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With the signal flag under his arm, Urb reluctantly took another sip of vodka before running onto the platform while staring at Feng Xue.Seeing the train spewing out a large amount of steam slow down slowly, Urb waved the red flag, directing where it stopped.

When the train finally stopped, he walked to the engine with the flag under his arm and said to the driver, "Is this an empty train returning from Irkutsk?" The truck driver in the hat said nothing.

Chapter 6 Nineteen Conquering Yekaterinburg

"Don't move." The fireman suddenly reached into his arms with his big black hand and took out a big black shiny pistol.Seeing the muzzle of the black hole pointing at him, Urb was stunned for a moment.

The fireman and the driver quickly got off the train. They whistled, and the doors of all the stuffy cars opened with a whimper, and a large number of Hualan fighters jumped out from inside.

"You are..." Urb's eyes widened in astonishment, unable to believe what happened before his eyes.

"Surrender, you are now a prisoner of war." The fireman suddenly laughed and raised his head, showing a Tatar-like face. He spoke Rakshasa very fluently, and he was obviously a person who had lived in Rakshasa for a long time. .Hearing the prisoners of war, Urb raised his hand reflexively.

Masses of troops rushed off the trains and quickly occupied the station.Then the troops rushed to various key areas of Yekaterinburg in units of platoons.The Rakshasa army soon noticed that the two sides exchanged fire on the street, and the fighting became fierce.

As the most important city in the Ural region, it is also the general supply base for the rear of the Far East. There are about [-] troops stationed here.However, because the Rakshasa army suffered great losses in the battle for more than a year, this place, like other Rakshasa army rear bases, is full of recruits with poor equipment and insufficient training.

The reason why He Wenchang had such confidence and dared to attack Yekaterinburg with more than 2000 people was because of this.However, He Wenchang's calculations seemed to be somewhat wrong. When the [-]th Battalion launched an attack on the garrison headquarters, it encountered a very violent counter-charge.

Enemies are numerous, well-equipped and combat-experienced.As soon as the two sides played against each other, they both felt the extraordinaryness of the other side. The [-]th Battalion had a small number of people, and they immediately relied on nearby houses as temporary fortifications to suppress each other with superior firepower.

The Rakshasa army has a full brigade. Although his weapons are not much different from the ordinary Rakshasa army, his fighting will and quality are very high.Under the suppression of the firepower of the West Army, they were able to launch counterattacks with flexible tactics and achieved frequent results.If it weren't for this army without artillery support, I'm afraid the [-]th Battalion would be defeated soon.

The soldiers of the West Army who stood firm in the house resisted tenaciously and blocked the garrison of the enemy headquarters. However, as time went by, their casualties became larger and larger.Fortunately, after realizing the fierce fighting here, the two brother battalions nearby rushed over, and barely resisted the attack of the Raksha army.

Yekaterinburg's garrisons gathered in this area one after another, and the fourth division's sneak attack troops suffered more and more casualties, and they had already fallen into the encirclement of the Rakshasa Army.At this moment, the sound of fierce machine gun fire came from all directions, and the soldiers of the Rakshasa Army who were crowded in the narrow streets were shot to death in large numbers.

After being hit hard from behind, the problem of the Rakshasa Army's large number of recruits was exposed.They threw away their weapons and ran away, even knocking down a lot of veterans.The troops in the smoke sent soldiers with good eyes and climbed up the chimneys of the residential houses with binoculars. Only then did they realize that the sound of machine gun fire came from the reinforcements outside.

It turned out that after the train left, He Wenchang led the rest of the troops to follow behind. In order not to startle the enemy, they dragged the distance a little far.When a fierce gun battle broke out in Yekaterinburg, they accelerated their march, but at this time the attacking force was surrounded.

He Wenchang learned of this situation, and immediately ordered the army to disperse and deploy, relying on armored vehicles to lead the way, and charged into the city from three directions.Attracted by the sneak attacking troops, the Rakshasa army showed a lot of gaps in the city, so the armored vehicle troops were able to successfully cross the outer positions and break into the city.It was too late for the Raksha Army to find out that the outer positions had been captured, and they would have to use their flesh and blood to fight against the armored vehicles of the West Army.

There is no artillery in the recruit team of the Luocha Army, so even if there are many artillery in Yekaterinburg, they will not use them.The elite troops of the Rakshasa Army seemed to have the same problem, so armored vehicles with front armor strong enough to resist bullets from large-caliber machine guns and faster than the best horses were almost invincible.

