In Siberia in the north, the temperature began to drop, after more than a week of rapid marching, this time, because of the urging of the tsar and the Russian government, plus the arrival of some supplies, the east and west sides moved very fast, especially in the Far East, they knew very well the situation they were in, Chita was backed by a huge force, and they could not protect themselves, let alone them. If they can't capture Chita and reconnect them with the country, by the beginning of next spring, the other side will stabilize the Chita defense line, and after mobilizing troops in the country, they will face a catastrophe.

Don't get through Chita, they will be quite passive in the spring next year, different from those officials in Europe, they are located in the Far East, bordering China, for the changes in China, more intuitive, especially since the Beiyang was incorporated into China, in less than a year, the entire Northeast is like the place they seized before, it has become a solid line of defense, they have attacked for so long, there is no gain, China has more than 400 million people, nearly half of the young adults, keep growing up, The mobilization capacity is almost 2-3 times more than that of Russia, coupled with sophisticated weapons and rigorous training, I really don't know why the tsar would anger such a country, such an army power, they didn't find trouble with Russia, why did Russia wade into this troubled water.

It is a pity that the opinion of the Far East could not be heard by the Tsar, nor could he have agreed, he could not have thought that Russia was worse than China, and in this case, there was only one way to go to war.

The 500,000 troops in the Far East were the last attempt to break the boat, when around October 20. The armies of both sides reached the area around Chita, at a distance of 50 kilometers from Chita. As a result of the destruction of the railway line, the railway bridge was also blown up. They had to get down, the train turned into walking, even if each division, Russia has more than 4,000 horses, a distance of 50 kilometers, a division has more than 10,000 people, more than 4,000 horses, just take care of logistics, the rest don't have to worry at all. They can only travel on a pair of legs.

At a distance of 50 kilometers, the Russian army walked for almost 2 days, and the million army was approaching Chita again, and the clouds of war were coming again, just when they got off the train, there were scouts to monitor the whole process, and the entire Mongolian Northern Military Region and nearby special forces all went to engage those exiles, but the remaining scouts. It's still not something that the Russian army can find out, it's a difference in quality.

Before the siege began, the basic situation about the attack on 1 million Russian troops had already reached the hands of the Chinese army. Not all of them were recruits, but the number of recruits was as high as 60%, which was 5 times that of the Chita defenders. However, the number of artillery pieces is probably less than one-third of the new army. And 80% are artillery under 100 mm, such artillery. Not to mention dealing with a new city built on Chita, even if it is an ordinary reinforced concrete city, don't think about breaking it, although the war has not yet begun, but the possibility of them returning in vain is extremely high, and even the Mengbei Army has made a defensive counterattack.

The tsar was very arrogant, but the top of the army, including Petervich, knew very well that this time it might be fruitless, but the necessary temptation was still needed, and it was unacceptable to give Chita to the Chinese in vain, and with the tentative actions of this million-strong army, in the order issued to the army commander, it was clearly explained that there was no need to be too tough, test it, and withdraw without a chance.

With the help of the advantages of high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, the Mengbei Army has already figured out the reality of the Russian army, relying on the defense of Chita, it is already in full array, and the Russian troops on both sides are 2 miles away from Chita. 8 km and 1. 7 kilometers away, encountered a strong resistance, fierce fighting for 3 days, the Russian army reluctantly hit the city of Chita from the outside, this is still under the initiative of the Chinese army, a distance of several kilometers, every step is stained with the blood of the Russian army. In the end, the Russian army could not hold on, the Russian army from the Urals lost 35%, and the Russian army from the Far East lost 56%, and the reason why the Far East suffered more battle losses was because they were more eager to break through Chita, and they encountered the Northwest Army armed to the teeth.

The 3-day offensive did little damage to Chita, exceeding the artillery, light and heavy machine guns, and three-dimensional defense imagined by the Russian army, which was enough to kill and injure a large number of Russian troops at the fastest speed and the most reasonable angle, and finally the Russian army retreated dozens of kilometers and did not dare to continue forward.

The three-dimensional defense of the northwest gave the Russian army great damage, and in 3 days, the million army lost another 400,000, and the tragedy of the battle situation made Petevich and Nicholas II not think that why the Chinese army was so strong, especially in all the reports, did not show the losses in the city, according to the observation of the Russian army, the losses in the city were minimal.

This point, some of which Nicholas II couldn't accept, and even wanted to give an order to let them continue the attack, the Russian army lost 400,000, thinking about it, the Chinese army should also be the end of the crossbow, maybe it will be taken with more effort.

