After encountering the constant harassment and attacks of the cavalry of the Northern Army, the marching speed of the Russian army can only be described as turtle speed. Day or night, they were attacked by the cavalry of the Northern Army.

Often after a group of cavalry approaches a distance of about a kilometer from the Russian army, the mortars on the rack are a burst of bombardment. If the Russian cavalry rushed to expel them, they were greeted by a dense rain of light and heavy machine gun bullets, which caused heavy losses to the Russian Cossack cavalry. The Russian army often needed to shell with 76.2mm field artillery to be able to force the cavalry of the Northern Army back.

Once it is night, the situation of the Russian army is even more difficult. Their camp would be raided by the cavalry of the Northern Army. If you don't have the chance, you can bombard it with mortars. If there is an opportunity, the cavalry will directly attack the camp of the Russian army, directly defeat the Russian army, and create a greater record.

The continuous harassment and attacks of the Northern Army have brought great trouble to the Russian army. Although the casualties were not very large, the blow to morale was devastating. In addition, the speed of the Russian army's daily march is only more than ten kilometers. As soon as they encountered the attack of the Northern Army, they had to stop and defend immediately. Otherwise, the Northern Army will seize the opportunity and cause greater losses.

In addition, the Russian army has almost become a frightened bird all the way. During the day, it was necessary to march and at the same time to guard against the attack of the Northern Army. At night, they were also often attacked by the Northern Army, which made it impossible for these Russian troops to rest well. For more than ten days in a row, almost all the Russian officers and soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted. Everyone has big dark circles under their eyes, and their eye sockets are deep-set, more like overindulgence. Many Russian troops have been dragged from fat to thin. If you continue like this, I'm afraid you will be exhausted to death.

Other than that. The 3rd Cossack Cavalry Regiment of the Russian Army, because it had to bear the task of vigilance, and at the same time, after encountering the cavalry of the Northern Army, it was also responsible for driving out the cavalry of the Northern Army. This gave the 3rd Cossack Regiment of the Russian Army an extremely important task. Under the continuous attack of 8 cavalry brigades of the Northern Army, the 3rd Cossack Cavalry Corps suffered heavy losses. Before reaching Kulen, the losses of the 3rd Cossack Cavalry Corps were already in the tens of thousands. To know. The 3rd Cossack Cavalry Regiment was the only mobile force of the Russian army. If the 3rd Cossack Cavalry Corps was completely annihilated, how could they resist the cavalry attack of the Northern Army? This result made Admiral Vladimir very angry.

"Hell! Those vile and shameless yellow-skinned monkeys, they know how to use such tactics. Admiral Vladimir roared angrily, feeling very aggrieved. Originally, he thought that with more than 400,000 heavy troops, he would definitely be able to defeat the Northern Army this time. However, I didn't expect to encounter heavy blows one after another before I arrived in Kulen. If this continues, they want to win the war. That's just delusion.

The most serious thing is not this, but the Russian army's war materials are depleted very quickly. Food, in particular, was consumed greatly because the time spent on the march on the road was much longer than they expected. Originally, Admiral Vladimir thought that it would only take half a month to be able to get from Irkutsk to Kulen. However, more than twenty days have passed now, and there are still sixty or seventy kilometers to go from Cullen. This also means: Once they arrive in Kulen, they will be able to stay in Kulen for about ten days at most.

"What to do? What to do? No way. It was necessary to bring in large quantities of supplies from the rear. Otherwise, if you can't take Cullen, the consequences will be very serious. Admiral Vladimir said secretly.

If Kulen can be successfully captured, the Russian army will not face the problem of lack of supplies. The supplies stored by the Northern Army in Kulen were enough to meet their consumption. But what if you can't conquer Kulen? That's a big problem!

Of course. Even at this moment, Vladimir still has great confidence in the Russian army. Even though many troops were lost on the way, the Russian army that finally arrived in Kulen was still about 400,000 people. There is no reason why it is impossible to attack Kulen with such a powerful army.

And just like that, after strengthening my faith. Admiral Vladimir led a large army to approach Kulen further. On the one hand, it sent a telegram to Irkutsk, asking Governor Anuchin to transport more war materials over to ensure that the Russian army would not be constrained by insufficient logistical supplies.

