From Baotou to the north, the green Mongolian steppe that crosses the green, if you continue to the north, there will be a desert, after crossing the desert, it is also a grassland, which divides Mongolia into two parts, close to the inside, which is called Inner Mongolia in later generations, and the outer one, is Mongolia. ￥，.2☆3wx.

It seems that they are next to each other, but from Baotou to Kulen, that is, Ulaanbaatar in later generations, there is a distance of about 1,700 kilometers, so Inner and Outer Mongolia are almost two worlds.

Kulen, the pearl of the steppe, is the center of the whole Mongolia at present, and it really looks like it is just a small town similar to Baotou more than 3 years ago, with a lama temple in the center and rows of Mongolian palaces and tents, with a strong Mongolian style, and the rest is a few merchants and shops.

The poor Mongolian herdsmen will not be in Kulen, and some of them still live a nomadic life, driving cattle and sheep, grazing everywhere, chasing the abundant water and grass, until winter comes, they will come to the settlement.

After all, the Mongolians who have their own cattle and sheep are a minority, most of the cattle and sheep and land belong to the Mongolian prince and the living Buddha, most of the poor farmers are just slaves or grazing for the Mongolian nobles to live, the appearance of Baotou, so that those who are really poor can not survive, some of them cross the grassland, go to Baotou to work, which makes the desolate Mongolian grassland, more sparsely populated.

Because of their proximity to the northwest, these Mongolian princes, who occupy the most beautiful pastures in Mongolia and have a large number of cattle and sheep, have gained a lot of harvest, and the livestock that they had to deal with in the winter are now bought at any time. A large number of cheap leathers were turned into money and goods, which made Mongolia far better than later generations. Especially in the hands of the princes and nobles, there was a lot of money.

Rich. There are also people, and the Mongols are not all without ambition, but because of the great power of the Qing court, now that the Qing emperor has abdicated, the only big stone pressing on their heads is gone, coupled with Russia's continuous decades of infiltration and advocacy, the independent mentality began to germinate, and independence is actually logical.

In fact, from the end of 1910, the Mongolian side began to have a series of small actions. The series continued, and most of the Mongolian nobles who were close to Kulen, and even on the northern side of Kulen, were integrated into the banner of the Living Buddha of Kulen, plus the eight princes of Mongolia, forming a secret small circle.

The vast and sparsely populated Mongolia, that is, the Kulen side, has a larger population, whether it is a larger palace. Or a living Buddha, all here, after the chaos in the Central Plains, after. The south announced the overthrow of the Manchus, and in the north, Yuan Shikai only expanded the armament war. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Yuan Shikai no longer looks at the central government. A strong army of 250,000 is enough to occupy the entire north. Their purpose must have been to go south.

The center of the Qing Dynasty has no time to look north, the Mongolian heart is also alive, many Mongolian princes, has been seeking independence, under the heavy pressure of the Qing court, especially the policy of the Mongolian family, let this idea just put in the heart, Beijing is too close to Mongolia, as long as the soldiers point, they have no way to escape, although the army of the Qing court, has rotten to the bones, but it is still much stronger than the worse Mongolia, the monk of the year, in one fell swoop, tens of thousands of cavalry, buried in Tianjin, Mongolia also broke the last backbone.

But the opportunity finally came, the south was in turmoil, the central government was too busy to take care of itself, and even the Qing emperor was about to abdicate, and the time for their independence seemed to have come. Many princes began to connect, with the help of the wealth accumulated over the years, formed a cavalry of 10,000 people, and then turned to the Russian side, asking for help, seeking independence, Russia has been operating this thing, this is a great opportunity, hit it off.

These small actions, the front is very good, almost avoiding the eyes and ears of Baotou, and they have not been discovered for a whole year, and even their arms are scattered and brought from Russia, spending a lot of gold and silver, Russia has not yet received the support of the great powers at that time, just small smuggling in general, so that there are not many batches, the number is not much, and the accumulation is a lot, and therefore, the secrecy is extremely high.

If they can continue to be so cautious, maybe they can really surprise the northwest, success may not, it is possible to be in a hurry, and even take care of themselves, but Mongolia is a little anxious, after getting the approval of Russia, they seem to feel that everything is under control, after forming an army, and controlling most of the kulens, directly to the whole country, ** established.

These are all intelligence that was investigated later, and in two or three days, the intelligence department in Baotou was in full swing, targeting Mongolia, targeting Russia, no matter how big or small, even if it is subtle, normal and normal, it will be re-examined, and the process of inferring from the results is better than speculation in the dark, I don't know how many times, more and more clues began to converge and integrate.

Yang Yuanzhao was in the war room on the Baotou side, and when Cai Yi, Zhang Xiaohuai, and Jiang Baili were all fighting again, they were waiting for the last information from the front, especially the current situation in Mongolia.

