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    When the war in Almaty was imminent, Murong Han and Dutov also arrived in Karakum almost immediately.

    Forty-year-old Dutov was born into a Cossack aristocratic family. He graduated from the Russian General Staff Military Academy in 1908. Like all Cossack aristocratic children, he was the most loyal warrior of the Tsar.  During World War I, he was promoted to colonel of the Orenburg Cossack Cavalry Regiment for his outstanding performance.  After the February Revolution, he once changed his support for constitutionalism, but the October Revolution and the murder of the Tsar caused him to completely break with the Poor Party. After Kolchak, who was supported by Britain and the United States, came back, he was the first to swear allegiance, and was therefore dismissed.  Appointed commander of Army Group South.

    Dutov had a strong ability to control the army. Not only did he have tens of thousands of elite Cossack cavalry under his command, he also gathered a large number of royalist and landlord class armed forces in Central Asia. The total force was said to be 300,000, and he was active in Western Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.  The ground dealt with the Turkestan Army of the poor party to protect the left wing of Kolchak's main force.  However, as the Poor Party formed a large number of guerrilla activities in Uzbekistan, East Kazakhstan and other places, he was gradually suffering from enemies from both sides. So he heard that the National Defense Forces wanted to clean up these areas and immediately came for talks.

    "General Dutov, I'm glad you can come." When Murong Han extended his hand, he also secretly looked at the general who was called the bandit leader of Turkestan by the poor party. He had a cylindrical curly top hat and a black cloak draped on his horse behind him.  The leather boots are polished and the military uniform is neat. On his waist is not only a revolver, but also a world-famous Cossack cavalry sword.

    Although Dutov knew that this young man was the Chinese government¡¯s special commissioner for northwest affairs, he had great power to control officials in the northwest.  But he was more concerned about the officers such as Shi Xiaolou and Wu Peifu behind him. After taking a look, he took off his white gloves and shook hands politely and said: "I am also very honored to meet you." His polite appearance makes it easy for people to forget this moment.  However, Murong Han knew that this person was a typical butcher. In order to fight against the enemy, he had massacred at least hundreds of thousands of Poor Party supporters in Western Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea region.

    After shaking hands with Wu Peifu and other officers, Dutov turned his eyes around and was a little annoyed when he saw that the place was particularly prosperous.  Because he thought this was Russian territory, he laughed dryly: "Sir, is it very difficult to build such a fortress? Do you need our help?" Shi Xiaolou smiled slightly.  He is not afraid of these White Guards.  Not to mention that they need to face the increasingly powerful Red Army of the Poor Party first. The fact that British and American support needs to be transferred through China is enough for these guys not to dare to act rashly.

    Murong Han also didn't care.  China and Russia were natural enemies before they collapsed, so they seemed not to have heard these words and said: "General, I invite you here today to discuss supporting and dealing with the poor party guerrillas."

    Seeing that he didn¡¯t answer, Dutov¡¯s face flashed with displeasure, but he soon became serious and said, ¡°Yes, we must take action immediately.¡±

    "General Dutov." After entering the conference room, Wu Peifu picked up his pointer and informed him of the current situation: "In order to ensure the security of our country's border, our army has been ordered to go south from here. Cooperate with the infantry in the direction of Kashgar to clear Almaty and Bishkei.  In order to avoid conflicts between our two armies, we hope that you will immediately withdraw troops from these areas such as Croatia, Andijan and Tajikistan. At the same time, we suggest that you mobilize troops to Tashkent and other areas to prevent these people from flowing towards the Caspian Sea  "

    Wu Peifu¡¯s words made Dutov very angry. What does it mean to withdraw from these areas immediately?  !  But it's hard for him to get angry now.  Although Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, it was defeated.  However, there is not much support from Britain and France. Now they mainly focus on encouraging Poland to participate in the war, while support to the east is getting less and less.  In addition to France being able to provide direct weapons support to Denikin's Ministry from the Black Sea, both itself and Kolchak need to rely on Vladivostok and China for transshipment.  Moreover, the ammunition they are using now comes from the Tsarist era. Many weapons and ammunition from Britain and France cannot be used at all. After the war, Britain and France themselves had a large amount of useless supplies.  It is simply impossible to continue to organize the production of arms, but after the east of the Urals was shamelessly evacuated by the Chinese, this generation no longer has any industrial manufacturing capabilities, and the army's ammunition has been very tight.

    The only countries in the Far East that have ammunition manufacturing capabilities are Japan and China.  Needless to say, Japan will not open the railways in the controlled area even if it purchases from the Chinese. Therefore, the ammunition purchased from China last year alone amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars, and the gold reserves left from the tsar were also used.

    Murong Han saw his thoughts and said: "In order to make up for the losses of your army, we will provide you with free assistance of 100,000 rifles and 10 million rounds of ammunition. In addition, we can assure you that our army will not provide any assistance other than the mission."  Regional extension¡­.¡±

    This sentence made Dutov understand that what they meant was, "I will clean up these areas, and you will do the rest after driving the guerrillas out of the mountains." Without any extra choices, Dry  After saying a few words that he didn't want to see the National Defense Forces continue to penetrate deeper, he nodded and agreed.  After hosting a banquet in honor of Dutov and his party, Murong Han took out the bill of lading.He was sent to Barnaul to receive weapons, and a large amount of strong alcohol was stuffed into him before leaving. This made Dutov and other Russian military officials who loved drinking finally smile.

    Looking at the back of Dutov and his entourage leaving, Wu Peifu laughed: "This Dutov is really tolerant."

