"But if that happens, we won't have enough reserves." The staff officer said urgently.

Tobul said firmly, "To carry out the order, we must hold the city of Rochlin. ”

Thoble sighed: "I really don't know how Lin Yangchun managed to do it, why he hasn't won a decisive victory yet." ”

At this time, Lin Yangchun was not having a good time, the sudden heavy snow blocked the way for the troops to advance, and also prevented the air force from taking off, so after holding Katerinburg, the Chinese army waved its army to the east to attack but had to fight with the Cossack army city by city, but fortunately, with the lack of ammunition, the resistance of the Cossack army became weaker and weaker.

Now Lin Yangchun has completely defeated the Cossack army in the Central Continent, and he is only eighty kilometers away from the next big city, Surgut. Although there was no pressure from the east in Katerinburg, the pressure from the west was increasing, and Alexander III had mobilized 500,000 troops to carry out a frantic attack on Katerinburg.

The stalemate on all fronts made Fang Xiaoyu extremely anxious, the Far Eastern Battlefield is located in the extreme north, where the winter is very cold, and now it is winter, if the Cossack Army in the Far Eastern Theater cannot be solved as soon as possible, the war may drag on until next spring.

The northern front dragged most of the land forces of the Chinese army, so that the Chinese Empire could not project its forces to the Western Continent for a while, and during this time, the other theaters were not so cold, if the Entente took the opportunity to attack, the fate of the Allies would be in jeopardy, not to mention that the Boston Empire had been feeding on the side, and it was possible to bite itself at any time, so Fang Xiaoyu gave a strict order to the Far Eastern Theater that the war must be resolved before the winter really comes.

After receiving Fang Xiaoyu's strict order, Lin Yangchun had no choice but to order the troops to brave the snow at all costs, and must arrive in Surgut as soon as possible, occupy the Cossack Empire's largest logistics base in the Eastern Continent, and seize the wintering materials stored here.

Xu Xiangnan was in the trenches of the first line at this time, using a telescope to observe the Cossack army on the opposite side, which was also resting. Although the snow made it impossible for the air force to support, it was also beneficial, and the heavy snow made it extremely difficult for the Cossack army to attack and resupply, and also reduced the pressure on the frontal battlefield.

Deng Hua walked over and said with a smile: "Is it cold here?" ”

Xu Xiangnan smiled: "Fortunately, everything in the city is arranged?" ”

Deng Hua nodded: "There is no problem with the wounded soldiers, but we have enough houses and heating fuel, and the Cossacks on the opposite side do not have it." ”

Xu Xiangnan said: "It is difficult for them, and it is even more difficult for the Cossack soldiers on the battlefield in the Far East, I am afraid that they have not yet been issued cotton clothes, and it is not a good thing to fight at such a time in single clothes." ”

Deng Hua looked up at the sky and said: "I see that this snow is about to stop, once the snow stops, the Cossack army will start to attack, we have to be ready." ”

Xu Xiangnan said: "It's okay, Lin Yangchun sent us a report that they are only twenty kilometers away from Surgut City, and it is estimated that they will be able to arrive tomorrow, once they occupy there, the problem of winter cotton clothing for all our troops in the north will be solved, and the Cossacks will be in trouble." I am most worried now about the officers and soldiers on the Far Eastern Front, who are under too much pressure, and we have been fighting here for three months and have not yet attacked the main Cossack forces from the west. ”

At this time, in the Far Eastern theater, in the general command of the Cossack army, Marshal Kolchak in a military blanket was sitting around the brazier and stirring. Since winter clothing was not prepared, and it was now impractical to transfer them from the Western Continent, the Cossack army was already in a difficult situation.

The siege of the city of Surgut made it impossible for all the winter clothing of the Cossack army to be transported, and the Cossack soldiers on the Far Eastern front could only stuff everything that could keep out the cold as much as possible, and many soldiers searched for corpses on the battlefield to obtain warm clothing.

The most popular is the corpses of the Chinese soldiers, because they have cotton clothes on them, but there are very few corpses of the Chinese army, and the cotton clothes have naturally become a precious item, and many Cossack soldiers even kill each other for the cotton clothes, and every cotton clothes worn on them can be said to be soaked in blood.

"The snow has stopped, marshal, the snow has stopped." An adjutant ran into the command hall.

Marshal Kolchak suddenly stood up: "Very good, this is the first snow of this winter, there will be a short period of warming after the snow stops, this is our last chance, if we can't capture the city of Rochlin and break through the defense line along the river before the second snow arrives, we will only freeze to death here." Ordered the whole army to immediately begin to attack the defenders of the Chinese army, leaving no reserves, and told every soldier that this was our last chance, and that we had no way to retreat. ”

The 118th Army of the Reserve Army braved the heavy snow to cross the river smoothly and reached Rochlin City, but the river had begun to freeze, and a lot of time was delayed in order to transport supplies, resulting in the 119th Army being intercepted on the other side of the river and unable to pass, that is, before the river was frozen enough to support the weight of the human body, Cai Tingyuan had lost any possible reinforcements.

