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    "More than"

    Outside the general¡¯s mansion left behind by the former Qing Dynasty, An Guoliang jumped off his horse with a slight shout.  The short sheepskin jacket, the animal skin sleeve extending to the thigh, and the sunburned cheeks all proved that this was no longer a flowery Guan Nei.

    Most of the people in Wusu Yalitai still wear the robes of the former Qing Dynasty, and many still have ugly braids. The ever-changing atmosphere in the pass does not seem to have affected this important town on the northwest frontier. The local herdsmen still turn their prayer wheels in piety.  Thank you for their eternal life.  If anything had really changed, only the thousands of soldiers stationed here from distant places told them that the Manchu era was gone forever.

    The northwest border is vast and sparsely populated, but it is extremely important. As long as the pass is stabilized in the past dynasties, the central government will definitely send heavy troops to guard the border.  The Republic of China government was no exception. During such a tense period of the Sino-Japanese War, the two divisions of the Northwest Army still carried out a large-scale sweep against separatist forces regardless of cooperation.  After the stabilization of Guanhai at the beginning of the year, the theater's military strength increased instead of decreasing. Not only did the number of divisions increase from the original two to four mixed divisions, but two National Guard brigades were also dispatched for the first time to take charge of local security.

    The mixed division is a new organization of the National Defense Forces and a unique organization of the Northwest Army. It is formed using a mixed cavalry and infantry model. Each division consists of two infantry brigades and one cavalry brigade. The reason for using this organization is mainly to target the people in the open area.  The special environment is rare, because it is absolutely impossible to conduct military operations in the vast northwest without cavalry.  In addition to the cavalry, some trucks have recently been transferred to cooperate. However, because gasoline transportation is not easy, the Northwest Army mainly relies on horses and camels.

    An Guoliang was ordered to be stationed in Wusu Yalitai at the beginning of last year. This military town had been repaired several times during the Qing Dynasty. The National Defense Force also made plans after arriving. Although the project has not yet been completed, according to the plan, it will be built into a reliable building.  A steppe fortress housing at least one infantry division.

    The current Dingbian General¡¯s Mansion is a large office with a mix of military and political affairs. On the left are the civilian and administrative officials sent by the central government to Mongolia.  On the right is the garrison office.  As soon as An Guoliang entered the door, he saw Wu Changshan, the newly arrived commissioner of the Simon Government. This man in his thirties used to work as a secretary in Beiyang No. 4 Town.  Ogurayama switched to the National Defense Forces because he was not good at writing. After training, he was appointed as the logistics officer of the Fourth Division. After being injured in the civilian security operation, he transferred to the civilian service and finally applied for the government affairs training class and was assigned here.  To be honest, coming here is really not a good job, so he didn't look good after he came.

    An Guoliang's reputation for tearing apart the fourth town's defense circle with his own hands has long been known to everyone, and the two of them are old acquaintances, so when Wu Changshan saw him, he immediately asked: "Is there any news about Babu Zabu and his group?"

    "No, I don't know where that guy is hiding."

    Wu Changshan was a little disappointed. After the war between China and Japan, Babuzabu and his group, who were very close to Japan, responded in Mongolia. Later, when the results of the Qingdao Battle were heard, this group suddenly disappeared.  In order to find them, the Northwest War Zone worked hard.  And he also hopes to catch this person as soon as possible and transfer him back to the pass.  An Guoliang knew what he was thinking and laughed: "Come on, don't be downcast. Pack your things and come with me to Baotou."

    "Baotou?"

    Wu Changshan scratched his head and walked a thousand miles from Wusu Yalitai to Baotou.  Even the fastest horse needs several days and nights, so why travel so far when there is nothing to do?  An Guoliang said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief has arrived in Baotou. He has summoned us officers to a meeting. By the way, he will ask you civil servants to go back and meet." Wu Changshan's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to meet Yang Qiu not long after he arrived, so he didn't care.  Get ready to go back to the house and pack your things immediately.  An Guoliang grabbed him and asked, "By the way, have you seen Li Liejun come back?"

    "Why, did you invite him?"

    An Guoliang nodded.  After Li Liejun was slapped three times by Yang Qiu in Jiangxi, he was sent to a recruit training camp for training, and then was sent alone to Tangnu Ulianghai to guard the border.  It wasn't until the Northwest Theater was established and the Northwest Army stationed in Usu Yalitai that he was incorporated into the Northwest Army as company commander. However, because Yang Qiu never took back the order to garrison him, he was not allowed to stay in the Wulianghai area without the highest order.  Leave, this time if Yang Qiu hadn't called him by name to take him to Baotou.  They are still stationed there and cannot leave.

    While the two were talking, there was another sound of horses neighing outside. He turned around and saw Li Liejun, a bearded man dressed in herdsman garb and leading four cavalrymen, appearing outside the door.

    An Guoliang learned riding in Japan. Although they didn't exchange a few words, they knew each other, but now they seemed to be strangers.  Li Liejun, who was originally a literary figure, is much stronger than before, and his skin color has become dark and red due to the constant wind and sun on the deep plateau. The biggest change is his eyes. The former high-ranking governor of Jiangxi and the leader of the Democratic Party have completely seen  Not enough, only the perseverance after experiencing the bitterness of wind, sand and cold is left.

    "Let's go." An Guoliang didn't say much, patted his war horses and the others quickly headed south.

