Beiyang 1917

When Wang Geng finally comforted Utsunomiya Taro, he turned around and couldn't help asking,

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, although the Aihe Group and the Rzhevsky Group have been successfully resolved, the enemy in front of him still has nearly 20 troops from five group armies, and Wu Sang only brought more than 9 people to attack. Too thin? Beware of Tukhachevsky jumping over the wall in a hurry! Besides, these 9 people are all Russian troops. Without the Chinese army and the imperial army, will the situation be unstoppable?"

Wang Geng smiled slightly when he heard the words, took out a cigar and lit it, then explained,

"The two Russian generals, Petrovich and Sergey, have been battle-hardened. One is a fierce general and the other is a wise general. Moreover, the mortar and machine gun firepower of these two cavalry divisions is based on the formation of the Chinese participating army. The last time Peter Rovich's brigade and Chapayev's cavalry division had a fight and won the other side, so with these two cavalry divisions leading the battle, they could not only catch up with the enemy, but also not be overwhelmed and be counterattacked! "

"As for the four White Guard divisions of the Ufa First Army, they have experienced the test of Ufa's defensive battle, and there are many veterans of Tsarist Russia here. Besides, the configuration density of Maxim machine guns is also high. We have also strengthened them. Mortars to battalion level and platoon level.

It may not be good to expect them to play offensively, digging trenches and defending positions will definitely be able to withstand one or two now!Sergei Barayanov, the commander of the Ufa First Army, was still very calm in the encirclement battle. You can see that he can surround the Rzhevsky Group with 3 people with only four divisions! "

Speaking of this, Utsunomiya Taro couldn't help but said, "But the three Russian recruit divisions of the First Siberian Army have only trained for less than a month. Isn't it a bit rushed to go to the battlefield? Wu Sang only has the main force of an armored reconnaissance battalion. , Will the recruit division lose the chain by then?"

"Haha, don't be afraid of losing the chain, Your Excellency Taro, the Russian recruits are equipped with field styles, which may not be accurate. As for giving them the m1 Garand, it is a waste of automatic. It is better to shoot three or eight shots. You can hit it once you pull it. Yes There are benefits to lessening the tension of recruits!

Besides, aren't the chief officers of divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions and companies still selected from the commanders of the coalition forces at all levels?In terms of the ability to lead troops to fight on the front line, that Wu Sang is a good hand. I believe he can cook a table of good dishes with these condiments! "

Wang Geng spoke confidently, and looked at Utsunomiya Taro with a smile.

General Utsunomiya looked at Wang Geng suspiciously. If Wu Peifu led the main coalition force of 3 troops to attack, he felt that the chance of victory would be greater than that of the Russian army with nearly 9 troops. Apparently it doesn't make much sense either.

It's getting dark, I guess the troops have already started preparing for camp?The young commander-in-chief of the coalition forces in front of him doesn't seem like a guy who can endure hardships. It would be a joke if this group of Russian recruits limped their legs before a battle for the first time. Wu Peifu's battle plan is the cavalry first The Second Army will stick to the enemy on the front line of Acehkovo today, while the First Ufa Army will advance along the main road and camp at a position 10 kilometers away from Acehkovo before 20:[-] p.m.

And the three Russian recruit divisions of the First Siberian Army, which followed the group headquarters, camped ten kilometers behind the First Army in Ufa that day!

"Report! Brigoma, the armored reconnaissance battalion of Xiong Shihui's Department, was besieged by no less than one division of the Russian Fifth Army. The opponent probably had at least six artillery companies and three heavy machine gun battalions equipped with firepower. It is suspected that the fifth The main force of the South Route Army of the Group Army, now the armored reconnaissance battalion has taken the initiative to retreat to the northwest according to the order of Lieutenant General Xiong Shihui. Xiong Shihui asked whether the main force in Almetyevsk needs to go south to meet the enemy?"

"Huh?" Wang Geng and Utsunomiya were very surprised when they heard this. Wang Geng turned around and asked, "Are you sure it's the main force of the Fifth Army's South Route Army? There's no reason for the other party to move so fast?"

From the map, it can be seen that at most it is the confluence of the Ninth Army and the Fifth Army. These two armies did not wait for the main forces of the South Group to converge and then went north by themselves?

Tian Jun, the director of the war room holding the telegram, nodded affirmatively. Obviously, he was also very surprised when he got the urgent telegram. It was so dark at the moment, and the Soviet Red Army actually took action?Also take the initiative to attack in the northwest direction?

"Are you sure it's in Brigoma?" Wang Geng asked again!

"Five kilometers southeast of Briguma, the armored reconnaissance battalion thought it was the opponent's reconnaissance unit. Unexpectedly, a whole division was suddenly surrounded in the wilderness, and then the artillery and heavy machine guns behind them also rang out. The Lower Armored Reconnaissance Battalion lost 3 wheeled armored combat vehicles and more than 20 casualties, and now they have withdrawn to a position [-] kilometers northwest of Briguma to wait for the main support!" Tian Jun added after looking at the telegram.

Hearing this, Wang Geng walked quickly to the one-fifty-thousandth combat map hanging on the wall. A combat staff officer came up and made a mark 15 kilometers northwest of Briguma, and then [-] kilometers southeast of Briguma where the two sides exchanged fire. Make a mark.

