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Taking advantage of the time when the Luocha army was attacking frantically, Deng Xihou divided his troops into two parts, outflanking the rear of the Luocha army from both wings.With the completion of the position layout of the Fifth Regiment of the Second Artillery Division, they joined forces with the artillery regiment of the division to launch a large-scale bombardment of the Raksha Army.

The soldiers of the Luocha army were bombarded suddenly, and they didn't know what happened, and they were blown to pieces.After half an hour of non-stop shelling, the West Army from three directions rushed up with rifles.The Raksha army was blown dizzy by the cannon, and they were threatened by bayonets again before they woke up.

Hand-to-hand combat should have been dominated by the tall and powerful Raksha people, but it was a pity that they encountered the West Army.The Xite army not only has the advanced three-person stabbing formation, but also the knife technique compiled by Liu Qingshun.With these two sharp weapons, the Hualan army's stabbing ability can be said to be the best in the world.

Bombardment, gunshots, and bayonets became popular, and the Raksha army was beaten to the point of no parry. After suffering heavy losses, the Raksha army had to choose to retreat.The officers and soldiers of Deng Xihou's department would not give up this piece of fat. They immediately led the team to squeeze along the railway line, blocking the opponent's retreat.

The battle between the two sides is getting more and more fierce, one side is desperately trying to escape, but the other side is chasing after it.Because of the bold interludes of various units of the West Special Army, the Rakshasa Army Infantry Division failed to return to Chita in the end. When they were all wiped out, they were only twelve kilometers away from Chita.

After the infantry division reinforced by the Luocha army was eliminated, the Chita commander obviously hesitated.The opponent wiped out a division so cleanly, which shows that the combat power is not bad.If he sends troops to help, if the number is small, it will be more food for others, and if the number is too large, it will be difficult to preserve Chita.In a dilemma, he had no choice but to ignore it.

Xu Haiqing will also not take the initiative to attack. Continuous combat will consume a lot of ammunition, and the wounded and sick will also need to be dealt with.Now that Nerchinsk is their base, they can rest on the spot and wait for the supplies from over here.The East Route Army is temporarily resting, while the West Route Army's offensive has just begun.

The task in this direction is actually divided into two. According to Jiang Fangzhen's suggestion, the task of the West Route Army is not only to harass the North Liaison Railway, monitor the movement of the Raksha Army in the direction of the West Continent, but also to control the entire Central Continent and beyond. The southern region is in their own hands.

Because of the complexity of the task, the troops of the West Route Army are no less than the main force of the Central Route.In addition to the local Northern Border Garrison Division, Qingyuan Cavalry Division and White Wolf Mercenary Regiment, the Second Army, No.15 Infantry Division, No.19 Infantry Division, No.20 One Mountain Infantry Division, and the Sixth Artillery Division of the Second Artillery Division The regiments were all transferred to this direction, with a total strength of more than 13 troops.

The task along the way is too complicated. After discussions with the chief officers of the various military divisions, everyone formulated a detailed plan.The West Route Army was divided into two parts, of which the Second Army, the No.19 Infantry Division, the No.20 First Mountain Infantry Division and the Sixth Regiment of the Second Artillery Division were the main force, attacking the Northern Leia Railway to the north.The few remaining forces continued to consolidate the gains made in the Mid-Continent and attacked southward.

Zhou Daogang was in charge of the northward route, while Gao Yuhan was the commander of the southward division, assisted by Ma Fuxiang, Yang Zengxin, and Bai Lang who was familiar with the local conditions.

After the task was arranged, Zhou Daogang immediately led his troops northward, heading towards Omsk along the Irtysh River.After Bai Lang's management, the vast area around Lake Balkhash has become the invisible territory of the Western Special Zone. Most of the people in these places support the White Wolf Mercenary Corps, and the people of Raksha who resisted have already been under Liu Mazi's tricks. , choose North to return.

In this place, the Raksha people have become blind and deaf, and cannot get any valuable information.With this advantage, Zhou Dao was able to go up the river just now without being known by the Raksha army.When the West Route Army heading north suddenly appeared near Omsk, the garrison of the Raksha Kingdom woke up like a dream.

The reason why the progress of the West Special Army is so smooth has a lot to do with the current predicament of the Raksha Kingdom.As the weakest of the big capitalist countries, the Raksha Kingdom has had many inherent deficiencies since before the war.In 1913 before the war, the annual steel output of Raksha State was only 420 million tons, the machine manufacturing and chemical industries were very weak, and the automobile manufacturing industry was completely absent.Many machines, even weapons, depended on foreign imports.Before the war, Raksha country's machine imports accounted for 37% of the total consumption, and the self-sufficiency rate of important machines and lathes was even less than 1%.

