Sun Zhenbang is a person who has the courage to take responsibility, shirking and evading responsibility, not to mention his character, it is his own responsibility, he must bear it, and he will never evade it.

Therefore, as soon as He Junjie's report was finished, when the division commander Tang Qiuli was pondering, Sun Zhenbang Huo Ran got up, with a look of self-reproach, and said to Tang Qiuli: "Division commander, Zhenbang requests punishment, if it weren't for my reasons, the situation in Outer Mongolia would not have deteriorated to the current Cheng Dù, District Chief Qi and Station Chief He have proposed several times that the risk factors should be eliminated before the situation develops, but because I don't approve it, there is no opponent!" ”

"This responsibility is borne by me, and it has nothing to do with District Chief Qi and Station Chief He, I ask the division commander to remove all the positions I hold now to warn others!" After speaking, a solemn military salute was made, and his eyes calmly looked at the division commander Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli smiled gently, waved his hand and said: "Zhenbang, don't ask for punishment at every turn, the matter is not strict yet, if the current situation in Outer Mongolia has been eroded to a certain extent, of course you Sun Zhenbang will be responsible, okay, Zhenbang, you sit down, we will continue to study a solution, my Tang Qiuli's soldiers are not a pustule to escape when they encounter a little setback!" ”

There was no harsh words, no scolding, looking at the gentle face of the division commander and the warm words like a spring breeze, Sun Zhenbang's nose was sore, and he almost shed tears, but he forcibly suppressed it, and quietly wiped the corners of his eyes while others were not paying attention.

Tang Qiuli's gaze turned to Colonel Meng Qingpeng, commander of the Outer Mongolia Patrol Area of the Northern Flight Group of the Air Force, and said in a calm tone: "Commander Meng, report on the situation in your patrol area, focusing on the reconnaissance planes of the Transcaucasian Military Region of the Soviet Army, which are constantly conducting reconnaissance in the Outer Mongolia region!" ”

Meng Qingpeng is a very capable young man. Dressed in a straight aviation uniform, he was full of heroism, and when he saw the division commander asking himself, he hurriedly said: "Yes, division commander, our patrol area in Outer Mongolia is responsible for patrolling and guarding the airspace along all borders with the Soviet Union. According to the order of Commander Liu of the Northern Flying Group, as soon as it is discovered, it will be shot down immediately, and our patrol aircraft group has already shot down fifteen Soviet reconnaissance planes one after another! ”

Tang Qiuli's gaze jumped. He asked with interest, "Oh! And this situation, Commander Meng. For the fact that we shot down a Soviet reconnaissance plane. What was the reaction of the Soviets? ”

Meng Qingpeng smiled and replied with some disdain: "Division commander, the planes of the Soviets have repeatedly violated our airspace, and it is light to shoot them down, what kind of reaction can they have." I pretended to be deaf and dumb after eating a secret loss, anyway, I was thick-skinned and blatantly I didn't dare, and there were always sneaky people. However, the air surveillance range of our ground radar station has already covered the entire airspace along the border, and as soon as the Soviets' reconnaissance planes are dispatched, we will meet them and beat them severely! ”

Speaking of this, Meng Qingpeng seemed a little distressed, and added: "Division commander, the reconnaissance planes of the Soviets can't escape the eyes of the ground radar station, but our number of fighters is not much, there are only two fighter regiments in the Outer Mongolia patrol area, more than 120 fighters, obviously not enough, for a while, it is really exhausting, the most time, I led the team to take off six times in one day, division commander, can you increase the strength of our troops?" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Don't you say it, I also want to increase the strength of the aviation force in Outer Mongolia, before I came from Jinzhou, I already told your commander Liu that this batch of graduates of the Dingbian Flight Academy are all assigned to the Northern Flight Group, and that is a flight cadet who can form four fighter regiments!" Your Commander Liu, can you still hide it and not increase your manpower? ”

Meng Qingpeng rubbed his hands together with joy, and at this time, Sun Zhenbang interjected and said: "Division commander, after I received the report from Commander Meng, in the name of the commander of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, I protested to the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Army against the repeated violations of our airspace by Soviet reconnaissance planes. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Zhenbang's tone became angry, and then said: "The Soviets also sent a letter to apologize, I see that it is nonsense, once or twice by mistake, it is understandable, but the Soviets have more than a dozen times a day by mistake, isn't this nonsense, I replied to the Soviets at the time, you can enter by mistake, our fighters, just see that it can be regarded as a violation of our airspace, shoot down on the spot!" I don't have time to talk nonsense with you! ”

Tang Qiuli laughed, applauded and said, "Zhenbang, answer well, do you also have a tough side!" ”

Sun Zhenbang said with some embarrassment: "I am not ambiguous about the work of the knife and the gun, but when it comes to making trouble behind my back, my brain is still a little unbright!" ”

Tang Qiuli looked at him and continued, "Zhenbang, what else do you have to say?" ”

Sun Zhenbang glanced at Colonel Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, and motioned for him to report, Wang Jun said: "Five days ago, I received a report from the Eighth Brigade stationed in the Baikal area that the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union, about two divisions, drove to the vicinity of the border line, and the distance between them and our army's defense line was less than 50 kilometers. ”

Up to now, all the circumstances have been made clear, whether it is the repeated violations of the territory by Soviet reconnaissance planes or the increase of troops by the Soviet army on the Baikal front, they are all inseparable from the demonic wind stirred up by the "Outer Mongolian Independent Alliance"; specifically, it is echoed inside and outside, and Stalin's intention to attack Outer Mongolia is already obvious, and this is just the beginning, and the Soviet army is still to come.

