Luo Yue received the news that the People's Army had won and basically annihilated the Russian army on the northern front at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, so the goal of this operation had been achieved, so Luo Yue immediately ordered the warrior convoy and armored train to rush to Beilin Station immediately, join the 1st Marine Division, and then immediately march west along the railway line to capture Mudanjiang Railway Station.

Mudanjiang Railway Station is located at the confluence of the Mudanjiang River and the Hailan River, in this era is an important city in Jilin Province, of course, there is no Mudanjiang City in this era, the name of this area is called Ningguta, people who like to watch Qing palace dramas should not be unfamiliar with this name, the criminals of the Qing court are usually sentenced to "send Ningguta to fill the army".

Now the Mudanjiang Railway Station is not only the general headquarters of the Russian offensive, but also the eastern gateway of Harbin, so the occupation of Mudanjiang Station not only symbolizes the perfect end of this operation, but also can directly threaten Harbin and mobilize the Russian troops stationed in Shenyang.

At this time, the 1st Marine Division had rested all morning and recovered its energy, so at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, it joined the warrior convoy and armored train, set off from Beilin Station, and went straight to Mudanjiang Railway Station. And arrive at Mudanjiang Railway Station at 5 p.m. At this time, the Mudanjiang Railway Station was already an empty station, and the Russian army had already evacuated from here and retreated to Harbin, so the People's Army occupied the Mudanjiang Railway Station without bloodshed.

It turned out that Lieutenant General Volkov, the chief general of the Russian army, learned the news of the loss of Beilin Station early this morning, although he had not received any news from the Russian army on the northern front at this time, Volkov knew very well that the general trend of the Russian army had gone. In fact, when Volkov received the news of the defeat of the Russian army on the southern front last night, Volkov knew that the Russian army had no chance of winning, so early this morning, he ordered someone to prepare the train and be ready to leave at any time.

Of course, at this time, Volkov still had one last hope, that is, the Russian army on the northern front could smoothly withdraw to the Mudanjiang station, so that the Russian army could also arrange a defensive line along the Mudanjiang River to block the attack of the People's Army and hold the gate of Harbin. But at noon, Volkov finally received the news that the Russian army on the northern front was attacked by the People's Army when crossing the river, and Volkov could only sigh, knowing that his last expectation was also disappointed, and the next step of the People's Army must be to attack Mudanjiang Station, so Volkov boarded the train and ordered to abandon Mudanjiang Station and withdraw to Harbin.

By this time, the war launched by the Russian army in an attempt to retake Vladivostok was also over, this war lasted a total of 9 days, the Russian army invested about 90,000 troops, the strength of the People's Army was 73,000, and the result was that the People's Army annihilated a total of 51,427 Russian troops and captured 27,793 people, including 3 lieutenant generals and 8 major generals, plus the loss and inability to count personnel, the Russian army finally fled back to Harbin, less than 15,000 people, and all the regimental and above formations were all disrupted; in addition, the People's Army also captured 127 artillery pieces, 35,487 rifles, 178 pistols, and 7,610 rounds of various artillery shells, more than 200 rounds of bullets, *1,873 kilograms, 56,912 bayonets, 216 command knives, more than 8,000 donkeys and horses, 374 carriages, 2,738 tents, about 65 tons of grain, about 100 tons of forage, 3 locomotives, 20 carriages.

The KPA itself lost 5,287 soldiers, 8,157 wounded, and 217 lost. Moreover, after the end of this battle, the People's Army not only consolidated Vladivostok, but also pushed the front all the way to the west bank of the Mudanjiang River, only 350 kilometers away from Harbin, where the Russian Far East Governor's Palace is located. More importantly, the People's Army has basically annihilated most of the Russian army's troops except for Shenyang, and it can be said that Harbin now has neither danger to defend nor troops available, and is in an extremely unfavorable situation.

When the news of the victory came back to Qingdao, the members of the military working group were also relieved, to be honest, before this war, they were also a little nervous, because according to the assault plan on Vladivostok formulated by the military working group, after the People's Army captured the line from Vladivostok to Shuangchengzi, the Russian army would definitely transfer Shenyang's forces back to defend Harbin, so that the People's Army of the Northeast Theater could take advantage of the situation to march and occupy Shenyang, and then attack Harbin on two fronts. However, the Russian army's response was somewhat out of the predetermined script, the Russian army did not withdraw from Shenyang on a large scale, only transferred back two divisions, and then scraped together more than 90,000 troops to launch a war to recapture Vladivostok.

