Putting himself in his shoes, Stalin would not have thought that the European continent was the end of the madman Hitler's footsteps, and in history, Tsarist Russia, the predecessor of the Soviet Union, had too deep a grudge with Germany, and the Bolsheviks seized state power, especially after they became the leaders of the Soviet Union, and further expanded this grudge.

Hitler, like himself, has pathological madness and greed for territory, perhaps, he is even crazier than Hitler, after conquering the entire European continent, Hitler's wolf eyes will definitely aim at the territory of the Soviet Union in the East, whether it is based on historical grievances or practical considerations, Hitler's Germany will never let go of the Soviet Union, and sooner or later the Soviet Union and Germany will have a war.

The time of the outbreak of the war between the Soviet Union and Germany depended on how long the Anglo-American coalition could hold out in the British Isles, and once the British and American were defeated on the European continent, it was time for Hitler to turn around against the Soviet Union, and Stalin's heart was full of anxiety about this expected war.

In all fairness, Stalin was not optimistic about US President Roosevelt's support for the British at any cost, although the United States has strong national strength and is very developed in industry, but the Americans also have their own worries, in the Pacific theater, the Japanese offensive fiercely, has occupied the Hawaiian Islands, which is equivalent to approaching the door of the Americans, in the southwest Pacific, the Japanese attacked Australia, the last foothold of the United States and Britain.

Although the battle situation is not clear in a short period of time, judging from Stalin's experience, Britain and the United States will not support the Australian continent for too long, "That Roosevelt, he made a fatal mistake, he should not be on two fronts at the same time, and the two countries with the highest military value in the world will definitely choose one direction." After concentrating all your efforts and winning, you are opening up another battlefield," Stalin often sighed and thought.

As far as the Soviet Union is concerned, the current situation is not optimistic, not only in the European direction, on the alert of the German army, which will pounce at any time, but also in the Far East, on the front line of the Outer Khingan Mountains, with more than 2 million troops. To resist the threat of the Japanese Kwantung Army, from a strategic point of view, the Soviet Union was caught between Germany and Japan from two sides. The Soviet Union became a burnt pizza on both sides.

It stands to reason that at this strategic level. In the case of an enemy on both sides. Stalin should never have tried to plot against the land of Outer Mongolia again, so as to provoke another strong enemy, China's Tang Qiuli, who was another strong man with strong force, and even the British and Japanese were beaten to the ground by him, and the Soviet Union had a painful lesson. In the battle of Outer Mongolia a few years ago, the Soviet Red Army lost face.

But Stalin, in such a delicate situation in the world, once again coveted the territory of Outer Mongolia, with his own calculations and analysis. First of all, on the front line of the Trans-Khingan Mountains in the Far East, Zhukov's Far Eastern Front and the main forces of the Japanese Kwantung Army are in a state of stalemate and confrontation, and as long as one side does not risk its life to attack, this confrontation and stalemate will maintain the status quo for a considerable period of time.

The eastern part of the Soviet Union is temporarily safe, and in the European theater, Hitler wants to end the British Isles War, which cannot be solved in a short period of time, and the Americans still use most of their manpower, material and financial resources on the European battlefield, and Stalin's judgment is that Hitler's victory over the Anglo-American coalition will take more than a year at the earliest, which is the fundamental reason why Stalin restarted the plan to occupy Outer Mongolia.

Therefore, Stalin was given time to completely solve the problem of Outer Mongolia, at most one year, and after a year, when the Anglo-American coalition, Hitler's German army, which occupied all of the European continent, and attacked the Soviet Union, Stalin would no longer have the energy to think about the question of Outer Mongolia.

The war between the Soviet Union and Germany, when it was fought, and what the final outcome was, Stalin had no confidence at all, after all, the opponent was an army that held the resources of the entire European continent and swept away the victory of the European continent, I am afraid that even if the Soviet army finally repelled the Germans, it would permanently lose the land of Outer Mongolia, which would be a wound that Stalin would never be able to heal.

In order not to torture himself in this painful moment, Stalin launched a plan to permanently occupy Outer Mongolia after the "Outer Mongolian Independent League" had emerged in Outer Mongolia and the situation had arisen in favor of the Soviet Union.

As for the so-called advance sergeant training brigade of the Chinese, it ended ahead of schedule, insisted on separating the backbone elements of Outer Mongolia and returning to their respective units, Stalin did not think that it could be done easily, but it was enough to divert the attention of the Chinese.