After the outbreak of the war, the national strength of the Raksha State was further weakened, the commercial connection with the Saar State and the Gaul State was cut off, and the import of machines also dropped significantly.During the period from the start of the war to 1916, although the machinery industry in Rakshasa had a slight growth, most of its products were consumed by the war.

据统计，这期间罗刹国的123个大机器制造业的产品从20030万卢布增加到95460万卢布。平均军工生产每年增长13倍多，而民用生产只增长40%。到了1916年，农业机器产品的产量只有战前的10%。

The serious shortage of domestic machines and lathes has also affected the decline in ore, coal, and oil extraction.Due to lack of fuel, raw materials, blast furnaces ceased fire, and many factories had to be closed.Before the war, textile mills that relied on imported cotton were also shut down. By 1916, 20% of Petrograd's looms were out of work.

前线的罗刹军武器、弹药同样严重不足，他们每月至少需要6万支步枪的补充，而1914年8至12月的四个月间只造出13万4千支步枪。每月需要机枪800挺，而1914年下半年总共才制造机枪860挺。

The transportation industry was hit even harder, and the traffic and transportation in the Rakshasa Kingdom were seriously blocked.Railways could not bear the rapidly increasing transportation tasks, and the production of locomotives and carriages decreased significantly, with a reduction of 16% for locomotives and 14% for carriages.

By 1916, the railroads were delivering only 61 percent of the army's food needs.Some wounded soldiers did not receive food and gauze for several days.There was a shortage of food in Petrograd, Moscow, and other industrial cities, but there was a lot of food, meat, and fish rotting in Northern Lia, the Urals, the Caspian Sea, the Volga, and the Don. In 1916, 15 carriages of spoiled grain were stored.

Sea transportation is also very bad. The Baltic Sea and the Black Sea have long been blocked by the Teutonic State and Austria-Hungary.The contact between Rakshasa and the allies is mainly through Murmansk, Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok.However, there is no railway between the mainland and Murmansk.The railway from Arkhangelsk to Vologda is a narrow-gauge railway (it was just changed to wide-gauge in 1916), and transportation was very inconvenient, and Vladivostok was too far away from the hinterland of Raksha.

Chapter 6 Fifteen Rakshasa's Dilemma

A large number of goods were piled up in the port and could not be transported into the mainland.In Arkhangelsk, coal was piled up like mountains, and crates of lathes for the arsenal were piled up along the docks.In Murmansk, ships wait weeks, months to unload.

After the outbreak of the war, agricultural production was also seriously affected.Fifteen million capable people have been conscripted into the army, mainly from rural areas.According to a survey in 1500, in the 1916 provinces in the western mainland of Luocha Kingdom, the rural male labor force decreased by 50%, and the area of ​​cultivated land decreased by 43.4 million mu.Farm animals fell from 800 million in 1914 to 1800 million in 1916.

The difficulty of transportation has actually interrupted the connection between urban and rural areas in the Raksha State, making food supply even more difficult.In Moscow markets there are growing shortages of grain, meat, sugar and other agricultural products. In 1916, Petrograd received only 14 percent of the planned food supply.Landlords, rich peasants, and businessmen hold a large amount of daily necessities, hoard them, and speculate.

Food often disappears from shops, only to be sold at high prices on the black market. At the beginning of 1916, the price of grain in Petrograd had increased by 1.5-3 times than before the war, and meat and sugar were especially expensive.The broad masses of the people are on the verge of starvation, complaining and complaining, and have no choice but to rise up and fight.In 1915 alone, there were 684 peasant riots caused by hunger in parts of the western mainland of Luocha Kingdom.

The domestic difficulties of the Raksha Kingdom are not small, and the external difficulties are also very severe.With the offensive suppression of the German and Austrian coalition forces, the Rakshasa Army had to deploy most of its troops on the western border.Although there are as many as 600 million Rakshasa troops stationed at the border, due to their low combat effectiveness and difficulty in supplying weapons and ammunition, they are difficult to parry against the German-Austrian coalition forces of less than 200 million.

In addition, as peasant riots became more and more frequent, Nicholas II had to send a large number of troops to maintain stability in the densely populated western continent while protecting the safety of major cities.Since Turkey joined the war at the end of 1914, the Rakshasa Army had to maintain a large number of troops on the front line of the Caucasus.

