Chapter 201: Chapter 193: End of the Russo-Japanese War_3


    It was impossible to have troops from other regions support them in such a short period of time. The reserve forces on the right nk had only about 10,000 soldiers left, and they couldn’t possibly help with the war on the right nk.


    To protect the left nk, the two army groups of the left nk could only remain stationary. Marshal Kuropatkin Johnson once again ordered the reserves to return to the right nk to protect its positions.


    But this was a front spanning hundreds of kilometers, and the back and forth of the reserve forces left the soldiers exhausted.


    On the fifth day, the reserve forces sessfully returned without any time for rest, and went straight into the battlefield.


    With the advantage in numbers, the Ind Nation’s main force attacked the right nk of the Russian army while simultaneouslyunching an assault on the Russian left nk as well.


    The attack on the left nk was rtively evenly matched, but the Inders’ objective was merely to hold back the Russian left nk.


    As the Ind Nation’s main forces repeatedly attacked, casualties on the Russian’s right nk increased, and their defense lines gradually shrank.


    To save the copsing right nk, Kuropatkin Johnson ordered the Russian left nk to abandon its positions and retreat to the north of the Hun River topress the battle line and transfer some troops to reinforce the right nk.


    But the Ind Nation’s numerical advantage was too great, and such relocation was not enough to bnce the right nk.


    With the Manchu Military Headquarters sending another force to the Russian left nk, the bnce previously held by the left nk was broken, and both the left and right nks fell into disadvantage.<div>


    In mid-November, the Ind Nation’s forces broke through the first Army Group’s defenses and began to nk towards Fengtian from the left nk.


    Marshal Kuropatkin Johnson couldn’t sit still any longer. Once the Ind Nation’s forces sessfully nked, more than a hundred thousand Russian troops in the Far East would be surrounded by the Ind Nation’s army.


    Loss of these hundred thousand troops would leave the Far East Region exposed and ripe for the picking.


    In a panic, Marshal Kuropatkin Johnson ordered the entire Russian army to retreat urgently towards Ironridge.


    Due to the suddenness of the order, the retreat of the entire Russian army was chaotic.


    The cavalry, having not participated in previous skirmishes, were prioritized during the retreat.


    However, the baggage train of the cavalry severely blocked the withdrawal route, and many soldiers lost their way, causing a breakdown inmunication between different units.


    The Ind Nation’s forces seized the opportunity andunched a barrage attack on the retreating Russian army, followed by a final assault.


    This led to nearly a quarter of the Russian army encircled by the Ind Nation’s forces, but their main force managed a sessful withdrawal.


    After enduring a series of hard-fought battles, the Ind Nation’s forces had no strength left to pursue, so their main focus shifted to annihting the encircled Russian troops.


    If the fall of Port Arthur was the first blow to the Russian Empire, the disastrous defeat in this major battle was the second blow.


    News of the defeat reached Russia, and Far East Army Commander Kuropatkin Johnson was relieved of duty, with Niall Li appointed as the new Far East Army Commander.


    Unwilling to ept defeat, Russia initiated a third round of conscription domestically and assembled some warships from the waters of Europe to form the Pacific Ocean Second Fleet in a vain attempt to regain maritime superiority in the Far East Region.


    The course of the war had surpassed the expectations of both Russia and the Ind Nation.


    Although the Ind Nation gained the upper hand in the Far East situation, both countries had paid a heavy price for this war.


    Up to now, more than a million troops have been deployed by both parties, and the total mobilized forces have exceeded two million.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    Since February, the war hadsted until November.


    At present, both Russia and the Ind Nation had spent over 50 million pounds on the war.


    Although the Ind Nation had achieved its strategic objectives, they still suffered heavy casualties.<div>


    At least 100,000 Inder soldiers were killed in the war, and 300,000 soldiers sustained injuries of varying severity.


    The Russian army’s casualties were also significant. Although early defensive battles resulted in fewer casualties than the Ind Nation,ter encounters gradually inflicted increasing pain on the Russian Army.


    At least 80,000 Russian soldiers died in the war, and over 200,000 soldiers were injured.


    In mid-December, with the arrival of the Pacific Ocean Second Fleet, Russia regained its advantage at sea.<div>


    Continuous influx of Russian soldiers arrived via the Siberian Railway, barely maintaining the ground situation.


    But both countries could not ept this equilibrium. At the moment, every day the war continued would cost both Russia and the Ind Nation at least 100,000 pounds.


    Especially whenunchingrge-scale battles, the consumption would increase several times over.


    Which country could withstand such a massive consumption? Even a once-strong British Empire was dragged down in two battles due to this kind of attrition, let alone the economically and industrially backward Russian Empire and the Ind Nation.


    At the end of December, with the arrival of the new year, both countries could no longer bear the huge costs andunched a new round of offensives.


    For this offensive, Russia and the Ind Nation had prepared for a month, umting enough weapons and ammunition for a long battle.


    Of course, to amass these stocks, they had also spent several million pounds of funds and a multitude of resources.