Age of Rebirth

The weather is not good. In the early morning of March 28, a strong northwest wind blew up in the Kulun area. In the sky, lead gray clouds rolled, and the howling wind rolled up everything that could be contained, and it was unrestrained in the open field. The wild dancing and tumbling turned the city of Kulun upside down, shrouded in confusion, and became more and more mysterious.

The strong wind blinded people, and the hard snow particles hit the face, causing burning pain. Such weather was not conducive to attacking, but General Gregariff, who had already made all preparations for attacking, could not wait any longer. The offensive plan has been reported to the General Staff, and, in order to highlight the combat effectiveness of the Baikal Front Army, he also skipped the General Staff and sent a campaign plan to the Politburo of the CPSU. Of course, General Gregarif’s The original intention was to let Comrade Stalin see it.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, countless red signal flares rose in the sky around Kulun. With the wind that blinded people, the Soviet Baikal Front Army, with a force of more than [-], marched from four directions to Kulun launched a full-scale attack, and the Soviet tanks stirred up the snow and mud on the ground, roaring, and covered the infantry attack.

The morale of the Soviet army entered the city of Kulun unimpeded all the way. During the whole battle, not a single shot was fired, and no soldier from the independent division appeared in the sight of the Soviet soldiers. Without a single resident, Kulun, shown in front of the Soviet soldiers, was an empty city!

However, a battle still took place after all. This was the only battle in the Battle of Kulun. Both sides of the battle were troops from the Baikal Front Army, and the fight was very fierce.

darkness before dawn.The wind was howling, the visibility was extremely low, and the tense Soviet soldiers were all tensed up. They were afraid that soldiers from the Independent Division would suddenly appear in the corners of the houses on both sides and pour deadly bullets. army soldier.Suddenly, he vaguely saw a large group of figures suddenly appearing on the ground, and subconsciously raised his gun to shoot.

"Crack!" The dull gunshot broke the frozen atmosphere, and then.Both sides started shooting, and light and heavy machine guns howled.There was so much smoke and dust.These are two regiments of the Soviet army attacking from different directions, and they both thought that the other party was an independent division.

There was a lot of excitement, not only light and heavy machine guns went into battle, but even tanks and artillery joined the battle, tearing this area down.The fighting was full of fireworks and smoke, and when the situation became clearer, the Soviet troops of the two regiments.Each suffered hundreds of casualties.

General Gregariff, who received the report, was so angry that his face was ashen. Originally, he had mustered all his strength to prepare for a big fight with the guards of the Chinese Tang Qiuli in the city of Kulun, and maybe win the annihilation of independence The record of the tens of thousands of troops in the division may not be known!

However, as the various units continued to advance into the city, the reports sent back were almost the same, "No soldiers from the independent division were found to resist. Our department is progressing smoothly and has advanced to the central part of the city!"

An hour later, with more and more reports of the same kind, General Gregarriff understood that the Chinese had given up on Cullen, and they had no intention of sticking to Cullen. The army wasted four days in the outskirts of Kulun. The feeling of being punched in the empty space was very bad, and I was so depressed that I wanted to vomit blood.

Moreover, this kind of victory is not what I hoped for. It came too easily and effortlessly. He has already occupied Kulun, but how can he feel that he has been taken by that Chinese Tang Qiuli?

But at this time, he received a report that there was a fight between two different troops. General Gregarriff was going crazy. The soldiers of the independent division didn't see any of them, but their own people started fighting. Nearly a thousand people were killed and injured. If it spreads out, it will not make people laugh, and it will become a laughingstock. Especially if it spreads to the ears of Vasilevsky, it may cause some uproar.

General Gregarif immediately ordered, "Shoot the commanders of those two troops immediately, and seal the news tightly. If the one dares to leak out, don't hang out with the army on Lake Baikal. I will send him to see God!"

Sitting in Tang Qiuli's office at the headquarters of the former Independent Division's Outer Mongolian Front Army, General Gregarif couldn't feel the thrill of being a winner. It is shameless, and it is impossible to say that after fierce fighting, our department annihilated a number of independent division troops and captured a few people. Therefore, the telegram sent to the General Staff Headquarters only had a few dry words, "My Baikal Front Army, In the early morning of March 28, occupy Kulun!" That's all.

A few years later, Kullen changed hands again and fell into the hands of the Soviet army. Regardless of the actual combat situation, for Stalin, this was a real victory, enough to make him so excited that he couldn't sleep. For this reason, Stalin specially convened a meeting of the Politburo of the CPSU.

