Chapter 173: The Battle of Mongolia (4)
Kulen region of the Mongol general banner of Vaizasak. As the ruling center of the vast Outer Mongolia. There is a vast expanse of buildings, with Buddhist buildings dominant. There are four or five famous Buddhist temples here. There are nearly 10,000 lamas and monks. Among them, there is also the famous Buddhist leader of the 8th Jebtsundam Batu Ketu sitting in Ningqing Temple. This makes the atmosphere of Buddhism here even stronger.
In 1911, in the early days of the founding of the Republic of China, the 8th Jebtsundamba, instigated by imperialist Russia, once declared "dú lì" and proclaimed himself "Great Mongolian Emperor". It's a pity that under the combination of the civil affairs strongman Yuan Shikai, the Russian master of Jebzundamba was forced to give up the invasion of Mongolia, and his bullshit "Great Mongolian Emperor" could only abdicate in disgrace. Although he let the plan fail, his own authority was not affected. As the leader of Buddhism in all of Outer Mongolia, his centuries-old prestige still holds the widest influence, and the khans of the four great khans of the Mongol tribe of Transzasak all bow down to him. The 8th Jebtsundamba was a very ambitious man. And now being the living Buddha of Mongolia and the leader of the jīng god is no longer satisfying him. He wanted to control the whole of Mongolia, become the emperor of the Mongols, and reproduce the glory of Genghis Khan's time. Jebtsundamba has a big secret in his heart that no one knows, that is, he is a descendant of Genghis Khan, a true descendant of the Mongolian Golden Family. Since the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the entire Mongolian steppe has fallen into a state of disintegration. The generals who held real power in the Northern Yuan all wanted to ascend to that supreme position and kill each other. This is also the darkest rìzi in the entire Mongolian steppe, that is, at that time, the Mongolian golden family gradually disappeared and did not appear in front of everyone. In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, when the Houjin rose outside the Guanwai, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry broke the invincible deification of the Mongolian cavalry, subdued the Mongolian tribes by force, and became the new overlord rising on the grassland. Although the Manchus subdued the Mongol tribes by force, they were not Mongols after all, and in order to prevent the authority of the Mongol steppes from surpassing the Manchus, the Manchus dispatched secret forces to search for and kill the golden family with high status among the Mongol tribes, and at the same time adopted a harsh policy towards the Mongol tribes. In the middle and late period of the Manchu rule, there was no child of the golden family in the Mongolian steppe, and the glorious Mongolian golden family in the world was completely annihilated in history.
Only the 8th Jebtsundamba, which escaped by luck during the fall of the Mongolian Golden Family, survived incognito to this day. Originally, his vein had long since lost the strength to stabilize the peak of power, and it would be good to be able to survive in the difficult Mongolian steppe. But I don't know if it was luck or what, after the death of the 7th Jebtsundampa, he became the new reincarnated spirit boy, and then became the 8th Jebtsundamba of Mongolia. Then he slowly took control of the power of the whole of Outer Mongolia. It's just that at that time, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was about to collapse, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the famous Beiyang Army made him dare not make the slightest move. In the early days of the founding of the Republic of China, he thought that his opportunity had come, coupled with the covert support of imperialist Russia, the 8th Jebtsundamba thought that the time had come, and then excitedly announced the establishment of the Great Mongol Empire. Unfortunately, Beiyang Zhèng Fǔ's reaction was beyond his imagination, and the Beiyang Army actually entered Inner Mongolia and threatened him with force, and in the end he only established an empty shell dynasty and then stepped down. After Yuan Shikai became emperor, he suddenly divided Feng Yong in the northeast as the governor of Mongolia. This caused the 8th Jebtsundamba to panic, and he thought that it was Yuan Shikai who was going to send someone to clean him up. He wanted to strike first, but unfortunately at that time, the climate of the Northeast had already been established, and the power of the grassland alone was not the opponent of the Northeast Security Army at all. In order to cope with possible future crises, the 8th Jebzampa crossed the Mongol khans and sent henchmen to secretly contact imperialist Russia. In the face of the demands of the Mongol rulers, the tsar was overjoyed, he thought that this was a good time for Tsarist Russia to annex Outer Mongolia, so he sent a division of the Cossack cavalry, which had suffered frequent defeats in the European battlefield, into Mongolia, hoping to gradually establish the position of Tsarist Russia in Mongolia.
