Chapter 38: The Outer Mongolia Dispute (Part 2)

  On June 19, 1912, Mongolian Maxsarzab personally commanded eight thousand Mongolian soldiers to launch an attack on Selusu, and the defenders responded calmly under Zhao Rengui's command.

  Among the 8,000 Mongolian soldiers were many Russians. At first, the Russians did not think this was a fierce battle. With their long experience of invading China, they had no fear of this giant with feet of clay.

  But this time it's way off the mark.

  The Xiang Meng army, which had already detected the Mongolian movement, deployed two production brigades 10 kilometers outside of Sel Usu and ordered them to surround the Mongolian rebels after the battle started.

  The Mongols unknowingly launched a fierce attack on the Sair Usu, and Zhao Rong commanded the third division to calmly respond, waiting until the Mongols rushed to the position 300 meters away before ordering the opening of fire.

  Fierce automatic firepower suddenly sounded in front of the position, and the Mongols were killed in rows by fierce machine guns as soon as they rushed up. Even if these Mongols rode horses and had a considerable charging speed, they were not enough to withstand the automatic firepower. The horses gave them higher speeds, but also made them bigger targets.

  The troops on the battlefield were equipped with light machine guns, heavy machine guns and submachine guns. It was no longer possible for cavalry to break through relying solely on flesh and blood.

  The Russians behind immediately knew something was wrong when they saw this situation, and a similar scene had been staged during the Russo-Japanese War.

  The Russians immediately ordered Maxsar Zhab to retreat, but before the order was given, a brilliant signal flare burst out from the position of the Mongolian army.

  At the moment when the signal was sent out, a burst of bright light shot out from within the city of Sel Usu, and the thunderous sound of cannons filled the eardrums of all Mongolians.

  The besieged troops opened a fierce cannonade against the Mongols.

  Those Mongolians, although supported by Tsarist Russia, did not have any decent artillery. Under the fierce attack of the 75mm quick-firing guns, all the Mongolian insurgent soldiers were stunned.

  Two production brigades ten kilometers away also received signals and quickly enveloped the Mongolian rebel army from behind.

  The defeat was staged extremely quickly. When the 8,000 Mongolian rebels came with a mighty momentum, they were now in a state of panic and fled in disarray.

  The Mongol rebels' horses made it much easier for them to flee. Historically, the Mongols were like this - if they couldn't win a battle, could they still not outrun their enemies?

  Of course, history has already entered modern times and is no longer in the grand environment of ancient times.

  Firstly, advances in technology have enabled armies to march quickly, and secondly, changes in the international environment have caused the Mongols to lose their unlimited space for escape, now Siberia belongs to the Russians.

  Under the siege of two production brigades, Magsarjav's Mongolian rebel army suffered heavy casualties again. After the Mongolian rebels escaped, only over a thousand people were left.

  The Xun Meng army made a count after the battle. In this battle, more than 6,300 Mongolian rebels were annihilated, and more than 2,600 people were captured.

  This battle report was directly published in major Chinese newspapers, and the war correspondent who followed the army took a large number of photos of the positions, finally taking a photo of the Xiang Army marching, with a report titled "The Xiang Army is advancing on Kulun".

  The news of the great victory over Outer Mongolia was transmitted back to the country, and intellectuals and patriots at home were jubilant, while Yuan Shikai also received praise from public opinion.

  Jiang Yu hid in the corner, quietly watching, as if this victory had nothing to do with him.

  But Jiang Yu was in the newspaper to fan the flames, letting each newspaper report on President Yuan's great determination to recover Outer Mongolia, claiming that President Yuan wanted to conquer Kulun, regardless of whether Russia supported the rebels.

  Inside Xinhua Palace, President Yuan slammed his fist on the table in anger after reading today's newspaper.

  "That Jiang kid is trying to put me on the fire rack and roast me!" Yuan Shikai slammed his fist on the table, furious. Who doesn't know that all the newspapers in the world are controlled by that Jiang kid?

