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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 345 If it doesn¡¯t work, break out in separate ways

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    ~Date:~November 12~

    July 11, 1918 15:10 Moscow Kremlin

    "Comrades, I don't think we need to argue anymore! Immediately order the main force of the Southern Cluster and the main forces of the Fifth and Ninth Group Armies to retreat westward! Just now, the Central Committee received a telegram from the Rzhevsky Cluster that was besieged under the city of Ufa.  Lzhevsky, a scumbag, realized that the encirclement was hopeless and the food supplies were exhausted. Just 10 minutes ago, he ordered the 30,000 Red Army soldiers in the encirclement to lay down their weapons and surrender to the coalition forces! "

    Trotsky's face was ashen. Rzhevsky claimed in the telegram that the Northern Route Army of the Fifth Army had been surrounded and annihilated by the main force of the coalition 50 kilometers southeast of Chistopol early this morning. Among the 30,000 soldiers of the three divisions  , 8,000 people were killed and 14,000 were wounded. The remaining nearly 9,000 people laid down their weapons and surrendered to the coalition forces under the command of Ehe, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Northern Route Army and Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army.

    "Rzhevsky is talking nonsense! The Northern Route Army just lost contact, maybe lost its way. This is all propaganda by Ufa's enemies. It must be an exaggeration. The Northern Route Army of the Fifth Group Army has a total of 30,000 people, that is, 30,000 people.  If ten thousand pigs are released, they won't be surrounded and annihilated easily, right?" Bukharin shouted, waving his hands, his face flushed!

    "We must face reality, Comrade Bukharin, because the person sent by the coalition command to the encirclement of Chernigovka to persuade them to surrender was the former enemy commander of the Northern Route Army who was surrounded and laid down his weapons in Chistopol early this morning.  Huh! This Chief of Staff of the Fifth Army was Rzhevsky's Chief of Staff when he was under Brusilov!" Trotsky said, closing his eyes in pain!  He sat down in the chair.

    "Comrades! What's going on? Are the coalition forces so terrible? Where have our courage and will gone? Ural is lost, Samara is lost, Rzhevsky surrendered, and Ekh also  Surrender, is this still the Red Army we once relied on to be proud of? All commanders who ordered to lay down their weapons against the enemy should be shot without mercy! Dzerzhinsky, you and your Cheka should put away your warmth.  We must use the cotton yarn of doctrine and humanitarianism to punish our enemies with iron-blooded means!¡±

    Ulyanov was so shocked by the news of a series of defeats that he could hardly breathe. First he paced back and forth quickly in the conference room with his hands behind his back, and then after stopping, he waved his hands and roared at the people in the room!

    "I've said it before, the generals who came from the old army of Tsarist Russia are not of the same mind as us. They are just like weeds. They will follow whichever side has the upper hand! Comrade Trotsky is very responsible for this.  It is his persistence that shirks the responsibility that prevented us from carrying out large-scale purges and purges of the enemies hidden among us after Muravyov's rebellion! People like Lezhevsky and Ekh should have been shot long ago!  Instead of staying as a senior commander in the Red Army! Look how much damage they have caused us!"

    Bukharin, spitting and eloquent, pointed the finger directly at Trotsky, the chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Military Council of Soviet Russia who was sitting dejectedly in his chair.

    Ulyanov frowned for a long time before finally saying,

    "Comrade Trotsky naturally made some oversights in his selection and employment of personnel, but it is not yet time to discuss responsibilities. The top priority is to determine the direction of action of all the Red Army soldiers on the right bank of the Volga River. Now the Rzhevsky cluster  The Northern Route Army with Ehe no longer exists. I think the situation is indeed serious, but is it so serious that the combined 200,000-strong army can no longer fight and must retreat en masse to the left bank of the Volga River? "

    Although Ulyanov was dissatisfied with Trotsky, Trotsky, the "Father of the Red Army" who single-handedly established the Soviet Red Army in half a year under the current internal and external troubles, was far from being able to fight and replace him.  To a certain extent, Sdervyov's loyalty is unquestionable, but his ability and authority in the Soviet Red Army are far inferior to Trotsky's.

    If the Central Committee removes Trotsky from his post now, then the middle and senior generals in the Soviet Red Army who are from Tsarist Russia are likely to be in danger and out of control. By then, I am afraid that the entire Red Army will fall apart. If this happens  If so, who else can defend the red Soviet Russian regime?  Do you expect the Chekas, who are like devils in the eyes of ordinary people?  The countryside and farmers are not on our side at the moment, and the workers are starving and are reaching the end of their patience. If we lose the support of the Soviet Red Army, the future will be terrifying!

