"Humble words, Xiao Xu really has two brushes!"

Jiang Dengxuan smiled and sent a summary of the statistical table to Zhang Tinglan, and said to him: "Xu Shuzheng, in ten days, they attacked two pastoral areas and captured more than 13,000 war horses and more than 80,000 other cattle, sheep and livestock. Attacked three tribes, killed and wounded more than 3,000 Mongol rebels, captured a lieutenant general, killed two major generals, and captured more than a dozen princes and nobles who supported independence, as well as the upper echelons of monks. ”

Zhang Tinglan also showed a smile on his face, he was also very satisfied with this move, fake Xu Shuzheng's hand, opened a gap in Outer Mongolia, and also cleared the way for Fengjun's next move.

However, Xu Shuzheng's waves in Outer Mongolia are also a bit too big, and the princes and nobles in the entire eastern part of Outer Mongolia feel a severe threat.

In addition, a group of princes protested to the Beiyang government, demanding that Beiyang take measures to stop Xu Shuzheng's plundering actions, in short, the whole of Outer Mongolia was completely chaotic

"Humble words, your trick is really good, but in my opinion, you have to control the heat, otherwise the Mongolian monks and princes will take the opportunity to promote that the Han people are bullying them, which is easy to cause resistance in the hearts of the people, and then take the opportunity to make waves, which will not be beautiful!"

"Throwing stones to ask for directions, we must first figure out the situation in Outer Mongolia, usually see flowers in the fog, when there is something, we can just see through their political tendencies, and then we can prescribe the right medicine." Of course, Zhang Tinglan knew that there would be risks in carrying out looting operations, but at such a time, if he did not take some risks and did not take dangerous moves, he was afraid that nothing would be accomplished.

While they were discussing. Suddenly, I got the news that Yang Yuting, the chief of the General Staff, personally led a division of the elite troops of the Feng Army, plus three independent mixed brigades, to Chengde. After Zhang Tinglan got the news, he was overjoyed, Outer Mongolia's military strength is nothing, but the land area is more than 1.5 million square kilometers, plus Tangnu Wulianghai, an area of almost 2 million square kilometers.

Even in peacetime, it is not enough to have a garrison of 20,000 or 30,000, let alone face the pressure of war! Yang Yuting came at the right time. Zhang Tinglan personally went to the outside of the city to greet him.

"Chief of Staff, you're raining in time, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Clumsy words, isn't it time to respect you as Lan Shuai now, it sounds a little more majestic like this?" Yang Yuting hahadaxiao said.

"Chief of Staff Yang. Ben Shuai asked you how many people you had brought. And how many advanced weapons are there? Zhang Tinglan also asked majestically.

Yang Yuting smiled: "Humble words." I really brought a lot of good things here, and I also studied it before sending troops, this time it was mainly a grassland battle, and the opponent was mainly cavalry, so the first consideration was the issue of flexibility, and in addition, I had to look far. See it! ”

When it came to serious things, Yang Yuting also put away his playful look, but became very serious. The total number of men and horses he brought this time was close to 30,000, including 10,000 MP18 submachine guns. The role of the submachine gun has been verified in the battle, and the Fengtian Arsenal is also producing it around the clock.

In addition to the submachine guns, the artillery of the Feng army was also greatly adjusted, and instead of being equipped with powerful 152-mm howitzers, they were replaced with a larger number of 100-5mm mountain howitzers.

"To put it mildly, this is the latest artillery produced by the Feng army, weighing 825 kilograms, with a firing range of more than 7,000 meters, and firing projectiles of 12 kilograms. Speaking of power, it is not outstanding, but it is lightweight, easy to maneuver, and with the training level of our artillery, it is enough to easily suppress the opponent's seven or five guns, and it is absolutely very suitable for fighting in the grassland! ”

In addition to the power of the weapon, it is also necessary to consider the logistical pressure, at this time there is no railway to Outer Mongolia, if a large number of heavy artillery is used, it will inevitably slow down the speed of the march, this mountain howitzer is obviously more suitable for heavy artillery. Yang Yuting carried a total of fifty-four doors, and after Zhang Tinglan saw it, he also nodded frequently.

"That's right, with this kind of artillery, it is enough to defeat the army of Outer Mongolia, the chief of staff has done the right thing!"

"To put it mildly, there is also good news, in Wang Zhu they designed a new type of reconnaissance aircraft, which can stay in the air for up to three hours, and it is simple to take off and land, and even on the flat grassland wasteland, you can take off and land freely to detect every move of the Mongolian army."

"Good!" After hearing the reconnaissance plane, Zhang Tinglan couldn't help but light up in his eyes: "My father said in the past that the combat effectiveness of Mongolian bandits is not very powerful, but they can maneuver freely on the grassland, and they are often taken by surprise and unprepared to attack them, and if they are negligent, they will suffer." Now that there are reconnaissance planes in the main battle, it will be much easier to deal with them. ”

"Humble words, don't worry, there are a total of thirty-six, which has become two flying squadrons, which is enough to use!" Feng Yong said with a smile on the side: "I recently set up a flying club to train flying enthusiasts, and now there are more than 30 people who have signed up, these people are our reserve pilots, humble words, what do you think of my method?" ”

Feng Yong said triumphantly, Zhang Tinglan heard it, and sure enough, his eyes lit up, in an era when there are few cars, there are very few people who can come into contact with airplanes, but there is a need to have enough pilot reserves. After all, excellent pilots are not something that can be trained in a day or two, and without sufficient accumulation, don't think about fighting a big war.

It is a very haode strategy to set up a flying club and gather a group of young people who love flying, and Germany before World War II evaded the restrictions of the Allies in the name of flying clubs. In addition, the United States also has a large number of flying clubs, so as to ensure that the United States has enough pilots, in the Pacific theater, completely dragged the Japanese to death.

