In a small town just over ten kilometers from Vladivostok, a large number of Wehrmacht officers and soldiers were disembarking from the trains, perhaps because of the ongoing war, and almost all of them looked like they were loaded with ammunition, also to avoid any unexpected incidents on the way to the operation.

The young soldiers, dressed in gray training uniforms, were lining up on the platform under the command of their respective officers, and then carried their weapons in the direction of the outside of the town under the horrified gaze of the townspeople.

"How many people have come down now?" Standing in a room on the platform, looking at the officers and soldiers under his command through the window, Wang Xingxue, the commander of the 31st Division, asked his adjutant.

"More than 3,000 people of the 121st Regiment have already come down, and now it is the troops of the 122nd Regiment that are coming down, and the strength of a battalion has probably come down..."

"More than 4,000 people..."Hearing the adjutant's words, Wang Xingxue bowed slightly. Order the 121st Regiment to build fortifications on the spot outside the town......... Although the Russians in Vladivostok may not have the courage to go out of the city, we must also make some preparations..."

"Understood!"

Just as Wang Xingxue was talking to his adjutant, a well-dressed Russian outside was suddenly brought in by several officers and soldiers.

"Who is this guy?"

"Report to the division commander, this guy is the mayor of this town!"

After walking in front of Wang Xingxue and saluting, one of the officers led by him said loudly.

And at the same time. Looking at Wang Xingxue, the Russian who was called the mayor of the town was talking about something. It's just that because he speaks Russian, not many of the people present can understand it.

Good before military operations. The Ministry of National Defense has assigned a group of interpreters to each unit, and since he got off the train, Wang Xingxue has been carrying this translator with him, so he doesn't even need Wang Xingxue's instructions, the translator has already translated the mayor's words on the side.

As soon as the well-dressed Russian, who was about forty or fifty years old, opened his mouth, he already denounced the invasion of Russian territory and this town by Wang Xing's school.

But you can see it. This is also a very realistic person, and after the overthrow of the Tsarist government and the original Kerensky government, he has also seen the reality clearly. Understand that the signboard of 'Russia' alone can no longer scare these Chinese in front of them, and as for the Soviet Russian government located in the European part, not to mention that they are now far away from the water and cannot save the near fire, to be honest. Compared to those Bolsheviks. The mayor of this town would even rather be compared to these Chinese in front of him.

So after denouncing it, the mayor said very practically.

"General, I know I can't persuade you to go back with your troops, so I only hope that you can guarantee the personal safety of the inhabitants of this town..."

When he said this, the mayor also looked a little helpless.

"Don't worry..."Dressed in a neat 11-style military uniform, brand-new leather shoes stepped on the concrete floor, and there was a 'pop' sound, Wang Xingxue said proudly to the mayor. This is the territory of our country. The land is full of the remnants of our country, just because the previous dynasty was cowardly and incompetent. That's why they fell into the hands of the Russians, and now that we're back, we won't treat them badly, as for you..."

Speaking of this, Wang Xingxue looked at the mayor. "Anyway, after all, your two countries were once allies, so we can guarantee your personal safety, and if you want, we can even send you out of the Outer Northeast, of course..." I don't think it's a good idea to go to the western side of the Ural Mountains at this time, especially for someone like you..."

In fact, at this time, there are not many so-called 'remnants of the former dynasty' in the Outer Northeast, after all, it is impossible for the Russians to let these people live in peace, not to mention that there are not many people in the Outer Northeast in the first place.

It's just that they sent troops to the Northeast this time, after all, to regain the lost territory, and if they lost the territory, they didn't even have a single person of their own......... Although it won't be a big problem, it's still a little embarrassing.

Therefore, before the troops set off, they had been instructed to take good care of those 'remnants in the lost territory', as the first batch of troops to enter the outer northeast, Wang Xingxue naturally wanted to carry out this order well, although perhaps even if he searched all over the outer northeast, he may not be able to find a few so-called 'remnants' out―――――― the remnants have different meanings, generally referring to the people of the fallen country, or the people of the fallen area, or the people who do not serve the new dynasty after the change of dynasty, or the people who remain after the catastrophe, or refer to the descendants, hermits, people, etc.

Listening to Wang Xingxue's words, the mayor looked a little helpless.

Of course, he knew that Wang Xingxue was talking nonsense, after all, as the mayor of the town, he had a better understanding of the situation in the Outer Northeast. Yes, there are indeed Chinese in this town, but most of them are Chinese who ran to the outer northeast to work after the outbreak of the European war, and as for the original living here...

Perhaps, anyway, since he was mayor of the town, he hasn't seen one...

However, as Wang Xingxue said, he did not think it would be a good idea to go to the west of the Ural Mountains, after all, it was already the territory of Soviet Russia.

