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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 444: A plan to determine the outcome in one battle

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    In the early morning of April 23, the gunfire in the Ulan-Ude area had all subsided, and the Ulan-Ude battle between China and Russia ended.  From start to finish, it only took a week.  This not only made the Russian side unbelievable, but also greatly exceeded the Chinese side's expectations.  Before the battle began, Grand Duke Nicholas brazenly attempted to hold on in Ulan-Ude for more than three months in order to delay the expedition to China by the joint fleets of the British, French and Russian navies, thus reversing the war situation in one fell swoop.  Unexpectedly, in just one week, Ulan-Ude had fallen.  China initially believed that the Battle of Ulan-Ude might last for more than half a month, or even longer.  However, I never expected that the battle would end in only half the time planned.

    During this battle, the Russian army deployed a total of 200,000 people in Ulan-Ude, and the number of troops who escaped was less than 20,000. This included withdrawing from the battlefield early and detouring to the Baikal region to retreat to Ir.  Tens of thousands of Russian 9th Cossack Legion in Kutsk.  All that was left was for Grand Duke Nikolai and his party to break out of Ulan-Ude, cross Lake Baikal by water, and return to Irkutsk.  More than 80,000 of the remaining people were killed, many of whom died after being injured and not receiving effective treatment.  The remaining nearly 100,000 people all entered the prisoner-of-war camps built by China in Mongolia Province.  Of course, after the situation on the Ulan-Ude frontline stabilizes, all these prisoners will also participate in labor.  The General Staff Headquarters and the Ministry of Transport have already made plans to connect domestic railways with the Trans-Siberian Railway.  Among them, the middle section of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which has not yet been completed, was also built by China.  In comparison, after this war is over, these areas will undoubtedly belong to China. Building these railways will not only strengthen the empire's control over these border areas, but also facilitate the empire's immigration to these border areas in the future.  , promote economic development, etc.  The prisoners of the Russian army are the best labor force.  Otherwise, China would not spend so much food to feed them in vain.

    However, this victory can only be said to be an imperfect victory for China.  In this war, China also paid a price of nearly 20,000 casualties, of which tens of thousands were killed or seriously injured.  A large part of these were lost in street fighting, and the rest were the price paid for intercepting the Russian army when the Russian army broke through.  In the dark night, many of the weapon advantages of the Chinese Army cannot be used, and the casualties will be relatively high.  In addition, the escape of Grand Duke Nicholas and other senior generals of the Russian army greatly compromised China's victory.  If Grand Duke Nicholas and others can be captured or even killed, this will definitely be a huge loss for the Russian army.  It even completely destroyed the fighting spirit of the Russian army.  However, it is a pity that Grand Duke Nicholas and others fled back to Irkutsk, so that they can organize the Russian army in Irkutsk to continue fighting with China.  Now, the Russian army in Irkutsk has surged to more than 200,000 people, and this number is still rising.  In order to ensure victory, or to avoid losing so ugly, Tsar Nicholas II had tried his best to mobilize troops from other parts of Russia to support the Eastern Siberian battlefield.  A large amount of loans were obtained from the United Kingdom, and all of them were used to recruit new soldiers and purchase weapons and equipment.  In order to support the front line, Russia has tried its best.

    After the Battle of Ulan-Ude, the First Army, Third Army and Third Cavalry Army that participated in this battle were all very tired, and the lost soldiers and combat supplies needed to be replenished.  On the northern battlefield, large-scale fighting once again stopped.  However, the Fourth Army began to attack. From Baikalsk, they began to gradually advance towards Irkutsk.  Get ready for the next battle in Irkutsk.  If the Battle of Ulan-Ude was the turning point in the land war between China and Russia, then the next Battle of Irkutsk was an opportunity to completely knock the Russian army into the abyss.

    China and Russia are both preparing for the Irkutsk war.  Russia is desperately trying to replenish troops and equipment to Irkutsk, while China is seizing the time to transport ammunition and supplies to the front line to ensure that in this major battle, it can get sufficient logistical support and there will be no  The kind of embarrassment I felt during the Battle of Ulan-Ude.

    Army Minister Cai Yun also returned to Beijing from the front line and returned to the base camp to elaborate on the next battle plan.

    On April 27, a base camp meeting was held. Wang Yuze attended in person, as well as military magnates and cabinet ministers.

