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Chapter 303 Crossing the border and entrenching; be ruthless
As the two largest land power empires on the Eurasian continent, the total length of the border between China and Russia is as high as [-] kilometers, which is a veritable frontier of thousands of miles.

And in this remote northern frontier, the two sides have divided the territory according to the provisional border division plan signed more than [-] years ago, but there are countless differences and disputes.

In the early morning two days later, according to the practice of patrolling once every three days, the No.90 Trilateral Defense Battalion stationed nearby organized a platoon-level patrol as usual.

With two infantry squads and a heavy machine gun attached, the team of 28 people set off in the early morning and trekked through the rough northern Xinjiang.

Climbing mountains, crossing mountains, flowing streams...they found these uninvited guests in the afternoon of that day.

"When did these guys sneak here?"

"It should be the right time to cross the border during the interval between patrols."

"The last time was last winter, right? I'm betting on when these guys will come, and now I can make a lot of money."

The frontier army has long been accustomed to this, at least once or twice a year, and even crossed the border eight times in seven months.

The soldiers were chatting nonchalantly, and the second lieutenant who led the team said casually: "Send a few people to report, 'There are old men who have crossed the boundary in Ya'erling [-] highland, about dozens of them, it seems that this posture is trying to occupy'."

After speaking, he pointed to the east again, and ordered: "The rest camped on the spot and moved the heavy machine guns to the slope."

"Okay!"

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Army of the border patrol immediately found a suitable slope nearby, and deployed the Type [-] heavy machine gun they carried on the slope, and then everyone rested on the slope, boiled water, cooked, and set up camp.

It makes sense not to take the initiative to expel them. If the other party dares to fire suddenly, it will be over.

In the past few decades, similar things have happened countless times on the long border, and both sides have done it many times. Today, there is no trust, and some are only deeply guarded.

The three soldiers who were sent to interrogate were lucky today. They hadn't set off yet, but happened to meet a liaison plane flying from the southwest.

It flew low and slowly along the border, apparently on routine patrol.

So everyone fired a few flares to signal the plane to land.After circling twice, the pilot found a fairly flat place, and then flew the plane to land.

This kind of small single-wing aircraft can only carry two to three people, but it only needs to take off and land on a flat ground of 50 meters. It can be said to be a panacea.

In this way, the armed crossing of the Tsarist Russian army was quickly reported back to the battalion headquarters. At the same time as the upload was uploaded level by level, the No. 90 Tri-Border Defense Battalion sent a team to reinforce it.

After arriving, more than a hundred Ming troops set up their formation step by step. Heavy machine guns were set up at the commanding heights, mortars were deployed on the reverse slope of the slope, and the infantry each sought cover.

After such arrangements were made, the captain who led the team sent personnel to negotiate.

According to past experience, the two sides will face off for a long period of time, maybe a few hours, or maybe a few days. In the end, if there is no face-to-face exchange of fire, it will usually end with the Russian army leaving angrily.

But this time it was beyond everyone's expectations—the six or seven people who went to negotiate hadn't reached the hills where the Russian soldiers were entrenched, and the latter shot directly into the sky to warn.

The situation was too abnormal, and the captain, who didn't dare to make his own claim, sent a report and asked his superiors for instructions.

That night, dozens of Russian troops crossed the border and joined the detachment here. As a result, the number of Tsarist Russian troops entrenched in Daming increased to nearly a hundred.

The next day, September 29th, the incidents related to the changes in the border area of ​​Beihai Lake were reported to the imperial court step by step.

Originally, there was no regular cabinet meeting today, but because of this sudden and strange incident, some cabinet ministers had to temporarily suspend their affairs and hold a temporary meeting to discuss.

At 7:46 in the morning, in the elegantly decorated No. [-] meeting hall of Wenhua Hall, several members of Zhongshushe came and went in a hurry, distributing documents and serving tea to the "central nerves" of the Ming Empire.

"It's strange, the Russians are too busy to take care of themselves now, the country is in a mess, how dare they be so bold?" Xie Qinrui, Minister of Civil Affairs, said doubtfully.

Li Guangyuan, who was always straightforward, didn't think much, and replied casually: "Maybe he wanted to use this to divert some attention? But it can't be ruled out that there are British people playing tricks on it."

Yu Shenhua looked up at the huge map hanging in front of him, and said with a smile: "Mingyin, you can be sure, why do you need to speculate? This is obviously a double plan, showing favor and testing."

Lin Xi next to him was wiping his glasses with a small silk handkerchief. Hearing this, he said, "Have you forgotten the news from the other day? Come on, I thought it would be another month or so."

