Tao Rong continued: "The southern foot of Bogda Mountain is hilly and mountainous, and further south is the semi-Gobi region, although it is conducive to the Soviet army to give full play to the advantage of strong firepower, but the western Soviet army is also far away from the most powerful central Soviet army. If the Soviet army in the middle of the road wants to rescue, it must pass through hundreds of miles of complex mountainous areas, which is very beneficial to our army's reinforcements. ”

Tao Rong slid the demo stick to the east.

"Although it is a little close to the Krulun River Valley, the terrain in between is also very favorable to us, and there are two or three major fortress groups relying on containment, and the Soviet army on the east road does not dare to reinforce with all its strength, and it is absolutely certain that the Soviet army on the west road will be annihilated."

"The most important thing is that Yisheng believes that this is very close to the slightly weaker Soviet army on the east road, and after annihilating the Soviet army on the west road, we can take advantage of the situation to advance eastward and attack the Soviet army on the east road, even if we can't annihilate all the Soviet troops on the east road, at least we can inflict heavy losses on it and force the Soviet army on the east road to retreat into the Soviet Union. At that time, only one lone Soviet army in the middle was still in Northern Mongolia, and there was only one way to retreat to the Soviet Union......"

It should be said that Fu Zuoyi's suggestion is more prudent than the original plan, and it is more convenient to implement follow-up measures. It can not only make the troops more concentrated and more sufficient, but also facilitate the attack on the Soviet army on the eastern route after the annihilation of the Soviet army on the western route. Persimmon should be picked up and pinched, which is more feasible than touching the Soviet army in the middle lane, and the results will be greater. The only disadvantage is that the terrain here is more conducive to the Soviet army on the western route than on the west bank of the Orkhon River, which will bring certain difficulties to the encirclement and annihilation of the Soviet army on the western route.

But the crux of the question is, will the Soviet army on the western route definitely go around to the south of Kulen and besiege Kulen? Although Song Zhewu had this prediction, what if the Soviet army on the western route did not go south, but converged with the Soviet army on the middle route? If this is the case, it will be difficult not only for Kulen to hold on, but also for Beimeng.

Tao Rong saw that Song Zhewu was a little moved by Fu Zuoyi's suggestion, but he was still a little hesitant.

Tao Rong suggested: "Commander, if we put the battlefield here, it will be very convenient for us to mobilize troops. Also, the terrain here is not very unfavorable for us, we can go to the top of the mountain and have an unobstructed view of the terrain from both the east and south directions.

The wind at the top of the mountain was very strong, and the north wind blowing from Siberia was already very cold, and not only the weeds on the mountain, but also the half-man-high pastures in the Kruren valley in the distance, were blown yellow by the bitter north wind.

At the foot of the narrow city of Kulun, the rows of houses and tall monasteries are scattered against the shadow of the dwarf cedars and tall Mongolian oak trees, but they are full of life in the tranquility.

Song Zhewu came to Kulen for the first time, and in his previous life, he had discussed Outer Mongolia on the Internet. But what he didn't expect was that he came to Cullen in such a way today.

After Song Zhewu secretly sighed in his heart, he suddenly remembered something and turned his head to ask Li Wentian.

"Canxuan, I heard that there are a lot of Han people living in Kulun City, is that true?"

Li Wentian nodded and said: "Yes, Commander, I always thought that these Northern Mongolians were all Mongols, but I didn't expect that there were a large number of Han people in this Kulun city, with a total of more than 8,000 people, it is said that five or six years ago, there were more than 10,000 Han people living here, and there were many mainland merchants coming and going, and there were more than 2,000 businesses opened by Jin merchants alone. The Han people in Kulun City are mainly people from Zhangbei and Suiyuan, and they live in a relatively concentrated area, and there is a street in the city, which is called Han Street by the locals. They have their own school and even a Jin Opera Troupe. ”

"After the independence of Mongolia, these people suffered a lot of harassment and persecution. After we recovered Kulen, Wei Guanghui strongly supported the use of these Han Chinese, and there are many people in the current Beimeng Autonomous Provincial Government. ”

"Very good," Song Zhewu said thoughtfully. …,

"With these Han people who are familiar with the customs and customs of Northern Mongolia, many things we do in Northern Mongolia are much easier to do. Also, you told Chu Feng that these people should select a group of literate young people and send them to Taiyuan to study, not only to study in middle school, but also to send them to university, and they will be more easily accepted by the Mongolian people when they come back to Beimeng to do things. ”

Seeing that Song Zhewu seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of going up the mountain, Tao Rong couldn't help but be a little anxious, and glanced at Liang Zhongjia, Liang Zhongjia understood, and said to Song Zhewu with a smile: "Commander, the artillery scope has been set up." ”

Song Zhewu turned his head, walked to the sight, and carefully observed the terrain at the southern foot of Bogda Mountain.

Standing on the top of Bogda Mountain, through the viewing scope, you can see the landform in a radius of 100 miles. From the foot of the Bogda to the south, the terrain gradually flattens out, and the further south you go, the less prominent the hilly terrain becomes, and the more scarce the trees become. About 40 kilometers away, although it is no longer possible to clearly distinguish the specific topography, it is flat and gray, needless to say that it is the Gobi Desert that Song Zhewu passed through when he came, and there is almost no vegetation.

If the Soviet army on the western road is encircled and annihilated here, the terrain that the Soviet army can use is only about 20 kilometers south from the foot of the mountain. The Soviets took advantage of this terrain to resist for fifteen to twenty days at most under heavy siege, and the difficulties caused to the attacking troops were not very great. Moreover, there is also a favorable side to the Fourth Route Army, that is, because there is Bogda Mountain defended by Liang Zhongjia's 43rd Army in the north, Song Zhewu does not need to invest more troops in this direction.

