On the morning of May 23, 1908, Wu Haoxuan had been guarding the staff headquarters and had not even returned home. According to the plan previously drawn up by the General Staff Headquarters, the operation against Russia will begin today. The battle will start first on the Eastern Front. The armies under the Eastern Front Command will launch an offensive against the troops of the Far Eastern Military District of the Russian Army.

Although, it has long been well prepared. However, Wu Haoxuan was still a little nervous. Russia, after all, is one of the world powers. The current strength of the Northern Army and the Northern Government is too weak, and it is difficult to imagine how difficult it is to fight against such a world-class power.

"I hope to be able to win and defeat the Russians in one fell swoop!" Wu Haoxuan thought secretly.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the first telegram sent back from the Eastern Front Command reached Wu Haoxuan. Lieutenant General Shi Deshan, commander of the Eastern Front, reported that the Northern Army had broken through the Russian defense line at Suifenhe and Fuyuan, respectively, and invaded Russian territory. The casualties of the Northern Army were not significant, and now they were attacking in depth. The resistance of the Russian army was more stubborn than expected. However, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army cannot be compared with the Northern Army at all.

After receiving such a telegram, Wu Haoxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least the Northern Army played well at the beginning. Next, the Northern Army advanced to Vladivostok and Boli respectively according to the predetermined plan. The Northern Army, with 11 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry brigade and five heavy artillery brigades, should be enough to deal with the Russian army in the Far East.

Subsequently, a steady stream of telegrams was sent from the Eastern Front Command back to the General Staff Headquarters. This battle was also gradually restored through the telegraph. The Northern Army used powerful artillery fire to launch a surprise attack on the Russian army. The Russian army did not expect the Northern Army to attack at this time, so that it suffered heavy losses when it was caught off guard. The next battle can be expected. The Russian army will not be able to stop the attack of the Northern Army at all, and they will be defeated by the Northern Army in the next battle.

The only chance for the Russian army. It was probably to use the strong fortifications that had already been built to confront the Northern Army. If these fortifications can be used to make the Northern Army pay a heavy price, it may be possible to turn the tide. However, the fortresses and other fortifications of the Russian army are strong. But the heavy artillery units of the Northern Army were not vegetarians either. It remains to be seen what the end result will be.

Vladivostok, the seat of the Russian Far Eastern Governor's Palace, was also the base of the Russian Pacific Fleet. After getting this port. The Russians began to build a lot of construction here, turning the entire city of Vladivostok into a fortress.

In the Far Eastern Governor's Palace, the Russian Governor-General of the Far East, Aleksayev, was on fire. The border defense line painstakingly built by the Russian army was actually broken through in one morning, which made him very dissatisfied. You must know that after the relationship between Russia and the northern government became more and more tense, after receiving an order from the War Department, he ordered the Russian army to start building a defensive line and prepare to resist the attack of the Northern Army.

Governor Aleksayev was not a fool either. He knew that in the face of the Northern Army, the strength of the Russian army in the Far East was completely at a disadvantage. In war, you can only go on the defensive. That's why he hoped to make up for the disadvantage by making the Northern Army hit its head in front of the Russian army's strong fortifications. Aleksayev believes that the main battlefield will be the Mongolian steppe. As long as the heavy military groups transferred from Europe can win on the Mongol battlefield, they will be able to directly threaten the core of the northern government. This war could have ended with a Russian victory. And before the victory of the East Siberian side. The Far Eastern Military District had to withstand the offensive of the Northern Army. Otherwise, it's all in vain.

"Someone. Give an order to the 17th Infantry Division, the 22nd Infantry Division, to rush to Pogranichny and reinforce General Vasily. Also, tell General Vasily that I don't care what way he does it. It is necessary to resist the attack of the Northern Army and buy us enough time. Governor Aleksandr ordered solemnly.

He was well aware that it would take a long time for Russia to mobilize troops from Europe to Eastern Siberia. It will also take a lot of time to launch an offensive from Eastern Siberia and defeat the army of the Northern Army in the Mongolian steppe. This makes the army of the Far Eastern Military District of the Russian Army. It will take a little longer to see the victory. Otherwise, the Russian army will suffer a crushing defeat.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor." A communications officer nodded.

Subsequently, Governor Aleksayev personally drafted a telegram and sent it to St. Petersburg for help. The number of troops of the Russian army in the Far East is too small, and it will be extremely disadvantageous in the war. Therefore, he needs more reinforcements, more artillery and other technical weapons. Although, the Trans-Siberian Railway has not yet been built, and the Far Eastern Military District will not be able to get supplies from land. However, the government of the North did not have a navy, which allowed the Far Eastern Military District to receive supplies from the sea. It's just that it takes more than two months to send a fleet from the Baltic or Black Sea to transport troops and supplies to Vladivostok. Once it enters winter, the port will be frozen, and the Russian army will not want to get any supplies. Therefore, the supply of the Russian army must be fast.

