"Recently, I heard a sentence that came from the Central Plains, the so-called "follow the customs of the locals, the Republic of China wants to engage in socialism, and it must also follow the socialism of the Republic of China with its own characteristics. Copying the Soviet one, that's called dogmatism. For this point, we have repeatedly discussed it before the Zunyi meeting. Later, it was passed in Zunyi, and the correct policy was established, and finally he was able to overcome all difficulties and reach the northwest. Socialism with the characteristics of the Republic of China, with this sentence, is enough to prove the high revolutionary consciousness of Director Jiang. When the brothers were still separated, the Soviet Union, although it had a lot of support for us, had its own selfish motives after all. After all, the interests of the Soviets themselves came first. We, the Republic of China, also have our own core interests. Mr. Zhou nodded in agreement.

"Well, I have also exchanged letters with Director Jiang recently. After all, the influence of the Soviet Union before is too deep, and it will not be completely corrected for a while. There needs to be a transition. If you have something to discuss, you can always discuss it. Even within the Northwest Army, it is also divided into different factions such as the Northwest Army of the Headquarters, the Northeast Army, the Shaanxi Army, the Sichuan Army, and Song Zheyuan's Old Northwest Army, all of which were warlords before. If we can eliminate so many warlords without internal wars, and keep the Japanese out of the Central Plains, Director Jiang's task is not easier than ours to get rid of the old and build the new. The leader smiled and said, "We were in the south before, and even the Kuomintang was able to seek common ground while reserving differences." Now it is also the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and when we go to the northwest, can we not even tolerate the comrades who have already joined the party, and we think that there are not enough factions now, so we have to organize a few more factions by ourselves? In my opinion, this is the real ideological work to be done. ”

"The recent revelations of corruption among grassroots officials in the Northwest have indeed allowed some people to build momentum. However, some people are hugging the grass and beating rabbits, and they are indeed a little overdone, and I am planning to discuss it with the leader and Mr. Zhou, but I didn't expect Lao Zang to pour it out like a bamboo tube in one go. ”

Shao Lizi and Tibetan Yi have been old friends for many years, and they happened to be working in the inspection area before, and when they came back, they knew that Tibetan Yi had just recovered from a serious illness, so they rushed over to visit, and the two discussed this matter.

"It's not pleasant if you don't vomit. There are some things that need to be resolute. Besides, we are also party members now, and even if there is a dispute, it is an internal struggle, but some people always like to engage in external struggle. Now the Japanese have not fled, and the big problems between the north and the south have not been solved. Tens of millions of refugees are even more unsettled, so many troubles have not been dealt with, just want to do their own tricks, isn't it a brain burned, I have been in contact with the leader, Zhou, Chen, Liu, these people have been in contact, on the whole the top is still very open-minded, and also has a positive attitude towards the integration of the great northwest. However, there is no faction in the pie, and there are thousands of strange things. The forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. It's our northwest interior, and it's not like those scum, scum is like cutting leeks, cutting a lot of long and a handful. We must resolutely crack down on our own bad phenomena. It is also necessary to resolutely put a stop to some bad behaviors within the party. Taking the socialist road with the characteristics of the Republic of China, the leader and Mr. Zhou also agree very much. Therefore, we can't cause a big conflict because of some small things. ”

Tibetan Shiyi took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "At the beginning, I had quite a problem with the commander's comprehensive introduction of red forces. However, it seems that the overall benefits still outweigh the disadvantages. Besides, there are too many factions in the Republic of China, not only our party, but also the warlords in various places are all factions that need to be eliminated. Without such compatibility, so many warlords in the country, the Guangdong system, the Hunan system, the Sichuan system, the Jin system, and the Northeast system, can they really be eliminated one by one? If we fail to cultivate the inclusiveness of the northwestern regime, we will inevitably achieve twice the result with half the effort in the future by integrating the forces of the whole country. Seek common ground while reserving differences, and make progress in cooperation. Although the commander went to the Central Plains and put aside these things, he knows the big truth better than us. ”

"As you can say, the woods are big and there are all kinds of birds. You can't knock over a boatload of people just because of the actions of a few. Besides, we're not all on board. Our old bones have not yet reached the point where they cannot move, and making progress in difficulties and going against the current is not a tradition that the commander has always advocated? Shao Lizi nodded and smiled happily, "To be honest, I have a bad temper, and I was worried that no one would be able to persuade you to be stubborn, I originally wanted to do your ideological work again, but I didn't expect you to figure it out yourself." However, before the Soviet Union's sufficient influence in the northwest can be eliminated, it is indeed necessary to take a good look at a few arsenals. The soldiers in front are fighting for their lives, and we can't drag our feet in the rear. Besides, according to the current production of tanks and armored vehicles, the commander still wants to expand the mixed 1st brigade and the mixed 3rd brigade at the same time after the 1st armored mixed brigade is expanded. ”

