Of course, everyone else can rest, but Chen Jingang can't, because he is the commander of this army, and he must look at the current situation from a global perspective, and reaching the target location cannot be regarded as a success of this long-distance attack, this can only be regarded as the completion of the first step, although this is the most important step, but only by capturing Kulen can this action plan be truly completed, and now you can relax, but you must not be careless.

So the next day, Chen Jingang left the temporary station with 3 warrior armored vehicles and drones to check the topography and defense of Kulun.

The Mongolian word for Kulun means fenced pasture (another word means big temple). Located in the north-central part of the Mongolian Plateau, at the southern end of the Kent Mountains, and on the banks of the Tula River, a tributary of the Orkhon River, it is surrounded by mountains on the north and south sides, and the vast grasslands at the east and west ends.

Originally, in the fourth year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty (1639), Ao Ersu (Mongolian palace, palace meaning) was set up, as the residence of the Khalkha Mongolian living Buddha Jebzundan Bahutuktu, but at that time Ao Ergao was a mobile place, the location was not fixed, and it was nomadic in the grassland.

In the forty-third year of Qianlong (1778), Emperor Qianlong ordered Jebtsundamba to set up a city defense on the commercial road from Beijing to Kyakhta, named Kulun, and set up a minister of Kulun, who was stationed in Kulun, mainly to assist in the affairs of Outer Mongolia. Therefore, Kulun gradually became the largest city and commercial and religious center in the Mobei region, the center of Khalkha Lamaism and the place where the Mongolian princes and nobles lived. After the Russian influence infiltrated the Mongolian region, it also established a consulate and an expatriate area here. Today, the population of Kulen has reached about 60,000.

Since Kulun was originally built as the residence of Jebtsundamba Hutuktu, it is natural to build temples, and now Jebtsundamba has four addresses in Kulun, one is the summer palace (Yellow Palace) and the other is the winter palace (Green Palace), which is actually two temples and two annexes. The Yellow Palace, located in the center of Kulun, is also the main residence of Jebtsundamba, where religious and political affairs of Outer Mongolia are handled. Therefore, it can also be said that Kulen is actually a city built on the temple.

On the whole, the area of Kulen is not large, and there is no strong city wall, only a circle of wooden fences, and the garrison is relatively lax, so it is a relatively easy city to attack, the core is of course the summer palace, and Kulen is a vast grassland, which is also conducive to the attack of mechanized troops. In addition to the temple, the proportion of fixed buildings and yurts in Kulun is about half, and the street is quite wide, because it is the main road, which is more than 20 meters wide, and the middle 10 meters is basically empty, which is a special road for Jebtsundamba to travel.

And Kulun is the commercial center of northern Mongolia, so there are many shops in the city, from which it is on both sides of the main road, almost all of them are shops, most of the commodities are special products on the grassland, such as fur, animal bones, medicinal materials, strange stones, etc., there are also some merchants from the mouth, selling cloth, silk, tea, utensils, grain, etc., and there are many merchants who come and go, among which there are many shops opened by foreigners. Although it is not one after another, winning friends are like clouds, but it can also be regarded as a sea of people, very lively.

But it is not very difficult to capture Kulen, but it is quite difficult to encircle and annihilate Kulen, and capture as many Mongolian high-level people as possible to reduce the chance of them escaping, after all, the KPA has too few troops.

However, the capture of more Mongolian high-level leaders is of great significance to the control of Mongolia in the future in East China. Before the war, Chen Jingang made up for the knowledge of Mongolia in this era, so he also has a relatively clear understanding of the current Mongolian situation, and now the master of Kulun, Jebzundan Ba Hutuktu, is the largest living Buddha lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Outer Mongolia, and Zhangjia Hutuketu of Inner Mongolia is also called. In addition, the two living Buddhas in Tibet are respected as the four living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism who were enshrined by the Chun Dynasty.

At this time, Jebtsundamba Hutuktu has been passed to the eighth generation, so it is called Jebtsundamba VIII, Jebtsundamba Hutuktu has a very high prestige in the Mongolian tribes, not only holds the religious power of Outer Mongolia, but also has great power in the administrative affairs of Outer Mongolia, and is a religious leader of the integration of religion and state.

At the same time, Jebtsundamba VIII also had a certain influence on the affairs of Inner Mongolia, which was due to the fact that Zhangjia Hutuketu in Inner Mongolia was originally separated from the Jebtsundamba lineage, because the Qing court thought that Jebtsundamba Hutuktu was too powerful in Mongolia, so in the Kangxi period, he supported the Zhangjia line in Qinghai, added Hutuketu, and divided Mongolia into two, Outer Mongolia was returned to Jebzundamba, and Inner Mongolia was assigned to Zhangjia, so as to divide the power of Jebtsundamba Hutuketu. It should be said that the Qing court at this time still had quite strong political skills.

