Luo Yue received news at 1 pm that the People's Army had won the victory and basically annihilated the Russian army on the Northern Front. The purpose of this battle was basically achieved. So Luo Yue immediately ordered the warrior convoy and armored trains to immediately arrive at Beilin Station, meet with the 1st Marine Division, and then immediately advance west along the railway line to attack Mudanjiang Railway Station.

Mudanjiang Railway Station is located at the intersection of Mudanjiang and Hailan River. It was an important city in Jilin Province in this era. Of course, Mudanjiang City did not exist in this era. The name of this area is Ningguta. People who like to watch Qing palace dramas should be familiar with this name. Criminals from the Qing court were usually convicted of "exiled Ningguta as a military officer."

Now Mudanjiang Railway Station is not only the headquarters of the Russian army's attack, but also the eastern gateway to Harbin. Therefore, the occupation of Mudanjiang Station not only symbolizes the perfect end of this battle, but also can directly threaten Harbin and mobilize the Russian troops stationed in Chenyang.

At this time, the 1st Marine Division had been resting for a morning and its energy had recovered. Therefore, at about 2 pm, he joined the Mengshi Convoy and armored trains, set off from Beilin Station, and rushed to Mudanjiang Railway Station. He also arrived at Mudanjiang Railway Station at 5 pm. At this time, Mudanjiang Railway Station was already an empty station, and the Russian army had already evacuated from here and retreated back to Harbin. So the People's Army occupied Mudanjiang Railway Station without bloodshed.

It turned out that Lieutenant General Volkov, the chief general of the Russian army, learned about the loss of Beilin Station early this morning. Although he had not received any news from the Russian army on the Northern Front at that time, Volkov was very clear that the general trend of the Russian army had gone. In fact, when Volkov received the news of the Russian army on the Southern Front last night, Volkov knew that the Russian army had no chance to win, so early this morning, he ordered people to prepare the train and prepare to set off at any time.

Of course, Volkov had the last hope at this time, that the Russian army on the northern line could retreat smoothly to Mudanjiang Station, so that the Russian army could also arrange defense lines along Mudanjiang to block the attack of the People's Army and defend the gateway of Harbin. But at noon, Volkov finally received news that the Russian army on the northern line was attacked by the People's Army when crossing the river. Volkov could only sigh and knew that his last expectation had also failed. The People's Army's next step would definitely be to attack Mudanjiang Station. Therefore, Volkov boarded the train and ordered the abandonment of Mudanjiang Station and withdrawal to Harbin.

Up to this time, the war launched by the Russian army to try to retake Vladivostok was also over. This war lasted a total of 9 days. The Russian army invested about 90,000 troops, and the People's Army's strength was 73,000. The ending was that the People's Army annihilated a total of 51,427 Russian troops and captured 27,793 people, including 3 lieutenant generals and 8 major generals. In addition, the Russian army finally fled back to Harbin, with less than 15,000 people. All regiment-level and above were disrupted; in addition, the People's Army also seized 127 artillery pieces, 35,487 rifles, 178 pistols, 7,610 various shells, more than 2 million bullets, 1873 kilograms, 56,912 bayonets, 216 command knives, more than 8,000 various donkeys and horses, 374 horse-drawn carriages, 2,738 tents, about 65 tons of grain, about 100 tons of forage, 3 locomotives, and 20 carriages.

The People's Army itself suffered 5,287 soldiers, 8,157 injured, and 217 were lost. Moreover, after the end of this battle, the People's Army not only consolidated Vladivostok, but also pushed the front line to the west bank of Mudanjiang, only 350 kilometers away from Harbin, where the Russian Far East Governor's Office was located. Moreover, there was basically a flat mountain along the way, with no dangerous areas. More importantly, the People's Army has basically wiped out most of the Russian army except for Chenyang. It can be said that Harbin now has neither dangerous to defend nor soldiers available, and is in an extremely unfavorable situation.

When the news of victory came back to Qingdao, the members of the military working group were relieved. To be honest, they were also a little nervous before this war, because according to the plan to assault Vladivostok formulated by the military working group, after the People's Army captured Vladivostok and Shuangchengzi, the Russian army would definitely mobilize Chenyang's troops to defend Harbin, so that the People's Army in the Northeast War Zone could take advantage of the situation to advance, occupy Chenyang, and then attack the two lines together to attack Harbin. However, the Russian army's response was somewhat out of the scheduled script. The Russian army did not withdraw large-scale troops from Chenyang, but only transferred back two divisions. Then they pieced together and actually sold more than 90,000 troops to launch the war to regain Vladivostok.

