Years of the Republic of China 1913

Chapter 3 The Battle of Serov 472

Liu Zhi and Xiong Shihui are not idiots. After a little analysis by Bai Chongxi, they will fully understand.Liu Zhi and Xiong Shihui are no strangers to the old Russians. You must know that when the European War first broke out, these two were members of the military observation team and had personally experienced bloody battles between the Russians and the Germans.

The old men have always fought fiercely. Compared with the elite German army, although the old men did not have better training and advanced German weapons and equipment, they relied on their numbers and desperate resistance. The Germans were dragged to death on the Eastern Front, thus losing the chance to win the war.But now, these old men who are "armed" by the Bolshevik spirit are even three points more ruthless than the previous Tsarist Russian army. These guys don't take human life seriously at all, and play with the Chinese Fight consumption tactics.In this way, if the fight continues according to the current tactics, the losses will inevitably be quite large. This is the result that the Chinese Communist Regiment absolutely does not allow to see.

In this case, the tactics had to be adjusted, and the three quickly reached an agreement and rushed to the rear headquarters to negotiate a response.During this period, the Chinese Army Regiment withdrew slightly and maintained certain contact with Serov's defenders. At the same time, the artillery and air force continued to fire on Serov, using long-range artillery tactics to try to weaken Serov's military strength and cause continuous damage to the opponent's defense. The destructive blow of "sex".

"Comrade Frunze! Your command is really appropriate. Today we held the line of defense without too many casualties, caused a lot of losses to the enemy, and forced the enemy to retreat temporarily. Judging from the situation , the chances of defending Serov are very high. This is all thanks to you!"

The day passed quickly, in the afternoon.As the Chinese army retreated, the two sides only maintained fire contact. Although the Chinese artillery and planes continued to dispatch in the afternoon, because of the early preparations, the losses on the ground were not considered large.As the sky gradually darkened, the battle of the day was basically over. It can be said that Serov's defenders repelled the enemy without paying too much, and firmly held all positions.

Facing the jubilant generals Ubolevich and Yakir.There was also a group of generals who flattered, Frunze was not as happy as he imagined.

"What about the casualties of the troops?"

"The frontline troops had a total of more than 5300 casualties, nearly half of whom died in air strikes and Chinese shelling, and the rest of the comrades who died fell in the enemy's attack. The equipment of the soldiers was very different, but inspired by the spirit of Comrade Stalin. The comrades armed with Bolshevism were very brave. They faced the planes, tanks, cannons and machine guns of the Chinese devils without fear, and went forward..."

Before the political commissar who reported the battle situation finished speaking, Frunze frowned unhappily.What are these and what!One set of nonsense after another set of nonsense, these things are similar to chatting with the soldiers below, all present are senior generals of the Red Army.Does talking this nonsense in a military meeting mean that you guys are not politically aware? [

Waving his hand, Frunze stopped the political commissar from continuing to chatter. Frunze asked directly: "How about the casualties of the Chinese? How about our artillery? I need specific figures! The more specific the better, no need to talk nonsense. Moreover."

The red-faced comrade political commissar was a little embarrassed, but in fact he couldn't figure out the specific data.The more than 5300 casualties mentioned before were all reported from the lower levels, and he didn't have time to look carefully at the series of specific data that followed.I heard Frunze ask this question.Comrade Political Commissar turned his head and quickly replied: "Comrade Frunze, because the specific data has just been calculated, for the sake of accuracy and reliability, I suggest that Comrade Batonov, who is in charge of the defense mission today, report to you report."

"This cunning sycophant!" The generals present looked down on this guy very much, and couldn't help but secretly said in their hearts.Frunze nodded slightly without changing his expression, and cast his eyes on Mr. Batonov.

Batonov stood up, nodded to Frunze first, and then directly reported: "In today's battle, our army lost 21 pieces of artillery and several heavy machine gun positions. Not small, but the enemy also suffered heavy losses. According to the initial report from the front, the enemy lost about one and a half battalions of troops in the attack, and another 10 tanks were destroyed by our army... "

Furongzhi was slightly relieved when he heard this, although he looked as usual on the surface, but he was still a little happy in his heart.Regardless of the casualties on my side in today's battle reached about 5300, but on the whole, my coping tactics still have an effect.Excluding more than 2000 casualties were caused by the bombing of Chinese planes and artillery, the other half actually became cannon fodder under the cover of counterattacks and artillery on our side.From this point of view, the ratio of damage to the enemy is close to three to one, and nearly ten enemy tanks have been destroyed. This is an unprecedented result since the start of the war.

"This is a victory! A hard-won victory!" In order to boost morale, Frunze happily defined today's battle, and asked the political commissar comrades to report this victory to Moscow immediately.

"Comrades! We have made a good start today. Judging from the results of today's battle, our previous efforts are effective! Next, we must continue to modify our tactics on the basis of the original, in order to minimize the enemy's air strikes. And the casualties in the shelling. In addition, I am still a little dissatisfied with the artillery situation. Comrade Ikomosnov, your artillery response is too slow. If you can counterattack the attacking enemy immediately, and counterattack Quick transfer after the completion can completely avoid the casualties of our soldiers and the loss of the artillery, you must make a deep inspection of this point, and you must improve the current situation of the artillery!"

