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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 466 The Allied Forces¡¯ Ultimatum

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    July 14, 1918 17:30 Headquarters of the Ninth Army of the Southern Front of the Red Army of the North Soviet Union in Buzuluk Town

    "Comrade Yegorov, what should we do?" Knyagnitsky, the political commissar of the group army, shouted at the dejected Yegorov at the top of his lungs. Ten minutes ago, the coalition courier sent an ultimatum:

    "To His Excellency Yegorov, Commander of the Ninth Army of the Soviet Southern Front, your troops have been surrounded by our coalition forces in the deltas of the Samara River, Domashka River and Buzuluk River. Your troops have detoured to fight in Budyonny in the south.  The two brigades of the cavalry division have been defeated separately!

    According to the latest instructions from the coalition headquarters, in the name of the former enemy commander of the Buzuluk coalition forces, I, Wu Peifu, require your troops to give up their futile resistance, lay down their weapons and surrender to the coalition forces. There is no doubt that the coalition forces will treat prisoners preferentially. The entire battle of Ufa  The 150,000 Soviet Red Army soldiers captured by us received immediate medical assistance and food security!

    Your Excellency Yegorov, you and your Ninth Army have completed the mission at the current stage. Putting down your arms and surrendering to the coalition forces is the only way out. All officers and soldiers will receive the guarantees and commitments to the interests of prisoners of war under the Geneva Convention.  , Russia¡¯s future needs us to participate in building it with you. Today you put down your arms so that you can make more contributions to Mother Russia in the future!

    Finally, I would like to remind you that the coalition forces defending Buzuluk Town that previously fought against your 42,000 troops only had one cavalry brigade, and only one regiment of troops was used to defend the northern front line. At this moment, they have already rushed  The forces that have arrived and surrounded you are two Russian infantry divisions of the coalition and a complete cavalry division in Buzuluk Town. Resistance is futile. Even without the participation of the Ufa Air Force, I am confident enough to wipe out your army in one fell swoop.  The remnants of the Ninth Army!

    Please put down your arms and surrender to the coalition forces, and save more energy for Mother Russia instead of making fearless sacrifices. In the areas controlled by the All-Russian Provisional Government, the "375 Rent Reduction Regulations" and the "All-Russia Provisional Land Management Measures" have been carried out  , whether the common people can live a good life, whether Russia can be revived, and which path is correct. You have to survive to see it. You must respond before 18:00 in the evening, otherwise we will think that you refuse to let go.  Weapons, in which case we will attack at any time and no longer accept your surrender!

    Wu Peifu, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces and commander of the Ufa Central Cluster

    July 14, 1918 17:00"

    "Comrade Political Commissar, please be careful. I believe Comrade Yegorov will make a decision that is beneficial to the future of the entire army!" Inza, commander of the 15th Infantry Division, couldn't stand it anymore and pulled away the hysterical group army.  political commissar.

    "All members of the Ninth Army Frontline Revolutionary Military Committee are invited to vote together on whether to fight to the end or lay down their weapons!" Army commander Yegorov obviously does not intend to take the blame alone, although as long as he lays down his weapons and becomes a prisoner of the coalition forces,  So basically everyone's future in the Soviet Russian regime and the Soviet Red Army has come to an end.

    Unlike Tsar Nicholas II, the Soviet Russian regime basically has zero tolerance for its soldiers to surrender to the enemy, especially mid-level and senior generals.

    For example, after Lezhevsky and Ekh were surrounded by the coalition forces and led their troops to lay down their weapons, Moscow immediately labeled these two people as Soviet traitors. All their adult immediate family members were directly executed during the purge of counter-revolutionaries, and minors were sent to prison.  In the orphanage, many relatives and friends were implicated, and they were all sent to hard labor.

    "Vote at a meeting? Alexander Ilyich, I think you can't shirk your responsibility as the commander of the group army!" The political commissar of the group army obviously did not expect Yegorov to play this trick, and said a little annoyed for a moment.

    In Knyagnitsky's view, there is only one result of a deadly battle: death in battle. In that case, everyone would not have to quarrel here at all. Obviously, the division commanders and division political commissars present here at this moment, as well as the group army political commissar Knyagnitsky  Even for Nitsky himself, the situation is clear. 42,000 men failed to defeat the opponent's 5,000 men. Now that the coalition has increased to 30,000 men, Trotsky would not be able to fight this battle again!

    ??The big guys didn¡¯t say anything, but in their hearts they were just waiting for Commander Yegorov to give the order to put down their weapons.

    "Comrade Nikolay Ilinovich! As the political commissar of the army, I think you should know that democratic centralism has always been one of the basic principles of the Soviet. Of course I will not shirk my responsibility as the commander of the army, but here  Before, listening to the choices of all the former enemy military committee members will help us make a choice that we will not regret for the rest of our lives!¡±

    Yegorov stared at his political commissar and yelled, cursing in his mind, Damn, you are waiting for me to give an order, can I shoulder this burden alone?

