After the establishment of the Northeast Wartime Management Committee, it was the highest military and political organ in the Northeast region, and it was not only under the management of the Liaoning, Jihei, and Hei Provincial Committees, but even the Northeast Theater that had been established before was also included in the jurisdiction of the Committee.

However, the commander-in-chief of the Northeast region is not dissatisfied with this administrative change, on the contrary, he is very welcome. Second, Qin Zheng is the chairman of the committee, and although Qin Zheng has now been transferred to the administrative system, he is still regarded by the military as his old superior, and he has a high prestige in the army, and he understands military affairs, so he can rest assured that he is in charge of the military and political affairs in the northeast region, and there is no need to worry that the local administration will seize the military's resources.

So when Qin Zheng first arrived in Shenyang, he specially rushed to Shenyang from Harbin and reported to Qin Zheng on the current preparations and offensive plans in the Northeast Theater.

Now the People's Army can basically be regarded as fully prepared for battle, the 2nd and 3rd armies have all been deployed in Harbin, and the personnel killed in the early war have also been replenished, so now that the establishment of these two armies is full, the combat effectiveness of the two armies has naturally been completely restored, and after the early battles, the combat experience and actual combat capability of the two armies have been greatly enhanced.

Moreover, at this time, the 5th Army stationed in Vladivostok also allocated 2 divisions to take over the daily garrison in the Harbin area, which could also allow the 2nd and 3rd armies to fully devote themselves to the operation against Russia.

In other respects, the KPA's cavalry unit was also expanded to two brigades, numbering more than 10,000 people, because in the early battles, the KPA captured tens of thousands of horses from the Japanese and Russian armies, so there was also a basis for expanding the size of the cavalry, after all, in this era, the cavalry was still an important combat force on the battlefield. In addition to this, there are two armored trains, two self-propelled guns, 12 car-towed guns, 15 warrior cars, 18 amphibious tanks are in place, and 4 more fixed-wing aircraft.

Among the fixed-wing aircraft, there are two of the latest two-seater aircraft, due to the use of more powerful engines, so the take-off weight and flight radius are larger, both to add a pilot, but also to carry another 300 kg **, and at full load, the flight radius is also expanded to 220 km, in the case of light load, it can reach 300 km. Although the machine gun synchronous brake is still in the state of development due to its complex structure, it has not been officially installed in the aircraft, but a 7.62 mm machine gun is installed in the back seat of the aircraft, which is controlled by the pilot in the back seat, and it can be regarded as the official installation of airborne weapons, so it is initially equipped with air combat capabilities and ground attack capabilities.

It can be said that at present, the People's Army is strong and strong, and everything is ready, and it can launch an attack on the Russian army just waiting for an order.

According to the reconnaissance of the People's Army, the total strength of the Russian army is now about 120,000, although the Russian army has set up its headquarters in Manchuria, but it has also arranged a part of the troops in Chita, as the rear of the Russian army, so the Russian army stationed in Manchuria will not exceed 100,000, and the total strength of the People's Army is more than 150,000. Moreover, it is now the beginning of April, and it is less than a month before the resumption of transportation on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and the Russian army's materials, equipment, and preparations are definitely insufficient.

At present, the headquarters of the People's Army is located in Harbin, and the forward position has been extended to Qiqihar, while the headquarters of the Russian army in Manchuria is located in Hulunbuir, and the distance between Harbin and Manchuria is about 800 kilometers, and it takes about 3 to 40 hours even if it is a train; even if the forward positions of the two sides are calculated, there is a distance of nearly 400 kilometers from Qiqihar to Hulunbuir. Therefore, this will be the farthest war ever fought by the People's Army since its formation.

Although before this, the People's Army had crossed more than 2,000 kilometers of the sea and attacked Vladivostok successfully, but at that time the People's Army had fully mastered the sea control, and the logistics line could ensure unimpeded, and after passing Qiqihar, it went out of Heilongjiang to see the Mongolian region, which is no longer within the control of the People's Army, and in the past 20 years, Russia has not only been peeking into China's northeast region, but also eyeing the Mongolian region, coupled with the incompetence of the Qing court itself, so the Russian forces have infiltrated the Mongolian region on a large scale, bribed the Mongolian princes and nobles, and provoked Mongolian-Han relations and incitementAfter decades of operation, Russia has also succeeded in pulling out a group of Mongolian magnates.

During the preparation period, the People's Army has sent a small force out of Qiqihar to the west, and built garrisons in Gannan, Zhalantun, Boketu, Bahrain and other places to respond to the westward march of the army in the future, while the Russian army sent cavalry to attack and harass, and the People's Army also dispatched cavalry to protect these garrisons, and dozens of skirmishes have occurred on both sides, with casualties among each other, but many Mongolian cavalry troops have been found in the enemy army.

