Yang Yuanzhao didn't realize that the Northwest was in this state in the hearts of most Chinese people, but to truly stand on the historical storm, he still had to pass one level. ¤↗,w∧ww.23w↖x.c≥om

Even if we don’t have the attitude of fighting in full swing with Russia, 210,000 Russian troops and 18 divisions are still a hurdle that must be passed. It has been a smooth road and cannot be overcome. Even the northwest itself is threatened, let alone others.

In Baotou Base Camp, the largest room is a strategic research war room. The Mongolian map drawn by the actual proportions and through precise measurements, it is so accurate. Every path, mountains, rivers, lakes, etc. is accurately displayed on the map. For such a map, the largest ones in the war room, and the other senior officers above each regiment have a relatively small one, which is enough to prevent them from getting lost in Mongolia.

Yang Yuanzhao was frowning there. On the map, different flags represent teams with different combat powers. The red flags are at the regiment level. Now there are only three people close to the trading city, and the few behind them are a little far behind.

Three days have passed since the battle to liberate Kulun. After maintaining Kulun's stability, the first regiment has temporarily stationed. The 234th regiment, which is the second wave of power, did not come to Kulun directly, but directly diverted the route 30 kilometers west of Kulun to Chuktu, the largest city on the Sino-Russian border.

From the west entrance, Chikto was the farthest city that Shanxi merchants could once go to. Let’s talk about his distance. Chikto is about 350 kilometers away from Kulun, but if you add 1,700 kilometers from Baotou to Kulun, plus more than 600 kilometers from Taiyuan to Baotou, the distance of 5,000 miles is enough to make everyone look at it.

For hundreds of years, Shanxi people who have been unable to survive have chosen to go to Chaktu to do business. In the vast Gobi prairie, I don’t know how many Shanxi people’s corpses were buried. From Zhangjiakou to Wude, then to Kulun, and then to Chaktu, it was originally the famous Zhangku Highway in later generations. Even the main body of the Russian extension. Over the past few hundred years, countless caravans and cars have stepped on them, forming a simple dirt road, which is also the main channel for the caravan.

Later, Baotou was first introduced, so it was specially built with Sanhedi soil because it was not a special road construction. It only used a small amount of cement and stone, and the road conditions were not good. When the brigade's convoy was moving up, it was slightly better than ordinary dirt roads or grasslands without roads, but it could not be called Baotou.

The car with large load and fast speed does not specifically target the off-roadness here. On the first day, I only traveled 80 kilometers. This is compared with the previous 10 hours of 550 kilometers, or 1,200 kilometers from Baotou to Wude in 10 hours. This is completely incomparable. The convenience of transportation makes motor vehicles faster and faster, and the distance and even space are no longer an obstacle or a punishment. Instead, the traffic environment has become the biggest constraint.

The reason why I stopped after walking 80 kilometers was not because it was dark. When I stopped, there were at least 5 hours before it was dark. The reason why I stopped was that 50 of the 500 cars broke down.

The main way of marching of the Northwest Army is motor vehicles. Although walking is also possible, the speed and time cannot be guaranteed when walking 2,000 kilometers away from Baotou.

The car carrying three groups of cars, one-tenth of which not only delayed the speed, but also reduced the transportation capacity a lot. The speed of travel was greatly reduced from this day. We carried enough maintenance personnel. With the efforts of the maintenance personnel overnight, the 38 vehicles repaired and the remaining 12 vehicles had to be placed here.

The next day, there were even fewer 60 kilometers. Even on the original foundation, there were more broken cars today, reaching 110, a decrease of one-fifth, which made several regiment commanders discover something wrong, and directly called the First Division and the First Army, and by the way, they also reported it to Baotou.

The complex environment and road conditions made the base camp optimistic about this battle, which greatly reduced the reason why Baotou was able to look at the Russian army calmly was because of its huge advantage in firepower. According to what they knew, the Russian army from the local area and the Russian army from the Far East were not too high. They were all very ordinary before World War I. The equipment methods of European troops, and even the equipment of the Russian army, were even worse than those of Britain and Germany. In terms of the number of machine guns, a division of Baotou is 12 times higher than that of a Russian division, the number of artillery is 4 times, and the personnel are more than twice.

