Anqing's summer is a famous stove, standing still can sweat, not to mention the soldiers who are training under the hot sun, everyone is sweating like pulp, clothes are soaked, and the war horses seem to have been fished out of the water. The Huotou army cooked dozens of pots of mung bean soup and honeysuckle to replenish the water and prevent heat stroke for the soldiers, but even so, many soldiers and war horses could not survive the heat and fainted. The medical officer with the health soldier is always on the side to treat him, and he is very busy.

In the school yard of the Jianghuai Revolutionary Army, thousands of war horses galloped across the country, waving dust and smoke on this huge field. Gu Mazi led the cavalry to repeatedly practice technical movements such as stabbing on horses, and the snowy saber cut off the wooden stakes one by one. The cavalrymen all wore yellow-green camouflage uniforms and steel helmets, and carried Hanfeng Ι rifles on their backs, which had the advantage of being both infantry and cavalry, and did not need to equip the cavalry with weapons. Northern Anhui has been the production area of war horses since ancient times, and the twisted army in several provinces relied on a high degree of mobility. This time, the Jianghuai Revolutionary Army wanted to go on an expedition to Mongolia, and Chai Dongliang even collected a large number of war horses from the people. The infantry, on the other hand, practiced infantry and artillery to fight together, and the most sinister were the snipers trained in the mountains, the seamless soldiers who were disguised by camouflage uniforms, weeds, and branches, and endured the unbearable heat and were motionless by mosquito bites. And when the target appears, a deadly projectile will fly out, killing the "enemy" with one shot.

Two huge gun-aiming balloons were raised in the colonel's field, and the soldiers in the hanging baskets indicated the artillerymen's coordinates to the "enemy" with the telephone lines dragged by the balloons, and soon the cannons roared, and tons of shells tilted to the preset "enemy" positions.

In order to go to Mongolia, Chai Dongliang reluctantly reorganized the commercial police corps that was originally going to be stationed in Shanghai into an "advance army", and transferred 3,000 recruits to form a mixed brigade of 6,000 people. Although there are more recruits, they are all veterans who have fought in the defense of Anqing from the squad and platoon commanders, and all of them have received accelerated training for officers, and all officers above the company commander level have been trained in mixed formation with the Gurkha Guards. The combat effectiveness of the army depends mainly on the quality of middle and lower-ranking officers, soldiers can be quickly promoted on the battlefield, and officers must be trained over a long period of time.

Chai Dongliang rode a high-headed Oriental horse and watched the soldiers' training with satisfaction, this army according to the current level of equipment even in Europe can take a shot, a mixed brigade is equipped with 1,200 war horses, 400 horses pulling carts, 36 75 mountain guns, 12 75 howitzers, 36 Makqin machine guns, 60 light mortars up to 120 mm heavy mortars have reached a terrifying 60, and each squad is equipped with one grenadier. Although the number is only a mixed brigade, the equipment of heavy weapons even exceeds that of a division in Beiyang!

The soldiers of the Jianghuai Army have recently become fond of grenadiers, and after countless training and live-fire exercises, most of the soldiers can achieve nine out of ten shots within a range of 400 meters. During the live-fire exercise, whenever the troops were blocked by machine guns, the squad and platoon commander would immediately think of the grenadiers, and then look for craters and other dead spots for machine gun strikes, and take advantage of this curved fire weapon to fire four or five grenadiers in unison to instantly knock out the opponent's machine guns with a high rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. Of course, it's a different story if there are full-fledged barbed wire positions in front of the machine guns, after all, the effective range of the grenadier canister is only more than five hundred meters. At a distance of more than five hundred meters, artillery support had to be called.

The grenadier was equally effective against the cavalry, which could now be used to knock out the most threatening machine guns and then quickly break through to the enemy's central position. Moreover, the grenadier is very light, and with twelve special grenades, it is only about ten catties, which is almost not a feeling for a war horse.

Except that the soldiers have not experienced the baptism of the great war and are still a little immature, other aspects are already satisfactory in terms of training level, equipment level and tactical use. Especially after the officers trained with the Gurkha Guards, almost everyone had that calm and rock-like temperament.

This army can already be the elite! Whether in terms of equipment or training level, it is not inferior to the strong armies of European countries. The original loose style was swept away by strict training, and once the unique tenacity of the Chinese was aroused, they were born warriors. The rich experience of Barnes, Bruce and other British in training illiterate and semi-literate troops also played a huge role, and the family-like warmth and the cultivation of soldiers' professional ethics gave the soldiers a strong centripetal force. Ten years ago, the success of the "Huayong Battalion" was efficiently replicated, but the difference was that the army fought for the foreigners and killed their compatriots, while the Jianghuai Revolutionary Army was an authentic national armed force, and everyone could not hesitate to die for the sake of their ideals and the future and destiny of the nation!

