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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 387 Sergey¡¯s Wishful Thinking

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    The hand of time is set back to 7:00 on July 13, 1918, the headquarters of the 5th Cavalry Division of the 2nd Ural Cavalry Army near the village of Red Star, 70 kilometers southwest of Ufa.

    "Report to the Chief of Staff, there is an urgent message from the Ufa Allied Forces Headquarters. The main force of Tukhachevsky's First Army appeared near the town of Skirli Tamak in the south. It was surrounded by a cavalry battalion of the Allied Forces. The command headquarters asked us to rush within three hours.  Go to the town of Skirli Tamak to relieve the cavalry battalion. Even if you can't annihilate Tukhachevsky's main force, you can at least hold him back! The 3rd Infantry Division of the First Ufa Army will rush to Skirli right after us!  Tamak Town!" Kaganov, commander of the 10th Brigade of the 5th Cavalry Division, hurriedly came in from the door, holding a crumpled telegram in his hand.

    A night of wind and rain prevented Sergei's troops from pursuing southward. In the middle of the night, his three cavalry regiments had to set up camp around Hongxing Village. They were currently staying in the main house of the largest landowner in the village.  Before he got up from resting, he was surprised to hear that Tukhachevsky had already gone as far away as the town of Sterlitamark. He sat up hurriedly, rubbing his face and speaking vaguely.  asked,

    "When did you receive the telegram? Where are they now, Commander?"

    "Report to the Chief of Staff, Army Commander and others should stay and camp about 30 kilometers northwest of us. The wind and rain were so heavy last night that almost all coalition ground troops stopped. Commander Wu of the Ufa Central Cluster brought two infantrymen  After the division arrived at Bavre by car, it was said that the two car regiments were stuck on the road from October Town to Milna. The road was full of potholes, water and landslides," said Brigadier Kajia.  Nov, who is also the chief of staff of the 5th Cavalry Division, was obviously well prepared before he came in to wake up his chief of staff.

    "Well, this boy Tukhachevsky is really good at running. In such bad weather, he actually ran to the town of Sterli Tamak!" Sergei Mikhainovich got up with his clothes on.  , came to the table in the center of the room and sat down. The orderly here had already brought hot towels and toothbrushes and water cups. Sergey took the hot towel and wiped his face while ordering, "Bring the map and tell the brothers to get up quickly and get some heat."  Here¡¯s some food, the troops will leave in 20 minutes!¡±

    The orderly hurriedly took out the map from his bag. Kaganov stepped forward to take it and spread it on the table. He said to the orderly, "Poshka, hurry up and deliver the order. 20 minutes is tight enough. Here  and me!"

    At this time, another older orderly came in from outside the house carrying a plate. Apparently, he had just gone to the kitchen to get food for his leader.

    The food on the dinner plate is also very simple, a large piece of brown bread, a small plate of butter, a cup of black coffee, two sugar cubes on the spoon on the plate, and a steaming baked potato on the other plate.

    Sergey raised his head and looked at Kaganov. The guy hurriedly smiled and said, "I've already eaten. You can't find a commoner like this. I can't even get you two chickens to replenish your energy."  arrive!"

    "Stop you, don't say there are no chickens here. The food shortage has been going on for more than half a year. Ufa and Kazan can't find a single chicken. People have no food to eat. How can we raise chickens?" Sher said.  Guy had quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face. He cut a piece of brown bread with a table knife and spread it with butter, then stuffed it into his mouth and walked over to look at the map.

    "Chief of Staff, we are here, Red Star Village, and the town of Stelli Tamak is in the southeast. The straight-line distance is about 60 kilometers. However, it rained all night, and many small rivers have swollen, especially the Ural River in the northeast.  The rough water is very wide. I really don¡¯t know how Tukhachevsky¡¯s main force can run so far in one breath at night!¡±

    Sergey was gnawing bread and picking up coffee. He looked at the map carefully and asked abruptly, "Kaganov, yesterday the army commander said that only about 3 regiments of the Soviet Second Army Maxin were captured.  The remaining troops of the opponent are at least three missing, including the group army commander Ma Xin. Do you think they turned to the southeast instead of the southwest? "

    Kaganov was stunned for a moment, hesitated, nodded and said, "It's possible, maybe they ran to the southeast intending to pursue the main force of Tukhachevsky's First Army to find a rendezvous!"

    Sergey moved his sight westward from the Red Star Village where he was stationed. Thirty kilometers west, if it was the position where Petrovich caught up with and eliminated the opponent's three regiments yesterday, or the opponent's remaining three regiments did not run to the southeast.  , if you want to come in this direction, then it is likely to be nested somewhere not far to the south of you. If there is Ma Xin, commander of the Second Army, here, it is a big fish, and you can't miss it easily!

