Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 306 Sword Finger
As soon as this hill was occupied by the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the news reached the group leader Panfilov. He took off his military cap silently and closed his eyelids. The people around him didn't know that something happened to Luzhkov, but But they could see that this normally calm teacher had two lines of hot tears streaming down his eyes.After a long time, Panfilov opened his eyes, looked ahead, and said in a low voice, "Tell the words of Commander Luzhkov to the entire army, no, to every defender. The land is vast, but we have no way out. It's right behind!"

The harsh local weather and the tenacious style of the Russian Guards made the progress of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's offensive unsatisfactory. However, the stubborn Zhang Zuolin also put up a stance of a decisive battle this time. Take it down early, end this damn war sooner.Therefore, he also cheered up for a while, sending out waves of madness.In the northwest and due north, the expeditionary force occupied Klin and Solnechnogorsk in one go, and was approaching the Volga Canal step by step, and even crossed the canal in the Yakhroma area.In the southwest and due south, the Eastern Expeditionary Army has occupied Tapsa, surrounded Tula on three sides, and is approaching Kashila.

The icy biting cold, no matter in any period, had caused Napoleon to bury hundreds of thousands of troops and never recover from it, and finally died on a desolate island.Every winter, the piercing cold wind blows up layers of snow on the ground, and once again it is covered with a layer of silver. The country of ice and snow is like a vast expanse of white flying in the cold wind, making people breathless. I can't open my eyes when I eat, and there is always a thin layer of snow on the thick sheepskin jacket.

Zhang Zuolin was wearing a bearskin hat, standing on a hill, using binoculars to look at the city in the icy fog, surrounded by a large group of high-ranking generals and guards, and the sound of cannons could be heard from time to time in the distant Kahila position.

"Commander, the current defensive position is mainly Kashila. Our army has attacked three times in a row, and the damage is very serious. It seems that this position is a tough one." Sun Lichen, the newly appointed commander of the 21st Division, said anxiously.

Zhang Zuolin spat fiercely: "Damn, I have a scar! What the hell is tough? When I was suppressing bandits in Mongolia, I fought a lot with Big Nose. They also carried a meat ball on their shoulders. When the gunshot fired, he Mom was so scared that she peed her pants, it’s nothing special." He took a few puffs of dry smoke, his sharp eyes flickered in the smoke, and suddenly said: "Order Zhang Zongchang's forward troops to retreat!"

Sun Liechen thought he heard it wrong, so he couldn't help but said, "What?"

"Big Nose's fortifications are very strong. Our army keeps charging, and it can only damage more and more scars. We can't do this uneconomical business. We don't use the cannons, and we rely on soldiers to go Filling the crater, if things go on like this, I'll have to explain everything before I get in." Zhang Zuolin yelled loudly, as he always spoke like this.

After a while, the artillery commander Zou Zuohua ran to the hill and said, "Zou Zuohua is here to meet the commander in chief."

Zhang Zuolin was very fond of Zou Zuohua, who was a major in the artillery department. He patted Zou Zuohua on the shoulder and said, "My boy, are the cannons ready?"

"Report to Commander, 34 field artillery pieces, 150 mortars, and [-] howitzers are all ready, waiting for Commander's orders at any time." Zou Zuohua replied very simply and loudly.

"Okay! Damn, scarred, like a soldier leading an army. The big nose is most afraid of our night attack tactics. I will give him one today. I order that at 7 o'clock tonight, your cannons will be on time for Kashira's position Open fire. Where's Tang Yulin?" Zhang Zuolin turned around and searched among a large group of followers, and a burly black-faced man came out. "Tang Yulin is here, what orders does the Marshal have!"

"I ordered that after Zou Zuohua's shelling is over, lead your 23rd Division from both wings to the rear of the enemy's position. As long as our side launches a charge, you will outflank it. Do you understand?"

"Yes!"

St. Petersburg Hermitage.The worst news comes one after the other at the same time.The German Mediterranean Fleet sailed into the Black Sea. Facing the powerful German tanks, it is still unknown whether the weak Black Sea Fleet can withstand it.

Of course, the worst news came from the Far East. All the armies sent by Russia were repelled or wiped out one by one. Nicholas II was very angry. Could it be that these wastes were being manipulated by yellow-skinned monkeys? ?Unable to bear it any longer, Nicholas I stood up from his seat, pointed at the map that occupied the entire wall and shouted: "These shameless people have entered the territory of the empire, we must fight back and defend The dignity of the empire!" Pointing to the Mediterranean Sea quickly with his fingers, he shouted angrily: "Also here, in order to prevent others from getting involved in the Mediterranean Sea, the despicable Germans actually stepped in at the most critical moment of the Empire. We cannot bear this threaten."

He said to a minister sitting on the right, "When will the French loan arrive?" Russian Tsar Nicholas II asked his finance minister Witte.

