This sentence was originally used to describe Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han Dynasty.
However, this sentence could not be more appropriate when applied to Marshal Tukhachevsky!
"General!!"
"General, you..."
"General, you must save the comrades on the front line!"
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Tukhachevsky walked into the Soviet frontline headquarters with a heavy heart, and waiting for him were the eager eyes of Soviet generals!
Everyone regards him as the savior, but only Tukhachevsky himself knows that he cannot be this savior!
At this time, even if Jesus were to reincarnate, he might not be able to save his life, right?
The Soviet army was surrounded by an enemy three times its own in a small area, and was completely cut off from supplies.
General Frunze underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, causing the Soviet frontline combat troops to be completely disconnected from the rear logistics supply troops. This was originally what Marshal Tukhachevsky was most worried about!
So, when the worst situation occurred, he didn't know how to deal with it!
However, if we take no action at all, we can only sit back and watch the 400,000 troops on the front line be destroyed!
So, give it a try anyway!
"How many troops do we have on hand?"
Now that the Allied forces have shrunk, and the Pineland army has rushed back to strengthen the encirclement, the Soviet troops on the front line should be able to allocate part of their troops to the rescue operation!
If they have enough troops and can If they break through the enemy's encirclement in the shortest time, they may be able to rescue some of the Soviet troops from the encirclement!
Of course, Tukhachevsky knew very well that he wanted to rescue all the surrounded troops! , that is completely impossible, he has no such unrealistic ideas
"We only have less than 500,000 troops on hand, and they are still distributed in the three Baltic countries and the Crimean Peninsula. If we want to transfer them here, it will take a week at the earliest!"
"No, a week is too long, and the troops surrounded on the front line simply cannot wait that long!"
When Tukhachevsky heard this, he immediately understood that he could not count on these two armies.
"How many troops are there currently in Minsi City?"
The headquarters of the Soviet army is here in Minsi City, the capital of Sanmao. The army here is closest to the front line. If you want to act as soon as possible, it is the fastest to send troops from here!
"There were only about four infantry divisions and half a cavalry division!"
The answer Tukhachevsky got was quite bad. With such a small number of troops, it is impossible to attack the enemy's defense line!
He sighed deeply, closed his eyes in pain, and a sense of powerlessness swept over him. He wanted to kill the thieves, but he was helpless!
He knew that the more than 400,000 Soviet troops on the front line were being destroyed, but he was powerless.
However, suddenly, Tukhachevsky seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly opened his eyes, glanced quickly at the west side of the map, and fixed his gaze on that country.
"If we retreat to the west, which guy should take over?"
Marshal Tukhachevsky said to himself
"General, what did you say?"
The general around him didn't hear it very clearly. He just felt that the general seemed to have said something very important, but he didn't know what he said!
Marshal Tukhachevsky did not explain anything. Time waits for no one. If you make a decision earlier, you can get out of danger earlier!
So he immediately ordered:"Send a telegram to the soldiers on the front line and tell them that the main forces of the Bolans and the Allied Powers are to their east, and the defense in the west is extremely dangerous. Empty, let them break out to the west!"
As soon as this order was issued, the entire combat headquarters was silent. Everyone looked at their marshal in dumbfounded eyes.
If the army breaks out to the west, isn't it farther away from the motherland?
If it breaks out to the east, there will still be a glimmer of hope. If there is a chance of survival, what is the difference between breaking out to the west and seeking death?
"Huh, stupid. If you break out to the east, you will encounter heavy interceptions by the enemy, and eventually you will be trapped in a tight siege and the entire army will be destroyed. But if you break out to the west, as long as you break through the enemy's defense line, you can continue westward and enter the enemy's empty rear.!"
"However, general, even if they enter the rear of the Bolan people, they are getting farther and farther away from us. They still can't come back. As long as the Allies and the Bolan people are chasing after them, they will still be defeated. Annihilated!"
"That is, when they stopped moving forward, tell them to go all the way west and enter the territory of Hans!"
Marshal Tukhachevsky sneered and said:"I want to see if the Bolan people will chase our people after they enter Hans territory or not!"
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Are the people chasing after me?
Of course, they won't miss this opportunity!
At the end of October 1922, Marshal Tukhachevsky's first order after taking office was to have the Soviet army retreat westward.
This decision was completely beyond the expectations of the Polish army. After all, who would have thought that they would abandon the near and seek the far away. Instead of running to their own country, they would break out in a farther direction?
Therefore, when the Soviet army began to break through, the Polish army did not react at all.
The facts were similar to what Tukhachevsky had expected. The Polish defense line on the Western Front was indeed very weak, and the Soviet army's breakout was beyond their expectations. Therefore, without any preparation, the Polish army on the Western Front The Soviet army was almost penetrated in the first wave of offensive!
After penetrating the Polish defense line, the Soviet army immediately galloped westward, hoping to enter Hans' territory as soon as possible before the Bolan people could react!
Although Piłsudski was surprised by the Soviet army's decision, he had no intention of letting the Soviet army run away. After hearing the news, he immediately led four cavalry divisions in pursuit of the Soviet army!
Of course, the Soviet army walking on two legs could not outrun the cavalry on four legs.
On the day after the Soviet army broke through, the Soviet rear guard was overtaken by the Polish army in the Lodz area southwest of Warsaw. There was no doubt that the Soviet rear guard was defeated by the Polish cavalry. The Soviet rear guard was completely destroyed!
After Piłsudski defeated the Soviet rearguard, he quickly caught up with the main Soviet force, and the two sides started a fierce battle in the Lodz area.
Although the Bolan people's cavalry had a very obvious advantage on the plains, due to Piłsudski's haste, he only brought four divisions of troops, while the Soviet army had more than 300,000 troops. In terms of strength, the Soviet Union The army's advantage was too great, and the Polish cavalry could not completely eat up this army. They could only chase the opponent's troops in the rear and eat away at them bit by bit.
Although this kind of encroachment caused huge casualties to the Soviet army, it was more like a stimulus, urging the Soviet army to seize the time to escape!
Therefore, after feeling the threat of life and death, the Soviet troops in front used all their strength to advance towards Hans's Silesia region.
The straight-line distance from the Lodz region to Silesia is about 150 kilometers. Under normal circumstances, it would take about 3-4 days to complete this distance on foot!
However, after the Soviet army was attacked by the Polish army, everyone in the army knew that it was a matter of life and death, so under the trend of survival instinct, they advanced extremely fast!
In just one day, on November 1, 1922, the Soviet army had entered the border of Silesia and entered Hansi's country!
However, what greeted them was not flowers and wine, but the black muzzle of a gun!
"Put your hands up!"
"lay down your weapon!"
"Don't move, anyone who moves will be killed!"
The German Wehrmacht, wearing brand new military uniforms, suddenly appeared and surrounded the Soviet troops. The machine guns and artillery set up at the pass also aimed their black muzzles at them!
"Put down your weapons and ensure your life safety. If you dare to resist, you will be dead!"
Mainz said coldly, without any emotion in his tone, as cold as a machine!