Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

The Far Eastern Army in Desperation

Although the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army did not need to advance on foot in the wind and snow like ordinary infantry, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army's West Route Army sitting in the carriage still did not feel the biting chill at all times at a low temperature of tens of degrees below zero.

Rubbing his hands that were almost frozen, the commander-in-chief in the carriage was also full of longing for the material supply station that was about to arrive.Looking forward to entering the supply station, getting into a warm house, drinking delicious hot soup, spirits...

Just when the commander-in-chief was completely immersed in longing. "Squeak..." A sharp brake sound suddenly reached his ears.At the same time, under the action of huge inertia, the unprepared commander-in-chief directly bumped into the back of the seat in front of him.

Facing the behavior of suddenly interrupting his dream, a trace of anger quickly surged into the commander-in-chief's heart, and he shouted at the waiter and adjutant in front of him, "Bastard, what are you doing? You can't even drive a car. Why do you stop?" , we will arrive at the supply station in a few minutes, drive now...”[

To the commander-in-chief's surprise, the car parked on the side of the road did not move when he gave the order.Not only that, a burst of hurried footsteps quickly reached his ears.Soon, the chief of staff's familiar report sounded from outside the car.

"Report to the commander-in-chief, report from the Vanguard Battalion... something happened to the supply station we are about to arrive..."

The commander-in-chief seemed to be injected with a dose of stimulant suddenly, and suddenly wanted to stand up from his seat.

However, in a narrow compartment.His actions are doubtful.There was a crashing sound in the car, and there was a stabbing pain.It quickly spread from his head.Under the stimulation of the stinging pain, the astonished commander-in-chief finally came to his senses, and asked the chief of staff with an incredulous expression: "Chief of staff, did the Vanguard Battalion make a mistake... The supply station is a full [-] kilometers deep into the territory of the Soviet Union, why? something will happen..."

The chief of staff also shook his head in confusion, and said, "Report to the commander-in-chief, I don't know either... The forward battalion reported that the entire supply station had been razed to the ground a few days ago. All supplies were destroyed, and the stationed A garrison battalion at the supply station was also wiped out... Except for the discovery of more than [-] frozen corpses of Red Army soldiers in the ruins of the supply station, the forward battalion did not find any valuable clues..."

"That is to say, the wish of our 10,000+ army to get supplies here has come to nothing..." the Soviet commander-in-chief with an indifferent face asked back with a desperate expression.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." The Chief of Staff nodded noncommittally.

Confirmed by the chief of staff, the commander-in-chief's eyes were still hot just now.It suddenly became dim.The hopeful look on his face was instantly covered by despair.After a long sigh, he opened his mouth and said, "How could this happen? How could the supply station be attacked... Can anyone tell me what's going on here... Could it be that God is punishing us and doesn't want to see our 10,000+ Red Army warriors Successfully withdrawn to the Soviet Union. Wanted to freeze us to death in the Far East..."

As the commander-in-chief of an army of 10,000+, after hearing the bad news, his face was full of despair, and there was nothing he could do, let alone ordinary soldiers.With this news came the plague.quickly spread among the troops.The morale of the entire army dropped to its lowest point in an instant. The faces of the 10,000+ soldiers all showed the same look of despair.

But at this moment, the chief of staff, who was not reconciled to failure, said with a stubborn face: "Commander, if we lose this supply station, we still have the next supply station. I don't believe it. Hundreds of kilometers of railway lines along the way , all our supply depots and civilian gathering areas have been attacked..."

The commander-in-chief's face was still full of despair just now, and finally a glimmer of hope emerged.Quickly jumped out of the car, and ordered to several staff officers gathered around: "What are you still doing, map, take out the map immediately..."

At this moment, the commander-in-chief is like a student carefully looking at the map, searching for something on the map along the Siberian Railway... Soon, a small Russian town [-] kilometers away from the supply point in front of him, He was found by the commander-in-chief.His eyes lit up, and he ordered to the chief of staff in front of him: "This is right here, this is the closest Soviet gathering area to us. There must be food and fuel we urgently need here, there must be..."

