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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 586 (Part 2) It¡¯s impossible to be too hot-headed!

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    July 23, 1918 18:00 Moscow Kremlin

    "Comrades, members of the Central Committee! I have just received Voroshilov's telegram. Berzin's Third Army has all evacuated from Cheboksary. The railway lines along the way have been destroyed as much as possible. Kolchak's Third Army has been completely evacuated from Cheboksary.  The army had already met in Cheboksary, but they had stopped to rest. This time it was really dangerous. Unexpectedly, the information given by the Allied Allied Forces Command was completely correct. Fortunately, the former enemy headquarters of the Volga Front did not hesitate at all, otherwise the third  The group army will have people encircle it in the Iron Triangle area!"

    Sverdlov said excitedly, waving the telegram he had just received from the former enemy headquarters of the Volga Front.

    "Yakov Mikhailovich, what about the losses of the Third Army? If the coalition intelligence is correct, then the strength and firepower of at least sixteen divisions and 36 artillery companies of Kolchak's Third Army have reached  On top of them! It's a miracle they were able to evacuate in time!" Zinoviev couldn't help but ask.

    Ulyanov and Trotsky, who were in front of the big map in the conference room, also turned around and looked at Sverdlov with concern. Obviously this was a matter of common concern to everyone.

    "The Third Army fought bravely. Of course, our casualties were not small. According to the latest statistics, on the main battlefield of Chivelisk in the Iron Triangle Salient, the 1st Ural Infantry Division of the Third Army lost 3 regiments. From Asia  The 29th Infantry Division, which Alexandrovna reinforced to Chivelisk to coordinate the defense, lost two regiments. In addition, the 4th Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division each lost one regiment, and the armored train detachment lost two regiments."

    ¡°The 5th Infantry Division defending Cheboksary lost 2 regiments, the Workers Division lost 3 regiments, the 30th Infantry Division defending Kosmodemyansk lost 2 regiments, and the 3rd Infantry Division defending Kazan  We lost 3 regiments on the south bank. If we include the losses of the armored train detachment and the Cheboksary Workers Division, we had a total of 19 regiments with about 45,000 casualties, including 15,000 killed and more than 30,000 wounded.  people!"

    Sverdlov¡¯s voice became deeper and deeper as he spoke. There was silence in the Kremlin conference room. All the core members of the Soviet Central Committee looked at each other, obviously still unprepared for such huge casualties.

    "Berzin's Third Army has only seven infantry divisions in total. In addition to the five regiment-sized armored detachments and Cheboksary's workers' division reinforced by the front army, the total strength is less than 95,000 people.  After only two days of fighting, nearly half of the casualties were lost. This loss is really huge! All the wounded on the front line have been withdrawn?" Trotsky, the chairman of the Supreme Military Council, said in a low voice with a hint of bitterness.

    "Most of the wounded have been evacuated. All trains in the Cheboksary direction of Nizhny Novgorod from Moscow have been requisitioned to support the frontline transportation of troops and wounded. This is why the Third Army can successfully break through and withdraw to Nizhny Novgorod.  The casualties were indeed a bit unexpected due to Germany's support. However, considering Kolchak's superior troops and firepower, under such difficult circumstances, the command of the Volga Front's former enemy headquarters and the heroic performance of the Third Army were remarkable.  point!"

    Sverdlov nodded, with mixed feelings in his heart, but he did not forget to continue to praise the Volga Front Army. After all, the defensive operations of the past two days cannot be said to be a failure. The Volga Front Army originally formulated  The battle plan was to retreat to Nizhny Novgorod for defensive operations, and then conduct a decisive battle after weakening Kolchak's spirit and offensive.

    The defensive operation of the Cheboksary Iron Triangle was just a test between the two sides. Of course, the intensity of the battle exceeded each other's imagination. I believe Kolchak did not expect that the Soviet Red Army would resist so tenaciously.  So intense!  The casualties were so huge!

    "Yakov Mikhailovich, the Volga Front suffered such huge casualties, what was the result achieved by Voroshilov and the others?" Bubnov, a member of the Soviet Central Committee, couldn't help but ask from the sidelines.

    "According to incomplete statistics, Kolchak paid a greater price than us. On the southern front, among the five infantry divisions of the White Guard's Eastern Route Army, the 1st and 2nd Kazan Infantry Divisions were responsible for the key attack on the core position of Chivelisk.  Both the 3rd Division and the 3rd Division suffered more than half of their casualties, losing at least 7 regiments.

    The 3rd Don Cossack Cavalry Division, which supported these three divisions, lost at least one cavalry regiment. The 4th and 5th Kazan Infantry Divisions, which were responsible for attacking our flanks, suffered more than 3 regiments of casualties combined.  !

    The 9th and 10th Kazan Infantry Divisions who were reinforced from Kazan to join the battle also suffered more than one regiment combined casualties. During the cross-river attack at Cheboksary Ferry, three infantry divisions of Kolchak's Western Route Army suffered casualties.  More than 5 groups.

    During the cross-river attack at Kozmodemyansk Ferry, the attacker's two Cossack cavalry divisions of the Western Route Army suffered casualties of at least 2 regiments!  In addition, the enemy had suffered casualties of at least 2 regiments when breaking through the defense line on the south bank of Kazan. KolchakIn the two days of fighting, the three-pronged army suffered casualties of more than 21 regiments and more than 52,000 people, of which at least 20,000 were killed and more than 32,000 were injured!  "

    Sverdlov, member of the Soviet Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and the new commander of the Volga Military District and Front, revealed a sense of pride and excitement. The results of the Third Army of the Volga Front were better than those of the previous Ufa Army.  In the battle, the Soviet Red Army was completely one-sided and completely collapsed. It was definitely much better!

    The Central Committee members present were also beaming with joy when they heard this. Even Bubnov, who wanted to find fault, was at a loss for words. Compared with the Battle of Ufa, the five armies of the two fronts were beaten to a pulp by the Allied forces.  Looking at the tragic situation of Dijianya, the Berzin Third Army, which lacked heavy weapons support, obviously fought a tough battle and won the battle!

    Not a single unit was annihilated, and the enemy's casualties were much greater than our own. Every direction that needed to be defended was defended until the last moment. This tenacious fighting will and desire for victory made the members of the Soviet Central Committee  They were inspired and moved by it.

    "Credit must be given to the commanders and fighters on the front line, and awards must be given to Berzin and his division commanders. Of course, the command of Voroshilov and Kamenev also deserves credit. Yakov Mikhailovich  Strange, I think Kolchak has been badly beaten in the past two days, and he will not be able to slow down enough to continue the attack.

    The Volga Front Army must seize the time to replenish and reorganize, and priority must be given to restoring and replenishing Berzin's Third Army as soon as possible!  This is a group army capable of fighting tough battles, and it must be armed and used as the main group army!  "

    Ulyanov, Chairman of the People's Committee of the Soviet Union and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, who had been silent until now, waved his arms and shouted excitedly.
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