||||->-> Chapter 1147 Forcibly Taking Bratsk (1)

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On 16 August, as soon as he received an urgent telegram from General Ili Tashan, Hongqing's imperial driver went straight to the General Staff Headquarters, summoned the commanders of all arms and many generals in Beijing to discuss countermeasures, discussed in secret until late at night, and made considerable changes to the war plan against Russia drawn up earlier.

Bratsk, located on the left bank of the upper reaches of the Angara River, was founded in 1631 AD, in the early years it was the bridgehead of the Russian Empire to invade the Qing Dynasty, the scale of the city was not large, it was just a small castle, but since the defeat of Ili in the second year of the Russian army, the city has been valued by the Russian Empire, nearly ten years of construction, it is already the largest city in Eastern Siberia, more than 40,000 soldiers, dozens of fortresses are built along the river, and the castle itself and the Angara River with many dangerous rapids to build a solid fortress line, There is only one purpose, that is, to block the Qing army's tiger eye on Eastern Siberia.

"Report to the general, eight miles ahead is the Angara River, our department has entered the river, no enemy sentry was found along the way, Zhao Division Commander (Zhao Shuo) please launch a rapid attack, please make it clear to the general."

It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was the most suitable time of the year for marching, although the main force of the Third Army of the Qing Dynasty that attacked from the Chita camp was not particularly fast, but it only took less than ten days to rush to the vicinity of the Angara River.

"Go back and tell you Division Commander Zhao, don't act rashly, retreat three miles, guard all around, and wait for the main force to arrive."

It is a good thing that his subordinates have the determination and courage to fight, but when the enemy situation is unknown, blindly attacking is a categorical thing, which Ke Luntai has a lot in his heart, and with a wave of his hand, he has already rejected the invitation of Zhao Shuo, the commander of the first division.

"Yes!"

The order was like a mountain, and the messenger who had come to pay the service did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and hurriedly answered the promise, and as soon as he had finished saluting, he turned over on his horse and galloped in the direction of the front army.

"Order: All units speed up their march, get to the predetermined location, and be sure to set up camp before sunset!"

Ignoring the departure of the communications officer, he looked up at the sky, waved his hand, and gave the order, and in an instant, the trumpets sounded, and the army that was marching by itself immediately heard the order, and hurried in the direction of the Angara River......

"The Commander has arrived!"

Night had just fallen, and the temporary war room was already full of people, and the officers of the Third Army and above brigades had already arrived, and were gathering together in twos and threes, when suddenly a broken cry sounded, and they saw that Ke Luntai had been surrounded by several attendant officers, and strode into the big tent.

"Sit down."

Ke Luntai walked to the big seat in the middle, looked around at the people, pressed his hand, and commanded with a solemn expression, and then saw that all the generals sat down, one by one, straight, and looked at Ke Luntai without squinting.

"Chief of Staff Chen, introduce the enemy's situation."

When all the generals were seated, Ke Luntai didn't have much nonsense, and as soon as he raised his hand, he already gave the order in a low voice.

"Yes!"

Chen Taihe, a banner man of the Han Army, a graduate of the first phase of the Staff Department of the Former Artillery Command College, served as the head of the First Division in the Battle of Junggar in the Western Expedition, and was later transferred to the General Staff Department, and was transferred to the Chief of Staff of the Third Army last year, with the rank of lieutenant general, he has always been capable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the location of our army is here, three miles away to the west is the Angara River, this river originates from Lake Belga, winds for thousands of miles, there are many mountains along both sides of the river, only the terrain near Bratsk is relatively gentle, the widest part of the water surface reaches more than 100 zhang, the narrowest place is also up and down 60 zhang, the water flow is turbulent, the deepest part of the river center reaches about eight zhang, it cannot be crossed, on the left bank, with Bratsk as the center, the enemy has a pillbox every half a mile, forming a fortress line, if our army crosses on a large scale, it is difficult to hide from the enemy's reconnaissance, and the strong attack will be unfavorable, only outwitting is the best. ”

Chen Taihe cleared his throat slightly, pointed to the large sand table, briefly explained the situation of the enemy and the enemy, and finally came up with a suggestion to outwit.

"Well, let's talk about it, what suggestions does the staff headquarters have for this."

Ke Luntai did not comment on Chen Taihe's statement, but quietly followed up on the question.

From the perspective of topographic analysis, the area around the 343 Heights is the most suitable place for smuggling, the water surface here is narrow, although the Russian army has a pillbox on the high ground, but it is limited to the terrain, and it is difficult for the left and right pillboxes to support here in time, if our army can occupy this place, it can be held safely, once the pontoon bridge is built, the enemy's geographical advantage will be lost, and it will be difficult to stop the clearance of our superior forces."

Chen Taihe had repeatedly deduced the evolution of the battle situation before the meeting began, and his heart was full of confidence.

"You guys have any opinions on this tactic, and let's talk about it."

Ke Luntai still did not comment on Chen Taihe's proposal, so he just nodded indifferently, signaled Chen Taihe to retreat first, and then looked around at the generals and asked a question quietly.

"Report to the army commander, the last general asks for orders to lead his troops to seize the three, four, and three heights!"

As soon as Ke Luntai's words fell, Zhao Shuo, the burly commander of the First Division, had already stood up proudly and asked for his life.

"Report to the army commander, the last general is also willing to lead his troops to seize the 343 heights!"

"Commander, this task will be handed over to the last general, if you can't take the three, four, three heights, the last general will come to see you!"

"Commander, my department asks for an attack, please ask the commander for permission!"

……

Since returning from the Western Expedition to Dzungaria, all the generals of the Third Army have not fought again for several years, and they have long been holding back their strength to make further contributions.

"Zheng Zaishan!"

Ke Luntai was obviously very satisfied with the courage of the generals to ask for battle, but he didn't intend to let the generals quarrel endlessly at this occasion, but when he saw that he pressed his hand, he motioned for the generals to sit down, and the back was solemn, and named Zheng Zaishan, the commander of the military reconnaissance battalion.

"The last general!"

The reconnaissance battalion is adapted from the earlier scout battalion, almost all the elite officers and soldiers in the army are concentrated, dedicated to special operations, all officers and soldiers are all high-level configurations, although Zheng Zaishan's position is only a battalion commander, but the rank is colonel, and he is also the only school officer who is qualified to participate in the military conference. Ke Luntai's first point was his Zheng Zaishan name, as soon as he heard this, Zheng Zaishan was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, so he just responded respectfully.

"The night after tomorrow, the first brigade of the first division will cooperate with your department to take the three, four, and three heights for me, is there a problem?"

Ke Luntai glanced at Zheng Zaishan and asked with a cold expression.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Zheng Zaishan was very confident, and he didn't bargain at all, so he accepted it loudly.

"Very good, order: all units will start logging early tomorrow morning, early the day after tomorrow, the second and third brigades of the first division will launch a frontal feint between the 212th and 104th heights, the second division will be deployed in front of the 178th and 117th heights, and the artillery division of the army is responsible for cooperating, the more fierce the fight, the better, there must be no mistakes!"

Ke Luntai didn't say any more, Huo Ran stood up, looked around at the generals, and gave the order to fight with full anger, his voice was full of steaming murderous aura......

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