Chapter 49: The Eve of Armageddon

Japan did not gain an inch after calculating the Chinese Empire, although the army has been advancing northward, but it did not dare to deploy a large number of troops on the Jilin border, for fear that the Chinese one would tear up the agreement in anger, so as to put himself on the stage to fight with Tsarist Russia.

The Tsar was furious when he received the news from Japan, and fools knew what good ideas the Japanese had in attacking, and if it were not for the telegrams sent back by Lieutenant General Schönn repeatedly indicating that it was the Chinese army attacking, he would have suspected that the Japanese had done it. However, he knew that the Chinese army could appear in the south of Vladivostok, and that the Chinese navy was able to enter the Sea of Japan lightly, and it was not for Japan to allow it, so it could only be said that China was used by Japan, and China would not provoke two powerful countries at the same time.

Rasputyan and the others have seen a lot, they don't think that the 200,000 Chinese troops can quietly pass through the northeast and even Jilin, there are many Tsarist spies in the northeast, but there is a little information about the Chinese army passing through Jilin to attack Vladivostok. Not to mention that they also learned that Huaxia's 200,000 troops had just arrived near Boli, and according to Huaxia's strength, the imperial army that would solve Vladivostok would not use as many as 400,000 troops at all, so there must be something greasy among them, and the words of the Japanese were absolutely not credible.

They have already guessed that it was Japan itself that went to disguise itself as Vladivostok, which was attacked by the Chinese army, and it was simply impossible to say that it would take over when they were already victorious. However, Huaxia has never expressed his position, which also makes them more and more sure that there are some ulterior secrets between China and Japan.

Those who guessed this did not inform the Tsar, who knows if the Tsar would declare war with Japan in a fit of rage, they were only guesses, and they did not dare to say it without evidence.

The Minister of War and others were very bitter in their hearts, the war with China had not yet ended, Japan had already intervened, and in the face of the attacks of the two countries at the same time, the Far East was too far away from Europe, and they could not control it at all, and they could not do anything about it.

On the day of the declaration that Vladivostok was "taken over" by Japan, Tsarist Russia said that Vladivostok was the territory of Tsarist Russia and that Japan needed to return it after the war, otherwise it would be regarded as a declaration of war against Tsarist Russia. Tsarist Russia was also forced to do this, and it was not yet suitable to declare war with Japan, and the war with the Chinese Empire was now a busy mess, where would there be time to take care of Vladivostok and other places as far away.

Britain hurriedly asked his godson Japan what was going on, how did he fight his godfather's allies, is it itchy to the bones? Japan still uses what it said before to perfunctory godfather, beats to death and does not admit its shameless behavior, and swears that it will be returned to Tsarist Russia after the war, God knows when the Sino-Russian war will end, and it depends on who wins and who loses in the end. At this time, the godfather and godson were not like Japan and the United States in later generations, Japan was still very strong and had its own right to speak.

Countries around the world also have some contempt for Japan's shameless behavior, but I have to say that people are shameless and beautiful, and it is Japan's fine tradition to rob while the fire is hot, and this kind of thing is not less.

Japan's accession has made the situation in the Far East even more tense, and all countries do not dare to intervene lightly, and can only secretly support countries that are beneficial to themselves, but at present, China has received the most support.

Japan's actions frightened Zhang Zuolin, he was not ready, what if he attacked Jilin in the first day, even if the Japanese army was not stationed on the border in large numbers, but he did not dare to relax his vigilance at all, the Japanese in general he would not believe it.

Grand Duke Nikolai was helpless when he received a telegram from Vladivostok asking for help, because he had no reinforcements to support them, and even if he did, he would not have time to support them. He also knew that it was very likely that it was not a sneak attack by the Chinese army, because he knew that it was impossible for the Chinese army to get there so quickly, and if he wanted to go to Vladivostok, he could only enter by sea or from Boli and other places, and the telegram said that it was attacking from the south and the sea, which was intriguing.

After thinking about it for a while, Grand Duke Nicholas was very shocked in his heart, this is the rhythm of Japan to attack the empire, and the despicable Japan wants to rob the fruits of the Chinese Empire, and the Chinese Empire actually chose to forbear, which is too unlike the current China.

But after thinking about it for a few hours, he didn't think about it, the war here is still very hanging, so he has the heart to take care of it, although he is the commander of the Far Eastern Empire's war against China, but the affairs of the Japanese still let those people in the empire have a headache, he can't take care of it.

The Russian reinforcements from Outer Mongolia are coming, but looking at the Imperial Airship Force, which is one size smaller than the Huaxia airship, Grand Duke Nicholas is very sad, how can this be compared, compared to the quantity and quality of others, isn't this a death?

In any case, it can be regarded as having its own airship troops, as long as it does not have a hard fight with Huaxia airships, it still has a lot of effects, and it will not be so passive.

The entire camp of the Tsarist Russian army was filled with a very delicate atmosphere, morale was very low, and the new troops who came to support the army were also very afraid of the Chinese army after listening to the description of the veterans, after all, they were a group of recruits who went to the battlefield without any training, and maybe they had not even killed anyone.

Hundreds of thousands of troops could only cower in the corners and did not dare to attack, and the oppressive atmosphere made many recruits very uncomfortable, and the fear of war gradually increased. For this reason, Nicholas issued several killing orders: those who escaped from the battle, kill! Those who do not listen to orders, kill! Attack the enemy and kill ......

