In the end, An Kequ, the supreme commander, stood up, and the military headquarters left one, and the 52nd and 53rd divisions each sent two together, and as for the 51st division, it was cool and stayed. Of course, when this battle is over, Commander-in-Chief An will apply for equipment from above, and he will definitely treat the three divisions under his command equally. Zhao Shang, the commander of the 51st Division, reluctantly accepted An Kequ's proposal, and continued to carry out his siege work with a stupid butt.

The other two division commanders stayed behind, and after muttering and assembling with the staff officers who specialized in intrigue and trickery, with a sly smile on their faces, they ran to receive the equipment with great interest, and then immediately set off for their army station, so as to carry out the battle plan of destroying Lao Maozi this time.

The Sayan Mountains, divided into east and west, are the boundary mountains between the Tangnu Ulianghai and Siberia, and the northern edge of the Mongolian Plateau. The Eastern Sayan Mountains are located in the southern Siberian mountain system of Russia. Northwest-southeast trending. It stretches from the left bank of the middle reaches of the Yenisei River in the west to the southern end of Lake Baikal in the east, and reaches the Mongolian border. It is more than 2,000 miles long, and at its heights, there are even glaciers.

At this moment, in the gentle northwest of the East Sayan Mountains, the gentle slope of the earth's main coarse sand and gravel is being covered by the smoke and dust in the sky, and you can vaguely see that the intersection of the smoke and dust in the sky and the horizon is a dark ridgeline, as if there is a group of extremely large wild animals on the way to migrate.

Gradually, getting closer and closer, the sound of the grinding of the sand and gravel, which was only faintly audible, turned into the rumbling of hooves, and where was the wild animal, it was clearly thousands of cavalry. At the vanguard of that cavalry, a banner fluttering high indicates their identity, the cavalry of the Chinese Empire.

"Maintain the formation, keep moving, there are still more than ten miles, we can leave this damn Gobi Plateau and reach the grassland area." From time to time, there was a loud shout, as if to encourage the cavalry who were moving in silence.

"Brother Wu, where are we going? It's at least a thousand miles from our hometown, no, at least nearly two thousand miles. One of the horsemen looked up, and the rank insignia on the steel helmet, which had been stained gray and yellow by the conscription, was almost unreadable.

And his strong and strong body, as well as the thin slit eyes hidden in the slightly curly beard, and the Mongolian scimitar hanging from his waist all indicate the identity of this cavalryman, a Mongol.

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His name is China, which means wolf in the original meaning of Mongolian, and he is a famous warrior of the Khalkha Right Banner of the Ulanchabu League, and he is also one of the cavalrymen who led the troops to rescue the Beijing Division with the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Dutong Deling.

It was in that battle that he understood that both the glory of the Mongols and the strength of the Manchus were reduced to dust in front of the terrible heavy machine guns that could spit tongues of fire without stopping.

Although he was lucky enough to escape being beaten into a sieve by a heavy machine gun, he still escaped on the way and became a disgraced prisoner of war.

But now, he thinks that it was luck, the favor of immortality, that allowed him to survive, and became an excellent and proud cavalryman of the Chinese Empire.

He could have his own homeland like a free man, and no longer be a slave of the Mongol nobles, just three months ago, by application, he was granted a holiday, married his wife, who was as beautiful as the moon, Saren Gaova, established his own home, had his own cattle and sheep, and no longer had to be called up by those Mongol nobles, yes, he was a free man among the Mongols, a new status obtained by many of the Mongols who joined the cavalry of the Chinese Empire with him.

They were no longer slaves of the nobles, and they no longer had to pay any tribute to the nobles, and in the same way, their property belonged to them, and the sheared wool, the pressed cheese, and the furs could be exchanged directly for the necessities they needed.

All of this originated from being captured that day, and now, Wu Tiezhu, the cavalry company commander surnamed Wu, who was next to him, was the enemy who captured him at the beginning, but now in the eyes of China, he is his greatest benefactor.

"Ask so much what to do, just follow it, if you want us to know, it will naturally tell us, but I think, let our whole two cavalry divisions go out, I'm afraid there is a chance that we will do a big one." Wu Tiezhu licked his lips, which were already full of bubbles, and looked up at the sky. "His grandmother's, I really hope that I can see the river in a while, and drink water happily."

