In the first few days, Noriv did nothing destructive, mainly because the battle situation was in a stalemate and no one could predict which direction it would develop.

Given the circumstances at that time, it can even be said that every battle could have a decisive impact.

For example, if the US-Russian coalition forces persist for one day in Grozny, the outcome of this battle will be completely different. If the US-Russian coalition forces persist for one day in Stavrobordo, it will also cause earth-shaking changes in the entire battle. If Elista's Chinese army acts one day later, the result will be much different. [..com]

There is always a saying that the situation on the battlefield at that time was very vague.

No matter how arrogant Noriv is, he will not take action before seeing the situation clearly.

By February 14th, the first variable occurred, that is, Stavropol was captured by the Chinese army, and the US-Russian coalition began to retreat to Krasnodar.

Now, the battlefield situation has become less favorable to the Russian army.

Stavropol is important because the city guards two railway lines from the north to Elista and from the south to Grozny. The former is related to the logistics support of the Chinese army, while the latter directly determines the battle between the US and Russian coalition forces in Grozny.

At that time, the battle in Grozny was not over, and the US-Russian coalition was still holding on.

The loss of Stavropol means that hundreds of thousands of American and Russian coalition forces in Grozny will not be able to retreat directly to the west, and can only cross the Caucasus Mountains, then go from Sukhumi in Georgia to Sochi, then go from coastal highway to Novorossiysk, or follow the railway through Almaville to Krasnodar. Obviously, this route is very far away, mainly because there is no railway crossing the Caucasus Mountains in Grozny.

In fact, even if there is a railway crossing the Caucasus Mountains, the US-Russian coalition in Grozny cannot escape.

The reason is that the Chinese Army has already invested two armies here, and one army may arrive at any time. The US-Russian coalition forces are simply impossible to cross the Caucasus Mountains under the attack of artillery fire from the Chinese army, and it is impossible to escape unstoppable, and casualties will inevitably be lost.

Now, the problem arises, do you still have to stick to Grozny?

You know, by February 14th, the US-Russian coalition in Grozny was almost over.

According to the US military's combat records, on February 13, the US Major General Droni, who commanded two divisions, suggested surrender, but was rejected by Russian General Kirirenko. In order to appease the US military, Kirirenko agreed that when he had to retreat, the Russian army was responsible for the cover of the rear palace.

Judging from the situation at that time, if Kirirenko did not persist but adopted Droni's suggestion, then the battle of Grozny would end on February 23 or 24. In this way, the US-Russian coalition's crushing defeat in Stavropol would not have much impact.

Unfortunately, the US-Russian coalition in Grozny did not surrender.

Although on the night of January 24, after learning that Stavropol was lost, Kirilenko sent a telegram to Brushilov, claiming that he would live and die with Grozny, and the indirect meaning was that Grozny could no longer hold on, but it was not until the 25th that Brushilov handed the crucial telegram to Nozhrov. From a time point of view, Brushilov only delayed for a few hours, but these few hours were crucial.

On the night of February 24, Nozhrov decided to help Grozny's US-Russian coalition forces break through.

Not breaking south, but breaking north!

There is sufficient evidence to show that when Norzhrov made this decision, he received a message from Major General Droni from Grozny. Therefore, there is reason to judge that when the Russian army stayed behind the temple, Norzhrov believed that there was a way to rescue the two US military advisors.

Of course, reserves must be used for this and a crucial battle must be fought.

The counterattack location chosen by Nozirov was Elista, who was stationed by the First Thirty-ninth Army.

In other words, by counterattacking Elista, the ground transportation line to Grozny is opened, and the logistics supply line of the Chinese army besieging Grozny is threatened, forcing the Chinese army to return to defense. Grozny's two US military advisors will take this opportunity to break north.

After the war, many people believed that Nozirov's decision was the main reason for the defeat of the US-Russian coalition in this battle.

Objectively speaking, this decision is indeed very wrong.

You should know that in this important battle, the two US military advisors did not play much role at all, and even if they broke through successfully, it would be difficult to reverse the situation. If it had any significance, it would only prove that the front line of the Chinese army was not strong and could only boost the morale of the US-Russian coalition.

However, the risk is too great.

You should know that as the offensive operations on all fronts were not very smooth, the battle progress was much lower than planned, and the battle was getting more and more difficult, Wei Chenglong was reluctant to join the 242nd Army, just waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to break the deadlock in one fell swoop.

Nozhrov allowed Grozny's US troops to break north, which just created such an opportunity for Wei Chenglong.

To put it bluntly, Wei Chenglong got an excellent opportunity to surround the points and attack the support!

