping to persuade him to join free Russia , but the Cheka activities on the opposite side are very rampant, and none of the messengers we sent out can make it back to the right bank of the Volga River alive!"

Kolchak's face was a little embarrassed. In fact, Slavin, the commander of the fifth army on the opposite side, was very concerned about the kindness that everyone had in the Tsarist Russian army. Ji used the crowd tactics like a mad dog to bite, and Kazan might have missed it long ago!

"It's not urgent, there is always a way, Major General Tian, ​​keep talking!" Wang Geng smiled and comforted Kolchak beside him, while turning around to signal Tian Jun to continue talking.

"The north of the Fifth Army is the Third Army. Since the north of Kazan is mountainous, the defense area of ​​the Third Army stretches 250 kilometers to the north. , Sovietsk to Kodelnich!"

“第三集团军司令是别尔津，兵力有乌拉尔步兵第1、第2、第3、第4、第5师，步兵第29、第30、第51、第62师，骑兵第10师等以及1个特务旅。一共9个步兵师和一个骑兵师，加一个特务旅，这个集团军火炮不多，有12个炮兵连，全军人数在8万人左右。第三集团军负责整个东部战线的右翼防御。”

"The remaining fourth army, commanded by Rzhevsky, is deployed on the line from Syzran to Gubyrschev. The army consists of the 22nd, 25th, 49th and 50th infantry divisions. Zinsk Infantry Division, Uralsk Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division and other units, a total of 6 infantry divisions and 10 cavalry division, about 5 artillery companies, and about [-] people in the entire army!"

"In this way, on the left bank of the Volga River, which is 33 kilometers away on the eastern front, the five armies of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front Army have a total of 33 people, a total of 6 infantry divisions, 67 cavalry divisions, 400 artillery companies, and about 1600 cannons. With [-] machine guns, this is the situation of the enemy face to face!" Tian Jun put down the baton in his hand, and sat down with Ishihara and Sakagaki on the staff seat behind Wang Geng.

In the conference room, the Chinese and Japanese generals whispered to each other, chewing and digesting what Tian Jun had just explained about the deployment of Soviet and Russian Red Army troops in person. Obviously, everyone could see that the number of enemies in front of them was superior to that of the White Guards. And this is just a front army of Soviet Russia.

"We don't know much about the situation of the Southern Front and the Western Front, but we know from the prisoners that the number of these two fronts is more than 30, and most of them are veterans who participated in the war on the Eastern Front of Tsarist Russia. They came back from the prisoner-of-war camps It is for the purpose of participating in and forming the Soviet Red Army. In addition, the Northern Front is also in the process of being formed, and the number of people will not be less than 20. Of course, the Eastern Front will face us at the beginning, and the Southern Front will be there later!"

The chief of staff, Jiang Hongyu, quickly entered the role. He obviously heard the buzzing of the generals below, so he further explained and supplemented. Of course, the firepower and mobility are much higher than those of the Soviet Red Army, but it is also an objective fact that they are not familiar with the local environment and climate.

"Your Excellency Kolchak, your troops have been fighting the Soviet Red Army for so long, how is their combat effectiveness compared with the White Guards?" Wu Peifu, deputy chief of staff and commander of the Chinese Third Army, stood up and asked.

"This... Your Excellency, our White Guards are mostly professional soldiers from Tsarist Russia. In terms of individual quality and professional experience, they are much better than the Soviet Red Army on the other side, but our weapons and equipment are inferior to theirs, and we fight against each other. I often adopt the tactics of crowds and charge upwards regardless of casualties, so if the same force and firepower are equal, my two divisions can deal with the opponent's three divisions!"

Kolchak blushed slightly, and he might not have been guilty of boasting that his team was stronger than the opponent. Of course, everyone could hear the implication, that is, his White Guards needed a lot of supplementary weapons and equipment!