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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 616 (Part 2) We can¡¯t just let it go

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    "Kliment Yefremovich, comrades, if you want to capture the opponent's troops that are sent to Kostvo, the key is to intercept the opponent's retreat along the railway line. At present,  The opponent came well prepared and built field defenses with the armored train fire platform as the core in the southeast direction of Kostovo. If we attacked head-on, the opponent would have the firepower of two armored train regiments and four artillery batteries.  , the 2nd Infantry Division alone is not enough to complete the mission!¡±

    "At this moment, the main seven divisions of the Fifth Army are deployed on the western defense line of Nizhny Novgorod, and the troops have just been organized. It is difficult to carry out roundabout combat missions all the way, so the counterattack can only rely on the third party first.  The difficulty lies in the fact that the troops of the group army are to be carried out by the Kostovo railway station guarding the railway line. Our detouring troops on both wings cannot rely on the railway line. They must rely on two legs to detour from farther places. I judge that at least they must be on the railway line.  Five kilometers away from north to south!¡±

    As Berzin spoke, he drew a circuitous marching route in the north and south along the railway line. With this drawing, everyone saw what the problem was. To the north was the Volga River, and the nearest place was less than two kilometers away from the railway line.  , the width is about 6-8 kilometers, with a tributary of the Oka River to the south, running east-west along the railway line, turning northeast ten kilometers southeast of Kostovo, and joining the wide Volga Army River.

    "Karl Ivanovich, according to the two circuitous routes you drew, there is a tributary in the south and the Volga River in the north. This distance is far less than five kilometers!" Chernavinin, Chief of Staff of the Front Army  The first one couldn't help shouting!

    "Why do we have to make a detour five kilometers away? Karl Ivanovich, why not three kilometers?" Lyubimov, political commissar of the Fifth Group, couldn't help but ask.

    "Nikolai Alexeevich, although the enemy force in Kostvo may not be strong, but its firepower is not weak at all. The opponent's position stretches from the left and right to the south bank of the Volga River in the north, and to the tributary of the Oka River on the right  Position, three kilometers directly hit the opponent's position, how to make a roundabout way, as for the roundabout five kilometers away, another important reason is that the five kilometers range is the area covered by the firepower of the opponent's artillery battery. Once discovered by the enemy, the artillery fire will rush down.  , the outflanking troops will suffer unnecessary casualties, and the enemy will retreat in time!"

    Berzin¡¯s chief of staff Merzheninov explained on behalf of his commander that it was obvious that the two men had exchanged views privately before.

    Lyubimov blushed when he heard this. At this moment, he felt that the generals from the Eastern Front, especially the generals of the Third Army, thought about problems in a much more detailed manner than the generals from Tsaritsyn in the south. This  It's really worth observing and learning more.

    "Karl Ivanovich, what on earth do you mean? Are we going to leave this ignorant enemy alone without fighting? Let them sneak back to Reskovo, or even retreat all the way to Yadlin?  Can¡¯t the Third Army endure this hardship?" Voroshilov asked a little unhappy.

    "That's not what I said. I just laid out the situation clearly. For a frontal attack, relying only on the two brigades of the 2nd Infantry Division may not be able to gain much advantage. Outflanking is limited by terrain conditions. The outflanking troops need to go a long way.  Only by clearing the road can we reach the enemy's rear, and before that, it is very difficult to avoid alerting the enemy. This is a plain area, and the sound of gunfire from five kilometers away in the wilderness can be clearly heard!" Berzin said!  Shrugging his shoulders, he still didn¡¯t give the answer everyone expected.

    Voroshilov's face was gloomy after hearing this. After a long while, he said, "It depends on you, Karl Ivanovich, what do you think is the right way to fight? Anyway, we can't let go of enemies like Kostovo easily, otherwise Volga will  All the officers and soldiers of the River Front could not hold their heads up in front of Moscow!"

    "I agree with this, Kliment Yefremovich, my idea is that the enemy is now singing the empty city plan with great enthusiasm, and the opponent relies on the railway line to retreat quickly. Of course, we have to pray that the cavalry detachment will be in the mine.  Skovo's attack did not reveal too much strength, otherwise the enemy would have been panicked and retreated overnight!" Berzin shook his head with a confident face, which made Voroshilov and Chernavin angry.  , but without the Third Army, I really didn¡¯t know how to fight the battle on the northern front, so I had to be patient and listen to his deception.

    "I suggest that the front army headquarters should order the cavalry detachment to bury the railway in the middle section from Yadlin to Reskovo, but don't blow it up yet. We must wait for the fighting here before the cavalry detachment can cut off the railway.  As for us, we will send a division to get on the boat directly at the Volga River ferry in Nizhny Novgorod, and go down the river to the enemy's rear in Kostvo.

    The strength of another division was strengthened to the south of Kostovov, preparing to cooperate with the frontal attack of the 2nd Infantry Division. Of course, the 3rd armored train detachment and the anti-aircraft artillery battalion of the 3rd Army were all strengthened to the direction of Kostovov!  The specific idea is this, this??We only need to use the main force of three divisions, and we should be able to recapture the line from Yadlin to Kostowo!  As for whether Yadlin can be captured, I'm not sure. If the opponent is defended by a division, we will only use 2 to 3 divisions, and we may not be able to capture the opponent quickly!  "

    Berzin threw down the red and blue pencils in his hand, clapped his hands and returned to his seat. Everyone in the combat conference room whispered about his style of play. Voroshilov frowned, thinking about what else was in Berzin's plan.  No problem.

    July 27, 1918 18:50 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Volga Front Headquarters

    "Report! A call from the Tenth Army!" A confidential staff officer from the Front Army Headquarters sent a just-received telegram. Apparently, he and the Moscow and Volga Front Army Headquarters had previously sent urgent telegrams to alert the troops in the south to pay attention to Kolchak's possible movement south.  related.

    "The Tenth Army has assembled and built a new line of defense ten kilometers west of Buyinsk. So far, no trace of Kolchak's main force has been found within a radius of twenty kilometers. The opponent's two Cossack cavalry divisions are still about thirty kilometers to the north.  In recent days, the reconnaissance rangers of both sides have been exchanging small-scale fires, with each other winning and losing. Overall, the situation on the battlefield is stable!" Chernavin hurriedly read the telegram sent by Gidis of the 10th Army and raised his head to everyone.  road.

    Before he finished speaking, another confidential staff officer sent the latest telegram from the Eighth Army. Here, Kamenev, the political commissar of the Army, grabbed the telegram without any courtesy. After looking down at it, he raised his head and said, "Eighth Army."  The main force is gathered about 60 kilometers west of the Sezlan-Simbirsk line. The situation is currently stable. Except for the tight food supply, there is no trace of the White Guards within a radius of 50 kilometers!"
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