Chapter Five Hundred and Nineteen Commander and Chief of Staff
After the Bolan army suffered consecutive defeats, Liu Zhaocheng's first regiment arrived on the battlefield!
This powerful force, formerly known as the "Sun Wu Corps" of the National Revolutionary Army, was commanded by Liu Zhaocheng, a young Chinese general who made a splash during the Northern Expedition and was invincible, and went abroad to fight for the first time.
If Liu Zhaocheng still had reservations during the civil war, then in this overseas battle, Liu Zhaocheng will show all his talents in foreign countries: I must be used in battle, and I will win if I am used!
On May 24, 1q2., the southern Bolan troops encountered Semyon Budyonny's First Cavalry Army for the first time. On June 5, Budyonny broke through the front line of the Bo-Ukraine coalition with Cossack cavalry. The Soviet Union then used mobility
The cavalry went to attack the rear of the Bo army, aiming at communications and supplies. On June 1, the Bo army fully retreated and abandoned Kiev on June 13.
The commander of the Polish Third Army in Ukraine, Eduard Rezhimigvi, decided to break through the Soviet front line northwest. Although the Polish troops in Ukraine retreated smoothly, they were unable to support the northern front and strengthen the defense on the Ota River. Because
The troops are insufficient. Bolan only has a weak 120,000 men and about 460 artillery pieces on a frontline of more than 300 kilometers. It has no strategic reserves and almost no defensive fortifications.
Facing the Polish front is the Red Army's Northwest Front, commanded by mh Tukhachevsky. It has more than 18,000 infantry and 11,000 cavalry, 722 cannons and 2q13ting machine guns. In some areas
At this key location, the Russian army's strength is four times that of the Bo army!
At a critical moment for the Bo army, the [Chinese] army finally arrived!
Liu Zhaocheng vs. Tukhachevsky The competition between the two famous generals of China and Russia!
This is a contest about the life and death of Poland, and it is also a contest about the direction of the Russian war!
At this time, there were 30,000 Chinese troops arriving on the battlefield, and only about 20,000 could be used directly on the frontal battlefield. On the opposite side, the Soviet troops Liu Zhaocheng would directly face had reached 50,000 and more than 5,000
cavalry!
The Polish army has no hope at all. They must face the Red Army opposite, which also has strong troops.
Liu Zhaocheng had to face such a bad situation as soon as he arrived on the Russian battlefield!
But Liu Zhaocheng did not seem to notice the current serious situation at all. In his opinion, there seemed to be no essential difference between 20,000 people and 55,000 people.
The calmness displayed by this young [Chinese] general completely exceeded his [real] age.
After arriving at the battlefield, he even took the time to look at the scenery of Brest, where he was on the battlefield.
"Commander, can you please consider the Russians' actions?" Li Zongren, chief of staff of the First Army, said with a smile when he saw Liu Zhaocheng coming back from admiring the scenery.
Liu Zhaocheng picked up the cup and took a sip of water: "With nothing to consider, the Russians will inevitably launch an offensive along the line from Smolensk to Brest-Litovsk, crossing the Ota River and the Berezina River. In the north
The Russian Third Cavalry Army intends to flank the Bo Army from the north and move closer to the borders of Lithuania and East Prussia. The Fourth, Fifteenth and Third Army armies press to the west, while the Sixteenth Army Group in the south is responsible for supporting tasks. Tukhache
"Vsky's wishful thinking is to try to break through the Japanese army's front line and push the Japanese army into the Pinsk Swamp in the southwest."
Li Zongren and the staff were a little surprised. The commander just walked around a few times outside and took a look at the scenery. Could it be that the Russians' overall plan was already under his control?
However, Liu Zhaocheng felt a little strange about the expressions of his staff. In his opinion, there was nothing to make a fuss about. The Russians' strategic deployment was clear at a glance from the intelligence.
This is a military genius, but not everyone has his genius' insight and judgment. He can see the Russian deployment at a glance, but his staff cannot do this.
"In this case, how will the commander prepare to fight?"
"Let Rao Guohua's 2nd Division conduct an attack to test the attitude of the Russians." Liu Zhaocheng stood in front of the map and looked at it: "The attack location will be in the Rechinkost area. Is Rao Guohua here?"
"Here!" Rao Guohua, who was also young and full of vigor, walked in loudly and Liu Zhaocheng said without raising his head: "When you attack, be fierce and use all the artillery. Remember to observe the Russians' countermeasures and defense situation.
Break through a certain point in the Sasarat defense line and build fortifications on the spot, hold on for a whole day, then abandon all existing positions and retreat to the original defense line."
"Yes!" Rao Guohua responded loudly.
"The 3rd and 4th divisions are ready to respond." Liu Zhaocheng gave another order: "Remember to fight really hard and defend really hard. When the time is up, retreat immediately. If the Russians attack fiercely, then even if time is not up,
, early retreat is also allowed!”
