Irkutsk is the gateway of Siberia to Transbaikalia and the southern Far East, as well as to Mongolia and China, and the hub of the Lena River basin. As an important cultural center of Eastern Siberia, there are several higher education institutions and the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The city is divided into four districts by three rivers: the city center on the right bank of the Anga River, the industrial zone on the left bank, the hydropower hub on the left bank of the Irkut River, and the heavy machinery plant area on the left bank of the Ushakov River.

In addition, the city is home to the oldest university in Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk State University. The university includes several research institutes in applied physics and petroleum-coal chemical synthesis.

As an important cultural center of Eastern Siberia, Irkutsk is one of the largest scientific centers in East Russia, with 15 research institutes, as well as many universities and colleges offering more than 260 majors. The number of industrial experts and scientific potential made Zhao Yun, who lacked scientific and technological strength, covet Irkutsk.

After Rokossovsky occupied this place, "the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition!" There are too many things in this city, what should I do? A group of low-ranking White Russian officers said excitedly. After joining the White Russian Army, they drilled into the ravines and into the jungle every day, and were chased around by the Soviet and Russian troops.

After the breakthrough of the city, the White Russian army routinely killed all the Russian officials and a large number of resistors, recruited prisoners, released prisoners, and looted all the official warehouses and arsenals, and prepared to rush to the next city.

However, Rokossovsky, who had received instructions from Zhao Yun, did not give the order to leave, and he then ordered the officers: "Go from house to house to take all the food of the people in the city, and then drive them all out of the city and blow up the city wall." Sue them if they join our White Russian Army, we are welcome! If you don't join, then fend for yourself! ”

The Belarusian Russian officer was stunned for a moment, because after the previous capture of Ulan-Ude, although looting was also carried out, the White Russian army had to take into account the reaction of the Soviet Russian army in order to quickly capture the city of Irkutsk.

First, there was no time, and second, after the property of the Chinese in the city was ordered by the top brass of the White Russian army to prohibit looting, those Soviet and Russian people did not have any private property, so robbing them felt a bit like gnawing on chicken ribs. But now Rokossovsky's order has pushed the people in the city to a dead end. In Siberia in December, it was cold and snowy outside the city, and those people had no food, and they dragged their families and mouths, and they were in the wilderness, and the nearby Soviet Russian army did not know where it was, as long as they wanted to survive, they had to join the White Russian army.

Although Rokossovsky knew that this trick was a bit despicable, he was also very helpless.

The biggest advantage of the current White Russian army is that there is Zhao Yun, the "big financier", who has an unlimited supply of grain, grass and ammunition, but the number of people is indeed a little less, and there are too few young people who can fight, so that the White Russian army has to carry some cannon fodder, or even cannon fodder in cannon fodder, to reduce its own losses.

Sure enough, this move attracted a lot of scolding, but the people in the city basically joined the White Russian army. "Pick out 10,000 Chinese people and hand them over to Guo Furong, a guy from the caravan caravan, and let them take care of our logistics and wait for the arrival of Lord Timur." Rokossovsky rode on his horse, watching the large group of people who were more migrating than marching, and at the same time instructed the officers around him to completely hand over the logistics to Guo Furong, a timid horse gang businessman.

Guo Furong said that he was engaged in logistics, but these 10,000 Chinese people still had to guard the 200,000 technicians in Irkutsk, as well as the skilled workers of the factory and their families.

At present, these people stay in the city to disassemble the machinery, and then they will pack and carry them back to Ulan-Ude with the army of university teachers and scientific researchers.

At the same time, after the "Duma" resolution of Chita, the base camp of White Russia will be transferred from Chita, a city that is constantly under the threat of Soviet Russian troops in the Far East, to Ulan-Ude.

Ulan-Ude, which was formerly the capital of the Far Eastern Republic, was relocated to Chita by the de-Tsarization of Soviet Russia, and now it is being moved back to its original location. Of course, Ulan-Ude is much closer to Kyakhta and Kulen, than Chita, and is also an important factor for the "Duma" to consider.

After a day's rest, on December 18, Rokossovsky, a White Russian general who was born as a cavalry commander, marched non-stop along the "main artery of the Far East" to Krasnoyarsk, the largest city in Eastern Siberia, in a team of 10,000 people. Strive to maximize the expected results before Soviet Russia reacts.

Siberia is fighting vigorously, but China is not calm at home. "Out of the 12 Sumu Basin to the north, you will see another area surrounded by mountains, including small villages, which is known to women and children in the whole country as the Honggeltu ......"

