The Republic of Heroes

Li Zhenqing did not rest in Kulun, and led the [-]st Mixed Brigade to chase north that night. He had to catch up with the Muto Brigade and the Czech Army as soon as possible, and fight with them to destroy them.But for the whole day, except for catching the sporadic Japanese soldiers who fell behind, they still failed to catch up with them.

At noon the next day, Li Zhenqing still failed to catch the tail of the Muto Brigade, but unexpectedly intercepted a mysterious Caucasian officer. The Caucasian officer was very nervous when he was arrested at first, but then he seemed to find something and kept chattering. He spoke Russian, but the soldiers who caught him were all illiterate and rough, so they couldn't understand what he meant.Several soldiers were thinking about executing him at the time, but at the last moment they were discovered by the company commander they belonged to. They thought that matters involving Lao Maozi were very complicated, and it was appropriate to report it to the brigade commander for a decision.

In this way, the old Maozi officer was brought before Li Zhenqing.

Li Zhenqing is proficient in Russian, the officer asked nervously:

"Are you subordinates of General Wu? Suidong Army?"

"Yes, I am Li Zhenqing from Suidong Army."

"Oh, my God, I didn't expect to meet you here. It's great. I'm a major of the Soviet Red Army..."

Li Zhenqing secretly smiled in his heart, this guy must be an old officer who joined the Soviet Russian Army not long ago, but after listening to the old Maozi officer's confusing explanation, his expression immediately changed.

"Who sent you here?"

The officer replied tremblingly.

"I was appointed by Comrade Malinovsky to ask for assistance from General Wu..."

Li Zhenqing interrupted his long talk, and asked directly:

"The White Russian army has already launched a general attack on you?"

Li Zhenqing motioned for the adjutant to spread out the map on the grass, and he squatted beside the map to read it.

"You are in Chita. Belarus wants to attack you through two routes. One is to march along the Petrovsk line from the south of Lake Baikal, and the other is to go south from the north by the Siberian Railway."

While speaking, Li Zhenqing was gesturing on the map with his fingers, when suddenly his hand stopped.

"Could it be that they are attacking from both sides?" As a result, the Soviet Red Army in Chita was trapped, unable to advance or retreat, and had to fight to the death. However, judging from the strength of both sides, they were more or less defeated. There is no chance of winning. After all, due to the rise of Kolchak in Omsk, Malinovsky lost contact with the Central Committee of Russia and Russia in Moscow, and all supplies were cut off. As time went on, their situation became more and more serious. hair difficult.It seems that Kolchak made great efforts to encircle and suppress Malinovsky this time because he wanted to completely solve the troubles in the rear before launching an offensive against Moscow.

The old Maozi officer looked at Li Zhenqing in disbelief. His analysis was as if he had seen it with his own eyes. The White Bandit Army indeed launched a large-scale raid on Chita from the north and the south. Withdrawal is no longer possible, and this is also the direct reason for Malinovsky's misjudgment of the White Russian Army's combat intentions.

"If the White Bandit Army launched a surprise attack a week ago, we would still be able to fight. The bandits in the Amur Region made a big fuss. Comrade Malinovsky sent a whole brigade to suppress the bandits, so we stayed There is only one brigade left in Chita, and at this critical moment, the White Bandit Army mobilized nearly two divisions of tens of thousands of troops to encircle Chita. The Red Army is now very passive, as a last resort, Malinovs Ji sent more than ten people to the south to ask General Wu for help, but I don't know how many of them can safely break through the defense line of the White Bandit Army."

The major officer suddenly added: "Recently, an oriental face was found in the White Bandit Army besieging Chita. It is reported that they are probably Japanese who cooperated with the White Bandit Army. The size of these people may have a brigade..."

Li Zhenqing's heart skipped a beat. Looking at the entire Outer Mongolia region, who else could have a brigade of the Japanese army besides Nobuyoshi Muto?This matter is tricky, so the plan to catch up with him halfway and destroy it is completely bankrupt.

Seeing that Li Zhenqing was wearing a colonel's uniform, the old Maozi officer mistakenly thought that he was just a regimental commander. Since he had expressed his intention to ask for help, it was naturally obligatory to rescue the friendly army, but the colonel commander was obviously afraid of something, otherwise why would he keep murmuring Undecided, but after thinking about it, the major officer will understand that what effect can he have with a mere regiment of troops? It is just a drizzle for Comrade Malinovsky in Chita, and it will not even change the situation of the battle. .

Thinking of this, the major officer's originally eager eyes immediately turned cold. Originally, he thought that he was very scared when he fell into the hands of the Japanese, so he acted extremely nervous, but it was time to learn that this group of people was their Chinese ally. , The contempt immediately took over the peak again, and as a Russian police officer, he had a hunch and immediately occupied the commanding heights, and he didn't take Colonel Li seriously at all.

Li Zhenqing was weighing the pros and cons, and he didn't notice that the old Maozi officer around him, who was still trembling before, had completed a leap from low to high in his heart.

When he set off, he had exchanged opinions with Wu Xiaoliang, and he tried not to confront the White Russian army head-on. Although they would be defeated sooner or later, they are in the limelight in Siberia at the moment. It is best not to be at this time To touch their moldy head.Although Li Zhenqing didn't know why Wu Xiaoliang made such a sure judgment that Kolchak, who had the superior force, would definitely lose, he agreed that it was not appropriate to have a direct conflict with him at this time.

Before his arrival, Wu Xiaoliang took the initiative to explain that if he encounters the Soviet Red Army, he must give priority to showing his favor, and when they need assistance, give priority to help. They must let them feel the strength and credibility of this Chinese allied army.

Li Zhenqing understands that Wu Xiaoliang did this to obtain Soviet Russia's recognition of the Suidong Army's declaration of China's sovereignty in Outer Mongolia. Everyone admits that Kolchak Belarus, who also needs help in the snow?

Unable to figure it out, Li Zhenqing still chooses to believe in Wu Xiaoliang's judgment unconditionally. Whether it is a gamble or a foresight, the facts have proved that his previous decisions in Suidong have created incredible opportunities for the Suidong Army. I hope this time No exception.

This place is a day and night away from Kulun. It is obviously impractical to ask for instructions back and forth. The opportunity is fleeting. After several considerations, Li Zhenqing finally made up his mind to lead the first mixed brigade from the south bank of Lake Baikal to attack the White Russian army besieging Chita.

After hearing what Li Zhenqing asked him to lead the way, the major looked at him in disbelief. Could this guy be crazy?Didn't the white bandit army, who dared to attack tens of thousands of people with a mere group of troops, hit an egg against a rock?But looking at the seriousness on the Chinese colonel's face, it doesn't look like a joke, and I can't help admiring the courage of these Chinese people.

The first mixed brigade entered Russia from Kyakhta. Two hundred miles to the northeast is Petrovsk. The White Russian army just conquered this small city not long ago. Their goal is to take it first and break the White Russian army. The back road of the Southern Army.