While Xu Rui, Wang Husheng and Liu Mei were talking, Sweet Potato suddenly came in in a hurry.
"Regiment commander, political commissar, just received an urgent telegram from the Soviet Far East Front." Digua said, handing over the telegram in his hand.
After Xu Rui visited Culun last time, the two parties established communication channels.
To establish communication channels, the radio stations have ready-made ones, and they just need to make up a set of secret codes temporarily.
Xu Rui took the telegram and read it quickly, then said to Wang Husheng and Liu Mei: "Lao Wang, Lao Ye, the machinery and equipment assisted by the Soviet Union has almost reached the Sino-Mongolian border. Due to insufficient transportation capacity and heavy snowfall, Zhukov only sent
A cavalry battalion was assigned to escort this batch of equipment. In case of an accident, he asked us to go quickly to respond."
"What, only one cavalry battalion was sent?" Wang Husheng's expression suddenly changed.
Liu Mei was also dumbfounded and said: "Yes, this is really strange. The Soviet Red Army assembled in Irkutsk has exceeded 500,000 people. Even the cavalry has several divisions with tens of thousands of people, right? Even if
The Soviet army has insufficient cavalry, so doesn’t it still have Mongolian cavalry? Why send a cavalry battalion?”
Wang Husheng nodded and said: "No, I can't understand the Soviet people's logic at all."
"But I can understand it." Xu Rui said suddenly, "This is the Slavic self-esteem at work."
"Self-esteem?" Wang Husheng and Liu Mei were at a loss when they heard this. They couldn't understand what this had to do with self-esteem.
In fact, Xu Rui also cannot understand this logic, but he is not unfamiliar with this style of Westerners, because in another time and space, the Chinese have encountered the same thing.
When the Chinese Expeditionary Force went to Burma, it was obviously at the invitation of the British army that they entered Burma to fight. But when the Chinese actually arrived, the British couldn't bear it. Their logic is that our British Empire is the overlord of the world today.
And China is just a poor and weak coward country, which is completely unequal.
How can my noble army of the British Empire need the assistance of the Chinese army?
Therefore, when the Chinese army proposed to let the British artillery fire cooperate with them, the British artillery fired the artillery shells dozens of miles away from the Japanese positions.
Then, when the Chinese army asked the British army to protect their flanks, the British general Alexander, yes, the guy who commanded the Dunkirk evacuation, ordered the British troops to abandon their positions and retreat, resulting in the Chinese army's flanks being completely exposed.
Under the attack of the Japanese army, they finally suffered a disastrous defeat!
For the stupid pride of the British, hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers were sacrificed!
Obviously, the Soviets also fell into the same emotions as the British: How could the powerful Soviet Union need China's help? That's why Zhukov deliberately weakened the guard force. His true thoughts deep in his heart were actually to hope that the small
Japan was able to seize the equipment.
So, this is really a strange way of thinking and very stupid.
But humans sometimes just can't get rid of deep-rooted prejudices.
At that moment, Xu Rui said again: "This batch of equipment is dangerous. The Soviets can't count on it. We can only rely on ourselves. I will take the main force of the regiment north to the border. Baotou will be left to Lao Wang and Lao Ye.
We are both together. If the young master Kong Lingkan arrives in Baotou before me, you must agree to whatever he says first, and we will talk about everything after I come back."
"Okay." Wang Husheng nodded and said, "Old Xu, you must be careful on the road."
"Yes, I will." Xu Rui nodded, grabbed his armed belt, turned around and walked away.
…
When Xu Rui brought sweet potatoes to the camp of the 1st Cavalry Battalion, all the officers and soldiers of the battalion had already fallen asleep.
However, Ma Fei, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Battalion, had not slept yet. This boy was leading his guards to check sentries. This is a fine tradition of the Communist Party. Whether camping in the wild or at the station, in addition to sending double posts, both light and dark sentries
In addition, after all the officers and soldiers have gone to bed, the commanders of each unit will conduct a final inspection.
Under the cover of night, Ma Fei immediately became alert when he saw two horses approaching from a distance.
"Who is it?" Ma Fei asked loudly, flashing a flashlight and shining it.
When he found out that it was Xu Rui and Di Gua, Ma Fei immediately let out a cry, hurriedly rode forward to meet them, and asked with a salivating face: "Captain, it's so late, why haven't you slept yet?"
Ma Fei smiled and said, "I'm checking the sentry right now."
"Don't check." Xu Rui snorted and said, "Blow the assembly whistle and assemble the troops."
"Assembly post?" Ma Fei was stunned for a moment and said, "Captain, where are you going to do the night training?"
"What are you doing? Come pick up the equipment with me." Xu Rui said angrily, "The Soviet government's equipment to assist us is about to reach the Sino-Mongolian border. However, the little devils will most likely get the news, and they will definitely
The cavalry will be sent to intercept, so we have to go north quickly to pick up the equipment."
Ma Fei's face immediately became serious, he turned around and shouted to the guard: "Xiao Mao, blow the whistle!"
