Shengjing City, Northeast Patrol Embassy. Wu Haoxuan and Wu Xingquan were talking about the current battle situation. Originally, Wu Xingquan was a little worried about going to war with the Russians. However, as the tide of battle progressed, he also put his heart back in his stomach.

"Dad, I just received a telegram today, and we have taken Shuangchengzi and Boli. Two of the three most important cities in the Russian Far East are already under our control. Next, it's Vladivostok. Wu Haoxuan smiled.

"Yes! It seems that Lao Maozi is not as strong as we imagined. Wu Xingquan nodded.

In Wu Haoxuan's memory, except for the Soviet Russian Red Army in later generations, the Russians have always been incompatible with power. If it weren't for the superiority in troops, they would simply not be qualified to become a world power. When confronted with a well-equipped and well-trained army, the Russian* army, which consisted of serfs, was often crushed at the touch of a button. Wu Haoxuan, who is familiar with the history of later generations, knows that whether it is World War I or World War II, the performance of the Russians in the war is not good. Especially in the early days of the war, the losses could be described as very heavy. Had it not been for the fact that the Russians had a large population, far more numerous than their opponents, and a vast territory with a vast defense in depth, they would have been defeated long ago.

"After taking Shuangchengzi and Boli, the next troops will be to clear the Russian army in other places, ensure the safety of the railway line, and prepare for the post-war migration. On the other hand, it is to mobilize heavy troops to besiege Vladivostok. Only by taking Vladivostok and pulling out the last pawn of the Russians in the Far East will we be able to completely occupy the Far East. Wu Haoxuan said.

Wu Xingquan nodded: "In this regard, you just have an idea." However, now the two sides are fighting so vigorously on the eastern front, but the western front is calm. Something doesn't seem right! ”

"The Russian army on the Western Front is trying to find a way to mobilize troops. A large number of troops are moving along the Trans-Siberian Railway towards the Eastern Siberian region. It is estimated that they will not complete their preparations for war until the end of this month. Large-scale battles will break out at the beginning of next month. And we can use this time to completely lay the foundation for victory on the Eastern Front. Then wait for the opportunity to mobilize the army to move westward. Cooperate with the battlefield on the Western Front. Wu Haoxuan explained. Of course, before the two sides start a large-scale battle on the Western Front, skirmishes will certainly occur from time to time. According to information received by the Northern Army, the Russian Cossack cavalry corps had left Irkutsk and entered northern Mongolia. This means that the cavalry of both sides is very likely to encounter them on the Mongolian steppe.

Although the Cossack cavalry had a great reputation, Wu Haoxuan was not worried. First of all. A Cossack cavalry regiment with a total strength of only 26,700 men. The cavalry deployed by the Northern Army in Mongolia has as many as 12 cavalry brigades, with a total strength of nearly 100,000 troops. Secondly, the tactics of the Cossack cavalry, which remained a few decades ago. On the contrary, the cavalry of the Northern Army will give full play to the firepower of their weapons. Use powerful firepower to inflict damage on the enemy's living forces first. Then the cavalry was fully launched to encircle and annihilate the enemy with superior forces. comparatively. If the Cossack cavalry and the cavalry of the Northern Army met, it would certainly not take advantage of it in the slightest.

"So, the Western Front is the main battlefield? Only by defeating the Russians on the Western Front will we be able to force the Russians to admit defeat? Wu Xingquan asked.

Wu Haoxuan nodded, if he wanted to defeat Russia in one fell swoop, it was almost impossible. After all. Russia's center of gravity is in Europe. The Far East and Siberia are simply dispensable for the Russians. Even if the whole of the Far East and Eastern Siberia were lost, it would not cause much damage to Russia. As long as the European part is there, Russia has a chance to make a comeback.

However, the current international situation is tense. The Russians' allies would certainly not allow the Russians to invest too much in Eastern Siberia. In this case, it will affect the power of the Entente bloc in Europe and will not be conducive to the confrontation with the Allied bloc.

Therefore, once the Northern Army has won a decisive victory, even the Russians still want to continue fighting. Britain and France will certainly demand that Russia end the war as soon as possible. After all, the loss of Russia's strength is the loss of the strength of the entire Entente bloc. In the face of persecution by Britain and France, the Russians probably had no choice. On the one hand, Russia is now weak and does not have enough strength to continue fighting. Without loans from the French, the Russians did not even have enough military spending. On the other hand, it annoyed Britain and France, and it did absolutely no good to Russia.