The transfer of so many troops, in addition to conscription, can only be drawn from the still peaceful Eastern and Central Mainland, so by 1916, the entire Eastern and Central Mainland of the Raksha Kingdom had only 150 million troops.

At first glance, 150 million troops seem like a lot, but they are too thin to be spread over an area of ​​more than 1000 million square kilometers.At this time, most of the big cities that can gather heavy troops are in the Far East, and the number of Rakshasa troops in the attacking direction of the West Special Army is seriously insufficient.

Because the Rakshasa army transferred most of its heavy weapons to the western front, there was a shortage of weapons in the central mainland, so that when Omsk was attacked, the Rakshasa army couldn't find a cannon that could suppress the opponent's firepower.In addition to the shortage of cannons, three of the Omsk defenders stationed in the 15 Rakshasa Army have an average of one rifle with only a hundred rounds of bullets, and machine guns are even more difficult to see.As for the remaining soldiers, they can only use various long and short knives as weapons, just like the era of cold weapons.

Under Zhou Daogang's violent bombardment, the Rakshasa army couldn't support it at all, and the defenders surrendered after only three days of persistence.The West Route Army going north was able to quickly capture Omsk, an important town on the Northern Leah Railway, and completed the task of cutting off the Northern Leah Railway.The progress of the battle was too smooth, but Zhou Daogang was a little caught off guard. He immediately called the chief officers of each army to discuss the next battle plan.

"The current situation is like this. We have completed the combat mission assigned by the staff headquarters." Zhou Daogang put the document of the situation introduction on the table, and said to the people around him: "We have no next combat mission, I don't know What do you think? Should we stick to Omsk, or continue to expand the results?"

"I think we should continue to march. Now that the Luocha army has not reacted, we should go all out to expand the results." He Wenchang, the young and energetic commander of the fourth division, stood up first.

"Mr. He is right. I also think we should not miss the opportunity. Omsk is not dangerous. If we are trapped here, we will be isolated by the Raksha army. Once the Raksha army gathers an army, it will be difficult for us to resist. "Song Zheyuan also expressed his support.

But Liu Chengxun objected: "If we are greedy for merit, who will guard Omsk? What if the Rakshasa army breaks through here, what about our mission?" Liu Chengxun's words made everyone fall into silence, after all, the mission is the most important Yes, if the Rakshasa army counterattacks and recaptures Omsk, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, He Wenchang stood up abruptly: "I apply for the Fourth Division as the vanguard to attack Yekaterinburg. I think it is an important mountain pass in the Ural Mountains and the most important node on the Northern Leah Railway. As long as you control the If we get there, the people of Rakshasa will be hard-pressed."

"Ekaterinburg?" Zhou Daogang's eyes lit up, he never expected that the 20-year-old young teacher under him would have such courage.After discussing with everyone, they all felt that Yekaterinburg could indeed hit the vital points of the Rakshasa army, which was more beneficial than holding Omsk.

After everyone's discussion, Zhou Daogang finally decided to take the fourth division as the guide, and the No. 19 and 21 divisions followed up at the end to quickly occupy Yekaterinburg and defend on the spot.Zhou Daogang will lead a large force to arrive later, and they will stick there until the Central Route Army completes its mission and sends reinforcements.

After reporting the new battle plan, the troops of the West Route Army going north attacked across the board, heading towards the Ural Mountains.The fourth division, like the first division, is a pilot unit of the West Special Army, except that the first division is a tank pilot unit, and the fourth division is a mechanized infantry division pilot unit.

The Fourth Division not only has more than 800 trucks, more than 1000 armored vehicles, more than 300 tank trucks, but also more than [-] barrel cars and [-] motorcycles specially equipped for reconnaissance troops.With so many mechanized equipment, his movement speed is not comparable to that of ordinary troops.

After receiving the order, He Wenchang led the fourth division away, leaving the brother troops far behind.Looking at the speeding cars, Liu Chengxun said enviously: "Look at them, how majestic they are sitting in the cars. I think the Raksha people stabbed their bayonets under their noses before they realized that there was an enemy."

"Don't be envious, I know some inside information." Song Zheyuan laughed and said: "I heard that the first division and the fourth division are pilot troops. Once the tactics and tactics are thoroughly studied, they will be promoted to the whole army."

"Really?" Liu Chengxun's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he rubbed his hands excitedly.

Song Zheyuan joked with a smile: "But your brother is out of the game."

