Chapter Ninety-Seven: The swan song of the Far Eastern Army
"Hao Fuman, I have two things to do with you. Now that our attack has begun, because the Russians have made a fatal mistake, so the planes are coming a little faster than I expected, and I am firmly convinced of victory, I wonder what plans did you have on the German side after the war? ”
Perhaps because he didn't understand what he said enough, Yang Xiaolin added: "I'm referring to our military cooperation. ”
Hauffmann was the German contact between Yang Xiaolin, and he had a special radio station that he used to send and receive messages. Military cooperation with China is something that the Germans are very willing to do, so after Yang Xiaolin finished speaking, Hao Fuman's face showed a smile: "Oh, we have been worried that you will stop after winning the war, even if you don't ask me this question, I will come to you." Berlin has given me clear instructions that we will provide you with all the help you can if you are willing to continue the war, and that we may even form a military alliance if necessary, and that we will do our duty as an ally if England and France dare to intervene in this war. ”
The Germans were very treacherous, they hoped that Yang would fight the ghost to Russia, and hoped that China would drag Britain and France into this quagmire, so they used a military alliance to embolden Yang Xiaolin. But there is one more condition before this alliance, and that is when necessary.
Yang Xiaolin knew that this necessary time must be the time when the Chinese troops and Russia were killing rivers of blood, and also dragged Britain and France to scars.
Yang Xiaolin gave Hao Fuman a playful look, he had no doubt that if he had fought the war to a certain extent, the outbreak of the First World War might not have to wait for a gunshot to go out in Sarajevo. But there is no shame in being used by others, and it is not okay to be used like a fool.
"Please convey my attitude to Berlin,"
Hao Fuman immediately took out a pen and paper, stood there and began to record Yang Xiaolin's words in an orderly manner.
"For Russia. After the victory of this battle, the war must stop, because we also need to rest, China has a lot of things to do, and it is impossible to continue the war endlessly. But I will keep enough pressure on the Russians on the border to alleviate the difficulties that the German side is facing in Europe. ”
Hao Fuman didn't say anything to persuade him, the negotiations between countries are like this, just fool around, and then say that it is tantamount to treating others as fools.
"I need two cooperation from the German side, the first is to deploy a certain number of troops against Russia in the European border areas, preferably in an offensive posture. It should be good for both of us to share the millions of Russians. Second, I want to build a tank production base and ask the German side to provide me with machines free of charge. In return, of course. I'm going to share with you the core tank skills we've mastered so far. ”
These two conditions are absolutely fair!
After Hao Fuman recorded it, he understood a little that Yang Dagui was no longer the Yang Dagui in the Northeast a year ago. At that time, he was counting on the Germans to bring him some life-saving supplies. He was almost begging for alms. But now he was full-fledged and able to stand on a completely equal footing with the Germans to offer equal terms.
"Good commander, I think we should be able to agree to your conditions, but I have an additional request, and as a friend I think I should give you a word of advice about what the Americans and the British said about helping you develop your navy. The Americans are unreliable, and the British are even more unreliable. ”
Yang Xiaolin smiled: "Hao Fuman, I don't have a plan to vigorously develop the navy now, and China's navy only needs the ability to defend the coastal waters at present. This is enough for us to cooperate, so rest assured, I will not consider the Anglo-American. ”
Perhaps the Germans were worried that they would get too close to Britain and France and that they would change their current position. What Yang Xiaolin said was really telling the truth, China cannot and does not have the conditions to develop the strength of its navy now. It would be unwise for Yang Xiaolin not to provoke little Japan before the Russians' affairs were resolved.
Solving Russia's problems requires all-out efforts, so he must concentrate all his efforts on developing his land power. Only by completely solving the problem of the Russians can he give it a go with the Japanese!
Cullen.
Akberlir was an excellent battlefield commander with a lot of experience. In the face of the ferocious attack of more than ten times his own Chinese troops, when the front was already shattered, everyone thought that he was about to be finished, but he actually held on for another two days!
Akberlir organized all the Russians still living in Kulen, he gave them bayonets, and told them that you can choose to fight with me, or hide aside while I fight, and treat you like civilians in non-war zones when the Chinese have completely occupied Kulen.
He had less than 3,000 men left, but he clearly judged that his opponent was far inferior to the Russian troops in terms of military quality, and in the evening he boldly launched a counterattack against the Fifth Front, not only recapturing some positions, but also gathering some stragglers and robbing a lot of food.
