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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 672 (3) The situation is complicated and confusing

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    Although Gorodovikov was a Cossack general, the team he raised after the October Revolution was mainly Mongolian cavalry. Speaking of this Mongolian cavalry, we have to mention a special word in Russian history - "Tatars"  "Shackles" refers specifically to the rule of Russia by the Mongolian military aristocrats from the 13th to the 16th century. The history of Europeans being ruled by Asians seems to make old Maozi a little bit worried.

    During this unforgettable period, Russia broke free from the "Tatar yoke" and turned to control a large number of Mongolian tribes, and then used stronger methods to deal with its former conquerors.

    But unexpectedly, when the Soviet regime led by Ulyanov and even the Russian nation faced threats, tens of thousands of Mongolians mounted their horses, waved red flags, and shouted "For the motherland! For Joseph"  !" In Wang Geng's previous life, these Mongolian cavalry served as part of the Soviet army and fought all the way to Berlin.

    When the Soviet regime was established in 1917, there were approximately 7 to 9 million Mongolians in Russia, belonging to Kalmyk, Yakut, Buryat and other tribes.

    When the all-out civil war broke out in Russia in 1918, most of the Cossacks in the Don River Valley joined the White Guards, but the poor Mongolian herdsmen seemed to see hope in escaping from the enslavement of the nobles in the Bolshevik propaganda.

    In particular, the Kalmyk Mongols living in the lower reaches of the Volga River established the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment under the organization of former Tsarist Russian cavalry lieutenant Oka Alexey Gorodovikov and accepted the Bolshevik Astrakhan Regiment.  The leadership of the regional party committee.

    In the first battle to defend Tsaritsyn, the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment and the Budyonny Cavalry Regiment led by Gorodovikov also performed outstandingly, but the Budyonny Cavalry Regiment was mainly composed of Red Cossacks, while the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment  The more than 2,000 members of the Croatian Cavalry Regiment are all Mongolian cavalry.

    Just because of the differences in skin color and blood of his cavalry soldiers, Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov, who was as brave and capable as Budyonny, this Cossack general who was also red, had to take a back seat to Budyonny.  Under Ni.

    After the first battle to defend Tsaritsyn, under Voroshilov's arrangement, the Budyonny Cavalry Regiment and the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment merged to form a cavalry brigade. Budyonny got his wish and became the brigade commander.  Zingo took over the position of commander of the Budyonni Cavalry Regiment, while Gorodovikov remained the commander of the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment.

    In the second battle to defend Tsaritsyn, Gorodovikov led the Kalmyk Cavalry Regiment to create a "cavalry-armored train" strategy, which was to mount carriages with cavalry on the armored train.  The train patrolled and defended along the railway line surrounding the city, and deployed the cavalry company to key areas at any time to intercept the attack of the White Guard Cossack cavalry. It achieved a good record and made an extraordinary contribution to the siege of Tsaritsyn.

    However, it was still because the Mongolian cavalry was subconsciously suppressed and on guard. When the second battle to defend Tsaritsyn was over and the first cavalry division of the Southern Front was established, Timoshenko became the brigade commander, and Goro  Dovikov only became the brigade commander. The division commander was also Comrade Budyonny, the founder of the brave and fearless Red Cossack Cavalry.

    Although Budyonny's Cavalry Division was the only organized unit to break out during the Battle of Ufa, the casualties of the troops were still considerable. After Gorodovikov's 2nd Cavalry Brigade was upgraded and expanded into the 2nd Cavalry Division, now  Only a small half of them were Mongolian cavalry, and the rest were cavalry from various ethnic groups, including Cossacks.

    Budyonny's cavalry army is the same as the earlier cavalry division era. It is still a competition between the direct line Timoshenko and the collateral line Gorodovikov. Of course, the 23-year-old Timoshenko still has the upper hand.  Relying on his status as a direct subordinate of Army Commander Budyonny, this man unexpectedly became the Chief of Staff of the Cavalry Corps and the Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, while Gorodovikov could only be depressed as the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division.

    One is the 23-year-old Army Chief of Staff and Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, and the other is the 39-year-old Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division. The only ones who can challenge Army Commander Budyonny in terms of qualifications and military exploits, and Army Commander Budyonny is still Ross.  Tov's fellow Cossacks!

    There is a 16-year age difference between Timoshenko and Gorodovikov, and their temperaments are completely different. The young Timoshenko is impulsive and competitive and wants to be the first in everything, while Gorodovikov is hiding something behind his back.  He was never lenient at critical moments. From the perspective of his own army commander, Budyonny saw that Timoshenko was actually more suitable as a forward, while Gorodovikov was good at cleaning up messes and serving as a rear-guard unit.

    If it were not for the fact that the 1st Cavalry Division was his direct descendant, it would have been more appropriate for the Chief of Staff of the Cavalry Corps to be given to Gorodovikov. However, Budyonny also had his own considerations. Since Political Commissar Shatenko had already transferred  After leaving the cavalry army and being transferred to the political commissar of the 3rd Army, if the 39-year-old Gorodovikov is made the chief of staff of the army, if he is unable to deal with the situation and is injured or killed in battle, then Gorodovikov will rely on his qualifications and  Ability will be the only prerequisite for taking over the command of the cavalry corps.Select.

    This made Budyonny feel a little unable to explain to his direct subordinates of the 1st Cavalry Division that the 1st Cavalry Division would listen to himself and Timoshenko, but he would never listen to Gorodovikov, a Mongolian, easily.  A cavalry commander who was a Cossack.

    "The situation is changing very quickly. Commander, this battle on the southern front is not easy to fight. We currently do not have a strength advantage on the eastern front. Even if our cavalry army rushes to the Simbirsk front line, plus Gidis's 10th Army  The main force can barely compete with the 6 infantry divisions and 2 cavalry divisions of the White Guard East Cluster commanded by Hastings. If the Kolchak West Cluster behind them catches up and outflanks them, Simbirsk will also be able to defend the front line.  Don¡¯t stop!¡±

    The person who spoke was the commander of the 2nd Division, Gorodovikov. This guy¡¯s beard looked a bit neglected and slovenly. However, at this moment, Army Commander Budyonny¡¯s beard was no better. He ran away.  The tired people and horses were sweating profusely after a long morning's journey, and their faces were covered with dust before they even had time to wash their faces.

    "That's right. We previously hoped that Tukhachevsky's 1st Army stranded in Saransk could drag the main force of Kolchak's Western Group into Saransk, so that we can seize the time to reach the Northeast and the 1st Army.  With the convergence of the 10th Army and the strength of the 8th Army moving north, we have the opportunity to defeat the White Guards' Eastern Group led by Hastings, and then turn around and take care of Kolchak! Now it seems that the situation may not be as we expected!  "
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