Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, mentioned the two battlefields that are now being fought in the Transcaucasian Military District, and the other is the battle between Zhukov's troops and the Japanese Kwantung Army on the front line of the Trans-Khingan Mountains in the Far East.

If the two battlefields were fought at the same time, Zhukov's Far Eastern Front would not be in serious trouble, and the Japanese Kwantung Army would have no choice, but it would not be able to withdraw part of its forces to support the Outer Mongolian battlefield of General Kurygin and the battle situation on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, maintain a relatively stable position, and be effective against the Soviets.

On the one hand, it depended on Zhukov's military command ability, and more importantly, the Soviet army always maintained superior strength, and once the troops were divided and joined the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, the Japanese, who had endured for a long time, would certainly pounce on them and ask for a mouthful.

Therefore, from the heart of Marshal Petroshilov, chief of the General Staff, the Outer Mongolian campaign has been fought so badly so far, and there is no hope of victory, and from a strategic point of view, it may be the best choice to stop the troops at this time, although the Outer Mongolia region is important, but judging from the current international situation, it is not worth the Soviet Union to invest too many troops for this, and there is no superfluous mobile heavy army group to invest.

The focus of the Soviet Union's national defense was in Europe, and if it were not for Hitler's Germany, which swept across the European continent, there was always a threat of Zài, and the Soviet Union would pour out all the troops of the country, and Marshal Petroshilov would even personally put on the battle to wipe out the forces of Tang Qiuli in Outer Mongolia, it would not be a difficult task! The desire for territory, every Soviet general, had the same obsession.

Moreover, all the high-ranking Soviet officers who experienced the first Outer Mongolia campaign did not understand the fierce and scheming fighting style of the Chinese Tang Qiuli, and as far as the original intention of this chief of the Soviet General Staff was concerned, he was unwilling to have any conflict with Tang Qiuli in Outer Mongolia in the east. Annoyed this black-hearted Chinese, waving his division to the north, whether the territory of the Soviet Union in the Asian part can be preserved is still between the two.

The temporary withdrawal of troops is not a permanent abandonment of Outer Mongolia, but the timing is not right, and it is not suitable to mobilize troops under the current international situation, but it is determined to launch a campaign to recover Outer Mongolia. It was Comrade Stalin, the Chief of the General Staff, Marshal Petroshilov, who could only suppress his worries in his heart, this leader with a resolute character. Light yì does not accept the opinions of others.

Comrade Stalin's idea was to make a time difference. Take advantage of Hitler's Germany. When the British and Americans were beaten in the British Isles, the idea of recovering Outer Mongolia as quickly as possible was good, but the opponent chosen was an extremely difficult Chinese. The series of fiasco defeats in the Transcaucasian Military District undoubtedly illustrate this point, and this is still on the basis of Tang Qiuli's main force not coming to reinforce it.

Marshal Petroshilov wanted to build himself and remind. It can work, Stalin listened to his words, pondered for a moment, and when he raised his head, his gaze was firm and unquestionable.

Stalin said: "Comrade Petroshilov, I have considered all these things you are worried about, but this does not become a reason for us to give up the territory of Outer Mongolia, the war has already begun, if we give up this opportunity because of temporary difficulties, the entire Soviet people, will not forgive us, and I myself will not forgive myself, carry out the order, tell Sù Zhukov, his troops, try not to alarm the Japanese, bypass the eastern regions of Outer Mongolia, join the battlefield, we must win this war!" ”

Speaking of this, Stalin paused, his eyes became deeper, and then said: "Comrade Petroshilov, maybe the situation may not be as bad as we expected, the war between us and which Chinese Tang Qiuli is what the Japanese are happy to see, don't forget, the Chinese and the Japanese are feuds, our great Soviet Red Army, any blow to the Chinese, the Japanese will never destroy, this is what the Oriental call sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, the development of the situation, will prove my judgment!" ”

Marshal Petroshilov sighed secretly, Comrade Stalin's decision could not be changed, he firmly believed in the political wisdom and strategic vision of the leader, but this was all based on speculation, in case the Japanese Kwantung Army took the opportunity to move, whether it was the Outer Mongolian battlefield or the Far Eastern battlefield, the Soviet Union would be very difficult, but he could not fail to carry out the order.

General Kulygin, who received a telegram from the General Staff, was simply overjoyed, not only was he not reprimanded, but he also agreed to his request for more troops, but in the telegram, the time set by Comrade Stalin made him feel like a sharp edge on his back, and he felt pressure, before the beginning of October, to end the Outer Mongolian campaign?

Today is September 23, and there are less than three weeks to go, and the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District must eliminate the troops of the independent division that are blocking them, move south quickly, and take Kulen, but now, even the natural barrier in the north of Kulen, the Selenga River, has not passed, and this is still the second-rate troops of the independent division, and how to fight next makes General Kulygin quite nerve-wracking, but one thing he knows is that he cannot fight until the reinforcements of the air force or the army arrive.

