Beiyang 1917

1918年7月22ri11：50下诺夫哥罗德伏尔加河方面军司令部

"Kliment Yefremovich, you are responsible for the fall of the Volga defense line! If you hadn't insisted that the 7rd Army with only [-] divisions defend such a long Volga defense line, and put the [-]rd The main forces of the Eighth Army and the Tenth Army are placed on the south and rear, and the Volga River defense line will never collapse after only three hours of fighting! Now how do we explain to Comrade Sverdlov? How do we explain to Moscow Soviet Russian Central Yang? "

Kamenev, the military commissar of the Volga Front Army of the Soviet Russian Red Army with a pale face, slapped the table and yelled at Voroshilov, the deputy commander of the Front Army who was in charge of the campaign command.

Just a few minutes ago, a battle report came from the headquarters of the Third Army on the Kazan front. Berzin’s three main divisions of the Third Army, the bridgehead position on the south bank of Kazan, which was firmly defended, was broken by the Kolchak White Guards. The entire army was annihilated, with more than 8000 infantry casualties, and the rest of the troops, under the command of Commander Berzin, had retreated westward along the road on the south bank of the Volga River.

The Volga River defense line, which was regarded as a natural danger, fell after only three hours. The newly appointed military committee of the Volga River Military Region and Kamenev, the first military commissar of the Military Committee of the Front Army, were a little caught off guard. The commander of the Front Army, Sverdlo Kamenev's work in the Central Committee of the Soviet Union was very heavy, and the burden of commanding frontline operations was handed over to the political commissar Kamenev and deputy commander Voroshilov. Unexpectedly, he lost the first battle, which made Kamenev Menev couldn't help but roared at the former enemy commander-in-chief Voroshilov.

Voroshilov frowned, and stared at the battle map on the wall with his hands behind his back for a long time. When Kamenev behind him finished his roar and gasped for breath, he turned around and said calmly,

"Lev Borisovich, the south bank of Kazan could not be defended in the first place. You insisted on defending it, which caused Berzin's Third Army to suffer heavy casualties. You should be responsible , Comrade Military Commissar, if you hadn't insisted on going your own way, we wouldn't have had to guard the south bank of Kazan at all!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Isn't Moscow establishing the Volga River Military Region and the Front Army just to unify the command and defend the natural danger of the Volga River? Not only do you not use the main force of the Front Army, that is, the main force of the Eighth and Tenth Group Armies, to guard the south bank of Kazan position, you even withdrew 1 division of the [-]rd Army that was originally defending Zelenodolsk on the north bank of the Volga to the south bank, I don’t understand, Kliment Efremovich, what on earth are you doing Thought?"

Kamenev was obviously a little frustrated. When he was in Moscow, he wanted to command a front army alone, but after all his efforts, he only got a post as a military commissar of the Volga Front. When Sverdlov returned to Moscow, Volga The command of the march and combat of the River Front Army had to be under the command of Voroshilov, the deputy commander of the Front Army. This made Kamenev and the complacent Voroshilov an enemy as soon as he took office.

Voroshilov moved from Ukraine all the way to Tsaritsyn. He has experienced hundreds of battles. In commanding three battles to defend Tsaritsyn, this guy really showed his commanding art to the fullest. He defended Tsaritsyn with a weak force. , defeated the offensive of Krasnov and Denikin White Guards, which gave Voroshilov full confidence and confidence arrogant.

"Lev Borisovich, although you are the first military commissar, I am the deputy commander of the front army and the former commander-in-chief of the enemy. Before Comrade Sverdlov returned to Moscow, he also called everyone for a meeting. The campaign plan was approved by the commander and Moscow, and now the Kazan campaign has only just begun, and it’s too early to see who will die, how can I start my work if you yell like that?” Voroshilov frowned and said to Kamenev.

At this moment, as the post-Joseph era, the generals from Tsaritsyn headed by Voroshilov are in quite complicated moods. Label and color, as soon as possible to integrate into the Volga Military Region and the big family of the Front Army.

On the other hand, the bigwigs from Moscow, especially the military commissars like Kamenev, who are good on paper but inexperienced in actual military command, have a sense of superiority in front of the southern generals, which makes people feel resentment and resistance.

Fortunately, Sverdlov, a member of the central yang of Soviet Russia, the vice chairman of the Supreme Military Council, and the commander of the Volga River Military Region and the Front Army, has a pretty good personality. Originally, this guy was in charge of the organization and personnel work of the central yang of Soviet Russia, and was very important to all regions. The cadres are very familiar with each other, and they get along well with Voroshilov and Chernavin. This is why the Volga Military Region and the Front Army did not have their own ideas and disintegration at the beginning of their establishment.

"Lev Borisovich, the Front Army's combat plan for the Battle of Kazan was approved by Moscow, and the commander Comrade Yakov Mikhailovich also approved it. Now the battle has just begun, and we We were already mentally prepared to fall to the south bank of Kazan, the key is how to fight from below, not if there is any movement on the front line, our army headquarters will be in a mess!"

Speaking aside to smooth things over was Vladimir Nikolaevich Chernavin, chief of staff of the Volga Front Army and commander of the Eighth Army. Military Commissar Kamenev's behavior at the moment is not worthy of being a political commissar of the front army, even a division political commissar may not be competent. The war has just begun, and if he loses a little, he will start yelling and messing up his position!

"It is said that success will be achieved immediately after the flag is set. Although we are in a hurry, if the main force of the Eighth and Tenth Armies is concentrated on the defense line on the south bank of Kazan, it will be impossible for Kolchak to cross the river smoothly, but you just don't want to. You have to show The enemy is weak, what to say first to withstand the opponent's offensive, and then look at it, now it is good, our front army has established the first battle, the casualties exceeded [-], and the entire artillery company was wiped out. This is not enough. The morale of the troops has just recovered a little They will be broken up again!"

Military Commissar Kamenev continued to grumble, but his voice was much softer than before. He also knew that the campaign plan and deployment of troops were finally approved by Sverdlov and Moscow after several discussions, but he was a little bit stuck. Panic.

This guy thought to himself again, according to the formation of Voroshilov and Chernavin, the Third Army has only three divisions and six artillery companies, and the number of machine guns has not increased. It is logical that they cannot defend the south bank of Kazan. Is it because of this that Sverdlov simply returned to Moscow, throwing the responsibility for the unfavorable situation in the early stage of the war to himself and Voroshilov?