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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 649 (Part 2) Don¡¯t be careless

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    Ludendorff's eyes also lit up, but Hindenburg was a little confused and said hesitantly, "Why is the King of China's plan involved again? What plan does that kid have?"

    ¡°What kind of calculations was he making? He knew clearly that Russia was such a vast country with many ethnic groups and a vast territory. He and his troops were at the end of their efforts to fight all the way from the Far East. In the Ufa Battle, the coalition forces had the advantage of surprise and local firepower.

    The King of China saw very clearly that it was absolutely impossible to reach Moscow, capture Petrograd and eliminate Soviet Russia before winter came. Even if he was given half a year, he might not be able to achieve his wish, so he used the truce with Moscow to  The bait was used in exchange for the territory in the lower reaches of the Volga River, and the bone of the northern front was thrown to Kolchak's White Guards and the Soviet Red Army to fight over!  "

    As Ludendorff said this, he stood up and walked around the conference room with his hands behind his back. Hindenburg also reacted quickly and suddenly came to his senses and said,

    "Erich, you are saying that the King of China deliberately maintained the balance of power between Kolchak's White Guards and the Soviet Red Army. He did not want any of the two sides to have an absolute upper hand, but he wanted them to both lose.  , On the one hand, it involves the energy of both parties, and on the other hand, it benefits from it? "

    "Yes! That's not all. The Chinese king is buying time, because in just half a year, the Sino-Japanese coalition forces under his command reached the Ukrainian border from Vladivostok. In history, there has never been such a fast advance and the ability to successfully consolidate such a vast territory.  Following the precedent in the occupied areas, the Chinese must be seeking some breathing time.

    There seems to be an interesting saying in their Art of War by Sun Tzu, which is called "If the defense is insufficient, the attack will be more than sufficient." I think that although this Chinese king is young, he is quite experienced in the use of troops and strategy!  This guy must have had this idea in mind before hastily launching another southern campaign and targeting Ukraine!  "

    Ludendorff walked around in the tall and spacious conference room. As he spoke, he became more and more sure of his judgment.

    Hindenburg blinked his eyes when he heard this and said hesitantly, "Does that mean that as long as we break the dynamic balance between Soviet Russia and Kolchak, we can make the King of China's strategic vision come to nothing? In the end, is Wu continuing  Is it better to arm the Soviet Russian regime? Or, as I said just now, just wean Moscow off and let them be defeated. I want to see if the Chinese king and the Volga Federation can still sit still."

    "Weaning Moscow? No, no, no, my dear Paul, we have repatriated nearly 900,000 Tsarist Russian prisoners of war to Soviet Russia, and also given so many weapons, ammunition, machine guns and cannons. To put it bluntly, this Soviet Red Army is simply ours.  The one who supported us, Kolchak, claimed to be the successor of the Provisional Government, and his first choice was to hug the thick legs of the Allied Powers. Kolchak would never defect to us. He led the minelayers in the Black Sea.  Sneaking behind the German navy to lay mines would cause us much trouble!"

    As Ludendorff spoke, he took out another cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it with the cigarette butt in his hand, took a strong puff, and gave a negative answer.

    "Erich, I'm confused by you, so we increase our support for Moscow and the Soviet Red Army, and repatriate hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war? At this time, there are still many Tsarist Russian prisoners of war who are working as coolies for Germany to dig trenches and build defense lines.  There are not many prisoners left. Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia alone have no less than 300,000 prisoners of war coming back from us, all of whom are veterans of Tsarist Russia of local origin," Hindenburg said with a frown.

    "Simon Petliura in Ukraine is at the level of a guerrilla captain. I think we still have to spend some effort on Soviet Russia. It is impossible to expect the Ukrainian National Army to cause some trouble for the Chinese king. Although Moscow  They lost the Battle of Ufa, but they should be able to learn from the experience. I heard that the 3rd Army of the Soviet Red Army fought a very neat and beautiful defensive battle in the Cheboksary Triangle when Kolchak attacked.  !¡±

    Ludendorff returned to his seat and sat down. He looked at Hindenburg seriously and said, "I think we will select another 100,000 Tsarist Russian prisoners of war and repatriate them to Soviet Russia. We will directly arm them with captured Tsarist Russian rifles. The Russians  At this time, there is no backbone. The organizational and mobilization capabilities of Ulyanov¡¯s Bolshevik party are definitely 100 times better than that of Simon Petlyura in Ukraine! Artillery and anti-aircraft guns are also allowed, so let them use oil.  Pay!¡±

    Hindenburg hesitated for a long time after hearing this, and finally said, "It's not impossible to do this, but it seems a little far away. Water can't save the thirsty near. William Greiner sent a telegram from Ukraine requesting continued reinforcements. In Kharko  A large-scale assembly of troops from the Volga Federation and the Allied Powers is underway north of Russia and east of Lugansk. Based on the judgment of the frontline situation, the Japanese-commanded Southwest Front of the Allied Powers on the Eastern Front is likely to launch an attack on Ukraine in the near future.  offensive."

    "Exactly, Paul, don't be confused by William's turbulent telegram asking for help."??, according to the intelligence we collected, the Southwest Front Army newly formed by the King of China has no more than 180,000 soldiers at most, half of which are servants of the Volga Federation. Its combat effectiveness is still quite primitive. At best, it can be compared with Simon Petliura's.  The Ukrainian National Army is just a draw, and the commander of the Southwest Front Army is Taro Utsunomiya of the Japanese 3rd Army!  In the Battle of Ufa, he was just a bystander beside the Chinese king, a master who was not even qualified to be a staff officer.  "

    Ludendorff looked disapproving, and obviously did not pay attention to the combat effectiveness of the Volga Federation's servant army. In the eyes of the German god, more than half of the newly formed troops of the Volga Federation came from Soviet prisoners of war, and these were  More than half of the Soviet Red Army prisoners of war were Tsarist Russian prisoners of war who were repatriated to Soviet Russia by Germany.

    These guys, who were captured twice and spent more time in prisoner-of-war camps than on the battlefield, have long since lost their fighting spirit and how can they still fight?  How can a combat-worthy man who died on the battlefield so easily lay down his weapon twice in a row?  Therefore, Ludendorff did not take the combat effectiveness of the Volga Federal Forces to heart at all.

    "Erich, what do you mean, is it possible that our 10th Army alone can defeat the Japanese attack? I heard that General Utsunomiya is also a veteran in the Japanese army. Although the Japanese army is poorly equipped and well-trained,  The level is not low, and with the Chinese machine guns and artillery, and the coalition also has an aviation force, I think the situation in Ukraine is worthy of our attention!" Hindenburg felt that Ludendorff was a bit too optimistic!  .
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