"The determination to prevent our army from crossing the river can be described as resolute in not sacrificing their own officers and soldiers to blow up their own officers and soldiers, and letting more than 40,000 soldiers become prisoners and destroy the bridge. There is no bridge on the river, and our army's strategic purpose of advancing rapidly has been bankrupt, and after that, we can only force our way across the Irtysh River and attack the opposite bank in order to break the enemy's front. On the afternoon of the next day, Liang Huadian stood on the dirt slope and looked at the wreckage of the broken bridge, and said to the four division commanders who led the army to seize the bridge: "The Russian army would rather stop our army by cutting off one arm by itself, and the defeat of the bridge is not a crime of war." The generals should go and gather the old troops and set up camp, and hand over the prisoners to General Nozu of the Construction Corps. ”

The four generals said that they each retreated, and Liang Huadian sighed and said: "It's just that other bridges are damaged, and this railway bridge is related to the success or failure of our army's westward advance." Minister Zhan, Ben will want to know how long it will take for our army to occupy Omsk before the bridge can be repaired and the railway will be opened to traffic. ”

Zhan Tianyou has been living in the camp and following the advance of the army, he has heard the explosions of artillery fire, and he has also seen battlefield battles, although he has not been on the battlefield in person, he is also a veteran, and he knows the rules in the army. Hearing Liang Huadian's question from the self-proclaimed general, he knew that this was not a joke in his usual days, and the words he answered at this time were equivalent to making a military order. Zhan Tianyou did not answer immediately, but pulled the two of them to discuss a few words in a low voice before answering: "General Mingjian, although the bridge pier has been damaged, the foundation is still there, and we only need to repair the river above." The construction was not difficult, and the materials could be transported from the rear, but there was a lack of ship support for transportation, and the rails had to be laid after the bridge was repaired. Therefore, the official thought that it would be at least one month or more than two months, and Fang Cheng would completely resume the opening of the railway. ”

"With the current situation, it may take more than a month for our army to capture Omsk head-on. It's the end of May. By the end of June, Omsk was conquered, and the two-month bridge repair time was delayed to September. By that time the north wind had risen. Siberia also entered a period of severe cold for half a year, and our army was no longer able to attack at that time. The war is bound to drag on until next year. This move will surely ruin the imperial court's plans. After speaking, Liang Huadian stared at Zhan Tianyou and said word by word: "Lord Zhan, you only have one month. This officer will immediately discuss new tactics with the General Staff Headquarters, and it is determined that Omsk will be captured within half a month. ”

As soon as Liang Huadian returned to the headquarters, he ordered the 11th Division to assemble, and then sent a report to the General Staff Headquarters to report his new strategic ideas.

Ning Yaru, the commander of the 11th Division, who received the order, handed over the task of assembling troops to other officers, and he rudely pushed away the guards and lifted the door curtain, pointing to Liang Huadian, who was comparing on the map, and scolded: "The surname is Liang, Lao Tzu's 11th Division recruited you to provoke you." Before the start of the war in Karachinsk, you put Lao Tzu as a reserve and finally got on. As a result, I just warmed up, and now you transfer Lao Tzu away. The surname is Liang, what do you mean, if you don't make it clear today, this matter is not over. After speaking, Ning Yaru grabbed an apple, squatted in the corner and gnawed on it without washing it.

Liang Huadian glanced at Ning Yaru and was not angry: "Don't pretend to be pitiful, come here when you come, I have a new task for you." ”

Ning Yaru got up and walked to the map, watching Liang Huadian's finger tap heavily on Achaier a few times. Ning Yaru thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and join the first division?" What are you going to do? ”

"You saw it too. Now that all the bridges on the Irtysh River have been blown up, our army can only find another way to break through quickly. After consulting with the General Staff Headquarters, I decided to bypass the upper Irtysh River. Therefore, I decided to send all the most capable units of my corps to join up with the 1st Division of the Achar Division, and to cooperate with the three cavalry divisions that were about to arrive to storm Omsk from the southern front. Therefore, in addition to your 11th Division, the 2nd Division, which will return tomorrow, will also be sent over. Liang Huadian's voice changed. said lightly: "Of course, if you think Ge Hengwei of the Twelfth Division is more suitable for this task than you, then I will let him go." ”

