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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 272 Gold from the Kazan Treasury

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    ~Date:~October 06~

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    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I implore you to face up to the status of Kazan in the hearts of the Russian people. This city has strong fortresses and complete forts. It is a good battlefield that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you give up here, I am afraid it will cost a huge price to regain it in the future."  Come back, my government and I will never give up on Kazan! Please understand the mood of the free Russian people!¡±

    Kolchak almost knelt down to beg Wang Geng, and his voice began to tremble as he spoke.

    Wang Geng walked to the map and looked at it carefully, then turned around and said, "Your Majesty the Consul, if you don't give up Kazan, it will be much more difficult to lure the snake out. In fact, if you put the enemy in Ufa,  Only by this can we attract several armies of the Eastern Front to cross the river to the greatest extent. If Kazan is in our hands, the enemy will not advance significantly to the east even if it crosses the river. Instead, it will gather towards Kazan, and then the battle will be difficult to fight! "

    But no matter how Wang Geng explained, Kolchak refused to give up Kazan. He later said that it would be fine without the help of the coalition forces and gave him the Ural Cavalry Group Army. He personally led him to the front line of Kazan to fight with the Soviet Union.  The Fifth Army Group goes with all its might!

    "Commander-in-Chief, maybe we can take advantage of the discord between the First Army and the Fifth Army of the Eastern Front to make a little fuss in the middle," said Major General Tian Jun, director of the war room who had been standing silently behind Wang Geng.

    "Oh, tell me what you think!" Wang Geng turned around and looked at this genius-level staff officer who was poached from the Japanese Army General Staff Headquarters, and encouraged him.

    "It is true that as His Excellency Kolchak said, Kazan's strategic position and symbolic significance are very important to the All-Russian Provisional Government, just like Moscow is as important to the Soviet Russian regime. If we do not abandon Kazan, can we use Simbirsk  The First Army was at odds with the commander-in-chief of the Front Army, Vacetis, and the Fifth Army launched an offensive in Simbirsk, then retreated and led the First Army across the river! "

    Tian Jun carefully expressed his thoughts while avoiding the scrutinizing eyes of Taro Utsunomiya. They all knew that the most outstanding staff officer of the Japanese Army was poached by Wang Geng as a consultant, and was awarded a Chinese name with a Chinese name.  *Title, has this guy forgotten that he is a soldier and destroyer trained by the Japanese Empire!

    "Lead across the river? The First Army only has more than 50,000 people. I want to annihilate all 330,000 Soviet Russian Eastern Front troops in one go. Even Tukhachevsky's whole army was eaten by me.  There are only 50,000 people, and the impact they can have on the Eastern Front is quite limited," Wang Geng said thoughtfully.

    "Commander-in-Chief, Staff Tian actually has a good idea. If we don't abandon Kazan, we can only lead the Soviet Red Army across the river elsewhere. We can let the White Guards retreat all the way and abandon a series of towns south of Kazan and west of Ufa.  and strongholds. The breakthrough opened by Tukhachevsky can at least attract 20,000 people from the Second Army and 80,000 people from the Fourth Army. If necessary, we can put the enemy directly in Ufa.  "!" Wu Peifu couldn't help but said.

    "So Kar! Yosi, Commander Wu, this is a good idea. Let Kolchak's White Guards retreat all the way to the vicinity of Ufa. In this way, Ufa will be more attractive to the Soviet Eastern Front than Kazan, which is as hard as a walnut.  If Tsedis is not fooled, his superiors in Moscow will force him to send the main force across the river to Ufa to cut off Kazan¡¯s retreat!¡±

    Utsunomiya Taro touched the beard on his upper lip and said with shining eyes.

    Wang Geng looked at the map carefully and felt that this style of play was a pretty good backup plan without giving up Kazan. Of course, the premise was that it would succeed in luring the snake out of its hole. Tukhachevsky's ambition and  You have to be brave enough.

    "Your Excellency Kolchak, do you agree with this plan? Hold the railway line from Kazan to Ufa, release the east bank of the Volga River, attract the Soviet Eastern Front troops to break through from the flanks, and put them all the way near Ufa to fight for the first  , the 130,000 people of the 2nd and 4th Army can cross the river, and then we can cut off their retreat and then encircle and annihilate them! Although the result is much worse than the previously thought of annihilating the 330,000 Eastern Front Army, it is still better than nothing!  If the fight is good, the reinforcements from the Southern Front may also be attracted and stirred up again!"

