Beiyang 1917

It is quite logical to say that Utsunomiya Taro came up with this idea. Jiang Hongyu's troops won a complete victory in the south of Chistopol and wiped out the three divisions of the opponent's Fifth Army, and the Japanese cavalry regiment escorted all the prisoners. In the direction of Almetyevsk, it is obviously a waste for such a main force to be placed in Chistopol. Either go to seize Bolgar in the west and close the Volga River ferry, or go south to Almetyevs, and Xiong Shihui The troops are united in one place to resist the possible northward attack of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front Army South Group and hold back the enemy.

Wang Geng thought about it seriously. At this moment, Wu Peifu, the deputy chief of staff of the coalition army, came in from outside. Wang Geng frowned thoughtfully, and then smiled, "What is the commander-in-chief's embarrassment? Is Kachevsky going to attack Kumashikibe in Almetyevsk?"

"Ha, you think so too? How did you talk with the captives? Is that Ekhken going to persuade Rzhevski to surrender?" Wang Geng raised his head and asked.

"The Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, Eich, is a smart man. He said that if it was only a mixed brigade of the coalition that defeated his three divisions last night, then the current strength and firepower of the main force of the coalition and the Soviet Red Army are simply not comparable. If the troops of the Russian Red Army on the right bank of the Volga River do not retreat as soon as possible, they will only lose but not win!

After the Northern Army of the Fifth Army was surrounded this morning, he ordered to lay down his arms and surrender. How could he refuse to persuade Rzhevski to surrender? Coincidentally, Rzhevsky was under Borusivov before When he was the division commander, Eich was his chief of staff. Just now I asked Tian Jun to take the armored reconnaissance battalion and send him to Chernihivka. I think I will be able to persuade Lezhevsky to lay down his arms and surrender!

Of course, according to your instructions, I also asked him to show Rzhevsky the second way, which is the battlefield uprising!Throwing into the arms of the coalition forces, so that you don't have to go to a prisoner-of-war camp, but you have to turn your guns to deal with your former comrades-in-arms in the Red Army. I'm afraid Lezhevski may not agree! "Wu Peifu replied with a smile.

"Hey! Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, what did you say to Deputy Chief of Staff Wu just now? The only way out for old Soviet Russians!" Utsunomiya Taro obviously felt that Wang Geng didn't need to give Lezhevsky such good conditions.

"Haha, Your Excellency Taro, you don't understand this. You call the Rzhevsky battlefield uprising, which is much more difficult than telling him to lay down his arms and surrender. After all, they were organized under the influence and coercion of a doctrine. It is very difficult to turn a 180-degree ideological turn with a counterattack, but the two-pronged approach of politics and military is the kingly way. The Bolsheviks can use that kind of doctrine to confuse people. Can't we follow the same example?

In future battles against Germany and Austria, the main force will still be the Russian division. To win over the hearts of the people, divide and disintegrate the opponent, we must start now and tell the Soviet Russian Red Army soldiers with hard facts that it is more promising to come over and fight with the Allied forces than there!Among other things, at least you can eat enough, and you won’t have to distribute the land after winning the battle. You don’t have to grab food from the folks to live your life, and you don’t have to betray your family and class because of doctrine, or even turn your head to get the folks Parents, cut! "

Wang Geng patiently brainwashed his deputy, the deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, and the commander of the Japanese Third Army. An ordinary person, Wang Geng, would not have the patience to speak so thoroughly. In front of him, he didn't dare to make random calculations, so he subtly talked to him from time to time.

"Sogar... I have been taught!" Utsunomiya nodded slightly to express his approval, but in his heart he still felt that there was no need to be so polite to the old man. This is a world that believes in power. As long as you are strong enough, why be so humble Convergence and caution?

Of course, at the thought of this, the commander of the Japanese army's front line felt a dull pain in his heart again, Nima, why did China have this king of China?In just over a year, the Chinese army has been transformed into the first-class army in Asia!Even myself, a general of the Imperial Army who participated in the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, had to obediently lead the Imperial Army to hang out with him!

Seeing that Utsunomiya nodded in recognition of his thoughts, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces was obviously in a good mood, so he turned to Wu Peifu and said,

"You came at the right time. Just now Utsunomiya suggested that Jiang Hongyu's department in Chistopol go west to seize Bolgar, opposite Tetyushi on the Volga River. I don't want to close that door so early. I have to give Moscow and Tu Khachevsky left some thoughts of withdrawing to the left bank of the Volga?