"Fart. Can Ge Hengwei's decay be compared with Lao Tzu?! "Everyone who is a soldier is like this, thinking that he is the eldest and I am the second. Especially Liang Huadian actually compared Ge Hengwei with him Ning Yaru. He Ning Yaru is a strong army that has gone on an expedition to Japan, how can he be compared to Ge Hengwei's decay? Ning Yaru slapped the table and agreed: "Just go." ”

"Ge Hengwei is actually not bad. Dare to fight and kill, and it is not lost in strategy. I put you in the reserve team before, so this time I will let you be the main force. It's fair and reasonable. Do you understand? "This

Ning Yaru reacted suddenly, so he said with a flattering face: "Lord Liang, the little anger just now accidentally offended you, don't be surprised if you have a lot of it." ”

Ning Yaru's sudden change, where would Liang Huadian not understand. Many generals were counting on this battle to make a fortune, and they heard that the two mountain divisions in the south were instigating the general staff headquarters to march south because they could not participate in the war in the north. Ning Yaru was afraid that he would not be able to earn military merits in Achar, so that it might affect the upcoming founding reward.

Liang Huadian smiled so-called: "This time you go with the engineer battalion, and when you get to Achar, you must pay attention to the study of new tactics." ”

Ning Yaru didn't know what Liang Huadian meant by learning new tactics, and what Ning Yaru said in one sentence was incomprehensible, but seeing that Shangguan didn't want to say more, he could only take the order and leave.

Ning Yaru only walked with the front foot, and Yuan Shoushan came in with the back foot. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly: "What's the matter, not a single bridge has been occupied." ”

Yuan Shoushan was in a hurry, he led more than 100,000 troops to resist the thousands of miles of horses, and finally when he was about to rush to the battlefield, he was told that the bridge was completely destroyed and could not advance. This is not just that his hard work for more than a month has been in vain, but the delay of the war will inevitably implicate the founding reward of the Double Ninth Festival, which is fatal. Therefore, as soon as he received the news, he left his troops behind and hurried to find out the situation.

"The Russians are too resolute and don't have any chance at all." Liang Huadian had no choice but to tell what happened last night. Then he said: "However, the staff headquarters has a new arrangement, and you have not been able to contact you." ”

"Then what are you waiting for, you tell me quickly." Yuan Shoushan didn't say a word, pulled Liang Huadian back to the map, and listened to Liang Huadian give him a detailed analysis of the follow-up strategic ideas.

Liang Huadian finished talking on the map, but Yuan Shoushan thought for a long time, and only said faintly after a long time: "Artillery, artillery is the key." The only way to destroy the Russian artillery is to destroy it as much as possible, so that the Russian artillery cannot counterattack on a large scale. In this way, the Panzer Division can play its role to the fullest. Otherwise, the armored division, which could only defend against 50 guns, would be covered by Russian large-caliber artillery fire. And once the armored division, a mobile artillery unit, was lost, only the machine guns and mortars in the hands of the infantry. It is very difficult to rely on more than 100,000 troops to shake the defense line garrisoned by 400,000 Russian troops. ”

"Rest assured. The General Staff Headquarters has already taken it into account. The 1st Artillery Division and the 2nd Artillery Division will remain in Omsk, and with the high range of our artillery and the guidance of the Air Force on the artillery, it is believed that the Russian artillery units can be effectively destroyed. But because the bridge was destroyed, our troops could not cross the Irtysh. Therefore, the General Staff Headquarters will hand over to you all the three main battle divisions of our department, including the 1st, 2nd, and 11th Divisions, while the Japanese 4th Division and other engineering units will fully assist you in building bridges at Achar to ensure that the troops cross the river. So the task of destroying the main Russian forces and occupying Omsk is all up to you. ”

