Chapter 216: Preparing for War

The main forces of the two provinces of Tsarist Russia of more than 80,000 troops, the main forces of the Qing army of the two provinces of Fengji of more than 20,000, plus the main forces of 20,000 transferred from the vicinity of Yanjing, a total of more than 120,000 troops, were assembled in these nearly 20 days and secretly transported to Boli and Vladivostok by sea.

The 50,000 Russian troops that arrived in Boli, plus the main force of the Qing army, were secretly transported to about 40 kilometers east of the town of Aledlovsk through the Trans-Siberian Railway.

The 30,000 Tsarist Russian troops and 20,000 Qing troops that arrived in Vladivostok followed the Mudanjiang River by warship, then entered the Songhua River, and finally entered the Nenjiang River, and landed 20 kilometers outside the city of Morgan.

This build-up and secret transportation of troops made the Minister of War of Tsarist Russia Kulobatkin think hard, and even more made the two newly appointed commanders of Tsarist Russia, the commander-in-chief Lieutenant General Kuzosco and the deputy commander-in-chief Major General Nikola Cage, heartbroken.

It should be said that the first half of the journey from Fengji Province to Boli and Vladivostok by sea was quite simple, and it was only necessary to tightly seal the news and do a good job of covering up people's ears, and it would not be difficult to do it at that time, after all, the Qing army wantonly conscripted troops, collected bandits' beards, and made a lot of noise, which just gave Tsarist Russia enough cover.

However, in the second half of the period, from Burley to the vicinity of the town of Aledlovsk by rail, and from Vladivostok by water, to transport troops to the city of Morgan, especially the latter, to be honest, because of the two battles of the Heishui River and the Songhua River, Tsarist Russia was already walking on thin ice and worried about taking the waterway.

For this reason, the deputy commander-in-chief, Rear Admiral Nikola Cage, who was responsible for the march in the direction of the western road, Nikola Cage, after the fleet entered the Songhua River from the Mudanjiang River, had to be replaced with cargo ships, and all the soldiers were transported in the cargo hold as piglets, through this means, in order not to be discovered by Heilongjiang, so as to safely arrive outside the city of Morgan.

In any case, the Tsarist War Department worked hard and finally did not waste it, and successfully and safely put the main forces in two directions and two points at the fastest speed.

Relatively speaking, during this period of time, the Black Dragon Army, because the main energy was focused on the training of the troops and the rectification of discipline, coupled with the lack of background of the Ministry of Intelligence, as a result, the ears were a little deaf, the eyes were a little blind, of course, I have to say, from top to bottom, there were also some light enemies, the result was that the Tsarist Russian army fell from the sky, so that the Black Dragon Army was a little scrambling.

Xigang Army Division, Headquarters.

Commander Yue Weiyun, Chief of Staff Tie Lin, 201st Regiment Commander Meng Tuulla, Chief of Staff Li Gang, 202nd Regiment Commander Vlar, Chief of Staff Fang Dafu, 203rd Regiment Commander Wanyan Batu, Chief of Staff Qin You, Cavalry Battalion Commander Wu Dachun, and other officers and generals also gathered together.

The 201st Regiment is the main regiment of the Xigang Military Division, which was formed by the merger of the original 123rd Battalion of the Xigang Military Division.

The 202 Regiment has six battalions of 3,000 people, all of whom are recruits, but they are stronger than the 203 Regiment, and the 203 Regiment is also 3,000 people, which are also recruits, but they were recruited again after the formation of the 202 Regiment.

"Urgently summon everyone here because the war is coming, I won't say more nonsense, and then listen carefully to the order."

"In accordance with the instructions of the headquarters, I am here to emphasize the next key tasks of our Xigang Military Subdivision and each regiment."

"The first order will be personally led by me, leading the 201st Regiment, the 202nd Regiment and the cavalry battalion, immediately to the Moziling area, establish a defensive line, and delay the enemy's westward advance.

