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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 363: Go to Heaven and Dig Three Feet into the Earth

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    July 12, 1918 12:00 noon Ufa

    "Eagle Eye 1 reports that no trace of the Soviet Red Army has been found north of Almetyevsk, and all logistics and transportation in Almetyevsk, Chernizainsk on the Kama River, are normal!"

    "Eagle Eye 2 reports that no trace of the Soviet Red Army ground troops was found on the front line of Ufas Terli Tower, Maksaravat Meleuz Kumeltau"

    "Eagle Eye 3 reported that no trace of the Soviet Red Army was found along the line from Samara to Bafre."

    "Sun Liangcheng's Ministry sent a telegram that one of their armored regiments has occupied Melesk and captured the ferry on the other side of Simbirsk!"

    "Chiang Hong received a telegram from his ministry that the 2nd Ural Cavalry Division has occupied Nurrat, an armored regiment of the 2nd Mixed Armored Brigade of the 1st Armored Division has occupied Bavre, and his headquarters and the rest of the armored brigade have arrived  Briguma, waiting for instructions on next steps."

    "Li Mingzhong telegraphed that the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Uraldi Cavalry Division took Neftegorsk, the 1st Regiment of the 7th Cavalry Brigade stayed in Buzuluk, the 2nd Regiment stayed in Sorochinsk, and the Chinese Armor  The mixed cavalry brigade of the 1st Division is still on standby in Orenburg, and the 4th Cavalry Regiment of the Japanese 4th Division is stationed on the front line of Kumeltau."

    "Kuma Shikibu telegraphed that after the Japanese 7th Cavalry Regiment, which was searching westward, blocked the two breakout divisions of the Fifth Army last night, no other enemies were found. Now the 13th Infantry Brigade is staying in Almedeevsk to Az  Nakayevo is on standby, the main force of Xiong Shihui's 60th Mixed Brigade is still on standby in Almedeevsk, and the 180th Infantry Regiment has occupied Briguma."

    While Wang Geng was listening to the military intelligence report from Tian Jun, the chief staff officer of the war room, he was sitting with Taro Utsunomiya having a Russian breakfast. The main force of the Soviet Red Army retreated from its original station overnight and disappeared without a trace, except for the first  In addition to the Fifth Army being captured and completely annihilated, the cavalry army pursuing on the eastern front only cut off two and a half divisions of the opponent's rearguard. The remaining three infantry divisions of the Soviet First Army were divided by Gachabayev and half of them.  The cavalry division, three and a half divisions of the Second and Fourth Army, six infantry divisions of the Ninth Army and one cavalry division, a total of 150,000 troops, actually disappeared under the cover of night?

    "Your Excellency, Commander, what's so delicious about this Russian caviar? I think it's far less delicious than our Japanese fish flakes!" Taro Utsunomiya just turned pale and a little worried. The Soviet Red Army lost its movement.  , but Wang Geng opposite him didn't take it seriously and concentrated on the food on his plate. As a result, he had to suppress the anxiety in his heart and talk to Wang Geng about the fish in his hometown.

    "Your Majesty Taro, I see that you are not satisfied with your food. Let's get down to business after we finish eating. Major General Tian Jun, would you like some Russian caviar too?" Wang Geng brought in the last piece of bread with butter and caviar.  After eating it with gusto, he did not forget to ask his war room director and staff.

    Shunroku Hata was actually just as anxious to get angry as Taro Utsunomiya. The main force of the Soviet Union could not disappear without a trace overnight. Rivers and swamps crisscrossed the Ufa Plain in many places. It was impossible to escape if he wanted to.  It was so easy, but after a morning's aerial search, no trace of the enemy's main force was found. Besides, the sun was already high above the head, so how could this guy have any intention of having breakfast with the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces at the moment.

    Wang Geng finished his coffee and wiped his mouth with a napkin. Over there, Taro Utsunomiya had been eating for a long time. The orderly came up and took away the tableware. Wang Geng lit a cigar, got up and walked to the map. The combat staff had already  The positions of the coalition forces were marked last night and this morning, and the places where the Soviet Red Army was originally located have now been marked with blue coalition army logos, except for October Town.

    "Didn't the four infantry divisions of the First Army of Ufa contain the enemy?" Wang Geng looked thoughtfully at the four small flags representing the two White Guard infantry divisions located 30 kilometers north and south of Milna.

    At this time, Wu Peifu's three Russian infantry divisions of the First Siberian Army were on the line between Milna and Acehkovo, while Sergei's two cavalry divisions were 30 kilometers north and south of Acehkovo, and Petrovich's cavalry division  One regiment each joined the infantry division of the First Army of Ufa, and Petrovich's own First Cavalry Brigade camped 20 kilometers west of Milna.

