Years of the Republic of China 1913

Chapter 3 The General's Decision

In late March 1921, the first congress of the Chinese Bolshevik Party headed by Chen Shaobai was held in a small building in Hong Kong. Chen Shaobai, Xu Tongxiong, Yin Ruizhi, Yin Weijun, Zhao Shu and other 3 people participated in the meeting. Ichenski attended the meeting as a representative of Bupai International.The meeting passed the party constitution of the Bolshevik Party of China, elected the leading body, and Chen Shaobai became the chairman of the party with a unanimous vote.At the same time, the list of persons in charge of the local party groups was preliminarily approved, and Xu Tongxiong was in charge of organizational work as the vice chairman.

The meeting lasted for five days. Since Hong Kong was a British colony, there was no trouble during the whole meeting. It can be said that the meeting was a great success.

On the day when the meeting ended, passionate comrades were discussing the current work tasks. At this time, a piece of good news came from thousands of miles away. On March 3, the great Soviet Red Army officially announced that it would gather 27 troops to form the Eastward Front Army, with Trotsky as the commander of the Front Army, commanding the troops to attack the pseudo-Russian Empire in central and eastern Russia with a thunderous force. The forces launched a fierce attack.

After the news came, there was a burst of cheers, with joyful smiles on everyone's faces.In their view, the evil capitalism will be overthrown, and the great bourgeoisie will win an unprecedented victory.The military actions of the Soviet Red Army gave the nascent Chinese Bolshevik Party the hope of success, and everyone was unwavering in their hearts. As long as they followed the footsteps of the Soviets, their motherland would surely become the perfect country in their ideals.

Slightly different from the plan, the far-sighted Trotsky did not directly attack Tyumen as originally planned at the beginning of the war.Instead, the troops were mobilized from Serov to Dongping, assuming a posture of attacking Huanglong regardless of the left and right wings. [

Siberian Railway.It is the main artery connecting Russia from east to west, and Surgut is the hub from West Siberia to the East.Trotsky assembled 30 troops and rushed towards Surgut aggressively. The Russian Imperial Army stationed in Surgut was only 3 people, and its strength almost reached a 1:10 disparity. .When they learned that the Red Army was marching towards Surgut, the garrison in Surgut suddenly panicked and sent a phone call for help.You must know that once Surgut is occupied by the Red Army.The entire Siberian Railway will be paralyzed, and the troops in the north and south will also be cut off from retreating. This will have extremely serious consequences for the entire Russian Imperial Army.

For Denikin's Ministry in the south, the central government of the Russian Empire has limited mobilization orders. After all, Denikin's Ministry is different from the rest of the troops. Besides, Denikin is nominally the Minister of Army of the Russian Empire. .Therefore, after learning of the situation, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire immediately issued an order to rescue Surgut to the commanders in the south and north.However, after the order was issued, Denikin in the south refused to implement it because he lacked military strength and the long-distance rescue was not realistic.Moreover, Denikin proposed to the military that even if the Red Army occupied Surgut, it would not matter to the overall situation.After all, the left and right wings are already under the control of the Russian Imperial Army, and the Red Army's direct advance has violated the taboo of being alone. Once the front line is stretched, even with the Siberia Railway as a support, hundreds of thousands of troops will also become alone.At that time, it is only necessary for the troops from the south and the north to move closer to Serov, assuming a posture of closing the door and beating the dog.Judging from Trotsky's prudent character, he will inevitably retreat quickly.

Furthermore, so what if Trotsky put all his eggs in one basket?Although Surgut is important, don't forget that to the east of Surgut is Central Siberia, where there is an impregnable Siberian defense line, and there are well-equipped and well-trained Chinese troops to assist in the defense.With the strength of Trotsky's lone army, it is almost impossible to break through the Siberian defense line when the two wings are unstable, and even repel the Sino-Russian coalition forces.Therefore, there is no need to be so panic-stricken about the Red Army's attack on Surgut. Instead, you can use Surgut as a bait to try to contain the Red Army's strength. , It can even launch an anti-encirclement of the Red Army troops, thereby defeating the enemy's strategic attempt in one fell swoop.

