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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 231 Conquering Khabarovsk

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    The huge progress made by China and Japan's intervention forces in Russia has put the two established powers, Britain and France, beyond the reach of the two established powers. There is a hidden worry that the strength of Asian countries will inevitably pose competition and challenges to Western countries.

    Originally, Britain and France only used China and Japan to maintain a buffer zone on the eastern front of Russia. In the process of the irreversible redening of the domestic situation in Russia, they reserved a buffer zone for all Russian forces that opposed the Bolsheviks, such as the Socialist Revolutionaries, Mensheviks, and Constitutionalists.  base area.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that the Chinese would attack so harshly and quickly, and they would reach the west of Lake Baikal in the blink of an eye. If this momentum continues, do the Chinese want to replace Russia and become the new overlord of Eurasia?

    What makes people feel even more strange is that the pace of Japan and China has begun to be consistent. The friction between the two armies in Vladivostok was obviously just a small episode. Going forward, the intervention armies of China and Japan seemed to really start to work together.  Especially when Zhu Erdian and Kant knew that the Japanese Army Ministry had sent a special commissioner to be stationed at Wang Geng's Nanyuan Headquarters.

    "Gun! There is intelligence that you seem to have reached some kind of tacit understanding and agreement with Japan. As a common member of the Allied Powers, we strongly oppose China and Japan to go it alone without the United States, Britain and France, but don't forget who armed your participating troops!  "French Minister Kant went directly to Wang Geng's headquarters to negotiate.

    Here Wang Geng has just returned from the Rikoku Hotel with Shunroku Hata. Although Shunroku Hata cannot officially become Wang Geng's staff officer, he is hired by Wang Geng as a private military consultant. Of course, this is not made public. In order to cover up others' eyes and ears, Shunroku Hata  He and the staff he brought with him all changed into the military uniforms of the Chinese participating army. Wang Geng even gave Shunroku Hata the Chinese name Tian Jun, and directly gave him the title of major general and senior counselor.

    Wang Geng smiled and invited Kant into the small meeting at the headquarters to serve tea. He also thought that the French minister was obviously here to explore the way for Zhu Erdian and Ruienshi. Maybe he heard some news from there, but France is now interested in  Asia is really out of reach, and this guy came over in a hurry without weighing himself first.

    "My dear Minister, China and Japan have joined hands to interfere in Russia's affairs in Siberia and the Far East. This is a huge obligation for the Allied Powers. It is understandable that our two countries should consult and coordinate on military action plans and logistics support!  I don¡¯t know where your dissatisfaction comes from?¡±

    Wang Geng slowly lit a cigar and said to the French Minister with a smile.

    "Gun, let's not speak secretly. The Allied Powers are surprised and amazed at the progress made by the Chinese combat troops after they were dispatched. But now you have actually advanced to the west of Lake Baikal in one breath. This is beyond the position that everyone agreed upon at the beginning.  According to the results of the negotiations between the Allied Powers and the Russian Siberian Autonomous Government, the West Siberian Plain is reserved for their activities! They have already lodged a protest with the United Kingdom and us! "

    The French Minister Kant broke into Wang Geng's headquarters alone. At this time, Jourdian had contracted the Spanish flu and was in bed recovering, but Rui Enshi excused himself. As a result, he had to come alone, and the Foreign Affairs Minister Xia Yi could not be found in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Ting and Wang Geng, the war supervisor in front of him, finally caught the real owner in Nanyuan.

    "Mr. Minister, the Chinese participating troops only fired at our enemies. The name of the Siberian Autonomous Provisional Government you mentioned is wrong. They were established in Ufa and now they have captured Kazan. They can only be called the Ural Provisional Government.  Autonomous government, as for the Western Siberian Plain, including the area west of Lake Baikal, these areas are still under the control of the Soviet Bolsheviks!¡±

    Wang Geng took a drag on his cigarette and said calmly, "The Chinese participating troops seized these places from the Bolsheviks, which has no conflict with the original intention of the Allied Forces to interfere in the situation in Russia. We recommend an extra kilometer to the west. In the European War  On the Eastern Front, Britain and France will face less pressure. As for who will own these places you are worried about in the future, I think it is far from time to discuss this! "

    "Gun! How do you want us to reply to the Russian Provisional Government of Siberia? Now you have put your hand in someone's pocket. Everyone will jump up when this happens. Now they have no time to look around, waiting for Kolchak's White Guards and the  If the Czech army turns around and attacks eastward, everyone will be really embarrassed!" the French minister rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

    In front of Wang Geng, in the past year, except for Zhu Erdian because of his age and Rui Enshi because the United States has the closest relationship with China, others such as Kant and Lin Quanzhu have always been at a disadvantage in front of Wang Geng with just a few words. If they want to threaten this  The Supervisory Office of China¡¯s Participation in the War was simply asking for trouble. Wang Geng would never look down upon him, and many times he simply served tea as a farewell to the guests!

