Chapter 161 Siberian Cold Stream (III)

Lu Zhenming looked at the veteran and felt a slaughter.

He was the first in the first period of the Lu Dynasty, the first young and strong sect in the army, and the backbone of the emperor's direct line, the Cining faction. He had been grudged by Mu Tie for years and had been furious. This time, the new emperor took drastic measures to rectify the army, kicked off a group of old men on the excuse, and promoted him to Sanji and helped him to the position of chief officer of the front army. This made him cry more heroic in tears.

With the victory in a row, he, an elite general manager of the General Staff who was in his forties, also became more confident. He had made up his mind to show his whole face.

But he was not a reckless man after all. After years of systematic military education, he led his homework in the General Staff, so he used to analyzing and judging everything with a careful and objective perspective of the staff. He did not know less about the current difficulties and situations of the troops than Du Zhi, but when he reached his current position, his focus on many things was too different from that of a simple staff member.

He didn't think about the positive and negative issues that Xiao Ming mentioned, but now after listening to it, the increasingly fierce fire in his heart finally began to gradually calm down.

Indeed, victory is certainly the icing on the cake, but once it fails, it will definitely be a victory in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. Although it has its own proper command and careful arrangement, it is still the previous "Cat Cat Plan" of the late emperor and Mourinho and others who have made careful formulation and effective execution, and it is also the empire's new weapons and new tactics that can be regarded as a masterpiece.

Although he was holding back his energy and wanted to fully demonstrate his military talent, if he was the first battle, he would...

Thinking of this, Lu Zhenming couldn't help but sweat.

It's been so smooth lately, and there's a lot of less alertness.

But... the chief officer below was very enthusiastic, so he just shrank back like that? Besides, he admitted his mistake to such a small colonel and junior brother...

There is also Xiao Ming, who is his senior but is the deputy. Now he is talking about it without any loss, but it is...

After thinking about it, Lu Zhenming didn't make a decision.

Xiao Ming seemed to see Lu Zhenming's entanglement, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "What Colonel Du said is in line with the art of military affairs. The late emperor taught many times and did not fight unprepared battles. Since that is the case, I think it is better to submit a report by the front army, only write down the actual situation, propose two plans, and ask the base camp to ruling."

The veteran smiled at Lu Zhenming: "What about the commander-in-chief's opinion?"

Lu Zhenming smiled bitterly, but he knew that the other party was giving him a step, and was reminding him, and he made up his mind and nodded: "Just follow the Chief of Staff's opinion."

He paused, looked at the disappointment and astonishment of the troops below, and added: "However, don't change the tactical arrangements of the troops, and prepare for the on-time general attack. I think the final decision of the base camp will come down soon."

night.

Xiao Ming flapped the ashes and smiled at Lu Zhenming: "Zhenming, although I am a little longer than you, you are the chief officer now and I am your helper. I won't hide some words from you."

Lu Zhenming nodded with a respectful expression: "Just asking for a senior brother."

"I have been leading soldiers for more than 20 years, and I know more about the ways here than you." Xiao Ming smiled, "Now the guys below know nothing about it... they are all things that cannot be understood by mind."

He paused and asked again, "Zhenming, you said, we just pounced on us and defeated us. Will we be forgiven or punished, you and me, and the people below, and even the entire Northern Front Army?"

"The heavy place."

Lu Zhenming said without hesitation.

"Why?"

"Because of defeat."

"No, what you said is not comprehensive." Xiao Ming shook his head, "Zhenming, there is another reason, that is, we have never called hardship. If we defeat this, we either mess up the easy things or we lack basic judgment. The problem is not something else, but that we are the chief officials."

Lu Zhenming's body was shocked.

"Zhenming, you are mainly in charge of the combat plan in the General Staff. You still have some thoughts on some things." Xiao Ming smiled, "There are too many rules in this army, you have to be familiar with it. Fighting is not just about map operations, propaganda and incitement, and command in front of the battlefield."

"Thank you for your teachings, brother."

Lu Zhenming answered sincerely.

