Because the supplies of the Northwest Army basically rely on self-reliance and fighting to support the war, and do not have the ability to launch a major battle, the high command has no clear requirements for the Northwest Army until the channels connecting Inner Mongolia to Sichuan and Shaanxi are opened.
Not only the Northwest Army, but also the Shanxi-Sui Army of Yan Xishan and Fu Zuoyi, and the Eighth Group Army of the Communist Party of China, the headquarters did not issue clear tasks to them. Although the headquarters did not issue combat tasks, Hu Li and Jiang Tiezhang considered
Seeing the special status of the Northwest Army, they both felt that they had to do something to be worthy of the name of the Northwest Army of the Xuebing Army and to live up to the commander-in-chief's trust. After discussion, the two decided that the Far East Expeditionary Force should first enter Outer Mongolia and open up the Ulan of Outer Mongolia.
The communication line between Bator and Irkutsk in Soviet Russia was of great strategic significance, and their role could be maximized, so they decided to act accordingly.
Lu Bigu and Qiqimu'er were finally convinced. Although they were far away from Inner Mongolia and had difficulty receiving information from the outside world, they also knew that the Xue Bing Army entered Chongqing and launched an overall counterattack. Moreover, it depends on the process of dealing with the Japanese.
They also clearly felt the psychological changes caused by the above-mentioned incidents among the Japanese.
Although the Japanese talk about "co-promotion" and "co-prosperity" with the Manchus and Mongolians, they actually have a huge psychological superiority, so much so that an ordinary private will even dare to take the initiative to look for trouble when he is in a bad mood.
Lubigu and Qiqimul were at each other's throats. However, since last month, the attitude of the Japanese has suddenly become "friendly and approachable". For example, the Japanese Embassy in Mongolia who often dealt with Lubigu and Qiqimul
For Major General Masao Yano, Chief of Staff of the Army, the probability of a smile appearing on his face during this period is almost higher than before. Lubigu and Qiqimul are both veterans in the military and political field, and their secrets can be easily glimpsed.
Broken. If they secretly surrendered to the Northwest Army before, it was a cunning rabbit's three holes, in order to leave an extra escape route, then now, they know that this retreat has actually become the only escape route that affects their future and life. And the reason why they
There is still hesitation, because they are not sure whether Hu Li and Jiang Tiezhang are visiting them, and they are worried about being pushed out and taken advantage of.
The two of them couldn't make a decision for a long time. Jiang Tiezhang could still keep his composure, so Hu Li quit. He raised his eyebrows and said: "What? It's very reluctant, isn't it? Okay, Xiao Jiang, let's go." After that,
, he stood up and walked to the door of the yurt.
"If you keep cutting off, you will suffer chaos instead!" Jiang Tiezhang glanced at the two of them and said, and then stood up.
Seeing that they were about to leave, Lubigu and Qiqimul panicked. Lubigu smiled and shouted: "Commander Hu, Deputy Commander Jiang, don't be anxious, this is a serious matter, we, we must always do it together with our brothers.
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Hu Li scolded coldly: "It's just a small sum, how big a deal is it? I, old Hu Cheng, really want to give you a certificate of nomination, but you are so good, you don't appreciate it. Come on, without you, we won't be able to enter the Mongolian grassland?"
The tougher Hu Li acted, the more comfortable Lubigu and Qiqimuer felt. The two looked at each other, and then Lubigu said: "Commander Hu, we did it!"
Hu Li's expression softened slightly, but his face was still tense. He shouted outside: "Bi Han, bring in the gifts sent by the headquarters to the two commanders."
"Yes!" A loud shout came from outside, and then a man with a height of two meters walked in, holding a military flag in each of his left and right hands.
Hu Li took one first and said to Lubigu: "Lubigu, accept the flag!"
Lu Bigu was shocked and asked: "Commander Hu, does that mean we also have to change our flag?"
Hu Li: "Nonsense, you won't change the flag. Who knows which side you are on? Our Northwest Army is not the only one participating in this operation. Chairman Fu and the * guerrillas will send teams to participate. You are also carrying the flag of the Puppet Mongolian Army.
, what should I do if they beat me?"
"But--"
"Stop talking nonsense, you can accept it or not!"
"Take it, take it, but Commander Hu, you can't just give us a flag and ignore it. You know, our weapons preparations are extremely backward-"
Hu Li smiled and said: "*, I knew you would want weapons and equipment. Don't worry, the headquarters has promised me that this time we will airdrop enough Wei Qing assault rifles to equip a division. By then, you and Qi Qi will
The two men of Mur each have a thousand pieces."
"Really? Do you have any machine guns?" Lubigu finally showed a smile on his face.
"Flower machine gun" is what Lubigu and others call the anti-bacterial general-purpose machine gun.
"Twenty sticks for each person. Isn't that interesting enough for me, Lao Hu?"
"That's interesting, that's interesting," Lubigu and Qiqimul looked at each other and laughed together.
At the same time, in Baotou, at the headquarters of the Japanese Army Garrison in Mongolia, the Commander of the Garrison in Mongolia, General Utsuki Yoshio, the Chief of Staff, Major General Masao Yano, and several of their subordinates were discussing countermeasures around an urgent telegram sent from Peking.
Just when Hu Li and Jiang Tiezhang found Lubigu and Qiqimul, the Zhangjiakou secret service affiliated to the Kwantung Army finally got the information that Lubigu and Qiqimul secretly communicated with the Xuebing Army. The Zhangjiakou secret service
The predecessor of the Chahar Matsui Secret Service, at that time, there was a fierce confrontation between the agency and Fox Tong of the Xuebing Army. But today, the Zhangjiakou Secret Service no longer has the ability to compete with Fox Tong. In fact,
has been marginalized. In this way, such important information was detected all at once, which was naturally "like a treasure" for the head of the secret service, Toyoda Makoto. The little devil immediately expressed his merit to each of them.
The Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army made reports and gave analysis, believing that this should be related to the ongoing counterattack of Sichuan and Shaanxi by the China Army.
The Japanese garrison in Mongolia is called the Corps. In fact, it only has one C-type division and one mixed independent brigade, and then there is the Korean Communist Army, which is the size of a division. The number of soldiers is only about 40,000, and the quality of the soldiers is also A-type and
The B division picked out the remaining ones, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined. Therefore, this information immediately attracted great attention from Okamura Neiji. He reported it to the base camp and forwarded it to Yoshio Utsuki, suggesting that he make early plans.
, so as not to affect the empire’s planned expedition to Soviet Russia.
The strength of the army stationed in Mongolia means that it will not be able to act as a stabilizing force once something happens to Inner Mongolia. And as the day when the Kwantung Army Expeditionary Corps sends troops to the Soviet Far East is getting closer, Okamura Neiji has to worry.
If a rebellion breaks out in Inner Mongolia, it will affect the whole country and make this plan go bankrupt.
Once this plan goes bankrupt, it will not be possible to eliminate Soviet Russia as soon as possible. Secondly, most importantly, it will mean that it will be impossible to receive assistance from the German army on the domestic battlefield. According to the current development of the situation, the imperial army is likely to be driven out of the country. By then