After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang army was eager to launch a civil war, and some countries around China were also eyeing the tiger. Among them, China's neighbor Outer Mongolia actually wanted to take the opportunity to annex China's Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang regions. The little Outer Mongolia was so rampant that in the Battle of Beitashan, it was fiercely picked up by the Chinese defenders, and then did not dare to act rashly. How did the Battle of Beitashan scare the Outer Mongol armies? Why did Outer Mongolia dare to invade China?
Battle of North Tower Hill
In 1946, the Outer Mongolian army began to provoke frequently on the border, at this time Chiang Kai-shek was anxious to start a civil war, so he handed it over to the troops stationed in Xinjiang, thinking that the Outer Mongolian army would not make a big move. Unexpectedly, however, the development exceeded imagination, and the Outer Mongolian army continued to increase its troops on the border and carried out some military activities. This made the Chinese defenders around Inner Mongolia perceive that something was wrong, and Outer Mongolia was ambitious and might want to start a war.
Outer Mongolian army
The War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was a lesson from the past, and the Chinese defenders in Inner Mongolia did not dare to be careless. Han Youwen, commander of the First Cavalry Division stationed in Inner Mongolia, also began to raise his guard, allowing the army to begin to closely monitor the enemy situation on the border. The garrison troops found out by patrolling around the North Tower Mountain that they did not know when several small cabins had been built here, and that some weapons and ammunition were hidden inside, and the patrol officers immediately reported this information to Han Youwen.
Outer Mongol cavalry
Han Youwen was also taken aback, did not dare to slacken off, and immediately reported this information to Song Xilian, commander-in-chief of xinjiang police. Song Xilian judged that there might be a military operation in Outer Mongolia and immediately sent the Xinjiang Fifth Army and the 3rd Regiment of the Provisional First Division to the border to reinforce. The army that received the task quickly reached the designated location, and this time it was Ma Xizhen's cavalry company that arrived first. Ma Xizhen was made the vanguard of the troops because he had courage and strategy, and could skillfully deal with emergencies.
Song Xilian
After reaching the position of Beitashan, Ma Xizhen began to closely monitor the movement of the Outer Mongolian army. Subsequently, the construction of fortifications was also begun to prevent surprise attacks by enemy troops. Intensive fire was also deployed on the positions, and if the enemy raided, it would not rush through the defense line quickly. After deploying all the military operations, Ma Xizhen continued to monitor the enemy's movements.
Garrison troops
Sure enough, a few days later, the Outer Mongolian army moved. An army of Outer Mongolia, under the cover of a large number of cattle and sheep, wanted to launch a sneak attack on the North Tower Mountain. However, the Chinese defenders had already made preparations, and as soon as the enemy launched a sneak attack, it was picked up by the defenders stationed in the position. When the enemy saw that the Chinese defenders were on guard, they also knew that the plan had failed, and fled with the rest of the army.
Battle of North Tower Hill
After the first brief exchange of fire, it was thought that after the defeat of the Outer Mongol army, it would certainly not dare to be so rampant. However, they never expected that Outer Mongolia would actually declare war at the door and make wild claims: Beitashan is the territory of Outer Mongolia, and they are now going to take it back, and the Chinese army stationed here is an act of aggression. If the Chinese defenders did not withdraw, then the Outer Mongol army would be withdrawn by force.
Chinese defenders
In the face of the intimidation of the Outer Mongolian army, the Chinese defenders felt too ridiculous, it was like a thief shouting to catch a thief.
After listening to the intimidation of Outer Mongolia, Ma Xizhen not only did not have a hint of timidity, but felt that it was too ridiculous. I don't know where The confidence of Outer Mongolia comes from, and dare to do this against China. Is it simply that the Soviet Union has supported the army for a year, so that there is capital to compete with China, which is simply self-sufficient? Mahizhen immediately and sternly refused The Outer Mongolia's request and sent back the emissaries who had come to negotiate.
Seeing that China's attitude is so tough, Outer Mongolia is also a little angry, and secretly began military deployment again. On June 5, the roar of fighter planes suddenly came, and bullets roared over the North Tower Hill position. This made Ma Xizhen also not expect that the small Outer Mongolian army still had such weapons. Because for a long time, Outer Mongolia had no air power, which was obviously a Soviet warplane.
Soviet fighter
Based on the roar of the fighters, Mahizhen had already judged that it was a Soviet MiG fighter, and according to the reconnaissance, there were actually five fighters. The Outer Mongol army not only dispatched warplanes, but also a battalion of infantry and an artillery battalion. The North Tower Hill position was bombed, because the raid was too fast, the Chinese defenders were defenseless, and at first they were wounded by the enemy and many fighters were wounded.
Ma Xizhen then began to organize an army to counterattack, but there were no fighters here, so the defenders were passive at first. While fighting back, he asked for help from the rear. Although the defenders had some disadvantages, they were geographically superior. At this time, the transportation was not convenient, and the reinforcements could not arrive at once. Therefore, the defenders needed to block the enemy first, and Ma Xizhen had reconnoitred the terrain here long before the battle, and also built strong fortifications.
