Beiyang 1917

After sending away the Russian generals Pepelyaev and Petrovich, who were confident in winning the battle, Wang Geng, Wu Peifu, and Utsunomiya Taro returned to the observation room on the clock tower. The three of them looked southwest with binoculars. For a long time, the local residents of more than a dozen villages more than ten kilometers away have already evacuated to the east of the Ural Mountains. At this moment, the scattered bonfires are obviously traces of the Soviet Red Army stationed

"Commander-in-Chief, that Tukhachevsky would not just let it go. If I were him, I would have suffered a loss on the Ufa frontal defense today, except that tomorrow he would try to suppress it with artillery fire before launching an attack. , this guy is likely to send cavalry to detour from the flanks, and find a way to intersperse to the rear of our northern and southern fronts to launch an attack. After all, the combined number of White Guards and Volunteer Divisions defending Ufa is only half of his strength."

After looking through the binoculars for a long time, Wu Peifu, the deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces who had been silent before, couldn't help reminding:

"Admiral Wu, you are too cautious. Tukhachevsky of the First Army is obviously at odds with Rzhevsky of the Fourth Army. You can see from their distribution of troops today. The cavalry lieutenant general Opposite the southeast line of defense, there are only the troops of the Fourth Army, which add up to no more than 5 people.

Using 5 people to attack the southeast defense line of 4 defenders with a solid position and perfect firepower configuration, there is no advantage in terms of strength or firepower. The devious tactics, I think they may not be able to unify their thinking and use them." General Utsunomiya, the deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, said disapprovingly

In fact, this guy may not disagree with Wu Peifu's opinion, but Wu Peifu snatched it out in front of Wang Geng, and his aggressiveness made him sing the opposite tune without paying attention. It is typical to oppose for the sake of existence, to oppose for the sake of opposition, As soon as he said this, the general of the Japanese army felt a little unreasonable

Wu Peifu smiled and didn't argue with Utsunomiya Taro, but just watched what the commander-in-chief Wang Geng said. There was no suspense in this battle. Just 14 infantry divisions, 4 cavalry divisions and 33 artillery companies

If it weren't for the commander-in-chief's great appetite to stick to the enemy and his backup troops: the main force of the Fifth Army of the Eastern Front Army going north and going south, and the main force of the Ninth Army of the Southern Front going north to reinforce and transport food, and the coalition forces would be thrown into the ground. The battle was over in Ufa in three days

"It's a good idea to take a detour. This Tukhachevsky is a guy who likes to steal people's backs. But if he really wants to take a detour, he will have to travel a lot of wrong ways. If he goes north, he must run at least [-] kilometers away, Gore. The rail lines patrolled by Chuck's armored trains are not so easy to cross"

As he said that, Wang Geng turned his head and asked Tian Jun, director of the war room, "Where is Chief of Staff Jiang now?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I just received a telegram from Chief of Staff Chiang. The leading troops of the Northern Route Army have arrived in Zainsk, 45 kilometers southwest of Cherny. They have not found any traces of the Soviet Red Army. They are resting in place. Please ask for instructions on the next step." Should we continue to advance southward into Almetyevsk as planned, or should we follow the second plan?" Major General Tian Jun reported in a stern manner

The North Route Army led by Jiang Hongyu, chief of staff of the Allied Army, governs a mixed armored brigade under the First Armored Division of the Chinese Army, the Second Ural Cavalry Division, and a cavalry wing of the Seventh Division of the Japanese Third Army. About 5000 people, also a fast force with full mechanization and cavalry

After the start of the peripheral battle in Ufa yesterday, Jiang Hongyu was ordered by the headquarters of the coalition army to lead the Northern Route Army to Cherny, an important town between Kazan and Ufa, and then started the battle in Ufa this afternoon. Afterwards, the Northern Route Army began to move south from Cherny, preparing to attack Tukhachevsky's southern group in Ufa from north to south.

