Beiyang 1917

"The coalition forces? Are you talking about the Chinese-dominated coalition forces west of the Ural Mountains? How is this possible? We are attacking Ufa. Why are they going around thousands of miles to fight the Urals? Could it be that they can take us from the Urals? Pull back the troops from Ufa? It's impossible," Kamenev jumped up and objected.

"Comrade Trotsky, what do you think of the situation in the direction of the Urals? Is it the White Guards or the army of the Kazakh Alash Autonomous Republic that occupied the Urals, or is it the coalition troops that Sdrviyov mentioned?" Comrade Ulyanov's mind is obviously a little dizzy, and the hostile situation that can't be combined makes the chairman of the central yang committee lose his sense of direction

"Reporting the Ufa front-line telegram." A Red Army combat staff officer came in and handed a copy of the telegram to Sdrviyov. After he signed for it, he saluted and retreated.

"It's a telegram from the Fifth Army Slavin. The Fifth Army Northern Route Army was blocked by the White Guards Cossack cavalry in the town of Chistopol on the Kamala River half an hour ago. The opponent's strength was about one battalion. , was repelled by the vanguard of the Red Army and withdrew towards the southeast. Now the avant-garde brigade of the North Group of the Fifth Army is still chasing, and the rest of the troops are resting in Chistopol. "

Sdrviyov looked at the telegram with a serious face. He walked to the combat map on the wall, found the location of Chistopol, a small town on the Kamala River, tapped the map heavily, and turned around. road

"Cossack cavalry battalion? Where did the troops come from? Kazan or Ufa?" Trotsky didn't believe that the enemy troops were sent from Ufa. The White Guards were still defending Ufa two days ago. They just appeared in Chistopol, 400 kilometers away, and why did they go to Chistopol?Is it impossible to copy Hachevsky's retreat?

"Maybe Kolchak's reconnaissance unit smuggled over from the north bank of the Kamala River, accidentally encountered the Fifth Army North Route Army," Trotsky said slightly hesitantly.

"Is there any news about Yegorov's Ninth Army? Where is his forward unit?" Ulyanov walked to the map and looked at the situation map marked on it, turning his head and asking

"The main force of Yegorov's Ninth Army had arrived at the front line of Pokh-Westnievo and Buguruslan before noon. His leading cavalry division was the special cavalry division of Budyonny, less than 30 miles away from Babre. Kilometers, no enemy situation or anomalies have been found." Recently, Trotsky's military commissar of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council and Comrade Ulyanov's close comrade-in-arms Sdrviyov rushed to answer.

"What do you suggest, comrades? What did Tukhachevsky think? A division of the coalition army retreated [-] kilometers westward like a rabbit frightened by his [-] troops? He also dropped [-] troops and was killed. Encircled by the enemy? Doesn’t he plan to go back and take Ufa after joining the Fifth and Ninth Armies?” Ulyanov was obviously a little angry. In his opinion, Tukhachevsky and this moment Like some people in this big conference room, I was scared out of my wits by the imperialists and the Allies, and the allied forces

"Obviously, the southern group is a bit hesitant. If there is only one division of the coalition army in the direction of Ufa, I believe that with the superior strength of the Red Army, we may still turn around and take Ufa. The Ninth Army has a total of 13 people, and the artillery unit also has 28 artillery companies. The Ninth Army also carried a large amount of food and ammunition from the logistics of the Southern Front." Trotsky walked around a few times with his hands behind his back and looked up. Answer Ulyanov's question

"But we don't have air support, we don't have armored units, and we don't have heavy artillery. Some comrades obviously lack the confidence to win the victory. After being swept away by a few enemy planes and throwing a few broken bombs, they clamored to withdraw and dropped them. Most of the [-] rear guards are wounded, and my [-] troops don't dare to fight against a single division of others." Kamenev lost no time in beating on the side drums

If Tukhachevsky succeeds by luck, the commander of Vatzetis' Eastern Front Army will probably fall into the hands of that bragging guy in the future. I don't know if I want to be the commander of the Front Army. As far as Kamenev is concerned, he hopes that the Southern Group can take Ufa and destroy Kolchak's lair, but he doesn't want to add such a huge sum to Tukhachev's or Vatssky's credit list

