In Vorkuta, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Northern Army, Baron Peter Nikolayevich Wrangel, anxiously walked back and forth in the office, and from time to time urged a few words to the telecommunications room outside. Ever since the Soviet Red Army invaded the Russian Empire,

Since the government troops launched the attack, the Baron has felt like a stupid cow being led by the nose. The ever-changing

The situation caused the baron to lose the elegance and patience of the nobles, and his temper became more and more irritable day by day, especially when he learned that General Stanislavsky's reinforcements rushing to Surgut were blocked by the Red Army troops along the way, and the speed of the advance was greatly reduced.

When things got slow, His Excellency the Baron became even more miserable. He couldn't eat well or sleep well every day. He was so angry that he even had big blisters on his lips.

"Have you not contacted Tyumen yet?"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency..." The sweaty telecommunications staff member lowered his head in shame. It has been almost 30 hours since the day before yesterday and today, for some reason, he has been unable to contact Denikin's department.

"Keep in touch! We must understand the current situation of Denikin's department!" the baron ordered with a stern face, turned around and walked back to his office.

He picked up a cigarette from the table, struck a match and lit it. The baron supported the table with both hands and leaned forward slightly. Not far from him was the window, from which he could clearly see the picturesque scenery outside.

However, now he has no interest in enjoying the beautiful scenery of spring, and the gloomy clouds seem to linger no matter what.

From a military point of view, the Baron agreed with Denikin's point of view. After Denikin made the decision to stick to Tyumen, he sent a telegram to the Far East proposing that all troops cooperate with Denikin's troops to abandon the battle of Surgut and Tyumen and concentrate their forces.

Marching to the west, use a tactic of "you hit you and I hit mine". Taking advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Red Army was entangled by Denikin, they broke through the enemy's rear and completely reversed the entire situation of the war.

It is a pity that his suggestion was not recognized by the Far East. According to the General Staff, no risk is allowed in the revitalization of Russia. Even if Denikin's Ministry and the Red Army fight all, as long as the main force of the Russian Imperial Government Army remains, Sur

Gut's transportation artery is still in hand. The entire war situation can still form a stalemate. And once the aggressive advance fails, it will lead to the collapse of the entire line. This kind of loss is unbearable by the Far East.

"A bunch of short-sighted guys! Idiots!" Thinking of this, the Baron felt angry. He was not Denikin and could not refuse the Far East's order. That's why he rescued Surgut on the one hand according to the Far East's strategic deployment.

They stood still in Vorkuta and waited for the complete siege of Surgut before making a decision. But this does not mean that this is what the baron thinks.

. He is now very dissatisfied with the decision-making in the Far East, but what can be done about it? Almost all the senior officials at the General Staff are generals with naval background. These navy officers do not know how to fight land warfare at all and are simply giving blind orders.

, now the Baron can only hope to solve the Surgut problem as soon as possible, and then once again requests to concentrate all forces to march westward to cooperate with Denikin's tactics.

But at this time, Tyumen could not be contacted. This gave the Baron a very bad feeling. What happened to Denikin? Could it be that they were defeated? Or even lost Tyumen? This

The thought was in the baron's mind

I couldn't get rid of it, but after careful conjecture, I felt that it was unlikely. Although it was difficult for Denikin's troops to compete with the Red Army attacking Tyumen. But if they just defended the city, the opponent would be able to chew it even if they had more troops.

Can't come down.

What's more, Denikin was a famous general, and his commanding ability was also famous throughout the Russian Empire. Under the premise of being prepared, judging from the manpower, equipment and combat effectiveness of Denikin's department, it would even be possible to defend it for a month or even

More time is possible. Even if he is defeated by the Red Army in the end, Denikin will have enough time to notify his friendly forces to be ready to adjust their tactics, instead of losing contact inexplicably like now.

"There is probably something wrong with the equipment..." the baron thought, thinking about it over and over again. There is only one possibility. But I don't know why, but I still feel a little flustered, or maybe I have a heart attack due to overwork these days.

There may be some bad reasons.

Another day passed, and there was still no contact from Tyumen, but there was also good news. General Stanislavsky's troops finally relieved the siege of Surgut. According to the news just transmitted, it was confirmed that the siege of Surgut was

The Red Army troops in Surgut were defeated a few hours ago, and General Stanislavsky's troops successfully joined forces with the Surgut garrison. The Battle of Surgut can be said to have been a victory.

"Your Excellency! Urgent message from General Stanislavsky!" While the entire command headquarters was cheering, a telecommunications staff officer sent a message marked confidential to the baron. After taking it, the baron took a closer look.