From a military point of view, Denikin's judgment was correct, but the center of the Russian Empire's orthodox government thought otherwise.They believed that Denikin was standing and talking without pain in his back. Once Surgut was occupied by the Red Army, the road to the east would be opened. What if the Chinese troops on the Siberian defense line did not work hard and the defense line was breached?This is tantamount to leading the wolf into the house and putting the opponent at the door of one's own house.

That's right, no matter how well-spoken you Denikin said, it's just a hypothesis, but how sure is this hypothesis?Moreover, the revival of the Russian Empire is the hope of everyone in the center. Some nobles and people were already very dissatisfied with the forced loss of Serov. Now if Surgut is lost again, it will deal a great blow to people's hearts and morale.In any case, Surgut must hold on, even if it is for Surgut to temporarily give up the advantages of the north and south lines.

From this point of view, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire strictly required Vorkuta's troops to go south and try their best to rescue Surgut.As for Denikin not wanting to return to the army for rescue, that's fine, then you can stay in Tyumen. Anyway, with the strength of Vorkuta's troops, it is enough to just rescue Surgut. At worst, the whole army will guard Surgut. Especially, to form a confrontation with the opponent, Denikin is still fighting to contain the south, so it is the safest for the overall situation.

This order quickly reached Vorkuta. Baron Peter Nikolaevich Wrangel was in a dilemma after receiving the order. Unlike Denikin, he would never dare to disobey an order from the cabinet. What's more, the Baron had betrayed the Queen once before, once His Majesty became suspicious again, everything would be over.

From the bottom of my heart, Your Excellency the Baron agrees with Denikin's point of view. What's more, compared with Serov, Vorkuta has basically been controlled by the Russian Empire. The people will also completely lose confidence in the Russian Empire.

But then again, disobedience stands still.The Baron simply couldn't do it.But to rescue Surgut, the baron was worried about being surrounded and rescued.For this reason, he hastily summoned the generals to hold a meeting. After a long discussion, he finally decided to send some troops to rescue Surgut, but Vorkuta must not give up. The trick, once the siege fails, in order to ensure that the security forces can immediately retreat to Vorkuta, relying on the advantages of the port to deal with the Red Army.

After making a decision, it's prudent to do so.Your Excellency the Baron also specially asked his confidant, the chief of staff, General Stanislavski, to serve as the commander, so as to be sure.In this way, on the second day after receiving the order, Vorkuta divided its troops into two groups, one continued to garrison, and the other was commanded by General Stanislavski to march south.To break the siege of Surgut.But none of them thought that Trotsky was simply bluffing a shot. Among the 30 troops he commanded to attack Surgut, only a few divisions were Red Army units, and the rest were all armed from here and there. Also known as the Soviet militia.These militia organizations have not received much training at all, and they don't even have complete weapons and equipment.Even the vast majority of people don't even have military uniforms, it's just a gimmick to make up the number of people.

When marching eastward, Trotsky deliberately made his momentum louder, and put the real Red Army units in front, trying to frighten people by pretending to be swallowed up.And his main force.Except for a part stationed in the Serov area to ensure the back road.The rest of the troops had already quietly hid, waiting patiently for the opponent's reaction.

Trotsky was overjoyed when he received information from the southern and northern units of the Russian Imperial Government Army.On the one hand, he asked the troops attacking Surgut to increase their strength, so as to give the enemy the illusion that the Red Army wanted to occupy Surgut in one go and continue to march eastward from this base.At the same time, Trotsky sent two cavalry units and an infantry division to carry out harassing attacks against Vorkuta's reinforcements.

As expected, the garrison in Surgut was very frightened. On the one hand, they strengthened their fortifications to prepare for defense. On the other hand, they were already preparing to destroy the railway to prevent the opponent from occupying Surgut and using the railway line to move eastward quickly. .At the same time, telegrams calling for help one after another flew to the Far East and Vorkuta like snowflakes, almost becoming a frightened bird.