However, the Jebtsundamba line originally had a high status among the Mongols, and the first generations of Jebtsundamba were from the Mongolian Khalkhatu Shetu Khan family, which is a descendant of Genghis Khan-Kublai Khan. And Zhang Jia originally belonged to Tibetan Buddhism in the Jianhai region, but was forcibly helped on the horse by the Qing court, and the territory has Qinghai, Inner Mongolia two pieces, although there are also stationed in Inner Mongolia, but Zhang Jia still lives in Jinghai more often, so even in Inner Mongolia, Jebtsundamba still has a very strong call, just like this time Jebzundamba VIII decided to be the enemy of East China, and many tribal families in Inner Mongolia have responded.

If the People's Army can capture Jebtsundamba VIII this time, it will be able to make full use of his influence in Mongolia, and even use his name to issue commanders, divide and disintegrate the Mongolian opposition forces, consolidate the control of East China over Mongolia, and foreign forces will no longer be able to interfere in Mongolian affairs; if Jebtsundamba VIII is killed in the war, it will also be able to cut off the co-owner of a Mongolian opposition force, making it difficult for the Mongolian opposition forces to form a unified leadership, thus shaking East China Even if foreign powers wanted to interfere in Mongolian affairs, it would be difficult to find suitable agents.

And once Jebtsundamba VIII escapes from Kulen, it will be a huge trouble for East China**. Although the loss of Kulen will be a great blow to the power and prestige of Jebtsundamba VIII, but with his influence in Mongolia, he can call a large number of Mongolian tribes and powerful forces to resist the rule of East China, and foreign forces also have the best agent to interfere in Mongolia, and it is impossible for East China to devote its main energy to Mongolia in the future, and it will be very difficult to completely eliminate the opposition forces of Mongolia, and there will be a long-term turbulence in Mongolia, which is the last thing that East China wants to see. Therefore, Chen Jingang must also do his best to complete this task.

The attack must have been carried out from the east and west, so Chen Jingang arranged two tank companies and two motorcycle companies in the east and west; one tank company and one motorcycle company in the north and south; the east and west were responsible for the attack, while the north and south were responsible for defense, that is, blocking the people who fled from Kulun; although it was impossible for one tank company and one motorcycle company to hold the north and south of Kulun, it could still be done if they only held each intersection, after all, a tank company had 12 tanks and eight armored personnel carriers, and even if it was a communication command vehicle, it was also a force to fight, and one tank at one intersection, 1 armored personnel carrier, plus a squad of soldiers, should also be able to hold without strength. After all, Cullen didn't have any great fighting power.

However, in this way, the reserve team only has 6 tanks and a guard company left at the regiment headquarters, but Chen Jingang believes that Kulun's combat effectiveness is not strong, and in fact, he does not need a reserve, even if there is an accident, relying on these 6 tanks and 3 warrior armored vehicles, it is enough to deal with it.

After a full day's rest, although the soldiers' mental and physical condition did not return to the best state, they basically eliminated their fatigue and were able to participate in the battle in a better state. The combat vehicles have also been overhauled and replaced with a number of parts with large wear and tear, so the condition of the combat vehicles has also been improved.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, before the sky was full, the various units left their temporary positions one after another and entered their respective positions, and at 7 o'clock, all the troops also arrived at their respective positions, so Chen Jingang ordered the attack in the warrior armored car.

So at the east and west ends, the soldiers got down from the armored vehicles one after another, and automatically surrounded the perimeter of the tank, and the tank also slowed down, at a speed of 5-6 kilometers per hour, slowly moving, so that the soldiers followed very high, and the people and vehicles approached in the direction of Kulen. On the north and south sides, tanks, armored vehicles, and soldiers also entered the various intersections to garrison.

It didn't take long for the attacking armies at the east and west ends to come within 1,000 meters of the Cullen wall. At this time, the Kulen soldiers guarding the wall also discovered the KPA chariot.

At this time, there were about 1,500 soldiers in Kulun, of which there were about 800 people in the Mongol army belonging to Kulun, basically the guards of Jebtsundamba VIII, who were stationed in various temples in Kulun, among which the summer palace had the most guards, with a total of more than 400 people, and the other 500 people were the Qing army under the jurisdiction of the minister of Kulun, which was the army sent by the Qing court to Kulun, of course, the Qing court's army in Mongolia could not be only such a little, but most of the army was in the hands of General Uriya Sutai stationed in the city of Uriya Sutai, about 3,000 people。 After all, Kulen is not a big place, and it is enough to garrison 500 troops, and once something happens, you can immediately transfer troops from Uriya Sutai City.

There are more than 150 other people, who are troops from the Russian consulate in Kulen. More than 150 soldiers were stationed in a consulate, of course, which was too much, but at this time, Russia was very powerful in Mongolia, and Kulen needed to rely on Russia in many aspects, and the Qing court was becoming weaker and weaker, so it could only be resigned.