In this way, this battle becomes a key battle. If the People's Army cannot win, even if it can ultimately defend Vladivostok, it will not be able to achieve the goal of mobilizing the Russian army in Shenyang. This war will develop like a long-term confrontation, which is absolutely unfavorable to the People's Army. After all, the East China government has weak comprehensive strength and cannot withstand the consumption of long-term wars. Moreover, the East China government is fighting against Japan and Russia at the same time. Although it cut off the Japanese army's supplementary line, the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula now has the power to fight, so if it continues to consume for a long time, it will of course be unfavorable to the People's Army.

Although the military working group is still affirming Luo Yue's ability, this battle is still too special, and there are too many difficulties and uncertainties. Although Qingdao's direction fully supports the Far East Sub-State and has also transferred the Cavalry regiment and the Warriors to enhance the strength of the Far East Sub-State, it is still unsure of whether this battle can be won.

However, Luo Yue finally lived up to expectations and achieved the best result. Now the entire battle situation is extremely beneficial to the People's Army. The People's Army is not a question of whether it can win, but a question of how much victory it can be achieved. In addition, the cavalry regiments and warrior convoys sent to the Far East sub-station later played a considerable role, indicating that the work of the military working group is effective, so the members of the military working group are naturally much more relaxed.

Xia Bohai said: "After the war is over, the Muling River battle must be summarized carefully, so that every detail must be cleared, and then compiled into a case and sent it to the entire army to carefully learn the experience."

Xiao Jianjun also nodded and said, "It should be that this battle was really beautiful. The fight was caught very well several times. We will encounter such wars frequently in the future. We should indeed compile lesson plans to learn. In addition, Luo Yue did a good job. With him there in the future, we can feel relieved."

Although the scale of the Muling River Battle was not small, it was not the largest battle carried out by the People's Army. After all, the troops invested by both sides did not exceed 100,000, but the scope was wide, with about 60 kilometers north and south of the battlefield and about 40 kilometers east and west; the battle situation was the most complicated, with 3 main battlefields and 3 secondary battlefields; the number of battles occurred the most, with a total of 7 battles of more than 10,000 people; the time was the longest, a total of 5 days and 4 nights, so it was indeed not easy to win this battle. If you sort out the experience and combat ideas in detail and let the entire army learn, it will be very helpful to improve the command ability of the generals of the People's Army.

Wang Yunpeng said: "This is because Political Commissar Qin has a vision and has found a good son-in-law."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "They are in love freely, we have not interfered."

Xiao Jianjun said again: "I have ordered the Far East Division War Zone to sort out all the relevant information about this battle and hand it over to the Military Commission, and then summarize and organize Luo Yue to explain it himself after the war is over, and organize general-level officers to listen."

Qin Zheng frowned and said, "It's probably not good to just let Luo Yue talk alone. This Far East War is a big game. The Far East War zone is only part of the chessboard, but without the cooperation of other troops, relying solely on the Far East War zone, you cannot win the entire war. Moreover, other troops are fighting well, and there are many combat experiences worth summarizing. Don't just highlight Luo Yue, and this is not good for Luo Yue."

Xia Bohai also nodded and said, "Old Qin is right. It is really not good to only highlight Xiao Luo alone. I think this is the case. After the war is over, you can hold a one-to-one exchange meeting, and all general-level officers will participate, so that officers who have performed well in this war will make speeches and summarize and introduce their experience."

Qin Zheng immediately said: "Yes, that should be the case."

Several people were joking, and someone came to report: There was a telegram coming in Tianjin.

Xia Bohai took the telegram and looked at it, saying, "It's Yuan Shikai's letter, let's let go of Duan Qirui." As he said that, he handed the telegram to others for a look.

Xu Jichao said: "This Duan Qirui is known as the Tiger of the Beiyang. In the old time and space, he was also a sensational figure. After Yuan Shikai, among the Beiyang warlords, Duan Qirui was the most prosperous. Why did he get confused this time?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "This is not surprising. It's a good thing. It's a good thing! Moreover, when Duan Qirui was truly glorious, it happened after Old Yuan died. Now Duan Qirui is only 40 years old and is a little tender. He has a little experience. He knows the pros and cons of it. This time Duan Qirui is probably not eating the sheep but is flirting with it."

Xia Bohai said: "That's Duan Qirui's business, it has nothing to do with us. We have already given Duan Qirui face. If Duan Qirui thinks we are weak and bullied, then we can't blame us. Is this letter from Yuan Shikai the same result? The river and lake base area is ready?"

Xiao Jianjun said: "Don't worry, you've been prepared long ago. It should start tomorrow, so that Duan Qirui will know how powerful we are. There is no chance for Beiyang to appear in this era. In front of us, it is a dragon that can be plated and a tiger that can lie down. So what about the Beiyang tiger."
Chapter completed!