    "Ufa is the capital and rear base camp of the All-Russian Provisional Government. Commander-in-Chief, are you sure you can hold it by then? My main forces are all in the direction of Kazan. The total south of Kazan along the Volga River is only five  The troops of each division are short of weapons, ammunition and food. If you abandon the natural danger of the Volga River, and then rely on these five divisions to defend the undefensible Ufa, where will your coalition forces be? "

    Kolchak looked at the map suspiciously, then at Wang Geng and the several coalition generals around him, feeling a little uneasy.

    "The location of the coalition forces is of course the biggest secret of this battle. I'm sorry I can't reveal it now, but as the saying goes, be prepared for a rainy day. In view of the fact that Kazan and Ufa are actuallyAll of them may be lost in the battle. As the commander of the coalition forces, I ask your government to withdraw most of the personnel and equipment from Kazan and Ufa. In particular, the gold in the Kazan treasury must be transferred to the rear!  "

    Wang Geng looked at the top executive of the All-Russian Provisional Government with a smile, as if he were looking at a little sheep that fell into his hands.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief! Do you also know about the gold in the Kazan treasury? This is the last wealth of free Russia, and it must not fall into the hands of people with ulterior motives!" Kolchak's face was green and yellow, obviously he did not expect Wang Geng  I set my sights on the gold in the Kazan treasury!

    "Your Excellency Kolchak, I am thinking about you and your free Russia. You are now a patient who is unable to protect yourself. The more gold you have in your pocket, the more people will have your ideas. For your sake  For the sake of health and the future of free Russia, this gold should be moved to the safest place!" Wang Geng had a smile on his face, but his tone was firm.

    Wu Peifu and Utsunomiya Taro beside them couldn't help but smile. It turns out that the commander-in-chief from home likes gold, so they should remember it. Rumor has it that this Chinese king cares about nothing except power. Now it seems,  Wealth can also make him tempted!

    "This, I want to discuss this with my cabinet. This is a big matter, and I can't make the decision alone!" Kolchak said in a rapid tone.

    "Your Majesty the Supreme Consul, except for the purchase of weapons, ammunition and food, the rest of Russia's gold will be properly preserved for you and your people. The Chinese government can even issue bonds for this purpose. You take the Bank of China's  Gold bonds can be redeemed at the Bank of China at any time. Of course, if your enemy comes with the bonds, we can refuse to pay them in real name! This kills two birds with one stone, what else do you have to worry about? "

    Wang Geng said, this idea is actually a good idea. Carrying gold coupons issued by China in his pocket is definitely safer than gold.

    "Is it really that simple? You and your government won't swallow up Russia's last bit of wealth? Why should I trust you and your government?" Kolchak said without hesitation.

    "How dare you! Baga!" Wu Peifu and Utsunomiya Taro shouted at the same time!  Damn it, it is intolerable that the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces can question his words to his face!

    "In order to show that the Allied Powers and the Allied Forces keep their promises, China and Japan can provide ten more divisions of weapons and equipment. Of course, it will mainly be Japanese and German equipment, but it can also include some Chinese-made American equipment, and,  The coalition can train these ten infantry divisions for the All-Russian Provisional Government so that they will soon have a combat capability close to that of the coalition. Do you think this is sincere enough?

    Wang Geng offered the price with a smile. There was no way to arrange the replacement of the newly reorganized German weapons in the country. It would be just right to arm the army of Free Russia.

    "These ten divisions must only be loyal to me and the All-Russian Provisional Government! Can it be done?" Kolchak perked up after hearing this. If these were Chinese reorganized divisions or Japanese army divisions, ten divisions would be thirty  If a team of ten thousand people really managed to organize such a new force in a short period of time, there would be no need for me to beg my grandfather and grandma to come here to ask for help!

    "Is this No problem, the premise is that you have to solve the problem of troop sources yourself, and before the final victory is achieved, this team will only accept the unified command of the coalition forces like the Ural Cavalry Group Army! The Chinese army will only join the war in one year.  Once these ten divisions have grown stronger, they will be able to go into battle within half a year! By winter, this team will become the main force on the Eastern Front! "

    Wang Geng lightly pushed and pulled, leading Kolchak to his own pace. The formation of Russian troops under the command of the coalition was a part of Wang Geng's long-planned plan. On the Russian battlefield, how could they not use local cannon fodder? They had  They have the duty and responsibility to stand up and defend their land and people, instead of being a bystander and letting the coalition forces do the work for them!

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