Chapter 883: Battle of the Far East - Baikal Miracle

The area around Lake Baikal, which was an industrial center during the Russian occupation, was even more of a focus of construction after its return to China. When Goxing Abei returned to his homeland, he did not consider the Transbaikal region, and this precious place was insisted on by the Manchurian consortium at a great price. Therefore, after the treasure land was acquired, all the Manchurian consortia invested heavily here, which not only made it the center of China's animal husbandry, but also improved the infrastructure to the point that it could be compared to the nine local provinces.

The factories originally built by the consortium to quickly process agricultural and animal husbandry products, and the railways laid for convenient transportation, were all quickly transformed into the combat effectiveness of the three major army groups in the south. After several months of recuperation, the combat effectiveness of the three major army groups of Mongolia, the Central Army, and the Armored Corps has been fully restored, and the Railway Corps is also ready to advance from the southern front to Russia in depth. When Ji Ying was still in the tundra area, Actun, Bo Ritu, and Mu Shun had already asked Changchun for war several times, hoping to make good use of this winter to launch a decisive general offensive against the Russian army from the southern front. Relying on the central city of the Baikal region, Beihai, it launched a large-scale offensive to the west, annihilating all the forces of the Russian army east of the Ural Mountains, and then sweeping through Central Asia.

Tan Shaoguang was quite moved by the opinions of Acton and others, and he felt that he had underestimated the basic situation in the Baikal region before, which made the troops miss the opportunity to go further, and this time he could not miss the opportunity again. But Guo Xing'a, who had always liked to be aggressive, suddenly became very conservative, very hesitant to ask for the main force on the southern front, and tried his best to delay the war until the spring was in full bloom. The defeats of Napoleon and Hitler left a deep shadow on Gohinga, making him very taboo about the Russian winter and the great depth. It wasn't until the large airfield in Beihai was built, and Jiying's more than 10,000 cavalry was on an equal footing with more than 100,000 Cossacks, that Guoxinga finally relented and decided to advance westward to test the waters.

Army Group Center at Acton was again stationed in Surgut and blocked the return route of the Cossack cavalry that had invaded the Manchurian air raid, and the Mongol cavalry of Bozhtu joined the encirclement of the Cossack cavalry. However, the Mushun Panzer Corps Army Group, which had the strongest combat effectiveness and the best mobility, did not go north, but stayed in Kuznesk to the west. Tan Shaoguang complained about Guo Xing'a's use of troops in this way, thinking that Guo Xing'a was too conservative and would make the troops miss the opportunity to expand the results of the battle, but Guo Xing'a also had his own considerations.

Mu Shun's armored corps group is almost all high-tech weapons, and it is needless to say that it is strong in combat effectiveness, but because of the quick success, the stability is not completely certain. Rashly let them enter the cold north, once there is an accident, they will not be able to get it back, and these high-tech weapons are likely to fall into the hands of the Russian army. Guo Xing'a, who slammed the door, couldn't bear such consequences. At the same time, the Mushun Corps was stationed in Kuznesk and could enter Central Asia at any time to resist the pressure from the northwest for the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty is too unreliable, if Guoxing Ah doesn't take care of it, the devil knows what they can do. The old man Zuo Zongtang's body is basically not good, although he is still alive now, he can no longer be governed, Guo Xing'a must not let the northwest of the Qing Dynasty have problems.

After Acton occupied Surgut again, the main forces of the Russian army also completed the redeployment on the eastern side of the Urals. Under the command of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolanavich, the Russian emperor's younger brother, the militia regiments of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Osedia, and other places, as well as the two armies of the main force of the Russian army, totaled more than 150,000 people to form the Pavlov Regiment. Commanded by Russian General Nikolai Grigorievich Stoletov, the main force of the Russian army was more than 450,000 people from seven armies, forming the Tobolsk Corps. The elder brother Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich commanded, and the subsequent 16 armies and some militia regiments, totaling more than 600,000 people, formed the rearguard corps. The Russian army confronted the Manchurian Army with 600,000 troops on the left and right flanks, and 600,000 troops defended the Ural Mountains as the rearguard, totaling 1.2 million troops, completing the second layout of the Far Eastern battlefield.

The total strength of the Russian army should actually be 1.4 million, and they still have 200,000 Cossack cavalry wandering behind enemy lines, but unfortunately the fierce Cossacks have lost contact. When the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich the Elder, was ready to order the Cossacks to attack the Manchurian Army from behind, the 200,000 Cossacks were already less than 100,000, and they were being chased by others in a very embarrassing way, and the connection with the headquarters was completely severed. Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich the Elder, did not dare to act rashly, and could only pray that the Cossacks would be able to disrupt the rear of the Manchurian army. Acton and the elder Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich began the days of staring wide-eyed, two hundred thousand against six hundred thousand, and no one moved.

