When the red dragon flag representing the national government was hoisted over the city government of Yekaterinburg, it meant that this 'military operation' had come to an end.

Yekaterinburg's geographical location is very special, as Yekaterinburg was the center of the metallurgical industry in the 18th century on the Siberian Road connecting Russia and Eurasia. In the first half of the 19th century, the metallurgical industry led to the rapid development of Yekaterinburg. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Yekaterinburg became the economic, financial, and cultural center of the Urals, as well as an important hub for the railways to Perm, Tumen, and Chelyabinsk.

How to say, it can be said that Yekaterinburg is a connecting point between the Asian and European parts of Russia, and in this later city, there are even some boundary monuments between Asia and Europe, which shows how important this city really is...

Also, because of its location between Europe and Asia, the city has become the most important transportation artery in Russia. In later generations, Yekaterinburg, located at the turn of Europe and Asia, was an important factor in connecting the economies of East and West. The city is an important railway junction in Russia, with railways leading in seven directions. It has two airports, of which Krsovo Airport is an important international airport. It is one of the five major telecommunications networks in Russia, with more than 300,000 telephones and more than 500 automatic exchange stations, and is the communication center of 11 regions and regions of the Urals and Siberia.

And the occupation of this place, if not the same as isolating Europe from Asia, is only to fill in the leaks, and the whole job is very simple.

In fact. If it weren't for the fact that when Russia launched a conflict with Kolchak, his troops themselves dismantled some of the railways in the Urals and relied solely on the railway from the Urals to Yekaterinburg. In five days, even if the train is slow, you can come back.

But now...

Even if Kolchak returned with 200,000 troops, looking at the red-bottomed dragon flag fluttering over Yekaterinburg, I am afraid that he could only look at the city and sigh.

It's just that although Yekaterinburg has been captured, Cai Ye and Wu Peifu are not very happy, because this war has proved some of the things they were worried about...

Practical experience...

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No matter from which point of view, this time the first, second, and fifth three corps led by Cai Ye belonged to more than 300,000 troops. It is much stronger than the more than 50,000 Russian troops in the city. Especially when you take into account the equipment, morale, training and logistics.

What's more, there are thousands of artillery pieces of various calibers under Cai Ye's hands, considering that the morale of the Russian army in the city is not very high, it seems that it will be easy to capture the city.

But the truth is. It took them five days to capture this illusory city, which confirmed one thing that Cai Ye and they had been worried about, that is, the actual combat experience of the troops...

Of course. The training, equipment, and morale of the Wehrmacht are very good. But considering that these troops are all brought in from the country, and only a few have experience in suppressing bandits, most of the others are basically no different from recruits except that their training is better than that of recruits...

Such a force can bully and bully those cities along the way that have little resistance ability, but when dealing with such a city with heavy garrisons and a considerable number of fortifications, the situation is a bit troublesome.

At the time of the attack. Most of the recruits were very nervous. Some of the tactical moves that were originally done well in training also had problems.

And some soldiers. After killing someone, I was afraid for several days after I came back, for example, when the infantry and artillery were coordinated, the infantry was afraid that the artillery shells would hit themselves, and the artillery was also afraid that they would not blow up the infantry if they didn't do a good job, and the result was that the speed of the infantry could not be raised when the charge was launched, and when the artillery ended the shelling, there was not a lot of time left for the infantry, and the direct attack effect was unsatisfactory, and so on exposed a lot of problems...

These questions are important to say that they are very important, but they are not important, but they are not particularly important, which makes Cai Ye and them really headaches...

"Forget it, let's not have a headache first..."Cai Yi seemed to be still pondering, Wu Peifu smiled bitterly and shook his head/"Actual combat experience, even if it is, it can't be obtained in a hurry, this kind of thing is useless even if we want to break our heads, let's do other things first..."

"It's also..."Hearing Wu Peifu say this, Cai Yi nodded slightly.

Just like Wu Peifu said, you can practice other things, but how to practice actual combat experience? This is really something that can't be practiced―――――― of course, you can also learn from the Japanese devils of later generations, but it is obvious that whether it is Cai Yi or Wu Peifu or other Wehrmacht officers, it is impossible for them to be as crazy as the Japanese, and they actually use live people for recruit training...

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I recognized Wu Peifu's words very much, and felt that there was indeed no other way, so Cai Ye quickly changed his mind and focused on other things that should be done.

After capturing Yekaterinburg, Cai immediately summoned all the divisional generals under his command to the headquarters and issued a series of orders to them.

"First of all, the troops of the Fifth Army Corps need to be dispersed, and according to what we have already learned beforehand, all the loopholes in the Ural Mountains will be garrisoned, fortifications and defensive lines will be built..." Some of these areas are relatively close, some are farther away, but one thing they all have in common is that there are no railways, only ordinary roads, and the roads are in very poor condition, only suitable for people or carriages and horses, so you can only build roads as you advance..."

