"In order to destroy the Russian Empire and defeat Chinese imperialism, we have invested nearly half of our elite troops and spent a lot of national strength, how can we retreat like this? If we retreat, won't all our efforts be in vain? Stalin was the first to reject Trotsky's proposal. Of course, maybe that wasn't what he intended.

The smile on Ulyanov's face disappeared cleanly, and there seemed to be a hint of anger in his eyes when he looked at Trotsky. Of course, at this time, he is not good at showing it directly. But Stalin's statement undoubtedly expressed his meaning.

Kamenev and Krestinsky were even more silent, involving the conflict of ideas between the Red Army and Ulyanov, and the two of them did not dare to express their stance casually, lest they get into trouble.

Trotsky seemed to have known that this would be the case, but for the sake of the lives of millions of Red Army soldiers, he was still intending to make a further effort: "Comrade Chairman, the present retreat is aimed at preserving the strength of the Red Army and, still more, to be able to launch a larger offensive against Central imperialism in the future. The Ural Front gathered the main forces of the Soviet Russian Red Army, and if they had any strengths and weaknesses, this would be a heavy blow to Soviet Russia. ”

"Comrade Trotsky, since the Ural Front has assembled all the main forces of the Soviet Russian Red Army, the total strength of which is numbering in the millions. Why hasn't it been so hard to win? This is not at all like the battles fought by the Russian Red Army before! Ulyanov said. From his words, it is also obvious that he is very dissatisfied with the performance of the Soviet Russian Red Army this time. Originally, he thought that the Russian Red Army would win a victory. But now, the Russian Red Army has not yet been defeated, and those commanders have been defeated first. This is even more unacceptable to Ulyanov.

"Comrade President, the reason for this is that there is such a result. It's completely that we underestimate the Chinese* army too much. There is no doubt about the strength of the Chinese * army. Their air force is equipped with fighters that are much more advanced than those equipped with our air force. So much so that our Air Force is completely at a disadvantage in the process of engaging the Chinese Air Force. Now the airspace over the entire Urals is under the control of the Chinese Air Force. Their air forces are bombing our army indiscriminately, and there is nothing we can do about it. The commander of the front in order to break through the line of defense of the Chinese * army. And they have done their best. They threw their most elite tank armies into battle. However, the anti-tank forces of the Chinese are far beyond our imagination. Their armored forces are also fully capable of crushing our tank units. Trotsky said.

Ulyanov's brow furrowed tightly. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Trotsky's statement, he could not help but secretly speculate whether the gap between the Soviet Russian Red Army and the Chinese* army was really that big. Trotsky was a man he knew, having single-handedly created the Red Army, and he had a very high level of military affairs. Even Trotsky claimed that the Chinese* army was much stronger than the Soviet Russian Red Army. So. It seems to be true. Those commanders on the front line, although they are unruly one by one. But their ability to lead troops into battle was also very satisfactory to Ulyanov. Now, all of these commanders are suggesting a retreat, which immediately makes Ulyanov wonder if the initial strategy has been wrong. It seems completely wrong to provoke the behemoth of the Chinese Empire!

However, Ulyanov still has a lot of concerns. If he had taken the advice of Trotsky and others to withdraw his troops. Wouldn't it be a blatant admission that his previous decision was wrong? This is for his personal prestige. It would be a huge blow. Those who did not dare to challenge his position in the Bolshevik Party may be ready to move again. For example, the chairman of the military council in front of him, when the October Revolution had just been won, had a position in the party no worse than that of Ulyanov. If it had not been for the means used by Ulyanov, it would not have been possible to become the supreme leader of the Bolsheviks and Soviet Russia.

"These are all excuses, and the Chinese* army may be strong. But. The Russian Red Army was equally invincible. Leaving aside the Chinese* army, why hasn't our offensive against the Tsarist army been victorious? Stalin seemed to see Ulyanov's predicament and immediately resumed firing.

"The current Tsarist army is no longer what it used to be. They are equipped with weapons provided by the Chinese, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. Trotsky said. The combat effectiveness of the Tsarist Russian army increased. As a result, the offensive of the troops on the northern and central fronts of the Russian Red Army did not make any progress, which made the top of the Russian Red Army very dissatisfied with this.

