Age of Rebirth

The battlefield that Stalin was most unable to control was the ongoing battle to recover Outer Mongolia. From a realistic point of view, Tang Qiuli could do his best on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, but he could only stretch out one finger. The troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region .

Regardless of the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region, the task of recovering the Outer Mongolia region alone, regardless of the risks involved, even the Chinese Tang Qiuli was also elusive to Stalin. Art, or the level of equipment and combat effectiveness of the independent division, made Stalin often have a sense of strength when facing Tang Qiuli. He had to admit that this was a terrible opponent.

Far away, the defeat of Outer Mongolia by the Soviet Red Army a few years ago, even the just-concluded Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude battles on Lake Baikal, although the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region fully occupied the two places and declared the end, But the process of the battle made Stalin no joy of victory.

If in Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, the troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards of the Independent Division were surrounded, this kind of battle process would be what I hoped for. First, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region could use the shortest logistics supply line, To ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, and secondly, to attract the troops of the Independent Division Outer Mongolia Frontier Army to come to rescue and consume their strength during the battle.

It is the most ideal result to attract and entangle Tang Qiuli's troops in Outer Mongolia in the Lake Baikal area. It will clear the obstacles for the Soviet Red Army to quickly advance to the Kulun and Saiyinshanda lines. Before reinforcing the Outer Mongolia battlefield, establish a defense line sufficient to resist its troops going north. Then, with the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region, the battlefield can be maintained in a confrontational situation. [

However, the independent divisions are in Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.The two cavalry brigades retreated without a fight and gave up these two strategic locations. This shows that it was Tang Qiuli's commander in Outer Mongolia who saw through the Soviet Red Army's intentions and wanted to fight every step of the way and defend every step of the way. However, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region will face difficulties on their way to the south, and it will be difficult to achieve the strategic intention of quickly occupying Kulun and Saiyinshanda.

How difficult it is to win quickly and advance quickly.This is only Tang Qiuli's commander. What if Tang Qiuli himself commanded the squadron on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia?Staling suddenly felt upset.

He chose to launch a campaign to recover Outer Mongolia at this time.A little bit regretful, actually.Just now at the Politburo meeting.His attitude and determination were also driven by the situation. Now that the war had begun, even if he did not order the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region to go south, Tang Qiuli would be able to let it go, even if it was to regain Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude.It is also inevitable that there will be a big battle with the Soviet Red Army.

That Chinese, Tang Qiuli, is a character who never wants to suffer, and will not look at the Lake Baikal area.Being separated from the territory of Outer Mongolia by myself, this war with little time left for me is more of a "gambling" nature, betting that Hitler's German army will not attack within a year The Soviet Union, betting on Tang Qiuli's main corps, had no time to reinforce them before the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region occupied Kulun and Saiyinshanda.

Since it was a gamble, there were winners and losers. If he gave up this rare opportunity to regain Outer Mongolia, Stalin would never forgive himself. War, to a large extent, was a gamble.

"Comrade Stalin! Comrade Stalin!" Seeing that the leader was in a trance, Molotov hurriedly called softly.

Stalin calmed down, took a puff on his pipe, and said, "Molotov, no matter what kind of difficulties and dangers we have, we must be firm and determined to recover Outer Mongolia. At the same time, we must be prepared to fail. Regarding this , behind your back, you can give advice to other Politburo members."

"Also, the comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party you are in charge of contacting, can you inform them that the mission of the Soviet Red Army to liberate Outer Mongolia requires their strong support, and it is best to use the outer forces to stand up before we start a large-scale offensive. The power of the alliance is holding armed riots in Outer Mongolia to coordinate with our military operations. Regarding this point, you must make it clear to the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party and the responsible comrades in Outer Mongolia.”

Molotov nodded, feeling a little sad. It seems that the comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party are destined to make due sacrifices for the great cause of the Soviet Red Army. They have no armed forces, no mass base, and no strong core leadership. Well, rioting in Outer Mongolia, which is under the strict control of the independent division, is almost like seeking death. It's better to wash their necks and line up, waiting for Tang Qiuli to chop their heads off.

That "foreign alliance", as far as I know, is an organization with extremely complex components. Various forces gather together for temporary goals, each with their own political goals and demands. It is difficult for the Soviet Red Army to be willing to risk it. With such a big risk, in the end, only the comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party will fight for the Soviet Red Army without fear of sacrifice. However, what role can they play when they are weak?