In Kulun City, the headquarters of the Northern Army, Wu Haoxuan held the telegram sent back by the cavalry on the front line, with a smile on his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lao Maozi is less than sixty or seventy kilometers away from Kulun. But even for this distance of sixty or seventy kilometers, they have to walk at least four or five days. By the time they got to Kulen, they were probably exhausted. I want to see how much attack power Lao Maozi still has at this time. Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

Originally, Lao Maozi's combat effectiveness was not necessarily strong. Along the way, he was constantly harassed by the cavalry of the Northern Army, and he couldn't eat well or sleep well. At the same time, it is necessary to guard against the attack of the cavalry of the Northern Army, which is enough to make the Russian army physically and mentally exhausted to the extreme. The impact on the combat effectiveness of the Russian army will be fatal. Therefore, Wu Haoxuan believes that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army will be greatly reduced. And their plan to hold Kulen and use Kulen to consume the living forces of the Russian army will most likely succeed. As long as these hundreds of thousands of Russian troops are resolved, then the victory of the Northern Army in the war will be ironclad. After Lao Maozi lost these hundreds of thousands of people, does he still have the ability to continue to fight with the Northern Army? This is obviously impossible.

"Yes! Young marshal. Lao Maozi came all the way and was tortured by the cavalry. Coupled with the shortage of supplies, they will definitely launch a frantic attack on Cullen. As long as we can fend off their attacks, we will win this battle. Lieutenant General Zhao Xifu and others also looked confident, and there was no tension at all about to be besieged by hundreds of thousands of Russian troops. On the contrary, they also regard these Russian troops as their combat exploits.

"Young marshal, let the cavalry brothers take it easy, but don't scare those old hairy people. Otherwise, if they turn around and run away, we would have been working for nothing for so long. Major General Tan Guowei, commander of the 21st Infantry Division, said.

"Lao Maozi finally got to Cullen, how could he run away without firing a shot? Even if they know they don't have a chance to win, they will fight. They also need to give an account to their tsar. Wu Haoxuan is very sure about this.

In the eyes of the conceited Tsar Nicholas II, the Northern Army was nothing more than a local warlord army in China. Even if they were lucky enough to defeat the Japanese, they would definitely not have the strength to confront Russia. The Northern Army provoked the majesty of Russia, which was undoubtedly unacceptable to Nicholas II.

After the war between the two sides, the Northern Army first won a decisive victory on the Eastern Front, and the Russian army not only lost more than 100,000 people, but also lost all its territory except Vladivostok. This has made Russia a laughing stock all over the world. If they could not win the victory on the Western Front, completely defeat the Northern Army, then Russia would be truly disgraced.

Far away in St. Petersburg, Tsar Nicholas II kept an eye on the latest developments in the war situation. He was completely disappointed on the Eastern Front, and as long as Governor Aleksayev could hold Vladivostok and keep a stronghold in the Far East for Russia, he would be satisfied. As for the battlefield on the Western Front, he reported great confidence. The Russian army has put more than 400,000 troops into the battlefield on the Western Front. With such a large army, there should be no problem in defeating the Northern Army. If it can win, then Russia will be able to raise its eyebrows, and all the face it lost before will be regained.

"Your Excellency, the valiant Russian Army, when will we be able to take down the Cullen and give those damned yellow-skinned monkeys a little color?" Nicholas II asked with some irritation. The main forces of the Russian army have long since set off from Irkutsk. However, there has been no news of the victory so far, which makes him a little impatient.

"Your Majesty, the army led by Admiral Vladimir is on the march and has not yet reached Kulen." War Minister Sukhhomlinov replied stiffly.

"Still on the march? How is this possible? That's what you said to me three days ago. A week ago, you had the same answer. Nicholas II's face was filled with impatience.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Army sent a large number of cavalry to slow down General Vladimir. So, the pace of the march was slower. After all, now General Vladimir is already approaching Kulen, and it will take at most three days to reach Kulen and launch an attack on Kulen. Sukhhomlinov couldn't help but break out in a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead.

He was only able to report to Nicholas II that the pace of the Russian army was affected. As for the news of the heavy losses of the Russian army under the siege of the cavalry of the Northern Army, he categorically did not dare to tell it. Otherwise, who knows how the furious Tsar Nicholas II would have reacted.

"Damn the yellow-skinned monkeys, they simply did not dare to confront the great Russian Imperial Army head-on, and could only use such despicable and shameless tactics. However, in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy and trickery will not work, and the final victory will definitely be ours. Nicholas II said firmly. He has unwavering confidence in his army.

On July 29, 1908, after a long journey of more than a month, General Vladimir finally led the main Russian army to Kulen. The decisive battle is about to revolve around Cullen. (To be continued......)

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