Beiyang 1917

1918年7月16ri8：00莫斯科莫斯科大学察里津钢铁步兵第1师驻地

The morning in Moscow was quiet. Just the night before, the 1st Division of the Tsaritsyn Iron and Steel Infantry almost set off a storm at the Moscow University garrison. As the Moscow side, Tsaritsyn and the Southern Front each made a compromise, it disappeared. Unknowingly. .

Of course, the fearless young division commander Dmitry Grigorievich Pavlov and his 1st Tsaritsyn Steel Infantry Division still left a deep impression on everyone. Although the resolution of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union conveyed in Rizin's telegram was a bit difficult for the commanders and soldiers of the 1st Division of the Iron Infantry to accept emotionally.

However, since the Southern Front and the Tenth Army, especially Comrade Voroshilov, have accepted the resolution of the Central Committee, and Comrade Voroshilov has been promoted and has been reused by Moscow, in this case, Pavlov and his division had no reason to disobey orders.

Of course, Sverdlov and Kamenev are very satisfied and appreciative of Tsaritsyn, especially Comrade Voroshilov's assessment of the situation, especially Sverdlov, who has just become the leader of the Volga Military District and Front Army Man, here Voroshilov handed over an elite infantry division. This is definitely a force that has seen the market and is quite effective.

Just relying on Moscow, an unfamiliar place, surrounded by three Moscow garrison divisions and threatened by machine guns, this division can stand still, with a fearless style and courage that will never surrender its guns and fight to the end if necessary , Let the vice chairman of the Supreme Military Committee, who is eager to train his own lineage in the Soviet Red Army, appreciate it quite a lot.

And those who dared to put down the phone calls of the chairman of the All-Russian Cheka Dzerzhinsky twice in a row may not be able to find a few people in the whole of Russia, and even Sverdlov himself may not dare to do so easily. The Cheka led by Dzerzhinsky was directly responsible to Comrade Ulyanov.

What's more, the Cheka itself is first and foremost an intelligence organization. Although he is the third-ranked leader in the Bolshevik party, he may not be able to withstand the Cheka's investigation without flaws, if one day it falls into their hands.

"Comrade Commander of the Front Army, all the soldiers of the 1st Division of the Tsaritsyn Steel Infantry have lined up, please review!" The division commander Pavlov puffed out his chest and saluted. This is the rostrum of the moscow university barracks superior.

Four neat phalanxes were lined up densely on the field of the camp. The Red Army soldiers who had just left the camp were sweating profusely. No matter what era they were in, once the number of troops lined up reached tens of thousands, it would be innumerable. The weather was extraordinary, not to mention that the soldiers from Tsaritsin were inspected by the new commander and military commissioner for the first time.

The four phalanxes are four regiments, the first brigade is on the left, and the second brigade is on the right. Each phalanx has 2500 people, and each target is a row of 50 people and a depth of 50 rows. Mosin Nagant The long stabs on the rifles dazzled under the rising sun, forming a bright steel forest and ocean. Murderous or majestic can be used to describe the 1st Division of the Steel Infantry at this moment.

In front of the four phalanxes is the Divisional Heavy Machine Gun Battalion with 24 Mala Maxim heavy machine guns lined up neatly. Except for the snorting of the dragging horses, the team of nearly [-] people on the battlefield was completely silent. All eyes of the teachers were focused on the rostrum.

Appearing on the rostrum were the new Volga Front Commander Sverdlov and Military Commissar Kamenev, who came to inspect the 1st Division of the Tsaritsin Iron and Steel Infantry on behalf of the Soviet Russian Central Committee. Of course, Voroshi Love made it clear in the telegram sent to the Supreme Military Council and copied to Pavlov last night: Before the 1st Division of the Tsaritsyn Iron and Steel Infantry was reestablished, the commander of the Front Army, Sverdlov, and the military commissar were unconditionally accepted. Menev's command!

In fact, the soldiers who came to condolence and visit Tsaritsyn on behalf of Soviet Russia were fake. Sverdlov rushed over to accept the command of this team. They are still in a state of food shortage and panic, but the troops from Tsaritsin carry relatively sufficient supplies.

Since the condolences cannot be given dry goods, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov, member of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, secretary of the Secretariat, vice chairman of the Supreme Military Council, and the new leader of the Volga Military District and Front Army can only Use the most sincere smile and the most passionate speech to attract the attention of future subordinates.

"Comrade Dmitry Grigorievich, you and your team have left a deep impression on me and Comrade Kamenev, we will talk about it later, let me take a good look at the bravery The commanders and soldiers of the infantry division!" Sverdlov, wearing a brand new Soviet Russian Red Army uniform and shiny riding boots, snapped back a military salute, then smiled and said to the young division commander.

"Obey!" The division commander Pavlov saluted again, turned around and stepped aside, and stood side by side with his political commissar Dzhugashvili. As for the two brigade commanders, they were standing below on horseback at this time The front of the phalanx.

"The courageous and fearless commanders and fighters of the 1st Division of the Tsaritsyn Steel Infantry, I am very happy to meet you. Perhaps everyone already knows that today, a brand new front army, the Volga River Front Army, was established. Your glorious infantry division , will be the first infantry division of this main front."

