Beiyang 1917

1918年7月13ri19：05乌法联军司令部

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the telecommunications room once again received a telegram from Moscow on the radio communication frequency of the Suonan Cluster. The other party claimed to be the radio station of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council of Soviet Russia in Moscow, asking for a truce and peace talks with us! And asking us to hurry up Reply!" Combat staff officer Sasaki Kojiro reported with a telegram draft.

"Aha, this is a novelty, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I didn't expect that once our two press releases of the Ufa battle report were thrown out, Moscow would really be impatient!" Commander General Taro Utsunomiya said cheerfully.

Wang Geng smiled and lit the cigar in his hand, and took a deep puff. The aroma of Havana cigars filled the war room. Taro Utsunomiya had quit smoking for more than half a year, otherwise he would not let the commander in chief of the coalition force go. This is a fine cigar that costs ten dollars a piece in Manhattan, New York.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, how do we reply to the other party? If the war ceases, do we need to notify the country to obtain negotiation authorization?" The deputy chief of staff of the coalition army couldn't help but asked a little anxiously.

"Stop what kind of war? Even if we agree, Kolchak and the group of White Guard generals, big capitalists, and big landowners who followed him will not agree, unless the Soviet Russian regime abandons their doctrine and class struggle all over Russia. Theory, give up their agrarian revolution, otherwise the two waves of old men will not be able to pee in the same pot!"

Wang Geng said unhurriedly, and at the same time asked Sasaki, the deputy chief of staff of the war room, "Have Yegorov and Tukhachevsky been found yet? Have the Hawkeye pre-warning planes returned?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, the weather has not cleared up, the clouds are still thick, and it has just started to rain again. Hawkeye 1, 2, 3, and 4 have all returned. The traces of the rest of the group army," Sasaki replied, standing at attention.

"This damn weather is really troublesome. Where is Commander Hatatoshi now?" Wang Geng asked, frowning.

"Grandmaster Hatatoshi successfully airborne near Kumertau at 2:3 this afternoon. From Kumertau at 20 o'clock, he commanded the main force of the Japanese Fourth Cavalry Regiment to search and advance northward. He called before the evening to say that they had arrived in Sara Klimovka, [-] kilometers south of Watt, has not yet found any traces of the Soviet Russian Red Army." Sasaki's answer was very capable.

"Jun is very impatient. The road is muddy in this damn weather. The cavalry drove nearly 60 kilometers in three hours. I hope they didn't let Tukhachevsky escape this time!" Utsunomiya Taro's tone Obviously, he is still very satisfied with the momentum of this kid Jun Hata. The glory of the Imperial Army depends on the hard work and struggle of such soldiers.

Wang Geng found the location of Klimovka from the one-fifty-thousandth combat map hanging on the wall. When he saw that Sasaki had already planted a small blue flag on it, he patted his own face. head said,

"Hey, it's here. I didn't notice it just now. Klimovka is less than 50 kilometers away from the town of Stellitamak in the north. The rest of Tukhachevsky's First Army is an infantry division. A cavalry regiment, if they start retreating at 10 o'clock in the morning, it will be enough to cover the 8 kilometers in 50 hours, how could they not be caught by Jun Hata?"

While talking, Wang Geng carefully looked at the terrain south of the town of Sterlitamak on the map, and at the same time contemplated the countermeasures that Tukhachevsky might adopt when he retreated.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, perhaps Tukhachevsky hasn't retreated to where Yanjun and the others are. The torrential rain last night made the roads so muddy. What's more, Tukhachevsky's troops marched all night without sleep. In the early morning, they were beaten to death in the town of Sterlitamak, and their physical strength and morale were extremely low. I am afraid that they will not have the ability to drive 50 kilometers during the day."

Utsunomiya Taro was comforting his commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Of course, he didn't want Hatatoshi to rush to the air and risk the danger of airborne, but in the end, Tukhachevsky ran away after driving so long.

"That's right, look at the good fortune of Jun Hata, of course, Tukhachevsky needs to cooperate. He is now at the end of his strength, and if he doesn't have the spirit to run around, he might be hiding in some woods Restoring sleep is possible, so let Master Hata worry about this matter, Sasaki, where is Wu Peifu's main force?"

Wang Geng was not in the middle of the cat-and-mouse game between Jun Hatatoshi and Tukhachevsky, and turned to ask Wu Peifu about the situation here. At the same time, he was thinking about the so-called peace telegram he had just received from Moscow.

"Admiral Wu commanded the two Russian infantry divisions of the First Siberian Army to drive for a day. Their current position is about 20 kilometers north of Red Mayak. Today, their two infantry divisions drove almost 100 Kilometers away!" Sasaki's voice was full of admiration and envy.

"Has the Third Division of the Siberian Infantry arrived in Bavley?" Wang Geng looked at a small flag on the map marking the movement of the Third Division from Milner to Bavley, and turned his head to ask with a smile.

"That's right, the landslide on the road from Milna to Bavley has been reopened to traffic after repairs by the Corps of Engineers, but because the road is muddy and the vehicles are moving slowly, this division just arrived in Bavley before evening." Utsunomiya Taro said Side explained.

"The Second Division of the Ural Cavalry has already arrived at Meregens? Then they are really fast!" Wang Geng looked up and saw that the small flag of the Second Ural Cavalry Division, which was originally located at Nurrat, had moved to Meregens in the west. Gen Si couldn't help laughing.

