There are many, many things in this world that people don't understand. As far as Martin's poor source of information is concerned, many things are so strange in his eyes, and the truth of the truth is forever shrouded in a thick layer of suspicion.

However, the facts are in front of us, and the strength of Kazakhstan's support for China is unimaginable. They do not behave like a vassal power of China, but have been incorporated into China, called a member of China.

"The Chinese must have promised benefits, you see." Durmaz flipped through the newspaper on his desk, pointed to a piece of news and said to Martin: "It's not just the Kazakhs who work hard, the Mongols are also very hard. ”

"Now another 20,000 Mongol cavalry have arrived at Tangnu Ulianghai. They should sweep the western region from the Yenisei River basin to Lake Baikal. The Chinese government did not even give them a formal number, and it was heard that in addition to the reward of 100 Chinese dollars, each person needed to be equipped with horses, clothes, food, and weapons. ”

This kind of treatment is almost similar to the frequent requisition of the cavalry of the Turks in Russia back then, and the 100 Chinese yuan was exchanged for food for the soldiers and forage for the horses. However, the original Turk Ministry was full of complaints about the requisition, and these things were already published in the newspapers; Nowadays, the Mongols are extremely enthusiastic about 'joining the army'.

Durmaz certainly never went to the Tangnu-Ulianghai, but he saw groups of Mongolian cavalry whizzing past in Ili. These Mongolians have warm smiles on their faces, but the news from Chinese mainland is saying that the Mongolian steppes and Qinghai areas are being removed from the flag and set up counties.

Durmaz firmly believed that Emperor Chen must have made a promise to the Mongols, otherwise the Mongols would be so desperate for Emperor Chen, and they would really be all insane. In the same way, the Kazakhs were also promised.

"Relax my friend. We are just journalists, not historians who seek truth in everything. Our job is to write compelling press releases. "Whether it's Durmaz or Martin, there's really no need to figure everything out. In that case, it is better to go directly to the Chinese after the war.

On such a wonderful afternoon, basking in the bright sun, not tasting coffee, enjoying the sun, but lying on the table and writing and drawing, the British really don't know how to enjoy life.

Although Durmaz was not satisfied with Ili and came to Ili reluctantly, he also had to admit that the sun in Yili was much better than in Shanghai and much better than in his hometown of Sweden.

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And while a Swedish reporter was happily enjoying the sunshine with coffee, Chen Ming led the Praetorian Guards and tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry gathered to quickly advance towards Lake Balkhash.

He was on horseback, of course.

Coming from the Central Plains to the Great Northwest, Chen Ming felt that the fat on his inner thighs had lost weight again. And leading thousands of soldiers and horses, most of the soldiers in the team are riding horses, or riding heavy carriages, galloping on the vast grassland, waving their hands and rain, and the feeling of thousands of horses and thousands of troops galloping is really a refreshing feeling that a large force of infantry can not match.

Chinese men in the previous life, people of Chen Ming's age, everyone had a dream of being a soldier in their hearts, and the reverie of leading thousands of troops to gallop took root when they were still young children. Because when they were young, there were too many war movies and TV series, and this dream may be buried deep in their hearts when they reach adulthood, but they will never be completely forgotten. Although there are only a few people who really want to be a soldier because of that soldier's dream, and the picture of 'thousands of troops galloping across the country' is also very inconsistent with the scene of modern warfare in the 21st century, the innocent dream of childhood is a dream.

Chen Ming is in a very happy mood now.

He wanted to reach Lake Balkhash and continue westward, all the way across the Ural River.

It was a great feeling to lead a large group of cavalry and sweep thousands of miles across the enemy's territory.

However, this is destined to be Chen Ming's extravagant hope, it is impossible for him to really lead the troops into the Urals in person. Because this war is not only the battlefield in the northwest, but also in the northeast.

While he is in the northwest, his eyes are also always paying attention to the progress of the battle situation in the northeast.

Here in the northwest, they have the Turgot, a very deep buried chess piece. But what about north of Heilongjiang? There are no chess pieces of Chen Han among the important figures of the remnants of the Eight Banners, and everything there depends on hard work. The strategy of the Russian-Qing coalition army is very clear, that is, defense, relying on the several mountains that stretch for thousands of miles at the intersection of vertical and horizontal mountains - Yablonov Mountain [southwest and northeast direction], Starov Mountains [east-west direction, Trans-Khingan Mountains], and Zhugzhur Mountains [southwest and northeast direction], the three mountain ranges just form a tight natural cover, and the Russian-Qing alliance army only needs to stay in the valley area where the three mountain ranges meet, or a large gap, and strictly defend it, which can cause great trouble to Chen Han's attacking troops.

