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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 319 Increasing Enemies

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    ~Date:~October 28~

    >Tukhachevsky's tone contained a hint of bitterness. He had always deliberately maintained his tall image as a resourceful and calm group commander. In the past three days, he had been almost completely wiped out by a series of blows. However, this  The ideas that several chiefs of staff and political commissars spouted out at critical moments were quite effective, but now the political commissar's request to stop was more practical.

    "Comrade Ma Xin, Comrade Hevesin, the main force of the Southern Cluster is here for the time being. You two should work hard. Each of you will lead two divisions two kilometers east to ambush on the roadside. Let's see if we can defeat the other party's pursuit.  There is an ambush in the cavalry division. I will direct the entire group of artillery to support you. You must pay attention to concealment, and at the same time, let the soldiers have a good meal! "

    Tukhachevsky decided to use the four infantry divisions of the Second Army and the Fourth Army to carry out an ambush. He commanded five divisions to be stationed in Milna. At the same time, he set up 17 artillery batteries at the north and south ends of the town, and set up positions for 17 artillery batteries.  Let the Chapayev Cavalry Division of the First Group Army be prepared to outflank the opponent's retreat, intending to teach the chasing White Guards Cavalry Division a lesson.

    At the same time, in the name of the Revolutionary Committee of the Southern Cluster Front, report to Moscow the current position of the Southern Cluster, report that the coalition forces have officially participated in the war, the size of the ground force is not less than one division, and the news of at least two squadrons of the aviation force is also reported to Rzhevs.  The base group called back, asking them to hold on until the end and wait for help!  The main force of the Southern Cluster and the Fifth and Ninth Army will never let go of the life and death of their 30,000 people!

    July 10, 1918, 13:00 Moscow Kremlin

    ¡°The main force of Tukhachevsky¡¯s Southern Cluster retreated from the city of Ufa to Milna, which is about less than halfway between Ufa and the town of October. It is 75 kilometers away from Ufa and 90 kilometers away from the town of October in the west.  The Southern Cluster telegram stated that the Allied Forces had already deployed ground armor and aviation forces in the Battle of Ufa. Tukhachevsky asked for instructions on the next step of action!" Sdervyov quickly walked into the conference room.  I'm holding in my hand a telegram I just received!

    "What happened? Didn't the central government order the Southern Group to organize a defense line on the spot yesterday and wait for reinforcements from the 5th and 9th Army to continue the attack and capture Ufa? Why did you withdraw so far without permission today?" Kamenev said after hearing this  One jumped up!  This guy never forgets the position of the commander of the Eastern Front, so any news from the Eastern Front can touch his nerves.

    "The Allies dispatched ground troops and air forces in Ufa? How many troops are there?! Who is the commander?" Trotsky strode over and grabbed the telegram from Sdervyov's hand and read it hastily.

    Ulyanov had just finished approving a pile of documents and walked into the large conference room from his office next door. Seeing everyone nervously surrounding Trotsky who was reading a telegram, he couldn't help but scratch his head and shouted,

    "What's going on? Where did the bad news come from? Did Petrograd or Tsaritsyn encounter another enemy attack?"

    "Comrade Ulyanov, the situation is very serious. The bad news comes from the direction of Ufa. The Eastern Front Tukhachevsky's Southern Group was repulsed under the city of Ufa. Now the group has withdrawn to Mir, 75 kilometers away from Ufa.  In Nazhen, the Allied forces have appeared on the Ufa front. Yesterday, the Allied forces used a strengthened armored regiment to completely annihilate the 1st Cavalry Division of the Fourth Army, with the support of the Allied Air Force! "

    Trotsky quickly finished reading the telegram, and while passing the telegram to Kamenev who was crowded around him, he raised his head and said solemnly.

    "Repulsed? How is it possible? How many troops did the Allied Powers dispatch in Ufa? Tukhachev's main force in the Southern Group still has at least a dozen divisions of troops!" Ulyanov was frightened by the sudden bad news.  In a flash, Gorky came to him in the morning to plead for mercy for some professor who was harboring the Menshevik opposition. Ulyanov tried to block him, and the answer was clear,

    "No matter how this professor protected our comrades in the past, now he is covering our enemies. Then he is the enemy. The Cheka's arrest action against the enemy is correct. There is nothing to discuss about this matter. Those who should be shot must not be killed."  Appeasement! That's it, my old friend, we must keep our eyes open!" Ulyanov dismissed his old friend who was walking heavily with disappointment.

