Three days after the first regiment captured Kulen, the second division finally arrived in Kulen, after they took over the first regiment, only one regiment was left, and continued to guard in Kulen, ensuring great influence and pressure on Kulen, and the remaining troops, directly deployed in Kulen, began to act along Mongolia, and most of the cities in Mongolia that were not directly controlled before would be controlled by them in this plan.

In fact, for the northwest, these cities in Mongolia are not better than the villages, take the previous railway station Oude as an example, there are only 3,000 households, the total population is only 15,000, such a population, Baotou can be easily reached by a random block, this is still the railway station show past, Baotou and the result of continuous investment, otherwise, 3 years ago, the population of Oude was only 700 households, no more than 4,000 people.

The overwhelming offensive has made Mongolia truly a land under the direct control of Baotou, and then, only important places, leaving a total of one or two regiments of troops, responsible for logistics and security, the remaining second division, will also go to the Kyakhta front, 210,000 Russian troops, for any force, is a great pressure, before the start of the battle, no one dares to take it lightly.

It has been almost 10 days since the troops were dispatched, and with the support of the powerful railway, a large number of materials have been transported from the rear, and the base camp of Oude has become a huge arsenal and a contact point, and the rest of the First Army has come up, the Second Division went directly to Kulen, and the Third Division was stationed in Oud, and even the military headquarters of the First Army also set up the command center in Oud, strong logistics. and a convenient communication environment, so that the First Army can be reasonably commanded in Uzbek, and this battle is a battle related to the tranquility of the northwest, and the first battle was successful. The Northwest will establish a high level in China, and even in the world.

A large amount of arms is hoarded in Ud-Germany, which can be used by the entire First Army for at least three months of continuous combat, and even more than 10 high-intensity wars, which makes the First Army feel a little relieved. Arms are the key, without enough weapons and ammunition, it is impossible for Baotou to fight a national war, especially the opponent is still one of the great powers, and even Russia, which has a very strong army.

After the arrival of the 3rd Division. In the following day, this batch was transported up with a large number of tractors, road construction machinery and reinforced concrete, a total of 12 batches, 48 trains, and a total of more than 50,000 tons, which amazingly showed the strong capacity of Baotou Railway.

Road. That's right, it's road building, and it comes with road building when the army goes out. This has never appeared in the war history of any country, and it may be traced back to the era of cold weapons, and it is only a case, but in Baotou's view, it is logical. Yang Yuanzhao single-handedly promoted it, and it was recognized by everyone. Especially the recognition of Jiang Baili, a military master.

Baotou has a strong production capacity, road construction and construction. This is the most outstanding place in Baotou, from Baotou to Kulun, good highway conditions, even if it is a distance of 1700 kilometers, it is enough to ensure most of the logistics supply and troop operation, only from Kulen to Kyakhta, a short period of a few hundred kilometers, is definitely a huge trouble, ordinary dirt roads, not only the speed is slow, the bearing capacity is not high, motor vehicles travel on these uneven roads, the failure rate and transportation efficiency are not high, and constantly increase the number of motor vehicles, Let the motor vehicles that are easy to produce, spend in constant breakdowns and slow speed, it is better to build roads, a total of hundreds of kilometers of land, as long as the first division is in front, arrive at the trading city, the rest of the place will be temporarily safe, go all out to build roads, can make the logistics smooth one point higher, one point higher, and there is, the preset battlefield, although the time is tight now, large-scale defense lines or fortresses, there is no way, but first build some semi-bunkers, or reinforced concrete fortifications, In the future, when combined with the earthwork of the 1st Division, a barrier will be formed, a barrier that will consume the Russian army and even have the confidence to fight it.

This may be a bit pessimistic, but in the eyes of Yang Yuanzhao and other high-level leaders, the 210,000 Russian troops in the vanguard are just an appetizer, and the real decision on the next battle is to look at the continuous war in the back, so that Russia can't fight, this is the victory.

A large number of main road machinery, more than 20,000 personnel, plus a variety of basic materials, this is not enough to build a high-level work, Yang Yuanzhao did not plan to build it, but the basic support road is still possible, starting from Kulun, to Kyakhta, first of all, the safe zone is more than 200 kilometers here, there is a month of time, basically half of the repair is possible, so that the pressure of logistics is reduced from 350 kilometers to 180 kilometers, or even 150 kilometers of Cheng dù, The failure rate of motor vehicles will be greatly reduced.

Yiqiē seemed to be developing in a good direction, just when Yang Yuanzhao thought that he was holding the victory, a piece of information dragged him to the base camp, and when he entered the base camp with a gloomy face, all the military high-level leaders in Baotou had already arrived with solemn faces, and the meeting was waiting for Yang Yuanzhao.

