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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 498 Don¡¯t Let the Tiger Go Back to the Mountain

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    July 14, 1918 21:15 Allied Forces Headquarters in Ufa

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, forgive me for being rude. I came here from Kazan overnight just to discuss with you the issue of the coalition forces' plan to cease war with the Soviet Red Army. If this matter is not resolved, how can I sleep? Of course,  , the brilliant victory achieved by the coalition forces in the Battle of Ufa also kept me awake at night with excitement!¡±

    The top executive of the All-Russian Provisional Government bowed and saluted the young commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and grasped Wang Geng's hand tightly. His face was full of anxiety, excitement and uneasiness.

    "Well, Alexander Vasilyevich, it has been said that the Allied Forces and your Free Russia are one of the closest partners in this land, and our cooperation has been fully understood in the execution of the Ufa Battle  He Shenghua, regarding the coalition's intention to negotiate an armistice with Moscow, didn't I already communicate with you in a telegram this afternoon? "

    Wang Geng chuckled and took out his hand and patted Kolchak on the shoulder. He helped the guy back to his chair and sat down. At the same time, he pushed his cigar box from the coffee table. This cigarette box was originally Pepelli's.  The gift from Yaev was made of solid gold, with Greek mythology in relief, and a bunch of colorful gems inlaid on it. The craftsmanship looks like an Arab style, and it may not have been used to hold cigars earlier.  of.

    "Oh, having said that, when you said that you wanted to negotiate peace with the Soviet Red Army, my head was about to explode due to the noise from the people below me in Kazan. You also know that not only the officers below me, but also  My hometown is across the Volga River. If this is really a demarcation and rule, won't those who follow me never have the chance to return to their hometown? Now the morale of the army is in great chaos, my Lord Commander!"

    Kolchak had a wry smile on his face and shook his hands hurriedly. Apparently, the news that the Allied Forces were going to cease war with Soviet Russia had caused Kolchak and his troops, who were gearing up for a big fight in Kazan, to feel a little disorganized. Therefore, this  When I received Wang Geng's telegram, I rushed over as soon as possible. The Chinese king said that he communicated with him in the telegram in the afternoon, but in fact he just lightly informed him that he was preparing to withdraw troops and negotiate peace talks.

    The Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, Wang Geng, is still under 24 years old, but he is a man of the world in this era. In China and Asia, especially after he took the lead in establishing the Sino-Japanese Alliance, this young man  He has become the uncrowned king who can influence the situation in Asia as a whole, and he also has huge connections and supporters in the United States.

    The whole world, thanks to the penicillin developed by Wang Geng's R&D center in the United States, suffered countless lives from the Spanish flu. Of course, this Chinese king was also a murderous master in front of his enemies.  The Chinese combat troops and military police under his control killed his own people who violated military discipline more ruthlessly than the enemy. Moreover, wherever the Chinese Communist Army and later the coalition forces went, there was bread in one hand and a butcher's knife in the other.

    Whether it was in the Far East earlier or later in Lake Baikal, Western Siberia, and the west of the Ural Mountains, in the face of the coalition's food offensive and strict military discipline, all local people and guerrillas who still dared to misbehave, resist, or attack the Chinese Communists and coalition forces  team, rebels.

    Basically, it is a shoot-to-kill policy. In the words of the King of China, there is no reason to argue with unreasonable people. Whoever dares to fire the first shot at me and my people, I and my people will fire the second shot.  I have to fire a third or fourth shot until you are completely convinced!

    Strictly speaking, Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak was not a mature politician. He was more like a leader who was elected by his subordinates and wore a yellow robe.  He was extremely disappointed with the incompetence and chaos of the provisional government, so he elected Admiral Kolchak, who was well-known in the military and at home, as his military leader.

    Kolchak's all-Russian provisional government can be said to be a loose alliance with the White Guard generals of Tsarist Russia as the core and inclusive of all Russians who oppose the Soviet regime and doctrine. In fact, the White Guard general Klass of the Don River and the North Caucasus  Although Nov, Denikin and later Wrangel nominally recognized and accepted the leadership of Kolchak and his All-Russian Provisional Government, in fact they were just local separatist forces fighting each other.