"Commander, I will definitely complete the attack mission and hold on there for the whole day.
"Guohua, we are testing the attitude of the Russians, not really going to stalemate with them." Liu Zhaocheng smiled: "If the losses are serious, the gains will not be worth the losses."
"Understood."
Rao Guohua walked out with firm steps. Liu Zhaocheng seemed to be doing nothing for a moment, standing there not knowing what to do.
Li Zongren found a chess set out of nowhere: "Commander, would you like to play a game?"
"Okay!" Liu Zhaocheng sat down happily, arranged the chess pieces, and aggressively attacked first. Li Zongren smiled and flew a horse.
The young commander's style of playing chess is completely different from that of playing chess. He is calm and calm in fighting, and his marching formations are agile and clever.
Checkmate!
After just a few moves, Liu Zhaocheng's chess game fell into a passive position.
Li Zongren secretly laughed in his heart. This young commander was a genius in military affairs, but he was really not very good at chess.
"Tell me, why doesn't Marshal 1 simply transfer all the troops and solve the situation in Russia in one fell swoop?" Liu Zhaocheng asked, frowning as he considered the chess game.
Li Zongren also frowned slightly: "I think the president has no idea of solving the situation in Russia at all. Right now, there are Russian White Guards, Bolan troops, and intervention forces from various countries in Russia. Once we come in,
In fact, the situation is very unfavorable to the Soviet Russians. However, the President is taking the fight slowly and slowly increasing the number of troops. I think the President’s intention is to slowly consume the Russians’ power here little by little.
Light."
Liu Zhaocheng stopped what he was doing: "You mean the president doesn't want to end the war in Russia so early?"
"It's not that I don't want to end it as soon as possible, but I don't want to see either side win." Li Zongren lowered his voice: "A unified Russia poses a huge threat to China, but a confrontational Russia..."
"A divided Russia?" Liu Zhaocheng pondered.
Li Zongren nodded: "European and American countries do not want the Bolsheviks to win, but the president does not want to see Russia complete its unification, whether it is red or white. A unified Russia is not in the interest of China. Otherwise, the president would have
So we recruited all the elites in the country, and with the support of the European and American powers, we launched a continuous attack on Soviet Russia."
Li Zongren's judgment on these matters was very keen, which even Liu Zhaocheng admired very much. After listening to Li Zongren's analysis, he nodded slightly and said: "It seems that after defeating the Red Army on the opposite side, we should also slow down
Some steps."
Li Zongren smiled.
The young genius commander did not pay attention to the Russians on the opposite side at all. In his view, victory was within his grasp, and what he had to consider was the next step.
It's no wonder that the president left Liu Zhaocheng in Russia and ignored him. He was only responsible for his logistics and supplies, and let him do whatever he wanted in other matters.
This is a trust!
"Wait a minute, I made the wrong move." Liu Zhaocheng placed a chess piece in his hand, but when he saw it was wrong, he hurriedly tried to take it back.
"A man who has no regrets when he makes a mistake." Li Zongren rushed to say.
Liu Zhaocheng retracted his hand angrily.
The surrounding staff officers smiled knowingly.
Li Zongren drew Liu Zhaocheng's attention back from the chessboard: "How is the commander going to fight this battle?"
"Let's attack first, and then withdraw." Liu Zhaocheng was obviously dissatisfied that his chief of staff did not allow him to regret his move, but he still said: "The Russians want to attack, so we will let them attack."
I'm not worried there. Although they failed in their attack, for their own interests, they will defend to the end. Coupled with our arrival, Tukhachevsky has to divide his forces to respond and disperse his forces.
Unable to muster the strength to attack..."
Speaking of this, he pondered for a while: "Spread the Russian power as much as possible, and then frustrate their vigor, and prepare for the arrival of new reinforcements for us. After the new Polish troops have been trained, we can launch another large-scale attack."
Engage in counterattack, and once the Russian offensive at Molensk-Brestlitovsk is defeated, the rest will be much easier to handle."
Li Zongren listened very carefully, and Liu Zhaocheng continued: "The momentum of the attack does not have to be fierce. The key depends on whether the Bolsheviks can afford it, how patient they can be, and then find a flaw and annihilate it in one fell swoop. I let
Rao Guohua took the initiative to attack and test the attitude of the Russians, which was exactly the purpose. Hey, Chief of Staff, bring me a glass of water."
Li Zongren was very fascinated. When he heard this, he stood up, rubbed the cup, and when the water was cold, he poured some hot water into it and handed it back to Liu Zhaocheng's hand.
Liu Zhaocheng suddenly dropped a chess piece: "General, dead chess piece!"
"Ah!" Li Zongren stayed there, while Liu Zhaocheng stood up and walked outside with a smile. Li Zongren looked at the chessboard and suddenly shouted: "This is so shameless, you stole one of my cars!