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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 542

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    July 20, 1918 19:30 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    Wang Geng stated his plan in one breath. After the army reorganization, all the troops on the land of the Volga Federation will be integrated into the command and management system of the Allied Forces Command. In other words, before the combat mission of the Allied Powers on the Eastern Front is completed, regardless of whether  Neither the Volga Federation nor the Western Siberian Autonomous Government will have its own regular army. All existing and future newly established forces will belong to the Allied Powers.

    ??Mixed reconstruction of 8 group armies and 4 cavalry corps I don¡¯t know if the Commander-in-Chief has any plans for the personnel arrangements of army generals. It seems that we do not have so many suitable generals who can be appointed to so many group army command positions.  The speaker was Army General Taro Utsunomiya, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces and commander of the Japanese army in the coalition forces.

    This guy is really itching in his heart. In a blink of an eye, the Russian troops in the coalition have expanded to 8 infantry armies and 4 cavalry corps, a total of 290,000 people. How can they put Japanese generals in to lead the troops and command?  This is a difficult problem. Depending on what the Chinese king wants, it may be that the Russian generals will lead the Russian troops.

    The future direction of the coalition's combat missions will mainly be concentrated in the west. We will remain neutral for the time being in the war between Soviet Russia and the Kolchak regime in the north. In any case, this land now belongs to the Volga Federation, and the Volga Federation and Soviet Russia  The Samara Peace Treaty has just been released. As for the general candidates for the new army after the army is reorganized, I am just going to listen to your suggestions!  Wang Geng said with a smile.

    Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, how difficult is this? The Russian troops in the coalition made great contributions in the Battle of Ufa, directly from the Russian generals of the First Army of Ufa, the Second Army, the First Ural Cavalry Army and the Second Ural Cavalry Army.  Promotion and appointment are enough. Russian generals are most suitable to lead the Russian troops!

    The one who spoke was Balayanov. What he had in mind was that the three cavalry divisions of the First Ural Cavalry Army equipped the coalition's detour troops in the Battle of Ufa. They fought bravely and achieved brilliant results, and they also traveled long distances and worked hard without complaint, winning the victory.  This was unanimously recognized by the Chinese generals who were responsible for commanding the various roundabout troops of the coalition forces.

    In addition, Balayanov was appointed as the commander of the First Army of Ufa in the later period and led four White Guard infantry divisions to participate in the pursuit and capture of prisoners in the second phase of the battle. This can be regarded as establishing an alliance with the following four White Guard division commanders.  The love of incense was theoretically attributed to Sergey.  [ Point] Ivanovich.  The Russian troops commanded by Balayanov reached 7 divisions.

    In fact, Pepelyaev later only commanded 4 divisions of the Second Ufa Army. Therefore, Balayanov was confident that if the reorganized 21 infantry divisions and 8 cavalry divisions could enhance the original  If a Russian general takes the main command, then he, Balayanov, will steadily overpower Pepelyaev, and he may have a great chance of becoming the commander-in-chief of the Russian coalition forces.

    Sergey.  Ivanovich, you seem to have forgotten that although the Russian troops fought well in the Battle of Ufa, they were commanded by Chinese generals from the coalition forces. The three Ural cavalry divisions were assigned to three roundabout troops to fight, and yours  The First Ufa Army, including Petrovich and Sergei's Second Ural Cavalry Army, all fight under the command of His Excellency Wu Peifu, commander of the Ufa Central Group!

    Jiang Hongyu couldn't help but frowned and spoke up, but this guy didn't have the nerve to brag, so he put Wu Peifu, the cluster commander in the middle and late stages of the Ufa Battle, on the head of the gang.

    But to be honest, of the three Ural Cavalry Divisions assigned to the roundabout troops, only the Second Cavalry Division assigned to Jiang Hongyu has no big use. It is just like the Japanese Cavalry Regiment, it can cover a lot of ground by waving flags and shouting.  They were exhausted, but there were very few opportunities for frontal combat. The limelight was stolen by the Chinese armored mixed second brigade.

