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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 751 (1) Flank Encirclement

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    In fact, when the general retreat was seizing time and unable to smoothly take away the lightly and seriously wounded, this was the choice unanimously agreed upon by Gidis, Klyuyev and Pavlov. The wounded in the Soviet Red Army became civilians when they put down their weapons.  Entering the non-military buffer zone, it is at least possible to avoid being captured or massacred by Kolchak's White Guards. During the Battle of Ufa, the Allied Forces' policy of preferential treatment of prisoners has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. At this time, survival is more meaningful than a worthless sacrifice.  .  high

    The northernmost first line of defense of the Soviet 10th Group Army is now about 70 kilometers away from the Sezlan-Kuznetsov Railway Main Line in the south, while the position of the 16th Infantry Division of the 8th Army in the south is about 70 kilometers away.  The railway line is about 35 kilometers.

    According to the retreat plan agreed upon by the troika of the Soviet 10th Army, the most precious time for retreat is before 6 a.m. This golden period of silence only lasts for 4 hours. Of course, the leaders of each division must  If the troops hurry up, they will be able to move out about half an hour before the main force. However, a large-scale retreat with more than 100,000 troops carrying weapons at night will require a certain amount of preparation time.

    Basically, if everything goes well, by 6 a.m., nearly 40,000 people from the 4 divisions of the 8th Group commanded by Political Commissar Klyuyev will successfully evacuate to the vicinity of the railway line.  If the locomotives and carriages mobilized from Skopje and Penza can arrive smoothly, at least the four divisions of the 8th Army can evacuate smoothly. And at 6 o'clock in the morning, the four main infantrymen of the 10th Army led by Army Commander Gidis  The division will withdraw from the Simbirsk line to a position more than 20 kilometers away from the railway line.

    At this time, it depends on whether Kolchak's full-scale offensive has begun. According to the ultimatum issued by the Volga Federation, I believe Kolchak will not be in danger. At least the two cavalry divisions stranded in the demilitarized buffer zone should have moved westward.  Of course, the biggest possibility is that these two cavalry divisions should go north to outflank the Soviet Red Army's northern defense line, because Kolchak's main force is always concentrated on the northern front, and there are only 4 cavalry divisions on the western front.  While cruising, two of them also penetrated into the demilitarized buffer zone to the east after night attacks, while the northern front consisted of 7 infantry divisions and 2 semi-cavalry divisions!

    Jiji"" The four divisions commanded by Jijis will withdraw near the railway line before 9 o'clock in the morning. If Kolchak can catch up, it will be to fight and retreat. Relying on the advantage of the number of artillery, Jijis  I am sure that as long as the enemy's pursuing troops are no more than 3 divisions, both infantry and cavalry can beat the opponent back!

    The most dangerous situation is not the 42nd Infantry Division and the lightly or seriously wounded who retreated southeast into the demilitarized buffer zone. Originally, the group army's field hospital was located near the demilitarized buffer zone.

    During the great retreat, the most dangerous thing was the troops of Army Chief of Staff Pavlov, who led an under-strength 1st Kameshin Infantry Division and 8 artillery companies to hold the northern front position, followed by the infantry troops of the 1st Infantry Division covering the western front.  41 Division, as long as these two divisions can attract the enemy and hold on until 9 o'clock in the morning, then the Soviet Red Army's southern front retreat can completely evacuate at least 8 main divisions. This is a quite remarkable achievement. When the enemy is close,  In front of an army of 170,000 people, 8 main divisions were completely withdrawn!

    The retreat direction of the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division is not to the south, but to the east, entering the non-military buffer zone. If it encounters the Volga Federal Forces, then "Beiyang 1917 751 (Flanking Encirclement"" will be put down  The weapons are waiting to be repatriated. If not, then disperse and retreat southward in small groups within the demilitarized buffer zone Although the coalition air force is powerful, the planes cannot go down to capture prisoners, right?

    After the cannons of the eight artillery companies have completed their mission of covering the rear, if there are still cannons that survived the fierce artillery battle, they will be destroyed by Pavlov's troops and they must not fall into the hands of Kolchak.  !

    Dmitry Grigorievich Pavlov, the chief of staff of the group army who was responsible for the most severe task, although the 1st Kameshin Infantry Division in his hands was no longer full, Gidis gave this slowly  The rising general star left behind a cavalry regiment, which was the unit of the glorious Budyonny's cavalry army that originally pretended to be a large group and went east to join the Soviet 10th Army.

    Of course, the task of the 41st Infantry Division defending the western defense line is also quite arduous. Opposite are two Cossack Cavalry Divisions. The width of the position is 30 kilometers, and they have to continuously retreat southward while fighting. However, the commander of the 41st Infantry Division, Alexander.  Nikolayevich Tkachev is also a leader who can fight tough battles. The task of his division is to cover the flanks of the 1st "Beiyang 1917" Infantry Division of Kameshin, and to detain as much of the enemy as possible to the east - to break through.  time.

    The only good thing about the 41st Infantry Division brought by Tkachev is that the enemy in front of them only has 2 Cossack cavalry divisions, unlike the Kameshin 1st Infantry Division led by Army Chief of Staff Pavlov.  The enemy's attack of 7 infantry divisions and 3 cavalry divisions is terrifying to think about. Of course, Kolchak's troops did not rush up in a swarm. In the three attacks yesterday, Kolchak  However, they used each one one after another.There were only two infantry divisions, and Kolchak's headquarters was located in the northwest corner. Opposite the fifteen-kilometer defense line on the northern line, he placed two White Guard infantry divisions.

    The remaining two infantry divisions are in the northwest corner, the remaining three infantry divisions are still resting fifteen kilometers away from the northern line, and the three cavalry divisions are also guarding the general headquarters in the northwest. This is all due to continuous forced marches and  On the way, although the two clusters of the White Guards merged smoothly, the fatigue of the troops was worse than that of the Soviet Red Army on the defensive side.

    In the decisive battle plan formulated by Kolchak on July 31, the two Cossack Cavalry Divisions on the Western Front, the 1st and 2nd Divisions, will circle south, preparing to outflank the flanks and rear of the Soviet 8th Army.  , and the 4th and 5th Cossack Cavalry Divisions in the demilitarized zone on the eastern front will turn back to the west to catch the Soviet Red Army by surprise. In the northwest corner, Kolchak is preparing to put the 6th Cavalry Division into the battlefield on the Western Front.  It turned out that the positions of the 1st and 2nd Divisions broke through concentrically.

    On the northern front, Hastings will lead the three infantry divisions of the Kazan 2nd Army, the 7th, 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions, to push southward. The 4th, 5th and 6th Infantry Divisions who retreated to rest after yesterday's attack was thwarted.  Because the divisions were not full of men, only two-thirds of their troops were left as reserves.  To the northwest, Kolchak will deploy the 6th and 7th Cavalry Divisions to penetrate and outflank the Soviet Red Army's northern defense line.
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