A large number of military and strategic materials were transported from Russia's European region to Irkutsk through the Siberian Railway, and continuously strengthened Irkutsk's troops. During this period, the Chinese team only had the Fourth Army.
The attack from Baikalsk to Irkutsk was not strong. The other two armies and cavalry troops were all resting. Of course, these armies also began to gather in the direction of Irkutsk.
.Maybe, this is the tranquility before the war!
Grand Duke Nikolai, who is in charge of the Russian army in East and West Siberia, has already realized China's intentions. China wants to fight a decisive battle with the Russian army in Irkutsk to decide the outcome of the war between China and Russia.
This, Grand Duke Nicholas also tended to do this. Although, if he had chosen himself, he would be more willing to retreat to the West to shorten the logistics supply line. But Tsar Nicholas II was obviously unwilling to do this. This made Nicholas Nicholas II.
Grand Duke Gula can only fight to the decisive battle with the Chinese team in Irkutsk. At the same time, he also knew the importance of this battle to Russia. Once defeated, Russia would never have any chance. In Ulan
Ude and Nikolai have fully appreciated the strength of the Central ** team. In order to win, he could only work hard to strengthen the military strength of Irkutsk.
The Siberian Railway is very busy, with trains transporting a large number of Russian soldiers and supplies here. In order to speed up, many soldiers gathered to Irkutsk on foot. In response,
China has adopted a tacit attitude. Otherwise, the Central Team near Lake Balkash will be able to easily cut off the Siberian Railway. Grand Duke Nicholas also realized this danger and, therefore, strengthened Irku.
While Tsk, he did not forget to strengthen the Russian troops in Central Asia. He hoped to defeat or drag down the 5th Army and 1st Cavalry Army of the Chinese Army to protect the rear of Irkutsk.
China is also transporting materials to the front line as much as possible, trucks of weapons and ammunition to the trading city by train, and then transporting them to the coast of Lake Baikal by cars, carriages and cargo ships. In particular, hundreds of small cargo ships
, has played a very important role. These cargo ships set off from the Buying and Selling City, enter Lake Baikal through the Selenge River, and are transported to Baikalsk and other places. Although the voyage is thousands of kilometers, they can basically complete a round trip in 4 days.
, it can transport more than 3,000 tons of various combat materials to the front line, effectively ensuring the supply of the front line.
By the end of May, the Russian army had already assembled 500,000 troops in Irkutsk, and the material preparations of the Chinese army had almost been completed. The war in Irkutsk was about to break out.
At the same time, the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia has already left the Mande Strait and entered the Arabian Sea. According to the plan, by the end of June, the combined fleet will enter the Strait of Malacca after completing rest and replenishment in India by the end of June.
, Arriving in the South China Sea, the Chinese Navy fought to the death. The highest level of this war will also officially come. Among them, the decisive battle between China and Russia in Irkutsk will be carried out first. The entire East and West Siberia
There was a cloud of war over the sky.
Before the decisive battle began, a small incident broke out first. The Russian army discovered that the Chinese team transported materials to Baikalsk through cargo ships. The Grand Duke of Nikolai immediately discovered the Russian ships and launched an attack on the Chinese cargo ships, hoping to cut them off.
The logistics supply line of the China Team was to weaken the combat power of the China Team and increase the chances of victory of the Russian army. However, in Lake Baikal, the Russian army did not have a regular navy. They just carried these cargo ships.
It was modified and equipped with heavy machine guns and some small-caliber artillery.
At the beginning, China was not prepared and lost several cargo ships. But then, China adopted a confrontation strategy, deployed a lot of heavy machine guns and mortars on the cargo ships, and fought with the Russian army on Lake Baikal.
A water war broke out. However, this would affect the transportation of materials on the front line. This forced the battle against Irkutsk to be postponed. In the end, Wang Yuze also knew about this.
"Your Majesty, the Russians are too cunning. Although they don't have many armed cargo ships, they don't need to transport supplies. Often dozens of armed cargo ships gathered together to siege our cargo ships. On the one hand, we will suffer a lot of losses. In addition,
It also had a great impact on the supply of materials on the front line. It now seems that before the Battle of Irkutsk begins, we must first control Lake Baikal!" said Xiong Wu, Chief of Staff.
Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of Eastern and Eastern Siberia, Russia, and is narrow and curved, like a crescent moon embedded in the southern edge of Eastern Siberia. It is the deepest freshwater lake in the world and has the largest water storage capacity. The lake is narrow and curved, like a crescent moon, so there is also
It is known as "Moon Lake". It is 636 kilometers long, with an average width of 48 kilometers, a widest width of 79.4 kilometers, an area of 31,500 square kilometers, an average depth of 744 meters, a deepest point of 1,680 meters, and an altitude of 456 meters. The water of Lake Baikal is clear and clear, and
Stable and transparent (transparent to 40.8 meters), the second largest in the world. Its total water storage capacity is 23.6 trillion cubic meters, and there are 1,000 to 2,000 meters of cliffs on both sides. Around Lake Baikal, there are a total of 336 rivers of all sizes.