You are right, the Suonan Group is likely to turn to the northwest to attack Almetyevsk, which is now our military depot and transshipment base, hoarding a large amount of food, oil and ammunition.After Jiang Hongyu wiped out the three divisions of the opponent's Northern Route Army in the early hours of this morning, there were more than 23000 prisoners alone, and they were being escorted to Almetyevsk at the moment, so Almetyevsk could not be given up for the time being!The question is how to fight the next battle? "

Wang Geng took a deep breath, looked at his deputy, and wanted to hear Wu Peifu's advice

Wu Peifu nodded when he heard the words, walked to the one-fifty-thousandth military map hanging on the wall and looked carefully, then turned around and said,

"I know that the main purpose of the commander-in-chief's desire to keep the Bolgar Ferry is to see if he can come to another siege point for reinforcements, and give the remaining Third Army of the Soviet Russian Eastern Front on the other side of the Volga River a way to cross the river and relieve the siege. If this is the case, I think Jiang Hongyu's troops can go south to join the battle in the direction of Almetyevsk. Of course, they have been marching and fighting for the past three days, and necessary rest is still needed.

You can ask them to take time to rest today, day and night, and go south early tomorrow morning. However, Jiang Hongyu's troops are armored cavalry troops. Go to the flank of the Soviet Red Army attacking Almetyevsk to strike and contain! "Wu Peifu's suggestion is obviously good.

Wang Geng thought about it after hearing the words, and felt that this method was good, it was better than letting Jiang Hongyu's and Xiong Shihui's troops defend Almetyevsk together!It can give full play to the mobility of armored cavalry units in field battles and interspersed divisions, and avoid the fearless consumption of entering positional battles.

After thinking over and over again, Wang Geng made a decision:

"Order Jiang Hongyu's troops in Chistopol to take the time to rest and go south with the main force tomorrow morning. Chistopol can leave a cavalry battalion on alert. Jiang Hongyu's troops should not go directly to Almey in the southeast direction when they go south. Dievsk, tell them to leave the main road and turn to the south at least 50 kilometers away from Almetyevsk, and prepare to fight in a roundabout way!"

"Then, will the replenishment of fuel and ammunition from Almedeyevsk to Chistopol Jiang Hongyu's Department continue? This morning, under the bombing and shelling of the First World War, a ten-kilometer section of the road there was seriously damaged. The bomb crater, it is hard for the transport truck to walk!" Wu Peifu is obviously a careful person.

"Don't be in a hurry to transport it to Chistopol, let me see... You can ask the logistics car regiment to transport fuel and ammunition to the middle area... Yes, this is Novotreutskoye, wait for Jiang Hongyu The main force of the Ministry will meet up at that place to replenish after going south. They should still have enough fuel for going south now. Haven’t they run out of ammunition? It’s just right to replenish in Novotreutskoye. Call Xiong Shihui to send an armored reconnaissance battalion to escort the convoy, Hawkeye No. 1 aerial reconnaissance escort!" Wang Geng said while looking at the map.

"So, how does Xiong Shihui fight in Almetyevsk?" Utsunomiya and Wu Peifu asked at the same time.

"Of course, hurry up and dig a ring-shaped field fortification, at least two, with an interval of 1 kilometer. He has a total of 3 people! When the 23000 prisoners escorted by the Japanese Cavalry Regiment under Jiang Hongyu's Ministry arrive, there will be another 9000 The coolie's work, the artillery asked him to prepare it for me! In addition, send cavalry reconnaissance troops to the south, at least 24 kilometers forward! The Hawkeye pre-alert plane will give me [-] hours to report the enemy's movements in the direction of Bavley and October Town I'm under surveillance!" Wang Geng said disapprovingly.

"Will the logistics car transport group continue to transport grain, grass, ammunition and fuel from Cherny on the Kamala River to Almetyevsk?" Utsunomiya Taro asked.

"Continue to transport. At that time, the 20 Soviet prisoners in the encirclement will be rescued. Food will be indispensable. What if we don't transport it! Of course, the first thing is to transport shells! Whether Xiong Shihui's troops can fight well depends on the air-ground coordination and infantry coordination in the end! "

"Tell Chelyabinsk to transfer ammunition and food to Ufa and Cherny as soon as possible, and the fuel and aerial bombs of the air force at the Ufa base must also be rushed!" Wang Geng said affirmatively.

The transportation capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway has been maximized in such a short period of time. The trains on the railway line have almost never stopped, but it is necessary to transport troops, prisoners, fuel, ammunition, and food. In such a short period of time, more than 20 people eat horse chews, and it is still quite a headache to replenish logistical supplies.

Especially with the large increase in captives of the Soviet Red Army, the material reserves and guarantees in all aspects have become more and more stretched.

"Commander-in-Chief, aren't we going to use the Jumbo V1500 heavy bombers of the Air Force for this battle west of Ufa?" Wu Peifu couldn't help asking.

"Two Handley Page V1500 heavy bomber squadrons are now the strategic force of the airlift part of the coalition's logistics support. As a transport aircraft, they can play a better role than the front-line bombers. Now they use heavy bombs to bomb the scattered concealed ground on the Ufa Plain. The crowd is overkill, and when we bomb Moscow in the future, it will be time for it to flex its muscles!" The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces expressed his intentions with a smile.