Chapter 146: Voices Strike West
It is one of the 36 strategies, and it is mentioned very frequently in real life, and it uses feints to deceive the enemy, covering the main force to hit its vital point at the first time. Claiming to be out of the east, in fact striking the west. Although the strategy of attacking the east and the west has long been known by military strategists of all generations, it must be used according to the situation at that time. It is the so-called one-trick fresh.
In the fourth chapter of "Strategic Problems of Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Warfare", the great man mentioned: "It is often necessary to adopt ingenious methods to deceive, lure, and confuse the enemy, such as attacking the east and attacking the west, striking from the south to the north, and acting at night. β
For Outer Mongolia, Nebuchu is of little significance and dispensable, but for the Soviet Russian army, it is a signal for the eastward advance of the White Russian army.
Eastward? What's there?
There was the bearded Northeast Army and, more importantly, the Kwantung Army of the Japanese. How could the Far Eastern Republics, which had the Japanese army as their main target, allow this White Russian army to join the Japanese army.
The top of the Soviet Russian leadership issued two orders as soon as they learned that the three regiments had been wiped out, find out their marching routes, and then annihilate them on the spot!
After the defeat of the People's Revolutionary Army, the remnants of the White Russian bandits swaggered eastward, and as long as the spies of the Far Eastern Army were not fools, they could have known about such a big movement.
Hearing such information, the Far Eastern People's Revolutionary Army immediately transferred two regiments from the Far East, plus one main regiment of Soviet Russia, to Chita by train.
The Soviet and Russian armies had already received information about the bombing of the railway, but the planes only bombed the railway west of Chita, and the east was still unimpeded. The fastest way to get to Chita is by train. The Far Eastern Army immediately made a decision, anyway, the Japanese army did not know the departure time of the train, so they first transported it by train, and in case the railway was blown up, they would move forward on foot.
"Major Kudryash! Why haven't you gotten in the car yet? The train is about to depart! "At the Khabarovsk (Boli) station, the conductor is doing the final checks, and tonight there are three specially lengthened trains from here, and the trains are not ordinary passengers, they are all elite Soviet Russian troops in the Far East. A Soviet Russian company-level instructor was leading the people of the law enforcement team to check the number of people in the carriages at all levels, and saw the "celebrities" of the Soviet Far Eastern Army smoking cigarettes with a few henchmen outside the carriage.
"Oh! Go first! The carriage was too crowded, so I went with the next train carrying the tanks. "Because he lost a lot of cronies in Outer Mongolia, Major Kudryash, who only stayed on to check on his family background, was a gentleman in the eyes of some people, and the most elite reconnaissance cavalry would be defeated by the backward Mongols.
In the Soviet Russian army, where heroism prevailed, it must have been looked down upon.
However, in addition to the bad points of the war, his popularity is still good, he often pays out of his own pocket, treats guests to dinner, and has won praise from many colleagues in the difficult years of living conditions. But other than that, no one is particularly interested in him.
"Okay, Major Kudryash!" The instructor saluted respectfully and continued to check the next level of carriage.
"Hmmm! Good luck! Kudryash looked at the back of the dutiful instructor walking past, then at the troops in the carriage, and muttered, "I hope they will throw it a little more accurately, this is my team!" β
"Jingle bell!" At two o'clock in the middle of the night, a shrill bell suddenly rang in one of Chita's bedrooms.
"What? Our reinforcements were bombed! "The next moment the Chairman of the Far Eastern Republic and Minister of Foreign Affairs Krasnoshchekov jumped out of bed.
It's really hard for him, I thought that as long as I engaged in diplomatic work in the rear, I could sleep without worry, but recently it has been hit one after another.
I'm a civilian, not a military attachΓ©! This sentence was shouted in Krasnochekov's heart, I don't know how many times.
"Hurry up and arrange for someone to help! How many more troops will be able to come? What the! There is only one battalion in formation! Krasnochekov covered his head, tonight's troop transport plan is top secret, a train transporting an elite regiment of Soviet Russia! When something like this happens, I don't know how many people's heads can't be saved.
"Let their chief come to me! What officer was in a meeting in the carriage at that time, and a bombshell was fired in that carriage, so who is the supreme commander now? The battalion commander of that battalion! Okay, let him come to me right away! β
"What? That battalion commander is still on the next train? Which bastard is this? Aren't you afraid of court-martials? "Krasnoshichenkov already has the urge to kill at the moment, and he dares to be late for a secret military operation, is it a decoration to be a people's internal committee?
"Major Kudryash! It's that little guy! Forget it, he's in luck. When he arrives in Chita, come to me immediately! Hanging up the phone, Krasnoshchenkov stood in front of the windowsill of the bedroom, looking at Chita in the night, this time one regiment of the Soviet Russian army had an accident, and the other two regiments of the Far Eastern People's Revolutionary Army could only advance on foot, and the time for reinforcements would be greatly delayed. And the biggest problem is that their combat power is not much stronger than the two regiments that were annihilated last time, Krasnochekov has a hunch that this time Chita is afraid that it will be more auspicious!
"Drink!" The Bujing Palace is now a wine pond and meat forest, full of drunken White Russian soldiers. The three barons were cautious at first, but they were also unconscious when they drank.
Except for the Outer Mongolian army, which did not enter Nebuchu and camped in the forest outside the city, the other two teams and the servant army entered the city happily.
The bombing of Chita reinforcements was known only to Timur for the time being, and the others were completely immersed in enjoyment.
In winter, taking a hot bath is a very appropriate thing, but if there are many people like a toothpick pot full of toothpicks, then few people are in the mood to take a bath.