Wherever the armored vehicles went, the officers and soldiers of the Luocha Army surrendered one after another, only the elite troops withdrew to the headquarters to resist stubbornly, putting on a look of death.He Wenchang would not show mercy to those who resisted to the end. He directly dragged up the mountain cannon and howitzer pulled from the back of the truck, bombarded wildly, and blew up the enemy's headquarters into ruins. The Rakshasa Army also disappeared.

Regardless of checking why the Luocha army had an extra elite unit, He Wenchang immediately commanded the troops to deploy a tight defensive position in the west of the city.The supplies in Yekaterinburg are very abundant, which guarantees all their needs. Under the rotation of the soldiers, the long trench positions were quickly dug out.

The trenches were dug very deep, and thick logs were used to build anti-gun holes and machine gun fortifications on the position. In addition, five barbed wire fences were pulled up in front of the position, and the artillery also found its own position.He Wenchang put on a defensive posture, just waiting for the appearance of the Raksha army.

The troops of Song Zheyuan and Liu Chengxun also followed up quickly. As soon as the three met, they decided to keep Liu Chengxun's 21st Mountain Infantry Division as a defensive flank, while Song Zheyuan's No.19 Infantry Division marched northward to occupy the Ural Mountains Another important industrial city of Nizhny Tagil.

Nizhny Tagil is less than [-] kilometers away from Yekaterinburg. Because it is close to the Kachkanal Mountains rich in iron, copper, gold and other metal deposits, a large number of high-density metallurgical, chemical and other metal processing industries have been established.This is the place with the highest concentration of factories in the Raksha State, and its metallurgical capacity accounts for more than half of the surrounding areas of Yekaterinburg.

More importantly, Nizhny Tagil is also one of the most important mountain passes closest to Yekaterinburg, and it is the area where the Rakshasa Army is most likely to attack Yekaterinburg.If the Rakshasa Army uses this place as a base, it will not only be able to store a large amount of supplies for the front line, but also attack Yekaterinburg.It can be said that as long as Lower Tagil is lost, Yekaterinburg will be difficult to keep.

The West Army's stamina is extremely strong. They marched at a speed of 19 kilometers per day, braving the heavy snow all over the sky.It took only one week for Division No.19 to approach Nizhny Tagil.As the rear area and not along the Northern Lia Railway, the garrison in Nizhny Tagil is very weak, so the No.[-] Division occupied this place with just a charge.

After occupying Tagil, Song Zheyuan did not dare to relax at all.He knew very well that once the reinforcements from the West Continent of the Rakshasa Army arrived, Lower Tagil would bear the brunt.Yekaterinburg will also be under great pressure. It is not easy to get reinforcements, and now he can only rely on himself.

6 Chapter [-] Alternative Fortifications

In order to minimize the casualties of the troops, Song Zheyuan immediately began to deploy defensive positions after clearing out the Raksha army in Lower Tagil, but after trying it out, he found that it was not easy to build fortifications here.At this time, the Raksha Kingdom is still in severe cold, especially the heavy snow in the last three days has caused the temperature to drop a lot, the ground is as frozen as reinforced concrete, and the excellent steel pickaxe equipped by the West Army is helpless.Often, when the pick was dropped, only an inconspicuous white spot was left on the ground. It was simply impossible to dig a trench as deep as two meters here.

Standing on the hard ground, Song Zheyuan couldn't help feeling dazed for a while.If there were no fortifications, the more than 1 people under him would not be able to resist the probably hundreds of thousands of Raksha soldiers.But it is impossible to dig fortifications, at least for now. How to protect one's own soldiers is a huge problem.

Yekaterinburg has the same problem, but it is further south and the climate is slightly warmer.In addition, because Yekaterinburg is a logistics supply center, the soldiers found many iron containers such as braziers, and they burned them with coal to raise the ground temperature before digging trenches.

Such a method is not practical in Nizhny Tagil. First of all, there is a lack of containers. Although there is a lot of coal, it cannot be ignited without containers in the weather with high wind speed.In order to conquer Lower Tagil, the No.19 Division marched for ten days, leaving them with little time, and they were not allowed to slowly dig fortifications.

