Years of the Republic of China 1913

The capital, the State Council, Fang Zida's office.

Chief of the General Staff Wu Peifu sat on the sofa with several staff officers from the General Staff Department. The atmosphere in the room was a bit dignified. Prime Minister Fang Zida had just listened to Wu Peifu's report to the front and was meditating without saying a word.

It has been almost a month and a half since the start of the war. The march of the junior high school ** regiment was extremely smooth. It defeated the Soviet Russian troops and advanced thousands of kilometers in one breath. It also almost won the entire Kazakh region, and the southern and northern lines were pushed to the Serov region in the hinterland of Soviet Russia. From the perspective of the war situation, 23 of the Tsarist Russian territory before the entire European war has fallen into the hands of the Chinese and Russian coalition forces.

The illustrious feats of the Chinese National Defense Force shocked the world, especially the powerful attack power and tactics shown by the Chinese in this war, which made the glasses of Western countries drop all over the place.In particular, the Chinese National Defense Force used tank groups and air forces to cooperate with ground troops on the battlefield for the first time. This new three-dimensional tactic surprised Western military strategists and called it another great way of war since the European War. change.

With the successive victories of the Chinese, China's international status has also begun to soar.Before the war, no one was optimistic about the Chinese. Although China’s national strength has increased a lot after the European War, and during the European War, the Chinese National Defense Forces and Japan’s local wars and the performance of the European Expeditionary Force show that China has military strength. China has made great progress, but in the eyes of Western countries, China is still a second-rate or even third-rate country, and its status is even worse than that of Japan.

Such a country, in the face of a huge Soviet Russia, actually wants to rely on its own strength, or add a lingering orthodox government of the Russian Empire to defeat its opponents. All the politicians think this is an injustice at all. possible tasks.You must know that although Soviet Russia is not as good as Britain and France before the European War in terms of military quality.Not to mention the most elite German Army in the world.But even so, during the European War, the Germans and their allies did not kill the original Tsarist Russia with great effort, and they were dragged down because of the two-front battle, which led to the final defeat.

Soviet Russia is not easy to deal with. This is the unanimous view of all military leaders.Although the same point of view is that they do not look down on Soviet Russia's army equipment and combat effectiveness.What cannot be ignored is that Soviet Russia has strong organizational capabilities and a huge army base that other countries do not have.In a situation where the capitalist world is vigilant and even hostile to Bolshevism, the main reason why countries only verbally condemn Soviet Russia, but never directly send troops to Soviet Russia, is that the main reason is fear. The huge army of Soviet Russia is worried that it will be dragged down by this big country in the war.

Therefore, the Chinese formally declared war on Soviet Russia at this time, which is the result that Western countries are happy to see.All countries are talking about hype and inciting the Chinese to be cannon fodder. In fact, they hope that China and the Soviet Union will lose both in the war.Then come out to clean up the mess and enjoy the success.

But now that the war has been fought, military experts from all over the world have changed their previous judgments, because the performance of the Chinese is really surprising.Except for some more cautious people, most people changed their tune and claimed that the victory of the Chinese in the Sino-Soviet War was only a matter of time. Judging from the outstanding performance of the Chinese National Defense Force, coupled with the various new weapons and With advanced tactics, the demise of Soviet Russia is inevitable.

With this kind of saying more and more.Today's China looms as a truly great power.Judging from the information fed back by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the frontline victories one after another.China's status in the international community has risen sharply, and even the British government, which has always called itself the empire on which the sun never sets, has gradually changed its original diplomatic approach and become more accommodating and friendly.And with the victory of the squadron, Western countries already have an idea of ​​participating in this war, taking this opportunity to completely eliminate the evil Bolshevism, and gaining benefits in this war.As shown in a document submitted by the National Defense Forces a few days ago.Poland and several countries in Western Europe are preparing to send military observers to the Sino-Soviet battlefield, and hope that some troops composed of supporters will join the Chinese Communist Regiment to participate in the battle.After reading this document, Fang Zida knew very well that it was actually a kind of temptation. Behind these countries was the entire Western capitalist society, including the shadows of Britain, France, Italy and other countries.It is self-evident what they have in mind.

