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November is not a good season in the Mongolian steppes, with yellow grass leaves covered with sporadic ice slag.

I don't know if it's freezing or if I'm too excited in front of the great work, Xu Shuzheng's cheeks are a little red with a telescope, and the soldiers in cotton coats and ear protectors and leather hats next to him are busy. Two years after the end of the Sino-Japanese War, the Wehrmacht added a lot of new equipment, the biggest change of which was the introduction of 60mm light mortars. This mortar is smaller and lighter than the original 80 and 120 calibers, and has gradually replaced the grenadier canisters equipped by the cavalry of mixed divisions. As for the infantry division, it is not equipped for the time being, first, the infantry division already has a large number of grenadiers, and it is too expensive to replace them completely, and second, the infantry does not need to pursue too strong mobile types, and trucks and pack horses can help carry heavy weapons.

A cavalry regiment with three battalions, six 70-mm cavalry field guns, 48 60-mm mortars and dozens of light and heavy machine guns surrounded the city of Kulen from east, west, and north. In order to seize this great credit, Xu Shuzheng not only personally found An Guoliang, but also sent a telegram to Shi Xiaolou asking for a front, and finally in order to achieve a suddenness, he detoured hundreds of kilometers overnight before blocking it from three sides in one fell swoop, as for the south, a whole division that was deliberately vacated was rapidly moving north, unless it was a fool who was willing to break through there.

It took less than ten minutes for the sporadic Mongol rebels outside the city to be driven back into the city, and Xu Shuzheng never took the little Kulen seriously. "It's just a stepping stone to your own feats!" He snorted coldly and lowered his binoculars to check his preparations.

In the face of the Wehrmacht swaggering outside the city with cannons and machine guns, the Mongols on the earthen wall did not even have the courage to shoot. Kenji Dohihara is right, the descendants of Genghis Khan have long lost their bloodiness across Europe and Asia after being enslaved by the Manchu Qing Dynasty for hundreds of years, and the thousands of private troops cobbled together by these khans and nobles are good at bullying herdsmen and blackmailing merchants, but it is definitely a layman to say that fighting wars. If you don't pull out your legs and slip away immediately, you can already count yourself as trying to maintain the dignity of the prairie man.

"Fire!"

With a loud shout, a whirlwind seemed to blow on the low Kuluntu city wall. The rammed earth city wall with a circumference of only a few miles cannot even compare with the county seat in the Guannai. How can you deal with such a strong firepower? What's more, the most powerful Babu Zab rebels are still circling in Siberia in Russia at the moment, so the kung fu city walls with only a bag of cigarettes began to collapse in large areas, and the rammed earth buildings were shattered one after another. The yellow** loaded shells were particularly ferocious, and those Mongol soldiers who might still have the advantage in the white-knuckle battle instantly ran desperately towards the city and temples like crumbling dogs. This scene made the officers who originally wanted to fight a ruthless battle to deter the traitorous separatists dumbfounded, this is the Mongolia that has been shouting for ** since the beginning of Xinhai and finally engaged in self-government?

"Rush in."

Almost without hesitation, the three battalion commanders decided not to waste shells, and hundreds of Wehrmacht cavalry swarmed along the gap, and although many Mongols resisted, these resistances did not stir up much in the face of strong firepower, so they quickly occupied important areas, including the palace of the Bogdor Khan.

"Stop. Stop it! You barbarians. "The loyal Bogdor Khan's palace guards finally decided not to resist after being held to the head by the black muzzles. But when they saw a few soldiers preparing to rush in, they could not help but shout, but this shouting was pale and weak, and soon the cavalry brought out the lama leaders who were hiding in the basement.

Jebu, who was above tens of thousands of people in the past (after being notified that this person could not write his name, so he abbreviated it), had lost his spirit, and looked at the wolf-like soldiers around him, his body trembled, and his small eyes were full of horror. The Khan kings of Hangda Dorji around him were even more pale, and sweat was dripping from their foreheads.

The crisp sound of horses' hooves made them turn their heads to look, and Xu Shuzheng, who was dressed in military uniform, held a short horsewhip and his cheeks turned even redder. Okay, great! Finally, the raid was carried out in vain, and the big fish are here! He shouted in his heart, but his face was very calm, he jumped off his horse and slowly walked to Jebu and saluted.

"Xu Shuzheng has seen the master."

Since the Northwest Army was stationed in Baotou, Zhebu has taken a lot of effort to inquire about the news in the army, so he has heard of this rather wise staff colonel, and he also knows that he is an officer under the name of the former Beiyang Duan Qirui, but what is the use of knowing? However, the king of Handa Khan next to him roared urgently: "General Xu." Don't get me wrong, we've canceled autonomy. ”

"Oh?" Xu Shuzheng deliberately snorted lightly and asked the officer next to him: "Does our Republic of China have autonomous provinces?" The officer was a clever ghost, and he couldn't understand the meaning of the words, scratching his head and saying very seriously: "Report to the colonel, no." ”

"How can it be abolished without autonomy? The prince is really joking. Xu Shuzheng's cold eyes made the Prince of Hangda, who was sealed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, feel a chill down his spine. His face was even more blue and white for a while, but Chechen Khan still had some courage, and shouted: "If you want to kill, kill and talk nonsense, the steppe eagle will not bow to you Han people." ”

Xu Shuzheng didn't have the heart to talk to these chopping boards, and waved his hand: "On the orders of the President and the Commander-in-Chief, due to the need to support the Russian allies, Kulen temporarily took over the military management and all the people were not allowed to leave half a step without an order, and those who violated the order would be killed!" Just one sentence made Jebu and Prince Handa and others look ashen, how can they resist even if they can't leave?

