Beiyang 1917

The 96 fighter planes of the coalition air force bombed at an altitude of 3000 meters, not only avoiding the anti-aircraft shooting of the Maxim heavy machine gun temporarily erected by the opponent, but also completely destroying the 9 artillery companies and [-] heavy artillery companies that Sijie relied on as a barrier. In the machine gun battalion, after losing its artillery and anti-aircraft weapons, Stepin and Liukin, the commander of the Voronieri Division, were completely dumbfounded.

The 96 coalition planes above their heads couldn't stay there, obviously they were cooperating with the opponent's ground armor and wanted to hand over their guns. Division Commander Liukin Voronie riyu cried without tears, and the lips of the chief of staff of the group army only trembled, and the tiger's eyes held Tears trembled,

"Chief of staff, I didn't expect...the enemy's air force is still so powerful...how about we disperse and break through? The enemy may not be able to catch us if we run around...Without cannons and heavy machine guns, we can't stop the opponent's attack Armor!"

"Block? The densely packed coalition fighter planes in the sky are clearly waiting to dive and sweep. Do you think we still have a chance to fight against the opponent's armored forces? The planes of the coalition air force will not fly away until they finish firing their machine gun bullets! Run? Can you run on two legs with four wheels? Can you run an airplane in the sky? Then the whole thing is being beaten by others! Pass my order, and the whole army put down their weapons! I, the chief of staff of the group army, is responsible for everything bear!"

If the opponent's sky is not so densely packed with fighter jets, maybe Stepin would like to lead the troops to fight with the coalition armored regiment on the opposite side, but now, if the 96 planes swooped down to sweep her, the troops on his side would be close. Do rifles and guns jerk off?On the opposite side, the demonstrative shooting of the large-caliber heavy machine gun on the wheeled armored vehicle on the opposite side, the bullets shot from 1000 meters away casually swept away the small trees with the thickness of the bowl, and the sawdust flew across the sky. This is not a level. contest!

Death in battle is definitely not the choice I should make now. I am not the chief of staff who commanded the troops to lay down their weapons. There were Ech and Rzhevski before. Glory, if you can't beat them, you have to admit defeat. For the sake of these soldiers and their relatives behind you, I, the chief of staff of the group army, must take this responsibility!

At 1918:7 p.m. on July 12, 3, the Voronjeri Division of the 1500st Army, under the command of the Chief of Staff of the Army Group Stepin, lost the battle and had to lay down its weapons and surrender under the pressure of the coalition air force and ground armor. The group army killed 2000 people and injured 6000 people. The remaining more than 8000 soldiers of the Voronezri Division and more than [-] lightly wounded in the entire First Army, as well as Chief of Staff Stepin, Division Commander Liukin, and Division Political Commissar Shohov, all became Allied prisoners.

The 2500th Armored Regiment of the 18000nd Hybrid Armored Brigade created a new battlefield record. With the cooperation of the aviation team, an armored regiment of 16000 troops solved the opponent's team of nearly 1000 people, and captured as many as [-] people. Cheng Ruhuai arranged troops Confiscate the opponent's weapons and treat the wounded. Set up camp on both sides of the road on the spot, and report the victory to the second brigade headquarters and Jiang Hongyu!And asked Ufa to urgently transport medicines by air to the local prisoner camps to treat the wounded, otherwise the more than [-] wounded may not see the sun tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

The captured Chief of Staff of the First Army Stepin, Division Commander Liu Jin, Division Political Commissar Shohov, and the brigade commanders below were sent back to Bavley by an armored company sent by Cheng Ruhuai. The emergency repair of the field airport near Lei not only facilitates airlift supplies, but also facilitates the se5 and dh4 fighters with a short combat radius to stop for refueling, reduces the time wasted traveling to and from the Ufa Air Force base, and improves the response speed of the coalition air force to the entire Ufa Plain battlefield.

Ufa, 1918 July 7 at 12 pm

"Jiang Hongyu's department called. The 4th Regiment of the 16000nd Armored Brigade, with the cooperation of the Air Force's air strikes, wiped out the Stepin Department of the 10000st Army, and captured [-] people from the Soviet Red Army, including about [-] wounded. According to the preliminary interrogation results of the prisoners, it was confirmed that The main force of the group army had diverted to the south to break through the night before!"

"Wu Peifu called, a cavalry regiment of the 50th Brigade of the 7000th Division of the [-]nd Ural Cavalry Army, with the support of the air force, defeated the strength of the opponent's [-]nd and [-]th Army divisions on the shore of Alga Lake [-] kilometers southwest of Milna , captured a total of [-] people below Kharchenko, the political commissar of the opponent's Second Army, most of whom were wounded after the air strikes. The [-]th Cavalry Brigade and the [-]th Cavalry Brigade are pursuing the three cavalry regiments at the same time!"

"A division of the [-]st Ufa Army has rushed to the shore of Lake Alga to receive prisoners and wounded. Another division is searching southward twenty kilometers to the east. Sergey's three cavalry regiments are searching a little further east of this division. Advance. Wu Peifu asked the air force to increase aerial reconnaissance to the south of Alga Lake and guide the pursuing troops." Tian Jun, the chief staff officer of the war room, said again.

