Chapter 177: The Battle of the Mongols (8)
"Division commander, it's the enemy's cavalry. It's the enemy's cavalry! ......" The adjutant's face turned pale.
"Withdraw!" Major General Gularev said it almost through gritted teeth. Looking at the posture of the Northeast Security Army in front of him, the First Division is likely to have encountered an accident. If he doesn't withdraw, I'm afraid that his second cavalry division will also take in. As for the honor of what Cossack cavalry, it is nothing in the face of a small life.
The great mobility of the cavalry was thoroughly demonstrated when fleeing.
The Ninth Brigade did not choose to pursue, not because it didn't want to pursue, but because it couldn't catch up at all. After all, the Ninth Brigade is only an infantry brigade, so how can it catch up with the cavalry troops who are bent on fleeing.
"Brigade commander, the enemy fled. Our cavalry units also retreated. You say why didn't the commander let the cavalry units charge. This is the best time to annihilate the cavalry division in front of you. Kong Lin, chief of staff of the Ninth Brigade, said puzzled. The 2nd Cossack Cavalry Division had already lost more than half of its infantry after repeated blows, and the infantry and cavalry of his own side combined with nearly 30,000 men was a good time to annihilate them. But not only his own brigade commander, but even the large cavalry unit led by the commander himself did not choose to attack, but retreated after a circle.
"The commander naturally has his attention, don't speculate. Ordered the troops to fight the grass battlefield. Be vigilant to prevent enemy dogs from jumping off walls. "Li Ning was not carried away by the victory. After all, the enemy's entire cavalry force still has nearly 20,000 troops, and if it is pressed over at one time, even if the Ninth Brigade can rely on the terrain to maneuver with it, it will definitely suffer huge losses. After a series of battles, although the Ninth Brigade was glorious in the Warring States, its own casualties were also very large. More importantly, the heavy machine-gun ammunition accumulated by the Northwest Military District was consumed by itself in one day. Although he was authorized by the commander, such a large-scale consumption may have an impact on the commander's next step.
Changchun City, Young Marshal's Mansion.
"Young marshal, a big victory on the front line! The Northwest Military District mobilized all its forces and attacked the main force of the 9th Brigade for 12 hours, completely annihilating the 1st Cossack Cavalry Division and inflicting heavy losses on the 2nd Cossack Cavalry Division. A total of 7,653 Cossack cavalrymen were captured and 9,762 were annihilated. More than 5,000 intact horses were captured. The cavalry was equipped with a myriad of equipment. "The General Staff reported the good news from the Northwest Military Region to Feng Yong.
"Great. I didn't expect the Northwest Military Region to be able to achieve such a victory. I believe that with the foundation of this great war, coupled with the command of the eldest brother, it will definitely be able to drive the Russians out of the ancient steppe as quickly as possible. Feng Yong said confidently. As long as the Cossack cavalry in front of them is driven out of the Mongolian steppes and relying on the vast border defense lines of Mongolia and Tsarist Russia, they will be able to grasp a certain initiative, and as for the reaction within Tsarist Russia, Feng Yong is also prepared for the worst.
The news of this contest between the Northeast Security Army and the Russian Cossack cavalry on the steppe, and finally ended with a great victory for the Northeast Security Army, spread to the world as quickly as possible.
Tokyo, Japan, the Emperor's Imperial Council.
"Your Majesty, this is a good opportunity, now that the Northeast is hostile to the Russians, I am afraid that in order to deal with the retaliation of the Russians, they will send troops north on a large scale to fight the Russians. We can take the opportunity to send troops to attack the Northeast, and even if we can't completely eliminate the forces in the Northeast, we must at least hit it hard and slow down its development. Marshal Youpeng, a veteran of the military, said first. After this period of layout, the military forces headed by Youpeng in Shan County have opened up the relations between all parties, and now they only need the slightest flaw in the government of Daxuan Chongxin to show the slightest flaw, and they can take the opportunity to rise up, dissolve the government, and choose a new military government that can represent the military forces. As for the bad feelings about the military government at home and abroad, Marshal Yamayama didn't care, in the eyes of these Meiji elders, only strength was the most important, and as for the system, face, these were secondary.
"Your Majesty, I don't think this is appropriate. We have just signed a peace agreement with China. If the Northeast is being attacked at this time, then the benefits promised by the Chinese government may be lost. Moreover, now that the Northeast has offended the Russians, it is not known what Russia's attitude is, and I think that the Japanese Empire should choose to stand by for the time being. If the local government of the Northeast is really hit hard by the Russians, we can also actually occupy the Northeast and plunder the resources of the Northeast in the name of protecting our neighbors, and the Russians who are mired in war below will definitely not be confident that they will fight another Russo-Japanese War. If the Russians choose to wait and see, our Great Japanese Empire will not be able to act rashly. Your Majesty the Emperor, now that a world-scale war has broken out in the West, and although there are occasional local conflicts in the East, on the whole, peace prevails. If we start fighting, I am afraid that the Great Japanese Empire will be dragged into the quagmire of war. Your Majesty, please think again! Da Xuan Shigexin said. After all, he has served as prime minister for more than two years, although his government has always been a puppet of the military department, but the past two years of operation have also accumulated a lot of capital for him, and he has also obtained accurate information through his connections that Youpeng in Shan County is ready to abandon him. This made Da Xuan Chongxin choose to resist desperately while being cold. As long as he is prime minister for a day, no one can ignore his opinion.