"That's right! The Second Ural Cavalry Division didn't make much of a fight, so they went west to the Volga River with great energy. They drove nearly 80 kilometers this afternoon and traveled very fast. However, from Meregen The [-]nd Brigade of the [-]st Ural Cavalry Division, who wanted to go to Bolgat, was having a bit of trouble. The roads along the right bank of the Volga River were washed away by the rain a lot. Their current position”

Utsunomiya squinted his eyes and searched on the map. Here Sasaki quickly stepped forward and pointed to a place on the map, "This cavalry brigade is currently near Kuznetchikha, 50 kilometers away from Bolgar, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon. to launch an attack on Bolgar."

"Tell them not to worry. It's not too late to rest for half an hour before launching an attack in Bolgar. If the weather clears up tomorrow, the Ufa Air Force will provide air support for them. This battle is not difficult. The key is not to underestimate the enemy. After crossing the river, besides one infantry division, three artillery companies were left there!" Wang Geng ordered.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, that... how do we reply to the peace telegram sent by Moscow, Russia? The other party said that they will switch on the phone 24 hours a day and maintain radio contact and communication with us until we reply," Sasaki asked hesitantly.

"There is an old saying in the country that it is better to be brave enough to chase the poor, but not to be famous for being a king. Do you two know this allusion?" Wang Geng was in a good mood, smiling and said to Utsunomiya and Sasaki in front of him.

"I know this. It seems that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were fighting for the world at that time. Xiang Yu stopped fighting with Liu Bang and let him live. In the end, Liu Bang refused to give up and defeated Xiang Yu. It seems to be teaching people to learn from Liu Bang and not from Xiang Yu. Women's benevolence, ah, I'm reckless, please forgive me."

Sasaki's Sinology and Chinese studies are good, so he rushed to answer at this moment, and only after finishing speaking in one breath did he feel that he had stolen the limelight from His Excellency Utsunomiya's performance, so he apologized in a hurry.

"Well, don't worry about it, Sasaki, you are also a rare and outstanding talent in our Imperial Army Staff Headquarters, so don't belittle yourself!" Utsunomiya Taro smiled and comforted the deputy chief of staff in the war room.

"Hahahaha, that's a good answer, Sasaki, Xiang Yu is much better at fighting than Liu Bang. At that time, 20 Chu cavalry in his hands could defeat Liu Bang's [-] Han army. At the beginning, I begged my grandfather to sue Nainai for peace talks, but Xiang Yu agreed every time, so in the end the seeds of Chu Overlord's failure were planted," Wang Geng said with a smile.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I understand! Our coalition forces must not be the overlord of Chu, and we must not be kind to the enemy and return the tiger to the mountain. Should we call Moscow directly, reject their request for peace talks, and resolutely eliminate them all the way?" Go to Moscow!" Sasaki clenched his fists tightly and said with bright eyes.

"It's not that simple, don't rush to call back, you go down first, I have to think about it! Just let the radio station keep in touch with the other party 24 hours a day, maybe the other party has a new telegram." Wang Geng smiled and asked Sasaki to go first Busy yourself.

Sasaki nodded when he heard the words, knowing that Wang Geng wanted to discuss this matter with Utsunomiya, he withdrew, and carefully closed the door of the war room before leaving.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, if you want me to say that you don't need to pay attention to these guys in Moscow, they are the most unpopular among the old men. They talk about class struggle all day long, and they mobilize poor people to smash, loot, burn and engage in violent revolution. , the whole thing is destroying everything and overthrowing everything, we have nothing to talk about if we are at odds with them!"

Utsunomiya Taro's attitude is very firm. In his opinion, the red polar bear of Soviet Russia is much more terrifying than the white polar bear of Tsarist Russia. The only way to resolutely defeat and completely eliminate the opponent is once and for all.

"Surrender without fighting is the best policy. Your Excellency Taro, Russia is too big. No country in the world has the ability to completely occupy and absorb such a large country and people, whether it is the Allies or the Entente. , the most we can do is to weaken this country," Wang Geng said thoughtfully, looking at the map on the wall.

"The Imperial Army Staff Headquarters has also analyzed and judged the situation after the October Revolution in Russia. It is almost impossible for them to lay down their weapons. That little Ulyanov can make Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Poland China, Belarus, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have all ceded out, the purpose is to negotiate a peace and armistice with Germany, and keep the Soviet Russian regime from being overthrown, they will never surrender to us!"

The judgment of Utsunomiya Taro is also the judgment of the Japanese Army Staff Headquarters. In fact, Wang Geng also does not think that the Soviet Russian regime will surrender, but if more benefits and results can be obtained through negotiations, Wang Geng will never refuse easily .

"Uh...I understand...Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief...Then what kind of conditions do you plan to make with the other party? The other party must be seeking an armistice, a typical delaying strategy. At this moment, they lost more than 20 main forces in the Ufa Battle , The rest of the troops can't defend the Volga River, so they are so anxious to negotiate!" Utsunomiya Taro said with a grin.

"I guess the other party wants us to cross the river. As for the conditions for them to drive out, it may be that they ceded the right bank of the Volga River!" Wang Geng narrowed his eyes and said.