"The march continued to play on the platform, the music resounded in all directions, the trenches were filled with gunsmoke, the soldiers were dressed up to the front, the march accompanied us to conquer Chengdu, and will march with us to Yanjing, the Chinese have stood up, and the march on the road is passed forward..."

At this time, it was already October, and on the platform of Yanjing Railway Station, the military band was playing the "March of the National Army" that was already familiar to the people in China, and among the people who saw them off in the railway station, many young students sang loudly to the rhythm of the band.

As the protagonists of this time, the Wehrmacht officers and soldiers who formed the second group of the expeditionary force were neatly lined up on the platform, waiting for the departure of the train and receiving the cheers of the surrounding crowd.

Although the officers and soldiers of these expeditionary forces must put on a cool brother due to military regulations, they are still a little proud in the loud military songs and the overwhelming cheers of the surrounding crowds――――――... It is precisely these complex emotions that have reduced the worries of the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force about the unknown a lot... This is also normal, although they are all highly trained soldiers, but this time after all, they are going to go on an expedition to a strange Europe, and it is not normal to say that they are not worried in their hearts..."Okay, the time is almost up, let them go first..."

After briefly talking to the departing expeditionary force in the stands, and then talking with some of the officers and soldiers, Yan Guang said to Yang Xin beside him.

"Yes!"

After nodding his head, Yang Xincheng shouted loudly to the national defense officers and soldiers on the platform.

"Let's go!"

When Yang Xincheng shouted the word "departure," the military band on the platform had already changed the original "March of the National Army" into a military song of the Wehrmacht adapted from the "March of the Soviets."

In the sound of the military music of the Wehrmacht's military song, the crowd around them also cheered.

It was in this atmosphere that the Wehrmacht officers and men on the platform forced the surge in their chests and walked into the carriage one by one.

On this trip, the officers and men of the expeditionary force will first arrive in Mukden via the Beijing-Bong Railway, then transfer to Vladivostok, and finally arrive in the Caucasus via the Trans-Siberian Railway, where they will join Chiang Baili and his party, who had arrived several months earlier than them.

As for whether the coalition forces in the Caucasus will open up another battlefield after the fact, it is unknown.

Because so far, Yan Guang's plan has been very successful.

In the process of implementing the plan, Yan Guang bought a large number of high-ranking Russian political axes through the Russian military intelligence bureau, including the demon monk Rasputin.

After receiving Yan Guang's money, Rasputin had already begun to make a proposal to the Russian emperor to transfer Yudenrich and Nikolai back to the Eastern Front. One of the things that is well known in Russia is that Rasputin, a Russian demon monk, has a lot of influence on the Russian royal family, so according to the information sent back by the Military Intelligence Agency, the Russian emperor has already considered this matter.

At the same time, those Russian elites who were bought by Yan Guang are also using their influence to transfer Nikolai and others back to the Eastern Front―――――― they will do this, not only because Yan Guang bought them with money, but most importantly, they are Russians and Russian nobles... Although Russia is now rotten, there are still many Russian aristocrats in Russia who are extremely loyal to Tsarist Russia. At this time, with the successive defeats on the battlefield on the Eastern Front and the continuous riots in Russia, the internal and external troubles of Russia were already clearly seen by these nobles.

At this point, many Russian nobles knew very well that if they wanted to save all this, they had to transfer Grand Duke Nicholas back to the Eastern Front, which was one of the reasons why they would contribute...―――――――――― "As long as those people in Russia can transfer Nikolai and Yudenrich back to the Eastern Front, then Jiang Baili will be much easier to take over the command of the Sino-Russian coalition..."

After sending the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force to the train, Yan Guang, who left the railway station, sat in a domestic bulletproof car that had just been produced by the Ma'anshan Automobile Factory, and slowly thought about this matter... Although theoretically, the status of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Russian Caucasian Front is equal, this is only a theory after all. In fact, due to many reasons such as national strength, troop strength, geography and logistics, the main task of the expeditionary force in the Caucasus is only to cooperate with the Russian army and share the pressure of the Russian army in the Caucasus... However, this situation can be changed, that is, if the number of Russian troops in the Caucasus is too small, and the number of Chinese expeditionary forces there is much higher than the number of Russian troops, the dominant position will inevitably shift to the expeditionary forces.

This is also the reason why Yan Guang bought Rasputin and the Russian aristocracy, because only Nikolai and Yudenrich, two famous Russian generals, left with a part of the Caucasian army, and Yan Guang was able to let Jiang Baili gain dominance in the Caucasus.

