Comrade Stalin, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, and Great Leader of the All-Soviet People, was really angry that the siege of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District had not yet been lifted, and it was a precarious battlefield.

The rescue failed, but he was surrounded, with Stalin's understanding of the Chinese Tang Qiuli in the First Outer Mongolian War, unless this person did not make a move, he was vicious and ruthless, with the goal of completely annihilating the opponent, and in order to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means, from this point of view, the prospect of the Far Eastern Front rushing to Kulen's troops is not very good!

If we had known in advance that Tang Qiuli's more than 300,000-strong army had already entered Outer Mongolia and the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, they would not have fallen into the situation where they are now encircled, nor would they have been involved with the troops of the Far Eastern Front and would have fallen into the same dangerous situation.

At the same time, Stalin also felt inexplicable sadness, the well-organized and huge intelligence department, even Tang Qiuli dispatched troops and sent troops, there was no clue, they were deaf and blind?

The mixed fire, mixed together, stirred him up, and the Marshal Petroshilov in front of him was the object of venting, and at this moment, Stalin did have the idea of changing generals.

The fierce light in Stalin's eyes made Marshal Petroshilov's heart tremble uncontrollably, but he also felt wronged that he could not get intelligence from independent divisions, and it was not entirely the responsibility of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the General Staff, in the USSR. The intelligence system is divided into several large parts, among which there are those of the All-Union Committee for the Suppression of Anti-Countermeasures, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the State Security Bureau.

Each has its own work, and it has the right and obligation to meddle in military intelligence, of course. There is no shortage of things to make stumbling blocks for each other and to invite merit and favor, and Marshal Petroshilov also knows that this is Comrade Stalin. Checks and balances are used to prevent the intelligence department from being dominant. Right now. Something went wrong, the board was all hit on the ass of the family of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of the General Staff, which is not fair!

As the direct superior of the Main Directorate of Military Intelligence, Marshal Petroshilov could not help but be aggrieved and unconvinced, and the fierce light in the eyes of Comrade Stalin told him. Once this accusation is confirmed, his fate will be the same as that of the director, Admiral Bessovsky, or even worse, that Beria. I will never spare myself, I am afraid that when the time comes, even begging for a quick death is an unsatisfying wish, and I can't sit still!

Thinking of this, Marshal Petroshilov plucked up his courage and said in a loud voice: "Comrade Stalin, now it is not a question of whose responsibility it is, but a study of how to deal with the attack of the Far Eastern Front by the troops of a separate division, of course, it is my responsibility, I will never shirk it, and I am willing to bear any punishment!" ”

"However, I still have to explain a few words, as you know, the intelligence network of the General Military Intelligence Bureau in Outer Mongolia and northern China has been completely destroyed by Tang Qiuli's counterintelligence department, and although after many efforts, there is still no reply.

"However, this is only the situation faced by the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, as far as I know, other intelligence systems have not been completely destroyed in this way, for example, the Military Intelligence Special Committee of the All-Union Anti-Counter-Terrorism Committee, why did they not get a little information about the main force of the independent division entering the Outer Mongolia region? Is this normal? ”

Marshal Petroshilov's feelings were a little excited, full of deep grievances, the fierce flame in Stalin's eyes faded, and he was like a mirror in his heart, one day, after the military meeting dedicated to the rescue of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, Beria went to his study and poured bitter water, the most targeted of which was the General Directorate of Military Intelligence of the General Staff, but there was no mention of Tang Qiuli's transfer of troops into Outer Mongolia.

Now it seems that Beria should know something, but he didn't say it, maybe he didn't dare to be sure, he was afraid of making a big fuss, and he was even more afraid that it would affect the military operation in Outer Mongolia.

However, Petroshilov's words reminded him that now is not the time to pursue responsibility, and as soon as the crisis of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District and the troops of the Far Eastern Front is resolved, once it is verified, Beria will set up such a trap that hurts others and is not beneficial to himself for the sake of his own desire for power, and he ...... set up such a trap that harms others and is not beneficial to himself!

