362 The Chain Drops Again
Voroshilov was the happiest person to be able to participate in the battle. In his opinion, if Ubolevic had his Red Ten Army join the battle earlier, he would not have let Denikin escape. So when he received the order to pursue the south, he was quite proud, as if he had won a full victory against Ubolevic.
"The Baltic Land Warfare Division and the Don River Mixed Brigade were stationed on the spot. The main force led by the Fourth Cavalry Division immediately moved south quickly. It must grab Denikin's tail and kick their ass hard!"
From Voroshilov's arrangement, we can see that this guy is not an ordinary person to hold grudges. He brought his own line to melee and excluded the miscellaneous cards and disliked aliens who were temporarily assigned to him.
However, even if the Baltic Land Fighter and the Dun River Mixed Brigade were not convinced, they would not make any reason. One of these two troops, one was the division commander who had just had a problem and was beaten into a counter-revolutionary, belonging to the army that grandma did not love his uncle, and the other was a miscellaneous card adapted by the guerrillas. In the eyes of the Red Army's minds at that time, it meant that the troops with low combat effectiveness and poor combat effectiveness were left to see the scene?
In fact, the Baltic Land Warrior Division and the Don River Mixed Brigade were not dissatisfied, but the reasons were slightly different. The Baltic Land Warrior Division had no temper because of its low morale. The Durbinko's incident hit their morale fatal. Now this army has not recovered!
As for the Don River Mixed Brigade, they had no objection, because Mironov, who was commanding this unit, was quite self-aware. When the war first started, he openly told the military meeting of the Red Ten Army that Ubolevic's arrangement was not wrong, and that the Red Ten Army had no combat effectiveness and could only look at the venue.
Now Voroshilov left him the task to see the venue. This was consistent with Mironov's expectations, so he naturally would not have any opinions. Not only did he have no opinions, Mironov also worked diligently and meticulously. His troops needed to defend the defense line from Nikoliskoye to Chagan Oman, surrounding the defense of these two cities. He was quite prepared and even actively mobilized local people to assist in the defense (for a mixed brigade with less than 4,000 people, this defense line is relatively long, and the Don River Mixed brigade alone cannot be defended).
The situation was quite interesting at that time. The Red 12th Army was blocked in Kotelynikovo, and the Red Fifth Army Abuga Nerovo was at a loss against the river bank. Voroshilov led his main force of the Red 10th Army to rush out of Chalizin like a mad dog and ran south along the highway. None of them noticed that Denikin did not continue to flee south, but suddenly turned to the east, left the highway, and captured a small town called Barron.
Baron was about forty kilometers away from Nikoliskoye and Chagan Oman, and Denikin decided to take a breath here. He asked the force to rest and just sent a reconnaissance force to check the reality of the situation and prepare for the next sneak attack.
Denikin was not going to play a strong attack. Time was too precious for him. He had to take the Red Army before he could react and take the shortest time to cross the Volga River. For this reason, he took action himself and brought a small group of reconnaissance troops to approach Chagan Oman carefully.
"Which Red Bandit unit is here defending?"
When I saw the defensive situation of Chagan Oman clearly, Denikin took a breath. This is what the British said was the Red Ten Army without combat effectiveness. This is what the so-called weak defense and low morale?
If Learwin was still standing in front of Dunny King, I'm afraid Dunny King wouldn't help but spit on her - it's so scammed!
Except for the slightly smaller number of defenders in Chagan Oman, the army is neat, the morale is high, and the defense line is tight. If this is called a slack defense, what is the Red Army with strict defense?
Denikin felt that he had been fooled by the British and was deceived! But now the army has advanced eastward, and it is impossible to turn south. For the sake of the current plan, the brave will win and the brave will be able to win!
Denikin was determined. He was not a drag. He quickly arranged the troops and was ready to launch an assault when the night was at its deepest.
If it were another Red Army general stationed in Chagan Oman, he would probably be caught off guard by Denikin. But Mironov would not, and his troops did implement Voroshilov's instructions to be strictly guarded. His vigilance was quite high.
Moreover, Mironov has never been a passive person to be beaten. His initiative is quite high. His defense is not passively huddled and defended, but while building a solid position, he actively reconnaissed outside, preparing to discover and guard against ready battles.
So when Denikin thought he was doing something very hidden and thought he could hide it from the Red Army. The whereabouts of his troops had been discovered by Mironov.
When Baron was lost, Mironov attracted attention. According to the battlefield situation issued by the group army, the White Army should go south and it is unlikely to capture Baron. At first, Mironov thought that this was the work of a small group of White Army, but when the reconnaissance troops revealed that the number of enemies was quite large, he attached great importance to it and walked towards Baron himself.
I have to say that things on the battlefield are so interesting. The two commanders who commanded the battle chose to visit the front line to reconnaise and touch each other. The results of the survey were very similar - they both broke out in cold sweat.
