Chapter Twenty-One: Day and Night, Hard to Sleep Tenth
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"Da da!"
Outside Changchun City in the northeast, on the positions of the Far East and Tsarist Russia, artillery of various calibers were roaring. Just as the artillery shells were roaring towards the opponent's position, the heavy machine guns were also firing. The sharp knife regiments sent by both sides were just like this.
In a dark night, the three-hour artillery battle gradually ended. The night was already dark, there was no trace of light, and only the fiery red light spitting out from the guns could be seen.
Peng De, deputy commander of the Northeast Field Army and commander-in-chief of the Second Army, led ten infantry divisions and a special armored mobile division, with 110,000 people, divided into three groups before entering Changchun. Part One: Peng De commanded the march
Changchun, the second division: 3 field divisions went straight to Jilin, the third division: advanced to the Songnen Plain and established the first line of defense. The Songnen Plain was vast and the defense line was long, so 5 field divisions were dispatched.
So now Peng De can direct the battle sequence. There are only 2 infantry divisions and one armored division. In the dark night, the numerical advantage is not obvious. He can only wait until dawn, but artillery battles are necessary. The positions of both sides are constantly being attacked by the other side's artillery.
The blows were violent and non-stop.
At this time, Peng De's eyes were red, because he had been completely involved in the war, and he did not ask Li Ningyu for help, because he knew that if he had a superior strength of 30,000 people, plus an armored division,
With less than 15,000 troops of the 11th Army of the Tsarist Russia in front of him, he could have been killed by the artillery. However, since it was still dark, he could only resort to artillery bombardment and penetration attacks by small units.
A large-scale all-out war can only wait until dawn. At this time, the top commander of the Eleventh Army of the Russian Army, Major General Svanov, who is opposite the Far East position, naturally understands this truth and has already faced several times the enemy.
The Far Eastern Army and the details of the battle were reported to the Tsar.
Time is passing by, but the night in Changchun is not quiet at all, because the sound of artillery and heavy machine guns here have been heard all night long. The Far East and Tsarist Russia continued the artillery battle all night, and almost 10 tons of artillery shells were used. However,
The logistics supplies in the Far East are very sufficient, and the Eleventh Army of the Tsarist Russian Army has run out of artillery ammunition before dawn.
Of course, in the dark night before daylight on June 25, the Second Army led by Peng De was not the only one fighting. All the units in the Far East were preparing to fight and had already fought, especially Li Ningyu. That night, his eyes were filled with tears.
It was never closed. All that happened after receiving top-secret information from Zhang Jun.
Li Ningyu knew Peng De just like a soldier knows the rifle in his hand, so he did not give Peng De any orders or send a telegram to understand his current situation. This was absolute trust. But seeing the full deployment of Tsarist Russia by sea and land, Li Ning
Yu knew that Peng De must be in a tough battle, but Li Ningyu absolutely believed that Peng De would clear out the enemies in front of him as soon as possible, so Li Ningyu did not need to direct him, Peng De knew how to fight.
Li Ningyu, on the other hand, needs to devote himself wholeheartedly to resolving the issue of Tsarist Russia's full-scale deployment.
Vladivostok is located at the junction of Tsarist Russia, the late Qing Dynasty and North Korea, facing the sea on three sides. It is an excellent natural harbor and its geographical location is very advantageous. It is the most important military port of Tsarist Russia on the Pacific coast and the base of Tsarist Russia’s Northern Fleet.
, the terminal station of the Siberian Railway.
Planning for the construction of this important port in the Far East began in 1877. A year later, the initial coastal defense project was completed. In 1899, construction of the main fortresses began: single forts No. 1, 2, and 3, multi-faceted forts No. 4 and 5, and three forts.
The forts are connected by trenches protected by parapets. The coastal forts are equipped with 180 mm and 305 mm coastal guns. The system also includes many 203, 305 and 356 mm railway guns. This coastal defense system greatly
Reduces the likelihood of any enemy capture from the sea.
Vladivostok is close to the Sea of Japan. The city is built on mountains, with highlands in the north, Ussuri Bay, Great Peter Bay and Amur Bay in the east, south and west respectively. The Golden Horn Bay is separated from the Eastern Bosporus in the south.
With the Russian Island as a natural barrier, there are foggy days on average for one and a half months from June to August. Sometimes heavy fog prevents ships from entering the harbor, so a navigation ship must be used to lead the fleet out of the harbor.
The Northern Fleet, the second most powerful fleet among the three major naval fleets of Tsarist Russia, is mainly responsible for maintaining the Pacific Ocean and assisting Tsarist Russia's Asian Squadron, and providing force deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region. However, since the establishment of the Far East, the Yellow Sea Fleet and the Far East Fleet, the Northern Fleet has almost
It will no longer enter the waters near the Far East, but will only dispatch the Asian Squadron to perform tasks.
Since the Tsarist Empire has deployed the Northern Fleet this time, it is definitely not a test, because if the Northern Fleet meets the Tsarist Russian Asian Squadron, it will become the largest fleet in the world, with a total tonnage of up to 450,000 tons, because the Asian Squadron only has
100,000 tons, while the Northern Fleet is as high as 350,000 tons, making it currently the fleet with the highest tonnage in Asia.
At the same time, there are 200,000 Tsarist Russian troops massing in the Northeast. This act of Tsarist Russia has already indicated in advance its intention to invade the Northeast. However, since Li Ningyu has received the news, he will naturally not sit still and wait for death, at least if there is a war with Tsarist Russia.
, they must not be allowed to threaten the Korean Peninsula, the main strategic base in the Far East.
After Li Ningyu saw Zhang Jun's telegram, he immediately saw it as researching it alone. Then he ordered in the command vehicle: "Order! The Far East Fleet and the Shark Submarine Formation immediately go to the Korean Strait to stand by and blockade the Korean Strait. Any
The country’s warships must obtain an application before they can pass, and cargo ships must apply for the naval command through the fleet!”
"Order! The three garrison regiments of the Korean Army, the 38th, 39th, and 40th, board the ship immediately, land on the coast of Japan at 6 a.m., and attack the Japanese island!"
"Order! Foreign Minister Bimax, at 5:55 a.m., issued a note to all countries, declaring a full declaration of war on the Far East and Japan! At the same time, he immediately notified the late Qing government and asked them if they would like to send the New Beiyang Fleet to fight the Japanese with us!
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"Order! The Yellow Sea Fleet is divided into two formations. One will take over the duty area of the Far East Fleet, and the other will continue to keep a close eye on the fleets of various countries in the Bohai Bay!"
"Order! All units in the Far East will enter full level combat preparations from 5:00 on June 25, and all personnel will remain at their posts until the counterattack against the invaders is over!"
"Order!..." Li Ningyu was not idle all night, because he was the number one in the Far East. He not only had to consider local battles, but also planned the overall situation of the Far East. Maybe this is the hard work of a hegemon, but for billions
Millions of Chinese daughters should get rid of the title of the sick man of East Asia as soon as possible. Li Ningyu will work harder throughout his life in the future.
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