Stalin also tasted the hidden meaning of Molotov's construction: If the Soviet Red Army made a move in a certain area of the Soviet-Mongolian border, it would inevitably greatly encourage the "Outer Mongolian Independent Alliance," and coupled with the strong support and encouragement of the Soviet intelligence services, those simple-minded Outer Mongolians who did not have much political wisdom would certainly hold a riot regardless of the situation, and whether it succeeded or failed, the Outer Mongolian region would be a chaotic situation.

Taking advantage of the chaos is in line with the interests of the Soviet Union, and the main forces of the Chinese Tang Qiuli, most of which are in the Indochina Peninsula, are holding on to the Japanese army, and the troops in the north are on the line of western Liaoning, Manchuria, confronting the garrison of the Kwantung Army, and the chaos in Outer Mongolia is the best opportunity.

"Molotov is too politically intelligent!" Stalin secretly praised in his heart, as for the life and death of those Outer Mongolians, it seems that it has little to do with him, and after their use value is lost, they will also face the purge of the Soviet occupation authorities, and how can such an important strategic position allow them to grasp state power, it is not a question of whether it is credible or not, but Stalin himself is not at ease.

Stalin held this pipe in his hand, smiled and said: "Our Comrade Molotov has come up with an opinion that is most in line with the current situation, I think, let's discuss it around Comrade Molotov's opinion, Comrade Petroshilov, which direction does your General Staff think we, the Soviet Red Army, should choose as a breakthrough?" ”

The Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, Marshal Petroshilov, strode to the map, pointed to a position and said: "The Irkutsk region on the left bank of Lake Baikal, this is the result of careful consideration by me and Comrade Besovsky, after listening to Comrade Molotov's opinion. ”

Stalin smiled, in fact, in his heart, also belonged to this place, the reason is very simple, Irkutsk is the closest straight line distance from Kulen, it is the place where the heavy troops of the Transcaucasian Military District are gathered, and it is also the most prominent part of the current battle line of the Chinese army in Outer Mongolia, according to intelligence, there are not many troops, only one cavalry brigade, which is extremely easy to be cut out of the entire defense system of Outer Mongolia, it seems that Petroshilov is a qualified chief of the General Staff.

Stalin gently knocked his pipe in the ashtray a few times, and several people attending the meeting understood that this is the old habit of the leader, the meeting is about to end, and every word of the leader is the highest instruction, and a simple sentence often contains a lot of content, depending on your understanding.

Stalin said: "Well, since the direction and method of action have been determined, then we must do it without hesitation, this operation will be carried out by the General Staff of Comrade Petroshilov, the troops of the Transcaucasian Military District will be carried out concretely, the Main Intelligence Directorate will be responsible for the overall intelligence work, Comrade Bessovsky, you will be Comrade Petroshilov's assistant, and I will give you eight months to complete our plan." ”

Stalin left plenty of leeway for Marshal Petroshilov, if the opponent was not the troops of the independent division, the Soviet Red Army would be able to occupy all the Outer Mongolia region in less than a month, but in the face of the troops of the independent division, even second-rate troops would not work, Stalin had to plan for the worst, and at this time, it was still under the condition that there was no main force of Tang Qiuli to reinforce the Outer Mongolia region.

Petroshilov and Bessovsky, their faces full of red light, stood up with a "swish" and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Comrade Stalin, we will successfully complete the task!" ”

Molotov looked at this qiē with a smile, and did not say another word, it was enough, and he carried it out according to his own proposal, this was the biggest gain, and the most disappointing thing was Beria, during the whole meeting, except for the humiliation of the clown, nothing was gained, and he was jealous of Comrade Stalin, which was more than worth the loss.

Everyone was gone, and the huge office seemed empty, and Stalin extinguished all the bright lights, leaving only a table lamp, buried himself in a wide chair, reloaded his pipe, and took a hard breath, and the pale blue smoke shrouded his uncertain face.

For this obviously risky military operation, from the bottom of his heart, Stalin himself was not sure, because his opponent was the different Chinese Tang Qiuli, the Tang Qiuli who completely defeated hundreds of thousands of Soviet Red Army in the Outer Mongolia region and drove them out of the Outer Mongolian steppe, and he was in full swing here, and the clouds of war had already been seen in the sky over the Outer Mongolia region, and Stalin could not infer what the Chinese was doing.

What the Chinese were thinking, Stalin had no way of knowing, could not judge the opponent's thinking, made Stalin's feelings low, and from the bottom of his heart, he had no confidence in this war with Tang Qiuli.

At about 15 p.m. on 15 September, another group of transport planes landed at Kulen Airport in Outer Mongolia, where Shen Jun, director of the Investigation Division of the Independent Division, and Yu Deshui, director of the Intelligence Division, led the most capable agents of the two departments to Kulen on transport planes.

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