However, this did not affect the high morale of the White Russian army, in Nebuchu, the army had enough time to rest, and the three barons could also recruit as many troops as they wished, expanding their strength.
Nebuchu was famous for its silver mines, the only silver mine in Tsarist Russia, where the first silver produced was used in silver galleons dedicated to Peter the Great. The mug is still preserved in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg.
After the completion of the silver mine, many factories were built in the vicinity of Nebuchu. Each factory was equipped with a penal prison filled with hard laborers from all over the country.
Many of these men were soldiers of the Tsarist period, and now they are the best soldiers of the three barons, with money and people, and with the weapons provided by Outer Mongolia, the White Russian army swelled to 4,000 men in a day like a balloon.
Among the prisoners of hard labor, political and Mongol prisoners joined the servant army, and the servant army also swelled to more than 3,000 people.
Of course, this is also thanks to the silver mines, where more than 2,000 people have been forced to work in the mines, and they have been oppressed for a long time and have become a new force to join the army.
Nebuchu was an important passage for trade between China and Siberia for a long time, and of course the Chinese caravans brought the most tea.
However, because of the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway, it was slowly replaced by Chita, and now the railway is not working, and many caravans have come to this small city along the old road.
The influx of a large number of people has made this small city seem to go back in time, back to the era of trade ports.
Population, money and food, so that the three barons no longer want to leave, they all want to use this place as a base, but this needs the consent of Timur of the Outer Mongolian army.
"Three honorable barons, do you really want to be stationed here?" Timur asked, seeing the three barons coming to the council hall together and understanding their intentions.
"Yes, adults are our best friends. Thank you for your selfless assistance to us, we will never forget your help! Baron Valenkyin bowed and said respectfully.
"Hehehe!" Timur said with the characteristic boldness of the Mongols, "As your friend, I have to warn you that the guests from the east are not reliable. They are too far away from you! Let's take a look at this information! β
Regardless of the drastic change in the faces of the three barons, Timur instructed his men to hand them a piece of information.
"Far Eastern reinforcements?" The youngest, Baron Boris, had not yet practiced to the point of being moody, and cried out.
"Not bad! An elite regiment of the Far East in Soviet Russia has already been bombed in disarray, but there are still two regiments of the People's Revolutionary Army with heavy weapons that are advancing towards Chita. A cavalry regiment of 1,000 men to the west was also advancing day and night towards Ulan-Ude. I'm going to ask you to come and discuss what to do! Timur also told the incomplete part of the information.
Now it was the turn of the three barons, their faces were pale, heavy weapons, and the three words were like nails that were driven into the hearts of the three of them.
There were also heavy machine guns in the Outer Mongolian army, so they knew that the heavy weapon mentioned in Timur's mouth was definitely not a heavy machine gun, it must be a cannon.
Soviet Russia has always regarded artillery as the king, and artillery is the land god of war in the hearts of the infantry. This news is not very good, if the other side has artillery, even if the White Russian army has more than 10,000 people, it is not the slightest bit sure about the army of the Far Eastern Republic, which has less than 10,000 troops.
"Wow! Boris, why did you arrive so early for today's meeting, and I heard you yelling outside the door, is there something good? With a loud voice, Achi walked in with his head held high.
"Go upriver along the Gelbiqi River and return to Outer Mongolia?"
"That's right! Now the men and horses have been recently reorganized, and as you know, we urgently need a place to train. If we stay in Nebuchu all the time, and then the east and west are surrounded, we have little chance of winning. Baron Vitariye said.
Baron Valentin looked at the map and said cautiously, "The river is all mountainous, so can such a road be smooth?" If someone gets stuck on the mountain road, it's not possible to go back and forth. I built yΓ¬ to the west, captured a few small towns, opened the prison, and released the prisoners. β
This construction was immediately approved by Rokossovsky, and Gia Saiyin still had questions: "To the west, where to go?" What if you run headlong with the cavalry reinforced by the opposing side? β
"Why are you afraid! Isn't it just a team of thousands? It's just right to train the recruits. "Dakou Achi's skin is itchy if he doesn't fight for a day, and now when he returns to Outer Mongolia, it means that there will be no war to fight this winter.
"Hmmm! The opponent is not many in number and most of them are cavalry, and now in the field in the winter, the war horses cannot run fast. If it is a field battle, we are not afraid of him. I just don't know where they are? Rokossovsky stared at the map, remembering the path he had traveled before, and guessing which way the other side would go.
"Then go to Kyakhta! It was the supply depot of the Fifth Army of Soviet Russia, and since the cavalry from the west came to us, there must be a great chance that they would go to Kyakhta for supplies. "The entire Far East is cold and snowy, and now the railway is not passable, so it is time-consuming and laborious to take the land route, and people and horses need to rest.
Seeing that this guy was going to copy the back road of the Fifth Army, and the three barons saw that they were getting closer and closer to Outer Mongolia and getting farther and farther away from the wealthy big city of Ulan-Ude, they proposed a pertinent proposal, "If you want supplies, you should also go to Ulan-Ude!" It is also a supply station, and the environment is much better than Kyakhta, I think it is better to go to Bekobo first and then go south to Kyakhta, there are small cities along the way, and there is no problem with supplies and reinforcements. β
Hearing that they could increase their troops, the three barons immediately united the front.
"I'm for it too!" Rokossovsky nodded in agreement.
Timur saw that everyone's opinion had been unified, "Then since everyone thinks so, it's decided!" Pass me on the order for the whole army to march west to Kyakhta! β