Whose responsibility is it that more than 300,000 troops of the Transcaucasian Military District of the Soviet Union were wiped out on the banks of the Seguge River in northern Outer Mongolia?

Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, began to look for the reason for sending troops to Outer Mongolia, which was a resolution made by all the members of the Political Bureau.

Thinking about it, Stalin felt that if someone really wanted to be responsible for the annihilation of the more than 300,000 troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, then he would not be able to get rid of his involvement in the first place, and in the end, he would be chased after himself.

Of course, it is okay to catch a scapegoat, for example, the trembling chief of the General Staff Petroshilov, or, which is becoming more and more disobedient, and some of the Cheka Chairman Beria, can be pushed out as a scapegoat, but Stalin did not want to be a self-endangered person, a huge Soviet Union, and they also need them to assist themselves and be loyal followers, otherwise, everyone is in danger, looking forward and backward, no one dares to carry the burden, and in the end, I am afraid that they will be alone!

Thinking of this, Stalin's clenched fist quietly loosened, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, as if he had forced his mixed thoughts to the bottom of his heart, and still said calmly: "Okay, comrades, the affairs of the Transcaucasian Military District are irreparable, and we don't need to waste more time on this matter, Comrade Beria, for the examination of the families of all the officers who have surrendered to the enemy in the Transcaucasian Military District." Your anti-rebellion committee must immediately start an investigation! ”

Beria's eyes lit up, he stood up energetically, and replied: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, we have already started our work, and I will report the final results of the examination to all members of the Political Bureau!" ”

In the office, all the members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union breathed a sigh of relief, just now. The murderous intent in Comrade Stalin's heart was keenly perceived by these people who were experienced in political struggles and had experienced the ups and downs of the party, and everyone's heart. They all mentioned their throats and eyes, for fear of being scapegoated by Comrade Stalin. for the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District. Pay for the annihilation of the whole army.

Well, now Comrade Stalin obviously did not want to delve into this matter, and everyone escaped again, and the happiest was the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, who himself was the head of the military department. More than 300,000 troops of the Transcaucasian Military Region defeated Outer Mongolia, and they have an unshirkable responsibility, if they take a head. To thank the countrymen and bear the blame for the leader, his head is not only just right, but also weighty.

Beria, who was in high spirits, did not expect that at the moment he had become one of the candidates chosen by Comrade Stalin as a scapegoat, patronizing and immersed in the excitement of having work to do, as the head of the Cheka special organization, only by constantly capturing the enemies of the state could the value of existence be realized.

The other members of the Political Bureau, when they saw Beria with their eyes shining, they all felt a chill in their hearts, how can I say that this guy's current appearance is like a hungry wolf that smells blood, I don't know how many people have died, poor officers of the Transcaucasian Military District!

Stalin saw the reaction of all the members of the Political Bureau, and went on to say quietly: "We cannot make the same mistake twice in succession, what is the current situation of the Far Eastern Front troops in eastern Outer Mongolia?" The commander who led the team was named Yemenchenko, what was the report? ”

These words were addressed to Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, who had never dared to sit down and stood straight in the middle of his office.

Marshal Petroshilov's nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed up again, and hurriedly replied: "Comrade Stalin, an hour ago, the General Staff received a telegram from Lieutenant General Yemenchenko, which, to be honest, was in a very bad situation, the Third Army, to which it belonged, was ambushed by another unit of the Independent Division on the west bank of the Ulez River, and after all the losses, the remaining three corps, according to the orders of the High Command, immediately retreated by the same route. ”

"However, along the way, they were constantly attacked from both sides by the troops of the independent division, coupled with the troops of the independent division that were in hot pursuit, the battle was going on all the time, the losses of the troops of the Far Eastern Front were increasing every hour, and they could not get rid of the entanglement and pursuit of the enemy, and the situation of Lieutenant General Yemenchenko was very bad, at present, the troops had retreated to the area west of the Onen River, and there was still a distance of more than 100 kilometers from the Onen River!"

Stalin gasped, what happened to the Far Eastern Front and what happened to the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, how similar was it, they were all besieged on three sides, leaving a way to retreat, and then, constantly attacking, Tang Qiuli was in different regions, fighting two large-scale battles at the same time, and the troops used were probably not a few, and it was his general who attacked Yemenchenko's troops?

"Comrade Petroshilov, in the eastern part of Outer Mongolia, it was the troops of the independent division that fought with our Far Eastern Front? Who is the Supreme Commander? What is the level of combat effectiveness and equipment of the troops? How many troops are there? "Stalin's questions, one by one, smashed at Marshal Petroshilov.

