Ming Zuo

Chapter 1702 Set foot on the plateau
Although finally starting to collide with Russia, Zuo Menggeng is determined and confident, and has no intention of making greater investment in the north.

Although Russia is very powerful, the power it can invest in Siberia during this time period is also very limited.

If it is inconvenient for the empire to support the north, is it convenient for Russia?
Therefore, in the early collision, the existing power of the empire is absolutely sufficient.

It is nothing more than finding and destroying Russians in a vast area. If the National Defense Forces and expeditions can't even do this, it would be too shameful.

And such a combat mission actually does not require any help from the state.

They have assumed the responsibility of pioneering, even if there are no Russians, they will set foot in the further north.

The imperial order was passed, and the northern strategic cluster began to adjust.

Based on the grassland, the First Front Army began to explore north and west.

Le Xinfeng ordered the second division to escort the lamas to Harahelin, where Erdenizhao, the largest temple in Mobei Mongolia, is located and where the spiritual beliefs of the Mongolians are located.

In the next battle on Mount Kent, I watched Khalkha Mongolia fall with my own eyes. The lamas who knew the current affairs quickly betrayed King Gyaltsan and obediently obeyed the will of the empire.

Those who know the current affairs are heroes, and the empire wants to control the grassland, and it is inseparable from the cooperation of the lamas, and it still gives them a corresponding status.

Of course, those privileges that were once high and high must be gone, and the original teachings must also be revised.

These are voluminous projects, and the lamas need to start work after returning to Erdenizhao.

The old Mongolian forces in the west may not agree, so the army has become their reliance.

Before the second division, the second cavalry division was already one step ahead.

The Second Cavalry Division was unstoppable all the way, and hit Bulgan.

Going northwest for more than 300 miles from here is Lake Khuvsgul.

Lake Khuvsgul and Lake Baikal are connected by rivers, but the task of capturing Lake Baikal is not for the Second Cavalry Division.

The task of the Second Cavalry Division is to cross the Kuvugul Lake and attack the Sizuo leader of Wulianghai, Zaksatu Khan.

Once successful, it means that the National Defense Forces have begun to set foot in the territory of Oirat Mongolia.

From then on, going south can cooperate with the Northwest Strategic Cluster to attack the rear of the Heshuo Special Division.

The two security divisions followed behind the Second Cavalry Division, responsible for local reception, and cooperated with officials to establish political power.

The No.13 Division and the [-]st Cavalry Division headed north from Ulaanbaatar, and have recovered Chahan Usu, and went straight to Lake Baikal without stopping.

At this time, the name of this place was Bohaier Lake, and it belonged to the junction of Kaerke Mongolia and Buryatia Mongolia, but Russian explorers had already appeared.

In the face of two field troops, the fate of these Russian explorers can be imagined.

A major advantage of maintaining the strategic posture in the north is that it does not affect actions in other directions.

On the northwest side, the Northwest strategic cluster is still entrenched on the outskirts of the Western Regions, sitting and watching the fighting within the Western Regions, waiting to reap the fruits.

On the southwest side, the National Defense Forces have already moved in place and started to attack the plateau.

Qamdo.

As the gateway of the plateau, it is a very dangerous place, and the old forces of the plateau place high hopes on it.

The Junggars deployed [-] troops here to completely block the north and south roads, and they felt safe.

The Tenth Division was not polite to them either, and immediately launched a strong attack after preparations were made.

Qamdo lies at the confluence of two rivers, surrounded by mountains on three sides.Moreover, these mountains are so high that they are covered with snow all the year round and cannot be climbed.

Therefore, if you want to attack here, there is only one way to attack.

If it is the era of cold weapons, or if the weapons and combat power of the two sides are almost the same, then it is really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

But how can the Junggars and Tibetans have any advanced weapons?

So the [-]th Division reported the combat plan to the Sixth Front Army Command and after getting permission, the troops were divided into two groups to attack Qamdo together from the north and the south.

As a result, the defense line deployed by the Junggar Department painstakingly is comparable to paper.

The northern line was not blocked, and the southern line also collapsed.

All kinds of artillery fire from the [-]th Division made them suspicious of life, and they killed and injured large numbers of enemies before seeing the enemy.

The Junggar general was in a hurry, and led his troops out of the defense and attacked the National Defense Army.

It's a pity that although the yak formation looks menacing, and the cavalry on the plateau are also very handsome, they are nothing but a joke in front of powerful firearms.

The way of the charge was covered with corpses of Junggars, and not even one person could approach the position of the National Defense Forces.

On the second day, the north and south routes of the Tenth Division converged under the city of Qamdo, and it took only an hour to blast through the city wall.

At this point, the Junggar people finally realized that the situation was over, and fled one after another.

Cui Zhanying gave full play to Yi Jiang's remaining brave spirit of chasing the poor bandits, leading his army to chase for more than [-] li, even defeating Luolongzong.

The Junggar Mongols panicked and could only run away sullenly, hoping to escape back to Lhasa and find a way.

But when they arrived in Bomi, they encountered the National Defense Army head-on, were beaten badly again, and surrounded by groups.

The Junggar people can't figure it out even if they want to break their heads. Where did this national defense force come from?

Of course, their shallow knowledge of geography would not know that it is also possible to enter the plateau by going northward along the Yarlung Zangbo River from South Asia.

Moreover, this road is in the middle of the mountain valley, which is not only warm and humid, but also not affected by the plateau, which is extremely convenient.

The sudden appearance of the first division completely reversed the situation on the plateau.

The besieged Junggars are the largest force of the old forces on the plateau, and they cannot escape, which means that the resistance on the plateau will not be successful.

When the Tenth Division caught up and joined forces with the First Division, the desperate Junggars in the encirclement had no choice but to surrender.

Not only that, the surrendered Junggar generals also provided important information.

They have not received help from the Western Regions for a year, and there is no news from the envoys sent to the Western Regions for help.

That is to say, at the beginning, Batur Huntaiji was ambitious to capture the plateau, but now he has been dragged down by the battle of the Western Regions, and it has become a situation where he cannot take care of each other.

The Junggar general only told what he knew, but the National Defense Forces immediately judged more things.

First of all, the plateau is already empty, and the next marching process is simpler than searching for something.

Secondly, the situation of the Junggar tribe in the Western Regions may not be good, and it may not last long.Otherwise, Batur Huntaiji would have to do something no matter whether he was sending reinforcements to the plateau or bringing back the forces from the plateau.

As a result, there was no news, which is enough to show that the existing forces of the Junggar Department can no longer communicate with the plateau.

The generals of the National Defense Forces have a big picture, and immediately reported the corresponding judgments.

Next, not only is the empire going to take the plateau back to its territory, but I am afraid that the Northwest strategic cluster will also move.

(End of this chapter)