When Blyukhel had a conflict with his political commissar, Krasnov outside the siege was not happy, and when he restabilized his position, he immediately found that the enemy who attacked him was definitely not many, and this group of people rushed into the city without a head or brain, and there was no intention of pursuing the victory at all.

At this time, Krasnov reacted even if he was stupid, it was not the main forces of the Red Army that rushed to the battlefield, but the reinforcements of Mirerovo's troops! But even if I did, it would be too late. Everyone swaggered into the city to have a party, and now they may be talking about their hearts.

So Krasnov could only pour all his anger on the "dutiful" dentist city defense commander in Kamensk. That fool not only allowed the Red Army reinforcements to arrive in Milerovo, but also generously handed over the important strategic point Kamensk to the Red Army, and the uncle and aunt couldn't bear it!

The poor dentist was dragged down and beaten into a sieve, and even Krasnov was still resentful, and hung the corpse on a telephone pole for public display.

However, this brutal act can dissipate the anger in Krasnov's heart, and will not help to change the tide of the war. As you can see from the map, there are three main escape routes from Luhansk to the east, the first of which is by rail.

The direction of the railway has been mentioned before, and there is a little bit of a strangeness, that is, first to the northeast, after reaching Milerovo, and then continuing north to the direction of Moscow, but if you want to go east, you have to go south, and after you reach Kamensk, you can go east.

Let's put it this way, from Luhansk, you have to make a big turn by train. And then you can turn to Tsaritsyn. If you want to take the railway line to escape. Then both Mirerovo and Kamensk are points that must be controlled.

Previously when Kamensk was still in Krasnov's hands. He can naturally think that if he takes Milerovo, the road ahead is unimpeded. But now the unexpected fall of Kamensk has given him a blow to the head. The current situation is that even if he can defeat Mirerovo, he will still have to pass the Kamensk level!

Of course, as mentioned earlier, there are three ways to escape eastward, and if the railway can't go, can you still take the land route? However, what makes people more sore is that although it is possible to take a road route from Luhansk, it is possible to avoid a detour. It is possible to go directly to the east, but it is inevitable to pass through Kamensk, which cannot be avoided here.

And in the lower reaches of the Don River in April, the weather is really not good enough, it can be said that it is a muddy pond. An army of more than 100,000 people. If you want to escape by land easily, the difficulty is not ordinary. The muddy traffic was enough for the White Army and the Czech Legion to drink a pot.

Well, there is still a waterway left at the end, although the Don-Volga canal has not yet been dug in those days, and it is not possible to break directly from the Don system to the Volga system. However, the closest part of the two rivers is only about 100 kilometers.

From Luhansk, you can take a boat down the river and go around to Karachi on the Don. It is more than 100 kilometers away from Tsaritsyn. As long as you jump out of the encirclement of the Red Army, you can take Tsaritsyn, which has a weak defense, in one fell swoop. The door to the eastward development is completely open.

However, this route only existed in the ideal, and if the White Army had previously rebelled against the Black Sea Fleet, it would have been able to go this way. But with Eberhardt regaining control of the Black Sea Fleet, and with the warships of the Black Sea Fleet turning the Don Valley upside down, unless the White Army and the Czech Legion were not afraid to feed the fish, and had self-defeating and suicidal tendencies, then they could take the boat. If they want to save their lives, then it is better to stay away from the Don.

And as I said before, Kamensk is also an important river port on the Don River, and if you want to escape by the Don River, this is also a key point that has to be controlled.

So we can summarize for Krasnov that no matter which of the three routes is taken, Kamensk is a node that must be taken. That's why as soon as he heard that Kamensk had fallen, he would be so angry and frustrated.

Some comrades may immediately ask, since the geographical location of Kamensk is so important, why did Krasnov not go here in the first place, but chose Mirerovo in circles?

This time, that time! Didn't Krasnov still think about going north to capture Moscow at first? So at that time, Mirerovo was a roadblock, which had to be taken, and the whole journey to the east was to take the railway line, which was also an important hub.

At that time, Krasnov's idea was very simple, he thought that the little Milerovo would definitely be able to fight down, and then it would be comfortable to go north or flee east! He didn't expect that Mirerovo was a fish bone at all, and he couldn't swallow or spit it out, so he was helpless.

And with the loss of Kamensk, Mirerovo became more and more like a chicken, and he laid down Mirerovo, but a stone was removed, and there was a Kamensk behind him that could not be crossed. And as Mirerovo received reinforcements, the difficulty of defeating it skyrocketed.

Does it still make sense to continue to fight Mirerovo?

This question was put in front of Krasnov, and now he did not have the slightest chance and no longer dared to think about taking down Mirerovo and then "liberating" Moscow. Now he wants to run for his life. Although Mirerovo has value for escape, this value is not irreplaceable.

The overland route from Luhansk to Kamensk is about a little more than 80 kilometers, which is acceptable without a train. After recapturing Kamensk, you can directly flee east by train, and there is no need to fight to the death with the Red Army in Mirerovo, which is like chicken ribs!

