Age of Rebirth

Sending off the generals attending the meeting, Tang Qiuli stepped out of the headquarters. The air was clear. At this time, the Outer Mongolia prairie was shrouded in thin twilight. The buildings with thick white snow are covered with a layer of crimson red, which is as dazzling as blood.

The north wind howled, and the sand and dust mixed with snow particles hit the face, causing burning pain. In the northwest sky, layers of dark clouds surged from the sky, gradually swallowing the Huoshaoyun. Turning the northwest sky into a gloomy one, "Another heavy snow is coming! However, this snow is beneficial to us, the bigger the better," Tang Qiuli said with emotion.

"Yuhe, do you think it's a risk for me to base my strategy of not fighting? To be precise, is it an extremely dangerous gamble?" Tang Qiuli suddenly asked the silent staff officer who was following behind him. Long Zhao Yuhe.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and replied: "Master, if you analyze the Soviet army's build-up and the future development trend of the Outer Mongolia battlefield, your battle plan is indeed taking risks and pinning your hopes on Stalin. It is based on the basis of doing something to us, but this possibility is very small, or even impossible, so you are making a gamble with no chance of winning!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli turned around in surprise, looked at the calm Zhao Yuhe, and asked, "Yuhe, since you have such an idea, why didn't you bring it up at today's military meeting? As my staff officer Chief, you have the right to make suggestions!" [

Zhao Yuhe smiled, showing a mouthful of white teeth, and replied: "Master, you may not believe me when I say it. I have not been with you for too long, but I have never seen it before. You are not sure about the fight." This is the case in the Hukang River Valley in northern Myanmar. It is the same in the East Indian Continent. Your control of the rhythm of the battle and the judgment of the direction of the war have amazing predictive power, and several times it has been proved that you are correct."

"So, the reason why I don't raise objections is very simple. Based on my trust and confidence in you, besides, this time is related to whether the independent division can gain a foothold in Outer Mongolia and whether it can complete your next strategy to attack the Japanese Kwantung Army in the east. plan, I have no reason to doubt it, maybe. This kind of confidence is blind, but I don't doubt my own judgment."

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Yuhe, you have learned how to flatter! But you are right this time!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled warmly, and he could hear the strong confidence in the teacher's laughter.

Tang Qiuli's gaze.I turned to the sky where the dark clouds were getting closer and closer, and I thought to myself: "At this moment, what are my old opponents and friends thinking about? What are they doing?"

Soviet Union, Moscow, Kremlin, inside the office of Soviet Supreme Leader Joseph Stalin.All the members of the Political Bureau of the CPSU Central Committee, the heavyweight generals of the Soviet Army General Staff, and the relevant generals of the Soviet Air Force General Command all watched intently. On the red booth, smoking a pipe, it seemed that the leader was pacing carelessly.

Stalin stopped in his tracks.He asked in his usual unhurried tone: "Comrade Petroshilov, with regard to the troops transferred to the east, what is the current progress and how many troops are there? Have you reached the assembly area west of the Ural Mountains? Before the end of March in the second year, launch the first round of offensive in Outer Mongolia?"

Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, stood up and replied: "Comrade Stalin, the weather, the weather problem is the only factor affecting the assembly of troops. More than one meter, all the roads from the European direction to the four main assembly areas of Kirov, Yekaterinburg, Samara, and Chelyabinsk, as well as more than [-] other assembly areas, were covered by heavy snow, and the troops assembled Extremely difficult."

"Personnel can march on foot, but the transportation of heavy equipment and supplies has become very difficult. Before the end of March this year, the independent divisions in Outer Mongolia will launch the first round of offensive. The difficulty is not small. Comrade Stalin, you also know , In the case of severe winter weather, the impact on the mobilization of mechanized troops is huge."

Stalin frowned imperceptibly, and said: "Petroshilov, I didn't ask you about the difficulties, and you don't need to emphasize the difficulties. That's a matter for the General Staff. I just need to know how many troops we have. Already assembled and deployed west of the Ural Mountains?"

Marshal Petroshilov felt a little nervous in his heart. Feeling the leader's displeasure, he poured out his bitterness. It seemed that it was not the time. He hurriedly said: "Comrade Stalin, the two armies of the Ukrainian First Front Army One group army of the Belarusian Front Army and two group armies of the Southwest Front Army have reached the assembly area west of the Ural Mountains. The total strength of the five group armies is about 45. However, a large number of heavy equipment such as tanks and artillery, but because of the weather, There is a serious lag, and it is expected to arrive at the staging area around mid-February."

