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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 578 (Part 2) The situation is very serious

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    In Chivelisk, which bore the brunt of the attack, Berzin deployed three infantry divisions. Their positions were spread out to the northwest and northeast along the railway line, and the armored trains were the active firepower platforms. This was also the way Voroshilov and the Southern Front defended Tsari.  A tried and tested defense method in the Battle of Tianjin.

    The 1st Brigade of the 1st Ural Infantry Division defends the Chivelsk Railway Station, the 2nd Brigade is the general reserve, the 2nd Infantry Division defends a fifteen-kilometer defense line in the northwest, and the 4th Infantry Division defends a fifteen-kilometer defense line in the northeast.  In the northeast corner of the Iron Triangle, the 29th Infantry Division is responsible for the defense, while those guarding Cheboksary are the remainder of the 3rd Infantry Division, the 5th Infantry Division and the Army Headquarters.

    In addition, there is a division of worker volunteers in Cheboksary, which has distributed weapons as a reserve force for city defense. However, Army Commander Karl Ivanovich Berzin is not at the Army Headquarters.  Arrange the former enemy headquarters on an armored train and run between the fronts on both wings of Chivelisk to command operations.

    Although Karl Ivanovich Berzin was not well-known in Wang Geng's previous life, the Berzin family, who was born in Latvia, is not simple at all. The cousin of the commander of the Third Army in front of him is two years younger than him.  Yang Karlovych Berzin, one of the original commanders of the Nin Guards, was still leading the Cheka organization of the Third Army under Berzin at this time, and his other cousin, Jan.  Andrenoviyvich Berzin was Ulyanov¡¯s trusted special representative of Soviet Russia in Switzerland.

    Of course, Berzin was a pseudonym adopted by the three brothers after they participated in the revolution in Tsarist Russia. Their family¡¯s original real surname was Chuzis. For example, Jan. Karlovich. Berzin¡¯s real name was Petris Jan.  Norwich Chuzis.

    In the Volga Front's campaign plan, if Kolchak's Western Route Army crosses the river at Cheboksary and is outflanked by superior enemies, the main force of the Third Army will continue to withdraw westward to Nizhny Novgorod.  , only a small group of troops were left to harass and block the White Guards' pursuit. However, at this moment, Kolchak's West Route Army and Central Route Army did not launch a cross-river battle, but went to unknown destinations. This made Voroshilov and Berzin  They are all a little confused.

    In this case, the main force of Kolchak's East Route Army, which only brought five infantry divisions to catch up, obviously did not pose a fatal threat to Berzin's Third Army. In Cheboksary, the railways crisscrossed the  It became the consensus of the three bosses of the Volga Front Army Headquarters and the Third Army on the front line to stop and give Kolchak's Eastern Route Army a lesson.

    At 8 o'clock in the morning on July 23, 1918, the Kazan 1st Division of Kolchak's White Guards, which was the first to catch up, kicked the iron plate and ran into the main force of the Soviet Third Army that was waiting in Chivelisk. The two sides broke out.  After a fierce battle, the Soviet Third Army retreated by train, so it arrived at its destination at noon yesterday, spent the afternoon repairing the fortifications, and managed to get some sleep at night to replenish a lot of energy.

    Kolchak's infantry division caught up along the railway line. They took trains intermittently, but they had to come down from time to time to repair roads. They traveled 120 kilometers day and night. They had only slept for less than 5 hours in the morning.  This attack suffered a huge loss. The leading regiment was knocked upside down by the heavy machine guns and artillery fire from the Soviet-Russian armored train. By the time they withdrew, the 1st Kazan Infantry Division of the White Guards had lost almost a regiment of troops.

    The White Guards had to retreat five kilometers away. If this section of the railway had not been destroyed by the Soviet Red Army, if the armored trains of the Third Army were chasing after them, they would have to retreat to where they could stand!

    The Third Army of the Soviet Red Army finally took revenge and earned some interest for the infantry regiment that died at the bridgehead of the Volga River Bridge on the south bank of Kazan.

    The middle carriages of an armored train five kilometers northwest of Chivelisk are the former enemy headquarters of the Third Army.

    "Karl Ivanovich, the First Division called. The First Brigade stationed at the station has repulsed the attack of the White Guards. They have wiped out about one regiment of the enemy. The enemy has invested at least one division in the attack, but the railway has been cut off by ourselves.  Otherwise, if the armored train catches up, we might be able to completely defeat this division!" Merzheninov, chief of staff of the group army, put down the phone excitedly.

    "The first brigade fought well, but don't be careless. Ask them to get a few prisoners back as soon as possible and figure out the deployment and strength of the pursuing troops!" Army Commander Berzin looked up from the map on the table with a look on his face.  As usual, this guy was also a commander who had experienced major battles on the Eastern Front of the European War. At that time, he also held the position of battalion commander in the Tsarist Russian army, but compared to a small company commander like Tukhachevsky who was a prisoner all day long, he was better.  It¡¯s much more beautiful!

    "Report! A call came from the 29th Infantry Division. After the scouts crossed the river, they found no trace of the enemy's large force on the other side of Alexandrovna. The traces left in the camp were at least several divisions, but now there is no one. Judging from the footprints  The enemy had already moved westward the day before.?, whereabouts unknown!  "A confidential staff officer came over from another carriage with a telegram he had just received to report.