    "It has been more than a month since the war began. So far, the Imperial Army has achieved great results. I am very pleased. It is because of the hard work of the Imperial soldiers and everyone's efforts that the Empire can move forward.  To this day. The war has reached its current stage, and we are not far from victory! The Russians have lostThe 100,000-strong army, although they are still holding on, is already severely weakened.  As long as the empire wins the next battle in Irkutsk, Russia will be completely defeated.  As for the navy, the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia are almost ready. As long as we can defeat the combined fleet, we will win this war!  Next, the Chief of Staff will introduce to you the results achieved since this stage, as well as the specific arrangements for the next stage!  "Wang Yuze's face was full of smiles. It can be said that victory is getting closer to China. Through this war, China will completely become a world-class power.

    "Your Majesty, gentlemen! The war has been going on for 47 days from March 11th to now. In this month and a half, the Imperial Navy has successively annihilated the Japanese Navy and the British Navy's Far East Fleet, laying the foundation for the Imperial Navy's dominance in the Far East.  Hegemony in the Pacific region. The Imperial Army has achieved great victories in the Northeastern Battlefield, the Northern Battlefield, the Northwest Battlefield and the Southern Battlefield. Since the war began, the Imperial Army has annihilated nearly 600,000 Russian troops, of which nearly 300,000 were captured.  people. Annihilated more than 100,000 British, French and colonial troops in Nanyang. Generally speaking, on the land battlefield, the Imperial Army has an absolute advantage." said Xiong Wu, Chief of General Staff.

    Hearing these data, the ministers in the cabinet were a little shocked.  Although they all knew that the Imperial Army had been winning battles, they did not expect that they had already annihilated 700,000 to 800,000 enemies.  This is the army of the Western powers, not the decadent army of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties before!  At the same time, a thought was also swirling in their minds. After annihilating so many enemies, how many casualties did the Imperial Army have?  As the saying goes, one thousand enemies are killed and oneself suffers eight hundred losses. With seven or eight hundred thousand enemies eliminated, the Imperial Army's own losses are probably not small!

    "In order to achieve these victories, the Imperial Army also paid a huge price. In the past month and a half, the Imperial Army has suffered nearly 70,000 casualties, of which more than 23,000 were killed and more than 11,000 were seriously injured.  ." Xiong Wu continued.

    The ministers in the cabinet breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this data.  There were nearly 70,000 casualties, and the total number of seriously injured and killed was less than 35,000. Such a price was not high.  After all, if there is a war, there will be death. It is simply impossible for one person to defeat a powerful enemy without dying.  Maybe it can be done in the future, but with the current level of technology, this is simply a fantasy.  Of course, the big reason why there were not many casualties was because the Imperial Army used a large number of artillery and other sharp weapons during the battle. It can be said that it was a victory made of steel.

    "The next stage of the Imperial Navy's operations will focus on defeating the combined fleets of Britain, France, and Russia, defeating the U.S. Navy in the Eastern Pacific, and assisting the Army in landing Japan. The Imperial Army's operational goal is to defeat Russia in the north and seize the entire Southeast Asia for the Empire.  , land in Japan, completely destroy Japan, and defeat the United States." Xiong Wu continued.  Among these combat plans, the navy's defeat of the combined fleets of Britain, France, and Russia is the top priority and the foundation of everything.

    Navy Minister Zhang Cheng and Army Minister Cai Yun also said that they would win as much as possible.

    Next, the cabinet also made a guarantee that during the war, the cabinet will fully serve the army and ensure the victory of the army.

    After the meeting, Army Minister Cai Yun proposed a plan for the Irkutsk battle.

    "Your Majesty, gentlemen, from the beginning of the war to now, the strength of the Russian army has increased from 1.2 million to 2.5 million. Although we have now eliminated 600,000 Russian troops, for a huge army, there is no  Really hurt their bones. For Russia, a country with a huge land area and population, it is very difficult to defeat them. For the next stage of the Irkutsk plan, the Ministry of War has proposed a new  idea!" Cai Yun said.

    "What's your idea?" Wang Yuze asked.  He also knew that if he wanted to defeat Russia, he would have to eliminate the Russian army's effective strength as much as possible so that the Russian army could not bear the huge losses and had to make peace with China.

    "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War plans to use Irkutsk as the main battlefield to eliminate the Russian army and attract a large number of Russian troops to Irkutsk. Just like Ulan-Ude, except that Ilkutsk  There will be more Russian troops in Kutsk. Now, the Russian troops in Irkutsk are only more than 200,000 and less than 300,000. We plan to wait until the Russian troops gather to 500,000.  Launch another attack and try to decide the outcome in one battle!" Cai Yun said firmly.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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