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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 303: The Tree Falls and the Hozen Scattered

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    To be fair, Tukhachevsky's order was very timely. After all, this guy was one of the best generals in the Soviet Red Army. He had a high grasp and acumen of the battlefield. He was able to reveal his superior artillery when the enemy was ambushing.  When fighting tooth, what is important is decisiveness and resoluteness. At this time, allowing three infantry divisions who have been plowed by the opponent's intensive artillery fire to attack will undoubtedly be seeking death. However, if all Sayazi retreat, they will be pursued by the enemy's artillery fire.  The thousands of meters of wilderness that have been withdrawn will become a hell on earth.  -<Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work>-(

    Therefore, Tukhachevsky made a quick decision, using one division to feign attack to attract firepower, and pull the remaining two divisions out of the line of fire. As for the 12 companies of artillery on his side, they swarmed forward for me, even if  Even if it can attract some firepower from the opponent's high ground, it can also save some more infantry to withdraw.

    Lezhevsky quickly came to his senses and quickly followed the order!  This was the first time he realized that Tuhechevsky, a young man, could rise from a company commander to a group army commander and a cluster commander. In addition to being appreciated by Ulyanov, this guy really had a cluster commander.  The keenness and courage necessary for a member of the Communist Party of China!  In other words, ruthless!

    But it was obvious that the artillery attack by the White Guards in Ufa had been planned for a long time. Just when the Fourth Army issued an order to send one division to charge and break off the rear, and the two divisions retreated, the roar of large-caliber heavy artillery rang out from high and low along the riverside in Ufa city.  The 150mm heavy howitzer group in the southeast of Ufa City under the command of Wu Peifu began to show its power.

    "It's over!" Tukhachevsky's heart suddenly sank. The Ufa enemy actually had a 150-caliber heavy howitzer ambushed in the southeast corner of the city. Judging from the intensity of the artillery fire, there were at least 9 heavy howitzers on the opponent's artillery position in the city.  The size of the company, "It's over These three infantry divisions are completely over!" Tukhachev muttered to himself, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes.

    One grenade of the 150mm heavy howitzer weighs 36 kilograms, while one shell of the 75mm field gun weighs only 6 kilograms. The power difference between the large-caliber heavy artillery and the 75mm-caliber field cannon can be imagined. The Ufa defenders had more than 30 missiles from three directions.  The artillery company's artillery fire completely shrouded and covered the first position occupied by the Red Army in the southeast. Not to mention rushing out and withdrawing, a heavy grenade exploding in the crowd in the field could kill dozens of Red Army soldiers.  .

    The remaining officers and soldiers of the Fourth Army Infantry Division on standby behind the position were stunned by the sudden change on the front line. These were Soviet Red Army soldiers who came from poor peasants and workers. Many of them had never participated in the Tsarist Russian army's campaigns on the Eastern Front and in Germany and Austria.  Battle, this is the first time they have seen how cannons dominate the outcome and fate of the battlefield!

    In less than 30 minutes, the three Red Army infantry divisions that occupied the frontline trenches of the White Guards suffered more than half of their casualties under the dense artillery fire from the opponent. The rest huddled in the trenches and huge craters and no longer dared to move randomly.  Whether to attack or retreat was obviously beyond their perception and ability. They could only lie on the ground with their heads in their hands to avoid the shrapnel screaming and flying in the air.  -< Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work >- (Many people were temporarily deafened by the huge explosion, and sat on the ground in a daze, muttering to themselves, not knowing what they were talking about!

    The senior commanders of the Soviet Union South Cluster witnessed everything that happened on the position through the telescopes behind the position. During the 20 minutes of rapid artillery fire from the opponent, the artillery company that the Fourth Group Army had worked hard to pull up with a horse-drawn carriage had just moved.  When they arrived at the firing position, the four field artillery batteries could only hit the edge of the opponent's Hexi highland, and were quickly exhausted by the accurate and intensive counterattack artillery fire on the opponent's high ground. As for the mountain artillery battery, they could not rush up at all. Rzhev  Gritting his teeth, Ski ordered the remaining seven mountain artillery batteries to withdraw to their original positions.

    "Tell them to fight on their own! Fight on their own!" Lezhevsky shouted at the messenger behind him!  The implicit meaning of fighting independently in the Soviet Red Army is that the soldiers can decide for themselves whether to die for the country or to save the country!  Of course, this is also the private unwritten rule of the Fourth Army. It was inherited from the Tsarist Russian army. After the Red Army implemented the political commissar system, this unwritten rule has not been used for a long time.

    The telephone lines leading to the trenches on the front line have long been cut off by intensive artillery fire. At this time, the group army can only use bugles and flags to convey the orders of the group army headquarters to the soldiers on the front line!

    After a while, the artillery fire from the White Guards on the opposite side gradually stopped after a long-distance salvo, and the loudspeaker on the second line of defense of the Ufa defenders rang:

    "Russian compatriots on the opposite side, you have been surrounded by our artillery fire. According to the order of our Ufa Campaign Headquarters, as long as you stay where you are, we will suspend artillery fire. The All-Russian Provisional Government and the White Guards will treat prisoners preferentially. As long as you stay where you are, we will suspend the artillery fire."  Put down your weapons, we will forget the blame and ensure the safety of your personal life and property. If you resist to the end, you can only talk to our cannons. "

    "Repeat it again"??As long as you lay down your arms and we treat the prisoners preferentially, when Russia is unified in the future, you can still be reunited with your parents and relatives!  Contribute to the peaceful construction of the country!  We only ask that you put down your arms. We will not force you to go against your beliefs, but you must put down your arms. Any rash action will cause meaningless losses. The All-Russian Provisional Government and the Ufa White Guards strictly abide by the Geneva Prisoners of War Convention and absolutely guarantee the safety of prisoners of war.  Personal life and property safety!  "

    "These sons of bitches! How dare they persuade you to surrender in front of the battle! What a shame!" Tukhachevsky broke the riding crop in his hand with a click, his teeth itching with hatred!

