Chapter 402 Bloody Iltsukuk 2

North of the beautiful Lake Berga, the railway artery that runs through the whole of Siberia passes through Angarsk. As the core of the Far East Theater, it has naturally become the headquarters of General Kuropatkin.

In order to ensure the safety of the major Siberian artery, Angarsk has perfect defense facilities in the Far East after Vladivostok. There are endless castles and small fortresses, which almost can't insert the needles to protect here. In addition, two medium-sized fortresses, Irkutsk and Chita, on the left and right wings of Lake Berga, three The concept of corner core protection circle has been perfectly reflected.

But this triangular defense circle, which is considered to be extremely stable by all Russian officials, now always makes him feel something wrong. When he stood on the castle terrace of the war zone headquarters and watched a line of egrets rise from the lake and fly south, his eyelids kept jumping wildly, even the report of the staff behind him. He didn't seem to hear it.

Vladivostok lost telegraph contact, Buri lost telegraph contact, and Chita and Irkutsk lost telegraph contact. He really couldn't imagine that from the moment he received the telegram that had started war, for this war, the empire spent countless gold coins over the years to cover the whole of Eastern Siberia. The telegraph network seemed to be paralyzed all of a sudden, and all the news must be detected by the most primitive cavalry.

This is not good news. Although the Cossack cavalry are very fast, they are not as fast as telegrams. When they get the news, the enemy may have advanced dozens of kilometers.

"Damn it!" Kuropatkin hammered the guardrail fiercely, which made the staff officer behind him shut. He knew very well that the imperial general and army minister was not very good-tempered, and he always liked to take the officers below to vent his anger after encountering problems.

Fortunately, the rapid sound of horses' hoofs outside the castle relieved the staff. Although Kuropatkin had a bad temper, he would not joke about the war situation. When he saw the cavalry, he knew that there must be urgent news and hurriedly ran downstairs.

But when he arrived downstairs and saw the two Cossack cavalry company commanders who came to repay almost at the same time, his face suddenly turned pale and even his fingers trembled a little.

Nibuchu was captured!

Chinese cavalry has appeared outside Chita Fortress, and Irkutsk Fortress has also been fiercely attacked by artillery fire. The garrison Colonel Mardinov asked for emergency support!

God!

How is this possible? Although the enemy is expected to be ready, it won't be so soon, will it? Ilzkuk and Chita are nearly 100 kilometers away from Kulun respectively, and the Kulun railway has not been opened. How did they send soldiers to the city in such a short time?

The most important thing is that from the simultaneous arrival of the cavalry company, this kind of attack is carried out almost at the same time. How accurate mobilization is required. How on earth did the Chinese mobilize the army? Have they set up telegraph lines in Siberia for a long time? Why do you feel out of breath if you don't have the strength of about five divisions in front of you?

Kuropatkin quickly loosened the button on his neck to make his breathing smoother, but he didn't notice that this inconspicuous action made the officers around him more nervous. Everyone was thinking about one thing. It took at least five hours for the cavalry to come back around Lake Berga, and in these five hours, the Xinhua Army Will the team continue to move forward?

"Dear General, we can't delay. We must order the Cossack Cavalry Division to immediately support Chita and Irkutsk. Although the speed of the [***] team is very fast, they are just to seize the strategic advantage at the beginning, as long as we strengthen The troops of the two places resist the first peak, so we have already won half of it!" A voice sounded from the hall full of Russian style. Everyone followed the sound and saw that under the large map hanging on the left wall, the key staff officer, Istromin, looked serious with a baton.

"No, you can't send Cossack cavalry." To Istomin's surprise, as soon as his voice fell, a noble officer had already shouted: "Your Excellency, the cavalry is not used to defend the fortress. It has been proved that it will be very dangerous to put them in front of machine guns and cannons."

"General Andre, what do you think we should do? Send infantry?? From Angarsk, the infantry will need at least one day and one night to reach the two places. Maybe we can only collect the bodies for the fortress at that time!" Colonel Istomin looked at the talking officer and said bluntly.

"Mr. Colonel, please pay attention to your identity. You are just a VIP adviser. It's not your turn to interrupt the combat command, and you seem to forget that Chita and Irkutsk are fortresses, not plains! Where are there 20,000 brave Slavic warriors and hundreds of cannons? They can also achieve what you said to block the other party and consume the ability of the [***] team with the fortress!" Major General Andre shouted, "So I don't think we should have been involved in the decisive battle so early. As long as we wait for the strong [***] team to hit our heads and bleed before the game, we can put the new force into the war zone!"

"But..."

"No, but." Another officer interrupted Istomin's words and said coldly, "Coloon Istomin, as an emperor, we should consider comprehensiveness, not only for two fortresses that can be held for several months blindly, and if we put all the main troops on the front line so early, then who will defend? Angarsk and the whole Siberia?

