Chapter 197: Depressed Governor Jeff
The battlefield was in chaos. The Russian barracks became even brighter after the northeastern security forces set fire. There was fighting everywhere, blood was shed everywhere. The terrible howls and screams turned the Russian military camp burned by the fire into a hell on earth.
When Lieutenant General Glezhnev and Lieutenant General Fryuyev woke up from the stormtroop outside the camp, Lieutenant General Grezhnev was only annoyed and disturbed from sleep. You know, in order to rush to Mongolia as soon as possible, he fought for his life, and finally rushed here, ate a hot meal, and was just about to fall asleep in a daze, someone actually blew a trumpet, and when he thought of this, Lieutenant General Weilyuev felt an irrepressible fire in his heart. But Lieutenant General Glezhnev's expression changed dramatically. You must know that in the past seven or eight days, he was driven north by the Northeast Security Army, and this kind of clarion has even become his nightmare. Every time this trumpet sounds, it indicates that the enemy has approached them infinitely. If they don't leave, they will definitely be attacked by the Northeast Security Army.
"Damn, how could the enemy come here, this is the territory of the Russian Empire." Lieutenant General Glezhnev's face was full of consternation, fear, and disbelief. Although the Cossack cavalry lost its strength on the Mongol battlefield and lost its prestige. But there are other reasons for this failure. The first is that the Russians are waging a war of aggression on the land of foreigners, and if they continue to win the war, of course there will be no problem with the morale of the soldiers, but if they lose the battle and suffer heavy losses, the enthusiasm of the soldiers will gradually become low. If you fail in a row, even the toughest of the soldiers will collapse. The second is that they did not expect that there would be so many heavy machine guns in the Northeast. In the case of unpreparedness, heavy losses have become inevitable. The third is that the Trans-Siberian Railway was blown up. Although the tsar allocated a lot of manpower and material resources to repair it, until now the Trans-Siberian Railway has not been opened. His logistical supply is out of the question. In this kind of situation where reinforcements cannot arrive and their own troops are at an absolute disadvantage, as long as they don't want to be wiped out, defeat and retreat have become an inevitable choice.
Although Lieutenant General Glezhnev was haunted by the fact that he was driven out of the Mongolian steppe, the moment he crossed the boundary monument and stood on the land of his own country, Lieutenant General Glezhnev was also relieved in his heart, and he no longer had to live that kind of precarious life. The Northeast Security Army only forced and did not attack, making it clear that they did not want to fight to the death with the Russian Empire. Now that they had retreated into Russian territory, they would not dare to cross the border to attack even if they were given ten dares to the Northeast Security Army, so Lieutenant General Glezhnev, who was not alert at all, took the trouble to entertain the top brass of the Far Eastern Army, prepared some wine and food, and held a small drinking party. He had also just fallen asleep at the time of the battle.
Lieutenant General Glezhnev is, after all, a veteran of the battlefield. The speed of his reaction was quick, and after a brief moment of consternation, he quickly got up, walked out of the tent, and shouted to his guards. The tents of nearly 70,000 people actually stretched for several kilometers. And Lieutenant General Glezhnev's camp was naturally in the middle of the camp. Now that the Northeast Security Army has invaded the camp, the war has not yet reached the center, and although the center camp is panicked, it is not yet life-threatening. This also provided an opportunity for Lieutenant General Glezhnev and Lieutenant General Vyuev to concentrate their soldiers.
The purpose of this night attack by the Northeast Security Army was to destroy the enemy's living forces, not to completely eliminate them. So the artillery targets are basically those places where the soldiers are densely populated, and there is not much attention paid to the command center of the Russians. If you really take out the enemy's commander. I am afraid that the Northeast will have to suffer even more fierce retaliation from the Russians. This is not in line with Jiang Baili's strategy. Jiang Baili's strategy was to nail the enemy to the border and slowly weaken the enemy's strength, rather than destroying the enemy for the sake of temporary fame, so as to attract more powerful enemies.
"Concentrate troops to resist, concentrate troops to resist, and absolutely not allow the enemy to attack." Lieutenant General Glezhnev roared loudly. Lieutenant General Friyuyev was also trying to concentrate his soldiers. Want to organize soldiers to fight back.
The Russians' individual combat strength is strong, which has something to do with their personality and background, but the training and command of the Russian troops are not very good. In addition, because there has been no war in the Far East for a long time, the soldiers of the Far Eastern Army also lack experience in major wars. The officers were even more panicked during the last purge. And Lieutenant General Mir. Fryuyev had just seized power in the Far Eastern Army, and his prestige among the soldiers was not high. Even with the help of the soldiers around him, there were only more than 3,000 people concentrated at present, and the other soldiers were still in a panic.
"Strike, strike, stop the enemy." Lieutenant General Muryuev said with a hideous expression. You must know that these Far Eastern Army are the lifeblood of Governor Jeff, and these 50,000 Far Eastern Army are concentrated in all the weapons and ammunition of the entire Far Eastern Army. If something happens here, Governor Jeff will never let him go. Looking at the chaotic camp, what was most worried about the soldiers was the bombing of the camp. If that were the case, the entire Far Eastern Army would be scattered, and it would be difficult to rebuild. At this time of crisis, Ryuev did not care about preserving his strength, and anxiously ordered his own soldiers to attack. At the very least, you must hold off the enemy and buy time for your own army.