These killing orders were meant to keep the soldiers focused on fighting instead of fearing war, and only these killing orders could calm the morale of the whole army, but they also offended many officers, especially those who rushed to gild.

Many Tsarist military officers thought that these killing orders were too harsh, that surrender was a common occurrence in European wars, and that surrendered troops would not be unduly mistreated, which was deeply rooted in their hearts. The death order of the Grand Duke Nicholas was, in a sense, cut off their way of life, so a large part of the officers and soldiers did not agree with the killing order, and they began to ostracize the Grand Duke Nicholas.

Disunity is often the beginning of decay and death, and a scattered army is simply unable to form a strong attack and defense. Grand Duke Nicholas's killing order has already caused cracks within the Tsarist army, and the cracks that already exist are getting bigger and bigger, and this kind of killing order is not suitable for their empire.

Taking advantage of the dissatisfaction of the aristocratic gilded officials with the killing order, Admiral Irry has attracted a lot of officers, and secretly formed a small group to study how to fight for credit and how to survive when defeated, so that they don't care about the killing order.

Airry came with Rasputyan's purpose, and it was his goal to completely trip up Archduke Nicholas, so he could even deliberately lose to the Huaxia army or secretly sin Archduke Nicholas, anyway, he didn't want Archduke Nicholas to have a good time.

For Rasputyan, the victory or defeat in the Far East has nothing to do with him, no matter how much he fights, it is impossible to fight in Europe, as for the defeat is the Tsar's business, he still continues to swagger and fool the queen and others, and live a more comfortable and leisurely life.

The Chinese army and the Chinese reinforcements who came from behind quickly rushed to the opposite side of the Russian camp and stationed themselves far away, only to launch an attack after all the logistics were completed.

This war is very important, and it is basically a key battle that determines the success of the entire plan of the Chinese Empire.

Jiang Fangzhen and others did not dare to be sloppy, and several people discussed the next battle plan every day, especially after Japan suddenly occupied Vladivostok, and they met frequently, all thinking about quickly gaining a complete advantage in the war with Tsarist Russia.

They all know the entente signed between the empire and Japan, but the entente is dead, and he Japan can sneak attack Tsarist Russia, and he can also tear up the entente and attack China when he turns around, after all, it is only a secret treaty.

In any case, the current situation in China seems to be very good, but in fact, the danger hidden in the dark is very great, and if you are not careful, you will return to the isolated and helpless situation before the establishment of the empire, and the package that the empire has painstakingly managed will also be lost.

"This operation will start immediately, taking advantage of the fact that the Russian army has not slowed down to carry out a large-scale attack, the empire has received information that the Russian reinforcements have brought a large number of mines, if they are arranged, we will not be able to move an inch, step by step. The empire does not have extra shells to bomb out of the road to safety, and the guys in the Ministry of Finance are now very dissatisfied with the excessive increase in military spending in the empire, and His Majesty cannot be too partial to the army, so the cost of this war is closely watched, and it is best not to overdraw military spending. Jiang Fangzhen said very sternly.

The Chinese Empire now does not have an effective way to deal with the minefields, and even if there is, it is impossible to have enough time to clear them for them, and as for the lives of the soldiers, even if the soldiers are willing, they are not willing. There is also the fact that Jiang Fangzhen does not want to leave an area full of mines in the empire, those previous minefields are still being cleared up in the empire, who would dare to graze and settle there without clearing them up?

"Another is to send a small part of the army to prevent the Russian from planting mines, as soon as they find it, they will attack and destroy their minefields. Or secretly let people observe the pattern of mine placement and the places where they are not placed, so that they can also effectively shell those weak points to remove mines. As for the airship troops, they also have to try their best to lure those Russian airships to annihilate, and it will be a trouble to keep them after all. Jiang Fangzhen continued to add.

Ma Qi, Yan Xishan and the others nodded heavily after hearing this, the previous minefield had given them a headache for a long time, and besides, so far Huaxia had not carried out a large-scale attack, and they were all separated into small-scale battles.

This is a large-scale battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, which can be said to be the first large-scale foreign battle of the Chinese Empire in the true sense, which shows the weight of its significance, and the Chinese army cannot and dare not lose.

And the Tsarist Russia did not want to lose this battle, no matter how bad it was, they would also stop the pace of the Chinese army in Outer Mongolia, and absolutely not let the Chinese army go out of Outer Mongolia and advance westward. Grand Duke Nikolai's idea was to drag, as long as they entered the winter, they would have a chance to counterattack, because the tanks of the Chinese army were basically useless in winter, and the soldiers of the Chinese army were not familiar with how to fight in the ice and snow, after all, their coldest northeast was not in their hands, and it was conceivable that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army in the winter was not very good.

The logistics of Tsarist Russia did not follow the army to all the transport, most of the supplies were still on the way, and the two successive huge supplies and conscriptions made the already clumsy finances even worse, but fortunately they borrowed low-interest loans from Britain and France, otherwise they would not even be able to pay the salaries of the soldiers. Grand Duke Nikolai's plan to block the minefield was postponed because the mines were also in the batch of supplies that were on the way.