    At this moment, the coalition forces stretched out countless hands and feet like a centipede on both sides of the 150-kilometer road from Acekovo to Bafre, but the nearly 150,000 main force of the Soviet Red Army actually slipped out of this giant centipede of the coalition forces in one night.  The sensing range of the paws!

    "Failed to capture the enemy, the four divisions of the First Ufa Army encountered Sergei's Cavalry Regiment and Petrovich's Cavalry Regiment along the way at night, and almost caused a misunderstanding. Neither side captured the enemy. Milner  There is a huge swamp area three kilometers north of the main road to Acehkovo, with a radius of at least twenty kilometers.

    Several troops were so reckless last night that they almost fell into it. The one who beat Peter LoweThe remnants of the Russian division that was ambushed by Qi must have fled into the swamp. Maybe Yankovgai, the political commissar of the First Army who escaped in Acehkovo, and less than a regiment of his troops, also fled into the swamp.  Tian Jun replied.

    "The enemy's main force will not run into the swamp. I estimate that most of the enemy's retreat directions were to the south first, and then turned west. Maybe we underestimated the speed of the enemy's night march. They must have fled south after leaving the road.  It¡¯s 30 kilometers away, maybe 60 kilometers away!¡± Wang Geng frowned.

    "Send another squadron of dh4 reconnaissance bombers to join the aerial reconnaissance. Now that the sun is out and the morning fog has dispersed, the aerial reconnaissance effect should be much better. Ask them to fly as low as possible to search for traces of the retreat of the ground troops. In addition, send  Handley Petty V1500 airborne three reconnaissance detachments to 120 kilometers south of Milna and Bafre to launch a ground search to the north!" Wang Geng made a decision quickly.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the coalition ground troops have rested all morning. Can we ask them to launch a search and pursuit? It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of people to walk on the ground without leaving traces!" Utsunomiya Taro suggested from the side.

    "You can ask all ministries to first send out reconnaissance troops to follow the traces of the enemy's retreat, and then let the other main forces rest for two more hours. The troops have been physically and mentally exhausted by the continuous rotation in the past few days. From there, call the 1st and 2nd Coalition Logistics Vehicle Transport Regiments.  The regiment transported food, ammunition and fuel from Ufa to Milna and Bafre. On the return journey, the lightly and seriously wounded Soviet prisoners were transported back to Ufa for treatment. The train also had to step up the transportation from Chelyabinsk to Ufa.  Food and ammunition, and transport the prisoners back to the prison camp in Chelyabinsk," Wang Geng ordered.

    "By the way, let the DH4 reconnaissance plane focus on the swamp area north of Milna. It is still possible to hide thousands of people in such a large area. Maybe we can catch the political commissars of the two opposing army groups, and we can carry out firepower on the ground if necessary.  Reconnaissance, shoot in the woods and meadows and throw bombs to see if you can scare the opponent out of hiding! "

    "Also, the reconnaissance troops of the two cavalry divisions were sent to me in company units in the north and south directions. The Hawkeye early warning aircraft focused on detecting the radio signals on the ground. Now the sun has risen, and as the morning fog disperses  , I believe we will find traces of the Soviet Red Army soon!" Wang Geng said confidently.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the logistics capacity is so tight now. Why are we in such a hurry to transport the Soviet prisoners of war back to Ufa and to Chelyabinsk?" Taro Utsunomiya calculated on his fingers. After five days of fighting,  , the coalition forces captured 9,000 people of the Fourth Army during the Ufa Defense War, and then Jiang Hongyu captured 23,000 people of the Ekh Division of the Fifth Army southeast of Chistopol, and then Rzhev of Chernigovka  The 30,000 people under the command laid down their weapons and became prisoners.

    Last night, after many twists and turns, Jiang Hongyu's troops finally annihilated the Southern Route Army of the Fifth Army and captured more than 27,000 Slavin, while Petrovich's Second Cavalry Army annihilated two and a half divisions of the opponent and captured more than 14,000 people.  All told, Ufa's coalition forces have captured more than 103,000 people from the other side, more than half of whom were lightly or seriously injured. This shows the strength of the coalition's firepower and the fighting bravery and tenacity of the Soviet Red Army!

    "Your Excellency Taro, the Ufa Great Plains is now a war zone. Evacuating the prisoners to the east of the Ural Mountains as soon as possible can avoid future instability and stop the prisoners of war from wanting to move. At the same time, it will also ease the transportation from the east of the Ural Mountains here.  The logistic pressure of food, prisoners of war also need to eat, the food consumption to feed so many mouths is not a small amount, not to mention there are 150,000 retreating Soviet Red Army waiting to enter our prisoner of war camp!" Wang Geng said with a smile.
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