On April 15, An Yi arrived in Kulun, the capital of Mongolia, on a special plane. Since An Yi asked not to engage in the kind of showmanship of a band singing in unison and an army lining up to welcome him, the Mongolian military and political leaders did not organize a welcome ceremony.
Under the protection of officers and soldiers from the Central Guard Bureau, they arrived at the provincial government building in the city center.
After a brief lunch, An Yi immediately got into work, discussing government affairs with Yin Jinan, Luo Shaodong, Sun Yinghao, Wen Jin, Zheng Zimo and other provincial government officials to determine the next economic development plan.
Previously, the Soviet Union had built a railway from Ulan-Uda on Lake Baikal to Kyakhta, a city on the Soviet-Mongolian border. At the same time, it had basically laid the railway roadbed from Kyakhta to Merchant City and Kulun. Therefore, Yin Jinan took over Mongolia.
After the government affairs, two engineering divisions and three infantry divisions were immediately dispatched to work day and night. In late March, the railway connecting the Kulun and Siberian main lines was successfully built.
Along this railway, the Darkhan region has both super-large coal fields with reserves of 2 billion tons, as well as Tumultaugai, Tumurtai, and Bayangol with reserves of 1.2 billion tons and an average grade of 51.15%.
There are three large iron ore deposits, and Mongolia's First Steel Group is built here.
As the Darkhan Thermal Power Plant was connected to the grid to generate electricity in early March, the smelting plant was put into operation in the middle of March, and the No. 1 and No. 2 factories were completed and steelmaking began in late March, Mongolia's industry officially embarked on the road to take-off. Since the iron ore here is
It is open-pit mining, easy to select, and has a high iron recovery rate. Coupled with the application of new steel-making technology, the First Steel Group's goal is to achieve an annual steel production of two million tons within two years, on the basis of giving priority to meeting the needs of the military industry.
to support local construction.
In April, the four large-scale steel plants moved to Mongolia from Komsomolsk, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, and Hailanpao in the Far East have also settled in the Darkhan region. The final installation and commissioning of blast furnaces and equipment are currently being done. It is believed that with the development of the four major steel plants
With the commissioning of the plant, steel production will take a big step forward.
As early as February, the railway connecting Kulun to the Nalaiha Iron Mine, 35 kilometers northwest of Kulun, was completed. This coal mine has a reserve of 900 million tons. After technological upgrading and transformation, it can produce 500,000 tons of raw coal per month. The coal mine in Kulun and surrounding areas
Energy supply is fully guaranteed.
Nowadays, the engineering troops are seizing the time to build the railway from Kulun to Baganoer coal mine (total length of 125 kilometers), and from Kulun to Baoriwendur area (total length of 300 kilometers). In the Baoriwendur area, there is Erren Hongger
, Dour Uren, Bargenlet and other four mining areas, the iron ore grade is 45.5%, and the reserves are 800 million tons. In the future, Mongolia’s Second Steel Group will settle here, and construction will begin after the railway is completed in the middle of next year.
In addition, the Erdenet copper-molybdenum mine in the northern city of Mongolia, located at the northern foot of the Hangai Mountains, has begun production. The mine is open-pit mining, with a mining depth of 15 meters per layer, an annual ore processing capacity of 25 million tons, and an annual production of copper concentrate.
450,000 tons, 4,000 tons of molybdenum fine powder; located 280 kilometers northwest of Kulun
The Zamar Gold Mine, which is 70-100 kilometers southeast of Kulun, and the Serglin Sumu Gold Mine, which is 70-100 kilometers southeast of Kulun, can produce two kilograms of gold sand per day after it is started; the Asget Silver Mine on the north side of the Altai Mountains, and Mengenwen, 310 kilometers southeast of Kulun.
The Duer Silver Mine Project has been officially launched and is expected to produce 50 kilograms of silver per day in the future.
This time the economic development plan was formulated and it was determined that railways connecting Erdenet and Darkhan (total length of 190 kilometers) and Kulun to Khovd (total length of 1,525 kilometers) would be built. Among them, the railway from Kulun to Khovd was the largest railway in the Soviet Union.
As early as the early 1930s
The purpose of project establishment and site selection is to connect the eastern and western regions of Mongolia with Kazakhstan through railways, greatly shortening the mileage between the Far East and Central Asia. The Mongolian government under the control of An Jiajun took over this huge project, which is expected to take at least four years.
It will take several years to complete the entire line.
