Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> chinese fourth empire

The Fourth Empire of China Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 386: Surrounding

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    (Thanks to book friend Lay¡¯s Potato Chips 520 for the tip! Thanks to book friend qiuguhan for the review vote!)

    "Sir, the latest battle report shows that the Fourth Division has torn apart the first line of defense in Kyaktu and is now attacking the second line of defense. The following 50th Division and 58th Division are expanding their results. Third  The cavalry army has been dispatched and started to make a circuitous route, preparing to block the Russian army in Kyaktu from the north to escape!" A major staff officer reported excitedly to Cai Yun.  The Third Army has sent its latest battle report to Cullen.

    "Very good! Where are the remaining three divisions of the Third Army? Order them to seize the time and surround Kyakhta from the east and west. The Russian troops in Kyakhta must not be allowed to escape. Eat these 100,000 Russian troops in one bite.  It can severely damage the vitality of the Russian army in Ulan-Ude!" Cai Yun said excitedly.  If 100,000 Russian troops can be annihilated in one fell swoop, this will give the Chinese Army a greater advantage in strength.

    "Yes, sir!" After the staff officer recorded the order, he immediately went to deliver it.  When war breaks out, there is nothing more exciting than victory on the battlefield.

    Cai Yun looked at the map with great ambition.  The two armies of the Northern City plus a cavalry corps do not have a big advantage in terms of strength compared to the Russian army.  But if the Russian army can be severely damaged in Kyaktu, it will be much easier to attack Ulan-Ude next.  Annihilating the Russian army in Ulan-Ude will cause the Russian army to suffer heavy losses in Eastern Siberia, which will play a very important role in defeating the Russian army.

    In the northern city at this moment, the Chinese and Russian armies are fighting a bloody battle in Kyaktu.  However, China has an absolute advantage. From the very beginning of the shelling, the Russian army was caught off guard.  The Russian army did not expect that the Chinese Army would launch an attack at this time, nor did it expect that the Chinese Army's firepower would be so powerful. In less than an hour, three divisions and more than 30,000 people formed Kyaktu's first line of defense.  The whole front was defeated, more than 30,000 people were killed and most of them were killed or injured.  Together with the troops in the rear who died from the shelling, the Russian army stationed in Kyaktu has lost more than 30% of its troops.  This not only left a big hole in the strength of the Russian army, but also suffered a heavy blow to morale.

    The Chinese Army's Third Cavalry Corps has already set off. More than 40,000 people have crossed the Kyaktu River from a place 20 kilometers east of Maimai City. They will circle to the north of Kyaktu within two hours and block the  The road for the Russian army to break through to the north.  In addition, the 59th, 60th and 61st Divisions of the Third Army have also begun operations.  Although these divisions were only formed before the war, the soldiers were all composed of retired soldiers. After several months of restorative training, their combat literacy was no worse than that of other standing forces.  These three divisions are marching in the east and west directions of Kyakhta in order to completely complete the encirclement of Kyakhta.  Among them, the 59th Division and the Army Cavalry Brigade are responsible for the encirclement in the west, and the 60th Division and the 61st Division are responsible for the encirclement in the east.

    The Fourth Army has also taken action.  However, their main attack direction is not Kyakhta or even Ulan-Ude, but Irkutsk.  The Fourth Army will occupy Baikalsk within five days, blocking the eastward path of the Russian army in the direction of Irkutsk and creating opportunities for the Third Army to annihilate the Russian army in Ulan-Ude.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After breaking through the first line of defense, the 4th Division's infantry artillery and mortars had all crossed the Kyaktu River and launched a fierce attack on the Russian army's second line of defense.  The army-affiliated artillery brigade and division-affiliated artillery battalion targeted Kyakhta for artillery fire, blocking Kyakhta's reinforcements to the second line of defense.  A large number of artillery shells fell, almost forming a blank area between Kyaktu and the second line of defense. The Russian army had to pay a huge price if it wanted to pass through the obstruction of the Third Army's artillery and reinforce the second line of defense.  OK.  Major General Turgenev sent two divisions to reinforce the second line of defense. However, under the fierce bombardment of the Third Army, the two divisions had more than 20,000 men. When they reached the second line of defense, only 13,000 were left.  There were only a few left, and the rest were directly killed or became deserters.

    "Da da da!" The three infantry regiments of the Chinese Army's Fourth Division, under the cover of a large amount of light and heavy firepower, launched a fierce attack on the Russian army on Kyaktu's second line of defense.  Originally, the Russian army deployed on the second line of defense only had a division of more than 10,000 troops. With the Russian troops retreating from the first line of defense and the reinforcements from Kyaktu, the number had increased to 30,000.  There are many people.  However, in the face of China's fierce attack, their defense line is still in danger.  The superiority in military strength seems to be of little advantage in the face of the absolute superiority in firepower.

