Little Warlord 526, Little Warlord Text Chapter 526 Tukhachevsky’s Great Retreat
Liu Zhaocheng yawned, sat up, and rubbed his eyes:
"How's the battle going?"
When the "Brest-Litovsk Counterattack" started, the commander who directed this wonderful show had a good sleep.
"My commander, you can really sleep there." Li Zongren smiled bitterly and handed the cup to him: "The counterattack has begun in full. The Russian 3rd Brigade has been completely annihilated. The brigade commander... Chebotaryov
Death in action has been confirmed. We are currently conducting an annihilation operation against the Russian 2nd Brigade!"
"Okay." Liu Zhaocheng drank some water, rinsed his mouth, and asked someone to bring him breakfast.
A bowl of porridge with chili peppers specially brought from Sichuan. Liu Zhaocheng invited Li Zongren to sit down and eat together. He took a piece of chili pepper and put it in front of Li Zongren: "Eat this, eat this, it was brought to me yesterday."
Li Zongren took a bite, and it was so spicy that he grabbed the cup and took a big gulp of water. He was sweating and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, I really can't eat this."
Liu Zhaocheng laughed "haha" and took a bite of the chili pepper and drank the porridge: "Being able to eat this in Russia is really happier than the life of a god..."
He stopped what he was doing: "Order the 5th, 6th, and 7th Divisions to take the initiative to launch a fierce attack on the Russian army on the opposite side while completing the breakthrough. The enemy must be pinned down!"
"It seems that the victory is now determined." Li Zongren also seemed very relaxed: "This time, we defeated more with less, and the commander used his troops like a god. It seems that the First Army's record will be another significant addition."
Liu Zhaocheng waved his hand: "It doesn't count, it doesn't count. Tukhachevsky was born in the Russian White Army. He had served in the Russian Czar's Guards before. It is said that he was highly regarded by people like Trotsky and Lenin.
So in the past, he was an officer in the White Army, but he was able to serve as the commander of the Red Army, but his performance on the battlefield was actually nothing more than this."
"This man was captured by the Germans before... But speaking of him, I remember Heng Shuai's evaluation of the Russians. Do you still remember what he said?"
"Of course I remember it, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life." Liu Zhaocheng couldn't help but laugh: "Shuai Heng said that Russia has not produced many famous generals. The victories it achieved before were all achieved through self-mutilation.
That’s all.”
"Forget it, let's not talk anymore." Liu Zhaocheng stood up: "Order, all troops are put into attack, and the battle must be ended before the 15th!"
Liu Zhaocheng no longer thinks about the victory of this major counterattack. What he must consider now is the next military action in Russia;
It is really a headache to beat those Bolsheviks badly without allowing the White Guards and the Poles to achieve a complete victory.
I would rather direct a few more battles. It is better to leave these annoying things to specialized people to deal with...
...
At this time, Tukhachevsky also fell into panic.
The Chinese's comprehensive counterattack came too suddenly. Moreover, the intensity of the attack and the determination of the attack far exceeded previous imagination.
All previous military actions by the Chinese were actually preparations for this counterattack.
But I'm afraid it's too late to figure this out now.
Tukhachevsky walked around the headquarters impatiently.
The bad news keeps coming.
Most of the 3rd Brigade was wiped out, and the brigade commander... Chebotaryov was killed. But this was not the worst news.
The 2nd Brigade was also fiercely attacked by the Chinese. Later, Litong's 1st Brigade, Timoshenko's 6th Division, and Morozov's 11th Division were also attacked by the enemy at the same time.
The connection between the 4th Group Army and the 15th Group Army has been completely severed. Even if the 16th Group Army is deployed, reinforcements cannot be sent in time!
A good situation turned into nothing in an instant.
The Chinese attack has obviously just begun. For the Russians, a more terrifying disaster is yet to come.
In the past few days of attacks, the Russian army on the offensive side has been very tired. Under the Chinese's superior air and ground firepower strikes, especially the advancement of the well-trained Chinese army, the Russian army has become very tired.
It was difficult for the army to stop their offensive.
The fate of failure is quietly approaching the Russians.
Meretskov hurriedly walked in. As soon as he saw him, Tukhachevsky hurriedly asked: "How is the situation ahead?"
"It's very bad." Meretskov shook his head: "troops on all fronts are being attacked by the Chinese. Our defense is very passive and cannot organize an effective counterattack. Some troops have been completely cut off by the Chinese.
Come, and the Chinese are effectively destroying our troops there. Our numerical advantage cannot be fully utilized."
