Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Beiyang 1917

Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 680 (2) It¡¯s hard to say who will win

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    "Kolchak used positional warfare to try to annihilate the Soviet Red Army's main force of 130,000 people on the southern front with 150,000 people. How likely is it? Especially since the Soviet Red Army can retreat to the left bank of the Volga River at any time. In the name of the Volga Federation,  Do you think Kolchak can get his wish for the demarcated non-military buffer zone? The 10th and 8th Army were the main forces of the Soviet Union's former Southern Front, including Budyonny's cavalry army, and the only veterans in them were the ones in the Ufa Battle.  The majority of the cavalry division broke out!"

    Wang Geng's words obviously overturned the thoughts of several coalition generals in the conference room. Originally, not only Tanaka Yiichi, but also Jiang Hongyu and Qian Tianfu had previously given Wang Geng a firm grip and sat back and watched the Kolchak West Cluster move eastward without notifying them.  Moscow is a little confused about the situation and thinks that Kolchak will take the initiative in the decisive battle on the southern front. Now that the White Guards' main force of 150,000 soldiers went south to fight against the Soviet Union's main force of 130,000 people on the southern front, Kolchak still  There is really no guarantee of victory!  Fastest update, all text typed by hand

    "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek said that you were worried that Tukhachevsky's 1st Army would be eaten when it left the Saransk Fortress to pursue Kolchak, so you delayed reporting Kolchak to Moscow.  Regarding the movements of the Western Cluster, do you think that Tukhachevsky's 1st Army, which lacked adequate supplies of food and ammunition, was so important that it could influence the outcome of the Soviet Red Army and the White Guards?  Is he the defeated general in the Battle of France?" See the latest chapter.

    Tanaka Yiichi's face was a little red, and he was obviously a little shocked that he, Jiang Hongyu, and Qian Tianfu had different judgments on the situation on the southern front than the Commander-in-Chief. Although Jiang Fangzhen was new to the front line, he once again touched the right king.  Geng¡¯s temper and thoughts, so now Tanaka rolled his eyes and brought the topic back to Tukhachevsky and his 1st Army. The guy then followed up with,

    "Even if Tukhachevsky acted rashly and fell into the trap set by Kolchak after leaving Saransk, wouldn't it be okay to let this defeated general and his ragtag group be wiped out by the White Guards? Kolchak's military strength does not have an absolute advantage  , eating Tukhachevsky can further strengthen his power, right?¡±

    Wang Geng frowned slightly when he heard this. The Ukrainian campaign was about to begin. At this time, the Soviet Union and Kolchak on the northern front could not easily tell each other the winner. In Wang Geng's view, Tukhachevsky's 1st Army  The survival of Soviet Russia will determine whether Soviet Russia can keep Nizhny Novgorod. Although the southern front is important, in fact, both Kolchak and the main force of Soviet Russia's southern front are in the non-military buffer zone delineated by the Volga Federation.  It turns out that the key to victory or defeat on the southern front actually lies in the hands of the Volga Federation.

    Kolchak may not have noticed this, but Moscow has obviously realized it, so Voroshilov is confident and is not in a hurry to launch a counterattack on the northern front, but seizes the time to continue to add supplies in Nizhny Novgorod.  And rest and reorganize the 3rd and 5th armies. On the southern front are the Budyonny Cavalry Army, the Gidis 10th Army, and the 8th Army that went north for reinforcements. The total strength of the 8th Army exceeds 130,000. Kolchak only relies on 15  The main force wants to achieve a decisive victory, but it is actually a bit out of reach!

    "Your Excellency Tanaka, in my opinion, Kolchak's main force on the southern front can defeat Gidis's 10th Army and 8th Army, but it cannot form a rout, let alone completely annihilate the opponent. And Tukhachevsky  If the 1st Army leaves Saransk and acts rashly, it is likely to become a delicacy for Kolchak's highly mobile cavalry troops. This is detrimental to our original intention of maintaining balance on the northern front. Nizhny Novgorod remains in Soviet Russia.  It is more beneficial to us than being occupied by Kolchak! I think the commander-in-chief did not agree to inform Moscow of Kolchak¡¯s latest developments because of the above considerations!¡±

    Jiang Fangzhen, deputy chief of staff of the coalition forces, saw that Wang Geng was silent and silent, so he continued to answer Tanaka Yiichi's doubts.

    Jiang Hongyu, chief of staff and logistics commander of the coalition forces who had been silent here, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile,

    "In fact, it was only half a day's work. Although Tukhachevsky was intimidated by Kolchak's cavalry brigade and stayed in Saransk and did not dare to attack, he objectively retained his initiative. As for Kolcha  Now that the main force of the Kersey Cluster has arrived at the Simbirsk battlefield, no matter how slow Voroshilov is, he will be able to get Kolchak's movements from the Gidis 10th Army tomorrow morning. I think tomorrow will be a big one!  At the same time when we launch the Ukrainian campaign, Kolchak¡¯s main force going south is likely to start a decisive battle with the main force on the Soviet Union¡¯s southern front!¡±

    "Chief of Staff Chiang Kai-shek is right. Once the battle begins, we will be completely benevolent to Tukhachevsky. It all depends on how the pot of gruel on the Northern Front will be stirred up by Voroshilov and Kolchak.  The opponent's fate, if Kolchak underestimates the enemy and advances rashly, he may not be able to win easily. Moscow passed the railway line and had rushed 30 artillery batteries to transport the artillery to Kuznetsov's front line two days ago. When the 8th Army moved north,  The artillery firepower he has is 1.5 times that of Kolchak. 130,000 vs. 150,000. It¡¯s really hard to see who can win.??!  "

    Wang Geng narrowed his eyes, looked at several subordinates in the war conference room, flicked the ashes of the cigar in his hand and said, while asking again,

    "Counsel Qian, where is Budyonny's cavalry army? Has Voroshilov never launched a counterattack on the northern front? What are the trends of Kolchak's reinforcements in the direction of Kazan?"

    "Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, it is very strange that according to the Hawkeye 4 aerial reconnaissance, Budyonny's cavalry army did not go east to Simbirsk, nor did it go northeast to the previous Buinsk, but turned directly to the north and jumped out.  Behind them, the large net opened by the four cavalry divisions of the Kolchaksi cluster also escaped the search of the two cavalry divisions of the Hastings East cluster coming southwest from Buinsk. Budyonny's main force was at this moment  The current hidden location is 50 kilometers west of Buyinsk and about 60 kilometers away from Kanash in the north!" Qian Tianfu reported.

    "Sogar! What is this old Maozi cavalry commander doing? Didn't his cavalry army catch up with Kolchak's 4 cavalry divisions and cavalry brigades? Why don't you hurry to the east and the 10th Soviet Army of Gydis?  The group army merged, but they jumped to the empty area to the north on their own initiative? And didn't Hastings' two Cossack cavalry divisions catch them when they went south?" Tanaka Yiichi asked in confusion.

    "It does seem to be the case at the moment, but don't think that Budyonny is just lucky. He used a cavalry regiment to disguise the main force and continued eastward. At this time, the cavalry regiment was already on the Simbirsk defense line with Gidis's 10th Army.  The remaining 15,000 Soviet Red Army cavalry led by him suddenly turned around and headed north, unexpectedly jumping out of the encirclement of the six cavalry divisions of Kolchak's east and west clusters. From this point of view, General Budyonny  The successful breakout from the Buzuluk battlefield with most of his cavalry division was not just a matter of luck!"

    <<Beiyang 1917>> Text, readers are welcome to log in. Read the latest chapter of the full text.
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report