When the Battle of Nanyang was in full swing, the northern battlefield was calm for more than ten days, and finally became nervous again. Moreover, this battle will directly determine the outcome of the Battle of East and West Siberia, and even become this one
During the war, China and Russia were turning points on the land battlefield.
After sufficient preparation, the armies of China and Russia gathered in Ulan-Ude, and the war was about to break out!
Ulan Ude City is the third largest city in East and West Siberia. It was established by the Cossacks in 1666. The main ethnic groups include Buryats, Russians, and Mongolians. The history of Buryats is closely related to the Chinese Mongolians.
Descendants of the "Buliyaci" of the Mongolian people of the Yuan Dynasty. To this day, they can communicate freely with their Mongolian compatriots in Mongolian. Moreover, their appearance and lifestyle are very similar to those of Mongolian compatriots.
In the previous Battle of Chuktu, although the Chinese team won, it consumed a lot of weapons and ammunition. At the same time, Cai Yun, the Minister of Army, who was responsible for commanding the northern battlefield, believed that it could use Ulan Ude to attract more
The Russian army came here to fight a decisive battle. Therefore, after the Third Army won the Chaktu victory, it did not immediately launch an attack on Ulan-Ude, but rested for a while. On the one hand, it added troops,
At the same time, weapons and ammunition can also be replenished. Until now, all the preparations have finally been completed. The Russian army has accumulated 200,000 troops in Ulan-Ude, which has accounted for most of the Russian army in East and West Siberia.
On the morning of April 16, Army Minister Cai Yun personally arrived in Ivolginsk, less than 25 kilometers north of Chikto, and established a front-line command center. He was responsible for commanding the troops on the northern battlefield.
Now, the Chinese Army has concentrated the forces of three armies and one cavalry army on the northern battlefield, including the First Army that captured Chita. In addition to the 48th Division, the First Army has remained in the Far East, and continued to clear out the scattered ones.
In addition to the Russian army, the main forces of the group army have all entered Ulan Ude and joined the battle. In addition, there are the Third Army and the Third Cavalry Army that won the Battle of Chikto. As for the Fourth
The army group is still in Baikalsk, responsible for cutting off the connection between Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude. Now, the Russian army has passed the day and night transportation and mobilized a large number of troops from Europe to East and West Siberia.
The Russian army in Irkutsk once again increased to 180,000. Moreover, this number is still rising rapidly. After the Ulan-Ude Battle is over, this number may rise to more than 200,000.
There are even more people. Of course, China hopes that the Russian army will invest more troops to East and West Siberia. When the Battle of Ulan-Ude is over, the important storm of the Fifth Army heads north to cut off the Siberian Railway, and the Russian army will enter East and West Siberia.
The army will all become turtles in the jar. If you eat these troops, no matter how many Russian soldiers there are, they will be greatly damaged.
In Ivorkinsk, Army Minister Cai Yun held a pre-war meeting. Attendance were Lieutenant General Yang Guoxing, Chief of Staff Major General Wu Yanfa, Commander of the Third Army Major General Chen Anguo, Chief of Staff Major General Liu Dingyi, Third Army Major General Liu Dingyi, Third
Major General Bashar, commander of the Cavalry Army, and Major General Li Zhuo, deputy commander.
"Everyone, the Imperial Team is winning streaks on all battlefields. The Nanyang side is just a small battlefield. The largest battlefield of our army is in the north and in the Russians. Although it is only April now,
However, there is only half a year left before winter, and we must end the war within this six months as much as possible or establish an absolute advantage. This is very important. And the Ulan-Ude battle we are going to fight now
, it is a crucial battle. For this battle, the Army Department specially prepared for half a month. We must win this battle in one battle!" Army Minister Cai Yun said firmly.
"Yes, sir!" several generals replied immediately. They also hoped to win. The winter in the north was very cruel and could freeze people to death. The best situation was to end the war in winter.
.However, if the Russians must fight to the end, relying on Russia's strong military advantages and the support of Western powers, it may really be delayed until winter. At that time, the Russians will have the advantage. The Russians are more affected
The Chinese are much worse in this regard. Therefore, even if the war cannot be ended before winter comes, the Russians' war potential must be minimized as much as possible. In this way, the Imperial Army will be able to take the decisive position.
Advantages.
"According to the plan of the General Staff, the Battle of Ulan-Ude will start tomorrow morning. The Third Army will mainly attack the south of Ulan-Ude, while the First Army will mainly attack the east of Ulan-Ude. The Third Cavalry Army will have a heavier task.
After the battle started, the Third Cavalry Army attacked from the west, cutting off the Russian troops in Ulan-Ude retreating to Lake Baikal and the north to prevent the Russian troops from escaping. This time, we will take these 200,000 Russian troops.
