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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 270 The Deployment of the Soviet Eastern Front

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    The 1st Army of the Soviet Eastern Front is responsible for the defense line on the left bank of the Volga River, fifty kilometers north and south of Simbirsk. The main force of the Army is concentrated in Simbirsk. According to our judgment, this Army is the most powerful unit of the Eastern Front, with five infantry divisions.  Add 1 cavalry division and 16 artillery companies, and the total number of people exceeds 60,000!  "Major General Tian Jun, director of the coalition war room, pointed at the combat map and explained.

    "Why can't Tukhachevsky's 1st Army cross the river? Kolchak's White Guards on the other side only have two infantry divisions defending the other side. They should be unable to stop them!" Japanese Third Army Commander Uto  Gong Taro asked politely.

    Kolchak frowned when he heard this. Since the Volga River was controlled by the Soviet Volga Fleet, the two infantry divisions he deployed on the other side of Simbirsk were just a diversion. The Soviet Red Army wanted to take Kazan's retreat.  There is no need to cross the river at Simbirsk, 175 kilometers to the south, and can be forced to cross directly here in Kazan. Of course, the artillery of the Kazan Fortress is not a vegetarian. At that time, it will depend on whether the opponent can cross the Volga River.

    "Your Excellency General, according to our analysis, the reason why Tukhachevsky's First Army did not cross the river and take a long way is obviously because the main offensive direction of the Eastern Front is still in Kazan, and the mission of the First Army is to maintain the battlefield on the Eastern Front.  There would be no loopholes on the flanks of Tsaritsyn. At the same time, it also served as a barrier for the Tsaritsyn defense line from the northeast. Although the Soviet Union's Southern Front defended Tsaritsyn in two battles to defend Tsaritsyn, it suffered heavy casualties and needed to be supplemented urgently!  "

    Major General Tian Jun explained calmly, here he did not say that Tukhachevsky looked down on Eastern Front Army Commander Vacetis, the Group Army Commander and the Front Army were thinking about the conflict between the two people.

    The telegram Vacetis sent to the Central Committee of the Soviet Union to complain said that the First Army dared to rob the local Soviet houses and use them as barracks, which was basically a bandit and guerrilla style.  Tsedis wavered to the right, deprived the 1st Army of food and ammunition supplies, and instead gave priority to the 5th Army in the direction of Kazan, but did not allow the 5th Army to capture Kazan, and did not give up the attack position to his 3rd Army.  An army.

    Wang Geng nodded and signaled Tian Jun to continue. Major General Tian Jun, the owner of the war room, pointed to the Buyinsk Road fifty kilometers north of Simbirsk on the map.

    "The north of the First Army, from Buyinsk to the town of Techuhi on the Volga River, is the defense area of ??the Second Army of the Eastern Front. The strength of this Army is relatively weak, with only two divisions, the Second Division and the 28th Infantry Division.  The total number is less than 20,000, and the artillery and machine guns are also very limited. There are about 3 artillery companies and a Maxim machine gun battalion.

    The width of the Second Army's defense line is only twenty kilometers!  But these two divisions are holding the Jieqiushi ferry, mainly to prevent the White Guards from Borjar on the opposite side from crossing the river!  Kolchak's White Guards deployed three infantry divisions on the other side of the river!  Is it this way?  Your Excellency Kolchak?  Tian Jun asked the top consul of Russia with a smile.

    "Well, maybe that's the case? Are there only two Red Army divisions on the other side? We thought there were at least five divisions setting up defenses!" Kolchak took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on the tip of his nose, cursing his subordinates in his mind.  He lied about the military situation and said that there were at least five divisions of the Red Army deployed in Techuhi on the other side of the Volga River. It turned out that there were only two divisions!

    As Tian Jun said, Ishihara and Sakagaki had already placed two small flags representing the Soviet Eastern Front on the map, as well as the locations of three artillery companies.

    "Further north from Buyinsk is the defense area of ??the Fifth Army of the Soviet Eastern Front. According to the results of our reconnaissance, the Fifth Army is the main group of the Soviet Red Army opposite Kazan. The defense line stretches from Buyinsk to Kazan.  Opposite Kozlovka and Cheboksary, this army group has strong troops and a defense area of ??200 kilometers! "

    ¡°The Fifth Army includes the 1st Smolensk Rifle Division, the 4th Petrograd Rifle Division, the 1st Siberian Rifle Division, the 2nd and 5th Rifle Divisions, the 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, and  30th Division, 31st Turkestan Infantry Division, 13th Cavalry Division and Mixed Cavalry Division.¡±

    "The Fifth Group Army is a direct line created by Commander Vacetis of the Eastern Front. It has 11 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions, and 26 artillery batteries. The entire group army has about 120,000 people. It is used to attack Kazan  The main force launching the attack, the commander of the Fifth Army, was Slavin, who was a Tsarist Russian general like Vacetis and was a pretty good military expert! "