There are only interests but no real friendship between countries. As the Prime Minister, Fang Zida understands this truth.Behind the victory on the front line, the pressure from the Chinese government is not small. The money needed to support a modern war is an incomparably huge number. What's more, the current Chinese National Defense Force's logistical support is extremely terrifying in terms of equipment and tactics. .

In just one and a half months of war, the Chinese government spent billions on the war, and this number continued to rise as the war continued.If Fang Zida hadn't started preparations a few years ago and made a fortune during the European War, the government might have gone bankrupt before the war was won.But even so, once this war lasts for a year or two, the country's vitality will inevitably be severely damaged.

It’s okay now, as the front line goes smoothly, the pressure on the national treasury has reduced a lot, and due to the stimulation of the war, various domestic industries have flourished.In addition, Jiang Zhiqing contributed a lot to it. Jiang Zhiqing in Shanghai took advantage of the opportunity of the Sino-Soviet war to speculate on gold, silver, copper and other precious metals internationally, and at the same time used the foreign exchange market and the foreign exchange black market in Japan to buy Huge profits were made in a very short period of time.For this reason, Fang Zida specially commended Jiang Zhiqing's contribution, and appointed Jiang Zhiqing as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance.

Wu Peifu came here in a hurry today, expecting to hear another good news, but unexpectedly received bad news instead.According to the information just learned, the Far East government army was advancing lightly in the Khanty-Mansiysk area on the west bank of the Ob River, and was attacked by troops led by Frunze.The Far East government army lost nearly [-] elite troops in this battle, which can be described as a serious injury.

If Feng Yuxiang's 39st Division of the [-]th Division hadn't arrived at the most critical moment, even Peter Nikolaevich Wrangel, the commander-in-chief of the Far East government army, would have almost died in battle.Although later, Fulongzhi's troops saw that our army's reinforcements had arrived, and the surprise attack effect had been lost if they attacked again, so they took the initiative to retreat.after the war.The Far East government army has lost the ability to continue advancing towards Serov. According to Zhang Huchen, due to the heavy losses in this battle, the entire Far East government army may have to rest for some time before continuing to fight. In order not to affect the overall plan of the Serov campaign, so Zhang Huchen suggested that the Chinese Far East Group Army will officially break away from the sequence of the Far East government army from now on.Lead the troops to march to Xie Luo first.

"The Soviets already had tanks and planes? And Frunze was the first to use them in ambushes?"

Fang Zida frowned and asked, Wu Peifu nodded and replied; "Zhang Huchen's department has confirmed this, the Soviet Russian Red Army did use tanks and aircraft in battle, and our army harvested several abandoned tanks from the enemy on the battlefield after the war. According to the intelligence, the aircraft should be the type of aircraft during the European War, but the Soviets have modified it, and its speed, altitude, ammunition capacity and offensiveness are far inferior to our army’s aircraft.”

"What's the matter with the tank? Is it the old guy used by the British during the European War?"

"This is not true, according to the wreckage of the enemy's tank. This is a new type of tank." Wu Peifu nodded to the staff officer beside him. The young officer with the rank of colonel stood up and took the He took out a document and handed it to Fang Zida.

"Prime Minister, this is our army's preliminary data on the tanks that appeared in the Soviet Red Army. Since the wreckage of the tanks is being transported back, it will take some time for the specific data to be fully compiled."

Fang Zida took over and glanced at it, and was stunned after seeing it.Although he is not from a technical background, he still has some knowledge of tanks because of his long-term presidency in military industry.According to the data, Soviet Russian tanks have more powerful artillery fire than their own.But the strange thing is that its tank gun is actually a howitzer. Although the gun fire is powerful, its destructive ability is not strong, and because this gun is not suitable for tanks, it will cause too much aftereffect, slow loading, and accurate It is not even possible to shoot quickly at the target during the attack due to problems such as poor speed.

"Strange... what kind of tank is this?"

