Just when the representatives of the Allied Powers gathered in London, drawing circles and cursing Yang Feng, and wondering whether to continue the war that was about to be won, the war in the distant east had already begun.
The two infantry divisions of the Chinese Army, which had already been assembled in Hulin and Dongning, launched attacks on the Russian army on the opposite side just as the voice of Emperor Yang reading out the edict of war against Russia was still echoing in the cold wind.
Opposite them, there is actually only one border defense regiment of the Russian army. Two thousand people are symbolically guarding the Sino-Russian border, which is more than 400 kilometers north and south of Xingkai Lake. To put it bluntly, it is a series of small outposts and checkpoints that divide the spoils from smugglers.
, after being attacked, they all ran away without even offering any token resistance.
Alexeyev, the top commander of the Russian army in the Far East, is very clear-headed. He only has 200,000 troops, but he needs to defend more than 10 million square kilometers of land east of Lake Baikal. It is a joke to engage in border operations. He can do this.
Only a few major strongholds were preserved, such as Ulan-Ude, Chita, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok. Among them, the Vladivostok garrison totaled 50,000, 30,000 in Vladivostok, and 20,000 in a series of reinforced concrete permanent posts south of Shuangchengzi.
Inside the fortifications.
Most of these reinforced concrete fortresses were newly built in recent years, especially after the super-large-caliber cannons on the European battlefield continued to show off their power, and after China provided Russia with very high-performance 280mm giant howitzers, Alexey
When Yev built these forts, he basically based them on the defense of 305 artillery pieces. He believed that they were absolutely indestructible. Moreover, these forts were surrounded by high mountains and vast virgin forests on both sides. If they wanted to attack from the flanks,
There is no possibility.
If China wants to attack Vladivostok, it can only go south from Shuangchengzi. As long as they can't pass the Shuangchengzi fortress group, it will be impossible to attack Vladivostok. As for attacking from the sea, it is pure nonsense. The south route from North Korea is also impossible.
, attacking the first fortress in the Far East through the more than 100 kilometers of coastal tidal flats is simply a joke, so after the Chinese Army launched the attack, all Russian troops in this area, including armed civilians, withdrew south to the Shuangchengzi Fortress Group.
In Alexeev's design, the two fortress groups in the south and north rely on each other to defend against land attacks and the other to defend against sea attacks. Vladivostok has a mountain of material reserves, with an army of 50,000 and tens of thousands more.
He can support the armed civilians for at least two years. Such a long time is enough for many things to happen. If he has no reinforcements after two years, then surrendering is not a big deal. Speaking of which, he has a good personal relationship with Emperor Yang. I think
Back when we were harming the Americans in America, we worked together in collusion and surrendered to the Chinese. I think His Majesty the Emperor will still give His Excellency the Governor the treatment that befits his status.
It is a pity that the illegitimate son of Grandpa Nicholas, the Admiral of the Russian Empire, does not know what kind of terrifying weapons his fortresses that he thinks are indestructible will face next.
In just one day, after all the Russian troops around Xingkai Lake were cleared, the 12th Army of the Chinese Army's Third Group Army, which was responsible for attacking Vladivostok, entered Shuangchengzi. Or Ussuri, as the Russians called it at this time
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"Clean up this city. Arrest all Russians, men, women, old and young, and send them to domestic concentration camps. Remember not to leave any one behind." The 12th Army of the Chinese Army's Third Group Army entered the city in a military off-road vehicle.
Lieutenant General Zhang Zhenfang, commander of the army, looked at a fat Russian woman on the roadside who was staring at him with vigilant eyes and said to the officer beside him.
Then the originally peaceful Shuangchengzi immediately became agitated. It didn't take long for the remaining Russians who had not retreated south to be escorted out by the Chinese soldiers' bayonets. They all carried large and small bags and came to the ground tremblingly.
The military trucks that transported them. These people will be sent directly to Ningguta, where there is a special concentration camp to house these Russians. As for Zhang Zhenfang’s responsibility in the future, he only needs to send the people there. But these
After the civilians gathered in a certain number, they would be loaded directly onto the merchant ships of neutral Sweden and sent back to St. Petersburg. Of course, their property would not be allowed to be taken back.
As a general who was deeply influenced by his relative Yuan Shikai and famous for his cunning, he thought of the Russian government, which was already struggling due to food shortages, and then had to face hundreds of thousands or even millions of big mouths waiting to be fed.
, he could not help but feel pity for Emperor Nicholas and Prime Minister Stolypin.
"Hard, this move is really cruel. Feed, no money, no food, no feeding. These hungry people will have to fight hard with them. The image of the emperor and the government will become a complete joke. While earning a good reputation for themselves, they will also put their own
The enemy has caused internal chaos and the people are alienated from Germany. This is much better than killing them directly." This guy couldn't help but admired as he looked at the military vehicles filled with Russian immigrants going away.