"Military matters, let the commander worry about it, political affairs, the commander's ambition is not here. Let's just take care of it more in the back, and then talk about big and small things, aren't all the martial marquis tired to death? Thinking of Jiang Li's laziness, Tibetan Yi, the old partner, couldn't help but smile and shake his head

The cavalry of the Deve Brigade crossed the Haraha River. Most people in later generations thought that the Japanese army had the idea of going north, so they took the initiative to provoke the war at Nomenkan. In fact, the dispute began when the Mongol cavalry under Soviet influence crossed the Halaha River. Although as early as 1924, the Soviet Union reneged on its promise to China after the October Revolution and privately concluded secret treaties with Japan several times to divide the spheres of influence of Manchu and Mongolia. However, with the full-scale invasion of the Northeast by the Kwantung Army, the spheres of influence of the two sides changed a little with the rapid expansion of the Japanese army's power.

At least east of the Haraha River, it was the territory of the Japanese army. This time, however, the Mongol cavalry of Choibalsan crossed the river. At this time, the puppet army in charge of border patrol clashed with the Mongol cavalry, and after several chase battles, the Mongol cavalry was driven back to the west of the Halaha River.

However, this matter was not over, and soon the Mongol cavalry pulled another little brother to kill him, not only defeating a puppet army, but also building improvised fortifications on the east bank of the Haraha River. Looking at this posture, it doesn't look like he's coming to fight guerrillas. Two days later, on May 13, the Japanese 23rd Division stationed in Hailar reported the movements of the Mongol army to the Kwantung Army command.

In fact, small frictions between the two sides have been going on since last year. The commander of the Kwantung Army quickly made a decision, so the commander of the 23rd Division, Lieutenant General Komatsubara, sent a small half of the infantry brigade, a cavalry squadron, and an armored car squadron to each carry out a surprise attack on the Mongolian army at Nomenkan. The Mongol army was overwhelmed and retreated to the west bank of the Haraha River.

At this time, the Soviet Union began to send troops to aid the Mongolian army. Friction between the two sides has escalated further.

The battle between the two sides began to unfold in the air, but at this time, the Soviet Air Force, due to the relatively old-fashioned aircraft equipped in the Far East, the cutting-edge I16 has not yet been supported, and at the same time, after the purge, the quality of Soviet pilots, officers, and ordinary pilots has declined a lot. The Soviet Union, with its superior air firepower, was still in a suppressed position in the air battle with the Japanese army.

At this time, the 23rd Division, as a newly formed division of the Japanese army, was not on the same level as the old permanent divisions of the Japanese army, both in terms of the quality of its soldiers and its equipment.

In the early days of the engagement, the Japanese army, which lacked heavy firepower, suffered considerable losses under the counterattack of the Mongolian army and the Soviet army. However, on the whole, in the face of the superior strength of the Soviet coalition forces, the casualties on both sides remained relatively balanced.

However, with Zhukov, a generation in Soviet history, he was appointed commander of the 57th Army. Zhukov typed a report. It is required to increase the deployment of no less than three infantry divisions and one tank brigade. And demanded the strengthening of artillery and air defense. The Soviet Ministry of Defense quickly approved Zhukov's request, and among the pilots transferred, compared with most rookies in the Far East, there were dozens of pilots and veterans who had participated in the Spanish Civil War, and cutting-edge fighters such as the I16. And then went into battle.

At this time, the Japanese army also made certain arrangements, and the fact that up to now, the military conflict with the Soviet side, the base camp had only received the news not long ago, seeing that the situation was urgent, and the Kwantung Army had not suffered a loss at this time, and the base camp had adopted a tacit attitude towards the actions of the 23rd Division. After all, this time it was the Mongolian cavalry that took the lead in provoking the incident, and the 23rd Division was the party that counterattacked afterwards, and the strong reaction of the Soviet side was also somewhat unexpected by the Japanese army.

The USSR took the lead in mobilizing two fighter regiments, one high-speed bomber regiment and one mixed bomber regiment. Three motorized armored brigades, two tank brigades. One motorized division, two infantry divisions, and some Mongol servant troops were all large forces that surrounded the Japanese army.