However, such a victory could only delay his complete defeat, and could not save the Russian troops from a desperate situation. The next day after another day of fighting, although the Russian soldiers were almost unable to fight again, all the Russians who fought with guns together were only about 1,400 men!
As night fell, Akberil heard the gunfire growing more and more intense behind him, and Mardinov couldn't hold on anymore. He was well aware that he had lost the war.
The radio station has been blown up, and the telephone lines have been completely cut off by the Chinese. Looking at the team of more than a thousand people around him, and looking at the panic on the faces of the soldiers, General Akberlil stood up: "Bisolchev, how much food do we have now?" ”
A man dressed in the uniform of a Russian major immediately said: "General, now all we can eat together is less than two thousand pounds. ”
Akberil took a breath: "What about the bullets? ”
"I'm running out."
The general thought for a moment, then straightened out his uniform: "Distribute all the food to the soldiers, and concentrate the bullets on the machine guns." Tonight, we broke through. ”
The muscles on Bisolchev's face twitched, and he knew that if there was any hope for a breakthrough, Akeberil would have been gone long ago! There are Chinese troops all around, not to mention that you can't rush out at all, even if you can, as soon as their troops withdraw, Martinov in the back will immediately face pressure on two fronts, and the entire Russian Far East Army will be finished!
"General, do you want to inform Major General Mardinov, there are still more than 10,000 of our Russian soldiers fighting."
Akberlir nodded: "You go in person and tell Mardinov that at eleven o'clock this evening, we will attack together in the southwest direction, hoping to break through the defenses of the Chinese and join General Kizerosky." ”
The Northern Front formed by the Fifth Front and the Southern Front formed by the First Front and the First Front were like big iron tongs, encircling the Far Eastern Army in the middle.
He knew better that there was no hope at all if he persevered. The Tsar's stupid order deprived the Russians of their last chance, and now they had to choose between no hope and little hope.
Akberil decided to try and launch an attack at the junction of the two Chinese lines of defense to see if he could tear a gap in the Far East Army and escape.
That night, the Russians ate the last little grain and concentrated their firepower. At 11 o'clock in the evening, the soldiers of the Far Eastern Army, who had made great achievements in opening up the territory of Russia, launched a desperate charge against the Chinese troops under the leadership of General Akberlil.
With Akberil's order, the Cossack cavalry division of the Far Eastern Army galloped towards the Chinese position, and those cavalrymen bravely brandished their sabers and rifles on horseback, shouting in unison: "Ula! Ulla! ”
Behind them, groups of Russian soldiers followed, their bayonets held flat on their chests in the moonlight, and each of them looked so righteous!
But the battlefield is a very cruel place, and Akberil is very unlucky this time, the Chinese defenders here are heavily guarded! Before the cavalry rushed to the Chinese position, the mines began to explode continuously, and then the Chinese artillery also began to shoot at this area, and one shell after another smashed on the heads of the Russians who were attacking like a rain curtain, and the rain of light and heavy machine guns on the opposite position was as dense as hail!
General Akberlier was very brave and rushed to the front, which made those Russians look like death, the front fell and the back followed, but their bravery could only make the heavy machine guns of the Chinese ruthlessly harvest, and in the blink of an eye this field was covered with the corpses of Russian soldiers, and the battlefield for several kilometers under the moonlight turned a dull red.
1:20 a.m.
When the Far Eastern Army's last fight was hopeless, the Chinese counterattack was launched. In just two hours, the Chinese side moved more than 40,000 troops from five divisions here, and concentrated more than 200 light artillery pieces, and the muzzles of the guns were aimed at the heads of the Russians.
As a red flare rose in the air, more than 200 artillery pieces fired at the same time, and the explosion seemed to tell everyone that this early morning was destined to go down in history!
After thirteen minutes of shelling, the Russians were in disarray, and the Chinese troops attacked. When Lao Maozi attacked, it seemed that the night was dark, but after the Chinese troops launched the attack, the bullets glittered in the night, and the Russians, who had no hope, fled in confusion from the crisscrossed fire nets, and the explosion of the grenade was like a flower blooming on the battlefield.
Under such a blow, the courage that the Russians mustered up the most was quickly lost, and they didn't even know where to run! Although General Akberlir was still holding a small position with a group of men and horses, and beckoned the stragglers around him to move closer to him, there were few Russians under his command. (To be continued......)