Eat them all. Now, the highest commander of the Russian army in Ulan-Ude is Grand Duke Nicholas, the uncle of Tsar Nicholas II, and a rare general in Russia. If we can kill him
, or if he was captured, it would definitely be a very big blow to the Russian army!" said Army Minister Cai Yun.
"Don't worry, the Third Cavalry Army guarantees to complete the task!" The commander of the Third Cavalry Army, Bashar, said with his chest. After the Mongolian surrendered to the imperial government, as the empire began to reform in Mongolia, the Mongolian people's
Life is getting better and better, and the officers and soldiers of the Third Cavalry Army are more willing to work hard for the empire.
"The Third Cavalry Army cannot be careless! This time, Ulanwude has two Cossack legions, and a broken Cossack Ninth Legion, with a total of more than 50,000 Cossack cavalry. Ulanwude is west and north.
, is the most important retreat for the Russian army in Ulan-Ude. They will definitely defend these two directions desperately." Cai Yun reminded.
"Yes, sir! Although the Russian Cossack cavalry is strong, after experiencing the previous battle, the Russian Cossack cavalry is no match for us at all. The Cossack cavalry still uses the tactics of decades ago, and it is not ours at all.
The powerful firepower of the Third Cavalry Army of one level is enough to make them thump and bloody!" Major General Bashar, the commander of the Third Cavalry Army, said affirmatively.
"That's good! If the retreat of Ulan-Ude Russian troops was blocked, the Russian troops would become a turtle in the jar. The Third Army and the First Army were also very tasked. Ulan-Ude is the third largest city in East and West Siberia.
The city defense is strong. Moreover, over the past few days, the Russian army must have strengthened the defense of Ulan Ude. The entire Ulan Ude has become a solid fortress." Cai Yun said.
"Don't worry, sir, we have the confidence to conquer Ulan Ude. Ulan Ude only has 200,000 Russian troops. After our third army was supplemented, it was already full. With the First Army, the total strength was thirty.
More than 10,000 people. Our firepower is even more incomparable to the Russian army. There will definitely be no problem in capturing Ulan-Ude!" said Major General Chen Anguo, commander of the Third Army.
"Yes! Sir. Although Ulan Ude's defense is strong, can it block our heavy artillery? The artillery of our two armies combined is enough to blow Ulan Ude into ruins. If it really doesn't work, you can still ask for it.
The support of the Air Force. The airships of the Air Force and the air bombs dropped are very powerful!" said Lieutenant General Yang Guoxing, the commander of the First Army. The Air Force made a big splash in the battle in Vladivostok. Originally, the Army and Navy left the Air Force every year.
A lot of military expenditures, but there was no performance, and I was a little dissatisfied. However, during the battle of Vladivostok, the appearance of the airship troops made everyone feel deeply shocked. The heavy artillery of the army and the large caliber of the navy
The strong fortress, which was powerless to naval guns, was easily destroyed like tofu under the attack of heavy aviation bombs of the Air Force. This made the Army and Navy no longer complain about the Air Force and it was officially
It is admitted that the Air Force is one of the three major military branches of the Imperial Team.
"Don't rely too much on the Air Force. The war in the South China Sea, especially in Myanmar, has poor supply. Most of the airship troops of the Air Force have been invested in support of the South China Sea war, providing logistical supply support to the Myanmar army. They can be invested in the north
There are definitely not many airships on the battlefield. If possible, we should use our own strength to solve the problem!" Cai Yun said.
"Yes, sir!"
"Okay, the meeting is over here. Let's go back first! At 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, the artillery will start preparing for artillery fire. An hour later, the First Army and the Third Army will launch an attack on Ulan-Ude!" Cai Yun said.
"Yes, sir!" After the generals saluted, they left one after another. They needed to return to their respective troops and make specific arrangements for tomorrow's attack. Everyone knows that the war that breaks out tomorrow will be very important. At the same time, everyone
They were also very excited and confident. The victory of the Imperial Army on various fronts greatly strengthened their confidence.
At this time, the atmosphere in Ulan Ude was also very tense. Grand Duke Nikolai personally took a boat from Irkutsk to cross Lake Baikal and arrived at Ulan Ude, lifting the unfavorable command of Lieutenant General Vladimir
The position directly took over Ulan Ude's command. Now, the Russian army has concentrated 200,000 troops in Ulan Ude, but Grand Duke Nikolai still has little chance of winning. The Fourth Army of the Chinese Army is occupied
Baikalsk and cut off the Siberian Railway between Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, which greatly affected Ulan-Ude's military and material supplies. (To be continued.)
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