The words of various opinions in the hall made Kuropatkin hesitate. On the one hand, there was an urgent report for help, and on the other hand, he considered the view that he could not fight so early from the overall situation, which made him in a dilemma.

In fact, he also agrees with Colonel Istomin's words in his heart, but what Andre said is also reasonable. The cavalry are indeed not suitable for the fortress defense, and both fortresses have more than 10,000 soldiers and a large amount of ammunition and supplies, which should be able to resist this flood peak. In his opinion, as long as he survives the most difficult period. That's the time for Russia to launch a full-scale counterattack.

So after repeated weighing, he rejected the plan to send a large number of cavalry to both places at the same time, but did not support Andre and others' idea of waiting and ordered to send 5,000 more infantry and 2,000 cavalry to each of the two places.

But he didn't know that when the reinforcements set out from Angarsk, the radio waves had quietly flown out of the dense forest.

"Kuropatkin has sent reinforcements!"

The news suddenly made Cullen's forward headquarters nervous, but when he learned of the number of reinforcements, Zhao Long was greatly relieved. Obviously, the Russian army minister was so timid that he did not dare to bet heavily in the face of two-sided attacks!

He is too hesitant!

Zhao Long quickly walked to the sand table and looked down from the sand table. The three arrows centered on Chita, Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk were lined up. Among them, Ulan-Ude was easy to attack and difficult to defend due to the flat geographical environment, so the Russians only put 5,000 defenders here, and the strength of the 11th Infantry Division should be fast. Take it quickly.

But the other two places are not so easy. Whether it is the 3rd Infantry Division attacking Chita or Duan Qirui's 6th Infantry Division, they are facing hard bones that are difficult to nibble. Among them, the 3rd Infantry Division is slightly better. Huang Puqi is an old-qualified commander and has also served as the commander of the southwest theater. The combat effectiveness of the division is also here. It has been tested for several years, and the flanks are protected by the first cavalry division from Manchuria.

Only Duan Qirui and his 6th Infantry Division are in some trouble. Judging from the previous war report, the Russian commanders stationed there have two brushes, and the geographical environment is more difficult than Chita. I'm afraid it's really worrying to take it quickly.

"Commander, do you want the 1st Division and the 3rd Cavalry Division to turn around and go south?"

As soon as the staff's advice was said, Zhao Long shook his head. As the most effective division in the northeast war zone, it was the decisive force of this battle. At present, with the cooperation of the third division, they are relying on the advantage of a large number of trucks and armored vehicles to quickly plug directly from the Mohe River to the north, and strive to make the eastern and middle of the Russian army in the fastest time. If they are allowed to go south at this time, the previous strategic deployment will have to be readjusted.

And their task is not easy. There are 30,000 Russian infantry stationed between the Orioqma River and the Siberian Railway in front of them. If they are transferred back now, it will not be worth the loss!

But the troops decided that it was also very difficult to transfer troops to support Duan Qirui. The 7th Infantry Division had crossed the Ussuri River and cooperated with the Marine Division to surround Vladivostok. The general attack there was about to begin. It must be impossible to transfer, and it was too late in terms of distance.

The 12th and 13th Infantry Divisions are currently advancing side by side along the Songhua River and the Nen River. Their task is to contain the 100,000 main force stationed on the eastern Russian line of Boli and Hailanpao. Although the combat effectiveness of the team is debatable, if they are free to go south, the general attack on Vladivostok will also cause damage, so It can't be adjusted.

The 14th Infantry Division can be pulled out, but at present, they are slanting down Udinsk along the Uda River. This road is densely forested and the road is very difficult. The Russians only released about 5,000 people, and it is not far from Irkutsk, but like the first division, they all stretched out two hooks by themselves. Drawing back now is equivalent to giving up the sharp blade of enveloping Angarsk from the left.

Do you want to move the five reserve divisions that have reached Cullen?

As soon as the idea came out, Zhao Long immediately cut it off. The reserve division's equipment and training were insufficient. The hasty attack would only cause chaos and greater casualties. It was better to use the 5th Cavalry Division and the 15th Infantry Division.

After confirming the idea, Zhao Long immediately ordered: "Order the reserve 5th Cavalry Division to leave immediately and must arrive in Irkutsk within two days!"

"Contact the Air Force to request reconnaissance and air bombing support."

"Order a reconnaissance force along the line. I want to know the exact route and arrival time of these two reinforcements, and report every half an hour."

"Yes!"

When the communications staff officer left with the new order, the temporary headquarters was already stunned. Would it be too early to use the reserve team so early?

Although everyone is a little confused and worried, one thing is certain. Compared with his opponent, his own commander has made a lot of decisions about the investment of troops, which may become the winner of the whole battle! ......

(to be continued)