"Company commander, don't forget, there are rules in military discipline, it is strictly forbidden for people to drink together, don't patronize and have fun, violate military discipline, when those guys from the gendarmerie come to you, don't blame me for not reminding me." Next to him, even the instructor smiled hesitantly.

"Okay, okay, I'm about to memorize these military disciplines, I don't need you to talk too much." Wu Tiezhu said angrily.

"You think I'd like to tell you that this is to prevent the outbreak of epidemics in the army, and if there is a large-scale non-combat attrition, then the responsibility will be great."

At the moment when these cavalrymen were slowly moving forward on their horses, the reconnaissance battalion in front had already sounded their horns, and the desolate and distant horn sound seemed so clear on the desolate Gobi Desert. Almost at the same time, more than 20,000 cavalrymen reined in the reins of their horses at the same time.

"It should be someone sent by the Northeast Field Army to pick us up." After taking the lead in rushing up a small slope nearby, and after seeing the clothes of the people and the banners they had put out through the binoculars, Wu Peng, commander of the First Cavalry Division, let out a sigh of relief: "Tell them to lift the alarm." ”

"Report to the general, Liang Guang, commander of the cavalry reconnaissance company of the special reconnaissance battalion of the 51st Division of the Northeast Field Army, salutes you. On the orders of the military headquarters of our Northeast Field Army, our cavalry reconnaissance company is waiting here for the arrival of your troops. ”

"Return the gift!" Wu Peng returned a military salute to the cavalry company commander and asked with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"Don't work hard, General, seven miles further forward beyond the junction of the steppe and Gobi is the Oka River, where we have prepared a simple camp for your troops to rest." The young company commander stood up and answered with his head held high, quickly took out a document from one of his purses, and presented it to the commander of the cavalry division with both hands. "This is what our commander gave to the general after we met your department."

After Wu Peng opened it with his hand, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the contents of the document carefully, and after a lot of effort, Wu Peng's face showed a smile with excitement.

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The content of the document was very simple, requiring the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to set out along the Oka River before 19 July, that is, one day later, and to arrive in the area of the Zima Military Station within two days after arriving at the Oka River, and to annihilate all Russian troops in the area.

As for the Russian soldiers who remained in the rear, they were handed over to the Reading Brigade, which had already moved to the Northeast Field Army.

"Fortunately, it's finally in time, Company Commander Liang, lead the way, the first brothers have been tired for almost two months, it's time to take a rest first, and get on the road with enough spirits!" Wu Peng handed the document to the staff officer behind him with a happy face, and his heart was open, yes, since receiving the military order from His Majesty the Emperor, it took more than a month to cross the entire Mongolian Plateau from the North China Plain to the entire Mongolian Plateau, and arrived here, which really made people a little tired, but as soon as they saw that they had just arrived in the place, there was going to be a big battle to fight, which was really refreshing.

"Are you sure?" With a pale face and beard, wrinkles on his face like a cracked pond, and a pair of pale blue bloodshot eyes full of exhaustion, Rumyantsev reached out to comb his silver-white hair, and looked at the Cossack cavalry colonel Kumachi, who was dressed in dust.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, I can assure you that the Pianovo garrison has gathered at least more than 10,000 troops of the Easterners, and is setting up a defensive line there, apparently to prevent us from reaching the city of Erkou." Colonel Kumaci folded his upper legs and replied loudly, his thick beard almost completely obscuring his cheeks.

"Is it 10,000 or more than 10,000? My Colonel, I need a little more detailed data. "Rumyantsev is a very cautious player, but at the same time he is not lacking in adventurousness, but he can only take risks if his opponent shows a flaw that makes him risky, otherwise he will be more conservative than anyone else.

"At least thirteen thousand men, because the other side is very vigilant, we can't get too close to them, but one thing is for sure, our enemy has no cavalry, only a small number of scouts, and although they are brave, they are too few to pose any threat to our Cossacks." As a proud Cossack cavalryman, Kumachi was very confident in his eyesight.

"It seems that these Orientals already know what we are here for. Colonel Kumachi, though, can you tell us about the weapons they used? Is it broadsword and spear, or is firearms already used completely, as in the case of us in the Western world? Rumyantsev asked very carefully, and even wished that Kumachi could tell whether the leg hair of these enemies was thick.

Of course, this was only an exaggeration, but he still picked up a lot of information from the answer of the Colonel Kumachi, which made Marshal Rumyantsev, who knew almost nothing about his enemies, breathe a sigh of relief.

(To be continued)