Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri9:10斯捷尔利塔马克镇西北苏俄东方面军第一集团军司令部

"Comrade Commander! This must be a conspiracy by the coalition forces! We cannot be fooled easily!" Chekov, the commander of the 15th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army Infantry Division, said anxiously. In his opinion, the enemy in the opposite town was the one he had encountered in his entire life. The most cunning, most terrifying and dangerous enemy, any action of the other party will not be that simple, they are so kind just to allow us to bring back the remains of the fallen soldiers and bury them?cannot!

"Comrade Chekov! Don't the 1800 dead soldiers lying in front of the coalition camps belong to the Soviet Russian Red Army? Should the martyrs who died in our cavalry division lie there in the sun and rain in the wilderness?! Is it just you People from the 15th Division should be brought back, and the other troops should be pulled down when they die?" Chabayev blew his beard and stared, his right hand tightly grasping the saber at his waist, his eyes spraying with blazing anger, and he was on the battlefield. Two-thirds of the dead soldiers who did not retreat were his cavalry, and Chekov's words instinctively made him explode to the verge of going berserk.

"Don't talk about it! Whether it's the enemy's conspiracy or not, it is true that the coalition forces gave preferential treatment to the prisoners from Ufa to here, and they didn't want our wounded. Gurney Koli was also released because he was wounded. It doesn't matter whether the other party is trying to increase our burden or consume our energy, or they are delaying time and trying to hold us back!"

Tukhachevsky's voice was hoarse, low and tired, but with a trace of firmness, he waved his fists and shouted,

"Pass my order, the medical soldiers enter the battlefield and bring back all the dead soldiers. We will hold a funeral for them! Before that, we will not go anywhere! We are here! If the coalition forces on the opposite side dare to come out to attack, we will Just trample them into powder!" Tukhachevsky looked sad and indignant!

"Comrade Commander, don't we really pick up all the weapons and ammunition on the battlefield? Gurney Koli said that while we are cleaning the battlefield, the coalition forces will also send people into the battlefield to collect weapons and ammunition. Do we... want to take the opportunity to launch an offensive?" Berklov, commander of the 20th Infantry Division, couldn't help but suggest.

As soon as this remark came out, there was silence in the tent for a while, and morality depends on what to say. Bocroft knew that his idea was a bad idea, but isn’t war just a soldier who never tires of cheating? Winning is better than anything else. Fake surrender tricks and Trojan horse tricks are emerging one after another, what morality do we have with such a fierce enemy of the coalition forces?Furthermore, the other side told us not to carry weapons into the battlefield, what if the other side repents and launches an attack?Wouldn't the bare-handed medical soldiers just rub the meat on the chopping board casually?

Seeing that everyone was looking at him but no one spoke, Berklov felt a little guilty, but he still couldn't help explaining embarrassingly, "We have to guard against the other party's trick, right? What if they go back on their word?" ? We paid such a huge price, can’t we just bring back 1800 corpses? We have to avenge the Soviet Red Army soldiers who died! We have to let the coalition forces know how powerful we are!”

Tukhachevsky snorted coldly and didn't take a breath, but his heart moved slightly, thinking about the feasibility and success of really taking the opportunity to clean up the battlefield to approach the enemy's position, and then turn around and rush up to occupy the opponent's position. How old is it, if you really want to do this, you can't keep the prisoners at that time, you have to shoot them all to silence them, otherwise it will be spread in the future, and the First Army will really have no face.

Unexpectedly, Chapayev jumped up at this time, and pulled out the saber at his waist with a click, and it was already resting on Berklov's neck in a blink of an eye, so frightened that he petrified instantly and did not dare to move.

Several division commanders and political commissars beside him were also dumbfounded, and hurriedly waved their hands to tell Chapayev to be careful not to hurt his comrades!Tukhachevsky's face was ashen, and he roared in a low voice,

"Xia Boyang! What are you doing! Put down the knife! It's outrageous! This is the headquarters of the Army Group, how can your saber be resting on the neck of the Red Army infantry commander! It's just nonsense! Let go!"

