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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 349 Yegorov coincides with others

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    ~Date:~November 13~

    "Commander! You and the political commissar will lead the 2nd and 5th divisions to the northeast. I will lead the 1st division and the artillery company's heavy machine gun battalion to the northwest to lure the enemy!" The bearded division commander Hao finally stood up through gritted teeth.  As soon as he said this, Slavin felt warm in his heart, while Blumberg breathed a sigh of relief.

    For Bloumberg, the political commissar of the army group sent by Moscow to monitor Slavin, first of all, he did not have the confidence to lead two divisions to deal with the complicated situation in front of him. Secondly, he was afraid that after being separated from Slavin, he would not be able to do anything.  This guy.  "If I had gone to the Allied Forces and Kolchak, I, the political commissar of the army, would have withdrawn to the left bank of the Volga River, and I might have been sent to a military court by Moscow for dereliction of duty and negligence!

    The other two division commanders did not hesitate. None of their divisions were willing to leave their commander to act alone. But when the matter came to an end, it was just a dream to expect political commissar Blomberg to provoke the enemy, so he immediately  Rusky and Konstantin only looked at Slavin, waiting for him to make the final decision.

    "Then I will lead Hao's 1st Division to the northwest to attack and lure the enemy. The political commissar will lead the 2nd and 5th Divisions to penetrate to the northeast. No matter how lively the fighting is in the west, you just have to cover your heads and penetrate. How much can you run this night?  Run as far as you can, stop moving as soon as dawn, disperse and hide, and be prepared for enemy aerial reconnaissance and air attacks are the key to this retreat. I heard that the coalition forces used radio direction finding equipment installed on reconnaissance aircraft when they suppressed guerrillas in Siberia.  , so after we start the operation tonight, all military radios will be silent and must not be turned on until we retreat to Bolgar!"

    Slavin¡¯s tone was stern, and his eyes swept back and forth on the faces of the division commanders and political commissars.

    Political Commissar Blomberg finally couldn't help but ask, "If the radio is not turned on, how can we accept Moscow's instructions? How can we communicate with other army groups about the enemy's situation, and how can we communicate with ourselves?"

    Several division commanders also nodded, with the same doubt in their eyes. Obviously they were a little doubtful that the coalition forces could use reconnaissance planes to detect radio signals in the air and find them.

    "No contact! Since Moscow has disbanded the Southern Cluster Command and authorized each group army to decide on its own action plan, the situation has obviously become serious. If we want to withdraw smoothly, the less involvement we have with other group armies, the better. The more dispersed the goals, the more  Okay, after setting off tonight, in Chinese terms, everyone will show their magic and cross the sea, and if they run back, they will win!" Slavin said firmly.

    Seeing that the political commissar and several division commanders were still a little worried, Slavin glared and shouted, "I am the commander of the Fifth Army. It is my order for the entire army to maintain radio silence after setting off tonight. Anyone who violates the order will be exposed."  The target led to the failure of the breakout, and I will never forgive him! If Moscow blames me in the future, I will bear the responsibility alone!¡±

    When the commander of the group army said this, the others had nothing to say and could only nod in agreement. Seeing that the breakout plan was finalized, political commissar Blumberg couldn't sit still and found an excuse to say that he needed to urinate.  Go to the hut and push the door open first.

    Slavin sneered inwardly, knowing that his political commissar must have sneaked away to the group army's telecommunications room to send a secret message to Moscow. This guy didn't take it seriously, and stretched out his hand to stop several division commanders and political commissars who were rushing back to prepare for the evening operation.  , lowered his voice and asked,

    "It is crucial to travel lightly. Once you take action, you cannot stop. The coalition forces are different from Kolchak. They strictly follow the Geneva Prisoner of War Convention and tell the soldiers not to be afraid of being injured or falling behind. There is no need to have a psychological burden. Those who cannot keep up with the marching team  The wounded can put down their weapons and wait for the other party to take care of them! Keep in mind what I said, and we must live to see the day when our ideals come true!

    The division commanders obviously heard the deeper meaning from Slavin's instructions and nodded silently. Several division political commissars also remained silent. They had never been willing to think too much about the question of whether to devote themselves to the cause or to follow the crowd.  , However, the power of the soldiers and the masses is infinite, and we will only have to act according to the circumstances!

    In this way, the Fifth Army quietly made its breakout plan. For Slaven, this is all he can do for the army. As for what the future will be like, no one knows. Deep in Slaven's heart,  In fact, we have gradually lost confidence in the future of the Soviet Russian regime and the Eastern Front.

    July 11, 1918 16:30 Ninth Army Headquarters near Bafre

    "Comrade Yegorov, what should we do? Moscow is just giving random orders. We rushed for reinforcements all the way and were beaten back by an air raid. How can we fight in the future?" the complainer said.  After the group army political commissar Knyagnitsky and Yegorov finished delivering the telegram from Moscow, the guy breathed a sigh of relief, but when he looked back, he started to complain pretentiously.

