The atmosphere at the headquarters of the Russian army in Ulan-Ude is depressing. The commander of the Russian army, Kalinin, is anxious, and at present, the Chinese attack corps has begun to launch an offensive against the four satellite castles on the periphery, and the battle situation is in a state of scorching. Under tremendous mental pressure, Kalinin's beard was unshaven and unkempt, his cheeks were visibly shaking, and his eyes were deep. At present, the Russian army in Ulan-Ude and the surrounding areas has concentrated nearly 150,000 troops to do Zuihou's stubborn defense. It's August, and time seems to be getting slower, and Kalinin is counting the time, hoping that winter is just around the corner.

"Report to the commander, I have just received a report that the Chick Pier has been attacked, the dock garrison has been dealt a heavy blow, the garrison battalion commander has been killed, the dock garrison battalion has been severely damaged, and the Chick Dock and the freight yard have been blown up." Kalinin was taken aback when he heard this. The chief of staff said: "No wonder the offensive of the Chinese army has weakened in the past few days, and it turned out to be a complete blockade of our retreat and cut off our connection with the west. Kalinin realized the danger and said: "Order to garrison a certain garrison regiment, quickly go south to Chik, and strengthen the Chik garrison." ”

Kalinin added the order: "Order the Guards Division to send a brigade to quickly reinforce Urisban, assist the Urisbane garrison regiment, and ensure that the docks of the port of Urisbane are foolproof." "Just 4 hours after Kalinin's order, news came again, Urisbane was attacked on a large scale, and the port dock was blown up. Then he received the Suri pier that was blown up. In particular, the Russian garrison regiment that went south, in the face of the enemy's small attacking force, not only did not prevent the enemy from blowing up the docks, but also paid a heavy price for casualties, which made Kalinin's mood even more sad.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it is obvious. The enemy wants to eat us all. The Chinese kill two birds with one stone, that is, to conquer the territory and destroy us in large numbers, which is their greatest goal. Our original Jihua counterattack failed. After more than 4 months of brutal defensive operations, the offensive of the Chinese army seems to be getting stronger and stronger, how did they manage to attack continuously? The chief of staff said apprehensively. Kalinin sighed with a tiger face: "If I am not mistaken, the Chinese army adopts a rotation system, so that it can always maintain a strong attack force on the front line. The Chinese are smart, it's terrible to fight against such an opponent! ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese army has dispatched an attack force. Having successfully cut us off from the west, do we change the operational jihua? The chief of staff advised. Kalinin shook his head and said: "The strategy formulated by the General Command is to exchange space for time, and use attrition and resistance tactics to delay the offensive pace of the CCP army. I tell you from the day the war began. The high command did not retreat, we could only hold on to the end. ”

Kalinin was silent for a while and said: "The Chinese army fights, it seems, like a person, from officer to soldier. We can't compare to its super cohesion. They have advanced tactics. Brilliant strategic thinking. In particular, soldiers fought bravely and were not afraid of sacrifice. Frankly, our defeat is a foregone conclusion, and I am deeply concerned and not sorry to die in the face of such an adversary, but what will be the future fate of Russia is the most terrible. If we lose continuously, there will be turmoil in the country, and once we lose the hearts and minds of the people, the Empire State Building will collapse, and the glory of the empire will become a sunset. ”

The chief of staff said cautiously: "Under the current situation. The Chita region has lost its meaning, and I think that the troops of the Chita region should be ordered to retreat towards Ulan-Ude? Kalinin continued to sigh: "I don't want to give up Chita. But the High Command would not agree. Know that giving the order to retreat will create panic and riots in this way, and retreat means defeat. At that time, the Russian citizens of the Chita region will retreat together with the troops. You must know that the retreating troops will lose their will to fight, and if they carry a large number of civilians, they will not only storm our defensive line, but also lose faster. ”

The chief of staff agreed: "The commander has a good opinion, but once the Chinese army captures Ulan-Ude, they will become a lone army, and it is difficult for the high command to understand?" "Those bastards in the command department don't care about the life or death of the soldiers, the lone army is also the army, as long as it can delay time and bury hundreds of thousands of horses, the tsar will not hesitate." Kalinin continued: "The Chinese have a proverb that the general will not accept the orders of the foreign monarch, and order the Chita Military Region Headquarters to form a strong corps to support the Ulan-Ude defense line, and there must be no mistake. ”

The chief of staff understood the commander's intention to transfer the troops in the Chita area to the maximum extent in disguise and play a role, so as to avoid riots in the Chita area. The chief of staff gave the order to go, and Kalinin closed his eyes in a decadent mood. In his mind, he remembered the scene of the attacking force in Xinjiang, which made him very embarrassed. In the past year, the small assault force of the Chinese army has become more formidable and extremely efficient in cooperation with the main army.

In recent days, Ulan-Ude has been attacked by small forces, almost identically to the pattern of attacks on the shores of Lake Baikal, indicating the presence of a special unit in the Chinese army, and the presence of a special envoy whose soldiers are so strong that they do not become prisoners even if they die in battle. Thinking of this, Kalinin picked up a pen and wrote a report to the high command, which was a task that he had to complete before his death, and he knew exactly what the end of his Zuihou would be.

