"The Russians have turned Nebuchu into a real barracks, in which in addition to the soldiers are conscripted laborers, and a large number of citizens have either become government and workers or have been forcibly evicted out of the city. The Russians completely turned it into a fortress. In addition to building a large number of ring fortifications and artillery bunkers, they also extended the width of the defensive line as much as possible on the perimeter. The main forces of infantry and artillery were stationed in the area of the Nebuchu fortress, while a large number of cavalry were deployed on both flanks. Ma Yukun introduced to Xu Jie on the map.

Two days ago, the leaders of the army rushed to Beijing from the northeast front to discuss the future army combat plan, China and Russia are both army powers, although the Russians have limited troops in the Far East because of distance and supplies, but they can still put together hundreds of thousands of troops, of which cavalry occupies a certain share. In the face of this heavy army group in the north, the pressure on the Huaxia Army is still not small! For this purpose, the Ministry of Defense held a special operational meeting.

"Yes, I lack enough cavalry in China, and although the Russians are equipped with a large number of machine guns and artillery, they have an advantage in positional warfare, but they lack sufficient mobility. If we launch a frontal attack, then we must gnaw hard at the Nebuchu fortress group, facing the concrete fortifications and the machine-gun rapid-fire guns inside, there is no better way than to blow up little by little with heavy artillery. This is to take people and pile up shells. Peng Yi said.

"And if we abandon the assault on the fortress and take a detour, there is a lack of sufficient cavalry. More importantly, there was a lack of sufficient transport capacity to provide enough supplies for one military horse to support the battle of ten soldiers. Although the railroad had been built to the forefront, the large amount of ammunition transportation and the supply of the army still took up a considerable amount of pack horses. If you want to support cavalry battles again. This demand for pack horses is obviously going to be astronomical. The Russians had Cossack mercenaries and had a military horse farm that had been in business for hundreds of years, but we didn't, and the military horse was invented. We're so far behind our opponents. Peng Yi said a little depressed.

"So for the time being, let's not say that we will make a detour to attack the rear, but we must always prevent the Russian cavalry group from attacking the lines of communication in our rear from both flanks. And we have no better way than to strengthen the heavy fire units. Peng Yi added later.

"We had a plan to form a mixed force of cavalry and infantry, with cavalry as spearheads cutting into the cavalry groups on either side of the Russian army, but not going deeper, but waiting for the infantry to follow up and consolidate the breakthrough after opening a gap. Then the cavalry continued to attack, and the infantry continued to follow. However, later in actual combat exercises, it was discovered that this set of tactics was actually not easy to use in the face of the superior cavalry. Nie Shicheng smiled bitterly. What's the problem? Xu Jie asked.

"If both sides are armed with a large number of machine guns and artillery at the same time. Then the cavalry rushed forward with sabers and pistols, which was not conducive to death. Whether it is my Chinese cavalry or the Russian cavalry, they will choose to dismount rationally. In this case, the two sides will be fighting infantry. Then compare the position in time for a long time to attack and defend. The high speed of the cavalry became useless, and although the Chinese Xia had the upper hand in a battle of the same size, we were the attackers. If we can't cut through the opponent's defense line and disrupt the opponent's deployment in a short time, then the opponent's reinforcements will eventually crush us. Nie Shicheng said.

"The attack must have enough strength and stamina, and the biggest advantage of the attacker is that it can concentrate several times the strength of the defender to make a gap in the opponent's weak link. If this is not achieved. Once the defender, who has the advantage of geography and strength, reacts, the attacking side will lose. Now let's not talk about stamina, we can't even guarantee the strength of the attack. A tall colonel behind Nie Shicheng interjected.

"Who is this?" Looking at the officer hiding behind Nie Shicheng, Xu Jie always felt familiar, but he just couldn't remember it, and felt that he should have seen it.

"This is my staff officer, Cai Yi and Cai Songpo. Those who graduated from the Yunnan Lecture and Martial Arts Hall voluntarily came to the Northeast Theater. Although young. But some of the ideas are interesting. Nie Shicheng said with a smile. Cai Yi, I haven't seen Premier Xu yet. ”

"Hello Premier Xu." Saying that, Cai Ye came out of the queue and performed a standard military salute. "Celebrities!" Xu Jie sighed in his heart. There is a saying that gold always shines, no matter what the world. Xu Jie nodded and motioned for Cai Ye to continue.

"Although our Chinese Army has experienced many battles since the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that it has experienced a hundred battles. However, in all previous battles, our army fought more in fortress defense and night battles. The only time that could be called a storm was the siege of Vladivostok. But during the siege of Vladivostok, we fought with the cooperation of the navy and army, and the important batteries and fortifications of the Vladivostok fortress were destroyed by a sufficient number of naval heavy artillery. So there is very little pressure on the Army. But now it's different. We are facing the other side to contain our army with fortresses, and at the same time prepare a large number of fast corps on both flanks, which can also put pressure on our flanks when pinning us down. The two sides are in a head-to-head mode. Cai Yi thought about it and said.

