Age of Rebirth

Putting yourself in the shoes of others, Stalin would not think that the continent of Europe is the end of that lunatic Hitler’s footsteps. In history, the predecessor of the Soviet Union, Tsarist Russia, had too much grievances with Germany. The Bolsheviks controlled the state power, especially After he became the leader of the Soviet Union, he further expanded this grievance.

Hitler, like himself, had a pathological madness and greed for territory. Perhaps, he was even crazier than Hitler. After conquering the entire European continent, Hitler's wolf eyes would definitely aim at the Soviet territory in the east, whether it was based on historical grievances or Considering the reality, Hitler's Germany will never let the Soviet Union go. There will be a war between the Soviet Union and Germany sooner or later.

The time when the war between the Soviet Union and Germany broke out depends on how long the British and American coalition forces can last in the British Isles. Once the British and the United States are defeated in the European continent, it is the time for Hitler to turn around and deal with the Soviet Union. For this expected war, Stalin’s heart full of worries.

In all fairness, Stalin was not optimistic about American President Roosevelt’s support of the British at any cost. Although the United States is strong in national strength and its industry is very developed, Americans also have their own worries. On the Pacific battlefield, the Japanese attacked fiercely and occupied Hawaii. The archipelago is tantamount to approaching the doorstep of the Americans. In the Southwest Pacific, the Japanese attacked the United States and Britain, and the last foothold was Australia.

Although the outcome of the battle is not clear in a short period of time, Judging from Stalin's experience, Britain and the United States will not last too long on the Australian mainland. "That Roosevelt made a fatal mistake. It should not On one front, we are at war with the two countries with the highest armed forces in the world. If it were me, I would definitely choose one direction, concentrate all my strength, and after winning, open up another battlefield,” Stalin often thought about it. [

As far as the Soviet Union is concerned, the current situation is not optimistic.Not only must it guard against the German army that will rush over at any time in the direction of Europe, but it must also deploy more than 200 million troops on the outer Xing'an Mountains in the Far East to resist the threat of the Japanese Kwantung Army. From a strategic perspective, the Soviet Union is in a position Germany and Japan were under attack from both sides.If the German army and the Japanese army were to attack each other, the Soviet Union would become a burnt pizza on both sides.

It stands to reason that at this strategic level, Stalin should absolutely not plot the land of Outer Mongolia when he was confronted by enemies on both sides.So much so that he provoked another powerful enemy, China's Tang Qiuli, who was another guy with tyrannical force value. Even the British and Japanese were beaten to disgrace by him. The Soviet Union had a painful lesson.In the battle of Outer Mongolia a few years ago, the Soviet Red Army lost face.

But Stalin was in such a delicate situation in the world.Once again, he coveted the territory of Outer Mongolia. He had his own considerations and analysis. First, on the Outer Xing’an Mountains in the Far East, Zhukov’s Far Eastern Front Army and the main force of the Japanese Kwantung Army were in a stalemate and confrontation. This kind of confrontation and stalemate will maintain the status quo for a long time.

The eastern part of the Soviet Union is in danger for the time being, and on the European battlefield, Hitler wants to end the British Isles War, which cannot be resolved in a short time. The Americans still spend most of their manpower, material and financial resources on the European battlefield, while Stalin's judgment was that it would take more than a year for Hitler's Germany to defeat the British and American allied forces at the earliest. This is the fundamental reason why Stalin restarted his plan to occupy Outer Mongolia.

Therefore, the time left for Stalin to completely solve the Outer Mongolia issue is at most one year. After one year, when the British and American coalition forces were resolved and Hitler’s German army occupying the entire European continent attacked the Soviet Union, Stalin would no longer have the energy to come. Consider the Outer Mongolia issue.

When and how the war between the Soviet Union and Germany will end, Stalin has no confidence at all. After all, the opponent is an army that holds the resources of the entire European continent and has the prestige of sweeping the European continent. I am afraid that even if it is the last The Soviet army repelled the Germans, and it would also permanently lose the land of Outer Mongolia. This will be a wound in Stalin's heart that will never heal.

In order not to let this kind of pain torture him all the time, Stalin would launch the plan to permanently occupy Outer Mongolia after the "Outer Mongolian Independence League" emerged in Outer Mongolia and a situation favorable to the Soviet Union appeared, and it was an urgent plan. , is a plan that must be carried out before the Germans.

Unexpectedly, it was basically ready, and there were problems in Outer Mongolia. Fortunately, Molotov found another way and came up with a solution. Stalin didn't think it would be easy for the key members of Mongolia to return to their respective units, but it was enough to divert the attention of the Chinese.