Speaking of this, Cai Yi pondered for a moment, and then continued. "I can allocate a thousand trucks to your legion, as well as some mules and horses brought up from the country, how about it, do your legions dare to take this mission..."

"Don't worry, Commander..."The commander of the Fifth Army is a general of the original National Social Army. It can be regarded as Cai Yi's old subordinate, so it is very straightforward. "As long as the map obtained by the agents of the Secret Service is okay, our legion promises that no Russian will be allowed to pass through the defense line..."

"That's good," I heard. Cai Yi nodded.

For this subordinate, not only Cai Yi can be trusted, but even Yan Shao can be trusted, otherwise he would not have been able to be the commander of the Fifth Legion in the first place―――――― although the Fifth Legion can only be regarded as a third-rate legion, and it is the one with the least combat effectiveness among the five major legions, but even so, it is a whole legion, and it is definitely not comparable to an ordinary army commander or division commander...

"Remember. No Russian should be allowed to come, and when you get there, you will have to build a defensive line except for it. We also have to find a way to build roads, so that the trucks and the like that we get from the rear can come in handy, and I have already sent a telegram to the president. The president has just placed an order for 10,000 trucks. In order to ensure our logistics at the front, in addition, what you just said is also very right, although the Special Affairs Bureau has done a very good job during this time, but no one dares to guarantee that the map they provide will not have any loopholes, so after arriving at the place, you also have to arrange troops to see if there is anything missing. After marking it, he stationed himself there. Remember, it is very important that the performance of your legion will directly affect whether or not our military operations will go smoothly or not..."

Hearing Cai Ye say this, the commander of the Fifth Legion nodded.

But later, he hesitated. "However, Commander, when will our legion be withdrawn, you also know that although the combat effectiveness of our legion is a little worse, it is still a regular legion, just stationed in the mountains......... Even though this task is important, the brothers below still hope to earn some merit on the battlefield, no, to make some sacrifice for the good of the country..."

"Don't worry." Looking at his subordinate with some amusement, Cai Yi shook his head, and then continued. "The president's side has already begun to consider dividing the military district, and in the future, we will definitely make a military district on our side, and at that time it will be the military district that will be responsible for the defense of the Ural region, if your legion will not be arranged here, then basically the rest of the work will be handed over to the troops behind..."

Hearing Cai Ye say this, the legion commander breathed a sigh of relief, and then said with a smile. "Then I will be relieved and relieved for my brothers..."

Seeing that he was such a big official, he still looked like he was neither big nor small, Cai Ye was also a little helpless, but he couldn't say anything. Unlike the Beiyang side, these generals from Anhui have a very significant characteristic, that is, they are very young...

Like the one in front of me, but he is only in his early 30s, and he is not much different from Yan Shao, but despite this, he has already served as the commander of the corps, which is an obvious proof ―――――― proves that the Wehrmacht is a very young army...

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Next, Cai Ye arranged some more tasks, but in fact, there was nothing to arrange, because after arranging the Fifth Legion, only the First and Second Legions were left under Cai Ye's hands.

"For the rest, our task is very simple, that is, to defend Yekaterinburg, so that this place will become our bridgehead into Europe, and at the same time a bridgehead to prevent the Russian counteroffensive..."

"So what we have to do next is to build a strong defensive line on the periphery of Yekaterinburg before Kolchak and his troops return, and then it will be easier to turn Yekaterinburg into a hedgehog..."

"Understood." Hearing Cai Yi's words, Wu Peifu and Wu Qianqiu nodded at the same time.

After speaking, the two also glanced at each other, unlike Wu Peifu, Wu Qianqiu has been serving as Yan Shao's adjutant from the beginning of his enlistment to the future, and because of this, Wu Qianqiu has never had the experience of commanding troops.

Later...

As Yan Shao's adjutant, this is naturally a very honorable job, especially after Yan Shao became president.

Isn't there such a saying, the driver of a big official, it must be the henchman of a high-ranking official, so Wu Qianqiu, the adjutant? Definitely the henchman of the henchmen...

It is precisely because of this that even if Wu Qianqiu is just Yan Shao's adjutant, few people in China dare to despise him, after all, he does not just represent himself. It also represents Yan Shao.

But...

Although the position of adjutant is very good, with Yan Shao behind his back―――――― he can also fake the tiger or something, although Wu Qianqiu has never done this

It's just that...

A companion is like a tiger, even if Yan Shao is not a brutal person. Sometimes knowing too much is definitely not a good thing, especially the important thing is that Wu Qianqiu's wife is the deputy director of the secret service bureau, and the people around Yan Shao have such a close relationship with the deputy director of the secret service organization, so no one will be worried.

