Chapter 593: Eighth Army

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November 1, 9th year of the Republic of China, the ...... of China The commander-in-chief of the corps, Yan Zhaocheng, was completely surrounded by Chinmarak.

Eighty thousand Russian Red Army troops were surrounded in the small city of Chinmarak, cut off from life.

On the same day, Liu Zhaocheng, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the 1st Army Corps and the commander-in-chief of the left flank of Kedunsnoyarsk, issued an ultimatum to the commander of the Soviet Red Army in Chinmrak, AE Maskov:

Before 12 noon on November 3, 1920, all Russian Red Army troops in the Chinmarak region must unconditionally choose to surrender, and the Chinese army will ensure their personal safety and ensure the benefits that the prisoners of war deserve......

There were only two days left for Maskov.

Two days seemed like enough time to decide many things......

Maskov actually knew very well in his heart that according to the current situation, he and Ben could no longer stop the attack of the Chinese, and blindly continued to resist, facing only a dead end.

However, he chose to surrender and saved the lives of 80,000 Red Armymen, but what would he face? What will happen to his family members in Moscow?

Maskov was in a state of confusion.

On the 2nd, the commander-in-chief of the Red Army in Ktonsnoyarsk, Frunze, sent a telegram to Maskov. The commander-in-chief of the Red Army in Kedunsnoyarsk, who already knew the situation of the 8th Army, encouraged the Red Army in the Maskov and Chinmrak regions to fight to the end, and added this at the end of the telegram:

"If there is no way to fight, A. Comrade E. Maskov, after a brief discussion of the Supreme Command of the Red Army in the Kedunsnoyarsk region, it was agreed that your department would be able to make all choices, including surrendering to the enemy while preserving the dignity of the Red Army

Holding this telegram, Maskov's hands trembled, and he thanked Frunze from the bottom of his heart, and his telegram took all the responsibility, and minimized the responsibility for Maskov and the Red Army commanders and fighters at the front.

Frunze, on the other hand, will face the harshest accusations from Moscow

On the 2nd, the Chinese army resumed shelling.

Although the shelling lasted only twenty minutes, it was enough to have too much psychological effect on the huddled Red Army.

In such a small area, the Chinese powerful artillery fire was enough to cause casualties every minute......

Subsequently, Chinese Air Force aircraft began to appear in the sky.

The planes did not drop bombs or strafe, but only circled in the air a few times before quickly leaving.

Maskov knew very well that this was also exerting strong psychological pressure on himself and his soldiers.

On the afternoon of 2 July, Maskov convened a meeting at the level of division commander and division political commissar and above. There was only one theme for the conference:

Where will the 8th Army go until the Chinese ultimatum arrives......

The argument is very understandable, some advocate fighting to the end, some advocate an immediate breakthrough, and others advocate accepting the Chinese's conditions to obey the orders of Commander Frunze and choose to surrender while maintaining the dignity of the Red Army

The General Political Commissar of the Army Group Kamatzkov demanded in fierce words that all the commanders and fighters of the Red Army must resolutely fight to the end, and at the very least, organize a breakthrough!

Surrender, in his opinion, was the most shameful choice of a Bolshevik!

All eyes were on Maskov.

Looking at his comrades, Maskov's expression was heavy, and he said slowly:

"If I could, I would have fought to the end, but now it's impossible to break through? Comrades can see that our retreat has been cut off, our flanks are densely packed with the enemy, and the planes are always reconnoitring us, and the enemy will know at the first time if we make any moves.

Comrades, I know what a staunch Bolshevik should do, but I know even more what a commander should do. 80,000 Red Army officers and soldiers, comrades, the entire 80,000 Red Army, our personal honor and disgrace can be ignored, but what about our commanders and fighters? Let them continue to choose unnecessary sacrifices when it is impossible to do so? ”

His emotions became a little agitated:

"No, I must not. Commander Frunze can sacrifice his personal honor for our safety, and I can do the same, I must be responsible for the lives of 80,000 Red Army commanders and fighters, not me, not my honor! ”

The meaning of his words was very clear, and everyone was silent....,

Maskov was silent there for a long time, and then said with great difficulty: "I have decided to accept the ultimatum of the Chinese, comrades, please vote." If you are against, please raise your hand. ”

Kamashukov was the first to raise his hand, he looked around, and to his disappointment, there were only a few people who should have been with him, most of them, buried their heads deeply.

