Beiyang 1917

"Comrade Slavin, the situation has deteriorated to such a point? How could Eich surrender? Rzhevsky also surrendered! This is simply too shocking!" When he came back to his senses, he stared blankly at Slavin and said.

"Keep your voice down! Comrade political commissar! This matter must be strictly sealed, and the soldiers must not know, or the Fifth Army will be in a state of chaos, and this battle will be impossible!" Slavin covered the cloth Lumberg's mouth.

Blumberg hurriedly broke Slavin's big hand away, and looked at his commander's big hand suspiciously. While spitting out desperately, he yelled, "Comrade Slavin, have you washed your hands just after you came back from the latrine?" Why must the news be strictly suppressed? What's so shameful about the telegram from Moscow?"

"Listen to me, you are right! If we want to lead the brothers back to the left bank of the Volga River safely, we must not let the soldiers know these terrible news, otherwise many people's legs will be weak. Besides, the Chief of Staff The prestige of the Fifth Army is not light. What if the political commissar of the next division commander is recruited by this guy? So we must strictly block the news! Find a way to bring the team back to the left bank of the Volga River before talking about other things! You are the political commissar, you have The final veto, if you agree with my method, then follow my command, or else you come, I will stay and go!"

Slavin threw his hat on the table, intending to throw his hat away, but political commissar Bloomberg is still self-aware. Slavin and Eich are the backbone of the Fifth Army, and he just walked in the footsteps of Sdrviyov. , the political commissar of the Army Group that was forced in. To put it bluntly, he looked at Slavin and Eicher for Moscow. Have the ability to play the role of the commander of the group army.

This guy hurriedly grabbed Slavin's hand and said, "Hey! Hey! Don't! Comrade Commander, who doesn't know that you are the backbone of the Fifth Army. How can I command the division commanders below? Of course, you have to do it yourself! Don’t worry about the political commissar’s one-vote veto, as long as Moscow has no objection, you will definitely be the supreme commander of our Fifth Army!”

"That's good! The two of us have to work together to do good things! When the division commanders and political commissars come, everything is up to me. You just need to nod to confirm. Can the fire of the three divisions of our Fifth Army be preserved? It all depends on the shivering in the past two days! Don't worry, as long as there are no two cowards, Tukhachevsky and Ma Xin, who will lead the team across the river!" Slavin smiled Putting his arms around Blumberg said.

"Hey, yes! I listen to you, Comrade Slavin!" Blumberg patted his chest and said, while thinking to himself, we all know that you have a strong relationship with Chief of Staff Eich, you guy. . .Wouldn't it be planning to defect to the coalition too?When he was on the front line in Kazan, that Kolchak repeatedly sent people to persuade him to surrender and instigate rebellion. I heard that Xu’s title was the commander of the Kazan Military District. . .In case your kid pulls the team and wants to mutiny. . .I really can't follow you!

Of course Slavin knew that Commissar Blumberg was sent by Moscow to the Fifth Army to watch over him, but at this moment he must be stabilized first. Eich has a lot to do with him, and this matter is happening now It's a bit embarrassing. Kolchak sent people to lobby and instigate himself. It's not just once or twice. Now his chief of staff leads three divisions and surrenders to the coalition forces after losing the first battle. The way out for him, the commander of the group army where again?Slavin felt both despair and a hint of expectation.

Without much effort, the commanders and political commissars of the three divisions all rode to the Army Group Headquarters, sweating all over, and the loud Siberian Infantry Division [-] Division Commander Haixin entered the door, grabbed the water glass on the table, and poured it down his throat. After taking a breath, he put the cup on the table and shouted,

"Isn't it about evacuation and digging air defense trenches? I'm talking about shovels. Why do we have to hold an emergency military meeting?"

During the conversation, the commanders and political commissars of the 2nd and 5th Siberian Infantry Divisions also crowded into Slavin's room, wiping off sweat, drinking water, and looking for a breather. Most of them obviously called an emergency military attack on the group army The meeting was not mentally prepared, and they all asked what happened, did the enemy situation change, or what?

Seeing that the division commander and political commissars were all present, Slavin ordered the guards to guard the courtyard, and no one was allowed to come in if there was nothing wrong!

Seeing their commander's serious expression, the political commissars of the division commanders of the Fifth Army stopped their noise and waited for the boss to speak.

"Comrades! The Supreme Revolutionary Military Council in Moscow has just sent an urgent message. The Ufa campaign has undergone major adjustments. The Southern Group Command has been disbanded. The Red Army armies on the right bank of the Volga River have their own new missions! Our army group must act immediately!" Slavin said, while looking at the commanders and political commissars of the three divisions under him, thinking about the formation and temperament of these guys.

