In the north of Heilongjiang, about 100 kilometers away from Aihui, in the depths of the East Xing'an Mountains, the headquarters of the Northern Xinjiang Construction Corps.

Ryazan spread his hands on the pine table, his clear eyes did not stop scanning back and forth on the map full of red and blue lines and markings, and all kinds of intelligence information circulated in his head like a marquee, corresponding to the state of the map one by one.

Before the battle starts, it is his habit to repeatedly check various conditions to make sure that nothing goes wrong. Even if the operational plan had been drawn up and deployed long ago, it was already difficult to make any further changes, and he was well aware of all the situations, he was still accustomed to doing it himself throughout the entire combat process, and he was sure to hear the report from the front as soon as possible, rather than the briefing after the staff officers had analyzed and sorted it out.

Doing so will undoubtedly make him pay a huge mental burden, and it is also completely inconsistent with the demeanor of those famous generals who can play chess and drink tea when they are about to fight.

Ryazan didn't care about those things. All he needs is one result, victory!

There was a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts. When he raised his head, he saw a young combat staff officer rushing in with a happy face, a telegram in his hand, and he walked to the front and stood upright, and presented it with both hands: "Report!" There is an emergency! ”

"Oh?"

Ryazan first glanced up at the quartz clock on the wall, then took the message and swept it up and down, his thick eyebrows raised upward, and muttered, "Actually did it over there?" ”

He understood why the little staff would be overjoyed, it turned out that there was already an exchange of fire in the direction of Manchuria. No, to be exact, it was the border guards who gave Mao Zi a heavy blow in order to rescue the intercepted envoy train!

Since the founding of the new dynasty, the style of martial arts has prevailed throughout the country, and almost all the generals in the army are under the age of 40, and the junior officers are even younger in their twenties. All of them have the same characteristics and look forward to going to war. Expand the territory and make contributions!

For more than a decade, China has been facing encirclement by foreign powers, and there have been constant skirmishes in border areas. In Kang-Tibet, there was friction with the British, and on the thousands of kilometers of border in northern Xinjiang, they kept having dirty encounters with Maozi.

But it's all very small-scale mutual temptation. If there is no big battle to fight, there will naturally be no great success.

At present, Sino-Russian relations are tense, and when the diplomatic relations between the two countries are about to reach their best stage, they suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse, and the entire north has entered a state of full-scale war. The middle and lower-level soldiers did not know that this was a long-planned strategic change, and they only felt that a big battle was finally coming, and they were all excited.

But the outbreak of war did not begin in a day or two. Even though the top leaders of China and Russia have made preparations for a long time, it has been more than a month since the Hailan Pao incident occurred, and the two countries have not really launched a full-scale attack. It's just that they keep deploying troops and generals, and the clouds of war are piled up layer by layer.

In fact, both sides are waiting for a suitable moment.

First of all, the climatic conditions, the weather in northern Xinjiang was still freezing in February, and field operations were very testing the logistics and soldier quality of both sides, and the attrition of non-combat factors was inevitable.

Although Maozi was resistant to frost and ready to do it, they were hit head-on during the test, which forced them to reassess China's border defense forces. Therefore, it must be slightly adjusted.

China is actually more prepared than they are, but it needs to seize the moral high ground. In addition, the necessary links of Yang Hao's mission to St. Petersburg have not been completed, so they will not move accordingly.

Finally, at the beginning of April in the lunar calendar, the weather in northern Xinjiang has changed from a changeable dry spring to the beginning of summer, and the temperature has risen to warm, but there is still a little time before the rainy season arrives. It's the best time to go out and about. Again, it's a great opportunity to go to war!

Just when all the conditions are in place, the most exciting news finally came!

Ryazan glanced at the little staff officer with an excited face, and nodded: "Go." Go to the war room. ”

"Yes!"

The little staff officer responded with a short and forceful response, and then quickly opened the door in front, and Ryazan walked straight to the room at the other end of the corridor with vigorous steps.

The huge war room is almost the size of an indoor basketball court, and the anti-aircraft fortifications carved out in the cave are wide and spacious, from the top to the bottom of the mountain, a full ten meters high!

This is also due to Yang Hao's bad taste, he got the shape of those underground fortresses in Hollywood blockbusters and American dramas in the world, and made almost all the important mountains and underground fortifications in the B plane into that virtue.

It is often a large space connected by deep corridors, with a large sand table or deduction table illuminated by the lights in the middle, and surrounded by radio stations, computer terminals, communication facilities, etc. On the second and third floors of the iron staircase, there are protruding platforms that overlook the whole picture. Under the lights, standing above and watching the busyness of the coming and going below, it is particularly stylish.