If the People's Army cannot win, even if it can finally hold Vladivostok, it will not be able to achieve the goal of mobilizing the Russian army in Shenyang, and this war will develop in the direction of long-term confrontation, which is absolutely unfavorable to the People's Army, after all, the comprehensive strength of the East China government is relatively weak, and it cannot withstand the attrition of a long-term war, and now the East China government is fighting against Japan and Russia at the same time, although the Japanese army's supply line has been cut off, but now the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula still has the strength to fight a war, so long-term attrition, of course, is not good for the people's army。

Although the military working group was still positive about Luo Yue's ability, the operation was still too special, and there were too many difficulties and uncertainties during the war; although the Qingdao direction gave full support to the Far Eastern Theater and transferred a cavalry regiment and a convoy of warriors to enhance the strength of the Far Eastern Division, there was still no bottom in their hearts as to whether or not they could win this battle.

However, Luo Yue finally lived up to expectations and played the best result, and now the entire battle situation is extremely favorable to the People's Army, and the People's Army is not a question of whether it can win, but a question of how much victory it can achieve, and in addition, the cavalry regiment and the warrior convoy sent to the Far Eastern Theater in the later period have played a considerable role, which shows that the work of the military working group is fruitful, so the members of the military working group are naturally much more relaxed.

Xia Bohai said: "After the war is over, this Muling River Battle must be properly summarized, and every detail must be clarified, and then compiled into a case and sent to the whole army to seriously study the experience." ”

Xiao Jianjun also nodded, and said: "It should be at all, this battle is indeed too beautiful, several fighters have been caught quite well, we will often encounter such wars in the future, and it should indeed be compiled into a lesson plan to study, and Luo Yue, this kid is really doing well, and with him in the future, we can rest assured." ”

Although the scale of the First Battle of the Muling River was not small, it was not the largest battle fought by the People's Army; after all, neither side invested more than 100,000 troops, but the scope was so wide that the battlefield was 60 kilometers from north to south and about 40 kilometers from east to west; the battle situation was the most erroneous, with three main battlefields and three secondary battlefields; the largest number of battles took place, with a total of seven battles of more than 10,000 people; and the longest time, totaling five days and four nights, it was indeed very difficult to win this battle; if the experience and operational ideas were sorted out in detail and the whole army could be studied, it would be very helpful to improve the command ability of the generals of the People's Army。

Wang Yunpeng said: "This is still the Qin political commissar who has a vision and has found a good son-in-law." ”

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "They are in free love, we didn't interfere." ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "I have given an order to the Far East Theater to sort out all the relevant materials of this war, hand it over to the Military Commission, and then summarize and sort it out, and after the war is over, let Luo Yue explain it in person, and organize general-level officers to listen." ”

Qin Zheng frowned, and said: "Let Luo Yue speak alone, I'm afraid it's not very good, this time the Far East War is a big game of chess, and the Far East Theater is only a part of the chessboard, but without the cooperation of other troops, it is impossible to win the entire war by relying on the Far East Theater alone, and the other troops are also fighting well, and there are many combat experiences that are worth summarizing, don't highlight Luo Yue alone, and this is not good for Luo Yue." ”

Xia Bohai also nodded, and said: "Lao Qin is right, it is really not good to highlight Xiao Luo alone, I think so, after the war is over, you can hold an exchange meeting, all general-level officers participate, and let the officers who have performed well in this war speak and summarize and introduce their experiences." ”

Qin Zheng immediately said: "Yes, it should be like this." ”

A few people were talking and laughing, when someone came to report: There is a telegram from Tianjin.

Xia Bohai took the telegram and looked at it, and said, "It's Yuan Shikai's letter, let's let go and deal with Duan Qirui." As he spoke, he handed the telegram to the others.

Xu Jichao said: "This Qirui is known as the Tiger of Beiyang, in the old time and space, he can be regarded as a man of the hour, after Yuan Shikai, in addition to Zhang Zuolin, among the Beiyang warlords, there are several Qirui who are the most beautiful, why is he dizzy this time?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said: "It's not surprising, Li Ling Zhiyong! And Duan Qirui's real glory was after Lao Yuan's death, now Duan Qirui is only 40 years old, he is still a little younger, and he has little experience, where he knows the stakes here, this time Duan Qirui is afraid that he will be a mess if he doesn't eat it." ”

Xia Bohai said: "That's Duan Qirui's business, it has nothing to do with us, we have already given Duan Qirui face, if Duan Qirui thinks that we are weak and easy to bully, then it is no wonder that we are not the same, with or without Yuan Shikai's letter, it is the same result." Are the rivers and lakes ready over there?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "Don't worry, it's already ready, it should start tomorrow, let Duan Qirui know that we are powerful, there is no chance for Beiyang to appear in this era, in front of us, it is the dragon that has to be coiled, and the tiger has to lie down, what about the tiger of Beiyang." ”

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Okay, tell the troops on the front line, give me a hard fight, and you must completely annihilate Duan Qirui's department, not only for the victory of this anti-encirclement war, but also for Yuan Shikai and the Qing court." ”