"The enemy in Ufa is not a division. Rzhevsky, who was staying in Chernigovka, sent a telegram to the South Group, saying that the Ufa White Guards surrounded him with the strength of four divisions. The Maxim heavy machine guns at least 200, the number of artillery is unknown, and there are two other cavalry divisions chasing the main force of the southern group. This is the strength of six divisions. If one division of the coalition army is added, then the enemy in Ufa must have at least 10 people." Sdelvijo Husband has to stand up and say something fair for Tukhachevsky

"Since Rzhevsky was able to defend Chernigovka with 3 people, why did Tukhachevsky want to retreat with 10 people? I think there is a problem with the will and courage of the top commander on the front line. It is recommended that the Supreme Military Council discuss the issue of changing the leadership of the Southern Cluster,” Kamenev insisted.

Sdrviyov was at a loss for words for a while. The Soviet Red Army was formed in less than half a year. In fact, it lacked combat experience in large corps. Tukhachevsky was just a junior officer in the Tsarist Russian army. When he escaped, he was only a company commander. In less than half a year, he jumped from commanding a company to commanding a front army with 10,000+ troops. Worf's subordinates have become division commanders. When it comes to commanding large-scale operations, the tactical literacy and experience are much deeper.

"Comrade Trotsky, could it be that our main force has traveled so many roads in the end to meet the retreat of the main force of the Southern Group of the Eastern Front Army? By tomorrow evening, the main forces of the Fifth Army and the Ninth Army will be able to meet the main forces of the Southern Group. The main force will join forces, adding up to 23 divisions, 45 artillery companies with 270 cannons and 270 cannons. In this case, do you suggest that we retreat? The White Guards on the opposite side plus the coalition forces may only have the strength of ten divisions "

Ulyanov yelled hoarsely while waving his fists and shouted

Trotsky blushed. The news from the Urals and Chistopol made him instinctively smell a hint of danger, but Ulyanov was right. The Eastern Front is the most equipped army in the entire Red Army. If the main force with the most sophisticated and most combat experience gathers 23 divisions and 45 artillery companies and dare not fight against the 3 White Guards on the opposite side, how will the Red Army fight in the future?What's more, there are still [-] Red Army soldiers waiting for the main rescue in the enemy's encirclement. Is it possible to withdraw [-] people with their tails between their legs and send them to the Ufa enemy for massacre?

Although his face was red and hot, Trotsky did not simply echo Ulyanov's roar, but explained in a low voice,

"Tukhachevsky did not say that he would retreat. He just said that the coalition forces on the opposite side have officially entered the war, so the next action plan depends on Moscow's opinion. Of course, it is not easy to judge the enemy's intentions in Ufa now. The coalition forces The firepower is fierce, but it is hard to say how many troops have been dispatched. It is obviously not feasible to just abandon the surrounded Rzhevsky Fourth Army. I think everyone should brainstorm and discuss it.”

"I don't care where the Cossack cavalry battalion in Chistopol came from. I don't care who occupied the Urals. I know that now I have absolutely no time to arm an Eastern Front with 30 men. Tu and Chev Ski has heavy troops in his hands but if he doesn't have the courage to defeat the enemy

Then I propose that the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council adjust the leadership of the Southern Group and remove Tukhachevski from the post of commander of the Southern Group," Ulyanov said angrily, pounding on the table

"It's a big taboo to change soldiers just before the battle, Comrade Chairman, we still have to be cautious," Zinoviev pretended to persuade, while quietly making winks with Kamenev

"Comrade Ulyanov, Comrade Trotsky, I propose that Tukhachevsky's commander of the Southern Group be replaced by Machin, commander of the Second Army, and Yankov Gay, political commissar of the First Army. Replacing him as the commander of the Army Group, Comrade Tukhachevsky can be delegated to be a division commander, and use his actual actions to show his loyalty and bravery to the party and the Soviet," Kamenev interjected without losing the opportunity

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