Marshal Petroshilov, with a wry smile, replied: "Comrade Stalin, according to the information held by the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the General Staff, we only know that the troops fighting with our army are the troops of the Northeast Advance Command of the Independent Division, whose commander is Liu Tiehan, with the rank of lieutenant general, and this unit, which was originally in the western Liaoning area of Manchuria, confronted the Japanese Kwantung Army, and the rest of the situation is not clear at present!" ”

Stalin's gaze was suspicious, how could Liaoxi, in Manchuria, suddenly run to the eastern region of Outer Mongolia? It was a journey of six or seven hundred kilometers, and I wanted to ask Petroshilov this question, but when I saw his blank eyes, I knew that it would be in vain to ask, and the current situation of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence was similar to that of a blind and a deaf person.

Stalin looked at Beria again, hoping that the Cheka's intelligence system could give him a satisfactory answer, but Beria avoided his gaze, and Stalin was extremely disappointed in his heart.

Not to mention, Beria has more information than the General Administration of Military Intelligence, at least he knows how many troops Liu Tiehan's troops have, but Beria is sure that more is better than less, and he will never know what he wants to know when he sees the jokes of the General Staff.

Stalin's throat and eyes were a little salty, the situation of the troops of the Far Eastern Front was absolutely extremely dangerous, that Tang Qiuli could set a trap for himself, it was difficult to guarantee that he would no longer design a trap, the Northeast Advance Command of the Independent Division was also a main force corps of Tang Qiuli, and the goal was to reinforce the reinforcements of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District by the Far Eastern Front.

The biggest problem now is that Zhukov is impossible, knowing that Yemenchenko's troops are in danger, but watching and being powerless, and he can no longer draw troops to come to the rescue, Zhukov is impossible, and if he transfers troops from the Far Eastern Front, once the Japanese Kwantung Army takes advantage of the situation, Zhukov will be in danger.

Could it be that the Outer Mongolia campaign launched by himself this time ended in defeat with the loss of more than 500,000 troops? Stalin thought bitterly.

Stalin waved his hand weakly and said: "Dismiss the meeting, Comrade Petroshilov, you send a telegram to Comrade Yemenchenko, ordering him to retreat as quickly as possible and not to be entangled by the troops of the independent division, and also, remind him to pay attention to the situation on the banks of the Onen River, not to repeat the mistakes of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, Comrade Molotov to stay!" ”

Everyone else respectfully exited the office, leaving Stalin and Molotov.

Molotov looked at Stalin's somewhat pale face and asked cautiously: "Comrade Stalin, do you have anything to explain to me?" ”

Stalin couldn't hide his tired look and said: "Comrade Molotov, let me think about it, you have to go to Kulen and negotiate with Tang Qiuli, and try to ask them to release all the captured soldiers of the Transcaucasian Military District troops, and the conditions for negotiation will be determined according to the situation after you arrive in Kulen!" ”

"Comrade Molotov, I am also compelled to do so, as long as there is a little possibility, I will never want to deal with that greedy and cunning Chinese Tang Qiuli, but we are in the East, we cannot do without mobile forces, only Zhukov's Far Eastern Front, but also have to deal with the Japanese Kwantung Army, once a war breaks out elsewhere, it will be too passive, those captured soldiers, as long as they strengthen political and ideological education, can still serve the Soviet Union!"

Molotov groaned like a toothache and said with a sad face: "Comrade Stalin, I understand your intentions, but I remind you that the Second Outer Mongolian War was initiated by us first, and if that Tang Qiuli puts forward conditions that we cannot accept, how should we deal with it?" In other words, Tang Qiuli simply refused to negotiate, what should we do, therefore, I personally think that the possibility of negotiation is very small! ”

"In the first war of Outer Mongolia, we paid a huge price for the hundreds of thousands of soldiers who were surrounded, this time, the battle in eastern Outer Mongolia continues, Tang Qiuli's troops obviously have the upper hand, do you think that Chinese, is it possible to negotiate with us?"

Stalin was silent, half-speechless, Molotov said the truth, if the current war situation, put on oneself, with the upper hand, let alone negotiations, there will not even be a chance to give the Chinese a chance to live, moreover, they will squeeze out the last bit of blood of the Chinese, and get everything they can get, until they meet their own requirements, for the sake of greater interests, it is possible to sit down at the negotiating table.

"Are you wishful thinking?" With a silent wave of his hand, Molotov exited the office, leaving Stalin, with an ugly face, blankly looking out the window at the noon sun.

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