    "Division commander, the commander called to ask how long it will take for us to break through the Russian army's second line of defense?" A communications soldier handed the telegram to Major General Wang Junchang, commander of the Fourth Division.

    "Call back to the commander, the Fourth Division will definitely be able to break through the Russian army's second line of defense and break into Chaktu before two o'clock in the afternoon!" Wang Junchang, commander of the Fourth Division, replied confidently.  The fourth division breaks out againIn the battle to break the Russian army's first line of defense, losses were minor.  The Russian army was already frightened by the fierce artillery fire, and the Fourth Division could often occupy their position with a single charge.  These old Russians were either beaten to death or escaped, while the remaining people became prisoners in order to survive.  After breaking through the first line of defense, the Fourth Division had captured more than 3,000 prisoners.  However, they did not have time to take care of these prisoners, so they handed all the prisoners over to the 50th Division and the 58th Division who came up later.  The mission of the fourth division is to attack!  attack!  Attack all the way to the city of Kyaktu.

    "Turgenev, the Chinese attack is very fierce. We don't have enough artillery support and we can't resist their attack at all! Think of a way!" Major General Mikhail said anxiously.  His 75th Infantry Division has suffered heavy losses. There are more than 10,000 men in the division, but only three or four thousand are left.  Had it not been for the tenacity of the Russian peasantry, it would have collapsed long ago.

    "General Vladimir ordered us to defend Kyakhta and block the Chinese attack. He has sent reinforcements to support us!" Major General Turgenev said.  The strength of the Chinese Army far exceeded their imagination and subverted their previous perceptions.  If they thought they could withstand the Chinese Army's attack and stabilize the front line in Kyaktu before, they now understand that all their previous assumptions were wishful thinking.

    "Turgenev, do you think we can withstand the Chinese attack? The Chinese Army's Third Group we are facing has 160,000 people. However, this morning, only one division of 10,000 people launched the attack.  There are only more than 8,000 people. They have easily broken through our defense line. Once several other divisions join the battle, can we still be able to resist it? That stupid pig of Vladimir, he has all the most elite troops  Those who stayed in Ulan-Ude and Kyakhta were all farmers who had just put down their hoes. It is simply a daydream to ask these farmers who have only learned how to shoot to fight the Chinese Army who are armed to the teeth.  , let them die again!" Major General Mikhail said angrily.  What he was most dissatisfied with was that all of Lieutenant General Vladimir's most elite troops in Ulan-Ude remained in Ulan-Ude. The entire Kyakhta, except for Turgenev's 6th Cossack Cavalry Division, was considered elite.  Except for this, the rest of the troops are all newly formed junk troops.  If they had a strength advantage, they might still be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese Army, but without even a strength advantage, their failure was inevitable.

    Turgenev frowned. He understood what Major General Mikhail said very well.  However, he is a very traditional soldier and has always regarded obeying orders as his bounden duty. He cannot disobey his commander's orders, which he cannot do.  Even if Lieutenant General Vladimir is just an incompetent commander, that's the case.  In addition to their own bravery, their Cossack cavalry did not hesitate to execute orders. This is why they can be proud of the European continent.

    "Turgenev, if you feel embarrassed, let's send a telegram to Grand Duke Nicholas! Grand Duke Nicholas is the real supreme commander of Eastern Siberia! He will definitely give us the correct order!" Mi  Major General Hayer said.

    Although this seems a bit overreaching, it is a good idea for the Russian army in Kyaktu.  If Grand Duke Nicholas ordered them to withdraw, then they would have enough reason to refuse to carry out Lieutenant General Vladimir's order to defend Kyactu.

    Soon, a telegram was sent from Kyakhta. In the telegram, Turgenev introduced in detail the problems currently faced by Kyakhta's defenders, and the ten challenges of Kyakhta if they insisted on defending Kyakhta.  The tragic ending of the 10,000-strong Russian army is very likely to be wiped out.

    "General, something bad has happened!" As soon as the telegram was sent, a Russian officer covered in blood rushed into the hidden commander's room. On one of his arms, there was a deep scar visible to the bone, and he was constantly  There is blood outside the net.

    "What happened? Has the second line of defense been breached again? How long has it been? Are the troops on the second line of defense all pigs? Even if there are tens of thousands of pigs, it is impossible for the Chinese to capture them in such a short period of time  It¡¯s over!¡± Major General Mikhail looked like an angry bear.

    Major General Turgenev frowned. He remembered that this officer was not an officer on the second line of defense, but the battalion commander of a battalion deployed north of Kyaktu.

    "General, it's not the second line of defense! It's our rear! A large number of Chinese cavalry appeared north of Kyaktu, at least tens of thousands of people. My battalion has been wiped out by them, leaving only me and a dozen soldiers.  Escaped!" the officer replied.

    "However, Major General Turgenev and Major General Mikhail's expressions have changed drastically.

    PS: The third update is here!  Please subscribe, please give me a monthly pass!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report