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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 563 Armed Expansion and Preparation for War

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    July 21, 1918 18:35 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    "I tell you, you should be more careful. When it comes to fighting the Ukrainian campaign and the southern campaign, the public is so excited that you forget about the west and the north? If the Volga Federation is to be impregnable, it must rely on the Central Front Army as a stabilizing needle. Are you?  The strategic reserve front of the coalition must respond to various unexpected situations at any time, and it must use the time gained by the southwest front and southern front to reorganize and expand as soon as possible to prepare for the challenge of the main German and Austrian forces! "

    Wang Geng frowned and spoke solemnly. He glanced at the faces of the Chinese and Russian generals of the Allied Forces Central Front sitting in a circle in the conference room. Next to him was Jiang Hongyu, the Allied Forces Chief of Staff and Logistics Commander. On the left were Sun Liangcheng, Zhang Weixi, Li Mingzhong and Xiong Shihui.

    On the right are Pepelyaev, Balayanov, Chapayev and Sergey, in the middle are Nikolai Nikolai Nikolayevich Semyonov, commander of the First Siberian Army, and the commander of the 1st Siberian Army.  Andrei Ivanovich Pavlov, commander of the Second Army.

    The two group army commanders, Semyonov and Pavlov, were Siberian generals trained by the coalition during the Battle of Ufa. They previously served as division commanders of Russian infantry divisions.

    Semyonov was born in Saladov in March 1886. He received a good education in his youth. As early as in primary and secondary school, he had a strong interest in physics and chemistry. He studied seriously and achieved excellent results. Later he gave up writing.  He entered the military academy from the martial arts examination and was a top student who graduated from the St. Petersburg Army Military Academy.

    At the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War, this guy was just a trainee second lieutenant. Later, in more than 10 years, he worked his way up to the rank of colonel of the Russian Royal Rifle Infantry Regiment. After the February Revolution, of course, this guy also served in the Kerensky Provisional Government and Kolchak.  He spent some time with the White Guards.

    Later, because Semyonov's younger brother became somewhat famous in Soviet Russia and was highly appreciated by the Soviet leader Ulyanov, this guy was a bit suspicious among the White Guards in Kolchak.  Unsatisfied, he left the White Guards in Kazan angrily and wandered to Western Siberia.

    Later, Semyonov joined the newly recruited Siberian Russian Infantry Division of the Allied Forces in Chelyabinsk, and quickly established a foothold in the Russian Allied Forces with his own ability, serving as regimental commander, brigade commander, division commander, and  He became the first Russian soldier in Western Siberia to become the commander of a group army.

    The Russian Infantry Division in West Siberia is different from the troops of the Volga Federation. The troops of the Volga Federation are either from the White Guards or from current Soviet Russian prisoners of war, and the others are Ufa volunteers, while the West Siberian New Infantry Division is entirely composed of local coalition forces.  For the troops recruited from among the people, the commanders at all levels were previously from the Chinese and Japanese corps in the coalition. It was not until the victory of the Battle of Ufa that the Russian generals at all levels who had served as deputies became the chief officers of the troops.

    Pavlov, like Semyonov, was also born in the Army Officer School in St. Petersburg, Tsarist Russia. However, Pavlov, who was born in Ryazan, a small town in central Russia, in 1887, was one level lower than Semenov. Pavlov  Love was originally a left-wing Socialist Revolutionary and was once a subordinate of Muraviev, the first commander of the short-lived Soviet Eastern Front Army.

    After the failure of Muravyov's rebellion, this guy was faced with the purges and purges of Soviet Cheka, but he was unwilling to surrender, and he was unwilling to defect to Kolchak's White Guards. Instead, he wandered around and ended up in Chelyabin.  In Sksk, when the coalition forces recruited new soldiers in the name of the Western Siberian Autonomous Government, this guy joined in, and like Semyonov, he quickly rose from regimental commander to commander of the second division of the First Siberian Army with his qualifications and ability.  Division commander, after the Battle of Ufa, this guy was appointed commander of the reorganized Second Siberian Army.

    At this time, the First and Second Siberian Armies were formed based on the three infantry divisions of the First Army that participated in the Battle of Ufa, and were reorganized and mixed with three new recruit divisions trained in Western Siberia.  Each Siberian Army has three infantry divisions, equipped with Japanese-style 38 rifles, Chinese-made Browning squad machine guns, air-cooled heavy machine guns and mortars, as well as Japanese mountain artillery.

    Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov's youngest brother, Nikolay Jr., was much more famous than his brother in Wang Geng's previous life. He had the same name as his brother and was born in 1895.  , two years younger than Nikolay the Elder, later became an outstanding Soviet chemist, one of the academic leaders in the Soviet Russian chemical community, and the first scholar to win the Nobel Prize after the founding of Soviet Russia.

    At this time, young Nicholas was still in Petersburg. In 1917, Semenov, who was only 21 years old, graduated with honors from the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of Petrograd University and became a famous Soviet physicist.  About Fei's students and assistants.

    University life laid a good foundation for him in mathematics and physics, and also created conditions for his future in-depth research in theoretical chemistry, making hisThe knowledge structure is better than that of the average chemist.  Of course, at this time, because Iofei was one of the famous scientist representatives of the red intellectuals in the Soviet Russian government, little Nikolai also began to make a name for himself in Soviet Russia.

    Pavlov, the commander of the Second Siberian Army, was not an easy man. He was admitted to the St. Petersburg Army Officer School at the age of 16. He graduated at the top of his grade at the age of 20. After that, he participated in the Eastern Front of the European War as a major officer in Tsarist Russia.  Before the February Revolution, this guy was promoted to the rank of colonel in the army in less than three years.

    Pavlov had an uncle, who was also a famous uncle in Wang Geng¡¯s previous life, Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, the most famous physiologist, psychologist, physician, and advanced neurologist in the Tsarist Russia era.  The founder of the theory, the founder of the physiology of advanced neural activity, and the constructor of the theory of conditioned reflexes. He is also one of the figures who has the greatest influence on the development of psychology outside the field of traditional psychology. He also won the Nobel Prize.

    At this moment in time and space, in 1918, the 32-year-old Semyonov and the 31-year-old Pavlov have become the group army commanders of the direct Russian troops trained by the Allied Forces themselves. Of course, in a strict sense  Their allegiance was to another puppet regime of the Allied Powers - the Western Siberian Autonomous Government.

    The small conference room was packed with people. A group of Chinese and Russian generals finally stopped clamoring about crossing the Volga River and marching directly to Moscow in front of the commander-in-chief of their own coalition forces. Wang Geng said, "The Central Front Army is the anchor of the coalition forces and the Volga Federation. Strategically  "Reserves" made everyone aware of the responsibilities they shouldered, which may be more important than the Southwestern Front that launched the Ukrainian campaign and the Southern Front that launched the Southern campaign.

    Who says otherwise? To the north is the main force of Kolchak's White Guards, which is about 200,000 like wolves and tigers, and is about to pounce on the left bank of the Volga River in the next two days. They are facing the newly established Volga Front Army of the Soviet Red Army, which also has more than 200,000 troops.  , the Mars Collision Earth War between the two sides is about to break out. The Soviet Red Army and the White Guard's more than 400,000 troops are about to fight in the north. The Volga Federation Central Front Army here only has 180,000 people. If the gunfire really happens,  No matter whether a conflict broke out with Soviet Russia or Kolchak, their military strength was not superior.

    "Commander-in-Chief, the Soviet Union and Kolchak are about to fight in the north. Are we just going to sit on the sidelines and watch? Our coalition's Central Front has a main force of 180,000 people. No matter who we help, the other side is unlucky.  No! I think we should still look for fighters! Let¡¯s just reorganize and expand the troops. Wouldn¡¯t it be more efficient to use combat instead of training? Wasn¡¯t Lieutenant General Semyonov¡¯s infantry division tempered by the Battle of Ufa?¡±

    Li Mingzhong did not dare to fight directly to Moscow. In his opinion, since Wu Peifu's Southern Front was going to launch a southern campaign, most of them would have to fight with Krasnov and Denikin's White Guards. In this case, the southern front  As soon as we start, we can follow the Siberian Railway from the north to the back road of Kazan. Kolchak's All-Russian Provisional Government will be finished. How great!

    Here, Semyonov blushed when he heard this. He thought that our three infantry divisions only did the armed parade in the Battle of Ufa. We drove in the wind and rain all the way, and finally surrounded Ye Ge without even firing a shot.  Rolf is the main force of the Ninth Army. Although the results of this battle are good, he still feels that it is not strong enough. Next time, he must fight with real swords and guns to see if these soldiers are stronger than the troops of the Volga Federation.  Still weak!