To the east, from the Krulun River valley to the southern foot of the Bogda Mountains, you need to cross the Tula River, and then travel dozens of miles through the steep valley, between which there is only a road that is not wide, and if you want to block the Soviet army on the eastern road, you only need to choke this road to firmly block the Soviet army, unless the Soviet army abandons heavy weapons and comes over the mountains. And the Soviet army, which did not have heavy weapons, not only would not pose any threat to the troops surrounding and annihilating the Soviet army, but would even be a piece of fat to the mouth of the Fourth Route Army.

Song Zhewu straightened up and said to Tao Rong: "Inform Fu Yisheng and Chu Xichun that they must arrive at Manlai before noon tomorrow." ”

Song Zhewu's words undoubtedly show that he has basically accepted Fu Zuoyi's suggestion. Tao Rong and Li Wentian both admired Song Zhewu's consistent style of being kind to advice and being kind to each other, and they couldn't help but smile when they looked at each other.

Since he was going to rush back to Manlai overnight, Song Zhewu, who hadn't slept well all night, urgently needed to rest, so Tao Rong and Li Wentian persuaded Song Zhewu to go down the mountain to rest. Song Zhewu agreed, but he couldn't help but set his eyes on the Krulun River Valley again.

This magical river valley is the place where Genghis Khan, a generation of heavenly heroes, grew up more than 800 years ago, and he walked out from here and swept across the Eurasian continent, making Europeans fearful.

This river, which originates from the eastern foothills of Kent, is more than 1,200 kilometers long, surrounded by low mountains on both sides, although the width of the river is only 60 to 70 meters, but it can be seen from the sandy beaches on both sides that the Krulun River has a large amount of water in summer. Even in the current dry season, it is sparkling.

The valley is 35 kilometres wide at its widest point, and even though it narrows closer to Kulen, the north bank is more than 20 kilometres wide. This is one of the fattest pastures in Northern Mongolia.

At this time, the golden grass in the valley is blown by the north wind, like layers of beautiful ripples in the yellow ocean, which continue to extend and endlessly. The beauty of the scenery made Song Zhewu's heart move.

However, there is also something that is out of harmony with the charming scenery of the river valley, and even a little unpleasant.

On the eastern slope of the Bogda Mountains, many warriors were pulling weeds in full swing, uprooting all the yellowed thatch on the slopes and carrying them away. At this moment, most of the thatch on the hillside has been pulled out, and even some cement bunkers have been exposed because they are not covered by thatch. …,

Song Zhewu asked Liang Zhongjia puzzled: "Zixin, there is thatch to cover it, and it is even more difficult for the Soviet army to find our firepower point, why do you want to pull out the weeds?" ”

Liang Zhongjia looked at the officers and soldiers who were pulling weeds, and said with a smile: "Commander, this matter is related to you. ”

"Something to do with me?"

Liang Zhongjia's words made Song Zhewu puzzled for a while.

Liang Zhongjia explained: "I have a company commander here who has just come from Ye Changgui's guard division, and he suggested that all the thatch on the mountain should be removed. The thatch on the eastern slope of Fort 3 was cleared yesterday, and I have a larger area here, and it will take a day. ”

Because a large number of troops entered Mongolia, these troops urgently needed officers and soldiers who knew Mongolian, and in Song Zhewu's old army, there were some Mongolians, such as Ye Changgui's guard division. These people were all transferred to the Mongolian army this time. This matter was arranged by Song Zhewu himself.

However, Song Zhewu still didn't understand what this matter had to do with pulling weeds.

Liang Zhongjia waved his hand and called a nearby captain, who hurriedly ran over to salute Song Zhewu and the others.

Liang Zhongjia said: "This is the deputy battalion commander of the guard battalion of the military headquarters, the deputy battalion commander of Ba, tell the commander and the chief of staff quickly, why you suggested that we remove the weeds on the hillside." ”

Song Zhewu knew this officer, he said that Song Zhewu's big white horse was the Mongolian warrior of Longma's guard company, named Batel, when he was attacking Manchuria. As soon as he thought of the three words of Bailongma, Song Zhewu couldn't help but laugh.

Song Zhewu also smiled and said: "Battle, it's not simple, it's only been a few years, and I'm already the deputy battalion commander." ”

Song Zhewu, the supreme commander of the Fourth Route Army, could still remember the name of an ordinary soldier, which made Battle's face crimson with excitement, and he said loudly: "It's all cultivated by the commander-in-chief." ”

Battle's answer caused Song Zhewu to laugh loudly, and he pointed at Battle and said, "Battle, how can you learn to flatter as an honest man." Okay, so tell me why you should recommend weeding. ”

Although Battle is only a small deputy battalion commander, he has been in Song Zhewu's guard battalion, and it is very common to see senior officers, even Song Zhewu He will often see it, and he is also a person who has seen the world, so he is not stage frightened.

"That's right, North Mongolia is no better than the mainland, and it gets cold much earlier here, and at this time these weeds are easy to burn, and when a war starts, the shells will burn as soon as they explode, which is very unfavorable to the defending side. In particular, the smoke will be very loud and choking, and it will pour into the tunnels and bunker fortifications, and our fighters will not be able to open their eyes at that time, hindering the shooting. If by mid-October, the grass is dry, the smoke will be small. ”

Song Zhewu looked at the officers and soldiers who were pulling weeds on the hillside, and then looked at the Krulun River Valley, which was more than half a person high, and his heart couldn't help but move.

"You're saying that the grass now is easy to ignite ......"

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