In terms of machinery industry, automobile manufacturing plants, machine tool factories, boiler factories, measuring tool and cutting tool factories, electronic tube factories, aircraft manufacturing factories, heavy machinery factories, tractor factories, steam turbine factories and other factories and enterprises are being built in the surrounding areas of Kulun. It is also planned to build a petroleum industry.
Chemical industry, building materials industry, food industry, textile industry, leather and wool scouring industry base.
By the time the meeting ended, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was tilting far toward the western sky.
An Yi had no intention of resting, so he left Yin Jinan behind and quickly summoned Mu Zhuiyi, Li Fuqiang, Tang Honglei, Zhang Jie and other military region and front army generals to discuss military affairs.
As the war in Central Asia began, the strategic mobility of the Mongolian Military Region was significantly weakened. An Yi promised to recruit 20 immigrants from the six million immigrants who migrated to Mongolia in more than four months (including people evacuated to Mongolia from the Far East).
In the prime of life, fifteen engineer divisions were organized as a new force for the construction of Mongolia and a reserve force for the defense of Mongolia.
The meeting lasted until eight o'clock in the evening, and An Yi announced the end, and then went to Luo Shaodong's home by Tule Lake in the south of the city. Luo Shaodong had already prepared wine and food, and the two brothers ate together, sat on the hot kang, and talked affectionately
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After many years, Luo Shaodong's feelings finally found their home: Danba Dorji has a pair of twin daughters, aged 16, who are of mixed race from China, Mongolia and Russia. They are graceful, charming and beautiful. Luo Shaodong visited Danba Dorji's home.
When discussing government affairs, he met two mixed-race men unexpectedly, which shook Luo Shaodong's strong mind to pieces. He also seemed uneasy when discussing things with Danbadolji.
Afterwards, Danbadorji asked his subordinates and was very excited when he heard that Luo Shaodong was in love with his twin daughters. Almost all Mongolian senior officials knew about the relationship between Luo Shaodong and An Yi. An Yi is currently second only to Chairman Chiang Kai-shek in China.
A powerful warlord, entrenched in the southwest industrial center
He single-handedly created the Republic of South China and was actually in charge of everything in Mongolia. Although Danbadorji and An Yi were sworn sworn brothers, their relationship was still not close enough. It would be unreasonable to have a relationship with his younger brother Luo Shaodong.
Did you know your identity as a relative of the emperor?
Thinking of this, Danbadorji immediately found Yin Jinan and asked him to arrange the marriage.
Yin Jinan did not dare to neglect, and after asking Luo Shaodong for his opinion, he went to Danba Dorji's house to find the two twins in person and asked them about their opinions on marrying Luo Shaodong. Perhaps he was warned by Danba Dorji, or maybe he was
It was true love at first sight, and both women expressed their willingness to marry Luo Shaodong as their wives.
As the senior general of the Anjia Army and the second-largest figure in the provincial government, if Luo Shaodong could marry a Mongolian girl, it would be beneficial to the Anjia Army's rule in Mongolia, so Yin Jinan conveyed his opinions and Luo Shaodong's situation.
An Yi.
Over the years, An Yi has been most worried about Luo Shaodong, his savior. Due to various reasons, he has never been with him. Now he is thirty years old and his marriage has not yet been settled. At this moment, he heard that Luo Shaodong was romantically involved for the first time.
He dared to neglect and took advantage of the opportunity of touring Mongolia and Central Asia to rush to Kulun to help Luo Shaodong solve his problems.
"Dongzi, I haven't been with my eldest brother for so many years. Seeing that each of my brothers has become a member of the army, and you are still wasting your time in the military industry and logistics department of the Central Military System. Have you ever hated your eldest brother?"
An Yi and Luo Shaodong sat cross-legged facing each other, with a small coffee table in the middle. An Yi asked the question that had been pressing in his heart for many years, and felt a lightness all over his body. He filled the tea cup in front of Luo Shaodong, filled it for himself, and served it.
He took a sip.
"How could it be? I know that my eldest brother is doing it for my own good! Which of the generals under your command did not come out in a hail of bullets? You were afraid that something would happen to me, so you deliberately arranged for me to be far away from you, and you also asked me
My friends have taken care of me in every possible way, and I have slowly worked my way up to the high position that I am today, which is completely different from the achievements of you and your group of subordinates."
Luo Shaodong shook his head and smiled bitterly, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.