In fact, in order to allow Jiang Baili to gain the leading power, Yan Guang not only transferred three Class A infantry divisions to form the second batch of expeditionary forces, but even transferred an artillery division... And this second expeditionary force, consisting of nearly 50,000 Wehrmacht, plus the first expeditionary force of more than 30,000 people already fighting in the Caucasus, will bring the size of the entire expeditionary force to more than 80,000 people.

At the same time, every month in the future, China will send an expeditionary force of an infantry division to the Caucasus as a reinforcement for Jiang Baili. By the middle of 1916, even if the Caucasian Front in the Caucasus had not been weakened, the Chinese expeditionary force there would have actual dominance ... As for the issue of logistical supply, for the time being, the logistical problem from China to the Caucasus can only rely on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

But... Now the construction of the Dilan Railway is being intensified, and the Russians, although the Russians are in a difficult situation now, are still diverting resources and extending the Central Asian Railway to the Dilan Railway.

Of course, none of this matters, the most important thing is that the rebels in Xinjiang Province are dying, and the labor camps there are almost empty..."

Sitting beside Yan Guang, Yue Chang reported the situation to Yan Guang.

However, when he heard this, Yan Guang was not too surprised, because in the process of building the railway, the mortality rate had increased much more than in the early days, and it was actually inevitable that this situation would occur in this situation.

In fact, as early as a month ago, Zhan Tianyou, who was in Xinjiang Province, had already reported this situation to Yan Guang. And Yan Guang also found a solution, which is why Yan Guang was not surprised.

As for the solution..."Since Xinjiang Province is empty, it would be better to go to Mongolia and Tibet Province to catch it..."

This is the solution that Yan Guang proposed to Zhan Tianyou.

Xinjiang Province is vast and sparsely populated, so now it is empty, which does not necessarily mean that there are no rebels in Xinjiang Province, after all, Xinjiang Province is such a big place, it is difficult to find a place to hide even if you want to.

The same is true of Xinjiang Province, not to mention that the geographical conditions of Tibet Province are much worse than those of Xinjiang Province, so Xiong Kewu, who finally got the order, still turned his attention to Mongolia... Mongolia... At that time, Mongolia was already divided into Inner Mongolia and Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia was easy to say, but Outer Mongolia... At that time, Outer Mongolia was full of rebels, especially the Black Lamas who were active in Xinjiang Province, Mongolia and Gansu.

Black Lama is the common name of this person in China, his real name is Danbi Gyaltsen, also known as Danbin Gyaltsen, Danbin. Gyaltsen is an honorific title for a religious elite, and some people call him Dambinoyan. Noyan is the Mongolian word for prince. In Ejinaqi, the local herdsmen called him again, the big-headed lama. And his most common name is False Lama. He was a Kalmyk, the Oirat Mongol who remained in Russia after the return of Turhut during the Qianlong period. Born in the Dulbert Department of the Astrakhan Oblast of Western Mongolia, Russia, he served in the Yamen of Jiahuktu in Yanjing and came to Xinjiang Province in 1910. In 1911-1912, he led an army to attack the squadron in Kobdo, and massacres Han Chinese and Muslims.

Such a person is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous and dangerous person.

It's just that this black lama is in danger, and obviously there is no danger of the harsh light that urgently needs labor to build the railway... Therefore, under Yan Guang's order, the Lanzhou Military Region, the Yanjing Military Region, and the Shenyang Military Region jointly dispatched troops, and a total of nearly 50,000 cavalry were dispatched to carry out a large-scale encirclement and suppression operation in Outer Mongolia and the surrounding areas, and the entire operation lasted almost three months.

Three months later, the environment of the entire Outer Mongolia was cleared, and nearly 50,000 cavalrymen who entered the Outer Mongolia region at the same time captured almost the same number of rebels, and then they were escorted by the cavalry division and infantry division of the Lanzhou Military Region and all sent to Xinjiang Province to repair the railway.

In this case, it is natural that Outer Mongolia is already equivalent to returning to the bosom of China.

As for the Russians, the Russians did make some reflections, and on the borders of Outer Mongolia, the Wehrmacht cavalry that entered Outer Mongolia even had some clashes with the Russians, and several of them even started.

It's just a pity that Russia at this time is no longer the Russia it was before the war, not to mention how much Russia borrows from China now. Having lost two million men on the Eastern Front, it is no longer possible for the Russians to take a tough stance against China as they have in the past.

