"Baga, it's all rice buckets! Stupid pig! Two hundred warriors of the Imperial Army died in an unknown situation, and you couldn't even find any evidence to point to the murderer, what use does the Imperial Kingdom want from you? ”

Kenji Dohihara's face is quite unsightly, as the head of the Fengtian secret service of the Kwantung Army, the recent conflict between the Kwantung Army and the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army and Mongolia is naturally the focus of attention. As a veteran spy leader, Kenji Dohihara was solely responsible for collecting intelligence on the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army and the Outer Mongolian Army.

Since the outbreak of this border friction, Kenji Dohihara's secret service has not been very good, except for bribing some traitors of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army and the Mongolian Army to obtain a little bit of valuable information, there is no key evidence that can prove that the Soviet Red Army is the sponsor of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army.

And this made the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Minami Jiro, who was bent on expanding the situation and making excuses for the northward advance of the "Imperial Army", that this kind of appearance was too clumsy and incompetent, especially after the two posts of J21 and J22 were unknowingly uprooted by more than 200 dead and wounded, this dissatisfaction reached its peak.

In this regard, Kenji Dohihara could only explain: "It is very difficult for the spies of the special high school to operate in Mongolia and the Soviet Union, especially in the Soviet Union, because of the relationship between race and physical characteristics, it is too difficult for the special high school to carry out intelligence activities smoothly, which is an irresistible disadvantage!" ”

Does Kenji Dohihara's words make sense? There is a certain reason, the difference between the yellow race and the white race is indeed too big, which is really a big problem for espionage, no matter where Kenji Dohihara's spies go to the Soviet Union, they are like beacons, how do you say to carry out espionage activities.

However, the key reason why Kenji Dohihara's spy work was not carried out smoothly was not here. Rather, it was the intensive control of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs and the KGB. Don't say the Japanese. Even the British, French and Americans faced great difficulties in operating in the Soviet Union.

Nanjiro reprimanded him violently: "I have already told you that you can use the White Russians in exile in the Northeast, who are more suitable for operating in the Soviet Union than those spies of yours!" But you never listened, never listened!! ”

To this, Kenji Dohihara could only murmur and replied: "Your Excellency, the White Russian ghost beasts are not reliable at all, and the Red Russian ghost animals are highly vigilant against these compatriots of theirs, almost all the exiles are regarded as traitors, and if they are discovered, they will be immediately sent to a labor camp in Siberia!" ”

"That's better than you doing nothing!" Minamijiro shouted angrily.

Kenji Tsuchihara couldn't speak. Because he knew very well that the reason for Minamijiro's thunderous explosion was definitely not the inefficiency of the secret services, but the failure of the secret services to produce the so-called "evidence" that the Soviet government was the back-the-scenes supporter of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army as he requested. The Kwantung Army command had always wanted to obtain such "evidence" so that they could convince the base camp to agree to their all-out march north to war with the Soviet Union.

Naturally, Kenji Dohihara was not opposed to expanding the territory, and as a fanatical militarist, he was no different from the other people in the Kwantung Army Command. It's just that now he is under more pressure. From the September 18 Incident to the "Tanggu Agreement," the Kwantung Army almost always carried its base camp on the China issue, which always made the country very embarrassed and passive. Especially after being expelled from the League of Nations, Japan's international prestige and image have fallen to the extreme. At this time, the base camp naturally could not tolerate the Kwantung Army continuing to be presumptuous. And for the Northeast and Rehe Chahar that they just swallowed, they also need to digest and digest.

So. At this time, Japan was opposed to the Kwantung Army continuing to engage in wind and rain, and demanded that the Kwantung Army be honest for a while.

As the head of the Mukden secret service, Kenji Dohihara was undoubtedly severely warned by the base camp that he should not continue to cooperate with the Kwantung Army. Without direct and reliable evidence, no war with the Soviet Union could be committed.

