July 20, 1918 at 19:45 Samara Alliance Command

The commander-in-chief of the coalition army said this, for the two Russian generals Vasily Nikolayevich Pepelyaev and Sergei Ivanovic Barayanov, the fight would be meaningless. The former Soviet Red Army generals in the prisoner-of-war camp were imperative even from the perspective of propaganda on the Soviet Red Army's surrender and rebellion. Moreover, they could appease the hearts of the newly formed Soviet Red Army prisoners of war.

"Vasily Nikolayevich, according to the survey, how many Soviet Red Army generals in the prisoner-of-war camp can stay and swear allegiance to the Volga Federation?" Wang Geng turned to the prime minister of the Volga Federation Autonomous Government.

"Although this is a lesson from the families of Eh and Lezhevsky, these Soviet Red Army generals are no better than the ordinary Red Army soldiers below. The situation of the survey is not ideal. Most people are still on the wait-and-see stage. One is that they do not believe that Moscow will really follow the principles on the repatriation of prisoners of war in the annex to the Samara Treaty, and the other is that they are afraid that even if they swear allegiance to us, they will not be reused, and they are still suspicious and have a hard time!"

Pepelyaev said a little embarrassedly. In fact, when this guy met with the Soviet Red Army generals in the officers' team of prisoners of war camps, many of the senior generals from Tsarist Russia were originally used as military experts in the Soviet Red Army, but they gradually lost Moscow's trust among the army generals and division-level cadres.

Many people are willing to switch to the newly established Volga Federation. The key is that they were originally at least a political commissar of the division commander or the commander and commissar of the group army in the Soviet Red Army. If they rejoined the troops of the Volga Federation and were demoted to become regiment commanders and battalions, where would they put their face? When they betrayed the Russian Provisional Government and turned to the Soviet embrace, they had already suffered a lot. Could it be that if they changed to the new owner again, they would have to be eliminated again?

When Pepelyayev tented these Soviet Red Army generals, he did not dare to offer a big price. For example, he would just give him a minister or army commander to do something. One reason was that Wang Geng did not give him such authorization, and the other reason was that he wanted to take advantage of the prestige of these Soviet generals among the Red Army prisoners of war, and he planned to let them join the army and not be the chief of troops. At most, he could just get a gangster such as chief of staff or senior senator.

One side has no intention of giving me a national soldier, but I am a national soldier. The other side has no intention of paying for such a large price.

Therefore, the result of Pepelyaev's investigation at the senior and grassroots level of prisoners of war camp was that the Soviet Red Army prisoners with ordinary soldiers were both instigated by the "Three-Seven Five-Year Plan" and the "Land Management Measures for the Volga Federation", and the principle of repatriation of prisoners of war in the annex to the "Samara Peace Treaty" was somewhat dispelled by everyone's concerns, and most of the Soviet Red Army prisoners of war who were ordinary soldiers below were willing to stay and be loyal to the Volga Federation under the seduction of the "Three-Seven Five-Year Plan" and the "Land Management Measures of the Volga Federation".

The senior Soviet Red Army generals above were full of concerns and were in a complicated mood, and were a little embarrassed to be in a dilemma. When they went back, some people might have to be arrested and tried by Cheka and sent to the military court to serve as a scapegoat for the defeat of the Ufa Battle. For example, Yegorov was very worried about this, especially when he heard that Chalizin and the old Joseph of the Southern Front were removed from his posts inside and outside the party by the Central Committee of the Soviet Union of Moscow. After being reviewed in Moscow, there were even more concerns.

If you stay, at least you cannot have much more positions than when you were in the Soviet Red Army. Otherwise, you might as well just leave the army and let us leave the army and be ordinary people. This is also an argument. Therefore, except for a small number, such as Ma Xin, the commander of the Second Army, firmly demanded to be deported to the Soviet Union.

Most of the other Soviet generals in prisoners of war camps were proclaiming that they were willing to stay, but their abilities were limited, so they would not be able to convince the public even if they were in the military and military service. They would rather leave the army and return to the field to be a commoner in the Volga Federation. Some generals from nobles or large capitalists who still had close ties overseas would plan to leave Russia to visit relatives and friends to find another way out.

"It is normal for these Soviet generals to have concerns. When they betray Tsarist Russia and the Provisional Government, they turned to the arms of the Soviets and the Bolsheviks, it was a gamble for them, but now they have lost the bet.

This time they chose to join our camp. They were bitten by snakes for ten years and were afraid of the ropes. It is understandable that they are so cautious. In the era of wars in chaos, most of these generals themselves are capable. Don’t listen to them clamoring to unplug the armor and return to the fields to farm. Most of them are bluffing, maybe they are waiting for a price!"

Jiang Hongyu analyzed from the side that Wu Peifu just showed a move in front of Wang Geng. At this moment, the chief of staff of the coalition forces was a little shameful and brave enough to catch up.

"Let's do this, the senior Soviet Red Army generals in these prisoners of war camps. I'll take time to see them in person. We can't let go of talented people easily. In my opinion, Yegorov and Lezhevsky are both better commanders of the army-level group, and there are several Soviet Red Army division commanders among the prisoners of war, which is also quite good!

Everyone, whether it is the Allied Alliance or the Volga Federation, they have just taken the first step on the Eastern Front. As the saying goes, the sea is tolerant and tolerant, so everyone must not be bound by the opinions of the people! It is certainly a welcome pleasure to select the virtuous and not avoid relatives, but it is better to be able to select the virtuous and not avoid revenge!

What's more, you Russian generals are actually all native neighbors on this land. Even if you have been hang out in different camps for their own masters, it is not a personal grudge! Those who can let go must be let go! Remember, there are no eternal friends in this world, and there are no eternal enemies. You can keep pace with the times and move forward!" Wang Geng's earnest words set the basic principles for the use and promotion of talents in the coalition forces and the Volga Federation in the future.