From the previous construction of the Kulun Road Baotou Highway, to the back of the Kulun Baotou Railway (not yet fully connected), Yang Yuanzhao has not let go of Mongolia's observation, especially in the back, after the railway and highway are all connected, with the help of the stations along the line, as well as some batch freight stores of the Jin merchants, began to collect a Qiē situation of Kulun, especially after the electrification, the hidden chess pieces began to move, and the changes of Kulen were almost the first time, and the information was obtained.

Now, the whole Kulen, the Mongolian people seem to have an exuberant spirit, including the living Buddha, are preaching the order of immortality, the day has come for the Mongols to control their own destiny, and the Far East, with the help of their contact with Russia, let them know that the Russian army has begun to move him, and they will directly support them.

Russia, in the eyes of Mongolia, is the strong, Mongolia has the habit of relying on the strong, the Qing court, and even extended to the Mongolian Yuan era, before the initial rise, did not successively attach to Liaojin.

Yang Yuanzhao knows very well that this matter, which has a far-reaching influence in Chinese history, especially in modern Chinese history and the history of the Republic of China, is finally close at hand, and he has decided to quell the rebellion, but he must be more fully prepared, not only in military preparations, but also in political preparations.

As early as three days ago, when Mongolia was electrified to the whole country, he divided the 800 people of the special forces into different ways and sent them to the entire Kulen side, in order to find out the situation, and now, the general situation has been laid out in front of him, and it is time to act.

"Brother Huanzhang, if we start assembling now, how long will the first and second divisions be able to prepare, and how long will it take to reach Kulun."

"48 hours!" Feng Yuxiang said with confidence, from Kulun Road Baotou, it seems to be far away, but it is very smooth, more than 1700 kilometers away, built a high-standard highway, two-thirds of which have also been built through the railway, although it has not yet reached Kulun, but with the help of the railway and highway in Baotou, at most 13 hours, you can go from Baotou Road Kulun, plus some preparations, one day is enough, up to 36 hours can be reached, 48 hours, it is more than enough, not to mention, after knowing the things in Mongolia, Although he did not notify the officers below because Yang Yuanzhao ordered it to be kept secret, the necessary preparations were still made, and in the name of the exercise, the second level of combat preparation.

"Well, the first and second divisions set off immediately, bring enough ammunition, I also stocked up in Kulen, but more support is still to come, after arriving in Kulen, the first division will go north, strive to reach the city as soon as possible, resist the Russian army, resist the enemy outside the country, and the second division will serve as a reserve to ensure logistics." Yang Yuanzhao calmly ordered.

After a few days of discussion, everyone knows that in this battle, the most critical thing is not Kulun, in Yang Yuanzhao's view, the special forces have passed, Mongolia has more than 10,000 cavalry, but in front of the 800 people of the special forces, as long as the primary core is defeated, the rest is vulnerable, and there is no problem in quelling the rebellion against Kulen, but to control it, it is not something that the special forces can do.

In his planning meeting, after the special forces controlled Kulun, they waited a little for the army behind them to come up, and after handing over Kulen to them, they would continue to go north, and the same was true for the first division, after the follow-up troops came to Hangzhou, they would be handed over directly, and the next key was actually a few hundred kilometers from Kulen to Kyakhta, even if they had been prepared, the construction of railways and highways still had no way, after all, Mongolia was too big, and the sense of touch stretched to a place 1000 kilometers away from Baotou, it was already terrible, more than 2000 kilometers away, Unless it is directly controlled.

Reluctantly in the name of the Chamber of Commerce, laid a tamping dirt road by Sanhe soil, the road conditions are OK, the car can barely drive, the speed is above, it will be much slower, the new army in Baotou has fought a lot of battles, in most cases, it is carried out under good logistical conditions, so this time, it is the first time to carry out in the case of poor logistics support, and it is also one of the great powers.

The only thing to be happy about is that if the northwest side is counted from Kulen, it is still a little closer, only a few hundred kilometers, and the Russian army will be mobilized from Kyakhta in the northeast, and it will also take time.

"Yes, mission guaranteed!" Feng Yuxiang immediately said, before, whether it was against the Beiyang Army, or stationed in Zhangjiakou, Feng Yuxiang did not have such a big spiritual head, this time to assess the Mongolian rebellion, it is very likely, it will become a national war, China since 1840, and foreign armies in the battle, no victory, now, Feng Yuxiang has this opportunity, and Russia head-on, this kind of opportunity, is all soldiers, are dreamed of, of course he will not give up.

"The third and fourth divisions, as follow-up reserves, have also begun to prepare, this battle is related to our territory, and we must not lose if we win." Yang Yuanzhao ordered: "Anyone who stands in the way will be killed!" (To be continued......)