Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Alexeyev became the scapegoat for the failure of the Russian Navy, and even his family was not spared.

"Bochnev, you quickly set up a support fleet from Europe, and you can't destroy the Chinese fleet. I really can't let go of this feeling in my heart."

The Minister of War, Kurobatykin, wanted to persuade him that the bureaucracy of the government required a lot of procedures to apply for supplies. The Baltic Fleet itself did not have many new ships, and most of the navy's refined officers and soldiers were in the Far East. A year later.

Chaifu quickly winked at Kurobatykin, telling him to stop talking and let Nicholas II toss about it. Now he is talking too much and making mistakes.

Chinese, I must make you my slaves, Nicholas II swears with gritted teeth, until now he still doesn't know who the leader of China is, maybe he doesn't care much. .

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud in the Capital, Chapter [-], Explosives in the City

The Tsar went mad in the palace, and the Minister of War, Kurobatykin, asked the army to save face and teach the Chinese a lesson. The Russian commander, Grodekov, did not dare to delay, and hurriedly dispatched troops, trying to launch a big battle to occupy China. One or two big cities will connect Jilin and Heilongjiang.

Because Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui of Sanxing City in Jilin have been preparing for war for a while, waiting for the arrival of the army from the rear, they only used small-scale harassment tactics and did not launch any major counterattacks.

This move made the Russian army think that the Chinese army on this line is small and the combat power is not enough, and the persimmons are soft.

Starting from Khabarovsk, the Russian army occupying Fujin has reached more than 3 people, and there are more than [-] cavalrymen alone, led by Major Generals Sakharov and Alexeyev.

The two of them have long been annoyed by the harassment tactics of the Chinese guys. If they lose one or two people today, and three or four people tomorrow, when will it be the end.

It has been more than half a month since the small-scale battles between the two sides have been going on and on, but the outcome is still undecided. As the attacker, the Russian army will of course suffer greater losses.

Seeing the stalemate in the battle, the two Russian major generals panicked in their hearts. If the Chinese army landed from behind them, and they and the others did not have a big foothold to open up the road and connect with Heilongjiang, they would be besieged from all sides.

So the two men planned to launch a massive attack regardless of the cost and casualties, and opened the door to Harbin in one fell swoop. Grodjekov's order was in the hands of the two.

Beginning on the 17th, the three regiments of the Russian army began to attack Bayantong, the back road downstream of Sanxing. At the same time, the Russian army began to besiege Sanxing City from all directions with the strength of the other six regiments.

The Chinese army of the three surnames was attacked by the Russian army regardless of the cost, and it was in a hurry at first.

Zhou Baolin, the defender of Bayantong, led the strong Jingbian army to resist bravely. After fighting hard and being wounded, he retreated to defend Sanxing and joined Feng Guozhang and others.

The Chinese army has more than [-] people, but compared with the Russian army, it is still much less. Moreover, the Russian Cossack cavalry is really brutal and good at riding. The Chinese cavalry cannot compare with them. It is not good to fight with them in the wild wisdom.

After discussions with Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and other Chinese guards, they decided to fight a street battle in Sanxing. Afterwards, the people in Sanxing City were evacuated to Harbin one after another, while houses and shops were demolished and turned into military strongholds. ,fortress.

On the 20th, the outer positions of Sanxing were abandoned by the Chinese defenders. The Russian troops on the left and right were less than ten kilometers away from Sanxing City. In the headquarters of the city, many Chinese generals were discussing matters.

Among them are Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Song Pinglan, Zhou Baolin, Wang Yingkai, Zhang Wenyuan, Cao Kun, Chen Guangyuan and others.

Those gathered here are all the elite troops of the former Wuyi Army, not to mention their excellent equipment, not to mention their morale. They have fought against not only the Japanese, but also the Germans. Of course they are not afraid of the Russians now.

However, Feng Guozhang was not very satisfied with the results of the Russian army's large-scale offensive. Although he preserved his own strength, he did not wipe out many enemies.

After looking at the other generals, he said: "Everyone, I don't need to say more. Jiang Zikang won a big victory in the west, and the navy won a big victory in Vladivostok. We are the only ones who are still here. How can everyone be so embarrassing? I have the best weapons and the bravest soldiers. I am too embarrassed to report the results to the Generalissimo these days. It’s a shame. After fighting for a day, I killed a hundred Russian soldiers, and I also lost dozens of them. people."

Speaking of this, everyone blushed and lowered their heads. Although there are reasons for the enemy's strength, there are also reasons for being too conservative. They regard these Russians as Germans, so that they dare not fight on a large scale for a while. These days of trial attacks finally figured out the strength of the Russians.

Those long-haired Russians not only cannot compare with their own troops in terms of weapons, let's take machine guns as an example. So far, I have only seen the Russians use them a handful of times, and Russia has no grenades.

What is even more surprising is that even the Chinese have abandoned hand-to-hand cavalry for a long time, and the Russians still admire these as a symbol of bravery. In fact, this is a symbol of brain damage.

However, for Feng Guozhang and other national defense commanders who used 1 people to try to resist the Russian army with 3 people, some former Jilin Chinese defenders still felt a little sad.

Feng Guozhang said again: "Everyone, the Russian army has been proven to be a paper tiger these days. Now, the opportunity has come. The reason why they came here is to reduce the losses of our Chinese army on the one hand. , I am going to wipe out 3 Russian troops.”

