The troops of the 1st and 2nd Battalions began to march from the Chechen Khan towards Kulen, and at this time, a mechanized infantry brigade of the 57th Army of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition army also set out from Kulen and marched in the direction of the Chechen Khan.

What neither side expected was that a day later, troops from both sides met unexpectedly in a small place called Geert.

Seeing the billowing smoke and dust brought up by the armored forces of both sides not far away, both sides instinctively reacted, put on a fighting posture, and immediately reported to their superiors.

The punishment battalion originally wanted to eat each other directly, but saw that the team in this Soviet-Mongolian alliance army was different from the troops it had encountered in the past, and there were many blonde and blue-eyed Slavs among them.

The Soviet-Mongolian coalition attacked at this time only to form a kind of pressure on the territory of large soldiers, and they did not really want to do it, after all, Nanjing had not yet broken with Moscow, and the two countries were still staunch anti-fascist allies, so naturally they could not meet each other here.

However, after the two sides reported, they received similar orders: no firing is prohibited, and no concessions will be given!

So, both sides were stationed on the spot.

Geert is actually a desert Gobi, where the temperature is low, the sand and rocks are flying, and the climate environment is very harsh. However, after the military order was issued, neither side had any reason to retreat, and the more than 2,000 officers and men of the first and second battalions were properly arranged and aimed at each other's armored vehicles, tanks, and field artillery, while the officers and men set up tents, built machine gun nests, and released mobile sentinels, maintaining the highest vigilance day and night.

The Soviet-Mongolian coalition also did not back down. T-34 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as large-caliber artillery, were also deployed towards the ranks of the penal battalion.

From a distance, the camps of the two sides are like iron plates, the difference is that the Chinese flag is hung here, and there is not just a tricolor flag of the Mongolian puppet government raised there.

After a long day of such work, both sides tentatively sent some offensive teams to each other, first a platoon of the Soviet-Mongolian army rode over with sticks, and when they arrived, they beat several sentries of the penal camp with sticks and beat them up, and then marched away.

Zhao Tiezhu, the front-line commander of the penal battalion, reported to Han Guang, the deputy commander of the penal battalion, and asked what to do.

Han Guang scolded him on the phone: "Zhao Tiezhu, are you a sheep or a pig?" I said I wouldn't let you shoot, but I didn't say I wouldn't let you fight back. Do you not have a stick in your hand at this stage, except for firing? Don't have a fist? Aren't you a bunch of brawlers under your hands? Why are you afraid of Lao Maozi and the Mongols? Next time, if you report this matter again, I will not only not let you call the shots, but also punish you for causing injuries to officers and soldiers. ”

Zhao Tiezhu was scolded by the dog's blood, and his heart suddenly became angry. He was already angry enough to be assigned to this Laoshizi punishment camp as an official, and now he is still so angry, after listening to Han Guang's scolding, he shouted loudly to the outside: "Let the brothers of the third company of the first punishment battalion gather!" ”

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Although the penal battalion is also organized in an ordinary battalion and company platoon, the number of people is much larger than that of an ordinary battalion and company platoon. After calling the three companies, there were more than 300 brothers. Liu Tiezhu didn't say a word, and asked people to pick up sticks and get on the armored car and drive towards the Soviet and Mongolian troops.

happened to meet a patrol of the Soviet and Mongolian army, Liu Tiezhu was wearing a steel helmet, sitting in an armored car and poked out half of his head, after seeing more than a dozen Soviet and Mongolian soldiers patrolling on horseback, he grabbed the intercom and waved his hand, "Brothers, go up and beat them hard." ”

As a result, a group of officers and soldiers of the penal battalion went up and effortlessly beat the dozen or so patrolmen of the Soviet and Mongolian armies to the ground with blue noses and swollen eyes, and then they were ready to withdraw with a burst of cheers.

Before he went far, the people behind reported that the reinforcements of the Soviet and Mongolian troops had arrived, and it seemed that there were quite a few of them, and asked Liu Tiezhu what to do? Liu Tiezhu glanced at it from a distance, and saw that the number of people on both sides was about the same, so he waved his hand and said, "Brothers, turn back!" It's them who came to find face. ”

So, the brigade turned around and returned in an armored car. This time, because of the large number of people, the two sides did not fight immediately, at first it was just a confrontation, and then I don't know who threw a stone at a soldier in the penal battalion, although the injury was not serious, but it aroused everyone's anger.

"Throw stones! Throw stones! Smash these bastards! Liu Tiezhu gave an order, and the brothers here picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at the side of the Soviet and Mongolian troops.

Mingjianglong and Ah Mao were also in the team of this conflict, and although the damage was not great when the stone was thrown, it still caused a lot of damage when they were thrown over.