Honggertu is located in the south of the Yangtze River, it is really a small village, the number of local households is only about 200, and the population is less than 1,000. However, in the Saibei Wasteland, this village of 1,000 people has become a larger village and town in the Suidong region. Honggertu is 160 miles away from the county seat of Taolin (now Chayouzhong Banner Kebul) and 180 miles away from Pingdiquan (now Jining), and there are some shops and handicraft workshops on both sides of the long street in the east and west. There are also schools and tall Catholic churches on the streets. To the east of the village is Uriya Sutai Mountain (Mongolian, meaning where there are willows); to the west is Bulang Mountain; The Unikent Mountains to the north are larger, and the hills to the south of the village are smaller. There is a famous volcano in the southwest of Pingpan Avenue, which is called the alchemy furnace by the masses. There are roads on both sides of its east and west, reaching Jining, Fengzhen, Datong and even Taiyuan and Jixian in the south, and Tumurertai, Wendurhan and even Kulun in the north; Due west can go to Taolin, Zhuozi Mountain and even Houhe (now Hoshi). To the east, it can reach Shangdu, Zhangbei and Zhangjiakou. Geographically speaking, the strategic position is very important, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers.

It stands to reason that a military station should be established here, but under Zhao Yun's blow, Outer Mongolia was returned to China, and the entire army of Outer Mongolia either went north to Kyakhta as the center to defend against the entry of Soviet Russia, or to the north to Uriya Sutai as the center to sweep away the horse bandits and Mongolian rebels in Outer Mongolia. On this side of China, except for Saiyin Shanda, who had 2,000 Mongolian cavalry as mobile troops to escort the caravan, there were only Wendur Khan and Kulun in the entire Outer Mongolia, with heavy troops. On the Huaxia side, in November, the first part of the Beiyang Army went south to clean up the "Erwuzai" Feng Yu, and the other went eastward and entered the three eastern provinces, doing the work of defending against the entry of Japan, so all parties selectively ignored this place.

However, some people with a heart have figured out some flavors and want to make some articles here.

Erbatu was a descendant of an undesirable prince of Inner Mongolia who advocated the independence of Inner Mongolia or, to be more specific, the independence of Chahar and other regions. Speaking of Chahar, many people know that Chahar Province, but during the Qing Dynasty, it was not a province, but called "Zhangyuan Special Zone". In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Chahar was changed to Chahar Special District, with 6 banners and 11 counties, namely Zhangbei, Duolun, Guyuan, Shangdu, Baochang, Kangbao, Xinghe, Taolin, Jining, Fengzhen and Liangcheng. It became a province in 1928. Xinghe, Taolin, Jining, Fengzhen and Liangcheng were included in Suiyuan Province, and the following 10 counties were included in Xuanhua Prefecture in Koubei Province, Hebei Province: Xuanhua, Chicheng, Wanquan, Huailai, Weixian, Yangyuan, Longguan, Yanqing, Huai'an, and Zhuolu.

One of the brothers of the Erbatu family had a hereditary king, but it was not his turn. But he thinks that he also has the blood of nobles in his body, and he is bent on making some noise.

And just as it hoped for the independence of Outer Mongolia, the invasion of Inner Mongolia in China was also part of Japan's plan to weaken and dismember China.

Since the Russo-Japanese War, Japan has planned to establish a "Mongolian state" similar to the puppet Korean state. It is a pity that they lost to the Mongolian People's Party army supported by the Russians in the battle for the independence of "Outer Mongolia". After all, Outer Mongolia is relatively close to Soviet Russia, and Soviet Russia can dispatch men and horses at any time to quell all the forces in Outer Mongolia. However, Japan needed to go through an uncontrolled three eastern provinces to meddle in the affairs of Outer Mongolia, so later the Japanese army base camp thought that the immediate task was to conquer the Far East, and Outer Mongolia was just a bonus, as long as the Far East was taken, Outer Mongolia was at your fingertips. But at present, Soviet Russia's power in Outer Mongolia has been defeated, and the layout of the entire Far East is also dominated by blockage. If the Japanese army takes the weak Inner Mongolia in one fell swoop, and then further annexes Outer Mongolia, a step back can also threaten the lifeline of Huaxia to support Outer Mongolia, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

To this end, Japan divided the achievement of this goal into three steps: the first step was to occupy Mongdong. From the beginning of the war in the Far East, Japan has penetrated its forces into the region. As long as Zhang Huzi, who was strongly supported by Japan, agreed to recover the eastern part of Mongolia, this step was completed. The second step is to use the ethnic separatists and the upper ruling forces in Inner Mongolia to blossom in the center and create the "Inner Mongolia Autonomy Movement". The third step is to occupy the two special regions of Chahar and Suiyuan on this basis, and establish a puppet government called the "Mongol Dayuan Empire" or "Dayuan Republic".

If Japan wants to achieve the three-step process, it must first create trouble, otherwise there will be no excuse for interfering in the affairs of this region under the noses of old empires such as Europe and the United States.

Relying on his previous experience as a horse bandit, under the armed forces of the Japanese, Erbatu relied on a team of 200 horse bandits and borrowed the hands of the Japanese to annex several small groups of horse bandits around him. Relying on the looted goods, the "Dameng Company" of Japanese businessmen purchased more than 300 brand-new "38 big covers".

With money, guns, and Japanese intelligence support, Erbatu was able to rise to prominence in a very short period of time, raising a team of 2,000 people.