Thinking about the problem at a high speed in his brain, Song Zheyuan took a step back habitually, but unexpectedly, this step was blocked.Song Zheyuan turned around in surprise, only to find that there was white snow behind him.It turns out that due to the recent continuous heavy snowfall, the snow layer on the ground has accumulated more than one meter high. In order to dig trenches, the soldiers cleared a large area of ​​land on the snow layer, so the snow was piled up on both sides, which looked as tall as a wall .

Song Zheyuan's eyes lit up: "We can use snow for fortification."

"Use snow?" Everyone was puzzled, how could the snow be used as fortifications when it was so soft.

Song Zheyuan said with a smile: "The temperature is at least minus [-] degrees now, and it is definitely ice. Let's pile up snow to form a parapet, and then pour water on it, and the snow will turn into hard ice. There is such a solid ice as a shelter. , Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to stop the bullet?”

"That's right." The soldiers finally understood, and they started to fight immediately, piling up a snowdrift more than one meter high and five meters thick in front of the position.Then the soldiers began to set up pots and stoves on the spot, melted snow water with marching pots, and poured it on the snow layer by layer.

The cold climate allows water to be splashed on it, and the melted snow immediately freezes into ice.Everyone poured water and piled up a layer of snow, and the position was quickly raised.In order to build a good position as soon as possible, Song Zheyuan and commanders at all levels also joined the labor force.With the officers taking the lead, the soldiers became more energetic, and soon some new creations were born.

Some soldiers took down the snow wall and made it into a semicircular fortress. Water was still poured on the outside to freeze the ice, and firewood was piled on the inside to burn it. After the wall melted slightly, the fire was removed, so that the water that had just melted on the inner wall turned into ice again. .This way of icing inside and outside makes the fortress extremely strong. As long as a small hole is pulled out, it is a very good machine gun shelter.

Some soldiers built walls with snow and ice, laid logs on top, and continued to freeze ice on the logs. A blast hole was completed in a short time.Such fortifications are simple to manufacture, and can be used for various purposes such as anti-blasting holes, ammunition depots, dressing stations, etc., and are very popular among officers and soldiers.

Because of the need to send people to garrison the position for a long time, the soldiers came up with many ways to prevent the cold for such a blast hole. The first is to repair the inner wall into an arched shape, which has the best effect on gathering heat.The second is to build an ice threshold to prevent the cold outside from entering the blast hole, and then hang a thick cotton curtain at the hole, so that it can barely live in.

The West Army was also very well prepared for this attack. In addition to thick leather coats, cotton hats, cotton gloves and big-toed leather shoes, everyone also had special sleeping bags.These sleeping bags are lined with a strong, durable fabric blend with a moisture-resistant nylon compartment and a thick wool felt layer.Although sleeping in it, as long as you turn over, the nylon compartment will make a rattling noise, but it is good for moisture-proof and warm-keeping.As long as the soldiers go in to sleep at night, there is no possibility of getting sick and dying due to hypothermia.

While Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg were digging in full swing and building field support measures, the Winter Palace in Petrograd was already full of noise.

"Who can tell me what's going on here? Where is Semyonov? Where is Kuropatkin? Who can tell me why?" Nicholas II was already in a state of rage at this time, Ben The Hualan belly army, who thought it could be easily flattened and rounded by relying on its existing strength, unexpectedly launched such a sharp attack, even making it difficult for the Raksha country's troops stationed in the Eastern Continent to parry.

Now that the Central Continent is being quickly eroded, the enemy has already reached the Ural Mountains, and the battle situation has developed so well.At this moment, Nicholas II already deeply regretted it. It would be great if he didn't provoke these damned Far Easterners, but now he can only grit his teeth and persevere.

"Mobilize the troops immediately, I want you to take Yekaterinburg as quickly as possible, and there must be no more mistakes." Nicholas II angrily yelled.

Grand Duke Nicholas, who was standing aside, frowned tightly. The emperor's cousin was already the Minister of War of the Raksha Kingdom at this time, and he knew the situation of his troops better than the Tsar.Hearing the roar of Nicholas II, he quickly dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, we are under too much pressure on the western front now, and the Ottoman Empire in the south is also holding back a lot of our troops. If we fight on the front line, the country will be very empty.”

