Omsk is located along the Ertzis River and is one of the oldest cities in the Siberian region. It was built in 1716 and was a military fortress at that time. In 1782, it became a city under the jurisdiction of the Governor General of Tobolsk. In 1822

Omsk Prefecture, centered on the city, was established, and the state was abolished in 1838. It is the largest port along the Ertise River, an important hub along the Siberian Railway, and an important highway hub. Omsk is the entire

One of the five largest industrial cities in Russia. The main industrial sectors include machine manufacturing and instrument manufacturing and petrochemical industry, forest and wood processing industry, light industry and food industry. According to the order of the number of manufactured products, Omsk ranks fourth in Russia.

.After Moscow, Petersburg and Yekaterinburg.

Although Omsk is important, the Russian army has not deployed many troops here at this moment. It is only a dissatisfied division, with less than 10,000 people. Because the troops in the entire Siberian region have been drained,

Going to Cheremhovo to the east, hoping to open up the connection with Irkutsk. However, this was simply futile. More than 100,000 troops were west of Megt, by two divisions of the First Army.

It was easily intercepted.

On June 9, when the First Cavalry Army appeared in Omsk, the Russian division commander who was responsible for guarding the place ordered surrender wisely. Although only Chinese cavalry came, he was not sure about it.

10,000 people defended Omsk. Instead of being killed after resisting, Omsk will also be hit by a devastating blow. It is better to surrender voluntarily, which will be good for everyone.

So, the First Cavalry Army entered Omsk without bloodshed and took over the defense here. All surrendered Russian troops were imprisoned. The local residents were also restricted at home and were not allowed to go out. The disobedients would all

Shooted to death.

After taking over the railway station, the First Cavalry Army found various piles of materials, weapons, ammunition, food, etc. It is obvious that these materials were all ready to be transported to Irkutsk, but Megt was

After the Chinese team occupied it, these supplies were stranded here. Now it was better, all of them were cheaper than the Chinese team. Although the Chinese team did not look down on these weapons and ammunition, the Chinese team was the Chinese team.

Immediately needed. With this batch of grain, the Chinese team will at least not have to work hard to transport grain from the country, they only need to transport weapons and ammunition. In this way, at least half of the transportation difficulty will be reduced.

Omsk fell, which made Nicholas II furious again. After Omsk was occupied by the Chinese team, his connection with Irkutsk was completely interrupted. And he was launching an attack on Megt.

More than 100,000 Russian troops will lose support and become turtles in the jar. This is like adding insult to injury to the current Russian troops.

Nicholas II summoned the Army Minister Alexei Nikolaevich Kuropatkin, scolded him so much that he was swearing, and then ordered him to organize an army to take Omsk back and open up the Siberian Railway.

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The Army Minister Alexei Nikolaevich and Kuropatkin were in a very embarrassing situation and had to draw troops from Europe again and appoint Russian veteran Joseph Vladimirovic and Gulko Army.

Marshal, led his army to attack Marshal Omsk Gulko, now 71 years old, has a very high reputation among the Russian army. Army Minister Alexei Nikolayevich Kuropatkin also has no

There was another way. The Russian army, which had been defeated for a long time, had a low morale. The generals could not command the troops to fight the Central ** team. Under such circumstances, he had to activate the veterans. Although Joseph Fra

Marshal Kimirovic Gulko has retired, but at this time, he accepted the appointment and began to organize his army to Omsk. However, it all takes time, and Grand Duke Nikola is in Irkutc

Ke was able to last until the Russian army opened up the Siberian Railway.

The three armies and a cavalry army on the northern battlefield of the Chinese team completed the encirclement of Irkutsk on June 9. The Angara River is south of Irkutsk, and now the bridge on the river has been sieged by Russia.

The army was blown up, which made it impossible for the Chinese team to attack Irkutsk through the bridge, but it also made it impossible for the Russian army to break through the south. Therefore, the Chinese team only needed to complete it from the other three directions.

Just encircle Irkutsk. In the encircle of Irkutsk, the First Army is on the west, the Third Army is on the north, and the Fourth Army is on the east. Among them, the First Army was originally

It was just dissatisfied. After the battle on the Northeast battlefield, a division was drawn to continue to wipe out the disastrous Russian and Russian resistance forces on the Northeast battlefield. After taking down Megt, the First Army

Two divisions were once again drawn to defend the Russian army attacking from the west at Megt. This left only three infantry divisions and direct troops in the First Army. However, the commander of the northern battlefield and the Minister of the Army

Cai Yun also fully considered this in his arrangement and gave the First Army relatively light task. This time, the main attack on Irkutsk still fell on the Third Army.

