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Irkutsk is the capital of the Russian Far East Governor's Region and is currently the largest city in Russia in the Far East. Irkutsk is located west of Lake Baikal, on the banks of the Angara River. The population of the entire Irkutsk exceeds 200,000, and the Russians living in surrounding towns will double. However, after the preparatory order of Tsar Nicholas I, all the Russians around Irkutsk have hid in Irkutsk, causing the population of the entire city to soar.

Major General Neverskoy served as the commander of the defense of Irkutsk, and he was also appointed as the commander of the 1st Russian Far East Army. During the battle in Zhangjiakou, he was lucky and successfully escaped from the encirclement of imperial cavalry and Mongolian cavalry and hid in the deep mountains and forests. After avoiding the pursuit of imperial cavalry, Major General Neverskoy went through the Mongolian grasslands and fled back to Irkutsk. Along the way, he was almost caught by the Mongols several times. Originally, there were hundreds of Cossack cavalry who escaped from the encirclement with him, but in the end, there were only more than ten people who returned to Irkutsk.

Governor Muravyov of the Far East has been killed in battle, and the generals under his command have also died on the battlefield. Now in the entire Far East, Major General Neverskoy has become the highest rank. In addition, he has fought with the Chinese army several times and is more familiar with the Chinese army, so he deserves to become the defensive commander of Irkutsk. However, for Major General Neverskoy, it is undoubtedly very difficult to defend Irkutsk before the Russian Expeditionary Force arrives. With only 100,000 people in his hands, only 50,000 people are equipped with breech rifles, and the other 50,000 people are equipped with breech rifles. How useful can such a force be in front of the elite Chinese army?

"General, an urgent telegram from St. Petersburg!" A communication officer handed the telegram to Major General Neverskoy.

Major General Neverskoy received the telegram and read it, his face suddenly became gloomy. The commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Duke Gorchakov, ordered him to defend Irkutsk before the arrival of the Russian Expeditionary Force. If he could, he would be promoted to lieutenant general. His future would be bright, and all the mistakes he had made in the battle against the Chinese Empire would be spared. However, if he failed, he would not have to go back to Russia. Because even if he went back, what was waiting for him was probably the trial of the military court and the raised gallows.

"Damn it, there is no way out now. Come and invite General Borif Borif, hurry up." Major General Neverskoy ordered. Borif was the commander of the 2nd Army of the Far East and the rank of brigadier general.

"Yes, General!" The guard responded and ran out quickly. Everyone knew that Major General Neverskoy seemed to be in a bad mood now.

In less than ten minutes, Brigadier General Borif rushed to Major General Neverskoy's office.

"God of General. What happened? Are the Chinese people calling?" As soon as Brigadier General Borif asked immediately. The news that the Chinese cavalry were marching towards Irkutsk after capturing Ulan-Ude was already panicking.

"No, General Borif. The Chinese are on their way to Irkutsk. They expect it will take about a week to arrive. However, we don't have much time." Major General Neverskoy said with a serious expression. Now it is undoubtedly a huge difficulty. Although Irkutsk has 100,000 troops, these people are just new recruits who have not received military training. Although Major General Neverskoy has tried his best to train these new recruits during this period, it is impossible to get them into an army in a short period of time. Now, all he can do is to sharpen his guns in the last battle.

Brigadier General Borif nodded, and he also knew that the current situation was very unfavorable to them. The Chinese army was advancing too fast. Especially after the Mongols turned to the Chinese Empire, they easily established a powerful cavalry unit, a cavalry unit that was not inferior to the Russian Cossack cavalry. Under such circumstances, it was very difficult to resist the attack of the Chinese army.

"General Borif, St. Petersburg has issued an order to defend Irkutsk to the death. We must persevere until the expeditionary force arrives, otherwise I will have no way to die. However, I am sure that even if I am sent to the gallows, you will definitely die in front of me." Major General Neverskoy said. His words revealed a strong sense of threat. He hoped that in such a critical moment, Brigadier General Borif could work with him. Otherwise, there would be no hope at all.

