As soon as Tang Qiuli's words fell, there was a burst of laughter at the airport, Sun Zhenbang quietly wiped his tears, waved his hand, and said very angrily: "Commander, although we haven't seen you for a few years, how can we forget your favorite, rest assured, the whole sheep banquet, keep it for you to feast!" ”

Major General Liu Chun, the commander of the cavalry, squeezed forward and said with a smile: "Division commander, you don't know, Commander Sun informed us that after the news that you are coming, you can make our old brothers happy. ”

Tang Qiu left and said jokingly: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you Liu Chun will be a sycophant, I think, this is your idea, in fact, you don't want to join forces, just the allowance of Brigade Commander Liu alone is enough for me to eat a few whole sheep banquets, the allowance of the Outer Mongolian border guards, but it is nearly one-third higher than that of the inland troops, one meal, you Major General Liu Chun!" ”

Liu Chun grinned embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "Division commander, in fact, I really have this idea, but they don't agree, you ask what they say, the division commander is not your division commander alone, why should you Commander Liu entertain alone, no, the division commander can't live in Kulun for a few days, and it's not the turn of each of us to say, this opportunity, you can't let you take it alone, division commander, you listen, let them save money and don't do it!" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and leaned back, and said: "Okay, it's still everyone's idea, so that after I leave, Liu Chun feels distressed behind his back!" ”

There was another burst of laughter, and the cheerful air echoed in the evening breeze under the sunset on the Outer Mongolian Plateau. After a long period of turmoil, seeing everyone's eyes, looking at Mei Xue who was smiling and smiling from time to time, her eyes were full of exploration and curiosity, what is the relationship between this young and suffocating female lieutenant colonel and the division commander?

Tang Qiuli took Mei Xue's hand and said loudly: "Let me introduce, this is my wife Mei Xue, who is now serving as the director of the Propaganda Department of the Division Commander!" ”

Didn't wait for everyone to react. Mei Xue hurriedly stepped forward, saluted first, and said crisply: "Mei Xue, director of the Propaganda Department of the Independent Division Headquarters, has seen the generals!" ”

Mei Xue's etiquette is also reasonable. Those who came to greet their husbands were basically with the rank of major general. Two levels higher than himself, a lieutenant colonel. Moreover, I saw with my own eyes that the sincere emotion between my husband and these soldiers who exude a fierce atmosphere is the reverence and trust between men and men.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Mei Xue would never have thought of it. In addition to the independent division troops that he saw, in the steppes of Outer Mongolia outside the Saiwai, the husband also had such a huge cavalry unit, from these cavalry officers. Mei Xue could feel that the iron-blooded breath on their bodies was the unique temperament of the soldiers who had personally experienced the baptism of blood and fire and annihilated the Japanese invaders, and this also won Mei Xue's respect.

Sun Zhenbang and Liu Chun were taken aback, the wife of the division commander saluted us, how could they handle it calmly, they returned the salute one after another, and said again and again: "Madam, you are so polite, I really dare not be!" ”

Tang Qiuli didn't care at all, and hurriedly said: "There's nothing to dare to do, Mei Xue's military rank and position are there, it's military regulations to salute you, I said everyone, just leave me at the airport, I flew all the way for four or five hours, I have to get something, give me and my wife a cushion!" ”

The way of welcoming the Outer Mongolian border guards is not the same, it is definitely a Mongolian characteristic, there are no cars and jeeps, all the high-headed horses, Tang Qiuli, mountain tigers and special guards, naturally they are elated, everyone is on horseback, spend a long time, step on the war horse again, there is a feeling of familiarity and excitement, sometimes, riding a horse and whipping on the endless steppe, galloping to the fullest, definitely than driving a car has a feeling.

But Mei Xue and the accompanying command team of more than a dozen male and female officers did not do it, these people are all civilian officers, doing telecommunications and staff work, not to mention horseback riding, usually even jeeps rarely have the opportunity to sit, Mei Xue looked embarrassed, quietly pulled Tang Qiuli's clothes, and twisted them.

Tang Qiuli laughed, hugged Mei Xue's slender waist, and sent Mei Xue on the horse's back with all his might, Mei Xue, who was caught off guard, screamed in fright, rode on the war horse, and didn't dare to move, fortunately, Tang Qiuli's big hand held his back, otherwise, he would have to fall under the horse.

After settling Mei Xue, Tang Qiuli said to Sun Zhenbang again: "Commander Sun, my attachés, I can't enjoy this kind of treatment from you, let's get a few cars, if I fall off the horse a few times, I will become blind and dumb!" ”

After speaking, Tang Qiuli flew on the horse, hugged Mei Xue tightly in his arms, let go of the reins, and shouted "Drive!" "With both feet on the horse's belly, the horse took the lead, and galloped away into the city of Kulun, leaving dust all the way.