"Bercroft! I now suspect that you are a traitor, spy, and insider who infiltrated the Red Army! Your suggestion will ruin the lives of countless Red Army wounded and prisoners! Tell me! Do you really think so! To destroy an enemy battalion and adopt such a dirty method, tomorrow the coalition forces can openly retaliate and no longer give preferential treatment to the Red Army prisoners and our wounded on the battlefield. Tell me, are you planning to create a situation for the coalition forces to abuse and massacre the wounded prisoners of war? Reasons and excuses! Say it! Don't you!"

Chapayev's words awakened the dreamer, and several division commanders and political commissars looked at each other in blank dismay. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Today, in order to annihilate a battalion of the coalition army, it uses such deceitful means to attack. How can the coalition army treat prisoners preferentially and release the wounded on the battlefield in the future? Everyone hadn't thought of this question before, but when they think about it now, they can't help but shudder!

Bocroft's legs were trembling, but he refused to give in, and insisted,

"The coalition forces preferential treatment of prisoners is only to disintegrate our morale and kill our fighting spirit. They release the wounded to increase our burden, affect our speed of action, and even consume our food and soldiers' physical strength. We cannot follow the pace of the other side. , Furthermore, the Bolsheviks had no prisoners, and those who put down their arms are not qualified to be Red Army soldiers. We did this to strengthen our will and purify our troops! Otherwise, the bigger the battle, the less morale it will be. The Front Army will disband sooner or later!"

"Chapayev! As the commander of the group army, I order you to put down your saber! Immediately! Your position as the commander of the cavalry division will be revoked, and political commissar Fumanov will act as the commander of the cavalry division. I will keep you in confinement! Disorganized and undisciplined! Put down his saber and pistol!" Tukhachevsky gritted his teeth!

In all fairness, what Berklov said is correct. The purpose of the coalition forces' preferential treatment of prisoners is to promote and disintegrate the will of the enemy, but who can really be afraid of death?No matter how determined the Bolsheviks were, they would choose bread over hunger and bread, and survival over life and death. This was the last-minute choice of most people.

Otherwise, how could there be so many prisoners of war in wars between countries?When you can't continue to resist, you can lay down your arms. Living for the motherland is actually more difficult than sacrificing. Only those who can persist in the prisoner-of-war camp until the day of victory are true warriors. Tukhachevsky himself was captured by the German army as a prisoner of war , so I have a deep understanding of this.

"Comrade Commander! If you make a wrong decision today, you will affect the fate of all the wounded and prisoners of the Red Army on the battlefield in the future. I ask you to think twice!" Chapayev threw the saber in his hand with a snap On the ground, this is not over, and then he took off the armed belt around his waist and threw it on the ground together with the pistol and holster. Nima, I only have 200 people left in the entire cavalry brigade. Do you love this commander? Give it to whoever it is, I will not serve you anymore!

Seeing that Tukhachevsky gave him a wink, the political commissar of the cavalry division, Fumanov, hurriedly picked up the saber and armed pistol on the ground, and chased after his division commander who had strode out of the tent.

At this time, Tukhachevsky had already made a decision, and he could not be underestimated by the other party. If the war ceased, the war would be ceased. First, the bodies of the fallen soldiers would be removed for funeral burial, and then the next step would be made. It seemed to Berklov He is also a guy who does whatever it takes to succeed, so I have to be wary of him in the future.

"Notify the coalition forces on the opposite side that we promise to cease fighting and clean up the battlefield! But tell them not to play tricks, or the First Army will smash this shit town and cavalry battalion to pieces even if they fill it with people!" Tukhachevsky said. A decision was made.

"Comrade Commander! Is our strategy of luring the snake out of the hole still useful? The weather is still in our favor. If we stay in front of this town for a long time, the other side's reinforcements may arrive later. Second, if the weather clears or The clouds have dispersed, and if the Ufa coalition air force arrives, we will not be able to deal with it!" Hashimov, commander of the 31st Infantry Division, reminded.

"Pass my order! The medical soldiers and the cavalry regiment stayed behind to clean up the battlefield and clear up the remains of the fallen soldiers. The headquarters of the group army and the 31st infantry division retreated south! Go south to catch up with the 31st Infantry Division and the Army Group Headquarters, and we will retreat! We will not continue to fight with the coalition forces and this town!" Tukhachevsky announced unexpectedly.