The key to striking down the lines of communication is to destroy the nodes above, such as stations, military stations, transit stations, and so on. This sentence applies at any time, because these nodes are the foundation of the maintenance of the line of communication, no matter how good the means of transportation, no matter how elite the soldiers will be dragged down by long distances, and the middle nodes are their supply and recuperation bases, without these so-called logistics and transportation is just empty talk.

The Russians also knew this rule of warfare well, so they focused their main attacks on the scattered stations along the long supply lines. One might ask, why didn't the Russians pull out the railroad tracks, isn't that more thorough? The person who asks this question can only say that he does not know anything about military traffic! There has been only one large-scale railway track war, that is, the sabotage battle of the major communication lines during the Battle of the Hundred Regiments of the Eighth Route Army. The results were remarkable, and the Japanese army traffic was severely damaged for several months.

But there is a prerequisite for such a victory. That is, you have enough manpower to carry out the task, and you can have vulnerable nodes like bridges or tunnels that you can destroy. When the Eighth Route Army carried out the sabotage war, in addition to more than 100 regiments and hundreds of thousands of regular and irregular troops, there were also a number of people far beyond this scale to help them dismantle the railroad tracks and destroy sleepers, and the powerful power of the people's war could make dozens or even hundreds of kilometers of railways disappear overnight. The power was impressive, but unfortunately, the Russians did not have so many manpower to carry out this difficult task, so they had to give up.

And what if the rails are removed? Or how about the Russians being more ruthless and directly selling explosives to blow up a section of the roadbed? In the vast Siberian wilderness. There are no key points such as bridges and tunnels at all, and the Chinese Army built simple railways on the periphery, and light-haul trains run on them. What if you blow up the railroad embankment? In the case of engineering vehicles, just get some soil and then reinforce it, and lay sleepers and rails on it. You Russians can build railways on the ice and make do with them in the winter, and in Siberia, even in the summer, there will still be some permafrost, and the power of that little explosive will not pose much of a threat to the thick permafrost, and it is only March. The temperature is not much different from the winter in the north, and if the Russians have spare time and extra explosives, let them blow up! So this improvised railway. Actually, it's hard to destroy.

Therefore, the Russian cavalry can only target those large and small stations, although relying on the advantage of mobility the Russians can bypass the frontal position of the Chinese army, but this is also a premise, that is, not to carry too many weapons and ammunition. And the number of people can't be too large. Otherwise, a massive march would slow down the pace, and sooner or later it would be blocked and then encircled and eaten, and the only way for the Russian cavalry to survive was to quickly pass through the gaps in the front line and then engage in guerrilla warfare in the vast fields behind enemy lines, and after one blow, whether they succeeded or not, they had to evacuate. And this so-called mobility is also difficult to maintain, because the consumption of horses is really a big problem, and horses can't fight just by grazing. What's more, there's no grass on the ground yet! Well, there are places where there are not even lichens! So getting in quickly, and then hitting twice, and hurrying back, became the idea of the Russian cavalry. Of course, it is not clear how many people can escape from the encirclement and interception of the Chinese Army!

Captain Marechenko led two companies of his cavalry to the outskirts of a station numbered 1135, and he had rushed from the blockade with a battalion of cavalry, but he had lost nearly a company of cavalry across the blockade, and then two more platoons in three days of engagement. The number of Chinese cavalry was not large, and the horses were not as good as theirs, let alone theirs, but the supplies of these people were absolutely first-class, and they were equipped with sufficient firepower. When Malenchenko saw two companies of Chinese cavalry following him, his first reaction was not to throw them away, but to immediately turn his horse's head and attack these Chinese cavalry.

"Their firepower is so fierce!" Less than 5 minutes after the battle between the two sides, such a sentence popped up in Malenchenko's mind, the cavalry of these two companies simply stopped immediately, and then dismounted and arranged positions! The horses were forcibly pulled to the ground, and then the cavalry used the horses as cover to place machine guns and light mortar positions, and in the face of the attack of the cavalry far outnumbered themselves, the Chinese army of these two companies responded with a dense rain of bullets, and one after another fire snakes raged in the Russian cavalry formation, and the dying curses of the soldiers and the neighing of the horses suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield.