In addition to these reasons, it has to be said that the outbreak of strong national sentiment formed since the Xinhai Revolution in this great era is also a very important reason.

The enthusiasm of young people has finally been stimulated to boil under the heavy humiliation of modern China!

Gao Chuguan walked in from outside, holding a thick stack of telegram translations in his hand.

"Governor, this is a telegram from the governors of all provinces and civil society associations, all of which are in solidarity with our recovery of Mongolia??? Zhu Rui, the governor of Zhejiang, was paid 500,000 yuan, Cheng Dequan, the governor of Jiangsu, was paid 300,000 yuan, Li Yuanhong, the vice president of Hubei, was paid 550,000 yuan, and Tan Yanhong, the governor of Hunan, was paid 250,000 yuan??? General Huang Xing personally went to the southern provinces to worship the temple gate for you, this money is not easy to come by, Huang Keqiang said on the telegram that you must play our Chinese prestige, in one fell swoop to recover Mongolia, so that the Republic of China will not lose its territory at the beginning of the uprising??? In addition, the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai donated 200,000 yuan, the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce donated 150,000 yuan, and the national donation and assistance exceeded 2 million??? The War Department still hasn't given you a penny, and Vice Minister Xu Shuzheng has sent you a telegram personally, wishing us a victory. ”

Chai Dongliang said flatly: "Call back to the governors of all provinces and thank them for their kindness, I never expected the War Department, Xu Shuzheng has this attitude, and it will be much easier for us to do things with him to restrain Yuan Shikai." It is also appropriate for the governors of the southern provinces to give some money, our troops have inserted into Mongolia, Yuan Shikai can not help but adjust the heavy troops to guard, and the pressure in the south can also be reduced a little, Yan Xishan, this old man, is actually bleeding, it is really rare, and it is most beneficial for him to have our troops stationed in Mongolia??? Didn't Mr. Sun send a telegram? ”

Gao Chuguan shook his head and said, "No, but Kegong's attitude can represent Mr. Sun." ”

Chai Dongliang knows very well in his heart that in two months it will be the election of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Kuomintang headed by Song Jiaoren is gearing up to show his skills in the election, Anhui is a province with a large population, and the Senate and House of Representatives have more than 40 seats combined, Huang Xing's main purpose in helping him raise funds is of course to recover the territory, but there is no lack of help for the Kuomintang to buy votes, Li Yuanhong knows that he can't get Yuan Shikai, he just wants to keep the vice presidential throne in next year's presidential election, and recently he has become infamous for killing Zhang Zhenwu, the hero of the first righteousness, Uniting the southern provinces has become his only way out, especially Chai Dongliang, who has the Yangtze River fleet that can isolate the north and the south, and is the object of his efforts. If it hadn't been for Chai Dongliang's fleet that had broken the wooden boat crossing the Beiyang River last time, maybe he would have become Baron Feng Guozhang's sword by then! Yuan Shikai allowed himself to send troops to recover Mengjiang in order to use Chai Dongliang's soldiers to create the feeling of the southern army being thorned in the back, so as to maintain the unity of Beiyang.

Those who play politics are not fools, it seems that the whole country supports the Jianghuai army to go north, but in fact, they have their own thoughts. Whether it is the south or the northern ocean, it is no longer a monolith.

However, the real money of more than two million yuan has helped Chai Dongliang a lot, and with this money, he does not need to use Anhui's already abundant financial funds.

The 400,000 Kuomintang troops, which had now plagued the southern provinces for more than half a year, were cut off by Huang Xing's Nanjing Garrison, leaving more than 100,000 capable troops to be trained into five armies, and order in the provinces was gradually restored. The common people, who were afraid of the restoration of the Manchu court, did not dare to cut their braids, also ran back to the city from the countryside, and the business of the shaver was unprecedentedly good, and it was not easy to find someone with braids on the street. The common people calmly accepted the reality of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the revival of the Republic of China, and began to live according to the habits of thousands of years. The Kuomintang, the Republican Party, the United Party, and other large and small parties, with the support of powerful figures, are running around the country to wave their flags and shout for the elections of the Senate and the House of Representatives in two months.

The Republic of China seems to have arrived so calmly, and the attention of the powerful factions on all sides is focused on the Senate and House of Representatives elections in two months and next year's presidential election. The most exaggerated thing in Hunan was to replace all the county magistrates with Kuomintang members overnight, to ensure that all the parliamentarians in Hunan were controlled by the Kuomintang. But these things can only be done in private, and they can't be put on the table.