Now the Russian-Qing coalition has abandoned Chita and Nebuchu, and the main forces and the population of the farms have all withdrawn to the back of the mountains. Their numbers are far less than those from the northwest, but that doesn't mean they're easier to fight than the northwest.

The good news of Novokhabarovsk has not yet reached Chen Ming, and the Russian-Qing coalition army there has only 3,000 men, while the Wehrmacht's 13,000-strong attacking force outside the fortress has lost 3,000.

Deng Yun looked at the bright fire in the night of Novokhabarovsk, and his eyes flashed with hatred.

He had been delayed outside the fortress for months, and the number of men in his hands was equal to that of the entire garrison. Now that the rockets in the fortress have finally been exhausted.

It's not that the Russians can't make gunpowder in Eastern Siberia, sulfur ore is still available in Kamchatka, and they can smuggle sulfur from Japan at a high price, but it is quite difficult to obtain it on a large scale. In addition, there is another saltpeter among the raw materials for gunpowder.

It was not for nothing that the Russians in Eastern Siberia bought gunpowder from China. There was a shortage of raw materials for the manufacture of gunpowder in large quantities.

Then Novokhabarovsk, as a key city garrisoned by the Russian army, when their rockets have no follow-up production and source, they only rely on stocks to bombard the Wehrmacht, and the final result can only be consumed and there is little left.

In the middle of the night, the southern sky seemed to shake suddenly, and there was a flash of light on the horizon, and the roaring explosions and cannons reached everyone's ears for the first time.

"Watch for secrecy!"

A Russian captain shouted at the top of his voice. But the people remained in the tunnel, and they didn't even look at the bomb hole. In fact, the anti-artillery holes on this battlefield are very useless and dangerous.

In many cases, rockets were continuously poured into the position, and the explosion did not kill a few people, but it collapsed the anti-artillery hole. The people inside were not killed by the bomb, but they were buried alive by the earth, and the casualties increased instead of decreasing.

Therefore, not only the captain was reluctant to enter the anti-artillery hole, but many Russian soldiers were also reluctant to enter the anti-artillery hole, so they squatted in the tunnel with their heads in their hands.

This is still the method that has been passed down from the Chinese side. To deal with rockets, you can't lie on the ground as a whole person, that is, you want to die quickly, the appearance of the deceased can't see any injuries, but black blood can slip out of the nostrils, eyes, and ears. Therefore, when the rocket explodes, it is necessary to reduce the contact area between the body and the surface to prevent resonance - resonance, don't ask the soldiers of Lao Maozi what resonance is. They also don't need to know that the ground is more capable of transmitting shock waves than air, they just need to know that the most convenient way to defend against rockets is to hold their heads and crouch at the bottom of the tunnel.

Seconds later, they heard the 'whoosh' sound coming from the air, and then the earth shook violently, the air was torn apart by a powerful force, and a deafening explosion came from the left side of the captain's position with a scorching wave of air.

The fire suppression of the Chinese began again.

Since the rockets in the fortress gradually dried up, the positions where the Chinese fired rockets became closer and closer, and the casualties in the fortress became larger and larger. In the past few days, the artillery positions of the Chinese have moved forward, and the muzzles of the guns are directly facing the fortress gates, and even entering and exiting the fortress has become difficult.

The communication time inside and outside the city has changed from being smooth all day before, to now not being able to communicate during the day, so be careful at night.

The transportation of troops, ammunition, rations, drinking water, and the connection between the inside and outside of the fortress are still very close, and these have been moved from the original day to night.

And Novokhabarovsk is not Khabarovsk [Boli City], nor is it Barnaul, it does not have a large moat outside, because the only few rivers in the southern foothills of the surrounding Stanov Mountains do not connect with this fortress, and there is indeed a small stream next to the fortress, which is one of the sources of water for the fortress, but this small stream is not only small and small, but also seasonal. Now it has been cut off by the Chinese.

After the passage of the fortress gates was restricted, the defenders in the tunnels of the fortress outreach positions and in the fortress had limited drinking water.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

"Tom! Tong! ”

Amid the sound of artillery and explosions, everyone in the trenches huddled up.

This is not the first time they have experienced bombing by the Chinese. The soldiers were also nervous when they first experienced the rocket bombardment, including the one David. At that time, he felt that the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke after the explosion of the rocket made him breathless.

But now, everything is a small case.

Stimulated by the smoke of gunpowder, the Russian soldiers in the trenches also began to cough, but only a few. Many people know to find a clean cloth to cover their nose at this time.

