Age of Rebirth

The Politburo meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union has gone so far that it has somewhat deviated from the original track. Stalin was not only thinking about the land of Outer Mongolia, but also the land of Inner Mongolia and Northeast China. Thoughts full of temptations, the desire to be so excited that it is hard to extricate oneself, and the passion that is so fanatical and greedy in the heart, overflows uncontrollably.

All the people participating in the meeting held their breath and looked at Comrade Stalin, whose face was flushed sickly and whose eyes were blurred and flickering. Everyone had different expressions on their faces.

The wily Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Molotov, was well aware of Comrade Stalin's disposition, and the people present were the only ones who had the qualification and ability to bring the leader who had fallen into fantasy back to the real world.

Recovering the Outer Mongolia region is barely famous. After all, Outer Mongolia established an independent state with the support of the Soviet Union, but once it entered the mainland of China, the nature of the war changed completely. Molotov himself was not a pacifist. Fans, for the expansion of the Soviet Union, have a desire not inferior to Stalin's, but, as a sophisticated Politburo and diplomat, they know which is more important.

"Comrade Stalin, the comrades of the Outer Xing'anling Front Army are still waiting for your instructions!" Molotov's voice was not high, and his tone was gentle and just right, but it broke the frozen atmosphere in the conference room.

Stalin woke up from his fantasy, with a concealed smile, he imagined the situation too beautifully. If there were no Germans, the factor that threatened the Soviet Union, the 400 million Soviet Red Army would continue to move south. It would not be a problem. Not now, we should go back to the meeting theme up!

Stalin lit his pipe, and then said: "Comrade Vasilevsky. I hope you will use the occupation of Kulun to drive the forces of the hated Chinese out of Outer Mongolia to end the Third Outer Mongolian War!"

General Vasilevsky, who was as bloated as a bucket, replied confidently: "Comrade Stalin, the Outer Mongolian Front Army will use such a victory to declare the end of the Outer Mongolian War!"

Stalin nodded in satisfaction, turned his gaze to General Kilganin, the commander and political commissar of the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army, and said simply: "I don't have too many instructions on the actions of the Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army. Comrade Kilganin , You should listen to Comrade Zhukov’s opinion on the combat of the Japanese Kwantung Army. After all, Comrade Zhukov has fought against the Japanese Kwantung Army for more than two years. He is more familiar with the Japanese than you!”

"I just want to emphasize one point, you and Comrade Zhukov jointly fought against the Japanese Kwantung Army. Comrade Zhukov is the main one. The task of the Outer Xing'anling Front Army and the Far Eastern Front Army is to cleanly and completely wipe out the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Far East. , You can enter the territory of Manchuria to fight! Of course, specific tactical issues. You can discuss it with Comrade Zhukov. One thing, the so-called Manchuria is just a geographical term. It is not a boundary!"

As soon as everyone heard it, everyone understood that the thorn in Comrade Stalin's side was the independent division of the Chinese Tang Qiuli. As for the Japanese Kwantung Army, it was only a secondary target, and it was eliminated incidentally. The troops can enter the territory of Manchukuo to fight. Comrade Stalin, is he really going to get his hands on Manchukuo?

Tang Qiuli in Kulun, Outer Mongolia, received a secret telegram from Germany, and he felt somewhat reassured.

He believed that Hitler would not fool himself. It would be difficult to fight head-to-head with more than 400 million Soviet troops in Outer Mongolia. Tactics, dealing with it for more than a month, is not too difficult,

At the end of February, Tang Qiuli held a military meeting at the Kulun headquarters with the participation of officers above the brigade and regiment level directly under the corps to make campaign deployments.

At this time, the newly formed Outer Mongolia Field Corps had all withdrawn to the Pingjin area in North China. In Outer Mongolia, there were only more than 26 troops directly under the Corps. Although the number of troops was reduced, it was more capable and flexible.

At the military meeting, Tang Qiuli determined the guiding ideology of mobile defense and no frontal blockade, and assigned twelve mechanized infantry brigades, four heavy artillery brigades, eight rocket artillery brigades, two air defense brigades, and four tank brigades directly under the corps. The brigade, and the two attached cavalry brigades, concentrated in the direction of Minusinsk, posing a confrontation with the Soviet army.

The military meeting lasted all day. After the meeting adjourned, Tang Qiuli intentionally left Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe and Director of Intelligence Yu Deshui behind.There are three people, Shen Jun, the director of the investigation department.

The huge conference room seemed a bit empty. Tang Qiuli stood motionless in front of the large military map of Outer Mongolia with a cigarette in his mouth. Zhao Yuhe and the other three knew that the division commander must have an important task to explain, otherwise, Will not leave myself alone.

After about ten minutes, Tang Qiuli turned around slowly. His face was no longer as relaxed as it was at the military meeting just now. He looked at the three people and said, "Leave the three of you, is it right?" There is a very difficult and important task that requires you to complete!"

