July 19, Mongolian People's Republic, Tamchag Prague, Soviet-Mongolian Command Headquarters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Manturov spoke first eloquently: "Comrades, there is now information that the Japanese army is already mobilizing forces and moving towards the Normenhan front. If all the reinforcements arrived, it was estimated that the Japanese army might have 100,000 troops. If their reserves are included, the total strength may reach 150,000.

At that time, we will face great difficulties. In the unlikely event that the Japanese army uses its reserve forces, it will be very difficult for us to launch a counteroffensive with the existing 100,000 troops and annihilate the enemy forces, and it will be difficult to achieve the strategic goal proposed by the People's Commissar for Defense to destroy the Japanese army. ”

Listening to Manturov's words, all the Soviet-Mongolian officers present, as well as the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic, Choibalshan, frowned.

The greatest pressure was not on Zhukov and Manturov, but on Choibalshan, the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic, known as the "Stalin of Mongolia".

As the leader of Outer Mongolia, this war is all involved in his territory, and if it is not done, the entire regime will be destroyed. This will be a great disaster for him, as well as for the people of Outer Mongolia.

And other Soviet officers, although they also attached importance to the war, at least the Japanese devils did not dare to enter the territory of the Soviet Union, and their homeland was not directly threatened by Japanese imperialism.

Choibalsan stood up, ready to give his opinion. He, like the other Mongols, was not very tall and had a somewhat dark skin. But wearing the uniform of the marshal of the Mongolian People's Army, he has a wide figure, he looks very majestic, no matter how you look at it, he has the momentum of a commander.

Choibalsan spoke Russian with a Mongolian accent: "Comrades, we, the Mongolian People's Republic, will concentrate all the troops that can be mobilized and all the resources at our disposal to support this war!" This war is about the survival of the Mongolian People's Republic and the lives of the Mongolian people!

We, the Mongolian people, absolutely cannot and will not yield to Japanese imperialism! Will make the most tenacious and powerful resistance! Choibalshan's few short words inspired the morale of the Mongolian generals and attracted the applause of all the officers present.

"Comrade commander, should we ask the People's Commissariat of Defense for additional troops? Judging from the current situation, our army needs to increase the strength of at least three infantry divisions before it can be sure that the counterattack will be victorious. M-N-Potapov, deputy commander of the group army present at the meeting, said.

Zhukov thought for a moment and said: "Yes." Immediately request reinforcements of more than four divisions to the People's Commissariat of Defense and the Far Eastern Military District. ”

"Yes!"

Manturov had a question in his mind. "Comrade Zhukov, Comrade Stalin did not want to expand the war. If four more divisions are brought over, our forces will be too many, and the war will inevitably expand. ”

"So what should be done? The Japanese army has already sent heavy reinforcements. ”

"Of course, there will be reinforcements, but at the same time, we should do some work on the side of the Japanese base camp."

Hearing the "Japanese army base camp," a bigger question arose in the hearts of all the officers attending the meeting -- how to do some work in the Japanese base camp?

They are just an army on the front line, all the personnel are on the Sino-Mongolian border, how can they send people to infiltrate the headquarters of the small Japanese Imperial Army?

"Comrade Military Commissar, why do you want to do some work at the headquarters of the Japanese army?" Zhukov asked.

"According to my analysis, the Japanese military government and the Japanese military headquarters are actually unwilling to expand the war against our country. They are already mired in the Chinese battlefield, and it is difficult for them to spare their strength to fight our country. ”

Manturov's argument is somewhat reasonable, but there is no substantial evidence that the Japanese headquarters is opposed to the idea of expanding the war. This is not a problem, the question is how to work on the Japanese side.

Zhukov thought of this question and asked Manturov: "How will the work be carried out?" ”

"As far as I know, our country has intelligence agents operating in Tokyo, Japan. Through them, we can spread the news of the defeat of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

As far as I know, the Japanese emperor made it clear that he did not want to expand the war with our country. When they learned that the Kwantung Army had waged war without authorization, but had suffered heavy losses and had lost three battles, it was estimated that the Japanese army headquarters would reconsider the feasibility of the plan to advance northward.