The joy on his face disappeared in an instant.

After sending the telegram announcing the victory of the Battle of Surgut, General Stanislavsky, as the Baron's confidant, sent a telegram to the Baron in his own name. The telegram mentioned his views and opinions on the battle, and some very bad things.

Guess and so on.

According to General Stanislavsky’s message, victory in the Battle of Surgut was not as simple as it seemed. Even its process and results were beyond General Stanislavsky’s expectations. From the beginning, he

The rescue force was constantly being blocked and harassed by the Red Army cavalry, infantry and local troops. The other party seemed to be trying its best to delay the arrival of the rescue force at its destination, or to buy time in this way, in order to capture the victory before the rescue force arrived.

Surgut.

This approach was correct from a tactical point of view, so General Stanislavsky did not advance impatiently, but fought steadily step by step to avoid falling into the enemy's trap. But the strange thing is that just 2 days ago, he had been attacking them

The enemy who blocked and harassed suddenly disappeared, as if

It disappeared like an ebbing tide. At first, General Stanislavsky thought that the Red Army was engaged in some conspiracy, but after the reconnaissance results confirmed that the Red Army troops were indeed retreating, General Stanislavsky

With doubts, he sped up and rushed to Surgut.

After the troops arrived in Surgut, the expected fierce battle did not happen. The Red Army troops almost collapsed at the first touch. The reinforcements easily joined forces with the garrison. After that, with a charge, the enemies besieging Surgut were defeated.

Defeated and ran away

The speed was staggering, as if the opponent had already been ready to escape from the beginning of the attack. As soon as the gun was fired, they ran away, like Olympic long-distance running champions. In the blink of an eye, half of the 30-kilometer radius of Surgut was covered.

Not even a single Red Army soldier could be seen.

General Stanislavsky had never seen such a bizarre battle, he had never even heard of it. If the Red Army's combat effectiveness was low and they retreated voluntarily when they saw the arrival of a large number of reinforcements, then how could they besiege Surgu?

Why did it take such a long time and continue to block and harass the reinforcements along the way?

While everyone was cheering for this battle, General Stanislavsky couldn't help but fell into deep thought. In the end, he came to the conclusion that as Denikin proposed from the beginning, Sur

Gut was originally a trap, but now that the opponent's goal has been achieved, the gains outweighed the losses by continuing to fight in Surgut, so they stopped blocking and harassing and retreated on their own initiative. This is the only answer that can explain this situation.

So, what is the goal of the other party? Thinking deeply, General Stanislavsky broke out in a cold sweat. A seemingly impossible answer suddenly jumped out of his mind. If this is really the case, what will the consequences be?

It's simply terrible.

After reading the telegram, the baron's face was so gloomy that he could almost squeeze out water. He picked up his cigarette and took a few puffs, as if this could calm his mood. Then, he called in all the telegraph staff and ordered them to do it as soon as possible.

Contact Denikin Department, None

No matter what, the current situation in Tyumen must be understood. At the same time, the Baron immediately called back to General Stanislavsky and asked him to immediately adjust the defense of Surgut and send troops to ensure the smooth flow of roads in the surrounding areas to ensure the smooth flow of roads in surrounding areas.

A foolproof strategy.

A few more days passed, but there was still no contact from Tyumen. As time went by, the baron felt more and more as if an invisible mountain was enveloping him, and his chest was even so compressed that he couldn't breathe.

In order to find out the situation in Tyumen, the Baron used almost every method he could, and even sent scouts to venture south to get information, but nothing was found. Until one day, a week after the Battle of Surgut.

, although he has not yet contacted Qiu Ming, a worse news suddenly came. When the baron received the news, he felt dizzy, his body shook, and he almost fell to the ground.

"This...how is this possible!" The baron looked at the information in his hand in shock. It showed that the troops of the Red Army's Eastward March Army in the south had returned to the central part of the country to assemble, and there were not many losses in terms of numbers. The opponent was now gathering nearly 30 troops.

Tens of thousands of troops were charging towards Vorkuta and Surgut with great momentum, and they were able to defeat their opponents in one go.

"Denikin was defeated! It was definitely Denikin who was defeated! But...how could it be so sudden and without any news? What happened in the Battle of Tyumen? My God! Who can tell me!

What happened in Tyumen?" The Baron felt that the sky was falling, and

And he couldn't figure it out. How could the famous Denikin lose so quickly and so strangely with tens of thousands of troops, trenches, cities as backup, and sufficient material reserves?
Chapter completed!