Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Beiyang 1917

Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 292 Eyes in the Night Sky

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    After seeing off the Russian generals Pepelyaev and Petrovitch who were confident of winning the battle, Wang Geng, Wu Peifu, and Taro Utsunomiya returned to the observation room on the bell tower. The three of them looked southwest with binoculars.  For a long time, the local residents of more than a dozen villages more than ten kilometers away had already evacuated to the east of the Ural Mountains. The dotted bonfires at this moment were obviously traces of the Soviet Red Army stationed there.

    "Commander-in-Chief, that Tukhachevsky will not be so willing to give up. If I were him, I suffered a loss on Ufa's frontal defense line today. In addition to tomorrow he will try to suppress it with artillery fire before launching an attack.  , this guy will probably send cavalry to bypass the flanks and find a way to penetrate behind our northern and southern fronts to attack. After all, the combined number of White Guards and Volunteer Divisions defending Ufa is only half of his strength! "

    After looking through the binoculars for a long time, Wu Peifu, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces who had been silent before, couldn't help but remind him.

    "General Wu, you are too cautious. Tukhachevsky of the First Army is obviously at odds with Lezhevsky of the Fourth Army. You can tell by looking at their distribution of troops today. That Cavalry Lieutenant General  Opposite the southeastern defense line, there is only the Fourth Army's team, which adds up to only 50,000 people!

    Using 50,000 people to attack the southeastern defense line of 40,000 defenders with solid positions and complete firepower deployment has no advantage in terms of troops or firepower. This style of play is inherently unreasonable. Since they are not united, what kind of flank are you talking about?  I think they may not be able to use roundabout tactics with unified thinking!  General Utsunomiya, deputy chief of staff of the coalition, said disapprovingly.

    In fact, this guy may not disagree with Wu Peifu's views in his heart, but Wu Peifu said it out in front of Wang Geng. His competitive spirit made him inadvertently sing the opposite tune, typically opposing for the sake of existence, and opposing for the sake of opposition.  As soon as he said this, the Japanese army general himself felt that it was a bit unreasonable.

    Wu Peifu smiled and did not argue with Taro Utsunomiya. He just looked at what the commander-in-chief Wang Geng said. This battle was fought without any suspense. The menacing Southern Cluster of the Eastern Front of the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side looked at the overwhelming number of people.  There are only 14 infantry divisions, 4 cavalry divisions and 33 artillery companies.

    If it weren't for the fact that the commander-in-chief had a big appetite and wanted to stick to the enemy and his support forces: the main force of the Fifth Army of the Eastern Front's Northern Group moving south, and the main force of the Ninth Army of the Southern Front moving north for reinforcements and transportation of food, and the coalition forces invested in ground troops, this would have been  The battle was fought in Ufa in three days.

    "It's a good idea to take a roundabout way. This Tukhachevsky is a guy who likes to cut off people's retreats. But if he really wants to take a roundabout way, he will have to travel a lot of wrong roads. If he goes north, he will have to run at least thirty kilometers away. Gall  The railway lines patrolled by Chak's armored trains are not so easy to cross!"

    As he spoke, Wang Geng turned and asked Tian Jun, director of the war room, "Where is Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek now?"

    "Reporting to your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I have just received a telegram from Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek. The leading troops of the Northern Route Army have arrived in Zainsk, 45 kilometers southwest of Cherny. No trace of the Soviet Red Army has been found! They are resting where they are. Please give me your instructions.  The first step is to continue advancing south to Almetyevsk as planned, or to follow the second plan?" Major General Tian Jun reported back in a serious manner.

    The Northern Route Army, led by Allied Chief of Staff Jiang Hongyu, has jurisdiction over a mixed armored brigade under the First Armored Division of the Chinese Participating Army, the Second Ural Cavalry Division, and a cavalry regiment from the Seventh Division of the Japanese Third Army.  There are about 5,000 people, and it is also a fast force that is fully mechanized and cavalry.

    After the Ufa peripheral battle started yesterday, Jiang Hongyu, under the order of the Allied Forces Command, led the Northern Route Army by train to Cherny, an important town between Kazan and Ufa, and then after the battle started in Ufa this afternoon  , the Northern Route Army began to move south from Cherny, preparing to attack the back of Tukhachevsky's Southern Cluster in Ufa from north to south.