Beijing, Xishan Base Camp.

Zheng Yu gently lit the telegram manuscript, his expression a little playful.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is normal for the frontline troops to shout about difficulties before attacking." Jiang Sheng said calmly, "With the benefit of complaints, you need to be graceful, so that you can fight more confidently, and there are excuses to defeat. In any case, these people will not lose."

Zheng Yu frowned and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter... The key is what the situation is ahead? Is it just a habitual complaint, or is the situation really serious?"

"Based on my understanding and intuitive judgment, it is not easy to prepare for the offensive in such a short time." Jiang Sheng said slowly, "It is very difficult to work in severe cold, solid fortresses, frozen soil, ice and snow, and soil. The natural environment is very harsh. Our aircraft are also very dangerous in the wind and snow. Logistics transfer is also stepping up the diversion of passages. This all takes time."

Zheng Yu remained silent.

"If I ask for my opinion, I tend to postpone it appropriately." Jiang Sheng said, "This battle can only be won but not defeated. Our army is working hard on an expedition. The important thing about attacking a solid fortress is to make a concerted effort. Once the attack is frustrated, our army's morale will inevitably be depressed and the enemy's morale will be strong, so the battle will last for a long time. Instead of doing so, it is better to prepare carefully and go down in one go."

Zheng Yu turned to being transferred back to the base camp and became a staff member. Yue Yingqian, who was a little depressed recently: "General Yue, what do you think?"

Yue Yingqian was dissatisfied with Jiang Sheng and others. At this moment, he saw the emperor asking, and naturally became energetic. He secretly figured out the emperor's intentions and had some convictions in his heart. He said confidently: "In the foolish opinion of the ministry, the chief executive said deeply. However, the gains and losses here must also consider the Russian reinforcements, so it is necessary to understand that the Russian army dispatch is actually necessary."

Zheng Yu nodded.

"In my foolish opinion, this war is of great importance and cannot be delayed for a long time." Yue Yingqian said, "When Siberia is in this season, if it delays, the front line will probably stop under the strong city and its morale will be lost. There will be another blizzard, and the entire army will be shaken. Not to mention other things, the Russians will take the opportunity to counterattack, but the overall situation will be deteriorated, and the national war will be unpredictable."

"That's what General Yue means..."

"We must strictly denounce the behavior of fearing the enemy and avoiding war on the front line." Yue Yingqian said, "This battle is related to the victory and defeat of the country, the rise and fall of the country. We should imitate the decisive battle between the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and 1894-1895. The entire army will advance but not retreat, die but not live, and all behaviors of fearing the enemy and avoiding war on the spot. With this military order, the entire army will be deterred. With our army to decide to die, the Russian city can fight in one battle."

Zheng Yu looked at the firm senior officer and nodded without comment after a while.

Everyone was talking again.

Until everyone expressed their opinions, Zheng Yu spoke slowly and everyone listened quietly.

"What you said is reasonable, but there is one thing." Zheng Yu said, "The key to this battle against Russia is that although it depends on the victory on the main battlefield, I have never expected that it can crush Russia's resistance by relying on the frontal attack."

"What I ask for is not a peace that both sides suffer, nor a long-lasting tug-of-war. If I ask for a complete victory, then the front battlefield is just an introduction." Zheng Yu took a deep breath, "The key to victory is still in Russia."

Many uninformed people were moved.

"We have made arrangements in Russia. As long as the frontal battlefield can always remain undefeated and put pressure on the Russians, if we don't have to fight, they will be in a mess." Zheng Yu said, "So the key to this battle is that we only consider the success or failure of the battle. Since that's the case, then things will be simple."

Soon, the command from the base camp arrived at the headquarters of the Central Xianbei Lisan Front and agreed to postpone the general attack until December 15th. Lu Zhenming did not hesitate when he saw the order and ordered the entire army to speed up the preparations for the attack. A large number of Mongolian herders, local Ewenki people and Northeast residents were transferred up, braved the north wind and drove the sleds to transport supplies and participated in the construction of fortifications. The logging team also worked day and night to speed up the logging of wood. The seized Russian military vehicles continuously transported combat supplies to the front line.

