It should be said that Linnevich's consideration is not wrong, because this war began in February 1904, and now it has entered the fourth year, and has completely spent 2 winters, and in these 2 winters, without exception, there have been no large and medium-scale battles, and even small battles of less than 100 people, after all, the winter in the Northeast is too cold, the perennial low temperature is below minus 15 degrees, and the minimum temperature can even reach minus 30 degrees, and most of the area will be covered by more than half a meter of ice and snow, so this is not a suitable season for fighting at all, Russia, Japan, and East China ** are very tacitly agreed that after November every year, until March of the second year, there is no war, and in Linnevich's mind, there should be no exception this year.

It's just that Linnevich didn't know that although the KPA did not start a war in the winter of 1905, it was not idle, and all the troops in the northeast conducted a winter combat training, and each unit had to conduct two field training exercises of more than 10 days to adapt to the long march in the harsh winter weather environment. In this winter training, 37 soldiers were killed and 168 soldiers were frostbitten, but they also accumulated a lot of experience in winter operations, and a number of special auxiliary equipment were specially manufactured for winter operations.

First of all, cotton clothes, cotton pants, leather hats, gloves, leather boots and other conventional equipment, cotton clothes, cotton pants are made of durable and waterproof fabric, and a variety of tactical pockets are designed to facilitate the carrying of bullets, hands** Leather hats can be pulled down to wrap the entire head and face, exposing only the eyes, and equipped with windproof glasses; leather boots are made of cowhide, lined with fur, up to the knee, and the feet have a non-slip design, which can walk in thick snow; gloves are thickened on the back, and the front is slightly thinner, because in the field in winter, almost all gloves must be worn, the back is thickened to keep warm, and the front is thin to facilitate the work of wearing gloves; in addition, each person is also equipped with a white shaky canopy, which is not only an additional layer of protection measures, but also conducive to concealment in the march in the snow。

Generally speaking, although it is conventional equipment, it has been carefully designed by East China in combination with the actual needs of winter training in 1905, which is not only conducive to cold protection and protection, but also convenient for combat.

In addition to conventional equipment, unconventional equipment is to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops in winter operations, the first is skis, marching in the snow is quite difficult, not only slower than the usual march, and the consumption of physical strength is much greater, but the use of skis to slide forward, not only can speed up, but also save a lot of physical strength, it is indeed a necessary artifact for winter operations, murder and arson, and home travel.

During the winter training period of 1905, the Northeast Theater of Operations required East China to manufacture skis, and Qingdao manufactured three styles of skis within one month, with a total of 10 sets of each type, and handed them over to the troops for testing, and then modified and finalized according to the results. After the winter of 1906, all the soldiers in the Northeast Theater began to learn to ski, and now basically every soldier can master the skills of skiing, and in 1906, East China made a total of 150,000 sets of skis, although it is not possible to ensure that all soldiers in the Northeast Theater have a set, but this time, everyone can use skis to march, and it can also greatly improve the speed and efficiency of the march.

With skis, there are naturally sleds. In winter operations, it is of course much more convenient to use sleds to transport needs than wheeled vehicles, not to mention that in the previous battles, the People's Army captured a large number of horses from the Russian army, in addition to some transferred to the cavalry for expansion, there are more than 5,000 horses used to pull carts and carry loads, and there are more than 800 sled dogs.

At the beginning, the traverser thought that this was a group of "Erha", and they didn't know what to do with them, because in the old time and space, the destructive power of "Erha" was famous, but later interrogated the Russian prisoners to know that this was not the pet "Erha" in the old time and space, but the famous Siberian sled dog. When it comes to the ability to pull sleds, sled dogs are the best choice, and Siberian sled dogs are the best among them.

Siberian Husky is a primitive ancient dog breed, the ancestors can go up to the Neolithic Age, mainly live in northeast Siberia, southern Greenland, belongs to the medium-sized working dog, small and sturdy, compact body, with a very thick coat, so it is very adaptable to the polar climate environment, and has great strength, good endurance, so it was trained from a very early age to pull sleds, participate in large-scale hunting activities, protect villages, and guide reindeer and guards. However, this breed of dog is still not well-known, in the old time and space, the Siberian Husky was introduced to Alaska by American traders from Siberia in the early 20th century, and in 1909, it appeared in the dog race in Alaska, and it became known to the world.

