Of course, everyone else can rest, but Chen Jingang cannot, because he is the commander of this army. He must look at the current situation from a global perspective. Arriving at the target location cannot be considered as the success of this long-distance raid. This can only be considered as completing the first step. Although this is the most important step, only by capturing Kulun can this action plan be considered to be truly completed. You can relax now, but you must not be careless.

So the next day, Chen Jingang took three Mengshi armored vehicles and drones to leave the temporary station to check the terrain of Kulun and the defense situation.

Kulun means a grassland surrounded by fences (another means a large temple). It is located in the central and northern part of the Mongolian Plateau, the southern end of the Kent Mountains, and the Tula River, a tributary of the Orhun River. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and the east and west ends are vast grasslands.

Originally, Aoerga (Mongolian palace, meaning palace) was established in the fourth year of Chongde in the Qing Dynasty (1639) to serve as the residence of the living Buddha of Khalkha Mongolian, Zhebuzundanba Hutuktu. However, Aoerga was a mobile place at that time, and its location was not fixed and it was nomadic on the grassland.

In the 43rd year of Qianlong (1778), Emperor Qianlong issued an order for the emperor to set up a city defense at the station on the Beijing-Chaktu commercial road, named Kulun, and established the Minister of Service of Kulun. The station was located in Kulun, mainly in charge of Outer Mongolia affairs. Therefore, Kulun gradually became the largest city and commercial and religious center in the northern desert region, the center of the Khalkha Lamaism and the place where Mongolian princes and nobles lived. Later, East Kulun and West Kulun were built as satellite cities in the east and west. After the Russian forces infiltrated the Mongolian region, they also established consulates and expatriates here. The population of Kulun has reached about 60,000.

Since Kulun was originally built as the resident site of Tserbzundanba Hutuktu, temples were naturally indispensable. Now, Zhebuzundanba has four residences in Kulun, one is the Summer Palace (Huang Palace) and the other is the Winter Palace (Green Palace). In fact, there are two temples and two other halls. The Yellow Palace is located in the center of Kulun and is also the main residence of Zhebuzundanba. Religious and political affairs in Outer Mongolia are handled here. Therefore, it can also be said that Kulun is actually a city built with a dependence on the temple.

Overall, Kulun is not large now, and there are no solid city walls. It only has a circle of wooden walls, and its defense is relatively lax. Therefore, it is a city that is easier to attack. Of course, the core is the summer palace. Moreover, Kulun is both vast grasslands, which is also conducive to the attack of mechanized troops. In addition to temples, the proportion of fixed buildings and yurts in Kulun accounts for about half each, and the streets are also quite wide. It is the main road, which is more than 20 meters wide, with people, cars and horses walking on both sides, and 10 meters in the middle, which is basically empty, which is the special road for Zhebuzundanba when traveling.

Moreover, Kulun is the commercial center in northern Mongolia, so there are many shops in the urban area. The sides of the main road are almost all shops, and most of the goods are specialties on the grassland, such as fur, animal bones, medicinal materials, strange stones, etc. Some are from merchants from the mouth, selling cloth, silk, tea, utensils, grain, etc. There are many merchants coming and going, and there are also many shops opened by foreigners. Although they are not one after another and are very popular with friends, they can also be regarded as crowded and very lively.

However, it is not difficult to conquer Kulun, but it is quite difficult to encircle and annihilate Kulun and capture as many Mongolian leaders as possible to reduce the chance of letting them escape. After all, the People's Army has too few troops.

However, it is of great significance to the future control of the Mongolian region in East China. Before going to war, Chen Jingang made up for the knowledge of Mongolia in this era, so he also had a clear understanding of the current situation in Mongolia. Now the owner of Kulun, Zhebuzundanba Hutuktu, is the largest living Buddha line in Tibetan Buddhism in Outer Mongolia, and is known as Zhangjia Hutuktu in Inner Mongolia. In addition, the two living Buddhas in Tibet are respected as the four major Tibetan Buddhist living Buddhas enthroned by the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the Zhebuzundanba Hutuktuji was passed down to the eighth generation, so it was called Zhebuzundanba VIII. Zhebuzundanba Hutuktu had a very high prestige among the Mongolian tribes. He not only held the church authority in Outer Mongolia, but also had great power in the administrative affairs of Outer Mongolia. He was a religious leader who united politics and religion.

At the same time, the VIII of Zhebuzundanba also had a certain influence on Inner Mongolia affairs. This was because Zhangjia Hutuktu of Inner Mongolia was originally separated from the Zhebuzundanba group. Because the Qing court believed that Zhebuzundanba was too powerful in Mongolia, so during the Kangxi period, he also supported the Zhangjia of Qinghai, and granted Hutuktu, and divided Mongolia into two. Outer Mongolia was returned to Zhebuzundanba, and Inner Mongolia was assigned to Zhangjia to divide the power of Zhebuzundanba. It should be said that the Qing court at this time still had quite strong political skills.