Stalin gritted his teeth and sneered in his heart, but waved his hand on his face, and said: "Comrade Petroshilov, now is indeed not the time to hold accountable, let's change the subject, what is your opinion on the attack of the troops of the Far Eastern Front on the east bank of the Ulez River by the main force of the independent division?" ”

Marshal Petroshilov was relieved and secretly relieved, but he felt sweaty underwear, weak, and in just a few minutes of conversation, it was like fighting on the battlefield of life and death, so tiring, he secretly thought to himself: "The crisis of confidence in the leader has finally been dealt with temporarily, and what he said is not chasing after the wind, hum, Beria, if you get rid of one of my generals, I will also pay you back!" ”

Marshal Petroshilov said cautiously: "Comrade Stalin, my opinion is very clear, the plan of attacking Kulen in order to mobilize Tang Qiu to leave the division and relieve the siege of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District seems to be unworkable, and the main force of the independent division that suddenly appeared in the eastern region of Outer Mongolia is worthy of our vigilance, in order to avoid the troops of the Far Eastern Front from falling into a dangerous situation of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, they should be ordered to immediately leave the battlefield and immediately withdraw along the same road!" ”

"Don't delay, once we are entangled by the independent division troops in that direction, we will not use other available troops to rescue again!" My opinion, Comrade Stalin, please refer to it!

After listening to Marshal Petroshilov's words, Stalin pondered silently for a while, and said with unwilling eyes: "Is it that we can only do this? ”

Marshal Petroshilov replied very dryly: "Comrade Stalin, I'm afraid we can only do this, this is the only way to solve the problem!" ”

"Then the rescue of the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District, does it need to be adjusted?" Stalin asked again.

Marshal Petroshilov, having already entered the role, opened his mouth and replied: "Comrade Stalin, these are two separate battlefields, which do not interfere with each other, and the operation to rescue Kurykin's troops is carried out according to the original plan, and the Deputy Commander of the Air Force of the Don Military District, Comrade Jonasov, reports to the General Staff that the Air Force is ready for everything!" ”

Speaking of this, Marshal Petroshilov suddenly realized that his appearance was too shrewd and strong, and Comrade Stalin could not have thought of these problems? Who will believe it?

How to listen to Comrade Stalin's words, some of the elements that lured the snake out of the hole, or rather, some elements of inducement, Marshal Petroshilov's heart suddenly became frightened, and hurriedly continued: "As the commander-in-chief's staff body, the General Staff puts forward all possible opinions and methods for the commander-in-chief's reference, this is my duty, the final decision is still in the hands of Comrade Stalin, as long as you decide, the General Staff will immediately follow it!" ”

Stalin smiled incomprehensibly and said: "Well, in accordance with the advice of the General Staff, immediately send a telegram to Comrade Yemenchenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Far Eastern Front, ordering the troops to immediately withdraw from the battle and return to the formation!" ”

On the east bank, Lieutenant General Yemenchenko deployed the strength of three armies, and finally temporarily resisted the left and right attacks of the six brigades of the East Finger, and the battle was in a stalemate, the troops of the East Finger could not attack, and the Soviet Army could not repel the attack of the East Finger troops.

Of course, the main reason is that the troops on the left and right flanks in the east are still directed, and according to the order of Commander Liu Tiehan, they pinned down and flanked the main force of the Soviet army, so that it could not reinforce the Third Army on the west bank of the Ulez River, and did not interfere with Liu Tiehan's plan to completely annihilate the Soviet army in this department.

Judging from the situation of the battlefield, this point, the troops of the East Finger have done it, the two battlefields that are only more than 20 kilometers apart, the bridges on both sides of the Ulez River, intact, but they were blown into a sea of death fire by groups of shells, but even if there is no blockade of artillery fire, the main force of the Soviet Army on the east bank cannot be separated, come to meet the withdrawal of the Third Army from the battlefield, to deal with the left and right attacks of the six brigades of the East Finger, and the Soviet troops of the three armies have fought very hard and are too busy to take care of themselves!

At about 6 o'clock in the morning of 29 September, the East Finger Artillery Group repeatedly plowed a narrow area with a radius of only a dozen kilometers with tens of thousands of shells and nearly 10,000 rockets, and the shells fired back from the west bank of the Ulez River, and then from the positions of the three brigades in the east, to the bank of the river, among them, nearly 1,000 mortars poured down the shells, exposing more than 40,000 Soviet soldiers to the fierce artillery fire like magma eruptions.

The bloody corpses of Soviet soldiers covered the land on the west bank of the Ulez River, and the morning sun rose, and the glow could not penetrate the thick smoke that shrouded the battlefield, and the smoke was reflected by the glow as red as blood on the ground.

Liu Tiehan put down his binoculars and said to Colonel Li Guangjin, head of the Operations Division, without looking back: "Convey my order, ten minutes later, the artillery will stop shelling, and the infantry will start charging!" ”

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