Normally, the Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, von ? Field Marshal Strongs's proposal was completely correct and in line with common sense, and the reason why Hitler formed a strategic axis relationship with Japan was that he hoped to use Japan's military strength to flank the Soviet Union from the east and west.

In terms of the land area and population of the Soviet Union, after all, it is a behemoth, and the potential for war is very large, if Japan can contain part of the Soviet Union's military strength, it will definitely be beneficial and harmless for Germany, and there are many benefits!

Moreover, in the secret agreement between Germany and Japan, there was also a content that Japan would send troops to the Far East of the Soviet Union and that Germany would attack the European part of the Soviet Union, but after the Japanese turned their war attention to the southwest Pacific and competed with the Americans for maritime supremacy in the Pacific, Hitler was very disappointed in the Japanese, and in his heart, he had already listed the Japanese as a country that did not respect its credibility and went back on its word.

In Hitler's personality, the Japanese did not abide by the agreement, left Germany alone, and had the feeling of being played by the Japanese, and I am afraid that they lacked any good feelings except hatred and contempt.

Hearing that his chief of the General Staff had such a suggestion, Hitler suddenly became angry, and his sharp voice echoed in the office: "Strongs, I don't know if you have carefully considered your brain before proposing this stupid and naïve proposal, the 'Barbarossa Plan', which is related to the decisive war for our Germany to finally unify Europe, how could you think of informing such a life-and-death piece of information to those fishermen who are only worthy of fishing by the sea?" ”

Feng? Field Marshal Strongs, blushed from Hitler's harsh language, swallowed dryly, and was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into.

I probably felt that my words were too heavy. Hitler's tone slowed down, and then he continued: "I beg your pardon, Strongs, I am not angry with you, but because, you are my chief of the General Staff, it is dangerous to have such immature thoughts!" Not only could they not inform the Japanese, but they also sued Heinrich and kept the news tightly sealed against the Japanese. Because, I don't trust them! ”

"The Japanese, we can't count on it, their strategic center of gravity, has shifted to the Pacific Ocean. Moreover, my combat effectiveness against the Japanese army. Hold a stern skeptical attitude. The so-called elite Kwantung Army, on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains in the Far East, and the Russian army, which was almost equal in strength, was in a stalemate for more than two years, and did not make any achievements. How much of a role can you expect him to play? ”

"At this point, my old friend Tang Qiuli's troops showed very strong combat effectiveness, and the two Outer Mongolian wars. All of them inferiorly inferiorized the Russians, and this time, they also attracted more than four million Russian troops, gathered in the east, and gave us the 'Barbarossa Plan', which created an extremely favorable situation, so we should not expect too much from the Japanese, they are all self-righteous and selfish guys. ”

Hitler's smoke bomb, ordered von? Field Marshal Klayderman's Third Army Group stopped the attack on the British and American forces on British soil, which was very successful, not only deceiving the Soviet intelligence agencies and enabling Stalin to concentrate on dealing with Tang Qiuli and the Japanese Kwantung Army, but also greatly relieved the Anglo-American forces that were in a state of hard defense in Britain and could not see that they were overwhelmed.

In fact, the Soviets basically knew nothing about the secret transfer of Germany's elite troops to the Polish side of the Soviet-Polish border, and the "Barbarossa Plan" was in full swing.

On 20 February, the Supreme Leader of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, convened a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU in the Kremlin, at which the timetable for the Third Outer Mongolian War and the Second Far Eastern War was determined.

At the meeting of the Bureau of Internal Affairs, the number of the Soviet troops assembled in the east was determined, and the four million troops mobilized from the direction of Europe were organized into three front armies, and the number was the Outer Mongolian Front, which consisted of 1.6 million troops, with the commander and political commissar General Vasilevsky, the Outer Khinganling Front, consisting of 1.5 million troops, and the commander and political committee member being General Kirganin, and the Baikal Front, consisting of 1 million troops, and the commander and commissar of the political army, General Gregariv.

Among them, the Outer Mongolian Front and the Baikal Front, with the units of independent divisions in the Outer Mongolia region as the combat targets, and the Outer Khinganling Front will cooperate with Zhukov's Far Eastern Front to carry out combat missions against the Japanese Kwantung Army.