"What did the British give?" Xie Qinrui's thoughts and responsibilities were not on this aspect. He has been very busy with the content of the war readiness bill that needs to be implemented this month.

"The low-interest loan of 2000 million pounds is all used to purchase machinery in Britain, Canada, and the United States." Lin Xi spoke quickly as always, "It is known that the Russians have purchased [-] high-end cutting machine tools, [-] One hundred tons of aluminum, two hundred locomotives, the main equipment of a chemical plant, and a number of miscellaneous items.”

The pound sterling is extremely valuable these days, the exchange rate to the U.S. dollar is one to five, and one pound is equal to about five dollars.

Before the war started, the British generously gave such a not-so-small loan, which can be described as full of sincerity.

"The handwriting is not small, no wonder the Russians are so obedient." Xie Qinrui nodded, and then asked: "He Zhong, so...resolutely rush back?"

"That's natural." Lin Xi's tone was very firm.

Not long after, the Forbidden City, East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.

If you rest after days of hard work, in order to make up for the missing rest, many people can sleep for more than ten hours at a stretch.

Since inheriting the Datong, Zhu Lingjing has been busy for a whole month, [-]/[-].

At first, she was a little skeptical about life—I'm not lazy, why can't I finish my work from morning till night?How did the ancient ancestors do it?
But she immediately figured it out. Compared with the agricultural society, the speed of information transmission and the efficiency of transaction processing in the industrial society have increased by leaps and bounds, but the complexity of the industrial society is incomparable to that of the agricultural society.

There are more and more affairs in agriculture, industry, commerce, transportation, water conservancy, political affairs, military affairs, foreign affairs, etc., and there is also an explosive increase.

Finally, on the 28th, that is, yesterday, she finished all the backlog of political affairs before and after her succession, and won an extra half day of rest for today.

"Submit it, why do I always do the hard work!"

The military plane waiting for an edict is equivalent to the emperor's military adviser, so Zhou Changfeng had to explain the cabinet's decision to the emperor—to organize people to drive away these Russian troops who crossed the border as soon as possible.

The anxious Zhou Changfeng stopped in the main hall of Qianqing Palace and paced back and forth, but he didn't dare to ask someone to wake up the emperor who hadn't woken up yet.

Su Yiyi, who was passing by here, saw him, so she stepped forward and asked, "Is there something urgent for Zhou Daizhao to see the emperor?"

Zhou Chang replied in a tangled manner: "Uh...not really urgent, but...a bit urgent."

Su Yiyi was a little speechless, hesitated to speak, and replied after a few seconds: "Then why don't you wait here? Your Majesty told her last night that non-military matters should not disturb her, and she should have a good night's rest."

So Zhou Changfeng went to the waiting room next to him, drank tea and ate snacks, read three newspapers, went to the toilet twice, and no one came to tell him the emperor to wake up until nine o'clock.

Tsk!Why is this woman still sleeping!

At this time, the cabinet called again to inquire, and Zhou Changfeng had no choice but to answer truthfully, and then asked: "Mr. Lin Ge, do you think it is necessary to wake up your majesty now? She is not allowed to disturb the important matters of the military and the state."

Lin Xi on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned, and then said with a smile: "That's not necessary, this matter is not too late."

So, everyone can only wait patiently...

It wasn't until nearly eleven o'clock that the bored Zhou Changfeng learned that the emperor had finished washing.

Since I got up very late, there is no need to take breakfast seriously. A small bowl of rice wine and glutinous rice balls is enough.

"...According to the latest aerial reconnaissance today and yesterday, about two regiments of the Russian army are marching, and the route can be determined to be in Ya'erling. The cabinet decided to drive them out of the country by force as soon as possible. The military department suggested that the No.40 Seventh Division nearby Go for reinforcements in case of any eventuality."

After explaining, Zhou Changfeng took a deep breath, and then stared at Zhu Lingjing in front of him.

"That's it, that really won't let them take advantage. It's hard for these guys to deal with the Germans, and they have to cause trouble, just to make fun of themselves." She took a sip of the warm rice wine and continued to order: "Yes, do it immediately Bar."

Immediately, an attendant handed over a smaller seal, Zhu Lingjing tapped it casually, and the attendant left quickly.

Zhou Changfeng looked at the window and pondered for a while, then said hesitantly: "The British dare not go off in person, and driving the Russians to come and harass them... they have tried everything possible."