    "Alexander Vasilyevich, you also know that in the Battle of Ufa, the Soviet Red Army invested a total of nearly 300,000 troops, while the coalition forces invested about 250,000 troops. Although the battle lasted only eight days, it also achieved great results.  Although the results were satisfactory, it is also an objective fact that the coalition forces participating in the battle were exhausted after eight consecutive days of battle!¡±

    The coalition's logistical support and replenishment of ammunition and supplies have reached unsustainable limits. Heavy rains have washed away roads for nearly a week, and nearly 200,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners of war have been captured. This has forced us to gather our troops to appease and guard the situation.  Prisoners of war are very hard-working,?Don¡¯t tell me to keep fighting!  "Wang Geng frowned and patiently explained why he planned to cease war with Moscow.

    "Your Majesty the Supreme Consul, what our Commander-in-Chief said is absolutely right. Think about it. In the short term, our logistical transportation and material and ammunition support for the coalition's 250,000 troops were already stretched. Now, we suddenly have nearly 200,000 more Soviet Union troops.  The mouth of a prisoner of war.

    Food is so tight on the Ufa front that each coalition soldier can only be allocated 800 grams of bread a day, and prisoners of war can only be allocated 600 grams of bread!  If you don¡¯t believe me, ask Pepe, how can we continue to fight this battle?  "The deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, Taro Utsunomiya, continued with a smile.

    Pepelyaev's face turned red. In order to ensure the food supply for the frontline troops and prisoner-of-war camps, his Ufa Second Army, which stayed behind in Ufa, tightened its belts and rationed food and meat these days.  Rations for food, beans, non-staple food, sugar and chocolate have all been reduced.

    The White Guard Russian troops, who had been starved by the great famine across Russia, had just had a few good days after being nourished by the logistics supply standards of the coalition forces. In the past few days, the food ration standards had dropped slightly, and their morale was immediately affected.  , Pepelyaev had nothing to do.

    The Russian White Guards in the coalition, especially the infantry division, are far less organized and disciplined than the Chinese and Japanese troops in the coalition at the moment. They are basically just a group of brave rabble. In this case, the logistics support has not been restored and  If the situation improves and the Battle of Ufa continues, all aspects will indeed be under great pressure.

    However, the coalition's high standards of food and logistics have objectively enabled every Russian unit that has been incorporated into the coalition's command structure, whether it is the Cossack Cavalry Division or the White Guard Infantry Division, including the Ufa Volunteer Division, to be integrated quickly.  Without the big family of the Allied Forces, the Allied Forces is like a large multinational monopoly enterprise. It uses generous treatment and a good environment to attract these Russian troops who have entered this circle and cannot easily extricate themselves.

    Just thinking about losing the supply of meat, sugar, coffee, tea and chocolate can drive the White Guard soldiers crazy. The Russian troops, who have just got rid of the threat of starvation, are now loyal to the coalition forces to a level that transcends any beliefs and doctrines.

    If it were the Soviet Red Army, I'm afraid it wouldn't look as ugly as the White Guards. After all, they had Bolshevism and political commissars on their side. But for the White Guards who had been displaced and lost their backbone, reality was more important than any ideal.  , eating well and being able to eat well. On the land of Russia in 1918, nothing could win the support of soldiers more than these.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, you said in your telegram that you intend to use the Volga River as the boundary to cease war and negotiate peace with the Bolsheviks. How can this be done? Even if your coalition forces need to rest now, then you can rest for a while. My team can start from the direction of Kazan.  Fight out and go straight to Moscow. How can we miss this great opportunity and instead have to declare a truce?"

    Kolchak looked at Wang Geng anxiously and said, there are almost 180,000 elite White Guard troops under his command. With the support and supplies from the Allied Powers, they have gathered from all over Russia to Kazan to defect to Kolchak.  The number of former Tsarist Russian demobilized soldiers is also increasing day by day. Kolchak believes that he can continue to use the coalition forces to win the Battle of Ufa and drive the Bolsheviks out of Moscow and into the Baltic Sea in one go!

    "Alexander Vasilyevich, of course I understand your feelings, but the Russian land is so vast and vast, and the natural environment in winter is so cruel. With your strength alone, you can even defeat the Klas in the Don River and the North Caucasus."  Nov and Denikin, do you think we can wipe out all the Bolsheviks before winter comes?" Wang Geng asked while lighting a cigar.

    "I have full confidence in this. In the Battle of Ufa, you and your coalition forces destroyed the main force of the Soviet Eastern Front. The remaining enemies across the Volga River were less than 100,000, and they were not elite troops. I led 200,000 White Guards from  Kazan advances westward along the railway line and can reach the city of Moscow in less than a month!

    We may be able to capture Petersburg before winter comes. Now is the time when the Bolsheviks have suffered heavy losses and are at their weakest. We must not let the tiger go back to the mountain!  Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief!  "Kolchak took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat while patting his chest confidently.
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