It should be said that Linevich's consideration is not wrong, because the war started in February 1904 and has entered its fourth year. It has spent two winters intact. In these two winters, no large-scale battles have occurred without exception. Even small-scale battles with less than 100 people are not many. After all, the winter in the Northeast is too cold. The annual low temperature is below minus 15 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature can reach minus 30 degrees Celsius. Most areas will be covered by ice and snow more than half a meter thick. Therefore, this is not a suitable season for combat. Russia, Japan, and East China all have very tacitly agreed that there is no war after November every year and before March of the second year. In Linevich, there should be no exception this year.

However, Linevich did not know that although the People's Army did not launch a war in the winter of 1905, it was not idle either. All troops in the Northeast conducted a winter combat training in a winter. Each unit had to conduct two less field training sessions for more than 10 days to adapt to long-term marching and continuous combat in the harsh weather environment of winter. In this winter training, 37 soldiers died and 168 soldiers were frostbite. However, they also accumulated a lot of winter combat experience and specially made a batch of special auxiliary equipment for winter combat.

First of all, conventional equipment such as cotton coats, cotton pants, leather hats, gloves, leather boots, etc. Cotton coats and cotton pants are made of sturdy and durable waterproof fabrics, and various tactical pockets are designed to facilitate carrying bullets, handbags and other weapons and tools; leather caps can be pulled down, wrapping the entire head and face, only exposing the eyes, and are equipped with windproof glasses; leather boots are made of cowhide, lined with furry, up to the knees, and the foot cover has an anti-slip design, which can be walked in thick snow; gloves are thickened on the back and slightly thin on the front, which is because in the wild operation in winter, almost all gloves are worn. The thick back is for keeping warm, and thin on the front is for making things easier to wear gloves; in addition, each person also has a white shaker, which not only adds a layer of warm-keeping measures, but also is conducive to concealment during marching in the snow.

Overall, although it is conventional equipment, it has been carefully designed by East China* in combination with the actual needs of winter training in 1905, which is not only conducive to preventing cold and warm, but also convenient for combat.

In addition to conventional equipment, unconventional equipment can also improve the combat effectiveness of the troops in winter. The first item is snowboards. Marines in snow are quite difficult. Not only are they slower than usual, but they also consume much more physical strength. However, using snowboards to skate forward can not only speed up, but also save a lot of physical strength. It is indeed a must-have artifact for winter combat, killing and setting fires, and traveling at home.

During the winter training in 1905, the Northeast War Zone required the East China National Games to make skis. Qingdao built three styles of snowboards within one month, each with 10 sets, and handed them to the troops for testing, and then modified and finalized according to the results. After the winter in 1906, all soldiers in the Northeast War Zone began to learn skiing. Until now, basically every soldier can master skiing skills. In 1906, the East China National Games created a total of 150,000 sets of snowboards. Although it was not guaranteed that all soldiers in the Northeast War Zone had one set, this time, everyone could use snowboards to march, which could greatly improve the speed and efficiency of the march.

With snowboards, there are naturally sleds. In winter combat, it is of course much more convenient to transport sleds than wheeled vehicles. Moreover, in the previous battles, the People's Army seized a large number of horses from the Russian army. In addition to some of them being transferred to the cavalry to expand, there were more than 5,000 used to pull carts and carry loads, and there were more than 800 snow dogs.

At the beginning, the time travelers thought this was a group of "eha" and didn't know what to do with them, because in the old time and space, the destructive power of "eha" was famous, but later interrogated the Russian prisoners and found out that this was not the pet "eha" in the old time and space, but the famous Siberian sled dog. In terms of the ability to pull sleds, sled dogs are the best choice, and Siberian sled dogs are the best among them.

Siberian husky is an ancient primitive breed. Its ancestors could go up to the Neolithic Age and mainly lived in northeastern Siberia and southern Greenland. It is a medium-sized working dog. It is small and strong, compact, and has thick hair. Therefore, it is very suitable for the polar climate and environment, and it is strong and has good endurance. Therefore, it has been trained to pull sleds, participate in large-scale hunting activities, protect villages, and guide reindeer and guards since early on. However, this kind of dog is still unknown. In the old time and space, Siberian husky was introduced to Alaska by American merchants from Siberia in the early 20th century, and was unveiled in the Alaska dog competition in 1909, and was known to the world.

