Beiyang 1917

"Commander-in-Chief, do you want to transfer the two main divisions of the 1st Guards Infantry Division and the 2nd Division from Kazan to go south together? We took advantage of the northern line before the enemy had time to react, and flattened the southern line in one go, and wiped out the southern line. Even if the enemy counterattacks on the northern front and hits the city of Kazan, we don't have to worry, when the time comes, the victorious army will roll back and kill the opponent's 3rd and 5th armies in Kazan!"

Kranishilkov rolled his eyes, and came up with another idea. Speaking of which, it was obvious that although this guy was full of confidence just now, in fact, the hidden worry of the insufficient strength of the White Guards also lingered on this Cossack leader. heart.

"The time has not come yet! It is not so sure that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Kazan Infantry Divisions of Cheboksary alone can hold the northern front, but with the 1st and 2nd Guards Infantry Divisions guarding Kazan , then the base camp will be safe, and the supply of the logistics line will be guaranteed at that time, and the three divisions in the direction of Cheboksary will be supported. I think so, send a telegram to Kazan, and send another supplementary division to reinforce Hastings in the direction of the eastern cluster. For our side, open the net and drive Budyonny's cavalry army to Simbirsk to the east!"

Speaking of which, Kolchak leaned over and looked at the battle map again, raised his head and said,

"The main force of the 10th Army of the Soviet Union should be able to withdraw to the west of Simbirsk this evening. That is the place they chose for the decisive battle. The 10th Army has already built a line of defense there before. If there is no accident, Budyonny's cavalry army will be defeated today. We can get there even at night. We are less than half a day behind the other party. We arrive before 9:[-] p.m., and the east cluster in Hastings will be slower, and we can arrive almost before midnight. If both parties take a full day off, At the latest, the day after tomorrow, the decisive battle on the southern front will begin!"

"But what about the northern front? Voroshilov won't be so honest and just watch us send only three divisions to guard Cheboksary and not fight back? The opponent's 3rd and 5th armies have at least 12 infantry divisions after recovery. What about the troops!" Kranishirkov patted his head and brought up the northern front again.

"Don't worry about the northern line. If Voroshilov chooses to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao on the northern line, our three divisions in the northern group will fight and retreat to the south bank of Kazan to join the 1st and 2nd Guards Infantry Divisions. With these five main infantry divisions guarding Kazan, the opponent may not be able to attack even 12 divisions. Our heavy artillery in the Kazan fortress is not vegetarian, let alone the natural defense line of the Volga River!" Kolchak thumped With the map on the table, it was obvious that his self-confidence had recovered a lot.

"The opponent still has 1 infantry divisions of Tukhachevsky's 5st Army in Saransk. We only use one cavalry brigade to play an empty city plan. In case the opponent sees through, Tukhachevsky What should we do if we come from behind to make trouble during the battle between the 10th Army in Simbirsk and Gidis in the east?" Kranishilkov, chief of staff of the Western Group, slapped his head and asked another question.

"I've thought about this problem a long time ago. Corbin's 3rd Cossack Cavalry Division 5th Brigade is not a vegetarian. Although it is a bit difficult to pretend to be three cavalry divisions, the five dissatisfied members of Tukhachevsky The infantry division of the army is helpless at the moment just to solve the food problem.

If the 1st Army can quickly see through and repel the 5th Brigade led by Kobin, I don't think it is that simple, and the road of more than 100 kilometers from Saransk to Simbirsk is not so easy to walk. Even if the brigade just harassed and stalled the 1st Army, the opponent would have to go for at least 3 days. By then, our decisive battle with the 10th Army of Gidis on the Eastern Front should have been decided! "

Kolchak no longer hesitated, so he decided to continue chasing the Budyonny cavalry army's ass to the east. The four and a half cavalry divisions of the West Route Army spread their five fingers towards the east like a noodle grab In the past, if all goes well, the main forces of the two sides will officially contact each other tomorrow, and in the next three days, the decisive battle on the southern front will surely determine the winner. main line.

Once the 10,000+ main force on the southern front of the opponent is eaten, there will be a main force of the newly replenished 3rd Army on the northern front. In the east of Moscow, no one will be able to resist Kolchak's attack!

1918年7月29ri11:35萨兰斯克苏俄红军第1集团军司令部

"Reporting to the commander, the peripheral security forces found White Guard Cossack cavalry ten kilometers northwest of Saransk. The momentum was very loud, and the dust raised could be seen five kilometers away. It is estimated that at least 23 cavalry divisions from the other side came from The north is rushing over, shall we go out of the city to fight?" Peter Alexeyevich Kobozev, the political commissar and chief of staff of the 1st Army of the Soviet Russian Red Army, hurried in.

"23 cavalry divisions? How did they come so fast?!" Tukhachevsky had just finished eating the black bread in his hand, and was licking a little bit of soup on the plate. Hearing this, he hurriedly stood up and put it down The plate in his hand.

Due to the shortage of food, the food supply of the 1st Army Headquarters in Saransk is a bit difficult. Even if Tukhachevsky is the commander, the daily ration for himself is only 600 grams of black bread, which is distributed to each meal. Then 200 grams of black bread. As for meat and eggs, that’s a no-brainer. When the Budyonny cavalry army marched eastward, they didn’t even leave half of the extra cattle for the 1st Army. If you really want to eat meat, I'm afraid that the pack horses that pull the artillery carts of the artillery company will have to be slaughtered.

"Our security troops exchanged fire with the opponent. Unfortunately, the opponent had a lot of people. When they came up, a regiment of Cossack cavalry circled around. They were in charge of the security regiment's reconnaissance cavalry battalion in the northwest direction. Dumplings are made! You also know that our cavalry are riding horses? Except for mules and donkeys, they are old horses with bad teeth. It is luck to escape a company, and the company commander is outside!" Ke Bo, political commissar of the group army Zev's expression was serious and tense.

"Pass my order, the whole city is under martial law, the gates of the fortress are closed, and the divisions enter their respective positions to be on guard! Ask Xia Boyang's division to send scouts to the northwest to find out the enemy's strength and deployment, and find out the cavalry who broke out. The company commander called me in!" Tukhachevsky blushed, stood up and gave orders quickly, while a group of combat staff officers from the headquarters rushed out to give orders, and at the same time, the orderlies got on their horses and rushed out.Immediately afterwards, telephone calls rang one after another in the war room.

Tukhachevsky’s 1st Army is on the way to issue orders. In addition to using the wired field telephone like other troops, the messenger on horseback is still one of the indispensable symbols of this army. .