To the north of the beautiful Lake Belga, the main railway artery that runs through the whole of Siberia passes through Angarsk, and as the core of the Far Eastern theater of operations, it became the headquarters of General Kuropatkin as a matter of course. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

In order to ensure the security of the main Siberian artery, Angarsk has a well-developed defense facility in the Far East, second only to Vladivostok, a continuous series of castles and fortresses, which can hardly insert the needle of protection here, plus the two medium-sized fortresses of Irkutsk and Chita on the left and right flanks of Lake Berga, the concept of a triangular core protection circle has been perfectly embodied.

When he stood on the terrace of the castle of the theater headquarters and watched the rows of white birds rising from the lake and flying southward, his eyelids were jumping vigorously, and even the report of the staff officer behind him seemed not to have been heard.

Vladivostok lost telegraph contact, Boli lost telegraph contact, Chita and Irkutsk lost telegraph contact, he really couldn't imagine that from the moment he received the telegram that had started the war, for this war, the telegraph network that the empire had spent countless gold coins to build over the years covering the entire Far East Siberia seemed to be paralyzed, and all the news had to be obtained through primitive cavalry reconnaissance.

This was not good news, although the Cossack cavalry was very good, but it was not as good as the telegram, and when they got the news back, perhaps the enemy advanced dozens of kilometers.

"Damn it!" Kuropatkin slammed the guardrail hard, this action made the staff officer behind him shut his mouth suddenly, he knew very well that the temper of the imperial general and the minister of the 6th Army was not very good, and he always liked to take out his anger on the officers below after encountering problems.

Fortunately, the rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the castle relieved the siege of the staff officers, and although Kuropatkin had a bad temper, he would not joke about the battle situation, and when he saw the cavalry, he knew that there must be urgent news, and hurriedly ran downstairs.

But when he arrived downstairs and saw the two Cossack cavalry company commanders who had come to report almost at the same time, his face suddenly turned pale, and even his fingers trembled a little.

Nebuchu has been captured!

The Chinese cavalry had already appeared on the periphery of the Chita fortress, and the Irkutsk fortress was also under heavy artillery fire, and the garrison Colonel Martinov called for urgent support!

Oh, God!

How is this possible? Although it was expected that the enemy would be prepared, it would not be like this, right? Iltskuk and Chita are nearly 100 kilometers away from Kulen respectively, and the Kulen railway has not yet opened, how did they get a steady stream of soldiers to the city in such a short time?

The key point is that, judging by the simultaneous arrival of the cavalry company, this offensive was carried out almost simultaneously: "How precise is this mobilization, and how exactly did the Chinese mobilize the army?" Could it be that they had already erected telegraph lines on the territory of Siberia? Why do you feel that you can't breathe with only about five divisions in front of you?

Kuropatkin hurriedly loosened the button around his neck to make his breathing easier, but he didn't notice that this inconspicuous action made the officers around him nervous, everyone was thinking about one thing, it would take at least five hours for the cavalry to come back around Lake Belga, and in these five hours, "Will the Chinese army continue to advance?"

"Your Majesty, we can't afford to delay, we must order the Cossack cavalry divisions to immediately send out to support Chita and Irkutsk, although the team is very strong, but they are only trying to seize the strategic advantage at the beginning stage" As long as we strengthen the forces in both places and resist the first flood peak, then we are already half of the victory! "A voice" sounded from the Russian-style hall, and everyone followed the voice, only to see Colonel Istomin, a confidential staff officer, holding a baton and a serious face, under the large map hanging on the left wall. 【 I want: super fast update 】

"No, the Cossack cavalry cannot be dispatched." What Istomin didn't expect was that as soon as his voice fell, a noble officer had already shouted: "General's Majesty" cavalry is not used to defend the fortress, and it has already been proven at the time of the Ferris Ridge that it will be very dangerous to put them in front of machine guns and artillery. ”

"Major General Andrei, what do you say we should do? Send the infantry? From Angarsk, it would take at least one day and one night for the infantry to reach both places, and perhaps then we would have to collect the corpses of the fortresses! Colonel Istomin looked at the officer who was speaking, and said bluntly.

"Mr. Colonel, please pay attention to your identity, you are nothing more than a confidential staff officer, and it is not your turn to intervene in the operational command, and you seem to have forgotten that Chita and Irkutsk are fortresses, not plains! Where there are 20,000 heroic Slavic warriors, there are hundreds of cannons, and they can also achieve the ability to block each other and use the fortress to consume the team! "So I don't think we should go into the decisive battle so early, as long as we wait until the team hits the head before the strong game, we can put the new force into the war zone!" ”

"But ......."