Perhaps, as soon as Comrade Stalin came up with this idea, when the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party collapsed, they were destined to become leaders and sacrifices for lofty political goals. It was their sorrow that they shed their own blood for the increase of the Soviet Union's land area. It is also their honor.

Moreover, Comrade Stalin's attitude is not very optimistic about the prospects of the war. Is there any value and significance in the sacrifice and dedication of comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party?

To be honest, I have dealt with Tang Qiuli a few times, and I know how powerful this Chinese is. I am not very optimistic about the battle to regain Outer Mongolia. To a large extent, it was to limit the war to the smallest extent, and it was to solve the difficult problems at that time.

Molotov pondered for a while and said: "Comrade Stalin, in order to avoid failure, we can also adopt such a tactical guiding ideology and order the commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region, General Kurygin, to proceed cautiously and put enemy reconnaissance first. After discovering Tang Qiuli's main corps and reinforcing Outer Mongolia, we can choose to continue attacking or retreat in time according to the battlefield situation, so that we can advance and retreat freely."

Molotov's suggestion ran counter to Stalin's original intention. He gave the order to General Kurykin, the commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region, to go south to occupy the Kulun and Saiyinshanda lines at the fastest speed, and block the Tang Dynasty. Qiuli's main army marched northward.

However, after careful weighing, this order is difficult to complete. Once it encounters Tang Qiuli's main corps, it is the best result for the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region to maintain a confrontation, and it is very likely to repeat the same mistakes. Therefore, Mo Lotov's suggestion is very meritorious, and it is an effective solution to the danger.

However, Stalin did not copy them all. In the subsequent order to General Kurykin, the commander of the Transcaucasus Military Region, in the name of the Supreme Command, Stalin adopted a compromise method, ordering Kurygin to command the troops to advance quickly and defeat the independent army. All the blocking forces of the Mongolian border guards outside the division quickly occupied Kulun and Saiyinshanda. However, the enemy's reconnaissance must be given priority. high command.

After the Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union confirmed the decision to continue to expand the results of the war and recover the Outer Mongolia region, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region, which assumed combat missions, immediately sent additional troops to the front line, from Chita to Ulan-Ude, from Barnur to On the road in Irkutsk, there is a tense and busy scene.Trucks full of Soviet soldiers, artillery carts towing artillery, and tanks rumbling past can be seen everywhere.

The Soviet Air Force Headquarters, two fighter divisions supporting the Outer Mongolia battlefield, also stationed in the field and temporary airports in Chita, Barnur, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude and other places two days later. At this time, On the front line of Lake Baikal, 17 Soviet infantry divisions plus two motorized brigades (including five mechanized infantry divisions), four tank brigades, eight artillery regiments, one armored brigade, and four fighter divisions have been assembled , a bomber division with a strength of about [-] behemoths. [

On September [-], the commander of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military Region, commander of the frontline headquarters, and political commissar General Kurygin, with a large command team, arrived in the city of Irkutsk on the west bank of Lake Baikal in several transport planes , the Soviet Army regained the Outer Mongolia Campaign Headquarters and formally established it.

The cloud of war on the front line of the Soviet-Mongolia border continued to expand. Stalin used all the troops he could, and he seemed to be in a desperate posture. Regarding the new changes in the Lake Baikal area, the situation of the large-scale massing of Soviet troops in Kulun Tang Qiuli, I don't know for the time being.

At the headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army in Kulun, Tang Qiuli met Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff of the division and the chief of staff of the directly subordinate corps who had rushed to Kulun. Tang Qiuli was overjoyed by Zhao Yuhe's arrival, which meant that the direct At least two brigades of each unit of the Corps, namely the first brigade and the second brigade, have reached the line of the "Selenge River".

With these two main field brigades, Sun Zhenbang's four infantry brigades and two artillery brigades of the Outer Mongolian Frontier Army will not have to face the attack of seven Soviet divisions and a large number of tanks alone, and the pressure and casualties will be reduced to a minimum , with Liu Hongzhang, the commander of the first brigade, and Ouyang Yishan, the commander of the second brigade, together with 3 battle-tested soldiers at full strength, it would not be a problem to block the Soviet army for four or five days.

I can also free up my hands, calmly mobilize troops, and completely interrupt Stalin's claws in Outer Mongolia. Time is not so urgent for me.

But Zhao Yuhe's face was exhausted and dusty, what he said next surprised Tang Qiuli, and then he broke out in a cold sweat.

(To be continued) (To be continued. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)

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