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Chapter 491 Black Lama

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    Various information indicates that the main factors threatening Mongolia¡¯s security have been overcome.  The important military tasks at this stage are: first, to block the passage for the remnants of the White Army to return to Mongolia and consolidate the fruits of victory in the Mongolian Campaign; second, to set up defense lines in Xinjiang, Gansu, Suiyuan, and Ningxia to firmly trap them in this so-called  Within the 800-kilometer "Black Gobi" area, and then wait for opportunities to eliminate them.

    As for completely annihilating the bandit leader headed by Wen Ganlun, it is not too urgent.  In southwestern Mongolia, where living conditions are extremely poor, the harsh natural environment alone is already their natural enemy without sending troops.

    The Black Gobi is a very important geographical area in history. Its scope includes the west of the Ejina River in Inner Mongolia, the south of the Aji Mountains on the border between China and Mongolia, the north of the piedmont alluvial fan of the Qilian Mountains, and the east of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang.  The area is larger than several provinces in the mainland, but it has not been settled for a long time.

    This place is right at the throat of the "Grassland Silk Road" entering and exiting Xinjiang, but the transportation conditions are also difficult. The Northwest People's Army Staff Headquarters is still discussing whether the main force will send troops here next.

    Zhang Hanqing is still very hesitant about entering Xinjiang now.  First, the current strength of the People's Army is not suitable for dispersing troops: Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated, making it easy to enter and difficult to control. It cannot occupy the territory without tens of thousands of people. For example, in history, the People's Liberation Army entered Xinjiang with an army of 100,000.  At present, the only troops closest to him are the 1st Division guarding Gansu and the 3rd Division guarding Ningxia.

    Second, Yang Zengxin in Xinjiang at least obeys the orders of the Feng faction on the surface, and he can also effectively control the situation in Xinjiang. If the People's Army enters Xinjiang, how can the relationship between the two parties be ensured?  He regarded this place as a stable rear area; another important factor was that Xinjiang was relatively poor in the country at that time. How could the troops entering Xinjiang be supplied?  In history, there was the famous "Silk Road" from Gansu to Xinjiang. However, this road was not like the relatively convenient railways and highways built in later generations. It was all carried by people on the shoulders. Is this to strengthen the will of the People's Army?

    Third, among the limited troops stationed in Shaanxi, the 6th Division is controlled by "outsiders", and the 2nd Division has to play a supervisory role; the 5th Division is Xu Lanzhou's old base, mixed with several miscellaneous troops at the beginning, and the reorganization has not been completed.  In progress; the only mobile unit is the 4th Cavalry Division, which is also responsible for suppressing Feng Yuxiang, Wu Peifu and other troops.

    But a few days later, new news came, and Zhang Hanqing finally made a decision: to enter Xinjiang.

    Because according to Yang Zengxin¡¯s report, the Belarusian bandit leader Wen Ganlun, who was defeated by Zhang Zongchang, also joined forces with the Black Lama with the help of the Mengxi bandits, and his momentum was greatly increased.  The black lama who has been causing trouble to the northwest for many years has reappeared, gathering thousands of followers in the Black Gobi and threatening Mingshui. This has increased the pressure on Xinjiang to deploy defenses. People on the "Silk Road" are also panicked, and there is a risk of traffic interruption.

    Who is the Black Lama?  It actually has such magic power?

    Speaking of this black lama, everyone in China in Xinjiang, Gansu, and Mongolia during the Republic of China knew it.  His real name is Danbigasan, a member of the Oirat Dulbert tribe of Russia and a member of the Kalmyk Mongols.  He was imprisoned by the Tsar for participating in the "December Party" activities in his early years, but he successfully escaped and hid far away in Tibet to study esoteric teachings, claiming to have acquired superb magical powers.  His name itself is a mystery. Herders call him "Big Head Lama", and the most common name is "Fake Lama".