    "Kolchak and his All-Russian Provisional Government are still our important helpers in containing Soviet Russia, so as long as they don't break up and go south, we will not go north for the time being. As for the three states south of Tsaritsyn and the North Caucasus,  The White Guards, our first choice for them is to go north to join Kazan¡¯s camp. Anyway, the days of being bandits in the North Caucasus are over for Krasnov and Denikin!¡±

    How could Wang Geng not guess what Li Mingzhong meant? Looking at the south, he might want to show courtesy first and then attack the White Guards. Then he would also wipe out Kolchak in the north?  It's a good idea, but it's easy to destroy Kolchak. Who will continue to contain Soviet Russia's power in the north?

    "Commander-in-Chief, I know you want to keep Kolchak and his White Guards to contain Soviet Russia. I am not saying this. We are just falling out with Kolchak. Give me ten days and I will take Kazan for you.  After that, we will attack westward to Moscow. The Soviet Red Army's combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as ours. In my opinion, if we invest 100,000 main troops, we can defeat them at least 200,000!" Xiong Shihui said eagerly at the side.

    "Lieutenant General Xiong, I don't think this is necessarily true. Chicherin, the Soviet People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs, said implicitly that they had obtained a large number of weapons from Germany, including rifles, artillery, machine guns, and even anti-aircraft guns.  If the Volga Front of the Soviet Red Army is armed, its combat effectiveness will be far inferior to that of the Battle of Ufa!" Pepelyaev reminded from the side.

    "Your Excellency Pepe, you haven't noticed this yet. The German-Austrian Allies and the Soviet Russian government are two birds in the same pot. I'm afraid Germany and Austria don't feel better about the Soviets and Bolsheviks than we do about them. They support them.  Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia and Azerbaijan are all more concerned about supporting the Soviet Russian regime. Even the People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs got some worn-out captured weapons from Germany and Austria, and the Soviet Red Army also  It can¡¯t become a climate!  "

    The one who spoke was Zhang Weixi. This guy's troops were really making a big profit. To say that he felt depressed, Zhang Weixi was the first one. Although the other main forces, Li Mingzhong and Xiong Shihui, did not participate in the Battle of Ufa, at any rate, these two generals were able to lead the coalition forces on their own.  He participated in the battle and achieved good results. Only Zhang Weixi became the left-behind man in Chelyabinsk!

    "There will be a big war between Kolchak's White Guards and the Soviet Red Army. For the Volga Federation, there is currently a lot of waste to be done and time is running out. It must resume construction, ensure logistics, transportation and road repairs. Industrial and agricultural production still needs to be restored.  It cannot stop. The political power in cities, towns and villages in various places must be built up as soon as possible.

    Your Excellency Pepe, your new federal government cannot only have you as the commander-in-chief. The cabinet list must be drawn up as soon as possible. If not, can you advertise for talents? Eight states and autonomous republics are currently under wartime control. Although there is no need to elect a parliament immediately,  But state government agencies and lists must also be determined as soon as possible!  Once the civil agencies of each state government are determined, Commander Chiang's logistical support burden will be much lighter!  "Wang Geng turned to the Prime Minister of the Federal Cabinet and said.

    "Uh we are working on it, we are working on it, and we can submit it to you for your review tomorrow morning!"

    Pepelyayev took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. At this time, Kolchak's regime was called the All-Russian Provisional Government, while Pepe's was just called the Volga Federation, especially since the Volga Federation actually negotiated with the Soviet Russian regime.  This made many aristocrats and intellectuals in the Tsarist Russia disdain this puppet regime that dared to compromise with the Red Soviets and Bolsheviks. More people would rather choose to follow the regime of Kolchak, the supreme governor of Russia.

    For a while, the only people Pepe could promote were a lot of family members named Pepe. They were the regiment commanders, brigade commanders and division commanders in the White Guard army. They were the federal government's internal affairs, civil affairs, economics and  Talents in all aspects of diplomacy are really rare and hard to find at the moment.

    "It's late. We've convened a meeting tonight. The main purpose is to arrange the next phase of the coalition's military expansion. In the next half month, three reorganized divisions will be mobilized from China and three first-class divisions from Japan.  , came to join the coalition's combat sequence. These troops have set off in batches from Vladivostok and Manzhouli and will arrive in Ufa by the end of July at the latest." Wang Geng said in surprise.
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