"Zhang Shuyan, I am a general of a defeated army, what do I know, you have strong troops and capital, it is not difficult to pacify Mongolia. When the time comes, you will be the national hero that the world looks up to, and I want to congratulate you in advance! ”

Xu Shuzheng's words were sarcastic, but Zhang Tinglan's face did not change, but said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, if things in this world can be solved by brute force, what else do you need to do with your brain." What is the value of Outer Mongolia to China's national defense, if Outer Mongolia is lost, Inner Mongolia is simply not enough to serve as a barrier between Beijing and Tianjin, Beijing and Tianjin are unstable, and North China is not at peace. If our generation can't take back Outer Mongolia, it will make future generations poke their backbones. ”

When Xu Shuzheng heard this, he sighed: "Zhang Shuyan, I didn't expect you to have such a vision and know the value of Mongolia so well." Xu originally thought that after the army occupied the three places of Rehe, he would base it on Inner Mongolia and then take Outer Mongolia, but now, everything has become empty. Xu has become a prisoner, and his ambitions are long gone! ”

"Xu Shuzheng, you don't have to be crazy, it seems that you have the country in mind, and the strategic layout of the Fengjun is much more long-term than yours." Sun Anhu couldn't get used to Xu Shuzheng's arrogant demeanor, so he sneered and said: "When the Russian Civil War just broke out, the Feng army sent troops to Hailanpao and took back Jiangdong Sixty-four Tun. Do you think it's just to grab a piece of territory, in the past two years, more than 50,000 soldiers of the Feng Army have gone to Hailan for rotation training to familiarize themselves with the combat environment in the Far East. Now that preparations are almost complete, sooner or later the Feng army will cross the Heilongjiang River, enter the outer northeast, and take back the land that belongs to us. ”

After Sun Anhu mentioned the Outer Northeast, Xu Shuzheng's face finally showed a look of disbelief, the Outer Northeast is different from the Outer Mongolia, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has signed a treaty, and the Outer Northeast has been sold in black and white. If you want to take it back, it will be difficult to reach the sky. Outer Mongolia has never recognized its independence, so there is still a glimmer of opportunity.

When Xu Shuzheng was discussing with Lao Duan, he only targeted Outer Mongolia, and Outer Northeast didn't dare to think about it at all, but he couldn't have imagined that Feng Jun, who was still very weak at that time, would take Outer Northeast into account early, which is a little too amazing!

Looking at Xu Shuzheng in disbelief, Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "The Outer Northeast and Outer Mongolia should actually be placed in a strategic chess game. The Outer Northeast is related to China's northern route to the sea, if China wants to develop into a maritime power. It must be taken back here. But if you want to take back the Outer Northeast, you have to tear your face with the Russians and fight with them in the Far East. The current situation is still that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and if we want to fight with Russia, the only way is to completely control Outer Mongolia first. Occupy a favorable position and threaten the Trans-Siberian Railway at any time. in order to make the Russians bow their heads. ”

Zhang Tinglan said a few words. In fact, in comparison, the strategic value, resource reserves, and geographical advantages of the Outer Northeast far exceed those of Outer Mongolia. But if you want to take back the Outer Northeast, you must first control Outer Mongolia. To put it simply, the Outer Northeast is about the development plan, and the Outer Mongolia is the cornerstone of the North's national defense.

The two complement each other, in fact, it is a game of chess, and the Russians see it very accurately. If Outer Mongolia falls into Chinese hands, their shili in the Far East is in extreme danger. Once China becomes strong, the Russian Far East may even collapse directly, and for Russia, to keep the Outer Northeast, the first thing to do is to take Outer Mongolia, which is also the reason why they stuck to the death at the Yalta Conference, and I have to say that the Russians have a very vicious strategic vision.

Xu Shuzheng closed his eyes, thought about it carefully, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Xu has always boasted of being resourceful, and now it seems that compared to Zhang Shuai, I am too much worse, and your pattern and bearing are far above me, with you in your homeland and the day of return, it is also a blessing for China!" ”

Saying that, Xu Shuzheng actually gave Zhang Tinglan a deep salute, Zhang Tinglan saw it in his eyes, and he knew very well in his heart that Xu Shuzheng was a self-righteous and narrow-minded person, but for the great cause of the country, there are still people who know the severity, but the character flaws are too serious and they have not realized the great ambition in their hearts.