Thinking of this, Krasnov immediately made up his mind to stop attacking Mirerovo, there is no point in continuing to attack here, it is the most important thing to quickly recapture Kamensk!

At seven o'clock in the morning, when Blyukhel and Boris were still planning how to strengthen the defense and how to meet the next fierce attack of the White Army, they saw a big surprise - Krasnov's troops stopped the attack, leaving only a small force behind the palace to contain them, and the main force suddenly turned south and ran along the railway line in the direction of Kamensk.

"This Krasnov still has some skills!" Boris sighed.

Indeed, at this time, not all people can afford to put it down. And as soon as Krasnov heard the news of the fall of Kamensk. You can get out of it right away. Immediately march to the more critical Kamensk, this guy is really a bit capable!

"Even if he recaptures Kamensk, it doesn't really mean anything!" But Blyukhel suddenly came up with such a sentence.

Some comrades may be confused, didn't you just say that no matter which way you take to flee eastward, the White Army must take Kamensk? Why, in a blink of an eye, Blyukher, said that Kamensk has no military significance? The dignified Marshal of the Soviet Union wouldn't be so unskilled, would he?

Let's put it this way, it's not that the author is, it's not that Blyukhel is not level, the White Army wants to flee east, it must take Kamensk, this is a transportation hub. You can't hide. However, if the Red Army wanted to block the route of the White Army's eastward escape, it did not necessarily have to fight the White Army in Kamensk.

For what? First of all, let's take a map and look at the route of the transport around Kamensk, from where the Don River passes through the city, zigzags eastward, and then suddenly turns south when it reaches Beekalitva downstream. In other words, if you want to flee east, you must cross the Don River. The railway line from Kamensk to the east had to cross the river here in White Kalitva to reach Tsaritsyn.

Previously, the White Army occupied Kamensk, while the Red Army retreated to White Kalitva. As the most important node to strangle the eastward escape of the White Army. The garrison here had a reinforced battalion and was covered by the Trench Don. Easy to defend and difficult to attack. To put it mildly, the defenders here only need to blow up the railway bridge across the river, which is enough to make the White Army anxious.

And this is also an important reason why what Blyucher said for the sake of Krasnov's recapture of Kamensk is not significant. If his troops want to flee eastward, it is not enough to retake Kamensk, but also to gnaw the hard bone of White Kalitva.

Even Blyukhel thought that the White Army was a little inexplicable from the beginning, doing something like a snake and a rat. There's nothing wrong with going north and taking Milerovo, but you'll have to swallow it in one go. After fighting for a long time, he hesitated and passively added fuel to the battlefield every time.

Always wait for the defenders of Mirerovo to receive reinforcements before thinking of increasing investment. If you can put in enough troops at the beginning and take Milerovo with the greatest determination, as for the passive things that follow?

Blyukhel thinks that this is enough to show that within the White Army, or Krasnov has always had no firm conviction and determination to fight, like a fly without a head, trying his luck indiscriminately. If you don't make up your mind to find the goal, you are always passively recruited, how can you get the initiative?

Anyway, Blyukhel despised Krasnov very much, and if he had Krasnov's horses, he would definitely not fight the war to this virtue. Even he boldly predicted that the goods would not be pleased in the direction of Kamensk and White Valitva.

"The focus of the campaign has shifted." This is Blyukhel's analysis, "Mirerovo's status has declined, and it can be predicted that the White Army, which is bent on fleeing eastward, may no longer be interested in Mirerovo." In the direction of White Kalitva, a fierce battle will inevitably break out. It is very necessary for our army to strengthen the defense in that direction in order to firmly block the white army on the west bank of the Don River!

Boris agrees with Blyukhel's analysis that as the Whites' intentions to advance north are crushed, they must have only one way to go, and that is to force the Don River to open a bloody road. And this means that the importance of Milerovo is greatly reduced.

If the enemy cannot be stopped at Baikalitva, then the next strategic focus to prevent the enemy from fleeing east can only be Karachi-on-Don, which is too close to Tsaritsyn. With the strength of the Red Army in the Tsaritsyn direction, I am afraid that it is not capable of accomplishing this difficult task.

"We must reinforce White Kalitva!"

This is the conclusion that Boris and Blyukhel came to at the same time, and since the military significance of Mirerovo has declined, then there is not much point in continuing to stay here. Moreover, although there was a battalion of the Red Army stationed in White Kalitva, Krasnov's main forces were relatively strong, and it cannot be ruled out that the Czech corps also moved in that direction.

Therefore, reinforcing White Kalitva as soon as possible and reducing the pressure there is extremely important for the decisive battle in the future.