In a yurt where the flag of the Republic of China was quickly hung in the distance, Kenji Dohihara, who had been hiding one step earlier, looked at Xu Shuzheng, Zhebu and Hang Da and others thoughtfully, and Hitomi Aoki's pistol next to him was already loaded, and he was suddenly pressed down by the former when he was prepared for the worst: "Aoki-kun, I'm going to trouble you to go to Chita." ”

"Chita?" Hitomi Aoki was puzzled, although he knew that the largest rebel army in Mongolia was operating under the protection of the Russian army in Chita, but what could the rabble of only three or four thousand people do when they came back? You must know that this is a cavalry regiment with stronger firepower and combat effectiveness than during the Sino-Japanese War, and it will increase to a division or even more in two days at most! What's more, that officer of China is very smart, and deliberately implemented military control in the name of supporting Russia and put all the Mongolian high-level under house arrest, and even Russia has nothing to do, and if the war drags on for a few more years, there will be enough time to divide the Mongolian ministries.

Kenji Dohihara knew that he had doubts, and motioned for him to sit down and pour butter tea for him before slowly squinting his eyes, a trace of cruel light faintly flashing: "Aoki-kun, maybe the opportunity you have been waiting for has come." In Hitomi Aoki's puzzled gaze, he pointed at Tebu, who was guarded by the soldiers, and sneered, "What happens if they die while the military is in charge?!" ”

Hitomi Aoki was stunned for a moment, then his face jumped in ecstasy, and without saying a word, he bent down fiercely and opened the curtain to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the city. After he left, Kenji Dohihara also closed his eyes, and muttered vaguely: "A rioting grassland, what are you going to do with it?" ”

Xu Shuzheng didn't know that a big trouble began to loom from the sky, and his mind was completely supported by the great credit of "recovering Kulun". Fortunately, he finally did not forget his duty, first the Bogdor Han Palace transported all the gold, silver and jewelry back to Nanjing in the name of protection, then gathered all the Mongolian private troops to build barracks and necessary facilities, and finally sent soldiers with those nobles and princes who could not escape to order the private army to lay down their arms, buy grain and fur and buy horses by the way, and prepare to build Kulen into the largest military base on the Sino-Russian border.

With the arrival of the main force of the 121st Division two days later, the 122nd Division also departed from Baotou to prepare to enter Kulen and from there to support the Russians.

Yang Qiu, who returned to Wuchang to wait for the birth of his first child, soon got a report that the troops were stationed in Kulun, but he did not pay much attention to Xu Shuzheng's great achievements, for the central government of the Republic of China, Mongolia was just a disease of scabies, if it were not for the scruples of Russia and Britain and France, he would have attacked Kulen a long time ago.

"Vice President, President Jiang is here." Kuang Xukun interrupted Yang Qiu, who was reading the report.

After Cai Gongshi returned home from the negotiation of the "Plum Blossom Agreement", he went to the Reform and Development Commission as secretary general, replacing Yang Qiu to handle the daily affairs of the committee, so that during his later visit to the United States, Gu Weijun and Lu Bicheng could only be temporarily served as secretaries, but after all, the former was the backbone of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the latter had to deal with his investment, so he selected the 26-year-old Geng Zinian student to go to the United States to become the fifth secretary.

Thinking about the current party secretary Chen Guofu, as well as the secretary general of the committee Cai Gongshi, the backbone of the National Youth Association of Henan Province Murong Han, and Dong Yongwei, who studied in the United States and did not come back, you can know how hot this secretary's position is, so even Jiang Fangzhen glanced at Kuang Xukun and secretly wondered what this young man was capable of.

"Don't look at it." Yang Qiu put down the telegram and made him a cup of instant coffee before saying with a smile: "Bo He (Kuang Xukun) studied journalism at Columbia University, has good planning and organization skills, and is also very experienced in word processing. After explaining the reason for the selection of materials, he deliberately glanced at the absent-minded Jiang Fangzhen and asked, "Is it a Mongolian matter?" ”

"Vice President, you're wrong." Jiang Fangzhen still had the same temper, put his hat next to him, picked up his coffee and leaned on the sofa before he said slowly: "I'm here to study." ”

"Studying?" Yang Qiu smiled: "My Principal Jiang, are you idle and have nothing to do after Ziqing took away all the officers and students?" ”

Jiang Fangzhen was a little angry at Song Ziqing's large-scale transfer of officers and students to enrich the reserves, but he didn't get to the point of complaining at the door, and stared at Yang Qiu's eyes: "A whole group army, you won't tell me how to fight without thinking about it, right?" ”

"That's what it was." Yang Qiu smiled secretly, looking at his appearance, he also knew that he probably had no bottom in his heart like everyone else, after all, they vaguely knew the cruelty of the Western Front and the scale of the war, but Kuang Xukun, who had just wanted to speak before leaving, hurriedly turned back and rushed into the small living room, and shouted anxiously: "Vice President, the second lady sent someone to say that the lady is about to give birth." ”

Jiang Fangzhen hadn't yet recovered from the unfamiliar word "Second Lady", but Yang Qiu had already rushed out with a brisk pace, seeing that the worry in his heart could not be solved for the time being, he had to grab his hat and chase out...... ()