Beiyang reactionaries

"White Russian troops?"

Duan Xun immediately became serious.

This is no joke.Duan Xun had just regained Outer Mongolia and carried out a major purge in Outer Mongolia.Many princes and nobles who participated in the independence and self-government of Outer Mongolia were placed under house arrest, and their property in the grassland was confiscated.

These people must not be reconciled.

They will definitely try their best to drive away Duan Xun's troops.

However, Duan Xun is not afraid of the Mongolian local army at all, because their strength is too weak.Not to mention the regular army sent in by Duan Xun, even the Mongolian cavalry brigade newly formed by Jing Yuexiu and the others is stronger than the original Mongolian army.And the most important thing is that Jing Yuexiu has already confiscated the weapons of the Mongolian army, and then reorganized the Mongolian army.Some were incorporated into the newly established cavalry unit, and some were incorporated into the newly established police department. If the officers can use them, get out if they can't.All broke up, unable to overturn the big waves.

But these Mongolian princes and nobles have been in Outer Mongolia for many years after all, and they have many connections unknown to outsiders like Duan Xun, who can collude with the White Russian army.Now that the Belarusian army is involved, the problem will become complicated.

"Where did the White Russian army come from?"

"It's a Belarusian military officer named Ungen, who belongs to Semyonov, who is in charge of the Transbaikal Provisional Government."

"Ungen? Semyonov?"

Because Duan Xun has always been a warlord in the Southwest and has no relationship with Russia, he didn't pay much attention to Russian intelligence.In other words, I have never paid attention to Russian intelligence before, and I am not very familiar with the current situation of the Russian civil war.It was because the troops were going to enter Outer Mongolia that they began to let the intelligence agencies pay attention to Russia's affairs.Xu Yongchang immediately explained to Duan Xun: "Teacher, at present, in Siberia, there is a Russian supreme ruler, Kolchak who was a former Russian admiral. He has tens of thousands of troops under his command. There are a large number of Russian nobles who fled from Moscow. However, with the support of the Japanese, Semyonov did not obey Kolchak’s order. Instead, he controlled the Baikal Lake area to form a self-contained system, and established the Transbaikal Provisional Government by himself. Moreover, Semyonov was very courageous after receiving the support of the Japanese, and even cut off the supplies from European and American countries to Kolchak. At present, many of the supplies transported by the Siberian Railway are from European and American countries to support Kolchak. supplies, and a lot of weapons and ammunition, but Semyonov looted these trains at every turn, which made the European and American countries quite angry. If there was no support from the Japanese, the European and American countries would have sent troops to destroy him. Unqin followed this thank you Myonov's general, according to our information, Unqin is a butcher with ruthless methods and has an "Asian Cavalry Division" under his command. His Asian Cavalry Division has 10 people, and there are people from all over the world. There are about a dozen of them. It is composed of three ethnic groups. The troops that entered the eastern part of Outer Mongolia from the Heilongjiang area this time are this Asian cavalry division."

After Xu Yongchang's introduction, Duan Xun understood a little bit.

At present, there are many Belarusian troops besieging the Soviet Union, from all directions.And the biggest one in this area of ​​Siberia is Kolchak, Duan Xun knows this person. 100 years later, many people in Europe have adapted Kolchak's story as a film and TV series.This is the admiral who was born in the Russian aristocrats, and was once the most supportive person of those exiled Russian aristocrats.

As for Semenov and Ungen?

They all have some impressions, but only some impressions, and they are not very clear about their deeds.However, since it is an anti-Soviet White Russian armed force, it must be wiped out by the Soviet Red Army in the end.

"The civil war in Russia is raging, how does this Enqin have time to pay attention to the affairs of Outer Mongolia?"

Duan Xun couldn't understand Enqin's movements.

Now the Soviet Red Army and White Russian troops are fighting very hard.With the support of European and American countries, the Belarusian army now has more than 100 million troops, which is much larger than the Soviet Red Army.

But the Soviet Red Army is not easy to mess with, firmly withstood the siege of the White Russian troops.There are even signs of a counterattack.At such an important moment, the Belarusian troops dare to provoke the Chinese army?

"Teacher, I heard that Semyonov and Enqin fell out with each other for some reason, that's why Enqin left Manzhouli with his Asian cavalry division and entered Outer Mongolia."

Duan Xun nodded.

It turned out that it was the White Russian army's own internal strife, and this guy Ungen led his troops to leave Manchuria and leave the Outer Berga area.

Four cavalry units of 5000 men.

The strength is not weak.

"What does Jing Yuexiu mean?"

"General Jing asked the opinion of the Ministry of Military Affairs. What should we do with this White Russian army? Should we expel it or encircle and suppress it?"

"What does he mean?"

"Teacher, it is the White Russian army after all. It is a completely different concept for us to fight the Mongolian army and the White Russian army. General Jing is worried that fighting with the White Russian army will be disadvantageous to us and whether he will be passive in diplomacy. Therefore I hope to get clear instructions from the teacher."

