In the northern part of Heilongjiang, deep in the East Xing'an Mountains, about 100 kilometers away from Aihui, the headquarters of the Northern Xinjiang Construction Corps.

Liang Zan stretched his hands on the pine wood table, and his clear eyes were no longer waiting to look back and forth on the map painted with red and blue lines and marked. Various intelligence information flowed like a lantern in his head, which corresponded to the map situation one by one.

Before the battle begins, it is his habit to repeatedly check various situations to ensure that everything is foolproof. Even if the combat plan has been drawn up and it is difficult to make any changes, and all the situations are familiar with him, he is still accustomed to doing it himself during the entire combat process, and must hear the report ahead as soon as possible, rather than the briefing after analysis and sorting out by the staff.

Doing so will undoubtedly make him extremely mentally burdened, and it is completely inconsistent with the style of famous generals who can play chess and taste tea when they are in the war.

But Liang Zan didn't care about those things. He only had one result and victory!

The door of the room was knocking, interrupting his thinking. He looked up and saw a young combat staff member rushing in with joy on his face. He danced a telegram in his hand, quickly approached and stood at attention, and delivered his hands: "Report! There is an emergency!"

"oh?"

Liang Zan first looked up at the quartz clock on the wall, then took the message and swept it up and down, his thick eyebrows raised up, and muttered, "Have you actually started over there?"

He understood why the little staff officer was happy. It turned out that the fire had already been exchanged in Manzhouli. No, to be precise, the border guards gave the Russian a heavy blow to rescue the intercepted special envoy train!

Since the founding of the New Dynasty, the martial arts spirit has been prevalent throughout the country. Almost all the generals in the army are under forty years old, and grassroots officers are young people in their twenties. Everyone has the same characteristics, hoping to start a war, expand territory, and make achievements!

For more than ten years, China has been facing encirclement of the great powers, and there have been constant skirmishes in the border areas. It is friction with the British in Kangzang and Zang. On the border line of thousands of kilometers in northern Xinjiang, it is constantly filthy with the Russians.

But they are all very small-scale tests. There is no big battle to fight, so naturally there is no big contribution to make.

Now China-Russia relations are tense. When diplomatic relations between the two countries are about to reach the best stage, they suddenly take a sharp turn and the entire north has entered a state of full wartime. The middle and lower-level soldiers do not know that this is a long-planned strategic change. They just feel that they are finally going to fight a big war and are all excited.

However, the outbreak of the war did not start in one or two days. Even the top leaders of China and Russia had already made preparations. More than a month since the Hailanpao incident, the two countries have not made a full-scale attack. They just kept dispatching troops and piled up the dark clouds of the war.

In fact, both sides are waiting for a suitable opportunity.

First of all, the climatic conditions are the weather and the northern border is still cold in February. Field operations are very challenging for both sides' logistics and soldiers' quality, and non-combat factors are inevitable.

Although the Russians were resistant to freezing and were ready to take action, they were hit hard during the test, which forced them to re-estimate the Chinese border defense force. Therefore, a little adjustment was required.

China's preparations are actually more sufficient than them, but it needs to seize the moral commanding heights. In addition, the necessary links for Yang Hao's mission to St. Petersburg were not completed, so he also kept his troops in accordance with it.

Finally, I have waited for now, in the early April of the lunar calendar, the weather in northern Xinjiang has changed from a changing arid spring to early summer, and the temperature has risen to warmth, but there is still a little time to go out for the rainy season. It is the best time to go out for activities. Also, it is also a great opportunity to start a war!

When all the conditions are met, the most exciting news finally came!

Liang Zan glanced at the little staff member who was flushed with excitement and nodded: "Go and go to the war room."

"yes!"

The little staff member stood attentively and responded with a short and powerful force. Then he quickly opened the door in front, and Liang Zan walked straight to the room at the other end of the corridor.

The huge combat room is almost as big as an indoor basketball court. The air defense fortifications opened in the cave are spacious and spacious, and it is more than ten meters high from the top to the bottom!

This is also due to Yang Hao's bad taste. He made the shapes of the underground fortresses in Hollywood blockbusters in this world and made almost all the important mountains and underground fortifications on the B plane into virtue.

It is often a huge space connected by deep corridors. Under the lights in the middle, there are large sand table platforms or performance tables, and the walls are surrounded by radio stations, computer terminals, communication facilities, etc. On the second and third floors up the iron stairs, there are prominent platforms that can overlook the overall situation. Under the lights, standing on the top and watching the busyness coming and going below is particularly stylish.