Originally Luo Shaodong didn't like drinking tea very much, but after arriving in Mongolia, he ate meat every day. Green leafy vegetables could only be transported by air from Syria. There were very few immigrants from the Far East to Mongolia, and there were also immigrants from the Huanghuai and North China areas who came north.
Not long after the refugees settled in, vegetable seedlings have just been planted on the reclaimed land, and it will take two or three months before they can eat fresh vegetables.
Due to the barren land and harsh climate conditions, the small-scale peasant economy based on the family has no place in Mongolia. According to the suggestions of experts from the Agricultural College, the agriculture here will implement large-scale agriculture. The people engaged in farming are not farmers, but agricultural workers. According to
Wages and bonuses are received based on labor intensity and performance. In winter, due to the use of greenhouses, you can also eat fresh vegetables on the snow-covered Mongolian plateau, but before that, you can only neutralize the dryness of meat by drinking tea, which is slow.
Mandi Luo Shaodong also studied tea.
An Yi sighed longly: "Dongzi, I know you are blaming me...but, I really don't want anything to happen to you. Do you understand? Dongzi, you are my savior and my biological brother."
, Brother has gone through wars and narrowly escaped death many times. I don’t want you to have to live a military career of licking blood and facing life and death decisions at any time. Now, our foundation has grown and we are safe. You are here
The central government has also completed your qualifications, and I don’t have to worry about being accused of nepotism, so I will transfer you back to my side without hesitation, let you join politics, and assist you in handling administrative affairs. Mongolia is just the first step in your official career.
When you have enough qualifications, I will appoint you to be the governor of the province, take charge of the government, or even join the central government as prime minister or minister. As long as you perform well, you will be able to do anything!"
Luo Shaodong was a little anxious and grabbed An Yi's hand: "Brother, I really don't blame you, and you shouldn't promote me so high on purpose! I know my abilities very well. I can barely make do as the director of the Civil Affairs Department now.
If you are really unable to promote me to be a provincial governor or even enter the central government, you should let me do practical work at the grassroots level for a few years!"
An Yi looked into Luo Shaodong's sincere eyes, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dongzi, I know what you are afraid of. In fact, I am also worried... Think about it, in such a large territory, the three places of Nanhua combined
750,000 square kilometers, Mongolia also has two million square kilometers
(plus Tangnu Wulianghai), if we implement effective rule over Central Asia in the future, it will be four million square kilometers of land! So much land needs to be developed and utilized to ensure that the people in our territory have food to eat and have food.
Wear clothes and live a worry-free life, but I feel unsure!
"However, I am the leader of our group. I don't dare to show lack of confidence at all. I can only pretend that I have everything under control. I can't hesitate at all, otherwise it will affect everyone's emotions and cause everything to happen."
Looking forward and backward seriously restricts our progress. Our current situation is like sailing against the current. If we don't advance, we will retreat! We can't afford to waste even a minute!
"Dongzi, let me tell you, I really don't know what I'm doing! I'm going to go to Central Asia next, especially the Ural River bordering the Soviet Union. In the future, it's likely that we will confront and fight the Soviet army there.
On the main battlefield, thinking about facing off against tens of millions of Soviet Red Army troops makes me feel uneasy.
I shudder, I will spare no effort to take any measures that can save the lives of our soldiers! Otherwise, once the Soviets break through the Ural River, all our land reform and economic construction efforts in Central Asia will be in vain, and may even be destroyed.
Because the loss of Central Asia affects Mongolia!"
For the first time since joining Huangpu, Luo Shaodong found that his elder brother's tone was so weak. He looked exhausted and extremely haggard. His heart suddenly softened. He patted An Yi's hand gently and comforted:
"Brother, I hope you can stay strong, because you no longer belong to yourself, but to our collective, to the hundreds of millions of people in southern Yunnan, southern Sichuan, South China, and Mongolia. Over the years, you have worked in the Military Industry Administration and the logistics department
, I have learned a lot, and now I don’t find it difficult to be the director of the Department of Civil Affairs. Moreover, I have also found someone I like here. Is there anything more joyful than this? So,
You don’t need to worry about me at all, but should be happy for me!”
An Yi nodded: "Okay, Dongzi, tell me honestly, do you really like those twins? If you deliberately wrong yourself just for the sake of your future work, I won't agree!"
"I like it, I really like it!"
Luo Shaodong was anxious: "Over the years, many people have been matchmakers for me, but I don't like them. I always feel that those girls are artificial and look extremely awkward. The two sisters Menggenqiqige and Hasiqiqige are very straightforward.