In this regard, Baotou has the advantage. The only uncertainty is that Baotou's army, after all, has only been established for three years. Russia is gradually fighting against European powers over hundreds of years. Although many countries, such as Britain, France and Germany, have not looked at Russia, the title of polar bear, and Britain and Germany, to a certain extent, weakening Russia's performance has confirmed Russia's strength. Facing such an old power, there is no foundation in his heart.

It was only 350 kilometers from Kulun to Chuktu. In two days, he walked 140 kilometers. It seemed that half of it was, but the travelers of a hundred miles were half of ninety, not to mention that it was less than half. If you continue this, it would probably take four or five days to reach Chuktu.

From the information from Russia, it can be confirmed that it should be enough to arrive, or even a little faster than the Russian army. But next, if Baotou cannot stabilize this logistics line, the 350-kilometer distance can definitely be called a natural barrier. Without sufficient logistics supplies, the extra artillery fire and Maxim will become a huge pressure on the logistics, and even affect the combat effectiveness of the Northwest Army.

"Or what, recruit some civil servants!" Jiang Baili suddenly suggested that Cai E was rushing to the front line, his old friend and old classmate. He could not watch Cai E alone resist the Russian army. Moreover, under the unstable firepower and logistics, liberating Kulun, including some subsequent operations, captured at least 5,000 prisoners. These prisoners were all young and middle-aged men, and using them as civil servants was the best choice.

"Don't worry for the time being!" Yang Yuanzhao naturally had his own ideas. Most of the cars in Baotou were mobilized. In terms of logistics, the powerful car carrying capacity was enough to support the battle of several divisions. At the very least, some tractors were sent. The tractors were slower, but their strong adaptability, coupled with the huge horsepower, was a huge supplement to the capacity. For complex grasslands without much slope and rocks, crawler-type tractors seemed to provide better transportation capabilities.

Jiang Baili frowned. From the military aspect, the problem he considered was simpler. The key was to ensure logistics. The car had proved that it was not suitable for this grassland environment. Why not use the cooperation of horse pulling and manpower? Anyway, now it is mobilized, from Kulun to Chuckto, it is only 350 kilometers, and at the speed of 30 kilometers per day of wheelbarrows and carriages, 10 days is enough. As long as the logistics line is stable, everything is great.

Yang Yuanzhao ignored Jiang Baili, but turned to Liu Shu and said, "Brother Zelin, don't know where the road construction company is now?"

Liu Shu was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion: "The ring line between Baotou, which the road construction company is building, and other cities has now completed the connection between Mongolia, Shanxi and Shaanxi called the Great Artery!"

"Is it close to Mongolia?"

Liu Shu knew Yang Yuanzhao better, and with his understanding of Baotou Road Construction Company, his eyes lit up. What Yang Yuanzhao thought was probably a fundamental solution. Although he had greater investment, he had to go all out. During this war, he transferred the road construction machinery and road construction company to Kulun and took the opportunity to basically repair the road from Kulun to Chaktu, which could not be compared to the higher level. This was during the war, and there was not so much time. A high-level road was built on the Mongolian desert, but it was still possible to basically make the road surface smoother and not delay the formation.

"It should be no problem. I will notify them now. I will probably be able to draw 12 to 13 teams!"

The current Baotou Road Construction Company has a large family and a large business. The road construction team is the lowest-level unit. Each team has about 500 skilled workers and about 120 special road construction machinery. It can complete the construction of about 320 meters of standard highways within one day!

If the coordination is reasonable, the construction of nearly 4 kilometers of roads can be completed in one day. If the standards are lowered, the number can be doubled. In this way, a similar road can be completed in a maximum of 40 days or 45 days. Not only will the car breakdown rate be greatly reduced, but the speed can also be significantly improved, just like the first and second highways in Baotou back then.

Jiang Baili next to him was completely unable to understand. He did not expect that in the emergency situation of military information, Liu Shu and Yang Yuanzhao would have the leisure to discuss the road matter. Yes, in 45 days, the logistics supply problem between Kulun and Chaktu was solved once and for all. But before, the Russian army was coming. Could it be that it was too irresponsible to let the army use fire sticks to resist the Russian soldiers?

When Jiang Baili finally asked the depressed questions in his heart, Liu Shu couldn't help laughing and said directly to Yang Yuanzhao: "These Yuanzhao has considered these long ago. He attaches more importance to the First Army than me and will not use human lives to block them!"

Jiang Baili was stunned. He looked at Yang Yuanzhao, not knowing what to say. What is the best way to solve the logistics problem. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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