In the face of the general tone set by Wang Geng, several coalition chiefs represented their respective camps and had a heated discussion and dispute over the selection of generals of the eight infantry army and four cavalry armies after the reorganization. They soon came up as if they were prepared and took out a large stack of recommended lists, from division commanders to army army headquarters to select people. Of course, the tendency is undoubtedly unquestionable.

For example, on the list of recommendations for the division commander that Pepeliayev came up with, there were more than a dozen people with the surname Pepe alone. Utsumiya Taro looked at a large number of father names and surnames. Pepeliayev was dizzy and pulled the Volga Federal Prime Minister to ask the results:

There are four brothers in the list of Vasily Nikolayevich and Pepelyaev, and five cousins. It turns out that this guy’s father and his uncle have the same name as his uncle, one is called Big Nikola and the other is called Little Nikola. Therefore, the surnames and father names of these brothers and cousins ​​of Pepe are Nikolayevich and Pepelyaev.

Sergei Ivanovich Barayanov was also not vague. Among the Russian generals he proposed to serve as division commanders, there were also a lot of distant nephews of uncles and uncles.

Several of them were originally in the three cavalry divisions of Ural who were just the regiment commander and battalion commander. At this moment, this guy was directly listed on the shortlist of the division commander with a shy face. The reason was quite sufficient. Cavalry has always been a high-level army and the king of the battlefield. It is absolutely more than enough for a Cossack cavalry commander to be an infantry division commander.

Jiang Hongyu, Wu Peifu and Utsumiya Taro were in a bit embarrassed. First of all, they were familiar with Russian generals. Although Jiang Hongyu had commanded the Second Ural Cavalry Division, he was limited to knowing the commander and chief of staff who knew the cavalry division and were not familiar with the commanders of the brigade below.

In addition to Petrovic and Sergei, Wu Peifu, including several division commanders of the First Siberian Army, may not match the faces and names of other brigade-level Russian generals.

Seeing this, Taro Utsumiya gritted his teeth and said to Wang Geng, "Commander-in-Chief, given that the Central Army and the Japanese Army General Xinghui in the coalition are suffering from uselessness, you have repeatedly said that there is no distinction between ethnic and ethnic groups within the coalition and Volga Federation. You can compete with each other based on your ability. Then I once again suggest that Chinese and Japanese generals should also be able to serve as the commander of the Russian Infantry Division and the commander of the group army!

Wang Geng pondered and said nothing, thinking about the pros and cons of this matter in his heart. In Wang Geng's own plan, senior Chinese and Japanese generals in the coalition will mainly serve as the future commander of the front army and some Russian army commanders. As for the infantry division and cavalry division level, this guy really only plans to appoint local Russian generals as commanders of the Russian troops in the first stage.

Pepelyaev had just fought with Barayanov for the quota of several division commanders. Now that Utsunomiya said this, Chinese and Japanese generals inside and outside would have to mix in to lead the Russian infantry division? The two of them were stunned for a moment and turned to see how Wang Geng expressed his opinion. They muttered in their hearts, "Didn't they all agree that it is the most appropriate thing for Russian generals to lead Russian troops in their hometowns. Should they change their minds? Is this matter still over?"

"I agree with the suggestion of the Lord Taro Utsunomiya, Commander-in-Chief, please be sure to consider it again. The coalition forces cannot invest in a large number of main forces of the Chinese and Japanese ground forces for the time being, but the generals at all levels of the coalition forces obviously have more experience and ability to lead regular troops than the Russian generals. If you have the opportunity to directly lead the Russian troops, even if it is a pure Russian army, I believe that the process of the Ufa Battle has proved that our generals have such capabilities!"

The person who spoke was Wu Peifu, who usually smiled and liked to study maps without any hesitation. He said more during the meeting today than he said in the entire Ufa Battle.

"I have the same view as Mr. Utsunomiya and Brother Ziyu. In the Battle of Ufa, Li Mingzhong, Sun Liangcheng and Xiong Shihui, four of me commanded the mixed forces of the Three Kingdoms one after another. I think as long as there are enough liaison officers and translators, there is no problem for Chinese generals to command Russian troops to fight. The Battle of Ufa proves this." Jiang Hongyu was anxious and asked Wu Peifu to take the lead, and he was busy expressing his opinion at this moment.

Seeing that all the three of them said this, Wang Geng looked at Pepelyaev and Barayanov who were a little anxious but rubbed their hands and didn't know how to express their opinions. He thought about it carefully and said,

"The reason why the troops in various detours and combat directions in the Ufa Battle are all Chinese generals because the main force of these mixed troops is the Chinese team. It is also because compared with the White Guards and Volunteers Division in Ufa, the Chinese Armored Division in the coalition and Wu Peifu's Third Army have better training and richer combat effectiveness."

Utsumiya's face turned red when she heard this, thinking that I, not to mention the division commander of the Japanese Army, even the brigade commander and the corps commander are at least top students of the Japanese Army University. Most of you Chinese generals are just graduates of the Baoding Military Academy, which is equivalent to the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School. Not to mention that your Baoding Military Academy or the Army University are far inferior to the Imperial Non-commissioned Officer School and the Army University. As a result, weren't you Chinese generals with low education and high positions leading the lead in the Ufa Battle?

Of course, Utsunomiya did not dare to think about it anymore. If you think about it, the Asian military god, the idol of the nation and the uncrowned king, promoted and concluded the Sino-Japanese Alliance, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, was just a military education at West Point Military Academy. If you were to die, it would be a non-commissioned officer school in the US Army. But in this changing 1918, who would underestimate this young Chinese king? Questioning his lack of education is simply a joke!
Chapter completed!