Of course, it's not useless... In fact, within Russia, there are still quite a few military and political officials who demand that they use strong means to counterattack, and even use the army to drive out the [***] team in Outer Mongolia.

Unfortunately, having lost two million men on the Eastern Front, the Russians have transferred all the troops they can mobilize to the Eastern Front. And in several areas such as Outer Mongolia, the number of Russian [***] teams has become extremely dangerous.

So in the end, the Russians can only be gone.

In fact, when the Wehrmacht entered Outer Mongolia to encircle and suppress the rebels, many rebels fled into Russia because they could not resist―――――― and almost all of them could ride horses, and almost all of their belongings were on horseback, so it was very simple to leave.

And now the Russians have this in mind.

"I'll bear with you for now, when the war is over, I'm retaking Outer Mongolia, and this time it's not just Outer Mongolia, but even Inner Mongolia..."

It is also for this reason that the Russians will adopt rebels who have fled into Russia.

After all, at that time, there are a group of people who are familiar with the way, and it is always much easier to act.

As for whether Russia will be able to take Mongolia after the war, this arrogant Russian has never been worried. Although now because of the war, Russia is simply suffering from internal and external troubles, and in the past two years, because of the free ride of the European war, China's strength growth rate has also risen in a straight line... Especially in terms of industrial strength, steel production has exceeded two million tons, and in terms of fiscal revenue, according to the Ministry of Finance, it is expected to reach at least 900 million silver dollars this year, setting a new record high... The army had 121 cavalry, infantry, and artillery divisions, including the expeditionary force, and the air force had nearly 3,000 planes, including bombers. As for the Navy, three first-class cruisers with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons have already been launched, three new ones are being built on the slipway, battlecruisers with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and battleships with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons have also been put on the slipway ... Counting the three armed forces of the navy, the army, and the air force as a whole also has a huge strength of 1.5 million.

In particular, after the implementation of the military service system, as long as the industrial strength is supported, the entire national defense force can completely mobilize a huge army of more than 5 million. If the funds are supported, 10 million is no problem―――――― but judging from the current industrial strength, if 10 million are mobilized, it is likely that most of the soldiers will fight with their bare hands... No matter how you look at it, China at this time has grown into a land power that even Britain, France and Germany dare not ignore, and according to the current growth rate of the navy, it is only a matter of time before it becomes a maritime power.

But even so, the Russians are still very confident... Just like before the war, the Russians were so confident that they would directly invade Germany without preparing anything, and then they were beaten out by the Germans... Therefore......... Thereupon......... All in all......... In other words......... Although because of the relationship between Outer Mongolia, the armies of China and Russia confronted each other on the border, and even once reached the point of misfire, for which the two countries still lost some people, but in the end the two returned to peace on the issue of Outer Mongolia, as for the deaths and injuries caused in the conflict?

"Afterwards, both sides said that there was a misunderstanding..."

If the Germans were most upset by this result, the British and French were the most happy.

At the beginning of the conflict, the Germans certainly wanted to add fuel to the conflict, but the British and French also jumped up and down between the two countries, seemingly quelling the conflict. After all, both China and the Russians are now members of the Entente. Therefore, the British and French can be said to be the happiest after the end of the conflict.

However, in all seriousness, the British and French were still inclined to Russia in this incident, after all, Russia was an important member of the Entente, and the entire Eastern Front was supported by Russia.

As for China? Although China seems to have made some achievements in the Battle of Van Cheng, it is obviously not comparable to Russia, which has the ability to read and support the Eastern Front in the eyes of the British. Therefore, in this conflict, whether China is justified or not, the British are inclined to Russia.

But... Although Britain is now inclined towards Russia in everything, this does not mean that Britain will always be inclined towards Russia. After all, Britain and Ben formed the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, and the ultimate goal of this alliance was Russia.

However, while Britain may not like Russia, it does not necessarily like China. After all, the British still occupy Hong Kong, have numerous concessions in China, and have a little interest in Tibetan provinces.

Moreover, the rapid growth of China's power has also made Britain very wary of China, after all, Britain's interests in the Far East are really great.