This is the case with the Northern Xinjiang Construction Corps Operations Command.

The one that was set up in Hulun for coordinated management and construction is for outsiders to see and also a service institution with superficial significance.

The mountain command that goes deep into the Xing'anling is the core of the battle.

Liang Zan came to the war room hall very quickly. The bright long-life energy-saving lamps shone on everyone, and the short-straited guards stood at attention, which made everyone know his arrival.

Chief of Staff Gao Xiaoshan also came up with joy and said with a smile: "Commander, good news! The Seventh Aviation Regiment fought for the first time, and broke the entire division of the Russians! Now, the enemy's defenses on the opposite side of Manzhouli are empty, and breakthroughs are at your fingertips!"

Let me explain the situation clearly in a few words.

Liang Zan nodded calmly and read the sorted telegrams separately, as if he was feeling a little emotional: "I didn't expect that the Air Force's combat efficiency was so amazing! It was just like the one who scared the Qing army with a hot air balloon!"

Chief of Staff Gao sighed sincerely: "Yes! We used to observe military exercises, but we didn't think it was a big deal. The soldiers were used to it, and they also had air defense warnings and counterattack methods during air strikes. Now we know that the gap between being prepared and being unprepared is so big!"

The National Defense School and the General Training Class have detailed air force applications and defense projects. In the strategic and tactical teaching, the integrated air-ground combat has always been emphasized.

The officers who came from the anti-Qing revolution in the past were very uncomfortable with this. In their opinion, the previous combat mode of infantry rushing, artillery bombing, and artillery bombing was already sharp enough. They were equipped with various caliber cannons with each division, each regiment and battalion, and added recoilless cannons and mortars down to the first level of the platoon to form a set of artillery with a comprehensive coverage.

The number of artillery and ammunition release density of other countries, an army or even a group army is already invincible around the world. What other aircraft are used?

In the eyes of the army with rampant artillery, those light objects made of wood shells float slowly in the sky. If you dive at a low altitude, you can shoot a fireball into a fireball. How can you use it as the main point of combat? Something must have been made wrong!

But I can't help it. This was ordered by the head of state himself. If anyone fails to get a good academic assessment, don't expect to get off the army. No matter how you don't agree, you have to learn the theory well and use it well in military exercises.

During military exercises, the reconnaissance function of the aircraft is recognized, but the effect of the ground attack has always been doubted. A few small bombs of a plane can blow up the will of an iron army? Rigorous strait tactics and careful air defense and artillery bunker bonuses, achieving the ultimate camouflage system, so what if you can throw bombs?

There is no practical effect, and everyone has doubts.

But today they finally saw it, and the actual combat effect was much beyond expectations.

Liang Zan thought for a while and ordered: "Let the Seventh Air Regiment write a detailed combat report and let's study it carefully. By the way, the special envoy train has returned to the territory safely, right?"

Gao Xiaoshan nodded: "They drove back under the escort of the Air Force. They had fought with the elites of the 8th Division of the Maoist Division before, and the results were also good. Speaking of which, Major Xu Shuzheng, who was escorting the envoy north, was also a good player in fighting tough battles."

Liang Zan said yelling, disregarding: "Think about the military power of the special train, it is like a mobile fortress. As long as it is used properly, anyone can make a fortune! Since they are back, even if their mission is completed, we will not pay attention to it."

Gao Xiaoshan shook his head helplessly. His commander was too arrogant and always looked down on the officers who were traditional literati. This difference may not be able to be bridged for a while. However, they do have the capital to be proud, and they are all old backbones who started with the head of state. Their ethics are definitely not comparable to those of the boys from the military academy.

Retracting his thoughts and focusing on his current military affairs: "So. How should the direction of Manzhouli move? Should we continue to hold our troops, or...?"

Liang Zan did not answer, but asked first: "How did the headquarters respond?"

"Let us move our cameras and make specific decisions."

Chief of Staff Gao was obviously satisfied with this and should have great autonomy outside. The opportunity often flashed in the war, and everyone was counting on the headquarters to make decisions back and forth. So why do they need to use it?

Liang Zan did not hesitate and made a quick decision: "Order the 13th Army to launch an attack immediately! Be sure to wipe out the enemy in front of you in the shortest time! Then, break through with all your strength along the railway towards Chita! No matter what changes happen later, they are not allowed to take a step back!"