"Mr. Xu, the Russian Civil War has basically been decided, and there is not much time left for us, I invite you to come over just to discuss what method to use to pacify Outer Mongolia as quickly as possible, eliminate hidden dangers, and then rest assured and boldly fight with the Russians."

Xu Shuzheng closed his eyes slightly, thought for a long time, and then said: "Zhang Shuai, my original idea was to pull a group of princes close to the central government, and then suppress another group. Then he pushed for comprehensive reforms to eliminate the hidden dangers of independence, and at the same time slowly removed Russian influence. However, in this way, it is destined to take a long time, it is difficult to achieve quick results, and it cannot meet your requirements. ”

Xiao Xu walked a few laps on the ground, and then said: "There is only one way to plan for today, which is to clean the upper layer of the princes of Outer Mongolia as quickly as possible, and cut through the mess quickly. ”

"What Mr. Xu said is exactly what I meant, but directly attacking the Mongolian princes is easy to cause dissatisfaction among the low-level herdsmen and provoke even greater chaos, which is a little difficult for me to do!"

When Zhang Tinglan said this, he looked at Xu Shuzheng thoughtfully, how shrewd Xiao Xu was, as soon as his mind turned, he guessed Zhang Tinglan's thoughts, and then hahadaxiao, and then said: "Zhang Shuai, your wishful thinking is really shrewd, do you want Xu to act as this murderous knife, are you a good person behind your back?" ”

Zhang Tinglan didn't shy away from it, but said with a smile: "I also saw that you arrested King De and others, so I had this idea on a whim." Mr. Xu, if you can bring some men and horses to mess up the situation in Outer Mongolia, it will be much easier for me to send troops to suppress them, kill all the damned princes, clean up all the upper echelons, and then carry out the next step. ”

"Amazing, it's really calculating, let someone Xu carry the black cauldron, but you are eternal, do you think I will be willing?" Xu Shuzheng said sharply.

"Mr. Xu, after the death of Duke Yuan, Premier Duan succeeded him, you are his most important adviser and assistant, and then look at what point it has reached today, is it getting worse and worse, isn't it your responsibility to do this? Unification by force is indeed good, and I am inclined to this method, but your methods are a little too crude and explicit. Not only did he not kill the warlords and Sun Cannon in the southwest, but he also made Beiyang divided and uncontrollable, until now. Haven't you ever examined your mistakes? ”

When Xu Shuzheng heard this, the green tendons on his head collapsed, the bones clenched with a rattling sound, and the expression on his face kept changing, including resentment, guilt, pain, and self-blame. After a while, he smiled dejectedly again: "Zhang Shuyan, I am indeed ashamed of Duan Gong and the people. I promise you that I can help you mess with Outer Mongolia, but one thing you must promise is that you will never lose Outer Mongolia again! ”

"Mr. Xu, don't worry, Feng Jun can definitely do this!"

After discussing it with Xu Shuzheng. Zhang Tinglan got the key to solving Outer Mongolia, and his heart was a lot more comfortable. He said to Sun Anhu again: "I want to break the situation in Outer Mongolia." It is not enough to rely on Xu Shuzheng's personal ability, we must select a group of elite soldiers from the Feng army, and then find a group of capable soldiers from among the captives, so that they can familiarize themselves with the new mission as soon as possible. In addition, it is necessary to do a good job in intelligence work, to find out the situation in the grasslands, and to know oneself and the enemy. Targeted. ”

After Zhang Tinglan explained, he hurriedly asked his subordinates to send a telegram to Chang Yinhuai and Feng Yongshuang, asking them to mobilize their subordinates' intelligence and work together. Find out the information of Outer Mongolia.