"Our army has less than 200,000, and the enemy army is as many as 400,000. Despite their low morale, the Slavs must have been a fierce race, and once they fought back. Even if our army can win the final victory, I am afraid that the price it pays will be very heavy-" Yuan Shoushan waved his hand to drive away the sea of corpses and blood in his mind: "Since I already know the new arrangements of the General Staff Headquarters, then I will not waste time, and I will leave." ”

"What's the hurry?" Liang Huadian grabbed Yuan Shoushan, who was about to leave: "No matter how anxious you are, this night, the second division will come back tomorrow, you can go with the second division, just familiarize yourself with it on the road." As for your Northeast Legion, you can send a telegram to the past. It's rare to be free, so let's have a drink tonight. It just so happened that the guards had shot a few hares. Let's roast rabbit meat and drink wine tonight, learn some of the elegance of the ancients, and warm wine to break Russia-"

"Pull you down. Guan Yunchang has already returned from Huaxiong before the wine is warm, but the Russians are still fine after drinking the wine. ”

"That's what it means. Why are you chewing words so much? ”

Of course, barbecue is more enjoyable to do by yourself, so Liang Yuan and the others carried the hare by a stream by themselves, and slaughtered it themselves while talking and laughing. It's just that they're just getting started. A voice of resentment came from Nalian.

"If you have delicious food, you don't call me it, it's too boring-" Lei Zhenchun, commander of the independent artillery, arranged for the artillery to conduct artillery test firing. That's what happened to me.

"Ignore the positions of the artillery and the tasks of shelling?"

"Some small things also require my commander to go out in person, so there are so many generals and colonels to eat fart. It's all old soldiers. If you know what you need to do, just explain it. Lei Zhenchun said indifferently, squatting down to watch the two of them kill rabbits.

"There's nothing to do over there, you're embarrassed to come here and watch?" After Yuan Shoushan finished speaking, he threw a dead rabbit over.

Lei Zhenchun took the rabbit as soon as he took it, took the short knife handed over by the guards, and began to kill the rabbit with a smile. Just as they were putting on the skewers and putting them on the fire, the heavy cannons rang out one by one, indicating that the artillerymen were firing the parameters. The artillery shells whistled across the Irtysh River, falling on the positions of the Russian troops, rising one after another.

Lei Zhenchun looked up at the sky, and suddenly said with a smile: "Barbecue under the whistling cannonballs, it has a different flavor." After saying that, the three of them laughed at the same time.

The artillery bombardment of the test continued throughout the night, and from time to time the flames lit up in the middle of the Russian positions. Outside Novosibirsk, before dawn, Ren Pengfei was called by the guards. He let out a long sigh, washed up briefly, rolled up his bed, and let the guards carry it towards the airship parked at the airport.

"The Air Force is an independent combat unit, and the Air Force should play a greater role in the battle for Omsk. The airship itself has sufficient offensive capability, high endurance, high bomb load, and combat capability in a wide area, which are the advantages of the air force, and should be brought into full play in war...... As in Vladivostok, the Air Force has the ability to independently destroy the Russian army in Omsk. Omsk is indeed different from the small terrain of Vladivostok, but the Air Force has plenty of time to attack...... The smoke produced by the burning of incendiary bombs is poisonous, and as long as it can match the weather, it is enough to destroy the main combat forces of the Russian army...... The air force is the only force in China that has absolute superiority over the Western powers, and in such a great war for the founding of the country, the power of our Chinese air force should be displayed even more to deter the great powers.

Ren Pengfei made countless reports like this, and reported to the General Staff Headquarters to ask the Air Force to take on more combat missions, instead of becoming an emergency material transport team, scout, and mobile artillery of the army, nor becoming a school shooter of artillery as it is now...... The Air Force should become an independent combat unit --

However, Ren Pengfei's reports and applications again and again were useless, and the staff headquarters just called back to ask him to carry out the order. Later, because his applications were so frequent that the General Staff Headquarters did not even reply to the telegram, and even Ren Pengfei's abuse was ignored.

