Years of the Republic of China 1913

It has been a month since the start of the war. As the Chinese approached Moscow step by step, after several battles, the Soviet side finally figured out the equipment situation of the squadron. The main reason for the fiasco was the work of class enemies hidden in the revolutionary ranks.

The main opponents Frunze faced were the Far East Government Army and the Chinese Far East Group Army. These two armies were not equipped with tanks and planes, but it did not mean that he could get information about Chinese weapons and equipment from other battlefields. Disappointed with the situation of the Red Army tanks described by General Bolevich, Frunze fell into deep thought. The room became silent for a while, and Generals Ubolevich and Yakir waited patiently for Frunze to speak.

Staring intently at the map spread out on the table, Frunze tapped lightly on the table with his fingers.A few minutes later, he asked: "Comrade Ubolevich, how many tanks are there in our army that you mentioned just now? And how many planes are supporting them from Moscow?"

"A total of 48 tanks have just been shipped, but only 31 are intact due to failures, and the other 17 engineers are rushing to repair them, but because of the lack of parts, it may be difficult to repair them in a short time. As for the aircraft, Serov is now There are 5 planes, and they have just arrived."

After saying this, seeing Frunze looking thoughtful, General Ubolevich hurriedly asked: "Comrade Frunze, don't you want to use these tanks and planes to fight against the Chinese armored forces and air force?" Please forgive me for my frankness. Although our army also has some tanks and aircraft, it is impossible to be the opponent of the Chinese in terms of quantity and quality. Bring new results to the enemy and increase our losses and casualties."

General Yakir felt the same way.And compared with General Ubolevich, he is even less optimistic about these newly installed so-called tanks and aircraft.Everyone is a senior military officer who has experienced the European War, and they are all experts in the quality of weapons.The tank produced by Moscow is fundamentally a semi-finished product. No matter in terms of design or performance, it has frequent failures and is not suitable for the battlefield. Compared with the tanks equipped by advanced Chinese armored forces.It's barely better than a pile of scrap metal.

As for the plane, they were happy for a while when the plane arrived at Serov at first, but when they ran to the temporary airport, they were all dumbfounded.At first glance, the planes shipped from Moscow looked like outdated models from the European battlefields a few years ago, only with a different vest.This kind of aircraft is not to mention the Chinese Air Force instructor, it is not even comparable to the German aircraft during the European War, and it is even heard that several aircraft fell down during the test flight. Backed up by the threat of purge, I'm afraid no pilot would take to the skies with such a lousy aircraft.

"I am very clear about this." Frunze waved his hands, showing a trace of helplessness: "If our tanks and planes have 80% or even 70% of the enemy's combat effectiveness, I will send them to the front line without hesitation. But looking at it now, this idea is unlikely to be established. According to information from Moscow, it will take at least a year or more to develop tanks and aircraft that can truly compete with the enemy. Far from enough."

Speaking of this, Fu Longzhi smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and raised his hand to point to Dongfang in a changed tone: "Comrades, although our weapons are not as advanced as the enemy's, frontal confrontation will not have much effect at all. But don't forget. Our enemies are not only the Chinese Army Corps from the south, but also the White Bandit Army that has been chasing after our Front Army."

"You mean...?" General Yakir pushed his glasses, as if thinking of something.

"That's right!" Fulongzhi pointed his hand on the map and said confidently: "Since our army can't fight against the Chinese tanks and planes in terms of weapons, don't forget that the white bandit army coming from the east There are also no tanks and planes. Once the battle of Serov starts, it will be a war in the south and the east. We can use our strengths to avoid weaknesses, transfer all the existing immature tanks and planes to the east, and concentrate our forces to give the White Bandits a head-on blow. In this way First, even if we suffer defeat on the southern front, there is still a possibility of victory on the eastern front. In order to ensure the safety of the White Bandit Army, the Chinese will definitely change their tactics and support the eastern front. In this way, it will give our army the opportunity to break through Opportunity, if commanded properly, this battle will not only make the main force of our army completely free from the enemy's pursuit, but also greatly throw the enemy into chaos, thus gaining precious time for our army!"

"That's a good idea!" General Yakir's eyes lit up, and he nodded, "Indeed, as Comrade Frunze said, it's a good idea to send tanks and planes to the east. We can definitely use this weapon to make Bai The bandit army has also tasted the strength of the Chinese tactics, as long as they hold their positions firmly in the south and defeat the white bandit army in the east, the enemy will inevitably cause confusion in the command of the entire campaign, which brings us an opportunity."

"The method is a good method, but are our tanks and aircraft capable?" General Ubolevich asked after thinking for a while.

"It can't and it must be able! As long as the arrangements are made, I believe this tactic will definitely work." Frunze said firmly, and then he thought for a while and said: "In this way, let the engineers do a good job in the maintenance of tanks and aircraft. , to ensure normal attacks, and for the 17 tanks currently being repaired, didn’t the engineer say that they could not be repaired in a short time due to lack of parts? Then remove the intact parts from some of the repaired tanks and replace them, and rush to repair some of them as soon as possible Come to pledge to fight."

Frunze made a rough tactical plan, and the order was issued quickly.According to his request, the engineers disassembled the tanks under maintenance overnight. After a lot of trouble, 17 of the 12 tanks were repaired. As for the remaining 5 tanks, they were almost completely dismantled into parts and pulled eastward together as spare vehicles. line transfer.At this time, Frunze's front army in Surgut also hurriedly withdrew, but because the Far Eastern government army and the Chinese Far East Army were relentlessly biting at each other, they could only use one unit to block each other's rear along the way. Withdraw, its speed can't be fast at all.

On the evening of the second day after Frunze arrived in Serov, the southern front reported that there were signs of armored troops in the southern Chinese squadron, and a large number of Chinese squadrons were heading towards Serov, and a big battle was imminent. (To be continued..)