Age of Rebirth

Eight hundred and nineth chapter Japan-Soviet war (a)

On the night of August 24th, gunshots were heard everywhere along the hundreds of kilometers of the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border. Important towns and military points in the Northeast along the border and in the Soviet Union were all attacked. There were a lot of casualties, and the military losses were even greater.

Throughout the day on August 25, the Sino-Soviet border was surprisingly calm. Neither the tense confrontation nor the mobilization of troops before the war came. The Japanese and the Soviet Union seemed to deliberately maintain a certain sense of restraint. According to various intelligences, Tang Qiuquan saw the clues. Both the small army and the Soviets were accumulating strength. Unless this battle was not fought, it would be an earth-shattering confrontation between large armies.

Moreover, there was no reason not to start a fight. He sent a telegram to his teacher Tang Qiuli, with only four words: "The rose is withering", which means that the ignition stage of provoking the war between the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union has ended. Please ask for instructions. Next steps tasks and directions.

In the west of the Outlaws, in the Uliasutai area, Tang Qiuli, who was still in command of the siege of Zhukov's First Army, received a telegram, and there was a sinister smile that made people feel cold. Brother Qiuquan did a good job, and more than 1000 people , Two consecutive nights of multi-pronged attacks, provoking a war between two countries, this is definitely a superb director, and the mastermind behind the scenes is himself, how could he be complacent. [

To be honest, he really didn’t want to take the method of completely destroying Zhukov and his 10,000+ Soviet troops who had become entangled. For half a day, Zhukov and his men, in addition to being prisoners, turned into corpses.

Tang Qiuli didn't want to do this, because there would be casualties in the war, and it didn't fit his overall strategic plan. Encircling and not fighting was the best strategy, and going to war between the Soviets and the Soviets was even more for him. A lot of highlights have been added. Surrounding Zhukov's troops and ordering Liu Tiehan to retreat from the western Liaoning area are the continuation and perfection of this strategy.

He sent Tang Qiuquan a new order, "Captain Tang and all the special forces, your troops will continue to stay in this area and closely monitor the movements of Japan and the Soviet Union. According to your intelligence, this battle is inevitable. At the beginning of the war , in order to prevent the Japanese army from being severely attacked by the Soviet army, your department can use various methods to help the Japanese army secretly. It is best if the Japanese army can push the Soviet army back to the outer Xing'an Mountains at the beginning of the war. The specific action plan is as follows: It can be formulated according to the actual situation, and there is no need to report to the division headquarters."

This is the latest task Tang Qiuli entrusted to the special warfare detachment, and it is also the most difficult task. He didn't want the Soviets to vomit blood at the beginning, which would lose the meaning of this operation. It also gave up the Communists' ambition to go north, and turned to deal with China with all their strength.

Historically, the war between Japan and the Soviet Union was bound to break out. In the Nomenkan area on the Sino-Mongolian border, General Zhukov, the commander and political commissar of the Soviet First Army in the Far East, commanded the troops. The Kwantung Army, which had great ambitions to march north, and its heavy blows, in this campaign, the Soviet Army killed more than [-] Kwantung Army soldiers and injured more than [-] with no more than [-] casualties.

This is a duel of planes, cannons, tanks and the spirit of Bushido. The Japanese army suffered a disastrous defeat. This battle completely buried the Kwantung Army's ambition to advance northward, and instead put the main force in China and Southeast Asia. The traditional forces of Britain, the United States and other countries in Southeast Asia were wiped out and expelled from Southeast Asia. In the end, there was a conflict of fundamental interests with Britain and the United States, and the Pacific War broke out. Downhill, and eventually perish.

When Tang Qiuli saw this period of war history in later generations, there was a doubt that always troubled him. Since the Japanese took the initiative to provoke the war between Japan and the Soviet Union, why did they choose the battlefield where it was most beneficial to the Soviet mechanized corps and give full play to their strengths? The advantaged foreign countries are the Gobi and grassland areas. At that time, China was a top-notch military power in Asia. Compared with Europe and the United States, it was an entire era behind in terms of tactical guiding ideology and weapons and equipment.

Pulling hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the flat and dangerous Gobi and grasslands just gave the Soviet army under the command of Zhukov the opportunity to give full play to its advantages. Tanks, planes and guns, for the Japanese army that advocates hand-to-hand combat, Unlike a disaster, the Japanese killed more than 5 people, proving that Bushido was no match for airplanes, artillery, and tanks.It also achieved Zhukov's reputation, and finally entered Stalin's sight.

Whether it was the arrogance of the Japanese army or the ability of the senior commander, Tang Qiuli couldn't figure it out. However, after fighting against the Japanese army several times, he really didn't dare to compliment the military quality of the Japanese army's senior commanders, but found that, The more middle- and lower-level Japanese military officers, the stronger their military quality and fighting will.

