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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 586 (Part 1) The lingering sound

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    Merzheninov broke away from Berzin's hands, saluted with a click, and shouted in a hoarse voice, "I understand! The Cossack cavalry will never let them get close to the railway line unless they rush over on my body."  !¡±

    On Berzin's combat map, two blue arrows point from the direction of Alexandrovna to Cheboksary, and the other two blue arrows point from Alexandrovna to Chivelisk directly to Chebok.  Sare, that is to say, within two hours at most, the enemy's cavalry division that has rounded out will appear on the eastern outskirts of Cheboksary. At this moment, there is still fierce fighting at the northern ferry. With the existing strength and the brave political commissar of the group army, Comrade Shadenko  It was completely uncertain whether we could hold on for another two hours despite our fierce fighting.

    "Pass my order, the 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions retreat quickly, the 2nd Iron Armored Detachment opens the way, the 1st Infantry Division cuts off the rear, the 29th Infantry Division also retreats in stages after the 1st and 4th Divisions! Ask the Iron Armored Detachment to take out all the artillery shells  Blast them all out and create a passage!" Berzin slammed the battle map on the table and shouted.

    For the main force of Berzin's Third Army, they only have 2 hours at most. Once the two cavalry divisions of the opponent's Center Army detour back to Cheboksary, the previous troops in the direction of Chivelisk failed to withdraw in time.  If it comes down, then the entire iron triangle defense operation will completely fail. Not only will Cheboksary be unable to hold it, but the entire four infantry divisions and four armored detachments stranded between Chivelisk and Cheboksary will be in danger.  of abyss.

    Both sides are scrambling for time. The battle in the direction of Chivelisk is so fierce that both the offensive and defensive sides are red-blooded. In this case, because the Soviet Red Army is retreating while fighting, its combat effectiveness is constantly weakening, and Kolcha  The White Guards of Czechoslovakia were obviously pressing harder and harder as they fought. If the Soviet Union did not have steel monsters like the armored train detachment that played the role of anchoring the sea, Chivelisk's Soviet-Russian front would have collapsed early on.

    The armored train and the troop train returning from Cheboksary finally saved the revolution and saved the troops of the Soviet Third Army who had been fighting hard for a day. The 4th Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division boarded the train and followed the train under intensive artillery attacks.  The railway line broke through the encirclement, and under the cover of the 2nd Infantry Division and the 3rd and 4th Armored Train Detachments, they finally withdrew to Cheboksary. Of course, the price paid by the troops behind the break was huge.

    The 1st Armored Detachment of the Soviet Red Army and an infantry regiment of the 29th Infantry Division who remained at the rear were surrounded by 5 infantry divisions that Kolchak broke into across the board on the northwest position of the Chivelisk Railway Station. After a bloody battle, the rearguard regiment  And the 1st armored train detachment was completely wiped out. Among them, the political commissar of the 1st armored train detachment refused to surrender and ordered to detonate the ammunition in the ammunition compartment. The huge fireball raised by the explosion announced a tragic end to the battle for Chivelisk.

    The 2nd Infantry Division of the Third Army of the Soviet Red Army, which defended the northwest line of defense, successfully withdrew to Cheboksary under the support of the last three remaining armored trains. Of course, after a whole day of fierce fighting  , the 2nd Infantry Division only had 3 regiments left. Fortunately, the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th armored train detachments, which were like steel behemoths, played the most important roles, although they suffered a lot of artillery shells from the White Guards along the way.  , but the overall damage is not great, and the combat effectiveness is retained, but the remaining number of shells is limited and needs to be replenished urgently.

    When the gunfire on the southern front temporarily stopped, the clock had just reached 15:00 in the afternoon. At this time, the troops of Berzin's Soviet Third Army that had withdrawn to Cheboksary included Chupov's 1st Ural Infantry.  1 regiment of the 4th Division, 3 regiments of the 4th Division, 1 regiment of the 29th Division, 3 regiments of the 2nd Division, and the 5th Infantry Division guarding the Cheboksary ferry to fight the remaining 1 regiment, in addition to workers  One division, one regiment and three armored train detachments.

