Chapter 606: Escaping the Ural Mountains

In the headquarters of the Allied and Allied forces in Chelyabinsk, the three Allied army commanders heard the words of the German army general and commander-in-chief of the Allied forces, Tami Schneider, and looked at each other again, and did not immediately say anything for or against.

However, from each other's eyes, the three Allied army commanders were already sure that all three of them had agreed in their hearts to the plan of the Allied army's retreat from the city of Chelyabinsk.

Seeing that the three army commanders of the Entente did not squeak, Temichneider continued to ask: "I wonder what General Joyls, General Dersunsk and General Sonokopsky have about the withdrawal of the Allied forces from the city of Chelyabinsk?" ”

French Army General Joyce turned his head again to look at the two allies of the Entente next to him, saw the helpless expressions of the two allies, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed and said: "The city of Chelyabinsk is indeed not conducive to our coalition forces holding here, and I agree to the withdrawal of the coalition forces from the city of Chelyabinsk." ”

British Army General Jersunsk and Russian Army General Sonokopsky heard that Joyls had clearly agreed to retreat, and they were no longer hypocritical, so they agreed to the plan for the evacuation of Chelyabinsk.

Taimi Schneider twisted his somewhat stiff neck, and said in a lonely tone: "Since everyone has agreed to evacuate the city of Chelyabinsk, then from now on, we will continue to organize troops to hold the fortifications of the city in Chelyabinsk, and on the other hand, organize the armies of all countries in the city to retreat in batches in the direction of the Ural Mountains, and in addition, we will also report our decision to each country!" Ugh—"

Although the commanders of the other six countries agreed to retreat from the city of Chelyabinsk, they were really going to retreat, and they couldn't help but sigh one after another, after all, they were full of confidence and led the elite troops of their respective countries to come to Chelyabinsk in order to make meritorious contributions. But I didn't expect to escape from Chelyabinsk so quickly, not only did he not make any achievements or achievements, but also caused such heavy losses to the elite armies of various countries, adding another strong stroke to the prestige of the Chinese Empire.

What's even more difficult for these seven army commanders is that they don't know how to report the matter to their respective countries. The city of Chelyabinsk concentrated more than 2.5 million troops from 7 countries of the Entente and the Central Powers, and they were highly expected by the top leaders in the country, but as a result, such a powerful coalition army was beaten by the Chinese Imperial Army of less than a million and had no temper at all, it was really not that these commanders were incompetent, it was really that the enemy was too powerful, but they had no shame to face the Jiangdong fathers!

In the front command of the Imperial Chinese Army, dozens of kilometers east of Chelyabinsk, the commanders of the eight main armies sat around a conference table, and Deng Zichao, the commander of the Third Field Army, said with a smile: "Now that the positions of the coalition forces in the three directions outside Chelyabinsk have been captured by us, the next step is to prepare for the siege of Chelyabinsk City." It seems that there is no need for the Ministry of Defense to give us new reinforcements, relying only on the troops of our 8 armies, it is completely possible to conquer the city of Chelyabinsk! ”

Originally, the Ministry of Defense of the Chinese Empire deployed 8 field armies and 3 guards armies on the front line of the Ural Mountains in the Russian theater, of which 6 field armies and 2 guards armies were concentrated in the city of Chelyabinsk alone.

Considering the strength of the coalition forces in Chelyabinsk, the Ministry of Defense is ready to transfer another Guards Army on the front line of the Ural Mountains, that is, the newly formed Fifth Guards Army, to Chelyabinsk to increase the strength of the siege force of the Imperial Chinese Army. In addition, the Ministry of National Defense has also put together four newly formed field armies, the 13th Field Army, the 14th Field Army, the 15th Field Army, and the 16th Field Army. Transferred to Andong Province, ready to support the troops attacking the city of Chelyabinsk.

However, due to transportation problems, the 5th Guards Army and 4 other field armies have not yet left for Chelyabinsk, and so far they are the 8 main armies outside Chelyabinsk. There are still some units in each side, which have not yet arrived in Chelyabinsk, and are still using trucks, airships and transport planes to transport a steady stream of troops to Chelyabinsk, and more war materials are transported. Where there is still spare capacity for transporting units of the 5th Guards Army and 4 other field armies.

