Chapter 699: The Soviet Army Attacks (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Soviet Russia regards the restored Tsarist Russia as a thorn in the flesh, and always thinks about the destruction of Tsarist Russia, so that the Russians have no other choice but to support Soviet Russia. After the restoration of Tsarist Russia, many intellectuals, scientists, and monks who were persecuted by the Soviet government went to Western Siberia, which seriously weakened the strength of Soviet Russia.
What's more, if Tsarist Russia can be destroyed, Soviet Russia will not only be able to recapture Western Siberia, but even go south to occupy Central Asia. In this way, the strategic depth of Soviet Russia will be further expanded. As far as the current Soviet Russia is concerned, it is undoubtedly an effective way to use its huge strategic depth to enhance its defense strength when its military strength is relatively weak.
According to the plan of the Military Council of Soviet Russia, up to eight army groups with a total of 1.2 million troops were assembled along the Ural Mountains and the Ural River. These eight group armies are all armies that have experienced the baptism of war, not those troops composed of new recruits who have just been formed. In addition to this, it included the only tank corps of the Russian Red Army, as well as the Russian air force. It can be seen that in order to be able to destroy Tsarist Russia in one fell swoop, Soviet Russia is ready to dispatch all the main forces.
If it is only to deal with Tsarist Russia, there is naturally no need to make such a fuss. However, if they want to destroy Tsarist Russia, they must first defeat the Chinese behind Tsarist Russia. The strength of the Chinese has been learned by Soviet Russia. Therefore, they can only be as prepared as possible to be able to win in one fell swoop. However, even so, Trotsky, the leader of the Russian Red Army, and Frunze, still did not have much confidence.
The tanks used by the Russian Red Army were all tanks of the intervention forces of the great powers captured on the battlefield, mainly the French Renault FT-17 light tank, which is 4.2 meters long and 1.74 meters wide. Tank with a height of 2.14 meters. There are two main types of weapons, one is an equipped 8mm machine gun with 4,800 rounds of ammunition. The other is equipped with a 37-mm short-barreled gun with 240 rounds of ammunition. Both tanks are typical infantry support tanks. And it weighs only 7 tons. It's a light tank that can't be smaller. And the light tanks of the Imperial Army were not at all comparable, let alone stronger medium tanks.
The number of tanks of the Soviet Russian Red Army was also not large, and it captured the tanks of some intervening powers, and even copied a batch of its own. However, due to the limitations of engine technology, the Soviet Russian Red Army has only 200 Renault FT-17 tanks, machine gun type and artillery type, accounting for about half each.
As for the Soviet Russian Air Force, it was even weaker. However, Soviet Russia began with its establishment. It attaches great importance to the development of the Air Force. After the victory of the October Revolution in 4615 (17), the Soviet power headed by Ulyanov, the leader of the Bolshevik uprising, soon took over the flying tools and aviation "workshops" left over from Tsarist Russia, and the aviation development of Soviet Russia began to be regular. In addition to collecting aviation equipment scattered throughout the country, the army immediately resumed production in the old aviation enterprises, which had all been nationalized. Among them, the famous Dukes and Petersburg factories were the first to start construction to compensate for the losses caused by the fact that some factories in the east and south were still under the control of the "white bandits". As a leader in aviation science and technology, the Central Institute of Aerodynamic Dynamics of Soviet Russia was founded in 4616 (18) of the Yellow Emperor Era. For decades since, she has been an authoritative institution and academic center for the development of aviation technology in Russia.
In the Yellow Emperor era 4615 (17), the revolutionary army was just beginning. The Red Army formed the "All-Russian Aviation Management Committee". Its duty was to "put things in order" and revitalize aviation in the Soviet republic. Ulyanov pointed out at that time: "The USSR should have its own air force!" "The Yellow Emperor era 4616 (18) January. Ulyanov also put forward the idea that "aviation is one of the major cultures of this century." And in support of the preservation and development of the old aviation factory, he said: "There should be no more enterprises like perfume or balsam factories in the Soviet Republic. "In February, the Martian plant built an 80-horsepower M-1 piston aircraft engine, the first aviation product after the Soviets came to power!
In December of the same year, the Central Research Institute of Aerohydrodynamics of the USSR, mentioned above, was officially established. But in the beginning, she worked separately on balloons and airplanes. Initial activities included a number of more rudimentary and practical studies on aircraft landing overloads, aircraft weighing and landing gear strength estimation. Soon, several specialized research departments were set up in aerodynamics, materials, strength, aircraft and power. In the year 4616 of the Yellow Emperor's era, all aviation factories in the country were under the unified jurisdiction of the Supreme National Economic Council. Aviation enterprises began to embark on the development path of nationalization and large-scale.
