Tukhachevsky's arrival caused an uproar among the commanders of the Soviet army in Mongolia, not because his arrival would take away the command of the 57 Special Army, but because the return of the "Red God of War" was an earth-shattering event. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tukhachevsky did not expect that he would make a comeback after only two years in the Far East, and he understood that all this depended on the comrade Andrei who was far away in Moscow, otherwise he would not know how many years he would have to look at the warehouse.

But this time to Mongolia to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Soviet army's campaign is not a beautiful difference, it is needless to say that it must be won, and it must be won beautifully, and the scale of victory is just right, and the difficulty is definitely not small. In Tukhachevsky's eyes, those Japanese troops could be said to be vulnerable, even if they had insufficient troops, they were confident that they would win, and their position in the hearts of the Red Army commanders and fighters was even more unquestionable, and commanding unfamiliar troops would not encounter a situation of ineffective command. Not to mention the fact that Moscow has already ordered to support the Mongol garrison from several directions, and there is no need to worry about its own support and logistics, and the military transportation of the Trans-Siberian Railway has already begun.

But what kind of victory is going to be the right one Tukhachevsky has no idea in his heart, and he will provide himself with more than 100,000 elite troops, plus the cooperation of the Mongolian army, he can even rush over and capture Qiqihar in Manchuria, which is three or four hundred kilometers away from the border, and then retreat with his whole body. But what kind of victory would be suitable has not yet been told to him, and everything will not be known until the meeting with Comrade Andrei.

"To bring the Japanese to the negotiating table, the Western Front needs a large and stable rear." -- This is a point that Tukhachevsky, who is familiar with the military strategy of the Soviet Union, can affirm.

As soon as he received the order from Moscow, he hurriedly prepared and rushed from Khabarovsk to Mongolia, where the plane first arrived in Ulaanbaatar and then went to Tamchagbulak, where the headquarters of the 57th Special Army was located. But as soon as he arrived in Ulaanbaatar, he received a shocking news: Comrade Andrei, who was supposed to arrive last night, has not yet arrived.

Tukhachevsky's reaction to the sluggishness of the Ulaanbaatar side can be described as thunderous, although from a certain point of view he can understand why the embassy and the Ulaanbaatar garrison have not yet reported the news of Comrade Andrei's disappearance: the comrades have been sending planes to search since the morning, and have also contacted the airfields along the route, but they are waiting for the arrival of Tukhachevsky, the military commander, and he will take the advice.

This telegram is not easy to send, it is possible that whoever sent it is unlucky!

At the same time, Tukhachevsky had to send the telegram to Moscow, which made Stalin's face pale, and all he could do was wait for Moscow's reply.

Fortunately, the fire at the city gate did not affect the pond fish, Stalin just ordered everything to go according to plan, but everyone understood that more important than fighting was to find Andrei's people: to see people alive, to see corpses when dead!

Tukhachevsky knew that Stalin was in a hurry, but the war in the east did not allow him to stay in Ulaanbaatar for a long time, so he took a plane to Tamchagbulak, 300 kilometers away, at dawn the next day, and handed over the search for Andrei's plane in Mongolia to the Ulaanbaatar garrison and Marshal Choibalsan.

Choibalsan reassured him that if the plane had an accident on the Mongolian route, his cavalry and herders would turn that 800-kilometer route upside down.

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Tukhachevsky arrived at the command of the 57th Special Army with some uncertainty, because the uncertain life and death of Comrade Andrei were too important to himself and the Soviets, and if there were really three longs and two shorts, Stalin in the Kremlin might do something with unpredictable consequences.

It can be said that the terrorist rebellion was suppressed and quelled by Comrade Andrei, and the lives of himself and countless outstanding comrades were guaranteed by Comrade Andrei with his own head.

The commander of the 57th Special Army, Feklenko, the political commissar of the army, Nikishev, and the chief of staff Kushev immediately reported to Tukhachevsky the situation of the battle east of the Kharakha River, and at present, the Red Army has completely annihilated more than 800 Japanese detachments that have entered the disputed area, plus the skirmishes in the front-end time, a total of about 1,200 enemy casualties have been killed, and more than 100 casualties have been inflicted, and the losses of the Mongolian army are slightly greater.

Tukhachevsky was very dissatisfied with the commander's report, the leaders did not know the specifics of the front at all, and the command was too far from the battlefield.

"Do you think you can command troops from 120 kilometers away from the battlefield?!"

Tukhachevsky's stern tone made Feklenko and others tremble, the name of the "Red God of War" was not an ornament, although he has now become a divisional commander, but in everyone's hearts he is still the famous Marshal of the Red Army.