"What do you think Slavin's idea is? He decided that we only have one armored reconnaissance battalion in the north? His Northern Army was just wiped out in the north 20 hours ago, and his Southern Army only had 3 With the strength of a division, you dare to take the initiative to attack north?" Wang Geng was obviously surprised.

Utsunomiya Taro also walked quickly to the map, put up his monocle and lay down on the map to look at it for a long time, then turned around and said, "Is it revenge for the surrender of Eich and Lezhevski? To take advantage of the possibility of our main force At the Chistopol position, use three divisions and all the artillery and heavy machine guns to eat up our armored reconnaissance battalion in one go?"

Wang Geng didn't speak when he heard the words, he was still thinking about what kind of moves the Soviet Russian Red Army was playing, Tian Jun said abruptly,

"Could it be that the enemy wants to withdraw? The Rzhevsky group has put down its weapons and surrendered. They have no air supremacy, lack of anti-aircraft weapons, and half of their food has been destroyed by air strikes. It is a bit of a dream to attack Ufa. , so... that Slaven of the Fifth Army wants to retreat because of the lack of security?"

"Retreat? He only has the strength of three divisions. He doesn't wait for the Ninth Army and the Southern Group to form a group before retreating. He runs away first? Isn't he afraid of bumping into the main force of the coalition army and repeating the mistakes of the Northern Army Eh?" Utsunomiya Taro is a little hard to understand.

"The Soviet Russian Red Army must have begun to retreat! At least the Fifth Army must be retreating. Ask Hawkeye 3 to focus on reconnaissance of the Fifth Army's garrison during the day to see if they have already moved away from the spot at night. Inform Xiong Shihui's armored reconnaissance battalion not to withdraw too far, find a way to stick to the enemy's forward, and ask Xiong Shihui to send a regiment of troops south to prepare for the armored reconnaissance battalion! The rest of the troops spread out to the two wings and head towards Almetyevsk The left and right wings sent out scouts to go out for reconnaissance."

Wang Geng suddenly realized that the enemy might really want to run, so he gave a series of orders.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I'm afraid the strength is not enough to send only one regiment to deal with the enemy's three divisions, and it's too late to establish a position at night!" Utsunomiya Taro felt that the situation was a bit tricky, and couldn't help reminding him!

"It may not be effective if there are too many black people in the sky. The key is to find out the enemy's intentions. The enemy is mainly infantry, and they can't run 50 kilometers in one night in the dark." Wang Geng said, looking back at the map carefully, thinking After a moment, then said,

"Order Jiang Hongyu's Department to send the Second Ural Cavalry Division to go south and rush to Nurrat before tomorrow morning to block the enemy's retreat to Simbirsk. I suspect that the opponent's Fifth Army's northward advance is just a feint. After the Aihe Group of the Northern Route Army was destroyed, it was obvious that the main force of our ground troops appeared in the northwest direction. At this time, he attacked north, and it was very likely to retreat westward after a feint!" The more Wang Geng thought about it, the more he felt that there was such a thing. possible.

"Send the second Ural cavalry division? How about sending the second mixed armored brigade? The firepower of the second Ural cavalry division is much weaker than that of the armored brigade. I am worried that the Russians will not be able to stop the enemy alone!" Utsunomiya Taro couldn't help but said, this The boy has never had much confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Russian White Guards.

"No, the Second Ural Cavalry Division was sent to Nurhat just in case. The Fifth Army now has almost no cavalry. They are desperately running to the west. They can't walk 70 kilometers in one night. It is a full 130 kilometers from Briguma to Nurrat, so the cavalry division will definitely be able to defeat the enemy by inserting it there!" Wang Geng said confidently.

"What about Jiang Hongyu's mixed armored brigade? This afternoon, they have obtained fuel, ammunition and food supplements 50 kilometers northwest of Almetyevsk. The convoy transported the supplies from Almetyevsk. !” Utsunomiya obviously has a lot more confidence in the mixed armored brigade.

"They almost had a day's rest during the day, and now they have to work hard for them, let Jiang Hongyu lead the mixed armored brigade to move southeast, and close the gap to the west of Almetyevsk before midnight today! By the way, the Seventh Division of Japan Where is the cavalry unit of the regiment at the moment?" Wang Geng turned to ask Utsunomiya Taro, and Tian Jun hurriedly replied,

"After the Japanese Seventh Cavalry Regiment escorted the prisoners of the Aihe Group to Almetyevsk, they stayed there to rest!"

"Sogar! The Japanese Seventh Cavalry Regiment is ready to contribute to the Ufa Battle at any time. Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, what tasks do you plan to give them?" Utsunomiya Taro said with his eyes shining brightly.

"Notify the [-]th Cavalry Regiment to set off overnight and search eastward from Almetyevsk. Once the enemy is found, report immediately!" Wang Geng frowned and stared at the map from Almetyevsk to Ukraine. This open land of the law.

"The Soviet Red Army should go west if they want to retreat? Could it be that they will go east?" Utsunomiya Taro asked suspiciously.

Wang Geng thought for a while and explained, "I always feel that the other party may be playing some tricks. The strength of the Fifth Army Group is absolutely impossible to challenge the main force of the coalition forces that wiped out the Aihe Group. Since he is now attacking the northwest, then I will Beware of his detour to the northeast, our communication and logistics transportation lines are still relatively fragile!"