And now does Kenji Dohihara have direct and reliable evidence? No, at least not directly there's evidence. Li Xiaofeng's support for the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army was too hidden, most of the weapons and ammunition were produced in Germany and Japan, and there was no standard equipment of the Soviet Red Army, and the weapons, ammunition and other materials were handed over to Feng Yuxiang and Ma Zhanshan through the Outer Mongolia channel, and the Soviet Union could completely push it clean.

As for the military advisers, this is even more hidden, first of all, they are originally Chinese, who knows where they come from among the villagers? And they are still wearing the sign of an employee of EO Company, a security company registered in the Vyborg Special Administrative Region of Finland, which has no direct relationship with the Soviet Union, so could it be that the Japanese government should protest against a Finnish security company? That really made the Japanese government an international joke.

Anyway, Kenji Dohihara did his best, but there was no way to find valuable evidence, and in the eyes of the Kwantung Army, Kenji Dohihara did not "cooperate". From the side of the Kwantung Army, it seems that fools know that the Soviets are behind the scenes, what evidence do they need?

As a result, the relationship between the two sides became more and more tense, especially after the attack on the outpost, the anger of the Kwantung Army broke out, because according to the results of their "investigation", it was the Soviet Red Army that participated in the attack on the outpost, and the strength was as high as nearly 1,000 people, using heavy weapons including aircraft, tanks, and heavy artillery. They believe that this is the invasion of Chiguoguo, a provocation to the "Imperial Army", and the "Imperial Army" must meet this provocation, and the best way to meet it is to launch a large-scale offensive operation to drive the Soviets out of Outer Mongolia!

"Your secret service must do everything in its power to conclude that the blood of the Imperial Army cannot be shed in vain!" After giving Kenji Dohihara an ultimatum-like warning, Minamijiro kicked the latter out of the office, and really didn't say anything about it.

However, after Kenji Dohihara left like ashes, Nanjiro's anger and irritability suddenly disappeared, and he calmly asked the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Nishio Terera, "Will he do what we ask?" ”

Nishiojizo is not only the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, but also the post of the head of the secret service, it can be said that he is still a companion with Kenji Dohihara, he shook his head slightly and said: "Dohihara-kun is under a lot of pressure now, he will not completely follow our requirements." I can imagine it, though. He was able to come to a conclusion that would be both right for the rest of the world. ”

What is the conclusion that it is advisable to advance and retreat? Very simple. It's that Kenji Dohihara can explain to the base camp, but he won't offend the Kwantung Army Headquarters, anyway, it's just a thing with mud.

In his report to Japan, Kenji Dohihara said: "Although there is no direct evidence that the Soviet Union is supporting the anti-Japanese forces in the Northeast, a large amount of indirect evidence and logical speculation can conclude that the Soviet Union is indeed supporting the anti-Japanese forces in the Northeast." ”

It's kind of, isn't it? However, in those days, this kind of nonsense was still useful, and it purely depended on the results of the struggle between the Japanese political forces. However, judging by the first round of the encounter. The Kwantung Army is at a disadvantage, the reason is very simple, the Kwantung Army has created too many accidents in recent years, and the base camp really can't believe and can't allow them to continue to be presumptuous.

Therefore, the Kwantung Army Command received instructions -- it should only conduct a limited number of small-scale self-defense and counterattack operations, and it must not start a war in vain!

"What should I do?" Minamijiro asked.

"Just act according to the original plan," Nishioji replied nonchalantly, "Continue to 'fight back in self-defense' and actively prepare, and intervene as soon as a large-scale incident breaks out!" ”

Minamijiro nodded, the meaning of Nishioji is very simple. It is to continue to create friction while actively preparing for war, once the incident is made bigger. Or the time is almost up, creating a misfire incident to start a war.

A few days later, the Kwantung Army suddenly dispatched two squadrons to attack a pair of patrolling Mongol troops, and after a fierce exchange of fire, more than 30 Mongol soldiers were killed and wounded, and before the Mongol reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, the Kwantung Army quickly retreated.