And just as the Russian cavalry slowly approached the opponent's defense line at the cost of blood and lives, the fist-sized objects that suddenly jumped from the ground completely dispersed the offensive of the Russian cavalry. These things exploded when they jumped more than 2 meters above the ground, and countless steel balls and shrapnel flew in all directions under the propulsion of high explosives. It's like a shrapnel exploding in the air, which is the deadliest for infantry and cavalry without cover, because the explosion point is almost the same height as a person's head! All those in the vicinity would die, and they would die horribly, and they would all be killed instantly by beating their upper bodies into a sieve. In just a few tens of seconds, the already sparse Russian cavalry formation was completely disintegrated by this thing commonly known as the "jumping mine", which was actually numbered as the 1902-style jumping anti-infantry mine. After this battle, Captain Malenchenko completely abandoned the idea of fighting his pursuers.

Fortunately, because the Chinese cavalry carried too much ammunition and horses, Marechenko was able to get out of the battle, and then, the cavalry captain, who had lost 4 percent of his subordinates, began to honestly plan according to the previous plan, preparing to attack the railway stations along the way, and after he saw the No. 1135 railway station on the horizon, a sense of sadness arose!

"It's a fortress, isn't it? Definitely! Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not mistaken, this should be a railway station marked on the map, and some locomotives and carriages next to it also confirmed Malenchenko's guess, but looking at the station built of concrete and large logs, as well as various carved bunkers, barbed wire and trenches, Malenchenko knew that he would never be able to defeat the cavalry with less than 300 people without heavy weapons.

And just as he was about to turn around and leave, the billowing smoke and dust rising from the other side of the horizon gave him another glimmer of hope, such a large cavalry is definitely not the Huaxia Army, their rear lacks enough cavalry, and they generally act in a company unit, looking at the size of at least a battalion of cavalry. And when he looked at the binoculars in his hand, a familiar figure rekindled his hope of fighting. "It's Masadov! His cavalry is heavily armed! "Marechenko has rekindled hope for battle! It seems that Masadov's luck is good, the troops have not suffered any losses, if so, heavy weapons and ammunition should be enough, right? Malenchenko said in his heart.

And looking at the more and more Russian cavalry gathered, the face of the commander of the Chinese Army at Station 1135 gradually became solemn, and together nearly a thousand cavalry attacked a small station, which is really a bit of a fuss, although the station he is guarding has completed the fortress, but in the face of so many enemies, there are about 200 people in his hands plus logistics personnel, plus some wounded or something is not enough for the opponent to eat, the situation is very critical, in desperation, the officer sent a telegram asking for support, And then, Ye Ming's Youlong No. 1 armored train embarked on its journey!

"Why don't we attack under the cover of night? The other side did not even have a quarter of our numbers. We're pretty sure we'll take it down. Marechenko said to Masadov next to him. WE HAVE 60MM MORTARS WITH A RELATIVELY SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SHELLS, AS WELL AS 3-POUNDER GUNS, WHICH ARE ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE OPPONENT'S MACHINE GUN BUNKERS. As long as I can get my men within 400 meters, my mortars can knock out these bunker shells. ”

"Boy, we're going to take a long-term view. We need to use this station as a bait to deplete the opponent's mobile forces, the Chinese army lacks cavalry, if we can wait for the rest of the work, and attack the cavalry that comes to reinforcements in an ambush, then our firepower disadvantage will be neutralized. As long as their cavalry is heavily damaged, won't the vast Siberian wilderness become our backyard? Masadov paused and continued: "This is not only my opinion, but also Major Galev's. ”

"But they also have railroads, which can transport a lot of soldiers here." Malenchenko said. "Railroad? Hehe. "It's as if Masadov had heard a very ridiculous joke." It doesn't matter, Major Galev is already ready along the railway line, and I think if their train comes, the result could be very interesting! Masadov said with a smile and patted the other party on the shoulder.

"Do you want to send reinforcements? The idea looks good, but what if a large army of the opposing side comes up? We lack ammunition and even supplies. We won't be able to hold out for long. Marechenko said with some concern.

"It is precisely because of the lack of supplies that we can do this, our intelligence and the actual situation on the battlefield are too far apart, the distance between the lines of communication is too far, if we run, neither men nor horses can stand it, and heavy weapons will gradually be discarded because of transportation difficulties. Instead of spending a lot of supplies on the way, it is better to choose the right battlefield to fight. If a large force of the opposing side comes, we don't have to worry, we are cavalry, and in the case of non-mobility, the consumption will be very small. Masadov said.

"Well, since the Major agrees with that, so be it, I hope we can succeed this time." After speaking, Marechenko looked at the station in the distance and the continuous railway. The Great War is imminent! (To be continued......)