As for Vorkuta's reinforcements, they were blocked by the Red Army when they marched one-third of the way. Although the cautious General Stanislavski had prepared for a long time, the Red Army's sneak attack did not bring his troops a blow. There were many casualties, but this bad omen made him doubt the opponent's attempt even more, so he slowed down his march and sent a large number of scouts to scout for the large troops to prevent them from falling into the enemy's encirclement.

This situation lasted for five full days. On the fifth day, General Stanislavski led the troops to walk most of the original road, and Surgut did not fall into the enemy's hands. Although the Red Army occupied the situation ahead, it remained the same. Failed to break through the opponent's defense.

Just when Surgut's garrison and General Stanislavsky heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that they could break the siege by tightening the siege of Surgut, suddenly a shocking news came, and the Russian Empire The government soldiers were stunned up and down.

Compared with the war-torn Surgut, the reinforcements at every step, and Vorkuta, who was vigilant against the enemy's actions, the southern region was particularly calm from the beginning of the war, especially after Denikin made the decision to stay still. , the Tyumen region is the most stable zone among the three.

But no one expected that when the fighting in the central part was fierce, one day, Denikin suddenly discovered that a group of Red Army troops came out of nowhere and ran to the south of Tyumen, and at the same time several Red Army troops came from the north. Nan rushed forward quickly, and before he could react, he hit the outside of Qiumen City.

"Not good! I got caught!" [

Denikin spent half his life in the army, and he quickly realized what was going on.According to intelligence, there are more than 20 Red Army troops in the north and south of Tyumen, accounting for more than half of the Soviet Eastward Front Army.Moreover, Denikin knew at a glance that these were Trotsky's main forces. That is to say, the attacks on the north and the center were all a puzzle set by Trotsky. The enemy's target was Denikin.

"Your Excellency! Withdraw!" Denikin's troops totaled more than 5 people, and some of the reserve troops he newly trained in Tyumen totaled more than 20.Judging from this number, Denikin's strength is not weak, but it also depends on who he is compared with.If the opponent had only [-] troops, he would not be afraid of Denikin at all, but now more than [-] Red Army troops have appeared all of a sudden, and there is also the main force of the Red Army's ace, which means that Trotsky intends to eat the South in one go. , and then head north again.This time, even though Denikin had experienced many battles, he couldn't help feeling a little flustered. The opponent's military strength was more than three times that of his own, and he had continuous backup. The army was wiped out.

Retreat, this was not only the suggestion of his subordinates, but also the first thought that flashed through Denikin's mind.Since the Battle of Moscow fell short, Denikin's fighting style has changed. In the past two years, he has been switching from positional warfare to guerrilla warfare.Although from a tactical point of view, his change was successful, but also because of the failure at the beginning, his mentality changed, and he lost his original vigor when commanding the troops. Now it is a dilemma, as a commander, he must immediately make a decision.

But retreat is easier said than done.Trotsky, a treacherous and cunning man, spent so much effort to get Denikin into a trap, how could he let Denikin escape so easily?When Denikin found out that the situation was wrong, his retreat had been cut off by the Red Army, and at the same time the main force of the opponent was already approaching the city. Once he retreated hastily at this time, the army would usher in the result of collapse.

He twitched his eyes, and Denikin seemed to have aged a lot overnight. He never expected that the other party would have such a big appetite and strike so hard.Now, the opponent has not launched a formal attack, which does not mean that Trotsky intends to let him go.Denikin knew very well in his heart that this was Trotsky's most violent attack after all arrangements were made, trying to eat himself in one go.

"Come here!" Throwing the hot cigarette butt on the ground, Denikin took a deep breath and stood up: "Send a report to the Far East and Vorkuta! The Red Army troops attacking Surgut are a cover, Trotsky The main force has already moved south, and there are only tens of thousands of garrison troops in the Serov area. I request Vorkuta's troops to immediately turn around and march westward, heading straight for the heart of the Soviet Union. And our army will stand firm in Tyumen and firmly contain Trotsky's forces The main force, the success or failure of the empire's revival depends on it! Please make a decision as soon as possible, Your Majesty!"

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