The Tes River, the southern foot of the Sayan Mountains (Tannu Mountain), and the valleys in the eastern part of the Chahantoro Sea.

This is located in the northwest of Mongolia in another time and space, only a little over 25 kilometers from the border between Mongolia and Russia. However, in this time and space, this place is located in the northernmost part of the Zasaktu Khan Banner, facing Kobdo to the west and Tanuwulianghai to the north. The nearest border line must be eight or nine hundred miles away.

As the commander of the "South Detachment", Hu Ji felt that compared to those Mongolian cavalry, the biggest difficulty for the troops at present is the difficulty of the marching route.

Although the North Navy started in the vast mountains and forests in the northeast, the soldiers had long been accustomed to the steep terrain of mountains. However, in addition to the undulating mountains and dense forests, Tangnu Mountain is surrounded by weeds and bushes in summer, and there is not even a decent road. Most of the soldiers' energy is spent on widening the road and clearing obstacles so that vehicles and horses who transport ammunition supplies can pass smoothly.

In order to quickly capture Ulyasutai, the "South Detachment" encircled the Khalkha Mongolia's rear route. Although it did not carry long-range firepower such as the 75mm field cannon, it still carried a lot of mortar shells and ammunition.

In order to save soldiers' physical strength, the team specially equipped with four 10-ton crawler transporters and more than 30 heavy-duty horses. To put it the simplest, an 82mm 2B14 mortar weighs nearly 42 kilograms, each platoon is equipped with one, and a total of 40 bins are carried, which is 1.67 tons. Each cannon is equipped according to the supply of 2 bases of 60 shells, while a 3VO36 mortar shell weighs 3.14 kilograms, and the net weight of the shells alone is as much as 7.5 tons, which is not counted as a packaging wooden box for one round.

In addition, there are a lot of rifles, machine guns and ammunition, as well as spare parts for vehicle repairs, oil, pack horses and personnel rations, medicines, etc.

The troops walked along the dense forests of the valley for almost two days. When it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon of the third day, the reconnaissance platoon in front reported that it would take another ten miles to enter the relatively flat grassland and hilly area. Hu Ji asked the guide who accompanied him and confirmed that twenty miles south was Bayanbulak Karen, the last stop on Ulyasu Taipei Road, so he ordered the reconnaissance platoon to continue reconnaissance and seize the Qing army Karen at night, and could not let an enemy go.

"Order the troops to rest on the spot!" Huji asked the staff officer after giving the order: "Where are the Mongols behind him?"

The staff officer expressed his grievances and said, "The company responsible for the severance of the rear has not been contacted yet."

Hu Ji said angrily: "What happened?!"

"Captain, the signal interference of the radio station in the mountains is too great, so I have been in contact. I immediately asked the communication platoon to send someone to the ridge to put on the antenna."

"Send a squad to find them and you must contact them. The pursuit must be kept in touch at any time!"

"yes!"

Hu Ji thought about it in his mind. According to the current marching speed, it would take two days to reach the near Jirik Karen, which was the end of the Ulyasu Taipei Road Station. After that, the troops would have to cross the Tes River, and then go 600 miles to the southeast to capture eight stations.

Hu Ji sighed in his heart and murmured: "There is a long way to go!"

At this time, on a large grassland thirty miles south of the Tes River, 500 Qing army vanguards who had just arrived at Zhuerkuzhutai Station, and a large group of troops led by Baoning, the left deputy general of Dingbian, was still twenty miles away.

A team of more than 20,000 Mongolian cavalry extended hundreds of miles southwards. This large group of people included some of the Tushetu Khan tribe, Zaktu Khan tribe, Sanyin Noyan tribe, and a large number of Mongolian archers recruited from Kobdo.

The reason why the Tushetu Khan tribe is here is that since the 38th year of Qianlong, the Qing court stipulated that the princes of the four Khalkha Mongol tribes, such as Zasak, would station in Ulyasutai every year to assist the left deputy general of Dingbian to allocate troops and inspect tribes, and to arrange Karen Station and other affairs. This year it was Tushetu Khan's turn to be on duty.

A handwritten letter from the fourth generation of Zhebuzundanba Lobuzangtubatanwangshuk was also a letter from the fourth generation of Zhebuzundanba and Lobuzangtubatanwangshuk. In the imperial edict, Qianlong specifically instructed Baoning to fight for time and not to delay. If there is insufficient military rations or if a horse dies in the middle of the journey, he can use silver or silk to buy cattle, sheep and horses to the herdsmen along the way.

The call of the Great Living Buddha and the decree of Bogdad Khan made Baoning quickly summon the troops needed. So when the 100,000 stones of sorghum noodles and wheat noodles transported from Kobdo arrived at Ulyasutai, he immediately ordered troops to be sent.

