Chapter 578: The City of Omsk in Crisis

Outside the city northwest of Novosibirsk, dense Russian officers and soldiers, lined up in a fairly neat line, walked from the city to the wide fields, then stacked their weapons together, and then walked to the temporary prisoner of war camp in the distance under the supervision of the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Chinese Army.

After paying a total of 35,000 casualties, the 3rd Guards of the Chinese Empire and the Andong Provincial Garrison finally completely occupied the city of Novosibirsk, and the last Russian troops in the city chose to surrender en masse before they were about to run out of ammunition and food.

Although the commander of the Russian 7th Army, Klikoilev, and the commander of the 8th Army, Vichygsky, ordered the remaining more than 70,000 Russian troops in Novosibirsk to surrender to the attack force of the Chinese Empire, but the two commanders were escorted by the soldiers of the Chinese Empire, and they did not look embarrassed by defeat, and still maintained their appearance, wearing the military uniform of a Russian general, a military cap on their heads, black leather boots on their feet, and a sword between their waists and hips.

Khalikoilev and Vechigsky, escorted by soldiers of the Chinese Empire, walked up to Ni Fan, the commander of the Third Guards, and Li Kai, the commander of the Andong Provincial Garrison, and the two Russian commanders unsheathed their swords and handed them to their opponents with both hands.

Ni Fan and Li Kai took over the swords of the two Russian commanders one after another, and they officially accepted the surrender of the remnants of the Russian army in Novosibirsk.

Ni Fan looked at Khalikoilev and Vechigsky, and said with a smile on his face: "Your troops, among the Russian army, are already very strong in combat, and they can be proud of being able to hold more than 200,000 troops of our two armies in Novosibirsk City for 4 days." ”

There was an interpreter next to him who translated Ni Fan's words into Russian. It was conveyed to Khalikoilev and Vichgsky, and listened to the words of the commander of the Chinese Imperial Army in front of him. Khalikoilev and Vecchigosky couldn't help but smile bitterly at each other, Ni Fan didn't know if he was complimenting them. Or sarcastically mock them, after all, the Russian army guarding the city of Novosibirsk, an important Russian town, had an army of 600,000 troops in two group armies, but under the attack of more than 200,000 troops of the Chinese Empire, it only lasted 4 days, and the city of Novosibirsk changed hands, and the 600,000 army except for tens of thousands of people who fled outside the city on the first day, the rest either became a corpse or walked into the prisoner of war camp of the Chinese Empire.

Li Kai also said with a red face: "It is wise for you to choose to surrender. Our prisoner of war camp in the Chinese Empire will provide you with the proper treatment of surrendered officers, and I am sure that your two commanders will have a pleasant time in the prisoner of war camp. ”

Li Kai is in a good mood, this time to conquer the city of Novosibirsk, the garrison of Andong Province can say that he has made great efforts, and he, as the commander of the army, will definitely be seen by the Ministry of Defense, and he will compete for the position of the commander of the main force of the new formation. It's kind of a lot of points for myself.

Kalikoilev showed a smile that was more ugly than crying and said: "The combat effectiveness of your army is indeed strong, and we are convinced of defeat. ”

Vecchigsky also said with a wry smile: "I hope that your army can keep its promise and ensure the personal safety and basic treatment of our Russian officers and soldiers who have laid down their arms." ”

Ni Fan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry." Our people in the Chinese Empire talk and count, but they are not like you Russians, who say one thing and do another. Especially your czar, who likes to run trains with his mouth full. ”

Khairoilev and Vechgsky looked at each other. There is no rebuttal, they know who they are now. People are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads, and what people say is what they are!

At this time, it is not only meaningless to defend anything, but also a very stupid act, and the most correct thing to do is to pretend to be deaf and dumb like Klikoilev and Vechgsky, as if they didn't hear Ni Fan's words.