Earlier, there was also a phenomenon of Russian soldiers going crazy or throwing away all the weapons in their hands!

But now there are none, the soldiers who dare to go crazy have long since died, and the soldiers who dare to throw away their weapons have either been executed or reformed.

At this moment, the explosion suddenly stopped, and the surroundings fell silent, only the sound of human coughing, interspersed with a few curses, and the soldiers began to complain about why they did not fire back.

The captain stood straight, his binoculars snapped into his eyes and looked at the other side. It's just that the horizon in the distance is foggy, and I don't know if it's the smoke of gunpowder or the dust stirred up by the blast wave of the cannon, and the vision is very blurry.

The only thing that could be seen was the faint human head on the position of the Chinese soldiers opposite.

The IDF bombardment did not last long, lasting more than 10 minutes. More than two miles away from the trench, many gray shadows appeared in the wilderness, moving rapidly towards the fortress.

Isn't it just the Chinese soldiers who have been covered in the smoke and dust?

They charged in a skirmisher formation, each with a bow and a rifle with a bayonet in hand, jogging towards the southern position, and the speed was gradually increasing.

Apparently, they took advantage of the tail sound of the bombardment to launch the charge.

Although the Wehrmacht began to study this tactic early on, it still did not do very well due to the limitations of the times and science and technology.

"The Chinese are up!" Someone shouted not far away that there was more than just one company led by the captain on this front line.

"Get closer! Hit it closer! ”

The captain had a cold face and commanded in a loud voice. The reserves of gunpowder in the Novokhabarovsk fortress were dwindling, and their main forces were also pinned down by the Chinese, especially the latter's marines, who bypassed the Sea of Okhotsk and landed on the Kamchatka Peninsula, directly disturbing the stability of the Russian rear and destroying the only source of sulfur for the Russian army.

The preciousness of gunpowder has become more and more prominent.

300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters......

The guns on the Russian positions were loud, especially the shotguns, which fired heavily at the charging Wehrmacht soldiers.

"Boom, boom......"

"Papapa, papapa......"

The sound of gunfire rang out like fried beans, harvesting the lives of Wehrmacht soldiers like mowing grass, greedily and ruthlessly extinguishing the flames of life one after another.

One by one, the charging Wehrmacht soldiers fell. Some of them were shot in the chest, some were shot in the head, different parts of the bullet, and the same fate on the battlefield.

But the Wehrmacht will not fail to fight back, and their rockets are 200 meters away from the Russian positions, once again covering the Russian positions, as well as the fortress walls.

The shrapnel tore through the air, and while the shrill whistling sound was still in the ears, the shrapnel had already reaped the life. The rockets exploded, scorching shrapnel flew in all directions, waves of air carried dirt and gravel to the sky, and once again no sound could be heard in his ears, and the captain's breathing became more difficult, and the whole position was covered in smoke and dust.

Deng Yun looked at the flashing red front line, and the whole person was silent. The pressure on his shoulders was great.

The inability to take the new Khabarov fortress for a long time has affected the entire situation of the war.

In the original plan, Deng Yunbu would gnaw on the new Khabarov fortress within two months. In this way, the Wehrmacht could enter the Aldan Mountains behind the Transkhingan Mountains - the plain between the Stanov Mountains - the Chinese call the Outer Khingan Mountains [east-west direction] and the Zhugzhur Mountains [northeast ~ southwest direction] along the Sea of Okhotsk.

The Aldan Plains were not a good gathering place, but when the Kamchatka Peninsula was shattered by Chinese marines, the Aldan Plains, a valley between mountains and plateaus, became the main source of supplies for the Russian army.

What Plenin hopes most now is that the war will drag on until late August, when the cold wind and snow will turn the whole of Siberia into a white land, and the Chinese will certainly not be comfortable.

The war could drag on in the snow until March and April of the following year, when St. Petersburg might send reinforcements, or maybe the war would take a different turn. Lepnin could only pray like this, and with only a few bad cards in his hand, he was helpless in the face of the current situation.

Lepnin's prayers were also the biggest reason for Deng Yun Alexander, the time for the storming of the Novokhabarovsk fortress had been nearly doubled, and the war was about to drag on into winter. It's horrible!

Deng Yun no longer has the luxury of receiving awards for meritorious service, and Huang Jie will scold him to death with a letter every three or five days.

Chen Ming has always been concerned about the war situation in Eastern Siberia. Now that the war on the West Siberian Plain has settled, even if the three cities have not been taken by the Wehrmacht, the West Siberian Army has always resisted, but the war situation is striding towards the point of victory, which can be seen by anyone.