"Humph! Even if the Russian army was equipped with advanced weapons, it should not be an opponent of the Red Army. In the many previous wars, didn't we easily defeat the White Army? What's more, in this battle, didn't the Northern Front Army and the Central Front Army also fight very well at the beginning? How did it stop as soon as it advanced to the cities of Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk? Stalin continued aggressively asked. Ulyanov is getting older, and if Stalin wants to become Ulyanov's successor, he must defeat everyone else and gain Ulyanov's appreciation. And Trotsky was undoubtedly his greatest opponent.

Trotsky was speechless when asked, and he opened his mouth to argue, but could not say anything. The combat effectiveness of the Tsarist Russian army has increased a lot all of a sudden, which makes him very puzzled.

"Okay, don't make any noise. The elimination of the Russian Empire and the defeat of Chinese imperialism are the strategies we have set before. It is true that the Russian Red Army is now experiencing certain setbacks, but we cannot give up because of this. All the commanders and fighters of the Red Army must display a fearless spirit, rise to the occasion, and defeat a formidable opponent. I believe that the Red Army, with its glorious traditions, will definitely be able to defeat a strong enemy. I am convinced of this. Ulyanov finally said. His words undoubtedly set the tone. That is, they did not agree with the retreat of the Soviet Russian Red Army from the Western Siberian Plain, but hoped that they would continue to fight and do their best to win the war.

Stalin, Kamenev, Krestinsky and others also spoke later, all along the lines of Ulyanov's words. It is clear that no one wants to go against Ulyanov. In the case of Ulyanov's status in the sky, opposing Ulyanov is undoubtedly looking for death!

Trotsky finally nodded, and despite his efforts, he could only say sorry to the millions of Red Army soldiers at the front.

The resolution of the meeting was soon sent to the Ural Front. The commander of the Ural Front, Frunze, was silent, very dissatisfied with the ******'s resolution. After all, as a front-line commander, he is well aware of the real situation now. If the Red Army is ordered to continue fighting, I am afraid that it will really bury millions of elite Red Army! In the end, it must be him, the commander of the Ural Front, who bears the blame. This made Frunze feel very angry from the inside.

The commander of the southern front of the Ural Front, Voroshilov, was already angry and cursed, in his opinion, the Bolsheviks ****** did not care about the life and death of their millions of Red Army troops at all. In order to achieve their political goals, they did not hesitate to send so many people to death.

It's just that even if Voroshilov is very dissatisfied, he can't help it. If he dared to disobey ******'s order and directly order a retreat. Then the political commissars would have immediately arrested him, removed him from his post and sent him back to Moscow for trial by a military tribunal.

Therefore, Voroshilov could only take orders and continue to fight. Of course, in order to reduce the casualties of his troops, he would not order the Russian Red Army to continue to attack with Bred, but to move the troops to the defensive. He could feel that the counterattack of the Chinese* army seemed to be imminent. This will be a huge test for the Russian Red Army. If they can withstand the counterattack of the Chinese* army, then they still have a chance to live. If it can't withstand it, then the final result is probably to be completely annihilated by the Chinese army.

As Voroshilov guessed, the command of the former enemy of the Chinese * army, far away in Kustanay, Admiral Jiang Baili had already given the order to counterattack. The 3rd Army and the 2nd Panzer Division of the Janissaries not only resisted the attack of the Russian Red Army in Bled, but also inflicted heavy losses on the Russian Red Army. The 12th Army and the 1st Armored Division of the Janissaries had already arrived at the predetermined position and could launch an attack to cut off the retreat of the Russian Red Army in one fell swoop. The 6th Army, on the other hand, will attack from the flank, compress the range of activities of the Russian Red Army, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

After several days of attrition, the losses paid by the Soviet Russian Red Army were already very large. The troops on the southern front were originally 800,000 people, but now there are only more than 600,000 left. Moreover, the morale of these troops was greatly affected. If you attack now, victory is highly likely.

On May 10, 4618 (20) of the Yellow Emperor Era, General Jiang Baili issued an order to counterattack. The 12th Army of the Imperial Army and the 1st Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guard immediately launched an offensive and attacked the rear of the Russian Red Army, preparing to cut off the logistical supply lines of the Russian Red Army in one fell swoop and cut off their retreat. The 6th Army attacked from the flanks. The 3rd Army and the 2nd Panzer Division of the Praetorian Guards, which held Bled, attacked from the front. (To be continued.) )

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