What I need to do is to defeat the separatist forces in Outer Mongolia when Stalin is not fully ready, destroy the inner ghost of the "Outer Mongolian Independent League", cut off the claws stretched out by the Soviets, and if necessary, fight a battle with the Soviet army in the Baikal region, and the scale of the battle should be appropriate to severely damage the main force of the Soviet Transcaucasian Military District, and warn Stalin, who was dreaming of Chinese territory.

Before I knew it, a few hours had passed, and it was already late at night, and the situation of all departments had been reported.

Tang Qiuli said: "This is the end of today's meeting, I will arrange the current tasks, Commander Meng, your aviation unit must ensure that the Soviet army's reconnaissance planes cannot cross the border airspace for half a step, Liu Chun, transfer the strength of a brigade of your cavalry unit, reinforce the eighth brigade in the Baikal area, Qi District Chief, Station Chief He, your two departments, continue to reconnoiter the Outer Mongolia Independent Alliance, grasp as much material as possible, for the leading elements, we must strictly monitor, and we must not leave our sight!" ”

"Zhenbang and Chief of Staff Wang stay, and the others go back to rest!" Everyone stood up in unison, saluted the division commander, and left.

Tang Qiuli said to Sun Zhenbang and Wang Jun who stayed behind: "Zhenbang, Chief of Staff Wang, leave the two of you, there are important tasks to explain, now, among the ordinary soldiers of the various units of the Outer Mongolian Border Army, there is an unstable situation, and we have issued a secret order to our backbone troops and commanders, strictly control the weapons and ammunition of ordinary soldiers, and the non-duty troops shall not issue weapons, the reason, is that all the troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards must be replaced with new equipment, and the old equipment must be transported away in a centralized manner!" ”

Tang Qiuli looked at Sun Zhenbang and Wang Jun with blazing eyes, and continued in a somewhat heavy tone: "I hope you two can understand that this is a precautionary measure that we must take, once these ordinary soldiers are bewitched by religion, it will form an immeasurable destructive force, and at that time, the situation in Outer Mongolia will be eroded to the point that it cannot be controlled, you must do a good job in this regard!" ”

"Firmly grasp the backbone troops, if the troops are too concentrated, and the soldiers of Outer Mongolia account for the majority, they must be disrupted and dispersed to various places to garrison, before doing this, we must estimate all kinds of emergencies that may occur, in addition, the internal security team of the Outer Mongolia Region of the Investigation Department will provide you with a list of some dangerous soldiers, and be the key prevention targets in the troops."

"If necessary, you can find a reason to gather these dangerous elements, and if there is a reason, you can use the border guard headquarters to hold a new sergeant training class and select outstanding soldiers to participate. Be cautious, otherwise, it will be the fuse. ”

Sun Zhenbang and Wang Jun stood up and said, "Please rest assured, we will complete the task and ensure that nothing goes wrong!" ”

Watching the figures of Sun Zhenbang and Wang Jun disappear, Tang Qiuli clasped his hands on his shoulders, and in his mind, he filtered all the things that happened and the targeted arrangements again to see if there were any omissions and defects, he didn't dare to take it lightly.

Now the Outer Mongolia region has almost become a powder keg, the Soviets are filled with high explosives, any measures and plans for disposal, not well considered or negligent, will become the fuse for igniting the powder keg, the strength of the Outer Mongolian border guards, reached as many as 160,000 people, moreover, stationed in various regions of Outer Mongolia.

The backbone of the old independent division, the troops of Sun Zhenbang's original Yellow River garrison headquarters, are only about 30,000 people, plus Liu Chun's cavalry troops, they are only about 70,000 people, this part of the troops is absolutely reliable, and the remaining more than 90,000 Outer Mongolian soldiers, the reliability must be marked with a question mark, once the personal disciples and believers of the living Buddha of Jebu Zundamba are instigated, it is very likely that a mutiny will break out.

More than 90,000 soldiers whose minds are full of religious beliefs, once they rebel, they are bound to become extremely destructive forces, coupled with the echo of the Soviets from afar, the consequences are terrible to a certain extent, Tang Qiuli's mood is very heavy, when he first arrived in Kulen, the feeling of relaxation and comfort is gone!

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