Now that Feng Yong can think of this, he actually started the accumulation of pilots, and Zhang Tinglan is also very pleased.

"It's a good idea, but there is one point, we must strictly control safety, we must prevent accidents, if we drop the plane twice in three days, it will definitely affect the reputation of the club, and it will also make the people fearful. It's counterproductive. ”

Feng Yong hurriedly nodded yes, Zhang Tinglan welcomed them all into Chengde, and everyone sat together to discuss the issue of Outer Mongolia. After a while, another staff officer ran in and delivered a report to Zhang Tinglan.

"This is Xu Shuzheng's from the front, please take a look."

Zhang Tinglan took a look, and immediately frowned, and after reading it, Zhang Tinglan didn't make a sound. Instead, it was handed over to Yang Yuting and others, and after everyone passed it on, Zuihou fell into the hands of Zhang Tinglan again.

"To put it mildly, I think the content of this report is very noteworthy, and the monks and princes of Outer Mongolia are not monolithic. All want to be independent, when we fight. It also has to be focused.

After Xu Shuzheng captured a group of princes and nobles. They were interrogated to find out what these people thought, and as a result, Xu Shuzheng found that the upper echelons of Outer Mongolia also had contradictions, and they were not monolithic.

To put it simply, these elite groups were divided into two camps, one was the group of monks headed by Bordo Khan (Jebtsunbadan), and the other was the secular princes headed by Banda Dorji and Namuangsurun. A theocracy. A secular power that has always existed in Mongolia.

China has always been a weak-theist state, and the upper echelons of society as a whole have a respectful attitude towards gods and Buddhas, as was the case with the Manchu rulers. Therefore, secular princes such as Handa Dorji have always lived a relatively nourishing life and enjoyed generous treatment.

But these people were thieves and wanted more, and with the instigation of Tsarist Russia, it was the secular princes who supported Bordo Khan and established the so-called Great Mongolian State. After the establishment of this country, the power of the secular princes was quickly deprived by the clergy, and just a few years ago Hangda Dorji was poisoned to death in an unknown way, completely detonating the contradictions between the two factions.

Some secular princes in Mongolia began to miss the Manchu era and wanted to regain power, but they were weak and could not resist Bordo Khan.

After Xu Shuzheng learned about these situations, he thought that there was an opportunity, so he hurriedly sent a telegram to Zhang Tinglan.

"Humble words, I noticed that the report mentions that the descendants of Tushetu Khan are still alive, can we do something about this!" Jiang Dengxuan also put forward his own suggestions.

There are four major khans in Outer Mongolia, namely the Tushetu Khan, the Chechen Khan, the Sainnoyan Khan, and the Zaktu Khan, among which the Tushetu Khan is the strongest, and the territory also includes Kulen. But Zuihou's first Tushetu Khan Dash Nyima died mysteriously shortly after Outer Mongolia declared independence, and many people thought that he was poisoned, and it was also Bordo Khan who shot it!

Beijing originally thought that Tushetu Khan had no descendants, but according to the latest information obtained by Xu Shuzheng, Tushetu Khan also had a young son, who was just in his early tens, and was a milky hairy child.

But it is such a small child, it has a very important value, after Jiang Dengxuan mentioned it, Zhang Tinglan suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he said with a smile: "This idea is very good, Chief of Staff Jiang, I think I will bother you to take a trip, go to Kulun, find the descendants of Tushetu Khan, and canonize him as the new Tushetu Khan!" ”

Now that we know that there is a contradiction between the secular princes and the great lamas, we must dig down hard and let them completely break up, and after the political map of Outer Mongolia collapses, it will be possible for the Feng army to quickly solve the problem.

Jiang Dengxuan also knew that this task was important, so he also took the initiative to take it.

"The signboard of the old 27th Division has been changed, and it has become the first temporary division of the border defense army, and the division commander is elected by Jiang Deng, and at the same time he is also the commissioner of the Outer Mongolia office, leading the first division and the independent cavalry brigade of the border guards to enter Kulen at the fastest speed, canonize Tushetu Khan, and at the same time be responsible for the task of suppressing bandits!"

Zhang Tinglan also issued a special announcement, declaring that Xu Shuzheng had changed from a regular army to a rogue, endangering the peace of Outer Mongolia, and that the Feng army had the obligation to restore order in Outer Mongolia and help the princes of Outer Mongolia to exterminate this gang of rogues.

It just so happened that those princes of Outer Mongolia protested to Beiyang, and now they are sending troops over, doesn't it show the sincerity of the central government! Of course, the big guy knows what the calculation is, so he doesn't need to tell it anymore.

Jiang Dengxuan's army followed Xu Shuzheng's looting route and quickly drove into the Outer Mongolian grassland, which was like a bamboo. Mongolia's small force did not dare to provoke the Feng army armed to the teeth, Xu Shuzheng, who had more than 1,000 people, had already turned Outer Mongolia upside down, and now there were more than 10,000 people, horses and artillery, and there were regular troops patrolling and guarding with planes overhead, not to mention that they could not afford to provoke, and they avoided it one after another.

This also made Jiang Dengxuan very depressed, and he could only rush to Cullen as fast as possible, and maybe there was still a little challenge. The Feng army quickly entered Outer Mongolia, which was no less than a thunderbolt for all the nobles in power. They have maintained semi-independence and non-independence for more than ten years, and what they are most afraid of is that the central government will settle accounts with them, and now that the regular army has finally swept in, no one has a bottom in their hearts.

Bordo Khan gathered all his cronies, and he said with a solemn face: "Everyone, Aiqing, let's talk about it, how to deal with it?" (To be continued......)