"God of General, please rest assured that I will completely obey your orders." Brigadier General Borif said quickly. Major General Neverskoi's rank is higher than that of him, and he also controls the 1st Far East Army. Although both armies in Irkutsk are recruits and mobs, the 1st Far East Army is undoubtedly stronger than the 2nd Far East Army. After all, the 1st Far East Army is equipped with advanced breech guns and a small number of artillery. These are the stocks of the former Far East Governor's Office. The 2nd Far East Army is equipped with breech guns and does not have any artillery. The strength comparison is obvious at a glance.

"Well, General Borif, if you can think like this, it is of course the best. I believe that although our enemies are strong, we will be able to successfully defend Irkutsk. As long as we can persevere until the reinforcements arrive, our future will be bright!" Major General Neverskoy said. Just give a stick and give a sweet date, so that Commodore Borif can be devoted.

"Yes, General!" Brigadier General Borif nodded. However, in his opinion, this was just a word of comfort to Nevilskoy. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops were coming and rushed forward, and the Russian Expeditionary Force was at least two thousand kilometers away. It would probably take two months or even longer to persevere until the reinforcements arrived. During this period, the Chinese troops must have captured Irkutsk. Their bodies were probably rotten.

"General Borif, commander-in-chief of the Expeditionary Force, has sent the 10th and 12th Cossack cavalry to aid us. In another half a month, they will arrive in Irkutsk. In other words, we only need to hold on for half a month. If we can hold on, we will complete the mission." Major General Neverskoy continued.

"Half of a month?" Brigadier General Borif's eyes lit up. This was good news. If he was lucky, he might be able to hold on with the 100,000 new recruits from Irkutsk, but he might be able to hold on for half a month. After all, they are mainly facing the Chinese cavalry now, and the Chinese infantry are thousands of miles away. They will definitely not be able to reach Irkutsk within half a month.

"God General, what are we going to do? I will listen to you!" Brigadier General Boriff said immediately.

"Okay! First of all, we must prepare for defense in the city. Barriers and other fortifications must be built on the big and small streets in the city to resist the enemy's attack. In addition, I am going to blow up the Irkutsk Bridge. In this way, the Chinese will not be able to cross the Angara River. This will buy us more time." Major General Neverskoy said.

The Irkutsk Bridge is a bridge across the Angara River. The bridge is made of iron and is nearly 300 meters long. It is an important channel connecting Irkutsk to the south of the Angara River. If this bridge is blown up, then if the Chinese army wants to attack Irkutsk, it will have to take a detour. It is now the end of April, and the Angara River has begun to thaw, and the Chinese army cannot cross the river from the ice at all.

"God General, will St. Petersburg agree if this is the case? We finally built the Irkutsk Bridge." Brigadier General Bolif said with some concern.

"We can't take care of so much now. Our first task is to save Irkutsk. As for the others, we will no longer consider it." Major General Neverskoy said. This was the only way he could think of. Only in this way can he defend Irkutsk before reinforcements arrived, and he would have a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, he would really not know how to use a hundred thousand mobs to fight against the 70,000 elite Chinese cavalry.

"Okay, General, I support your opinion!" Brigadier General Boriff said. He also knew that this was the last solution. If you want to survive, you can only do this.

"Well! Well, let's take action separately! Whether we can defend Irkutsk and complete the tasks assigned by St. Petersburg depends on these days." Major General Neverskoy said.

The next day, the Russian army stationed in Irkutsk used the ** to blow up the Irkutsk Bridge. After the bridge was blown up, if you want to pass through the Angara River, you can only detour through the downstream Angarsk. It is more than fifty kilometers away from Irkutsk. One round trip is a detour of hundreds of kilometers, which takes at least two or three days.

Major General Neverskoy did not dare to blow up the bridge in Angarsk. In that case, Russian reinforcements would not be able to cross the river after they arrived. They would have to leave a way out for their own people!

Taking advantage of these days, the Russian troops stationed in Irkutsk entered a crazy preparation for war in order to survive. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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