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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 222 Everyone is happy

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    Also on March 1, 1918, Wu Peifu's 3rd Division, which had occupied Ulan-Ude the day before, was surprised by the leading force Sun Liangcheng's Armored Brigade, which crossed the frozen Lake Baikal and captured Irkutsk.  The division's 8th Brigade, Zhang Weixi, advanced eastward from Ulan-Ude toward Chita along the Trans-Siberian Railway and successfully captured Petrovsk and Shilok. There were still 250 kilometers left to Chita in the northeast.  less than a mile away.

    The entire "Defend 18 Recover Homeland" military operation was carried out through wireless telegraphy. The progress and trends of each brigade were immediately displayed on the huge combat map in the war room of the Nanyuan Headquarters. Not only Zhang Zuolin, who was the chief of staff of the participating armies, but also  Even interim President Feng Guozhang, who was accompanied by Cao Kun to visit the war room in person, was full of praise for the progress of the Chinese participating armies in the two days since the war began!

    Cao Kun, the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Palace, was even more delighted by the rapid advance of Wu Peifu's Third Division. Here, a brigade of Wang Chengbin's Eleventh Division also crossed the border into Siberia the second day after the war started, preparing to take over from the Third Division.  The division's defense at the hub of Ulan-Ude allowed Wu Peifu's third division to be free to strengthen its forces in the west in the direction of Irkutsk.

    "President, Supervisor Wang, China has now shown its face in front of the Allies. It has only been two days. I have calculated that Wu Peifu's vanguard has advanced almost 500 kilometers. This is  It's not that common in the European war, right? I think Wu Peifu's third division is the strongest in China!" Cao Kun was obviously really happy.

    "I heard that Irkutsk is the second largest city in Eastern Siberia and the largest industrial city of Soviet Russia in Siberia. Wang Geng, did we attack a little too far? Sun Liangcheng's armored brigade fought well, but the ones behind it  It is more than three hundred kilometers away from Wu Peifu's division headquarters. If the lone army goes deep, it will be difficult to cut off the return route and make dumplings! "

    For the first time, Feng Guozhang felt that after having the model army participating in the war, there might be hope for China. As the interim president, he seemed to have become much stronger in front of the Allied Powers, especially Japan. In Feng Guozhang's memory, foreigners, especially  It was Japan, which played a supporting role in front of the Chinese for the first time. This tone made President Feng feel extremely comfortable.

    However, looking at the combat map, Sun Liangcheng's brigade, which had rushed 500 kilometers in two days, was hanging alone to the west of Lake Baikal. How many stations and strongholds and towns along the way to the east had not yet been captured. If the Soviet Union were to counterattack, don't really think so.  Suffered a loss!

    "Don't worry, President, I have sent telegrams to both Wu Peifu and Sun Liangcheng. After Sun Liangcheng's brigade captures Irkutsk, it will temporarily rest and wait for Wu Peifu's division headquarters and the ninth brigade to arrive before heading westward!  You are absolutely right. Irkutsk is the second largest city in Eastern Siberia after Chita, and it is also the only industrial city. It started out by gold mining and has countless surrounding resources. We have managed this place well!  Even if it¡¯s established in Siberia!¡±

    Wang Geng explained with a smile and took out a cigar. Zhang Zuolin hurriedly stepped forward to light the cigarette for this guy. In more than a month, Lao Zhang had already well entered the role of the chief of staff of the participating army. Having said that,  , Wang Geng mobilized the first three brigades of the First Division and the Second Division to form the Seventeenth Brigade and handed it over to his brother Zhang Zuoxiang. How much trust does this have?  What an honor?

    Our Lao Zhang definitely made this move. Zhang Zuoxiang captured Shuangcheng in two days and stationed in Vladivostok. From Zhang Zhijiang's telegram just now, it seems that the Japanese 12th Division was bitten by Lao Maozi's defenders in Vladivostok.  The Suifenhe Air Force, which was directly dispatched by Wang Geng, was blown away. This was such a damn relief!

    "President, Third Brother Cao, Supervisor, if you ask me, Zhang Zuoxiang did a good job in the east. He captured Shuangchengzi and Vladivostok in two days. I heard that Lao Maozi has permanent reinforced concrete fortifications and fortresses there. Unlike  There are no garrisons in the towns in Siberia, let alone strong fortresses and fortresses. Old Maozi has long regarded Siberia as his own backyard. Even the few stone fortresses were built hundreds of years ago. "

    Zhang Zuolin obviously couldn't see Cao Kun's cheerful way of boasting about Wu Peifu's Third Division, and couldn't help but exaggerate Zhang Zuoxiang's progress in the east.

