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Chapter 579 (Part 2) Water comes to cover the soil

"Well, then that's it, pass my order. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th Infantry Divisions of the Kazan Infantry Division are responsible for the defense line within fifteen kilometers of the line on the Tsevilisk. They encircle me to the south of Tsevilisk. 20 artillery companies form three clusters, and they are arranged to establish artillery positions 5 kilometers southwest of Tsevilisk, and when the artillery is ready, we will launch fire attacks. Trains in the Kazan direction will give priority to transporting artillery shells. The road protection forces along the way must ensure the safety of the railway line!"

Kolchak issued a series of orders, and the combat staff hurriedly remembered that the chief of staff Hastings added, "The cavalry brigade called the Third Division of the Don River will each send a cavalry regiment to move towards Tseverisk, which will attract the opponent's armored train to Tseverisk. In addition, the two artillery clusters in the southwest and southeast should not open fire even if they are ready, wait for the command headquarters' orders!"

"Alexander Vasilievich, when we attack hard, the opponent will definitely call for support from the armored train. At that time, we will open fire at the same time and beat the opponent's armored train to pieces. Without the fire support from the cannons and machine guns on the armored train, I will see how Berzin defends Tseverisk!" Hastings said with a chuckle.

"In this case, we might as well withdraw all the cavalry brigades and we act like concentrating our forces to attack Qiweiliske so that the other party does not have to worry about us going on the flanks, but can gather the armored trains to Qiweiliske more boldly!" Kolchak this time was obviously farther than Hastings thought.

"In this case, the Western Route Army and the Central Route Army must strengthen their concealment. If the opponent's troops of Cheboksar and Alessandrovna can be mobilized to the direction of Tsevilisk, we will take three steps to conquer Cheboksar and Alessandrovna in one fell swoop and wipe out the Third Army in Berzin. I think they can defend Nizhny Novgorod by relying solely on the replenishment of the Fifth Army!" Hastings' eyes lit up and he added!

On July 23, 1918, 10:00, 15 kilometers northwest of Tseviliske, the Forward Command of the Third Soviet Army

"Report, the main force of the Kolchak Belarus Guard launched a third attack on Tiffelisk. The opponent's artillery fire was very fierce. There were at least 7 artillery companies on the artillery position. The first brigade of the First Division guarding the station's core position had more than one third of the casualties. The three artillery companies behind the position only fought one company. The Bai Guard's attack invested a whole division's force in this attack! The first regiment of the Second Brigade of the First Division had already been pushed up. The commander of the 1st Division Chupov asked the group army to provide reinforcements from both wings!" A commander of the headquarters' combat staff put down the phone and reported.

"What is the way of fighting for the enemy? The Chief of Staff, the 2nd and 4th Divisions just reported that the enemy's cavalry brigades were moving towards the direction of the 2nd and 4th Divisions?" Berzin looked at his chief of staff, Mezerinov, and asked, obviously, a trace of unusual smell was smelled from Kolchak's movements.

"We cannot be fooled easily. The 1st Division of Chupov must hold on. Kolchak is absolutely impossible to break through the position of the First Division with only one division's strength! The 1st Division must be calm!" Like Berzin, Mezheninov did not believe that Kolchak's playing style was so upright, so he stared at the core position and the protruding team of Tsevilisk attacking wildly?

"Chief of Staff, the commander of the 1st Division, Chupov, will talk to you in person!" The combat staff member was about to speak on the phone, and there was obviously a series of roars coming from the receiver. The scared guy hurriedly held the microphone and said to Mezeninov.

"I am the chief of staff. Yes, Mezerinov, I said, comrade, you must keep calm. You have one division and only one enemy. Tseverisk's side is easy to defend but difficult to attack. One division cannot break your position. I am absolutely sure. The 1st Division is our ace force!" Mezerinov shouted at the microphone without being moved.

"Chief of Staff, the three artillery companies are almost finished. The opponent has at least 40 cannons beating my defense line. Listen to the shells, just like it rains, the first brigade has suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, two regiment commanders were seriously injured and the other was killed. The political commissar of the division **wa led the First Regiment of the Second Brigade to take over. If the shells are like this, my team will collapse. I said, Chief of Staff, hurry up and transfer the armored trains on both wings to carry out fire reinforcements, otherwise I really can't defend it!" The hoarse and anxious voice of the commander of the 1st Division of the Ural Infantry came from the receiver.

The commander of the army, Bernzin, snatched the phone from Mezheninov and said to the microphone with a serious expression.

"Don't emphasize the difficulties to me. You are a division guarding a five-kilometer position, and the 2nd and 4th Divisions have to guard a fifteen-kilometer position. If there is no fire support from the armored train, any enemy cavalry brigade will collapse as soon as they rush to the position. I must hold on. Comrade Commander, otherwise I will personally lead the armored train from the Army Command to reinforce you?"

"Hey, what a joke, Karl Ivanovich, you are the commander of the group army and command the entire Iron Triangle defense war. In this way, transfer an iron armored train from the defense line of the Second Division to reinforce, repel the enemy's attack and then withdraw it. How about it?" Mezerinov was anxious and came up with an idea.

"Okay! Chupov, the 2nd Division's defense line has been adjusted to support your battle. After repelling the enemy's attack, the stylist must withdraw quickly, that's it!" Beerzin hung up the phone after he said that!

July 23, 1918 10:00 Tieveliske 1st Ural Infantry Division of the Soviet Red Army

"Report to the division commander, the commander of the brigade of the First Brigade, Kang Bu Zhule, the position of the 1st Regiment of the right wing brigade was broken by the enemy, and the enemy surged up! The commander of the 1st Regiment and the political commissar were killed one after another. The director of the political department of the 1st Brigade rushed forward with the brigade guard company to fill the gap!! The 1st Brigade requested the division headquarters to send troops to reinforce!" The combat staff of the division headquarters grabbed the phone with one hand and the anxious division commander Chubov reported!

D'Artagnan Gregonevich Chupov was a Perm native. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War as a Tsarist Russian sergeant. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in 1905 and also participated in the 1907 revolution. In 1907, he was sentenced to five years of hard labor by the Tsarist government for underground activities. He was released in 1908 and was arrested again in 1910. When he was exiled to Irkutsk, he met Beerzin, the commander of the Third Army who was also exiled there.

After the European War began in 1914, Chupov was recruited into the army again and fought bravely in the Tsarist Russian army. After the October Revolution, he followed Beerzin to Petrograd and Moscow to work. After the drastic changes in January 1918, he returned to his hometown as Beerzin's comrades to organize guerrillas and local Soviets. Later, when the Soviet Red Army established the Third Army, he became the commander of the 1st Division of the Urals.

"Why is the cannon not ringing? Hurry up and call the artillery position and order the artillery company to bombard the enemy's breakthrough line of the defense line of the 1st Regiment of the right wing 1st Brigade and shoot all the shells out!" Chupov used a telescope to observe the situation of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the Right wing 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the Right wing 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Re

"The telephone call from the artillery position was blocked!" The combat staff reported with a sweat on his face.
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