For Stalin, who was very experienced in Beria's careful thinking and political struggle, and played tricks and tricks to achieve perfection, he could understand it with his eyes closed.

Although he trusts Beria very much, he doesn't want the power in his hands to be too big, so as not to lose his tail, and he also knows that Beria is trying every means to meddle in the General Intelligence Bureau, if he hadn't secretly greeted other senior officials of the Cheka, I'm afraid that this Bessovsky would have been destroyed by him a long time ago, if the intelligence and security systems of the entire Soviet Union were unified in Beria's hands, it would not be a good thing for him!

Therefore, Stalin glanced at Beria and said calmly: "Comrade Beria, the Cheka's work is very important, so it will not involve your energy, and it is enough for Comrade Bessovsky to be responsible for this work, after all, the Cheka is not good at military intelligence!" ”

There was no harsh speech, let alone a gloomy tone, but Beria trembled in his heart and secretly vigilant, "Is it that I have been busy expanding the power in my hands recently, which has aroused the suspicion of the leader?" What I said just now is clearly warning myself not to stretch my hand too long, this is the first time in public, the situation is not quite right! ”

Beria was also an extraordinary person, and immediately changed his attitude and said to Stalin: "Comrade Stalin, you are right, my idea is that if Comrade Bessovsky needs the help of the Cheka, we will do everything in his power, after all, we are all for the common cause of the Soviets!" ”

However, Beria did not want to be left behind, and continued: "Comrade Stalin, our Cheka received information that at noon today, at the field airfield of the Kulen Independent Division in Outer Mongolia. After landing about two regiments of transport planes one after another and unloading a large amount of military supplies, can it be judged that the Chinese Tang Qiuli was making preliminary preparations for increasing troops in the Outer Mongolia region? ”

Stalin stared at him and asked: "Comrade Beria, are the sources of intelligence reliable?" Is there a detailed report, what exactly is the military materiel? ”

Beria was a little proud, everyone in the room. None of them came up with anything valuable, and the professional intelligence agencies did not get any intelligence, and they only had themselves, so wouldn't it seem that they were more effective in their work. Ability is a head above others!

Beria was smug in his heart, but he replied cautiously: "Comrade Stalin." Sources of intelligence. Absolutely reliable, it was obtained through a dedicated channel in the Chekaton Guò, but unfortunately, due to the high security of the Coulom airport, it is not possible to get more information. ”

At this point, Beria suppressed the intentions of the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, Colonel-General Besovsky. It is very obvious that the Cheka was supposed to be in charge of the suppression of the entire Soviet Union, mainly against the enemy at home. Engaging in foreign intelligence is a stretch of the hand that stretches too far and crosses the line, violating the principle that each party bears its own responsibility.

Even if valuable information is obtained by chance, it should be handed over to the General Intelligence Directorate for processing, and after verification, it should be reported to Comrade Stalin.

The intention of suppression was very obvious, the faces of Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, and General Besovsky, Chief of the Main Intelligence Service, were not so good-looking, and they both saw through Beria's intentions, but they could not refute this guy face to face.

Stalin was noncommittal, took a puff of his pipe, and said: "Well, Comrade Bessovsky will be in charge of this matter, find out about it, and in addition, Comrade Beria, transfer the personnel responsible for this matter within the Cheka system to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, so that it will be convenient to carry out the work as much as possible." ”

Beria's face was defeated for a while, he knew what it meant to steal chickens and rice, not only did he not achieve his goal, but also lost a department, what happened to the leader today, specifically for himself, looking at Beria's expression like swallowing a fly, Petroshilov and General Bessovsky, they were secretly relieved, and at the same time, they also understood the leader's intentions, and strengthened their confidence in not letting Beria interfere in the army's intelligence system.

Stalin's goal was achieved, and he did not continue to talk about it, this Beria, some did not know the height of the sky, and he was slightly punished, and let him restrain a little, so as not to poke out the big basket, and turned his eyes to his closest assistant, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Molotov, and said in a very kind tone: "Comrade Molotov, what is your opinion on this issue?" ”

Molotov was the only person present who did not speak, for Beria's performance, Marshal Petroshilov and Admiral Besovsky's mentality, also very mastery, in his opinion, Beria is not smart, just in today's meeting, has twice violated the leader's psychological bottom line, this guy is going to be unlucky, I am afraid that from now on, the leader must consciously suppress Beria's power, this is Molotov's conclusion to Beria.