Starting from December 12, the Chinese heavy artillery units and floating troops had begun unprecedented firepower preparations. By December 15, the attacking troops had completed the allocation of troops and firepower and material preparations as planned.

Ulan-Ude.

In the distance, the rolling smoke and dust from the Chinese artillery group burst into a barrage that stretched for dozens of kilometers. The earth trembled. In the air, the Chinese airship flew towards the Russian fortress from all directions and dropped bombs from a height of more than 2,600 meters. The towering Russian brick and stone fortresses, cement forts, trenches, trenches, castles, and outer chest walls trembled, collapsed, and shattered in the explosion. The terrified Russian infantry was curled up in the anti-aircraft artillery holes, hidden parts and underground tunnels, holding their heads to pray for God's grace.

At the frontier station of the Chinese Army, soldiers of the Chinese Army Imperial Guard were wearing black mixed cold-proof coats, white snow windbreakers, wrapped in white cotton cloth, and a steel helmet with a blended thermal lining, waiting for the order to attack.

In this era, the Imperial Guards of the Chinese Empire were the most fully armed land warriors. Their individual equipment mainly includes:

The three-type improved rifle, the prototype gun is the English Li Enfeld rifle, with a caliber of 7.7 mm, inheriting Enfeld's rotating bolt, with a front lock and short stroke structural characteristics. Like Enfeld, it is currently the fastest firing and most powerful bullet-type rifle in the world. This type of rifle uses a double-row supply magazine of twenty rounds of bullets. The well-trained Chinese Imperial Guards can achieve a firing rate of more than 30 rounds per minute. When hit by a joint **, the fierce firepower is almost comparable to the later semi-self

Moving rifle. In another time and space, the British army equipped with Li Enfeld's fire line made the German army suffering from attacking with Mauser rifles. The fierce rifle shooting of the British army was used as the strafing of countless machine guns. The fierce firepower made the surviving German veterans unforgettable for life. The exquisitely structured Li Enfeld's rifle was designed from the very beginning to target the needs of the vast British Empire, which was spread across latitudes and longitudes, and the meteorological and geography were different, so it had a high degree of reliability and applicability.

In addition, the Chinese army made drastic improvements in reference to the modification of the Enfeld short rifle Mkiii* during World War I in another time and space, removed some unpractical and hindered mass production designs, cancelled the magazine partition lock, turned the upper part into a detachable magazine at the lower part to directly supply the bullet, removed the volley light gate, installed a sight-type sight, and redesigned the bayonet and bamboo shoots. The modified Huajun Three-type rifle has become the well-deserved rifle king of this era: fast firing speed, accurate shooting, good firepower sustainability, highly reliable, suitable for various meteorological and geographical conditions, and there is no problem of stuck fire in the most harsh battlefield environment.

On the outside of the snow windbreaker with a military uniform on his chest, there were slanted cross-shaped military straps, four standard pull-up grenades and two spare magazines. On the waist, a bayonet was hung on the left, and two 50 rounds of cowhide ammunition boxes were hung on the front waistband. Each ammunition box was filled with five boxes of bullets, twenty rounds each in a cardboard box.

Behind the back, unlike the simple off-shoulder rucksack of the National Defense Forces, the Royal Guards have a standard shoulder-back military rucksack, with a canvas strap underneath. The military belt passes through the long strap, and the size is very accurate. The military strap is also worn from the canvas strap cover behind the military strap and is worn on the chest, firmly fixing the military strap on the back.

On the side of the military backpack, the canvas side pocket contains two simple waterproof bullet boxes, each with thirty bullets, so the entire bullet carrying capacity reaches 220 rounds.

Behind the backpack, there is a wooden steel shovel produced in Handan, Wuhan or Nanjing obliquely. An aluminum military kettle is hung on the side of the backpack. The low-concentration rice wine is contained inside to prevent freezing and can also help soldiers increase calories. The shoulder bags tied on the backpack are mainly towels and first aid kits. The first aid kits include medical alcohol, bandages, and hemostasis bags.