After the order of the General Staff of the Soviet Army reached the headquarters of General Zhukov, commander of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, Zhukov did not dare to slack off, hurriedly dispatched two fully loaded infantry corps from the battle line, as well as a large number of tanks and artillery, withdrew from the position at night, and rushed to the Outer Mongolia region in a hurry using a means of transport that could be used.

Zhukov is a famous general, and he has done a very good job of secrecy work, and more than 80,000 people in the two armies have left the front line without realizing it, and in addition to the chief of staff of the front army, other high-ranking generals have no idea at all, and Zhukov knows better in his heart that once the Japanese on the opposite side smell the slightest smell, not only will the two armies not be able to go away, but the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, which has been calm for more than two years, will immediately be a situation of war, and the Japanese will never let go of the opportunity.

Although Zhukov was cautious and covered up, the movement of more than 80,000 troops of the two armies did not hide the eyes and sense of smell of the Japanese agents, and after more than two years of confrontation with the Soviets, the General Intelligence Bureau of the Kwantung Army established an all-pervasive intelligence network in the Trans-Khingan Mountains area, and on the night of 23 September, a top-secret telegram signed by General Minamijiro, commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, flew to the desk of Emperor Hirohito of Japan through a special channel.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the agents of the General Intelligence Bureau of our Kwantung Army have obtained a very important piece of information after secret reconnaissance, and the two infantry corps of the Soviet Far Eastern Front, which are confronting our Kwantung Army troops on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, as well as a large number of artillery and tanks, have secretly withdrawn from their positions tonight.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet army's mobilization, adjustment of deployment, weakening of troops, and change of troops, our Kwantung Army troops, by surprise, launched an offensive on all fronts overnight, in order to break the stalemate of the past two years, and incorporate the territory of the eastern part of Soviet Russia into the territory of the Great Japanese Empire, so as to repay the love and ardent expectations of His Majesty the Emperor for the Kwantung Army of the Great Japanese Empire, and create an immortal achievement, all the officers and men of the Kwantung Army are willing to serve the Great Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor."

"The military situation on the front line is urgent, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and the opportunity is fleeting.

Opportunity, a tempting opportunity, like a big steamed bun steaming with fragrant steam, was placed in front of Emperor Hirohito, and he drooled greedily, for more than two years, more than one million elite Kwantung Army troops were pinned down on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, stalemate, and the high-ranking officials of the Japanese base camp did not know how many brains they racked and how many plans they devised in order to break this deadlock.

There are not a lot of troubles in front of Emperor Hirohito, the Southwest Pacific Theater, which has been indecisive for a long time, and the British, American, Indian and Australian armies on the Australian continent are like cockroaches that cannot be killed, and their vitality is surprisingly tenacious.

Knowing that it was the fleet of the devil Tang Qiuli, it was protecting the lifeline of the British, American, Australian, and Indian armies in the eastern Indian Ocean, but it had no choice but to do so, and the Japanese navy had also fought several naval battles, but with little success, and the independent division troops in Southeast Asia started a full-scale war, but Japan did not have the grasp and ability to fight an evenly matched battle in two battlefields at the same time, and Emperor Hirohito was so aggrieved that he was burned inside.

To General Ito Yanzaburo, commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, he sent a telegram of reprimand, but Hirohito himself knew that Ito Yanzaburo had done his best, the Southwest Pacific Theater had dragged on for a long time, the Far East Outer Khinganling Battlefield had been stalemate for a long time, and the two battlefields in the north and south of Japan were maddeningly dull.

Now, the opportunity has come, if the Soviet Far Eastern Front is solved, or in other words, it can be defeated, not only can it seize a large area of territory of Soviet Russia, but the Kwantung Army can also free up its hands, return to Manchuria, and direct the independent division to Liu Tiehan's troops in the east, break out of the western Liaoning corridor, and restore the original battlefield situation, otherwise, more than 300,000 independent division troops, Chen soldiers on the Manchurian border, will always be a big problem for the Great Japanese Empire.

From a strategic point of view, the more fiercely the Soviets and Tang Qiuli fought, the more in line with the interests of the Great Japanese Empire, no matter which side was defeated, it was a mutual attrition, and the two sides fought to the death, and only themselves benefited.

From the point of view of the hateful Cheng Dù, Hirohito absolutely hoped that the devil of China, in Outer Mongolia, would be defeated by the Soviets and suffer heavy losses, which would not only relieve the hatred in his heart, but also weaken Tang Qiuli's military strength to the greatest extent.

From the perspective of immediate interests, the Far East of the Soviet Union is definitely a piece of fat that flows with oil, and if Emperor Hirohito himself does not take the opportunity to take it, it will be difficult for Emperor Hirohito himself to sleep and eat, so whether or not to approve the telegram of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Minamijiro, has become a matter that is difficult to decide, and Emperor Hirohito is so worried that his head hurts.

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