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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 567 (Part 1) Avoiding the truth and attacking the fictitious

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    July 21, 1918 21:00 Allied Forces Headquarters Samara

    In the expansion and reorganization plan of the Allied Central Front, the six mixed infantry armies are the easiest to form, while the two armored armies are expected to be finally formed because they need to wait for subsequent tanks to arrive at the front line. Fortunately, by July 1918  500 tanks will be rolled off the assembly line at the end of the month, 800 at the end of August, and 1,000 at the end of September. This means that before the brutal winter in Russia arrives, Wang Geng still has a chance to show off his armored army.

    On this day, there were small meetings at the Allied Forces Headquarters in Samara. After taking office, the new officer was finally able to stand alone and command a front army to carry out a campaign in one direction. This was a great challenge to Army General Taro Utsunomiya, the commander of the Japanese Third Army, and the Chinese Third Army.  For Wu Peifu, the commander of the Third Army, this was an opportunity he longed for.

    Throughout the Battle of Ufa, although Wu Peifu and Taro Utsunomiya, the deputy chiefs of staff of the coalition headquarters, made many suggestions, the leading role was undoubtedly the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces Wang Geng, the uncrowned king of Asia and the Sino-Japanese Alliance and the Eastern Conference of the Allied Powers.  Although it was the first time for the commander-in-chief of the front to command an army of hundreds of thousands of people in combat, he had to admit that this top graduate from West Point Military Academy had mastered the military command with perfect skill and skill in the Battle of Ufa.  Those who had doubts were convinced.

    The one-sided record of the coalition forces in the Battle of Ufa was on the one hand. From the perspective of senior generals such as Taro Utsunomiya and Wu Peifu, the young commander-in-chief commanded the battle, and the preparation and scheduling before the battle often determined the course and outcome of the battle.  Moreover, in such a short period of time, the Ufa White Guards, volunteers and Cossack Cavalry Division, which could be called a ragtag group, were integrated by Wang Geng. The more they fought, the more confident and emboldened they became.

    Even though the three new divisions of the Siberian Army did not have the opportunity to fight head-on with the Soviet Red Army, the training value of this armed parade with real guns and live ammunition far exceeded the usual training and performances.

    Moreover, the progress of the Battle of Ufa made the coalition generals discover that their commander-in-chief rarely fights uncertain battles, and the preparations must be more complete than the opponent's. Of course, no one is a god, and the Battle of Ufa has many circuitous openings.  The tension was too great, and the Soviet Red Army that was packed in was actually too few. When the other side dispersed and broke through, the coalition's strength on the northern front was far greater than that on the southern front. If it weren't for Nezhkov's cavalry division in Buzu  Luke was able to hold off Egorov with less.

    Then the Battle of Ufa may not be able to achieve such a satisfactory result. Of course, the preferential treatment policy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces towards the wounded and prisoners of the Soviet Red Army has actually taught everyone a lesson. The Allied Forces¡¯ policy of preferential treatment of prisoners is very important for the disintegration of the Soviet Red Army.  Later, most of the Soviet Red Army prisoners of war chose to stay and be loyal to the Volga Federation, playing an irreplaceable key role.

    At this time, after Utsunomiya Taro and Wu Peifu held meetings with the generals of their newly established front troops for much of the night, they were invited back to Wang Geng's small conference room by the combat staff. The previous internal meeting of the Central Front Army had ended.  The floor-to-ceiling windows of the small conference room were open, and the evening breeze brought fresh air. Utsunomiya Taro and Wu Peifu, who had been a little dizzy during the front army combat meeting, couldn't help but feel refreshed after entering.

    Except for Taro Utsunomiya and Wu Peifu, only a few people attended the meeting, including Chief of Staff of the Allied Forces Jiang Hongyu, Commander of the Allied Air Force Huang Jingbo, and Prime Minister of the Volga Federation Pepelyayev.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, everyone, I plan to move the Front Army Headquarters forward tomorrow. The Southwestern Front Army Headquarters will be set directly to Voronezh. Will Wu Sang's Southern Front Headquarters go to Uralsk or directly to Tsaritsyn?" Taro Utsunomiya  He sat down and patted the armrest of the chair and said enthusiastically.

    "Well, Your Excellency Utsunomiya, although Tsaritsun is the defense area of ??your Southwest Front, my Southern Front headquarters really needs to lend you a precious piece of land. I plan to fly to Tsaritsun early tomorrow morning.  We need to get familiar with the situation in the south as soon as possible. You have taken away Shunroku Hata, so I can completely re-plan my southern campaign!" A rare smile appeared on Wu Peifu's face.

    "I think this is very good. You can go by plane or armored train, but you still have to pay attention to safety. The main forces of the coalition are still on the way, including Saratov, Voronezh, Kursk and especially Tsaritsyn on the left bank of Volga.  , although the security situation has stabilized and improved due to the efforts of the federal advance detachment, it is still far from being peaceful. Just don't let the bandits shoot you in the ditch!" Wang Geng lit a cigar and said.  said with a smile.