Although he had not been in contact with Soviet Russia in the past, he was more or less familiar with some of the Bolsviks' ideas.

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Seeing that the mayor of the town really planned to cooperate, Wang Xingxue did not embarrass him, but just ordered the soldiers to send him back, and then asked the residents of the town to cooperate a little...

"If someone dares to do something bad, then ......... I had no choice but to use some tough measures..."Before the mayor left, Wang Xingxue said to him lightly.

What kind of tough means are, even if Wang Xingxue doesn't say it, the mayor knows it...

After leaving, the mayor quickly summoned all the townspeople to the center of the town, surrounded by several Wehrmacht officers and soldiers. Let's briefly explain the situation.

In the course of the explanation, the mayor repeatedly stressed that the Wehrmacht had guaranteed the safety of their property and people, and asked them not to do anything provocative against the troops―――――― as the mayor said so. There were already a few 'hot-blooded' Russian youths who had been dragged aside and beaten violently for provoking the Wehrmacht who were building fortifications.

But the soldiers didn't kill them, they just dragged them aside and locked them up.

It's not surprising, after all, it's just a group of reckless young people waving their fists or spitting at you, or throwing some stones, and before Cheng Dù needs to be killed, at most, he will be pulled aside and beaten violently, and then shut down for a while―――――― by the way. Those who threw stones were the hardest hit, after all, it hurts to throw stones.

As for killing something...

Although the 31st Division was one of the main forces, it was the main force except for its establishment. In fact, the actual combat experience of this unit is no different from that of the newly formed units, and it may even be inferior to those units B or C that are fighting in Europe, that is, the so-called cannon fodder troops...

Although the 31st Division was also a local warlord unit at the time, it was later reorganized after the establishment of the Nationalist Government. During the Xinhai Revolution, there were also wars. The so-called 'people's army' or 'revolutionary army' or something. It's very good at harassing people or something.

But by the time of the reorganization, such ruffians had usually been forced to retire, leaving only relatively good soldiers and officers. And now, after all, more than four years have passed since the establishment of the National Social Government, and more than four years have passed......... If the officers are officers, they may still be able to stay in office, and four years will be enough time for them to be promoted from platoon commander to company commander, or from company commander to battalion commander, but what about those soldiers...

Soldiers of the Wehrmacht today. Generally, they only serve for three years, and after serving for more than three years, they can choose to take the non-commissioned officer examination. Continue to develop in the army, or retire from the army. As for the non-commissioned officer examination, there are usually only two results, passed, stayed, did not test, and left!

Although there are also schools in the army, and the officers of the troops are responsible for teaching soldiers some soldier knowledge, but after all, three years is still too short, not to mention that there are still many training tasks or combat tasks to do, such as suppressing bandits, or local disasters, and the troops rush to disaster relief.

Just like the year before last, when the Yellow River was overflowing, more than 100,000 troops stationed in the surrounding area rushed to rescue and provide disaster relief just like a certain army in later generations, which is also a reason why the Wehrmacht has a good reputation in China, and considering this or that reason, it is almost impossible to let some people who are like blank sheets of paper study as students in three years.

There are usually only two ways to become a non-commissioned officer, one is to make some meritorious achievements, and the other is to pass the guò examination―――――― although it is not that if you have a high academic qualification, you will definitely be able to fight, but you still have some advantages in terms of mastering technical equipment and comprehending combat after all.

As for the former, the situation in Europe is better, after all, there are often battles, and the attrition in each battle is very large, and it is very easy to get promoted. However, a unit like the 31st Division, which remained in the country, could only find a way to be better in ordinary disaster relief operations, in addition to suppressing bandits.

Considering that the bandits in the country have almost been suppressed, and if you want to see anyone alive, you can only go to the railway and highway construction sites in various places, so the way to pass the guò exam to get a non-commissioned officer has become the main way.

As a result, the number of 'new recruits' in the Wehrmacht, even the main force of the 31st Division, is quite staggering.

I have not experienced the baptism of war, and I have not had the experience of being shot in behind by the local people in Vietnam like a certain army in later generations, so it is naturally difficult to understand the phrase "the military and the people are one family".

And without having experienced actual combat, it is difficult for these 'recruits' to be like those veterans and pull the trigger on anyone who behaves strangely, even though these so-called 'recruits' have usually been in service for two or three years...

Thankfully, while the Slavs have always been fierce, they are not as cunning as the Vietnamese. Nor did they stand up and resist like the Afghans or the Iraqis.

This is not only because he knows very well that they are no match for the Wehrmacht stationed in the town at all, but more importantly because until this moment. Their minds are in a state of imitation.

