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Chapter 383 Battle of Cullen (Part 1)

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    Kulun is located in the central part of the Mongolian Plateau, at the southern end of Langjuxu Mountain, on the banks of the Tula River, a tributary of the Orkhon River, with an altitude of 1,351 meters.  It is located inland and has a typical continental climate. The lowest temperature in winter reaches minus 40c, the highest temperature in summer reaches 35c, and the annual average temperature is minus 2.9c.

    Its north and south sides are surrounded by rolling mountains. The clear Tula River flows slowly from east to west from the foot of Bogdo Mountain in the south of the city. Its east and west sides are vast grasslands. The main city blocks are located on the north bank of the Tula River.

    This is a city with a long history.  It was first built in 1639 and was called "Urg" at that time, which means "palace" in Mongolian. It was the residence of Jebu Zumba I, the "Living Buddha" of Khalkha Mongolia.  Jeb Zumbaden is one of the eight living Buddhas of Tibet and Mongolia, with a lofty status, second only to the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama.

    "Urge" wandered around the area for the next 150 years.  Since 1778, they gradually settled near the current site and named them "Kulun" and "Big Kulun", which means "big temple" in Mongolian.

    Langjuxu Mountain is a sacred mountain in Mongolia.  According to "The Secret History of Mongolia", Genghis Khan was buried in Burhan Mountain (where it is today), which was called Langjuxu Mountain in the Han Dynasty of China.  In the fourth year of Yuanshou (119 BC), Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, General Huo Qubing chased the Xiongnu to Langjuxu Mountain and sealed the wolfjuxu mountain to offer sacrifices to heaven.  He lived in Mount Xu, meditated in Guyan, climbed to the Hanhai Sea, held a captive (captive), and won the title of Chou 70,000, with 443 levels."

    Badma Dorji and Living Buddha Jebtsundamba, who were the "Cabinet Prime Ministers" of Mongolia at the time, were well prepared for the entry of Zhang Hanqing's "An-Meng Army".  They summoned the independent forces of various alliance banners and recruited nearly 20,000 old-style officers and soldiers, bandit troops, and White Russian troops who lived in Mongolia after the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Together with the slaves of various royal families, they armed a total of about 30,000 people and organized them into five groups.  trip.

    Under the command of Bokdog, the representative of the royal family, they set up a defensive position at the foot of Kulun City, taking advantage of the geographical advantage of being surrounded by mountains to the north and south, and the unfavorable logistics conditions of the "Anmeng Army", hoping to use protracted tactics to defeat the "Anmeng Army"  , and looked forward to Soviet Russia¡¯s support.  Bokdog deployed three main brigades to the east of Kulun City, and one brigades to the west and south of the city.

    Guo Songling, Zhang Hanqing, and Ji Yiqiao convened a military meeting of officers above the regiment of the "Anmeng Army".  At this time, Han Linchun, who served as the commander of the rear army, was still a hundred miles away from here and was mainly responsible for handling logistics supplies.  The generals at the meeting unanimously decided not to wait any longer, and it was more than enough to complete the task of annihilating the rebels with the existing forces.

    At the meeting, Zhang Hanqing said inspiringly: "Our army fought against the rebellion with the righteousness of the king's division. It has strong morale and is well-equipped. This battle can establish the situation in Mongolia and inflict heavy damage to those who split the country. Order the whole army to have breakfast in Kulun City.  ! I will send a telegram to the government to erect a monument on Langjuxu Mountain to commemorate the grand event of the recovery of Mongolia."

    He emphasized the significance of this battle, saying: "Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Mongolian separatist forces have seen the weakness of the Qing court and have been trying to rebuild the so-called Mongol and Yuan prosperity under the instigation of the Russians and Japanese. This is a cancer attached to the country.  Not beating them severely is not enough to deter this group of people, so we must use the power of thunder to annihilate this group of enemies in one fell swoop, making them afraid of the Anmeng Army. In this battle, we will fight for fifty years of peace!"