The Cossack cavalry had not yet been completely annihilated, and Acton did not dare to make any big moves, so he could only live in Surgut with nothing to do, occasionally scaring and scaring the demoralized Russian army. After a month of leisure, he finally had something to do, and a relatively high-level logistics staff from Changchun came over, and Acton was going to greet him. Acton is already a general, commanding a group army group of more than 200,000 people, unless Guo Xing'a or Tan Shaoguang comes, otherwise there is really no need for ordinary people to come to pick it up. But Acton is boring! Idle is also idle, reflecting the importance of logistics personnel!

"Why are you here in person?" Acton thought that it would be people from Fengle and the like, but he didn't expect it to be Xishou.

"General A fought bloody battles and worked hard, and he came to offer condolences!" Xishou's military rank has also been rising over the years, but after all, he is in charge of logistics, of course, he can't compare to the main force, so although Guo Xing'a takes care of him, he is only a lieutenant general.

"Don't come to this set, you grandson, shouldn't you come to fight Lao Tzu's autumn wind! Haha...... "Acton and Xishou are also old friends, although because of their different personalities, the relationship is not particularly close, but after all, they are both under Gu'an, how can they be closer than others."

"Don't dare! You're the top priority right now, and the whole country is going to revolve around you! Who dares to beat your autumn wind! "Xishou is a clever heart, thirty years ago he looked down on Acton, but today he wants to pat Acton fiercely.

"Bo Shuai and Lie Shuai are here, and Second Master Mu is also here, why is it my turn, don't make fun of me!" Acton felt that Xishou was a bit ruthless, and his qualifications were the least among the four commanders in Northern Xinjiang.

"It's good that Bo Shuai can come out and lead the troops, what else can you expect? And he can only command the Mongolian cavalry, it's okay to attack or something, attack the city and plunder the land, or it won't work! "Xishou was the first to exclude Bo Zhtu.

Others don't know, but Xishou can be very clear. After the Mukden Incident, Guo Xing'a was quite dissatisfied with Bo Ritu, and if he hadn't taken care of his feelings for many years, he might have been abolished directly. Bo Zhitu has been refrigerated in Changchun for many years, and this time the war against Russia, Guo Xinga has no intention of using him. It was Halbara and other relatives and friends of Boritu who jointly signed a joint guarantee, and Boritu went to Goxinga to cry again, and only then did he get mixed up with the commander-in-chief of a Mongolian army group. It looks similar to Acton, Jiying and others, but it is actually not taken seriously. The army group of Actun, Jiying, and Mushun all had more than 200,000 people, while the Mongolian army group of Bozhitu was only a little more than 100,000, and there was very little technical equipment, so it was clearly a second-line configuration.

"Where's Lie Shuai?" Acton noticed that there were a lot of things in Xishou's mouth that he hadn't expected, so he didn't argue anymore and put up Xishou's words.

"Lie Shuai's thinking is old, and he is partial to the northern front, the infrastructure is insufficient, and the large corps cannot advance at all, everyone knows that he is fighting a strategy!" Xishou knew that Acton was taking his words, but he was happy to sell to Acton, so he knew everything.

"Second Master Mu is an old commander, and the armored corps army group he commands was created by the general with all the strength of the whole country, so he shouldn't be behind me!" Acton's utilitarian heart is not heavy, and he is very satisfied with his current status. But he was still interested in the opportunity to leave a name in history.

"Second Master Mu's armored army cluster is powerful, but his heart is not in the northern Xinjiang at all, and he is just a name for the armored army cluster. After the death of Dong'an Wang, East Manchuria and the Dongshang Republic belonged to Mu Erye's highest prestige, and the general and Mu Erye were actually planning for the future of East Manchuria, and this northern Xinjiang was just here to accumulate popularity! Mu Erye has been expanding his territory in East Manchuria for many years, and he is already poor at leading troops to fight, and he is even more ineffective in high-tech troops such as armored troops. Didn't you see that every time the armored soldiers moved, Mu Erye had to send a telegram to Changchun for instructions? This armored corps group is actually commanded by the general himself! What Xi Shou revealed was the thoughts of the high-level, and it was Goxinga who specially allowed him to tell Acton.

"Isn't that ......," Acton's heart throbbed wildly.

"Yes, the war in northern Xinjiang will revolve around your central army group in the future, and the other army groups will cooperate with you." Heeju confirmed Acton's idea.

Acton stopped talking, his eyes rolling around at high speed, he had discussed several times with the other commanders-in-chief, and had a general strategy for marching the troops, but he never thought that he would be the main force. What Xi Shou conveyed must have been the meaning of Goxinga, who had given him Acton the credit for driving the Russians out of Asia. But Acton is a little uncertain about whether he can fulfill Goxinga's ambition.

"Jia Hui has just been promoted to major general, and he will be transferred to the front line of Northern Xinjiang in the near future." Acton is still shaking, and Xishou has broken another big news, Acton's eldest son Jiahui has just been promoted to the military rank, and he will come over soon.

"He's only thirty-one?" Acton couldn't believe his ears.

"The general specially approves, he has high hopes for your father and son! This battle is about logistical supply, so I personally came to supervise it, as for whether there can be a miracle in the Baikal region, it's up to you two to do it! Heeju smiled mysteriously.