This is the case with the Operational Command of the Northern Xinjiang Construction Corps.

The one set up in Hulan is used for overall management and the construction of reclamation, which is for outsiders to see, and it is also a service organization in the superficial sense.

The mountain headquarters that went deep into the Xing'an Mountains was the core used to command the operation.

Ryazan walked very quickly to the hall of the war room, the bright long-life energy-saving lamps shining on everyone, and the guards carrying short protrusions stood upright, and let everyone else know about his arrival.

Chief of Staff Gao Xiaoshan also greeted him with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Commander, good news!" The 7th Aviation Regiment fought for the first time and blew up an entire division alive! Now, the enemy defenses on the opposite side of Manchuria are empty, and the breakthrough is within reach! ”

In a few words, explain the situation clearly.

Ryazan nodded calmly, read the sorted out messages separately, and seemed to sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect the Air Force to fight, the efficiency is so amazing!" It's a comparison with the Qing army that frightened the Qing army with a hot air balloon! ”

Chief of Staff Gao sighed sincerely: "That's right! In the past, we watched the military exercises, and we didn't think it was at stake. The fighters are also accustomed to it, and there are also means of air defense early warning and counterattack during air raids. Only now do I know that the gap between prepared and unprepared, is so big! ”

In the National Defense School and the training class for generals, there are detailed air force application and defense projects, and in the teaching of strategy and tactics, the integrated operation of air and ground has always been emphasized.

In the past, the officers who came from the period of the anti-Qing revolution were very uncomfortable with this. In their opinion, the previous combat mode of infantry rushing, artillery bombardment, and artillery bombardment after infantry rushing was sharp enough. Artillery of various calibers in every division, regiment, and battalion, plus recoilless guns and mortars down to the platoon level, form a set of all-covering artillery.

The number of artillery pieces and ammunition dropping density of a division at the top of a division and an army of other countries, an army, or even a group army are already invincible in the world. What other planes are used?

In the eyes of the army, where artillery doctrine is rampant, how can those light things made of wood shells, which float slowly in the sky, and can be turned into fireballs with a single machine gun if they dive at a low altitude, can be used as the main focus of the war? Something must be wrong!

But helplessly, this was requested by the Great Führer himself. Anyone who fails the academic assessment should not expect to have the opportunity to go to the army. No matter how much you don't think so, you have to learn the theory thoroughly and make good use of it according to the textbook during the military exercise.

In military exercises, the reconnaissance role of aircraft is recognized, but the effectiveness of ground attacks has been questioned. A few small bombs on a plane can blow up the will of an iron army? Rigorous skirmish line tactics, careful anti-aircraft and anti-artillery bunker bonuses, to achieve the ultimate camouflage system. What if you can drop a bomb again?

There is no real combat effect, and everyone is skeptical.

But today they finally saw it, and the actual combat effect was greatly unexpected.

Ryazan thought for a moment and ordered: "Let the Seventh Air Regiment write a detailed combat report, and we will study it carefully." By the way, the special envoy train has returned safely to the territory, right? ”

Gao Xiaoshan nodded: "They drove back under the escort of the Air Force, and they fought with the elite of Maozi's Eighth Division before, and the results were also good." Speaking of which. Major Xu Shuzheng, who escorted the envoy to the north, was also a good fighter in tough battles. ”

Ryazan snorted. Disappreciatively: "If you think about the armed forces of that special train, it is like a mobile fortress, as long as it is used properly, anyone can also play brilliantly!" Now that they're back, their mission is complete, and it's not up to us. ”

Gao Xiaoshan shook his head helplessly. The morale of his own commander is also too high, and he always looks down on officers from traditional literati, and I am afraid that this gap will not be bridged for a while. However, they do have proud capital, they are all old backbones who started with the head of state, and their qualifications are by no means comparable to the boys who came out of the military academy.

Retract your thoughts. Concentrate on the current military affairs: "So, how should the direction of Manchuria be moved?" Will you continue to stand still, or.? ”

Ryazan did not answer, but first asked: "How did the headquarters reply?" ”

"Let us move with our cameras and make our own decisions."

The senior chief of staff is obviously satisfied with this, the generals are outside, they should have great autonomy, and in war, the opportunity is often fleeting, and they all count on the headquarters to make decisions back and forth, so why do they need these generals?

Ryazan did not hesitate and immediately decided: "Order the 13th Army to attack immediately!" Be sure to wipe out all the enemies in front of you in the shortest possible time! Then, break through with all your might along the railway in the direction of Chita! No matter what happens later, they are not allowed to take half a step back! ”

Gao Xiaoshan was taken aback: "Let's start a full-scale fight?" Don't wait for the government to do any more theories? ”

Salute first and then soldier, has always been the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, unless it is absolutely necessary, it is unbearable, it will never be rash. Under normal circumstances, most people make a move, and then defend themselves and fight back.

