Age of Rebirth

Chapter [-]: Don’t Want to Fight

On August 28, 23th year of the Republic of China, there was destined to be a restless night. Since Tang Qiuli, he has been leading several special warfare units to lurk in the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border, Dongning and Suifenhe, an independent special warfare division in the dense forests of mountains. Major General Tang Qiuquan, the leader of the detachment, issued the operation order of "roses in full bloom". That night, from Khabarovsk to Gorenji, from Heilongjiang to Suifenhe, gunshots were everywhere along the hundreds of kilometers of the border.

Those who were attacked were all Soviet border patrols and the Soviet Far East Military District. They quickly reported the incident to the Soviet General Staff. , Set the basic tone for this series of incidents against the Soviet army.

The main solution is diplomatic means, supplemented by military preparations. Let's see how the Japanese respond to this series of incidents. In Stalin's Far East strategy, the first thing to solve is the diplomatic issue. Eliminating the Chinese troops of Tang Qiuli in the foreign countries and preserving the vested interests of the Soviet Union in the region conformed to both the Soviet Union's real interests and its long-term strategic interests.

Stalin was a seasoned statesman, and he was even smarter. He didn't want to see, at a critical moment when he was fighting with Tang Qiuli's army, Zhukov's army was uncertain, and the fate of the foreign army was determined, a terrorist appeared in the Far East. The frequent changes in the situation and the huge military strength of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria made Stalin even more vigilant. Unless he had to, he would never meet the Japanese with swords. [

Therefore, Molotov skillfully gave the Soviet People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs instructions to deal with the current sensitive Soviet-Japanese relations as low-key as possible through diplomatic channels. As long as the Communist government shows sincerity, the Soviet government can even make appropriate Concession, everything will be discussed after the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops who have the upper hand in the foreign military area are settled.

The Soviet ambassador to Japan, Stovikia, was ordered to submit the letter of protest to the province of Taiwan. After reading the letter of protest, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishika Inotaro was absolutely surprised and shocked. He did not believe that the Kwantung Army would carry the emperor and The base camp is so reckless, but the Soviets have come up with conclusive evidence. In addition, since the Soviets fought Tang Qiuli in the Outlaws, the sentiment of the domestic military circles against the Soviets has greatly increased.

Ishika Inotaro is really not sure whether the Kwantung Army has secretly attacked the Soviets without the government's back. This matter is also a big deal for the Chinese government. Ishika Inotaro did not dare to call the shots. Looking at the ambassador, His Excellency Stovicia, who had a bad face, he smiled and said in an unusually kind tone: "Mr. Ambassador, it is related to the relationship between the two countries, especially those involving When it comes to the Japan-Soviet Friendship Treaty, please allow me to report to our government and give you a satisfactory answer!"

After stabilizing the Soviet ambassador to Japan Stovicia, Itaro Ishika ran into the palace in a hurry, and presented the letter of protest from the Soviets to Emperor Hirohito. After reading the letter of protest, Hirohito was no more shocked than Ishika Pig How small is Taro.

Similarly, in the north of the Communist Party of China, Tang Qiuli's troops occupied the Liaoxi region of Manchuria. The * people also do not want to have any military conflict with the behemoth in the north.

From the "Japan-Soviet Friendship Treaty", it can be seen that neither the Soviet Union nor the Communist Party of China at that time wanted a military conflict, although the Japanese dreamed of obtaining the Russian Far East, Siberia and Transcaucasia oil resources, but now is definitely not the time.

Yuren pondered for a while, and ordered the attendants to immediately announce that the chief of the general staff of the base camp, Prince Zairen of Yudi Xianyuan Palace entered the palace, and Zairen rushed to the palace. He also felt baffled by this letter of protest. According to reason At this time, the Kwantung Army should have no extra energy. With so many military operations on the border between Manchuria and the Soviet Union, the Liaoxi offensive of the independent division alone has already made Kwantung Army Commander Kenkichi Ueda a big headache.

But the letter of protest was true. The two emperor brothers, together with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishika Inotaro, decided after urgent discussions that Zairen, in the name of the chief of staff of the base camp, issue an order to let the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Headquarters Kenkichi Ueda Will, explain all this clearly, and at the same time, send the original text of the Soviet protest letter to the Kwantung Army Command.

After receiving the order from the General Staff of the base camp, Ueda Kenkichi was also puzzled. He really had nothing to do. Just to deal with Tang Qiuli's troops and go to Shenyang to gather troops, Ueda Kenkichi was in a state of desperation. At this time, I still go to provoke the Soviets, am I not sick?

Kenkichi Ueda thought angrily, and immediately sent a telegram back to the base camp, calling for Zhuang Tianqu, claiming, "The humble job is dedicated to the upcoming battle against the Communist Party of Tang Qiuli, and will never dare to violate His Majesty's decree, The easy start of war with the Soviets was obviously an excuse for the Soviets to take advantage of our Kwantung Army's imminent battle with Tang Qiuli's troops to deliberately fabricate the incident and plan for us to invade the territory of Imperial Manchuria and attack the Kwantung Army."