Chapter 6 The Huge Temptation

"Why? Could it be that my 21st division was raised by my stepmother?" Liu Chengxun asked unwillingly.

Song Zheyuan shook his head: "The stepmother is not, but the 21st Division is a mountain army, do you think these round car wheels can climb mountains?" Liu Chengxun's face collapsed immediately when he heard that it made sense.

"These bastards are so courageous, do they think the Raksha people are made of mud?" Zhao Shouhong was roaring in the war room of the staff headquarters.According to his original plan, it was only necessary to cut off the Northern Leah Railway, and take the opportunity to develop south while hurting the Raksha people.It is best to annex the entire Middle Continent in one fell swoop, bordering the Ottoman Empire, and transport it through the Caspian Sea, so that supplies can be continuously sold to the Allies.

The actions of Zhou Daogang's department completely disrupted this plan. If cutting off the Northern Leah Railway can cause panic in the Raksha country, occupying Yekaterinburg will make the Raksha country go crazy.As the economic and industrial center of the Raksha State in the Ural region, the area around Yekaterinburg has one-third of the Raksha State's steel production and nearly [-]% of the machinery manufacturing industry.

These industries are the war potential of the Raksha country. Once this place is occupied, the Raksha country will be in a desperate situation.If the Raksha Kingdom fails to retake this place, the plight of the Raksha Army on the Western Front will be worsened, and it may even collapse.So once Yekaterinburg is occupied, Nicholas II will fight back even if he draws troops from the Western Front.

The more serious problem is that once the Western Special Zone hits Raksha too hard, Saar and Gaul will definitely intervene.According to the latest news, Paris has been captured by the Teutonic Army, and the Sakao Allied Forces are retreating. If the Rakshasa Kingdom is weakened at this time, the Allied Powers are likely to declare war on themselves.

It is Zhao Shouhong's established strategy not to intervene in the First World War and rely on this war to develop himself as much as possible.Now that the second five-year plan has just begun, the industrial output value in the Western Special Zone has not yet reached the level of Japan, and it is even more impossible to deal with the old powers.At this time, several major powers in the Western Continent have been annoyed, and Hualan's situation after the war will be very difficult.

Zhao Shouhong walked around the room twice, and he couldn't help but be seduced by Zhou Daogang's plan.In this era, the measurement of a country's war potential and industrial strength often depends on steel production.After completing the first five-year plan, the annual steel output of the Western Special Zone reached 20 tons, including [-] tons of steel and [-] tons of pig iron.

This kind of achievement is already outstanding in the country, but it is not enough compared to many great powers.For example, Japan, the weakest country, currently produces 24 tons of steel and 25 tons of pig iron.From the perspective of the most powerful countries in the Western Continent, the steel output of each country is 770 million tons in Saarland, 760 million tons in Teuton, 460 million tons in Gaul, and 260 million tons in Austria-Hungary. The Roman State has 93 tons, and even the Raksha State has 490 million tons.As for the White Eagle Country, which has the largest industry in the world, its annual output of raw steel is as high as 300 million tons. Compared with them, the Western Special Zone is really weak.

It was precisely because he was too weak that Zhao Shouhong hesitated when the big fat piece of Yekaterinburg was in front of him.As long as Yekaterinburg and nearby Nizhny Tagil are acquired, the output value of the machinery manufacturing industry in the Western Special Zone will not only quadruple, but also the annual output of steel will increase by 150 million tons of steel and the same amount of pig iron.Although these steels are ordinary carbon steels for civilian use, they are quite useful for the growth of national strength.

"Where are the troops going south?" Zhao Shouhong would not be fooled by the interests in front of him. He first asked the troops attacking the Central Continent.

Jiang Fangzhen said: "The troops led by Gao Yuhan have conquered Almaty and Bishkek using the inside line, and are marching towards Tashkent. Among them, the White Wolf Mercenary Corps is cooperating with Liu Mazi's [-] Special Forces to carry out local cleanups, and Ma Fuxiang is leading the Qing army. The original cavalry division rushed forward to cover Gao Yuhan's flank, and it was probably about to advance to Nukus on the coast of the Aral Sea."

"The progress is very fast." Zhao Shouhong finally showed a smile on his face.

Jiang Fangzhen introduced: "The Raksha Army has deployed too many troops in the Central Continent. Now there are only about three divisions of the Raksha Army, and they are all recruits with insufficient training. Last time, Bai Lang gave him a serious lesson. It’s not because of the lack of troops, why there is no further action. Even if they resist every now and then, it’s still difficult for them to resist Gao Yuhan’s attack.”