Lin Yuan calculated his plan in his heart: to attack Kulen with lightning speed, control Zhebuzun Danba, the core of the entire separatist group is Zhebu Zundamba, and he is the biggest spokesman of the Russians, as long as he can control Zhebu Zundamba, and then divide the high-level forces of Mongolia, unite against separatism, fight against stubborn separatism, and win over those who waver, almost half of the success.

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "If my plan wants to succeed, I must know the situation in Kulun City!" So Lin Yuan contacted Shen Wanqing and asked, "How is the situation in Kulun City now?" Do they know the news that I'm coming? ”

Shen Wanqing said: "There are some rumors in the market that you are coming, but according to the information I got from the Mongolian high-level, their general opinion is that you cannot come to Mongolia so soon, and the Mongolian intelligence personnel in Beijing have not found large-scale war preparations, so the Mongolian high-level and Russian advisers believe that this news was deliberately spread by you."

Lin Yuan thought to himself proudly, "It seems that my fast armored unit has received miraculous results!" This is also taking advantage of the shortcomings of Mongolia's local politics, scattered personnel, and underdeveloped communications. Lin Yuan asked again, "Then what is being done in Kulun City now?" ”

Shen Wanqing replied: "Two days later, that is, at eight o'clock on the 20th of September, it was the enthronement ceremony of Zhebuzun Danba as the emperor of the Great Mongol Empire, and Russia also sent special envoys to participate, as well as the princes of various Mongolian tribes, who did not leave after attending the meeting to offer mandalas. ”

Lin Yuan listened to Shen Wanqing's narration, and a "feat" suddenly popped up in his mind, if he could control him in one fell swoop at the enthronement ceremony of Zhebuzun Danba, then this matter would be like a thunderbolt from the sky, fiercely deterring those arrogant separatists, Lin Yuan thought silently in his heart: "That's right, just do it." ”

Lin Yuan then asked Shen Wanqing: "What about the defense around Kulun?" Have you figured it all out? ”

Shen Wanqing replied: "I know it all, there are a total of four troops stationed in Kulen, well......" Shen Wanqing hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Actually, it should be regarded as three troops, because one of them is a garrison force, equipped with cold weapons, and its combat effectiveness is negligible." ”

"Among the remaining three troops, two of them are typical Mongolian cavalry, one is called Longxiang Cavalry, and the other is called Tiger Guard Cavalry, each of which has about 20,000 people, and it is Zhebuzun Danba's personal soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, but it is definitely vulnerable in the face of our armored iron flow, and the last force that needs to be guarded against is the last force that you need to focus on."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "The troops that Wanqing asked me to focus on guarding against must be unusual. He asked, "How is this army?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "This army is different from the Mongolian cavalry, although they also ride horses, they are infantry on horses!" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "Infantry on horseback, what does this mean?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "They ride horses when they are maneuvering, and they dismount when they encounter the enemy and need to fight, so I say that they are infantry on horses." ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "If this is the case, they are far worse than the Mongolian cavalry, what do you need to pay special attention to?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "The reason why they use this style of play is because they use all Western equipment, all of which are Russian goods, Mosin Nagant M1891 rifles, Maxim machine guns, and even an artillery unit, with fifteen Russian-made cavalry guns." ”

"I took the opportunity to sell goods to visit their barracks, and their troops were also very well trained, shooting, individual tactical movements, group tactics were all available, and they also had a sapper shovel in their hands, and their soil work was also very good."

Lin Yuan nodded, and then asked, "What is the name of their unit?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "Heavenly Imperial Legion! ”

Lin Yuan asked, "What?" Heavenly Palace? ”

Shen Wanqing said: "That's right, the 'sky' of 'sky', and the 'royal' of 'defense'!" ”

Lin Yuan asked curiously, "Why did you come up with such a strange name?" ”

Shen Wanqing replied: "This name is based on the name of the leading general, the leading general is named Li Tianyu, so this army is called the Tianyu Legion, this Li Tianyu is a Han Chinese, once studied in Russia, is a hardcore separatist, this army also yearns for splitting, so their will to fight is very strong." ”

"This Li Tianyu is also very talented in military affairs, their troops immediately moved, and he proposed the way of fighting under the horse, do you know why he wants to propose this kind of fighting?"

Lin Yuan asked, "What are you doing?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "When I tell the reason, you will know how powerful he is, and his reason is this: in modern warfare, the wide application of heavy weapons such as machine guns and artillery, the target of the cavalry is too large, and it is very easy to be killed, so the cavalry is no longer suitable for modern warfare; However, due to the fast speed of the cavalry, there is still a great advantage in the march, immediately maneuvering, fighting under the horse, just take the best of the two, avoid the short of the two! ”

Lin Yuan was so surprised that he didn't speak for a long time after hearing this, this was in 1896, this person named Li Tianyu had such foresight, it was really unusual, Shen Wanqing continued: "Although this Heavenly Imperial Legion is extremely capable of fighting, if you want to resist our armored iron flow, you still have a mantis arm as a car, but they can cause me a lot of damage, so you have to be careful." ”

Lin Yuan then asked, "What about their defense of the mountains and rivers on the south side?" Did you scout? ”

Shen Wanqing said: "Not yet, but I can tell you unequivocally that there are no residential areas in those places, so once you find a large-scale building on the aerial picture, it must be the station of their troops, by the way, the defense of the mountains and rivers is the responsibility of the Heavenly Imperial Legion." ”

Lin Yuan turned off the communicator and immediately began to ponder, first of all, his combat goal is to control him at the enthronement ceremony of Zhebuzun Danba, then the time to reach the Tula River must be grasped well, the target is exposed early, and the combat target cannot be defeated later, since the enthronement ceremony began on September 20, then our troops had better arrive on the banks of the Tula River in the early morning of September 19.

Immediately after arriving, there is no human population near the Tula River, the target should not be exposed, and then set aside a day to reconnoiter various parts of the enemy, and then choose a route to directly bypass those defensive forces, control Zhebuzundamba, do not have to fight them, and avoid the tragic scene of the Chinese fighting the Chinese.

Lin Yuanji drew the time, and then called up the aerial pictures, observing the deployment of various troops, he suddenly found that the garrison near the bridge and the garrison of other parts were far away, and there were no other defensive forces between the bridge and Kulun, that is to say, when he led an armored force to break through the bridge, as long as the speed was fast enough, the other troops would not have time to react at all, and by the time they reacted, we had already entered Kulen.

Lin Yuan pondered, and suddenly thought: Phone! If the garrison on the side of the bridge had a telephone, he would be known by the other departments at the moment of the raid, and in that case, there would be absolutely no way to achieve the combat goal!