Ryazan raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly: "Do you want to wait for Maozi to rush into our border to shout and shout and kill, causing many innocent civilians to be killed and injured, and then fight back angrily?" Lao Tzu's territory, such a thing must not be allowed to happen! Lao Tzu just won the battle, let those scholars worry about the! ”

Gao Xiaoshan was speechless, and said in his heart that I was born in a show, a scholar who was born in a show, and was a scholar! Is it really okay for you to say that to your face?

However, he was also accustomed to this old partner with a gangster in his bones, so he had to arrange it according to the order.

The operational staff officers immediately adjusted on the sand table according to the order, and the senior chief of staff asked again: "Then what about our frontal enemy?" ”

Ryazan waved his hand vigorously: "Immediately launch a full-scale attack!" Serve the gang of hairs on the opposite side who don't know whether to live or die! Isn't the Air Force a good one? Then let them take the lead! Order the 15th Army, cross the river! ”

At 4:30 p.m. on May 13, 1909, dozens of biplane fighters that had quietly transferred from the direction of Harbin to Nenjiang and Tongbei a few days ago escorted more than 20 "Eagle 1" attack planes to take off one after another, divided into four formations in the air, crossed the Xing'an Mountains, and plunged directly to the other side of the Heilongjiang River!

At this time, the command of the Russian army of the Baikal Military District had just received an urgent report that the 8th Division of Shalasong had failed to seize the special train of the Chinese envoy and had been hit hard with heavy casualties!

Because of the backwardness of communications technology and equipment, and because the bombing came too suddenly and too ferociously, a more detailed report was not conveyed. Therefore, the command of the Baikal Military District did not know for a time what terrible things had happened to the 8th Division. They just take it for granted that it was a cross-border attack by Chinese border guards!

This is the rhythm of provoking war!

The command of the Baikal Military District, which obviously misjudged this, was overjoyed and believed that this was an excellent opportunity to launch a full-scale war against China! So while severely reprimanding the incompetence of the Eighth Division, demanding that they must resist the Chinese attack with all their might, and at the same time ordering the remaining divisions deployed there to mobilize together and launch a cross-border attack operation!

Patronized and delighted, they did not notice at all that the person who gave the report was not at all the commander of the 8th Division, Major General Martinov! Lieutenant General Zarbayev immediately sent a telegram to St. Petersburg reporting this "great news", and then contacted the Amur Governor-General Grodekov and asked him to work together to launch a full-scale attack on the other side of the Heilongjiang River!

The Tsarist side had already drawn up the entire battle plan, and the difference was only the specific time to launch the general offensive.

Since the Hailan bubble incident, their plans have been slightly adjusted, but the overall change is not too big. Now that it has been determined that the Chinese side has taken the lead, the two frontier military districts certainly cannot wait for the order of Grand Duke Nikolai or Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin to give a slow response, and first get up to ensure that they are invincible!

In Zarbayev's mind, their movements must have been sudden, fast and violent enough, and they would have been able to achieve a definite victory. But he would never have imagined that when he sent the telegram, the main command of the Russian army in the entire Amur Military District, as well as the places where the troops were stationed, were all destroyed by a sudden blow!

The special operations unit of the Chinese Frontier Corps, which launched its operation more than a month ago, has been extremely proficient in touching every key point along the railway line and installing remote-controlled explosive devices in all its communications facilities, including telephone lines, telegraph lines, and radio towers.

The order was given for a full-scale offensive in Ryazan, and at the same time the lines of facilities scattered around the perimeter were destroyed, almost completely paralyzing the communications of the Amur Military District.

Not only that, but they also used the cipher code book they obtained, disguised themselves as the radio stations of the Amur Military District, received messages from the command of the Baikal Military District, and sent back false messages.

As a result of this toss-up, the Amur Military District was temporarily cut off from communications.

Subsequently, the air force rushing across the river suddenly arrived at dusk and sent a fierce bombardment under the unpreparedness of the Russian army, blowing up its headquarters, radio signal towers, garrison camps, artillery, ammunition depots and other key facilities in one fell swoop!

The troops of the two armies of the Northern Xinjiang Corps were mobilized together and crossed the river from Aihui, Niupu, and Boli respectively to launch a comprehensive attack on the Russian army in the Amur region!

In the south, the Beiyang Fleet, which had been stationed in Xiaguan, suddenly appeared near Vladivostok and acted in conjunction with the ground forces in the direction of Jilin, advancing by land and water! (To be continued......)