Warlord: Red Alert Base, I challenge the whole world alone

Chapter 157: Recovering Mengyuan Province, the 2nd Independent Army Heads North to Khabarovsk

In order to mobilize the Second Independent Army of Tsarist Russia, the Khabarovsk direction did not rush to launch an attack, but instead engaged in a tug-of-war with the Tsarist Russian defenders on the outer defense line.

In fact, General Ivanovich had already noticed something.

After all, although the 1st Marine Division's offensive was so fierce, it actually slowed down after crossing the river.

He always felt that there was some conspiracy behind this.

But he had no choice.

Fierce artillery bombardment continued in the direction of Manzhouli, and the overwhelming artillery fire covered the entire Manzhouli direction.

The Tsarist Russian defenders looked forward to the arrival of night every day in torment and pain.

Because the intensity of the shelling would decrease at night, and the bombers of the Restoration Army would no longer appear.

Among these four armies, the Second Army had the most fierce offensive.

The 22nd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 23rd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 3rd Motorized Infantry Division, and the 4th Motorized Infantry Division formed a large attack group.

On the fourth day after breaking through the Zamyn-Üüd Line of Defense, they reached the vicinity of Kulun.

The marching speed of more than 200 kilometers per day also greatly consumed the energy and spirit of each unit.

Faced with such a fierce offensive from the Restoration Army, the Mengyuan Independent Government was directly panicked.

They have been requesting reinforcements from the Tsarist Russian Front.

But General Ivanovich could hardly protect himself, so how could he send reinforcements to help him defend Coulomb?

Now he wishes he could use one soldier as two persons.

As long as the railway bridge over the Yenisei River on the Krasnoyarsk side was closed, he would not be able to receive large-scale reinforcements.

But this time the damage caused by the Ghost Special Forces to the railway bridge was too serious.

Even if they work day and night to repair it, it will take at least one and a half months to complete the repair.

General Ivanovich did not think that the fronts could hold out for that long.

As for Meng Yuan? He had already abandoned her.

The Mengyuan Independent Government did not yet realize that it had become an abandoned pawn.

It was not until the fifth day, after the Second Army of the Fuxing Army had rested for most of the day and surrounded Kulun, that they realized what was happening.

There are now two paths before them.

One way to life, one way to death.

The way to survive is to surrender, but those who advocate independence and want to split Mengyuan will definitely not survive.

They know very well that no matter which country it is, they would rather kill traitors and collaborators by mistake than let them go.

And these people are precisely among the middle and senior management.

They were not willing to lay down their arms and surrender.

So they chose the second path, which was to fight to the end.

But not everyone is willing to follow them to death.

Intelligence personnel from the General Staff's Military Intelligence Bureau planned a mutiny on the second night of the siege of Kulun.

A large number of Mongolian soldiers rushed into barracks, government agencies and the mansions of high-ranking officials.

The chaos didn't stop until dawn.

The overall situation in Kulun City has been decided.

Agudamu, the former commander of the 52nd Cavalry Army of Mengyuan Province, led his troops to surrender the city to the Fuxing Army.

The Fuxing Army's occupation of Kulun also meant the recovery of Mengyuan Province.

The original 52nd Cavalry Army was also reorganized into the Fuxing Army Cavalry Division on the same day, with the combat sequence number of the 121st Cavalry Division.

The reason why it starts with number 121 is because there are a total of 121 divisions of second-line garrison troops in front of the 21st Cavalry Division.

The total strength of the 121st Cavalry Division is more than , and these are all selected personnel.

Although the role of cavalry has been greatly reduced with the emergence of machine guns and tanks, it is no longer applicable on the battlefield.

However, in many specific environments, the cavalry division still has a role to play.

Therefore, Jiang Hua felt that it was necessary to retain a cavalry unit.

For Agudamu, although he was promoted from army commander to division commander.

But he thought it was well worth it.

You have to know that this is the division commander of the Renaissance Army, and the value of his position is completely different.

If he can achieve military merit, he can even stand higher in the future.

So he volunteered to lead troops to recapture the towns in the western part of Mengyuan Province that had not yet been recovered.

They are very familiar with the terrain of Mengyuan.

With the assistance of the 121st Cavalry Division, it will be much easier to recapture the entire Mengyuan Province.

After taking Kulun, the Second Army’s next target was Qiaktu, which was only more than 200 kilometers away from Kulun.

Chaktu connects to Kulun in the south and Udinsk in the north.

This is also where the Second Army and the Fifth Army met.

No matter which army takes Udinsk first, it will assist the other army to break through the defense line, and then gather the forces of the two armies to launch an attack on the Irkutsk region.

Therefore, taking over Chaktu, the southern gate of Udinsk, is also the key to this battle.

Tsarist Russia deployed two army groups here, namely the 16th Army and the 53rd Army.

These two armies were the main forces drawn from the Irkutsk region to defend Chaktu.

General Ivanovich's strategy was to use heavy troops to block the offensive routes of the Restoration Army, preventing them from entering the territory of Tsarist Russia.

However, the turtle tactics they used had no effect on the Restoration Army.

The direction of Manzhouli is the best example.

General Ivanovich deployed two armies here, namely the 25th Army and the 35th Army.

After three days of bombardment, more than 90 percent of the fortifications on the first line of defense were destroyed.