The reason for Denikin's cold sweat was just mentioned, and the reason for Mironov's cold sweat was obvious - with the troops at his hands, he could not stop Denikin!
After returning to Chagan Oman, Mironov, who was very clear-headed, reported this extremely important information to Voroshilov immediately. He wanted to remind the "big man" that the main force of the White Army did not go south, but went north. Your grandson quickly turned around and came back without chasing him thousands of miles away, the enemy was under our noses.
At that time, Mironov's situation was both nervous and excited. The tension was that there were a lot of enemies, and the excitement was because he saw a possibility that if his troops could block the White Army, it would create an unprecedented victory!
It should be said that Denikin's luck was too bad. He originally thought that this trick would work, at least he could catch the Red Army off guard. But now, Mironov not only was prepared, but also discovered his intentions. This would be a devastating blow to Denikin's overall plan!
But God is also fair. He gave Mironov the time to prepare and the opportunity to decide the direction of the battle, but deprived Mironov of his luck.
How to say it? The telegram sent by Mironov to Voroshilov was a rock and no response at all! What's going on? The reason is very simple. The radio stations in the army are not turned on twenty-four hours a day. They only open the radio stations to send and receive the telegrams at the agreed time. However, during the march and transfer, the radio stations are not turned on.
The "big man" Voroshilov rushed south with all his heart, and was determined to stand up and hit Ubolevic in the face. He was like a chicken blood, and he was spinning around twenty-four hours a day, thinking about catching up with the White Army as soon as possible.
The "big man" with a blushing eyes completely forgot about the radio station and command. Before he set off, he issued a death order to all the troops- he had to arrive at the specified location within the specified time and come to see him if he couldn't complete the task!
In other words, the Red Ten Army, which rushed towards the south, was crazy and was only concerned about rushing to the road. There was no other way in their eyes. From the first level of the army to the division, brigade, and regiment level, did not open a radio station to report the situation within the prescribed contact time according to military dogma, just like a blindfolded horse running wildly.
Voroshilov did not turn on the radio at the specified contact time, so naturally neither Mironov nor Ubolevic, as his superior, could find him, and naturally this important information could not be conveyed to him!
After the battle, there were two major mistakes about Voroshilov's failure to open a radio station, which led to a great opportunity missing. At that time, there were two opinions. One was that it should be understood. The "big man" was too devoted and wanted to complete the combat tasks assigned by the group army. It was understandable that he didn't care about opening a radio station. Stalin and Zhidanov held this opinion.
Another completely opposite opinion believes that Voroshilov made an unintentional mistake, but deliberately did not open the radio station. He just wanted to avoid the command and intervention of the army, just wanted to do whatever he wanted, but was unorganized and undisciplined! Trotsky and Ubolevicz held this opinion.
The two opinions were that the husband said that the mother had a reasonable woman, and the mother was arguing, and the quarrel was terrified at the time. In the end, the central government did not have a clear explanation about Voroshilov's mistakes. It was not until 32 years later, when the steel comrade "retired" for five years and when Voroshilov was publicly tried for anti-party conspiracy. As the Communications Department of the Red Ten Army that year, Semenov, who was the director of the Communications Department of the Army of the Red Ten, disclosed a "fact".
He testified in court: "According to Climente's request, our communications office was ordered not to turn on the radio or contact the superiors privately because he was worried that Comrade Ubolevich would interfere in command, and he just wanted to leave the command of the Army Command alone..."
This testimony has been recorded in history as evidence of the conspiracy of the Voroshilov anti-party group, but a considerable number of historians still believe that these evidences and testimony are more like those imposed on Voroshilov after the failure of the political struggle, and the credibility should be questionable.
Regardless of whether the testimony was true or false, whether Voroshilov was intentional or unintentional at that time, these were actually not important. What is important is that because of his major mistakes, the battle to encircle and annihilate Denikin in the lower reaches of the Volga River was completely bankrupt, and he made the Red Army lose the possibility of resolving the White Bandits in 1918.
In other words, just because of his "small" mistakes, the Red Army had to make more efforts, more blood and sacrifice, and the Russian people also had to struggle for one more year in the war, and the Soviet Union began to recover its economy more than a year later. So what if the evidence is doubtful? Shouldn't he pay the price for it?
Mironov was very anxious. The damn "silly guy" could not contact him at all, and the White Army could rush to his defense at any time. At the critical moment, he had a courageous response to the situation and reported the relevant situation to Ubolevic.
When Ubolevic received this report, he was so shocked that he wanted to say Mironov, have you read it wrong? Where did the main force of the White Army come from in Baron? Doesn’t the reconnaissance information on the battlefield consistently reflect that the main force of the White Army is running south?