Faced with the meager strength in his hands, Cai Tingyuan ordered the whole army to prepare for an assault, and he knew very well that if he could not recapture the position and let his troops deploy, then the fate left to him would be doomed to be driven down the river. So even if there are few troops, Cai Tingyuan has to carry out a surprise attack with gritted teeth, but fortunately, the snow stops, the air force can take off, and with the help of the air force, he is still very confident.

"Sortie." Dong Guicheng, who had been promoted to battalion commander in the line of fire, beckoned, and the soldiers under his command launched a charge with semi-automatic rifles. The Cossack army was also preparing to charge, but before they could prepare it, they found that the Chinese army on the opposite side had actually launched an attack first, and the Cossack soldiers immediately lay on their positions and fired desperately with machine guns.

"Give me the fire." Gao Dazhuang, who had become the squad leader, shouted, and a soldier handed over the 40-millimeter bazooka he was carrying, and the tall and strong man carried the bazooka steadily, and fired a rocket at the enemy's machine gun firing point.

The rockets swirled and flew straight at the machine guns in a spiral trajectory, and the huge explosion blasted two machine guns and four or five Cossack machine gunners into the sky.

The tall man threw the used bazooka at the soldier, picked up his beloved machine gun and shouted, "Brothers, rush." The fighters jumped up with him and quickly rushed through the positions of the Cossack corps.

The Cossack army was not prepared for defense, and was caught off guard by the Chinese army, and they could not hold on in just half an hour, and the Cossack soldiers on the various lines of defense broke down one after another, but the Cossack army was outnumbered after all, and after sobering up, a large number of Cossack soldiers began a counteroffensive again.

The sound of artillery rumbled, and the Chinese army in every block was fighting to the death with several times the enemy, not giving up an inch of land, and just when the battle was deadlocked, a familiar buzzing sound appeared in the sky, and the Chinese Air Force finally arrived.

The Chinese Air Force was bored at the airfield for a whole week, and this week made them extremely anxious, and as soon as the day cleared, the Air Force, which had long been unable to hold back, immediately began to prepare for takeoff.

When the huge flying formation flew into the battlefield, the battle between the Chinese army and the Cossack army was in the white-hot stage, and seeing this situation, the bomber formation immediately launched a carpet bombing against the follow-up units of the Cossack army.

The fighters also dived one after another, strafing the ground with machine guns, and the unobstructed Cossack reinforcements were killed and wounded in large numbers, and the Cossack troops in front had no backup for a while, and the soldiers on the front line were quickly wiped out by the Chinese army.

Seeing that his attack failed again, Kolchak looked up and sighed, not expecting that his own side, which had lost air supremacy, would not be able to win even a land battle with such a large advantage.

Just when Kolchak was about to continue the offensive, news suddenly came that Surgut had been occupied, the Central Continental Front had completely collapsed, and the Ural Front had been fully occupied by the Chinese army.

The Chinese troops in the Monte direction completed the handover of the occupied areas, and with their hands free, they began to attack the flank of the Cossack Far Eastern Army.

Hearing these news, Kolchak was like a pour of cold water, and he was instantly stunned, he never thought that his attack that he had worked so hard to manage would be defeated, if he did not retreat, when the Monte Front occupied the city in the rear, he would be in danger of being surrounded and annihilated.

Despite his reluctance, Marshal Kolchak had no choice but to order the entire army to retreat, and although there was little hope of a safe retreat, he hoped that the city of Surgut could be captured again so that he could obtain enough supplies for the winter, especially cotton clothing and food.

Marshal Kolchak's idea was still practical, and after Surgut was well supplied, it was up to them to break through the blockade of Katerinburg and retreat to the western continent with their troops, or to continue to hold out and wait for reinforcements.

Of course, this is the next thing to consider, now Kolchak is not in the mood to think of the following course of action, if he can't recapture the wintering materials, even if the Chinese army does not attack, they will only be frozen and starved to death in the cold northern winter.

The retreat of the Cossack army gave Cai Tingyuan a sigh of relief, but the troops in his hands were exhausted and could not pursue at all, so they could only watch the Cossack army withdraw. The Army's inability to pursue did not mean that the Air Force could not, and under Tobul's orders, the Air Force dispatched all its bomber units.

The Cossack air force had withdrawn to the western continent on all fronts, there was no threat to the sky in the Far East, and the bombers of the Chinese air force did not think about the issue of escort, and directly and wantonly bombed the Cossack army. Under the constant harassment of bombers, Kolchak's million-strong army suffered heavy losses, and on the way encountered a fierce resistance from the Chinese Monte Front, which had flanked them.

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