The largest one injected into the lake is the Selenge River, while only the Angara River flows out of the lake, with an average annual flow of only 1,870 cubic meters per second. The area where the lake water pours into the Angara River is about 1,000 meters wide.
Above, the white waves are surging. The gaps in the Baikal structure are surrounded by mountains, with the heights of more than 2,500 meters. The thickness of the bottom sediment of this lake exceeds 8 kilometers. This is why the actual depth of the gaps in the Baikal Lake is 10 to 11 kilometers.
The depth is comparable to the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world's oceans.
The earliest residents who lived by the lake were ancestors of the Sushen clan, seven thousand years ago. Later generations learned about their lifestyle from the murals and other objects they left behind. They were carved on the cliff wall of Saganzaba on the lakeshore.
The pictures of Haidongqing, swans, deer, hunting platform, dancing shamans and other pictures were discovered in 1881. In addition, on the lake shore, there are many stone altars along the roadside. These pictures and sacrifices
Taiwan may be a witness to the lives of early residents.
From the 6th to the 5th century BC, the Kurekans of Turkic people migrated from the east to the edge of Lake Baikal. Here they met the indigenous Avonkis (called Ewenkis in China). The Avonkis used fishing and collected wild animals.
Fruits and raising deer for a living.
During the Western Han Dynasty, "Baikal" was within the control of the Xiongnu and was called "Beihai". Su Wu was exiled to the "Beihai" by the Xiongnu King Shanyu to herd sheep. Su Wu survived 19 years in the North Sea and finally returned to the
Han capital Chang'an.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty, "Baikal" was within the control of the Xianbei Province and was also called "Beihai"; during the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Baikal" was renamed "Yu Sini Dashui"; in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, "Baikal" was renamed "Yu Sini Dashui";
During the period, "Baikal" was first controlled by Rouran and then controlled by the Turks, and its name was still called "Yu Sini Dashui"; during the Sui Dynasty, "Baikal" was controlled by the Eastern Turks and was renamed "Beihai";
In the early Tang Dynasty, "Lake Baikal" became part of the territory of the Tang Empire, and belonged to the Guannei Dao Guligan, and "Lake Baikal" was also renamed "Xiaohai". Later Eastern Turks (known as the Later Turks) restored their country, "Lake Baikal".
"Returned to the Turks, and later returned to the jurisdiction of the Uighurs, and was still called "Xiaohai"; in the Song Dynasty, "Baikal" was controlled by the Mongolian Bala (pronounced là); in the 13th century, the descendants of Mongolian Buryat also came to Lake Baikal
Region. Neither Turkic nor Buryats could change the lifestyle of the Evanki people. During the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, the "Baikal Lake" was included in the territory of the Mongolian Empire and belonged to the "Lingbei Province"; during the Ming Dynasty
, "Lake Baikal" was controlled by the Oirati Ministry.
In the 36th year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1697) and in the 22nd year of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty, the Khalkha Mongol and the Junggar Mongol were successively controlled or conquered by the Qing army. However, in the Treaty of Nibchu of the Qing Dynasty,
The area east of Lake Baikal belonging to Buryat Mongolia was assigned to the Russian Empire by Emperor Kangxi. After the signing of the Treaty of Brenschi and the Treaty of Chaktu, which divided the middle section of the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, was the first to be divided into the Treaty of Brenschi and the Treaty of Chaktu.
It marked the final complete isolation of the Central Plains dynasty from Lake Baikal.
Since ancient times, Lake Baikal has been China's territory, but it was only occupied by the Russians during the Qing Dynasty. Now, if the empire wants to restore its former glory, it must regain these lost territories. And forcibly occupying Chinese territory.
Russia, which has the most, is naturally the first to bear the brunt.
"So, what kind of solutions does the General Staff have? Controlling Lake Baikal is very important for ensuring the battle on the front line." Wang Yuze asked.
"We intend to deploy some small patrol boats in Lake Baikal. These patrol boats have a displacement of about 30 tons and can reach a speed of up to 25 knots. With rapid-fire guns and heavy machine guns, only twenty cans are enough to control the waters of Lake Baikal.
"Xiong Wu said. Although Russia's armed cargo ships are large in number, they are at least cargo ships after all. Once they encounter professional patrol boats, they are no match for them at all.
"Well! This method is OK! Control Lake Baikal as soon as possible to ensure the smooth progress of the Irkutsk War!" Wang Yuze said.
"This afternoon, these patrol boats have already been shipped from Tianjin and will reach the trading city tomorrow. Then, through the Selenge River, enter Lake Baikal. At most, we will be able to control Lake Baikal, and it will not be correct.
This battle of Irkutsk has had too much impact!" said Xiong Wu, Chief of Staff. In one week, the Russian army will transport up to 50,000 troops to Irkutsk. (To be continued. Please
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