Years of the Republic of China 1913

Trotsky knew nothing about events in China and the world, and all his energies were focused on how to win the battle.In his view, Denikin's demise is only a matter of time, as long as the tactical adjustments are made, it is not difficult to defeat Denikin.What's more, from the beginning of the Battle of Tyumen to the present, the Russian Imperial government forces in the north did not rush south to rescue Denikin as he imagined, and even the westward movement that worried him most did not happen.The Imperial Russian government forces are still relieving the siege of Surgut, and the Red Army and militia units attacking Surgut have been adjusted according to the previous tactical arrangements. Time to end the Battle of Surgut, thus gaining time for the Battle of Tyumen.

But this telegram from Stalin was equivalent to disrupting all of Trotsky's plans and solving Denikin in five days. This is simply a fantasy!Did Stalin think that Trotsky was God?Can Qiumen's defenders be ashamed with just one breath?Or just shouted, and Denikin ran out and surrendered in fright?

Denikin didn't run away, he made it clear that he was going to defend to the death.According to Trotsky's estimate, it will take at least ten days or even longer to gnaw away this hard bone.

His troops first completely eliminated the outer positions of Tyumen before launching a full-scale attack on Tyumen.But now, the Red Army has only won the first position, and the entire Tyumen Denikin still has tens of thousands of troops, and these tens of thousands are not stupid pigs waiting for you to run away as soon as they are chased.

"This Stalin is simply an idiot! How can a war be fought like this?" Under the arrangement of Trotsky, the political commissar of the Red Army headquarters just left to mobilize the troops below. Khachevsky, who had such a face, couldn't help complaining, and Timoshenko also looked ugly on the side.Frowning.

"Don't say such things, we are all comrades, all for the revolution!" Trotsky glared at Khachevsky with meaningful eyes, and reminded tactfully.Although the political commissar is not here, this is the headquarters, and it is hard to guarantee that the walls have ears.If such words reached Stalin's ears, none of them would be in a good place.

Knowing the gaffe, Kachevsky shut his mouth immediately, but after a few minutes he couldn't help but say again: "It is absolutely impossible to take Tyumen in five days and completely eliminate Denikin. , Unless our troops and artillery are doubled, and we continue to use our lives to repeatedly attack the positions, there will be a glimmer of hope."

"This kind of tactic is not advisable. Even if we win, our losses will be too great. Don't forget, there is still a regular army of white bandits in the north. If we lose too much in Tyumen, it will not be worth the loss for the whole battle." Tie Mushenko vetoed Khachevsky's point of view. After the failure of the Siberia campaign, the strength of the Red Army has been seriously damaged. If it is consumed too much in the Tyumen area, it will bring great harm to the original strategic plan. question.Furthermore, Denikin is already a fish in the urn, and his downfall is already doomed.It just takes a little time and a little patience.The Red Army can get rid of Denikin with the smallest proxy, so why bother to use human flesh tactics to attack hard?

"Then what should we do?" Kachevsky spread his hands and asked back: "Stalin has already issued an order, don't you understand his character? If we don't take Tyumen within the stipulated time and eliminate Denikin's troops , You can imagine what this guy will do. When the time comes, let’s not talk about the whole battle. The few of us here will all go back to prison, Brother Timoshen, don’t you think it’s a good place?”

"Nonsense!" Timoshenko blushed and pouted. Among the three present, Trotsky was a little better, but he and Khachevsky still had to bear the responsibility for the failure of the Siberia campaign.If he goes back to prison, it will not be as simple as before. It is also possible that he and Hachefsky will be purged directly on charges of disobedience.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work! Are we sitting still? Bastards! These idiots! Damn bastards!" Hachefsky held his breath in his heart, and finally couldn't help but get angry.He took off his hat and threw it on the ground, angrily scolding his mother.

"Comrade Trotsky, do you have any good ideas?" Seeing that Trotsky had been sitting in deep thought without speaking, Timoshenko asked helplessly.

"Hey... this... is difficult." Trotsky is not a god, what can he do?Now he can't wait to strangle the damned Stalin to death. If it weren't for this guy who doesn't understand military affairs to give orders indiscriminately, would he be in such a difficult situation?

"Maybe... there is a way..." Timoshenko rolled his eyes a few times and said softly.

Trotsky turned around abruptly, fixed his eyes on Timoshenko, and asked eagerly, "What? Have you thought of a quick solution to Denikin?"

"There is a way...but...but..." Timoshenko seemed extremely embarrassed, hesitating to speak.