As mentioned earlier, the Qing Dynasty had military farms in the entire Khalkha Mongolia region, so it also stored a large amount of military rations. It is summer now, and the water transport of the river is smooth. The military rations transported from the Kobudu are all transported through water routes, along the Zabuga River and Ulyasutai River, and can arrive in seven or eight days.

Since the Qing Dynasty fought against Galdan, due to the long logistical supply difficulties, the Qing court used at most mobile troops at a time, and the remaining were logistics personnel and auxiliary troops several times more than mobile troops. For example, when Zhao Hui and Cheng Gunzabu were expeditioning Amursana to march into the Kazakh Khanate, they used 7,000 main troops.

However, the Northern Navy is different from any opponent in the Qing Dynasty. Zhao Xin's deeds of using 600 men to defeat 10,000 Tsarist Russian troops in Aihui City have been known. Therefore, Qianlong knew very well that even if he wanted to seize the Beihai's retreat, thousands of troops could not defeat Chaktu at all, and he had to use tens of thousands of troops to launch a thunder strike. In this way, he could go south and cooperate with Agui's troops on the southern line to encircle and annihilate the Northern Navy on the grassland Gobi.

Ahem, to put it bluntly, it is necessary to fill in the life in exchange for quantity and quality.

The 100,000 army led by the Grand Secretary of the Jingliuan Agui has just left Suiyuan, and the vanguard troops have just arrived at the Ulanhada Station in the northeast of the Fourth Prince's Tribe Banner. The reason why they walked so slowly was that they had to buy sheep as military rations; this was not to buy tens of thousands or tens of thousands, but 300,000. Most of these sheep were made into air-dried mutton by the people for marching.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Agui's daily letter exchanges are complaining that the speed of military rations all over Shaanxi and Gansu is too slow, and the speed of military rations replenishment cannot keep up with the consumption. The reason for this is that the Qing army on the southern line is more than 100,000; Yu Ding and escort personnel, doctors, craftsmen, labor service, etc. are all included, and there are more than 100,000 people.

So this time the battle to defend Khalkha Mongolia was a life-and-death battle for the Qing Dynasty! Now that the Northeast has lost a lot of money, if even Outer Mongolia is not protected, then the Qing Dynasty's policy of "taking Manchus and Mongolia as the foundation for establishing a country" has become a big joke, so Qianlong also took the initiative.

As for Baoning, it is mainly because Kulun City is too far from Ulya Sutai, and there is no news for more than three thousand miles without seven or eight days. Otherwise, he would not have left so urgently.

The Qing army's vanguard troops would only stay at Zhuerkuzhu Station for one day, and tomorrow they would have to head towards the Chahantorohai Station, 70 miles away. Although the troops were marching, the stations along the way had been notified in advance, the vanguard's task was to ensure that the other party had prepared in advance.

That night, the reconnaissance company of the "South Detachment" launched a sneak attack late at night and took Bayan Blak Karen cleanly. However, they learned something bad from the prisoners that the Qing army was rushing to this place. The company commander who led the team heard that the enemy's size exceeded 20,000 troops, he didn't care that it was already late at night and immediately asked the communicator to send a report to the command center.

So Huji was woken up from his sleep by the orderly soldiers. After listening to the staff's report, he was shocked and felt very stressed and his head was buzzing!

One thousand two thousand vs two thousand, and he didn't know the other party's firearm equipment. He knew that he didn't have the unpredictable ability of Zhao Xin, and dared to use six hundred to pick ten thousand people. This battle is definitely not easy to fight, and if he is not careful, he will be wiped out.

He immediately asked someone to convene the deputy commander of the "South Detachment Detachment", Mislang, the chief and deputy chief officer of each battalion, and the staff of the regiment headquarters, to hold an combat meeting overnight. While waiting for the time, he asked the staff to send a telegram to Chiyan City and report to Zhao Xin. In addition, he asked the two sleeping guides to come over and ask about the situation.

Afterwards, when the awakened officers rushed to the regiment headquarters one after another, Huji immediately reported the current situation and analyzed: "Although the Qing army in the south is unknown, according to my estimate, they may have to follow the Chaktu West Road Station to copy the rear route of the Eastern Front troops. It is obvious that if they were going to fight with the Eastern Front troops, they would not have taken this route."

The officers present carefully looked at the station route map on the table with the lantern, and then nodded one after another, expressing their agreement with Hu Ji's words.

"We now have strong enemies in front and pursuers behind. If we want to retreat, we can only return the same way, fight the Mongols behind us, and then return to the Balji River area to avoid its edge. Although doing this can avoid casualties from the troops, there is the biggest problem, food supply."