Gao Xiaoshan was surprised: "We are going to start a full-scale battle now? Let's not wait for the government to make a theory?"

Being polite and then being soldier has always been a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation. If you cannot bear it unless you have to, you will never take action rashly. Under normal circumstances, most people will take action and fight back on their own defense.

Liang Zan's eyebrows stood up and snorted coldly: "Do you have to wait for the Russians to rush into our border line to shout and fight and kill, causing many innocent civilians to be killed or injured, and then fight back with anger? I will never allow such a thing to happen in my territory! I just win the war and make those scholars worry about the dispute!"

Gao Xiaoshan was speechless, thinking that I was a scholar and a serious scholar! Is it really good to say this in person?

However, he was also used to this old partner who was full of banditry, so he had to arrange it according to the order.

The combat staff immediately adjusted the sand table according to the order, and Chief of Staff Gao asked again: "Then are our frontal enemies?"

Liang Zan waved his hand hard: "Start a full-scale attack immediately! Take the ignorant Russians on the other side in one fell swoop! Isn't the Air Force good? Then let them take the lead! Order the 15th Army to cross the river!"

At 4:30 pm on May 13, 1909, dozens of biplane fighters from Harbin to Nenjiang a few days ago. Tongbei escorted more than 20 "Dicu 1" attack aircraft to take off one after another, divided into four formations in the air, crossed the Xing'an Mountains and rushed straight to the other side of Heilongjiang!

At this time, the Russian Army Command of Baikal Military Region had just received an urgent report. The 8th Division of the Sarathon failed to seize the special train of Chinese envoys, and suffered a fierce blow, with heavy casualties!

Because of the backwardness of communication technology and equipment, and the bombing was too sudden and fierce, the more detailed report was not conveyed. Therefore, the Baikal Military Region Command did not know for a moment how terrible the Eighth Division had encountered. They just took it for granted that it was a cross-border attack launched by the Chinese border guards!

This is the rhythm of war!

The Baikal Military Region Command, who was obviously misjudged this, was overjoyed and believed that this was an excellent opportunity to launch a full-scale war against China! So he severely scolded the incompetence of the Eighth Division and required them to withstand the Chinese attack with all their might. At the same time, he ordered the remaining divisions deployed there to mobilize together to launch a cross-border attack!

They were happy to visit, and they did not notice that the person who sent the report was not Major General Martinov, the commander of the 8th Division! Lieutenant General Zarbayev immediately sent a telegram to St. Petersburg to report the "good news". Then he contacted Governor Amur Grodjkov and asked him to work together to launch a full-scale attack on the other side of Heilongjiang!

The Tsarist Russia had already formulated the entire combat plan, but the only difference was the specific time to launch the general attack.

Since the Hailanpao incident, their plans have been slightly adjusted, but the overall changes have not been too big. Now it has been confirmed that China has taken the lead. Of course, the two frontier military regions cannot wait for the orders of Grand Duke Nicholas or Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin to issue, and then react slowly, and start to make sure that they are invincible!

In Zarbayev thought that their actions must be sudden, fast, and fierce enough, and they would definitely achieve a sure victory. But he would never have thought that when he sent the telegram, the main Russian command and military stations of the entire Amur Military Region were all damaged by sudden blows!

The special forces of the Chinese Frontier Corps, which launched operations more than a month ago, were extremely skilled in touching various key points along the railway and installed remote-controlled explosive devices in all of their communication facilities, including telephone lines, telegraph lines, and radio towers.

The order for Ryazan to attack was issued, and the facilities distributed on the periphery were destroyed at the same time, almost completely paralyzing the communications of the Amur Military Region.

Not only that, they also used the secret codebook they had obtained to disguise themselves as radio stations of the Amur Military Region, received a message from the Baikal Military Region Command, and then sent back fake messages.

After such trouble, the Amur Military Region was temporarily isolated from communication.

Then, the air force that was rushing across the river suddenly flew to the dusk and launched a fierce bombing without any defense, blowing its headquarters, radio signal towers, garrison camps, artillery, ammunition depots and other key facilities in one fell swoop!

The two armies of the Northern Frontier Corps mobilized together to cross the river from Aihui, Niupu and Boli respectively, and launched a comprehensive attack on the Russian army in the Amur area!

In the south, the Beiyang fleet stationed in Xiaguan suddenly appeared near the Sea Cucumber Wei, and operated in joint operations with the ground troops in Jilin, advancing on the ground side by side! (~^~)
Chapter completed!