"Dad, don't worry. We have developed a well-developed battle plan. The Russians lost this war. Wu Haoxuan said.

Wu Xingquan nodded, he naturally believed in Wu Haoxuan very much.

The fall of Shuangchengzi and Boli was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Governor of the Far East, Aleksayev. You must know that the war began on May 23 and lasted from June 4 to 13 days, less than half a month. The Russian army has lost more than 150,000 people in these days. You must know that Russia's total strength in the entire Far East is only 240,000. Excluding the troops deployed elsewhere, the defenders of Vladivostok were only more than 70,000 men.

"Damn Vasily, what the hell is he up to? Directly let us lose so many troops. How will this battle continue? "Aleksayev hated Vasily to death. If he could, he even wanted to personally wall Lieutenant General Vasily. It's a pity that Lieutenant General Vasily has now entered the prisoner of war camp of the Northern Army. If Governor Aleksayev wanted to kill him, he would probably have to wait until Vladivostok fell, and then go directly to the prisoner of war camp to kill him.

"Order, all the troops to assemble towards Vladivostok. All armies were brought to the highest state of combat readiness. Also, ask for help from St. Petersburg. We need more reinforcements. We ask them to provide us with support as much as possible by sea. Governor Aleksayev said. Although, the Russian army built what is known as the strongest fortress in the Far East in Vladivostok. However, in the case of a serious shortage of troops, he was not very sure whether he could hold it. The only thing that is fortunate is that the Northern Army does not have a strong navy. Otherwise, Governor Aleksayev would not only have no support, but would also face a land and sea attack, which would have made him defeat faster.

Governor Alekseev's 100,000 urgent telegrams for help, together with war reports, were sent to St. Petersburg. And the crushing defeat of the Russian army in the early days of the war caused an uproar throughout St. Petersburg.

When the war first broke out, the whole of St. Petersburg was optimistic. Their impression of China is that Russia is able to acquire a large amount of territory from China through constant threats and blackmail. Now the Chinese actually dare to go to war with Russia, which is beyond their expectations. But most Russians believe that the valiant Russian* army will easily defeat the Chinese* army and forge a brilliant one.

It's a pity that the development of the battle situation is not at all as they expected. The entire Far East, with the exception of Vladivostok, which was still under the control of the Russian Army, was about to fall under the control of the Northern Army. In addition, the loss of more than 100,000 troops was also a heavy blow for Russia.

"Oh God! How could it be like this? The heroic Russian Army was actually beaten by those yellow-skinned monkeys. Could it be that the army of the great Russian Empire could not even defeat those yellow-skinned monkeys? The angry voice of Tsar Nicholas II resounded through the Winter Palace.

Russia's military ministers could only keep their heads down and let Nicholas II vent his anger. This time, the performance of the Russian army is so bad that even if they want to intercede for the army, they don't know what to say!

War Minister Sukhhomlinov's face was a little pale, he seemed to have seen that the angry tsar would simply dismiss him.

"Your Majesty, from the current point of view, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army has indeed exceeded our expectations. However, the most important thing was that the Northern Army launched an attack before we had completed our preparations for war, which caught us by surprise. Otherwise, we wouldn't have lost so badly. Now the situation in the Far East is indeed tense. But Vladivostok is still under our control. As long as there is Vladivostok, we have not lost yet, and we can also use Vladivostok as a base to gradually launch counterattacks and regain lost ground. Prime Minister Kokoftsev said.

Nicholas II nodded, as if accepting the idea.

"Aleksayev and his army, will they be able to hold Vladivostok? I won't get the news of the fall of Vladivostok soon, will I? Nicholas II looked at Sukhhomlinov.

"Your Majesty, we have the strongest fortifications in the Far East in Vladivostok, as well as quite a few large-caliber fortress guns. Although the Northern Army was equipped with a lot of heavy artillery, it was almost impossible to destroy the defenses of Vladivostok. In addition, we can supply Vladivostok by sea. It was absolutely impossible for the Northern Army to capture Vladivostok. Finally, our preparations for war in the Eastern Siberian region are about to be completed. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of troops will move south to attack the Mongolian steppe. In order to guard against us, the Northern Army will definitely draw other troops. In this way, it will also be beneficial for us to hold Vladivostok. Sukhholmlinov hurriedly said. At the same time, he was relieved. He knew that this time he had passed.

Nicholas II nodded: "Send a telegram to Governor Aleksayev, be sure to give me to defend Vladivostok!" (To be continued......)

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