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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 330: Robbery on the road in the middle of the night?

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    The three divisions of the Fifth Army of the Soviet Eastern Front marched in four columns. The team of about 30,000 people meandered back and forth for six kilometers. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, they had a hot dinner at Kamala Fishing Port.  On the road, the Fourth Petrograd Infantry Division acted as the vanguard of the entire army. The leading brigade of this division walked three kilometers in front of the team. The three divisions with 30,000 troops marched toward Al in the southeast direction under the setting sun.  Medievsk advances.  -<Piaotian literature registered members recommend this work>-/Uploaded by Wujiu literature book friend

    Chief of Staff Ehe and Division Commander Kodich of the 4th Petrograd Infantry Division rode in the middle of the team, surrounded by the cavalry of the division guard company. "Chief of Staff! I heard that the Allied forces have dispatched ground troops in Ufa."  "?" Kodich, the commander of the Fourth Petrograd Infantry Division, a Red Army general with a working-class background and a veteran member of the Bolsheviks in 1905, couldn't help but ask next to his chief of staff.

    "Keep your voice down, Commander, don't let this matter be publicized, otherwise it will affect the morale of the military. A cavalry division of the Fourth Army of Rzhevsky was completely annihilated by an armored regiment of the coalition. Division Commander Vasilyevich  Captured, political sacrifice! Now Rzhevsky's 30,000 men are surrounded by four White Guard divisions in the southwest of Ufa. I estimate that after the Southern Cluster joins forces, we will have to rush to Ufa to relieve the siege.  The food was gone, and Rzhevsky¡¯s men either starved to death or were captured!¡±

    Chief of Staff Ehe spoke in a low voice while looking around in the dusk. The surrounding fields were deathly silent. Originally, the right bank of the Volga River to Ufa was a rare plain area with crisscrossed ditches and rivers and fertile land. But now it is because of  Due to the war and the people fleeing, the fields were overgrown with weeds and there was not a single grain in sight. This made Ehe, who was born as a farmer, couldn't help but sigh.

    "Chief of Staff! Are the coalition forces really that powerful? Vasilyevich's cavalry division is the trump card of the Fourth Army. Rzhevsky's pet peeve, how could he let an armored regiment carry dumplings? The combat effectiveness of this coalition army is also  Is that too exaggerated?" Kojic's tone was full of disbelief.

    "I heard that the coalition's firepower is very powerful. The commander-in-chief of the coalition, the King of China, believes in the supremacy of weapons. When Tukhachevsky's Southern Group was bruised and bloody under the city of Ufa, the coalition's own ground troops were simply  They were not dispatched. Slavin's telegram said that the Ufa position was entirely defended by the White Guards, all Russian infantry divisions. However, the machine guns and artillery were so dense that the Southern Group was beaten back!

    The casualties are said to be far greater than the number reported to Moscow. There is even news that there are more than 20,000 lightly and seriously injured people, and they were all put back by the Ufa defenders on their own initiative!  "Chief of Staff Ehe's tone was a little low. No one can tell clearly what the future of his team will be at this moment.

    "Have you not figured out how many enemies there are in Ufa? The Southern Cluster has a team of 160,000 people. Tukhachevsky is usually very good. I didn't expect that a madman like him would lose the battle!"  There was a hint of teasing in Ji Qi's tone.

    "Who knows, but the Allied forces are well prepared, and we lack heavy weapons and air power. The battle on the right bank of the Volga River is not easy to fight. Kodich, I say you ask the vanguard brigade to focus on bright spots. Don't  His head got into the pocket of the coalition forces!" Ehe warned Kodiqi.

    "Don't worry, Chief of Staff, my division is not a bunch of idiots like Tukhachevsky's men. The 4th Petrograd Division has defended Petrograd and defeated Kerensky's troops. The Bolshevik soldiers have a strong will."  "We just have a few cannons and shells, and we don't have enough machine guns. We don't have enough workers in Nizhny Novgorod. Many of them were organized into workers' divisions and went to the Kazan battlefield. It's a pity that the Kazan division failed to win!" Division Commander Kodi!  Qi finished patting his chest and started complaining again.

    "Chinese people often say that when it comes to food, rice is used for cooking! Aren't the coalition forces well-equipped with weapons and equipment? Now that we have arrived at Ufa City, you and your division should show off. I heard that the weapons and supplies of the coalition forces in Ufa City are  They are piled up like a mountain, and there are countless heavy artillery pieces. When Ufa is captured, won¡¯t they become ours?¡± Ehe encouraged Kodic.

    Along the way, a team of 30,000 people from three divisions marched and sang military songs in the first two hours. By 8 o'clock in the evening, they had driven away the Northern Route Army, which had walked for more than three hours, and completed the 20-kilometer journey.  , the vanguard brigade in front reported that no enemies were found along the way. Of course, no ordinary people could be found in the village. The right bank of the Volga River was so dark at night. It seemed that except for my own unit, there was no other life within a few dozen miles.  exist.

