Years of the Republic of China 1913

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Vorkuta, Baron Peter Nikolaevich Wrangel was woken up early in the morning. When he secretly complained that the people below didn’t know to come back to him later, didn’t he know that disturbing sleep is Is it a very immoral thing?But when he heard the news brought by the adjutant who rushed over, His Excellency the Baron, who was still a little dozed just now, widened his eyes and jumped up inconceivably.

"Can you say that again!"

"Your Excellency! Something happened to Serov. The nearly [-] tons of supplies that arrived yesterday were burned a few hours ago, and a large amount of explosives were detonated, causing a big explosion within a three-kilometer radius of the freight warehouse and the station. The number of casualties, and Now the fire has spread throughout the city through the buildings and almost half of Serov is burning."

"Serov! It's Serov again!" Baron Peter Nikolaevich Wrangel stepped on the thick carpet with his bare feet, waving his hands in the air: "Damn Serov! Damn underground party! Damn Garrison! They should all go to hell! Go to hell!" [

It’s no wonder His Excellency the Baron is so angry. In the past two months, all the big incidents have happened from Serov. I don’t know what the commander over there is doing. He has been succeeded by these cunning underground parties time and time again.But now, 1000 tons of supplies have been completely burned and half of the city has been set on fire. Are they all pigs?No!Even pigs are smarter than them, at least they won't suffer a second time in the same place after suffering a loss once.

"General Stanislavski, please come here." After cursing, His Excellency the Baron ordered to the adjutant, then turned and walked back to the bedroom to wash and change clothes.Half an hour later, when he returned to the office in his neat military uniform, General Stanislavski also arrived.

"Stanislavsky, my friend, do you know? Serov has a problem again." After entering the door, His Excellency the Baron saw that General Stanislavsky was about to stand up and salute him, and waved his hand at him wearily. He is sitting.Then he walked to the position next to the general and sat down, saying very distressed.

"Yes sir, I received the news from over there half an hour ago." General Stanislavski nodded solemnly, and said: "When I came to see you, the city defense forces have already issued an order for the entire city. The order of martial law is now a sensitive moment, once the news of Serov spreads, our Vorkuta area is likely to..."

"Thank you. My friend, you did the right thing!" The baron nodded in praise. With such a good-quality deputy by his side, his shoulders were much easier. Compared with the three regions, Vorkuta It has the best law and order since the occupation.Although it is inevitable that some underground parties with ulterior motives hide among the common people and fan the flames, but under strict surveillance and precautions, no major incidents have ever happened.Sometimes, the baron even felt that if Serov's commander had been General Stanislavsky, perhaps both the original Serov tragedy and the subsequent Christmas incident and the appalling situation that just happened this morning would have been killed in the seedlings. , the situation will not become so bad.

"My friend. I came to you mainly because I was worried that Serov's incident would affect us in Vorkuta. Since you have made arrangements in the shortest possible time, I feel much more at ease."

"This is what I should do, Your Excellency." General Stanislavski replied modestly, while showing a hesitant expression.

"What? My friend, do you have anything to say?" asked the baron.

"Yes, Your Excellency." General Stanislavski hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Your Excellency, Serov's accident today is very unusual. I suggest that we should have made preparations earlier."

"Oh, specifically...?" asked the baron thoughtfully.

General Stanislavsky said frankly: "A large proportion of the materials destroyed in Serov were food supplies for the local garrison and the people. Now that the blizzard in Siberia has caused the interruption of the railway line, there is no way to transport this amount of supplies again in a short time. Arrived in Serov, so it won't be long before the entire Serov area will be in trouble. Just imagine, if everyone, including our soldiers, runs out of food, what will happen?"

"So... what do you think?" The baron understood what General Stanislavski said.The answer is also easy to figure out, but how to solve this problem is not simple.

"Withdraw the troops! Withdraw the troops immediately!" General Stanislavski said decisively: "Before the blizzard completely blocks the road, let Serov's troops withdraw as quickly as possible. Once the supply is exhausted, the enemy does not need to launch an attack. Our troops destroy themselves."

"Withdraw? Where to withdraw? Let's not talk about the strategic plan of the General Staff. Serov is an important part of the westward advance. The Far East will never allow us to discard it without authorization. Even if we want to withdraw, the Siberian railway has been suspended. How can the road be withdrawn? I am afraid that halfway through the road, the troops who lack clothing and food will all freeze to death or starve to death!"

"Crossing the Siberian Plain is of course impossible, but there is not only one way to withdraw the troops." General Stanislavsky quickly explained: "Abandoning Serov, the troops can withdraw to the south or north. The south is Tyumen, and Tyumen is a few kilometers south. One hundred kilometers is General Denikin's territory, and the troops can be merged with Tyumen's garrison and even General Denikin's troops, so as to ensure the replenishment of supplies, and secondly, to strengthen our army's strength in the south."

"This won't work!" As soon as this suggestion was put forward, His Excellency the Baron shook his head like a rattle drum: "The central government has long had opinions on Denikin's Ministry, and he is also the supreme commander of the army. Once the troops withdraw south Once there, Denikin's personal strength will gather and expand, which will be a big problem for the balance of power in our Russian Empire in the future."

"Over there, only go north." General Stanislavsky said the last suggestion: "North, let them withdraw to our Vorkuta area. Compared with Serov, Vorkuta is a The geographical location and public security are much better, not to mention that our north is a port, so there is a lot of room for maneuver, and we can be flexible in case of future changes."

"This..." The baron was moved by what he said. Vorkuta had the greatest advantage over Serov and even Tyumen, and the withdrawal of Serov's garrison to Vorkuta also strengthened his strength. Although it can't fully meet the planned strategic deployment of the General Staff, it can be regarded as an explanation.

"How about this, you immediately send a report to the Far East in my name, requesting to mobilize Serov's friendly forces to go north." After thinking for a while, the baron finally made up his mind. [

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