The surrender of the Russian army in Vladivostok temporarily brought the large-scale war in the Russian Far East to an end. However, there are still some dispersed Russian troops hiding in the mountains of the Far East and stubbornly resisting the Chinese troops. For this reason, the Second
The group army deliberately left a division responsible for clearing out these Russian troops to ensure the stability of the Far East.
The end of the Far East Campaign has left the Second Group Army of the Chinese Army free to prepare for the next battle plan. Based on the plan of the General Staff Headquarters, the Second Group Army will take a half-month rest and replenish troops and ammunition.
, and then deploy the next phase of actions based on the actual situation. However, it is basically determined initially
According to the determined plan, the Second Army will be engaged in the war against Japan. The General Staff intends to start the war against Japan in advance and occupy an advance base in the Japanese archipelago. The initially selected target is Kyushu Island in southern Japan.
First occupy Kyushu Island, and then wait for a decisive advantage in the battle against Russia to launch a war to destroy Japan.
In addition, the victory in the Far East campaign also enabled China to obtain more than 40,000 free laborers. These more than 40,000 Russian prisoners of war are all tall and powerful, and are suitable for infrastructure construction in the Far East.
In addition, after the capture of Vladivostok, the grain and other strategic materials stored by the Russian army in Vladivostok were all owned by China.
With this, China can employ Russians staying in Vladivostok to participate in the infrastructure construction of the Far East. The most important task is to build a railway from China to the Russian Far East and connect the railway network in the Northeast with the Russian Far East.
The railway network in the region is connected. This facilitates China's control and immigration to the Far East.
As the domestic population increases and land becomes increasingly scarce, these fertile lands north of Heilongjiang can accommodate at least millions of Chinese immigrants. Although due to geographical and climatic reasons, it is relatively cold here and the crops are
It can only grow one season a year, but the land is vast and can support tens of millions of people. After the war is over, the government can organize immigrants to the Far East and completely regain these lands.
The First Group Army, which also belongs to the Northeast Theater, attacked very smoothly. The enemies encountered by the First Group Army were all relatively weak. Except for the slightly stronger defenders in the direction of Chita, the rest of the Russian army was not Chinese at all.
When the Russian army in Vladivostok surrendered, the First Army had already captured Chita. In addition to leaving one division to continue to encircle and suppress the Russian army in these areas, the main force had already begun to move westward, preparing to join the northern battlefield.
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Similarly, a major war is also being prepared on the northern battlefield. Army Minister Cai Yun is sitting in Kulun and is actively deploying troops and generals to prepare for another decisive battle to completely defeat the Russian army in Eastern Siberia. The foundation has been laid in one fell swoop.
The advantage in the battle against Russia. The only thing that affected the battle in the northern battlefield was the deployment of logistical support. The train could only reach the Buying and selling city. After passing the buying and selling city, it had to
Cars and mules were relied on to transport various combat supplies. In order to ensure that the Third Army, the Fourth Army, and the First Army were about to join the battlefield, the logistics department could be said to have worked hard. Fortunately, the battle in the Far East was over.
The logistics support troops originally used in the Northeastern battlefield can be deployed in the Northern battlefield. If this rate continues, the decisive battle in the Northern battlefield will begin soon.
While the Chinese Army was actively deploying troops in the northern battlefield, Russia was not idle either. The surrender of Vladivostok made Tsar Nicholas II furious, but for the Prime Minister Sergei Witte and the Minister of War Alexei.
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With his dissuasion, he might have ordered the families of the surrendered generals to be sent to the gallows. However, now that Eastern Siberia is preparing for a war, attacking the families of those surrendered generals at this time will obviously affect everyone.
combat enthusiasm.
However, Tsar Nicholas II also issued a death order, requiring Grand Duke Nicholas to ensure that he defeated the Chinese squadron in the battle in Eastern Siberia and achieved victory in one fell swoop. Successive defeats have made Russia stand out in front of other countries.
It was so embarrassing that the whole of Russia almost became a laughing stock, which made Tsar Nicholas II unbearable.
In order to ensure victory in the Eastern Siberian Campaign, Tsar Nicholas II has exhausted all means to support the battle preparations in the Eastern Siberian region. Now, the army gathered in Ulan-Ude has reached 200,000 people.
In addition to the initial 50,000 people, Grand Duke Nicholas also sent 100,000 reinforcements. When the Chinese army began to prepare for war, Grand Duke Nicholas once again dispatched five troops from Irkutsk.
Thousands of people passed by, causing
The Russian army in Ulan-Ude increased to 200,000 people. At the same time, Grand Duke Nicholas arrived in Ulan-Ude in person to command this crucial battle. However, because Baikalsk in the Lower Baikal region was occupied by the Chinese Army
After the occupation of the Fourth Army, Irkutsk's support for Ulan-Ude could only take a detour through the Upper Baikal region or cross Lake Baikal by boat. This greatly affected Ulan-Ude's preparations for the war.
