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Volume Three Far East Stories Chapter 674 (3) Xia Boyang is angry!

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    "This cannot be blamed on Comrade Political Commissar. You know Peter Alexeevich, who has just joined the 1st Army as political commissar not long ago. The current conditions of our army are not optimistic in all aspects. The burden on the shoulders of Political Commissar Kobozev  It¡¯s very heavy and the pressure is not small. People tend to lose their temper and get angry when faced with tension and pressure. I don¡¯t think he is specifically targeting you, so don¡¯t take it to heart!¡±

    Furmanov knew how to win over people's hearts. He tried to smooth things over for the political commissar of the group army by pulling and pulling, and deceived the newly arrived political commissar of the 2nd Infantry Division into completely losing his direction. In his eyes, this amiable and trustworthy division commander  His image became extremely tall.

    "As for why the White Guards destroyed the railway, I estimate that they were either worried that we would use the railway to break out and retreat to Nizhny Novgorod, or they were worried that the 3rd and 5th Army Groups, the main forces on the northern front of the Front, would come south along the railway line to reinforce us in Sasha.  Lansk, that's why the other party wants to destroy the railway! Learn slowly and grow up to be an excellent division commander sooner or later!" Furmanov patted his new partner on the shoulder and did not forget to explain his doubts and doubts.  comfort.

    "I see. So, the White Guards are not sure of quickly conquering Saransk, right? Otherwise, how troublesome it would be for them to rebuild the railway when they go back north to attack again? Division Commander, tell me, are they really unable to conquer it?  Saransk?" There was a trace of worry in the division political commissar's tone unconsciously!

    "Nonsense, are the 42,000 men and horses in the 5 divisions of our 1st Group Army vegetarian? The Western Cluster of Kolchak's White Guard Army only has 60,000 men in total. It is simply impossible to capture our impregnable city defenses. The cavalry troops are used to  During the siege, our machine guns will be used as live targets. Unfortunately, our cannons and artillery shells are still a little short. Otherwise, I would directly lead a brigade to attack first and eat the group of Cossack cavalry entrenched at the train station in the north of the city.  Lose!"

    Furmanov used the telescope to look at the direction of the railway ten kilometers north of the city again. The sound of explosions had stopped at this time. Five kilometers away, groups of Cossack cavalry were obviously running back and forth. He looked at it from a distance.  The continuous momentum was overwhelming, and at this time, many houses in the villages on the outskirts of the city were lit by torches thrown by the roaring Cossack cavalry. The entire northern suburbs of Saransk were shrouded in a gloomy mist, and the line of sight was greatly affected.  of obstruction.

    "Division Commander, what do you think we should do if the enemy breaks in from the west and south of the city? It seems that groups of Cossack cavalry have gone to the west of the city after crossing the railway. Our 3rd and 4th Divisions only have a little over 6,000 troops, and their guns are too small.  If it is not complete, can it be defended?" Bukhanov, political commissar of the 2nd Infantry Division, continued to ask worriedly.

    "Don't worry, there is still a commander personally leading the 5th Division in the inner city, and the commander has arranged our 2nd Division and Comrade Xia Boyang's 1st Division. If the enemy's main force attacks the west and south, then our 2nd Division  The 1st Division and the 1st Division attacked and attacked from the enemy's side and rear. The artillery company's cannons were mounted on the walls of the fortress. When the time came, they would hit wherever they could. The enemy was cavalry. Just trying to cross the moat would require a huge price.  It¡¯s raining a lot in summer, and the water in the moat is three meters deep. If you jump in, you¡¯ll be sieved before you can swim over!¡±

    Furmanov's words finally calmed down the division political commissar Bukhanov who was constantly asking questions around him. The guy himself looked through the telescope at the White Guard cavalry on the opposite side who were still galloping back and forth, but he felt a little offended.  He muttered, "Nima, the sun is so bad after running all the way here, why are you running your horse all the time instead of resting your horse by the river to drink water, resting your feet and burying the pot in the pot to cook?"  Are there any Cossacks who are so willing to use their power?

    At this moment, the phone rang behind him, and then a combat staff member covered the phone and reported, "Division Commander, Comrade Xia Boyang called from the headquarters of the 1st Division in the east of the city!"

    "Oh? I was just going to ask him!" Furmanov quickly walked to the phone and took the call, "I'm Furmanov!"

    From the receiver came the heroic voice of Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev, commander of the 1st Chaboyang Infantry Division of the Soviet 1st Army Group,

    "Dmitri Andreevich, how is the situation there? It's calm here, but the strange thing is that 3 kilometers away, a group of Cossack cavalry were convulsing like crazy, and their faces were covered under the poisonous sun.  Continuous horse racing, now my number is counting, at least one cavalry brigade has passed from north to south, my old man, what are the actions of the enemy over there? "

    Furmanov frowned when he heard this and shouted into the microphone, "Vasily Ivanovich, have you also discovered this situation? The enemies on my side are also moving from east to west all the time.  We were running horses, and those who didn¡¯t know thought they were on a military parade. The Cossack cavalry passing in front of me at this moment was probably a cavalry brigade team. The uniforms and flags were different. Judging from the situation, the enemy wanted to scare us.  ? Otherwise it¡¯s hard to explain! We are both cavalrymen, which brother?How can you not care about animals? If you plan to launch an attack, you should stop your horses to drink water and eat them, right?  "

    There was a pause in the receiver, and then Xia Boyang's voice came again, "You're right, I said Comrade Political Commissar, the other party is in such a posture of panting and sweating armed parade, there is no strength to launch an attack within 2 hours, we might as well go back to the commander  How about we discuss with the commander comrade how to fight? It¡¯s not my style, Xia Boyang, to hide behind the Saransk moat!¡±

    Furmanov¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard this, ¡°Comrade division commander, what do you mean, we should launch a tentative attack to find out more about the opponent¡¯s true identity?¡±

    "It has to be like this. At least we can catch a few tongues during the chaos and come back for interrogation. If the opponent's armed parade continues like this, I'm afraid that the morale of the other three divisions will drop and they will not be able to get up. Then this battle will not be easy to fight.  Okay, besides, how can we watch the White Guard cavalry set fire to people's houses in the village and harm the people like this?" Xia Boyang's tone in the receiver was filled with anger.

    "Okay! Vasily Ivanovich, I'll go back to the headquarters right now, and we'll meet there!" Before Furmanov put down the receiver, another phone rang, and the combat staff went up to get it.  After picking up the phone and listening, he reported,

    "This is a call from the Army Headquarters. The commander wants you and the political commissar to rush back to the headquarters for an emergency operational meeting!"
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