At the beginning, both Wu Qianqiu and Tang Li were very young, and Yan Shao at that time was just a warlord in Anhui, which seemed to be nothing ―――――― or strange. After all, Wu Qianqiu was just a big-headed soldier at the beginning, and Tang Li was just a maid in Yan Shao's manor, so it was impossible to realize this qiē.

But wait until they realize. It's too late, and I can't get out...

As for breaking up or something...

If you break up because of something like your future, such a heartless person will obviously not look down on Yan Shao. What's more, the two of them don't want to break up because of this.

In addition, Wu Qianqiu himself also wants to do more practical things. Instead of just thinking about being an adjutant by Yan Shao's side, so for various reasons, Wu Qianqiu finally came to the army as a senior general―――――― after all, he has been an adjutant by Yan Shao's side for so many years, and there is hard work without merit, and if he goes down to be a company commander or platoon commander or something, even Yan Shao himself will feel embarrassed.

What's more, his wife is the deputy director, but he is a company commander, which seems to be some...

Later...

Because the pace of expansion of troops in the country is too fast. In addition, some high-ranking generals were needed, so Yan Shao had to quickly promote some generals. Otherwise...

Not to mention anything else, in terms of a single round of merits, considering that many generals with actual combat experience are still in Europe, I am afraid that Yan Shao will not even be able to make up these five army commanders. It was at this time that Wu Qianqiu, who had been promoted to division commander, was exceptionally promoted to corps commander along with many others...

The reason why this is the case is also because of Yan Shao's trust in Wu Qianqiu...

Naturally, Yan Shao also knew very well that Wu Qianqiu had never been on the battlefield, so it was somewhat reluctant to let him command a legion, but at that time, the westward expansion was imminent, and there was no other good choice, so he could only reluctantly let him try...

In the after...

In order to avoid some big mistakes, Yan Shao also appointed him as the commander of the Second Legion.

According to the plan formulated by Yan Shao and Cai Ye, the first legion and the second legion are to be used together because they are the best equipped, so the two legions are together, and with Cai Ye on it, they can also take care of each other.

Wu Qianqiu is naturally well aware of Yan Shao's good intentions, so he is also very grateful.

However, Yan Shao obviously missed one thing, that is, Wu Peifu himself is a very proud person. Count up, only admire Yan Shao, Yuan Shikai, Cai Ye and Jiang Baili are just a few people, count down......... Basically, there is no bridge in the eyes.

What's more, he Wu Ziyu fought beautifully in Europe, and was almost made a famous general, with these exploits, he was able to become the commander of the First Army Corps, and the deputy commander of the First Army Group, but Wu Qianqiu had never fought a battle, just because he served as Yan Shao's adjutant, he was able to sit on an equal footing with him, saying that Wu Peifu could have a good face for Wu Qianqiu, it was absolutely impossible, and therefore in the First Army Group, almost every senior general was very clear about the contradiction between Wu Peifu and Wu Qianqiu...

Cai Ye also has a headache about this, but there is nothing he can do.

On the one hand, Wu Peifu is Yan Shao's confidant, and on the other hand, he can also be called a confidant. And his wife is also the deputy director of the Special Affairs Bureau, don't look at it as just a deputy director, considering the particularity of the Special Affairs Bureau, it can be called a high authority, not to mention that Tang Li was still Yan Shao when he was still a businessman, and he was indeed an old man who couldn't be older, and he was Yan Shao's henchman, so Wu Qianqiu's background was also very hard...

And such two henchmen are making trouble, even Cai Ye himself doesn't know what to do...

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Seeing the two of them glaring like fighting cocks again, Cai Ye suddenly had a headache, fortunately, neither of them is the kind of person who abolishes the public for personal reasons, at least they will never bring personal enmity to official affairs, so Cai Ye is also relieved to let the two of them cooperate...

At least, it's reassuring on the bright side...

And under the orders of Cai Yi, soon, the 1st and 2nd Army Corps, which had just captured Yekaterinburg, moved. As more than 200,000 troops began to move, Yekaterinburg, which had been reduced to ruins, was transformed into a huge construction site, where soldiers were digging with sapper shovels in their hands.

On the one hand, it is to dig out some Russian soldiers and civilians buried in the ruins, on the other hand, it is also to dig some strong fortifications―――――― naturally, as the culprit who buried the other party in the ground, even if they dig people out, it is obviously impossible to get a good face, but Cai Ye They don't care much, but after digging people out, first judge whether it is soldiers or people, and then...

Naturally, the soldiers were taken into custody first, and the people were released.

That is, when Cai Ye and they were busy, after going through nine hundred and eighty-one difficulties...

Kolchak: They have finally arrived ... (To be continued......)