With nearly 100,000 Soviet troops pressing down on the border, the arrogance of the separatists in Outer Mongolia will inevitably be greatly encouraged, and without the support of members of the army, it will be even more urgent to hold a riot in order to welcome the king's division, and there may be people who take reckless steps.

Tang Qiuli put down the war in the direction of Lake Baikal and turned to think about the "Outer Mongolia Independent Alliance", and various possibilities kept churning in his mind.

As soon as I looked up, I saw Yu Deshui and Shen Jun, standing outside the office door, looking at themselves intently, and hurriedly beckoned: "Come in, there is a task for you!" ”

Yu Deshui and Shen Jun came in and sat down at the desk, Tang Qiuli didn't talk nonsense, and asked, "You know the situation almost well, right?" Do you have a score in mind? ”

The two nodded, their mood was a little heavy, and Shen Jun said: "Divisional commander, the situation is stricter than I and Director Yu expected, however, the preliminary work of Qi Shuanghe and He Junjie is very in place, all the goals have been registered, and they are all under our surveillance, but the scope involved is too wide, and the scale is not easy to grasp, I and Director Yu are here to listen to your specific instructions!" ”

Tang Qiuli frowned, and said sternly: "What scale is not easy to grasp, is it difficult to be embarrassed?" Both of you are experts, for this kind of thing, there is no soft-hearted statement, my instructions are very simple, what has been verified, on the list, according to the catch, just suspicion, and not verified, also arrested, slowly screened, rather than wrong, not let go, for the permanent peace of the Outer Mongolia region, do not need tens of thousands of heads, it is not effective! ”

When he said these words, Tang Qiuli's eyes shot out a cold light, and his whole body was full of murderous aura. Yu Deshui and Shen Jun were nervous, and there was a creepy feeling, they understood the temper of the division commander, this was a precursor to the killing ring, tens of thousands of heads, I am afraid that it is the lowest number in the heart of the division commander, right?

Tang Qiuli ignored the two subordinates, his face changed slightly, and continued: "The consequences of appeasement and treachery, this attack of the Soviet army will be revealed. I don't mind the killing spree, the name of the bloody hand, many people have forgotten about it, the tranquility of the steppe of Outer Mongolia should be cleansed with the blood of these separatists who dream of betraying the motherland. I don't want deterrence, I want to eradicate the roots. Settle it once and for all. ”

"On the task of purging and arresting the elements of the Outer Mongolian Independence League. Just leave it to the two of you to be responsible, don't be afraid of catching too many people, you are afraid that you will not be able to grasp it cleanly, and the spring breeze will blow and grow, leaving hidden dangers, and there are large areas of land in Outer Mongolia. It can be used as a prison, Sun Zhenbang's lesson, I hope you don't do it again, of course. Those ringleaders whose identities are sensitive should adopt appropriate tactics and make secret arrests. ”

"I commanded the troops to fight against the Soviet army on the front line, and it was not easy for the two of you to arrest people in the rear, after all the separatists were caught, I asked for their confessions, especially those who colluded with the Soviet Union in a vain attempt to split Outer Mongolia, and those who should be killed should not be executed first, and after the Soviet offensive was resolved, I personally reviewed and approved that the special operations detachment of Chutian and the backbone troops of the Outer Mongolian border guards stationed in various regions will cooperate with the actions of your two departments and be clear about their tasks?

Yu Deshui and Shen Jun stood up and replied in unison: "It's the division commander, resolutely complete the task!" ”

Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said: "Regarding the situation in this regard, don't come and disturb me during the period when I command the campaign, the time of the arrest operation is also determined by you, but it is best for me to go to work after the twenty days!" ”

Yu Deshui and Shen Jun, when they were walking in the corridor, Shen Jun quietly pulled Yu Deshui and said, "Brother, have you ever felt that this time, the killing intent of the division commander seems to be very heavy!" ”

Yu Deshui replied slowly: "Killing intent! I can already smell the smell of blood in the air, let's go, in the next period of time, let's not think about stopping, just by signing the arrest warrant, we can write softly, by the way, let's go to the vicinity of Kulen and choose a site for the temporary prison, at least the scale, to be able to hold tens of thousands of people, this is a troublesome job! ”

At about 11 o'clock in the afternoon of 15 September, in the city of Irkutsk on the western shore of Lake Baikal, Major General Tong Batu, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, was lying on the only high ground in the western suburbs of Irkutsk with several cavalry guards, with a gloomy face and a telescope, observing the movements of the Soviet troops on the opposite side.

On the horizon in the distance, Soviet trucks and tanks, rolling up the dust, yellow, orange, and orange, pressed towards the city of Irkutsk, in the headquarters of the second brigade in the city, Tong Batu had received reports from various cavalry reconnaissance teams, according to Tong Batu's judgment, the situation was very unoptimistic, and the Soviet troops of the three divisions did not attack immediately, but continued to spread out to the two wings.

