Chapter 128: Siege (II)
Brunov's face was full of disbelief to report to his officer, the eastern and southern suburbs were defeated so quickly, and the army in the southern suburbs was faster than the eastern suburbs, what the hell is going on with Airry? Now Brunov's only hope is pinning on the retreating army to the northwest or west, so that he still has a chance to break through.
Such an unfavorable situation forced Brunov to withdraw from the northern suburbs and rush back to the city of Omsk, and according to the time, the Chinese army from the west also arrived, which was simply terrible!
After knowing about the army in the southern suburbs, Lieutenant General Ski, who had already withdrawn to the city, immediately scolded Irri for being greedy for life and afraid of death, fighting passively, and not managing his army well. But Airry didn't refute, and looked like it wasn't my business.
Lieutenant General Ski even suspected that the rumors were spread by the bastard Irry, but he had no evidence to prove that Irry had done it, and that he had fled back himself, and it would be bad for him to make a big deal about it.
"Report to the general, the retreating army in the west has been attacked by the Huaxia army, and urgently asks for help!"
The words of the communication soldier made both Irry and Wenji almost scared, there is still the Huaxia army in the west, have they been surrounded?
Sky pulled the signal soldier and roared: "How can there be a Chinese army in the west, are you lying to me?" ”
"Ahem, general, these are all messages sent back by the retreating army, the strength of the Huaxia army in the west is no worse than the strength of our army, and there are a large number of cavalry, our army is unable to resist and is ready to return here!"
After hearing this, Ari kept thinking in his heart: It's over, completely surrounded, and I can't get out, what should I do?
"Why is there still a Chinese army in the west, God, don't you protect your people?" Lieutenant General Sky shouted as he looked up to the sky.
At this time, Brunov rushed back to the city with the army, and was very dissatisfied when he saw Lieutenant General Sky's shout, and angrily reprimanded: "Lieutenant General Sky, what are you doing here, go and arrange defenses, the Chinese army is about to attack the city!" ”
"Commander, you are back, a large number of Chinese troops have also appeared in the west, our troops retreating west have been routed, and we are rushing back, we are surrounded by Chinese troops!"
"Okay, I know, you go on a mission, these are not what you are worried about, we will all retreat!" After Brunov said this, he left directly, much to the embarrassment of Airry, who was waiting for the mission next to him.
After the embarrassment, Irry didn't care, Brunov didn't arrange his task is also his expectation, he knows that he has aroused Brunov's suspicion, maybe Brunov already knows what happened in the southern suburbs, but what he dares to believe is that Brunov will not do anything to him even if he knows what happened, after all, this time is not as usual.
At this time, Brunov was not dead, he still maintained confidence in the retreating army in the northwest, the retreat of the northwest army was the most important, and the west was originally used by him to attract the attention of the Chinese army.
The Russian army, which had been lost on three sides, had basically withdrawn into the city, and most of the troops were concentrated on the city walls, and the remaining groups were patrolling the city, especially near the city walls.
The city of Omsk had fallen into the hands of the Chinese army not long ago, and as soon as Brunov entered the city, he asked people to search for it, and sure enough, he found a lot of secret passages leading to the outside of the city, I don't know whether they were left by the Chinese army or by ordinary residents to avoid the Chinese army. He is not sure whether the Huaxia army still has a secret hand in the city, so intensive patrols and investigations are necessary, and if there is a slight mistake at this critical time, he will be wiped out here.
After the Chinese army was surrounded on three sides, it did not rush to attack, but firmly held these three sides and began to rest in turns, regardless of what happened to the Russian soldiers
The retreating army of Tsarist Russia to the northwest soon also encountered Ma Qi's army, and the Ma Qi army, which had set up an ambush in the northwest direction, lightly attacked the Russian army that fled with a large amount of supplies, and the Russian army was caught off guard and responded in a hurry, and many people surrendered under just one round of attacks. After more than ten minutes, the Russian army, which had lost its morale, began to break and flee on a large scale, and the 100,000 troops were crushed in less than half an hour against the less than 50,000 Chinese troops, of which 50,000 troops fled back after losing their supplies under the leadership of the officers, and most of the remaining ones surrendered, and all those who did not surrender were wiped out.
Ma Qi's two armies drove the Russian army in the direction of Omsk, and now it seems that their plan has tended to be successful, and it depends on the cooperation.
