Luo Yue actually considered these opinions put forward by the staff, and of course he had also thought of a solution to the countermeasures. After the staff members finished speaking, Luo Yue said: "Everyone, I have a solution to the problems you mentioned, which is here." As he said that, Luo Yue picked up the instructions stick, pointed to a point on the sand table, and said: "It's here."

Everyone looked at it and found that the location indicated by Luo Yue was Muling River Railway Station. Muling River is also called Mulun River. "Mulun" is Manchu, meaning horse. It is an ordinary river in Heilongjiang Province and a tributary of the Ussuri River. The average width of the riverbed is 100 meters. The Binsui Line of the Central and Eastern Railway has a railway station in Muling River, which is about 10 kilometers north of Muling County. However, on the battlefields of the People's Army and the Russian Army, Muling River Railway Station is located in the middle of Mudanjiang to Suifenhe, so it can also be regarded as a strategic point on this battlefield.

Some people with agility immediately understood Luo Yue’s intention, but most people could only vaguely understand a little, but not fully understand. Luo Yue also said: “We can dispatch armored trains and draw two regiments of troops from the reserve army to march along the railway to capture Mulinghe Railway Station. This can completely cut off the connection between the Russian army’s north and south lines. If the Russian army on the northern line wants to reinforce the southern line, it must break through Mulinghe Railway Station.”

A staff officer said: "Occupying Muling River Railway Station can indeed cut off the Russian reinforcements, but if the Russian army on the northern line does not reinforce the southern line, but attacks our army on the northern line, can our division withstand the attack of three times the army?"

Luo Yue had not spoken yet, and another adviser said: "The straight-line distance from Muling River Railway Station is 14 kilometers from Shichangling. This range is not only 280mm heavy artillery, but even 155mm cannons, and even 125mm cannons are enough. They can fully support the battle of Shichangling. With the support of armored trains, even if we only have one division in Shichangling, we can block the Russian army."

Luo Yue nodded and said, "Firepower support is second. Guan Jian was the one who inserted a knife in the back of the Shichangling River after we occupied Muling River Railway Station. Even if there were only two regiments of troops, it was enough to restrain the Russian army in Shichangling. Therefore, we have basically understood the Russian army's military deployment and combat plan now, but how much can the Russian army know about our situation? If there are unknown enemy troops on the back of our side, can the Russian army still attack our army in Shichangling unscrupulously?"

After a pause, Luo Yue said again: "The location where the Russian army retreats on the southern line can be cut off. I think it can be set up between Muling Town and Muling East Mountain. The distance here is about 10 kilometers from Mulingjiang Railway Station, which is also within the range of artillery of armored trains. Therefore, armored trains can also support the operations on the southern line. Moreover, if the development of the war situation is still unfavorable to us, we can even go west from Mulingjiang Railway Station to drive straight into Mudanjiang Railway Station, the chief commander of the Russian army, and fight a besiege of Wei to save Zhao."

After hearing this, the staff members suddenly realized that Luo Yue's move was indeed a wonderful chess move. He was a single stone and four birds. It can be said that he was the winner of this battle and had a great chance of success. Therefore, everyone discussed the details again and finally agreed with Luo Yue's plan.

So Luo Yue ordered a train to be dispatched to carry the 1st Army Reserve Regiment, together with the remaining two battalions of the Cavalry Regiment, to catch the armored train together, and then head to Mulingjiang Railway Station overnight. He had to take the Mulingjiang Railway Station before 6 a.m. and set up a defensive position with the railway station as the core. He also ordered the 2nd Regiment to set off together and rush to Mulingjiang Railway Station on foot, requiring them to arrive before 6 a.m., because considering that the armored train troops, the 1st Regiment might be very tired after the battle to capture the railway station, the 2nd Regiment was just in time to take over the defense of the position.

The battle to attack Mulinghe Railway Station and the later battles based on the railway station were commanded by Wei Hongbo, the commander of the armored train, because in the sequence of the People's Army, the armored trains are the main regiment-level troops, and the reserve regiment can only be considered as the deputy regiment-level, so naturally Wei Hongbo will command the battle at Mulinghe Railway Station.

The troops Luo Yue chose were the reserve regiment of the 1st Army rather than the reserve regiment of the Marine Corps to attack Mulingjiang Railway Station, and then cut off the Russian reinforcements and support various battlefield tasks. This was because considering that the reserve regiment of the 1st Army participated in the previous stage of the battle. Although there were many opportunities to go out, they had real swords and guns after all, and most of the combat personnel had practical experience. The reserve regiment of the Marine Corps had just formed an army, and only a small number of personnel had practical experience in the entire army. Now Luo Yue is not only the commander of the Marine Corps, but also the commander of the theater. He must consider the overall situation. In this way, the task of Guanjian is obviously to be more reliable with an army with practical experience.

