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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 551: Let bygones be bygones!

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    July 21, 1918 14:00 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    For Slavin and Yegorov, former senior generals of the Soviet Red Army, they never expected that they would be able to reunite with their families at noon after deciding to stay and be loyal to the Volga Federation in the morning. And in the afternoon, at 2 o'clock  , in the lounge next to the large conference room, servicemen temporarily dispatched by the Allied Forces Command presented the ten former high-ranking Soviet Russian generals with brand-new and straight Volga Federal Army uniforms.

    "Sir Slavin, this is your military uniform. Do you want me to help you put it on? The military uniforms have been brought out in the past two days, and the sizes are all based on your own body measurements in the prisoner of war camp.  "Try it and see if it fits?" A young Russian federal second lieutenant said to Slavin with a smile. The second lieutenant held a set of military uniforms, including armed belts and riding boots.

    Only then did several other Soviet generals nearby realize that they were still wearing the uniforms of the Soviet Red Army, but without the collar badges. Their old faces couldn't help but blush. Fortunately, it was not just the second lieutenant in front of Slavin who entered the lounge.  Several other soldiers wearing new federal military uniforms with the rank of second lieutenant also found their corresponding generals holding the new military uniforms in their hands.

    There was a burst of exclamation in the spacious lounge. Yegorov thought to himself, Damn, we just nodded for the last time in the morning. The Volga Federation had taken measurements for new military uniforms two days ago. It is obviously suitable for them.  We will not change our minds and return to the Soviet Union, nor do we really mean to disband and return home. When he thought of this, Yegorov's old face couldn't help but blush, and he lowered his head to look at his new weapon held in the hands of the second lieutenant in front of him.  uniform.

    Then the guy opened his eyes wide and looked at the epaulettes and collar insignia on the military uniform. He couldn't believe his eyes. He rubbed it and looked again. Then he couldn't help but asked in a trembling voice, "Comrade Second Lieutenant, are you sure this is for me?"  military uniform?¡±

    It turns out that the Volga Federation military rank logo designed by Wang Geng drew on the luxurious style of the former Tsarist Russian army. Yegorov could tell at a glance that the collar and epaulettes in front of him looked a little different from those in the Tsarist Russian era, but the two beautiful gold thread embroideries  The black double-headed eagle made by him is still clearly visible. I originally planned to start from scratch as a regiment commander or something, but the double-headed eagle was a rank symbol that was only used by Tsarist Russian generals before, and it was still a rank symbol of the navy!

    "Are you His Excellency Alexander Ilyich Egorov? Lieutenant General, this is your military uniform. Look, there are two double-headed eagles. Congratulations, Lieutenant General!" The Russian second lieutenant obviously put on a new uniform.  After the military uniform, he was in a good mood and said to Yegorov with a smile.

    You actually became a lieutenant general?  Yegorov couldn't believe his eyes. The other Slavin and Rzhevsky who had received military uniforms here also shouted in surprise. Everyone gathered together to make gestures. Now it became clear.  The military uniforms in the hands of Slavin, Rzhevsky, Yegorov and Stepin are all the uniforms of the two double-headed eagles of lieutenant generals, while others such as Ehe, Blumberg, Hvitsin and Ga  The military uniforms of Yi and others are all major general uniforms with a black double-headed eagle.

    At this moment, everyone in the conference room was surprised and happy. The commander-in-chief of the coalition forces did not mention specific job arrangements in the morning. From the looks of it, it is possible for him to be a division commander or army commander!  Lezhevsky was the first to put on a full military uniform, and while struggling to put on his boots with the help of his Russian second lieutenant, he shouted,

    "I didn't expect that we could actually be generals again, and at least be able to command a division, right? I said, old guys, everyone should be more energetic. I think this commander-in-chief of the coalition forces is a master who is willing to spend money!"

    Several other people also looked happy, especially Stepin. Slavin, Rzhevsky and Yegorov were originally group commanders of the Soviet Red Army before they were captured, and they were mixed in here.  General makes sense, but why is he, the chief of staff of a group army, also promoted to lieutenant general?  This made Stepin feel excited for a moment, and he didn't know where he fell in love with the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

    While he was buttoning up the major general's uniform, Ehe said sourly, "Brother Stepin, your Southern Front Army only has two lieutenant generals from the Volga Federation. I, the chief of staff of the Fifth Army, only have a major general."  , I have to ask for your support in the future!"

    Stepin was only a lieutenant colonel in the Tsarist Russian army, how could he dare to show off in front of Ekh, a guy who had been a Tsarist Russian division commander? The guy blushed slightly and said embarrassedly, "Why don't we change, otherwise I'm still worried  Did the coalition forces make a mistake?"

    Several young Russian second lieutenants nearby laughed in whispers, and one of them said boldly, "Your Majesty Lieutenant General Stepin, this is not wrong. We will ask you to support us more in the future!"

    Several former Soviet generals, as well as the newly minted Army Lieutenant Generals and Major Generals of the Volga Federation, after putting on brand-new military uniforms, their spirits and spirits were indeed very different. Although I don¡¯t understand how the coalition forces put the Navy¡¯s  The double-headed eagle emblem is used for Army ranks, but what the heck, ifIt would be even more inappropriate to be exactly the same as Kolchak's. Besides, the double-headed eagle is much more eye-catching than the gold lines and color blocks on the previous army rank insignia.