    Wang Geng quietly discussed with the two deputy chiefs of staff, Wu Peifu and Utsunomiya Taro, and then turned around and told Tian Jundao,

    "Call back to Chief of Staff Chiang. In view of the fact that the main force of the Fifth Army of the Soviet Eastern Front's Northern Cluster heading south is still on the Techuhi line in the middle reaches of the Volga River, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, let them follow the second plan and form a mixed armored brigade to rest in place.  Pay attention to concealment and vigilance, and wait for the next action instructions! The Ukrainian Cavalry Division and the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 12th Division will go east tomorrow morning to capture Chisto on the left bank of the Kama River, 100 kilometers to the west!  Bol!¡±

    The reason why Wang Geng divided his troops and then divided them is because the road conditions from Zainsk to Almetyevsk in the south are relatively good, but if you go directly west from Zainsk, it is all hills and woods. The mechanized march of the armored brigade is not as good as the cavalry.  Lightweight.

    According to the aircraft reconnaissance during the day today, the two infantry divisions of the First Army of the recently captured Chistopol, an important town on the left bank of the Kama River, have already marched eastward to Ufa with the main force of the Southern Cluster, and the garrison force is no more than??Just a local workers¡¯ picket!

    The assistant to Jiang Hongyu of the Northern Route Army was Lieutenant Colonel Ishihara Wanji, who was sent by the Allied Forces Command. He also commanded the Japanese cavalry regiment.

    "In addition, send a message to the White Guard infantry division sent from Kazan to Cherny, asking Cherny to send all armored vehicles to protect the road from Cherny to Ufa, especially to protect Ufa.  This section is 40 kilometers to 50 kilometers northwest.

    Similarly, ask Pepelyaev to send out all the armored trains in Ufa. The key patrol section is from the northern end of the northwest cluster's defense line to the direction of Cherny. Don't let the birds fly past!  "

    Tian Jun quickly recorded the order. After Wang Geng signed it, he signed it again, and then handed it over directly to the confidential staff below and sent it to the telecommunications center.

    "Have all the Hawkeyes returned home?" Wang Geng asked as he walked to the combat map and looked at the distribution and situation map of the enemy and friends on it.

    "Hawkeye 1, 2 and 3 returned one after another before evening. After refueling and replacing new units at the base, they have taken off again and are performing night flight reconnaissance missions!" Tian Jun looked at the record in his hand,  replied.

    The airborne early warning aircraft modified with the Handley Page V1500 has not yet been completed, so the airborne early warning aircraft modified with the Handley Page O400 is now limited by the range and stay time, and because Wang Geng dispatched airborne early warning aircraft in three directions at the same time, if  If the mission is to be carried out around the clock, three shifts a day would be enough.

    If replaced with the v1500, only two flights a day can cover day and night battlefield aerial reconnaissance and early warning missions.  Of course, fighter squadrons performing escort missions change shifts more frequently. Wang Zhu and Bayama Zao of China Aircraft Manufacturing Company are also working on a project to mount auxiliary fuel tanks on aircraft. It is expected to be completed by the end of July. By then, all types of aircraft of the aviation fleet will  After mounting the auxiliary fuel tank, the range and air endurance will be greatly improved.

    Of course, on a moonless night, if the ground troops are marching secretly without exposing the target, the effect of nighttime aerial reconnaissance will be quite limited. Fortunately, if thousands or tens of thousands of people are mobilized, it will be quite difficult to achieve true silence.  easy.

    "Commander-in-chief, there are armored trains on the northern railway line to protect the road, but if Tukhachevsky sends cavalry to outflank it from the south, how will we respond?" Wu Peifu looked serious. He did not want to pin his victory on the opponent's mistakes.  Or not seeking progress.

    "General Wu, the Ufa River south of Ufa is a natural barrier. I don't think the Soviet Red Army would take such a big risk to cross the river in the middle of the night. The wind is high, the moon is dark, the water is deep and the current is fast, waiting for him to run south.  It was completely dark for fifty kilometers, and crossing the river at this time was simply impossible.¡±

    Japanese Army General Taro Utsunomiya still looked disapproving.

    "To the south, isn't the south the area where Li Mingzhong leads the cavalry mixed brigade of the 1st Armored Division, the 3rd Ural Cavalry Division and the cavalry regiment of the 4th Japanese Division? Where are the Southern Route Army and the others now?" Wang Geng saw.  It wasn't marked on the map, so he turned around and asked Thomas Tian.

    Tian Jun flipped through the telegrams in his hand, and when he saw there was no new one, he reported,

    "I received a telegram from Lieutenant General Li before evening. The Southern Route Army has arrived at the foot of the Ural Mountains, five kilometers east of Stelli Tamak. According to the aircraft reconnaissance before evening, only one battalion of the Soviet Fourth Army remained.  With the troops stationed, he could take over the town at any time! You called back and asked him to wait a little longer, so as not to alarm the enemy yet!"
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report