The Mongolian high-level officials were preparing for war, and the East China *** of course did not stop. In addition to the armored and mechanized troops who were hurrying to prepare for war, all other preparations were also carried out as usual.

Just after the New Year, the 12th Brigade of the 8th Field Army entered Chifeng. The task of this brigade was not to participate in the battle to attack Kulun, but to guard Chifeng after the People's Army launched an attack to prevent the Mongolian army from taking the opportunity to attack Chifeng. At the same time, it also ensures the logistics supply of the participating troops, and sends troops to garrison the stronghold after the front-on-front attacking the army, etc.

In March, the 7th Cavalry Brigade directly under the 8th Field Army also arrived at Chifeng. This was the first participating unit to reach Chifeng outside the 191st Regiment of the 19th Division stationed in Chifeng. After arriving at Chifeng, the cavalry brigade was responsible for patrol within 20-50 kilometers of the periphery of Chifeng. At the same time, a large amount of combat military supplies were also continuously transported to Chifeng. Almost every 2 or 3 hours, a train would enter Chifeng, carrying cannons, ammunition, grain, feed, medicine, tents and other supplies.

In early April, the 19th Division ordered the 191st Regiment stationed in Chifeng to prepare for the station of the armored troops. On April 15, the first batch of tanks, armored vehicles, and auxiliary vehicles, including a tank battalion, a motorcycle battalion, were shipped to Chifeng. Chen Jingang, the commander of the armored motorcycle mechanization unit, also arrived in Chifeng with this batch of armored vehicles and inspected the stations, oil depots, ammunition depots and other facilities of the armored troops.

At this moment, the vanguard of the Mongolian army also reached a range of about 50 kilometers outside Chifeng, and had several small-scale battles with the People's Army's patrol team. The Mongolian army generally had only dozens of people, and the People's Army was only platoon-level. Both sides suffered casualties, and no one took much advantage. However, the Mongolian army did not dare to approach Chifeng too much, and was generally around 30 kilometers outside Chifeng, so they couldn't move forward. Occasionally approached Chifeng, but they did not dare to stay for too long, so they retreated immediately. But this also announced the arrival of the war and entered the countdown.

Chen Jingang stayed in Chifeng for three days and watched with his own eyes that the first batch of tank and armored vehicles all entered the base. The oil, ammunition, spare parts, maintenance tools, machinery and other materials transported with these tank and armored vehicles were also put into storage. Then he left Chifeng with confidence and returned to Jinzhou City.

At this time, Liu Qinglin, the commander of the 8th Field Army, had already established the General Command of the Mongolian War in Jinzhou. Although Chifeng belongs to the Mongolian region, it is currently classified as Jinzhou City. Moreover, because Jinzhou City has good infrastructure, there is a railway connecting with Shenyang and Lushun, and a Huludao port that can be directly connected to the sea. Most of the materials in this war were gathered in Jinzhou, so Jinzhou was the rear of the battle.

Moreover, Jinzhou and Chifeng are only more than 200 kilometers apart, and are connected by railways and built direct roads. Train transportation can be reached within 7 or 8 hours. In the future, trucks will arrive and the transportation time will be similar. Even horse-drawn carriages will only take 3 or 4 days. Material transportation is very convenient. There are three telegram lines connected, so message transmission is very convenient. Moreover, this battle mainly relies on the commander of two marching routes. In fact, the command of the rear is not very effective. It is mainly to coordinate the cooperation and logistics work of the two marching routes. Moreover, Liu Qinglin also has to be in charge of the affairs of the 8th Field Army, so setting the general command center in Jinzhou is the most suitable choice.

Of course, even if the General Command is located in Jinzhou, the local governments in Jinzhou naturally cannot be outside this war. As for the logistics support supply, if the local governments are fully assisted, the burden on the army can be greatly reduced. Therefore, the mayor of Jinzhou City Gao Jin also joined the command center as a representative of the local government.

In the Jinzhou War that was held in the previous Jinzhou War, Gao Jinji had experience in cooperation with the army. This time, he was naturally familiar with it, knowing what he should do and how to cooperate with the army. Moreover, such a war also had a great promoting effect on the local economy, because stationing a large number of troops can promote local consumption, and at the same time there is a large amount of material flow, which can also promote Jinzhou's circulation economy. Therefore, Gao Jinji regards this war as a great opportunity to improve the local economy of Jinzhou.