Zhao Yuhe, Yu Deshui, and Shen Jun suddenly got up and said loudly: "Master, what's the mission, you give me an order!"

Tang Qiuli smiled, waved his hand, and asked the three of them to sit down, as if he had made a very difficult decision, and said in a hoarse voice: "A battle with 400 million Soviet troops is inevitable. The real problem before us is that the primary offensive target of the Soviet army must be Kulun. When the war begins, the Soviet army will inevitably seize and occupy Kulun at any cost. In a sense, it is equivalent to occupying Outer Mongolia. Therefore, Kulun Must lose!"

Tang Qiuli's words shook the three of them, and Zhao Yuhe said emotionally: "Master, from the eastern foot of the Ural Mountains to Kulun, there is a distance of nearly [-] kilometers. The road condition is very bad, and it is especially not suitable for During the march of the mechanized troops, there are still many dangerous terrains that can be used. We can adopt the tactics of blocking each other, exhaust and slow down the Soviet army's attack speed, and hold the Soviet army for a month to one and a half months. It is not a problem. Why give up Cullen?"

Tang Qiuli waved his hand, stopped Zhao Yuhe's words, and said, "Let's not discuss this issue any more. Instead of investing a lot of troops and repeatedly fighting with the Soviet army in various important cities and the outskirts of Kulun, after paying a heavy price, Kulun will still be lost in the end, why don't we plan to give up now, since Stalin wants it, then give it to him! Don't care about the gain or loss of a city or a place!"

That being said, Tang Qiuli felt a sharp pain in his heart. Although the Outer Mongolia region was in his own hands, although he did not invest too much money in large-scale construction, it was not the same as before. 400 With tens of thousands of Soviet troops pressing down on the border, all the previous hard work will inevitably suffer a devastating damage.

If he could avoid a battle with the 400 million Soviet troops, Tang Qiuli would definitely wish for it. After calming down, he continued: "Yuhe, the task of the three of you is to organize a large number of people. Within half a month, All the residents, government agencies, schools, factories and mines of all important towns, especially Kulun, should be relocated to the interior, including the population in pastoral areas, as much as possible.”

"Everything that can be taken away must be taken away. I want to give Stalin a solid wall to clear the country in Outer Mongolia. This is a huge project. I must make it clear to the residents who need to move. It will not take more than three months. Returning home, all losses and relocation expenses will be borne by our Military and Political Committee of Outer Mongolia, and for those residents and herdsmen who are unwilling to relocate, we can take compulsory measures if necessary!"

"For the relocation operation, in the name of the Military and Political Committee of Outer Mongolia, a notification will be issued, and the military and political agencies in various places will implement it. The garrison troops of the Outer Mongolian Border Guards will be responsible for the security work of this operation."

Zhao Yuhe, Yu Deshui, and Shen Jun were dumbfounded when they heard that the entire population of Outer Mongolia was going to be relocated to the interior for a temporary stay. The teacher wanted to make Outer Mongolia empty!

After the meeting, Zhao Yuhe, Yu Deshui, and Shen Jun immediately put themselves into the intense relocation work. In the cold wind howling and the snowy Outer Mongolia area, groups of people and long queues of vehicles formed. Along the snow-covered roads, people went south one after another. People took everything they could take away, including livestock, food, and pasture. With sufficient funds and careful preparation, the road to migration was not difficult.

By the end of March, all the urban residents in the entire Outer Mongolia region had been relocated, leaving empty hot spots and towns on the vast snowy grasslands of Outer Mongolia.

Kulun at night, because there are no residents, looks lonely and desolate. The howling north wind passes through the empty streets and alleys, rolling up piles of snow. The whole city is as quiet as a wilderness. The lights were on, it was the troops stationed by the direct corps in Kulun.

Five or six cars were parked in front of the headquarters of the Outer Mongolia Frontier Defense Army. Soldiers from the divisional guard brigade stood with guns in the cold night wind. In a room deep in the yard, a mutton oil lamp was flickering with dim light. , In the air, apart from the smell of suet lamps, there is also a strong sense of sadness.

Tang Qiuli carefully put on Mei Xue's coat, and put a cotton military cap on his wife. Mei Xue's beautiful big eyes were reddish, obviously she had just cried.

Tang Qiuli picked up the armed belt, pulled out a beautiful small pistol from the holster, took out the clip, fired once with empty gun, the firing pin made a crisp "click" sound, then loaded the clip, Nodding in satisfaction, he tied the armed belt around Mei Xue's slender waist, as if wanting to break the atmosphere, and said with a smile: "Well, it's well maintained, is it a soldier? That's how it should be!"

Mei Xue suddenly plunged into her husband's arms, crying, "Qiu Li, can I not leave?"

(to be continued) (to be continued..)