Tukhachevsky's brows were knitted tightly together, but Meretskov had not finished his words yet:
"Moreover, Chinese planes are frequently taking off and bombing, and their targets are aimed at our support force, the 16th Group Army. This makes our group army unable to assemble with us, and the situation is very serious."
Tukhachevsky sat down, lit the pipe in his hand, and smoked heavily. When he lit up the second pack of cigarettes, he finally said what he was reluctant to say:
"Let Comrade Voroshilov's troops move closer to me quickly. Launch an attack on the Chinese to relieve my frontal pressure!"
If it were not a last resort, Tukhachevsky would never be willing to ask Voroshilov for reinforcements.
He is Stalin's man and is used to monitor him. There is an irreconcilable contradiction between them!
But at this point, no matter how reluctant he was, he had to make a request to Voroshilov, otherwise, his troops would be in danger of being maimed.
But even if Tukhachevsky wanted to bow to Voroshilov, the other party did not give him this face.
Voroshilov's reply soon arrived, calling Tukhachevsky "Dear Comrade Commander", and then told Tukhachevsky in an unusually cautious and polite tone that his troops were also on the way.
After being counterattacked by the Poles, I was unable to provide more help. What is said about Comrade Commander, who is highly regarded by Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Lenin and has extraordinary abilities. Under the command of Comrade Commander, any enemy can
Attacks will be completely eliminated.
Tukhachevsky seemed to have expected this, and he did not show any particular anger after receiving the telegram.
"Comrade Commander, what should we do now?" Chief of Staff Zolotov said with a worried look: "Just now, Morozov of the 11th Division sent an urgent message. The Chinese have broken through his left-wing position. His staff officer
Unfortunately, the commander was killed while commanding the troops on the front line. Comrade Commander, now the 11th Division is in urgent need of reinforcements!"
"Not just the 11th Division, the entire battlefield needs reinforcements!" Tukhachevsky stood up: "But the current situation no longer allows us to continue to entangle with the enemy. I have decided to retreat!"
"What?" Everyone in the headquarters shouted at the same time.
Retreat? This is too sudden. Once retreated here, not only will the Battle of Molensk-Brest end with the defeat of the Soviet Red Army, but the entire situation may collapse.
Moreover, once they retreat from the front, Voroshilov's troops on the flanks will also be surrounded by the enemy, and the most dangerous situation will arise.
Voroshilov was not only someone Stalin arranged on the battlefield, but he was also the second member of the Soviet Revolutionary Military Committee.
If he makes any mistakes, no one can take the responsibility!
But Tukhachevsky's determination at this time had already been made: "Order, Qurenev's 2nd Brigade and Timoshenko's 6th Division will serve as cover, and the rest of the main force will immediately retreat in an organized manner!"
After giving this order, Tukhachevsky took a long breath, and then slowly sat down...
I don't know what consequences this order will bring to me, but one thing is for sure, doing this will definitely anger Stalin.
Or, Comrade Trotsky may be implicated.
But now, he doesn't care much anymore.
On July 13, 1999, the day after the "Brest-Litovsk Counterattack" was launched, the Russian battlefield commander Tukhachevsky issued an order for a general retreat.
To be fair, Tukhachevsky's order was very timely, and he saved a large number of Red Army soldiers. Otherwise, under the strong attack of the Chinese, the entire battlefield would have been out of control for the Russians, and they would have even been surrounded.
After Tukhachevsky's order was issued, the Russian army began its retreat in chaos.
Serving as cover was Qiulenev's 2nd Brigade and Timoshenko's 6th Division. Their cover operations were very difficult.
On the 14th and 15th, the Russians were in the midst of a hectic retreat, and a large number of Russians died in the retreat or became prisoners of the Chinese.
More than half of the Russian soldiers completed their retreat, but Qiulenev's 2nd Brigade and Timoshenko's 6th Division could no longer retreat.
They were surrounded by a large number of squadrons.
On the 16th, Qiulenev ordered a breakout, but was met with intensive firepower from the Chinese. Qiulenev was seriously injured and captured, and later died of his injuries.
On that day, Timoshenko, who had no hope of breaking out of the encirclement, led the remnants of the 6th Division to surrender after negotiating with the Chinese.
This was the first senior Russian officer to surrender in the Sino-Russian War, and this also set a precedent.
On the 17th, the squadron began to eliminate the remaining enemies and clean the battlefield. The Russians suffered the most disastrous defeat here. The originally precarious fate of the Poles was saved because of the strong intervention of the squadron.
The Battle of Molensk-Brest is over!
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