Stalin also tasted the meaning hidden in Molotov's suggestion. If the Soviet Red Army took action in a certain area on the Soviet-Mongolian border, it would definitely encourage the "Outer Mongolian Independence League". With the strong support and agitation of the intelligence agencies, those Outer Mongolians who are simple-minded and have little political wisdom will definitely stage riots regardless of everything. Regardless of success or failure, Outer Mongolia will be in chaos.

It is in the interests of the Soviet Union to take advantage of the chaos. Most of Tang Qiuli's main force is in the Indochina Peninsula, facing off against the Japanese army. The troops in the north are also in Manchuria's Liaoxi line, confronting the Kwantung Army's garrison troops. , Chaos in Outer Mongolia is the best time.

"Molotov is too politically wise!" Stalin secretly praised. As for the life and death of those Outer Mongolians, it seems that he has little to do with him. After their value of use is lost, they will also face the purge of the Soviet occupation authorities. It is not a question of whether they can be trusted or not in such an important strategic position, but Stalin himself is not at ease.

Stalin held the pipe in his hand and said with a smile: "Our Comrade Molotov has come up with an opinion that is most in line with the current situation. In my opinion, let's discuss around Comrade Molotov's opinion, Petrov. Comrade Shilov, what direction does your General Staff think our Soviet Red Army should choose as a breakthrough?"

Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, strode up to the map, pointed to a location and said, "The Irkutsk area on the left bank of Lake Baikal, this is Comrade Bessovsky and I, listening It is the result of careful consideration after taking Comrade Molotov's opinion into account."

Stalin smiled. In fact, his heart also belonged to this place. The reason is very simple. Irkutsk is the closest to Kulun in a straight line. The most prominent part of the current front, according to intelligence, has not many troops. There is only one cavalry brigade, which is extremely easy to be separated from the entire defense system of Outer Mongolia. It seems that Petroshilov is a qualified chief of staff. .

Stalin knocked his pipe lightly in the ashtray a few times, and the people who attended the meeting understood that this was an old habit of the leader. The meeting was coming to an end, and every word the leader said was the highest instruction, a simple sentence Words often contain a lot of content, depending on your understanding.

Stalin said: "Okay, now that the direction and method of action have been determined, we must proceed without hesitation. Comrade Petroshilov's General Staff is in charge of this action, and the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District will implement it specifically." , The General Intelligence Bureau is responsible for the overall intelligence work, Comrade Bessovsky, you will serve as Comrade Petroshilov's assistant, and I will give you eight months to complete our plan."

Stalin left ample room for Marshal Petroshilov. If the opponent was not the troops of the Independent Division, the Soviet Red Army would be able to occupy all of Outer Mongolia in less than a month. But facing the troops of the Independent Division, even a second-rate Stalin had to prepare for the worst, and at this time, there was still no Tang Qiuli's main force to reinforce Outer Mongolia.

Petroshilov and Bessovsky stood up blushing, and said loudly, "Comrade Stalin, rest assured, we will successfully complete the task!"

Molotov looked at all this with a smile and didn't say a word. That's enough. Follow his own suggestion. This is the biggest gain. The biggest loss is Beria. In addition to losing face, it is not worth the loss to gain something, but also to be jealous of Comrade Stalin. [

Everyone had left, and the huge office seemed empty. Stalin extinguished all the bright lights, leaving only a desk lamp, buried himself in a large chair, reloaded his pipe, took a deep breath, light blue Black smoke shrouded his cloudy and uncertain face.

For this obviously risky military operation, from the bottom of his heart, Stalin himself had no confidence, because his opponent was that different Chinese, Tang Qiuli, who completely defeated hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army in Outer Mongolia. And Tang Qiuli, who was driven out of the Outer Mongolian grasslands, was here to line up his troops in full swing. Over the Outer Mongolian region, he had already seen the dark clouds of war. What the Chinese were doing, Stalin never stopped.

What the Chinese was thinking, Stalin learned from it that he could not judge the opponent's thinking, which made Stalin's mood depressed, and from the bottom of his heart, he had no confidence in this war with Tang Qiuli.

At [-]:[-] p.m. on September [-]th, another batch of transport planes landed at Kulun Airport in Outer Mongolia. Shen Jun, director of the Investigation Division of the Independent Division, and Yu Deshui, director of the Intelligence Division, led the most capable agents of the two departments to board the transport plane. Arrived at Cullen.

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