    In fact, although the epaulettes are a double-headed eagle, the collar badge still has several gold stars like the Tsarist Russian military rank. It is estimated that the collar badge is small and it is not suitable to embroider such a large pattern.

    Soon, the operational staff of the Allied Forces Command came into the conference room and asked everyone to go out to participate in the awarding ceremony. It turned out that today was the awarding and appointment ceremony for the chief officers of the eight armies of the Volga Federal Army after the army was reorganized. Although everyone was still killing them a week ago.  It was a fight to the death, but at this moment, it was obvious that they could greet each other in Russian quickly. Pepelyaev and Balayanov were quite polite to Slavin and Yegorov.

    On the contrary, several new commanders of the cavalry corps, including the two new army commanders Nezhkov and Petrovich, were a little indifferent to these former Soviet generals, the lieutenant generals and major generals who had just come from the prison camps.  It seems that if it weren't for the sake of Commander-in-Chief Wang Geng, the two sides might be able to sneer and sneer at each other, allowing the other party to occupy the position of commander of four group armies at once, which made Nezhkov and Petrovich a little angry.  Unfair.

    Before the military meeting, Wang Geng, who also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Volga Federation Armed Forces, first announced the appointments of each group army after the army reorganization. This time, four Slavin and Yegorov, who had just put on the uniform of Lieutenant General of the Federation Army, were  They were completely stunned, Damn, this is too big a gesture!  Not only was he awarded the title of lieutenant general, he actually served as the commander of the group army!

    Slavin, Rzhevsky and Egorov looked at each other, with no other distracting thoughts in their minds except the thought of dying for their confidants, and Stepin's eyes had already been filled with a huge feeling of happiness.

    Wang Geng, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Volga Federation Armed Forces, announced the following titles and appointments:

    1. Ufa Group Army, commander Balayanov, awarded the title of Army General, has jurisdiction over the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Ufa Infantry Divisions

    2. Samara Group Army, Commander Pepelyaev, awarded Army General, has jurisdiction over the 4th, 5th and 6th Samara Infantry Divisions

    3. Kursk Group Army, Commander Slavin, awarded Army Lieutenant General, and has jurisdiction over the 7th, 8th and 9th Divisions of Kursk

    4. Saratov Group Army, Commander Rzhevsky, awarded Army Lieutenant General, oversees the 10th, 11th and 12th Divisions of Saratov

    5. Voronezh Group Army, Commander Stepin, awarded Army Lieutenant General, oversees Voronezh 13th Division, 14th Division and 15th Division

    6. Tsaritsyn Group Army, commander Yegorov, awarded Army Lieutenant General, has jurisdiction over Tsaritsyn 16th Division, 17th Division and 18th Division

    7. Orenburg Group Army, Commander Petrovich, was awarded the title of Lieutenant General of Cavalry, with jurisdiction over the 19th, 20th and 21st Divisions of Orenburg.

    8. Ural Group Army, commander Nezhkov, cavalry lieutenant general, oversees the 22nd, 23rd and 24th Ural Divisions

    In addition, the appointments and titles of the four reorganized cavalry corps are as follows:

    1. The 1st Ural Cavalry Corps, commander Chapayev, was awarded the title of lieutenant general of cavalry and has jurisdiction over the 1st and 2nd Ural Cavalry Divisions.

    2. The Second Volga Cavalry Corps, commander Sergei, was awarded the title of Lieutenant General of Cavalry and was in charge of the 3rd and 4th Volga Cavalry Divisions.

    3. The Third Don Cavalry Corps, commander Nedev, was awarded the title of Lieutenant General of Cavalry, and had jurisdiction over the 4th and 5th Don Cavalry Divisions.

    4. The Fourth Voronezh Cavalry Corps, Commander Bozhlev, was awarded the title of Lieutenant General of Cavalry, the 6th and 7th Samara Cavalry Divisions

    In addition to the four reused group army commanders and lieutenant generals, Slavin, Rzhevsky, Yegorov and Stepin, the other three were Eh, Blumberg, Knyagnitsky and others.  Four major generals, including , Hevesin, and others, served as chiefs of staff of the group army.

    As for Gayi and Halchenko, because Ma Xin was voluntarily deported back to Soviet Russia, and Tukhachevsky broke through and ran away, these two army major generals who were former Bolshevik political commissars did not directly lead the troops, but  He served as the chief and deputy commander of the Federal National Guard, responsible for the organization and construction of the militia within the federation, while Halchenko was appointed commander of the Volga River Fleet, responsible for the preparation of the Volga Federation's naval force.

    After the lively and exciting appointment and award ceremony, all the Volga Federation army commanders and the commanders of the four cavalry corps stayed to attend the military meeting. At the same time, the Chinese division commanders in the coalition forces and the three Japanese army commanders  The division commander also did not enter the conference room. In addition to all the deputy chiefs of staff and deputy commanders of the coalition forces, Major General Huang Jingbo, commander of the coalition aviation force, also appeared in front of everyone for the first time.

    At 15:00 on July 21, 1918, the first extremely important military meeting of the coalition forces after the Battle of Ufa was held in full swing!
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