"No, but." Another officer interrupted Istomin's words and said coldly: "Colonel Istomin, as the emperor's ** officer, we have to think about comprehensiveness, not just blindly sending troops to two fortresses that can hold out for several months, and if we put the main forces into the front line so early, then who will defend Angarsk and the whole of Siberia?" ”

The words of the different opinions in the hall made Kuropatkin hesitate, and on the one hand, the report for urgent help, and on the other hand, the view that the overall situation could not be fought so early, made him begin to be in a dilemma.

In fact, he also agreed with Colonel Istomin's words in his heart, but what Andrei said also made sense, the cavalry was indeed not suitable for participating in the defensive battle of the fortress, and both fortresses had more than 10,000 soldiers and a large amount of ammunition and supplies, which should be able to withstand this flood peak, in his opinion, as long as this difficult period was passed, it would be the time for Russia to launch a full-scale counterattack.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he vetoed the plan to send a large number of cavalry to the two places at the same time, but did not support the idea of waiting and waiting put forward by Andrei and others, and ordered to send 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry to each of the two places.

But he didn't know that the moment the additional reinforcements came out of Angarsk, the radio waves had already quietly shot out from the dense forests on the periphery.

"Kuropatkin has sent reinforcements!"

The news suddenly made Kulun's forward command nervous, but when he learned the number of reinforcements, Zhao Long was greatly relieved, it was obvious that the minister of the Russian 6th Army was too bold, and in the face of a two-sided attack, he did not dare to invest heavily in betting!

He was too hesitant!

Zhao Longxun walked to the sand table, and looked down from the sand table, the three arrows centered on Chita, Ulan-Ude and Irkutsk were lined up, among which Ulan-Ude was flat by the environment, easy to attack and difficult to defend, so the Russians only put 5,000 defenders here, and the strength of the 11th Infantry Division should be able to take it.

But the other two places are not so easy, whether it is the Third Infantry Division that attacked Chita, or Duan Qirui's Sixth Infantry Division, they are facing hard bones, of which the Third Infantry Division is slightly better, Huangpuqi is an old qualified commander, and he also served as the commander of the Southwest Theater, and the combat effectiveness of the division has also been tested over the years, and the flanks are protected by the First Cavalry Division from Manchuria.

Only Duan Qirui and his Sixth Infantry Division are in some trouble, judging from the previous battle report, the Russian commander stationed there has two brushes, and the geographical environment is more difficult than Chita, so I am afraid it is really worrying if you want to take it quickly.

"Commander, do you want to let the 1st and 3rd Cavalry Divisions turn around and go south?"

As soon as the staff officer's suggestion was said, Zhao Long shook his head, as a division with combat effectiveness in the Northeast Theater is a good decisive force in this battle, at present, they are cooperating with the third cavalry division, relying on the advantages of a large number of trucks and armored vehicles, from Mohe to the north, to fight for time to cut the eastern front and the central line of the Russian army, if they are allowed to go south at such a time, then the previous strategic deployment will have to be readjusted.

And their task is not easy, between the Oreokma River and the Trans-Siberian Railway in front of them, there are 30,000 Russian infantry, and if they are transferred back now, it will be worth the loss!

The 7th Infantry Division had already crossed the Ussuri River and cooperated with the 6th Division to encircle Vladivostok, where the general offensive was about to begin, and it was definitely impossible to draw it, and it was too late to see from the distance.

The 14th Infantry Division could have been pulled out, but at the moment they were cutting diagonally down the Uda River to Udinsk, which was a wooded and difficult road, and the Russians had only released about 5,000 men, and it was not far from Irkutsk, but they, like the 1st Division, had two hooks that they had stretched out on their own, and now they were drawing back would be tantamount to giving up the sharp blade of outflanking Angarsk from the left.

Do you want to move the five reserve divisions that have already arrived in Kulen?

As soon as this idea came out, Zhao Long immediately cut it off, the reserve division was not equipped and trained enough, and rushing into the attack would only cause chaos and large casualties, it was better to use the Fifth Cavalry Division and the Fifteenth Infantry Division.

After confirming the idea, Zhao Long immediately ordered: "Order the reserve Fifth Cavalry Division to go out immediately, and it must arrive in Irkutsk within two days!" ”

"Liaise with the Air Force and request reconnaissance and aerial bombing support."

"Order a reconnaissance unit along the line, I want to know the exact route and arrival time of these two reinforcements, and report every half hour."

"Yes!"

When the communications staff officer left with the order, there was already a shock in the temporary command, could it be too early to use the reserves?

Although everyone has some doubts and worries, one thing is certain, compared with the opponent, his commander has made a lot of decisions in terms of troop investment, which may become the winner or loser of the whole battle!

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