"Not enough, not enough. To launch the first round of offensive against the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops in Outer Mongolia, I need at least 150 million troops, no less than [-] tanks, and at least [-] heavy artillery pieces. Otherwise, the goal of gathering and annihilating the Chinese in the First World War will not be achieved, and this war will be fine if not fought. If it is fought, we must strive to completely wipe out Tang Qiuli's troops in Outer Mongolia and firmly control that piece of land."

"I'm very surprised, Comrade Petroshilov, the order to assemble the troops was issued in November last year. What did your General Staff do in three months?" Stalin's voice was somewhat angry.

According to Stalin's plan, the attack on the independent divisions in Outer Mongolia must be launched before the end of March. Although according to various intelligence judgments, it is impossible for the Germans to completely defeat the British and American coalition forces on the battlefield of the British Isles before June this year. After all, the British and American coalition forces were fighting on the mainland, and they still had a certain resistance. However, Stalin also felt guilty.

In case, in case that lunatic Hitler intends to fight on both sides, continue to suppress the British and American coalition forces with a small number of troops, and turn to attack the Soviet Union with a large number of troops. For the Soviet Union, the prospects are definitely not good. The direction of Europe is close Half of the troops were transferred to the east, and no one could guarantee whether the remaining troops could withstand the fierce German attack.

The thinking of a lunatic is unpredictable. Hitler, who swept across the European continent, is completely capable of doing it. Therefore, what Stalin wants is a quick decision, and solve Tang Qiuli's independent division in Outer Mongolia as quickly as possible. The army also relieved the biggest threat to the eastern border of the Soviet Union. The greediness of the Chinese was even greater than his own. Just look at his recent series of military operations, and his frequent attacks on the eastern territories of the Soviet Union can also prove this point.

Summarizing the reasons for the failure of the previous two Outer Mongolian Wars, Stalin concluded that "the troops used were not enough and did not form an absolute superiority in strength. Both the Far East Military Region and the Transcaucasus Military Region made similar mistakes. An independent division that surpasses Tang Qiuli will not work, it must be an overwhelming advantage."

"That cunning and insidious Chinese, doesn't he like to use tricks? Doesn't he like to use the Chinese old-fashioned tactics? Well, I will use 150 million troops in the first round of attack. You, Tang Qiu, will die!" You can launch ambushes and gather as many reinforcements as you can, but I'm afraid you don't have such a big appetite. With the absolute superiority of troops, no tricks and tricks will come in handy."

"Even if my first round of attacking troops fell into your trap, and the second round of attacking troops is still 150 million, what will Tang Qiuli use to fight my reinforcements? In the end, if he doesn't give up the Outer Mongolia area, he will face each other. In the decisive battle, my third round of attacking troops still has more than 100 million troops. At that time, the Chinese will have no time to run, and the only way to go is to be surrounded and wiped out in Outer Mongolia. This is probably what the Chinese say' Let's drop the realm of Shihui' with one force!" [

Therefore, Stalin urgently needs to gather at least 300 million troops west of the Ural Mountains by the end of March, because, after clearing out the Chinese Tang Qiuli's black hand in Outer Mongolia, there is still the Outer Xing'an Mountains On the front line, the more than 150 million Kwantung Army troops confronting Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army are also targets that must be resolved.

Since he risked the emptiness of troops in the direction of Europe and dispatched more than 400 million troops to gather in the east, Stalin would never just target Tang Qiuli's independent division. The Japanese Kwantung Army is also within the range that must be defeated or wiped out Inside, occupying a large area of ​​Soviet territory south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, and occupying Vladivostok, the only seaport of the Soviet Union in the Pacific Ocean, the Japanese must pay the price for this.

In Stalin's view, both the Chinese Tang Qiuli and the Japanese Kwantung Army are vicious wolves coveting the Soviet Union's eastern territory, and they will bite if they get the chance. Of course, the degree of hatred and disgust for Tang Qiuli is higher than If there are more, the independent division will be selected as the first target to attack. Stalin hopes that he will complete his efforts in one battle and completely solve the dangerous factors that threaten the Soviet Union's eastern territory.

Only when the Chinese and Japanese dare not have any thoughts about the eastern territories of the Soviet Union, can Stalin devote all his military strength and energy to solving the European threat from the Germans.

Therefore, time is absolutely important and urgent for Stalin. According to his plan, the third Outer Mongolia War and the second campaign against the Japanese Kwantung Army must end before May this year, and must be won with complete victory. The victory is over.

If the 180 million troops of Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army are counted, the Soviet Union's military strength concentrated in the eastern territory will reach an unprecedented nearly 600 million, accounting for about three-fifths of the total Soviet army. Stalin himself thought it impossible.

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