Chapter 348: The Siege of Tobolsk
On September 5, Russian troops began to assemble in the direction of Tobolsk, and according to the operational deployment, Putin's troops were to encircle the city with other units. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the moment Tobolsk is in chaos, and most of the rebels do not seem to be retreating, because they have no way to escape. The peaceful inhabitants who remained in the city were in a very precarious situation, and many of them wanted to escape, but as a result, these people were regarded as bad elements who disturbed the morale of the army, and their fate was death.
The order to kill the peaceful inhabitants was given by Luskov's lieutenant General Ostrov, and the commander of the army has died so far in the war, and it is possible that if he continues to resist stubbornly, he will definitely die. But he still has a bargaining chip, knowing that Tobolsk is also an important town in the Tyumen region, which is very close to the Trans-Siberian Railway and oil pipelines. It is impossible for the Russian army to blow up the city to powder, as it did for Tyumen or the town of Osimus, and besides, there are still inhabitants here.
On the evening of 5 September, the first troops to reach the outskirts of Tobolsk began to engage the rebels. The Russian army did not curry favor, the war situation was temporarily stalemate, and at the same time, the Russian soldiers also knew that there were still many Russian citizens in the city. Putin threw a rat trap and ordered a standoff until the arrival of the large army.
The army marched towards Tobolsk, and all the troops that could be mobilized were rushing to the front. So the brother and sister finally got into the jeep, and they had to follow Pugachev's troops, that is, the militia of various armed forces.
Volunteers in Tuva, most of them with horses. Cavalry in modern warfare is completely meaningless, but in this Siberia, the march in the form of cavalry puts considerable logistical pressure.
Carambola stuck her head out of the window, and there were cavalry all around the car. They were like Cossacks, they were Tuvan cavalrymen, descendants of the Mongols and Turks, natural riders. The warriors wore all sorts of clothes, except for the steel helmet that everyone had. Most of them had two or three horses, which were brought in from the rear. The horses were well cared for, and when they were hungry and thirsty, they ate grass directly, while the warriors could even drink mare's milk directly to satisfy their hunger.
Putin's army was at the front, with the 163rd and 334th Divisions in the former eastern part of the country in charge of the flanks. Pugachev's troops could only be rear, and by the way, they were also used as escort baggage troops.
Looking at the pace of the cavalry, some of the fighters also carried the flags of Russia and Tuva. Carambola has long had the famous "Prairie Cavalry Song". Da Ming saw that she was in high spirits and stopped bothering, this will be the last war After this chapter, the rebels will be wiped out, and it is time to think about the aftermath after the war, he closed his eyes.
It was not until the evening of 6 September that all the troops arrived outside Tobolsk, and the tents of the first troops had already been set up.
Hu Chenghe put on the UN hat again, and now he can announce to the world on behalf of all peacekeepers that the Chinese are here, ready to accept war refugees from the city. Reporter Liu Yafei is still interviewing this officer from China, and he is very aware of the public opinion in China, and this trip of this unit is a big face for China.
Star fruit didn't plan to disturb her father's press conference, so she hurried into the barracks tent because the weather forecast said that a cold snap was coming.
On September 7, there was a lot of snowfall, and Siberia is not like other places, if it snows, it will snow directly, and the temperature has plummeted to minus 5 degrees. When heavy snow falls, many things will be delayed, and the fighting will be temporarily suspended.
Daming got up in the early morning and obviously felt the chill, and the tip of his nose was cold. The girl, her sister was asleep in the other bed, but she looked a little bad. "Peach Blossom, get up and eat. After that, you can only eat cold dry food. He patted the little girl on the cheek, and a trace of snot slowly flowed from the delicate little nostrils. Oops, it's still a green purulent nose, she probably has a cold.
Da Ming pushed rudely, so that the star fruit slowly woke up, and just wanted to speak but found that his voice was hoarse. She still remembers falling asleep early yesterday when she was unwell, but she didn't expect to catch a cold. Outside the tent was still snowing heavily, and it was terrible to become a sick person.
Mu Xin and Ding Chaoyong are in another tent, the so-called private space for lovers.
"Da Ming, Peach Blossom, have you woken up?" Mu Xin pushed open the curtain. In order to cope with the cold, the two men put on woolen coats provided by the Tuvans, as well as tall square barrel round hats. When she entered the house, she saw star fruit sitting wrapped in a quilt, and Da Ming seemed to be concerned about it. "What's wrong with her? Are you sick? ”
"Wooden ...... Sister Mu Xin. Star fruit slowly raised her head and said. She looked in the mirror just now, and as a patient, her face was very haggard, and her delicate body was immediately soft when she got a cold.
