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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 672 (4) Budyonni¡¯s Troops

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    Although Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny is only 35 years old, he is the heavyweight general second only to Voroshilov in the entire Southern Army system. On the one hand, his cavalry division defended Tsari three times.  In the Battle of Tianjin, the increasing strength of the Vietnam War played an important role. On the other hand, in the entire Battle of Ufa, only his cavalry division successfully broke through in an organized manner, retaining more than half of its troops and returned to the left bank of the Volga River. In addition, Budyonni has always been  Is a die-hard supporter of Voroshilov.

    Therefore, after the Battle of Ufa, Budyonny and his glorious cavalry troops were established as a model and benchmark for the Soviet Red Army. The Supreme Military Council of the Soviet Union even issued a warning to all Soviet Red Army soldiers like Budyonny and his cavalry.  A learning call to heroic battle.

    "Tukhachevsky, the defeated general, is not brave enough. His 1st Army did not even dare to leave the weak fortress of Saransk and march eastward with us. We expect him and his rebuilt 1st Army to  I think it will be extremely difficult for the 1st Army to hold off Kolchak!" Young Timoshenko, chief of staff of the cavalry army, said with a disdainful grin.

    "You can't say that. The distance from Saransk to Simbirsk is more than 150 kilometers. In the absence of railways, the infantry group would have to march for at least 3 to 4 days. If it encounters a halfway attack by the main force of Kolchak's 5 cavalry divisions on the way  If so, Tukhachevsky's 1st Army would be wiped out in the plains. No one can guarantee that Kolchak's cavalry group will not appear during these 3 or 4 days, right? So I think,  The 1st Army staying in Saransk is safer and has more room for maneuver!¡±

    The commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov, almost choked Timoshenko to death with his slow and logical words. The 23-year-old Timoshenko said with a smile on his neck.  ,

    "Oka Ivanovich, according to what you say, as we go east, the main force of Kolchak's five cavalry divisions may appear around us at any time. Could it be that our two cavalry divisions are not full?  Can it withstand the opponent's five Cossack cavalry divisions' attacks in turns on the plains?

    Then should we hide in Saransk and sit back and watch the White Guards' Eastern Group attack and destroy Gidis's 10th Army?  That was the main army created by Comrade Voroshilov!  "

    "Aren't you being arrogant? The Front Army Headquarters requires us to advance eastward and round up with the 10th Army. Then of course we will advance eastward. As a cavalry unit, do you plan to stay in Saransk to defend the city? The task of the cavalry is to flank and attack high altitudes.  Mobile assault and defense are not the strong points of the cavalry.

    Don¡¯t tell me about Tsaritsyn. In Tsaritsyn, we used armored trains to carry cavalry troops. The railway lines surrounding the city played a big role. But are there armored trains in Saransk?  Is there such a complete railway loop?  None, so why are our cavalry troops staying in Saransk?  Besides, we can no longer collect local food. How can we not starve to death if we continue to stay?  "

    Gorodovikov retorted vaguely while washing his face in the basin brought by the orderly.

    "Okay, we've come to this point. There's no point in arguing about this anymore. Let's look at the map. Now, we are probably here, 70 kilometers away from Simbirsk in the southeast, and 70 kilometers away from Buyinsk in the northeast.  , if the main force of Kolchak's Western Group was not going to fight Saransk, but instead went south from Alatri and then ran east, hiss~~~ the White Guard's Western Group might be no more than 30 kilometers behind us.  ¡±

    Budyonni held her chin and leaned over the map spread out on the pony, looked at it for a long time, and then said something coldly.

    "Can Kolchak let go of Saransk? The 1st Army has five infantry divisions that are not full of troops. Saransk is a large ancient city and fortress, and I heard that he  We are old enemies with Tukhachevs. The 1st Army caused a lot of trouble for the White Guards in the direction of Kazan on both sides of the Volga River! Commander, I don¡¯t think Kolchak can let Tukhachevs go.  Key¡¯s 1st Army and Saransk are chasing us instead!¡±

    Brother Timoshenko randomly broke off the black bread from the plate handed over by the orderly and stuffed it into his mouth, while looking at the map and muttering unconvinced.

    "This is not necessarily the case, Semyon Konstantinovich, otherwise you are still young. Kolchak is a very smart guy among the generals of Tsarist Russia. Krasnov and Denikin are better than him.  It's not worth mentioning. I estimate that although he may continue to attack Saransk to the west, he is more likely to turn around and head east, join Hastings's East Group first and then encircle and annihilate Giddis's 10th Army. Once  Giddis's 10th Army has collapsed. Our cavalry army is no match for him even with the combined strength of the 8th Army. The overall situation on the southern front is decided!"

    Comrade Comrade Commander's words obviously sounded the alarm to Timoshenko's blind confidence, and at the same time indirectly supported the view of Gorodovikov, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Division, that is, self-confidenceBehind the cavalry army is probably the main force of Kolchak's Western Cluster.

    Seeing that Budyonny was speaking very seriously and his face was quite solemn, Timoshenko became anxious, swallowed the black bread in his mouth, stood up and raised his fist and said, "Commander, tell me, what should our army do?"  Fight? Should we continue to the southeast to the Simbirsk line, or go to the northeast defense line to intercept the Hastings East Group that is chasing the 10th Army? There are no cowards in our cavalry army. For the honor of the Soviets and the cavalry army, we will never retreat.  !¡±

    Hearing this, Budyonny patted Timoshenko on the shoulder with great satisfaction, but turned to Gorodovikov, who had already taken the dinner plate from the orderly after washing his face, and said,

    "Oka Ivanovich, what do you think our army will do next?"

    Gorodovikov walked up to the map with a plate, dipped some brown bread in potato soup and stuffed it into his mouth. He looked at the map intently without opening his mouth. He was obviously thinking deeply between his brows, and Budyonny was not here either.  Anxious, he simply sat down on the pony, picked up the unfinished dinner plate and started eating happily.

    On the other hand, Timoshenko was scratching his head and head because of Gorodovikov's serious slowness. He downed a piece of black bread in three mouthfuls. The guy stared at Gorodovikov and forgot to continue drinking.  Potato and horse broth on your own plate.

    With great difficulty, Gorodovikov finished the black bread and potato and horse broth soup on the plate. The man put down the plate and took out a long horsehair to pick the meat scraps between his teeth.  road,
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