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Volume 4 Leviathan 157 Exercise 3

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    When Shi Huaisha heard that Batu was so considerate, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. He never expected that the man in front of him who came from the Ministry of War would be so considerate. He quickly bowed and said: "Thank you, Mr. Batu, for your understanding!"  He nodded, walked to the map and looked at it carefully for a while, then asked: "I see that the marks on your map can be divided into two situations, right?" "Exactly!" Shi Huaisha was drawing on the map.  , while explaining: "This exercise is mainly to test the war against Russia under two circumstances. First, around 1895, our side had completed the railway line from Youzhou-Shengjing-Jilin, and the Russian side  The railway line from Moscow to Vladivostok has not yet been completed. Under this premise, we will use sixteen battalions with a total of 200,000 troops to launch an attack on the Russian Far East in early summer. The ultimate goal is to destroy Russia.  The empire's army forces and Pacific Fleet in the Far East will seize the key points of Khabarovsk, Amur, and Ryazan in the Russian Far East and the main military port of the Pacific Fleet, Vladivostok, and seize the coastal border areas of the Far East to once and for all resolve the other threats to our north.  The preparation phase for the offensive began at the end of winter in 1894. In this way, although the weather was cold, it could avoid the traffic problems caused by the melting snow and floods in the early spring in the Northeast and the freezing and muddy roads. Moreover, it could also use the normal rotation of border defense forces at the end of the year to attack our mobile forces.  Carry out corresponding rotations and mobilizations to avoid allowing the enemy to predict our actions. More importantly, the enemy's Pacific Fleet's ability to move will be restricted" Batu listened carefully to Shi Huaisha's explanation of the attack.  The details of the plan were very complicated, but well organized. The mobilization, supply, movement, deployment, and attack of nearly 200,000 troops were explained in great detail by Lieutenant Shi. He even carefully calculated the supplies and transportation.  The number of railroad cars and boats required by these armies was tabulated in detail.  Obviously, such a huge plan cannot be completed by him alone, nor can it be completed in a short time. Gao Tingyu had been preparing to launch a decisive attack on the enemies in the north many years ago.  "None of the veterans left behind by the late emperor are fuel-efficient! People in the world say, 'Northern Gao is better than Nanzao', and Nanzao is indeed not as good as Beigao!" Batu sighed secretly in his heart.  "The campaign will be divided into the following stages. In the first stage, special attack methods will be used to blockade the Vladivostok military port, and then the main force will be used to surround the port fortress and carry out siege operations. The secondary force will be used to threaten the enemy defenders in Khabarovsk and win the battle.  To capture Vladivostok before summer, destroy the Russian Pacific Fleet, and lay the foundation for the next phase of the offensive, in order to achieve the above goals, our army besieging Vladivostok must be strengthened with siege artillery with a caliber of more than 22 cm, and the engineering troops must be strengthened.  Special training to destroy the enemy's fortress-based defenses and lay a temporary railway line from Jilin to the Sino-Russian border to transport heavy artillery for sieges. "" Use special methods to block the Vladivostok military port.  "Temporary railway line?" Batu was almost stunned by the other party's words. He knew very well that the railway from Youzhou to Shengjing had just been approved by the cabinet, and the bonds to raise funds had not yet been issued.  The You Railway (Zhangjiakou to Beijing) has just been completed.  The maximum caliber 122mm howitzer field gun that the Hanking Arsenal can produce was just finalized last month. Even the equipment for the Imperial Guard will have to be at least three or four years away. This kind of siege heavy artillery with a diameter of more than 22cm  The manufacturing difficulty will only become more difficult, and there are only a handful of companies in the world that can manufacture them, such as Britain's Armstrong, Germany's Krupp, France's Toulouse Arsenal, and Russia's Tula.  As for special methods to blockade a huge military port like Vladivostok, it is far beyond Batu's imagination.  "Stop, stop!" Batu interrupted the other party's eloquent speech. Shi Huaisha looked at Batu's face in surprise and asked in a low voice: "Sir, was there anything I said wrong just now?  "That's not true." Batu sighed and asked, "But where are the 22-centimeter-plus siege artillery and the temporary railway line from Jilin to the Sino-Russian border?"  We know that we don¡¯t have these things now, and I¡¯m afraid we may not have them in the next few years!¡± ¡°I know, but I am an officer who makes plans. My responsibility is to make plans to win and point out the various equipment and materials necessary!  . To win the battle against the Russians, the first step is to destroy their Pacific Fleet. Otherwise, during our attack, their fleet will continue to bombard our rear ports and transport ships and send marines to land, which will affect us.  Both parties are a major threat, and the Russians have fortified this city a few years ago. There are dense traffic trenches, permanent fortifications, and various firepower launch points on the periphery of the city. Without large-caliber attacks.  We cannot capture this military port in a short period of time without the city¡¯s heavy artillery, and without the railway line, even if we have heavy artillery, we cannot move to the fortress in time. My requests are all well-founded!?I know your request is well founded!  Batu was already a little angry at Shi Huaisha's words: "But we don't have these things now, and we may not have them in 1895."  " "Then this is not my problem. My task is only to find a solution, not to create the things needed for the solution!  " Batu has been completely conquered by the other party's answer that lacks a sense of reality. He closed his eyes, pressed his temples that were aching faintly, and heard Shi Huaisha's cautious question in his ears: "Excuse me, Mr. Ba, are you  Do you also want to hear about my plans for a near-term attack on Russia?  " "No need, I have a headache!  "Batu waved his right hand feebly. He felt extremely tired from this period of communication with this strange new officer. Gao Tingyu's residence. "Master Marquis, where did you find this god?  Batu asked with a face full of pain: "You were not present at that time. If you were present, you would have made him angry to death!"  " "Master Ba, please have some tea. This is the finest Longjing."  "Gao Tingyu made a gesture, and the guard who had just presented the hot tea immediately withdrew. He pointed to the hot tea on the coffee table with a smile, and said with a smile: "What's the matter? Huaisha said his twenty-two centimeters again.  Heavy siege artillery, suicide attacks by torpedo boats, and shipwrecks blocking the harbor channels and so on?  It seems like he had a very good conversation with you, otherwise he wouldn't have said this.  "    "What?  And torpedo boats?  Shipwreck blocking waterway?  "Batu's eyes widened. He thought that Shi Huaisha had come up with all the weird ideas just now, but he didn't expect that there were even weirder ones that he hadn't told him. "Well!  The primary purpose in the plan he formulated was to recapture Vladivostok and destroy the Russian Pacific Fleet.  The competition for the Far Eastern border states is not taken very seriously!  Gao Tingyu took a sip of tea and smiled slightly: "Actually, Huaisha's idea also has its own reasons. Although this exercise is about attack, the purpose is offensive defense."  For Dashun, the threat of the Russian army is far less than that of the Pacific Fleet. Even if the Far Eastern Railway is built, the Russian population in the Far East is still limited. Although Lao Maozi has been eyeing our Manchuria and Korea in recent years, they have  The focus is still on Europe. As long as there is a problem there, sooner or later we will have to turn around.  The navy is different. It may go south to attack our coastal ports at any time. It is better to pull out this stinger to save worry.  " "Good tea!  Batu also took a sip of tea and immediately came back to his senses: "Is there a problem over there?"  Sir, do you think the Russians will fight in the west?  " Gao Tingyu nodded: "Yes, but not now.  , some robbers will not kill each other when robbing, but will join forces to rob, but when the robbery is over, they will turn around and kill each other. These Western devils have almost divided the world, and it is almost time to kill each other.  !  At this point, Gao Tingyu paused for a moment and asked, "Master Ba, what do you think of Huaisha?"  " "This -" Batu thought about the wording for a while and whispered: "Colonel Shi is a smart man, but he'd better not get too big a job.  " "How do you say this?  " "He thinks things too simply, as if fighting is like playing Pai Gow. If there is one enemy, he will have two, and if there are three enemies, he will have four. He is focused on defeating the enemy on the battlefield, but there are some people in this world.  Things can't be won on the battlefield, and not all battles can be won. Look, he only needs so many people to fight Vladivostok, and even if the court is turned upside down, he may not be able to sustain it!  " "That's what you said!  Gao Tingyu nodded: "But talents are rare. If it is convenient, you should take him with you when you go back. You will need him for your military and political reform."  " "Well, that's fine!  " Starting from the second day, this actual military exercise began. The first ten days were marching and camping from Youzhou to Zhangjiakou. After four days of marching, there were a total of five battalions of Shunjun (the battalion here is Shunjun)  The largest fixed military unit (probably similar to later divisions) marched a distance of about 400 kilometers. During this process, Batu participated in this march as an observer. He noted with satisfaction that during this long march.  During the long march, most of the troops maintained good order, and the soldiers and horses were well taken care of. There were not many stragglers and injured troops, and there was no situation where heavy weapons were out of touch due to insufficient camels and livestock.  The camping also maintained good order, which shows that the daily training of this part of the Shun Army was very good. During the breaks of the march, each battalion also organized corresponding tactical and shooting training, and Wen Huaisha served as the commander of a certain cavalry target.  , and also conducted a review as a demonstration unit. Batu was surprised to find that this officer who gave him a somewhat bookish impression at first seemed to be a completely different person during the review. He was riding a black horse with only white legs.  The stallion came to the front of the troops under review. At first he used the command, and later he used the saber (the so-called "silent drill").) and later used trumpet tones.  Actions such as changing formations, marching, turning, changing direction, standing still, aligning, etc. Finally, the full range of cavalry unfolded into three skirmish lines and charged towards the enemy to surround them. Shi Huaisha himself, as the commander, was in the center of the assault formation,  Leading the full range of cavalry, they rushed towards the high ground where the headquarters was located. Behind the cavalry on both sides were cavalry cannons and Green cannons on carriages. After quickly occupying a favorable position, they pointed the muzzles at the impact of the headquarters.  Target.  Standing on the high ground, Batu looked at the more than a thousand sabers held high and the rumble of horse hoofs in front of him, and his face turned slightly pale.  Thank you to book friends Captain Zeon and 150338371 for your reward. Please give me recommendation votes, clicks, rewards, and collections. I don¡¯t know why, but I have a lot more collections, but the monthly recommendation votes have never increased. It¡¯s so strange!
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