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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 638 (Part 1) Prelude to the Mixed Edition

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    "So these 12 infantry divisions in Ukraine have so many people. If they really come in handy, it's still early. They can just follow the German army and wave the flag and shout to pick up foreigners. Of course, the opponent is armed with German equipment.  Yes, but the rifles in our hands are no weaker than the Mauser 98. Of course, since the Southwest Front Army is mainly composed of the Japanese Third Army and the Federal Infantry Division, the 38-meter rifle they have is not too much.  Oops, you won¡¯t suffer any loss in terms of individual firepower.¡±

    "Commander-in-Chief, haven't our federal infantry divisions just been reorganized and replenished? In terms of combat effectiveness, I don't think they are necessarily the Germans' opponents." Qian Tianfu said what he was worried about.

    "This is true, but before reorganization, whether they came from the Ufa White Guards or the Soviet Red Army, the federal infantry division was mainly composed of veterans with military training and war experience, so I judge that 2  The federal infantry division can at least deal with three Ukrainian National Army infantry divisions. As for the combat effectiveness of the German infantry division, of course it cannot be underestimated, but it will not be a big problem for a Japanese infantry brigade to deal with a German infantry division!" Wang Geng explained patiently!  .

    "If you put it this way, then the Southwest Front has three Japanese divisions, including six infantry brigades, which can deal with the opponent's six German divisions! In addition to our three armored regiments and Japan's three cavalry regiments, we can withstand the other three  I'm sure the three German divisions will work!" Qian Tianfu shouted, slapping his head.

    "That's right, nothing can be made without cutting it. Our logistics support capabilities are far from enough. The Ukrainian campaign is too big and the logistics pressure is too great. It will not be easy for the federal rear to stabilize as soon as possible, not to mention the Soviet Russia and Gaogu in the north.  The battle against Erchak is not over yet! It will take some time for Wu Peifu¡¯s Southern Front to pacify the Don River and the North Caucasus. This is not just one thing to worry about, so we must not waste our troops too much!¡±  Geng warned his war room director.

    "Understood, Commander-in-Chief, we will reply to the Southwest Front Army Headquarters and approve their new combat plan?" Qian Tianfu asked.

    Wang Geng walked around the office with his hands behind his back, turned around and said to Qian Tianfu, "I think it's okay. You can call back the Southwest Front Army Headquarters and the former enemy headquarters of the Ukrainian Campaign as soon as possible, and send a copy to the former enemy command of the Third Army.  The Ministry of Defense approved their latest plan, and the Central Route Army launched an attack at dawn on July 30. In addition, an order was given to the frontline air force headquarters, asking them to advance the air force's battle for air supremacy to tomorrow's daytime!  Get rid of the 4th Air Wing and the planes at the airport!"

    July 28, 1918 11:15 Wang Geng¡¯s office, Samara Allied Forces Headquarters

    Not long after Qian Tianfu left excitedly, he quickly returned to Wang Geng's office. Holding a newly received telegram in his hand, he came over with a strange expression to report, "Commander-in-Chief, I just received a protest from Kolchak.  The telegram said that we disclosed the information about the main force of his White Guard troops moving south to the Soviet Union, which caused irreparable losses to the Kazan regime and his troops. He asked us to give him an explanation! "

    The commander-in-chief of the coalition frowned when he heard this, thinking that I have disclosed this information to the Soviet Union for several days, and you are just here to complain, but what is your plan?  With this thought in his mind, Wang Geng put down the pen in his hand, took out a cigar and lit it slowly, and then said,

    "What kind of style does Kolchak have? Could it be said that he suffered a defeat on the southern front? This is impossible. The Soviet 1st Army in Saransk is short of food and ammunition. The morale of the army is unstable. Budyonny's cavalry and horse materials  If they are not enough, these two troops will definitely not be able to stop the mobile troops of the five cavalry divisions commanded by Kolchak, so why is he complaining? Is there something wrong with the northern front? "

    As Wang Geng stood up, he walked to the combat map and looked at the distribution and situation of the Soviet Red Army and Kolchak's White Guards in the north. Qian Tianfu hurried forward, grabbed the red and blue pencils and pointed at the marked  A clear map says,

    "The situation of both sides detected during the morning meeting has been marked on the map. It has only been a morning, and there are no new changes so far. According to our aerial reconnaissance, the current location of Kolchak's main force is Shumelli.  Arriving in the middle of Alatri, his forward had reached 20 kilometers north of Alatri. Kolchak personally led the Western Group, with a total of five main cavalry divisions, 10 artillery companies and 10 heavy machine guns.  Battalion, the total strength of the Western Group is nearly 60,000."

    "Guillaume Nikolayevich Hastings served as the former enemy commander of the White Guards' Eastern Group. The location of the Eastern Group is here." Qian Tianfu pointed the red and blue pencil in his hand towards the direction of Chivelisk.  Fifty kilometers south of Kanash, "The forward of the Eastern Cluster led by Hastings has arrived twenty kilometers south of Kanash, but the main force has just passed Kanash. The Eastern Cluster is divided into two lines, of which 6 infantry divisions are from Chivelisk.  Going south, the two cavalry divisions were originally operating north of Buyinsk."

    ¡°The main 6 infantry divisions of the Eastern Cluster led by Hastings reinforced 12 artillery companies and 8 heavy machine gun battalions.?The total strength is nearly 70,000, plus the two eastern cavalry divisions, the total strength exceeds 90,000. It was said during the morning meeting that the war room judged that the 1st and 2nd Don Cavalry Divisions of the Eastern Cluster were used to  To attract and disrupt the sight and attention of the Soviet Tenth Army, the real fatal blow will be launched by the infantry division led by Hastings, that is, southward along Kanash and inserted into the flank of the Soviet Tenth Army.  !  "

    "Looking from the map, the main force of the Hastings East Cluster is still one day away from the Soviet Tenth Army on the Buinsk line in the south. If the Soviet Volga Front's Tenth Army remains stationary at its current position,  If Hastings continues to advance southward without taking a rest, then the two sides will be able to contact tonight.

    Of course, if I were Hastings, I would not be so radical, but would slowly advance to a suitable starting position, such as a position fifteen to twenty kilometers north of the Soviet Red Army's defense line. After a night's rest, tomorrow  The attack was launched at dawn!  "Qian Tianfu pointed at the map and almost repeated the situation reported at the morning meeting.

    "In other words, Kolchak's Eastern Route Army will have to fight against the Soviet Tenth Army tonight at the earliest. What kind of wind does he have in sending a telegram to protest? By the way, his West Route Army  Could it be that the army's progress was too fast and was defeated? This is unscientific. His five cavalry divisions were rushing south in a pile. Budyonny and Tukhachevsky had no time to retreat with their troops, and they could catch him by surprise.  ?impossible!"

    Wang Geng shook his head and said, while returning his eyes to the Cheboksary line in the north, looked at the map, turned around and asked, "Didn't Voroshilov continue to counterattack on the northern front? You said Berzin's main force this morning  Back to Kostovo, so the Soviet Red Army division on the Yadelin line is confronting the 3rd Kazan Infantry Division of the White Guards? Did Berzin win the Yadelin with a false shot this morning?  Are there any new reports from the aerial reconnaissance of the Eye AWACS aircraft?¡±
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