Feklenko had to answer stiffly: "Comrade Tukhachevsky, we are far here, but we are not ready in terms of operations in the area where the conflict is taking place. The telegraph and telephone lines at the front have not been laid even for a kilometer, there are no ready-made command posts, the number of field airfields is insufficient, and the use of water is the greatest difficulty. ”

Tukhachevsky came here to serve as commander-in-chief of the campaign, and Moscow gave him the supreme decision on the campaign, and also gave him the right to appoint and dismiss officers of subordinate units. The Red Army's battlefield records were strict, and if the commander-in-chief believed that his subordinates had neglected their duties or delayed a fighter's plane, the dismissal was small, and if it was not good, he would have to go to court-martial.

Tukhachevsky was very dissatisfied with such an explanation, he was already in a very bad mood today, and when he arrived at the headquarters, he was in such a situation, even he, who was famous for his demeanor and elegant manners, would also be grumpy: "It's been half a month!" Are you all hanging out?! ”

The atmosphere in the headquarters suddenly became gloomy, and the god of war was on fire and the sky was about to collapse! Tukhachevsky had a gloomy face, and the others did not dare to speak out.

After a while, he said, "What are you going to do in the face of the current situation?" ”

"Sappers have been sent to the front line to build command posts, and communications troops have also begun to lay telegraph and telephone lines."

Among the commanders of the 57th Special Army, only the military commissar Nikishev had been to the combat area, and "two hours later you went with me to the front line to inspect the positions. In addition, I removed Comrade Feklenko from the post of army commander, and I directly concurrently served as army commander, and Comrade Feklenko served as deputy army commander, who was in charge of this side during my inspection. ”

Hearing Tukhachevsky's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, which was originally expected to happen: the "God of War" would not be a spectator who only talked about it and did not personally command the troops.

Behind Tukhachevsky, numerous columns of troops are carrying supplies and soldiers to Sambes (Sambezi, Choibalshan), and on the road from Sambezi to Tamchagbulak and the east bank of the Harakha River, long convoys of cars are working day and night to transport supplies to the front line, thanks to the Siberian railway branch line that has just been built this year to connect Sambes and Chita, otherwise the distance of the road transport line would have been more than 750 kilometers, and the car round trip would have taken five full days, and now the distance has been shortened by more than half.

With the arrival of Tukhachevsky, the air force units of the Transbaikal Military District also landed at the Tamchag Bulak field airfield, while intensive construction is also underway at the new airfields in nearby places such as Sambes and Tanghe Ayila.

The "Red God of War" inspected the front line, which was tantamount to a stimulant shot to the front-line troops, and the news of Tukhachevsky's arrival spread quickly on the positions and in the trenches. Although Tukhachevsky has faded out of everyone's attention in the past two years, his deeds have not been deleted from the textbooks, and his name is also in the novel, even the recruits who just joined the army last year are also familiar with the name of this "red god of war", not to mention officers and veterans.

In the Red Army, Tukhachevsky was synonymous with victory!

In contrast to the enthusiasm of the junior officers and soldiers, Tukhachevsky, who had inspected the positions of both sides on the front line, felt that the problem was not as simple as he had originally imagined -- according to the reports obtained by aerial reconnaissance, the Japanese positions on the front 70 kilometers ahead were all over the front, and there were Japanese camping tents everywhere.

Everything indicates that this will not be an ordinary border conflict, the Japanese army has not abandoned its attempts to advance north, and it is estimated that soon the Japanese army will launch a large-scale military operation. The year before last, the Red Army beat the Japanese army on the front line of Lake Hassan to the point of crying wolf, and the little devil wanted revenge this time, and the action would not be small. If the Japanese army only attacks on the front line of the Haraha River, it is not a matter of concern, but if the Japanese army attacks simultaneously from three directions, Hailar, Zhangjiakou and Arshan, it will not be enough to rely on only one 57 special army at hand.

Will the Japanese army take a large-scale risk? Tukhachevsky couldn't say for sure, but the thinking of those little dwarfs was sometimes a little abnormal, and it was difficult to estimate that even the best commanders would be the initiators. But no matter what tricks you do, as long as you are well equipped here, you are not afraid of messing around!

The reinforcements behind him are being assembled, and there is no need to worry about the backup, the first thing is to move the headquarters to a suitable position and effectively grasp the air supremacy. Tukhachevsky himself chose the location of the new command, at the foot of the Hamaldaba Mountains on the west bank of the Kharaha River, near the first line.

The "Red God of War" is back, the sword is unsheathed, and the annihilation of the Japanese army on the opposite side will be a new starting point for Tukhachevsky's military career. (To be continued.) )