This was only the beginning, and three days later, the Kwantung Army once again attacked a pair of Mongol soldiers, killing and wounding more than 20 people.

"The Japanese are not going to stop," Blyukhel said with a grim face as he put down his report, "It seems that they are prepared to continue to create friction, and it cannot even be ruled out that they have a tendency to deliberately make things bigger...... Of course, whatever they want to do, we're going to teach them a hard lesson. ”

Blyukhel immediately laid out a plan himself, drawing out part of the elite forces of the 1st Cavalry Army and the 1st Mechanized Infantry Army, and quietly stationed them near the Haraha River, and in order to avoid detection by the Japanese, all reinforcements were carried out at night.

A week later, a joint operation began with the reconnaissance company of the 1st Cavalry Division, as well as a dozen BT-2 and T-26 tanks of the 1st Tank Division. The reconnaissance company of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Mongolian Army, dressed up and became a Mongolian army, began to patrol on horseback, looking like it had not learned the previous lessons at all, and after three days of activities under the noses of the scouts of the Kwantung Army, the devil finally couldn't help it.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, just as the "Mongolian Army Patrol" was about to return to the garrison after finishing the operation, four squadrons of the Kwantung Army, including two cavalry squadrons, suddenly came out.

The reconnaissance company of the 1st Cavalry Division is a notoriously tough unit, let alone facing the enemy of four squadrons, even if it is replaced by four squadrons, they will not be afraid. On the one hand, they set up positions on the spot to resist the Japanese attack, and on the other hand, they passed the news back in time.

Blyukhel, who personally commanded the operation, immediately sent out the tanks, along with the support of the air force, and at the same time, the concealed group of howitzers began to bombard the charging Japanese troops in accordance with the instructions of the reconnaissance company of the 1st Cavalry Division. Even the GRU immediately dispatched helicopters to attack the Japanese with more direct support fire.

The poor devil was abused this time, the cavalry in the charge was constantly knocked down by the scouts of the 1st Cavalry Division with PK machine guns and SKS20 semi-automatic rifles (SKS41), the squad firepower of the Red Army was completely beyond the imagination of the Japanese army, and when the Type 92 heavy machine gun co-shooter was busy oiling, the continuous fire of the PK machine gun had already crushed their infantry to the point that they could not raise their heads. In terms of rate of fire and firepower persistence, 92 is the storage zài of the explosion. After only about ten minutes of fighting, the Japanese had to pause their charge, begin to regroup, and call in grenadiers to knock out the opponent's machine guns.

However, to the stunned Japanese, the mobility of the PK machine gun was too good, and after firing a cartridge belt, the shooter carried the machine gun and the secondary shooter put away the tripod and easily transferred the position. And their grenadiers, just raised their heads from the suppression of machine guns. And when the grenadiers fired grenades at the original machine-gun positions of the Red Army. Naturally, nothing can be beaten. And even immediately they were knocked out by Red Army snipers.

Not only the machine gun fire of the Japanese was completely exploded, but the rifle fire on both sides was also heaven and earth, when the devil's 38 big cover met the semi-automatic SKS, let's put it this way, one SKS shooter will top five devil riflemen. When the devil soldiers in the Banzai charge were knocked down in pieces, and when the firepower of the "Lucia ghost animal" ping-pong would not be cut off, this well-planned attack was more like a suicide in line.

Especially after the artillery of the Red Army began firing. The devil really only has to cry dad and call his mother. Twenty minutes later, the Devil Commander was not thinking about how many Lucia ghost animals could kill, but about how to escape from the enemy's fire blockade.

And at this moment, the rumbling engine sound came from afar, and ten minutes later, more than a dozen BT-2 tanks arrived on the battlefield and launched a charge against the devils at the first time, and the 37-mm guns and machine guns tore apart the devils' front like autumn wind sweeping leaves. The stunned devil soldiers were almost helpless in the face of the tank, and more than once the devil soldiers tried to attack the tank with bayonets and grenades, what was the effect? Either killed by machine guns. Or it was crushed into a pulp by the tracks.