Stalin looked very excited, the pipe in his hand was extinguished for a long time, and he did not notice it, looking at the commander of the Outer Mongolian Front and political commissar General Vasilevsky and said: "Comrade Vasilevsky, your opponent is Tang Qiuli, a Chinese who is known for his cunning in the yin line, this person is scheming, in the first two wars of Outer Mongolia, our front-line commanders, just do not understand the characteristics of Tang Qiuli's command of operations, will lead the army to defeat!" ”

Seeing General Vasilevsky, listening intently to his own words, Stalin was very satisfied with his attitude, and continued: "In the first war of Outer Mongolia, Zhukov was defeated at the hands of this person, which is understandable, we don't understand Tang Qiuli's combat style, the second I, the Outer Mongolian War, that traitor, the disgrace of the Soviet Red Army Kulygin, could have won the victory, but it was because of his incompetence and stupidity that he led hundreds of thousands of troops of the Far Eastern Military District to be buried by the Sejingge River. ”

Hearing Stalin's words, the members of the CPSU Political Bureau and senior military generals who participated in the meeting all had an indescribable feeling in their hearts, "Zhukov's defeat was also the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops, and in order to redeem these hundreds of thousands of people, the Soviet Union paid a huge economic price. ”

"Kulygin is unlucky, defeat is a traitor, it is the disgrace of the Red Army, not only ruined and discredited, but even the families of most of the officers above the colonel level of the former Far Eastern Military District were ruined by Beria's guy, most of them were imprisoned in concentration camps, and some disappeared into the world forever, it is quite chilling to think about, if you want to blame, blame Kurygin himself, and he should not publicly issue a surrender document."

Stalin also seemed to remember that he had fought with Tang Qiuli in Outer Mongolia and showed his experience of a fiasco, his face became stern, and he said: "Comrade Vasilevsky, the cunning Tang Qiuli's way of commanding the battle has two main points, one is an ambush, and the other is to encircle the point to send reinforcements, these two points, you must keep in mind. ”

"However, this time, I hope that the cunning and sinister Chinese Tang Qiuli will not change the mode of combat, and the Outer Mongolian Front will not be afraid of being ambushed by the troops of the independent division, let alone afraid of him encircling the point for reinforcement, I have invested 2.6 million troops, and the final result of the ambush and encirclement reinforcement will be Tang Qiuli's troops, which will be counter-surrounded by our superior forces, so Comrade Vasilevsky, you must concentrate all the troops together, advance steadily, and form a heavy army group."

"After the offensive begins, don't be disturbed by any situation, you must unswervingly seize Kulen, it is best to attract Tang Qiuli's main force, from the east of the Ural Mountains to the periphery of Kulen, at any point, fight with us repeatedly, desperately block, with our superior forces, consume it until it is wiped out under the city of Kulen, after your troops start to attack, General Gregariv's Baikal Front, a little later, will also advance towards Kulen from the direction of Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude."

"That unit is the first to enter Kulen, I will submit it to the political bureau for consideration, and award the unit the honorary title of 'Guards', and also, on the road of your attack, there will not be much hindrance, the air force will dispatch no less than three thousand combat planes to carry out saturation bombing on all targets on the ground, I think, this is a war with almost no suspense, perhaps, Outer Mongolia is not the place where our great Soviet Red Army soldiers will stop!"

"As long as the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops are eliminated, further south, there will be no obstacle that can stop our progress," Stalin said the last words in an almost self-talking voice.

All the members of the Political Bureau of the CPSU and the military generals who attended the meeting were shocked in their hearts and understood the implicit meaning of Comrade Stalin's words: After the occupation of Outer Mongolia, the Soviet Red Army is very likely to continue its attack on Inner Mongolia in China. Could it be that Comrade Stalin wanted to fight a full-scale war with the Chinese?

Many of you here have heard of Comrade Stalin more than once that at the beginning of this century, Russia suffered a crushing defeat in the war with the Japanese for control of northeast China, otherwise the territory of the Soviet Union would have at least increased by several hundred thousand square kilometers, rich and vast black soil.

Several members of the Political Bureau and senior generals of the General Staff felt that Comrade Stalin's idea was very dangerous, and what if the four million troops transferred from Europe were caught in a protracted war against the Chinese mainland, what if the Germans ended the war in Britain and freed up their hands to attack the Soviet Union?

What's more, that Chinese Tang Qiuli, rising in northern China, his roots are also in northern China, will never sit idly by and watch the Soviet army attack the Inner Mongolia region, the Soviet Union is vast, how is China not a behemoth, the Japanese have been beaten to the point of withdrawing, can the Soviet Union have a chance of victory?

If this continues, the Soviet Union will be destroyed, although I don't agree with it in my heart, but no one dares to do the sound of the horse, not to mention, Comrade Stalin is just talking, it is better not to be a spoiler, otherwise, the consequences will be very severe!

(To be continued)(To be continued......