It's just that at this time, it is obviously impossible to contain China and Russia alone, so... Let China and Russia fight each other, and then contain each other, and Britain will engage in a balanced policy from it, so that both China and Russia have to rely on Britain, which has become one of Britain's main policies in the Far East after the war... Therefore, the hostility between China and Russia is simply happy for the British, and in fact, if it does not affect the European war, the British may hope that the relationship between China and Russia will be worse... As for Yan Guang himself... After learning through the Military Intelligence Bureau that the Russians had the idea of settling accounts after the autumn, in front of Wang Yaowu, Song Dinghan and others, Yan Guang just looked up to the sky and laughed three times... Indeed, if the Russians have the intention of settling accounts after the war, it will indeed be a troublesome thing for China, after all, Russia is also very powerful, but the question is..."Does Russia still have a post-war period?!" ”

Yan Guang has the most say on this issue...―――――――――― just when Yan Guang was laughing in the sky, in the Caucasian Allied Command, the voices of disputes could be seen everywhere... Of course, these disputes did not arise only between Chinese and Russians, but also between Chinese and Chinese and between Russians and Russians ... And these disputes did not arise because of the events that happened in Outer Mongolia that affected them.

Although what happened in the Far East did cause some problems between the coalition forces, neither Nikolai, Yudenrich, nor Jiang Baili himself were ordinary figures, so these influences had been suppressed to the lowest envy under the combined efforts of the three of them.

In fact, there is currently a dispute within the Allied Command, not for any other reason, but because everyone is arguing about whether to continue the march towards Erzurum, or to stay where they are and wait for the Turks to come to their door... That's right, in the coalition headquarters not long ago, Nikolai, Yudenrich, Jiang Baili and others did make plans to launch an attack on Erzurum, but the problem is that plans are never as fast as change... Not long ago, the landing battle launched by Britain and France in the Dardanelles ended in failure.

In this landing battle, which lasted for nearly a year, it is needless to mention that the British, French and Turkish sides suffered heavy losses. However, the end of the Battle of the Dardanelles also meant that the Turks could draw more troops from the Dardanelles to Armenia.

In fact, the Turks did the same.

Just a few days ago, the intelligence officers of the Russian army in Turkey sent back a message that the commander of the Turkish Second Army, Ahmed. Izm Pasha is leading the newly formed Second Army in the direction of Armenia―――――― in which Kemal, who was once the hero of the Battle of the Dardanelles (the future father of the Turkish nation), is now a commander at the military level... The Second Legion, since it is called the Legion, will have at least nearly 100,000 troops... And the Turks originally had an advantage in terms of strength, if the Second Army was added, it would be good if the coalition forces were only defended in Armenia, but if it was an attack..."Therefore, we should be cautious, after all, after counting the strength of the Second Army, the strength of the Turks will reach nearly 300,000, and we have less than 200,000 so far, such a disparity in strength, although the strength of the Turks is weak, if we take the initiative to attack, it will not be so easy to take Erzurum..."

Inside the command, a major general of the Russian army said so.

The Major General's remarks aroused the approval of some Chinese and Russian generals present, but also aroused the opposition of some other generals.

"Although the Turks have the advantage of troops, after a while, we will have four divisions of reinforcements to the Caucasus, and in the future, we will have reinforcements at the rate of one division per month, so it is not impossible to take Erzurum..."

The one who spoke was a division commander of the expeditionary force, also with the rank of major general, and his words were also agreed by other generals present, after all, they had also seen the combat effectiveness of the expeditionary force some time ago, and if the four new divisions were all such combat effectiveness, it was not without the ability to fight.

What's more, according to the information from the Chinese side, among these four divisions, one is an artillery division... How much heavy firepower can an artillery division provide after entering battle... The generals below were constantly arguing in the headquarters, and Jiang Baili, Yudenrich, Nikolai and others, who were thinking around the map, also had a headache.

However, their headache is different from the headache of the people below, their headache is that news has come from Moscow that Tsar Nicholas II, the nephew of Grand Duke Nicholas, intends to recall Nicholas to the Eastern Front and continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army on the Eastern Front.

This would have been good news, after all, Nikolai's abilities are obvious to all.

But... At the end of the message, there was also a sentence that when Nikolai was transferred back to the Eastern Front, Nikolai would also bring with him Yudenrichy and several main forces of the Caucasian Front.

The transfer of troops to the Eastern Front when the coalition forces were already more than 100,000 fewer than the Turks was not good news for Nikolai and others..."Alas..."

However, when Jiang Baili accompanied Nikolai and Yudenrich to worry, he didn't know that this news, which was bad news for them, was unscrupulous good news for Yan Guang, because it meant that the command of the coalition forces in the Caucasus was about to fall into his hands...

(To be continued)