    "What the Chief of Staff said makes sense. The fortresses and fortifications in Vladivostok caused the Japanese 12th Division to suffer a lot. Zhang Zuoxiang also fought well in Shuangchengzi. I have sent a telegram to congratulate them on their achievements and at the same time ordered the 12th Division to  The 17th Division left Zhang Zhijiang's brigade to garrison Vladivostok, and the other two brigades went north to support Wang Tingzhen's 7th Division. They also captured Boli in the north within three days, and the Far East was almost recovered!" Wang Geng smiled to reassure his staff!  long!

    When mentioning Wang Tingzhen¡¯s 7th Division, President Feng Guozhang¡¯s eyes lit up and he couldn¡¯t help but say,

    "The Seventh Division also fought quite well. Look at the advancing speed of Guo Zhigang, compared with Sun Liangcheng in the west.If there is a fight, I am really afraid that he will run into Khabarovsk. Apart from Vladivostok, Lao Maozi has the most complete fortresses and fortifications in Khabarovsk in the Far East, and they also have the most troops. Wang Geng, look at the Seventh Division.  Do you have enough troops to deal with Khabarovsk's defenders?  They are known as the ace troops of the Soviet Far East Military Region!  "

    Feng Guozhang knew very well that Khabarovsk was the core city that Lao Maozi had been running for many years, the capital of the Far East and the headquarters of the military region. He was really worried that Wang Tingzhen's 7th Division would suffer losses in Khabarovsk. This war was not simply a matter of comparing military strength and firepower. It is said that  The fortifications built by Lao Maozi in Khabarovsk and the strength of the fortress are comparable to the Lushun Fortress of that year.

    Damn it, during the Russo-Japanese War, the Lushun Fortress was a meat grinder for the Japanese army. The three divisions of Nogi Hiden¡¯s Third Army suffered more than half of their casualties under the Lushun Fortress. As a result, Nogi¡¯s two sons were killed in Lushun!

    "Don't worry, President, Lao Maozi is just an under-manned infantry division in Khabarovsk. Although his fortress is well built, Lao Maozi now is not the Russian army in 1905. At this time, Lao Maozi himself has  It¡¯s a mess. Tsarist Russian generals have either been suppressed by the Cheka or demobilized and sent home. Although the commander of the Russian Far East Military Region is now loyal to the new Soviet Russian regime, I think the senior officers in his army may not be able to follow him wholeheartedly! "

    Wang Geng comforted Feng Guozhang with a smile, knowing that this guy was afraid that Wang Tingzhen, who was directly from his family, would suffer a loss in Khabarovsk.

    Feng Guozhang thought to himself, Shiba Goro's Twelfth Division in Japan was so awesome that he coaxed a division to attack a brigade of 6,000 people. Didn't the casualties exceed 7,000 people? Wang Tingzhen only had one division in hand, without the guards along the way.  The troops at the station and railway lines can only reach Khabarovsk with only 25,000 troops. It may not be that easy to attack more than 10,000 people in other fortresses and fortifications.

    "Don't worry, President, Zhang Zuoxiang's two brigades will be able to go north to support the 7th Division tomorrow. By then, our five brigades will be able to defeat one of his Russian divisions with tens of thousands of men. It's absolutely foolproof!" Zhang Zuolin puffed out his chest and glanced at Cao Kun.  said with a smile.

    "Where are the Japanese? Didn't they say they want to go north along the railway line? How about letting the Japanese 12th Division take the lead?" Feng Guozhang rolled his eyes and came up with an idea.

    Wang Geng was delighted when he heard this, he laughed and said,

    "President, the Japanese are not good at attacking difficult problems. If you are planning to do this well, I'm afraid they won't be taken advantage of! Zhang Zhijiang just snatched Vladivostok from his mouth, and the defense and security of Vladivostok have been handed over to  Zhang Zhijiang¡¯s 49th Brigade has been attacked. The Japanese are so angry that they have nowhere to go. It¡¯s going to be difficult for them to take the lead at this time!¡±

    "That's right! Japan has one division in Vladivostok. Supervisor, if we only leave Zhang Zhijiang's brigade there, isn't it a little short of strength? Aren't Zhang Zuoxiang's other two brigades going north to support the 7th Division in attacking Boli?"  After a while, Zhang Zuolin suddenly became worried about Zhang Zhijiang's 49th Brigade.

    Damn it, if the Japanese fall out, Zhang Zhijiang will only have one brigade to defend Vladivostok.

    "Don't worry, everyone, the Japanese are not going to fall out so quickly. Even if there are some minor conflicts, Zhang Zhijiang's Shaolin Kung Fu will not suffer. The firepower of our brigade is stronger than that of his division! Not to mention Suifenhe's aviation team can defeat him in one hour.  If Zhang Zhijiang can go to Vladivostok to provide ground support, if his brigade can still suffer in front of Japan's crippled 12th Division, then he, the brigade commander, doesn't have to do it!" Wang Geng said confidently.
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