    During the six years from the Revolution of 1911 to the Russian October Revolution, the Outer Mongolian regime accelerated its move away from China with the support of Tsarist Russia. At this time, the Black Lama became the vanguard.  As the supreme commander of the Mongolian army, he led his troops to attack the city of Khovd, which is adjacent to Xinjiang. After capturing this important town in the west, he drove out all the non-Mongolian residents in the city.  Because of his great contribution in "liberating" Kobdo, Living Buddha Jebtsundamba gave him the title of Hutuktu, so he had high prestige and claimed to be the incarnation of the god Amursana.

    After Zhang Hanqing entered Mongolia, the Living Buddha Jebtsundamba was finally beheaded, and a large number of dissident Mongolian upper-level officials were executed, the black lama led his tribe out of the border mountains between China and Mongolia and came to the Black Gobi.  All kinds of people who could not gain a foothold in Outer Mongolia followed him here, and for a time 500 tents were stationed here.

    The Black Lama took over Mazong Mountain as his queen, robbed passing caravans here, and worked hard to build a huge group of fortresses.  Because of the divine light of a certain kind of Buddha and his cruel nature, he was regarded as a savage beast by the people in Anxi, Ejina, and Hami areas, and they respected and feared him.  Until the liberation of the official history, the residents of the mountain villages in the northeast of Hami did not scare their children by saying "the wolf is coming", but said "the black lama is coming".  In this hinterland of Asia, far away from the ocean, in this grassland and desert several times larger than the whole of Europe, a loaded pistol and an elite infantry division can have the same deterrent effect.

    Not only Xinjiang, but also countries and regions including Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Mongolia, and Soviet Russia in official history, their government agencies have sent troops to kill him and sent people to assassinate him.?He, none of them succeeded.  In the hearts of herdsmen, the Black Lama is an evil god who is both respected and feared.

    There was once such a saying.  The Black Lama is the secret in everyone's heart that they dare not say out loud, yet everyone wants to say.  It is said that the Black Lama often sneaks into the tents of his subordinates unnoticed in the middle of the night to observe their movements. In his heart, everyone is an enemy except himself.

    Now, this place has become a poisonous thorn on the "Silk Road" between Gansu and Xinjiang, and Zhang Hanqing had to pull it out.  Because in his strategy, Xinjiang is the frontline for the Northwest People's Army to obtain help from the Soviet Union. Compared with the Trans-Siberian Railway, which was constantly disturbed by the White Army, entering China from Xinjiang is relatively safe and effective, and it is also a line in official history.  important strategic channel.

    In order to reduce Yang Zengxin's suspicions as much as possible, Zhang Hanqing sent him a message: "The Mongolian gangs, the remnants of White Russians and the black lamas have joined forces. There is a serious threat to Xinjiang and blocking our road from Gansu to Xinjiang. Please send troops to eradicate this place immediately, Governor Yang."  It is also the duty of local guardians to keep our border areas peaceful by eliminating banditry."

    "It's not that I want to enter Xinjiang, but the banditry here is too serious. If you can't eliminate it, I'm sorry, but it is natural for the People's Army to enter Xinjiang."  Of course, he knew that Yang Zengxin was unable to eliminate them.  Although the Black Lama was unable to succeed despite Yang Zengxin's desperate resistance when he attacked the Altay area, due to the lack of troops, Yang Zengxin did not have the strength to destroy him, so he took a defensive stance.  Just because there were not many channels to enter Xinjiang, especially after Yang Zengxin established a more complete military castle in Mingshui, the two sides formed a confrontation.  Although the Black Lama is good at fighting, he has never been able to break through.

    To break the deadlock unilaterally, Yang Zengxin did not have the strength and courage, so he would definitely ask for help, and Zhang Hanqing could naturally march into Xinjiang.  Therefore, while generating electricity, he mobilized the elite 2nd Division and 4th Cavalry Division to go north to annihilate the bandit army with powerful means and take advantage of the situation to bring Xinjiang under his command.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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