    After resting for half an hour, the whole army continued on the road. The commanders could still take a nap on horseback. The Red Army soldiers marching on foot were not so lucky. Many people began to stumble and doze off because they came all the way.  Not even half of the enemy was seen, and even the engine sound of the reconnaissance plane in the sky was heard. He hadn't heard it for a long time. How could he fall asleep while walking like this!

    ? ??From time to time, a soldier could not see the road under his feet and fell into the dry ditch beside the road. This guy simply ordered to light the torch, and the team sang songs and encouraged them to move forward.  He couldn't help but yawned and asked,

    "Chief of Staff, didn't the commander say that the purpose of marching at night is to avoid the enemy's aerial reconnaissance? Let's light up the torches. This long snake-like torch-bearing team in the night sky is too ostentatious for fear of being seen by the coalition reconnaissance planes.  Ah! "Kodic is a very cautious commander.

    "Do you think we can't see each other without lighting up the fire? Let me tell you, as soon as our team left Chistopol, the reconnaissance plane of the Allied Forces in the sky saw it. Slavin's idea was completely redundant. Everyone knew about us.  He was going to rendezvous with the Southern Cluster. The coalition forces would arrive a few days ago. Is there any need to come here at this time? Do you know what happened to the plane? Let me tell you, it will go up to the sky.  We rely on ground reference objects to determine the location, height and direction. On such a dark day, if his plane flies over, we can see the lights on the plane ten kilometers away."

    Ehe obviously has different views on night marches. This thing is just for psychological comfort. It is like the steel helmet worn by soldiers. It may be useful to protect against shrapnel, but it is completely impossible to protect against rifle bullets. In fact,  , the road is white in the dark night, and the fields on both sides are dark. With 30,000 people marching on the road in darkness, the probability of not being seen is very small.

    According to Ehe's idea, if it were daytime, his team could advance three divisions abreast on both sides of the road. At this time, it was dark, so he had to walk along the road honestly, otherwise he would be stuck in the wilderness.  Can't move away.

    To say that these three divisions have been on forced march for two days after setting off from Bolgar, the physical exertion of the soldiers was huge. Many soldiers walked slower and slower, and kept tapping the soldiers in front like chickens pecking at rice.  On the backpack, Ehe did not dare to order a rest in the end. Every time he took a rest, countless soldiers would lie down and fall asleep on the spot. When they set off again, they were so excited that they couldn't get up!

    At twelve o'clock at midnight, shortly after passing the confluence of the three rivers, when Kodich, the commander of the Fourth Petrograd Infantry Division who was riding on the side, was too sleepy to open his eyes, a burst of encouragement suddenly came from three kilometers ahead.  The sound of gunshots frightened Chief of Staff Ehe, who was dozing off on his horse, and he yelled before he even understood the situation:

    "There is an ambush! The whole army spreads out and occupies the positions on both sides of the road! The whole army spreads out! Occupy the positions on both sides of the road! Pay attention to air defense! Prepare to fight!" Qianqing was always worried about encountering enemies along the way, but he never said it out for fear of affecting morale.

    The panicked Red Army soldiers quickly calmed down under the scoldings of commanders and political commissars at all levels. The three divisions left the road and lay down on the weeds on both sides of the road. Eh and Kodic also  I jumped off my horse and walked to the roadside, looking at the gunshots and flashes ahead with amazement.

    "The avant-garde brigade encountered the enemy? Is this gunfire from us or the enemy?" Ehe asked Kodic beside him.

    Kodiqi listened intently for a while, but couldn't make out anything. However, the gunshots in front gradually stopped. After a while, the messenger from the vanguard brigade came back panting on horseback.

    "Report! The avant-garde brigade encountered an enemy guard post three kilometers ahead. The enemy seemed to have set up camp on both sides of the road. After fire reconnaissance, it was found that the number of enemies was unknown, but the position was very wide. Our two regiments moved to both sides of the road.  We encountered blocking fire from behind the opponent's positions for several miles. Our troops suffered a lot of casualties. We might not be able to get through with just one brigade. The sound of the opponent's machine guns was very strange, and it didn't sound like Maxim! The brigade commander asked the chief of staff and division commander for instructions on the next step!  Action!" The messenger didn't look panicked. It was obvious that the enemy on the opposite side didn't feel too strong.

    "Chief of Staff, what is the enemy's strategy? He came to stop us in the middle of the night? Or did he just encounter us halfway?" Kojic held his hand and asked his Chief of Staff nervously!

    Eh thought for a moment and ordered the messenger behind him, "Order the 1st Smolensk Infantry Division to deploy on the left side of the road, and order the 25th Division of the Simbirsk Iron Army to deploy on the right side of the road. Kodi  Qi, your master comes up with me! I want to see who is blocking the road in the middle of the night!"
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