Just as the Cossack soldiers had just entered Mongolia, there was a clash between the Northeast and Rìben on the border between China and North Korea. None of the forces on all sides is optimistic about the Northeast Security Army. At that time, the 8th Jebtsundamba regretted it greatly, because no one knew better than him the wolf ambitions of the Russians. But the Cossack cavalry of a division had already entered the Mongolian steppes, and Jebtsundamba would have regretted it too late. He didn't have the courage to go to war with the Russians. Even if he had this courage, with the current strength of Mongolia, even the Cossack cavalry of this division would not necessarily be able to eat, after all, the Cossack cavalry is also a world-famous cavalry unit. And the Mongolian cavalry, which was originally known as the world's first, has completely fallen behind.
Just when Jebtsundamba's heart was entangled, news came that the Sino-Chinese peace talks and the large-scale increase of troops by the Northeast Security Army on the Mongolian border came. This made the 8th Jebtsundamba terrified. Immediately demanded that Russia increase its troops in Mongolia. Although Tsarist Russia had ambitions for the Mongolian steppes, the Mongols could negotiate terms with them, and at worst they could keep their privileges, but the Northeast Security Army wanted to completely eliminate their rule. According to Feng Yong's hardline policy, they would not be allowed to exist as Mongol princes and nobles at all.
In the end, Tsarist Russia sent a Cossack cavalry the size of an army group into Mongolia to strengthen the size of the Russian army, and then asked the Russian Far East Army to assist the Cossack cavalry. The strategic position of the Mongols was even more important for Tsarist Russia. He is concerned with the stability of the entire Far East, and Tsarist Russia will never give up until it is absolutely necessary.
Since the Cossack cavalry increased on a large scale, they also faced the same problem as the Northeast Security Army, and it was difficult to supply, after all, even if supplies were delivered through the Trans-Siberian Railway, they might not be able to be delivered in a short time. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, the commander of the Cossack cavalry army, Lieutenant General Glerì Nev, rushed to grab food. Anyway, it was the Mongols who robbed the grain and grass, and they would not have the slightest unbearable. In this way, the 1st Cossack Cavalry Division dispersed to plunder the entire perimeter of the Kulen region. The big tribes don't do it because they are afraid of the influence, but the smaller tribes are good targets. During this time, quite a few lower tribes were slaughtered by the Cossack cavalry. The Cossack cavalry received a large amount of cattle, sheep and other supplies. Although the 8th Jebtsundamba was angry at the raiding of the Cossack cavalry, he was powerless to stop it. Lieutenant General Glerì Nev did not take him seriously at all.
And the cavalry battalion that the vanguard regiment exterminated was sent by the 1st Cossack Cavalry Division to grab food. It's just that they were unlucky enough to hit the iron plate of the vanguard regiment.
In the evening, the soldiers of a battalion did not return, and the face of the commander of that cavalry regiment changed somewhat. So he quickly reported this information to the headquarters of the cavalry division.
The commander of the cavalry division, Major General Ruruerdev, judged that they might encounter the vanguard of the northeastern security army advancing westward. Able to silently wipe out a battalion of Cossack cavalry, the size of the enemy was at least several thousand. Even a large force of the Northeast Security Army may have arrived. This made Major General Rururudev pay great attention. According to the information from the headquarters of the group army, the vanguard regiment of the Northwest Military Region of the Northeast Security Army should have entered the Kulen area according to the itinerary. Their own cavalry battalion is likely to have met them.
"Pass my orders and order the whole division to assemble. We're going to meet them. Major General Ruruerdev said with some excitement. Although the Western countries did not have strong cavalry, their automatic or force was too strong, light and heavy machine guns, mortars, howitzers, cavalry could not get close to them at all, they would be hit by intensive fire, and they would retreat. More than a year of war in Europe can be described as a nightmare for the Cossack cavalry. Hundreds of thousands of Cossack cavalry lost more than half. Now it is estimated that there are not even 200,000. Now His Majesty the Tsar has issued an order to reduce the size of the Cossack cavalry. The most famous Cossack cavalry of the Middle Ages also came to an end.
