"Comrade Trotsky, is it a mistake for you to say that this time we have chosen to go to war against the Chinese Empire? I always had a feeling that we were going to lose a lot this time. Frunze said from Trotsky's office.

As the most famous commander of the Russian Red Army, the intuition formed after many battles made Frunze a little less optimistic about this war. After all, the strength of the Chinese Empire is completely above that of Soviet Russia. Whether it is military strength or industrial strength, Soviet Russia is completely at a disadvantage.

"Comrade Frunze, whether it is a mistake or not. Now that the war has begun, there is only one choice before us, and that is to do everything in our power to win this war and win victory for Soviet Russia. Trotsky said.

Frunze nodded, now is indeed not the time to investigate right and wrong. If he failed, Ulyanov would certainly have lost his reputation and personal prestige as a result of the defeat. However, Soviet Russia will pay a heavy price for this. Only by winning the war can the best result be achieved.

"Comrade Frunze, do you have any suggestions for the current war situation?" Trotsky asked.

Frunze's eyes fell on the map, in the northeastern Caucasus Mountains, on the narrow coast of the western Caspian Sea, where the Russian Red Army and the Chinese* army were engaged in a fierce battle. Although, the Soviet Russian Red Army had an absolute superiority in troops. However, the long and narrow terrain made it impossible for the Soviet Russian Red Army to give full play to its superiority in strength, which made them seriously constrained on the battlefield.

"Comrade Trotsky, the Chinese are obviously prepared for this war. They built a strong fortification on the south bank of the Samur River, and they waited for us to load it head-on, and the head broke and the blood flowed and the losses were heavy. And then they put in heavy troops. Fight back. Frunze analyzed.

Trotsky nodded: "This may be the real strategy of the Chinese." I have to admit that the Chinese's strategy is extremely old and vicious! So, do we have a way to crack it? ”

Frunze's gaze gradually became difficult to take away, and then it fell to a small town called Siazan. It is located on the shores of the Caspian Sea, a narrow strip of land no more than two kilometers wide between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea. If we can capture this place, I am afraid that we will be able to block the passage of the Chinese* army to the south in one fell swoop. Meantime. It was also able to cut off the logistical supply of the Chinese* army along the Samur River. In this case, the maneuver of the Russian Red Army would be much larger. There is not even a possibility of turning defeat into victory.

"Comrade Trotsky, if we can take this place, we will not necessarily lose this war." Frunze's finger fell on a small town like Siazan.

"However, it is far from our control zone, and it will not be easy to occupy it." Trotsky frowned.

"By sea. We can attack by sea. On the Volga, there is a river flotilla that provides cover and even fire support for our troops. With enough requisitioned merchant ships and freighters from the vicinity of Tsaritsyn, we can throw at least two infantry divisions to Siazan at once. The terrain there was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with the support of the river fleet, it was entirely possible to hold there. Frunze said.

Trotsky pondered for a moment, then nodded. He also thinks. There is a good chance that this program will be successful. Once Siazan is captured, it will not only be able to annihilate the Chinese* army deployed near the Samur River. It was more able to take advantage of the situation to go south, threaten Baku, and win the battle of the Caucasus in one fell swoop. It can be said that as long as the plan is successful, then the whole game will come alive.

"Comrade Frunze. Come up with a concrete plan as soon as possible, and then we will report to Comrade Ulyanov. He will definitely agree with our plan. Trotsky said.

"Yes, Comrade Trotsky, tomorrow I can hand over the plan to you." Frunze said.

In the afternoon of the next day, they sent the new plan to Ulyanov. The Caucasian Front hit its head and bled in front of the defense line of the Chinese * army. The losses were heavy, and the corpses of the Soviet Russian Red Army almost blocked the Samur River. This annoyed Ulyanov greatly. I wish there was a way out of the current predicament. The new battle plan sent by Trotsky and Frunze was exactly what he wanted.

Therefore, Ulyanov gave special instructions that Trotsky and Frunze should be fully responsible for this plan.

Trotsky and Frunze sprang into action at once, on the one hand, they informed Tukhachevsky that he would temporarily stop the massive offensive and accumulate strength. On the other hand, merchant ships and freighters were requisitioned from Tsaritsyn and along the Volga to prepare for the transport of troops. In order to be able to resist the counterattack of the Chinese* army after the capture of Siazin, Trotsky and Frunze specially sent two elite infantry divisions to participate in this operation. In order to succeed in one fell swoop.

