The two battalions sent by Zhao Xin did not retreat after repelling the Russian reinforcements from the direction of Emulkalun. After leaving one battalion to garrison the south bank, the other battalion crossed the river by boat and stayed at The river beach area is six kilometers southeast of Yaksa.
The Russian reconnaissance team soon discovered the movements of the Northern Navy, and they sent chassers and cavalry to try to drive them away that night. Relying on the heavy machine guns on patrol boats and a simple circular defensive position, the North Korean navy effectively withstood the Russian army's harassment all night and firmly guarded the north bank of Heilongjiang.
At 6 o'clock in the morning on August 23, most of the Northern Navy that stayed in Duojincheng boarded the ship and headed west. At 8 o'clock in the morning, they arrived at the landing site opened on the north bank of Heilongjiang the day before. Afterwards, the large group of troops headed north and camped on a plain one kilometer away from the river bank.
At the same time, a reconnaissance team belonging to the Northern Navy Artillery met up with the battalion stationed on the south bank, and then, led by the guide Zamusu, followed the winding Nangai Valley into the Greater Khingan Mountains. Their mission is crucial. The reconnaissance team will find and set up artillery observation points near the slopes southeast of Emulkaron. Once the observation points are set up, both the ancient city island and Yaksa will be covered by the artillery strikes of the Northern Navy. under.
From August 23 to August 25, in addition to blocking the Russian troops sent by Yaksa, the Northern Navy was busy building positions at other times, clearing shrubs and grass, opening roads to the riverside, and digging toilets in the downwind... ....
In a battle, especially a field battle, logistical supplies are far more important than advanced weapons and the bravery of soldiers. When Liu Sheng fought against Ning Guta, it was precisely because of this that he chose to fight fiercely and rush to resolve the battle quickly.
Take the simplest chestnut, drinking water.
The normal amount of water consumed by an adult man weighing 70 kilograms is 3000 ml per day. If it is heavy manual labor or high physical exertion, the amount must be increased by 1000 ml, which is 4,000 ml.
In this era, regardless of Asia or Europe, during battles, it was necessary to set up camp before sending people to fetch water. In addition, civilians had to be arranged to chop wood, boil water, and help with cooking. If a thousand soldiers want to carry out long-distance operations, they must be equipped with a civilian corps of one thousand to two thousand people. Otherwise, soldiers would have to do nothing else every day and would waste half of their time just chopping wood, boiling water, and cooking. If the water source is contaminated, it will be even more verbose.
One kilometer south of the Beihai Navy Camp is Heilongjiang, and there are also some puddles and small lakes to the north. Fortunately, there are many water sources in this area, and even if the Russian army wants to use dead horses and dead cows to pollute it, it will be unable to do so. Besides, how delicious it is to save the meat for eating!
It is said that using water purification tablets in the wild is a temporary and short-term behavior. The first is that it has a peculiar smell and color, the second is that it can easily cause iodine allergy, and the third is that Cryptosporidium in the water cannot be removed and must be boiled before drinking.
But now with Zhao Xin's "mobile warehouse", everything is much easier to handle. This is him. If it were Liu Sheng, they wouldn't be able to do it at all. Just a road problem would stump them.
Ten water purification trucks with a water storage capacity of 6,000 liters can meet the drinking water needs of 10,000 people a day through one-stage reverse osmosis. At the same time, each vehicle also comes with two independent power supply systems of 8KW diesel generators to provide sufficient power for water purification equipment and heating equipment.
In addition, there are more than a dozen outdoor cooking trucks, including a cooking truck that can cater for 300 people at a time and a special staple food truck that can provide staple food for 600 people at a time.
"Lao Hu, what are you having for lunch today?"
"Noodles, canned pork braised, mouth full of oil."
Li Yansheng's mouth watered after hearing what the cook said. Since this and other border residents who followed saw various logistics vehicles of the Northern Navy at the Humar River, it took a while for them to gradually adapt and accept them.
The funniest thing I did before this time was to call a group of Daur people to cut a lot of grass, saying that it was for these white and dark green square animals to eat, which made the cooks of the security company and the logistics team laugh. It took him several days.
From August 25, as the North Navy's position facilities became more and more complete, the Russian army's small-scale harassment could no longer be gained, so Suvorov stopped this behavior.
In fact, the Russian army's defense facilities on the front line of Yaksa City are very complete, with complete fortifications built on the three trench positions, but the terrain of the Northern Navy is not good. However, what Zhao Xin and the others need to do now is to continuously harass and attack the enemy forces in Emul Kalun through a battalion deployed on the other side of the river, attracting the enemy's attention and providing ample time for the artillery reconnaissance team to find a suitable observation point.
As usual, after the Northern Navy's antennas were set up, several drones began to fly freely over Yaksa, Gucheng Island and the mouth of the Emur River. The daily buzzing made the Russian army upset. On the second day, even Suvorov himself was alerted and led a group of officers from the staff to the outside of the second trench.