However, the Zhebuzundanba and his group originally had a high status among the Mongols, and the first generations of Zhebuzundanba were from the Xietu Khan family in Khalkhatu, Mongolia. This blood relationship and religious advantages made the Zhebuzundanba and his group deeply rooted in Mongolia. The Zhangjia group was originally Tibetan Buddhism in the Jinghai area, but was forcibly supported by the Qing court. It also had two parts of Qinghai and Inner Mongolia. Although there were also resident in Inner Mongolia, Zhangjia still lived in Jinghai more often. Therefore, even in Inner Mongolia, the Zhebuzundanba and his group still had very strong numerical powers. Just like this time, Zhebuzundanba and the Eighth Decisive decision to be an enemy of East China **, many tribal families in Inner Mongolia responded.

If the People's Army can capture Zhebuzundanba VIII this time, it can make full use of his influence in the Mongolian region. Even if he can use his name to issue commanders, divide and disintegrate Mongolia's opposition forces, consolidate East China's control over Mongolian region, foreign forces are unable to interfere in Mongolian affairs anymore; if Zhebuzundanba VIII was killed in the war, it can also be eliminated, making it difficult for Mongolia's opposition forces to form unified leadership, and thus shake East China's rule in Mongolian region. Even if foreign forces want to interfere in Mongolian affairs, it is difficult to find a suitable agent.

Once the escape from Kulun is made by Zhebuzundanba VIII, it will be a huge trouble for the East China ***. Although losing Kulun will greatly hit Zhebuzundanba VIII's power and prestige, with his influence in the Mongolian region, he can recruit a large number of Mongolian tribes with just one call. The powerful forces resist the rule of the East China **, and foreign forces also have the best agents to interfere in Mongolia. In the future, the East China ** cannot devote their main energy to the Mongolian region. It will be very difficult to completely eliminate Mongolia's opposition forces. There will be a long-term turmoil in the Mongolian region, which is the result that East China ** wishes to see the least. Therefore, Chen Jingang must also do his best to complete this task.

The attack must be carried out from both sides of the east and west, so Chen Jingang arranged 2 tank companies and 2 motorcycle companies in the east and west; one tank company and 1 motorcycle company in the north and south; one tank company and 1 motorcycle company were arranged; one was responsible for attacking from east and west, and the other was responsible for defense, that is, blocking those who escaped from Kulun. Although one tank company and one motorcycle company could not defend the north and south of Kulun, it could still be done if it only guards each intersection. After all, a tank company has 12 tanks and 8 armored personnel carriers. Even a communication command vehicle has the power to fight. One tank, one armored personnel carrier, and a squad of soldiers should be spared from being strong. After all, Kulun does not have any strong combat power.

However, in this way, the reserve team only had 6 tanks and one guard company left. However, Chen Jingang believed that Kulun was not strong in combat and did not need a reserve team. Even if an accident occurred, relying on these 6 tanks and 3 armored vehicles of Warriors was enough to deal with it.

After resting for a whole day, although the soldiers' mental and physical conditions did not return to their best state, they basically eliminated their fatigue and were able to participate in the battle in a better state. The combat vehicles were also inspected and replaced with a batch of parts with greater friction losses, thus improving the condition of the combat vehicles.

At 5 a.m., before dawn was still early, the troops left the temporary strongholds one after another and entered their respective positions. At 7 o'clock, the troops also arrived at their respective positions. So Chen Jingang ordered the attack on the warrior armored vehicles.

So at the east and west ends, soldiers got off the armored vehicles and automatically surrounded the tanks. The tanks also slowed down and started slowly at a speed of 5-6 kilometers per hour, allowing the soldiers to follow, and the people and vehicles approached the direction of Kulun. On the north and south sides, tanks, armored vehicles, and soldiers also entered various intersections to garrison.

Not long after, the attacking army at the east and west ends approached within 1,000 meters from the Kulun Fence. At this time, the Kulun soldiers guarding the fence also discovered the People's Army's chariots.

At this time, Kulun still had about 1,500 soldiers, of which there were about 800 Mongolian troops belonging to Kulun, basically the guards of Derbzundanba VIII. Bu guarded in various temples of Kurun, among which the most guards were guarded by the Summer Palace, with a total of more than 400 people; while the other 500 were the Qing army under the jurisdiction of Minister Kulun, and the Qing army stationed in Kulun. Of course, the Qing army stationed in Mongolia could not be only this little, but most of the army was in the hands of General Uliya Sutai stationed in Uliya Sutai, with about 3,000 people. After all, Kulun is not a big place, and it is enough to station 500 troops. Once something happens, you can immediately transfer troops from Uliya Sutai.
Chapter completed!