According to the detailed statistics after the war, the CIA found that there was a big difference from the earliest intelligence. Through the seizure of enemy rosters and the interrogation of officers at all levels, the total number of troops invested by Tsarist Russia has now gradually become clear. got up.
The defenders of Vladivostok include Tsarist Russian civilians trapped in the city and servants from Central Asia. After several rounds of statistics, the number is clear to be more than 46,000 people. The total strength of the Tsarist Russian expedition fleet, navy and army that came out of the sea is 31,200 people, while Central Asian soldiers The total strength of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment that came was more than 49,000 people.
Of the total strength of more than 126,000 men, less than 50,000 were left in the end. Such a battle loss ratio can be regarded as the annihilation of the entire army.
The war was cruel, but not as cruel as the climate in the Far East. Only one-third of the soldiers who died in battle died directly from battlefield killings, and more died from the cruel weather in the Far East because they were injured and could not receive treatment. .
There were too many non-combat attrition. After the war, the most consumed medicine in the prisoner camps was antifreeze ointment. Many soldiers' limbs were disabled by freezing, and they would eventually have to face amputation.
After Xiao Letian saw the report on the prisoners of war, he couldn't believe his eyes. Aren't polar bears the most cold-resistant nation? Isn't cold their weapon? Why are they being killed in large numbers by the cold now?
Facts have proved that Xiao Letian was wrong. The Russian military and civilians mainly relied on good equipment to fight against the cold, and their own attributes only accounted for a small part. Because they live in alpine areas all year round, they have a whole set of cold-resistant experience, but these experiences all require equipment.
Their diet is high in calories, their clothing is rich in furs, their houses have special structures that are effective in keeping out the cold, and of course they can't live without strong liquor... These equipments help them overcome the severe cold.
However, in this battle in the Far East, the weak logistics of the Tsarist Empire completely ruined the hope of victory for 120,000 people. According to Tsarist Russia's own historical records, there was only one reason for the failure of this battle in the Far East, and that was the collapse of logistics.
I have to say that the timing chosen by Xiao Letian was really clever, not too early and not too late. If the war had been launched earlier, when the Russians had just entered the Far East and before the local aborigines had been brutally treated, the volunteers would have There is simply no widespread support from the local people.
In ancient times, the common people said that at best they were honest, but at worst they just muddle along and had no pursuits. In their minds, it doesn't make any difference who is the emperor. They all pay taxes anyway, so who doesn't?
Before the Tsarist Russian soldiers started massacring the local people, there would be no support for the volunteers even if they showed up. Only after millions of local people saw with their own eyes what massacre was and felt what it means to have their families destroyed and their lives destroyed, did they have the motivation to revolt.
The timing cannot be too early, and of course it cannot be too late. The Tsar's determination to manage the Far East is huge. Now the preliminary exploration work of the Trans-Siberian Railway is nearing completion, and the major project will be launched soon.
Every summer, the Far East can receive a steady stream of arms supplies from the West, including the port of Vladivostok. As long as it is not an ice period, there will always be ships transporting soldiers and arms docking.
The longer the time drags on, the stronger the war preparation capabilities of these Russian troops in the Far East will be, and the harder it will be to crack the bones. If the Siberian Railway is built, then Xiao Letian might as well just give up, because he has absolutely no possibility of victory.
Let alone the future, in this war right now, if the 120,000 troops of Tsarist Russia gather together to attack the volunteers, then even if Xiao Letian invites heavenly soldiers and generals, he will not win.
But war is an artistic masterpiece that opens up countless possibilities. The entire Far East campaign consists of four parts, the ambush on Amami Oshima, the siege of Vladivostok, the Cossack surprise attack on Vladivostok, and finally the final battle on the Amur River.
Four small battles made up the entire Far East War, and the four small battles were not carried out at the same time, but in series, which gave the Chinese a chance to win.
Basically, in every small battle, the Chinese fought against more than 30,000 enemy troops, and they would not fight more than 40,000. In other words, in the entire Far East campaign, the Chinese fought with fewer enemies, but in the In the separate small battles, the Chinese always bullied the weak, taking advantage of their numerical and geographical advantages, including material and logistical supplies.
In terms of military tactics, Xiao Letian's strategy was the most typical "encirclement point and reinforcements" attack on Vladivostok that the enemy must save, and then forced the enemy to invest a large amount of manpower and launch an attack at a time when the conditions were not suitable.
Cold, hunger, illness, supplies...these are all weapons that Xiao Letian can use, and small victories one after another finally converge into a big victory.
There were 30,000 volunteers, 20,000 Chinese New Army mobilized, plus 20,000 Fusang reinforcements. Such a small force could actually create such brilliant results. It has to be said that this is a miracle in military history.
Killing 70,000 people and capturing 50,000 people. Such a result was thrown in front of Exxon, and his face turned pale with fright on the spot.
"No...impossible! You are lying, you are cheating!"
"That's right, you Orientals just like to cheat and use all kinds of deceptive means to achieve your goals. I won't be fooled! I will never be fooled..."
Looking at the hysterical Aikeson, Xiao Letian's face darkened. "It seems that our friend is a little uncalm today. The Chinese medicine doctor is calling him angry. He should be defeated!"
Before he finished speaking, two soldiers came over with a large glass of two liters of freshly squeezed sugar cane juice. The sugar cane juice in the crystal glass bottle was filled with ice cubes, and the outside of the crystal clear bottle was still covered with condensed water. beads.
The two of them didn't talk nonsense. One held Aikeson's chin and nose, pried open his mouth, and the other drank the fire-fighting sugarcane juice with ice.
Dong Dong Dong... Dong Dong Dong... Aixon's face was covered with ice cubes, his teeth were so frozen, and his stomach was filled with juice that made him choke and unable to breathe.
After two liters of sugar cane juice, Aikeson knelt on the ground clutching his stomach in pain. He felt that his internal organs were frozen together.
"Sugar cane... has a sweet and cold nature and taste... harmonizes and moisturizes dryness, clears away heat and relieves annoyance... plus some ice cubes, it is a powerful weapon to reduce fire! How about it, are you calmer now?"
"Take a good look at this information. Am I telling lies? Carefully look at the confessions from Tsarist Russia... Time is running out. How are you going to treat the 50,000 captives?"
"Don't delay. If you don't have an explanation after three days, I will send them all to the factory to work as slaves. If you don't have an explanation within ten days, I will start killing people in batches!"
"Start with the guys with blood on their hands, the soldiers who massacred the Qingdao Gold Mine, and the executioners who burned down villages in the Far East. None of them can escape!"
"Someone has to pay for the Bailayi tragedy. So many tribes in Outer Mongolia were slaughtered, and someone has to bear the debt! Exon, you can choose to continue to live and die with those women, or you can choose to bear some responsibilities , the road is at your feet!"