At this moment, the commander-in-chief is like a hungry wolf that suddenly found its prey, with a pair of eyes already in shape, exuding bursts of strong possessive desire.Under the watchful eyes of the chief of staff and others around him, he decisively ordered: "Order the vanguard battalion, take all the remaining cars of the whole army, rush to this small town quickly, collect all edible food. Then, send it back to the main force Hurry up... After a night of rapid marching, the dry rations in the hands of the soldiers have been exhausted, and if they are not replenished, the 10,000+ army will mutiny because of the lack of rations..."

"Yes, commander in chief..."

Hundreds of cars rushed all the way with the expectation of 10,000+ Soviet Red Army, wanting to pounce on the town [-] kilometers away.

However, what made Qianfengying feel desperate was that in the small town in front of him, apart from ruined walls, there were also no living creatures with vitality.After a short search, the vanguard battalion of hundreds of people finally found a Russian who was dying due to the cold...

A secret telegram was then passed from the Vanguard Battalion to the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army's West Route Army.

After reading the telegram, the last hope in the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army was completely shattered...

The subordinate who stood beside him without hesitation murmured to himself: "Chinese, cunning Chinese, I really didn't expect that all this is a premeditated conspiracy by the Chinese. They don't want to defeat us, but want to defeat us. To destroy us, to destroy us in the freezing Far East...”[

The face of the chief of staff who had also read the contents of the telegram also showed a trace of unprecedented fear and despair.Facing the commander in front of him with a face full of despair, he asked: "Commander, what should we do next..."

"Order the troops to set up camp on the spot and use all the things that can be used at the supply point, including the ruins in front of us... At the same time, forward all the news detected by the Qianfeng Battalion to the Far East Army Headquarters. Please The commander made the ruling... It is such a big issue that concerns the life and death of hundreds of thousands of Red Army in the Far East, what we can do is to obey the order..." After continuous attacks, the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Army, who had lost his fighting spirit, finally lowered his high-spirited head, Answered in a low tone.

On the Siberian Railway in the direction of Vladivostok, the General Command of the Far Eastern Military Region and thousands of guards who successfully escaped from Vladivostok finally stopped after several hours of fleeing.

Faced with the good news from the rear guard: "The Chinese army occupying Vladivostok did not pursue itself. Instead, they built a defense line based on the ruins of Vladivostok..." Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov was nervous for several hours The expression on his face finally relaxed, gathered the troops, and counted the remaining strength in his hands...

Soon, a list was sent to Voroshilov by the combat staff.

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief. According to statistics, the Soviet Red Army that highlighted Vladivostok with us, including the General Command, has a total of 5492 people. At present, these combat troops are being reorganized into three infantry regiments under the organization of the Chief of Staff. To facilitate The next command of the troops. However, because the troops retreated in a hurry, the medicines carried by the soldiers were only enough for a small-scale battle. More importantly, the troops did not carry any dry food and other food supplies. If we cannot get them in time Supplies, including the commander-in-chief. We will all go hungry for the next march..."

Voroshilov seemed to have known the result for a long time. After waving his hands with a so-called face, he said, "We don't have to worry about logistics supplies at all. Let's not talk about the large number of material supply points scattered along the Siberian Railway by our Far Eastern Army." , even the 20 Red Army soldiers who came later will bring us a lot of supplies..."

After finishing speaking, Voroshilov looked at his combat staff in front of him, and continued to ask: "What about the 20 troops on the front line... Is there any news about them, and how long will it take to arrive at the headquarters... "

After setting up the radio station, after a brief communication, a communication staff officer walked over quickly.Facing Voroshilov, he reported: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the front-line command reported: 20 troops are rushing to the headquarters in a hurry. As long as they don't show up, they can bypass at five o'clock tomorrow afternoon." Vladivostok, join the General Headquarters..."