"I don't agree to give up Mirerovo!" The annoying commissar Aliksey came out again to stir up the situation, and he categorically rejected the judgment of Blyukhel and Boris: "The orders of Comrade Frunze and the Central Committee are very clear, Milerovo is of extremely important strategic importance and military value, and our task is to take root here like a big tree." Don't let the White Army go beyond the thunder pool! And now. But you say that Mirerovo is no longer important. This is contrary to the resolution of the Central Committee, and it is self-righteous! Could it be that your analysis and judgment are even more powerful than those of the central government?! ”

Blyukhel patiently explained: "Comrade Aliksey, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing and changing from moment to moment, and we cannot look at the problem with a spotless eye...... Once the enemy has broken through to White Kaletva, then in the east there is no longer any force that can stop them...... This will make the central government's plan to annihilate the White Bandit Army on the west bank of the Don River come to naught! ”

"This is just your personal speculation!" Alexei snorted contemptuously, "There is no indication that the White Army is preparing to attack White Kalitva. Even if the Whites had such an attempt, we would have to wait for orders from above, or at least until the brother forces of the White Kalitva were attacked and called for help before we could act! And now, none of this exists! Therefore, I resolutely oppose the arbitrary adjustment of operational deployments and do not allow you to act recklessly! ”

Blyukhel and Boris looked at each other, and they both saw the helplessness and sneer in each other's eyes, and they were really disappointed in this brainless commissar. There's this one. Blyukhel probably did not want to take the initiative to reinforce White Kaletva.

"My troops will turn in the direction of White Kalitva." Boris said suddenly.

Blyukhel was taken aback, not knowing where the old man had the courage. Is he going to blatantly disobey the orders of his superiors? And Alexei really jumped up, pointed at the old man's nose and shouted: "Are you ready to openly confront the orders of the Central Committee?" I warn you ......"

Before he could finish speaking, the old man snorted contemptuously and sneered: "I have been ordered to reinforce Milerovo and assist you in resisting the attack of the White Army, and now that the White Army here has retreated, then my mission is successfully completed." So, go wherever I want! ”

Alexey was furious and said: "I will react to Comrade Frunze and the Central Committee, you are the current counter-revolutionary behavior!" ”

"Hit your little report and go!" Boris smiled contemptuously, "I am not under the command of Frunze, I serve in the Black Sea Fleet, and I am at the disposal of the Black Sea Fleet, you can go and complain to Eberhardt about me!" ”

Alexei was about to go crazy, and then he remembered that the old man was a sailor, and he was under the control of the Black Sea Fleet, and he was not at the disposal of Frunze. Generally speaking, the cross-service report is of little significance. Of course, this doesn't mean that he will die down, the small report still has to be played, even if he can't treat the old man, it's good to disgust him.

However, Alexei was not disgusted with the old man, he was disgusted by Blyukhel first, and after the old man made up his mind to reinforce White Kalitva, Blyukhel also made a decision: "Let the battalions squeeze in, try to draw out three companies of troops, I will ......"

Alexei's eyes were red, and he shouted, "What are you going to do?" Blyukhel, I warn you last and most severely, to be careful of your mission! ”

Blyukhel smiled lightly and said: "Of course I know my mission, my mission is to hold Mirerovo, and I cannot spare a single white army to flee east...... And now the enemy is very clear that he wants to escape, so I have to catch up, stick to them, delay their movements, and buy time for the main force! ”

"Nonsense! There is no evidence that the enemy is fleeing eastward! Alexei was on fire, and as soon as he wanted to say a lot of nonsense, he was unceremoniously gagged by Blyukher: "There is also no evidence that the enemy is not fleeing eastward, so I will organize troops to conduct a fire reconnaissance to find out the enemy's movements!" ”

Alexei couldn't say a word, although he knew very well what fire reconnaissance was a disguise, and Blyukhel was selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, but he couldn't refuse, as a regiment commander, as a military chief, Blyukhel could do anything that was in line with the tasks of his superiors, such as fire reconnaissance.

"I can't bear your misdeeds, your self-righteousness!" Alexei roared angrily: "I will truthfully report everything that happened here to my superiors, and you will definitely pay for it!" ”

Boris and Blyukhel didn't care about this person's anger at all, normal people can't reason with the second force, except for wasting time and energy, there is no benefit, for now it is better to seize the time to discuss the route of the march.

More than sixty kilometers below Milerovo, Eberhardt was also making the most difficult deployments, and since the capture of Kamensk, he did not plan to stay here for a long time, it did not make much sense, and he did not have so many troops. So from the very beginning he was ready to disrupt the Kamensk communication line and then retreat.

However, after receiving a telegram from Boris and learning that Krasnov was going south with the main force, he changed his mind, he was not the straw bag commissar, and he knew exactly what Krasnov's real purpose was. After retaking Kamensk, the next target must be White Kalitva.

Eberhardt knew very well that Krasnov could not be allowed to take White Kalitva so easily, and he had to buy time for the defenders there.

"Don't blow up the bridge just yet! Organize part of the sailors to intercept the enemy...... Let the ships be ready, mark the important targets on the other side of the river one by one, and if necessary, they can carry out test launches! My request is that the White Kalitva must be given an afternoon and not allowed to cross the river before dark! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank the little monk for holding it, Comrade Juventus!