Other people, not to be outdone, have got on the horse, followed by them, are good at crawling and rolling on horseback for many years, when it comes to riding, much better than Tang Qiuli, under the sunset outside the plug, a large group of cavalry, riding horses galloping, rolling up a burst of smoke and dust, the sound of horses' hooves smashing the grassland, startling a late return of birds.

The sound of the wind in his ears swept by, blowing mottled hair, Tang Qiuli felt relaxed and happy, all kinds of worries and worries on the special plane, from the time he saw Sun Zhenbang and Liu Chun, all disappeared, and all that was left was the move of them silently guarding the northern territory.

Feeling Mei Xue in her arms, her stiff body, Tang Qiuli attached to her ear, and shouted loudly: "Snow, a man should gallop on a horse, on the vast grassland, driving and riding a horse are two completely different feelings, you can see, waist-deep grass, paddling against your body, people and horses, like a speedboat galloping on the endless grass sea!" Snow, feel the wonderful feeling of the wind passing away from your ears and the grass drifting in front of your eyes! ”

And Mei Xue's answer made Tang Qiuli almost fall off the horse's back, "Qiuli, I'm afraid, I haven't dared to open my eyes and hug me tight!" Don't fall down! ”

In the city of Kulun, in the courtyard of the headquarters of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army, a huge tent has long been set up, several bonfires, on the bonfire, a few whole sheep are roasted, in the tent, all kinds of meat and dairy products have been placed on a long table, steaming, as soon as you enter the tent, the rich aroma of meat and milk comes to your face.

For Tang Qiuli, there is nothing more relaxing and comfortable than this meeting, without too much politeness and nonsense, after Sun Zhenbang's few simple opening remarks, the roasted whole sheep was put on the table, and the dinner immediately entered the climax.

Because the division commander Tang Qiuli had an order, everyone was not allowed to drink too much, so everyone tasted it lightly, but it did not affect the atmosphere of the dinner, this meal, after eating for two hours, after the end, Tang Qiuli left behind Sun Zhenbang, the general head of the Outer Mongolian military and political affairs, the cavalry commander Major General Liu Chun, the chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Army, Colonel Meng Qingpeng, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Patrol Area of the Northern Flight Group of the Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Qi Shuanghe, the head of the Outer Mongolia District of the Investigation Department, and the Lieutenant Colonel He Junjie, the head of the Central Station of the Outer Mongolia Region of the Intelligence Department.

This was a small-scale meeting, and Tang Qiuli mainly wanted to hear about the current situation in Outer Mongolia and the issues he was considering on the special plane.

Sun Zhenbang first reported, from his report, Tang Qiuli learned that in recent years, the strength of the Outer Mongolian border guards has been constantly expanding, with six cavalry brigades as the backbone, each brigade has transferred a main regiment, and set up garrison troops stationed in various places, and now, it has developed to 18 local garrison brigades, of which 12 are cavalry brigades, the rest are infantry brigades, and there are also three artillery brigades, with a total strength of more than 160,000 people.

What is lacking is the armored corps; so far, there are only two tank regiments, plus four independent tank battalions, and the composition of the soldiers in the unit is relatively simple, and all the ordinary soldiers are recruited locally in Outer Mongolia, and the officers at all levels of the cavalry units of the former independent division serve as commanders at all levels of the newly formed units, forming a new unit with the officers of the old units of the independent division as the backbone and the local soldiers of Outer Mongolia as the basis.

Generally speaking, the current combat effectiveness of the Outer Mongolian border guards is relatively weak, and they are all soldiers who have not experienced actual battles and have smelled the smell of gunpowder on the battlefield, and the centripetal force of ordinary soldiers is not strong, and there is no sense of belonging and honor among the soldiers of the old troops of the independent division, especially recently, there are some unstable factors within the army that are spreading.

When he said these words, Sun Zhenbang was a little ashamed, as if he felt that he had the trust of the teacher, Tang Qiuli waved his hand indifferently, and stopped Sun Zhenbang from reviewing, he understood Sun Zhenbang's difficulties, Outer Mongolia, after all, has been forcibly occupied by the Soviets for many years, and has a constant love of abandonment, some things have penetrated into the bones, although land reform with local characteristics has been carried out, but it is impossible to completely drive out the influence of the Soviets within a few years.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli did not blame Sun Zhenbang, he had done his best, and from Sun Zhenbang's report, he found a problem that made him vigilant, that is, within the Outer Mongolian border guards, there was an unstable factor, which was a big problem, and any problem that occurred in the army that was the pillar of stability and defense in Outer Mongolia would be irreparable and would even cause the severe consequences of the split of Outer Mongolia or civil war.

Knowing the existence of this unstable factor and digging out its root cause is the only effective way to eliminate the unstable factor, and Shen Jun's investigation department, a branch in Outer Mongolia, should grasp the situation.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli directly named him, "Lieutenant Colonel Qi Shuanghe, head of the Outer Mongolia District of the Investigation Department, I want to hear your report, the focus is on the unstable factors mentioned by Commander Sun, what is the cause?" ”

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