Judging from the situation at that time, Norzherov's best choice was to let the US army break south, cross the Caucasus Mountains, and then go to Novorossiysk. Even if it breaks west, the US army still has the hope of breaking through Cherksk and Nevinomesk to the south of Stavropol.

After the war, those who accused Nozirov believed that neither choice would completely change the situation.

Of course, objectively speaking, Nozirov's attempt to break out north at this time is likely related to his mistaken judgment of the battlefield situation.

According to the information disclosed after the war, the US-Russian coalition forces believed that the Chinese army had sent all fourteen armies.

Obviously, this is definitely not a matter of making a name out of nothing. You should know that all four Class A armies have entered the battle, and the 154th Army and the 254th Army have also entered the battle. As for the 54th Army, which should have been sent here, is cleaning up the mess in Siberia at this time.

In other words, Noriov didn't know that Wei Chenglong had not used the 242nd Army.

Of course, the situation on the battlefield was also easy for him to make such a wrong judgment, because the Chinese army's offensive and defensive war in almost all directions did not improve, and the battle was extremely difficult. Especially on the northern front, the three armies had retreated fifty kilometers.

You should know that this is the first time that the Chinese army has carried out a tactical retreat on the mainland battlefield since the war began.

In this way, Noriov had reason to believe that if Wei Chenglong had a reserve team in his hands, he would have probably used it on a more critical battlefield.

If Wei Chenglong did not have a reserve team, Noriov's approach would be correct, at least not a big mistake.

You must know whether the tactic of accompaniment and aid can work. The key is whether Wei Chenglong has a reserve team and whether he can encircle and annihilate the enemy reinforcements.

Fortunately, Wei Chenglong withstood the pressure from Qi Kaiwei and retained a reserve team.

In the early morning of February 25, the US-Russian coalition began to attack Elista.

A few hours after the battle started, Norzhrov learned from Brushilov that Grozny could no longer hold on.

Interestingly, the general was very calm and asked the staff to contact Major General Droni.

Unfortunately, the staff officer has not been able to contact Major General Droni.

The reason is very simple. Kirirenko asked the US military to break through before dawn. Major General Droni led the US military to north from Grozny according to Nozhrov's order. As a result, in the early morning, he encountered an assault cluster of the 239th Army, and Droni's command center was wiped out. When the unlucky major general understood what was going on, the armored command vehicle he was riding in was hit and exploded by an armor-piercing bomb.

Droni got a first place: the first American general who died on the Russian battlefield.

Before him, three US lieutenant generals, six US major generals and fourteen US brigade generals were prisoners of war, but no US generals were killed in the battle.

Nozerov didn't feel inappropriate when he didn't contact Droni.

It seemed that he felt that Droni was retreating, and the Chinese army carried out high-intensity electromagnetic suppression, so it was normal for him to not contact the retreating troops.

Of course, this is indeed a relatively common thing.

During the Great Retreat of the Volga River, many US military advisors were unable to contact the rear and could only act according to the orders they received at the beginning.

The result is that the US-Russian coalition forces are still attacking Elista.

In fact, by the early morning of February 26, it was no longer meaningful for the US-Russian coalition to attack Elista because the two US military advisors who broke through were defeated.

At that time, the US military almost abandoned all heavy equipment and began to break through.

In any case, returning to Grozny was to die, and there was no hope of going west to Stavropol. There were thousands of Chinese troops to the east. In other words, they could only continue to advance northward through the swamps in the north of Grozny, and strive to avoid the Chinese troops hunting everywhere.

In fact, the Everglades did help some of the US military, but it swallowed up more US officers and soldiers.

According to the US military's combat records, among the US officers and soldiers who broke through, four of every ten were swallowed up by the swamp, and five of the remaining six became prisoners of war.

The problem is that even if one in ten of the US military officers and soldiers escaped, they could not arrive at Ellista immediately.

It was not until March 1 that Norzerov learned from a US military officer who arrived at Elista that the breakout had completely failed.

Although Nozerov had realized that besieging Elista was meaningless and could cause the US-Russian coalition to be counter-encircled at any time, it was too late to react at this time.

On February 27, Wei Chenglong sent the 242nd Army to the army.

According to Wei Chenglong's deployment, the 242nd Army formed twenty assault clusters, specifically fighting against the US-Russian coalition forces on the grassland north of Elista.

In the west, the 42nd Army dispatched five assault clusters to intercept the US-Russian coalition forces.

To the east, the 239th Army dispatched six assault clusters for tactical division.
Chapter completed!