They are so cute. They followed my grandfather who lived in Zhangjiakou since they were young, and later studied in Beijing. There is no problem in communicating with me. They are so beautiful, so pure and kind. If I can marry them, it will be my blessing in this life!"
An Yi smiled: "Okay, okay, just like it. I'm afraid I'll wrong you. Tell me, how do you want me to arrange your wedding? Even if I invite the chairman of the committee to officiate at the wedding, I can do it."
Luo Shaodong shook his head: "Brother, I don't want to be in so much trouble. If it weren't for the fear of wronging Sister Qiqige, I wouldn't even want to invite guests. I heard that autumn is the most beautiful day in Mongolia every year. If you get married on the Mid-Autumn Festival of the lunar calendar, the moon will be full.
People should be more round!"
"OK!"
An Yi nodded: "When the time comes, we will have our own military and political system. I hope Central Asia has been successfully taken over by then, and the Soviets had better not provoke us, so that we can focus on organizing the wedding."
An Yi thought for a while and then said: "In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, I will come to propose marriage to you tomorrow, just in time to meet the wonderful couple you like. How can they be so beautiful that they can marry Dongzi, who has never been interested in women? My heart has been captured. Don’t worry, I’m prepared. I’ve prepared a lot of gifts when I come.”
Luo Shaodong smiled shyly: "Then I'll trouble you, big brother... I think with big brother stepping forward, the father of the Qiqige sisters should feel reassured!"
At this time, Shen Fengdao opened the door and hurried in, came to An Yi and handed him a message:
"This is the new troop organization issued by the Ministry of Military Affairs. Lu Yixuan's 30th Group Army once again received the 118th Division, the 201st Division, the 202nd Division, the 203rd Division, and the 204th Division. The designation of the five divisions, and at the same time, for the convenience of leadership, the establishment of the Seventeenth Army was cancelled, Yang Jiuxiao was promoted to deputy commander of the 30th Group Army, and all the generals and generals directly under the Seventeenth Army were transferred to the five new divisions."
An Yi took the telegram, read it carefully, and was worried: "The principal in Nanjing has already told me about the expansion of the 30th Group Army. He said that he hopes to build the 30th Group Army into a model unit, and will draw from all the central group armies in the future. The general went to the 30th Group Army for rotational training, but why did the establishment of the 17th Army need to be abolished? I don’t know Jiuxiao..."
Before An Yi finished speaking, the new confidential secretary, Lieutenant Colonel Liang Zihua, also came in. He came to An Yi with a strange expression and handed him two telegrams.
An Yi accepted it with some confusion. The first letter was from Yang Jiuxiao. In the letter, he confessed his dissatisfaction with the cancellation of the Seventeenth Army and explained his views on the series of wars in Shanxi. As early as the beginning of the attack on Dai County , he suggested to Lu Yixuan to formulate a longer-term goal, striving to surround Tojo Hideki's headquarters within the Great Wall, step by step squeezing the enemy's living space, and finally use the superiority of air and ground forces to completely capture the enemy. The enemy troops were eliminated in the northern Shanxi area, so that the war situation in North China would be fundamentally reversed. It would not be a problem to regain Datong and the surrounding areas. The situation of the 30th Group Army relying on others could also be fundamentally changed. But Lu Yixuan did not take any other measures. He also turned a deaf ear to his later plan to send a force out of Yanmen Pass to the rear of Huyukou and Ruyuekou to block the enemy's retreat, which finally led to the 10th troops holding on to the line between Huyukou and Ruyuekou. The 358th Brigade of the 120th Division of the Eighth Group was outnumbered and retreated sadly. The fighter planes gathered to annihilate Tojo Hideki in northern Shanxi were lost. Now, all the enemy troops have withdrawn from the inner line of the Great Wall, passing through Ying County, Huairen, and retreated. Requested Datong Yang Jiuxiao to transfer him from the 30th Group Army and re-lead the old 40th Division.
An Yi frowned and then read the second message.
This message was sent by Lu Yixuan, expressing his extreme shock at the central government's army expansion plan and the cancellation of the 17th Army. He said that all this was by no means the result of his activities. He asked the Fourth Department to find out the specific reasons on his behalf, so that the officers and soldiers of the Security Army could In addition, Lu Yixuan also elaborated on his views on the war in Shanxi in the telegram.