Emperor Hirohito and Prince Zaihito, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishika Inotaro, most of them believed Ueda Kenkichi's words. Therefore, the reply to the Soviet ambassador to Japan Stovikia was: "Our government has questioned the Kwantung Army troops. The series of incidents on the border between Manchuria and the Soviet Union were definitely not the actions of the troops of the Kwantung Army of our country. The government of the Communist Party of China and the troops of His Majesty the Emperor absolutely abide by all the provisions stipulated in the Japan-Soviet Friendship Treaty. It is worthy of the suspicion of the Chinese government, and our government reserves the right to demand an apology."

In a word, to settle this matter, you are framing it. We, the imperial government of the Communist Party of China, want to ask you what is the intention of the Soviets? Naturally, the answer from the Communist government was not satisfactory to the Soviets. The two sides exchanged messages and quarreled endlessly. In the end, the Soviets became angry. The scene where the Soviet border patrol was attacked was still preserved. tears.

The result of the quarrel was that the senior military generals of the two sides and the senior officials of the foreign affairs department jointly investigated the scene where the Soviet patrol was attacked. The Japanese did not do this, so they were naturally confident. In the grip, but also full of confidence.

The key military personnel participating in the attack were Major General Yuichi Watanabe, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, and Santaro Takashima, director of the Asia Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zitoyevsky, deputy member of the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs in charge of Asian affairs, also had a special member, General Timoshenko, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet Far East Second Army that was being formed.

Timoshenko was specially ordered by Stalin to participate. The two parties agreed to check the scene near the No. 180 third boundary pillar on the Soviet side of the Suifen River. Major General Aruchenko, who had just lost more than 1000 people, would naturally not be in a good mood. Major General Yuichi Watanabe, who was wronged, was also full of anger. When he met him, he glared at him, and when he spoke, sparks jumped up and down. The corpses of the soldiers patrolling the Soviet army had been left to dry in the wilderness for a day and a night, and they still kept their pre-death condition. posture.

The Soviets did put in a lot of effort to prove the problem. Major General Yuichi Watanabe glanced at it, and said arrogantly: "What can this prove? The death of your country's soldiers cannot be seen to be related to the Kwantung Army of the Great Communist Empire." , has anything to do with it!"

Major General Aruchenko was so angry that he almost scolded his mother, "Damn you, you still have to quibble and deny in the face of iron facts, well, let you see the evidence," he ordered the accompanying guards, Take all the pieces that can be collected.

A lot of Japanese formulas were piled up at the feet of Major General Yuichi Watanabe, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. He was stunned, the genuine standard medicine used by the Kwantung Army troops, what the hell?As the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Major General Yuichi Watanabe participated in the planning of all military operations of the Kwantung Army. He can guarantee with his head that the Kwantung Army never attacked Soviet soldiers, but what is going on with these things?

If the Kwantung Army did not do it, Major General Yuichi Watanabe would naturally not make a move. His answer was: "Although they are the sons of the Kwantung Army troops of the Chinese Empire, it cannot be proved that they were fired by soldiers of the Kwantung Army," Aruchenko said. The major general couldn't bear it anymore, he had seen shameless people, but he had never seen anyone as despicable as the Communists. [

In a few words, the two generals with arrogance in their bones immediately quarreled. If it weren't for the diplomatic officials of both sides pressing each other down, these two guys who were not convinced by each other and felt righteous and righteous could draw their guns and shoot each other on the spot. , staged a modern version of the duel.

Timoshenko did not speak from the beginning to the end. He instinctively felt that this matter was not so simple. Out of the sensitivity of the soldiers and their desire for war, he felt that the possibility of a conspiracy by the Communist Party was more likely. The main forces were all attracted by the war in the Outer East region, so it might not be a great opportunity for the Japanese who have long coveted the Far East.

The two parties broke up unhappy, and agreed to continue the negotiation tomorrow. Tang Qiuquan had a panoramic view of all this from the observation post he set up in this area. Immediately, he collected the responses from the Communists and the Soviets, as well as the measures taken by both sides. The handling methods were reported to Tang Qiuli, the teacher who was far away in Uliasutai.

After Tang Qiuli received the telegram, he sneered, as expected, if the Soviets and the Communists fought so easily, he would not have to arrange a few months in advance on the Sino-Soviet border area to arrange the next autumn In Brother Quan's dark move, whether it is the Soviets or the Japanese, they all put the solution to their own forces in the first place.

This can be seen from the restrained attitudes adopted by both the Soviets and the Communists. If the two do not fight, not only will they not be able to take advantage of it, but they will also be trapped by two fat, strong and greedy countries. In another way of joining forces, fight back to the original shape.

Tang Qiuli's latest instruction to Tang Qiuquan is: "Continue to increase the fire," or four words, with murderous intent and insidiousness.

(To be continued)