    Since entering Mongolia, the Political Department has preached the justice of this battle to the majority of officers and soldiers, and raised the stability of Mongolia to a historical achievement comparable to Zuo Zongtang's battle to invade Xinjiang.  According to Zhang Hanqing's statement, the recovery of Mongolia has the strategic significance of maintaining peace in northern China for a long time. It is also a frontal counterattack against foreign forces' attempts to split our country.  Therefore, this battle must be won, and it must be won resoundingly.

    The officers and soldiers all know that the Anmeng Army is more than one level stronger than the opponent in terms of equipment and numbers. This battle has great historical significance. Everyone consciously puts themselves on the level of heroism to regain territory for the country.  In addition, the backbone of these two divisions all started from the battle to annihilate the Babusuobu bandits, so they despised the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian bandits.  Therefore, everyone is full of thoughts of victory, and the fighting morale is high.

    According to the established deployment, the Anmeng Army concentrated a powerful artillery force: the divisional artillery battalion force of the Guard Division, an independent artillery battalion, and two infantry regiments to storm the frontal defensive formation in the east of the city, led by Guo Songling.  Zhang Chengde's cavalry brigade cut in from the direction of Zongmode in the south of the city, forcibly crossed the Tula River and took a circuitous route to kill behind his formation.  The divisional cavalry regiment was used as a suspect to roam back and forth in the west direction of the city to contain and block the defenders' northward escape route.  Zhang Hanqing and two infantry regiments are the general reserve team.

    The general principle of this battle is to aim for maximum damage, to scare the opponent out of fear rather than defeat them - with such superior firepower, numbers and training quality, if the opponent cannot be defeated head-on, a bunch of people will be defeated.  You can go home and nurse your baby.

    At 5 o'clock in the morning, two artillery battalions with a total of 36 mountain guns fired in unison, and three groups of soldiers and horses came out at the same time, and the sound of killing was loud.  "Anmengjun" laughed and exchanged wordsTo cheer up, "Go to Kulun for breakfast" became the heroic aspiration of the "Anmeng Army".

    On the frontal battlefield where the artillery regiment was located, the Mongolian army was shattered after enduring a large-scale artillery attack.  Most of these people were recruited temporarily, and some of them had never even touched a gun. How could they not be afraid when they heard the deafening roar of artillery and the painful groans of their fellow soldiers who were hit?  There are those who shoot indiscriminately, there are those who drag their guns and retreat, and there are those who abandon their guns and stay on the ground.  The infantry of the "Anmeng Army" had not yet charged, and the Mongolian army itself was in chaos.  No more than a hundred people died in the trenches due to shelling, but hundreds of people were killed by artillery fire while escaping!

    Fortunately, some of the guards left by the Manchu elders and the veteran Youzi and bandits who were stranded in Mengcheng had experienced the war, and there were officers at all levels standing behind the formation with guns waving. The fleeing Mongolian army saw the law enforcement teams behind them, and they were still defeated.  , so they turned back one after another.

    After a round of artillery bombardment by the "Anmeng Army", the infantry regiment advanced, and the artillery attack radius expanded accordingly.

    Just when some experienced veterans of the Mongolian army thought that the infantry attack had begun and were preparing to organize a close battle, a new round of shelling began again.  This time they were caught off guard, and many Mongolian troops in formation were killed in piles.

    The hateful "An-Meng Army" artillery shells seemed to be endless, flying towards the Mongolian army's position in wave after wave.  The Mongolian army only had about a dozen small cannons left by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Not to mention their firepower, the range was less than half of the "An-Meng Army" cannons. They could only watch the shells flying over the heads of the infantry but were helpless.  Bokdog took command on the front line early in the morning. Seeing the fierce firepower of the "Anmeng Army", he knew that the eastern front was the main assault force, and hurriedly mobilized two other troops to join the battlefield.  Guo Songling was just about to ask him to do this. Anyway, one cannonball would blow up a pile of people, and the two piles of people together would still be one pile.

    The artillery unit was initially worried that too many artillery shells would be dumped. Soon, the entire artillery unit would be out of shells.  However, both Zhang Hanqing and Guo Songling believed that as long as this battle was defeated, Mongolia would have no bad battles to fight, so they advocated severe strikes to show the strength of the king's division, break up the morale of the Mongolian army, and win back the hearts of the Mongolian people.

