"Criment Yevremovic, comrades, if you want to eat the troops that went out to Kestowo, the key is to intercept the opponent's retreat along the railway line. At present, the opponent is prepared. In the southeast of Kestowo, the firepower platform of the armored train was built, and field defense fortifications were built. If we attack head-on, since the opponent has two armored train regiments and four artillery companies, the 2nd Infantry Division alone is not enough to complete the task!"

"At this time, the seventh division of the Fifth Army's main force was arranged on the western defense line of Nizhny Novgorod, and the troops had just been organized and it was difficult to carry out the combat mission of the two wings long distances. Therefore, the counterattack could only be carried out by the troops of the Third Army. The difficulty was that the Kestowo Railway Station guarded the railway line. Our troops on both wings could not rely on the railway line. They had to rely on their legs to detour from a further place. I judged that they had to be at least five kilometers north and south of the railway line!"

Berzin said while drawing a roundabout march route along the railway. With this guy, everyone can see what the problem is. The Volga River is to the north, and the nearest place is less than two kilometers away from the railway line, about 6-8 kilometers wide, and the Oka River tributary to the south, which runs east-west along the railway line, turning to the northeast ten kilometers southeast of Kestowo, and joining the wide Volga Army River.

"Karl Ivanovich, according to the two roundabout routes you have drawn, there is a tributary to the south and the Volga River to the north. This distance is far less than five kilometers!" Front Chief of Staff Chernavin couldn't help but shout first!

"Why have to detour five kilometers away? Karl Ivanovic, three kilometers can't do it?" Liubimov, the political commissar of the Fifth Group, couldn't help asking.

"Nicola Alexeyevich, Kstovo's enemy's force may not be strong, but its firepower is not weak at all. The opponent's position extends to the north to the south bank of the Volga River, and to the right to the tributary of the Oka River, and directly hit the opponent's position three kilometers. How to detour? As for detour five kilometers away, another important reason is that the five kilometers range is the area covered by the firepower of the opponent's artillery company. Once discovered by the enemy, the artillery fire will hit the detour force in the emergency, and the enemy will retreat in time!"

Berzin's chief of staff, Mezerinov, explained on behalf of his commander, that it was obvious that the two men had exchanged views in private before.

Liubimov blushed when he heard this. At this moment, Fang felt that the generals from the Eastern Front, especially the generals of the Third Army, were much more meticulous than the generals of the Southern Chalijin. This is really worthy of observation and learning.

"Karl Ivanovich, what do you mean? Do we just put this kind of ignorant enemy to fight? Let them slip back to Reskovo and even retreat all the way to Yadrin? Can the Third Army not endure this little bit of hardship?" Voroshilov asked a little unhappy.

"That's not the case. I just made the situation in front clearly. When attacking head-on, relying on the two brigades of the 2nd Infantry Division may not be able to take much advantage. The roundabout encirclement is limited by the limitations of terrain conditions. The roundabout troops need to go a long way to escape the enemy's rear. Before this, it is very difficult to avoid alarming the enemy. This is a plain area, and the sound of gunfires five kilometers away in the wilderness are all clearly counted!" Beerjin shrugged his shoulders, but he still did not give everyone's expected answer.

Voroshilov's face turned gloomy after hearing this. After a while, he said, "In accordance with you, Karl Ivanovich, how do you think the fight is appropriate? Anyway, you can't let go of Kestowo's enemy easily, otherwise all the soldiers of the Volga Front would not be able to raise their heads in front of Moscow!"

"I agree with this, Criment Yevremovic, my thoughts are that the enemy is singing the empty city plan now, and the other party is proud to be able to retreat quickly based on the railway line. Of course, we have to pray that the cavalry detachment did not expose too much force during the harassment of Reskovo, otherwise the enemy would retreat overnight in panic!" Berzin shook his head and looked confident, which made Voroshilov and Chernav angry when they saw it. However, without the Third Army, they really didn't know how to fight the Northern Line, so they had to patiently listen to him fooling him.

"I suggest that the Front Command should order the cavalry detachment to bury the railway in the middle of the Adelin to Reskovo, but do not blow it up first. It must wait for our place to start before the cavalry detachment cuts off the railway line. And we sent a division to board the Volga ferry in Nizhny Novgorod, and go down the river and transport it to the rear of the enemy of Kestowo.

The forces of another division were strengthened to the south of Kestowo, and were ready to cooperate with the frontal attack of the 2nd Infantry Division. Of course, the 3rd Armored Train Detachment and the Anti-Artillery Battalion of the Third Army were strengthened to the direction of Kestowo! This is the specific idea. Only the main force of the three divisions is needed to be used, and Yadrin should be able to recover Yadrin and the front line of Kestowo! As for whether Yadrin can capture, I am not sure. If the opponent has a division guard, we may use 2 to 3 divisions and may not be able to take the opponent soon!"

Beerzin threw down the red and blue pencil in his hand, clapped his hands and returned to his seat. Everyone in the combat conference room whispered to his playing style. Voroshilov frowned, wondering if there was any problem in Beerzin's plan.

July 27, 1918 at 18:50 Nizhny Novgorod Soviet Volga Front Command

"Report! Call from the 10th Army!" A confidential staff officer of the Front Command sent the telegram he had just received, which was obviously related to the previous emergency telegram from Moscow and Volga Front Command to remind the troops in the south to pay attention to the movements of Kolchak's possible southward movement.

"The 10th Army gathered ten kilometers west of Buinsk to build a new line of defense. As of now, no trace of Kolchak's main force was found within a radius of twenty kilometers. The two Cossack cavalry divisions of the opponent are still cruising about thirty kilometers north. In recent days, the reconnaissance rangers of both sides have been constantly exchanging small-scale fire, winning and losing each other. Overall, the situation on the battlefield is stable!" Chernaveng hurriedly read the telegram sent by Gidies of the 10th Army, and raised his head to say to everyone.

Before he finished speaking, another confidential staff member sent the latest telegram from the Eighth Army. Kamenev, the political commissar of the Front Army, honestly and unceremoniously grabbed the telegram. After looking down, he raised his head and said, "The main force of the Eighth Army gathered about 60 kilometers west of the Sezlan-Sinbirsk line. The situation is stable at present. Apart from the tight food supply, there is no trace of the White Guard within a radius of 50 kilometers!"
Chapter completed!