Hu Desheng, commander of the Fourth Field Army, said: "We have lost more than 100,000 troops in the previous battles, but in the past few days, more than 50,000 troops have arrived in Chelyabinsk from the rear, so that our eight main armies still have 750,000 troops, and they are fully capable of capturing the entire Chelyabinsk City. ”

After Hu Desheng finished speaking, he set his eyes on Ni Fan, the commander of the Third Guards Army, who was sitting at the head of the conference table, and let which army be the first batch of troops to attack the city, Ni Fan, the general commander, The opinion of the commander-in-chief is the most important.

Not long after Hu Desheng finished speaking, several other army commanders asked to let their army serve as the first troops in the siege war.

Although the Allied and Allied forces in Chelyabinsk still have more than one million troops, more than the strength of their eight main armies outside the city, but the coalition army of one million troops has no air support and artillery support, and even tanks and armored vehicles have suffered very serious losses, so that in the city of Chelyabinsk, the coalition forces have not many tanks and armored vehicles.

Just two days ago, the fighters of the Allied Air Force made a large-scale sortie to strike at the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire that was attacking the positions outside the city of the Allied Army, but unfortunately the effect of the strike was not ideal, mainly because the Royal Air Force of the Imperial Chinese Air Force hovering in the sky quickly swooped down from an altitude of 6,000 meters, and finally the Allied Air Force not only did not bring much trouble to the attack force of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, but was also beaten by the fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire. Nearly 200 fighters and bombers were lost at once.

There are still more than 3,000 large-caliber artillery pieces of the coalition army, but the problem is that the coalition army has artillery but lacks shells, and those cannons can only be used as decorations, and the coalition tanks and armored vehicles have also lost hundreds of vehicles in the offensive and defensive battles in recent days. The confidence in my heart is also getting stronger and stronger, and it is really not too difficult to capture the city of Chelyabinsk.

Ni Fan said with a smile: "We will start attacking Chelyabinsk City from three directions at the same time tomorrow, and we can't let the 8 armies attack together, so let's do it, the first batch of troops responsible for the attack will be composed of the 4th Guards Army, the 3rd Field Army and the 4th Field Army, and the 4th Guards Army will be responsible for the east of Chelyabinsk City." The 3rd Field Army was responsible for the south and the 4th Field Army for the north, striving to capture the city of Chelyabinsk as soon as possible and open the road to the Urals. ”

Early in the morning of November 2, 1908, the three main forces of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, under the cover of air force and artillery, launched a siege battle, and soon rushed into the city, engaging in fierce street battles with the Allied and Allied forces.

However, the commanders of the Imperial Chinese Army outside the city did not know about the allied forces in the city of Chelyabinsk. Although the resistance was still stubborn, their minds were no longer on the city of Chelyabinsk.

Beginning on the night of November 1, the coalition forces in Chelyabinsk had withdrawn in batches in the direction of the Ural Mountains, and while the Royal Chinese Army was attacking, the coalition forces were still withdrawing from the city of Chelyabinsk to the Ural Mountains.

The fighters of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire hovering in the air first discovered the anomaly of the coalition forces in Chelyabinsk and immediately reported the situation to the command center of the Air Force through the radio intercom.

After receiving the report, the command center of the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire outside Chelyabinsk immediately reported the situation to the Forward Command of the Royal Chinese Army.

After the 8 main army commanders of the command learned of this information. It seems that the coalition forces in the city of Chelyabinsk are not ready to hold out and want to run away. Immediately, there was a look of joy on their faces, and the tactic of attacking three and letting one go seemed to have succeeded, so that the capture of Chelyabinsk would become more secure, and it would be much easier.

However, it is not so easy to leave if you want to, Ni Fan, Deng Zichao and other 8 army commanders discussed it, although it was decided not to send ground troops to intercept the evacuated troops of the coalition forces. However, the Royal Air Force fighters were asked to bid farewell to the evacuated troops of the coalition forces.

