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    "Sir, the supplies on the front line are in urgent need. If we can't increase the protection of supplies on the front line, I'm afraid we can only reduce the intensity of the attack on the front line!" A brigadier general reported to Army Minister Cai Yun, who was the commander of the baggage force.  Chen Wei is responsible for the logistical supplies of hundreds of thousands of troops on the Ulan-Ude front line.

    "What's going on? How could such a problem arise! We are already sure of victory. We can capture Ulan-Ude in up to five days. If there is not enough material support, it will inevitably affect our victory over Ulan-Ude.  The offensive will even affect the war situation in the entire Eastern Siberia!" Cai Yun, the Minister of Army in charge of commanding the northern battlefield, said with a frown.

    "Sir, the Logistics Department has transported a large amount of supplies to Buying City via trains. However, entering Russia from Buying City requires us to rely on cars and packhorses for transportation. The ammunition previously stored was sufficient as planned. But these two days  During the battle, the troops intensified their shelling of Ulan-Ude, which consumed a lot of ammunition. Therefore, the material supplies could not keep up!" Brigadier General Chen Wei said.

    Cai Yun was silent. He used artillery shells to destroy the Russians and reduce the losses of the troops. This was Wang Yuze's personal order.  Both he and the frontline commander must obey.  Frankly speaking, he also strongly supported such a strategy. After all, after the artillery shells opened the way, the casualties of the troops were significantly reduced.  However, the logistical supplies are somewhat unsustainable.

    "Reduce the losses of the troops as much as possible. This is an order given by His Majesty himself, and we must abide by it. Then, we can only find a way from logistics. General Chen, what suggestions do you have?" Cai Yun asked.

    "Sir, the staff of the Logistics Department proposed two methods. One is that we can use ships to transfer, load them from the Selenge River, and transport them to Ulan-Ude. It is not only applicable in Ulan-Ude,  It can even be used when we attack Irkutsk in the future. However, we can only use small transport ships of tens of tons. These transport ships need to be deployed from China and then loaded on, which takes a while. In the end  It will take almost a week to arrive. Another way is to ask for the support of the Mongolian Province. Every herdsman in the Mongolian Province has a lot of horses and carriages. Asking for their help can be effective.  Ease our current difficulties!" Brigadier General Chen Wei said.

    Cai Yun nodded, and then said: "It can be used by shipping. Even if it is not used in Ulan-Ude, it can be used in the battle of Irkutsk. As for mobilizing the support of herdsmen in Mongolia Province  On the front line, I will contact the Mongolian provincial government immediately."

    Cai Yun then sent a telegram to the governor of Mongolia Province and the former government minister in Kulun, Xu Shichang.  After receiving the telegram, Xu Shichang immediately issued an order to all levels of government in Mongolia Province, asking various localities to organize herdsmen and bring carriages and pack horses to support the front line.  After the Mongol rebellion was put down, the empire quickly carried out reforms in Mongolia.  The power of many Mongolian princes has been abolished, and ordinary herdsmen are no longer slaves of the princes. This makes the herdsmen grateful to the empire. The imperial emperor Wang Yuze is even more respected by the herdsmen in Mongolia than the Living Buddha.  After the herdsmen knew that the imperial troops on the front line needed help, without saying a word, they hitched their carriages, mounted their horses and rushed to the front line.  Even though it was the grazing season, everyone still didn't hesitate at all.  The herdsmen are able to live such a good life now because of the empire.  The empire needs help now, and of course they will take action without hesitation.

    In a short period of time, thousands of carriages and more than 20,000 pack horses were mobilized in northern Mongolia Province to transfer a large amount of weapons and ammunition from the trading city to Ulan-Ude.  The 180-mile highway can be traveled back and forth in two days. It was the help of these simple herdsmen that allowed the battle in Ulan-Ude to proceed as planned.

    On April 19, the two armies of the Chinese Communist Army continued to launch a fierce attack on Ulan-Ude. After a day of fierce fighting, they once again occupied a large area of ????Ulan-Ude's urban area.  By now, 30% of the entire urban area of ??Ulan-Ude has fallen under the control of the Chinese Army.  Moreover, with the investment of a large number of troops, the Russian army suffered heavy losses in the fierce attack of the Chinese army, and their resistance became weaker and weaker.  If this continues, we will soon be able to occupy the entire Ulan-Ude and completely eliminate the Russian army here.