Wang Geng breathed a sigh of relief. Ma Xin, the commander of the opponent's Second Army, only had less than two divisions left in his hands. As long as Petrovich didn't rush forward, the three cavalry regiments with a combined strength of 7500 men would never catch up with the enemy. There will be no loss, but it will take time for the two air teams to return to the field to replenish fuel and ammunition and dispatch again. During this period of time, the support of the air is not expected for a while.

"Call back and tell Wu Peifu that Yegorov's five divisions and Tukhachevsky's three divisions that the opponent can fight the most have not yet been found. When searching south, you must not miss Jingzhou. The enemy's ambush, especially Yego There is a Budyonny Special Cavalry Division under the Rovdi Army. It is said that the combat effectiveness of that division is very strong, so it must be treated with caution. It's not too late to fight!" Wang Geng told Tian Jun.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Petrovich used three cavalry regiments to drive out the opponent's two divisions. Is the strength insufficient?" Utsunomiya Taro, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, couldn't help but asked.

"Although the troop strength is 1:2, the firepower and morale are stronger than Petrovich's cavalry. As long as they don't rush forward, the opponent's infantry will be dragged down after catching up! Petrovich should be able to solve the two divisions of Ma Xin!" Wang Wang Geng replied confidently.

"Wu Peifu called again. He said that since Ma Xin's troops had been discovered and pursued, one division of the First Ufa Army plus Petrovich's three cavalry regiments was enough to deal with the opponent's remaining less than two divisions. The third division of the Ufa First Army and Sergey's three cavalry regiments have advanced south and pursued to the Kalinovka line! It is estimated that if the three divisions of the Tukhachevsky First Army plus a cavalry brigade are found If so, it won't hurt either.

He proposed to transport 800 Dodge military trucks from the [-]st and [-]nd regiments by car, and transport the three Russian divisions of the [-]st Siberian Army of the Ufayan Group to the west of Bavly, and join them in the search and pursuit of Yegorov's five infantry. Division and a cavalry division," Major General Tian Jun, the chief staff officer of the coalition operations room, took a telegram that had just been received from the combat staff officer who came in, and reported after hastily reading it.

"Haha, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Wu Sang is in a hurry. He thinks that the three and a half divisions in Tukhachevsky's hands are not enjoyable enough. He is going to the east to chase Yegorov's division!" Utsunomiya Taro heard Yan said with a smile on the side.

After listening to Wu Peifu's second telegram, Wang Geng went back to the combat map hanging on the wall and took a closer look. He felt that since Yegorov and Tukhachevsky had already retreated southward with all their strength, they would both eventually Turning to the west of the Volga River to try to cross the river, the coalition ground troops in the east are not many at the moment, Jiang Hongyu's second armored brigade chased and fought three big battles in a few days, and captured a large number of enemies , the blade is blunt and urgently needs to be rested and replenished.

However, Yegorov's 50000th Army still retains a main force of nearly [-] troops, so it would be better for Wu Peifu to lead three divisions of the [-]st Siberian Army to the western front to pursue them. There is a ready-made road from Milna to Bavley Cars are used to transport troops, and there is also a road from Bafrey to Abdulino Orenburg in the south, and a road to the southwest leading to Samara, which is convenient for transporting troops and logistics supplies by car!

Thinking of this, Wang Geng made a decision, discussed it with Utsunomiya Taro, raised his head and said to Tian Jun,

"Call back to Wu Peifu and ask him to take the armored battalion and the three Russian divisions of the First Siberian Army, and transport 800 vehicles from the first and second regiments from Milna to Bavley by car. The road is 110 kilometers. It’s a bit bad from the air raids and bombings, but there are still 3 and a half hours before nightfall, so we can reach Buffley no matter what!”

"Commander-in-Chief, 800 vehicles can only transport about two divisions at a time..." Tian Jun hesitated and reminded.

"Uh... If you don't tell me, I forgot. It seems that there are only three car transport regiments on the front line. Now the transportation capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway is tight, and the Dodge one and a half ton military trucks produced by Walford Road Motor Company are useless." There is a backlog of 1200 vehicles in Manchuria, and we have to squeeze out the wagons to find a way to transport them. Unfortunately, the railway line in Outer Mongolia is still too early to be repaired, so we can only detour to the northeast. In this way, Wu Peifu was asked to take two soldiers from the First Siberian Army first. The infantry division has passed, and the remaining division will wait for the car transport group to return!" Wang Geng said helplessly.

"What about the north? Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the political commissar of the Fourth Army and the political commissar of the First Army have at least 7000 people in the swamp after they broke through. We will send the Second and Fourth Divisions of the Ufa First Army into the swamp. Are you searching? Each of these two divisions is temporarily equipped with about one regiment of cavalry to fight together!" Utsunomiya, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, thought of the enemy in the swamp.

"Strange! The reconnaissance plane hasn't found the other party yet? It's getting dark any more. It's too dangerous to enter the swamp at night. Let's wait for them to come out by themselves and ask the two divisions and cavalry regiments to guard around the swamp. Strengthen reconnaissance and search! I don’t believe that the other party can’t hide forever! Ask the reconnaissance plane to drop leaflets in the swamp, telling them that the Fifth Army has been wiped out, Sla has surrendered, the [-]st Army’s Stepin’s department has been wiped out, and Chief of Staff Stepin has surrendered. Ma Xin's department was surrounded, political commissar Kharchenko surrendered! The flyer told the other party all this!" Wang Geng thought for a while.