"Your Majesty, with the empire's understanding of the Russians, they will definitely send a large army to fight for control of the ancient steppe in the northeast, and even the three eastern provinces themselves will be attacked by the Far East Army of Tsarist Russia, and the power of the northeast is the opponent of Tsarist Russia. Your Majesty, think about the blood left by our ancestors on the land of the Northeast, and the land of the three eastern provinces must not be taken away by the Russians. Youpeng said with a gloomy face. Although Japan's power in the Northeast is not as strong as before, Japan has never given up on the Northeast, and it can be said that the Northeast has always been a piece of fat that they must eat. This is the point that Shigenobu Oki insisted on, and it was also something that the emperor was able to clearly recognize. This is also the reason why the emperor has supported Okiya Shigenobu many times.
"Northeast, Northeast again. Is this Feng Yong a madman, can't he see the gap between the Northeast and the Russians, and he is trying in vain to fight the Russians with the strength of the three provinces. It's arrogant. What's more, their relationship with the empire is so stiff, didn't he think that the empire would take the opportunity to send troops to retaliate? Marshal of Shanxian County, I understand your ambition to expand the territory of the empire, Prime Minister Da Xuan, I also know that you are dedicated to the country's economic rise. Both of you have a good idea. However, it is unrealistic for the empire to officially send troops to the northeast. Now the secret forces of the empire have reached an agreement with China's Prime Minister Duan Qirui. In the near future, China will declare war on Germany and send a large number of laborers to the West to assist Western armies in their wars. And they have already signaled to the British government. The British government also agreed that the Empire would no longer force the Empire to send troops to Europe if it had contributed to this. The Japanese emperor said indifferently.
Shan County Youpeng's face sank, but after all, he was scheming and quickly adjusted his feelings. The emperor secretly approached China's military bosses without his own knowledge. This was bad news for Aritomo Yamagu, indicating that the emperor no longer trusted him. This made Youpeng in Shanxian County, who had been bathing in the emperor's grace, feel unacceptable. However, seeing the stunned faces of Da Xuan Shigenobu and all the military and political leaders, Shan Shan Youpeng's heart breathed a sigh of relief, at least judging from the performance of the ministers, it shows that the emperor is not beginning to favor someone. but hid from all the ministers. At the same time, Yama Prefecture Aritomo is also impressed by this emperor who has always behaved averagely.
Not only did the county have friends, but other bigwigs from both the military and the government were also worried at the same time. The emperor is really not that simple, especially since Emperor Taisho is also the concubine of Emperor Meiji, the first emperor of Japan, and it seems that Emperor Meiji, a great man who led Japan's reform, has paved the way for his son, and even made all arrangements for him to ensure the authority of the emperor. The Imperial Family is not as simple as people think.
From this moment on, all the ministers paid attention to the Taisho Emperor, who was sitting above and had some foreign appearances from time to time, and even some ministers thought that the original childish behavior of the Taisho Emperor also had a deep meaning.
"Your Majesty, we must have a clear attitude towards the attitude of the Northeast. Since the Japanese Empire could not get involved, it absolutely could not allow the Russians to get the Northeast. In this case, do we still want to help the Northeast? "Youpeng in Shanxian is as tired as eating a dead mouse. But the emperor's words had already stillborn the plan to send troops to Tohoku. As the head of the Japanese military, Yamaguchi Aritomo cannot sit idly by and watch such an opponent with unlimited potential grow up.
"I will deal with these aspects, and the marshal of the county just needs to handle the affairs of the military department." Emperor Taisho waved his hand and said indifferently. If Emperor Taisho had spoken like this before, Yama Prefecture Youtomo would not have believed it at all, but after seeing the emperor's methods in China, Yama Prefecture Aritomo could not ignore the emperor's opinion. After all, although this country has been claimed to be a constitutional monarchy, it is the Imperial Family that is really in charge. The current Emperor of the Imperial Japanese Dynasty is not just a spiritual symbol.
"Yes!" Shan County Youpeng depressedly agreed.
Seeing that there are friends in Shanxian County, he is secretly happy in his confidence. At the same time, there is also an expectation for the emperor who sits on the top and plays with the paperweight in his hand. He tried to find evidence that Yamaguchi Yutomo had lost his morals in front of the emperor. Oki Shigenobu believes that as long as Yamaguchi Aritomo falls out of favor in front of the emperor and he gains the emperor's trust, he will definitely be able to truly sit on the throne of the prime minister of the Japanese Empire. At this moment, Shigenobu completely put aside his illusions about the military department, began to seek the trust of the emperor, and treated Yamaguchi Aritomo as his biggest political enemy.
(To be continued)