I have to say that Denikin is still quite powerful. He used the plan to build a plank road openly to overcome Chen Cang secretly. There were indeed White troops in the south, but that was the Czech army, Jijielihes's army. After learning about Lierwen's important information and making a plan to break north, in order to confuse the Red Army and to allow his troops to escape smoothly, he tricked Jijielihes into killing Jijielihes.
At that time, he sent a telegram to Jijielihes, which roughly meant to condemn Jijielihes for his treason and escape first, and scolded the guy with a bloody spurt. Then he changed his mind and said that the main force would break out in the direction of Elista, and Jijielihes's troops would serve as the rear-end force to block the Red Army.
OK. It's enough to say so much. Everyone knows what kind of birds Jijielihes is. How could he be willing to go to the palace of Denikin? According to his urinary nature, what is more likely to do after receiving the telegram is to quickly speed up and run south. As long as he runs fast enough, what can Denikin do to him?
He fooled Jijielihes and Denikin was not satisfied. He also sent people to spread rumors all over the world. His main force had already gone south and was fleeing south quickly. With the rumors and Jijielihes' full cooperation, the Red Army's strength in the direction of Ellista was very weak, so he naturally believed it.
Fortunately, Ubolevic did not take preconceived ideas and did not take it for granted that Mironov's intelligence. He knew Mironov and knew that he would not joke about such things. So he made the right decision - let the Air Force go to Barron to reconnaissance and see if there were any White troops there!
Time passed by little by little. When Voroshilov was still running south stupidly, Ubolevic had already obtained the air force's reconnaissance report. He quickly issued a new order: "Selection to the Red Ten Army. Stop chasing south immediately and turn toward Barron immediately!"
As mentioned earlier, if Voroshilov doesn't open a radio station, naturally Ubolevic can't do anything about him. At that time, Xiao Wu was really anxious and became angry. The Red Ten Army lost its chain at a critical moment. Isn't this a frustration!
"Can't wait for Voroshilov," in the evening of the same day, Ubolevic pounded the table hard and said angrily: "Order the Red Fifth Army. Abuganerovo must be taken down by 7 o'clock tonight. This is a death order! In addition, Comrade Kuzmici told him that his troops are now the only hope of the entire army. He must hold on to the defense line at all costs, and must not allow the White Army to cross the Volga River... 24 hours, he must hold on for 24 hours!"
Even though he had not received the order from Ubolevic, Mironov knew very well that the task before him was very arduous. Looking around, the closest friendly forces were also the Baltic Land Warrior Division in the direction of Akhtubinsk, which was also eighty kilometers away. Moreover, the Baltic Land Warrior Division's combat power and morale were no longer needed. Just talking about their number, the entire division had only more than 9,000 people, and the defense line to be defended was hundreds of kilometers.
Hum, let's say that. Thank you for being able to stick to the defense line. Maybe they need reinforcements!
"The situation is very serious!" Mironov held a combat meeting. "With our existing troops, we stick to the defense line for 24 hours, no, it is a miracle to stick to 12 hours. And miracles are very few on the battlefield, so we cannot hope for any miracle!"
Mironov took a deep breath: "Mobilize local workers, farmers, party members, and league members to send them weapons to join our team... confiscate all ships that can be used to cross the river and blow up all bridges... Our Don River Mixed Brigade must be prepared to deal with the worst situation. If the enemy wants to cross the Volga River, there is only one possibility, which is to step on our bodies!"
The battle broke out in the early morning of the same day. Denikin invested more than 8,000 troops in a single breath and launched a crazy attack on Chagan Oman from the front ten kilometers wide.
Mironov wrote in his letter to his wife the next day: "Donikin came suddenly and the offensive was quite fierce. I could feel his determination. He was ready to rush through my defense at all costs... He suffered heavy casualties, many companies lost more than half of their troops, and some even disappeared from the battlefield. I just sent the last remaining guard company to the front line, and this was only the first day of the battle, and Ubolevich asked me to
I held on for another 24 hours, because the Red Fifth Army encountered great trouble... As for Voroshilov, no one had any expectations for him. He rushed towards Elista like a fool, and did not listen to the orders, and the radio station never turned on, so it was so difficult for Ubolevic to remove him from his post... According to the latest news I received, Ubolevic has sent the air force to find Voroshilov and is preparing to airdrop the dismissal order to that bastard."
Having written this, Mironov became very worried. He wrote in his diary in extremely sloppy handwriting: "But even if he was relieved of the position of that bastard, what's the use? The main force of our army has been brought to Cailinnoy by him. The rapid march along the way has exhausted the strength of the troops. It is a fantasy to expect them to kill a resurgent and come to rescue us... Dear, I have a premonition that it is very likely that this will be the last time I will write to you. Maybe I will stay with the young men forever on the Volga River... If I really can't go back, I hope you don't cry and not be sad, because your husband died for millions of proletariats in Russia. I feel dead without regrets and death as much as possible!"
Chapter completed!