    As the armored detachment repeated its old trick when evacuating the Suvilisk line, it once again blasted and destroyed the railway. This made Kolchak the main attacker after capturing Zivilisk and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantrymen suffered heavy casualties.  The division entered a temporary rest period. The 4th Division and the 1st Division of the 3rd Don Cavalry Division, which had suffered few casualties, slowly advanced toward Cheboksary along the railway line, while the 9th Infantry Division of the San Force also advanced along the railway line.  The 10th Infantry Division followed closely behind.

    Kolchak's former enemy headquarters also moved to the severely damaged Chivelsk Railway Station. The Engineer Corps began to repair and restore the railway. The trains in the direction of Kazan rushed to transport ammunition to the front line and picked up the wounded along the way. Since the weather was already hot,  They stood up and buried the dead soldiers from both sides on the spot.

    Since the three infantry divisions led by the Chief of Staff of the Western Route Army Seminov failed to break through the Cheboksary crossing guarded by only one and a half infantry divisions at first, after the main force of the Third Army of the Soviet Red Army withdrew to Cheboksary,  Kolchak had telegraphed Seminov to stop continuing the cross-river attack and instead monitor the enemy.

    As for the two Cossack cavalry divisions led by Dimilev, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, they broke through the ferry and stepped ashore with great difficulty. However, the 30th Infantry Division of the Soviet Union was able to evacuate by train.After returning, the 4th Infantry Division, the 1st Infantry Division and two armored train detachments received reinforcements. The battle line established based on the railway line actually blocked Dimilev's Cavalry Division, and diverted Dimilev's 4th Cavalry Division who successfully crossed the river first.  The main force of the division was temporarily trapped on the beachhead, and was in a dilemma.

    Of course, the situation is still serious for the Third Army of the Soviet Red Army and Berzin. The two Cossack cavalry divisions that landed from Alexandrovna will have more than half an hour to reach Cheboksary at most.  It is definitely beyond Berzin¡¯s ability to keep Cheboksary at all times.

    But no matter what, holding the most important ferry ensured the group army's opportunity to rely on the railway to retreat. This defensive battle can never be said to be a failure for the Soviet Red Army and the Third Army. At least not one of the main divisions was organized.  was annihilated, and the casualties of Kolchak on the offensive side were definitely no less than those of the Soviet Red Army on the defensive side.

    What's more, in the final retreat stage of the Iron Triangle Defense War, Berzin and his Third Army faced attacks from all directions with the total strength of sixteen enemy divisions. It was already a remarkable achievement to be able to retreat smoothly under the line of fire.

    Before 16:00 in the afternoon, when General Krashilnikov, the commander-in-chief of the Kolchak Middle Route Army, was sweating and led two Cossack cavalry divisions to attack the eastern suburbs of Cheboksary, the Third Army of the Soviet Red Army was already sitting.  Everyone evacuated the battlefield by train,

    The Iron Triangle Defense Battle of Cheboksary Tsivilisk Alexandrovna made the commander of the Soviet Third Army Karl Ivanovich Berzin and his troops famous in one battle!

    Although the Third Group Army paid a huge price and casualties in the battle, it was the first major battle of the Soviet Red Army after its defeat in the Battle of Ufa. With only six infantry divisions and five armored train detachments, it had a weak force.  The calm and calm fight against Kolchak's superior forces on the Chivellisk and flank fronts caused heavy blows and casualties to the White Guards, especially since the opponent was the elite main force of the White Guards under the command of Kolchak, the most dangerous enemy of the Soviets!

    Berzin's Third Army showed the will and victory of the Soviet Red Army, and finally retreated under the siege of sixteen enemy divisions. No wonder after this battle, Karl Ivanovich Berzin and his  The Third Army has become the main force of the newly established Volga Front.

    What is the main group army?  That is to give priority to equipment, priority to replenishment, and priority to expansion. They should be used in the main directions of the main battlefields and undertake the most critical and important combat tasks of the Soviet Union!
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