"Yes, I think peace talks should be the priority. The Hualan people are very easy to deceive. As long as we put on a vicious look, we can scare them into agreeing to anything." Alexeyev also hurriedly stopped, In fact, he has no idea whether the use of diplomatic means to obtain benefits will be successful.However, he was even more uncertain about the current combat effectiveness of the Rakshasa Army.

Nicholas II stared wide-eyed and gasped for breath. Although he was usually indecisive, he was surprisingly hardened today. "Those important things are all in Yekaterinburg. Once the Hualan people find them, even if the land is returned to us, those things will not be returned. Therefore, we must retake Yekaterinburg as soon as possible before the other party finds the things, so as to be safe. "

Chapter 621 Rakshasa Army

"I have decided to call Yudenich back to organize reinforcements. We will launch an attack on the front line of the Ural Mountains within half a month, and we must take back Yekaterinburg." Nicholas II glanced at the important ministers around him. After that, no one objected anymore.

The Rakshasa Army soon began to mobilize again. The Rakshasa Army drawn from major cities quickly organized four armies of 80 troops. Under the leadership of Yudenich, they marched along the railway line. , quickly moving towards Yekaterinburg.

As the Ural Mountains with two high ends and low middle, a long section of mountains in the middle is actually a large area of ​​hills and swamps. There are many mountain passes that can pass here. Not only Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Tagil can pass large troops.However, of all the mountain passes, these two are the closest to the Northern Leah Railway.Other passable passes either faced large swamps or were far from the railway line.

With the current situation of large undeveloped areas in the Raksha Kingdom, coupled with the freezing climate, being far away from the railway line means insufficient supplies, let alone ammunition and even food.Therefore, fighting on the land of Raksha State east of Ufa, as long as the commander is not crazy, no one will stay away from the Northern Leah Railway.In this way, the East Expedition Army composed of four group armies marched aggressively towards the Ural Mountains along the railway line.

Yudenich graduated from the Alexander Military Academy and the General Staff Academy. He once participated in the Uro War as a brigade commander.After the war, Yudenich served successively as director of military affairs, chief of staff of the Kazan Military District and the Caucasus Military District.

When the First World War broke out, Yudenich was serving as the chief of staff of the Caucasus Army. Because of his achievements in blocking the offensive of the Ottoman Empire, Yudenich served as the commander of the Caucasus Army since 1915.In his tenure as the commander of the group army, Yudenich beat the Turkish army very badly, so he was appointed by Nicholas II as the coach who recovered Yekaterinburg this time.

Generally speaking, Yudenich is a seasoned veteran with rich command experience, and it is appropriate for him to command the battle.Yudenich knew very well that the front of Yekaterinburg was too narrow. If all the troops were thrown there, they would not be able to use their strength at all.On such a narrow offensive front, the Rakshasa army could only invest in troops step by step, while the Hualan army could give full play to its superiority in firepower and inflict heavy damage on the Rakshasa army.

Soon Yudenich also set his sights on Nizhny Tagil, which is the easiest place to break through near Yekaterinburg. As long as they occupy this place, the Raksha army can attack Yekaterinburg from behind.Not only can the defenders of Yekaterinburg be attacked from the front and back, but it can also cut off their supplies and reinforcements from the rear.

According to Yudenich, the army should attack Nizhny Tagil first, and only send partial divisions to harass the defenders in Yekaterinburg.Wait until Nizhny Tagil is captured, and then concentrate the army to attack Yekaterinburg back and forth.Unfortunately, after Yudenich's report was typed, Nicholas II rejected it.For some reasons that he did not want to disclose, the tsar insisted on capturing Yekaterinburg as quickly as possible. It was only under Yudenich's efforts that the tsar reluctantly agreed to send an army to attack Nizhny Tagil.

Kornilov was ordered to lead the newly formed No.20 Fifth Army to attack Nizhny Tagil. The lieutenant general who had just been promoted to the commander of the 25th Infantry Army was Yudenich's trusted confidant.This time he was transferred to be the commander of the Eastern Zheng Army, so he naturally brought this capable man with him.As a result, the lieutenant general, who didn't sit on the cushion, was once again promoted to the commander of the general army.

Kornilov is a commander with a lot of combat experience. After the army approached Nizhny Tagil, he did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, he sent scouts to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the surrounding situation.The results of the reconnaissance surprised Kornilov. He found that the Hualan army on the opposite side had actually built extremely strong ice and snow fortifications in front of Nizhny Tagil.