Chapter 540: Joint Attack
The uprising of Kronstadt is excellent news for the intervention armies of thousands of countries!
A large number of Chinese planes began to take off frequently, constantly bombing Petrograd and arming them in support of the Kronstadt uprising.
At this time, Wang Hengyue, the president of the Republic of China, who was visiting the United States, also expressed his views on Kronstadt's righteousness.
In the President's view, this armed uprising is a struggle of the Russian people against the dictatorship of government and a struggle of the Russian people for freedom, justice, and equality.
The demand of the rebels and the Russian masses for the establishment of a Soviet without Bolsheviks was entirely just, just, and represented the will of the people of the Russian regions under the control of the Soviet government!
If such a government could be established, then the Chinese government would advise the White Guards to negotiate peace with the Soviets.
This is an earth-shattering declaration!
The White Guards and the Soviets, each wanted to completely destroy the other, but now the President of the Republic of China has proposed a peaceful solution to the Russian problem.
At the same time, Zhang Xiaohuai, the chief of national defense who arrived in the northeast to command the operation, issued an order for the "August operation"!
The new 60,000 Chinese troops were put into the Russian battlefield, and the military aid materials from Europe and the United States also arrived in China on land, and then they were put into use on the battlefield.
Zhang Zuolin's Northeast Army, Liu Zhaocheng's 1st Army, resumed the offensive in August.
Baron Peter Nikolayevich Wrangel, the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the Crimea, who succeeded Denikin, also led 80,000 White Guards into the offensive at the same time.
The 20,000 Russian troops under the command of Major General Choklivsky, who received the full support of the Chinese government, and were armed with the help of the Chinese side, also arrived on the battlefield in August.
On 7 August, China's Minister of National Defense Zhang Xiaohuai announced the establishment of the "Baikal Military District," appointing Liu Zhaocheng as commander of the Baikal Military District.
This means that while the Russian war continues, the Chinese government has quietly begun to regain the territory occupied by Russia......
China's land will always be China's, even if it is desolate, poor, and uninhabited; Even if the land is only the size of a palm; Even if this land is worthless, it still can't change the fact that this is China's territory!
Sooner or later, any land belonging to China will have to be recaptured, and no country has the right to occupy any land belonging to China.
Under the order of Wang Hengyue, the Chinese government's action to regain the lost territory did not make a big splash, but quietly took steps......
The Russian civil war has provided China with a golden opportunity, and whoever gives up this opportunity will inevitably become a sinner of history.
On 7 August, Baron Wrangel launched a counterattack against the Red Army attacking the Crimea.
The Chinese Air Force took part in the counterattack, and a large number of planes appeared in the sky and began to bomb the Red Army.
At this time, the Bolsheviks were in a state of great distress, with the armed uprisings in Kronstadt and the frenzied attacks of the Intervention Army and the White Guards on the frontal line.
However, the troops of the White Guards clearly disappointed Baron Wrangel. In Crimea, they suffered a major defeat on 8 August.
The Red Army not only thwarted the White Guards' attack on the 7th, but the next day they attacked the White Guards with two divisions in succession, and then threw all their main forces into a counterattack.
Baron Wrangel lost about eight thousand to ten thousand people, and his forces were dealt a serious blow.
The Chinese planes roared desperately in the sky, throwing bombs and diving and strafing, which finally stopped the Red Army's attack and saved the White Guards from a rout.
However, the Red Army continued to masse forces in the Crimea, and their intention to fight was already very clear, first to defeat the White Guards in the Crimea, and then to concentrate their forces for a decisive battle with the Chinese army.
How to save Baron Wrangel and his soldiers became a headache!
Zhang Xiaohuai had to order Xie Shuixiang's 7th Army, which had only entered Russia, to immediately enter the Crimean region and reinforce Baron Wrangel with all its might0
"The Russian army under the command of Choklivsky was blocked and could not move on." Deputy Chief of Staff Yang Jie pointed to the map and said; "Together with Wrangel's army, this will force us to divide our forces and make it impossible to form a powerful assault group." …,
"Hell, Russians." Zhang Xiaohuai muttered very dissatisfied.
Hell, the Russians, disrupted the entire battle plan.
In the original battle plan, although Wrangel's army may not be able to succeed in counterattacking, it should be able to hold out for more than two months, but in just one day, Wrangel actually failed so quickly.
And Choklivsky's army should not remain in its current position.
"To increase the strength of two more divisions to the Crimea, it is necessary to stabilize the situation of the war." Zhang Xiaohuai calmed down his emotions: "These troops were handed over to Xie Shuixiang for unified command, telling him that no matter how difficult it is, the Red Army is not allowed to take a step forward!" Order, Zhang Zuolin and Liu Zhaocheng's troops to carry out the most fierce assault on the frontal enemy, to disrupt the pace of the Red Army with continuous attacks! “
"Yes!"