Nicholas II's chaotic life, because of Peterwich's obstruction, did not continue, Petrovich carefully analyzed the war report, and came to the conclusion that it was similar to the front line, China is really a magical nation, in just one month, the Chita was transformed very firmly, three-dimensional fortress-level fortifications, which were not originally able to be attacked by the infantry, not to mention that there were so many artillery pieces in the northwest.

Under the persuasion of Petervich, Nicholas II dismissed the idea of letting the Russian army continue to attack, but he was very strange in his heart, do the Chinese have magic, could it be that before, when conquering Chita, there was no consumption of Chita's city defense, and there were so many artillery, how did the Chinese transport it to Chita?

Countless questions lingered in his heart and there was no way to explain, the real battle of Chita, the Mengbei Army killed and injured 400,000 Russian troops, its own losses were indeed minimal, Chita's three-dimensional defense, coupled with the lack of heavy firepower of the attacking Russian army, but under the impact of the sea of people tactics, it was impossible to shake the foundation of Chita, 3 days, a total of more than a large number of Russian casualties, but Chita's casualties were not thousands, only a few hundred casualties, and even no more than 100 people were directly killed and disabled.

In the absence of heavy firepower, forcibly attacking the fortified fortress with solid defense, it was still light to die so much, a row of Russian troops charged up, greeted by machine guns and light and heavy fire, a row of bullets came down, and almost the casualty number skyrocketed.

Hundreds of thousands of casualties were dropped, and both Russian troops retreated, because there was no order from above, these two Russian troops did not withdraw, resting more than a dozen kilometers from Chita, they did not expect that the Chinese did not intend to let them go.

The main force of the Mengbei Army should be to guard Chita and the trading city, although some can be transferred, but reserves must be left in case of accidents, and only mobile troops can attack the Russian army. The First Armored Division, has already been ordered, quietly ambushed around Chita, the First Armored Division is well equipped, and the tank's ability to attack is also outstanding, but in the choice of the two armies, only one can be chosen, after all, the previous losses have not been made up, even if the First Armored Division can quickly defeat one, it must rest, otherwise, it is easy to lose huge losses.

In terms of the choice between the two sides, the eastern part of Chita was chosen, the reason is very simple, the eastern part suffered heavy casualties, 500,000 Russian troops lost 56%, more than half, and more than 200,000 remained, and the morale was low, which was the best choice.

This time, the tank did not choose to attack during the day, but chose the night, the Russian army did not expect at all, at this time, the Chinese army, did not hold the city defense, but wanted to annihilate them, more than 200 heavy tanks rushed directly into the barracks, in order to guard against the barracks built by ordinary infantry, in front of the tanks, like half of the papier-mâché, the battle fought for most of the night, it was over, the Russian army was scattered, the loss of 120,000 on the day, and then, pursued by the tank, lost another 80,000, only 40,000 people remained, Gray fled back to Vladivostok.

When the news of the sneak attack of the Russian army came by telegram and the herald, on the other side, the Russian army from the Ural Mountains no longer dared to stay in the slightest, joking, waiting to be annihilated, they left quickly, Chita regained calm again, and the battle of Chita came to an end.

After Nicholas II learned the news, he did not speak for a long time, and he did not dare to say more about Petervic, and after a long time, Nicholas II said: "You say, are we underestimating the Chinese too much, even if we reorganize an army of 3 million, can we win?" ”

Petwich was very helpless, he knew that the loss of a large number of troops in a short period of time had made Nicholas II lose confidence, but could he give this judgment?

Fortunately, Nicholas II did not force him to answer directly, but just asked him to do a good job in recruiting and training recruits, and a few days later, a batch of 12 tons of gold, paid directly from the Tsar's treasury, for the purchase of various large-caliber artillery and light and heavy machine guns, the war in the Far East, let Russia know one thing, automatic fire and artillery changed the situation of the war, although the Tsar was very painful, but in order to defeat China, take back the territory or do it, after all, in the Lend-Lease Act, the Americans only have conventional weapons, Small arms and automatic fire, and even artillery, have certain specifications, and in order to increase, real money must be spent.

The war situation in the Far East finally stopped, and the Japanese, knowing that Russia had suffered heavy losses, did not dare to stay too long, and withdrew directly, and built a series of fortifications in the north of Korea, China ignored him, just stuck to the Yalu River, this winter, the most critical thing is Siberia and Lanfang in the south, and even the offensive of the Philippines must be carried out, striving to completely expel the power of the great powers from East Asia and Southeast Asia. (To be continued.) )