After saying that, he pointed to the north and south sides of the Huakemu River on the map and said, "Of course, we can attack the Mongolian tribes on both sides of the Huakemu River, or buy cattle and sheep from herders. But the problem arises again, ammunition! Once the ammunition cannot keep up, the Mongols around will surround them like a tide, and then we will have to fight bayonets with them."

At this time, Misland said, "I understand what you mean, just say what to do, right?"

Hu Ji stroked his finger and pointed to Bayanbulak Karen on the map and said, "This is the only passage for the Qing army to go to the western line of Chaktu. There is the Tes River in the south and the Tannu Mountain in the north. If the Qing army wants to pass, they can only go to the valley north of the river bank. I have asked the guide before. The terrain of the Chahantoro Sea Station is dangerous. It is located east of the Tes River. There is a large prairie wasteland on the other side of the river. The east bank is backed by the mountains. A battalion is placed here, and a blocking position is set on these hills to block the Qing army on the other side of the Tes River and fight hard!"

At this time, a battalion commander asked, "What if the Qing army walked upstream of the river and went around our flank?"

Huji thought for a while and said, "Then retreat to Bayanbulak Station. I will send a company to pick you up near the Girik Station. The command of the detachment will be located in Bayanbulak. Anyone with different opinions will now mention it."

The battalion-level officers present looked at each other, and finally a deputy battalion commander spoke, "What if we can't stop the Qing army?"

"Then let's go east along the West Chanktu Road and go to Chanktu!" Huji said and looked around everyone present and asked, "Is there any problem?"

Mislang pondered for a moment, looked up at Huji and said, "I will take the first battalion to Chahantorohai, you, the second battalion and the logistics staff are guarding Bayanbulak."

"Okay, now I order that the first battalion will gather immediately after dawn. You will be led by the deputy captain. The mission is to build a position around the Chahantorohai station. The reconnaissance company will cooperate with you to take down two stations near Girik and Chahantorohai stations in advance. We want to compete with the Qing army for time, and we must let them fall a big fall on the other side of the Tes River!"

"yes!"

"The Second Battalion, the command center and logistics personnel will set off with you and arrive in Bayanbulak at noon tomorrow to build fortifications."

"yes!"

Huji raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. This was given to him by Zhao Xin. Finally, he said in a deep voice: "It's already three in the morning. I don't have time to sleep anymore. Go and arrange it quickly."

The officers all left. At this time, the staff officer brought the radio operator to report a piece of news that Hu Ji unexpectedly had. The radio operator could not contact Chiyan City at all, and the Eastern Front troops could not contact him either. The reason was probably because of the obstruction of the surrounding mountains and steep mountains.

When Hu Ji heard this, he secretly complained in his heart. This is really like what Zhao Xin often said about "the leak"! But he couldn't show it, so he could only ask the radio operator to rest first and try again when he arrives at Bayanbulak tomorrow.

In the early morning of August 3, 1791, after arriving at the Chahantoroshi Station, the reconnaissance company soon discovered the Qing army's vanguard troops on the other side of the Tes River. They immediately launched an attack on the station. More than a dozen arrows stationed in the station were no match for the opponent, and they were beaten to death and wounded as soon as they met.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! When the gunshots sounded, the Qing army generals on the other side of the river were extremely surprised, thinking that there were still bird guns here? He then asked a cavalry school under his command to lead more than 20 people to ride a horse across the river more than half a person deep to check the situation. Unexpectedly, when the Qing army walked to the center of the river, a dense gunshot sounded instantly, and more than 20 armored soldiers fell into the water and died. The war horses neighed and fled back to the shore.

The leader of the team was shocked, but because he had been stationed in Ulyasutai and had never seen the Northern Navy before, he could not guess who would dare to kill the officers and soldiers if he wanted to break his head.

However, when a red-bottomed black circle was erected at the station on the other side of the river, and there was a white five-pointed star flag in the middle, he was stunned for a moment and suddenly shouted: "No! It's the North Pirate! Go back and report to the Grand Marshal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "bang!" sound suddenly in the grass opposite the river, boom! A mortar shell exploded in the Qing army's team. Whether it was a man or a war horse, the flesh and blood of the people and the horses instantly flew into the air, killing and injuring more than 20 Eight Banner Mongolian cavalry on the spot.

"Not good! The thief has cannons, run!"

In an instant, hundreds of remaining Qing soldiers fled like water birds flew away on the river bank. On the east bank of the Tes River, several sporadic gunshots rang out, and several Qing soldiers running at the end were knocked to the ground from the horse.

At this time, a Northern Navy stood up from the grass and shouted to his squad leader: "I hit that guy in the leg! I'll catch him back!"
Chapter completed!