A Russian scout rode a war horse and galloped wildly through the streets of the city, and after a while rushed into Brunov's office, "Report to the commander, there is news from the front that our troops who broke through in the northwest have been ambushed by the enemy, suffered heavy casualties, and are withdrawing here!" ”。
Brunov, who was discussing with Lieutenant General Sky, almost fell directly from his chair, and the army in the northwest direction was also routed by the Chinese army, he really had no way out now, he needed to be quiet.
Brunov said to the people present: "I know, let's all go down, I need to be quiet, you guys also go and think of a way." Lieutenant General Skesky you go and bring the troops back to the city! ”
"Commander, my defense of the city wall has not yet been completed, I recommend Farr to pick up the army!" Lieutenant General Sky was not very reluctant to go out of the city to bring the army back, so he directly pushed it to his direct subordinate Farr, which made Farr on the side very unhappy, and did not bring such a trick.
Brunov then remembered that he had asked Farr to do the task of arming before, but he was dissatisfied when he heard Ski recommend Farr, at this time he was still engaged in this kind of nepotism, and there were several officers present with higher ranks and ranks than Farr, and using Farr's words would definitely chill people's hearts, and now it can't be messed up.
"Irrey, can you go out of the city to pick you up?" I still can't fully trust Irry Brunov, but now I have to let Irry go. Irry didn't refuse, and readily agreed.
With 20,000 soldiers and Gogivins and other henchmen Ari, he went out of the city, and the Chinese army that surrounded Omsk on three sides was supposed to be able to encircle even the west, but the Chinese army did not do so, as if it was deliberately set aside for the Russian army.
"General, why come out to meet the defeated army, the risk is too great!" Goggivins asked Irry in confusion.
Airray glared at him and said, "The current imperial army has no way out, the materials in the city are insufficient, the troops are limited, and it is not an opponent of the Huaxia army at all. After this defeat again, there is no place for us in the country, and it is estimated that Lord Rasproyan will not be able to protect us, so we must find a way out, such as ......" said in the whisper of Gogivins's ear.
"This is not good, after all, our family is still in China, and it will affect them."
"Don't worry, the last time I went back, I arranged for them to go all the way to the United States under the guise of visiting relatives, and I also notified your family, and it is estimated that they have arrived in the United States now. Both horizontally and vertically are dead, it is better to take the initiative, maybe there will still be life. And the last revenge was not avenged, I was 'enjoyed' like a god at the court-martial, and I will never forget this shame, that bastard must die! ”
"Well, I'll always be on the general's side!"
The reason why Irry readily agreed to Brunov was that he had his own plans.
After waiting for the sight of the army on the city wall, Gogivins set out with more than a hundred men to the south, they were going to meet the upper echelons of the Chinese army for their next purpose.
Part of the Tsarist army that fled back from the northwest was intercepted by Duan Qirui's army, and the intercepted Tsarist army did not have the slightest will to fight, and fled in all directions, either fleeing or surrendering.
The siege of Maqi was also getting closer and closer, and soon they were near the city of Omsk, and the fleeing Russian army saw that Irri's army was immediately approaching there, and Ari, who had set up his position, was also happy to accept these soldiers, and fooled them for some reason, and then they all stayed here.
In the end, the army that fled back was only about 30,000 soldiers, and in order to make these soldiers useful to him, Airray used the "rumor" strategy, changing their retreat plan to Brunov and sending them to death, knowing that there was a large force of the Chinese army there and letting them retreat there.
On the other side, Gao Jiwens went to Yan Xishan's territory in the southern suburbs, and after they identified themselves, Yan Xishan talked to them, and then Yan Xishan and Jiang Fangzhen communicated with telegrams, and finally I don't know what agreement was reached. Then Jiang Fangzhen sent a telegram to Ma Qi, and Ma Qi's offensive instantly increased, but it was all the same, and Airry rushed back to the city with the army.
Since then, the entire Omsk has been surrounded by the Chinese army, and the Chinese army still did not attack after the encirclement, as if something was brewing, and the haze over the city of Omsk became heavier and heavier, which made the Russian soldiers in the city panic. The inhabitants of the city were not as heavy as these soldiers, but prepared a third of the surplus food early, and when the Russian army entered the city of Omsk, order was restored in the city, and the Tsarist Russia also brought a lot of grain and sold it to the inhabitants at a high price, so they took out this food and did not let them starve in the winter.
The Russian troops who entered the city breathed a sigh of relief, but the panic was also spreading, and the soldiers were listless, and they could not see a way out.
The army returned to the city, and Brunov also knew about the losses, which made him even more frustrated, he had no good way now, and there was not much to estimate if he could escape in the end by concentrating his forces to forcibly break through, and even be completely destroyed, and surrender was impossible, so he was also hesitating.
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