In the backpack, the bottom is a sleeping bag filled with woolen cotton. The military blanket is not carried because it is a positional attack. The above is a two-day reduced-dry field food. It is eaten when it is out of cooking or surrounded. It includes two canned vegetables and meat, dried salt and tofu, dried fish fillets, air-dried beef, barley biscuits, and even a canned tin kestro for heating and night lighting. A pair of low-waisted warm military shoes are tied behind the backpack for emergency backup.

Such an Imperial Guard rifleman weighs 30 kilograms in full suit, including rifles and helmets, and almost caught up with the weight of a small rural daughter-in-law. Therefore, many new recruits joked that they said: "Fight with their wives on their backs".

Frontier Observation Institute of the Group.

The regiment commander Cai E, the commander of the regiment, held the Eight-Time military telescope and observed the Russian military fortifications opposite, with a serious expression.

In the battle of the Baikal Front after annihilation, Cai E led the team to defend the left flank and blocked the offensives of Kampf and Samsonov's troops in succession. Later, he cooperated with the main force to chase and annihilate the remaining enemies. Lun Gong was rewarded and obtained another second-class Xuanwu, which also took root with a solid record among the arrogant generals of the Royal Imperial Guard.

This time, his regiment was responsible for capturing the most important position No. 4. However, Cai E understood that although the south was flat, it was suitable for troops to be deployed, but due to its geographical location, it must be a place where the Russian army was closely guarded. According to the defense map, this was also the place where the Russian army had the most tight defense.

Cai E knew in his heart that this was a feint attack, which was to use the reputation of the Imperial Guards and their fierce attack power to attract the Russian firepower and troops, creating conditions for key attacks on the flanks.

But Cai E was not satisfied with being a supporting role. He knew in his heart that no one of the senior commanders of the Imperial Guards was willing to be a supporting role, and even the division commander did not mention the word feint when assigning tasks.

The Imperial Guard must be the protagonist in all wars in the Chinese Empire. If it is not the protagonist, it becomes the protagonist through its own efforts. After all, in the war, the protagonist and supporting characters may change each other at any time.

Because he represented the highest force of the Chinese Empire, the imperial emperor, and even the empire itself.

If the National Defense Forces still need to carry out meticulous ideological and political work before the war, and mobilize before the war, the Royal Guard only needs the emperor's edict, and nothing else is necessary. Because the history, tradition, day after day education, word of mouth, and the predecessors' hearing, everything about the domestic royal industry, the future of individuals and even the entire family, tell these soldiers at all times: One day is the Imperial Guard, and one's life is a member of this big family. From entering the barracks to your death, as long as you fight bravely and work hard, you can live a life that is many times higher than other national standards, and you can walk along a Golden Avenue.

Cai E looked at his watch.

Five minutes left.

He turned his head and patted the Chief of Staff Geng Jiwu next to him: "Old Geng, inform the troops to prepare. Just look at the signal flare and start the action."

Geng Jiwu nodded and yelled at the messenger.

Soon, the order to "tidy up the equipment" began to be heard in the various stations of the Chinese army. The Chinese army officers and soldiers formed in groups to do the last equipment inspection. The sergeant commander loudly emphasized the key points of the attack and combat, and then the squad leader of each squad repeated the combat formation and arrangement of their respective soldiers, and allocated each group.

On the main position of the Chinese army, colorful signal flares rose.

The Chinese army's barrage began to move to the rear of the Russian position, and the Chinese army immediately rang out of the position. Amid the roar of the platoon leader of the Chinese army, the white figure jumped out of the trench and pulled out the evacuated scattered soldiers, fifteen meters apart, and wave after wave.

The one who rushed in the front was the Chinese army's firepower player, who was moving forward and firing without stopping. The dense firepower of light machine guns, three-type rifles, and grenade launchers approached and suppressed the remaining Russian army's firepower points.

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