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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 673 (2) It would be terrible to be hit by a counterattack

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    "Commander-in-Chief, where is the current location of Budyonni's cavalry army? According to the signs we have chased along the way, they are probably more than 2 hours away from us, which is about 30-40 kilometers away.  Should we work harder to catch up and eat this guy's cavalry first?" Kranishilkov said as he drew another large red triangle about 30 kilometers ahead of his team on the map?  , representing Budyonni's cavalry corps.

    "Roman Mikhainovich, Budyonny's position should be a little further north of the position you drew. Don't forget that the opponent was going to Buyinsk to join Gidis' troops before. Forget it now.  They also got the news that Giddis's 10th Army was heading south, and it would take time to turn around. Moreover, as we pursued them all the way, whether it was the horseshoe prints on the ground or the freshness of the horse manure, it showed that the opponent's marching path was to the north of us.  Not Zhengdong!"

    As he spoke, Kolchak drew a new triangle to the north of the big red triangle arrow drawn by Kranishilkov, and then thought about it again, about 20 kilometers northeast of the big red triangle,  Two blue arrows are drawn. Looking from the map, the southwest of these two blue arrows is the red triangle representing the Budyonny Cavalry Army, and the east is the red triangle just drawn representing the defeat of the Soviet 10th Army.  A red triangle heading southwest from the remaining part of the stream.

    Of course, Kolchak did not forget to add three blue arrows in the direction of Buyinsk, 2 large and 1 small, representing the 8th and 9th Kazan Infantry Divisions, as well as the Kazan Infantry Divisions that had made contributions but were also injured.  6th Division.

    "As you said, the troop deployment and combat situation on the southern front are basically complete. Commander-in-Chief, what about my suggestion just now? Let's speed up. Maybe we can catch up with Budyonny's cavalry army this afternoon. Let's  It's not a piece of cake for four semi-cavalry divisions to deal with his two newly-built cavalry divisions that are not full of troops. Why rush him east to join Gidis's five main divisions?" Kranishilkov didn't give up.  suggested.

    Kolchak didn't say anything after hearing this. He walked to the map and looked at it carefully. Finally he raised his body and shook his head and said, "Bujoni's cavalry troops are highly mobile. If we defeat our opponents on the plains,  It is very likely that the other party will scatter and disappear without a trace, and there will be another chance to make a comeback in the future.

    My idea is that in the decisive battle on the southern front, we will fight a large-scale encirclement and annihilation battle, rather than defeat them one by one. Roman Mikhainovich, you know that the vitality of the Bolsheviks is very tenacious. Once there is suitable soil, they will be ready at any time.  There may be a resurgence. This time we will end it once and for all and use a large-scale encirclement and annihilation campaign to bring a perfect end to the Southern Front battlefield!  "

    "Large-scale encirclement plus a war of annihilation?" Kranishilkov's eyes lit up when he heard this. No wonder Kolchak would rather give up the meat of Saransk and Tukhachevsky's 1st Army and let the West  The main force of the cluster turned around and rushed eastward, but it stayed far behind the Budyonni cavalry army and did not pursue them to fight. It turned out that they were trying to drive the sheep into the pen and try to catch them all?  This is a good play!

    "In this case, Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, do we still have to wait for reinforcements from the Soviet 8th Army in the south before encircling us? Otherwise, the progress will be too fast, and there is nothing we can do about the opponent's 8th Army running away.  Catch them all in one fell swoop!" the chief of staff of the Western Cluster asked with a roll of his eyes.

    "It depends on the situation. The main force of the Soviet Red Army on the southern front is the 10th Army of Gidis. This group was led by Voroshilov. As long as we surround Gidice and Budyonny, the 8th Army  Even though the group army knew it was losing, it had to obediently send reinforcements.

    The problem is that our strength is not enough. Hastings's Eastern Group only has 6 infantry divisions. At this time, the 6th Kazan Infantry Division has lost another regiment. If we surround Gidis' remaining 6 regiments at the same time,  One and a half divisions, plus the two cavalry divisions of the Budyonny Cavalry Army, and the four divisions of the Soviet 8th Army, the opponent's total strength will reach more than 130,000, and our two eastern and western clusters combined will only have 15  With less than ten thousand people, a cavalry brigade is still deployed to monitor the enemies in the direction of Saransk. We have no absolute advantage in strength!  "

    Kolchak frowned and said, in his opinion, if the Soviet 10th Army is surrounded, then Budyonny's cavalry army or the 8th Army from the south will inevitably come in droves.  In order to relieve the 10th Army, the total strength of the two sides is not much different. They may have a certain advantage in artillery firepower, but there is intelligence that the Soviet Union and Moscow purchased 50 artillery batteries of Russian cannons from Germany. They are also in the process of urgent shipment.  , the outcome of this decisive battle on the Southern Front is really still a bit unknown!

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the Soviet Red Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Ufa. Although Budyonny is famous, there are no more than one brigade of veterans in his cavalry army. The rest are newly recruited recruits who can ride mules without falling.  It's pretty good when you get down.

    That Soviet 10th Army boasted that it was amazing, but Gidis was a coward.They retreated before the battle. The 1st Kameshin Infantry Division that stayed behind was said to be the first-class main division from the Soviet Southern Front. What was the result? It was defeated by the Hasik Kazan 6th Division. On the other hand, we  , all are the main force of Kazan, even if it is 130,000 to 130,000, we have 7 Cossack cavalry divisions. There are great plains near Simbirsk, which is where our cavalry comes in. I think we are sure to win the decisive battle on the southern front.  !  "

    The Cossack leader confidently comforted his supreme commander. Kolchak felt happy when he heard this. Thinking about it, the troops under his command were all the elite main force of the White Guards. He was afraid of where they would come from. Hastings's stuff  The cluster won its first battle in Buyinsk. The opponent was the main division of the Soviet Red Army like the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division. Previously, the 1st Cossack Cavalry Division had beaten the 37th Infantry Division of the Soviet 10th Front northward all over the ground.  Looking for teeth, of course the odds of winning this battle are on my side!

    "Pass my order and call back to the Hastings East Cluster, asking them to fight steadily and not to advance rashly to avoid being caught in the enemy's tricks and ambushes. Giddis still has the main force of at least 6 infantry divisions in hand.  , if necessary, ask Hastings to stop and wait for the 6th, 8th and 9th Kazan Infantry Divisions to follow up before heading south!"

    Kolchak obviously changed his mind very quickly. In his opinion, the Soviet 10th Army led by Voroshilov was far from the point of fleeing and collapsing. Hastings went into danger alone and only led 3  If a division catches up with him, it will be terrible if he is hit by Gidis's counterattack!
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