Just when Zhang Tinglan hurriedly arranged, news also came from the direction of Zhangjiakou that Jiang Dengxuan had taken Zhangjiakou with his troops, and Tian Zhongyu, the commander of Chahar, immediately announced that he would go to the field after hearing that Xu Shuzheng was defeated, and fled back to the gate directly with gold and silver, and ran to the concession to be a princess.

Just when Fengjun quickly took Chahar, the news also reached Beijing, and the most eye-catching people in Beijing at this time, in addition to the new president Feng Guozhang, were Cao Kun and Wu Peifu, and now they are also in the sky.

Just two days earlier, Wu Peifu had received a telegram from Mukden, telling him to go to Shanhaiguan to receive arms. Since Wu Xiucai came back from Chengde, he has been thinking about this batch of munitions all the time, and he even selected a group of the best members from the artillery to temporarily form a heavy artillery regiment. Among the princes in the Guannai, there were basically no troops equipped with large-caliber heavy field artillery, and Wu Xiucai suddenly became the first person to eat crabs.

There is no doubt that the Third Division will definitely become the trump card with the most powerful combat effectiveness in the Beiyang Army. Wu Peifu took his subordinates and happily came to Shanhaiguan. Fengtian also attached great importance to cooperation with the direct army, and Yang Yuting, chief of the general staff, personally escorted the heavy artillery to Shanhaiguan.

After seeing Wu Peifu, he said with a smile: "Humble Yan has already sent a detailed telegram to the commander and us, asking us to equip the things that Master Wu needs as quickly as possible, and he also said that the two sides should cooperate more, this is just the beginning, and there will be brighter prospects in the future." ”

"Lan Shuai is a believer, and making friends with him is just two words: happy! Wu is also looking forward to expanding cooperation with Fengjun! ”

Yang Yuting's face was full of smiles, and he pulled Wu Peifu to the artillery warehouse in person, a row of thick artillery guns was placed in front of Wu Peifu, Yang Yuting introduced with a smile: "This is a product of the Austro-Hungarian Skoda Arsenal, a hundred and fifty mm howitzer, a cannon weighs two thousand seven hundred and sixty kilograms, which is more than five hundred kilograms heavier than what the Feng army is equipped with now, it is powerful, and the maintenance is relatively easy, if it is not different from the Feng army's system, we are reluctant to hand over these artillery pieces to you." ”

"Chief of Staff Yang, to be honest, I really like these artillery, I don't know if Fengjun still has it, if there is, I am willing to pay for it, as much as I want."

Zhang Tinglan had already explained in detail to Yang Yuting the idea of cooperating with Wu Peifu, and now Yang Yuting was very proud when he saw Wu Peifu taking the bait, but he knew that what was too easy to get, some people didn't know how to cherish it, so he smiled and said: "Commander Wu, let's talk about the arms deal next time, let's take a look at other artillery first!" ”

Yang Yuting pulled Wu Peifu to look at the other twenty-four 122 mm howitzers, and Wu Peifu was full of praise, he hurriedly loaded these guns onto the train and transported them back to the barracks.

He asked Cao Kun to send a telegram to Cai Chengxun, asking him to hand over Suiyuan to the Feng army as soon as possible, Cai Chengxun saw that there was strong pressure from the Feng army outside, and Cao Kun's instructions inside, he could only leave Suiyuan in disgrace.

Zhang Tinglan then sent Sun Anhu to Suiyuan to receive it, maintain local law and order, and at the same time clean up the remaining army. Although Suiyuan was under control, Inner Mongolia had all fallen into the hands of the Feng army.

The focus of the next step is also on Outer Mongolia, Xu Shuzheng's troops are also ready, he personally led more than 1,000 elite soldiers, into the vast grassland, Zhang Tinglan's Jihua to disturb Outer Mongolia was also officially launched.

At this time, another group of armed forces also entered Outer Mongolia from the opposite direction, and the leader of this group was Engean, who was a baron of Russia, and after the October Revolution, he was an important general of White Russia, and this guy led more than 10,000 vanguard troops into Outer Mongolia.

A person has been looking forward to him for a long time, this is the current puppet prime minister of Outer Mongolia, Badma Dorji! (To be continued......)