With the progress of the northward campaign, the cluster command was moved from Kulen to Kyakhta. Since the beginning of the war, the engineering troops have laid a cable telegraph from Kulen to Kyakhta. Any miracle can happen in a state of war, and in three months the cable telegraph from Kulen to Kyakhta will be connected. Deputy Commander Li Tianxiang followed the rest of the First Army and set out again. At present, Tanga, the southern passage between Chita and Ulan-Ude, has been completely blocked, and the battle situation has become clear, and preventing the escape of Russian troops in the Chita direction is on the agenda.

In this regard, the cluster headquarters transferred the 1st Army to capture the northern passage between Ulan-Ude and Chita, and blocked the 2nd westward escape route of the Russian army in Chita, so that three armies in the east would be blocked. In this regard, Li Tianxiang followed the First Army on the expedition, mainly commanding the three armies in the east to block the operation. In addition, after the capture of Port, three divisions of the Mongol Cavalry Corps were to be inserted from Portt to the north to prevent the Russian army from escaping to the north.

There was an order in the Kyakhta Cluster Command, and it was only a matter of time before the battle of the north reached the Zuihou stage, and victory was achieved. At this time, Commander Leng Yifei was negotiating with the officers in logistics to understand the supply situation, and along with the course of the campaign, the attacking troops captured the castle and captured a large amount of grain from the Russian army, and the supply pressure of the army was greatly relieved.

At the cluster headquarters, Chief of Staff Khalid hurriedly entered, and Leng Yifei immediately sent the logistics officer away when he saw this. Khalid said happily: "Good news, Commander. Special forces blew up three piers on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal, cutting off Ulan-Ude from the western part of the water. The special forces not only completed the task brilliantly, but also occupied the central island of Lake Baikal, and at the same time captured a large number of Russian cargo ships. Leng Yifei was overjoyed when he heard this: "The special forces are doing well, I want to celebrate them!" ”

Leng Yifei said decisively: "Order the attacking corps to intensify its attack, take the outer defense line of Ulan-Ude before August 15, and capture Ulan-Ude at the end of August." As soon as Leng Yifei finished speaking, there was a report outside. I saw Bazar, the commander of the Mongolian cavalry army, walking in with great energy. "Report to the commander, chief of staff, and the commander of the Mongolian cavalry corps, Bazar, to report to the army, please give the commander instructions!" Leng Yifei said with a smile on his face: "Commander Pakistan, I'm afraid my hands have been itching for a long time, it's time for you to go into battle!" ”

Bazar was overjoyed when he heard this: "Commander, what is our task?" Khalid walked over to the map and picked up his baton and said, "Your mission is to follow the First Army and insert Porter into the northern region. After the collapse of the Russian army, your task is to block the Russian army from escaping north. "Yes! Resolutely complete the mission! Leng Yifei said with a smile: "The army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, tell me your plan, and raise any difficulties." ”

Bazar said confidently: "I ask each soldier to bring enough rations for one month, and now the northern pastures are the most abundant season, and there is no problem with the forage for the war horses, so the logistics supply can be completely solved." Leng Yifei said with satisfaction: "What you want is what you say, you enter the northern region, block the Russian army's northward escape with regiments as a unit, and block the Russian army's escape to the north according to the actual situation." Remember, even if there are Russian troops who have slipped through the net, do not pursue them in the northern wasteland. In fact, the Russian army fled to the north to kill itself, and the reason why we intercepted them was that we needed a large number of prisoners. Headquarters has already called and asked us to capture as many prisoners as possible. ”

After Bazar was ordered to leave, Leng Yifei continued: "The president said that if the Russian army had chosen to abandon Ulan-Ude and Chita, and take advantage of the natural risks of Lake Baikal to form a defensive front in depth in the Irkusco region, our offensive would have been very difficult, and it would have even been scorched. "What do you mean by that?" Leng Yifei said with a smile: "The president sees very far, first, we are in Ulan-Ude and Chita, and eating 500,000 elite troops of the Russian army can cause a decline in the combat effectiveness of the Russian army." Second, we have continuously tackled tough battles and accumulated rich experience, which will be extremely beneficial to our future operations. ”

"Third, we can consume a large number of strategic materials of the Russian army, put heavy pressure on their logistics supply, and gradually consume the war potential of the Russian army. In fact, the Russians chose to fight for every inch of land, which is a stupid strategy. In the future, we will advance to the front line of the Ural Mountains, and the Russian army's capable divisions may be almost consumed. In the next step, He Meng will make a move in Xinjiang, and the Russian army will be difficult to parry, if He Meng can inflict heavy damage on the allied forces such as Germany and Italy, the president will judge that there will be civil strife in Russia, and Russia will surrender at that time. ”

Chief of Staff Khalid said: "We have no way of knowing the president's strategic vision. It seems that the president has no intention of conquering the whole territory of Russia! Leng Yifei said: "The president's purpose is to occupy the first line of the Ural Mountains." Russia's land is too vast for us to devote all our energy to polar bears. As long as Russia submits, we have achieved our strategic goal. You must know that we are fighting against the countries of the West, and we must not only dismantle their alliances, but also have a sense of the overall situation. ”

Leng Yifei continued: "Actually, our biggest enemies are the United States and the United Kingdom. The president was very determined not to withdraw his troops until the United States and Britain were defeated. Khalid was surprised: "Stumped, we will send troops to the American continent in the future?" Leng Yifei said with a smile: "The president has already laid out in Nanyang, and he wants to drive the British out of Nanyang and take Australia." Our ultimate goal is the American continent. It's top secret, you just need to know it! Khaled's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this. (To be continued......)

PS: People have to find a way out when they are in trouble, but the Russian army has no way out, so they can only go all the way to the dark.