Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 254 The Battle of Hailanpao (1)
"The Russians have declared war!" A young eunuch was out of breath, holding the Russian declaration of war in his hand.

The people in the Prime Minister’s Office turned pale after seeing the Russian declaration of war, and some complained: “Your Majesty, it’s true that this could have been resolved through diplomatic channels, but we have to deal with the Russians. This is good. Big noses are not easy to mess with, they have more than 200 million standing troops, and the most powerful Cossack cavalry, can we do it?"

"That's right, the emperor insists on competing with the Russians. Now that the Russians say they will send troops, they will send troops. It's fine if they win. If they win, why don't we diplomats take advantage of it?"

Everyone couldn't help discussing and didn't know what idea to come up with, so they couldn't help but said to Li Hongzhang: "Lord Zhongtang, you are an important minister in the court, you should talk, the Russians have declared war, come up with an idea quickly."

Li Hongzhang said slowly: "The Holy Majesty should make up his mind on this matter. As courtiers, we should just do our duty as courtiers."

"You can't say that. You are the central minister next to the emperor. Now the emperor is going to fight the Russians when he gets hotheaded. If you don't speak up, who would dare to speak up?"

"It's not that you don't know, our emperor has always been arbitrary, especially at this juncture, who dares to touch this nail, anyway, I don't dare, I want to go to you." Li Hongzhang flicked his sleeves and went to the back hall to rest .

When everyone heard this, they all shook their heads or sighed like fallen eggplants.

In the study. "Your Majesty, Liang Qichao handed over the sign to see you."

"Xuan Jin."

"The minister Liang Qichao kowtowed to the emperor."

"Surely you already know about the Russian declaration of war?"

"The minister just got the news."

"You are the Minister of Culture, and you hold the mouthpiece of the country. Before a war breaks out, public opinion comes first. You should understand this truth better than anyone else."

"What does the emperor mean by starting the propaganda machine to create public opinion?"

"Now is the time for the news media in your hands to play a role. I only ask for two points. First, clarify the truth. Let the world understand that the Russians started this war first. Second, expand the influence. Expand the scope to the whole world, let people know that China is the just side of this war."

"twitter."

On the south bank of the Heilongjiang River, in the Chinese military camp.Zhang Zuolin stood in front of the four divisions stationed on the border with a majestic face, and behind him was the surging water of the Canglang River.As the frontline commander of this war, he felt a heavy responsibility, and he never thought that the emperor would give such trust to a general who was born as a bandit.He waved his horsewhip and pointed to the north, saying, "Damn it, the big nose has declared war on us, and even uttered wild words to eat up Liaodong and the homeland where our ancestors have lived for generations. Are you willing to hand over your homeland! Give the land of Liaodong to the Russians?"

"I don't want to!"

"Okay!" Zhang Zuolin nodded, and shouted loudly: "You can see clearly, on the opposite side of the Heilongjiang River, the big nose is killing our compatriots, the emperor's decree has been issued, ordering us to drive across the river tomorrow, A showdown with his mother's big nose, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" The voices of tens of thousands of soldiers were uniform, shaking the river into waves.

"Okay, that's what I want! There is an old saying that raising soldiers for a thousand days is a short period of time, and now the old man is bullying to the door. In the past, the court couldn't make up his mind. Now that the emperor is in power, it is time for us to make meritorious deeds." I’ve said something beforehand, if anyone on the battlefield becomes a bastard, don’t blame my surnamed Zhang for being ruthless!” Zhang Zuolin looked like a torch, holding a horsewhip and facing the river, looking very powerful.

The time has come to autumn, and the strong monsoon from Siberia has brought the chill to Hailanpao City early.The jungle in this area gradually lost its luster and became old, the weeds were withered and yellow, the leaves were falling, and the mountain flowers withered.Where the autumn wind blows, dead branches and leaves rustle to the ground.The forest is covered with a thick layer of dead leaves.

Taking advantage of the darkness, the Chinese frogman troops took the lead in crossing the icy river, and then four divisions forcibly crossed in batches.Fortunately, the Russians were afraid of China's large-caliber cannons and did not dare to deploy defenses on the river.

Most of the Far East Army was stationed in a pass outside Hailanpao City.On both sides of the pass, there are towering mountains, one on top of the other, with another mountain on its shoulders, reaching the sky with unfathomable heights.Inside the pass, Duanbi Elevation is overgrown with trees and thorns everywhere.Even in the dry season, there is misty water and misty clouds all day long.

No matter what time of day, Admiral Babkov always wore a neat khaki military uniform, his riding boots seemed to be freshly polished, and he still wore white gloves on his hands.There are three ribbons given by Nicholas II on the military uniform, and the shoulder straps are inlaid with stars, crowns, swords and staffs, which looks majestic.

However, Babkov's mood was gloomy. The Tsar had personally explained that Hailanpao was a fortress in the Far East and must not be lost, otherwise the Chinese soldiers would drive straight into Eastern Siberia.

Considering the importance of Hailanpao, he directly suggested that the headquarters of the Far East Army be moved here, where 5 troops were assembled, almost all of which were the main force of the Far East Army. The warehouse was moved to the valley of Hailanpao, and Chickler only left a support force of more than 1 people.

At around 9 o'clock that night, the battle started around the Hailanpao Pass.The Chinese launched a frenzied charge, pressing on three sides, guns and bullets fired in unison, the earth-shattering roar and incomparably blazing artillery fire seemed to shake the earth and mountains.After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the pass was covered with bones and blood.

"Mom, I have a scar!" Zhang Zuolin was furious at the front of the position.

"Master, I think the Russians have been prepared for a long time. Don't attack by force for the time being. It will cause us too much loss." Zhang Zuoxiang, the brigade commander of the 54th Brigade, tried to dissuade them in time.

The following time the two sides entered a confrontation stage.Under Zhang Zuoxiang's suggestion, Zhang Zuolin was not in a hurry to enter the city, but sent someone to speak to Hailanpao in the city.This trick really worked. Facing the powerful offensive, those people in foreign lands began to miss their hometown.Some sneaked out of the city that night, ran to the Chinese military camp and asked to go home.

Faced with the offensive pressure of the Chinese army's terrifying 160mm cannon and 75mm howitzers, Babkov had no choice but to adopt the tactic of retreating, and prepared to spend it with the Chinese army until there was no better way.Babkov has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and there are 200 fortresses with a height of more than 32 mm.In this case, it has to be said that the tactics adopted by Babkov can be said to be correct.For them, as long as they can stick to the arrival of reinforcements, the balance of forces between the two sides will change. Whether it is the supply line of the Chinese army or the garrison of the Chinese army, it seems to be sure.

It can be said that he did not make mistakes in tactics, but the tactics of the Chinese army far exceeded their imagination.All tactics are based on the strategy centered on Hailanpao, and a complete, reasonable and effective combat plan has been formulated.

(End of this chapter)