After Volkov's order was issued, the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the Railway Guards set off from Mudanjiang Railway Station and headed towards Mulenhe Railway Station. The 35th Division of the Russian Army on the northern line also left Shichangling and headed south to the area of ​​Guhegou, about 5 kilometers away from Mulenhe Railway Station. Only the Russian Army on the southern line did not respond.

However, there is no way to do this, because Volkov's orders were transmitted by manpower, and the Russian army on the southern front advanced too far at the beginning, and the distance was also the farthest. Now the armies of both sides are arranged interlaced, with a large number of small reconnaissance teams and patrol teams, you and I have you, and small-scale battles often occur. Communication soldiers naturally have to avoid these small armies, so it takes longer to pass the orders to the Russian army on the southern front. Of course, Voykov had no good idea, so he could only wait patiently for the result.

After the Russian 2nd Brigade on the Southern Front was annihilated by the People's Army, the Russian army began to retreat westward. However, two divisions of the People's Army were pressing forward step by step, and the Russian army did not dare to retreat in big strides. Of course, at this time, the Russian army on the Southern Front did not know that the Muling River Railway Station had been captured by the People's Army. If we knew, it would probably not be so slow. Even if some of the troops were sacrificed, we would have to retreat the main force of the army as soon as possible.

The two divisions of the People's Army were also afraid that the Russian army would withdraw too quickly, so they immediately retreated across the Muling River. Therefore, while pressing the Russian army, they continued to send small troops in battalions to attack the Russian army, either attacking head-on or detouring on the side. Many small-scale battles occurred on both sides, which made the Russian army be careful step by step and not careless. The retreat speed was naturally slow, and it could not even take 10 kilometers a day. Only when the People's Army occupied the Muling River Railway Station, the People's Army on the North Line had arrived at Muling East Mountain to arrange positions, the People's Army reduced its attack on the Russian army. After another day, the Russian army retreated to Xinglong Village, which was only 7 or 8 kilometers away from Muling East Mountain, and encountered the Russian army's correspondents. When they learned that the Muling River Railway Station had been lost, the People's Army sent troops southward on the northern line to annihilate the Russian army's southern line troops.

However, it was too late at this time. Xinglong Village was about 12 kilometers away from Mulinghe Railway Station, and it was still within the range of the armored trains. However, now the Russian army has intercepted the front and pursuers behind. It was obviously too late to change the place. It could only barely move south 4 or 5 kilometers, stationed in Xingwangtun area, and set up positions in nearby Xingshengtun, Xinglong South Tun, Dongjiagou and other places. The entire range is about 3.2 kilometers long from north to south and about 2.3 kilometers wide from east to west. Overall, the Russian positions are still within the range of the 280mm main gun of the armored train, and some positions are even within the range of the 155mm secondary gun. The People's Army's pursuit troops are also stationed near the Russian positions.

After all, to attack the enemy, you must first build your own position. Of course, the People's Army's position does not require very complete fortifications. As long as it has frontiers, layers, depths, firepower points, and basic functions are complete, after all, the People's Army is not the party to defend.

The Northern Line of the Russian Army and the army of the General Command were soon discovered by the scouts of the People's Army, and it was determined through the military flag that it was the 35th Division of the Russian Army, and immediately reported it to Luo Yue to learn about it. Luo Yue immediately judged the Russian army's combat plan, which was to attack Mulinghe Railway Station.

It should be said that the commander of the Russian army is indeed a bit capable and has grasped the key points on the battlefield at once. If the Russian army can capture the Mulinghe Railway Station, it can indeed reverse the current situation and turn passive to active. However, Luo Yue believes that the Russian army's actions are still too conservative. At this time, as many troops as possible should be mobilized to attack Mulinghe Railway Station with absolute superior forces. After all, Mulinghe Railway Station is the key point of this battle. At least one more brigade should be sent, instead of just one now.

An incomplete teacher.

Even if the Mulinghe Railway Station is small and the army cannot fully deploy, it can still form a continuous attack to consume the energy of the defenders. Even if only one division is left, it still has a certain advantage in the People's Army. The cavalry brigade should come back and forth from both lines to support and support, and should not be used to attack.

Although the Russian army has a 2:1 advantage in Shichangling, this advantage is not enough to allow the Russian army to defeat the People's Army in a short period of time, so it is meaningless.

The Russian army on the southern front has not yet entered the battlefield prescribed by the People's Army. However, the aggressive and aggressive combat thinking pursued by Luo Yue will certainly not wait for the Russian army's attack in vain. Instead, they will think about how to take the initiative to go out and give the Russian army a head-on blow first. It can not only damage the morale of the Russian army, but also anger the Russian army and let the Russian army launch an attack as soon as possible.

Of course, it is impossible to attack on the northern line. After all, the People's Army's troops on the northern line are obviously at a disadvantage, so it is good to defend its position. Therefore, the attack can only be in the direction of Mulinghe Railway Station.

