Years of the Republic of China 1913

Kluge once served in the General Staff of the German Wehrmacht, and then went to the front and was wounded on the Western Front.Although he has never fought on the Eastern Front, he is very clear about the opponents Germany faced in the European War, whether at the General Staff or when his colleagues on the Eastern Front were discussing the situation when they returned to Berlin to recuperate after being injured. Well, that vain, gigantic and unkillable polar bear in the east is a headache for all Germans.

"Russians..." After reading the telegram, Kluge shook his head bitterly, as if he had returned to the period of the European War, and those colleagues who were wounded and withdrawn from the Eastern Front gritted their teeth and talked about the training of the Russians in front of him. How bad, but how difficult those words.

"Your Excellency! I think that Soviet Russia must not be given time, and their steps must be disrupted as soon as possible." After thinking about it thoughtfully, Klug said firmly.

"I'm afraid this will be difficult..." Wu Peifu was slightly distressed. Fang Zida's plan was to launch an attack in the spring of next year. Wu Peifu, the chief of the general staff, of course knew the reason. Besides, when Fang Zida asked for his opinion, Wu Peifu voted for it.Now all the plans are being carried out in an orderly manner. Once it is mentioned, it will definitely disrupt the whole situation. Besides, many aspects are not ready, and the Russian winter is coming again. These objective factors will bring great difficulties to the Chinese National Defense Forces.

"I understand your concerns. Of course, it is not the right time to launch an attack according to the previous plan, but the problem is that the more time we give the Russians, the stronger they will become." Klug pointed to the telegram, He said sternly in front of him: "Your Excellency! I am a German. If there is a country in this world that knows Russia best, it is probably a German. In terms of the quality of soldiers, command and other aspects, in front of the most elite German army in the world, if the Russians are like scum, they are almost useless except that they have more people than us.”

Speaking of this, Kluge sighed bitterly and asked: "But your Excellency. You know, but that's it. After the great German team won a series of victories, they were forced to stop because we Encountered the crazy resistance of the Russians. They used their vast land and almost endless forces to block us abruptly. Until the end of the war, we Germans still failed to hit their capital. It was unimaginable before the war, because according to various analysis, the millions of Russian troops are simply vulnerable. It is very simple to defeat Russia in the shortest time and force the opponent to surrender."

"Is this also one of the main reasons why the Kaiser decided to fight on two fronts?" Hearing this, Wu Peifu asked.

"Yes, but His Majesty's decision was wrong, and even the German General Staff, which gathered the best staff officers in the world, was wrong. The final reality is that, although there are some other factors in it, the Russians' Madness made Germany lose the chance to win the war..." Kluge said in pain, spreading his hands with helplessness on his face.

Wu Peifu knew that the "other factors" in Kluge's last sentence referred to the Chinese government's assistance to Tsarist Russia.If there hadn't been a lot of material support from the Chinese government, it would have been difficult for the Russians to support it.But how exactly.Who can tell?During the war, Wu Peifu personally stayed on the front line as the head of the military observation team, and he was no stranger to the Russians.Indeed, as Kluge said, compared with the well-trained elite German army, Russian soldiers are simply farmers who have just put down their hoes and picked up their rifles.Not to mention routine training, I'm afraid these so-called soldiers in military uniform may not even be able to walk well.Moreover, the proportion of illiterate soldiers is even higher than that of the squadron a few years ago.Wu Peifu even witnessed with his own eyes that when a train of recruits was pulled to the front line as a supplementary force, the officers actually explained how to pull the guns and pull the trigger before mobilizing them, because more than 90% of these people never They have never touched a weapon like a rifle, and it may be the first time these people have fired a gun in their lives.Some people even died on the way to the charge without even firing the first shot.

Compared with the Tsarist Russian army, the current Soviet Red Army is not much better, but the Red Army has an advantage that the Tsarist Russian army does not have, and that is fanaticism and firm belief.In this way, the current Red Army is more terrifying and difficult than the original Tsarist Russian army. Coupled with this brutal, brutal, and ignorant combat method, Wu Peifu is most worried.

After thinking about it quietly, Wu Peifu finally rejected Klug's proposal to advance the plan.From a tactical point of view, what Kluge said made sense. Once Frunze was allowed to rapidly improve the quality of the Red Army in battle, the Chinese National Defense Force would face even stronger opponents in the future.However, going north to attack without being prepared will inevitably bring great losses to the Chinese National Defense Forces. More importantly, the cold winter in Russia is really not suitable for war. Experience in combat in weather.

"It is impossible to change the original plan." In the end, Wu Peifu said so.

A trace of disappointment flashed across Klug's eyes, but his expression didn't change much. Perhaps he also knew in his heart that it was impossible to plan ahead.

"Then there is only another way." Klug thought for a while.

"any solution?"

"I learned a saying in China, which is 'return what others do to others'. Perhaps, this is the best choice to break the deadlock."

"You mean... the Trotskyist army?" Wu Peifu raised his eyebrows, and immediately thought of a possibility.

"Yes!" Klug nodded, and analyzed: "According to the current intelligence, the Far East government's military strength is seriously insufficient, which is the main reason why they asked us for help and fell into a passive position on the battlefield. This led to this The problem with the situation lies in the fact that the Far East government invested hundreds of thousands of cloth-patriated armed forces. Such a huge former Red Army's eastward advance army, after the Far East government took over it, it would be no problem to reorganize it out of various considerations. , but it is precisely in this situation that the front line is greatly dragged down."

"You're right. If it weren't for this situation, Frunze wouldn't have played this hand so beautifully." Wu Peifu nodded in agreement.

Kluge went on to say: "That's the problem. Since Soviet Russia can do this, why can't the Far East government do it? It is completely possible to pull these cloth troops to the front without following the normal steps of reorganization." Combat, let them complete their determination to be loyal to the government by means of war, so as to complete the reorganization work."

"In addition, there is no need to pull all of them to the battlefield. Let the Far East government go to the front in batches like Frunze. After fighting one team, retreat to the rear to reorganize, and then let another team go to fight..." Wu Peifu said by analogy. , and laughed at the same time: "This is the name certificate!"

"Certificate of application?" Kluge asked inexplicably, frowning slightly to ponder the meaning of the word.

After Wu Peifu explained with a smile what is the name certificate, Kluge suddenly realized, nodded and praised: "Not bad! A name certificate is a name certificate!"

(After driving 300 kilometers, I didn’t get home until it was dark. I will catch up with a chapter before going to rest. I will resume normal updates tomorrow!) (To be continued..)