"It's useless, even if the Russians are obedient and obedient, they can't distract the country much energy." Zhu Lingjing stood up calmly, "The railway supply in northern Xinjiang is difficult to support the army to fight. Our army has a natural advantage in waiting for work."

"After this lesson, they should be able to settle down for a few years."

Due to the capacity limitation of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Russian army cannot satisfy both "large-scale" and "short-term" at the same time.

To organize a large-scale military operation of more than several divisions, you have to wait for a period of time to accumulate supplies; otherwise, you can only organize regiment and brigade-level attacks at most.

In a field situation, it is hard to say whether the Russian army and the Ming army will be able to retreat completely, and it is almost free to attack with inferior forces.

If you accumulate supplies slowly, then this period of time is enough for the Ming army to conduct reconnaissance, reinforcements, and dispatch.

"Then we have to be more ruthless." Zhu Lingjing walked slowly past Zhou Changfeng, and was about to leave Qianqing Palace to go to Zhaoren Hall next to it.

"We can consider luring the enemy into the country, gather two or three regiments, and quickly wipe out one of them with a fierce multi-pronged attack..." The latter followed her, and suddenly clenched his fists while talking, "I don't want to wipe out all of them." There are many enemies, but be quick and ruthless."

Zhu Lingjing nodded lightly, and said flatly, "Then do it this way."

She looked up at the sun and said relaxedly: "The tone of this battle has almost been set. It is enough to be calm and calm. We are not in a hurry. Only others are in a hurry."

the next day.

The No.40 Seventh Infantry Division of the Army stationed in Fuyuan Prefecture began to dispatch troops to Beihai Lake in accordance with the direct order of the Metropolitan Government.

The location of Fuyuan Prefecture is actually the Chita of later generations, and the locations of the two are very close.

Beihai Lake, later known as Lake Baikal, is not only the deepest lake in the world, but also the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia, with an area of ​​more than 700 square kilometers and an average water depth of [-] meters.

In China, the written record of it is "Han Shu-Su Wu Biography", and the story is very similar - it is said that Su Wu was forced by the Huns to the deserted Beihai Lake, and the Huns gave him a group of rams, promising to give birth to lambs Only then did he let him go back, so that he was able to return to the country after many years of suffering.

After many years of troubled times in the late Ming Dynasty, the rebuilt Ming Dynasty struggled to recuperate for quite a long time.

At the same time, it is well known that after the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the situation of the Mongols, who had been targeted by the Ming Dynasty for decades, went from bad to worse, making it miserable.

There was a shortage of iron, and the ferocious heavy cavalry that swept across the Eurasian continent no longer existed, only light cavalry equipped with leather armor remained; food became a big problem, so that when raiding southwards, iron pots were often given priority.

This also made Mongolia at the end of Ming Dynasty completely unable to compete with Hou Jin, and after the rise of Junggar in the west, Khalkha Mongolia also retreated in a row.

At that time, the Cossacks sent by Tsarist Russia to explore the East had successively invaded this vast area, including the Heilongjiang River Basin.

The Cossacks obviously had nothing to do with "military discipline". In order to raise food, they exterminated the Khalkha Mongols and Daurs.

The centuries-old feud between the two sides has been forged since then.Also attacking Yaksa, an earthen city guarded by hundreds of Cossacks, compared with the Qing army's long-term siege strategy, the Ming army's approach was much simpler and rougher - using shield carts as cover, laying tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder, directly The small half of the Tucheng was raised.

However, limited by the traffic and productivity of that era, there were actually not many conflicts between the two sides. In the end, after the boundaries were clarified, most of them lived in peace.

Until the [-]th century, the Turhut tribe, which was enshrined by Emperor Yongle, could no longer bear being deliberately made things difficult by Catherine II, and decided to take the risk of leaving Tsarist Russia and returning east to their homeland hundreds of years ago.

In history, this legendary story has been widely circulated. In fact, how can the Turghut tribe have such a heart?They wanted to seize the Ili area directly from the Qing Dynasty, but when they arrived exhausted and in rags, they found that the Qing army was waiting.

So, I had no choice but to change my attitude and obediently obey.

The Tsarist Russian army following in pursuit refused to give up. The proud Ye Er took this as a threat, declaring that if the Qing Dynasty did not return the Turghut tribe, then it would take the initiative to attack.

But Qianlong refused very strongly, causing Ye Er to give up the war plan.

However, in this plane, facing the same situation, the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were entangled in "whether Turghut's seal was bestowed by Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty", and they were a little slow and indifferent to Ye Er's threat.

On the contrary, this angered Ekaterina even more, and made her think that there was an opportunity.

then……

(End of this chapter)