Wang Geng discussed in a low voice with Wu Peifu and Utsunomiya Taro, the two deputy chiefs of staff, and turned around to tell Tian Jundao,

"Call back to Chief of Staff Chiang, in view of the fact that the main force of the Fifth Army of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front Army's northern group going south is still staying on the line of Tetyushi in the middle reaches of the Volga River. Pay attention to concealment and vigilance, and wait for the next action instructions. The Ukrainian Cavalry Division and the No. 12 Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese No. 12 Division will head east tomorrow morning, and first go to take Chis on the left bank of the Kama River 100 kilometers west. Topol"

The reason why Wang Geng divided his troops was that the road conditions from Zainsk to Almetyevsk in the south were relatively good, but from Zainsk to the west directly, there were hills and forests, and the mechanized march of the armored brigade was not as light as the cavalry

According to the reconnaissance of the aircraft during the day today, the two infantry divisions of the First Army of Chistopol, an important town on the left bank of the Kama River that was captured not long ago, have already moved eastward to Ufa with the main force of the Southern Group. The garrison troops are only local workers. Pickets only

The assistant to Jiang Hongyu of the Northern Route Army was Lieutenant Ishihara Waner, who was sent by the coalition headquarters, and he also commanded the Japanese cavalry regiment by the way.

"In addition, a report was sent to the infantry division of the White Guards sent from Kazan to Cherny, asking Cherny to send all the armored vehicles to protect the road from Cherny to Ufa, and to protect Ufa in particular. The road section from [-] kilometers to [-] kilometers northwest

Similarly, ask Pepelyaev to send out all the armored trains in Ufa, and the key patrol section is from the northern end of the defense line of the Northwest Cluster to the direction of Cherny, and no birds will be allowed to fly there.”

Tian Jun quickly finished recording the order. After Wang Geng signed it, he signed it again, and then handed it over to the confidential staff below and sent it to the telecommunications center.

"Has Hawkeye returned yet?" Wang Geng asked as he walked to the combat map while looking at the distribution of the enemy and the enemy and the situation map on it.

"Hawkeye 1, 2, and 3 returned before evening, and after refueling at the base, the crews have re-launched and are performing night reconnaissance missions." Tian Jun looked at the records in his hand and replied.

The air pre-aircraft modified with Handley Page v1500 has not been completed yet, so the air pre-aircraft modified with Handley Page O400 is limited by the flight range and time in the air, and because Wang Geng sent three directions at the same time Air pre-warning aircraft, if it performs round-the-clock missions, it will take three shifts a day to be sufficient

If the v1500 is replaced, only two flights a day can cover day and night battlefield air reconnaissance and early warning missions. The project to tackle the problem of mounting auxiliary fuel tanks on aircraft is expected to be completed by the end of July. By then, all types of aircraft of the air force will have greatly improved flight range and air retention capabilities after mounting auxiliary fuel tanks

Of course, on a moonless night, if the ground troops do not expose the secret march of the target, the effect of night air reconnaissance is also quite limited. Fortunately, if thousands or tens of thousands of people are mobilized, it is quite difficult to be truly silent. easy

"Commander-in-Chief, there are armored trains guarding the northern railway line, but if Tukhachevsky sends cavalry to outflank the southern road, how should we respond?" Wu Peifu looked very serious, and he didn't want to pin his victory on the opponent's mistakes or don't seek to be more aggressive

"Admiral Wu, the Ufa River south of Ufa is a natural barrier. I don't think the Soviet Red Army would take such a big risk to cross the river in the middle of the night. The wind is high and the moon is dark and the water is deep and the current is fast. Wait for him to run south It was pitch black for the first fifty kilometers, and crossing the river at this time was simply impossible.”

Japanese army general Utsunomiya Taro is still disapproving

"To the south, isn't the south where Li Mingzhong led the mixed cavalry brigade under the [-]st Armored Division, the [-]rd Ural Cavalry Division and the cavalry regiment of the [-]th Japanese Division to detour? Where are the South Route Army and the others now?" Wang Geng Seeing that it was not marked on the map, he turned to ask Tian Jun

Tian Jun flipped through the telegrams in his hand, and seeing that there were none, he reported,

"Received a telegram from Lieutenant General Li before the evening, the South Route Army had arrived at Sterlitamak, at the foot of the Ural Mountains, five kilometers to the east. After reconnaissance by aircraft before the evening, only one battalion of the Soviet Fourth Army remained. The troops are stationed, he can take the town at any time, you called him back and asked him to wait, and don't startle the snake."

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