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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 669 (2) Selection of location for the decisive battle

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    However, although he was newly promoted to the chief of staff of the 10th Army, Pavlov was not optimistic about the plan for the decisive battle on the southern front formulated by his old superior Voroshilov. In his opinion, Buyinsk was too far north.  , only 137 kilometers away from Kazan, and Techyihi, 50 kilometers to the east, is an undefended port city. If the other party reaches a tacit agreement with the Volga Federation, it will send troops to take a boat from Kazan along the Volga River.  If they land and encircle them next time, the 10th Army will be attacked from both sides and will be unable to cope.

    "Wrangel Mikhainovich, my comrade commander, our current style of play is too passive. Seven of our divisions gathered on the Buinsk front line in advance, but we have been standing still, watching Kolchak helplessly.  The main force went south and arrived at the front of our defense line in turn. If it were my turn, we would launch an attack before all the main force of the opponent's East Group arrived. After dampening the enemy's energy, we feinted again, gave up Buyinsk, and withdrew to Xin.  Organize defenses to the west of Bilsk!"

    Pavlov quickly walked to the battle map, picked up red and blue pencils and drew two northward attack arrows, one on the left and one on the right, on the existing defense line, and then drew three more arrows heading south to the west of Simbirsk.  The arrow points to the map,

    "We attack first, disrupting the opponent's deployment and position, and then withdraw south to lure the enemy deeper. We move the main battlefield south from Buyinsk to the Simbirsk line, which lengthens the opponent's logistical support for supplies from Kazan to the south.  At the same time, we quickly moved closer to the 8th Army. Moreover, after retreating 75 kilometers south, our originally exposed flank gap naturally disappeared. In this way, even if Kolchak's Western Group attacked from the west,  There¡¯s no way we can escape!¡±

    Gidis frowned when he heard this, looked at the map carefully again, sighed and said,

    "Dmitri Grigorievich, of course what you said is not a feasible strategy. However, the front army headquarters has also considered placing the main battlefield on the Buyinsk line. If we blindly go south,  Withdrawal not only compressed the battlefield space by the opponent, but also caused the main force of the southern front to be far away from the Kazan-Nizhny Novgorod line, making the main force of the southern front of the front army too far from the northern front and unable to look at each other, thus increasing the number of enemies.  The dangers of defeating each one!"

    "Comrade Commander, I do not agree with this view. Of course, if we can concentrate the 10th, 8th, 1st Army and the Budyonni Cavalry Army in time, then whether we organize the defense line in Buyinsk or organize it west of Simbirsk  The defense line is not a big problem. Tukhachevsky's 1st Army is currently stranded in Saransk, 150 kilometers away, refusing to come over, and Budyonny's cavalry army is still one day away from here. To the south  The four divisions of the 8th Army are at least a day and a half away from us!"

    "In this case, I think we should not hesitate and wait. We should take advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing, disrupt the opponent's deployment and offensive preparations with a fierce offensive, and then take the opportunity to quietly evacuate. We must at least retreat to Simbirsk  Only on the front line can we avoid the danger of being attacked by the opponent's Western Group on the flanks. If Kolchak's Western Group and the Eastern Group merge, the opponent's main force will be 150,000, and our group army will not be able to resist it no matter what!"

    Pavlov insisted on his opinion, but Gidis was upset by what he said. He turned to his political commissar and asked, "Andrei Petrovich, what do you think of the chief of staff's suggestion? Should we go south?"  Withdraw 75 kilometers and reorganize the defense line at the Simbirsk front line? Are you afraid that the front army headquarters will not agree at the moment, but will accuse us of vacillating to the right and not daring to confront the enemy head-on? "

    The political commissar of the army group Andrei Petrovich Klyuyev took a long puff of cigarette, raised his head and said, "I agree with Dmitry Grigorievich. We are now far from the eighth position in the south.  The group army is too far away. Since the 1st Group Army in Saransk on the Western Front has not moved closer to us, it seems that Buyinsk is no longer suitable to continue the defense. Otherwise, Kolchak's cavalry unit will make a false shot on the Western Front and the whole thing will be ruined.  If Nao'er outflanks us, the main force of the army will be in danger of being surrounded by the enemy!"

    Giddis frowned when he heard this and paced back and forth in the war room with his hands behind his back. This guy had been the chief of staff of the front army before, and had never been a chief officer like the commander of the group army. In addition, this guy's personality was relatively  The indecisive master would have been fine with the chief of staff coming up with an idea, but now he was asked to make his own decision in front of the group army commander, but he was in a bit of a dilemma.

    "Wrangel Mikhainovich, I think we can't wait any longer. I suggest that while we report our specific ideas for adjusting the defense line to the front army headquarters, the troops should start taking action. If we wait any longer, I'm afraid it will be dark.  Stings' Eastern Cluster will launch an attack soon, and it will not be easy to withdraw then!" Political Commissar Klyuyev was his old partner when he followed Voroshilov in the withdrawal from Ukraine to Tsaritsyn, and he has experience in retreating!  He was sensitive enough, and now he clearly smelled a hint of danger in the current situation just like the young Chief of Staff Pavlov.

      "Yes! We can't wait any longer. Now we don't even know where Kolchak's Western Group is. Budyonny's cavalry army won't arrive until tomorrow at the earliest. Kolchak is ahead of them.  We don¡¯t know whether we will follow them or come here. If we wait any longer, it will be over. Give us an order. I will lead two divisions to attack the enemy in front of them. I will gather all the artillery batteries of the group army to bombard the opponent¡¯s position. The group army headquarters  Retreat southward along the road with the other five divisions!"

    Pavlov, the chief of staff of the group army, pushed his hat and stood up with a roar. His eyes were bright, and although his face was solemn, his eyes seemed to be burning with raging flames of war. He stared at the army commander Gidis, waiting for this.  Give the order.

    "Okay! Go for it, Chief of Staff. We will send a telegram to the front headquarters in Nizhny Novgorod to inform us of our attack plan. At the same time, we will use a telegram to urgently notify Budyonny's cavalry army and tell them our intentions.  , told them to change direction, go east to join us at the Simbirsk line, and then sent a telegram to urge the 8th Army, asking them to speed up their march north. We will fight Kolchak at the Simbirsk line! "

    Giddis thought about it, hesitated for a long time and finally nodded. Once he made a decision, he acted decisively.

    "Commander, political commissar, I have another idea. From Syzran to Simbirsk, you can take the train and take the railway. Can you let the 8th Army take the train north instead? This 120-kilometer road can be reached by train in 2 hours.  It will take at least a day and a half to walk!" Pavlov suggested, patting his head.
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