As a result, the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire in Chelyabinsk immediately mobilized a large number of warplanes and bombed the allied forces retreating to the Ural Mountains.

Although the Allied forces were also prepared for this, and the evacuated troops carried a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns, the fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire remained at an altitude of 6,000 meters. Carrying out high-altitude bombing, no matter how many anti-aircraft weapons your coalition forces have, they will not be able to hit the fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire wreaking havoc in the sky.

As a result, the retreat of the coalition forces became a road of death, and the road from Chelyabinsk to the Ural Mountains was almost covered with the corpses of the coalition officers and soldiers, but now the coalition forces have no choice, that is, the road of death, and they have to retreat in the direction of the Ural Mountains.

With the passage of time, because of the evacuation plan of the coalition forces, the troops who stayed in Chelyabinsk suddenly became panicked, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced, and even a large number of deserters appeared, so that the coalition forces lost their positions in Chelyabinsk very quickly, and under the vicious circle, the coalition forces in Chelyabinsk suddenly became precarious.

The front command of the Imperial Chinese Army found that the combat effectiveness of the coalition forces was declining, and without hesitation, the attacking troops in the city immediately launched a roundabout attack to the west of Chelyabinsk, preparing to wrap the remaining coalition forces in dumplings.

Now is the time to take advantage of the victory to extend the victory, and if the Allied and Allied forces can be wiped out as much as possible in Chelyabinsk, the pressure will be relieved of a lot of pressure in the subsequent battle, that is, the battle in which the Imperial Chinese Army entered the European region of Russia.

The commanders of the coalition forces also discovered the attempt of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, so they sent elite troops to stop the opponent's detour to the west, but even the elite troops of the coalition army also became demoralized at this time, plus in the face of the morale of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, as well as aerial bombs and shells like hail, it was really difficult to block!

As a result, the Imperial Army of the Chinese Empire began to attack the city of Chelyabinsk on November 2, and by November 5, it had completed the encirclement of the remaining coalition forces in the city of Chelyabinsk, and nearly 500,000 troops of the Entente and Central Powers did not have time to withdraw and were surrounded by the encirclement.

Fortunately, the commanders of the coalition forces reacted quickly, and when they saw that the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire had the intention of encircling it, they immediately chose to follow the troops to evacuate the city of Chelyabinsk, not becoming a turtle in the urn, but they threw nearly 500,000 troops into the encirclement of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire.

The coalition forces that were surrounded by the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire in the city of Chelyabinsk suddenly turned red when they saw that the back road had been cut off, and some high-ranking officers of the coalition forces immediately organized their forces to storm the positions that had just been occupied by the Imperial Army of the Chinese Empire to the west of the city.

However, under the blows of the fighters of the Royal Air Force of the Chinese Empire and a large number of artillery pieces of the army, several breakthroughs by the encircled coalition forces were all fruitless, and the losses of the troops who broke through were extremely heavy.

The besieged coalition forces held out in the city of Chelyabinsk for another 2 days, and by November 7, the entire city of Chelyabinsk had completely fallen into the hands of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire, and at least nearly 270,000 troops of the Entente and Allied Powers who were still in formation chose to surrender to the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire under the leadership of the officers.

The allied troops who withdrew from Chelyabinsk fled all the way west, and finally escaped through the Ural Mountains, until they fled to the city of Ufa west of the Ural Mountains, and at this time, the army commanders of the seven countries of the Entente and the Central Powers found that the coalition troops fled here were less than 300,000.

You must know that at the beginning of the battle in Chelyabinsk, the Entente and the Allied Powers gathered more than 2.5 million troops there, plus nearly 100,000 troops supported during the war, which means that the coalition forces finally gathered 2.6 million troops in the city of Chelyabinsk, and now there are less than 300,000 left, and the 2.3 million elite troops have lost all in a short period of time, which shocked the rulers of the Entente and the Allied Powers, and began to reassess the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Imperial Army. (To be continued......)

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