"The Southern Group has been disbanded? It's good to disband! Tukhachevsky has nothing but bragging, and Ma Xin is a cunning one. Let them command this battle, which is guaranteed to fail!" said the First Division of the Siberian Infantry The teacher, Hai Xin, was the first to stand up and make a statement with a loud voice.

The political commissars of the other division commanders looked at each other. Obviously the news came too suddenly, and several political commissars even looked at Blumberg, the political commissar of the Army Group, inquiringly.

Seeing this, Blumberg cleared his throat and said, "Although the matter was a bit sudden, since Moscow has made such a decision, there must be reasons for it. As the Fifth Army of the Eastern Front, we obey the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council. That's the order!"

Slavin nodded to his political commissar approvingly, and continued,

"The task assigned by Moscow to our Fifth Army is to withdraw to the left bank of the Volga River, return to Kazan for rest and replenishment, and then prepare for the next stage of action!" Slavin said calmly, looking at it Following the reactions of several division commanders and political commissars.

"Withdraw? Didn't we join the main force of the Southern Group and Yegorov's Ninth Army? What about the besieged Rzhevsky Group in Ufa South Chernigovka? And the Northern Route Army has not yet There is no news, and the whereabouts of the chief of staff have not been found out!" The commander of the Siberian Second Infantry Division, Marusky, who spoke, had a very good relationship with Eich. Seeing that Moscow had issued such an order, he felt that It's a bit hard to understand.

"An order is an order. The order Moscow gave me is to lead you to retreat. There is no room for bargaining on this matter! Of course, because I am afraid of disturbing the morale of the army, there is still news that I have not told you! But I believe in the consciousness of the division commanders and political commissars here. What you said, you are absolutely not allowed to disclose it to any soldiers or commanders when you leave this door, only a few of you know it!"

Slavin glanced at the crowd, took out a cigarette, took the cigarette butt from the teacher Haixin's hand and lit it, returned the cigarette butt to Haixin, took a deep breath of the cigarette in his hand, and then swept everyone away. With a glance, he lowered his voice and said:

"The Moscow telegram reported: Our Northern Route Army was wiped out after encountering the main forces of the coalition forces early this morning. None of the 3 people escaped. The chief of staff, Eich, has put down his weapons and surrendered to the coalition forces!"

"What?!!" Several division commanders and political commissars turned pale in shock when they heard the words, and the entire North Route Army was wiped out?Eich surrendered to the coalition forces?This news was beyond everyone's expectations. Ehe, the chief of staff in the Fifth Army, had always been known for his resourcefulness and hard work. He was very popular and had a high prestige. How could Ehe surrender to the coalition forces?The teachers and political commissars were all stunned!

"This is not over yet. After the Northern Route Army was annihilated and Ehe surrendered, Rzhevsky immediately put down his arms and surrendered to the coalition forces! We don't have to go to Ufa to rescue the Rzhevsky group. The 500 beautiful female medical soldiers in the cluster have become trophies of the coalition forces, and there are [-] more soldiers!" Slavin's voice was full of mockery, helplessness, and sadness!

The room was silent for a while, and the division commanders usually had a good relationship with Aihe, but now they heard that he had actually surrendered, and they couldn't figure it out, let alone accept it!In fact, whether it is the Tsarist Russian army or the German-Austrian army, including the British and French armies of the Allied Powers, if they can't fight it, they will flee, if they can't escape, they will defend, if they can't hold it, they can only lay down their weapons and surrender. The protection of the prisoners of war convention, leaving the green hills without worrying about no firewood is the practice of the mainstream army in this era.

The Soviet Red Army is an army armed with doctrine and movement. After becoming the supreme leader, Comrade Joseph of later generations once famously said that there are no prisoners of war in the Soviet Union!Only traitors!The Soviets do not recognize prisoners of war!

Both Lezhevsky and Eich were Red Army generals from the old Russian army. After being surrounded by the main force of the coalition forces, they were outnumbered and had no hope of breaking through. They ordered the entire army to lay down their weapons and surrender when they persisted in resisting. From the perspective of the Soviet Red Army, especially the political commissars, this is an expression of betrayal and cowardice!

"Everyone has his own ambitions. I believe whether it is Akh or Rzhevsky, it must be very painful to make the decision to order the laying down of weapons. They are definitely not greedy for life and fear of death, but to be responsible to the troops and commanders. Let’s not mention Lezhevski’s character, everyone knows Ekh’s character well, they must have great courage to do this! This is by no means a simple betrayal or cowardice!”

As if he had guessed the thoughts of several division commanders and political commissars, Slavin looked solemn, and involuntarily defended Aihe!