Xu Yongchang explained to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun smiled slightly.Jing Yuexiu is really a good-looking person, compared to a general, he looks more like an outstanding politician.But it is true, Jing Yuexiu has been able to sit in northern Shaanxi for so many years, and the military and government have grasped it. Since the first year of the Republic of China, so many Shaanxi governors and military governors have nothing to do with him.If he didn't have this ability, how could he be the king of northern Shaanxi.

What Jing Yuexiu said was diplomacy was actually loyalty to Duan Xunbiao.

Tell Duan Xun that although he is in Outer Mongolia, where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, he will not have any dissent.He would ask Duan Xun for his opinion on everything.A complex environment like Outer Mongolia really needs smart people like Jing Yuexiu to sit in charge.

"Cichen, what do you think?"

"Teacher, I think we should expel this army with great fanfare and wipe out this army."

"Tell me why."

"Teacher, there are two reasons. The first reason is that although we have controlled Outer Mongolia this time, we have not fought much. Everyone knows the strength of the Mongolian army. It is suspected that Russia, in particular, does not think that our army is strong enough, but that the Mongolian army is too weak. What the troops need most is to deter their opponents and let them know that we are not easy to mess with, so that they They will not provoke us casually. Therefore, I think that we should let our troops encircle and suppress this 'Asian Cavalry Division' of Engen, and show our strength. This will not only deter the independent forces in Outer Mongolia, but also deter the current Baikal forces. Semyonov who was stationed near the lake made him dare not make any plans for Outer Mongolia. No matter what the outcome of the Russian Civil War will be, the victorious side will not dare to underestimate our troops or cause trouble in Outer Mongolia.”

"kindness."

Duan Xun agreed with Xu Yongchang's statement.

Kill chickens and scare monkeys.

This is actually a very good way.This white Russian cavalry was wiped out just to show some people with ulterior motives.

"The second reason is Hulunbuir."

"Hulunbeier?"

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang stood up, came to the map, and said to Duan Xun: "General, since the Beijing government and the Russian government signed the 'Hulun Treaty' in the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), Hulunbeier, like Outer Mongolia, is in a state of autonomy. The Beijing government has always been worried about offending Russia, so it has never dared to do anything to the Hulunbuir Autonomous Government. This is a good opportunity. We used the expulsion of Enqin as an excuse to enter Manchuria, enter Hailar, and control Hulunbeier. In this way, we will There is a territory to control in the Northeast."

Duan Xun looked at the map and nodded slowly.

Xu Yongchang's idea is very good.Russia has a big appetite. After the Revolution of [-], it encouraged the independence of Outer Mongolia and controlled Tannu Ulianghai by itself.More importantly, relying on the Trans-Siberian Railway and the construction of the Dongqing Railway in China, that is, the Middle East Railway, it has extended its hand into Northeast China.

The Hulunbeier Autonomous Government was established under such circumstances.

At that time, Heilongjiang had the ability and strength to put down the rebellion of the Hulunbeier Autonomous Government.However, the Russian army stipulated that it was not allowed to fire artillery here, and threatened the troops in Heilongjiang, which led to the establishment of the Hulunbeier Autonomous Government.At that time, Russia even stationed 2000 troops in Hulunbuir.

This is not enough.

Russia forced the Beijing government to recognize the Hulun Buir Autonomous Government.

So far it has not been cancelled.

Hulunbuir does not belong to Heilongjiang, but is an autonomous government directly under the Beijing government.It can be said that it is directly under the jurisdiction of the Beijing government, but the Beijing government cannot interfere with everything about Hulunbuir except that it can take away customs duties and salt taxes from Hulunbuir.And being able to take away tariffs and salt taxes really has nothing to do with the Beijing government.

Because Hulunbeier’s customs duties and salt tax were mortgaged to countries such as Britain, the United States and France for repayment, the money was actually collected directly by the banks of countries such as Britain, the United States and France, and did not enter the Beijing government’s finances.

It's no different than being independent.

Now that Russia is fighting a civil war, Duan Xun doesn't care about Russia.Even the autonomy of Outer Mongolia has been abolished, and Tannu Wulianghai has been taken down. It is also possible to solve Hulunbuir.What Xu Yongchang meant was that the troops entered Hulunbeier and inserted a dagger in the northeast of Zhang Zuolin.By the way, Hulunbuir's autonomy also ended.

"Are there White Russian troops in the Hulun Buir area?"

"According to our information, there are still some White Russian troops in the Hulunbeier area, but not many. Some of Semyonov's troops are stationed in Manchuria and Hailar. There should be 500 people in total. But what is more worrying is , Semyonov is supported by the Japanese army. Japan currently has tens of thousands of troops entering the Baikal Lake area, and all the needed logistics materials rely on the Middle East Railway. If we march into Hulunbuir, will there be conflicts with the Japanese army? Also, Zhang Zuolin was also supported by the Japanese. Will the Japanese be dissatisfied when our army enters there? What will the Beijing government think of us? How will Zhang Zuolin, the tour envoy of the three eastern provinces, treat us? Entering winter, it is very difficult for the troops to march, and these are all difficulties."

Xu Yongchang is a staff officer.

He needs to think clearly about all aspects of things that arise during combat, including the advantages and the things that will cause problems.Talk about your worries.

Duan Xun nodded.