The horse's hooves tread on the muddy water, and the torrential rain connected the heavens and the earth, and the ground was full of puddles of water of all sizes, and the horses' hooves would sink into it.

Long before launching the campaign, Zhang Tinglan repeatedly weighed that it was better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt his ten fingers. Rather than fighting the Russians along the railway line in the Far East, it would be better to take decisive action and completely eliminate the Russian Liliang in the Far East, so as to force the Russians to the front of the negotiating table.

When the Feng army used armored liliang to divide and encircle the Russians, the Russian army thought that it was the Chinese all jihua. In fact, this can only be regarded as a part of the huge combat jihua, although it is important, but it is not the deadliest.

Using the troops of Outer Mongolia to attack Chita is a key step for Zhang Tinglan and the two major think tanks to discuss. Qin Wei followed Zhang Tinglan's order, led the troops, crossed the vast border, traveled day and night, tried his best to hide his whereabouts, and after twelve days of marching, Chita was finally in sight.

The soldiers were already exhausted, and after a few days in Zuihou, as long as they stopped to rest, many people fell directly from their horses, and when they landed, there was no groan, but some people snored. And after riding a horse for a long time, the thighs were all worn out, and some were even drenched in blood, and every time they stopped, the soldiers who bled the most would be ridiculed, as if women came every month.

No matter how much they suffered, they finally arrived at the outskirts of Chita as scheduled, but since the morning, it has been raining continuously, and everyone has been drenched in soup, and the rain has seeped into the wounds, and the pain is indescribable.

But as a commander, Qin Wei was still relatively happy, and the heavy rain provided them with cover. It's even easier to sneak up on Chita.

Qin Wei called a tall Russian, this guy was Semenov, who was originally the main general of White Russia in the Far East, and he was once able to compete with Kolchak. With the majority army killed, his men were completely scattered and had to flee to Vladivostok.

In order to fight the Russian army, Semenov was found again and asked to serve the Feng army. After a down-and-out experience, Semenov had a pathological attachment to power and was particularly obedient to the orders of the army.

Qin Wei called him over. Then he said with a smile: "Semenov, I have a task for you, take your subordinates, disguise yourself as reinforcements from the majority party, and go directly to Chita!" ”

Semenov listened. Suddenly, his eyes widened: "Mr. Commander, are you letting us send us to death?" Once found out by those guys. We're all dead! ”

"Stupid!" Qin Wei said unceremoniously: "The Chinese art of war has long been said, the real is false, and the virtual is the real. We only have more than 10,000 men, and they are all cavalry, and if we attack by normal means, how many people will need to die. How much time does it take? It is the easiest way for you to disguise yourself as reinforcements from the majority party and quickly break through the city's defenses. ”

Semyonov was still a little embarrassed: "I'm still worried that once they find out." The consequences are unimaginable! ”

"So use your brain, think more about ideas, how you can pretend to be, how you can complete the task well, and not shirk here, if you can't even do this little thing well, you should know that there are many more capable and promising people among the Russians!"

In the face of the most direct threat, Semenov finally fell silent, he was able to toss a career in the Far East, and this guy is not a rice bucket. After thinking about it carefully, he nodded solemnly: "I can guarantee the completion of the task, but the follow-up troops must keep up, relying on less than two thousand people, it will definitely not work." ”

Qin Wei finally nodded, and Semenov hurriedly gathered his subordinates together, and after a brief discussion, they disappeared into the vast heavy rain.

Qin Wei also said to all the soldiers: "Brothers, I know that everyone is very tired, but we must know that our Brother Pao Ze is still bleeding and dying on the front line, and they have to take their lives into it, our suffering is nothing!" In addition, this is an era of rapid military jishu, the cavalry has been declining day by day, this operation is a rare opportunity to show, everyone has to fight for the honor of the cavalry. All cheer up, put their guns and weapons in order, and get ready for battle! ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers all nodded vigorously in reply, and they didn't care about the fatigue and pain, and hurriedly made Zuihou preparations before the battle.

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At this moment, Semenov led the cavalry to the west of Chita, and with only more than 500 men, he rode a tall Don hippopotamus, dressed in the uniform of the Red Army, and held high the banner of a sickle and hammer, braving the heavy rain, and quickly rushed towards Chita.

The soldiers in charge of the guard saw a cavalry rushing over unscrupulously, generous, without any evasion, and they did not expect that it would be the enemy, after all, the battle was fought in the east, and only reinforcements came from the west.

The distance between them was getting closer and closer, and Semenov took the initiative to shout: "We have rushed from the Caucasus, there are more than 20,000 people in total, and we are here to help our comrades!" ”

As soon as they heard the pure Russian, everyone present relaxed a lot, and some soldiers asked: "More than 20,000 people, why are there only so many people, and what about the rest?" ”

"The heavy rain has broken a bridge, the railway is broken, and we came here to borrow some tools to repair the road!"

When these Russian sentries heard this, they also hahadaxiao: "That's right, this damn weather, water has also seeped into our fortress, not to mention how uncomfortable it is." ”

Semenov took the opportunity of someone to pass the message and received the Red Army outpost, and the distance between the two sides was less than twenty meters. Semenov finally put away his smile and pulled out his pistol sharply, and the sentries became dead ghosts in a daze.

"Rush, rush in!"

Semenov whipped his horse violently, and the other Russians followed closely, and instantly broke the three Russian posts and rushed into Chita, at this time the Russian army had not yet figured out what was happening, and everything was in chaos. Semenov hurriedly ordered the launch of signal flares, and Qin Wei and the others immediately launched a charge, and countless horses' hooves stepped on the muddy water and frantically rushed into the Red Tower.