On June 10, the First Army, the Third Army and the Fourth Army launched an attack on Irkutsk. The Third Cavalry Army was on standby on the periphery. It has to be admitted that Irkutsk's fortifications,

Much stronger than Ulan Ude. Grand Duke Nikolai was ready to fight a protracted war in Irkutsk. Most of the civilians in Irkutsk have been evacuated, leaving only the city behind

There were only tens of thousands of people, and these people had no place to go and had to stay in Irkutsk who were left to fate. The entire Irkutsk was full of fortresses and firepower points, which had become a fortress. And,

The fully prepared Russian army concentrated thousands of large-caliber artillery in Irkutsk, and its performance was no less than that of the partners equipped by the Chinese team. These artillery were all wielded by Nicholas II.

The loans obtained from the United Kingdom, imported from Germany and France, and then transported to Irkutsk by railway. Whether in Ulan-Ude or Vladivostok, the Russian army suffered losses in artillery, so in Nigeria

Under the request of Grand Duke Gula, the Russian army strengthened the construction of artillery in Irkutsk, which made Irkutsk artillery have combat power that is no less than artillery in northern China's battlefields.

At 8:00 am on June 10, the three armies of the China National Team, a total of more than 1,500 cannons with a caliber of more than 105 mm, launched a intensive attack on Irkutsk.

The Russian army in Irkutsk also launched a tit-for-tat counterattack. One by one, the shells made a sharp roar in the sky, smashing towards the opponent's position. From time to time, the cannons were destroyed

The artillery was killed. The artillery battle between the two sides was very fierce. But overall, China still had a certain advantage. Observation balloons were raised on every position of the Chinese artillery, which could effectively

The artillery below provides guidance. This makes the Chinese artillery's artillery's artillery more accurate than the Russian army. Even if the Russian artillery is mostly deployed next to buildings in the city of Irkutsk, it can be effectively relied on these buildings to provide.

Cover. But during the shelling, the Russian artillery was still in a disadvantageous position.

The shelling took an entire hour and a half, and then the three infantrymen of the army launched an attack on Irkutsk.

The Chinese soldiers jumped out of the position and raised their waists to attack the Russian position. Behind them, mortars and heavy machine guns provided them with fire support. The Russian troops on the defensive positions were also desperately

Use the weapons in their hands to shoot at the Chinese soldiers, trying to repel the attacks of the Chinese team and defend Irkutsk.

After the fierce battle began, the entire Irkutsk was shrouded in smoke, and a large number of buildings were destroyed in the fierce artillery battle. The East-West Siberian Governor's Office, located in the center of Irkutsk, was the focus of the attack.

At this moment, the magnificent Governor's Mansion had already been blown into ruins. Fortunately, before the battle began, all the people in the Governor's Mansion had withdrawn, otherwise there would be heavy casualties.

The command center of Grand Duke Nicholas, which is located ten meters low, is a command center that can defend against heavy artillery attacks. This command center was specially ordered by Grand Duke Nicholas to build underground.

The area is more than 300 square meters, with electricity, communications and other facilities that are smooth, and can effectively command the battles of nearly 500,000 Russian troops in Irkutsk.

"I ordered all the troops to not give up any inch of land and must resist the attack of the Chinese. The division's position was broken, and the division commander of that division would not have to come back!" Nicholas II ordered with a cold face. Although the battle had just begun

, but it was very fierce. There were many new recruits in the Russian army. In order to prevent these new recruits from escaping at the last minute, he could only take strict measures.

"Yes, Lord Grand Duke!" said the adjutant of Lord Nicholas.

Grand Duke Nikolai's face was very serious. If he could escape in Ulan-Ude, then there was no way out when he was in Irkutsk. He had received a telegram and was stationed in the defense.

The Russian army in Omsk surrendered. The Siberian Railway was officially cut off by the China National Team. Even if he breaks through this time, he will not be able to escape the interception of the China National Team. Therefore, Grand Duke Nicholas can only

Fighting to death in Irkutsk. Moreover, he firmly believed that the situation would change soon. The combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia will soon defeat the Chinese navy! (To be continued. Please search for astronomy,
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