When the time comes, they will be very willing to retreat in the face of difficulties and negotiate peace with our country. ”

"So, since the Japanese army headquarters has no intention of expanding the war, why did they send so many reinforcements to the front line?"

Based on his little knowledge of history, Manturov said: "In fact, the Kwantung Army had a great deal of autonomy, and they rarely reported the movement of troops to the Japanese headquarters, and they often exaggerated the results of the battle, and they were able to report the defeat as a victory. Under the conditions of 'victory', the Japanese base camp would not have taken measures at all to prevent their military operations against the Soviet-Mongolian armies. But if it fails, the top of the Kwantung Army will suffer.

If we can take advantage of this opportunity, through the intelligence agents lurking in Japan, we can spread the news that the Kwantung Army has been defeated three times before and intends to expand the war.

If it does not work, then spread the news that our army is deploying 50 divisions in the Far East to scare them. ”

"Comrade Manturov, there is some truth in what you said, but if you expose the strength of our army...... I'm afraid it's not good. Although we do not have 50 divisions, only 40. One of the officers asked.

"The vast majority of the Japanese forces have been pinned down in the Chinese theater, and if they knew that our army had a large number of troops in the Far East, then they would know that they would be in danger of fighting on two fronts. And the Japanese army does not have enough troops to deal with us now, and it is very likely that the base camp will take into account the realistic situation and abandon the idea of fighting against our country. ”

"Comrade Manturov, what you just said is just a personal analysis, or is it their real situation?" Choibalsan asked, gambling on his country.

"That's what they actually are, and although I can't prove it right now, it's true. So, we should now ask for reinforcements and at the same time inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do some work behind enemy lines.

If we succeed behind enemy lines, then we will win without a fight. If the work behind enemy lines fails, then we will beat them one more time, and beat them until the white flag is raised! ”

"Okay, that's it!"

The news of the request for reinforcements soon reached Voroshilov. Because of the importance of the matter and the mobilization of too many troops, Voroshilov moved the matter to the Kremlin and discussed it with Stalin.

"Joseph, there is intelligence that the Japanese army will gather more than 100,000 troops and go to the battlefield of Nomenkan. If this is true, I am afraid that our army will need to send at least four divisions to the Nomenkan front line to deal with the reinforcements of the Japanese army. ”

Stalin frowned, took a puff of his cigarette, and said: "Krim, but if we transfer four more divisions to the front, I am afraid that the war will expand, and then a full-scale Soviet-Japanese war may break out." ”

"However, at present, the Japanese army has gathered a lot of troops. With the current strength of our army, it is not enough to launch an effective counteroffensive against the Japanese army, and more reserve forces are needed to support it.

In the event of a failure of the counteroffensive, in the absence of sufficient reserves, the Japanese army could well occupy the Nomenkhand region and, through there, launch an aggressive attack on Siberia. At that time, a full-scale war between Japan and the Soviet Union is likely to break out. ”

Stalin thought for a moment, and while holding his big pipe, he said: "Krim, your analytical skills have improved a lot." ”

"Joseph, you see the smile, these are my son-in-law's analysis. He believed that the Japanese army headquarters did not want to expand the war, so it should use our intelligence network there to spread the news that the Kwantung Army had lost three battles and three times, and that our army had deployed a large number of troops in the Far East.

In this way, they will abandon their plans to advance north, taking into account the previous record of our army, as well as our huge military power in the Far East. ”

"Good." Stalin seemed pleased with Manturov's analytical skills, "to reinforce the Mongols with three infantry divisions and two motorized divisions, and to inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs that they would use our intelligence network in Japan to spread the news that the Japanese army had lost on the Nomenkan front and that we had deployed a large number of troops in the Far East, so that they would retreat." ”