The two immediately gathered around, and the little girl was unlucky enough to fall ill. "Ding Chaoyong, you go and call someone, go and shout." Mu Xin ordered.
Soon Ding Chaoyong led the military doctor to come, and Hu Chenghe came at the same time. He was very anxious when he learned of his daughter's strength, and seeing his daughter's listlessness, even his adoptive father felt uncomfortable.
The military doctor diagnosed that this was a cold caused by wind chill. "Yesterday it began to cool down, and now it is snowing heavily, and many fighters are frostbitten. But don't worry, there are a lot of medications. The doctor left some pills and left, saying that if there was a fever, call immediately.
Da Ming flattened her and covered her with a woolen blanket. "The patient should rest well, you don't think about anything. We're here with you, don't worry. Da Ming soothed, stroking the little girl's hair.
Star fruit ended up drinking a bowl of mutton soup and eating some bread before going to bed. Da Ming didn't break his promise and stayed by her side with Mu Xin and Ding Chaoyong, of course, there was really nothing to do in the snowy weather.
On the other hand, Pugachev was a little worried about Besika's cold, but fortunately, her father came and said that it was all right.
"It's like Leningrad, where Putin intends to use the siege to demoralize the rebels and attack." He said to Hu Chenghe.
This is the best and most troublesome method of siege, the so-called siege. But in this case, the inhabitants of the city will suffer. There are still tens of thousands of rebels, and food reserves are likely not enough to support a large number of men. Hu Chenghe said that he was worried that if Putin did this, the rebels could hold out for a long time, but many civilians would freeze to death and starve to death. But this is a family affair in Russia, and as a guest army and the status of the UN, it is better to obey orders.
But even if it is a siege, there must be necessary defenses. The Mongolian horsemane of the Tuvans is very long, and they are very good at surviving in cold conditions. The soldiers were living in tents that had been set up, and all the supplies had arrived. White parachutes in the sky, warm clothes, and plenty of medicines.
However, the rebels had no such supplies, and when they refused to surrender and expel the emissary, Putin had no choice but to order his troops to besiege the troops to the end.
Ostrov, the current de facto leader of the rebels, is a staunch fighter who is in jeopardy, but his position is in jeopardy. Not all soldiers were willing to fight the Federation to the end for some unrealistic ideals, and some soldiers complained more and more.
The main fighters in the city are more mercenaries, they know their identities, and if they are caught by the Russian army, they can be shot without interrogation.
The siege of the city did not end until the snow stopped, and on September 10, when the snow stopped, soldiers opened a temporary helipad in the snow. Helicopters of the Russian army, including the Mi-26 of the Republic of Tuva, began to land. They brought new supplies, such as frostbite medicine, antifreeze for guns and vehicles, and fuel. They also took with them frostbitten soldiers or those wounded and killed in skirmishes when they retreated.
The carambola's illness has been cured, and most of the soldiers have adapted to the sudden winter. The brother and sister were allowed to go to the front-line trenches, only to see that the snow was as thick as one meter. "It's like an ice age, and I think Tobolsk is frozen." Carambola joked.
Da Ming poked his head out and held up the binoculars, and the city in the distance and the frozen Tobol River, in the holy morning sun, this place was like a dream place. But this is the battlefield, and the PKM universal machine gun on the side shatters the illusion.
The besieging Russian army was very well supplied, while the situation in Tobolsk was getting worse. Ostrov ordered rationing, and ordinary residents, such as children and women, were no longer able to provide food, and he ordered that the rationing of the soldiers must be guaranteed, and even this did not help.
Lonely in the snow and ice, the civilians struggled, and finally they began to march outside the city on September 14. The besieging forces immediately noticed this and quickly informed Putin. "Those are civilians, and I forbid you to fire at them." Putin ordered that if civilians needed help, then the tank units would move quickly to bring them back safely.
The rebels opened fire first, and many of these wriggling figures in the snow and ice fell. Many people are witty and hide in the snow, or even grope their way through the snow like voles.
The defenders' cover fire began to fire, with shells pinpointing the exposed rebel vitality points, and then a tank charge brought back the surviving civilians.