The climax of the battle came when the helicopters arrived on the battlefield, and the hovering helicopters followed the instructions of the ground scouts. The Type 92 heavy machine guns were named one by one with rockets, and in no more than ten minutes before and after, all the heavy machine guns and light machine guns of the devils were completely destroyed.

Faced with this extremely unfavorable situation, the commander of the devil knew that he could no longer hold out, and he ordered all the infantry to stay and stop the enemy, while the cavalry immediately mounted and turned in.

"Kobayashi-kun, you must rush out!"

Can you rush out? Definitely not, tanks and helicopters were staring there, and the fighters of the Red Army also rushed to the battlefield, more than two dozen Yi 15 began to circle and dive back and forth, sweeping the Japanese cavalry with machine gun fire, and soon the artillery in the rear began shelling again, and in the rising smoke and explosive fire, the cavalry of the devils was evaporated in an instant.

The battle was simply one-sided, and for the Red Army officers and men who participated in the battle, the only question was how many alive they could catch. Because the devil's resistance is too fierce, even if they know that they will die, they will stubbornly resist to the end, and even do not hesitate to die with the enemy. It can be said that the only casualties of the Red Army in the whole battle were paid at this time.

"A total of 21 people were caught, of which 17 were seriously injured and 4 were lightly injured...... The four who were slightly injured were the ...... who were stunned by the shelling"

When Blyukhel got this result, he couldn't help but sigh, he knew that the Japanese soldiers' will to resist was quite tenacious, but he was still surprised by the tenacity of this part, there were 21 of the more than 500 people left, and a few of them were left. If the Japanese can maintain this level every time they fight, he will face a tough battle in May.

Blyukhel rubbed his temples and ordered: "Inform the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs of the results, and the rest will be their business!" ”

Since November 1934, the Soviet Union and Japan have been constantly engaged in diplomatic verbal wars, you say I am an invader, I say you lie, anyway, the rhetoric is not lively. Litvinov has had quite a good time in the past few months, fully demonstrating to the leadership of the CPSU what it means to be a diplomatic strongman.

Litvinov was very strong and oppressive, and he was able to squeeze the Japanese ambassador speechlessly. And this time, Blyukhel caught the live and was able to confirm the fact of Japanese aggression, which made Litvinov ready to do a big job.

However, what Litvinov did not expect was that the Japanese had no discipline at all, because the Japanese ambassador, who had been trained by him very much some time ago, actually sued first, and he strongly protested against the Soviet Red Army's invasion of Japan's friendly countries together with the Mongolian army, and killed and wounded hundreds of "imperial troops".

Litvinov was also quite speechless about this kind of unruly goods, but fortunately, he reacted quickly, and immediately took out sufficient evidence and slapped the Japanese ambassador in the face: "Your country actually has the face to say that this is aggression?" Both aerial photographs and maps show that the conflict broke out in Mongolia and that your army was the first to attack. Is it necessary for the Soviet Red Army and the Mongolian army to 'invade' their own territory? And your country's armies have always gone to the territory of other countries to 'resist' aggression? ”

In other words, ordinary people are embarrassed in the face of this kind of ridicule and slap in the face, but the Japanese are different, this nation has always been shameless, and has always been good at ignoring the evidence, and the same is true of this Japanese ambassador, who simply ignored all kinds of evidence, but insisted that Litvinov give him a reasonable explanation and explanation.

"You want me to explain it to you?" Litvinov laughed angrily, he slapped the pile of evidence fiercely, and said angrily: "Mr. Ambassador, if you continue to play this vexatious trick, and continue to ignore the anger of the Soviet people and the Mongolian people, and do not apologize or compensate, then I can only say that this means war!" On behalf of the People's Commissar of the Soviet Union, I solemnly warn you not to challenge the patience of the Soviet Government and people again, not to regard our restraint as weakness and deception, and our patience is quite limited! (To be continued......)

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