The Russians of course knew the use of Siberian husky, so they also trained a large number of Siberian husky in the Far East to transport supplies. Although Russia built a large Siberian railway connecting Europe and the Far East, the range along the railway was limited after all, and many places had to be transported by livestock. The Siberian region has been covered with ice and snow for nearly half a year, and Siberian husky can play a great role. The Russian army has raised about 1,500 Siberian husky, but most of them were seized by the People's Army.

Travelers naturally know the role of Siberian husky dogs, so they obtained this batch of Siberian husky dogs. After the People's Army's experiment, a Siberian husky dog ​​can pull 50-60 kilograms of sleds for a long time, while Siberian husky dogs usually have 4-8 in groups and an 8 Siberian husky group. After pulling about 400-500 kilograms of sleds, the actual weight is between 200-250 kilograms. This is quite considerable transportation capacity.

Comparing Siberian Husky with horses, a Mongolian horse can pull about 400 kilograms of sled, which is roughly the same as a group of 8 Siberian Husky. Three hippos or Don hippos can even pull sled 500-600, but a Mongolian horse's daily food is 20-25 kilograms, and three hippos or Don hippos are as high as 30-40 kilograms. The daily food of eight Siberian Husky is only 10-12 kilograms. In addition, horses are much worse than Siberian Husky in terms of cold tolerance. However, the food of Siberian Husky is mainly carnivorous or fish, which is much more expensive than that of plant-based horses. This is also the reason why the Russian army only raised more than 1,500 Siberian Husky.

However, the People's Army can still afford more than 800 Siberian husky dogs, so while learning to train sled dogs, they are making sleds in Qingdao, but more than 800 Siberian husky dogs are definitely not enough. Therefore, Qingdao has made three types of sleds, large, medium and small. The negative amount of small sleds is 150-200 kilograms, pulled by a group of 4 Siberian husky dogs; the negative amount of medium sleds is 300-400 kilograms, pulled by an 8 Siberian husky group or a horse, while the negative amount of large sleds is 600-700 kilograms, pulled by two horses, so that large, medium and small use are used together, flexible and convenient, and greatly improves the mobility of the People's Army.

Another piece of equipment is a kerosene stove. Because it is not easy to ignite in winter, it is difficult to find combustible materials. Moreover, when fire is activated in the wild, it is easy to be discovered by the enemy. Kerosene burns easily, with the minimum combustible temperature reaching minus 40 degrees Celsius, complete combustion, high heat, sufficient brightness, stable flame, smoke and no odor, etc., so it is a good field fuel. Equipping the troops with a part of the kerosene stove, it is much easier to eat in the wild.

In addition, the way of survival in the snow is brought from the old time and space, including how to act, camp, first aid and other knowledge in the snow. It is the experience summarized by countless explorers at the cost of their lives and has been certified by practice.

After training in the winter of 1905, in the winter of 1906, the People's Army's winter combat capabilities were also greatly improved, which is also the main reason why the People's Army dared to implement the customs clearance plan in January.

The troops attacked by the three routes, of course, were the heaviest of the East Road, and dispatched the most troops, reaching two divisions, because only the East Road was a direct strike against Russia. Of course, the Russian army had only two battalions, and one division was enough. However, in order to firmly control the attack, two divisions were dispatched. Of course, the East Road was also assigned the most equipment, and half of the sled dogs were drawn to the East Road.

The troops stationed in Vladivostok are the first army. Of course, the People's Army's control scope in Vladivostok has been greatly expanded, not only on a peninsula. Now the People's Army has expanded its control area to Hulin County, northeast of Xingkai Lake. The main general Liu Tie decided to lead the team to attack in person. Although this battle was not difficult, it was difficult to lose against two divisions and two battalions, but Bi Zheng fought in the snow and cold weather, and the climate was the biggest enemy of the People's Army. In this case, only if the main general personally formed the battle and shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, can the morale and fighting spirit of the soldiers be stimulated.

Liu Tie was a time travel soldier. In the old time and space, the integration of officers and soldiers was one of the excellent styles of the People's Liberation Army. Time travel soldiers also brought this style to this era. In the People's Army, although the positions of officers were higher, they did not have much special treatment. When marching and fighting, the food and clothing cost was basically the same as ordinary soldiers. At most, they had several guards around them. Many time traveled officers didn't even want horses. They walked like soldiers, but of course they were actually not used to riding horses.
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