How did Ren Pengfei know that a weapon like an airship had been removed from the list of military weapons of the Ministry of Equipment from the moment the plane took off in the Battle of Liaonei, and the Battle of Vladivostok would be the first and last time that the airship would appear on the battlefield as a main battle weapon. Indeed, the airship, with its high endurance and high bomb load, does have an incomparable advantage in the event that it cannot be countered, and it is enough to destroy a strong fortress like Vladivostok. But the airship was still too slow and the target was huge, and the pilot of the plane only needed to carry a pistol, and one shot was enough to take out an expensive airship. Even the safer helium would only require a few more shots from the pilot. The slow and bulky airship can only attack on the ground, but it is as fragile as a snowflake in the air, and the airship with low defense capability is doomed to withdraw from the war, and the aircraft will become the main combat weapon of the air force.

Ever since a monoplane mounted on the Guangxu Islands was equipped with a light machine gun and flew into the sky, replacing airships with airplanes has been the consensus of the General Staff Headquarters. But until the aircraft can complete the war tests and equip the troops in large quantities, airships will remain the main equipment of the Air Force. The slow and cumbersome nature of the airship was believed to be discovered by the Western powers after the Battle of Riau, so it was necessary to guide the European powers to discover the other functions of the airship. Supply transportation, reconnaissance, artillery shooting, etc., are to let the Western powers discover more of the military value of airships, and guide them to build airships in large quantities and equip their troops. At present, only China in the world has a complete airship production system, and the key components of the core bomb bay can only be produced by China at present, so that not only the export of airships can stimulate domestic industrial production, but also make the European powers go astray in the equipment of the air force. In later generations, China has suffered a lot in this regard, and now it has the opportunity to take revenge of course.

"The shell landed two hundred meters to the left." The observer watched the landing point of each artillery unit from a high altitude, and sent the observation results to the artillery unit by radio, and then the artillery unit adjusted the firing according to the results observed by the air force, and then the Russian army ushered in an overwhelming artillery saturation attack.

"Do everything possible to destroy the Russian artillery units to the maximum. Do everything possible to weaken the will of the Russian army to fight. Do everything possible to clear the way for the offensive of the infantry. Please-" Facing Liang Huadian and Lei Zhenchun who saw them off, Yuan Shoushan bowed down.

In fact, it was not only the Russian artillery and positions that needed to be destroyed, but also the Air Force only sent five airships for calibration, and the other forty-five ships were all loaded with barrels of oil and flew over the Russian army. They threw barrels of oil at the Russian army, and the artillery positions, infantry bunkers, material warehouses, and barracks were all airdropped by the Chinese Air Force, and then the Chinese artillery ignited the skyrocketing fire with a shell. This time incendiary bombs were not used, because there were German trainee officers on board the airship, and such a classified weapon had not yet reached the point where it needed to be taken out.

Alekseev in the bunker was blushing as he stared at the skyrocketing fire around him, and the few cannons left under the baptism of Chinese artillery turned into scrap metal in the blazing fire, the battalion of soldiers was rushed by the burning wolves, the buildings collapsed in pieces, tons of grain turned into charcoal, and ammunition was also killed in the blazing fire...... Not only that, as long as the Russian officers and soldiers are concentrated, they will attract Chinese airships, and then the Russian officers and soldiers will either be oil drums falling from the sky or artillery shells whistling. The Chinese Air Force also set fire to almost all of the jungle, burning all his troops scattered and hiding in the jungle. The ground is no longer safe, but no matter how hard the Russian officers and soldiers dig holes, they can't hide all 400,000 Russian soldiers. The whole of Omsk was shrouded in flames, and the acrid black smoke covered the entire sky. Alekseev finally knew why Vladivostok, known as the first fortress in the Far East, had completely fallen in three days, because the smoke was poisonous......

During the day, it was the continuous bombing of the Chinese Air Force, and the fuel poured was ignited by the skyrocketing fire before it even hit the ground. After nightfall, there was a night of shelling by Chinese artillery, and the whole of Omsk trembled under artillery fire...... (To be continued.) )