    "Chief of Staff, the order from the Ufa Allied Forces Command is for us to quickly rush to the town of Stelli Tamak to relieve the cavalry battalion left by Li Mingzhong, and then seize Tukhachevsky's main force and wait for the coalition aviation  and the 3rd Infantry Corps of the 1st Ufa ArmyAfter the teacher comes up, deal with the opponent!  Do you plan to chase the three remnants of the Second Army first who may not appear here?  "Kaganov somewhat understood what Sergey meant.

    "Tch! You are a pig-headed person. Ma Xin, the Soviet Second Army, only has three regiments left. Yesterday, the army commander used three cavalry regiments to pursue and annihilate the three regiments that fled, but he did not catch the horses.  Xin, I guess the army commander missed him because he chased to the southwest. If Ma Xin came in our direction, we would also have three cavalry regiments in our hands. They have been running around since the battle at Acehkovo.  I have been chasing the Red Army, but I have never made any profit, unlike the army commander who has fought many battles!

    Damn it, yesterday a cavalry regiment from Turkin actually made an emergency landing of the opponent's 7,000-man Halchenko team. The results of our division are a bit inferior to others!  I, the chief of staff and division commander, feel ashamed, but you, the division chief of staff and brigade commander, don¡¯t feel ashamed?  "Sergey drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp, picked up the still steaming baked potatoes from the plate, and gestured to Kaganov if he wanted one?

    Kaganov shook his hand, his old face turned red and said, "Chief of Staff, we have been running a lot along the way. The brothers are very tired. Besides, the Army Commander and his fourth division are always fighting for the lead. They are the vanguard."  Of course, we are lagging behind and our results cannot be compared to others. In terms of combat effectiveness, we are not bad. Of course, we are not under the city of Ufa now. There are a lot less artillery than when we were defending the city, but if we encounter Ma Xin and the others!  Of those three groups, our travel package will definitely win!¡±

    "Well, okay, as long as you say so, I estimate that Li Mingzhong's Chinese cavalry battalion in Sterli Tamak Town will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of Tukhachevsky's three infantry divisions and a cavalry brigade.  So no matter how we rush, even if we arrive before 10 o'clock, most of the cavalry battalion will have been completely wiped out or evacuated from the town. If our three cavalry regiments deal with the opponent's three infantry divisions and one cavalry brigade, this battle will not be easy.  It¡¯s easy to fight, you understand? It¡¯s not easy to fight!¡± Sergey looked at Kaganov meaningfully while eating the baked potatoes.

    "Don't we go to rescue that cavalry battalion? What will we do when the Ufa Allied Forces Command takes the blame? Although the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, the King of China, is young, I don't dare to look at him more. The look in his eyes  He's so sharp, he seems to be able to see through your mind at any time." Kaganov said awkwardly, rubbing his hands.

    "Of course we have to go to the rescue. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, His Excellency Kolchak and His Excellency Pepeliaev, have to be careful when talking to him. Didn't you see that the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army always looks up in front of others?  He has a shy and arrogant look with a big belly, but as soon as the King of China appears, this guy immediately becomes as flattering and fawning as a follower! To put it bluntly, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is the most powerful in this land at the moment.  We can never afford to offend the guy who has the right to speak!" Sergey said with a slap in his face.

    "If we delay the rescue and the Chinese cavalry battalion of the coalition is eaten by Tukhachevsky in the town of Sterli Tamak, I am afraid that we will not be able to explain to the Ufa coalition headquarters that the Chinese are on the Ufa battlefield.  Not a single battalion in the world has been wiped out!" Kaganov accompanied his chief of staff and division commander.

    "That's not the case. As long as we arrive at the town of Sterli Tamak before 10 o'clock, it will not be considered a violation of military orders. Obviously, the Ufa Allied Forces Command also knows that we can destroy Tukhachev with just the strength of our three cavalry regiments.  It is simply impossible to defeat the main force of Ski, so as long as we arrive on time and stick to each other, the mission will be completed. As for how long the cavalry battalion can hold out, it depends on whether the Ufa Air Force can provide air support!" Sergey said!  He walked out of the house, looked up, and said with a smile,

    "How can this damn weather air force be dispatched? They are just barely dispatching their light to fight against the dark clouds and strong winds in the sky. They may not be able to find the ground targets at all, and they may not even be able to find the town of Sterli Tamak. Pass my order.  The whole division will set off in 20 minutes, and we will go all the way south. When we reach the line of Sterli Tamak Town, we will turn east!" Sergey made up his mind and rushed over to fight Tukhachevsky!  Instead of chewing the bones, let's see if we can catch the rabbit that slipped through the net first.
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