And the commander of the Kwantung Army, Ueda Kenkichi, only got the tacit approval of the base camp at this time, and did not expand the war to the power of no control, although there were a few divisions that could be used, but in fact, in the area of the Haraha River, only one 23rd Division could be mobilized, and some other troops, including a considerable number of combat vehicles, the 22nd Division could not use more than 25,000 troops.

The two sides fought fiercely on the front line of the Haraha River, and at this time, the Soviet army had an absolute advantage in artillery firepower and the amount of aircraft equipment was even greater than that of the Japanese army. At this stage, the losses of the Soviet troops were very large. At this time, the T34 of the Soviet army had not yet been born, and the T26 and BT5 fast combat vehicles were not much cheaper in terms of firepower, except that they were faster than the Japanese tanks.

At this time, the protection of Soviet tanks and Japanese tanks did not have much advantage. It is worth mentioning that the Soviet side, although by some means, obtained a prototype of the Tomahawk tank in the northwest. Due to the purge of the Soviet Union, the researchers and officers who were originally in charge of the project were all beaten into villains and shot. Until now, the Tomahawk prototype is still covered with a layer of dust in a warehouse in the USSR. It is undoubtedly a great irony for the deceased who had been planning to get this prototype car in the first place.

Before the Japanese army of the 23rd Division was replenished, more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles had to face at least 300 T26 tanks and BT series armored vehicles that had appeared in the Soviet Union. The numerical inferiority did not deter the Japanese army. The Japanese army used absolutely inferior armored forces, coupled with ordinary infantry who were not afraid of death, to stop the assault of the Soviet armored torrent. THE T26 IS ONLY 15MM THIN, WHICH MAKES IT A BIT DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH EVEN INFANTRY. The weeds on the grassland, which are high and deep at every turn, gave the Japanese soldiers good cover, and also made the success rate of the Japanese infantry not low. In comparison, the Japanese infantry on the battlefield of the Republic of China is not because they are afraid of death, but at this time the battlefield of the Republic of China does not have such a specific environment as on the grassland, and the Tomahawk tank with rough skin and thick flesh is several times the defensive capability of the T26, which also makes it difficult for the Japanese infantry to gnaw even if they have combat defense guns.

If the Soviet Union had the advantage at this time, it was its heavy artillery group, when the Japanese broke into the west of the Haraha River, took the initiative to attack, defeated the Soviet-Mongolian coalition army, and occupied the Soviet position. In the early days, the Japanese army also successfully raided the Soviet positions at the cost of losing one tank and destroyed 12 Soviet tanks and armored vehicles. 18 122MM CANNONS AND 6 150MM CANONS. Such classic examples of warfare were later included in the examples of surprise warfare by various countries.

You must know that the war broke out for several months, and until the later period, the total number of heavy artillery pieces put into operation by the Japanese army was only about 80. After the Soviet army lost more than 20 heavy artillery pieces, it still concentrated hundreds of artillery pieces to suppress and cover the Japanese army under the condition that after the Japanese captured the position and the armored forces did not bargain too much. As a result, the attacking Japanese army suffered heavy losses, and some of the improvised fortifications that were repaired were almost leveled by Soviet artillery fire.

To say that the Soviet army has made more achievements in this battle and has an absolute advantage, it is still the artillery force. The Japanese army was suppressed throughout the campaign. Under the air fire of the Soviet artillery, a much larger number. The Japanese artillery often lasted for more than an hour, or even nearly two hours, and was unable to organize an effective counterattack. Inflicted excessive losses on the ground forces.

The war lasted until September, and although the Kwantung Army had mobilized a certain amount, it had only one 23rd Division and some additional troops fighting with the Soviet Army.

The fierce fighting of the 23rd Division with the Soviet troops along the Haraha River, causing excessive casualties, quickly caused dissatisfaction in the base camp. Although he had acquiesced in the actions of the Kwantung Army, at this time, he suffered heavy casualties, and the commander of the 23rd Division, Komatsubara, escaped from the Soviet encirclement with only 2,000 remnants. The base camp quickly issued an order, and the operation at Nomenkan should not be expanded, and immediately tried to end it. The Kwantung Army was under-armed and should be based on the order to hold out for a long time. Although the base camp was euphemistic, it undoubtedly made the Kwantung Army admit defeat. (To be continued.) )