    Kant came to Wang Geng today, but he was also urged by telegrams from the domestic government. The Siberian Provisional Autonomous Government was mainly composed of Socialist Revolutionaries and Mensheviks supported by Britain and France. That rebellion?The Czech Army's establishment at this time belonged to an independent army in the French army.

    The hand of the Chinese participating troops in Siberia suddenly reached so far, and the British and French governments immediately felt the pressure. In fact, before China sent troops to Siberia, Wang Geng specifically greeted the United States. The foreign policy of the United States at this time was open door and  The interests are shared, just as Britain and France supported the Siberian Provisional Self-Government.

    The spokesperson for the interests of the United States in Siberia at the moment is the Chinese Army. This army is armed with American firepower. In less than a year since Wang Geng returned to China, the United States has gained more interests in China than in the past 10 years.  Every year is big, and American capital has obtained its share in all the large enterprises established by Wang Geng.

    Not to mention black gold oil, the Renqiu Oilfield of Sino-American Petroleum Company is now a gold mine in China and Asia to the United States, so Kant went to Rui Enshi and was rejected. The reason is that Wang Geng is in  Before launching the Siberian military operation, give the Americans the bottom line:

    As long as there is a slight chance, the Chinese *** will at least push the front to the Ural Mountains, the dividing line between Asia and Europe. The political status of all places occupied by the Chinese *** will be left to be decided by a referendum of local residents in the future, but all  For all land controlled by China, the United States will receive priority investment and development rights, just like Sino-American oil companies.

    With the acquiescence and support of the United States, Wang Geng's participating troops can really let go of their hands and advance westward. The two big pies of the Urals and Western Siberia are like carrots hanging in front of the donkey's head, attracting Japan  Come and be the vanguard!

    When the first week of March 1918 ended, the Chinese participating armies achieved the following results:

    On the eastern front of the Far East, the 20th Mixed Brigade of the 7th Division of the Chinese Participating Army encircled Khabarovsk on March 3. On March 4, the 7th Division Headquarters and the remaining two mixed brigades rushed to Khabarovsk.  In the suburbs of the city, when persuading surrender is ineffective.

    Wang Zhengting's Seventh Division launched a full-scale attack. The three mixed brigades of the Seventh Division had a total of 216 75mm mountain field guns. In addition, there were 54 150mm howitzers from the division's heavy artillery regiment. People from the sky came from Suifenhe to cheer up.  Participating Army Air Force.

    Three squadrons of Handlibet O/400 heavy bombers were heavily bombarded with indiscriminate bombing of the Russian positions in Khapalovsk, while all the artillery of the 7th Division carried out 30 minutes of firepower on the Russian positions.  coverage, and then three mixed brigades launched a full-scale assault from the east, south, and west directions.

    The Soviet Russian garrison was destroyed by overwhelming bombing and artillery fire from the Chinese army. In the end, only a small part of the Soviet army broke through the encirclement to the north and fled into the mountains and forests. The remaining 3,000 people died in battle and 6,000 were captured. China entered the war.  The army also suffered heavy casualties for the first time. It paid a lot of casualties and price when conquering the opponent's core fortress that had escaped the bombing but was still standing.

    In the Battle of Khabarovsk, the Chinese combatants annihilated nearly 9,000 Russian troops and suffered nearly a thousand casualties. More than 300 people were killed and more than 600 wounded. It was the first time they saw the power of the Russian fortress.

    To the brigade-level officers of the 17th Division and the generals above the commander of the Japanese 12th Division who were watching the battle, Wang Zhengting¡¯s 7th Division could be said to have fought a beautiful battle of air-ground coordination and infantry artillery coordination.

    Of course, the Japanese generals were muttering in their hearts that the Chinese artillery and aircraft were too extravagantly equipped. One divisional heavy artillery regiment had 54 150mm heavy artillery pieces, and they fired artillery shells as if they were free. This one  The density and use of the army's firepower is the key to victory!

    What is criticized is that the accuracy of aerial bombing is still a bit lacking. The core fortifications of the Russian army are so strong that even a 150mm howitzer cannot defeat it. Only the 250kg aerial bombs of heavy bombers can deal with it. Unfortunately, from Suifenhe to  Khabarovsk is 550 kilometers away, which is right at the maximum combat radius of Handlibeti 0/400.

    This objectively shortened the time that the bomber group that took off from Suifenhe and came to assist the battle stayed in the sky above Khabarovsk. The bombing carried out under the fuel level warning prompt was slightly missed - it was excusable that it was accurate!

    But in any case, the 7th Division fought a beautiful and tough battle. While boosting its own morale, it also gave the generals of the Japanese 12th Division a personal understanding of the strength of the Chinese participating armies!
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