Ulyanov, who has a lot of opportunities. We have never forgotten our concern for the building of the Air Force, and sometimes we have even given timely guidance to some specific work. For example, in the autumn of 4617 of the Yellow Emperor Era, he asked to study whether it was possible to use aircraft to "shock cavalry". Because "when the plane flies low, the cavalry can't help it". As a result, a flying detachment consisting of instructors of the Moscow Aviation Institute took part in the assault on the White Bandit Mamontov Cavalry Regiment.
Since entering the civil war. In three years, only 650 aircraft were produced in Soviet Russia, of which 98% were copied. At that time, the factory mainly produced DH-4, DH-9, DH-9A and Avro 504 from the United States and Britain, as well as Fokker DVII., Ju13 and Ju21 from Germany. In order to expand the production capacity, Stalin demanded that all men, women, and children who had worked in aviation units for more than half a year should be "returned to the army" (even including painters).
Although, the size of the Air Force of the Soviet Russian Red Army was not small, with almost a thousand aircraft. However, this old biplane is not worth mentioning at all in terms of performance. On the other hand, the Chinese Air Force, at the end of the last world war, has begun to replace biplanes with all-metal monoplanes. Whether it is a fighter or a bomber, or an attack aircraft for ground mission, it is an all-metal monoplane. This allowed the Chinese Empire to lead the world in aviation strength.
The large-scale mobilization of the Red Army in Soviet Russia attracted the attention of the Chinese Empire. Intelligence officers active in Soviet Russia are constantly sending the collected information to the Reich* Military Intelligence Directorate, and then forwarding it to the General Staff for analysis.
"Your Majesty, based on the information we now have, it can already be concluded that a large-scale offensive is brewing in the Russian Red Army. And there is no doubt that the direction of the offensive will be Tsarist Russia in Western Siberia. Marshal Shi Tianhan, chief of the General Staff, said to Wu Haoxuan.
"What is the expected scale of the attack launched by the Russian Red Army?" Wu Haoxuan asked.
"Preliminary estimates, at least a million people. Among them, the tank units of the Russian Red Army were also included. The air force of the Russian Red Army was also moving to the Ural Mountains and the Ural River. Obviously, the Russian Red Army wanted to destroy Tsarist Russia in one fell swoop. Marshal Shi Tianhan said.
Wu Haoxuan nodded: "Let's get our troops ready for battle." In addition, inform the Tsarist side that the attack of the Russian Red Army was imminent, and they must be prepared. If you can't resist it, we can take over. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty. The General Staff had already ordered two armored divisions of the Praetorian Guards to go to the front. The four armies of the Imperial Army were also ready to set off at any time. However, it is very likely that those old hairy people do not know what to do. When Marshal Shi Tianhan said this, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
Tsarist Russia was founded under the auspices of the Chinese Empire, and according to the previous agreement between the two sides, the Russian army was to be subordinate to the command of the Chinese* army. However, after the establishment of Tsarist Russia, Kolchak used a large amount of gold to buy a lot of advanced weapons from China. Then they were reluctant to keep their promises. They claimed that the Tsarist army was capable of stopping the offensive of the Russian Red Army. In particular, the heavy losses of the Soviet Russian Red Army in the South Caucasus irritated the Tsarist army even more. They thought that equipped with advanced weapons from China, they would be able to withstand the attack of the Russian Red Army. Therefore, they are reluctant to let the Chinese Army go further west.
Until now, the four group armies of the Chinese Army have only assembled on the line of Kurgan and Kostanay.
Wu Haoxuan also had a trace of anger in his heart, if he hadn't been worried that sending troops to Tsarist Russia would cause them to resist strongly, thereby weakening the strength of the Red Army against Soviet Russia, he would have ordered the march a long time ago. With the strength of the Imperial Army, how could the Tsarist Russian army be the opponent of the Imperial Army?
"Whether they believe it or not, it's better to be notified. Let's our army, just be ready to clean up the mess. In addition, in addition to tanks, our air force is also dispatched. It is just a good time to use these old hairs to test the combat effectiveness of our air force. Wu Haoxuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Shi Tianhan nodded.
In the last world war, although the Empire formed armored forces and air forces, for the sake of secrecy, neither the armored forces nor the air force participated in the war. This makes the outside world curious about the strength of the Chinese army's armored forces and air force, but it has not been able to find out.
The armored forces of the Imperial Army are not large, and the five divisions under the jurisdiction of the Praetorian Guard are all armored divisions. Each armored division has a tank regiment, an armored regiment, and a mechanized infantry regiment, with a total of more than 200 light tanks and medium tanks, and more than 100 armored vehicles.
In the plan of the Imperial Army, other armies of the Imperial Army will soon be equipped with an armored brigade to further improve the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army.
As for the Air Force, the Imperial Army's fighter planes, bombers, and ground attack planes combined amounted to more than 2,000 aircraft, all of which were advanced aircraft with world-class performance.
On April 21, 4618 (20), the Russian Red Army began to attack. (To be continued.) )
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