"No accidents? What does that mean..." Voroshilov frowned and asked dissatisfiedly.

You must know that the 20 troops on the front line will join you earlier, and you will have a little more security with only [-] troops.In the case of his own life and safety, there is no room for Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov not to be in a hurry.

Seeing Voroshilov staring fiercely into his eyes, the communications staff officer did not dare to neglect, and quickly replied: "Commander-in-Chief, the situation is like this...Since the 20 troops on the front line began to retreat, the Chinese Air Force has sent a large number of reconnaissance planes. Cruise with 20 troops in the sky. The frontline command is worried that the Chinese army will send a large number of bombers to bomb the retreating troops..."

Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov's facial expression, which had just relaxed, became dignified again.However, just when the seriousness on Voroshilov's face gradually turned into worry, what was Voroshilov afraid of, and what did it want to come.

A communications staff officer hurriedly walked up to Voroshilov and reported with a little panic: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the West Route Army Command has an urgent call... The troops were suddenly bombed by the Chinese Air Force during the retreat. All supplies and heavy weapons The loss is exhausted... All the material supply points along the Siberian Railway and the Russian gathering areas have also been devastated by the Chinese army, and all materials have been completely destroyed. The troops cannot receive any logistical supplies, and have fallen into a crisis of food shortage..."

"What..." Voroshilov snatched the telegram from the communication staff officer and began to browse.

As time passed, the worry on Voroshilov's face disappeared and was replaced by paleness.Not only that, beads of sweat also began to flow from Voroshilov's forehead.Then, facing the troops in front of him, he muttered to himself regardless of his image.

"How could this happen? This is an army of 20. Could it be that this 20 army is really going to repeat the mistakes of the [-] Red Army soldiers in Jiamusi, who were wiped out by the Chinese army on the Far East battlefield because of food shortages and bad weather..."

Compared with Voroshilov's astonishment, the troops had just been reorganized.And after experiencing many failures, he has unknowingly trained a hard-hearted chief of staff.It seemed much calmer.After quickly reading the telegram sent by the East and West Route Army, a creepy feeling quickly came to the Chief of Staff's mind.

At this moment, what he was thinking of was not the 10,000+ army of the West Route Army who was in desperate situation and could retreat.It is the 20 elite Red Army of the Eastern Route Army who have not yet been attacked by the Chinese army.

Regardless of the identity of the commander-in-chief Voroshilov in front of him, he reminded loudly: "Commander-in-chief, the Eastern Route Army, we must immediately remind the Eastern Route Army. To guard against possible air strikes by the Chinese army, we must not repeat the same thing as the West Route Army. Otherwise, if we lose the supplies in the hands of the Eastern Route Army, we will really have nowhere to go..."

"Yes, the Chief of Staff is right..." Voroshilov suddenly recovered from his astonishment, and said with a face of enlightenment.Then, he faced the staff officer who hadn't responded yet.He growled eagerly: "You bastard, what are you still doing in a daze, immediately send a telegram to the frontline headquarters of the Eastern Route Army according to the chief of staff's wishes, reminding them to pay attention to the air strikes of the Chinese army..."

What Voroshilov didn't expect was that it was within these few 10 minutes.The more than one hundred fighters of the Second Air Division of the National Defense Forces, like vultures spotting their prey, kept dropping high-explosive aerial bombs one after another into the retreating formation of old men on the ground. [

The communication staff officer who received the order was just about to leave when a panic-filled report reached Voroshilov's ears one step ahead of time: "Report to the commander-in-chief. The Eastern Route Army headquarters urgently sent...The troops were suddenly attacked by the Chinese Air Force during the retreat. At the same time, the Chinese National Defense Force threatened itself to give up all heavy weapons, otherwise, the troops would suffer another devastating blow from the Chinese Air Force... The frontline command requested instructions..."