The "August Offensive," also known as the "Summer Offensive," in which the Sino-Russian coalition organized an army of more than 350,000 men to launch the fiercest offensive against the Red Army on all fronts.
At the same time, in the northeast, a large number of defeated White Guards were regrouped and armed and trained by Chinese military advisers.
On August 9 and 10, the Chinese army under Xie Shuixiang's command continued to launch surprise attacks on the Red Army in the Crimea, forcing the Red Army, which was attacking the White Guards, to mobilize a large number of troops to meet the challenge from the Chinese army.
The Russian battlefield was in chaos.
The Chinese army is attacking, the Chinese army is defending; The White Guards are on the offensive, the White Guards are on the defensive; The Red Army is on the offensive, the Red Army is on the defensive
The canine teeth are intertwined, and the mess is in a mess!
The sound of artillery shook the whole of Russia, and the sound of artillery also plunged Russia into bloodshed and death.
On 11 August, the elite Führer's division under the command of Black Iron arrived in Russia.
On the first day of their arrival on the battlefield, these Chinese soldiers, dressed in black and gray uniforms, wearing steel helmets and red armbands on their arms, and using the latest and most sophisticated weapons, threw themselves into the attack on the 19th Division of the Red Army without any rest and adjustment.
Mortar shells smashed into the Red Army positions with a roar, and all types of machine guns desperately spat out tongues of fire. Then the infantry of the brigade, under the cover of several armored vehicles, threw themselves into the attack.
The Russian Tankuk also appeared!
These steel monsters of the Chinese and the Russians arrogantly shoot at each other on the battlefield, one wants to tear through the enemy's position, the other wants to block the attacker.
And the soldiers on both sides were also strangled together. Some positions were repeatedly contested, and there was even a situation of white-knuckle fighting!
Hei Tie, the most trusted subordinate of the president who participated in the European war, gave only one order from beginning to end: "Tomorrow before the sun rises, I will stand on the ground of the Russians!" ”
The entire strength of the Führer's division was pulled out.
"Thunder" bombers, "Falcon" fighters, locusts flew into the sky and destroyed the Russians' positions to their heart's content.
The rumbling explosions, the flames that burst into the sky, turned the entire position into a huge hell.
The casualties of the 19th Division of the Red Army were so great that their division commander, Major General Eskiv, could not bear to continue watching.
Another Russian Tankik was destroyed, and apparently, the Chinese Tankes were thicker armored and more firepower, and they knew better how to give full play to the power of these Tankes.
Major General Eskif, who had already asked his superiors to retreat several times, believed that the situation was now very unfavorable and that the troops that had suffered huge losses should be temporarily withdrawn from the front-line battlefield and readjusted before launching a counterattack against the Chinese.
But his request was reprimanded in his eyes!
It was believed that the 19th Division should defend with the utmost tenacity and determination, completely keep the enemy out of its position, and not give up an inch of position, instead of proposing any retreat at this time.
This is not right, Major General Esquif thought to himself.
Although it seems that there is no difference in numbers with the Chinese, the enemy's firepower is absolutely superior, and the sky is full of their aircraft.
The only support the 19th Division received was a few tanks, and now the few tanks were all destroyed under enemy fire.
If the resistance continues, the 19th Division may face the annihilation of the entire army.
This is irresponsible for **!
What worried Major General Eskiff even more was the uprising of the soldiers in Kronstadt and the revolts against the Bolsheviks that broke out throughout Russia.
Once upon a time, the Bolsheviks had tremendous support from the Russians, but in a short period of time, the Bolsheviks were gradually losing popularity in Russia as the upper echelons made one mistake after another.
The mood of the soldiers of the 19th Division is also fluctuating, and they have learned from various channels that riots are taking place in their hometowns, and their relatives are facing the embarrassment of lack of food and clothing, and even the danger of being oppressed by their own people.
Once a soldier lacks faith, it is very dangerous to be inferior to the other party in terms of weaponry.
The shells were still "rumbling" on the positions, and a new round of enemy attacks began.
The phone at the division headquarters was ringing constantly, and reinforcements were being asked everywhere, but where was Eskif going to find more reinforcements for them?
The only thing Major General Eskif could count on now was a miracle. Maybe the rear Kim sent reinforcements to himself, but only before his own troops were routed.
Major General Eskif, trying to calm himself down, picked up the phone and said loudly:
"Tell all the comrades that the time has come to test them, for the sake of the victory, I beseege, I order all the Red Army soldiers who are fighting on the front line to firmly grasp the position in our hands!" )