At the same time, Siebo
The Translian Railway is also very busy. Every train is like a sardine can, packed with Russian troops and their equipment transferred from Europe to Eastern Siberia. After more than ten days of hard work, Irkut
The garrison of Tsk once again increased to 100,000 people, and was still increasing by 30,000 people every week. In order to win this battle, Tsar Nicholas II desperately mobilized troops from Europe to Eastern Siberia
.Originally used a lot for defense
The German troops were also transported to Eastern Siberia. Of course, there was also Germany's tacit approval. Germany hoped that the Russian army would shed as much blood as possible on the Asian battlefield, and all German troops took the initiative to retreat so that the Russian army could take their time.
The troops deployed in Europe will be transferred to Asia. Although doing so is harmful to China's interests, the Germans will only consider their own interests at this time. Even China is regarded by them as a tool to weaken Russia.
That's all.
In addition to the northern battlefield that is actively preparing for the war, the northwest battlefield, or the Central Asian battlefield, also achieved a decisive victory. On March 25, the First Cavalry Army set out from Huocheng, along the Ili River, and entered the Central Asian battlefield.
Asia. At this time, the Central Asia region was under the jurisdiction of the Russian Governor-General of Turkestan and the Governor-General of the Steppe in the north. The First Cavalry Army took the lead in entering Qihe Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General of Turkestan and headed towards the seat of the Governor-General.
of Almaty.
The Governor-General of Turkestan governs a vast area in the southern part of Central Asia, mainly including the Seven Rivers, Syr Darya, Samarkand, Trans-Caspian and Fergana regions. The Steppe Governor-General in the north mainly
It includes Akmolinsk Oblast, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Turgai Oblast and Uralsk Oblast, and governs the steppe areas of Kazakhstan.
The Russian army has only more than 100,000 troops in the entire Central Asia. After the war began, they were mainly concentrated in the Qihe State adjacent to China to prepare for the Chinese Army's attack on Central Asia. The Russian Governor of Turkestan
Alex has full command.
On March 27, the First Cavalry Corps of the Chinese Army defeated the Russian 175th Infantry Division in Adarre, wiping out more than 10,000 people in the division and suffering less than 500 losses. On March 30, the First Cavalry Corps in Kurdistan
Erchilik defeated the Russian 25th Cossack Cavalry Division and wiped out more than 3,000 enemy soldiers. Moreover, on April 1
The Japanese troops approached the city of Almaty. However, the First Cavalry Army, which lacked heavy weapons, was unable to conquer Almaty, a strong city in Central Asia, and had to wait for the subsequent arrival of the Fifth Army. The Fifth Army carried
A large amount of heavy weapons arrived at Almaty on April 4 at a relatively slow pace.
Almaty has a long history. The Silk Road from China to Central Asia passed through here in ancient times. The city was founded in 1854 and became the administrative center of the Governor-General of Turkestan in 1867. At this time, the Russian army concentrated in Almaty.
More than 50,000 people were ready to gather to resist.
The Fifth Group Army has jurisdiction over the Second Division, Fifth Division, Thirty-eighth Division, Thirty-ninth Division and the newly formed Sixty-sixth Division of the Northwest Military Region, as well as the military-affiliated artillery brigade, cavalry brigade, guard brigade, and engineer brigade.
The baggage brigade and military field hospitals have a total strength of 130,000, plus more than 40,000 troops from the First Cavalry Corps attached to the operation. Although
It is not as good as the Northeastern battlefield and the northern battlefield, but it is already easy to deal with the Russian army in the harsh climate, vast and sparsely populated Central Asia. The commander of the Fifth Group Army is Lieutenant General Liu Zhiye, commander of the Northwest Military Region, and the chief of staff is
Major General Lin Bin serves as the commander of the First Cavalry Corps, who is Ma Fulu of the former Ma Jiajun.
As the administrative center of the Turkestan Governor-General, Almaty's defense is still very strong. The surrounding city walls are ten meters high. The Russian army has deployed a lot of artillery and heavy machine guns here. Therefore, the Governor-General of Turkestan Alex
Only then can I have the confidence to resist the attack of the Chinese team here.
Of course, Russia is also aware of the critical situation in Central Asia and is deploying troops from Europe for reinforcements. However, all the transportation capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway is used to meet the operations on the East Siberian battlefield. Reinforcements of troops in Central Asia can only be sent from
The Russian troops were transferred from Ukraine. In view of the geographical environment of Central Asia, the reinforced Russian troops were mainly Cossack legions. The Russian troops were transferred from Ukraine
region, three Cossack regiments and four infantry divisions, totaling 100,000 people, were mobilized to form the first batch of troops to support the Central Asian region. These troops crossed the Ural River, entered the Kazakh grassland, and were rushing towards Almaty.
.Follow-up reinforcements are still being organized. However, it will take a lot of time to reach Central Asia from Europe. (To be continued.)
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