"Return to the Prime Minister. I think this kind of tank of the Soviet Red Army is simply a makeshift weapon. Its chassis is obviously the chassis of a tractor, without any changes. In order to ensure shooting, the Soviets also strengthened the whole. You Look, this place, and this place... I judge that this tank is a rudimentary self-propelled gun at best, and judging from the battlefield feedback, their performance is also the same, but in the absence of anti-tank equipment, this Tanks will still cause some trouble for our army."

After the colonel pointed it out, Fang Zida's brows relaxed, and he finally understood the meaning of the following data.Glancing at the other party with some appreciation, Fang Zida asked: "Colonel, what's your name? It seems a bit strange, I don't think I've seen you before."

"Back to the Prime Minister, former Colonel of the Army Department, now Wang Geng, Chief of the Intelligence Section of the General Staff!"

"Wang Geng...?" Fang Zida is somewhat familiar with this name, but he can be sure that he has never seen this person before.But it's only natural to hear him say that he used to be a member of the Army Department. It turns out that he was transferred to the General Staff Headquarters recently. No wonder he didn't see him in the General Staff Headquarters.

"Shang Ming, Wang Geng was a student who was recommended to study in the United States after graduating from Tsinghua University in 1911. He studied at the University of Michigan, Columbia University, and Princeton University. No. 1918, returned to the Ministry of the Army in 12, and has been serving in the Ministry of the Army since then, and I only asked him from the Ministry of the Army to the General Staff Department two months ago."

Wu Peifu explained a few words aside, Fang Zida was a little lost in listening.No wonder this guy's name is so familiar, it turned out to be him!I have long heard that there is a talented man in the Department of the Army who has studied in five universities and graduated from the famous West Point Military Academy. I did not expect him to be so young.It is indeed a pity that such a person works in the Ministry of the Army. Wu Peifu's General Staff is where he can really display his talents.

"Young man is good, work hard under General Ziyu in the future! After a few years, let Ziyu let you go out to lead the army. Soldiers, how can you call a soldier if you haven't fought a war!" Fang Zida patted the other party's shoulder and said with a pleasant face. Wang Geng heard His face was flushed with excitement, and he quickly agreed loudly.

"Call back to Zhang Huchen and agree to his request, but pay attention to the safety of the march. In addition, the front line is sent to cover the air force to ensure the air support of the Far East Army." After a few words with Wang Geng, Fang Zida turned to Wu Peifu and said, Since the Far East Government Army of the Russian Empire was unable to reach Serov as planned for a while, the Chinese Far East Army could only advance first.Considering the appearance of Frunze's planes and tanks, Fang Zida decided to mobilize part of the air force to provide support to the Far East Army. This decision was approved by Wu Peifu, who immediately agreed.

"However, Zhang Ming, Serov is still in trouble. Judging from the current battle situation, the enemy may plan to use Serov as the center to deal with our army. Although the General Staff is optimistic about the outcome of the war, once the main force is restrained in the Serov area, the The progress of the future war situation will change." Wu Peifu is not worried about Zhang Huchen, although the Far East Army has only two reorganized divisions, which is slightly smaller than the general army, but the Far East Army has rich experience in fighting the enemy and is well equipped , coupled with the support of the Air Force, security can still be guaranteed.Now, he is more concerned about the battle of Serov. Due to the enemy's tenacity and changes in tactics, a hard attack on Serov would cause a large number of casualties. So far, the Chinese Communist Regiment has only suppressed it with strong firepower and gradually advanced towards the city.This method of warfare consumes a huge amount of supplies, and as the front line advances, the casualties of troops gradually increase. In addition, the role of planes and tanks in the city has been greatly reduced, which makes the frontline commanders very headache.

Fang Zida sneered in his heart. Stalin and Frunze actually played such a trick on him. He was no stranger to this scene. It was basically a replica of the Battle of Stalingrad between German and Soviet troops in World War II in the original history.The Soviet Red Army made a desperate move, preparing to fight against themselves in Serov to buy them precious time.I'm not a mustache, so why would I foolishly do this with Frunze in Serov?The answer is of course no. (To be continued..)