The commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Minami Jiro, after weighing the pros and cons, found that he had no choice, not only could not severely punish the loser Akitsu, but also appeased him with good words, lest that guy couldn't stand the stimulation and did irrational things again, to stab the hornet's nest of Liu Tiehan's eastern troops, and to bring great disaster to the Kwantung Army that confronted the Soviet Russian army.

If we carefully analyze this air battle with heavy losses, Rear Admiral Akitsu, commander of the Third Air Force, could not be regarded as a command error and did not anticipate the enemy, and if it were not for the fleet that was forced into his sphere of influence because of that naval side, this battle would not have happened.

However, it was absolutely impossible for His Excellency, the dignified Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, to appease a major general who had lost a battle, so Major General Suzuki, deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, who had a good personal relationship with Akitsu, was pushed to the front and assumed the post of the so-called head of the investigation team.

Of course, Major General Suzuki, the leader of the investigation team, has another identity, the military supervisor of the Kwantung Army Headquarters in South Manchuria, and in the future, all the battle plans in the South Manchurian area related to the East Command Unit of the Independent Division must be reviewed by Deputy Chief of Staff Suzuki and reported to the Kwantung Army Headquarters for approval, otherwise, even if it is to transfer a large group of infantry, it will save some guys who do not know the height of the sky, and if they provoke the anger, they must not provoke the independent division headquarters now.

It can be seen from this that Tang Qiuli took advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet Army and the Japanese army to stalemate on the front line of the Outer Xing'an Mountains and the weak defensive strength of the Kwantung Army in the hinterland of the northeast. Won the opportunity and the initiative.

If it weren't for the greater strategic goal, recovering the Northeast at this time would be a rare opportunity.

Tang Qiuli didn't know that because of an air battle in the waters of Liaodong Bay, General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, almost made his hair gray and suffered a big loss, but he did not dare to speak out, let alone retaliate, but he still followed the original plan on the morning of 14 September. Say goodbye to Liu Tiehan, Liu Cuigang, Yang Ketian and others, take a special plane, leave Jinzhou, and fly to Kulun, the capital of Outer Mongolia.

Tang Qiu left very relieved, and there was an air battle in Liaodong Bay. Broke the backbone of the Third Air Force of the Kwantung Army and completely annihilated the Bohai Sea Cruise Fleet of Manchukuo. This is a big loss. Minamijiro, commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, had to eat even if he ate and didn't eat, and it can be said that this battle completely changed the air situation in the South Manchurian region.

The special plane flew over the Horqin Sandy Land, the Mongolian Plateau. Entering Outer Mongolia from Zamyn-Uud, under the wings, there are endless steppes and occasional Gobi deserts. In the middle of September, there is not much green in the grasslands of Outer Mongolia, and when you look down from the porthole, you can see the grass yellow that cannot be seen at a glance, like a yellow carpet, stretching out to the horizon endlessly.

The autumn wind blows in September outside the plug, covering the grass on the surface one after another, the waves are like the waves, dancing vividly in front of you, as if the grass is running after you, and the special plane is more like a speedboat speeding on the sea, the first time to the snow outside the plug, most of the body lies on the porthole, greedily looking at this rare scene, and the mouth exclaims from time to time!

"Autumn Departure! Autumn Departure! Look, what a big flock of sheep! A low hill, a clear lake, a small river that flows in a bend, and a few elm trees that suddenly appear on the grassland can make Mei Xue exclaim in admiration, her eyes did not leave the porthole, her mouth screamed happily, but her hand kept pulling Tang Qiuli and shaking, Mei Xue at this moment is more like an innocent little girl!

At this time, Tang Qiuli's thoughts have flown back to a few years ago, in order to recover Outer Mongolia and the Soviet army fought a bloody battle, the first time to set foot on the land of Outer Mongolia, the first battle of the Outer Mongolian cavalry division, the surprise attack on Saiyin Shanda, open the door to Kulen, the ambush on Kent Mountain, the elimination of the Soviet and Mongolian troops, the defense of Kulen, the first division of the Soviet Outer Mongolian Air Force folded its wings here, Uriya Sutai surrounded Zhukov's Outer Mongolian Army, besieged for twelve days and nights, and finally forced Zhukov to lead his troops to surrender.

After several bloody battles, Outer Mongolia finally returned to the embrace of the motherland, and then the independent division defeated the Soviet army in the Baikal, Tangnu-Ulianghai, and Kobdo regions, totaling more than 2.6 million square kilometers of land, which was incorporated into the territory of the Republic of China, forcing the Soviet government to sign the "New Sino-Soviet Treaty," and for the sake of this more than 2.6 million square kilometers of land, he commanded more than 200,000 troops of the directly subordinate corps, and fought a bloody battle for more than five months, and the blood of tens of thousands of soldiers of the independent division was sprinkled on this land.

It can be said that in the war between Outer Mongolia and the Soviet Union, Tang Qiuli took advantage of it, and in the end, the greedy Stalin had to pay a great price in exchange for the lives of more than 100,000 Soviet soldiers and Zhukov, using the offensive of the Japanese Kwantung Army in the Far East of the Soviet Union.

