Chapter 958: Sweeping through Siberia

Soon after Germany launched the Emperor's offensive against the Entente, Huaxia finally officially declared war on the Russian Provisional Government, and the pretext for declaring war was naturally the debt of the Russian Provisional Government, which used to be paid by the United States, Britain and France, so the Russians could get a large amount of materials from Huaxia, but with the establishment of the Russian Provisional Government, friends became enemies, and the Entente naturally would not pay, but at the same time, the Russian Provisional Government withheld all the Chinese materials located in Russia in order to enhance its own strength. As for the question of how to pay, there is not a word about it, not to mention that Huaxia originally planned to move Russia, even if it did not plan to fight, such a thing would lead to the outbreak of war!

After the agreement between Germany and the Russian Provisional Government, the German Army also left nearly 100,000 combat troops in Russia, and the main task of this force was to help the Russian Provisional Government eliminate any resistance and consolidate the dominance of the Provisional Government...... However, the reality was that although Germany did not recognize the Chinese occupation of Russia, it did not want to fall out completely, and its help to Russia was limited to training troops and returning prisoners and some supplies. Not only did the German troops stationed in Russia not participate in the battle against China, but even the Russian troops that fought with China did not appear with German-made weapons, and when Huaxia and Germany re-agreed, Germany's return of materials and prisoners to the Russian Provisional Government also came to a standstill..........

An army that has just been established and cannot even be completely suppressed by the opposition at home will naturally establish an effective defense in the face of an attack from China. Judging from the northern route, the only strong resistance that Nie Shicheng encountered was an infantry division and an artillery regiment of the Russian Army near Irkutsk. This is already the largest heavy army group left by Russia in the Far East. However, in the face of more than 100,000 Chinese troops. This divisional battle group didn't even last a day before it was swept away. And Nie Shicheng's remaining tasks can almost be described as sweeping along the Trans-Siberian Railway. As for the area around the railway, it was handed over to the follow-up garrison troops to be responsible for cleaning up, and although these second-line troops were inferior in combat effectiveness, they were superior in scale, and they could completely clear the resistance along the lines of communication one by one according to the lines of communication.

For Nie Shicheng, the real challenge is not the frontal attack of the opponent, because the war has been fought to this extent. The Russian Army simply could not confront the Chinese Army head-on, and the real trouble was the long geographical distance, as well as the protection of the lines of communication. More important is the suppression of the surrounding resistance, and the guerrillas are the first and last enemy that a regular army has to face! And Xu Jie, who is a traverser. The ......... that had already been figured out how to deal with it before the official war began.

Russia can be described as vast and sparsely populated. This is especially true in the Far East, where the support of a living civilian population is a prerequisite for a guerrilla force to successfully carry out its operations. And if this basic condition is lost, then there will be no soil for guerrilla warfare to grow, so all Xu Jie has to do is to gather the Russian civilians scattered all over the place, and then manage them in a unified manner. This is not a simple cage policy, it is not a restriction to make the Russians really stop resisting, and at the same time, it is necessary to make the Russians understand that they will have a better life in China, and they will not be oppressed by the nobles of the past.

So after centralizing. All that remains is to give them a job and pay them well. This will be a crucial period of stability, and now Huaxia does need a group of manpower to provide all kinds of materials needed by the expeditionary force, and it is too difficult to understand the rear transportation, and it is most convenient to use the existing local materials and equipment for processing. The final step is to mix and match indigenous people with newly arrived immigrants. Of course, all this will take a long time to achieve. …。

Nie Shicheng walked this road easily, Ma Yukun walked all the way equally comfortable, for those powerful factions in Central Asia, Huaxia did not implement strong military means, but negotiated with them, as long as they can provide the road and the materials needed along the way, then Huaxia can provide them with weapons and other support. You can play whatever you like, as long as it doesn't affect the passage of Huaxia. Therefore, apart from the initial large-scale clashes with local civilian forces in order to control the Balksh Lake area, Ma Yukun's troops did not have much large-scale fighting to fight, and of course, there were ......... in skirmishes against various horse bandits to ensure the safety of the communication lines.

The only thing that needs to be fought is Peng Yi's mid lane. They stabbed like a sharp blade directly into the depths of Russia...... After the capture of Rubtsovsk, they engaged in a large-scale battle with some of Denikin's troops and local Russian troops, who were temporarily living in Omsk. Denikin and Kolchak's troops were equipped with equipment from China, so they built a training camp for this follow-up unit in the Omsk region, where they were trained with equipment and equipment. When the Russian Civil War broke out, the Tsar-loyal Denikin Training Force quickly took over the local government and continued to supply troops and supplies to Denikin and Kolchak's troops who were fighting in Eastern Europe. Of course, with only supplies in and out, the stockpiling of equipment and ammunition in this area was rapidly decreasing, but even so, Denikin refused to abandon the fortress and tried to get in touch with the Entente, and then continued to cooperate with Huaxia to support the war on the front line with Huaxia's resources.

But alas. The Entente were willing to continue to help the troops they had trained, but Huaxia was not willing to continue to help. The two sides turned from partners into enemies. And Denikin's rear will naturally become the key target of attack in China, and it has to be said that Denikin's troops are indeed far stronger than the ordinary Russian army, even if they are reserve soldiers, their quality is stronger than that of the Russian border guards that Nie Shicheng dealt with. However, in the face of Peng Yi's troops, which had the dual advantage of equipment and troops, after holding out near Omsk for less than 4 days, Denikin's last and largest reserve force was completely wiped out, and a total of 30,000 people were wiped out ..........

And after clearing this force, Peng Yi's battle was just the beginning. As the Russian core got closer and closer, the resistance of the local people, especially the aristocracy, became more and more fierce. And as the largest royalist force in Russia, Denikin and Kolchak must not watch their rear bases be eaten away little by little. Many of the troops that had been used to fight the Russian provisional government were brought back from the front to defend against Peng Yi's attack, which slowed down due to logistical problems, and the two sides eventually faced off near Kurgan. Peng Yi needed time to consolidate his rear, and Denikin also needed to concentrate his forces to deal with the decisive battle. The only difference is that Peng Yi has a strong country that provides him with everything he needs, while Denikin's troops have lost almost all of their replenishment capabilities.

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