Maskov sighed softly: "Well, the minority obeys the majority. Chief of Staff Popovsky, you are responsible for contacting the Chinese, and you must not agree to any request that is detrimental to the honor of the Red Army......"

Popovsky stood up, walked out with heavy steps, little by little......

All of them already knew the result, and all of them stood up and returned to their units to prepare for the upcoming surrender - in the command of the 8th Army, only Maskov and Kamakov remained.

Maskov took out a cigarette and handed it to Kamakov, who didn't say a word, took it, lit it, and took a big gulp.

"I can't ......," Maskov spat out these words with great difficulty......

He understands the current mood of the political commissar, as long as there is the slightest possibility, he will not choose to surrender, but this possibility does not exist at all......

Kamakov finished smoking a cigarette in a few puffs, then took out another cigarette himself, picked up the fire and continued to smoke in large gulps: "Comrade commander, I understand our current situation, and I also understand your choice...... No one is to blame for this, and no one should be responsible for this, if there is really a responsibility for it, maybe it is in the ......"

He didn't say any more, threw away his cigarette butt, and stood up: "Comrade commander, I am the political commissar of the institute, and I support the decision made by everyone, please protect the lives of all Red Army commanders and fighters, and even if you become a prisoner of war, you must not forget that you are a Bolshevik ......."

Maskov nodded silently and walked out as he looked at his political commissar......

Kamashukov came to the telegraph room, thought for a moment and said: "Send a telegram to Moscow, to Comrade Lenin, Comrade Stalin, Comrade Voroshilov The 8th Army is surrounded in Chinmarak, it is no longer possible to continue the battle and break through the encirclement, I propose to Comrade A.E. Maskov that all the losses caused by surrender to the enemy in order to avoid suffering greater losses will be borne by me personally, and I am willing to accept all the punishments of the Party - M"

He took all the responsibility on himself, and perhaps in his opinion, this was the last thing he could do for the 8th Army

After sending this telegram, Kamatskov calmly said: "Burn all the telegrams and prepare them." ”

He calmly left here, returned to his lodgings, sorted out his belongings, burned all the materials, then sat down, took out his pen and wrote a letter to his wife and children who were far away in Moscow:

"My dear wife, when you receive this letter, I have left this world, I am loyal to my cause, I am loyal to my life, I am willing to give my life for it, we have suffered a temporary failure, but I have always believed that the life of the revolution will never fail——......

The children will be delivered to you, and because of my surrender, you may be treated unfairly, but you must believe that sooner or later, history will give you justice ...... - bring up the children, teach them knowledge, let them continue to fight along the path of the revolution, and do not learn from their fathers, their fathers are the shame of the revolution......"

He finished writing the last word, carefully packed a few envelopes, and placed them on the table......

Then, he pulled out a chalk gun and put it in his mouth......

On the night of November 2, 1920, the General Political Commissar of the 8th Army of the Russian Red Army, Kamazhukov, committed suicide.

As he had predicted, his wife and children were treated extremely unfairly. His wife died in January 1921, and his two children died in the camps......

Kamazukov wanted his children to carry on his revolutionary cause, but it cost his entire family......

Who exactly caused everything!

In the 9th year of the Republic of China, on November 3, 1920, in the last time of the Chinese ultimatum, the 8th Army of the Soviet Russian Red Army finally chose to surrender when it was surrounded and lost all hope.

Maskov did not commit suicide.

Kamashukov is dead, he must force himself to live, he must be responsible for the future of the 80,000 Red Army.

No matter how hard it is, he has to live, or he can still see the day of victory, and then he can comfort his comrades.

But no matter what, the battle of Chinmarak gave a Chinese, Liu Zhaocheng, a reputation that was about to spread all over the world:

God of War!. )