As soon as Feng Guozhang finished speaking, not only Zhou Baolin and others were shocked and disbelieved, and opened their mouths exaggeratedly, even Cao Kun, Chen Guangyuan and other mid-level and lower-level officers of the National Defense Forces also expressed disbelief. It's big.

Feng Guozhang handed over the right to speak to Song Pinglan.

Hanging up the map of Sanxing City, Song Pinglan picked up the baton, drew a big circle on the map of Sanxing City, and said with a smile: "Actually, General Feng didn't aim for nothing just now. We have already prepared for it, everyone. Look, there are gates on all sides of Sanxing City. I don’t know if you have noticed. Not long ago, when we were building a defensive circle, Sanxing City was divided into two parts, which I called the inner city and the outer city. city."

Song Pinglan pointed to the inner part of the circle, and said: "Once the Russian army enters the city, we will retreat into the inner city after a little resistance in the outer city, and then resolutely not let the enemy go any further."

Raising her voice, Song Pinglan continued with a hint of excitement: "Why? Because we planted countless explosives in the outer city. The city gates, the main streets, and some open places where camping is easy are all detonation points."

Duan Qirui sneered and said, "When most of the Russian army enters the city of Sanxing, there will be a bang, and the entire outer city will be razed to the ground."

The low-ranking generals reacted one after another. No wonder the logistics department has been searching for explosives and other things on the front line. Not only did they snatch a large number from the former Jilin defenders, but even the national defense forces themselves were gathered together. Unexpectedly, they were all buried under their feet. above the land.

Thinking of this, everyone felt chilly.

Duan Qirui went on to say: "Do you now believe that the Russian army can be wiped out?"

The generals look at me and I look at you. Unexpectedly, several bosses can really play big games.Then he understood the original avoidance of war.

After clapping his hands, Feng Guozhang gave an order: "Okay, everyone, go back and prepare. Most of the troops will start to move to the inner city, and a small amount will be placed in the outer city. After a little resistance, they will also move to the inner city. When the explosion sounds, start a counterattack." .”

Those who stayed in the outer city and ignited the explosives were all determined to die, holding the idea of ​​perishing with the Russians. These people are survivors of numerous crimes committed by the Russian army, and their family members have already died at the hands of the Russian army. The resentment in my heart can be imagined.

After being trained by the national defense force for a while, it is considered a dead soldier. Although it is a bit inhumane, but considering the huge results that can be achieved, almost no one opposes this approach.

However, Song Pinglan was still afraid that they would make a mistake, so they formed a pair in pairs, so that they could be sure.

The two brothers hiding in a cave under a house in the west corner of the city are such dead men. Most households in the Northeast have cellars. With a little modification, it becomes a good place to bury explosives.

The exit of the cellar has been blocked, leaving only a small vent, which can slightly see the outside situation.

"Xiao Wu, are you afraid?" an older boy asked the younger boy next to him.

The child named Xiao Wu was only eleven or twelve years old, and he shook his head and said, "Brother Ye, I'm not afraid, our family members were all killed by the long-haired devils, I'm just waiting to kill them more to get revenge, this time Simply worth it."

"Okay, we brothers will avenge your parents. According to the time, the long-haired devils can enter the city tomorrow, and we are required to detonate it at midnight tomorrow night. There is still one day left, but the second brother discovered a secret. "

"What's the secret? There's a well not far from here. As long as we ignite the fuse and quickly jump into that well, we may be able to escape our lives."

Xiao Wu shook his head and said, "Brother Ye, you can dance then, Xiao Wu must watch the explosive explode to be at ease."

"Okay, Brother Ye and you watched the long-haired devil be blown to pieces. After 18 years, our brother is still a good guy."

The next day, the Russian army, which had suffered huge casualties, finally rushed to the city of Sanxing at noon the next day. The Chinese army defended the city and retreated step by step.

The Russian Army Command, the two major generals, the staff officer, and the head of the regiment looked at the map in a daze.

Major General Sakharov said with a proud smile: "We have surrounded the city of Sanxing. In order to wipe out the enemy, I propose to attack from the four gates at the same time, then slowly compress the Chinese army to the center, and finally use cannons to attack the city." bombing."

Major General Alexeyev also agreed: "These yellow-skinned monkeys are finally going to suffer a bit. There are only [-] Chinese troops in the city. I don't believe that the three soldiers of the empire can't compare with one yellow-skinned monkey."

A group leader said with some regret: "The people of the three surnames withdrew from the city not long ago, and we won't be able to grab much after entering the city."

Another staff officer said with a smile: "Don't worry, those ordinary people are running away in a hurry and going into battle lightly. There must be a lot of Chinese treasures waiting for us to get them in the city."

While a few people were talking, a soldier ran in with a happy face and reported: "Sirs, the heroic Cossack cavalry has entered the city and found a granary. After the fire was extinguished, the food was enough for our army for many days."

Sakharov said happily: "Quick, the Chinese must have granaries in other places. I ordered the whole army to attack quickly to prevent the Chinese from burning them. For those unimportant targets, just search them a little bit."

To the constant surprise of the Russians, granaries and magnificent treasure houses were constantly being discovered, and of course these things were in some large houses.