Chapter 868

It's not easy to regain the Mongolian area, it's not how powerful those tribes are, the key is that they can run.

After they found that they couldn't beat them, they could escape far away.

The two legs of an infantryman can't outrun those cavalry.

Without destroying and subjugating the enemy's army, there is no point in merely occupying a place.

Mongolia, including part of Inner Mongolia and the entire Outer Mongolia, covers an area of ​​2 million square kilometers.

In such a large place, it is not easy to achieve effective governance.

This is not like East Siberia. Although East Siberia is also large, its population is basically concentrated in the area around the Greater Khingan Mountains. The northern part close to the Arctic Ocean can basically be ignored.

The population is concentrated, it is easy to manage, and a small number of troops can be stationed.

Mongolia, on the other hand, is a nomadic people who live in no fixed place and can roam in the main area.

If they can't admit Dahua's rule over this place, then Dahua will have a headache.

In such a big place, throwing a million troops in is like pouring a basin of water into the sea.

It doesn't make any sense to verbally declare that this is Dahua's territory without deploying so many troops.

At that time, the cavalry of those tribes will continue to gallop in this place, which is not equal to hitting Dahua in the face.

Therefore, it is meaningless to occupy Mongolia. The army here must be crippled and hurt until they are completely convinced and willing to admit Dahua's rule here.

In addition, it is to build a city in Mongolia and arrest the local people to live in the city.

This cost is high, and the court may not agree.

Defeating Oirat became Dahua's only choice.

The infantry couldn't catch up, and as for Dahua's cavalry, this Chinese army really didn't have the confidence to win.

The Chinese army has always paid little attention to the cavalry, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is worrying.

Therefore, in order to enter the Mongolia area, Dahua formed a pure mechanized division.

If manpower can't catch up, it can only rely on machines.

Compared with horses, the biggest advantage of machines is their staying power.

By that time, the enemy's horses would be tired and foaming at the mouth as long as the Huajun's mechanical troops could catch up for a few hours.

The formation of mechanized divisions, on the one hand, is to enter Mongolia.

On the other hand, it is also to explore the development direction of the army.

In the General Strategy Department, the group of military experts discussed that the future direction of the army should be mechanization. After all, mechanized troops have too many advantages.

The ability to maneuver quickly alone stuns ordinary infantry.

This newly formed mechanized division is a unit of trucks, motorcycles, and armored vehicles.

Trucks are responsible for transporting troops, towing artillery and transporting supplies, motorcycle units are responsible for fast maneuvering and pursuit, and armed armored vehicles are responsible for attacking and supporting fire.

In fact, their armored vehicles are not particularly different from trucks, except that there are more machine guns on the vehicle, and the protection ability is slightly stronger.

Without Wu Changqing's reminder, they didn't even think about building tanks.

Because this kind of armored vehicle is already a nightmare for the armies of other forces, and there is no need for tanks.

Naturally, not many people will think about things that are not needed.

Even if someone thinks about it, its research plan is unlikely to be approved.

The money for the R&D department is not from the wind.

Armored vehicles are sufficient for various tasks on the battlefield now.

There are armored vehicles rushing in front to cover the charge and provide fire support, and the troops of other forces have no advantage even in defense.

It is even more wasteful to use armored vehicles to deal with nomads.

Most of the tribes in the Oirat Alliance still use knives and arrows, and only a few guns.

Because for them, guns are not as easy to use as swords.

There is no way to shoot while riding on a horse, and dismounting to fight is tantamount to giving up their greatest advantage.

What's more, they don't even have money to buy food, let alone a gun.

Those who continue to use swords and arrows will face the steel torrent of Dahua.

This is probably the first battle between cavalry and armored vehicles in this time and space, and it is destined to go down in history.

This battle will tell the world that cavalry is out of date, this is the age of steel.

The reloading division is being formed, and the position of the division commander is also coveted by countless people.

Every visionary can see the power of this unit, its maneuverability and firepower, which are unmatched by other main divisions.

People who have ideas about this position have all started their own activities.

On the one hand, they need to visit several bigwigs in the military.

On the other hand, they also need to write a memorial to Wu Changqing, explaining their views on this heavy suitor, usage and so on.

They all know that the position of the commander of this powerful reloading division, the emperor will definitely take care of himself.

Wu Changqing was also quite hesitant in the face of those competitions.

In the end, he read the resumes of the competitors, and listened to the opinions of Li Shaobin, Liu Hansan and others, and finally decided to let Zhang Shuhuan be the teacher.

Zhang Shuhuan's talent can only be said to be average. The reason why he was able to win is actually because of his seniority.

He was a veteran of Wu Changqing's rebellion in Jiading. There were only 300 people left in the rebellion at the beginning. Among them, only twenty can stand out.

many people.

The remaining nearly 100 people, whose ability is really mediocre, are now retired. Wu Changqing rewarded them with a leisurely post to enjoy life.

Those more than 20 people who have been trained through experience are all doing well now.

Among them, Zhang Shuhuan is the most prominent.

He started to climb up from a soldier, and was already a battalion commander when he captured Nanjing.

When attacking Jiangxi, he was promoted to head of the regiment.

After that, he was transferred back to Nanjing to study for more than a year. After graduation, he started to be a teacher and has been doing it for several years.

The ability is limited, and there are not many opportunities to go to the front line, so I can't go further.

Of course, he is very satisfied to be a teacher.

If it wasn't for Wu Changqing, who had a lot of experience and learning opportunities, he might just be a nobody in his life.

And now, he is more or less a high-level in Dahua.

Zhang Shuhuan is a veteran figure with very high loyalty, which is what Wu Changqing cares about most.

Such a powerful force must naturally be handed over to the people who are most assured.

As for his ability, this is not a problem.

For example, the heavy armorer is a submachine gun, so whether it is used by special forces or an ordinary soldier, the gangster with the machete who he can hit screams.

Ability, in fact, is not the most important issue.

What's more, although his ability is not good, the staff in the staff will give him advice.

As long as Zhang Shuhuan wasn't so confused that he couldn't hear any opinions, he wouldn't have made too much trouble.