"It's late...it's late for everything..." Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov, who had just reacted from his astonishment, said with a decadent expression like a defeated duck.

Although the chief of staff's face also turned pale in an instant, he still did not lose his mind.After carefully reading the content of the telegram, he asked Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov in front of him, "Commander-in-Chief, how should we deal with the threat of the Chinese army?"

Speaking of this, the chief of staff analyzed meaningfully: "If I don't expect it, the heavy weapons equipped by the West Route Army must have been threatened by the Chinese army in order to avoid another bombing by the Chinese Air Force and keep the troops under their command. There were more than [-] soldiers, so they had to leave a large number of heavy weapons equipped by the troops to the Chinese army that followed and pursued."

Although Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov did not express his affirmation, at this critical moment, silence is the best answer.

After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Chief of Staff, as long as people survive and 20 Red Army soldiers survive, we still have a chance to counterattack. As for those heavy weapons, if the Chinese want them, they will give them to them. After all, Compared with the various heavy weapons equipped by the Chinese National Defense Force, the heavy weapons we equip are not very advanced."

"Call back the frontline headquarters of the Eastern Route Army and immediately abandon all heavy weapons. Then, quickly retreat to the location of the general headquarters in a rapid march, and get rid of the pursuit of the Chinese army as soon as possible..."

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

After the chief of staff whispered a few words to a combat staff officer next to him, he continued to ask Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov: "Commander-in-Chief, the West Route Army informed us in the telegram that the Chinese army has already destroyed our scattered areas one step ahead of time. The assembly point of all materials on the Siberian railway line from Manzhouli has caused the more than [-] troops of the West Route Army to fall into a dangerous situation of food shortage."

The chief of staff did not dare to imagine that if this kind of thing happened to him, what consequences would it bring to the entire Far East Army headquarters, including the 20 elite Red Army troops on the front line.

Although he didn't want to think about this question, as the chief of staff of the Far East Military Region, he had to think about it.

After a short silence, still under the watchful eye of Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov, he asked, "Commander-in-Chief, do you want to send scouts to carry radios immediately to see if the major material collection and supply points on our retreat road have been attacked? …Once the situation is the same as that faced by the West Route Army, for the future of the Far East Army General Command, and for the future of the East Route Army’s 20 troops, we must change the next step in advance.”

"I agree..." Voroshilov, who looked decadent and couldn't think of any solution, affirmed to the chief of staff without even thinking about it.

Afterwards, before the chief of staff could continue to ask questions, Commander-in-Chief Voroshilov, who looked hopeless, said again: "In addition, regarding the difficulties faced by the West Route Army, what do you think, Chief of Staff... You know, according to the telegram Said that it will happen tomorrow at the latest, and the more than [-] troops of the West Route Army will be in a desperate situation due to lack of food..."

The life and death of the 10,000+ army was all in his hands for a while. The chief of staff, who was still calm just now, finally showed a slight change on his calm face.The chief of staff who suddenly felt the heavy pressure, although he didn't want to accept this heavy trust, but faced the commander-in-chief who had completely lost his courage, he had no choice but to nod silently and replied.

"Commander-in-Chief, given the current situation facing the West Route Army, there are only two endings for the West Route Army: first, they will be frozen to death and starved to death in the harsh environment of the Far East. The following Chinese army surrendered, leaving the 10,000+ Red Army elite, and in possible future negotiations, redeem these prisoners of war from the Chinese..."

"For the sake of the future of the Far Eastern Military Region, I thought that at a critical juncture, the front-line command could be allowed to surrender to the Chinese army. However, for the honor of the Soviet government and the Far Eastern Military Region, the order to 'surrender' must never be issued by the General Headquarters." Make an order...so, my opinion is: the Midian West Route Army can choose to surrender to the Chinese army, but all decisions are made by the frontline headquarters itself.” (to be continued...)