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Volume 3 Far East Stories Chapter 674 (1) Grab some tongues and bring them back

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    However, the prisoners said that most of the mules and horses in Saransk were taken away by the Budyonny Cavalry Army, which prioritized reconstruction. Therefore, the 1st Army was extremely short of livestock and horses, and the heavy machine gun battalion could not even make up three sets of carriages.  The artillery batteries used ox-carts instead of horse-drawn carriages!  "

    Klimov couldn¡¯t help but grinned when he said this, and continued,

    "Commander, if that boy from the Melekhov family was riding a horse instead of an injured mule, our brothers probably wouldn't be able to catch up with him. The other party said that a reconnaissance cavalry battalion was placed in our way.  The direction is responsible for the warning, but in fact it is just a ragtag group of people riding mules, donkeys and horses!

    "The combat effectiveness can be imagined. Although we lost one company, we killed 2 of the opponent's companies and captured 7 or 80 people. Tukhachevsky's troops were not as tough as the legend!"  Alexey Vasilyevich, let me tell you, if we have two brigades of the 3rd Cavalry Division in hand, I dare to defeat the opponent's 1st Army and win Saransk without any problem!  "

    Klimov obviously despised the strength of the Soviet 1st Army in front of him.

    "What about the deployment of troops for the opponent's city defense? Are you clear about this?" Corbin continued to ask unmoved.

    "Well, this has been clarified. The prisoner who confessed belongs to the cavalry reconnaissance battalion directly under the Tukhachevsky headquarters. Obviously, he knows a lot more about the situation than the ordinary soldiers in the infantry division. The opponent's city defense layout is probably like this  "As he spoke, Klimov picked up the red and blue pencils on the map and started drawing.

    "The 1st Chapayev Infantry Division was obviously regarded by Tukhachevsky as the main force of the 1st Army and was placed on the defense line in the east of the city. The city of Saransk is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The inner city  It is a fortress built in 1667. It is roughly a square with a length of 1800 meters and a width of 1800 meters. The outer city is the new city. Although there is no wall, there is a square moat, which is almost a square of 5 kilometers square."

    "Tukhachevsky placed the 1st Chapayev Infantry Division on the east defense line of the city, and used one division to guard the 5-kilometer defense line. The opponent repaired the fortifications for several days in a row. Their positions were mainly on the inside of the moat.  , it is said that the repairs are relatively solid, and many houses along the river behind have been converted into high-rise fortifications, with gun holes dug and heavy machine guns installed inside. "

    With that said, Klimov himself felt that Saransk looked very weak, and it would not be that simple to attack the city. Seeing Commander Corbin frowning and thinking about something, the guy continued,

    "The defense area in the west of the city is guarded by the 2nd Furmanov Infantry Division of the 1st Army. This guy turned out to be Chapayev, the political commissar of the cavalry division of the guy they called Xia Boyang. During the breakout process in the later stages of the Battle of Ufa  Zhongsuan saved Tukhachevsky's life several times, so he was deeply trusted by Tukhachevsky like Xia Boyang.

    His 2nd Infantry Division is also a fully-equipped infantry division with 12,000 people. They are basically Bolshevik veterans of the Soviet Red Army who were repatriated from the Volga Federation after the Battle of Ufa. In terms of combat effectiveness, they are also quite strong!  "

    "Where are the defense lines in the west and south of the city?" Division Commander Corbin asked next. At this moment, this man already felt that his own cavalry brigade of 5,000 troops would be unable to shake Tukhachevsky's two main divisions.  If he hasn't been caught yet, the next step seems to be to focus on how to use the empty city tactic to bluff the opponent!

    "The west and south of the city are guarded by the 3rd and 4th Saransk Infantry Division respectively. Each division has only more than 6,000 people, which can support 4,000 guns of one division. The 5th Saransk Division is responsible for guarding the inner city, that is, the stone  In the fortress, the opponent's cannons are basically not placed on the walls of the fortress. Although the number is small, the range and threat are still considerable! This is the specific situation. How should we fight next? "

    Klimov scratched his head and asked. After talking about so many interrogation situations, this guy also found that it was simply impossible to take down Saransk, which was guarded by 42,000 people, with his own cavalry brigade alone.

    "Report! The 9th Regiment of the 5th Cavalry Brigade has taken over the railway substation ten kilometers north of Saransk and cut off the railway line coming from the direction of Nizhny Novgorod. Regiment Commander Ansar Androvitch  "Ayupf asked the troops for their next move!" A combat staff officer rushed in to report excitedly.

    "Oh? Commander, I didn't expect that Tukhachevsky was so careless that he really gave up the defense of all the railway lines in the direction of Nizhny Novgorod? Is this guy determined to be a coward in Saransk?  "Although the advance reconnaissance result was that the railway station was not guarded by the Soviet Red Army, but now the main group's capture of the station must be considered a credit, right?  So Brigadier Klimov smiled happily when he heard this, and couldn't help but tease Tukhachevsky who was hiding in Saransk.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be careless, pass my order, let Ayupf¡¯s 9th Regiment search north, and send at least one cavalry company to set up a guard 20 kilometers away.¡±?In addition, blast the railway line to the north of the train station. Don't let me see the railway track for at least 1 kilometer!  "Division Commander Corbin waved his hand and gave the order resolutely.

    "Division commander, let's set up the headquarters at the railway station? At least there are buildings and buildings there. It's better than setting up a tent in the wilderness and spending the night!" Klimov, commander of the 5th Brigade, suggested from the side.

    "I said, Igor Yegorjevich, do you really think that you have led the entire Western Group to surround Saransk? We only have a cavalry brigade of 5,000 people, and the other party sent an infantry division to attack us.  We are afraid that we will have to withdraw. Do you still want to sleep in the house? Send me an order. The 10th Regiment will be organized as a battalion, with a core of 7 kilometers around Saransk. Run around the city for me, brothers.  You only need to change your clothes after 3 kilometers, so you don¡¯t need me to take care of how to put up the flag, right?¡±

    "In addition, two artillery companies and two heavy machine gun battalions were all deployed in front of the opponent's northern defense line to prepare for a sudden fire attack. Each real cannon was flanked by a fake cannon. The enemy could not see clearly from 5 kilometers away.  , when the time comes, light the straw for me in front of the artillery position. Under the smoke and smoke, the opponent will definitely look down on the real and the real! After the 9th Regiment blasts the railway line, leave a battalion to guard the train station, and the rest of the troops will also change their clothes in battalion units.  Go to Saransk and run around the city! Tell the battalion commanders of the Cossack Regiment that His Excellency Kolchak will lead the four divisions of the main force of the Western Group to attack Saransk in the evening! "

    Corbin snapped his fingers and gave the order. At least the last sentence did not make the commander of the 5th Brigade, Klimov, excited. The guy asked stupidly, "Really? Commander, why didn't you tell me earlier? I am the one who  The brigade is really guilty of singing the empty city plan. If we had known that the commander-in-chief would bring the main force, we would still worry about it. I would have dared to go to the Saransk moat and capture a few prisoners for you with just one charge!"
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