Now Gao Jin has been in Jinzhou for more than a year. Not only has it quickly stabilized the situation in Jinzhou, but under Gao Jin's rule, Jinzhou's economy has also developed rapidly. A large part of it is attributed to the dividends brought by the Jinzhou War, because in the Jinzhou War, the East China ** occupied Chifeng and assigned it to Jinzhou to the jurisdiction of Jinzhou, which also opened an important window for Jinzhou to connect with the Mongolian region. On the one hand, the specialties of the Mongolian region can be transported to other areas of East China through Jinzhou, and other materials needed in the Mongolian region also need to be imported through Jinzhou. This outgoing will bring great economic benefits to Jinzhou.

After this war, the East China ** will be able to occupy Kulun and strengthen its overall control over the Mongolian region. Jinzhou, as a gateway connecting the Mongolian region, will definitely gain greater benefits. Therefore, after the New Year, Gao Jin began to prepare, on the one hand, supporting the preparations for the war, and on the other hand, it is also preparing to accept and maximize the use of the dividends brought by the war. Of course, both Gao Jin and the entire Jinzhou City ** believe in the outcome of the victory of the People's Army.

After Chen Jingang returned to Jinzhou, the General Command also held a meeting. At this meeting, two things were officially determined. The first is the time for the frontal attack troops to attack, which was scheduled on April 26. The time for the assault Kulun troops to attack was still not determined, because it depends on the progress of the frontal troops. It is best to have a large-scale war between the frontal troops and the Mongolian army, so that the attention of the frontal troops and the Mongolian army can be successfully attracted and created a chance for success for the assault troops. Therefore, the assault troops can only endure temporarily. Of course, the tanks and armored vehicles of the assault troops have not been transported to Chifeng, and it still takes a certain amount of time, which can be a time difference with the frontal troops.

The second is the command after the two troops joined forces. When the two troops advanced separately, they were naturally under the command of the General Command, and there would be no major problems. However, after the Kulun joined forces, they obviously could not fight on their own. They had to have a unified command so that they could be coordinated. The commander was finally determined to be held by Ouyang Longxing, which was mainly because Ouyang Longxing had the experience of being the one, and Chen Jingang had never served as the front-line commander before. In addition, after occupying the place, the role of the armored troops was greatly reduced, and the ground troops were the dominant ones. Therefore, after occupying Kulun, Ouyang Longxing was the unified commander, which was also very reasonable.

Chen Jingang had no objection to this. After all, the armored troops have just been established and cannot compete with the ground troops for dominance on the battlefield. Moreover, the value of the armored troops is mainly reflected in the offensive aspect, rather than the garrisoning place. It is meaningless to fight for the command of the garrisoning place.

The first target of the frontal troops' advance was the Dalinor Lake area of ​​Keshketeng Banner. Dalinor Lake, also known as Dalinor Lake, is one of the four major lakes in Inner Mongolia, but the Dalinor Lake area includes the Ganggengnoer Lake, Doronnor Lake, and the Huanlai River, Gongger River and Shali River that connect these three lakes, forming a water area with a total area of ​​nearly 1,000 square kilometers.

The Dalinol Lake District is about 220 kilometers away from Chifeng, and it is a low-concentration lagoon. The rivers connecting these three lakes are all Tamsui Rivers, which can provide sufficient drinking and domestic water, so it is just right for the first stronghold for the front troops to march here. In addition, according to Kulun's information, the Mongolian army also set up the camp in the Dalinol Lake District. After all, people all need drinking water. This is a large-scale water area closest to Chifeng, and it can maintain a certain distance from Chifeng. It is also a very normal choice for the Mongolian army to set up the camp here.

In this way, the People's Army is also likely to fight a large-scale war with the Mongolian army here, thereby achieving the goal of attracting the attention of the Mongolian army.

After confirming these things, Ouyang Longxing said goodbye to everyone the next day and took the train to Chifeng. In the next three days, other troops of the 19th Division also arrived at Chifeng one after another.

On April 24, Zhang Zuolin led the 191st Regiment to set out first and rushed to Zhuosuo, a post station about 20 kilometers away from Chifeng, as the pioneer army. One day later, Ouyang Longxing led the army to set off from Chifeng.

In addition to the 19th Division, the troops dispatched this time also had a cavalry regiment, two tank companies and motor companies, three warrior vehicles and 20 trucks, and the remaining cavalry regiment, as well as a tank company and motor company, were temporarily staying in Chifeng, waiting for the trucks to arrive, and escort the trucks to set off with logistics supplies.

Ouyang Longxing led his army to march towards Kulun in the early morning of April 26 after Zhuo Suo and Zhang Zuolin's 191st Regiment.

On the afternoon of the first day of the march, the People's Army was attacked by the Mongolian army. However, the People's Army was prepared for this. There were cavalry covers on the periphery of the army, and there were not many Mongolian troops attacking, with only more than 300 people. They fought with a cavalry company of the People's Army about 3,000 meters away from the People's Army.
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