Lu Yixuan said that from the overall strategic situation of the Anjia Army, it is unrealistic to force the enemy troops to stay in northern Shanxi at a huge cost:
First of all, the enemy's retreat routes are not just Huyukou and Ruyuekou. The enemy can retreat from the Pingxingguan line. The purpose of the war is to destroy the enemy while preserving oneself. The enemy's tenacious will and strong combat effectiveness
It is obvious to all that even though we had such a huge advantage at Xinkou, a quarter of the entire group army was still lost in battle.
, the losses of other participating national armies were even more astonishing. In fact, less than half of the troops following the 30th Group Army went north to pursue the enemy this time. As of the end of the Dai County War, only half of the troops of the 30th Group Army were actually still fighting.
It is too risky to use such a tired army to destroy the enemy army that still has 200,000 troops;
Secondly, from the overall strategic perspective of the Anjia Army, the war in Central Asia has entered a critical stage, and all strategic materials must be tilted there. In a short period of time, the 30th Group Army can only tighten its stomach and get by, instead of letting go and fighting its own elite.
After all the efforts were made, the enemy troops transferred troops from other places and launched a new attack, causing the situation in Shanxi to deteriorate rapidly. It would be better to let this greatly frightened enemy troops go back.
They are so frightened that they will no longer dare to talk about war. This will greatly relieve the pressure on the front line in northern Shanxi. According to the current situation, as long as the Thirty Group Army exists in Shanxi for one day, the enemy forces in North China will consider the seriousness of attacking Shanxi.
The consequence, on the other hand, is that if the Thirty Group Army is completely wiped out, the enemy will definitely act unscrupulously in the future, which will worsen the situation and be detrimental to the war situation;
Third, Japan's attack on the Far East Republic is imminent. Although it is very cruel from the perspective of allies, the enemy's attack on the Far East is extremely beneficial to China, Nanhua and the Anjia Army. Once the enemy's forces are involved
To the vast Far East and Siberia,
This will greatly dilute the enemy's strength, making it easier for the Anjia Army to defeat them one by one. From the overall strategic perspective, it is really not appropriate to attract the enemy's attention back to North China at this critical juncture and force the enemy's base camp to engage in a decisive battle with our army. This will be detrimental to the country and the country.
It would be a huge disaster for the nation.
An Yi read the message and thought silently.
What Yang Jiuxiao and Lu Yixuan said are both reasonable. Yang Jiuxiao looked at the problem from the perspective of the battle itself and believed that once the enemy suffered a major defeat, the benefits to the overall situation of the national war of resistance would be self-evident. However, Lu Yixuan did not
Looking at the Shanxi war from the perspective of the overall international trend, I believe that it is not appropriate to overly stimulate the enemy forces at this time. In terms of realizing the strategic intention of An Jiajun, there is no doubt that Lu Yixuan's choice was correct.
But now the problem arises. It is obvious that Yang Jiuxiao is already resisting. This staunch general who has been standing on the front line of the anti-Japanese war since the September 18th Incident obviously cannot accept the outcome of letting the enemy troops go. If he is forced to stay,
If he tries to contain Lu Yixuan at every turn when working with him in the future, then the 30th Group Army, his front in North China, will face the crisis of internal strife.
An Yi thought about it and said to Shen Feng: "Old Shen, give Qu Muchen a copy of the secret message and ask him to describe the cause and effect of the matter as a bystander. At the same time, order the National Security and General Staff Intelligence Department to also
Let’s make a detailed analysis of the consequences of the development of the two people’s combat ideas, and summarize them into a specific report. I will make a decision after the report comes out!”
Lao Shen nodded and left, and An Yi said to Liang Zihua again: "In my name, go to the Nanjing Military Commission to go to a telegram and ask the reason for the cancellation of the 17th Army system. The 17th Army is a glorious tradition.
The Great Wall's Anti -Japanese War was widely recited by the people in the world as a mainstay, so it was canceled, is it appropriate? "
Liang Zihua led him, and An Yi was exhausted on his face. He smiled bitterly at Luo Shao: "Dongzi, see it? It is also a piece of internal iron board.
On weekdays, because our military victory has been covered up, it will be exposed slowly for a long time, and it will be busy in the future! "
Luo Shaodong was full of sympathy: "I used to see the scenery in your bright face, and I didn't understand the pressure after this scenery. Brother, rest assured, no matter what, Dongzi will always support you."
An Yi nodded and patted it gently on Luo Shaodong's hand, everything was at nothing.