What should be said, what should be asked, all have been asked, and when it is your turn, you should come up with a different opinion, but you will not be like Beria, who just writes his thoughts and thoughts in his head and shouts all over the world.

Molotov pushed his black-rimmed glasses and said unhurriedly: "Comrade Stalin, comrades, at present in the Outer Mongolia region, there is no situation favorable to us, and if there is no member of the Outer Mongolia Independent Alliance, the development of the Chinese army, to launch this operation, only relying on our troops, attacking on the periphery, it will not be possible to achieve the desired goal, as Comrade Petroshilov said, in a short period of time, it will not be possible to end the war in Outer Mongolia." ”

"However, this is also the only opportunity for us to recover the Outer Mongolian region, and we cannot give it up, so my opinion is that the comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, taking advantage of the favorable conditions of the Outer Mongolian Independent League, should continue to develop members within the Chinese army, and we, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, will be specifically responsible for the work in this regard."

"However, in order to divert the attention of the Chinese, it is necessary for us to choose a direction and create some tension; on the one hand, we can cover the comrades of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party and facilitate their work, and on the other hand, we can force the training course for the advance sergeant to end early, so that the backbone of the development can return to the original unit and launch an uprising, and we do not have to wait for a long time."

"As for how to create incidents in that direction, when it comes to military command issues, I am not good at it, I still have to listen to the opinions of comrades in the army, mainly Comrade Petroshilov, after all, commanding the army to fight and choosing a strategic direction, the comrades in the army are insiders, and I, a layman, cannot participate!"

Look at what Comrade Molotov said, he has a level, that is, he has put forward constructive suggestions, and he is also able to soberly realize his own shortcomings, and he has also pushed the army to the height it deserves, and he does not have to be responsible for the bad results that may occur.

In addition to Beria's jealous eyes, the other two army systems, including Stalin, were all smiling, and in fact, the big guys also knew that Molotov's unique approach and proposed a proposal basically set the tone for the meeting, which can be seen from Comrade Stalin's relieved look.

Stalin really admired Molotov very much, and said that he was in his heart, and a few people here, perhaps, were the only ones who could understand their inner worries and find a way for the Soviet Union to properly solve the problems of Outer Mongolia.

Stalin was not without worries about the recovery of Outer Mongolia, but what he feared most was to fight hard in Outer Mongolia with the troops of the Independent Division, and then force himself to end the war as much as possible, and have to mobilize a steady stream of troops from Europe to join the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, which was a disastrous consequence for the Soviet Union.

Of course, the safest and most untroubled way is to permanently renounce the territorial claims of Outer Mongolia, but this is an absolutely unacceptable approach for oneself, because the great Soviet Union has a vast territory, and not an inch of land is superfluous, so the permanent loss of Outer Mongolia is an unacceptable result for Stalin.

There is also a deeper consideration, the big country in the south of the Soviet Union, sooner or later, will rise and lose the buffer of Outer Mongolia, the muzzle of the Chinese will be directly on the chest of the Soviet Union, and the Far East of the Soviet Union and the vast Siberian region will be exposed to the eyes of the Chinese, which is extremely detrimental to the national security of the Soviet Union.

In the current international situation, the opportunity to permanently occupy the Outer Mongolia region may be this time, on the European battlefield, Hitler's army has invaded the British mainland, Stalin believes that it will not be long before the British will be destroyed, even if there is a desperate blood transfusion from the Americans.

The Anglo-American coalition will be defeated, and sooner or later the British Isles will be lost, and it will not be too long, this is Stalin's conclusion to the European battlefield, the German army and the Anglo-American coalition army, after leveling Europe, Hitler's appetite will never be satisfied with the occupation of the European continent, and the iron hooves of the German army will sooner or later set foot on the land of the Soviet Union, although Stalin has not been Hitler's "Barbarossa Plan" against the Soviet Union.

Moreover, the Soviet intelligence services did not find any signs that the Germans were going to take action against the Soviet Union, but this did not prevent Stalin from making such a judgment, which was based on the instinctive reaction and vigilance between the two natural enemies, and Stalin was absolutely convinced that Hitler would do so.

If it were me, would you do it? Stalin once asked himself in his heart, the answer is certain, not only will he do this, but he will also do it even more crazy, if he conquers the whole of Europe and has huge war resources, Stalin himself, who will do more than Hitler to dumb the whole world, will conquer the world!

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