So far, the north and west of Irkutsk have been surrounded by Soviet troops, only the southern area leading to the direction of Kulen, there is a gap about 50 kilometers wide, according to the current pace of Soviet advance, it will take less than five hours to tightly encircle Irkutsk from three sides, and the only eastern part without Soviet troops is the vast and unfathomable Baikal Lake.

From the moment he received the report of the enemy's situation, Tong Batu was determined to defend Irkutsk, he ordered the soldiers of the army and the young and middle-aged residents in the city to immediately start to build temporary barricades, and the whole city was mobilized.

Tong Batu knew that in the face of the attack of more than 40,000 Soviet troops, with the strength of more than 5,000 troops of the Second Brigade, it was an impossible task to hold the city, especially in the case of cavalry troops and lack of heavy equipment, Tong Batu's idea was to use the entire death of the Second Brigade to entrust the Soviet army in Irkutsk for at least five days, to deploy the campaign and mobilize troops for the division commander, to gain enough time.

If you only rely on the troops of the Outer Mongolian border guards to fight with the Soviet army, it cannot be said that you are at a disadvantage, but it is very difficult to repel the Soviet army, and you have to pay a huge price for a draw, and only the main field corps in the country can give Lao Maozi a heavy blow.

If the Soviet army did not have tanks and mechanized troops, with more than 5,000 sharp sabers of the Second Cavalry Brigade and more than 40,000 Soviet soldiers, it was really not in Tong Batu's eyes, he was confident that he would be able to make a few big holes in any direction of the Soviet army's encirclement, and lead the troops to kill a few in and out.

However, the reality told him that Lao Maozi's iron turtles were the nemesis of his own cavalry, and the fierce Mongolian men who fought against the armored troops of the Soviet army in the field and the second cavalry brigade could only fall under the guns and shells of the Soviet army one by one, such a stupid thing, Tong Batu would not do it, and the cavalry dismounted as infantry, and fought a street battle with the Soviet army, which was undoubtedly the right choice and a helpless choice.

Tong Batu rode his horse on several main streets, inspected the construction of fortifications, and what he saw made his mood even heavier, the lack of explosives, mines, shells, grenades, almost all weapons and equipment for defense, the Second Brigade lacked, but who would have thought that the Second Brigade would be forced to fight a defensive battle?

After turning around in several major defensive areas, Tong Batu, who returned to the headquarters, had a dry mouth, and his throat and eyes were like fire, and he poured down a pot of milk tea, and his heart felt a little cooler.

Walking to the map, looking at the situation map of the enemy and the enemy marked by the staff officers, Tong Batu sighed secretly, "According to the current speed of the Soviet army, in another five or six hours, the only passage to the direction of Kulen will be cut off, and the city of Irkutsk will become a battlefield, withstanding the fierce attacks of the Soviet army wave after wave, how can we change the situation of passive defense?" ”

Suddenly, Tong Batu's heart moved, and he thought of a way to take advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet army to close the encirclement, and then use the company as a unit to carry out uninterrupted harassment and strikes against the Soviet army, preferably to hit the Soviet army's transportation lines, and destroy Lao Maozi's shells and bullets to deal with the defense of the city, which is an effective tactic, "That's it!" He made up his mind.

Tong Batu left the map and was just about to call the staff officer, when the brigade chief of staff, Colonel Hexigetu, hurriedly came in, holding a telegram in his hand, and said: "Brigade commander, I have received an urgent telegram from the division commander, ordering our brigade to abandon Irkutsk and immediately retreat in the direction of Kulen. ”

Tong Batu was taken aback, and his first reaction was, "The division commander wants to give up Irkutsk?" He snatched the telegram, read it carefully, sighed, and said to Hexigetu: "Chief of Staff, the division commander is afraid that we will suffer losses, and he does not hesitate to give up Irkutsk, alas, when did our Second Cavalry Brigade become a deserter without firing a shot in front of Lao Maozi, what a fucking bag!" ”

Tong Batu complained here, but he was anxious to the chief of staff Hexigetu, he knew that the Soviet army was besieging the city of Irkutsk, and staying in the city for a minute would be more dangerous, and if it was delayed, I am afraid it would not be easy to retreat, looking at the brigade commander's intentions, full of reluctance, since it was the order of the division commander, it could not be said that in front of the Soviet army, the second brigade became a deserter and carried out the order!

Tong Batu's eyes flashed, and He Xigetu on the side was anxious enough, he was not afraid of defending Irkutsk, but afraid that the brigade commander would be stubborn and disobey the order of the division commander.

(To be continued) (To be continued.) )