The roar of the heavy artillery turned the entire camp into flames. Lieutenant General Glezhnev is nothing yet. After all, from the moment of the attack in the northeast, the enemy's artillery did not stop. But on the other side, Lieutenant General Weilyuev's face changed drastically. As a veteran, you can basically judge the number and size of enemy artillery from the sound of shells. The number of just roaring was at least one heavy artillery regiment. And according to his intelligence, there is no heavy artillery regiment in the Northeast. Then the source of this artillery is worth pondering.
"Not true. This is our heavy artillery! A deep fear flashed in his eyes. He suddenly remembered that the mountain artillery regiment and the heavy artillery regiment were the last to arrive in the entire Far Eastern Army. And because it was already dark and no artillery positions had been built, the heavy artillery was not unloaded, and the place where the artillery stayed was exactly where the Northeast Security Army was now attacking.
"Poof!" Lieutenant General Friyuev, who was furious, actually vomited a mouthful of blood on the spot, and the disheveled adjutant beside him was shocked.
"General, General! What happened to you. Call the Medic! The adjutant yelled in horror.
"Major de Saev, pass on my order and order the troops in the rear to retreat. Retreat thirty miles and regroup. Vyuev said with a sigh of relief. He knew that the heavy artillery he relied on as his hole card was gone. And the enemy's firepower has increased like never before. This battle is not going to be fought. No matter what happens in the future, the most important thing now is to gather as many troops as possible and reduce the losses of the troops. To the great joy of the non-Ryuev, although the entire camp was full of fighting. The flames were blazing, but there was no bombing of the camp. With the quality of Russian soldiers, it's okay to run without fighting.
Although the order to retreat was given by the non-Ryuev, it was the more flexible cavalry units that took the lead. Because of the settlement of Zama, the soldiers of the Cossack cavalry army were basically stationed on the edge of the camp, far from Mongolia. After the attack of the Northeast Security Army, Lieutenant General Glezhnev quickly led the cavalry to the place where the horses were placed to assemble and began to gather his soldiers. He was right. When the Northeast Security Army burned half of the battalion, most of the Cossack cavalry, who had already gained experience, had already assembled at the horse farm. This can be regarded as a life-saving skill they have learned during the retreat in the past few days. Originally, Lieutenant General Glezhnev was going to lead his troops to launch an attack on the Northeast Security Army. But after seeing the rout of the Far Eastern Army brigade, the Cossack cavalry wisely chose to meet the rout and hold off the enemy. Lieutenant General Glezhnev knew that only by preserving the strength of the infantry as much as possible could it help the future shame.
"Commander-in-chief, a great victory at the front! The enemy was routed, and a large amount of baggage fell into our hands. Now Commander Cao is cleaning up the battlefield. ”
Jiang Baili's face was overjoyed, and he was completely relieved in his heart. Said to the herald: "Send electricity to the young marshal." Our troops launched a counterattack against the enemy's Far Eastern Army at the junction of Mongolia and Russia, and won a complete victory, and the enemy retreated for 30 miles, and the results are still being counted. ”
Thirty miles from the border. The Far Eastern Army, with the help of the Cossack cavalry, finally stabilized its position. As soon as Lieutenant General Weiryuev counted the strength of the entire Far Eastern Army, a heavy shadow cast a shadow over his heart. There are now less than 30,000 people left in the entire Far Eastern Army, and the other 20,000 do not know whether they were killed or captured by the enemy. The Far Eastern Army had just arrived at the border, and it had not even set foot on Mongolian soil, and it had been brutally killed half of its combat strength without doing anything except for a hot meal. This made him feel aggrieved and worried about his future. Half of his troops were lost, and he really didn't know how to explain it to the governor.
Far East, Siberian Governor's Palace.
"What?" Jeff Trovsky, who was holding a drinking party, heard the Ming Bao from his subordinates and was shocked to break his wine glass on the spot. He couldn't care about the aristocratic demeanor anymore, and left the banquet scene in a hurry. The Mongolian dispatch army of the Far Eastern Army was attacked by the Northeast Security Army, and more than half of them were at any time. This kind of news completely disgraced Governor Jeff. It is even more fearful of the Northeast. You must know that the Mongolian dispatch army is different from the Far Eastern Army that was attacked some time ago, it is 50,000 elites with sufficient weapons and ammunition. Not comparable to the Far Eastern Army, which lacked weapons. But even so, it still lost more than half of it under the sneak attack of the Northeast Security Army. This was hard for Governor Jeff to accept.
"Damn it not Ryuev! I'll kill you! Back in the study, Governor Jeff could no longer care about the decency of the nobles, and scolded Lieutenant General Muryuev. The soldiers' entourage stationed outside listened to the roar coming from the study, and their colors changed. Governor Jeff, though greedy, was very attentive to his aristocratic appearance. Don't say that you scold like a splash in the market, and rarely look at each other angrily in front of people.
(To be continued)