In fact, Luo Yue was targeting the Russian army's first cavalry brigade. Although in this era, the cavalry was no longer a branch of troops that determine the victory or defeat on the battlefield, it could still play a huge role. Therefore, all powerful countries basically retained a certain number of cavalry organization. The Russian army retained a country with more cavalry among the strong countries. First, Russia has a vast geographical location, which is conducive to the movement of cavalry and can be formed; second, the cavalry has a glorious tradition in Russia, and the famous Coxsa cavalry was once the signature of the Russian army. The traditional inertia effect is naturally not so easy to eliminate. Of course, Russia has a large population and is rich in high-quality war horses, and there are conditions to form a huge cavalry.

During this Far East War, the Russian army was equipped with a large number of cavalry troops, and each "army"-level organization would be equipped with at least one cavalry brigade and several cavalry regiments. However, at present, the Russian cavalry troops played almost no role and occupied a large number of units in vain.

The People's Army did not pay attention to cavalry, but was subject to the lack of high-quality war horses. In fact, in recent years, the People's Army seized and purchased many horses on the battlefield. Two professional horse farms were built. Most farms also raised horses, but most of the horses were used to pull artillery. After all, the proportion of artillery in the People's Army was definitely second to none in the army of this era. Therefore, there are not many war horses left to form cavalry. Now only one cavalry brigade is formed, and each division has a direct cavalry equipped with only one company.

This time, there is a cavalry regiment in the Far East sub-sect, which is also the only mobile force in Luo Yue's hands. Of course, Luo Yue is very clear that it is obviously impossible to fight against the Russian cavalry brigade by his own cavalry regiment alone. Not to mention the inferior enemy in terms of military strength, the combat experience and quality of both sides are not on a single level. The cavalry of the People's Army has never really participated in actual combat!

However, Luo Yue dared to make such a plan, so he naturally had his own confidence, which was the 9 Warrior armored vehicles he had just sent from Qingdao.

It turned out that the Qingdao War Working Group received the war plan formulated by Luo Yue, and they all believed that the plan was feasible. If this battle was won, the People's Army would basically have a clear victory. In order to support this battle in the Far East Division, the working group decided to send a Mengshi armored vehicle to the Far East Division. The East China government only had 18 Mengshi armored vehicles, and even the Northeast Division only received 5.

Strictly speaking, the Mengshi armored vehicle is just a military off-road jeep, with its armor thickness only enough to defend against 7.62 mm bullets, which is the biggest weak link of the whole vehicle. However, after the East China government joined the war, Diaoshan transformed these 18 Mengshi cars, first adding a layer of 20-40 mm thick steel plate to the body, and 25 mm movable steel plate to the window, which greatly improved the overall defense of the Mengshi cars. According to the standards of this era, the entire vehicle can defend against 14.5 mm bullets and locally defend against 37 mm rapid-fire shells; secondly, a rotating locomotive tower was added to the roof, equipped with a 14.5 mm machine gun, and two 7.62 mm machine guns and a 45 mm* launcher were equipped.

These transformations officially upgraded the MWS car into a light armored vehicle. Although it increased the weight of nearly 1 ton, greatly weakening the maneuverability of the MWS car and reduced the maximum speed to 80 yards, the People's Army did not use it for off-road maneuver, but for battlefield operations, so it is acceptable.

After Luo Yue received these 9 warrior armored vehicles, he had the idea of ​​using warriors to fight Russian cavalry. Now he finally found an opportunity. Luo Yue believed that these 9 warrior armored vehicles were the main force, supplemented by cavalry regiments, which could cause severe damage to the Russian cavalry brigade.

Luo Yue's plan also received strong support from the cavalry commander Zhao Lijun. Zhao Lijun is one of the founders of the cavalry of the People's Army. After nearly four years of hard work, the cavalry of the People's Army finally became large, and Zhao Lijun also spent a lot of effort. However, although the cavalry also participated in many military operations of the People's Army, it basically served as auxiliary tasks such as patrol and cover. He had not really participated in a practical battle. This is also Zhao Lijun's only regret. In this Far East War, the People's Army's cavalry also participated in the war. Zhao Lijun naturally wanted to find an opportunity to let the cavalry fight a real battle. Now that the opportunity comes, Zhao Lijun will naturally not let it go.

Of course, Zhao Lijun is also very clear that there is indeed a considerable gap between the cavalry of the People's Army and the Russian cavalry, but with 9 armored vehicles of warriors as the backing, Zhao Lijun is naturally full of confidence. Because of the first time the People's Army cavalry, it is more conducive to growth. So Zhao Lijun quickly formulated a combat plan and handed it over to Luo Yue.

After reading it, Luo Yue basically agreed and only supplemented and improved some of the details, and then ordered Zhao Lijun to lead the cavalry regiment and the warrior armored vehicles to fight.

After receiving Luo Yue's order, Zhao Lijun led the cavalry regiment and the warrior armored vehicles across the Muling River and stationed in Houshigou. It is about 10 kilometers away from the Muling River Railway Station. If the war horses run at full speed, it only takes 15 minutes to come back, so the safety of the cavalry regiment can be basically ensured.
Chapter completed!