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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 283 The Power of Aerial Reconnaissance

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    "The shortage of food means a quick battle. There is not a grain of food on the three hundred kilometers from the right bank of the Volga River. In this way, the artillery batteries of each group army are asked to speed up. Let's make a tentative charge here first and explore.  Don¡¯t be frightened by the strength of the White Guards¡¯ defense line across from the group of civilians lying in the trenches with guns. That¡¯s a joke!¡±

    It was the first time for Tukhachev, the commander of the Southern Cluster, to command an army of hundreds of thousands in combat. He was really afraid that he would be taken advantage of by the empty city strategy played by the Ufa defenders. He waved his hand and prepared to order an attack. The cluster chief of staff, Ma Xin, hesitated.  reminded,

    "Comrade Mikhail Nikolayevich, we have been fighting all the way. In the past half month, the reconnaissance plane of the Western Siberian government that declared autonomy to the west of the Ural Mountains has been lingering overhead like flies.  , now that we are here, it has disappeared. To be cautious, should we think of ways to extend reconnaissance to both wings before launching the attack? "

    Since this guy is the chief of staff, he really doesn¡¯t regard himself as an outsider. If he needs to be reminded, he has to remind himself of the young commander, Comrade Tukhachev!

    "Afraid it will be useless? The coalition forces east of the Ural Mountains in the capital under the banner of the West Siberian Autonomous Government will dispatch to intervene in the situation west of the Ural Mountains. But will this battle not be fought? The Ural Pass is now blocked by the opponent's tight porcelain  , the situation on the other side of the mountain is not clear at all. The local guerrillas have basically been wiped out, and the rest are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests and dare not show their faces. If we continue to hesitate, wait until the coalition forces really  What should I do if they show up in Ufa? If we want to fight, we have to do it early!¡±

    Tukhachevsky grinned dissatisfied, thinking that this Ma Xin really didn't understand current affairs. How could he not fire his arrows when the army was ready to defeat Ufa? Not to mention whether he, the commander of the cluster and the commander of the 1st Army, could continue.  If we keep doing this, the hundreds of thousands of main Red Army troops will starve to death just without food!

    Ma Xin pursed her lips and turned her head without saying a word, thinking that my Second Army has always been a reserve force, and you, Tukhachev, are very capable. Your First Army has a strong force of 90,000 troops, so you go and lead the charge!  Don't say I didn't warn you if you suffer a loss when the time comes, this guy was thinking while thinking about sending a telegram to Comrade Sdervyov in Moscow to quickly report the situation on the front line and ask for instructions.

    "In this way, Comrade Lezhevsky, your Fourth Army is responsible for attacking the defense line of the southeast cluster of Ufa, my first group army is responsible for the defense line of the opponent's northwest cluster, and Maxin's second army continues to be the reserve of the cluster. Now it is  At one o'clock in the afternoon, we will launch an attack in half an hour. We will send an infantry division in each direction to test it out! "What do you think?" Tukhachevsky made up his mind.

    "Comrade Commander of the Cluster, it is a bit of a stretch to send an infantry division to each side. The White Guards on the opposite side have at least two divisions each. With fewer people to attack, the enemy with more people has a complete trench position. Such a tentative attack lacks the threat and urgency to the enemy.  Power!" Lezhevsky frowned.

    "That's up to you. If you are willing, the Fourth Army can press forward as a whole! Anyway, the southeast direction is left to your Fourth Army. Let us all show our magical powers across the sea! Let me make it clear first. Which army will be the first to seize the city?  Just take the majority, and then stop snitching to the front army and Moscow!" Tukhachevsky said coldly!

    "Hey! Why is this necessary? We are all comrades, so please stop saying a few words!" Ma Xin, commander of the Second Group Army, hurriedly came out to smooth things over. Anyway, his two divisions were reserve teams and were happy to just watch the fun. As for rushing into the city  He didn't think much about seizing things. With Tukhachev's First Army and a domineering and brave cavalry division commander like Chapayev, who could seize things better than them?

    "Okay, then let the eight immortals cross the sea and show their magical powers. Whoever snitches on Moscow will be the one!" The commander of the Fourth Army, Rzhevsky, was not a good-tempered person either. He gestured with his hand to crawl on the ground, and then  Turning the horse's head, he led his division commanders and political commissars to ride away from the slope, and rushed back to his team to organize the attack and arrange positions.

    In his opinion, the First Army's six infantry divisions and three cavalry divisions are responsible for 90,000 people in one direction of attack, while his own Fourth Army has only six under-manned infantry divisions and one cavalry division, adding up to only 50,000 people.  Left and right, they were going to attack the 40,000 White Guards in the strong and complete trenches on the opposite side. This was clearly an arrangement to bully others!

    Otherwise, he should at least strengthen the two divisions of the Second Army in his own offensive direction. However, Lezhevsky is also a leader who can fight hard. He wants to see if his 50,000 people can create a miracle.  Make progress faster and better than this guy Tukhachevsky's 90,000 people.