    Berzin raised his head and looked at each other with the chief of staff, and his heart sank. If a large enemy force was found on the other side, it would be easier. When the 29th Infantry Division held the established position on the river bank, even if the enemy wanted to cross the river, it would not be possible at once.  They can come over within a short time. With the combat effectiveness of the 29th Infantry Division and the experience of division commander Matiasevich, it is absolutely possible to hold off the enemy for half a day. The armored train here can arrive at the ferry in half an hour to support the enemy. The enemy wants to cross the river.  If you don¡¯t pay a certain price, it¡¯s impossible.

    "Report, the political commissar called from Cheboksary. After the scouts crossed the river, they found no trace of the enemy's large forces on the north bank. Now they are trying to find ways to find local fellow villagers to understand the situation!" Another confidential staff officer grabbed a copy he had just received.  The telegram came in hastily.

    "Strange, Karl Ivanovich, what kind of trick do you think Kolchak is playing? Where did his West Route Army and Center Route Army go? Did he really run straight down to Novgorod from the north bank?  Gone?" Chief of Staff Merzheninov scratched his head.

    "This is unlikely. The road from Kazan to Nizhny Novgorod is at least 340 kilometers, and even from Cheboksary to Nizhny Novgorod is 220 kilometers. If you just walk on the north bank of the Volga River on two legs,  How many days will it take to walk 220 kilometers through the forest? By the time they reach Nizhny Novgorod, they will be completely exhausted by the dumpling fillings delivered to their doorsteps!" Berzin shook his head, obviously not convinced.  Erchak will do this!

    "Then where did they go? Yesterday morning, the other side's security force suddenly opened fire on the north bank, driving our reconnaissance force directly into the river. We thought they were preparing to cross the river at the same time, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to  In one breath, we retreated 120 kilometers from Kazan to Cheboksary!" Merzheninov leaned over and looked at the map, as if he wanted to find some clues on the map.

    It turned out that although Voroshilov ordered to abandon the north bank of the Volga River and withdraw the main forces of the Third Army to the south bank for defense, the reconnaissance troops always maintained surveillance of the north bank. Kolchak thought he had secretly entered the  The strength of the five divisions of the West Route Army in the area on the north bank of Alexandrovna in Cheboksary fell into the eyes of Soviet Red Army scouts early on.

    The problem is that the White Guards on the north bank suddenly stepped up their vigilance and search yesterday morning. They packed up the scouts sent by the Third Army and made dumplings. The few who escaped by chance also swam across the river before running back to the south bank to defend Chebok.  The three Soviet infantry divisions on the front lines of Sare and Alexandrovna also quickly entered a state of preparation for combat. At the same time, they urgently called Berzin on the front line. Only then did Berzin take the initiative to fight all the way from Kazan.  The thing about running back from a wild retreat.

    Wait until this morning to quietly send a small boat to transport a new reconnaissance force across the river for reconnaissance, okay? The main enemy force on the north bank has disappeared!  This immediately made Berzin, Voroshilov and Moscow all nervous. The opponent's Western Route Army had five divisions with more than 50,000 people. No matter which side they were on, as long as they crossed the river, they could attack the flanks and rear of their own troops.  pose a fatal threat.

    At this time, the phone in the war room in the carriage rang one after another. Several combat staff members hurriedly answered the phone. The former enemy headquarters of the Third Army suddenly became noisy and busy!

    "What? A cavalry brigade of the White Guards appeared along the Northeast Railway and launched an attack. Okay, okay, got it!" A combat staff officer put down the phone and reported nervously:

    "The 29th Infantry Division called. Their second brigade had just repelled an attack by a White Guard cavalry brigade with the cooperation of armored trains. The location was probably between Chivelisk and Alexandrovna. Fortunately, we arranged  If you don¡¯t get the armored train, you might not be able to withstand it!¡±

    Berzin and Merzheninov both lowered their heads to look at the combat map spread on the table. The combat staff came up and quickly used red and blue pencils to draw the fighting positions of the two sides and the strength of the other side.

    "Report, a call came from the 1st Division guarding Chivelisk. The main force of the White Guards with at least three division numbers appeared three kilometers away from the 1st Brigade position. They are currently moving towards the two wings of the 1st Division. It seems that they want to outflank our rear.  Road, request the headquarters to send armored trains to strengthen the defense of the junction area within a range of 15 to 20 kilometers on both wings!" Another combat staff officer put down the phone he just answered.

    Before Berzin and Merzheninov could look down at the map again, another combat staff officer put down the phone and reported,

    "Comrade Commander, we have a call from the 2nd Division. We just repelled an enemy cavalry brigade attack about ten kilometers northwest of Chivelisk. After interrogating the prisoners, we found that the opponent was the 3rd Kolchak Don River Cavalry Division.  A brigade was ordered to outflank the retreat of our troops in Chivelisk from the northwest! "

    "Another cavalry brigade. It seems that Kolchak moved very quickly. He split a cavalry division in half.Yes, each sent a brigade of troops to outflank our retreat!  Fortunately we were prepared!  Otherwise, you will really suffer!  "Chief of Staff Merzheninov excitedly pounded the map and said.

    "Don't be careless! Although the 2nd Division and the 29th Division fought well, our defensive front is still a bit long. If it weren't for the armored trains and railway lines that can maneuver the defense, the enemy might have broken through our two wings by now.  !" Third Army Commander Berzin still looked solemn!
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