"And I, let me introduce myself, I, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov, is the vice chairman of the Supreme Military Council of the Soviet Union, the chairman of the Military Council of the Volga Military District, and your commander!"

"Tsaritsyn and the Southern Front are great members of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Red Army. Together with your comrades-in-arms, colleagues, and relatives, you have made great sacrifices and contributions to defend Tsaritsyn and defend the Soviet heroically. Today, On behalf of the Central Committee of Soviet Russia, on behalf of Chairman Ulyanov, on behalf of the Supreme Military Council, and on behalf of Comrade Trotsky, I come to condolences and visit you. Of course, I am still your new commander, on behalf of myself , I will come too!"

"As your commander, I am your father, and you are my children. The children come from afar, how can the father not warmly welcome you, are you right?"

There was a burst of good-natured laughter on the playground, the queue was still neat, but the atmosphere was obviously much more relaxed than the serious and tense one just now. A soldier in the square team of the first regiment of the first brigade shouted: "Father, commander , the sons come home to see you and the political commissar, is there any good vodka to entertain you!"

This witty remark caused a wider range of laughter, and almost every soldier had a smile on his face. Many people were in a much better mood than the uneasy feeling in the morning.

"Father Commander, our hometown Tsaritsyn has been abandoned by adults in Moscow. Comrade Father, when will you lead us back!"

I don't know which soldier had the courage to shout such a sentence, and the field immediately aroused the resonance of other fighters, and the originally quiet field became a little noisy.

The young division commander Pavlov frowned slightly on the stage, but the soldiers of Tsaritsyn loved their leaders but did not follow them blindly. Let's see how the new commander reacts.

"Soldiers! Children! Of course there will be vodka, but the current situation is still very difficult. Our enemies are making moves and giving up the news of Tsaritsyn. Now that you all know the news, I will take this opportunity to tell you Said, I said comrades, I know that it is not easy for political commissars and commanders at all levels to do this ideological work!"

Sverdlov's eloquence and quick wit in his speech are quite good, and he originally wanted to take this opportunity to clear the minds of the soldiers, but now this is just enough.

"It's not easy, Commander's father, if the Russian Central Committee orders the abandonment of Moscow, will the people of Moscow agree in their hearts?" Another voice shouted from below.

Sverdlov turned his head and looked at Kamenev. Comrade Political Commissar made a gesture of helplessness, while the division commander Pavlov and Political Commissar Zhugashvili stood upright with no expression on their faces, but their eyes were watching Looking at his new commander, he was obviously waiting for Sverdlov's answer.

"Soldiers of the 1st Division of the Iron Infantry, children! Our strength is still limited, and the surrounding enemies are still relatively strong for the time being, especially the Allied forces that appeared in Ufa. Therefore, the Soviet Russian Central Committee decided to divide and disintegrate Kolcha The collusion between the Ke bandits and the Allied Forces, we can now pay the south of Saratov and the Tsaritsyn area in exchange for a truce with the Allied Forces!"

"In this way, we can free up our hands to rebuild and strengthen the Soviet Red Army. The establishment of the new Volga River Military Region and Front Army is a measure. We have to free up our hands to teach and eliminate the Kolchak gang that has lost the support of the coalition forces!"

"Moreover, since we abandoned Tsaritsyn and the south of Saratov, we cut off the Don River and the White Guards in the North Caucasus to the south, and in the middle is the Volga Federation Autonomous Zhengfu, which has ceased war with us and recognized each other. In this way, our front It will be shortened, and the strength can be gathered. When Kolchak is eliminated, I believe that one day we will go to the Ural Mountains. At that time, not only Tsaritsin and Saratov will take back, but also Ufa The Great Plains will also be taken back!"

"Comrades, our current retreat is to preserve our strength and divide and disintegrate the enemy. Due to the truce and peace talks with us, the Allied Forces no longer supported Kolchak and the White Guards. At the same time, the White Guards also lost the support of the Allies. They are split and weakened, and by then, we will be able to defeat them more easily!"

What Sverdlov said was well-founded and justified. The voice echoed with the loudspeaker in the air above the infantry division phalanx on the battlefield. The soldiers from Tsaritsin obviously looked good when they heard it. Many, many people murmured in their hearts, after all, it was the Central Committee member in Moscow and the vice chairman of the Supreme Military Council. What he said was reasonable, and it made sense when he heard it.

On the rostrum, division commander Pavlov and the political commissar exchanged glances. Obviously, Sverdlov's explanation was quite pertinent and easy to accept, especially when the new commander openly declared that he would fight back to regain lost ground. It is very encouraging to the soldiers of the whole division.

"Comrades! Soldiers! Please believe in the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, and believe that Comrade Ulyanov will lead us to new victories! Unite, defend the honor of the Soviet Red Army, and carry the revolution to the end! Ulla" Sveld Love raised his arms and shouted.

Kamenev, Pavlov and Dzhugashvili on the "Ulla" rostrum followed suit and shouted!

Nearly [-] Soviet Russian Red Army soldiers in the four phalanxes under the stage of "Ula" uttered overwhelming shouts!