Beiyang 1917

It should be said that although the delay took a lot of time, under Trotsky's keen sense and efforts, Moscow's orders to the South Group and the various armies were considered to be judging the situation. The troops of the group, from advancing eastward to Ufa to relieve the Rzhevsky group, turned to advancing westward.

There is a difference of one word, the artistic conception and the goal are very different. Trotsky even won the authorization for the commanders of the front-line army group that "in case of emergency, you should deal with it on your own without waiting for Moscow's call and instructions"!

The leadership of the Southern Group and the commanders of the various armies do not want to be liquidated in the future as a scapegoat. Which of the bigwigs in Moscow is willing to bear the responsibility for all potential failures? Of course, as the supreme commander of the Soviet Red Army, Trotsky, the nominal chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council, must be responsible for the victories and failures of the Soviet Red Army.

The honor of winning is yours, and the responsibility of losing is of course even more yours!Moscow's telegram to the South Group and copy to the headquarters of the front-line armies was as follows:

The southern group of the Eastern Front and the front-line armies,

We have received all your telegrams that day. Obviously, the situation has changed negatively. Just half an hour ago, the Rzhevsky Group in Chernigovka had put down their weapons and surrendered to the coalition forces. The North Route Army of the Group Army has been confirmed to have been completely wiped out by the main force of the coalition ground forces this morning. The former enemy commander of the North Route Army and Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army, Ehe, has also ordered to surrender to the coalition forces after being defeated and encircled by the enemy!

The situation is such that Rzhevsky and Eich, as well as the commanders of all ranks of the above two clusters, have been declared traitors to the great cause of the Red Army and the Bolsheviks after their shameful surrender to the enemy!It is said that most of the conscientious and unyielding Bolshevik political commissars in the above-mentioned troops have been secretly executed, and the Red Army soldiers who bravely resisted and refused to surrender to the enemy have been massacred by traitors and the enemy.

At such a difficult time, the commanders of the Southern Group and all the armies of the Red Army must muster courage and firm confidence to fight resolutely against all traitors, insiders, vacillators and enemies who may endanger our great cause. Moscow believes that The senior commanders of the Southern Group and the various armies understand the responsibilities and missions you shoulder at this moment!

Bringing the troops back to the left bank of the Volga River is the only combat goal of all your senior commanders at this stage. Overcoming all difficulties and successfully marching to the left bank of the Volga River is your sacred mission at this moment!

In order to achieve this goal, preserve the vitality of the Eastern Front and defend the Soviet regime!The Supreme Revolutionary Military Council hereby issues the following order:

1. The retreat direction of the Fifth, Second, and Fourth Group Armies of the Southern Group is the Tetyushi and Bolgar lines, where no traces of the coalition ground forces have been found.

2. The retreat direction of the First Group Army of the Southern Group is the Simbirsk line. Be vigilant. After the opponent occupies Samara, they may send a small group of troops to occupy the ferry on the opposite side of Simbirsk.

3. The Ninth Army of the Southern Front is retreating towards the front line of Samara and Syzran, but now Samara has been occupied by the enemy, and the number is unknown. The opponent is carrying the banner of the Kazakh Alash Autonomous Republic. The enemy who occupied the Urals, the mission of the Ninth Army is to recapture Samara and withdraw to Syzran, and the Tenth Army will go north to cooperate with you!

4. In view of the fact that the enemy situation is so complex and changeable, from now on, the South Group Command will be withdrawn, and the commanders of each group army will command the troops on their own. According to the situation of the enemy in front of you, you can decide the next step of action. Of course, commanders at all levels must shoulder the responsibilities on their shoulders!Your every move may affect the life of every Red Army soldier and the future of the Soviet regime!

5. During the operation, the political commissars of the group army and divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and companies at all levels have the right to veto the decisions of the military commanders. If the middle and senior military commanders at all levels are found to be wavering, cowardly, fleeing or attempting to surrender, the political commissars at all levels have the power to veto the decisions of the military commanders. Powers Enforce battlefield discipline and take over command!

Victory belongs to the glorious Soviet Red Army, and victory will surely belong to the Soviets!

Trotsky, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council of Moscow.

1918年7月11ri16：00

The telegram sent from Moscow was both a bolt from the blue and rain on the dry land. It was said that the telegram was a bolt from the blue because the 3 people surrounded by the Rzhevsky Group in Chernigovka actually put down their weapons and surrendered, and the North The Army of the Route Army was annihilated, and the chief of staff of the Fifth Army, Aihe, also surrendered. This dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Red Army soldiers on the right bank of the Volga.

It is said that it was rain on the dry land for the soldiers of the armies on the right bank of the Volga River, because Moscow was finally able to face up to the reality, that is, the Battle of Ufa had been a complete failure for the Southern Group of the Eastern Front Army of the Soviet Union. The front line of the group formation was withdrawn, and Moscow officially issued an order to march to the west, and authorized each group to organize its own actions. Of course, the commander of the group army must take responsibility for this, and the political commissar was given the power of supervision and life and death.

In the absence of air supremacy, air cover, and reconnaissance, to deal with the air superiority of the coalition forces, it is a good strategy to retreat and split the road to break through. The ground force of the coalition forces on the right bank of the Volga River is always separated by a veil, making people unclear. The details and facts are unclear, but no one doubts the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces. Even the second-line troops of the White Guards, which have never been taken seriously, seem to have confidence and combat effectiveness under the command and training of the coalition forces in less than a week.

The three divisions of the Fifth Army were the westernmost units of the Soviet Red Army on the entire right bank of the Volga River. They stayed at a position [-] kilometers southeast of Briguma, followed by the [-]th Southern Front scattered around Bavley. Six divisions of the Ninth Army, followed by ten divisions of the First, Second, and Fourth Armies scattered around Milna.

Of course, the three divisions of the Fifth Army are in the most dangerous situation. They are the closest to the Xiong Shihui headquarters of the coalition forces in Almetyevsk. km location.

1918年7月11ri16：15布里古玛东南二十公里第五集团军司令部

"Samara has been occupied by the enemy. The army of the Kazakh Alash Autonomous Republic is simply a cover-up. It must be faked by the main force of the coalition forces. I didn't expect them to be able to detour so far, take the Urals and copy Samara's army. The way back!" Slavin frowned as he looked at the call from Moscow that he had just received.

"Samara fell? Where is this going? What did the Moscow telegram say? What? Both Rzhevsky and Ekh surrendered? The Southern Group Command was cancelled? Let our armies organize their own retreat?" Political Commissar of the Fifth Army Bloomberg took the telegram from Slavin, and screamed while reading it. This guy was stunned by this series of unexpected news!

"Calm down! Don't forget that you are the political commissar of the group army. The division commanders and political commissars below are all watching our every move. Send me an order to urgently convene an enlarged meeting of the Fifth Army's Front Enemy Military Committee. The three division commanders and political commissars will all come to attend! Immediately!" Slavin turned his head and shouted at the combat staff officer outside the door.