    As for the other two Ural Cavalry Divisions, the 1st Cavalry Division was assigned to Sun Liangcheng's troops to fight. It had the longest roundabout time and the longest distance, and the results were quite good. It occupied Uralsk, Samara City, Togliatti, Meregens,  The battle was not the most intense until Bolgar was reached at the end, but the distance traveled was the longest and the force exerted was definitely considerable.

    Not to mention the glorious record of the 3rd Ural Cavalry Division in Buzuluk, it used a cavalry brigade of less than 5,000 troops to block the successive attacks of 42,000 infantry and cavalry, the main force of the Soviet Red Army Yegorov Group Army.

    Moreover, relying only on the two reinforced cavalry regiments from the 5th Brigade of the 3rd Division, they thwarted the outflanking attempt of the Budyonni Cavalry Division, creating conditions for Wu Peifu to lead the infantry division of the Ufa Central Group to catch up and encircle Yegorov.  .

    When Jiang Hongyu said this, his original intention was to emphasize that the strategizing of the coalition command and the command of the Chinese commanders of the detours and pursuit troops were the basis for victory. Of course, no one intended to erase the credit of the Russian troops' courageous fighting.

    However, without the command of senior Chinese generals of the coalition forces, especially without the powerful radio communication of the coalition forces,Systematic intelligence notifications and order transmissions. Without the machine guns and mortars reinforced by the coalition forces to the Russian troops, it would not be that easy for the Russian troops alone to win the Battle of Ufa.

    However, Wu Peifu has always had his eyes set on the top, and he does not bother to take credit for the Russian troops under his command. In fact, during the Battle of Ufa, Wang Geng commanded the entire coalition headquarters. Although Wu Peifu and Taro Utsunomiya were chiefs of staff, they  He made a small contribution, but it was nothing compared to the commander-in-chief Wang Geng's calm command, detailed grasp of the overall situation, and keen judgment.

    When he finally managed to seize the opportunity to lead the Ufa Central Group from Utsunomiya in pursuit of the retreating Soviet Red Army, he let his pair of talented generals, Petrovich and Sergey, steal the show, while he and his infantry were fighting against the storm.  Struggling with the muddy roads, although he set a record for the infantry division's march of 70 kilometers in one day, Wu Peifu's biggest pain was not winning a decisive battle.

    This kind of regret and melancholy did not dissipate much even after Buzuluk surrounded Yegorov and forced the enemy to land. Compared with the contribution of Nezhkov's Ural Cavalry Division, the two infantry divisions he caught up with  They just captured Yegorov's prisoners.

    So when Jiang Hongyu said this, Wu Peifu waved his hands lightly and said,

    In the Battle of Ufa, it relied on the coalition headquarters and the commander-in-chief to strategize and win a thousand-mile victory. Next, it relied on the officers and soldiers of the three coalition forces to sacrifice their lives. I, Wu Peifu, dare not take credit for it. As for the personnel arrangement of the reorganized coalition forces, I think nationality and origin are not issues.  Use your talents according to your abilities, and the Battle of Ufa is the best litmus test. The commander-in-chief has your own sense of proportion based on the command capabilities and combat levels of the generals!

    Wu Peifu's unbiased words immediately won the favor of two Russian generals Pepelyaev and Balayanov. For the first time, the Prime Minister of the Volga Federal Autonomous Government noticed Staff Wu who usually smiled casually and had a cold face.  He is really a sweet-tempered person with a dark face and an upright heart, but he is actually the real Chief of Staff of Chiang Kai-shek who usually smiles when he meets everyone. At this moment, he is obviously a little insincere.

    Balayanov said repeatedly, what Chief of Staff Wu said is so good. I believe that the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces has always advocated the equality of all ethnic groups within the Allied Forces, and that generals should be promoted and appointed according to their talents!

    Wang Geng smiled and said nothing, while Utsunomiya frowned, thinking that Balayanov was obviously a bit ugly. Is it possible for you, a Russian old fool, to figure out the thoughts of the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces? But at this moment,  If he had objected, he would not be refuting Balayanov's face, but would be offending Wu Peifu.