    In addition to military attacks, the Chinese Army also adopted other methods.  For example, pieces of paper written in Russian saying that Ulan-Ude had been surrounded by Chinese troops, that the Russian army's retreat had been cut off, etc. were scattered in the urban area of ??Ulan-Ude.  This caused panic in the Russian army.  The reason why these Russian troops resisted the Chinese troops so tenaciously was that they believed that they could retreat from Ulan-Ude at any time, and that they could easily escape as long as the war went wrong.  But now, the way back has been cut off.  How could they escape?  Many Russian troops suddenly panicked, and during the battle, the resistance was not so fierce.

    In addition, becauseThe channel of the Lenge River was cut off, and the Russian army's logistical supplies encountered big problems.  At the same time, several warehouses where they stored supplies were bombed. In order to preserve food, Grand Duke Nicholas once again had to reduce the food supply to the soldiers.  While the Russian soldiers drank cold water and gnawed on black bread, the Chinese soldiers ate hot meals, including a lot of lunch meat and canned beef. When these aromas wafted to the Russian soldiers  When they were in position, they made these Russian soldiers drool.  Why can Chinese soldiers eat so many good things, but they can only eat these junk foods? This makes them very unbalanced.  The Chinese ** team even used food to coax some Russian troops into surrendering. Unexpectedly, they really succeeded.  Many Russian soldiers surrendered for a few cans of beef.  If Grand Duke Nicholas had not discovered this situation and taken severe measures, I am afraid that many people in the Russian army would have surrendered.

    Under the attack of various tactics of the Chinese Army, the situation of the Russian army became increasingly difficult.  By April 21, half of Ulan-Ude's urban area had been occupied by the Chinese army.  The Russian army was suppressed in the urban area northeast of the Selenge River.  Moreover, the continuous casualties have reduced the number of Russian troops from the initial 200,000 to less than 100,000.

    On the night of April 21st, Ulan-Ude, in the underground headquarters of Grand Duke Nicholas.  In view of the current war situation, Grand Duke Nicholas had to convene an emergency military meeting.  Prior to this, in order to strengthen the combat effectiveness of each department, he had reorganized the remaining Russian troops into ten divisions for better command.  Now, the division commanders of these ten divisions have appeared in the underground headquarters.

    "Everyone, the situation in Ulan-Ude is very critical now. We have lost control of half of Ulan-Ude. We have also lost half of our troops. The entire Ulan-Ude has been surrounded by the Chinese.  .What should we do now?" Grand Duke Nicholas asked.

    Everyone was silent, no one could answer Grand Duke Nicholas.  They are also confused now and don't know what to do.  Before the war started, they were all very confident, thinking that they could persist for more than three months with Ulan-Ude.  However, in just a few days, the war situation has developed into what it is now.

    Seeing that no one spoke, Grand Duke Nicholas continued: "I have reported the situation in Ulan-Ude to His Majesty the Tsar. His Majesty the Tsar has delegated the decision-making power to me."

    "Your Excellency, judging from the current situation, Ulan-Ude cannot be defended anymore. We have been surrounded. The longer it takes, the worse it will be for us." At this time, a division commander said, he was the new  Major General Alexandra, commander of the 121st Division, edited.

    "So, what do you think we should do? Give up Ulan-Ude? But, what should we do under the current situation? The Chinese have surrounded Ulan-Ude. According to the latest intelligence we have received,  Yesterday, an infantry division appeared northwest of Ulan-Ude. In addition, the Chinese cavalry is still wandering northwest of Ulan-Ude. It is almost impossible for us to break through!" Grand Duke Nicholas said  .  If they rely on the strong fortifications of Ulan-Ude, they may be able to support it for a while.  If we break out now, we are seeking death!

    "Your Majesty the Grand Duke, I think General Alexandra's opinion is absolutely correct. Although breaking out is very risky, there are always some opportunities. If you stay in Ulan-Ude, there will be no chance. According to the current Chinese  With their attack speed, it will take them up to five days to completely eliminate us. We should break out immediately while we still have enough troops!" Another division commander suggested, he is the commander of the 122nd Division.  Major General Valentin.

    "Breakthrough? Then how do we break through the Chinese blockade and escape the pursuit of the Chinese cavalry?" Archduke Nicholas asked.  If Ulan-Ude immediately established a strong defense and entered a field battle, they would lose and have no chance of winning.

    "Your Excellency, the Chinese only have one infantry division and tens of thousands of cavalry in the northwest of Ulan-Ude. The situation is not the worst. Their infantry division has many loopholes. We can break out at night and walk along the Selenge River.  . As for their cavalry, if we bring more heavy machine guns, we should be able to withstand them!" Major General Valentin said.

    "However, we cannot safely answer Irkutsk! Baikalsk has been occupied by the Chinese. If we take a detour to the Baikal region, we will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Chinese!" Grand Duke Nicholas said.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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