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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 415 Sweeping across the Northwest

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    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 scattered Russian troops hiding in the mountains of the Far East, fighting stubbornly against the Chinese troops.  For this reason, the Second Army deliberately left a division responsible for clearing out these Russian troops to ensure stability in 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 combat plan.  Based on the plan of the General Staff, the Second Army will take a half-month rest and replenish troops and ammunition, and then deploy the next phase of operations based on the actual situation.  However, based on the originally determined plan, the Second Army will be committed to fighting Japan.  The General Staff intends to start operations against Japan in advance and occupy an advance base among 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 War also enabled China to obtain more than 40,000 people as free labor force.  These more than 40,000 Russian prisoners of war are all tall and powerful, and they 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 are all owned by China. China can use this to hire 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 railway network in the Russian Far East.  This will facilitate 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.  Just enough to accommodate at least millions of Chinese immigrants.  Although due to geographical and climatic reasons.  It is relatively cold here, and crops can only grow for one season a year, but the land is vast enough to 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 relatively weak.  Except for the slightly stronger defenders in the direction of Chita, the rest of the Russian army was no match for the Chinese Army.  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.

    "Similarly, preparations are also underway for a big war in the northern battlefield.  Army Minister Cai Yun is based in Kulun and is actively deploying troops and generals.  Prepare to completely defeat the Russian army in Eastern Siberia in another decisive battle.  In one fell swoop, it established an advantage in the war against Russia.  The only thing that affected the battle in the northern battlefield was the deployment of logistical support.  The train can only reach the Buying and Selling City. After passing the Buying and Selling City, you have to rely on cars and mules and horses to transport various combat supplies. In order to ensure that the Third Group Army, the Fourth Group Army, and the First Group Army that is about to join the battlefield, the logistics department can  It is said that he is full of energy.  Fortunately, with the end of the fighting in the Far East, the logistics support troops originally used in the northeastern battlefield can be invested in the northern battlefield.  If this rate continues, the decisive battle on the northern battlefield will begin soon.

    While the Chinese Army was actively deploying troops and generals in the northern battlefield, Russia was not idle either.  The surrender of Vladivostok made Tsar Nicholas II furious. If it had not been for the dissuasion of Prime Minister Sergei Witte, Minister of War Alexey Nikolayevich Kuropatkin and others, he might not have  They had already ordered the families of those generals who surrendered to be hanged.  However, Eastern Siberia is now preparing for a war. Attacking the families of those surrendered generals at this time will obviously affect everyone's enthusiasm for fighting.

    However, Tsar Nicholas II also issued a death order, requiring Grand Duke Nicholas to ensure that he defeated the Chinese army in the battle in Eastern Siberia and won victory in one fell swoop.  Continuous failures have caused Russia to lose face in front of other countries. The whole of Russia has almost become a laughing stock, which makes 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 Eastern Siberia.  Now, the number of troops gathered in Ulan-Ude has reached 200,000.  In addition to the initial 50,000 people, Archduke Nicholas also sent 100,000 reinforcements.  When the Chinese army began to prepare for war, Archduke Nicholas once again sent 50,000 people from Irkutsk, which increased the Russian army in Ulan-Ude to 200,000 people.  At the same time, Grand Duke Nicholas arrived in Ulan-Ude in person to direct this crucial battle.  However, because Baikalsk in the Lower Baikal region is occupied by the Fourth Army of the Chinese Army, Irkutsk can only support Ulan-Ude by taking a detour through the Upper Baikal region, or by boat across Lake Baikal.  This makes?The preparations for war in Ulan-Ude have also been greatly affected.  At the same time, the Trans-Siberian Railway was also very busy. Every train was packed like a can of sardines with Russian troops and their equipment transferred from Europe to Eastern Siberia.  After more than ten days of hard work, the garrison in Irkutsk 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.  Many troops originally used to defend Germany were also transported to Eastern Siberia.  Of course, there is also Germany's tacit approval.  Germany hopes that the Russian army will shed as much blood as possible on the Asian battlefield, and all German troops will take the initiative to retreat, allowing the Russian army to calmly transfer troops deployed in Europe 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.

    In addition to the northern battlefield, which is actively preparing for a war, the northwest battlefield, or the Central Asian battlefield, has also achieved decisive victory.  On March 25, the First Cavalry Army set out from Huocheng and entered Central Asia along the Ili River.  At this time, Central Asia was under the jurisdiction of Russia's Turkestan Governorate and the Northern Steppe Governorate.  The First Cavalry Army took the lead in entering Qihe Prefecture under the jurisdiction of the Turkestan Governor-General, and headed towards Almaty, where the Governor-General's seat is located.

    The Governor-General of Turkestan governs a vast area in southern Central Asia, mainly including the Seven Rivers Oblast, Syr Darya Oblast, Samarkand Oblast, Trans-Caspian Oblast and Fergana Oblast.  The northern Steppe Governor-General Region mainly includes Akmolinsk Oblast, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Turgai Oblast and Uralsk Oblast, and governs the grassland 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, annihilating more than 10,000 people in the division and suffering less than 500 losses of its own.  On March 30, the 1st Cavalry Corps defeated the Russian 25th Cossack Cavalry Division in Kurchilik, wiping out more than 3,000 enemy soldiers.  Moreover, I arrived at Almaty on April 1st.  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 and was relatively slow. It only arrived in Almaty on April 4.

    Almaty has a long history, and 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 gathered more than 50,000 people in Almaty, preparing to form a stubborn resistance.

    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, engineer brigade,  The baggage brigade and military field hospital have a total strength of 130,000, plus more than 40,000 troops of the First Cavalry Corps assigned to combat operations. Although it is not as good as the Northeastern battlefield and the northern battlefield, it is in China's harsh climate, vast territory and sparsely populated areas.  Dealing with the Russian army in the Asia-Pacific region is already within reach.  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.  The commander of the First Cavalry Army was Ma Fulu, the former Ma Jiajun.

    As the administrative center of the Turkestan Governor-General, Almaty¡¯s defenses are 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, Alex, the governor of Turkestan, had the confidence to resist the attack of the Chinese army 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 in the East Siberian battlefield, and the troops to reinforce the Central Asia region can only be drawn from the Ukraine region.  In view of the geographical environment of Central Asia, the Russian reinforcements were mainly Cossack regiments.  The Russian army mobilized three Cossack regiments and four infantry divisions from the Ukrainian region, totaling 100,000 people, to form the first batch of troops to support Central Asia.  These troops crossed the Ural River, entered the Kazakh grasslands, and were rushing towards Almaty.  Subsequent reinforcements are still being organized.  However, it takes a lot of time to reach Central Asia from Europe.  (To be continued.)

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