"Yes, Commander."

"The second order, the 203rd Regiment will immediately enter the city of Morgan, Wanyan Batu, I don't care what means you use, I hope that before the arrival of the Tsarist army, there will not be a single common people, not a single grain in the city of Morgan, not a single piece of cloth left, in addition, within a radius of twenty miles around the city of Morgan, it is also necessary to make sure that the buildings are empty and there is no food left."

"Yes, Commander."

"The third order will be that Tie Lin, the chief of staff, will be responsible for leading the artillery battalion, and all the remaining soldiers in the military subdivision, including men and grooms, you will build fortifications and establish a defense line in our lair, in the mountains of Xigang."

"Yes, Commander."

"Adjournment."

The meeting was very short, that is, three orders were issued, and then they went to the battlefield, because before the meeting, the regiments were already assembled, as soon as the meeting ended, the cavalry battalion stationed at the foot of Xigang Mountain, under the leadership of the battalion commander Wu Dachun, became the first team to go to Moziling, and a few minutes later, the 201st regiment was also led by the regiment commander Montoulade, and all the horses galloped out.

Although the 202nd Regiment is all recruits, but the officers are all veterans, although the speed is a little slow, but they also set off half an hour after the end of the meeting, fortunately, after Wu Lemu, the puppet deputy commander, came to power, he also did his best to do something, that is, to help Heilongjiang buy a large number of horses, so that the recruits of the 202nd Regiment can all have a batch of war horses.

Drive, drive, drive!

Watching a group of people go away, Yue Weiyun's mood was also quite heavy, the combined forces of Tsarist Russia and the Qing court were initially estimated to be no less than 50,000 people, and the 201st Regiment, 202nd Regiment and cavalry battalion, a total of only 5,000 people, 5,000 to 50,000, at least two days to block the enemy, of course, these two days are not dead, in fact, as long as the people in Morgan City and nearby have left, then they can evacuate and return to the mountains of Xigang to defend, at that time it will be much easier.

"Lao Tie, Xigang will be handed over to you, you must dig as many anti-artillery pits as possible, although the commander-in-chief did not clearly ask us how long we can stop the enemy, but this is the first time to engage Tsarist Russia head-on, and it is still a tough battle, so we must fight well." Yue Weiyun admonished.

"Commander, rest assured." Tie Lin nodded in response.

……

City of Morgan.

Wanyan Batu took his personal guards and came directly to the Vice-Metropolitan Mansion of Morgan.

"Wu Lemu deputy capital, tens of thousands of Tsarist Russian troops have landed from Nenjiang twenty kilometers south of the city,......"

"What? Then run away,......"

Syllable!

Wanyan Batu directly slapped Wu Lemu with a loud big mouth, and Wu Lemu was dizzy when he smoked it directly, before, although Wu Lemu was a puppet, but Wanyan Batu gave a little more face, especially in front of his subordinates, but this guy was about to flee when he opened his mouth, no wonder Wanyan Batu was angry.

"Wu Lemu, you listen to me, Commander Yue has requested, before dawn tomorrow, Morgen City must become an empty city, and not a single citizen, a grain of rice, or a piece of cloth can be left here, understand?"

"Ahem, this, this, what does it have to do with me?" Wu Lemu said tremblingly.

"You're the fucking deputy commander of Murgen, do you think it has anything to do with you?" Wanyan Batu said urgently.

Although it is said that the Black Dragon Army has a very high status in Morgan City, and there are many servants, but for the vast majority of the people, when facing a crisis, they may choose to believe in the imperial court officials, no way, this is the result of thousands of years of feudal ideology poisoning, so Wanyan Batu wants to successfully complete the task, Wu Lemu, the deputy capital, must stand in the foreground and must come forward to appease the people, otherwise, it will inevitably cause bloodshed.

"Well, what do you say, how do I do it."

The timid and fearful Wu Lemu quickly succumbed.

…… (To be continued.) )