There was not even a single intact position to be seen on this line of defense.

There are more than 500 cannons, and on average more than 200 shells were fired every day.

In total, these more than 500 artillery pieces fired 10 shells at the first line of defense in three days.

The Air Force also dropped more than 100 aerial bombs and aerial rockets.

In the face of heavy bombardment, even though Tsarist Russia had a large number of artillery pieces, it was still unable to fight back.

First, their artillery cannot reach as far as the artillery of the Renaissance Army, and its power is not strong enough.

Second, they have no air superiority.

Especially during the day, their artillery positions can be quickly locked onto by artillery reconnaissance aircraft as soon as they appear.

Next up are either artillery shells or aerial bombs.

So every time they launched a counterattack during these three days, they paid a heavy price.

More than a hundred artillery pieces of various sizes were destroyed.

It was because Tsarist Russia was so powerful that it had a steady supply of artillery and artillery in the rear.

But even so, their artillery did not play much of a role.

Although the Fifth Army wasted a lot of artillery shells, the results it achieved were still very brilliant.

More than 25 people in the 2th Army were killed or injured in the bombing.

The entire 25th Army is composed of two armies and six divisions, plus artillery, aviation divisions, tank brigades, air defense brigades and other affiliated units, with a total strength of about 6 people.

These 25 casualties were enough to inflict serious damage to the th Army.

This is when they stay in their positions.

This also indirectly confirms the correctness of Zhao Qi's use of artillery to attack the turtle shell.

The biggest advantage of the Renaissance Army is its firepower, and how to make the most of its firepower advantage is a commander's main concern.

This is also the core reason why Liao Jie's ammunition began to become popular in the Renaissance Army.

"The first line of defense has been destroyed. Let's bombard the second line to consume some of their manpower."

Perhaps because he was a staff officer, Zhao Qi only sought stability when fighting.

To him, a good warrior does not necessarily have to achieve great success, so after he broke through the enemy's first line of defense, he did not rush to launch an attack.

Instead, they continued to launch large-scale artillery bombardments, hoping to crush people to death with artillery shells.

But this was only his first order.

"Send a telegram to Corps Headquarters requesting a strategic bombing of Udinsk to destroy their railway station, airfield, arsenal, etc.

They also searched the roads along the way and destroyed any objects they found.

At the same time, the Army Aviation Corps deployed the 25st Special Operations Brigade to the rear of the th Army of Tsarist Russia to launch a raid.

Completely paralyze their logistical supply."

The 1st Special Operations Brigade is a direct subordinate unit of the 1st Corps and was established at the same time as the Army's Ghost Special Forces.

However, there is a big difference between special operations brigades and special forces.

Special operations brigades also belong to special forces in a broad sense.

However, the special operations brigade mainly carries out tactical tasks at the corps or division level.

For example, infiltration behind enemy lines, reconnaissance behind enemy lines, and decapitation behind enemy lines.

Special operations brigades often carry out various tactical tasks on the front battlefield.

Special forces are often small and elite, carrying out various combat missions in various areas where they are needed.

This is the difference between special forces and special operations brigades.

Zhao Qi's plan was also very simple, to use artillery to destroy the enemy's manpower.

At the same time, they destroyed the logistical supplies, making it impossible for them to replenish them.

If we launch a general attack when our forces are almost exhausted, we can easily win the war.

The only drawback of this tactic is that it consumes a lot of ammunition.

But as the branch base moved north, logistics was no longer a problem.

A train car full of artillery shells is enough for the artillery unit to fight for a day.

So Zhao Qi was not in a hurry. It was Tsarist Russia that should be anxious.

As battlefields unfolded one after another across the border.

The news that the Renaissance Army launched an attack on the Russian Far East spread throughout the world within just a few days.

Both domestic and foreign forces were extremely shocked by the actions of the Renaissance Army.

Tsarist Russia was considered one of the top powers in terms of industry, population and territory.

Even though Tsarist Russia was not as technologically advanced as Western countries, its industrial scale and population were superior.

After regaining the two northern provinces, the Fuxing Army did not move south, but chose to attack the Far East of Tsarist Russia.

This also left all parties puzzled.

Everyone was wondering if Jiang Hua had been carried away by victory.

They actually took the initiative to provoke the giant Tsarist Russia.

In the eyes of many forces, although the Fusion Army now has a certain advantage on the battlefield.

But when the Russian army in Xizhou came to reinforce, the situation would be reversed.

Apparently they still don't know about the destruction of the railway bridge in Krasnoyarsk.

Otherwise I wouldn’t be so optimistic.

On the Southern Alliance side, many people clamored to take advantage of the war between the Renaissance Army and Tsarist Russia to stab them in the back and lead a million-strong army to the north.

But Wu Zhichang suppressed these voices.

If the Renaissance Army did not have sufficient deployment, how could it mobilize its main force to the north to attack Tsarist Russia?

He believed that it was not the right time yet, and that they would only take action when the Renaissance Army and Tsarist Russia were both defeated.

Jiang Hua also pays attention to the domestic and international public opinion.

They certainly didn't understand his determination to restore the begonia leaves, but that didn't matter.

In the direction of Vladislavl, the Second Independent Army took advantage of the night and took a train to Khabarovsk, 600 kilometers away.