c_t; In Beijing, when Zhang Yi was studying the current situation, Cai Yi broke in from outside and said: "President, there is a telegram from Inner Mongolia!" ”

Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, and had some doubts in his heart, he just received a telegram from Huai Jin yesterday morning, saying that it was a great victory in Baotou, and the first battle severely damaged the Russian Cossack cavalry corps, annihilating more than 20,000 enemies, why did it take less than two days to send another telegram?

Zhang Yi asked, "What did the chief of the general staff say?" ”

Cai Yi smiled and said: "President, you guessed wrong this time, it was not the telegram from the Chief of the General Staff, it was the telegram from Xiaohuai from Hohhot." ”

Zhang Yi was even more puzzled in his heart, if the battle situation in Hohhot was urgent, Xiaohuai could directly find Huaijin, as the chief of the general staff and the supreme commander of the Inner Mongolia battlefield, Xu Huaijin was Zhang Xiaohuai's direct boss, how could he send a telegram to himself directly?

Cai Yi put the telegram in Zhang Yi's hand, and said with a smile: "President, this kid Xiaohuai has become a refinement, you better read it yourself, this guy's abacus is too clear." ”

Zhang Yi took the telegram, watched it carefully, and kept admiring in his mouth, this Zhang Xiaohuai is too powerful, in a few words, he thought about bringing the entire Mongolia into the pocket of the Republic of China, and promised to exempt the tax burden of cattle and sheep and the requisition of war horses, and give the Mongols equal status and freedom, this is simply a copy of the united front!

Zhang Yi laughed, patted Cai Ye on the shoulder, and said: "Haha, Songpo, the happiest thing in my life is to choose the three of you, filial piety, this is a great talent, a great talent, just with these words, I can make him the chief diplomat!" ”

Cai Ye smiled bitterly: "President, Xiaohuai's idea is good, but it's just a little too whimsical, right?" Even if that Borji is willing to join the Republic of China, he alone is far from deciding whether to stay in Outer Mongolia, his influence in Mongolia is too small. ”

Zhang Yi replied with a smile: "Songpo, don't worry, the so-called everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as the beginning is done well, the process and the result will come naturally, Xiaohuai's plan seems to be not high, but I am very optimistic about Xiaohuai's idea."

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Cai asked, "President, what do you say?" ”

Zhang Yi replied: "You have also read the telegram, now the Mongols are attacking Inner Mongolia, one is coerced by the Tsarist Russians, and the other is that the Mongol princes are greedy and want to plunder property; The third is to take the opportunity to break away from the rule of the Qing government and not be exploited and oppressed by the Qing court. This does not mean that Mongolia really wants **, if **, add between China and Tsarist Russia, sooner or later they will be crushed to pieces; If you choose to take refuge in Tsarist Russia, then Mongolia's hundreds of years of close ties with China will not be able to change overnight, the Mongols are far more influenced by Han culture than by Tsarist Russia, and the Mongols are more willing to be close to the Central Plains from the heart. That's how we were able to bring the Mongols in! ”

Cai Ye was stunned for a while, how could Xiaohuai still study these, he didn't know anything before, he didn't expect that there were so many Taos in it, and he fell into the disadvantage this time.

Zhang Yi saw that Cai Ye was a little embarrassed, and then said: "Songpo, don't care, Xiaohuai, this kid has a flexible head and is good at thinking, which you can't compare with Baili, but he also has shortcomings, everyone must remember to promote their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and your future achievements with Baili will definitely not be worse than him!" ”

Cai Yi's face turned slightly red, and he said: "President, it's just that this Borji's position is too low, it's just a commander, and his influence in Mongolia ......"

Zhang Yi smiled slightly and said: "Songpo, you are wrong about this, in the Mongolian people, people do not value the position, but the bloodline. Although Borji's official position is not high, he is the descendant of the Mongolian Borji family, the Borji family is a prestigious family among the Mongolian people, and his influence is extraordinary, otherwise he would only hold such an important position at a young age, you must know that Mongolia does not have many troops now, and it can command twenty cavalry battalions, which shows that his status is not low. As long as Borji can be recovered, with the help of Borji's power, it will be easy for us to calm down the trouble! As long as we master Outer Mongolia, we will build a barrier between us and Tsarist Russia, and it will be difficult for Tsarist Russia to enter Chinese mainland through Central Siberia

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Cai Ye nodded.

When the two were discussing the issue, Zhang Yan also walked in from outside and said, "President, Premier Fengtian Tang is calling. ”

Zhang Yi said: "Zhang Yan, hand me the telegram." ”

Zhang Yan handed the telegram to Zhang Yi, standing aside, Zhang Yi unfolded the telegram, only to see Tang Shaoyi's telegram very simple with a few words: It is recommended that Zhang Xiaohuai preside over the affairs of Mongolia, which is a slightly century-old plan, filial piety and great material, should be given full power!

Zhang Yi smiled, it seems that Tang Shaoyi is also very interested in Zhang Xiaohuai's strategy, as long as Mongolia can be completely recovered, why not give Zhang Xiaohuai such power?

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Zhang Yan, immediately send a telegram to Premier Tang and General Xu to Zhang Xiaohuai, and Zhang Xiaohuai is responsible for dealing with Mongolian affairs, and has the right to dictate it!" If the opportunity is right, you can ask Borji to meet in person in Beijing! ”

In today's Hohhot City, Borji wanders around the city alone, and he specializes in looking for Mongolian shops and Mongolian stalls to wander around to see what this place is like.

Since the beginning of last year, Inner Mongolia has canceled all the miscellaneous labor of the Mongolian people, and at the same time, the commerce and trading engaged in by the Mongolian people are all uniformly taxed in accordance with the provisions of the new law, and the people of Inner Mongolia have obtained a year of tax exemption and tax reduction, and those Mongolian businessmen talked about this matter, they were all grateful to tears, and some even said that General Zhang Da is the lucky star given to the Mongols by the gift of immortality, if it were not for General Zhang Da, the current Mongolian people are still under the cruel exploitation of the Qing court.

Borji walked back all the way in a daze, until he arrived at the headquarters of the Fifth Division, his head was still in a short circuit, what the hell, the Republic of China is so good, what is Lao Tzu still beating him for? Now that the Mongols are declining day by day, the uninformed princes only think about eating, drinking, and having fun, eating and waiting for death, while the knowledgeable princes are thinking about finding a stable backer for the Mongols, so that the descendants of Genghis Khan will not have the last two places to settle. Compared with the brutality of the Tsarist Russians and the exploitation of the Manchurians, the tolerance of the Han Chinese is what the Mongols need most!

In a daze, Borgi had already entered the gate.

When the guards on the side saw it, they hurriedly said: "General Borji, you can be regarded as coming back, we are about to go to you, hehe, our division commander said, the president and the prime minister have already called back, and all the opinions put forward by the division commander are agreed, and our division commander has full authority to handle Mongolian affairs!" ”

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