General Ikomosnov hurriedly got up and promised that he would adjust the artillery tactics immediately after returning, and promised to live up to Comrade Frunze's high expectations.

Aiming at some problems exposed in today's battle, Fu Longzhi explained to everyone one by one, and at the same time adjusted the subsequent tactical arrangements.The meeting ended quickly, after announcing its dissolution.Frunze deliberately kept Generals Ubolevich and Yakir, and the top commanders of the three fronts held another small meeting.

"It seems that the Chinese devils are not too difficult to deal with. We still have a great hope of defending Serov." General Yakir said with some joy. The result of today's battle was somewhat beyond his expectations. He did not expect the Chinese to fight Immediately retreating after being frustrated, this is a cowardly act for the Russians who have always worshiped force. From this point of view, although the Chinese have advanced weapons, their will is far inferior to that of the heroic Red Army.

"Ubolevich. What are you thinking about? Are you still not satisfied with today's results?" After saying a few words with a smile, General Yakir saw that General Ubolevich was not as happy as him. Instead, he showed a thoughtful expression, and couldn't help asking with a smile.

"Comrade Frunze and Comrade Yakir, although we have achieved our intended goal in today's battle, I am somewhat puzzled by the actions of the Chinese devils."

"Oh. Then tell me what you don't understand?" Frunze asked calmly.

"It's like this. According to the statistics from the front line just now, the losses of the Chinese devils are less than 1000. Although they also lost ten tanks and some heavy weapons, according to our combat experience, the actual losses may be slightly higher." lesser."

Speaking of which.Seeing Frunze nodding slightly, General Ubolevich continued: "From this point of view, the Chinese are not hurting their spirits, and they can fully afford the loss of this little army. We must know that our opponent has more than 70 troops. Troops, of course, most of them are white bandits and rebels. But even so, the Chinese still have hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line. The loss of about 1000 people is a very small number. It stands to reason that the Chinese devils have no Instead of retreating, go on the offensive... "[

"What do you think, Comrade Yakir?" Frunze asked General Yakir.

After listening to General Ubolevich's analysis, General Yakir couldn't help hesitating a little bit. Indeed, as General Ubolevich said, the losses of the Chinese devils today are not too large overall. There should be such a reaction.

"Some don't understand, maybe the enemy is too careful..." General Yakir guessed after thinking for a while.

"The enemy is not careful, but too cunning!" Furongze said at this time: "If I guess right, our opponent has already understood our intentions from today's battle, and will only make a move in order to avoid the consumption of fear. Such countermeasures. It seems that this is a very difficult enemy to deal with, and the next battle will be more brutal than today, and we must be fully prepared to prevent accidents."

"Comrade Frunze, you are right, but from my point of view, with today's tactical adjustments, there is still a great possibility that we can hold Serov. At least we can also cause great damage to the Chinese devils in the Serov area." Casualties, this will play a very important role in the defense of Moscow."

"Yes! Serov is the gate of Moscow. To defend Serov is to defend Moscow. Comrade Frunze, we must firmly hold Serov in our hands and try to cause as many casualties as possible to the enemy."

"No!" Hearing what the two said, Frunze shook his head and said, seeing the surprised expressions on their faces, Frunze said: "Serov can't hold it at all, but what you said just now is right, we have to fight in front of him." Let the enemy lose as much as possible here, so that we can better defend Moscow. In addition, judging from today's battle situation, the enemy will soon adjust their tactics. The next battle will be more brutal, and our difficulties will also be more .For this situation, I suggest launching a campaign on the Eastern Front immediately, and taking this opportunity to deal a severe blow to the White Bandit Army in the east. As long as we defeat the enemy in the east, we can win the strategic initiative, which will be of great help to the entire war. It’s vitally important.”

"Launch the Eastern Front campaign now? Comrade Frunze, isn't it too early?" The two generals were taken aback by Frunze's decision. You must know that according to the previous estimate, the Eastern Front campaign will have to wait for a few days. After all, preparations in many aspects are not yet ready, and it may be too difficult to proceed in such a hurry.

"We were not ready, and the White Bandit Army was not ready at all. Now, the White Bandit Army coming from the east is aggressive. They are trying to take advantage of the opportunity of the Serov War to swallow up my Siberian Front Army in one fell swoop. At this time, the enemy It is an excellent opportunity from a tactical point of view to launch a counterattack under unexpected circumstances and defeat the opponent in one fell swoop. In addition, the temporary retreat of the Chinese devils also gives us a good opportunity to safely mobilize our troops. If the Chinese devils' tactics are adjusted , the enemy we face will become more difficult to deal with. In this case, it is better to launch the Eastern Front Campaign in advance, to make a time difference, and strive to take the initiative into our hands."

Generals Ubolevich and Yakir considered it and finally agreed to Frunze's plan.In order to ensure the success of the battle on the Eastern Front, Frunze will temporarily leave Serov to go to the preset battlefield, and Serov's defense will be jointly in charge of General Ubolevich and General Yakir. The main task is to reduce casualties while defending Serov , try to destroy the enemy as much as possible. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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