    "According to the judgment of the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Southern Cluster Front, the Allied Forces should have deployed at least one division of troops on the Ufa battlefield, because there was a large-caliber heavy artillery regiment in Ufa that participated in the defensive operation yesterday, and like the armored regiment, all  It is a combat unit under the division of the Chinese Allied Forces! The size of the air force is unknown. It is estimated that there are no less than three squadrons of combat aircraft, and the total should be more than fifty aircraft! "

    Trotsky frowned and replied, "What are you afraid of?" Although he couldn't bear to see Tukhachevsky's arrogance and his climb to the top by hugging Ulyanov's thick legs, he was not impressed by this young red man.  ?He did not doubt the general's military talent. If Tukhachevsky withdrew, it meant that the situation on the front line was already very tense and dangerous!

    "The Southern Cluster has not all retreated. Lezhevsky led three divisions of the Fourth Army, a cavalry regiment, and five heavy machine gun battalions to still be stationed in Chernigovka! But they have been surrounded by the enemy!" Gami  Nev screamed, clapping the telegram in his hand.

    "Oh? Why is this? Lezhevsky is still holding on to the front line, but the main ten divisions of the cluster ran out for more than fifty kilometers in one breath?" Ulyanov was not stupid. He felt that this was something fishy when he heard it.  .

    "The telegram didn't say anything specific. It seemed that Rzhevsky took the initiative to stay and resist the attack of the White Guards in Ufa. Moreover, the Fourth Army had a lot of wounded people and couldn't evacuate quickly, so they just didn't evacuate.  ! Just wait for help!" Kamenev studied the telegram in his hand for a long time and came to a conclusion.

    "It must be a problem with the wounded. After half a day of forced march and retreat of more than 50 kilometers, not to mention the wounded, even ordinary uninjured soldiers are exhausted. Good job Lezhevsky. He must have brought two divisions to stay to protect the lightly and seriously wounded.  Stand still and wait for reinforcements!" Trotsky lost no time in explaining that although Rzhevsky was not his direct descendant, he was a general brought up by Brussels, and he had to protect him no matter what.

    "Comrade Ulyanov, Comrade Trotsky, members of the Central Committee! I just received the news that Ural has been lost!" It was Dzerzhinsky who rushed in after pushing open the door, holding a copy of the Southern Front in his hand.  Forwarded telegram.

    Ural was originally a city recaptured by the Fourth Army of the Eastern Front. After the Fourth Army moved north to Ufa, only a few local troops were left to maintain it. Cheka's intelligence network there was relatively weak. Last night, Ural was attacked by Sun Liangcheng's troops from the coalition army in Alash.  The banner of the Autonomous Republican Army was taken down in one fell swoop and the news was blocked.

    At this moment, the local garrison in Yershov, two hundred kilometers west of the Urals, learned of the news from the refugees who had escaped, and then sent an urgent telegram to the Southern Front Command, which then forwarded the telegram to Moscow.  Ercai made everyone know that Ural had been lost 18 hours ago!

    "Urals? Where are we from? Did Denikin's troops from the North Caucasus detour and seize the Urals?" Trotsky couldn't believe his ears. The Urals were recovered by the Fourth Army in the last battle to defend Tsaritsyn.  Yes, the local Cossack White Guards retreated southwestward to the North Caucasus. How could they fight back so quickly?

    "They are not enemies of the North Caucasus. According to our people who escaped from the Urals, they are cavalry units under the banner of the Kazakh Alash Autonomous Republic. There are at least two cavalry divisions or even more!" Dzerzhinsky looked at it.  He looked at the telegram report in his hand.

    "How dare they attack the Urals blatantly in the Kazakh Alash Autonomous Republic?! How many troops do they have? The entire Kazakh steppe adds up to less than three divisions of cavalry!" Kamenev shouted while waving his fist.

    "The Alash Autonomous Republic has been supporting Kolchak's regime since it declared independence last year. This is no secret. I think it may be because we concentrated our main force to attack Ufa. Kolchak panicked.  I know how to persuade this ally in the southern grassland to attack the Urals, hoping to distract our attention and bridge the deployment of our troops in the direction of Ufa!" Zinoviev, who had been silent for the whole time, said calmly.

    Hearing this, Sdervyov pondered for a moment and couldn't help but asked, "Could it be that the Allied forces dispatched in the southeast to occupy the Urals?"
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