    Thanks to the strong foundation of the Shenyang Arsenal, although each division of the Fengjun Army is equipped with at least one artillery battalion, their artillery shells have been completely self-sufficient since last year.  After entering Mongolia this time, at least one regiment of logistics troops was dedicated to transporting artillery shells for the front line, so the Anmeng army could fight with ease.  After half an hour of free bombardment, most of the artillery shells they brought were consumed.  When reinforcements from the Mongolian army on the opposite side arrived, they ordered signal flares to be fired.

    Zhang Chengde¡¯s cavalry brigade, which was waiting in hiding in the south of the city, heard the rumbling of artillery in the east of the city. The soldiers under his command were itching, but Zhang Chengde forcibly suppressed it.  His force was the decisive force in this battle. After the enemy troops in the south of the city were mobilized, they would use the rapid advantage of the cavalry to attack first, and then circle back behind the defenders in the east of the city to form a two-sided attack.  He was anxiously waiting for the attack order from Chief of Staff Guo Songling. He knew Guo Duo from the Northeast Martial Arts Hall. Guo was a new-school officer who followed orders and prohibited orders and valued strict discipline.

    "Bang!" There was a loud noise, like fireworks blooming in the air. This was the order to attack. The chief of staff finally made his troops make a difference.  Zhang Chengde perked up and shouted, "Mount the horse!"

    He drew his saber, pulled out a saber in mid-air, and said loudly: "Each regiment has deployed before and attack at full speed. No hesitation, no prisoners, no dismounting, no chance for the enemy to breathe along the way!" Four cavalry regiments!  , rushing forward like four torrents.  The Mongolian troops who stayed behind were startled by the dull sound of horse hooves, and shouted in unison: "The enemy is attacking!"

    Although cold weapons were bid farewell to combat at this time, China's hot weapons, with rifles as the main force, were not yet able to effectively kill cavalry. As a result, cavalry, as an ancient arm, has continued on the Chinese battlefield for more than 20 years on non-frontal battlefields.  .

    The First Cavalry Brigade was organized at the end of the first year of the Republic of China. Brigadier Chen Wenyun (a Japanese cadet) referred to the changes in the cavalry establishment abroad and suggested that the battalion level be abolished under the cavalry regiment, and the regiment be directly under the company. The cavalry company should be changed to a large company with four platoons, that is  The so-called "big group and small company" was adopted.  After the restructuring, the cavalry regiment under the division has three to four cavalry companies and five to six hundred men; the cavalry regiment under the cavalry brigade has five cavalry companies and one machine gun company and more than nine hundred men.  The reduction in organization improved combat efficiency, and the reduction in number was closely related to the reduced role of cavalry at home and abroad at that time.

    Fengjun made slight changes to the cavalry organization after Zhang Hanqing's reorganization: the cavalry company has 4 platoons, and the divisional cavalry regiment has 4 cavalry companies and 1 machine gun company, about 1,130 people; the cavalry brigade is the largest cavalry organization, with  There are 4 cavalry regiments composed of 5 cavalry companies and 1 logistics battalion, with a total of about 6,100 people.  This is because under the conditions that the Northeast has a vast geography and the army is not yet mechanized, the cavalry can be used as a "surprise force" to play the role of assault and surprise attack.

    When fighting against the Mongolian army, which lacked heavy machine guns and artillery, the fast cavalry was indeed the natural enemy of the infantry.  This is also the reason why Zhang Hanqing and Guo Songling want Zhang Chengde's Cavalry Brigade to be the main force for victory.

    Think about how amazing the scene of thousands of horses running wild is. Some Mongolian troops have wisely dropped their guns: half of the brigade stationed in the south of the city has just been transferred, and the remaining 2,500 remnants cannot withstand this thunderous blow.  of.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)sp; Think about how amazing the scene of thousands of horses galloping is. Some Mongolian troops have wisely dropped their guns: half of the brigade stationed in the south of the city has just been transferred, and the remaining 2,500 remnants cannot withstand this thunder.  One hit.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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