    At 1:30 pm on July 8, 1918, the Southern Group of the Eastern Front of the Soviet Red Army launched an attack from the north and south. Since the artillery of the Soviet Red Army was not in place yet, the attackers did not prepare for artillery fire, but lined up  The skirmisher line moved towards the White Guard's first line of defense.There was an impact.

    On the highest point of the Bell Tower of the Orthodox Church, the tallest building on the Belaya River in Ufa, is the former enemy headquarters of the coalition forces. This is the brain and command center of the Ufa battle. The church hall is the center of all telephones and radios.  , looking to the southwest from the platform of the bell tower, you can see a distance of 10 kilometers with a telescope.

    Pepelyaev personally commanded the defense on the second line of the northwest defense line, while Alexander Petrovich handed over the command of the southeastern cluster to his chief of staff Sergey Mikhailovich.  He personally led the main brigade of the cavalry division, more than 3,000 elite Cossack cavalry, to ambush behind the high ground on the left side of the line, ready to rush out and take advantage at any time.

    "Eagle Eye 1 radio report: The horse-drawn artillery unit of the Soviet Union's South Cluster is ten kilometers behind its position. It is expected to enter the battlefield before dark. The size of the artillery force is about 20 artillery batteries. Eagle Eye 1 asked if  We need to launch a ground attack!" After putting down the phone behind the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Major General Tian Jun reported.

    Hawkeye One is a Handley Page 0/400 heavy bomber numbered e01 of the Allied Air Force. It is currently used as a battlefield airborne early warning aircraft hovering at an altitude of 3,000 meters southwest of Ufa. The higher altitude is 5,000 meters.  Above the clouds is an escort SE5 fighter squadron of sixteen aircraft.

    "Tell Hawkeye 1 to continue observing, especially after the opponent's artillery enters the position, and immediately send back the position and Zhu Yuan. No ground attacks are allowed without orders!" Wang Geng looked at the squirming creature in the distance with his binoculars.  The ant-like Soviet Red Army ordered without looking back.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, are we being a little too lenient towards the enemy? With their equipment and firepower, we don't need to fight any positional warfare at all. Just aerial bombing and heavy artillery can knock Tukhachevsky off his back."  "Yeah!" Utsunomiya Taro, the deputy chief of staff and commander of the Japanese Third Army, was a little worried about Wang Geng's caution.

    "Your Excellency Taro, if our target is only the 160,000 troops of Tukhachevsky's Southern Group, then of course we can do this, but I want to defeat the Eastern Front Army and the Southern Front Army in one go in the area 300 kilometers southwest of Ufa.  All the main reinforcements should be circled in and killed. This means that we cannot reveal our strength too early. We must show Tukhachevsky how to capture Ufa and consume as much of his food as possible. In this way, by the time  Even if he wanted to retreat, he would be too hungry to run! "

    Wang Geng smiled and said to his deputy chief of staff, speaking of it, Utsunomiya Taro is really a rare talent among the senior generals of the Japanese army who can stand alone. Although he is older than several divisions, he has the energy to refuse to admit defeat.  But no smaller than the following division commanders!

    "Sogar, you are so hungry that you can't run? Awesome! Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you are planning to use the rice tactic. Hashiba Hideyoshi also used it when he conquered the Western Kingdom. The hungry enemy surrendered obediently!" Utsunomiya narrowed his eyes.  Eyes smiled.

    "Surrender? It would be great if we can surrender by then. I'm afraid they will fight to the death as if they were dead. I don't know what these people are thinking!" Wang Geng murmured while watching the mobilization of the Soviet Red Army in the distance.  road.

    "Don't be afraid of this. Listen to Pepelyaev. As long as the political commissars and Bolsheviks in the prisoner team are pulled out and killed, the remaining prisoners will be easy to deal with! Or, the prisoners can be allowed to take out their political commissars and Cheka  The personnel were killed. What is this called in China? Yes, it¡¯s called a surrender certificate! Just like in Japan during the Warring States Period, you must have a surrender certificate before you can truly defect to your new employer!¡±

    The deputy chief of staff of the Allied Forces and the coach of the Japanese Third Army, Taro Utsunomiya, has had a very harmonious relationship with Wang Geng recently. The two sides have become Go friends and members of the Japanese Warring States Period fan group!

    "Eagle Eye 2 radio report: The Ninth Army of the Southern Front in the direction of Seseran has all crossed the Volga River. However, according to observations, it seems that the other party stopped in Samara after crossing the river and did not move towards Ufa.  Exercise!" Major General Tian Jun, the owner of the war room, put down the other phone receiver and reported to Wang Geng.

    Hawkeye 2 is also an airborne early warning aircraft modified from the Handley Petty/400 heavy bomber, but it flies farther. At this time, it is directly hovering in the line between Seseran and Samara in the middle reaches of the Volga River, providing a warning for the Hawk.  Eye 2 is escorted by four new Chinese FR-18 "Excellent" multi-purpose fighter jets.
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