"The general is here! Everyone, stand at attention!" Following the regimental commander's order, all the soldiers on the defense line held their breath and stared at Suvorov and his party riding on the horse. At this time, everyone noticed that the general was only wearing a soldier's woolen jacket today and was riding on a horse. He wears a George Cross with an orange and black ribbon on his chest.
Suvorov took the telescope and looked in the direction pointed by his men. He saw a small dot approaching in the sky a mile away. As the dot grew larger and larger in the field of view of the telescope, His Excellency the Admiral noticed the strange shape and color, as well as the black square box hanging below.
"Hey, gentlemen, can anyone tell me what this is?"
No one answered because this was beyond the understanding of everyone present.
A corporal suddenly shouted: "General, this is a devil, a monster!"
The group leader became a little angry and cursed: "Shut up! You idiot, I want you to be hung up and whipped!"
At this time, a second lieutenant said very calmly: "No, I think this is an observation machine invented by the Qing people."
"Oh?" Suvorov took a step forward and asked: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, is this true?"
The second lieutenant thought for a while and replied: "First, I am just a second lieutenant. This is just my speculation. Second, general, I personally never believe that there are any monsters in this world. Even if there are, under your leadership we It can also be destroyed.”
"Mr. Captain," the admiral on the horse bowed slightly and said, "You are welcome to come to my place for dinner today, and I will treat you to lunch tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at the second lieutenant with envious eyes. A good thing like being upgraded twice in a few minutes was missed.
Later, Suvorov raised the question: "Who can knock it down?"
The regiment leader stood at attention and said: "Admiral, we shot it with a musket yesterday, and that thing flew too high."
The newly promoted captain replied: "Perhaps we can use a cannon to raise the muzzle. I have carefully observed that the height of the thing should not exceed 200 meters."
"Very good! Let's do it." Suvorov nodded with satisfaction and continued to talk to the people around him: "What is observation? This is observation! A quick visual inspection to roughly determine the number and size of objects. When We have seen everything about the enemy, so congratulate yourself, we have won the victory!"
Before dark, the four 8-pounder artillery groups, led by the captain who had been promoted exceptionally, were dragged and gathered behind a parapet, and the muzzles were raised to 60 degrees, preparing to launch the operation during the day the next day. sneak attack.
The problem is that the Russian army thought they were doing it undetected, but the drone easily discovered this artillery position during night reconnaissance. The Northern Navy staff officers, who were already familiar with the types of Russian artillery, recognized at a glance on the screen that they were four 8-pound guns with their muzzles raised high.
In the evening, Fan Tong, who had gone out to get up for the night, came back and saw Zhao Xin standing in front of the tent and looking into the distance. He hesitated for a moment, then walked over.
"Can't sleep?" Fan Tong asked.
"Yeah, I'm thinking about how to keep this land in the future."
"Are you so confident that you can win a battle?"
"Having been here for so long, have you seen me do anything I'm not sure about?" Zhao Xin answered absentmindedly. "The key to this battle is to compete with the Russians in terms of speed," he said again: "In this way we can quickly capture Irkutsk."
"So, if the queen sends someone to negotiate, what conditions will you give?"
"The Lena River must be used as the dividing line." Zhao Xin explained: "In fact, whether it is current water transportation or the Siberian Railway in the future, Irkutsk is a point that cannot be bypassed."
Fan Tong said in surprise: "What do you mean, are you planning to build the railway?"
Zhao Xin nodded firmly and said: "Yes, yes. It will definitely not work without building the railway. Whether it is population or materials, relying only on rivers can only be used for five months a year."
Fan Tong said with a smile: "I remember it was said in the textbook that wherever the railways controlled by the imperialists are built, their claws of aggression will be extended."
Zhao Xin smiled and said: "There is something wrong with what you said. Are we considered imperialists? If they don't invade, I can at most maintain the original territory."
Fan Tong suddenly remembered something and asked, "Huh? Who is in the hands of Li Bai's hometown, Suiye City now?"
Zhao Xindao: "The Manchu and Qing dynasties. From this point of view, the three generations of Kangxi, Yongzong and Qianlong were much stronger than the Ming Dynasty. It is a pity that future generations will not live up to the expectations."
"I didn't know before. After almost a year here, many things have subverted my previous knowledge." Fan Tong sighed, and out of compassion, he decided to ask one last question before going to bed. "Can you kill fewer prisoners this time? After all, we are all educated modern people. It is always bad to kill too many people."
"Xiao Fan, you have to understand that this is an era of iron and fire. Sympathy for the invaders will only make them think that we are weak and can be bullied. I think those practices of being lenient to the invaders are really disgusting. One must be killed to serve as a warning to others, and the rest must dig coal and build roads to atone for their sins." Zhao Xin continued: "Don't talk about humanitarianism, war is not a dinner party, it is not a child's play after dinner, but the ugliest thing. Dare to provoke it In war, you have to bear the consequences of failure. Tens of thousands of people gathered together just to kill each other. Thousands of people were killed or maimed. And the more people killed, the greater the credit... "
"Stop, stop, I'm just asking. If you say that, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight." As the light and shadow of the campfire danced, Fan Tong couldn't tell whether the expression on Zhao Xin's face was ferocious or calm.