    Taro Utsunomiya was afraid of Wu Peifu, commander-in-chief of China's Third Group Army, but unlike in front of Wang Geng, he could sometimes make harmless jokes. In front of the informal Wu Peifu, although he had always used  Youxu was a model imperial professional soldier, but for some reason, he always felt that Wu Peifu's military, strategic vision, mind and city government were definitely not inferior to his own.

    Of course, in terms of performance, Wu Peifu and his Third Division almost single-handedly swept Outer Mongolia and Lake Baikal for China, and the three integrated divisions of China's Third Army had a combat strength of 100,000. I'm afraid  The three Type-A divisions of the Japanese Third Army in my hands are far inferior. If you really compare, you may need at least five Type-A divisions to stop the three Chinese reorganized divisions.

    Not only are all ethnic groups equal within the coalition forces, but also in Western Siberia and the Volga Federation, this is also a basic policy. Of course, the coalition forces are not ordinary people, and the military song of the three major disciplines and nine points of attention must continue to be sung loudly.

    The promotion and appointment of coalition generals will not only be based on nationality and color, but also origin. For example, for those former Soviet Red Army generals in the prisoner camp officer corps, as long as they are willing to sincerely defect to us, of course we can also evaluate them after review.  Only some of them were hired, and some were reused. This was of great benefit to the disintegration and disintegration of the Soviet Red Army, and it also demonstrated our courage and broadmindedness to embrace all rivers!

    The words of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces were obviously like a bombshell, which shocked the senior generals of the Allied Forces Command present. Everyone did not expect that Wang Geng would dare to use the Soviet Red Army generals who surrendered after being captured so quickly.  You know, unlike ordinary Soviet Red Army soldiers, Soviet Red Army generals are theoretically staunch supporters of the Bolsheviks, and many of them have already joined the Bolshevik Party.

    Of course, many of these people are outstanding generals from Tsarist Russia. It would be okay for people like Ekh and Lezhevsky to arrange errands in the Volga Federation to train reserve forces after surrendering, but should they be allowed to do so directly?  Return to command positions at the group army and division level to lead the main force?  This was a bit unexpected.

    Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, of course, appointments are based on ability regardless of nationality or race.Yes, but many of the former Soviet Red Army generals in the prisoner-of-war camps are die-hard Bolsheviks. I think it is not impossible to appoint them, but it would be a bit risky to let them lead the troops again so soon!  Utsunomiya Taro couldn't help but said.

    Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I think what Chief of Staff Utsunomiya said is right. The Russian Allied Forces made great contributions and sacrifices in the Battle of Ufa. We have so many meritorious generals that we have not yet had time to promote and appoint. If in the blink of an eye, Soviet Russia  The defeated generals of the Red Army have turned into their own colleagues and superiors. I'm afraid that the soldiers will be dissatisfied and this will affect the unity and morale of the army!  Pepelyaev also shouted!

    Jiang Hongyu and Wu Peifu did not speak. Although they were a little dissatisfied, they also knew that Wang Geng did not intend to use Chinese or Japanese generals to directly lead the troops below the Russian division. For Jiang Hongyu and Wu Peifu,  , since most of them are promoted and appointed from Russian generals anyway, what is the difference between former White Guard generals and former Soviet Red Army generals?  Is there any difference?  Is there no difference?

    Wang Geng also frowned slightly, glanced at everyone, and patiently explained,

    I understand your feelings, but my habit has always been to use those who are suspicious and those who are not suspicious. For this reorganization of the Russian troops, we will use the existing 130,000 coalition Russian troops to reorganize the 160,000 Soviet Red Army and Russian troops.  Tsarist Russian prisoners of war, since so many former Soviet Red Army soldiers have been absorbed into our troops, we must consider the stability and combat effectiveness of the mixed units.

    The commander-in-chief is right. Since the soldiers among the prisoners of the Soviet Red Army can be used, the surrendered Soviet Red Army generals can also be used. Only in this way can these people get rid of their doubts and stabilize quickly. Otherwise, after the reorganization, they will be worried all day long and feel that they have nothing to do.  The backbone speaks for them, and the army may fall into internal strife and collapse when encountering some difficulties!  Wu Peifu suddenly spoke.
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