    "Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured, I understand this humble position!" Taro Utsunomiya and Wu Peifu rarely replied in unison.

    "The main reason I have called you here so late is to tell you about the expansion plan of the Allied Central Front Army. When you leave for the front line tomorrow, I don't know when we can meet together next time."Got it!  "Wang Geng took a puff of cigarette and narrowed his eyes.

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, was this plan drawn up by Shunroku Hata? I only had a rough look at it in the morning. I feel that according to this plan, Japan's strength is still a bit insufficient. Six reorganized divisions and 18 mixed brigades of the Chinese ** team participated.  Expansion and reorganization. We only have three new Japanese divisions here. Can we reorganize them after the Ukrainian campaign is over? Then we will have six main Japanese divisions that can be used together in the mixed army!"

    When Taro Utsunomiya mentioned the expansion of the Central Front Army, he hurriedly remembered this. Although even if six Japanese divisions participated in the mixed formation, there would only be 12 brigades, which was still three fewer than the 18 mixed brigades of the Central Front.  1/2, but it¡¯s better than having only 6 brigade groups participating, right?

    In the view of the Japanese government and the Army General Staff Headquarters, the Sino-Japanese alliance established by Wang Geng is still very considerate of Japan's emotions and demands. However, the gap in strength between the two armies at this moment cannot be made up in a day or two, and the national strength  It is even more incomparable in terms of production. According to the current development momentum of the Chinese, by next year the steel production will exceed that of Japan, which has been industrialized for a long time, not to mention the oil production and coal production.

    Nowadays, in the supply of weapons and ammunition to the coalition forces, Japan, which has always been known as Asia's largest industrial power, still ranks first in Asia in terms of naval tonnage and shipbuilding industry capabilities. In terms of military production and even artillery output, it is far behind China's Xuanhua Arsenal.  Not to mention the new aircraft, wheeled armored vehicles and tanks independently developed by the Chinese.

    Even for cars, Dodge trucks and Ford cars produced by China Fuda Motor Co., Ltd. have replaced cars produced in the United States and Britain and occupied Japan's main market for domestic car imports and sales in the past six months.  Of course, in order to meet the order needs of the frontline coalition forces, China Fuda Motor Company had to focus its main production capacity on the production of military vehicles. The monthly production capacity of Chinese-made civilian vehicles such as Dodge and Ford dropped sharply from more than 3,000 vehicles to 600 vehicles.

    Japan even sadly discovered that the only coalition order Japan could obtain in military production was actually the long-criticized Type 38 rifle, and the reason why the order was placed to Japan was because the Russian infantry division of the coalition was equipped with  The rifle chosen is the Japanese Type 38 rifle. In addition to the insufficient production capacity of the Chinese and American arsenals to produce m1903 Springfield rifles, the more reason is actually the favor given by Wang Geng to the Japanese government and the Army General Staff Headquarters.  .

    In addition to Type 38 rifles, the contribution that Japanese ordnance industry can make is the production and supply of 75mm Type 38 field guns, 75mm Type 41 mountain guns and 150mm heavy howitzers. Of course, there are also the supporting shells for these three guns. Due to the speed of sea transportation  Slowly, from the perspective of Japanese monopoly capital, there is almost no need for Japan¡¯s domestic arsenal to exist.

    It is necessary to relocate the factory to Western Siberia and the Urals, so that the first-come-first-served approach can be achieved. However, the full production capacity of the gun workshops of Japanese ordnance industrial enterprises makes the capitalists reluctant to stop production and relocate. At the same time, the Japanese government and the public, including the Japanese Army,  They themselves are debating the proposal put forward by the Chinese government. In order to maintain the eternal alliance and friendship, it is recommended that Japan abandon Japanese-style weapons and switch to the standard equipment of the Chinese Army.

    Since the Sino-Japanese alliance stands in the world, there is no reason why the weapons systems of the Chinese and Japanese armies must be different, right?  How much inconvenience will this bring to military production and logistics support?

    Although some people in Japan say that military affairs, diplomacy and territory are the same, and there is an issue of sovereignty involved, but now the Sino-Japanese alliance is a comprehensive political, military and economic alliance. In fact, the two governments speak with the same voice within the framework of the alliance.  To jointly negotiate with foreign countries, does the Japanese government dare to leave China, the big brother in the alliance, to make peace with Germany and Austria or do something else?  Dare you?  Who dares?

    In fact, after the establishment of the Sino-Japanese alliance, especially with the rapid expansion and growth of the coalition forces, not to mention the Japanese government did not dare to negotiate with foreign countries without authorization, the Chinese government did not do the same. As long as Duan Qirui, the prime minister of the cabinet, has anything to do with the outside world,  The first step is to seek Wang Geng¡¯s opinion.
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