Age of Conquest Reborn

The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held a secret contest at a meeting about the war in Outer Mongolia. Beria, the chairman of the Soviet Counterrevolutionary Committee, suffered a big secret loss. Not only was he disgraced and became a laughing stock, but more importantly, he was

Losing points in front of Stalin was what Beria feared most.

If he does not try his best to reverse the decline, his position among the top leaders of the Soviet Union will suffer great losses. For himself, this is by no means a good phenomenon. Beria made a cruel decision and seized Transcaucasia.

Major General Sergeyev, commander of the Third Army of the Military District, insisted on muddying the waters. Even if General Kulykin, the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District, could not pry the troops away, he would still take the opportunity to wedge in a few nails!

Beria steeled himself and prepared for a desperate counterattack to reverse the defeat in one fell swoop. He stood up and was about to launch a long speech, but Stalin waved his hand to stop him and said: "Comrade Beria, you

Sit down first, we don’t need to dwell on nothing

On important matters, and deviating from the theme of today's meeting, let's return to the main issue. The current situation in the Lake Baikal region requires us to make a decision whether to continue the attack into the interior of Outer Mongolia, or to stop here and observe

What is Tang Qiuli’s reaction?”

Beria's face was no longer livid, but pale, and all the energy in his body seemed to have been drained away. He sat back in his seat in despair, and his brain went blank for a short time. "Why, Comrade Stalin, even

I was not even given a chance to defend myself, why is this happening?"

The other Politburo members looked at Beria with indifference, while the military generals looked at him with pleasure.

What kind of person was Stalin? He was a master of political struggle. A veteran of ups and downs, Beria’s little thoughts could not be hidden from him. In Stalin’s view, the death of a colonel in battle was not worth making a fuss about. The reason why Beria

No mercy, no mercy

It was this colonel who came from the Cheka system and loved his subordinates. There was nothing wrong with it. However, in a meeting of this level, Beria was lacking in the overall picture by clinging to a colonel who was killed in battle.

Observation. In other words, inappropriate!

It would be good for Beria to pour some cold water on him appropriately. And the Chief of General Staff, Petroshilov, knew him well and would not embarrass Beria in public. If Beria did not use the topic, the discussion would be over.

The theme still revolves around the issue of whether to continue to expand the results. To a certain extent, Beria is disrupting the situation.

Since the General Administration of Military Intelligence and Beria's Cheka system have confirmed that Tang Qiuli's Outer Mongolia Border Guard troops do not have a large number of tanks, artillery, and other heavy equipment, then the campaign to regain Outer Mongolia will continue.

It is necessary to proceed, but it is also necessary to listen to the opinions of the military generals. Although their opinions cannot affect their own decisions, in order to reflect democracy, the members of the Political Bureau are given a chance to speak. After all, it is a party meeting.

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Stalin took a drag on his pipe and said, "I want to hear the opinion of the General Staff!"

Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, glanced at the lost Beria, and said in his usual calm tone: "Comrade Stalin, fellow comrades, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region are in the protruding part of the Soviet-Mongolian border, in the Lake Baikal region.

The military operation achieved the expected goal. The two cavalry brigades of the ** Division that were originally defending the area retreated southward in a hurry. In other words, Tang Qiuli did not have the ability to resist the attack of our Soviet Red Army in the Outer Mongolia area."

"Therefore, the General Staff believes that it is very necessary to continue the campaign to regain Outer Mongolia before the arrival of Tang Qiuli's army. However, the end of the battle cannot be delayed too long, lest the army be trapped in China.

The main force came in with reinforcements, causing the war to become entangled indefinitely."

"The tactics adopted should be to concentrate more superior forces and heavy equipment, especially tanks and artillery units, as well as the air force, to launch a full-scale attack on Outer Mongolia. At the end of September, the line from Kulun to Saiyinsanda will be occupied. By then, even if

The main force of the ** Division is being reinforced. We can also use its favorable terrain conditions to establish a solid defense line on the Seyinshanda line to prevent the Chinese ** Corps from advancing north. The above is the opinion of the General Staff. Please ask Stalin

Comrades and other comrades, put forward your opinions!”

The meeting place fell into silence for a while. The members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were all thinking carefully about the gains and losses. Stalin broke the silence and said, "Comrades, just now, Comrade Petroshilov has put forward a specific plan. You can

My personal opinion is that this plan is realistic and feasible."

The Supreme Leader has affirmed the General Staff's plan. In other words, Comrade Stalin has already made the decision to continue to expand the war. Under such circumstances, who still raises objections and disagrees with the military operation to regain Outer Mongolia?

Didn't you ask for bad luck and get kicked in the head by a donkey?

