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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 609 (Part 1) It¡¯s not okay to blow up the bridge

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    "Blow up the railway bridge over the Sula River?!" Several senior Soviet generals were shocked. Kamenev, the military and political commissar here, was the first to object, "This is not possible, this is absolutely not possible, Yefim Afa  Nasyyevich, are you kidding? We will launch a full-scale counterattack in half a month at the latest. Once this bridge explodes, it will not be repaired in ten days and a half!

    This loss is too great. According to your theory, wouldn't it be more straightforward to blow up the Volga River Bridge in Kazan when we retreated from the south bank of Kazan? But if we really want to do this, we will lose everything within three to six months.  It may not be done well, then we are not helping ourselves, we are helping Kolchak defend Kazan!  "Kamenev objected a lot, shaking his head like a rattle.

    "Lev Borisovich, my Comrade Political Commissar, do you think that if Kolchak needs to retreat if the war goes against him, he will be hesitant and unwilling to blow up the railway bridge? To say the least, if we approach the city with troops,  If Kolchak jumps over the wall in a hurry, will he blow up the railway bridge over the Volga River in Kazan?" Shatenko said blankly.

    "That's not necessarily the case! Yefim Afanasyevich, you don't know enough about the opponent before us. Kolchak claims to be the supreme governor of Russia for the benefit of the Russian people, but he personally is still  Full of untimely sentimentalism, he would not easily destroy the flowers and plants.

    As for us, of course we will fight back to the east at any time, so when we retreat westward, we would rather blow up the railway on the roadbed full of holes, but we really can't do it on the bridges over the river. Of course, if  If necessary, we will blow up anything that hinders our defense of the Soviets at any time!  "The military political commissar on the other side had no choice but to explain to Xia Jianke.

    "Okay, I understand, Comrade Political Commissar, unless it is absolutely necessary, we will not destroy the bridges, only the railways, but I still plan to go all the way to Yadelin to attack the enemy's rear. I believe that if Kolchak has armored trains, he will  It must be used as a pioneer to lead the way, then we will take his back path!" Xia Jianke waved his fist and said

    "Is there enough time? Yefim Afanasyevich, you have to travel 150 kilometers in two days, and Kolchak on the other side is not idle. By then, you and the cavalry detachment have worked hard to reach Yade.  Near Lin, his five leading infantry and cavalry divisions may have reached the city of Nizhny Novgorod! Is this still blocking and delaying the opponent's attack? If this is the case, I don't think there is any need to start from Nizhny Novgorod.  Send troops over!"

    On the sidelines, Berzin spoke again. Xia Jianke was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer. Here, Berzin had already continued, "If we want to attack Yadlin's front line, I suggest that we go directly from Sha Jianke."  Wouldn¡¯t it be better for Lasker to ask the Budyonni Cavalry Army to send a force north?¡±

    As he spoke, Berzin stood up again, walked to the battle map, took the red and blue pencils from Shatenko's hand, and headed directly from Saransk, the reorganization and assembly point of Budyonny's 1st Cavalry Army and the Soviet 1st Army in the south.  He drew a line northeast to Alatri, and then drew north from Alatri to Shumerlia. He nodded heavily at Shumerlia and said,

    "It's only 200 kilometers from Sarask to Shmerlia. The railways in between are still in our hands. Of course, the current situation in Shmerlia is unknown, but if a brigade of cavalry is transferred from Sarask  Go north. We can arrive in three days at the latest. If we threaten Kolchak's rear directly from the flank, wouldn't it be a more sudden threat than if we sent a cavalry detachment from Nizhny Novgorod?"

    Berzin's words caused all the senior Soviet generals present to fall into deep thought. Voroshilov frowned and exchanged a few opinions in a low voice with Front Army Kamenev and Chief of Staff Chernavin.  Beginning to say,

    "Karl Ivanovich, your strategy is not feasible, but the First Budyonni Cavalry Army is still in the process of being rebuilt. Even if it is possible to send out a cavalry brigade, the combat effectiveness will not be strong.  There is neither a heavy machine gun battalion nor an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. It is unlikely that a brigade of light cavalry will pose an actual threat to the opponent when it reaches Yadlin. More importantly, it will arouse the enemy's alert. Don't forget that we attracted Kolchak to the next.  Novgorod's intention of coming to the decisive battle has not changed!" Voroshilov looked regretful and distressed

    "Kliment Yefremovich is right. We must delay Kolchak's attack to the west, but we cannot really send his main force to the south, where there is a great plain and no danger.  It can be defended. Our 1st Army and the 1st Budyonni Cavalry Army are still in the process of reorganization and replenishment. They are short of food and ammunition. After the defeat in the Battle of Ufa, the morale of the troops is also relatively low. At this time, if Kolcha  Ke will rush forward with his main force, we will definitely not be able to stop him!"

    The speaker was Kamenev, the political commissar of the front army. Tukhachevsky has not yet returned to the army. The 1st Army is leaderless. The Soviet Red Army prisoners of war who were exchanged for prisoners from the right bank of the Volga River by the Allied Powers have returned to their original positions.team, but found that the standards of food and food rations were far inferior to those in the prisoner-of-war camps of the Volga Federation

    The severe gap and torture of hunger, coupled with the experience of being captured, made those cadres and soldiers who had never been captured look at themselves strangely. Therefore, many people deserted and became deserters, and then headed east to prepare to return.  Those on the right bank of the Volga who were loyal to the Volga Federation, and some even went directly south to the Voronezh line to join their former comrades and commanders who had already pledged their loyalty to the Volga Federation.

    In this case, it is not that Sarask reorganized and supplemented the Budyonny Cavalry Army and the 1st Army to buy time for Nizhny Novgorod, but that Nizhny Novgorod attracted Kolchak's main force in the north.  line, buying time for the two troops on the southern front who are resting and replenishing

    "I think there is no need to argue anymore. Comrade Yefim Afanasyevich Shatenko should lead the cavalry detachment to attack. Seize the time. There are still two and a half hours before 10 o'clock. Organize the team.  Get organized and attack on time at 10pm! As for the specific method of attack, the front army headquarters does not control it. It is entirely up to you and the troops to make your own decisions. You must not only preserve your strength, but also delay the enemy. Remember to bring more weapons, even if you want to destroy the railway bridge.  this!"

    Seeing that it would be futile to continue arguing like this, Voroshilov simply ended the discussion directly, and Shatenko's task of leading the cavalry detachment to attack eastward was decided.
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