  Now newspapers are all boasting about Yuan Shikai's determination to recover Outer Mongolia, if he chickened out, where would he put his face in front of the people?

  What's the hurry?

  Yuan Shikai, who was furious and trembling with rage, immediately sent a telegram to Jiang Yiwu, saying: "If the Russians send troops to attack, what should we do?"

  Jiang Yu received the telegram and couldn't help but laugh, shaking his head. Yuan Shikai was indeed a powerful warlord, but when it came to international affairs, he didn't have much of a clue, and yet he was worried about the Russians now.

  Jiang Yu replied with a telegram that made Yuan Shikai slam his fist on the table: "If Russia sends troops to attack, all the better; we can kill two birds with one stone and make our Chinese nation's prestige soar."

  "General, if the Russians really send troops, it's obvious that with our current military strength, it won't be easy to deal with them." Zhou Zhengye said worriedly to Jiang Yu.

  "No, the Russians cannot dispatch troops on a large scale to Mongolia for battle, because the British just managed to redirect this stupid bear's attention back to Europe through the Russo-Japanese War, thereby forming a strategic encirclement of Germany. The British would not allow the Russians to shift their forces back to Asia and neglect the strategic encirclement of Germany at this critical moment." Jiang Yu said with certainty: "Therefore, even if the Russians do send troops, they won't be able to send too many. If we really fight, we will at least not lose."

  It was also out of such consideration that Jiang Yu dared to launch an attack on Outer Mongolia.

  Yuan Shikai was not unable to directly recover Outer Mongolia, the military strength of Outer Mongolia was extremely weak, but Yuan Shikai was afraid of the Russians.

  However, in this world, the more you tolerate, the more people think you are weak and can be bullied, and thus they will take advantage of you even more.

  Jiang Yu could not bear it and ordered the Mongol army to march directly to Kulun.

  Yuan Shikai began to regret it, if he had known earlier, he wouldn't have let that little brat get involved.

  The Russians have already begun to put pressure on Yuan Shikai diplomatically, and Yuan Shikai had to explain again and again that the attack on Kulun was not his order.

  But the Russians did not listen to Yuan Shikai's explanation, and threatened Yuan Shikai that if he did not withdraw his troops, Russia would send a large army, and the military threat was already very strong.

  However, Jiang Yü was determined to go his own way and refused to withdraw his troops no matter how much Yuan Shikai tried to persuade him.

  Instead, public opinion was mobilized, claiming that people from all over the country would fully support this rebellion war, and various groups in each province also issued statements of support.

  On June 23rd, a shocking piece of news appeared in the newspaper.

  "In view of Russia's attempt to divide our country's territory, the Revolutionary Army has decided to expand by five divisions, namely, one more division will be sent to Outer Mongolia, and once Russia sends troops, we will fight to the death."

  Jiang Yu finally jumped out and shouted at this time, and the major newspapers changed their previous praise of Yuan Shikai, starting to put all the previous merits on Jiang Yu's head.

  Under the reports of various newspapers, the previous merits of defeating the Outer Mongolian rebels had nothing to do with Yuan Shikai.

  Yuan Shikai was even more furious, slapping the table and staring at Jiang Yu's performance with a scowl on his face, but he had no choice, especially since the expansion of the Fuxing Army had chosen an excellent opportunity, leaving Yuan Shikai with no reason to stop it.

  Once the Revival Army expands by five more divisions, its total strength will reach eight divisions. Adding the Production Troop Corps and others, it will have at least 150,000 troops.

  The British immediately sensed that the Far East, filled with the smell of gunpowder, might have problems. Zhū Dé Tiān immediately inquired to Jiāng Yú and demanded that he stop any military action related to Russia at once.

  Jiang Yu's response was that no military action had been taken against Russia, it was Russia trying to split China and he would do everything in his power to recover Outer Mongolia.

  Chamberlain was clearly shaken by Jiang's determination and immediately sent a report to the British Cabinet, stating that the situation in the Far East could very likely disrupt the strategic encirclement of Germany by the British Empire.

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