"Brother Timoshen, there are no outsiders here, so tell me if you have a way, why does this look like a woman?" Khachevsky kept urging him anxiously.

Although Trotsky didn't ask any more questions, he also showed this meaning in his eyes when he looked at Timoshenko. Timoshenko hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said his solution.

"What! Chlorine gas? You... are you crazy?" When Timoshenko gave his answer, Trotsky and Khachevsky were shocked on the spot. They never thought that this method would be to use Chlorine gas, that is, a poison gas tactic that once caused countless casualties in the European battlefield, was banned by the international community after the war.

"Yes!" At this point, Timoshenko is willing to go all out. He gritted his teeth and nodded, "Use chlorine gas, or more powerful mustard gas! Only in this way can Denikin be defeated in the shortest time. And this tactic It will not bring too many casualties to our army, so that not only can the mission be completed, but also the following strategic deployment can be continued.”

"This... This kind of thing has been banned internationally! Once it gets out, it will bring great trouble to our Soviet government!"

"The international community? Prohibition?" Timoshenko sneered: "Has the international community recognized our Soviet? Do I remember? In this case, what does their prohibition decree have to do with us. Besides, war is cruel. As long as the war can be won, no matter what means are used, I think the Chinese have a saying that embodies the essence, that is 'the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit', history is written by the winner, as long as we finish Revolution, reunification of the motherland, future history can be written in any way. Besides, it is not that we have not used this weapon in the small battle against the reactionaries before, but the result? Who will blame us? No! Not a single one! "

Timoshenko's words really moved Trotsky and Khachevsky. They looked at each other and nodded after a while.

"Well, in order to complete the task, it seems that this weapon can only be used." As the commander-in-chief, Trotsky finally made up his mind. Under the threat of Stalin's wrath if he could not complete the task, Trotsky still chose At the suggestion of Timoshenko, the victory was won by gas warfare.

Poison gas tactics first appeared on the European battlefield. The Germans were first used, and then Britain and France also used poison gas to retaliate.Due to the powerful power of the poisonous gas, it can kill the enemy in a very short period of time in a large number, quickly and effectively, and thus win the victory.From the very beginning of the poison gas war, the party using the poison gas clearly had the upper hand and won a partial victory.

But the good times didn't last long, and the other party who suffered from the poisonous gas took up this weapon to retaliate against the other party in a short time, and the two sides suffered heavy losses.Later, in order to avoid such "inhumane" wars that violated the spirit of chivalry, the two sides reached an agreement privately in the middle and late stages of the European battlefield to stop using poison gas warfare to attack each other.

After the war ended, the international community wrote the prohibition of poison gas warfare into the international treaty, so that the poison gas, a war demon, could be controlled within a certain range, so as to avoid the recurrence of the original tragedy.

But as Timoshenko said, the international community never recognized the legitimacy of the Soviets, so what about their use of poison gas on the battlefield?What's more, this is a civil war in Russia. As long as the war is won, if they don't say it themselves, how will outsiders know?Furthermore, the Red Army had already used poisonous gas in the domestic peasant movement to suppress resistance, but only on a limited scale. It was used once, and it was used twice. What is the difference?

After Trotsky made his decision, he immediately began to mobilize gas bombs to prepare.A few hundred kilometers northwest of Tyumen is Perm, which is the logistics base of the Eastward Front Army. In addition to a large amount of military supplies, there is also a warehouse full of various poison gas bombs, which are left over from the European war. Yes, most of them are chlorine gas bombs, and a small part is more powerful mustard gas. With the order from the front line, these "special shells" were quickly pulled out of the warehouse and loaded on wagons, and sent to the front line as quickly as possible.

Still sticking to Tyumen, waiting for his allies in the north to make the right choice, Denikin held his ground firmly in the repeated attacks of the Soviet Red Army. It was so violent at the beginning, and this change greatly reduced the pressure on Denikin's department.

Although Denikin felt a little strange, this situation was not a bad thing for him.The longer he defends in Tyumen, the more the balance of the war will be tilted towards them. For this reason, Denikin asked the troops to seize the opportunity when the opponent's attack slowed down and take turns to rest, strengthen the positions and trenches, so as to prepare for the long-term Prepare for defense.

But Denikin never expected that just when he was heaving a sigh of relief, a train full of "devils" was coming to the Tyumen region, and Denikin and his heroic men were about to usher in the most exciting battle... Cruel, terrible war. (To be continued..)