Then Luo Yue ordered the People's Army on the North Line to order the 2nd Marine Division to go south immediately, and through Mulingjiang Railway Station, to arrange positions in the area between Muling Town and Muling East Mountain, and to cut off the retreat route of the Russian army on the southern line. He also ordered the 1st Marine Division to arrange defensive positions on the spot, and the Russian army on the northern line should not be allowed to move forward. Of course, they also told them that they would receive support from armored trains.

At the same time, Luo Yue ordered the People's Army on the southern front to put pressure on the Russian army, forcing the Russian army to retreat to the range of the armored trains. Together with the 2nd Marine Division, they surrounded and annihilated the Russian army.

At 10 o'clock that night, the 1st Army Reserve Regiment 1 took a train and the remaining two battalions of the Cavalry Regiment from Suifenhe, and the 2nd Regiment also set out on foot at the same time. At 12 o'clock in the evening, the 1st Regiment's train and cavalry regiment caught up with the armored trains and the two armies gathered. So the two trains and cavalry regiments set off overnight and advanced towards Mulingjiang Railway Station.

At 3 a.m., the People's Army arrived about 2,000 meters away from Mulingjiang Railway Station. At this time, the drones released on the armored train had already reconnaissed the Mulingjiang Railway Station and determined that the defense of the railway station was not tight. In fact, this is not surprising, because the Russian army did not have many troops left behind in the railway station, with only one company. At this time, most of the Russian soldiers fell asleep, leaving only two shifts of soldiers to watch. Now the People's Army and the Russian army are fighting each other on the north and south lines. Therefore, Mulingjiang Railway Station was not threatened by the People's Army, so naturally there was not much vigilance. Moreover, the Russian army had never thought that the People's Army would use the railway to directly attack Mulingjiang Railway Station.

At this time, both trains stopped, and the armored trains launched artillery on the spot and entered a state of in-fight. The 1st Regiment got off the train and walked towards Mulingjiang Railway Station. The regiment commander Lu Yan personally supervised the battle on the front line, and the cavalry regiment dispersed around to guard the surroundings.

When the 1st Reserve Regiment was 1,000 meters away from the railway station, the regiment commander Lu Yan ordered to divide his troops immediately and lead the first battalion to advance along the railway line. The second battalion and the third battalion respectively detoured the railway station from the left and right sides, forming a half-encirclement formation for the railway station, and striving to take the railway station in one fell swoop. At the same time, Lu Yan also ordered not to use mortars as much as possible.

Mulingjiang Railway Station is a small station with only one platform and two railways. The length of the station is only more than 300 meters. It is just enough to stop a 12-car train, so a regiment of troops is enough to surround the railway station. Since armored trains rely on railway movements, it is best not to fire the railway station. Once the railway is blown up, it is quite troublesome to repair it.

However, the battle process was much beyond Lu Yan's expectations. The People's Army did not even fire a few times, let alone fired artillery, because the Russian army was really relaxed at the defense of the railway station, so they simply said that there was no defense at all. The People's Army advanced together, and only needed to kill a few soldiers who were sleeping at night, and they easily attacked the railway station. At this time, most of the Russian soldiers and the railway station staff were still sleeping, but of course they became prisoners of the People's Army. The whole process was less than 20 minutes, and even Lu Yan couldn't believe it.

However, it is of course a good thing to successfully take down the train station. Not only did it make a contribution, but also in Luobing's plan, Mulenhe Railway Station has a very important role in construction. Therefore, the commander Wei Hongbo was very happy after receiving the report. He immediately reported the results to Suifenhe Railway Station, and then ordered the troops to return, while the armored train advanced, stopped on the second track of the railway station, and lowered the cannon support frame to prepare for the war.

The railway station is temporarily taken over by the armored train guards, and the 1st Regiment is not able to rest at this time. He chose a suitable location to arrange a defensive position at 2,000 meters from the left and right of the railway station overnight.

After the distribution was completed, Wei Hongbo began to inspect Mulinghe Railway Station. This train station was not big and was not a big road, so there was not much supplies for the sub-subsidiary. Although the most reserved materials at the station were actually coal-fired.

Then Wei Hongbo counted the prisoners again. The Russian soldiers guarding the railway station were basically prisoners, only three people were killed, and 6 others were injured, with less than 10 casualties in total.

However, except for three Russians and one translator, the rest of the train station are all Chinese, with a total of 102 people, including 24 station service managers and 37 railway technicians. The rest are porters. Although the appearance of railway trains makes transportation more convenient and saves a lot of manpower and material resources, cargo still needs manpower to go up and down, and the train needs to replenish a lot of coal and water along the way, which also requires manpower to carry, so there are a large number of porters at each train station.

However, although these people are all Chinese, they cannot be released yet. After all, Russia has occupied the Northeast for five years, and the Middle East Railway has been built for nearly three years. These people are working under the hands of the Russians. Who knows if there is a party leading the way?
Chapter completed!