Yang Yuanzhao looked at everyone, and his last eyes fell on one person, and he said calmly: "Why did you only find out now!" What did you do earlier? ”

Yang Yuanzhao is a kind person, rarely angry, especially on this occasion, he was staring at, it was no one else, it was Baotou who had just set up an intelligence bureau, the chief officer of the intelligence bureau was Shi Guang, he was the first to join Baotou's outsiders, his family background was innocent, and he had a unique ability to collect intelligence. International and military intelligence.

Sending troops to Baotou, the intelligence bureau also operated, but a large part of the way, it was necessary to rely on the support of foreign German and American foreign firms, Shi Guang did most of the work of analysis, the reason why everyone gathered was because Shi Guang suddenly reported a news, an intelligence officer in Russia sent a message, the 173rd and 179th divisions belonging to the Far Eastern Military District, as early as 15 days ago, disappeared.

This is a big deal, and there is only such a person's intelligence, even the intelligence officer is not sure, Shi Guang hesitated, continued to investigate, and pressed down for 1 day, and now it has been confirmed, the 173rd Division and the 179th Division, really 15 days ago, have been opened.

The 173rd and 179th Divisions are both Cossack cavalry divisions, and they are also mobile units of the Far Eastern Military District, in the vast Siberian wilderness, if the fastest marching speed is the cavalry, according to the information they got before, whether it was the army coming from the European part of Russia, or the troops assembled from the Far East, they all set off 10 days ago, and because of the harsh environment of the Trans-Siberian Railway, they only crossed Chifeng, and part of the army broke forward, the closest to Kyakhta, It was two cavalry divisions that dared to come from the mainland, and they were at least 7 days away from Kyakhta.

The reason why it is so calm, the reason is the same, Kulen to Kyakhta, about 350 kilometers, the 3 regiments of the first division, have already walked halfway, although the road is not easy to walk, but 180 kilometers, if you really want to march urgently, 3 days is enough, and you can reach it in 5 days if you are slower, which is equivalent to saying that it is at least 2 days faster than the Russian army, 2 days, 3 well-trained regiments, there is enough time to build a position, and wait for work, not to mention the 2 divisions of the Russian army, even if it is 5 divisions, it is not a problem, a fixed position to defend, Baotou can be said to be the strongest, can exert the great power of Makqin as much as possible, Baotou's Makqin holdings, but each division more than 500-600.

But now, there are 2 divisions that have set off 5 days in advance, and they are Cossack cavalry divisions, although the distance from the Far East to Kyakhta is long, but if the 15-day march is hasty, it will be at least 5 days ahead of the previously scheduled waist, that is, Kyakhta and the city of buying and selling are unlikely to become the preset battlefield.

"Yuan Zhao, you can't blame Shi Guang!" Feng Yuxiang looked at Shi Guang and was about to cry, and said on the side, during this time, Shi Guang did give them a lot of help, his intelligence analysis, coupled with accurate foresight, made their actions in Mongolia very smooth, but unfortunately the time for the establishment of the intelligence department was a little less, and at present it is only relying on a fixed point, it is good to say that it is being laid in China, and it is not so easy abroad, especially in Russia, the news that the 173 and 179 divisions can be guided in advance is good.

Yang Yuanzhao also knows that this kind of thing really can't be completely weird, but seeing that the established plan is going to be overthrown, this kind of pain is absolutely unbearable, and the most important thing is that the first division is still on the road, and it is really on the Mongolian steppe with an unobstructed view, and it encounters the cavalry division, and when the time comes, the first division will be in danger.

"What is the opinion of the military!" Yang Yuanzhao set his sights on Jiang Baili and Feng Yuxiang and others, things have already happened, and even the battle is just around the corner, blaming the subordinates, there is not much meaning, the first thing to consider now is how to solve it, what the first division should do.

In the base camp, Yang Yuanzhao's heart moved, and said, "Songpo has arrived there."

Feng Yuxiang said calmly: "There are still 180 kilometers away from the trading city!" ”

180 kilometers, a rapid march is 3 days, but the other party will give three days to horse, Yang Yuanzhao asked: "What about the 173rd and 179th divisions?" ”

At this time, everyone stopped talking, no one was sure, and in the end, Shi Guang broke the silence and said, "Most likely, today and tomorrow!" ”

"Today and tomorrow!" Yang Yuanzhao didn't speak anymore, today and tomorrow, the first division is destined to not arrive, then it is necessary to consider the problem of local defense and defense, Kyakhta is a good location, if it is held, the war will start in a small area, but now, it's a pity.

Just as Yang Yuanzhao was about to continue the discussion, a small voice suddenly sounded: "President Yang, the buying and selling city is not without an army!" (To be continued)