After Klikoilev and Vechgsky were escorted away by the soldiers of the Third Guard, Li Kai asked Ni Fan, "Brother Ni, what should we do next?" The railway from Novosibirsk to the west has been seriously damaged, don't think about repairing it for a while, Omsk City is bustling there, do we need to send a troop to support the Ninth Field Army of Omsk City? ”

Ni Fan shook his head and said: "The Ministry of Defense has sent more than 50,000 people from 1 division of the 10th Field Army and nearly 60,000 people from 2 divisions of the Anxi Provincial Garrison Army to Yu Lichen's Ninth Field Army. It is a great achievement to advance our army to the Ural Mountains and ensure the smooth flow of transport lines. If Omsk needs us, the Ministry of Defense will give us an order, but I don't think there will be any need for our two armies in Omsk. ”

Behind a hill outside Omsk, in the temporary headquarters of the Ninth Field Army of the Imperial Chinese Army, Yu Lichen, the commander of the Ninth Field Army, said with a smile to Xie Jun, the commander of the Tenth Field Army, and Qu Chengyi, the commander of the Anxi Provincial Garrison: "I didn't expect you two army commanders to come over together, so that our plan to take Omsk City and annihilate a large number of Russian troops here is more certain." ”

Xie Jun said with a smile: "This time I brought 1 division, and Commander Qu brought 2 divisions, adding up to 110,000 troops, so it's all under the command of you, Commander Yu!" ”

The other units of the 10th Field Army of the Xie Army have stopped attacking and entered a defensive posture to prevent the Russian army from counterattacking again after defeating the Russian army near the border line for which their own troops are responsible for transportation problems, but seeing the current war between China and Russia, it seems that the Russians don't want to launch a counterattack in a short time, so Xie Jun, who has nothing to do, received an order from the Ministry of Defense and personally took a division of troops to Omsk City to support his friend Yu Lichen's Ninth Field Army.

Qu Chengyi also smiled and said: "We came here this time purely to give a hand to the Ninth Field Army, and Commander Yu can give an order." ”

Qu Chengyi personally led 2 divisions over this time, in fact, he also had a plan to add some more combat exploits to himself before the new main force of the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire. He had similar ideas to Li Kai, the commander of the Andong Provincial Garrison, although they were among the 45 garrisons. The commanders of the 2 garrison armies with the strongest combat effectiveness, but this time there will be 10 field army commanders and 2 guards commanders. In addition to the 45 commanders of the garrison army who are candidates, there are also division commanders of various main armies, who are also in the list of candidates, and the competition is still fierce.

The city of Omsk is now the place where the entire Sino-Russian war has attracted the most attention, and the military intelligence bureau of the Chinese Empire has received reliable information that Russia is mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Russian troops who have been routed from the border line, and after reorganizing in the safe area, they will come to the support of the city of Omsk. In this way, the Ministry of Defense withdrew 1 division of the 10th Field Army and 2 divisions of the Anxi Provincial Garrison Army to strengthen the strength of the Imperial Chinese Army in Omsk.

Yu Lichen nodded and said: "At present, in the city of Omsk, our army has occupied most of the city, and the remnants of the Russian army in the city are entrenched in the west city, relying on the ruins and the tunnels under the ruins, and our army's siege troops have repeatedly competed, and the Russian army in the city is very tenacious, and our Ninth Field Army has suffered no less than 10,000 casualties in the street battles in Omsk City. And the Russian army in the city has about 120,000 troops of 2 armies, and now there are at least 4 or 50,000 people, and there is still no intention of surrendering, it seems that they are going to fight to the death with us in the city of Omsk. In addition, we are in the west outside the city of Omsk. Using the hastily established blocking positions, the 2 armies of the Russian army were blocked, because of the absolute superiority in the air and artillery. A very heavy blow was given to the Russian troops who wanted to break through our blocking positions. The losses of the Russian army are very serious, but the Russian army is still crazy. Without taking into account casualties at all, a continuous assault on our line of defense. According to the latest news from the Military Intelligence Agency to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian army has mobilized about 400,000 troops and rushed to the city of Omsk, and then you two brothers will be busy. ”