Tukhachevsky was overjoyed when he received the telegrams from Trotsky and Frunze. He, an outstanding general of the Soviet Russian Red Army, was really out of temper this time. In the face of the balanced defense line of the Chinese* army, his army can be described as hitting its head and bleeding, not only suffering heavy losses, but also not achieving the slightest result. Over the course of a week, the 1st Army had lost more than 50,000 men. The remaining 100,000 people, including many wounded soldiers. In addition, the morale of the troops has also been greatly affected. In order to intensify the offensive, Tukhachevsky even had to draw two infantry corps from the 5th Army to reinforce them. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to fight.

The new plan proposed by Trotsky and Frunze greatly satisfied Tukhachevsky. Originally, he also hoped to use infantry to break through the defense line of the Chinese* army and seize Siazan with cavalry. It's just that now it is impossible to break through the defense line of the Chinese* army, so it has not been able to work. If Siazan could be captured from the Caspian Sea, the problem would have been solved.

On March 13, 4618 (20) of the Yellow Emperor's era, the Volga fleet escorted more than 20 merchant ships and freighters, large and small, from Astrakhan in the northern Caspian Sea to Siazan in the south. At nightfall, the flotilla entered the Caspian Sea from the Volga under the cover of night, and then went south.

The Volga Flotilla, an inland river fleet, was also a very small surface force in the hands of the Soviet Russian Red Army. The Volga flotilla, in total, had hundreds of ships. It includes 6 destroyers, 3 frigates, 4 submarines, 4 floating batteries, 10 armed steamboats, and 7 submarines. Most of them are small patrol boats. The total establishment is more than 3,000 people.

In front of the world's naval powers. Such a fleet can probably only be described as garbage. But in the Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea in the world, this is an extremely formidable force. During the period of Tsarist Russia, the Caspian Sea can be said to be a completely inland sea, except for the southern coastline, which belonged to the Kingdom of Iran, the rest of the coastline was within the territory of Russia.

After the Chinese Empire began its invasion. Not only did Russia lose the eastern coastline of the Caspian Sea, but after the fall of the South Caucasus, even the southwestern coastline was lost.

Although the Chinese Empire is very powerful, the Chinese Navy is one of the top three most powerful navies in the world. However, the commander of the Volga flotilla, Vladimir, believes that in the Caspian Sea, the Chinese Navy simply does not look enough. This is Neihu, no matter how strong the Chinese Navy is. I can't get in!

Vladimir attached great importance to this operation to escort the army, and brought with him the main forces of the entire fleet, such as six destroyers, three frigates, 10 armed steamboats, and 20 patrol boats. The order issued by the Military Council was to assist the Army in holding it, in addition to escorting the Army to Siazin.

According to Vladimir, this is nothing more than a small task. His fleet. It is undoubtedly a no-brainer to accomplish this task.

Merely. What Vladimir did not know was that no sooner had his fleet departed from Astrakhan, agents of the Reich* Military Intelligence had already sent a telegram to the country. The Volga flotilla has not yet entered the Caspian Sea, and the Caspian subfleet, which is currently temporarily subordinate to the Chinese Navy, has already taken action.

Since the empire advanced its territory to the eastern part of the Caspian Sea, it has paid special attention to the defense of the Caspian Sea. At the same time, a small shipyard was built in Krasnovodsk. Used to spawn gunboats, torpedo boats, and patrol boats. In addition, after the occupation of the South Caucasus, the shipyards in Baku during the Tsarist period were taken over. This shipyard can build all kinds of ships, from destroyers to patrol boats.

Although, the construction of large ships takes a long time. It is impossible to replenish the Caspian flotilla in a short time. However, the strength of the Caspian flotilla is also definitely not weak. In addition to the absence of destroyers, there are now four gunboats with a displacement of 500 tons, as well as twelve torpedo boats and twenty patrol boats. At the shipyard in Baku, a river destroyer with a displacement of 1,000 tons is also being built.

Although, judging by the number of ships, the Caspian Flotilla of the Imperial Navy may not be as numerous as the Volga Flotilla of Soviet Russia. However, in terms of combat effectiveness, it was not under the Volga fleet.

After the dispatch of the Volga flotilla of the Russian army, the Imperial General Staff quickly determined that the target of the Russian army was most likely the strategic location of Siazan based on the information obtained. Therefore, on the one hand, the Imperial General Staff ordered the 9th Army to deploy heavy artillery brigades to Siazan, preparing to give the Volga Fleet of the Soviet Russian Red Army a head-on blow. At the same time, the Caspian flotilla was ordered to set off, and in one fell swoop, the main forces of the Volga flotilla were eliminated and the entire Caspian Sea was controlled. (To be continued.) )

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