    There was deathly silence on the positions of the two armies!  The White Guards on the second line over there looked relaxed, and many of them gathered together to light cigarettes. Of course, they did not dare to really expect the Soviet Red Army on the opposite side to surrender. After all, there were more than a dozen divisions watching behind their positions.  , We were able to fight like this, firstly, because the positions were arranged well, and secondly, because the machine guns and artillery had the advantage, the opponent also suffered too much on the terrain.

    The remnants of the Soviet and Russian infantry divisions huddled together in the front-line trenches looked at each other in shock, seeing that the artillery fire behind them also stopped. Under the threat of such powerful artillery from the other side, it was obviously impossible for reinforcements to come up to respond at this time. Then  It's like giving a big gift to other people's artillery.

    Two of the division commanders of the three infantry divisions on the front line have been killed and one was seriously injured. Three division political commissars had already died on the way to attack and retreat. The three infantry divisions suffered more than 4,000 casualties when they occupied the first line trenches.  people.

    At this moment, more than half an hour of White Guard artillery fire plowed through the ground, and more than half of the casualties were lost. There was a death zone three hundred meters in front and behind the position. Including the casualties in the trenches, at least 8,000 people were killed, and 10,000 people were killed.  Two thousand people were injured, and only about five or six thousand people were lucky enough to be intact.

    Lezhevsky quietly winked at his political commissar. The political commissar of the Fourth Army, Hevesin, understood and quietly turned around.

    Here, Tukhachevsky and Ma Xin both had livid faces. They didn¡¯t know how to end it for a moment. Send all the remaining five divisions to rush forward and use the human sea tactic to flatten the opponent¡¯s defense line?  Under the bombardment of the opponent's nearly 180 cannons, especially the 150-caliber heavy howitzer, this is undoubtedly suicide, and what if it can advance to the Ural River?  Two of the opponent's three artillery groups are on the other side of the river. The wide Belaya and Ural rivers are an insurmountable natural hazard. Unless the opponent's artillery shells are used up, this road will not work at all!

    "Comrade Commander, you can't use five more divisions to rescue the remaining people on the battlefield! We will not worry about having no firewood to save the green hills. We must be responsible for the lives of the Red Army soldiers!" Lezhevsky!  With a heavy heart, he advised Tukhachevsky who was about to go berserk.

    Tukhachevsky himself was captured on the Eastern Front in the Tsarist Russian army and spent a long time in a Tsarist Russian prisoner-of-war camp in Germany. Of course, this guy knew that laying down his weapons when he was unable to resist and being a prisoner was the key to warring parties*  It was the custom of the Russian army to lay down their weapons and become prisoners of war. However, at this moment, they were glorious Bolsheviks. The fact that the Red Army soldiers laid down their weapons made people shudder!

    The Cheka and the political commissars are the ones who can directly report to the Supreme Military Council!

    "Comrade Lezhevsky, I order the southeastern front to stop attacking, and all divisions to retreat five kilometers to re-establish their positions. Before the new combat plan is released, the offensive is to be stopped across the entire front, and to retreat five kilometers to establish reliable positions! Get rid of the opponent's heavy artillery.  The threat! I¡¯ll leave this to you! I¡¯ll go back to the South Cluster Headquarters to direct the operations in the northwest! Comrade Ma Xin, follow me back to the Cluster Headquarters!¡±

    Tukhachevsky obviously thought very quickly. He could not continue to bear the responsibility for this mess and the blame. The remnants of the infantry division on the position must not surrender while he was commanding here. As for after he left, Leger  Go and take this burden on yourself!

    As for taking Ma Xin away, I was completely afraid that this kid would accuse me in front of Stelvyov in the future, so I wanted to sell him a favor and take him out first!

    Ma Xin had a gloomy face and a heavy heart. Hearing what Tukhachevsky said, how could he not understand what this guy meant? He nodded hurriedly. Over there, Tukhachevsky had already mounted his horse and left surrounded by the guards.  The servant quickly patted Lezhevsky on the shoulder to encourage him, then blushed, mounted his horse and led his guards to chase the commander of the Southern Cluster.

    The two infantry divisions of the Second Army quickly followed their army commander to withdraw to the northwest.

    "Damn it! Tukhachevsky has gone too far! It is clear that our army is going to take the blame!" The always good-tempered political commissar of the Fourth Army, Hevesin, had just returned from issuing the order, but saw Tukhache  Both Fsky and Ma Xin had already run away and couldn't help but curse!

    ¡°Comrade Commander, you have already used semaphore signals to the infantrymen on the position.?The remaining commanders and combatants issued orders, requiring them to decide their own tactics and breakout direction based on the specific situation. The group army no longer has remote control!  "Hvitzin said in a low voice in Lezhevsky's ear.
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