I remember that I sent troops to Outer Mongolia at that time, it was the season of June, the grassland of Outer Mongolia was in spring, the overall situation was slightly determined, after the war, I drove on the grassland, but there was some shallow grass to be able to have no horseshoe leisure, this time I came to Outer Mongolia again, but it was full of autumn colors, another scene.

People in this world may not know how many undiscovered treasures are buried under the vast grasslands and Gobi deserts in Outer Mongolia, but Tang Qiuli, who came through as a later generation, clearly knows that it is just that because the situation in the Northeast and the Soviet Far East is uncertain, Tang Qiuli does not want to develop Outer Mongolia on a large scale under the eyes of the Soviet army and the Japanese army, so the Outer Mongolia region at this time is still in a primitive state of the sky and the wilderness.

Mei Xue retracted her gaze, saw the look of remembrance in her husband's eyes, and asked softly, "Qiuli, what do you remember?" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled faintly and replied: "Some people and old things a few years ago, when I first entered Outer Mongolia, I commanded the direct corps to come all the way, how can it be like this time, I came over by taking a special plane to enjoy the autumn scenery of the grassland!" ”

Mei Xue could guess from her husband's faint tone that there must be a lot of stories in this, she leaned on Tang Qiuli's ear and whispered: "Tonight, tell me all the stories that happened in Outer Mongolia!" ”

Tang Qiuli hugged Mei Xue's slender waist and nodded, even if he agreed, he couldn't bear to refuse his wife's plea, and he did have a lot to say, and Mei Xue was the best candidate and the best listener.

When the two special planes and a large group of escort fighters flew over the Mandal Gobi in Outer Mongolia, there was still more than an hour left before Kulen, and the captain of the escort fighter group, Colonel Hao Zhi, suddenly called the division commander's special plane, "Report to the division commander, the escort group will lead the captain to report, and I have received a call from the commander of the first fighter regiment of the Northern Flight Group in the patrol area of Outer Mongolia, the regiment has sent a group of escort fighters to escort the division commander's special plane, and in 20 minutes, we will be able to meet our plane!" ”

Tang Qiuli couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart, a brigade of escort fighters, he already felt that Le Yiqin was making a fuss and wasting resources, how could Liu Cuigang also do this, flying over Outer Mongolia, it was very safe, and he still needed two brigades and more than 40 fighter planes to escort him? Bring sand to the beach!

Tang Qiuli picked up the intercom and said: "Captain Hao, convey my order, the fighter brigade that came to escort the Outer Mongolia patrol area will return immediately, I, Tang Qiuli, don't need such a big formation, put on a score!" ”

Hao Zhigao replied with some embarrassment: "Division commander, I have explained the situation, but the other party's answer is that he received an order from Commander Liu of the Northern Flight Group and must carry out the task of escorting the division commander's special plane!" ”

Hao Zhigao was telling the truth, as a fierce air general under Le Yiqin, commander of the Southern Flying Group, he was confident that with his own brigade of fighters, he could completely protect the safety of the division commander's plane, and the Northern Flying Group would send escort fighters again.

However, the captain of the fighter brigade sent by the Outer Mongolia patrol area was very stubborn, and claimed that he had received a personal order from Commander Liu, so he had no choice but to report the actual situation to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

After listening to Hao Zhigao's words, Tang Qiuli's brows furrowed even tighter, "Liu Cuigang won't come out like this for no reason, could it be that the current situation in Outer Mongolia is very tense, otherwise, what is Liu Cuigang worried about, but why didn't he receive a report from Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Border Guards?" ”

Tang Qiuli thought about it for a while, and ordered the operator on the plane, "Connect me to Liu Cuigang, the commander of the Northern Flight Group, immediately!" ”

The operator skillfully operated, and it took more than ten seconds to connect, Tang Qiuli picked up the intercom, and said in an unhappy tone: "Liu Cuigang, what are you doing?" Le Yiqin's fighter brigade, can't you still protect my safety? It's not in the area of war, what danger can there be, it's more! Is there too much fuel for your Northern Flying Group fighters? ”

Liu Cuigang was silent for a while, and said: "Division commander, in the recent period, in the airspace of Outer Mongolia, from time to time there are reconnaissance planes of the Air Force of the Soviet Transcaucasian Military Region, and fighters in the Outer Mongolia patrol area, which have been driven out many times and shot down several planes, just yesterday, when we were engaged in the air battle of Liaodong Bay, a similar situation occurred, after receiving the report, I was not worried about the safety of the division commander, I was afraid that the fighters of the Soviet Union Lao Maozi would intercept them in the middle, for the sake of safety, I sent a large group of fighters to escort them, Please understand! ”

Tang Qiuli didn't question Liu Cuigang again, put down the intercom, and his heart sank, "The Soviet army's reconnaissance planes frequently reconnoiter the Outer Mongolia region, is it possible that Stalin's thief is not dead, and he is still thinking about Outer Mongolia, or, the current situation in Outer Mongolia is calm on the surface, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging, it seems that he came to Outer Mongolia this time, and he will not be able to live in peace again!" ”

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