Stalin looked very happy, "Comrades, what does it mean to occupy Kulun? It means that we have regained what belongs to us. This is a great victory. The Chinese have been defeated. Lost Kulun, declare that the Chinese Tang Qiuli's rule in Outer Mongolia has come to an end, this is good news worth celebrating!"

"Comrade Gregarif is doing well, and all the Red Army soldiers of the Baikal Front are doing well. Therefore, I suggest that, in the name of the Politburo, inform the people of the entire Soviet Union of this great victory. Next, we should What to do?"

"It's very simple. Occupy every inch of Outer Mongolia until we drive out all the Chinese forces. Moreover, in the name of eliminating the invaders, we can go deep into Inner Mongolia and chase down Tang Qiuli's troops to eradicate Aftermath, completely wipe out all the ambitions of the Chinese to get involved in Outer Mongolia, remember I said at the previous Politburo meeting that the footsteps of our great Soviet Red Army soldiers are not limited to Outer Mongolia!"

In front of all the members of the Politburo of the CPSU, Stalin said this. These words were enough to shock the members of the Politburo of the CPSU into a stunned state. Comrade Stalin is crazy. This is to attack the mainland of China. Will provoke an all-out war against China!

However, what Stalin said below made these members of the Politburo who were about to jump up to oppose, sit down obediently and continue to listen to the leader's high-level speech, "Comrades, you may think that my ideas are very Unrealistic, yes, at least for now, we do not have the conditions to attack Inner Mongolia, comrades please pay attention, it is the conditions, not the strength!"

"Why? Because we still have another enemy that needs to be dealt with. That is the Japanese Kwantung Army, which has occupied more than 100 million square kilometers of land in the Far East of the Soviet Union. I will not attack Inner Mongolia until the Kwantung Army is dealt with. , on this point, comrades, please rest assured!"

The hearts of the members of the Politburo of the CPSU were like a roller coaster, going up and down, dizzy. Stalin was obviously very satisfied with the effect he wanted to achieve, and he was even more satisfied with making these high-ranking members of the Politburo dizzy. Follow your own thinking.

Stalin paced slowly on the red carpet, and then said: "Occupying Kulun does not mean the end of the Outer Mongolia War. The troops of the Chinese Tang Qiuli must be hiding in a certain area. I am not reconciled to this Withdraw from Outer Mongolia, so our deployment should be adjusted in certain aspects, Comrade Petroshilov, your General Staff, must implement the resolution of today's Politburo meeting!"

Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the Soviet Army's General Staff, stood up and replied: "Comrade Stalin, the General Staff has fully implemented the orders of the Politburo meeting. Please assign specific tasks so that we can follow suit!"

Petroshilov's words were spoken very well and reached the level of proficiency. He knew that the so-called Politburo resolution should be Comrade Stalin's decision, but in the name of the Politburo.

Stalin felt Petroshilov's sincerity, his face became softer, he took a sip of the pipe, and the light blue smoke hid his face in the haze, "The specific deployment is as follows, Vasilev Comrade Ski's Outer Mongolian Front Army is responsible for all the tasks of fighting against the independent division until all Chinese forces in Outer Mongolia are wiped out. This stage will take about a month."

"Comrade Gregarif's Baikal Front Army will immediately advance eastward from Kulun, and will join Comrade Kilganin's Outer Xing'an Mountains Front Army and Comrade Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army to carry out combat missions against the Japanese Kwantung Army, thoroughly and cleanly. Annihilate the Japanese Kwantung Army and cut off the Japanese attempt to get involved in the Far East.”

"The 400 million troops we have entered the East will use 240 million troops to deal with the Japanese Kwantung Army. If Comrade Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army is added, the Soviet Red Army fighting in the Far East will reach more than 400 million. Comrades, we have invested such a huge force, and the Japanese Kwantung Army alone is not worth our investment."

"So, after defeating or annihilating the Japanese Kwantung Army, what is the next task? It is very simple. Continue to attack and go straight to the home of the Japanese - Manchuria! It is a rich and vast land that should become our Soviet Union. part!"

"Ah—!" All the members of the Politburo of the CPSU were thrown into confusion by the wind. What happened to Comrade Stalin? He just left the Inner Mongolia region of the Chinese people, and he was thinking of attacking Manchuria under the Japanese occupation. , These two ideas, that one is crazy enough, it means that it is not a war with the Chinese, it is a war with the Japanese, or Comrade Stalin is going to war with the Chinese and the Japanese at the same time!

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