A blond, blue-eyed guy like a black tower threw a stone and smashed it in the face of the mixed river dragon. The mixed river dragon covered it with his hand, and a small amount of blood flowed out of his fingers.

Seeing that Chaojianglong was injured, Ah Mao, who was beside him, opened the first-aid kit he was carrying, sprinkled some hemostatic powder, and bandaged it with gauze. Although the smash was bleeding, it was not too deeply injured after all, and fortunately, it was fine.

"Is it okay?" Others asked.

"It's fine. Ban Ma Day, this group of dead kings and eight lambs. Ah Mao, see which one was smashed? Mixed Jianglong stood up and said.

"Look, it's the old hairy man with the big-eared steel helmet." Mao said, gesturing his hand to that side. Following the direction of his finger, Chao Jianglong saw a tall, burly man throwing stones with his arms thrown away, and he seemed to be shouting something in his mouth when he threw it.

"Banma Day! It turned out to be this turtle grandson. "Mingjiang Long is a hooligan who messes around in the three towns of Wuhan, he has always bullied people, and he naturally won't stay overnight when he encounters a loss. He picked up a half-fist-sized regular stone on the ground and ran towards it with his waist bent.

Although the land is flat, there are still a few small slopes. Mixed Jianglong found a small slope lying there, saw the opportunity to stand up, picked up his hand and threw it towards the Mao soldier, only to hear a scream, the man covered his face and squatted down.

After the stone smashed firmly into the man's face, the mixed river dragon ran back triumphantly. avenged the revenge of one arrow, which is very happy.

The "battle" of throwing stones at each other lasted for more than an hour, and both sides suffered injuries to each other. It wasn't until everyone had little strength that both sides died down and retreated to their respective camps.

And this kind of normalized confrontation and brawl has been continuing, and the contradictions between the two sides are accumulating step by step, and it is really hard to imagine that one day after the accumulation, the two sides will fight.

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The increasingly serious conflict between China and the Soviet Union in Mongolia has attracted widespread attention from the top leaders of the two countries, and Moscow is very shocked by Nanjing's move in Mongolia, and they did not expect that the Chinese will come to solve the Mongolian problem at this time.

Moscow, the Kremlin, the supreme commander of the Soviet Union, Stalin, was pinching his pipe and walking along the maple avenue with his comrade-in-arms Motolov, they were dressed very similarly, wearing a French military shirt and soft leather boots, except that Stalin held his head high, and the taller Motolov bowed and kneezed to the side.

"Vyacheslav, what do you think is the bottom line for the Chinese to send their troops to Mongolia this time?" Stalin asked casually.

Motolov thought for a while and said: "We have been in contact with Huang Ke, he is a very cunning guy, I think their bottom line is to promote Mongolia in their control." As for the bottom line, those Chinese naturally do not have the determination and courage to go to war with us. ”

"You're right, but we can't go to war with China at the moment, even on a small scale." At this point, he suddenly stopped. "At Stalingrad, our more than 140 divisions have already surrounded the Germans there from both sides, and it is only a matter of time before they are crushed, and this battle will also be a decisive point for us and the Germans. At this critical juncture, we certainly cannot continue to use troops elsewhere, nor can we distract our energies. The most urgent threat we face today is still the Germans. ”

Motolov nodded, "So what do you mean about this?" ”

Without answering him directly, Stalin continued: "Mongolia will inevitably be under our control, and if China takes control, it will be a great threat to us, both now and in the future." Their army could strike from Mongolia and cut off the Trans-Siberian artery, which runs through the east and west, then our country would be precarious. ”

As he said this, Stalin looked up at the blue sky, he took a puff of his pipe, "Let the Americans deal with this matter, we both need the assistance of the Americans now, but the Americans also need us." The last thing you want to see a dispute between us is naturally the Americans, which will damage their interests, but you still find the Americans and let them convince the Chinese. ”

Motorov nodded, and then he asked tentatively: "It's just that what if the Nanjing side continues to maintain this tough attitude?" ”

Stalin stretched out his pipe, raised his arms and laughed, "They will not face the Japanese less pressure on the front line than we do, and they will have the same problems with us, if not more urgently." I believe that Huang Ke is a sane person, and now no one wants to open fire for the sake of Mongolia, because such words are not in the interests of either side. ”

"Nanjing's tough attitude will only stay in words, so let our troops stay in Kulen, their army is in Chechen Khan, everyone knows each other. At present, the status quo can only be maintained here, and as for how to decide here in the future, it depends on which of the two sides is stronger when the war is about to end. Only strength is everything that determines the right to speak, and everything else is in vain. ”