The reconquest of lost territory can enhance the pride of the nation and attract the public's attention more, so all major newspapers have sent reporters to Anqing, and the Anhui Military Advisory Office has a press conference almost every day. The attention of the Chinese people has been attracted, and the name Chai Dongliang suddenly became extremely loud, although it cannot be compared with Sun Wen and Yuan Shikai for the time being, but it can already faintly say goodbye to Li Yuanhong. Young students even regard him as an idol, and his appeal among young people is unparalleled for a while, and some people have listed his name after Sun, Yuan, and Li, collectively known as the four giants of the Republic of China.

At the beginning of the rise of the Republic of China, the Jianghuai Army sent troops to the north to recover millions of square kilometers of land??? The shock to the young man is too great, Chai Dongliang can imagine that after success, his prestige will surpass Li Yuanhong and approach the two giants of Sun Wen and Yuan Shikai.

To be honest, Chai Dongliang really didn't take it too seriously, and the most advanced weapons in the hands of several Mongolian herdsmen under Jebzundamba, Fusheng, and Utai were only a few old-fashioned Bodan rifles eliminated by the Russians, all of which were antiques that had even been smoothed out. A mixed brigade of cavalry and artillery, if they can't be captured, the Jianghuai Army can also be disbanded.

Diplomacy is not too big a problem, Manchu and Mongolia are originally one, Yuan Shikai took the abdication edict of the Qing court, which is equivalent to announcing to the world that the legal system of the Yanjing Provisional Political Axe does not come from the Nanjing Provisional Political Axe, but is directly inherited from the Qing Court, which ensures the inseparable status of the Manchu and Mongolian regions and the Central Plains. At most, Russia is doing something behind their backs, and it is not easy to make a big move, at least Britain and the United States will not agree.

What is really worrying is Yuan Shikai and Beiyang!

Chai Dongliang only put a mixed brigade in Mongolia, that is, he hoped not to stimulate Yuan Shikai too much, so that he made up his mind to pull out the nail behind his back. Chai Dongliang believed that with his powerful firepower and tactics to lead the world, if Yuan Shikai really wanted to make a move against the "advance army", without the strength of two divisions, Beiyang would not be able to win.

Now Yuan Shikai, whether he has the ability to mobilize two reorganized divisions to fight a tough battle for him, I believe he himself is not sure??? The current Beiyang is no longer the new army of the small station of the year.

The real threat was not fighting, but being cut off from the interior by Yuan Shikai, leaving them without food and clothing in Mongolia in winter, and suffering from hunger and cold in the ice and snow. Napoleon's invincible army was defeated by the cold winter of Russia.

This is what Chai Dongliang is most worried about! Although the Jin merchants could give a certain degree of help, if the road was cut off by Beiyang, the Western Gang would be powerless.

At that time, the last straw will only rely on the Russian demon monk Rasputin, but history has changed, I don't know if Russia will be affected, in case Rasputin does not regain the trust of the Tsar, or this guy takes money and does nothing, then the joke will be big!

Chai Dongliang deeply felt the importance of strength, the country was too weak and had to survive in the cracks, and his own strength was too weak, so he had to dance on the blade with the tiger.

The outbreak of World War I two years later was a rare opportunity for China's rise, and the sale of large quantities of war materials to Russia was Chai Dongliang's only good opportunity to quickly amass wealth??? Only in this way can we achieve tremendous development in our military industry and accumulate the capital to participate in the war.

For this goal, Chai Dongliang could not help but take risks, and many of these heroic soldiers in front of him would never be able to return to their hometowns.

Poor and uncertain riverside bones, like a person in a deep dream!

War is inherently so cruel, and if a weak country wants to rise, it must pay more costs and sacrifices.

It's a pity that they probably did not die on the battlefield to defend their homeland, but died under the hidden arrows of their compatriots, and this endless internal friction is the greatest sorrow of the Chinese!

In the distance, a majestic Oriental high-headed horse swept across the school yard like a whirlwind, and on it was a young man wearing a general's uniform, only to see that his face was blurred by dust and sweat and his eyebrows could not be seen, and his face was a series of yellow-brown ravines.

The knight quickly ran to Chai Dongliang, turned over and jumped off the horse, and said breathlessly: "Du Du, Du Du??"

Chai Dongliang scolded with a smile: "Look at your appearance, you are also a major general and division commander, and you don't have the appearance of a commander yet!" ”

The knight was Lu Kai, who had just been awarded the salary of a major general by the Ministry of War, and ten months ago he was just a small officer, but now he was actually a major general and division commander in charge of a division, which made them feel like a dream.

Lu Kai didn't argue, and said eagerly: "Governor, Feng Ru's new plane has come out, and it will be pulled to the big school field immediately!" ”

Chai Dongliang's eyes lit up: "Oh, so fast? ”

(To be continued)