"In fact, if we rely on cavalry alone, we are not afraid, cavalry is strong in mobility, and there is no advantage in attacking fortifications. We can slowly consume them until they can't hold it anymore. But this is again to the left of our strategy, and our aim is to break through the defenses of Nebuchu, eat up the Russian heavy clusters, and retreat our troops to the Baikal area, turning it into our inner lake. If we can't attack for a long time, it will have a great impact on the implementation of our strategy. Peng Yi said.

"According to the classic tactics of encirclement and annihilation of large corps, the attacking side should concentrate superior assault forces to open several gaps in the weak points of the opponent's defense line before the opponent can react. The follow-up troops then expand their gains on both sides of the gap, while the elite troops continue to advance until they penetrate the opponent's position and join up with the other elite forces to complete the division and encirclement of the opponent. And then cooperate with the main force to eat each other little by little. But now, the infantry attacking the cavalry creates mobility indeed, and even if the gap is cut, it is impossible to move on, so to speak, the classic tactics are no longer available. Nie Shicheng smiled bitterly.

"In fact, we can change our thinking, we don't have to penetrate the opponent's position and then implement division and encirclement, the reason why the previous large corps encirclement and annihilation tactics emphasized speed, the fundamental reason is to prevent the other side from pulling the second or third line to reorganize the direction and troops. So it must be pierced in one go. But we don't have to worry about it now, first of all, the frontal battle between the two sides is very wide, and it is impossible for Russia to abandon an entire front after a breakthrough at one point. The retreat of the cavalry on both sides would inevitably expose the two wings of Nebuchu's Russian line. The other party will definitely not give up easily. Another problem is that under normal circumstances, the other side can get supplies and Zhiyuan after withdrawing from the position, but now it seems that the Russians have set up supply points in Nebuchu, if the other side retreats in great strides, once Nebuchu is exposed, we only need to blockade Nebuchu, the other side will not be able to get sufficient supplies, the reason is very simple, there is no matching freight yard and other auxiliary equipment, even if the other side is next to the railway line to get supplies is very difficult. Xu Jie said.

"But even so, our problem remains unsolved, although there is no need to continue to assault the enemy in depth. But we are infantry, and the follow-up troops are still too slow to enter the battlefield with a large number of heavy artillery and ammunition. Moreover, the position is too wide, our forces will be dispersed, and we are still not optimistic in the face of the Russian army with a large number of cavalry, unless we can quickly mobilize enough troops to establish a blocking position after breaking through the opponent's position. Peng Yi said after pondering for a moment.

"What if our attack spearhead is tough enough to buy a longer time for the follow-up troops? And if we have a certain mobility and can make a quick assault, won't all the problems we face be solved? Xu Jie said with a smile.

"When the Prime Minister said this, I was reminded of one thing, and that was the assault Tiger chariot unit that was used to defend Inner Mongolia in the last war. Judging from their records, they seem to be very good, especially against cavalry without artillery, which can be said to be quite sharp. I think if we can expand this force, then the Prime Minister's tactics have a very good chance of succeeding in future battles. Cai Yi's eyes lit up and said.

"But in the face of the opponent's small-caliber anti-aircraft artillery, the combat effectiveness of this armored car is really worrying. EVEN THE 47MM CANNON COULD EASILY TEAR THROUGH THE CHARIOT'S PROTECTION FROM 500 METERS AWAY, AND AFTER FAILING TO STORM THE OPPONENT'S POSITION, THE ASSAULT TIGER SQUAD COULD ONLY BE USED FOR GUERRILLA AND FIRE SUPPORT, AND NEVER ATTACKED THE OPPONENT'S FRONTAL POSITION. And the off-road performance of the wheeled battlefield is too poor, and the speed is too slow, but the off-road performance is really tragic. Ma Yukun showed a trace of disdain on his face.

"Those are just test samples, we are going to design a special mechanized army this time! Redesigned main battle equipment. In fact, this is also something that cannot be helped, our highly mobile units are much less than the Russians, and there are not enough good war horses. We have to find another way, otherwise we will have too much to pay to win this war. Xu Jie said categorically.

"For a while, the General Armament Department will send an equipment request to the Ministry of Industry, and if the Ministry of Industry says that such a combat vehicle can be mass-produced, then we are ready to prepare for the establishment of a special mechanized corps, and then formulate a new combat plan for us." Xu Jie said with confidence.

"Since the prime minister has this idea, we can indeed give the General Armament Department a chance to see what kind of combat vehicles they get to the ground, but now that the cost of various vehicles is high, whether this unit is worth the money still needs to be tested by time." Ma Yukun said worriedly before the meeting.

Today's second update, I hope you will support it a lot~~~. The following chapters will introduce the planning of the armored forces of the Chinese Republic, I hope you can like it~~~~. (To be continued......)