All members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union who attended the meeting, including Beria, raised their hands in favor of the General Staff's plan. Stalin said: "Okay, the Politburo meeting unanimously approved the military action plan to recover Outer Mongolia, then we will

Give the command of this military operation to Comrade Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, and take full responsibility!"

After a burst of warm applause, Stalin continued: "I have a personal opinion. At present, the troops dispatched by the Transcaucasus Military Region are obviously unable to meet the needs of continuing to expand the results. Therefore, I suggest that it is necessary to build on the existing troops.

Add three to four mechanized divisions, two tank brigades, and corresponding artillery units. In addition, as for the air force, one to two fighter divisions can be added to the Transcaucasus Military District to offset the strength advantage of the ** division's aviation force."

“Last point, I suggest the establishment of a campaign headquarters to recapture Outer Mongolia, with the Chief of the General Staff, Comrade Petroshilov, as the commander, the Director of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, Comrade Bessovsky, as the chief of staff, and the Commander of the Transcaucasus Military District.

Comrade Kulykin, the member of the Communist Party of China, rushed to the Lake Baikal area to form a former enemy headquarters and serve as commander and political commissar in order to unify the command of all troops. What do you think?"

As usual, there was a round of warm applause. Comrade Stalin's proposal was unanimously approved by all members of the Politburo. After the meeting, Stalin left Molotov, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs alone, which made Beria furious with jealousy.

There were only two people left in the huge office, Stalin and Molotov. Stalin put his hands away at the Politburo meeting and said to Molotov with a confident attitude: "Molotov, regarding the recovery of foreign affairs.

My biggest worry about the battle in Mongolia is that it cannot be ended in a short period of time. Even if Tang Qiuli's main army does not come to reinforce it, it will not be easy to end the battle before the end of September."

"Once the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region fall into a protracted war of attrition in Outer Mongolia, we will not have more mobile troops to reinforce them. And once Tang Qiuli's main force reinforces the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, what will happen to Kurekin?

It would be a disaster for us. At that time, we had a great advantage in Outer Mongolia, but the final result of the war was unacceptable to us."

Molotov pondered for a moment and said: "Comrade Stalin, I understand your concerns. What you are most worried about is not Outer Mongolia, but Hitler's Germany from the west. If we invest more troops in the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, it will inevitably

This will result in a vacuum of troops in the European direction, and Zhukov's Far Eastern Front is facing off against the Japanese Kwantung Army and cannot escape. Once Hitler and Germany attack us, the Soviet Union will be in great danger."

Stalin nodded, with a lot of helplessness on his face. Without Hitler, Germany would have this steel knife hanging over the Soviet Union's head. With the Soviet Union's national strength, it would only need to mobilize about 50% of its troops to fight in Outer Mongolia.

Tang Qiuli's troops fought a big battle, and it didn't matter if the fighting lasted for two or three years. Stalin had absolute confidence that even if he tried hard, he could kill Tang Qiuli and finally capture the Outer Mongolia region.

But it can't be done now. The Soviet Union must concentrate about 80% of its forces in the direction of Europe to guard against the attack that Hitler's Germany may launch at any time. The only forces that can be used on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia are the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District, and what is left is

Military Region Commander Kulykin does not have much time and is not allowed to fight a protracted war.

According to my own judgment, the time for Germany to attack the Soviet Union will be one year later. This is just a theoretical inference. What if the German attack was earlier? The troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region failed to complete the General Staff's plan to occupy Outer Mongolia.

The Soviet Red Army, which is busy dealing with the German attack on the line from Kulun to Saiinshanda, will not have any ability to reinforce the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District.

If the end of the Outer Mongolia Campaign is far away, Tang Qiuli's main force will definitely reinforce the Outer Mongolia Border Guards. By then, it will be the most dangerous time for the Transcaucasus Military Region troops, and the outcome can only be

Two, one was repelled, but was surrounded, just like the result of the First Outer Mongolia War.

Although the Soviet Union has a huge military force that ranks among the top in the world, Stalin still feels that the force is not enough. In fact, the battlefields that the Soviet Union is currently engaged in or is about to engage in are divided into three places. The most important one is in Europe.

The direction, although no fighting took place, was the direction Stalin was most worried about.

Another battlefield was on the outer Xing'an Mountains line in the Far East, where the Japanese Kwantung Army faced off. Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army, with more than two million troops, was stuck there for two years and could not get out.

If the Soviet Union could mobilize about 40% of its troops and invest in the outer Xing'anling battlefield, the Japanese Kwantung Army would be no match and the Far East would have been recovered long ago. However, the biggest worry is still the German army sweeping across the European continent. The Far East

The front army was unable to protect itself and was unable to reinforce other battlefields.

The last battlefield was the one that Stalin was least able to grasp.

(To be continued) (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)