    Chief of Staff Steping glanced at the political commissar, lowered his voice and asked his commander,

    "Comrade YegorovUnexpectedly, even Ekh and Rzhevsky surrendered to the coalition forces. Now that Moscow has disbanded the Southern Cluster and authorized each group army to retreat independently, how will we go?  We have just buried the bodies of more than 6,000 fallen soldiers, but what should we do with the remaining 12,000 lightly or seriously wounded?  Steping frowned. It was obvious that the Ninth Army was carrying the heaviest number of wounded among all the Soviet Red Army armies on the right bank of the Volga River.

    "The Red Army has no tradition of abandoning the wounded. Of course the wounded evacuated with the main force!" Before Yegorov could express his position, political commissar Knyagnitsky couldn't help shouting, while secretly thinking, is this guy Stepin?  Like abandoning the wounded and running away alone?

    Yegorov glanced at his political commissar and thought to himself, when did this happen? The Rzhevsky cluster was left in Ufa because of the large number of wounded soldiers and was surrounded by Chernigovka.  We surrendered after running out of ammunition and food. It would be a joke if we could still break through with more than 12,000 wounded!

    "Breakthrough by separate routes is obviously the only option. It looks like we have a strong force when we gather together, but in fact the target is bigger. They are all targets for the enemy during air strikes. Since Moscow has disbanded the Southern Cluster and let each group withdraw on its own, then we have nothing.  You can be polite, the whole army is lightly equipped, bring five days of dry food, and prepare to break out at dark!" Yegorov's voice was low and slightly tired.

    "How can you break out of the encirclement in separate ways? One-third of the army is wounded, and there are not enough stretchers to carry the wounded. How can you break out in separate ways?" the political commissar yelled.

    Yegorov ignored it at all and walked to the battle map on his own. After looking at it for a while, he raised his head and said, "Moscow told us to withdraw to Samara, retake Samara with the 10th Army heading north, and then cross  Cross the Volga and return to the left bank!"

    Chief of Staff Stepin stood up and objected, "We left a brigade of troops stationed in Samara, and we were taken over without even warning. I think it must be the main force of the coalition forces who occupied Samara. We must not underestimate our opponents.  ! To say that we have a group army to retake Samara is simply a fool¡¯s errand!¡±

    The political commissar Knyagnitsky immediately jumped out and objected, "Comrade Stepin! Please pay attention to your identity. As the chief of staff of the group army, how can you criticize Moscow's strategic policy indiscriminately! What will the division commanders and political commissars below think of this?"  Sihun forgot that he had just said that Moscow was directing this matter blindly, and he spoke like a Bolshevik political commissar.

    "My idea is this. The first route is to send a division of 7,000 troops, leading the heavy machine gun battalion and all the artillery batteries, to disguise the main force of the group army, cover the retreat of the lightly wounded in the direction of Samara, and attract the attention of the main force of the coalition forces.  The main forces of the five infantry divisions on the second route are all lightly equipped and retreating to the south. On the third route, Budyonny's cavalry division retreats to the southeast! Let's take a detour to Tsaritsyn in the Ural direction!"

    Yegorov's idea coincided with that of Slavin of the Fifth Army. They broke out in separate ways and disguised the main force along the way to lure the enemy into feints and attract the attention of the coalition forces, while the main force moved not to the west but to the south and southeast.  Pick out the weak links of the coalition forces and make a roundabout retreat.

    "I agree with the commander's plan! Victory can only be achieved by surprise. If the main force wants to break out of the enemy's encirclement, it must break the rules. If they get together and mix together, how can they escape from such a big target?" Chief of Staff Stepin's eyes lit up and he firmly supported Yegoro.  Husband¡¯s thoughts.

    When political commissar Knyagnitsky saw the commander and chief of staff fighting together, he mumbled a few words and had to give up. The question that followed was, who would command the division pretending to be the main force?  That road was basically a life of narrow escape. Unless the main force of the coalition did not launch a pursuit, there would be so many wounded and heavy artillery weapons that the marching speed would not be able to increase. If they were overtaken, no one could hope to withstand the coalition's attack.

    "Let me lead this division! The commander and political commissar command the main force of the five divisions of the Southern Route Army. Comrade Budyonny's special cavalry division can act alone!" Chief of Staff Stepin shouldered the heavy responsibility without hesitation, letting Ye who was standing aside  Gorov and Knyagnitsky couldn't help but feel excited!

    Political Commissar Knyagnitsky couldn't help but blush and said, "Comrade Stepin, you must be careful, we are waiting for news of your successful arrival in Samara!"
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