Defense work
Ma Xizhen also has a secret weapon, the mysterious specialty of North Tower Hill - stone balls. This is a special kind of stone, each stone is as large as a millstone, most of the stone balls are close to the orthogonal shape, how these stone balls are formed, there have been experts have conducted research, found that some stone balls are hollow inside, some have egg yolk-shaped cores, and there are plant fossils inside. For Ma Xizhen, this is the best defensive measure.
The Outer Mongolian army, under the cover of artillery fire and fighters, rushed to the middle of the mountain. At this time, they also thought that the Chinese defenders had no ability to counterattack, and thought that they would soon be able to capture the North Tower Mountain. They were a little too early to rejoice, and they were greeted by a large number of Rolling Stones, although this method was a bit primitive, but it had a remarkable effect. Along with the fall of the Rolling Stones, the warriors also opened fire and launched a fierce counterattack against the enemy.
Round stone balls
A large number of Outer Mongol troops were repelled by the boulders, and the cries of the enemy troops were constantly heard from the positions, and some even saw the boulders come down, throw away their armor and scatter and flee. Such a blow made the enemy army overwhelmed, and for a while the enemy did not dare to charge so fiercely, and could only withdraw first and then think of a way. The defenders won a brief victory, but Mahizhen did not relax, because the enemy would certainly not give up.
After the commander-in-chief of Xinjiang, Song Xilian, learned of the situation on the front line, he asked the regimental commander Han Panli to lead the main force to support, and at the same time, in order to ensure logistics, he also sent a company of automobiles to transport military supplies. However, the distant water could not quench the near thirst, and the reinforcements could not arrive in a short time, so they could only ask for help from the nearby herders. The herders here are all Chinese and patriotic. Soon hundreds of herders joined the ranks.
Song Xilian
The army and the people worked together to repel the enemy army and completely destroyed the ambitions of Outer Mongolia.
The Outer Mongol army attacked again on the second day, this time again with great momentum. First the fighters and artillery bombed, and then the massive infantry charged. However, the defenders and herders used their previous strategy to stop the enemy fiercely. The enemy then attacked again and again, but in the end failed. At this time, the reinforcements had arrived, and a large-scale counterattack had begun, and Outer Mongolia could not resist at all, and could only flee back to the Outer Mongolia positions.
So why would Outer Mongolia want to invade The North Tower Mountain? This is because there is the support of Tsarist Russia behind it. In 1911, Mongolia, with the support of Tsarist Russia, wanted to gain independence. At this time, the Qing government was corrupt and incompetent, and then the country broke out into war, completely unable to govern Outer Mongolia thousands of miles away. Outer Mongolia has declared its independence several times, but it has not been recognized by China. With the support of Tsarist Russia, a state was secretly established.
Outer Mongolia
After temporarily breaking away from the Qing government, Outer Mongolia did not govern the country well, but instead learned from the hegemonism of Tsarist Russia. Thinking that this piece of land is too small, seeing the war in China, he wants to seize the opportunity to occupy China's land North Tower Mountain. Beitashan is the border between China and Outer Mongolia and its geographical location is very important. BeitaShan is an important passage to Altay, and if Outer Mongolia can occupy Beitashan, it will control this major transportation route, and it can be attacked and defended.
In 1912, Outer Mongolia began to attack China and arrogantly invaded Altai, but was repelled by the local people. This behavior provoked the anger of the Northwest Army, and in 1919 it directly sent troops and beat them up fiercely. However, I did not expect that the situation at home was more severe, and the Northwest Frontier Army did not have time to take care of Outer Mongolia later. As a result, this arrogance gradually began to ignite again, and the border villages and towns in China began to burn and plunder.
The people of Outer Mongolia
Later, when the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, China had no energy to rectify the rampant Outer Mongolia. In 1940, the Soviet Union gave a large area of land to Outer Mongolia, but this behavior of the Soviet Union was protested by all of China and international condemnation, and the Soviet Union finally had to abandon this proposal. However, in 1946, under the intervention of the Soviet Union, Outer Mongolia finally declared its independence and established a republic.
At the same time, Beita Hill is no longer an ordinary mountain, but has become the border between two countries. Outer Mongolia also knew the importance of The North Tower Mountain, so taking advantage of the complicated situation in China, it believed that China did not defend the North Tower Mountain enough and could take the North Tower Mountain with the help of the Soviet Union. Unexpectedly, however, China already had precautions and would never tolerate such an aggressive act by Outer Mongolia.
North Tower Hill
China has always attached great importance to the issue of sovereignty. And after the founding of New China, there was no compromise on the issue of sovereignty, which is why China launched the Korean War and counterattacked India. Through war, China has defended China's sovereignty many times and declared to the world that China's territory is sacred and inviolable.
Let us pay tribute to the soldiers who defended their homeland, and it is precisely because of their presence that they have now lived a peaceful life.