    "Can you not be a ninja?" Murong Han smiled: "Now the power of the Poor Party is increasing rapidly, and they have basically nothing to do in the European direction. If Siberia and Central Asia are lost again, Kolchak and him  It¡¯s over. It¡¯s hopeless to count on Britain and France. They want to raid Germany now, so they can only compromise with us.¡±

    "The word "tolerance" means a knife in the head. They, the Poor Party and Japan are all enduring it! Hold on! They are waiting for the opportunity to stab us a few times."

    "Hmph! Why don't we endure it? If the railway can be connected, why bother?" Shi Xiaolou snorted and turned to become serious: "Nanjing has responded to our recruitment of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik soldiers to form a patrol team in Western Xinjiang.  ?"

    "The president has agreed in principle, but the expansion of the army requires an order from the General Staff. The commander-in-chief will not be able to return to the country for several days, and a decision will have to be made after he comes back." Although recruiting local herdsmen to join the army is conducive to control, Murong Han did not dare to make the final decision on the expansion.  Just as he was about to continue arranging follow-up matters, Long Yun, the new combat staff officer, rushed over: "Report, reconnaissance plane report, Almaty has already started."

    The rumbling sound of artillery lingered over the Tianshan Mountains. Looking up, thick clouds of gunpowder smoke rushed straight up and mixed with the white snow clouds.  Although Bai Anmin believed that the 68th Brigade was the strongest among the brigades of the mixed division, he could not deny that the cavalry was not naturally suitable for siege warfare.  Fortunately, an infantry regiment of the 18th Infantry Division, which came from the direction of Ili to cooperate, relieved the urgent need.

    The cavalry brigade¡¯s Warhammer 70mm cavalry mountain cannon is the main offensive firepower. This Hanyang-made cavalry cannon has nothing to do with the infantry cannon of the same caliber. Instead, it adopts the design of many French Schneider 75 rapid-fire cannons, but the ammunition of the two can be used in common.  It adopts a 35 times longer body tube, has a total weight of only 910 kilograms, and uses a double-opening tripod. It can be split into 6 major parts and carried by a packhorse. When launching standard grenades, the maximum range can reach 9100 meters.

    In addition to the mountain artillery, the two 160 mortars brought by the infantry regiment all the way have undoubtedly become the stars of the battlefield.

    The terrain of Almaty is high in the north and low in the south. There are thousands of meters high mountains on both sides of the northwest. Once you cross the mountain peaks, you will reach the great plains in the southern suburbs. Therefore, the fighting is mainly concentrated in the Brundai Highlands on the banks of the Ili River.  The highland consists of four peaks, which are only a thousand meters apart and are very convenient for mutual support. The cavalry column led by Ma Sancheng and the poor party guerrillas set up a defensive line here, trying to block the 68th Brigade here.

    Explosive fireballs continued to rise from the mountainside in the distance. The intensive artillery fire made the guerrillas who had never been baptized in regular warfare miserable. They finally set up two 75-mm cannons and tried to fight back. However, they were hit by 160 heavy mortars because the bunker was not strong enough.  Find opportunities.  "Boom" The 41 kilogram high-explosive grenade was comparable to a 150-level heavy artillery and quickly destroyed two 75-meter cannons.

    After nearly a thousand artillery shells were fired, the 16th Division Infantry Regiment first launched an attack under the cover of gunpowder smoke.

    The wehrmacht infantry all over the mountains and plains made Suleimanov in the bunker even more expressionless. Unexpectedly, the squadron actually used so many artillery to deal with Almaty, which was seriously short of artillery.  Grenades and machine guns began to take over the battlefield. Compared with the experienced Wehrmacht, the guerrillas were at a great disadvantage. Not only did they lack firepower, but their tactics were extremely outdated. Many of them even fired while standing.  Although the 16th Infantry Division did not participate in the European War, it also sent many officers for training. Moreover, they were also the main force that participated in the Qingdao War. Compared with the elite Japanese Army, which was tenacious and fearless of death, the fighting will of these guerrillas was much better.  There is nothing worth boasting about, and the position is often breached after only one or two attacks.

    The fierce frontal battle did not change Ouyang Nan's expression. Compared with the terrifying artillery fire coverage on the Western Front, this level of firepower was about the same as a child's fight. Moreover, neither hunters nor mountain brigade commandos were born to participate in such frontal battles.  For the offensive, their target was the Kanas barracks on the southern outskirts of Almaty.  This barracks was a long-term garrison station established by Russia after it occupied Almaty and occupied the surrounding land.  According to intelligence, the Poor Party took over Almaty and used it as a strategic key to guard the southern suburban plains.

    Since the enemy's attention was also drawn to the north, there were only a few dozen people stationed in the barracks.  After Ouyang Nan aimed his sight at a cavalryman smoking, the battle was declared to have begun.

    The commandos who suddenly emerged from the dense forest caused chaos in the barracks. Before the guerrillas could react, bullets came like raindrops.  Billy Shen once again showed his calm side as a sniper. In just a few minutes, as many as 6 enemies fell to his gun.  As the 60mm mortars opened fire, the barracks became more chaotic. The commando machine gunners fired wildly, and soon the entire barracks was occupied.

    "quick"

    After the commando team swept the barracks, they found that there was actually a person insideHe fired the Maxim heavy machine gun and immediately put it and the two heavy machine guns he carried downstairs in the barracks, waiting for the fleeing enemies to appear.  Sure enough, due to the sudden sound of gunfire from the south, it was unclear how many enemies Suleymanov suggested retreating to Andijan.  But when they led thousands of cavalry to break through to the southern suburbs, three heavy machine guns immediately sprayed out a terrifying metal storm.

    The rapidly shortening canvas bombs told the world that the Chinese National Defense Forces have launched a full-scale mopping up campaign targeting the nearly 700,000 square kilometers of Western Xinjiang

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