    *****

    If there is anything that has caused the whole of Europe to sleep restlessly from 1915 to the present, it is by no means the rare scene of peace in the Far East, let alone the short-lived and bloody May 10th riots, but the steel figure that appeared on the banks of the West Sum River.  The A7V tanks that appeared in advance slowly advanced towards Paris. Britain and France were at a loss. The situation on the Western Front returned to the German offensive situation in September 1914. The whole of France was once again faced with the possibility of the outbreak of the Paris Defense War in a solemn atmosphere and could not extricate itself.

    ¡°The initiator of such major changes on the Western Front traveled far away from the bustling scene to Baotou, leading an investigation team consisting of many white people to inspect the long-coveted Bayan Obo region, silently sketching the national heavy industry blueprint in his mind.  Bernard and Kant were disappointed, and Li Yuanhong and Tang Shaoyi were deeply dissatisfied with their pushing and pushing attitude. In their hearts, they began to miss Yang Qiu's years in Nanjing, although the young man made them suffer.  He couldn't tell, but after he left, he realized that there was no one in this country who could really make the decision.

    From the beginning of Yuan Shikai to the departure of Sun Yat-sen, the Beiyang Group disintegrated the Kuomintang and retreated, creating a situation where the National Socialist Party was dominated by one party. At the same time, it also purged all the people who could make the final say in the country, leading to the current predicament.  So Yang Qiu also knew that there were countless people who wanted him to go back as soon as possible, but he didn't want to go back to Nanjing immediately. In addition to the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan and the Baiyun Mine that attracted him, after the main force of the Russian army stationed in Siberia withdrew and was destined to be unable to come back,  It¡¯s time for the North to start planning.

    Because in the "Sino-Russian Friendship Agreement", although both sides recognized each other's current national borders, Russia also recognized that Tangnu Uryanghai, the area from Ili to the west of Jungar to Lake Balkhash, and Mongolia belong to Chinese territory, but it left the European War to end  The former Chinese government was not allowed to station its military tail in the above-mentioned areas.  Out of the idea of ??getting it first, Yang Qiu agreed to sign the agreement, so currently the National Defense Forces only station one brigade in Urumqi and Usu Yalitai, and the rest of the troops are temporarily stationed in Suiyuan and Chahar.

    There are herds of cattle and sheep on the Ulanqab grassland north of Yinshan Mountain.  Different from remote areas, the development speed of Baotou and the surrounding Mongolian banners has increased significantly since the city was built in 1870. In just twenty years, it has become the fur and medicinal materials trading center in the north second only to Kulun. Even countries such as Britain and France have set their sights.  here.  Benefiting from the European War and the momentum of rapid economic development within the customs, the animal husbandry industry has also gained momentum in the past two years. In particular, sheepskin, butter and other winter supplies are in short supply. In addition, all northern tariffs have been withdrawn, so that herdsmen do not have to work hard to raise but ultimately  Selling at low prices, the number of cattle and sheep increased.

    It¡¯s just that there are still very few independent herdsmen on the Mongolian grasslands. Most of the cattle and sheep belong to the nobility. The current status of ordinary herdsmen is as low as that of the long-term serfs before the land reform in Henan.

    "What's going on with Cullen and Russia?" Yang Qiu carried a riding whip and set foot on the mine together with officers such as Shi Xiaolou and Wu Peifu. Since last year, the Ministry of Resources had specially sent people here to investigate according to his deployment, and the results were naturally no surprise.  In order to protect the "secret", upon request from the General Staff Headquarters, the 6th Division and the 122nd newly formed Mixed City Division among the three army divisions formed after the Sino-Japanese War were transferred here to garrison here.

    Shi Xiaolou is now the commander of the Northwest Theater Command. He and Su Xiaohu, the new commander of the Southwest Theater Command, are nicknamed the "Two Young Masters of National Defense."  He Xi, the senior commander of the Second Division, has great power.  He specially changed into regular clothes to see Yang Qiu and introduced: "Kulun is now leaderless. Since we signed the treaty with Russia, many Mongolian nobles and princes have temporarily hid in Lake Baikal or Irkutsk. The eighth Jeb  Zundampa Living Buddha also retracted his previous words about the establishment of Japan, but I heard that he had sent people to Japan and St. Petersburg to seek assistance. However, Babu Zabu, who was engaged in rebellion with the Manchus, has been very active recently and has sent people to various banners from time to time.  Last month, he secretly went to Kulun to meet the living Buddha. He has now gathered four to five thousand people, many of whom are Japanese Asian elements, so he is very popular with the frightened Mongolian relatives, and he is very careful.  , but his whereabouts are erratic, and he ran away after several encirclement and suppression operations. On the Russian side, it is relatively simple. Most of the troops stationed in Siberia have withdrawn, and are currently only stationed in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Chita, and Irkutsk.  There are about 30,000 people and a small fleet, and there are about 10,000 Cossack cavalry in the direction of Tomsk, which should be used as a mobile force to guard against us."

    "When did Nicholas II become so cautious?"

    Shi Xiaolou smiled: "In the past, we didn't need to be careful because the Qing army couldn't threaten him at all. But now that we have taken over and defeated Japan, it's no wonder that we are not nervous. If it weren't for the fact that Europe couldn't escape, I'm afraid our two families would not be nervous now."  There¡¯s already a fight over Cullen.¡±

    "Yes. Like Japan, this war is unavoidable."

    During the conversation, Yang Qiu climbed up to the top of the mountain with one stride, and the blue sky and green grass in his eyes suddenly became very clear. When will the world in his heart become like this?What is the difference between Jing and Wei?

    ******

    ps: I don¡¯t know why, but I had already thought about it, but my brain was so funny that it took me several hours to finish it, so I was delayed

    (To be continued)

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