    "Comrade Ulyanov, retreat is the top priority. Samara is lost, and there are almost no troops on the other side of Simbirsk. Only Tetyush has one division of troops. If the Volga River crossings are occupied and blocked by the enemy, the South  It will be even more difficult for the cluster and the 5th and 9th armies to withdraw. Now retreat is the wise and only option. The Rzhevsky cluster no longer exists, and the mission of the South cluster to move eastward to relieve the siege has naturally been cancelled.  , so I think we should retreat as quickly as possible!¡±

    Tolo?Ukraine was obviously inspired by Ulyanov's statement and stood up to put forward his claim again.

    "Retreat? No! Comrade Trotsky, the Soviet Red Army will never retreat now and in the future. We are just moving in another direction! The question is, which direction should we tell Maxin and others to turn to?" Ulyanov  He waved his hand to show his attitude.

    As soon as Ulyanov said this, both Kamenev and Zinoviev were a little discouraged. It was obvious that Comrade Trotsky had not lost Ulyanov's trust and could not move his position at the moment.  !

    "If the Tenth Army can move north to reinforce the Sezlan line as soon as possible, it would be a good idea for the Southern Group and the Fifth and Ninth Army to retreat towards Samara! That side is closer to Tsaritsyn, and the Volga River District  The fleet will be able to dispatch and respond when the time comes, and we can decide on the next operational target after recapturing Samara!" Trotsky returned to his usual expression and expressed his thoughts.

    "If we retreat, of course we can go straight west to the ferry on the other side of Simbirsk, which is the shortest distance, and it is possible to arrive before the enemy seizes the ferry. Simbirsk on the other side is the hometown of Comrade Ulyanov and must not fall into the hands of the coalition forces.  Go! I suggest that the main force of the Southern Cluster should retreat directly to the west!" Kamenev turned his eyes and sang against Trotsky!

    "Although the coalition forces have a strong aviation fleet, they do not have a fleet on the Volga River. We can use the Volga River Fleet to block the crossings along the Volga River, so the other side can easily cross the wide Volga River. Now we should order the left bank of the Volga River  All ferries and cities have strengthened their vigilance and gathered the ferries at local ferries to the left bank, so that even if the ferry on the other side is lost, the coalition ground troops will not be able to cross the river!" Trotsky continued.

    "Are we retreating to the direction of Techuhi and Bolgar? That is the closest to the Third Army in the direction of Kazan, and Bolgar is still in our hands!" What Zinoviev did not say clearly was that since he wanted  Withdraw, of course, to the direction of Kazan to join the Third Army. The next step is to block Kolchak's advance from Kazan to Moscow. With the Eastern Front suffering such heavy losses, the main force of the 150,000 White Guards is squatting.  Kazan's Kolchak has no reason to let go of this great opportunity!

    As soon as Zinoviev said this, other Central Committee members in the conference room suddenly woke up. If the Southern Group of the Eastern Front withdraws to the left bank of the Volga River, then it is likely to face the opponent's attack next. At this time, Moscow  There is only one Third Army and two divisions of the Fifth Army in the direction, and the strength and weapons are weak in all aspects.

    "Comrade Zinoviev is right. We should beware of Kazan's Kolchak launching an attack to the west. The Southern Group is the main force of the Eastern Front. The primary task on the Eastern Front is to shield the east of Moscow. In this way  , retreating in the direction of Samara seems a bit too far!" Ulyanov obviously thought Zinoviev's suggestion was better.

    Trotsky was also startled when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and said helplessly,

    "If you retreat in the direction of Tetyush, you are likely to be intercepted by the opponent's ground troops moving south. Almetyevsk occupied by the opponent is only 60 kilometers away from Briguma, and the main force of the Southern Group is still far away in Bavre  Is it possible to retreat 110 kilometers east of the Milna line, not to the north or west, but to the south to the Urals, so that the enemy can be mobilized by surprise, and then suddenly turn to the west, even from Samara?  Cross the river back to the left bank of the Volga River, and you can also follow the left bank north to Kazan to join the front to defend Moscow."

    What Trotsky did not say was that the Southern Front in Tsaritsyn in the south had successively mobilized the 9th and 10th armies to the north. If the 9th Army did not return its organizational structure and followed the Southern Group of the Eastern Front to withdraw to the Kazan line in the north, then we would check  The troops in the direction of Lijin are weak. Secondly, there is a lack of troops on the Sezlan front line. As the two fronts are adjacent to each other, it is likely to become a breakthrough for the other side to take advantage of the weakness and cross the river to attack.

    "If it doesn't work, let's break out in separate ways. This way, the target will be smaller. The Ninth Army will retreat westward towards Samara. With the cooperation of the Volga Fleet, it will recapture the ferry and withdraw to the left bank of the Volga River. The Fifth Army, the Second Army and  The Fourth Army withdrew towards Tetyushi and Bolgar, while the First Army sent a cavalry division to feint south, and the main force went directly to the west to cross the river at Simbirsk Ferry." Seeing that everyone was still talking and making up their minds, Wu  Liyanov suddenly made a strange move!
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