St. Petersburg, the capital of Russia, Hermitage. Originally, Tsar Nicholas II lived in a summer palace outside the city. However, the war is about to begin. If he lives outside the city any longer, it will not be conducive to the affairs of the state. Ministers can't get in a carriage and run dozens of kilometers to the summer palace every day to report to him about state affairs. In this case, the fighter will definitely be delayed.

At the time of the attack of the Northern Army, it was still two o'clock in the morning in St. Petersburg, and Tsar Nicholas II and the military ministers of the Russian government were still asleep.

After the declaration of war between the two sides, the Russian Minister of War Sukhokhomlinov was in a state of high tension. However, the Northern Army did not launch an offensive for a long time, and the Russian Army did not have the strength to attack, so the real war did not start immediately.

But Sukhhomlinov was always on the lookout for a surprise attack by the Northern Army. However, Sukhhomlinov was not young after all, and soon he could not support it.

On May 23, he was asleep. However, a sharp knock on the door woke him up.

"What's going on?" Sukhhomlinov asked.

"Your Excellency, the war has begun. The Northern Army took the initiative to attack. The adjutant outside the door said loudly.

"Hell! Prepare the carriage and go to the War Department right away. Sukhhomlinov fell asleep all at once. After getting dressed, I got into a carriage and headed to the War Department.

At the same time, he sent people to report to Tsar Nicholas II, Prime Minister Kokovsev and others.

By daybreak, Sukhomlinov had already received a telegram from the Governor's Palace in the Far East. The Russian army was defeated at the beginning of the war, which made Sukhomlinov's face very ugly. Subsequently, the telegram sent by Aleksayev, the governor of the Far East, for help, made Sukhomlinov realize that the war situation in the Far East seemed to be worse than he expected. This also means that it may be even more difficult for the Russian Army to win this war.

After daybreak, Sukhomlinov went to the Winter Palace to meet Tsar Nicholas II and report him on the latest situation in the war.

"Your Majesty, the war has begun at two o'clock this morning. The Chinese threw in more than 100,000 troops and launched separate attacks on the Far Eastern Military District. Sukhhomlinov said.

"Have we resisted the onslaught of those yellow-skinned monkeys?" Nicholas II asked. Although he is conceited, he is not a fool. He also knows that the strength of the Far Eastern Military District is too weak, and in this war, I am afraid that the situation will be very bad.

"Your Majesty, the Chinese offensive is very strong, and they also have a large number of heavy artillery, including hundreds of heavy artillery pieces of more than 150 mm caliber alone. The fortifications we painstakingly built were badly damaged under heavy shelling by the Chinese. The army suffered heavy casualties. Therefore, it is impossible to resist the attack of the Chinese. At dawn, the Chinese had already broken through our border defense line and were breaking through in depth. The Far Eastern Military District is trying its best to stop the Chinese offensive. Sukhholmlinov replied truthfully. Of course, he attributed everything to the fact that the attack power of the Northern Army was too strong and used a large number of heavy artillery. The Russian Army was negligent in guarding against it, and it did not mention the fact that it could not be caught off guard.

Even then, Tsar Nicholas II's face was already gloomy. The Russian army is at a disadvantage, which makes His Majesty the Emperor, who is trying his best to wage war, very faceless.

"Tell Aleksayev to resist the attack of those yellow-skinned monkeys! He had more than 200,000 troops, and with strong fortifications, he was perfectly capable of doing this. Nicholas II said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sukhhomlinov nodded.

"Besides, we can't just defend, we have to fight back against those yellow-skinned monkeys." Nicholas II made a request.

"Your Majesty, we are under-armed in the Far East and can only defend passively. As for the Eastern Siberian region, troops are being gathered, and it is impossible to launch an offensive. Sukhhomlinov replied stiffly.

"I don't care! How to fight back is your own business. I just have to see the results! Nicholas II said stubbornly.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Sukhhomlinov nodded. There is no doubt that Nicholas II has another problem for him!

"Your Majesty, Governor Aleksayev requests us to provide support to the Far Eastern Military District by sea. He needed a large number of soldiers, artillery, as well as ammunition and food so that the Far Eastern Military District could hold out longer in the war. Sukhkhomlinov continued. (To be continued......)

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