But they, the cavalry generals, were unwilling to let the cavalry withdraw from the stage of history like this, they needed a stage, a stage to prove the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. And the vast Mongolian steppes are undoubtedly the best cavalry battlefields. In the eyes of the generals of the Cossack cavalry, whether the Cossack cavalry could retain its original position in the heart of the tsar depended on the battle in front of him. So, they absolutely can't afford to lose.
"Division commander, our people found the figure of the Chinese cavalry unit. The size is almost 3,000 people. They are now coming to a stop thirty miles from us. It seems that they are also probing our details. "Scouts of the 1st Cossack Cavalry Division sent the latest news to the division headquarters.
"Three thousand people dare to spy on our Cossack 1st Cavalry Division, I really don't know whether to live or die. Pass my orders, and the whole division will go out and eat it for me. "Major General Rururudev is determined to teach the Northeast Security Army a lesson. In their hearts, they didn't care whether this battle would have international repercussions, and they had already made up their minds to start a war with the squadron when they came to the Mongolian steppe, but unfortunately, the army of the Republic of China did not wait, but local troops like the Northeast collided. The Cossack cavalry has always been at the forefront of the European battlefield, and they do not know much about the situation in the northeast, and their understanding of the squadron is still in the period of the Russo-Russian War. I heard that the emperor of China was later overthrown. The person in power was the Beiyang Army, which had a good reputation back then. But such a team is nothing in the eyes of the Russians. So the Cossack cavalry was full of confidence in this Mongol battle.
"Regiment commander, the Cossack cavalry is dispatched." The scout quickly reported back to the situation.
"Great! Our fishing operation has begun. By the way, how many are there? Cao Biao said excitedly, he didn't expect that as soon as he leaned here, the Cossack cavalry would lean up by himself, what an obedient fish.
"At least 10,000 people! One of the cavalry divisions of the Cossacks was already fully dispatched! The herald said. In fact, now the herald is needless to say, at a distance of thirty miles, the vibration of thousands of horses galloping can even be felt.
"What! A cavalry division? Damn it. The Russians really look up to Lao Tzu. Tell the brothers, let's withdraw! "Cao Biao is a fierce general, but he is not a fool, he knows when to fight hard and when to escape.
"Ten thousand! A third of the Russian Cossack cavalry group. Hopefully, the Commander, they'll be able to eat. "In the face of 10,000 cavalry, can the hastily arranged positions withstand it? Cao Biao has no bottom in his heart. Behind is the Cossack cavalry, which is not comparable to the cavalry of the White Tiger Army formed by the Siberian Tigers. Besides, the White Tiger Army back then dismounted and fought against the Northeast Security Army. What is the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, the Northeast Security Army has not really seen it.
A lively chase battle was staged on the grassland.
"Commander, the Russians' horses are faster than ours, and now the distance between you and us has been shortened to fifteen miles. Shall we stop sniping? Political Commissar Zhang Yuan grabbed the horse rope and said. In the end, they are only temporary cavalry, and their riding skills are only average. In addition, there is also a big gap between the captured war horses and the war horses cultivated by the Russians. If the Russians do whatever it takes, sooner or later they will be able to catch up with them.
"There's no need, our people are not opponents than the cavalry, political commissar, let the soldiers speed up and enter the hilly area in front is our victory." Cao Biao said solemnly. Through the last battle, Cao Biao already generally knew the combat effectiveness of the Cossack cavalry, and his troops seemed to be cavalry, but only he knew that his own people were just infantry on horseback, and there was still a gap between the combat effectiveness and the real cavalry. He absolutely did not want his own men and the Cossack cavalry of the brigade to fight hard, it was simply an egg to a stone.
Among the Cossack cavalry.
"Division commander, the enemy has entered the hilly area! What shall we do? ”
"Chase! Be sure to catch up with them! These damn yellow-skinned monkeys aren't very good at fighting, but they're pretty fast. Major General Rururudev said disdainfully.
"But there's a possibility of an ambush here?"
"Ambush? How many men do you think these weak yellow-skinned monkeys need to ambush the great Cossack cavalry. Adjutant, you have to remember that this is no longer a European battlefield, this is the Far East, a barbaric land. Except for the yellow-skinned monkeys, which still has some combat effectiveness, the others are garbage. We're finally catching up with them, and we can't give up. "Major General Ruruerdev is determined to eat Cao Biao's regiment. If the Northeast Security Army eats one of its own battalions of cavalry, then it will eat one of their regiments, so as to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of the great Cossack cavalry.
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