The overthrow of the Tsarist government, which had been above them since childhood, had a huge psychological impact on these Russians, who had always been in the Far East. Especially the fact that the provisional government was overthrown later, it made them even more unclear about what their future would be...

At this time, the 'robbery while the fire is hot' of the national government certainly made them feel angry, but after the first two incidents, their hearts were like a rag bag. I can't afford to resist at all...

As a result, apart from a few hot-blooded and reckless youths who ran out and were beaten by the Wehrmacht, there were almost no casualties in the entire operation...

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As one of the thirty-three main forces. The 31st Division can be said to be the strongest combat effectiveness among the units of the National Defense Force in China, which is why Yan Shaohui chose them as the vanguard force.

Although the vast majority of the officers and men of the 31st Division had not experienced the baptism of war, their perennial training still made them much stronger than ordinary second- and third-line troops.

And the rigorous training, coupled with the sudden dispatch of troops from the 31st Division to the Outer Northeast. As a result, the 31st Division did not encounter any resistance along the way.

But after taking the town closest to Vladivostok. Wang Xingxue did not make the next move, but only ordered the troops who had already disembarked from the train to build fortifications on the outskirts of the town, and then ordered the troops to speed up the transportation of weapons and equipment off the train.

However, to be honest, this was not an easy job, after all, the 31st Division had more than 20,000 people, and the result was that his troops used more than 20 trains to transport everyone to the town―――――― because the distance was not very far, so the Ministry of Communications got all freight cars. If you squeeze it, you can seat a lot of people, definitely more than the usual passenger car. The military is also very satisfied with this, after all, the troops themselves are accustomed to enduring hardships, and the most important thing in this military operation is to move quickly, with fewer trains, and some time can be saved.

Originally, there were more than 20,000 people and more than a dozen trains, and it seemed that a squeeze was enough, but after all, the troops still had a lot of equipment and ammunition to be transported, such as machine guns, artillery, or war horses.

The 31st Division is a front-line unit, and it still retains the establishment of a cavalry regiment, but there are a lot of war horses in one regiment, and two trains are used to transport these war horses alone...

After all the troops of the 31st Division arrived in the town, several more troops were transported to the town by guò train, and at the same time, on the Sino-Russian border, a large number of Wehrmacht troops were also pushing flat on the border line...

However, because the resistance along the way was very weak, the military operation seemed to them as if it were marching.

At the same time, the Russians in Vladivostok, while outraged by the Wehrmacht's actions, were deeply divided among themselves as to what to do.

The main war faction believed that since these Chinese dared to challenge Russia, they had to pay the price, and they had to guarantee the territorial integrity of Russia. However, the main peace faction believes that the current situation in part of Europe is chaotic, the Soviet Russian government came to power, and the overthrown provisional government is not willing to do this, if the European side does not distinguish a result, it is impossible to count on reinforcements in the European part in a short time, in this case, in order to avoid the loss and threat of the lives and property of the people of Vladivostok, it is better to surrender first, so as to avoid Vladivostok falling into the flames of war...

On the whole, it is still the main battle faction that has the upper hand.

Because most of the officers in Vladivostok belonged to the main battle faction, and...

Although the expeditionary force fought well on the Western Front in the past two years, even the Germans did not dare to despise these troops from the Far East. But after all, the Russians have not seen the strength of the expeditionary force, and their discrimination against China has a long history, and many Russian officers and officials do not believe that these Chinese already have the ability to challenge the great powers...

So in the eyes of many Russians, even if they want to surrender, they should fight a dozen first...

Of course, it didn't take long for the wind inside the fortress to change, not only because the expeditionary forces responsible for the advance had also arrived at the perimeter of the fortress, so that the strength of the Wehrmacht outside Vladivostok had reached nearly 200,000, but also because a fleet suddenly appeared on the outer sea of Vladivostok to blockade it...

The Chinese Navy...

In order to be able to completely block Vladivostok and make the Russians inside desperate, and therefore give up resistance, this time the navy dispatched a fleet, including not only destroyers and cruisers that have just been commissioned in recent years, but also several battleships ―――――― salvaged and repaired from Longkou Bay after the Shandong Campaign...

Although it was only a few former dreadnoughts, considering that the Russian Navy ships in Vladivostok Harbor were far inferior in terms of both quantity and quality, it was no problem to blockade the harbor and cut off its connection with the outside world, and in fact the Navy did just that...

And after being surrounded by an army of nearly 200,000 and a navy that has always been far superior to itself, the morale of the Russian army in Vladivostok has plummeted...

By the way, although the army has been avoiding the occurrence of battles, the navy is still looking forward to fighting a dozen, after all, what the navy lacks now is actual combat experience, and the Russian fleet in front of it is a suitable training object... (To be continued......)