    The members of the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Former Enemy of the Ninth Group Army of the Southern Front of the Soviet Red Army are the group army commander, political commissar, and counselor.The division commanders and political commissars of the divisions below the commander. At this time, the chief of staff Stepin led the Voronezh Division from Pavly to cover the wounded and broke out to the west. They had all been wiped out and taken prisoners. Budyonny and his political commissar were detouring southward without knowing where they were going.  .

    The only people who can hold a meeting and vote here are the five division commanders Egorov, Knyagnitsky and Inza, Kikvedze, Sami, Khadinyev, and Ust, as well as their respective political commissars.

    Seeing that the division commanders and political commissars below were looking at each other and no one was willing to be the first to express their opinion, Yegorov said angrily, "How long has it been since we were still shy and secretive? Every member of the former enemy's military committee must express his opinion."  Attitude, fight to the death or lay down your weapons, there is no other choice! This is the responsibility we must bear as senior commanders!"

    "Comrade Commander, can't we break out at night? Didn't we originally plan to hold on until nightfall and then break out?" Usti's political commissar, a guy with glasses and a beard, said timidly.

    "Breaking out at night, yes, that was my original plan, but now you go and look at the torches on both sides of the Buzuluk and Domashika rivers. The coalition has increased from 5,000 to 30,000. How many people do we have left?  Breakout, where should we go? Wu Peifu of the coalition will attack at 18 o'clock, where do you want to break out?" Yegorov said fiercely.

    The political commissar of Ust turned his head back and stopped breathing. He had already seen the firepower of the coalition cavalry brigade guarding Buzuluk. At this moment, he really didn't think about what the firepower configuration of the enemy's two infantry divisions would be like.  of.

    "Breaking out of an encirclement is no different than risking death. Are you going to swim in a river with a strong current in the dark? If you go, I won't go anyway. If you don't get beaten to death, you will be drowned!" Usti glared at his political commissar angrily.  State your position and make it clear in your heart that putting down your weapons now is the best option. Why didn't you just get blown up by the coalition forces at the ferry? Why did you come here to cause trouble for me? If you don't know, you thought I was Ust.  He is advocating for a breakout at night!

    "Okay! Comrade Usti agrees to lay down his arms, one vote, next, who says?" Yegorov struck while the iron was hot and directly confirmed the attitude of Usti, commander of the 23rd Infantry Division. This guy was caught off guard and made a big blush.  But when it came to this, Usti was also willing to fight. The firepower and combat effectiveness of the coalition forces completely made him lose his will to continue fighting.

    "That's right! Breaking through is equal to fighting to the death, which is equal to dying in battle. I agree to lay down the weapons and leave the green hills without worrying about having no firewood. If the coalition battle report is true, then only our group army fought to the end and persisted to the end in the Ufa battle. We paid the price  The casualties are definitely no less than those of other army groups!

    We have a clear conscience. In such a situation where we are surrounded by enemies with huge advantages, simply choosing to die in battle is a cowardly act. Even the coalition's ultimatum said that we can only witness the future of Russia if we are alive!  There is no point in dying right now!  I support laying down arms!  For the future of all soldiers in the army, we must shoulder this responsibility!  "Usti shouted, slapping his chest.

    "I am in agreement with our division commander. The 23rd Infantry Division has more than 1,000 people left. We must be responsible for the soldiers!" Usti's spectacled political commissar stood up and stated his position at this time.

    "There are 2 votes in favor of laying down arms, who is next? Time is running out, everyone, hurry up!" Yegorov bent his two fingers and glanced at everyone.

    "The casualties of the 19th Infantry Division were also very high, and this battle was fought in vain. The firepower of both sides was not on the same line at all. In order to preserve our strength, I agree to lay down our weapons and stop resisting!" Khadinyev, commander of the 19th Infantry Division, continued.  The division political commissar of the 19th Division also maintained the same attitude as his division commander.

    "I have nothing to say. My division can lay down its weapons and leave the green hills without worrying about running out of firewood, but I personally agree with Comrade Commander!" Kikweize, commander of the 16th Infantry Division, played a trick and continued  His division political commissar also stood up and said he was in agreement with the division commander!

    "Does this force me to express my position? Well, as a member of the military committee of the former enemy of the group army, I agree to lay down my arms!" Yegorov finally expressed his position with a gloomy face. As a result, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.  The leader of the group army expressed his position. In the future, whether it is Moscow or Tsaritsyn, if the board is smashed, the commander with a high position, Yegorov, will be the first to bear it, right?

    Since the division commanders and political commissars of Ust's 23rd Division, Khadinyev's 19th Division, and Kikovize's 16th Division all expressed their support for laying down their weapons and no longer making fearless resistance, coupled with the announcement of Commander Egorov  votes, that is 7 votes. The remaining political commissars of the division commanders of the Inza Division and the Sami Division add up to four votes, plus one vote from the political commissar of the Army Group Knyagnitsky, and there are only five votes even if they are all opposed.

    The result of the vote of the Ninth Army's Former Enemy Military Commission on whether to declare war or peace is self-evident, but the political commissar of the Ninth Army, Knyagnitsky, played a trick. He knew that even if he voted against it, it would not affect the outcome of the vote.  This guy jumped out of his heart and voted against it, and asked that the group army be represented.The results of the decisive battle were telegraphed to the Southern Front headquarters in Tsaritsyn.
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