"Your Majesty, regarding the loan to France, the French asked that the Russian army completely withdraw from the Balkans before agreeing to it." Witte replied.

"This perfidious Frenchman took advantage of the fire at this juncture, even if there is no payment, he can wipe out all the invading enemies." Sergei Ivanov, chief of staff of the army, said fiercely.

Witte secretly wiped away the saliva sprayed on his face by Ivanov, and said to the Tsar while Ivanov was panting: "Dear Your Majesty the Tsar. I think we should avoid conflict with Britain. The Chinese have entered We have entered the territory of our country. In the Far East, we do not have too many troops to defend. The most urgent task is to retreat from the Ottomans first and concentrate on dealing with the Chinese."

Although Foreign Minister Witte's words were a bit lacking in confidence, in this room full of soldiers, as soon as his words fell, people around shouted.It was Budakojevich, Commander of the Guards, who spoke.Facing Budakojevich, whose mouth was constantly opening and closing, Werther felt the light rain in the air, and he regretted sitting opposite Budakojevich.Hey, who let me choose the wrong position.Werther could only feel unlucky and touched his wet cheek, thinking that the Chinese army is approaching the city, if you have the ability, go to the front line to kill.But Werther didn't speak, because the other Russian generals all spit on him.

However, there are also people who understand in the army. Marshal Kurobatkin stood up and said: "Please be quiet, everyone, and listen to me. Now I think that our army's numerical advantage is the most common winning factor in strategy and tactics. Now our army does not have the advantage in weapons and personnel, so the attack on the Chinese in the Far East resulted in failure. But the Chinese also have disadvantages. They are not used to the Russian climate. As long as the last line of defense does not collapse, the cold air in Siberia will definitely It will bring them down, and that's how Napoleon, who was once mighty, fell."

The always taciturn general stood up and said to Nicholas II: "Your Majesty, please allow me to go to the front. I will use my life to maintain the honor of the empire, fight for the great tsar, and sweep the heretics into the world forever." hell."

Nicholas II stood up imposingly.The field marshals, generals and ministers in the house all looked at the tsar intently, quietly waiting for His Majesty's will.

Nicholas II looked around for a week with gloomy eyes, the air in the room became frozen, and suddenly the Tsar said: "Now, I order."

At the end of the sentence, all the generals, including the Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, stood up in unison.

Immediately afterwards, the tsar's imposing voice sounded in the terribly quiet conference hall: "Marshal Kurobatkin is the commander-in-chief of the southern, northern, and central lines of the empire. All the garrisons on the defensive lines belong to Kurobatkin. Field Marshal Batykin is in command."

After the meeting, Marshal Kurobatkin held the information provided by the Military Intelligence in his hand and meditated. Sitting in the chariot with a burning charcoal stove, Marshal Kurobatkin still felt cold, but the coldness of his body could not compare with the coldness in his heart. Chill, he doesn't understand why the strength of the Chinese army has improved so quickly?Could it be that the empire has begun to regress?The supply of the empire and the third-line battle is very large. The most uncomfortable thing now is that China has sent a large number of troops to arrive. He is worried whether the tragedy of Napoleon will be repeated on the Chinese.

Marshal Kurobatkin looked at the information in his hand about the entire Central Asia and Far East theater. There are only about 50 Russians in the entire region. How can such a strength compete with the Chinese.However, he is also fortunate that the great Alexander II was able to win a piece of the sea from the Chinese last time.

He raised his eyes and looked at the opposite chief of staff and asked, "What do you think?"

"It's hard to say now, but since the Chinese can march in the cold winter, I believe their casualties must be relatively large."

Marshal Kurobatkin thought of something, and said thoughtfully: "Now we should launch an offensive with the army, put the main battlefield on the Irtysh River to paralyze the main force of the Chinese, let them attack Kazakhstan and Siberia, and then let our Let the Cossack cavalry attack the enemy's logistics supplies to their heart's content, this is learned from the Chinese. Haha"

As he said, after that meeting, he concentrated his large forces in Omsk, and it was very difficult to gather Russian troops in the cold season, but this did not affect the Russian army's march to Omsk, although Most of these 50 people were newly recruited housewives to form an army. When the weapons were not in place, Marshal Kurobatkin ordered the personnel to assemble in Omsk first.

However, when the Russian troops were assembled three months later, the Chinese army also completed the occupation of major cities in Central Asia and Siberia.

At the same time, the impoverished Nicholas II called on all people to oppose China's invasion, and issued an incentive policy, rewarding 50 rubles for killing a Chinese soldier, and 500 rubles for killing a Chinese officer.The reward for killing a Chinese general is 10000 rubles, while the reward for killing the Qing commander is 50 rubles.At the same time, you can get any wealth and a piece of land from the enemy you kill.It is quite tempting for those peasants who lost their land. Those civilians put down their work and joined the Russian army, and some went directly to Siberia to hunt and kill the Chinese army.

(End of this chapter)