Qu Chengyi patted his chest and said: "The more than 400,000 troops transferred by the Russian army are all defeated by our Chinese Empire on the border line, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. ”

In the tunnel under a ruin in the city of Omsk, the two commanders of the 12th Army of the Russian Army, Chiviminov and Ayevasky, stood in front of a wooden table with a dusty face, and there was a dusty map on the wooden table, Chiviminov scraped the dust on the map with his hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Ayevasky, less than half of the urban area controlled by our two armies, and the tunnels of the other half of the urban area have been completely destroyed by the troops of the Chinese Empire. We just want to use the tunnels to fight back, but we can't do it. ”

Ayewski coughed and said helplessly: "The rest of our two armies is about less than 40,000, not to mention counterattacking, even the remaining half of the city is almost unable to hold it." ”

Chiviminov said gloomily: "The reinforcements outside the city were firmly blocked by the troops of the Chinese Empire, and the 14th Army and the 15th Army did not break through the defense line of the Chinese Imperial Army for 2 days, and the distance of several kilometers just can't be crossed. ”

Ayevasky hesitated for a moment and said: "The battle has reached such an extent, the officers and men of our two armies have lost two-thirds, and our two armies are still holding on, which can be regarded as a miracle!" The two of us are also worthy of the Russian Empire, worthy of His Majesty the Tsar, worthy of the commander of our 12th Army, Midarinev. I think that the 14th Army and the 15th Army will come to our rescue, the hope is already very slim, should we think about how to survive! ”

Chiviminov sighed and said: "His Majesty the Tsar sent a telegram directly to our two armies, saying that in addition to the 14th Army and the 15th Army, the War Department has mobilized more than 400,000 troops to move closer to the city of Omsk, which is equivalent to more than one million troops to support our city of Omsk. ”

Aievasky said with a wry smile: "I can't save my life, and I still care about military law!" ”

With a puzzled face, Chiviminov took a dusty telegram from the side, handed it to Ayevasky and said: "You haven't read this telegram yet, look at what Your Excellency Korrosky of our War Department said about the telegram sent to the two of us!" ”

After taking the telegram and reading it quickly, Ayewski immediately crumpled the telegram in his hand with an angry face, threw it on the ground, and then said angrily: "What does Gorrosky mean by this? He even threatened us with the family of the two of us, if we can't hold out until the reinforcements arrive and choose to surrender to the army of the Chinese Empire, then the entire family of the two of us in the country will be purged, and he Gorrosky doesn't know the situation in our city of Omsk! The reinforcements outside the city were close at hand, but they could not break through the defense line of the Chinese Imperial Army at all, and our 2 armies had already suffered heavy losses, to the point where it was unsustainable! ”

Chiviminov said with a gloomy expression: "This is St. Petersburg, let our two armies fight to the last moment, I also know that if we hold on, in the face of the absolute air superiority and artillery superiority of the Chinese Imperial Army, it is impossible for the reinforcements outside the city to break through the defense line of the Chinese Imperial Army in a short time and enter the city of Omsk, but if we really choose to surrender, my family in Moscow will definitely suffer unexpected misfortune, what else do you say?" ”

Ayevasky opened his mouth to say something, but finally turned into a long sigh, "My home is in St. Petersburg, and it seems that it is impossible for the two of us to leave Omsk alive." ”

At this moment, ash began to fall from the upper part of the tunnel, and with a muffled sound, this was the artillery unit of the Chinese Empire, and launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the small half of the city where the Russian army is currently entrenched.

Chiviminov shook his head, shook off the dust that fell on his head, and then said cheerily: "Since there is no way back, then let the army of the Chinese Empire take a look at the fearless courage of our Russian army!" Ayevasky, you continue to command here, and I will lead a part of the reserve to support the front line of defense, which is not much left. ”

Ayevasky nodded and said: "I will give an order to all the units of our 2 armies to fight until the last moment and live and die with the city of Omsk." (To be continued......)

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