    Tian Jun explained while waiting for Wang Geng¡¯s eyes. Wang Geng nodded slightly, turned around and asked Kolchak with a smile,

    "How much do you know about this Slavin? It seems that his 5th Army is the knife placed on Kazan's neck by the Eastern Front. As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles! Based on the strength of the 5th Army, it stands to reason that Kazan should  It is difficult to defend. Although you have 200,000 White Guards in your hands, they can be divided into 400 kilometers of defense line. I am afraid that the Kazan defenders will not be able to hold it at most.??100,000 people is amazing!  "

    "Well, Slavin, the commander of the Fifth Army, is a professional soldier with a noble background. He is a great general in the army. We have been contacting him through various channels, hoping to persuade him to join Free Russia.  However, the Cheka activities on the opposite side are very rampant, and none of the messengers we sent out can return to the right bank of the Volga River alive! "

    Kolchak's face was a little embarrassed. In fact, Slavin, the commander of the Fifth Army opposite, really cared about the friendship everyone had in the Tsarist Russian army. Otherwise, he would be like Tukhachevsky of the First Army.  Using the human wave tactic like a mad dog, Kazan might have missed long ago!

    ¡°There¡¯s no rush, there¡¯s always a way, Major General Tian, ??keep talking!¡± Wang Geng smiled and comforted Kolchak beside him, while turning around and gesturing to Tian Jun to continue.

    "To the north of the Fifth Army is the Third Army. Since there are mountains north of Kazan, the Third Army's defense area stretches 250 kilometers northward, from Kozmodemyansk, Yoshkar-Ola, Yalansk  , Sovietsk all the way to Kodelnych!¡±

    "The commander of the Third Army is Berzin, and its troops include the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Ural Infantry Divisions, the 29th, 30th, 51st, and 62nd Infantry Divisions, the 10th Cavalry Division, etc.  1 Special Agent Brigade. There are a total of 9 infantry divisions and one cavalry division, plus a special agent brigade. This group army does not have many artillery, and has 12 artillery companies. The number of the entire army is about 80,000, and it is responsible for the right wing of the entire eastern front.  defense."

    "The remaining Fourth Army, commanded by Lezhevsky, is deployed on the line from Sezlan to Kubylschev. The Army has the 22nd, 25th, 49th and 50th Infantry Divisions, and the New Ukraine  Zinsk Infantry Division, Uralsk Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division and other units, a total of 6 infantry divisions and one cavalry division, about 10 artillery companies, and the entire army has about 50,000 people! "

    "In total, on the left bank of the Volga River, which is 800 kilometers away from the Eastern Front, the five armies of the Soviet Eastern Front have a total of 330,000 people, a total of 33 infantry divisions, 6 cavalry divisions, 67 artillery batteries, and about 400 cannons.  With 1,600 machine guns, this is the enemy situation in front of you!" Tian Jun put down the baton in his hand and sat on the staff seat behind Wang Geng with Ishihara and Sakagaki.

    In the conference room, the Chinese and Japanese generals whispered to each other, chewing and digesting what Tian Jun had just explained about the deployment of the Soviet Red Army troops in front of them. Obviously, everyone could see that the number of enemies in front of them was superior to that of the White Guards.  And this is just a front army of Soviet Russia.

    "We don't know much about the situation of the Southern Front and the Western Front, but we know from the prisoners that the number of these two fronts is more than 300,000, and most of them are veterans who have participated in the Eastern Front of Tsarist Russia and have returned from prison camps.  It is for the purpose of participating in and forming the Soviet Red Army. In addition, the Northern Front is also in the process of being formed, and its number will not be less than 200,000. Of course, the one facing us at the beginning will be the Eastern Front, and later it will be the Southern Front!"

    Chief of Staff Jiang Hongyu quickly entered the role. Apparently he heard the buzzing of the generals below, so he further explained and added. In other words, the Sino-Japanese-Russian coalition forces plus the White Guards had absolutely no advantage in terms of numbers.  Of course, the firepower and mobility are much greater than that of the Soviet Red Army, but it is also an objective fact that they are not familiar with the local environment and climate.

    "Your Excellency Kolchak, your troops have been fighting the Soviet Red Army for so long. How is their combat effectiveness compared to the White Guards?" Wu Peifu, deputy chief of staff and commander of the Chinese Third Army, stood up and asked.

    "This Your Excellency, General, our White Guards are mostly professional soldiers from Tsarist Russia. In terms of individual quality and professional experience, they are much better than the Soviet Red Army on the other side. However, our weapons and equipment are inferior to them, and when fighting against them, our weapons and equipment are inferior to theirs.  We often use the human wave tactics to rush upward regardless of casualties. Let¡¯s put it this way, if we have the same troops and the same firepower, my two divisions can deal with the opponent¡¯s three divisions!¡±

    Kolchak's face was slightly red, and he may not have a guilty conscience in boasting that his team's strength is stronger than that of his opponent. Of course, everyone can hear the implication, that is, his White Guards need a lot of weapons and equipment to supplement them!
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