"Yes!" Guard Xiao Mao agreed, and immediately grabbed the whistle and blew it hard. Suddenly, a sharp whistle pierced the night sky, and at the same time shattered the quiet military camp. After a moment of silence, the entire military camp immediately became noisy.
After getting up, groups of soldiers rushed out of the low barracks.
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At the same time, in Zhangbei.
After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Gohara, the cavalry group belonging to the Mongolian army was almost completely wiped out, and the garrison in Baotou was also lost. Naosaburo Okabe received the support of Anami Yuki to rebuild the cavalry group, and at the same time moved the headquarters to Zhangbei, who was
A county under the jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City, located at the northernmost end, it can be called the northern gateway of Zhangjiakou.
Upon hearing the arrival of Naosaburo Okabe, group leader Masaro Baba quickly led two brigade commanders to greet him.
It is necessary to mention here that although the cavalry group of the Mongolian Army was almost completely destroyed, none of the two brigade commanders and four regiment captains survived, and the squadron commanders below also basically survived. Because of this, the cavalry group
Only then could it be rebuilt in such a short period of time. Otherwise, the recruitment of officers alone would have taken several months.
"Your Excellency, Commander!" Masahiro Baba, leading the two cavalry brigade commanders, nodded heavily.
Naosaburo Okabe nodded and said straightforwardly: "Mr. Baba, how is the reconstruction work of the cavalry group going now? Is everything going smoothly?"
"It's going smoothly." Masahiro Yoshida paused and said, "All the necessary personnel are in place. The only thing is that the horses and firearms are not all in place yet. However, Commander, you can rest assured that even if all the horses and firearms are not in place, the training of the cavalry group is still there.
I will never fall behind. I can assure you, Commander, that by the time the horses and firearms are in place in the spring of next year, the cavalry group will once again be an invincible elite division!"
"Very good." Naosaburo Okabe nodded happily, then changed the subject and continued, "It's just that I have never been too worried about your cavalry group. What I am worried about is the Imperial Association Army of the Mongolian Autonomous Government.
Mr. Machang, in addition to rebuilding the cavalry group, you are also responsible for assisting in the reorganization of the Mongolian army. How is the work going there?"
"Well..." Baba Masahiro was immediately speechless, because there was no way to talk about it.
Okabe Naosaburo's face immediately darkened and he said in a deep voice: "Baba-kun, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"Hai." Masahiro Baba paused heavily and said, "The reorganization of the Mongolian Imperial Alliance Army is not going smoothly. Not only is the shortage of cavalry divisions extremely serious, but what is even worse is that the training and equipment conditions of the troops are also very poor.
The Mongols are said to be a nation on horseback, but they know nothing about modern cavalry tactics! And the equipment is already in the 20th century, but most Mongolian cavalry still only use bows and arrows."
Naosaburo Okabe frowned and said, "Is it really that unbearable?"
Baba Masahiro shook his head and said: "Your Majesty Commander, I can only say that it is more unbearable than you imagine."
Naosaburo Okabe frowned and said: "If you put it this way, the Imperial Alliance Army in Mongolia is probably hopeless?"
"We definitely can't count on it," said Masahiro Baba. "Let them maintain local security or garrison some unimportant strongholds. They can still do the job, but if they are deployed on the battlefield, not only will they not be able to help the imperial army, but they will also be able to do the job."
It will become a burden to the imperial army, so I suggest you give up."
Naosaburo Okabe said solemnly: "If you give up the Mongolian Imperial Alliance Army, then your cavalry group will have to rely on its own strength to deal with the Chahar Independent Regiment. Do you have the confidence to defeat them?"
"Yes!" Masahiro Baba said categorically, "No matter how powerful the Chahar Independent Regiment is, there is only one regiment, but our cavalry group has four cavalry regiments. In terms of strength alone, we are almost four times as many as the enemy in weapons and equipment.
In terms of equipment, we are only stronger than our opponents, so we have no reason to be afraid of them!"
"Yo Xi!" Naosaburo Okabe nodded and said, "However, anyone can say big words and beautiful words, but whether they can be truly implemented depends on the ability and performance of your cavalry group." After a pause, he continued.
Then he said, "Now you have an excellent opportunity to perform."
Baba Masahiro paused and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, please give me your instructions!"
Naosaburo Okabe hummed and then said: "The intelligence agents lurking in Kulun have just sent top-secret information. The machinery and equipment used by the Soviet government to assist the CCP did not go along the Northwest International Highway, but went along the China-Mongolia border. And judging from the time,
We have almost reached the border between China and Mongolia, so the headquarters decided to send a cavalry group to quickly attack and destroy this batch of equipment! This task will be completed by your cavalry group!"
"Hai!" Masahiro Baba paused heavily and said solemnly, "If this is the case, I will lead the 13th Independent Cavalry Regiment to set off tomorrow, no, tonight!"
Naosaburo Okabe said happily: "Then I will wish you a successful start in Zhangjiakou."
"Hai!" Masahiro Baba said again with a heavy pause, "Your humble position will fulfill your mission!"