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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 584 (Part 2) Stay calm in times of danger!

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    "Pass my command:

    1. Order Krashilnikov to lead the 6th and 7th Cavalry Divisions of the Center Army to forcibly cross the ferry at Alexandrovna, capture Alexandrovna, and then directly follow the river to Cheboksa in the west.  thunder!

    2. Order Dimirev to lead the 4th and 5th Don River Cavalry Divisions of the Western Route Army to force a crossing at the Kozmodemyansk line. After capturing the ferry, they will go south to penetrate the railway line and cut off Berzindi.  The retreat of the Third Army!

    3. Order Chief of Staff of the Western Route Army Seminov to lead the 6th, 7th and 8th Kazan Infantry Divisions to launch a cross-river attack in Cheboksary. It is necessary to use decisive attacks to disrupt the opponent's deployment and strive to cross the river at more points.  Take Cheboksary as soon as possible.

    4. Order the 2nd Kazan Infantry Division to move northwest and cooperate with the 4th Kazan Infantry Division to strengthen the cavalry units of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Don Cavalry Division and attack the defense lines of the opponent's 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions.  When the junction launches an attack, the southwest cluster artillery and the central cluster artillery must resolutely suppress the firepower of the opponent's armored train!  We must break through the opponent's position and cut off the railway line!  "

    5. Order the cavalry of the 5th Kazan Infantry Division and the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Don Cavalry Division to launch a comprehensive attack on the enemy's northeastern defense line in order to delay the enemy and prevent them from easily evacuating their positions and boarding trains.  retreat!

    6. Order the 1st and 2nd Kazan Infantry Division, under the cover of the southeast cluster artillery, to continue the offensive at the junction of the 1st and 3rd Soviet Infantry Divisions in Chivelisk, disrupting the opponent's retreat deployment!  "

    In this way, a series of orders from Kolchak, the supreme governor of Russia and commander-in-chief of the White Guards, pushed the Iron Triangle Defense War to a new level. Fierce battles broke out across the entire line within a range of nearly 100 kilometers.

    July 23, 1918, 13:30, the former enemy headquarters of the Soviet Third Army, fifteen kilometers northwest of Chivelisk

    "Report! About two cavalry divisions of Kolchak's Middle Route Army have begun to cross the river on the other side of Alexandrovna. The enemy artillery on the other side has at least two companies of firepower bombarding the ferry. The 29th Infantry Division remains behind.  The battalion has boarded the train and retreated as planned!¡±

    "It came so fast!" Berzin and his chief of staff, Merzheninov, looked at each other and said in unison.

    "Report! The junction of the 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division on the Northeast Defense Line encountered a fierce attack by at least one infantry division and one cavalry regiment from the enemy. A detachment of armored trains has rushed over for reinforcements. The 4th Infantry Division requested instructions to abandon its position and retreat as originally planned.  It¡¯s better to block the enemy first!¡±

    "Order the 4th Infantry Division to send rearguard troops to hold the defense line, and the main force to board the train to evacuate as soon as possible. In addition, let a team of armored trains cut off the rear for them to keep the railway line open!" Berzin ordered with a frown.

    Although Moscow and the front army headquarters had notified Berzin an hour ago, asking him to organize the troops to retreat as soon as possible, the enemy is likely to launch a full-scale offensive. The West Route Army and the Middle Route Army will cross the river at the same time, and Kolchak's east  The road army will also have reinforcements from three divisions.

    However, the remnants of the 1st Infantry Division previously stationed in Chivelisk and the main force of the 29th Infantry Division, which had been withdrawn from the east for reinforcements, were resisting the successive attacks of the three White Guard infantry divisions commanded by Kolchak, and the evacuation of the wounded meant that the train carriages still had to be  Waiting for the train heading towards Cheboksary to return, especially since Chivelisk's attack and defense are at a fever pitch, so it is not that easy to withdraw!

    The consensus between Berzin and the Chief of Staff was that in order to retreat, the enemy's powerful offensive wave must be repelled first. At the same time, they must wait for the train transporting the wounded to return to Chivelisk. As a result, they must wait until the enemy's afternoon wave of attack is repelled.  Not long after, Kolchak sensed something was wrong somewhere, and went crazy and launched a full-scale offensive!

    "Reporting to the commander, the political commissar called from Cheboksary. Three enemy divisions are launching a cross-river offensive on the other side of Cheboksary. At least six artillery batteries are bombarding our river bank defenses. The 5th Ural Infantry Division and  The entire Workers' Division has been engaged in the battle! Our firepower is far inferior to the opponent's. The political commissar requires our main force to withdraw from the Chivelisk front line as soon as possible, the sooner the better!"

    "Reporting to the commander, the 30th Infantry Division received a call from Kozmodemyansk. The enemy's two cavalry divisions on the other side have launched a cross-river attack. The opponent's artillery has four artillery batteries and is bombarding our ferry.  The troops have been beaten so hard that they cannot hold their heads up. The enemy has begun to force the way. The 30th Infantry Division will be ordered to hold on until the last man is left! "

    The overwhelming bad news came one after another. The calf of Mezheninov, the chief of staff next to him, was a little weak. His mouth was dry and he stammered to Berzin, "Karl Ivanovich, I didn't expect that Gore  Chak attacked so fiercely and attacked across the board in the blink of an eye. If we had known we should have withdrawn with the wounded at noon, what should we do now? "

    "Calm down! Sergey AlexanderevStrange, my comrade chief of staff, Kolchak is bluffing. His real trump card is the three infantry divisions that have been reinforced from the direction of Kazan. Pass my order. The 30th Infantry Division must hold on to the end. Without orders, it will never  Allow the retreat and send the remaining reinforced battalion of the 3rd Ural Infantry Division to Kozmodemyansk to strengthen the defense of the 30th Infantry Division!  "

    Call back to the political commissar and ask all wounded trains that have not left Cheboksary to unload the wounded first, and then drive the empty trains back to Chivelisk to meet the retreat of our 1st, 29th, and 4th Divisions. All trains  All!  Unload the wounded!

    Send a report to the front headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod and the former enemy commander-in-chief, requesting to send additional train wagons from Nizhny Novgorod to the direction of Cheboksary to pick up the wounded!

    Order the third and fourth detachments of the armored trains to cooperate with the 2nd Infantry Division to defend the defense line northwest of Chivelisk. The enemy must not be allowed to break through!  The armored train where the former enemy headquarters was located unloaded our two carriages, and the remaining armored artillery and heavy machine gun carriages were pushed over with the locomotive to strengthen the defense line of the 2nd Infantry Division!

    Chupov of Chivelisk was ordered to unify the command of the 1st Division and the 29th Division to stay at the Chivelisk Railway Station until the 4th Division in the northeast was completely withdrawn, and no unauthorized retreat was allowed until the 4th Division was completely withdrawn.  , then the 1st Division and the 29th Division all retreat and let the second armored train detachment clear the way. After the first armored train detachment breaks up, don't worry about enemies appearing behind you, keep the railway line open, and don't leave the railway and train!  "

    Berzin issued a series of orders in one breath, and the order was very orderly. Several combat staff officers hurriedly issued the orders. Here, the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Third Army, Sergey Alexander Mezheninov, endured the pain.  He couldn't help but say, "Karl Ivanovich, Comrade Commander, what about us? Where are the former enemy headquarters? All the armored trains have been deployed to block the gap to resist the enemy's attack!"
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