Of course, the Russians know the usefulness of Siberian Huskies, so they have also trained a large number of Siberian Husky dogs in the Far East to transport materials, although Russia has built the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting Europe and the Far East, but the scope along the railway is limited after all, and there are many places that rely on animal transportation, and Siberia has been covered with ice and snow for nearly half a year, and Siberian Husky dogs can play a great role. There are about 1,500 Siberian sled dogs in the Russian army, but most of them have been captured by the KPA.

The traversers naturally know the role of Siberian Huskies, so they got this batch of Siberian Huskies, the People's Army has experimented, a Siberian Husky can pull 50-60 kg of sled weight for a long time, and Siberian Husky is usually a group of 4-8, a group of 8 Siberian Husky dogs, can pull about 400-500 kg of sleds, excluding the weight of the sled and the Siberian Husky food, the actual weight is between 200-250 kg. That's a lot of capacity.

Comparing Siberian Husky and horses, a Mongolian horse can pull about 400 kg of sleds, which is roughly the same as that of a group of 8 Siberian Husky dogs, and the Three Hippos or Don Hippopotamus can even pull 500-600 Sleds, but a Mongolian horse eats 20-25 kg a day, and the Three Hippos or Don Hippopotamus is up to 30-40 kg, while 8 Siberian Husky dogs eat only 10-12 kg per day, and horses are much worse than Siberian Husky in terms of cold tolerance. However, the Siberian Husky eats mainly meat or fish, which is much more expensive than a plant-based horse. This is also the reason why the Russian army only has more than 1,500 Siberian Husky dogs.

However, more than 800 Siberian sled dogs, the People's Army can still afford to raise, so while learning to train sled dogs, while manufacturing sleds in Qingdao, but more than 800 Siberian sled dogs are certainly not enough, so Qingdao has made three types of sleds, large and medium, the negative weight of small sleds is 150-200 kg, pulled by a group of 4 Siberian sled dogs; the negative weight of medium sled dogs is 300-400 kg, pulled by a group of 8 Siberian sled dogs or a horse, and the negative weight of large sleds is 600-700 kg, pulled by two horses, so that large, medium and small cooperate with each other, flexible and convenient, and greatly improved the mobility of the KPA.

There is also a piece of equipment is kerosene stove, because it is not easy to ignite in winter, and it is difficult to find combustibles, and it is easy to be found by the enemy when starting a fire in the field, and the kerosene chariot is easy to burn, the minimum combustible temperature can reach minus 40 degrees, the combustion is complete, the heat is high, the brightness is sufficient, the flame is stable, smokeless and odorless, etc., so it is a good field fuel, and it is much easier to equip the troops with a part of the kerosene stove, and it is much easier to make a fire and eat in the field.

The other is the way of survival in the snow, which is brought from the old time and space, including how to move in the snow, camping, first aid, etc., which is the experience of countless explorers at the cost of their lives, and has been certified by practice.

After training in the winter of 1905, in the winter of 1906, the KPA was carried out in conjunction with these special equipment, and the KPA's winter combat capability was also greatly improved, which was the main reason why the KPA dared to implement the customs closure plan in January.

The troops attacking on the three routes, of course, had the heaviest task on the eastern route, and the number of troops dispatched was also the largest, reaching two divisions, because only the eastern route was a direct attack on Russia, of course, the Russian army only had two battalions, in fact, one division was enough, but in order to firmly control the place captured, two divisions were dispatched. Of course, the East Road is also allocated the most equipment, and half of the sled dogs are pulled out to the East Road.

The troops stationed in Vladivostok were the First Army, and of course the KPA in Vladivostok had greatly expanded its control over Vladivostok, not just on a peninsula, and now the KPA had expanded its control area to Hulin County, northeast of Xingkai Lake. And the main general Liu Tie decided to personally lead the team to attack, although this battle is not difficult, 2 divisions against 2 battalions, it is more difficult to lose than to win, but Bi Jing is fighting in the ice and snow, the weather is the biggest enemy of the people's army, in this case, only the main general personally battle, and the soldiers share weal and woe, can stimulate the morale and fighting spirit of the soldiers.

Liu Tie is a crossing soldier, in the old time and space, the integration of officers and soldiers is one of the fine styles of the People's Liberation Army, and the crossing soldiers also brought this style to this era, in the People's Army, although the officer's position is higher, but there is not much special treatment, marching and fighting, the degree of food and clothing is basically the same as that of ordinary soldiers, at most it is to bring a few guards around, there are many officers who cross not even want horses, and soldiers on foot, of course, in fact, they are not used to riding horses.

The first target of the Eastern Route Army was Yichun County in China, about 320 kilometers from Hulin County, the location of the sortie, and the distance between the two cities was 3 or 400 kilometers.