Now, the Russians and the Soviets must go to war, but for the two ambitious countries, he chose the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border, where swamps and rivers are densely covered, as a battlefield for polar bears and wolves to fight. The planes, cannons, and tanks of the Soviets lost more than half of their usefulness. It was a great feeling to fight a war of equal strength with the Soviets.

Furthermore, Tang Qiuli didn't want the Japanese to be beaten so bloody from the nose and mouth by the Soviets at the beginning, and knocked to the ground. Therefore, he ordered Qiuquan to help the Japanese army fight more smoothly.

***, Emperor Hirohito’s mood at the imperial military meeting in the Tokyo base camp, that is, nervousness and excitement, as well as extreme irritability, he has received a report from the Kwantung Army. Kwantung Army Commander Kenkichi Ueda wrote in the report: " With respect to His Majesty the Emperor, on the night of August 24th, our Kwantung Army's East Manchurian frontline, and important towns and military installations at the border with the Soviet Union were all attacked and destroyed by the Soviets. More than 400 Kwantung Army soldiers were killed in battle. More than [-] people are missing and the number of wounded."

"Based on reports from various places, I concluded that this was deliberately instigated by the Soviet army to invade the territory of our Great Communist Empire. All the evidence collected shows that this is a regular Soviet army that entered Manchuria. In the territory, in response to the aggression launched by our imperial troops, based on the rational protests raised by the Soviet army on the 23rd, it can be concluded that the Soviets will again create incidents and excuses for invading the territory of Manchuria. I implore Your Majesty to allow the Kwantung Army to move its main force eastward. As far as the border area of ​​East Manchuria, make all preparations for battle."

In his report, Kenkichi Ueda also listed in detail the list of officers and soldiers killed in battle in the Kwantung Army, as well as the situation of the lost materials. The long list shows that the fire in Emperor Hirohito’s heart is going up. Overthinking her abilities, she was beaten to the ground by the evil devil Tang Qiuli when she was outside, and was defeated repeatedly.

The main force of the Soviet Army in the Far East, Zhukov's First Army, was surrounded by Tang Qiuli in the Uliasutai area, and he still wanted to stir up trouble on the border of Manchuria. Could it be that our Great Communist Empire was afraid of Stalin? ?Take me Hirohito as a softie?He felt deeply insulted and bullied,

Emperor Hirohito, full of anger and a wounded heart, immediately held an imperial military meeting. The meeting focused on one theme, to fight the Soviets or not?

The military conference was immediately divided into two factions. The army advocated immediate war with the Soviets. Remaining silent about such blatant acts of aggression is an insult to the Imperial Army of the Great *** and will also affect our image in the world. Spread the word, the empire How does the Army face the doubts and criticisms of the Chinese people?

The navy advocates restraint, to see what the attitude of the Soviets is, and to resolve disputes through diplomatic means. Now, the war against Japan is in a difficult situation, and it is not appropriate to conflict with the Soviets. The main force should be poured into the Chinese battlefield and Southeast Asia The area, where there are all kinds of strategic resources that the empire urgently needs, is a piece of fat and oily meat.

From the very beginning, the army and the navy had been quarreling. In essence, it was still a long-standing land-sea dispute within the military circles of the Communist Party of China. When it entered the Siberia region of the Soviet Union in the north, the navy could not rely on it at all, and laid down a large area of ​​​​Russian land. , The credit belongs to the army, how can the proud navy swallow this breath. [

The *** army has always advocated the strategy of marching north. The vast land and abundant resources in the Siberia region of the Soviet Union fascinated the *** army. It is in the best interests of the army to expand the territory around the four islands.

Both the land and the sea quarreled red-faced and refused to give in. Emperor Hirohito just remained silent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishika Inotaro who attended the meeting saw that this quarrel was not an option and could not solve the problem at all, so he proposed a compromise plan. The province came forward and lodged a serious protest to the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels.

If the Soviet Union accepts the protest and compensates for all losses, there is no need for war. If the Soviet Union flatly refuses to apologize and refuses to compensate for losses, it is ready to go to war. In Manchuria's Liaoxi area, there are still three 10,000+ army troops, staring at Manchuria."

After saying this, the senior generals of the army, the more they listened to it, the more uncomfortable they felt, and their hearts burst into flames. This guy, who has always had a fierce fight with the navy, usually does some secret things for the navy, and now he jumped out again. Being a good person, isn't it obvious that you are biased towards the navy?

Minister of War Sugiyama Moto stood up, first bowed deeply to Emperor Hirohito, and then said: "Ishi She-kun, remind me that the so-called serious protest raised by the Soviet Union on August 23 has already shown the attitude of the Soviets, that is, , I am determined to occupy the territory of Manchuria, our Great Communist Empire, but I am just looking for an excuse, may I ask, can the diplomatic means you mentioned guarantee to avoid such a thing from happening?"

Just kidding, who can guarantee such a big event, and who dares to guarantee it?Neither can His Majesty the Emperor, who is half-god and half-human.

(To be continued)