"Well, after fighting so many battles, apart from being a little excited at the beginning, everything became a responsibility later on." Zhao Xin patted Fan Tong on the shoulder and said, "It's time to rest, and it's time for me to sleep."
Fan Tong returned to the tent, lay on the bedding and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. When he closed his eyes and snored, there seemed to be a blonde girl waving to him in his dream...
On August 26, the North Korean Navy's artillery position consisting of five D30 long-range artillery pieces was finally laid out, and the defensive positions built around the artillery position were basically completed.
Zhao Xin immediately ordered the troops on the south bank of Heilongjiang to cross Paiwo Island and advance towards Emulkaron to attract the attention of the Russian army; at the same time, various units of the Northern Navy gradually entered the offensive starting positions west of the camp.
Suvorov on his side ordered two cavalry regiments to move north of Yaksa City, with the purpose of detouring back to the Northern Navy's position through the woods. Although he currently has a large number of troops, there are also many points that need to be defended, so he has not taken the lead in launching an attack and will issue orders at any time depending on the enemy's actions.
For the eighteen thousand men of the Russian army, the magical name of Suvorov alone made everyone very popular.
"As long as the general is here, one person is worth a hundred thousand people!"
Before the battle began, Admiral Suvorov tried his last resort. On August 26, he sent an envoy to deliver a letter of persuasion to surrender to the forward positions of the Northern Navy. At this time, the European rules of engagement were that the envoys could see the commander-in-chief of the other side, but the Northern Navy obviously did not want to respect this. They just asked the Russian envoys to stay 200 meters away from the front of the position.
After receiving the letter, Zhao Xin thought it was really funny. The invaders actually persuaded the people defending their homeland to give up resistance and surrender. What kind of logic is this?
Afterwards, he wrote back a letter to Suvorov, which contained only one sentence: "Get out of Yaksa!"
Of course Zhao Xin wanted to write more and damage the other party through words, but his Russian skills were limited, so he racked his brains and compiled it for a long time, but the result was a waste of paper.
After reading this reply letter without a wax seal, the envoy sent by Suvorov said to the officers of the Northern Navy: "The Amur River can stop flowing, the sky can collapse, and the Yaksa Fortress will never surrender."
When the envoy returned to report, Suvorov made the last pre-war mobilization: "A hundred years ago, we came to Yaksa twice and evacuated humiliatingly twice, and even signed an unequal treaty. Now is the third time, we have no choice! Either hold here or die here. It is true that the enemy's weapons are very advanced and our difficulties are great. But as Russian soldiers, we should not surrender in the face of any force! Yaksa Fortress It is very strong. Our strength is twice that of the other side, and our army is equally powerful. I have been in the army for decades, and I have never retreated in front of any force. If we can repel the land in front of us, the entire Heilongjiang Basin will return. Into the arms of the Empire!”
At the same time, Zhao Xin also made his first pre-war mobilization in history to the Jiuqianbei Navy through loudspeakers and radio stations set up in various positions:
"Before this war, someone asked me, why should I leave the great mountains and rivers in the pass and go thousands of miles north to help the Qing Dynasty defend the country? Why not occupy the colorful world in the south, but the shabby roads here? How many years of struggle? Brothers! Not to mention the distance, the Han people had already come to this land 375 years ago, and inscribed on the stone. This is evidenced by the Yongning Monument on the Trilin Stone Rock.
Covered by the sky, carried by the earth, illuminated by the sun and moon, covered by frost and dew; white mountains and black waters, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. If we don't defend this land, in a hundred years we will lose it forever! If we don't come to fight today, the Han, Manchu, Hezhe, Feyaka, and even Sauron tribes will all become slaves under the guns of foreigners, and they will face the slaughter of foreign invaders!
To hell with that bullshit Western Civilization! If we are rich, they will sell poisons and torture the people; if we are poor, they will ask us to cede land and pay compensation, calling it a 'concession'. Their thirst for land is insatiable, and even thousands of miles of white mountains and black waters cannot satisfy their greed. They destroy, massacre, and steal under the euphemistic name of 'civilization'. They kill, set fire to, commit adultery and loot wherever they go. They plunder the things left by our ancestors and make them their collections. In the end, they ask us to buy them back with our own money!
Opposite us are a group of foreign bandits who will never be satisfied with the land. This battle is not the end. After this battle, we will go all the way west and bring the war to the invaders' homeland.
To hell with that bullshit mercy! Brothers, kill them, eliminate every armed invader, and turn their bodies into fertilizer for this land. Let us use victory after victory to declare to the world that no one can take away our territory! "
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