However, the good news for the People's Army is that the Russian army did not destroy the railway line from Harbin to Manchuria, because Russia has not given up on reoccupying the northeast region, and even retaking Vladivostok, and the railway line is indispensable to recapture these areas, so once the railway line is destroyed, it means that Russia has completely abandoned Northeast China and Vladivostok, since it was after the breakdown of the Portsmouth negotiations, Britain and France decided to enter the war, and Russia saw the hope of retaking these areas, and naturally it would not easily destroy the railway line, and this was of course beneficial to the offensive of the People's Army。

On the whole, the Russian army is currently mainly defensive, and the defense line starts from Hulunbuir, if the two sides are held against each other in this way, Russia will be able to continue to transfer troops and materials from the European part to enhance its strength, and after the British and French expeditionary forces reach the Far East, they will send troops to the east to cooperate with the expeditionary force to fight; and if the People's Army launches an offensive, the Russian army will start to fortify from Hulunbuir, so that the battle line of the People's Army will be extended, and the cavalry will attack the reinforcement line of the People's Army. Because the Russian army has a certain advantage over the People's Army in the cavalry, plus it can get the support of some Mongolian tribes and banner owners, so this set of tactics is of great practical value, and it is also a tactic used by Russia.

It can be said that this time the People's Army will not only fight against Russia, but also fight against some Mongolian tribes and banner owners, and at the same time, the proportion of cavalry operations in the war will increase, so the battle situation will be more complicated and diverse. In short, if the KPA can protect its logistical supply line in the war, it will basically be able to ensure victory, otherwise it will not only fail, but may also suffer heavy losses.

In view of the current situation and the comparison of the strength of the two sides, after consulting with the commanders of the 2nd and 3rd armies, they also formulated targeted tactics, first determined that the forward headquarters of the People's Army will be located in Yakeshi, which is only about 60 kilometers away from Hulunbuir, and can directly launch an attack on the Russian army, and the People's Army has full confidence, as long as the troops and firepower of the People's Army are in place, it is not too difficult to defeat the defensive positions of the Russian army.

In view of the Russian army's attack tactics, on the one hand, the People's Army should strengthen the protection along the railway, and on the other hand, it should also strive for the opportunity to severely damage the Russian cavalry troops, including the Mongolian cavalry. Although the cavalry of the People's Army is slightly inferior to the Russian army, it has the bonus of the warrior car, so it actually has a considerable advantage.

The plan of the People's Army was to first dispatch an armored train to escort the troops of the 2nd Regiment to march along the railway by train, arrange forward positions in the Yakeshi area, and then increase the number of troops in Yakeshi in the form of troops on foot and heavy baggage transported by train, and then launch an attack on Hulunbuir after gathering sufficient troops. And this time is expected to be in 5-7 days.

On the section from Qiqihar to Boketu, the safety of this distance can be basically ensured because there are more than 20 small fortresses set up by the People's Army along the road, and a cavalry regiment is dispersed into companies to patrol the road.

The People's Army organized two cavalry regiments and two warrior car squads to patrol and protect the KPA's transport trains along the railway line between Boketu and Yakeshi, and it was also a cavalry unit that attracted the Russian army to concentrate its forces to annihilate the KPA.

Considering that after the KPA strengthened its protection of the railway line, it was difficult for a small cavalry force to pose a major threat to the railway line, so the Russian army could only gather more troops to attack the KPA reinforcement line if it wanted to delay the advance of the KPA and hold the current defensive line. Moreover, the annihilation of the cavalry units of the People's Army will be a huge attraction to the Russian army, if the cavalry units of the People's Army can be annihilated, then the Russian army's attack on the People's Army's supply line will be much easier, and the Russian cavalry still has a certain advantage over the People's Army, and with the help of the Mongolian army, it is very likely that the Russian army will take a large assembly army and the People's Army cavalry to have a main force. And the People's Army also took this opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Russian cavalry, and then calmly attacked the positions of the Russian army.

The only thing KPA is uncertain about at the moment is how to deal with the Mongol army, which is a Mongol tribe that it may encounter along the way.

Qin Zheng very much agreed with the plan formulated by the Northeast Theater and believed that it could be implemented according to the plan. As for the Mongolian tribes that may be encountered along the way, in accordance with the usual principle of the people's army, they should first show goodwill, even if the other side does not accept it, as long as they are not enemies of the people's army, they can maintain goodwill. If you insist on opposing the People's Army, then you don't have to be polite and treat you as an enemy.