Just as he was saying this, Major General Samsonov, who was stationed in the distant Russian border city of Kyakhta, was hiding in an underground bunker with his head in his hands, desperately listening to the horrific explosions one after another around him.
, he never expected that the commander of the garrison of China Merchant City, who had watched the prostitute dance with him a week ago, would actually use a 280mm heavy artillery against him.
This despicable guy, when did he get this damn cannon into the trading city? The Major General couldn't help but let out a roar of grief and anger. In the midst of his roar, his Kyaktu Fortress was roaring with the falling cannonballs.
In the explosion, every piece of it was turned into ruins, even the underground bunker was no exception. The more than 200 kilograms of artillery shells were like nails smashed into the sycamore board, easily breaking through the thin concrete protective layer, and then used the inside to
Dozens of kilograms of antimony instantly shattered everything into pieces.
The bombardment lasted for a full hour. After an hour, the originally bustling border town, an important hub of Sino-Russian trade, which was recorded in history due to the Sino-Russian Kyaktu Treaty nearly two hundred years ago, no longer existed, almost completely.
Wiped from the ground, when less than two thousand remaining Russian troops emerged from the shelter tremblingly, accepting the visual shock in front of them with eyes that were not yet used to it, the ground under their feet also began to give them a new shock.
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"Chariot, Chinese tank!" Major General Samsonov, whose ear was hit by a piece of gravel, shouted to the still dazed soldiers while covering his bleeding wound.
He was transferred from the European battlefield to the Far East for retirement because of his injuries, but he knew very well what the vibrations under his feet meant. This was not just a tank, but a group of tanks.
As soon as he finished shouting these words, an iron-gray wall appeared on the earth-yellow grassland on the left and right sides of Kyaktu at the same time. It became increasingly clear in the vast wind and sand, until the black holes of the gun muzzles spurted flames almost simultaneously.
The 57mm artillery shells accurately exploded among the remaining Russian troops one by one. The Russian troops, who had been beaten to the point of despair, had no courage to fight back in front of these steel monsters. They looked at the approaching battle one by one.
Che screamed in terror and ran out of his hiding place, fleeing hastily among the ruins of Kyaktu.
"Don't run, stop, use grenades, use medicine packs, for the sake of the Tsar, for Russia, show your courage!" Major General Samsonov waved his saber in grief and anger and shouted at his retreating subordinates. This
At that moment, the muzzle of a tank on the opposite side turned, and the moment it stopped, a burst of fire erupted from the muzzle, and then he saw his entire upper body suddenly disappear, and then a cannonball exploded behind him.
"Keep going, don't stop, we must reach Ulan-Ude before dark tomorrow!" A few minutes later, Nie Xianfan, commander of the First Armored Division of the Chinese Army, stood on his command tank and looked at the vehicles that were searching for the remaining enemies.
Chariot ordered through the radio in his hand.
More than 300 tanks, including 50 of the latest Dragon heavy tanks, immediately left this meaningless ruins and rushed north along the railway line towards Ulan-Ude at high speed. Behind them was a
A mechanized infantry division riding on trucks and armored personnel carriers, followed by an entire army group of infantrymen. Just as this torrent of steel surged to the north, the following engineers also began to repair the Kuwu-Urban Railway as quickly as possible after it was blown up by artillery shells.
The Kyaktu section, and then the trains coming from Kulun will continuously deliver a variety of combat materials to the front line.
"It's a good start. Now it's up to the navy." Emperor Yang in Beijing said with a relaxed expression while looking at the battle report in his hand. In fact, for China, the Far East is like a ripe fruit that can only be picked by reaching out one's hand.
It’s just a matter of taking it, that is, Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi need to be truly treated.
"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire has declared war on the Allies. Canovas wants to ask Spain whether it has declared war on the Allies." Zhang Quan, who was standing in front of him, said.
"Doesn't he want to?" Yang Feng asked strangely. Since Canovas asked this, then the Spanish government must be hesitating. This is not surprising. After all, if it declares war on the Allies, Spain may face the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom.
Following the landing of the North American Allied Forces on their own soil, the main forces of the Spanish navy and army are currently in the Americas, and they have also lost interest in European interests. Now they only want to run the Cuban sugar industry and Florida fruit plantations in the Americas.
"The domestic situation in Spain has not been very good in recent years, and it has been seriously deceived by liberal ideas. In addition, Canovas has always been the prime minister in these years, so many people are propagating against the monarchy, and most of these people have close relations with France.
Deep down, if Spain declares war on France, it will be difficult to guarantee that domestic turmoil will not occur." Zhang Quan said. (To be continued)