The main forces of the Russian army in Chita have long been transferred, leaving only some second-line troops, who simply do not have enough experience, and do not know how to deal with the sudden situation. Beaten in disarray, the soldiers fled everywhere, unable to find their weapons or commanders, and did not know what to do, taking advantage of the chaos, the Feng army quickly broke into the city.

Qin Wei commanded the troops, destroying the Russian army like chopping melons and vegetables. Semenov was also in high spirits, and he led the charge towards the office building in the center of Chita, the seat of government of the so-called Far Eastern Republic. The Russian officers inside were all terrified. Completely unaware of what's going on, like a flock of lambs, you can only wait to be killed.

The Feng army was advancing vigorously, but at this time the 1st Division was in a bitter battle, and Blyukhel had already had the intention of retreating to Chita. But when he saw that it was raining heavily, he was overjoyed.

It seems that the heavens have not abandoned them. Blyukhel immediately reorganized his troops. An unprecedented attack was launched on the positions of the Feng army. The Russians were more violent, the sound of Ulla resounded across the battlefield, and the artillery bombarded the positions of the Feng army endlessly.

The officers and men of the 1st Division could only resist desperately, and the biggest trouble they encountered was not the Russians, but due to the torrential rain, a large amount of rain entered the fortifications. In the trenches. It was all terrible mud, and both legs were sunk in the muddy water, and every step required a lot of physical strength. Hungry soldiers shivered in the rain.

When the Feng army was building its position, it had already reserved drainage ditches on both sides of the trenches, which did not cause flooding, but people had to constantly dig out the water. Otherwise, once the rain enters the anti-artillery holes, the hiding places will disappear, and in this case, the overstretched forces will be even more insufficient.

Moreover, due to the heavy rain, the shooting accuracy of the Feng soldiers was greatly affected, and the Russians were able to rush to the front of the position faster.

The Feng army had to engage them in close combat, and in the muddy water, the soldiers clutched their bayonets and fought with the Russians, and people were constantly stabbed. But as long as there is a breath left, it must not fall. Once you fall into the muddy water more than a foot deep, you will never want to get up.

Everyone mechanically waved their arms, took out the knife, and put the knife away. When the bayonet is damaged, it is smashed with the butt, and when the butt is also broken, it is smashed with fists and feet, with fingers, with teeth. Every part of the body became a weapon, and many soldiers could only hold on to their opponents when they arrived at Zuihou, and then rolled into the mud, and when they arrived at Zuihou, both of them were suffocated and died in the muddy water.

"Division commander, the three regiments have been exhausted!"

The staff officer was also full of horror and reported the situation to Zhang Henian. Zhang Henian's face was expressionless, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Let the guards go up, it's still not enough, just pull up the command center, and if you have a little vitality, you will rush up for me." ”

The staff officer turned around to convey the order, and Zhang Henian suddenly stood up, holding two pistols in his hands, and was about to rush out. Zhang Tingshu grabbed his sleeve on the side, and hurriedly said: "Lunar New Year, if it goes on like this, the brothers will be exhausted sooner or later, let's let the armored soldiers go up, so we are still a fresh force and can resist." ”

Zhang Henian waved his hand decisively: "Second Young Master, the life of the armored soldier is mobility, there is muddy water everywhere, if you go up, the tanks and armored vehicles will fall into it, it is useless!" ”

"Then don't you use tanks and use them as infantry, isn't it?"

"Of course not!" Zhang Henian squeezed out a little smile on his face: "It's not time to really work hard, Second Young Master, you have to calm down, the rainstorm will definitely not last too long, and it will definitely stop in the afternoon." At that time, it will be the time for your armored troops to show their skills, your task is to clean up the Russians, and my task is to survive until that time comes! ”

Zhang Henian patted Zhang Tingshu's shoulder vigorously: "Don't let the sacrifices of the brothers be in vain!" ”

Seeing Zhang Henian leading the personal guards to rush out, Zhang Tingshu's fist clenched loudly, and he stomped his feet fiercely, he turned around and went to the corner, leaned on the military coat, forced himself to close his eyes and adjust his state. No matter how tense the battle situation outside, Zhang Tingshu didn't care about it, he firmly believed that his brother could carry it, and now he sacrificed a soldier on the battlefield, and when the time came, he would kill two and ten to avenge them.

The situation of the battle also became more and more tense, and the Russians broke through all the aspects of the Feng army, and only about one kilometer of the battle line, which was originally about ten kilometers thick, remained.

The Russians on both sides desperately attacked the center, victory was in sight, and as long as they broke away from this zuihou some distance, they could win a precious victory.

At this time, Zhang Henian and Wu Kaijie led the soldiers, each responsible for one side, and the Russians fell into a bloody battle. Zhang Henian had run out of bullets in his pistol, and he was holding a rifle and fighting with two Russian soldiers with bayonets.

There were fewer and fewer soldiers beside him, and blood burst out of Zhang Henian's face and shoulders, no one knew if they would fall down in the next moment, their limbs were exhausted to the extreme, and they were all supported by their will.

At this time, the rain in the sky finally lightened, and soon the dense dark clouds also dispersed, revealing the dazzling sunlight again.

Just a little bit later, Blyukhel was very agitated, and suddenly the signal soldiers ran over in a panic.

"Chita has been attacked!" (To be continued......)