Age of Conquest Reborn

The smoke of the war in Outer Mongolia started by Stalin has cleared and the dust has settled. Whether the Yemenchenko troops of the Far Eastern Front were completely wiped out in eastern Outer Mongolia or the Third Army of the Transcaucasus Military District was encircled and annihilated in western Outer Mongolia, it was

In two battles that Stalin expected, more than 300,000 troops in the Transcaucasus Military Region and 180,000 troops in the Far Eastern Front were wiped out within 20 days. The Third Army alone, with more than 20,000 troops, would be destroyed sooner or later.

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But then, Tang Qiuli's big moves and generosity made Stalin restless and even a little frightened.

After Sun Zhenbang ended the Battle of Ulyasutai, he marched westward, exited from the Tangnu Mountains, and swept through the Soviet military strongholds in the northwest area outside Outer Mongolia. On October 10, the first and second brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps, which advanced northward in advance,

Captured Irkutsk, the 3rd and 4th brigades, captured Ulan-Ude, the 5th and 8th brigades, captured Barnur, and completely controlled the areas around Lake Baikal.

There are less than 30,000 Soviet garrison troops in the area. They had been beaten to a pulp by the Liu Chun Department of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the Tong Batu Department of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army. These local garrison troops were dispersed and stationed.

There were no more than a thousand or two thousand people on the ground, and there were opponents of the cavalry, which came and went like the wind and had extremely strong maneuverability. They did not dare to attack, and they were constantly harassed when they stood still, and they were bitten from time to time.

Before the six mechanized infantry brigades of the directly affiliated corps moved north, in view of the fact that field airports in Ulan-Ude, Irkutsk, Barnur and other places were attacked by cavalry units of the independent division, and the airport infrastructure was basically destroyed, in order to avoid

The larger losses of the Air Force were reported to the General Staff and the Air Force General Headquarters for approval. Lieutenant General Jonasov, deputy commander of the Air Force of the Don River Military District of the Soviet Union, commanded the remaining combat aircraft of the Outer Mongolia Air Campaign Group to withdraw to the interior.

October 12. Major General Zhao Yuhe, Chief of Staff of the Independent Division, Major General Yang Ketian, Chief of Staff of the East Point of the Independent Division, commanded the 11th and 12th Brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps, three mechanized brigades of the East Point, and the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Force

Zeng Shiqiang's Third Cavalry

The troops of the brigade and the two tank brigades of the Armored Corps joined forces with Liu Chun of the 1st Cavalry Brigade and Tong Batu of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Border Guard Army. With Lake Baikal as the center, they began to sweep away all the remnants of the Soviet Transcaucasus Military District.

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On October 15, Liu Tiehan commanded the East Point troops. They even attacked Chita, Nerchinsk (known as Nerchinsk), Sretensk and other places. The troops were directed towards the Shilka River Basin, and they were vaguely connected with the Japanese.

The Kwantung Army formed Zhukov's troops of the Soviet Far East Front on the front line of the Xing'an Mountains, surrounded on both sides and in a pincer attack from the east and west.

Or it could be a joint attack on the Japanese Kwantung Army with the Soviet Far East Front Army. It’s not that the East Point Force has any obvious intention. The key is that the location of the army is too sensitive. From the Shilka River Basin to the line of Nerchinsk, if you go north, you can

To attack the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army, you can attack the Japanese Kwantung Army southward. It is actually a delicate position from which you can attack from the north or the south, and attack from the left or right.

It was truly a fate. No one would have thought that, in the eyes of outsiders, Tang Qiuli's troops actually had the intention of strategic cooperation with the feudal enemy, the Japanese. Although they did not believe it, they understood the war pattern in the eastern region of the Soviet Union.

There it is!

The ones who didn't believe it the most were the Japanese. After the East Point troops advanced to the Shilka River Basin, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, was so nervous that his spine was sweating. Even though the Kwantung Army was now suppressing the Soviets,

That was without the intervention of other military forces. The Kwantung Army's advantage was not overwhelming.

General Nanjiro, I can’t figure out why Tang Qiuli transferred his main force in western Liaoning, Liu Tiehan’s East Command troops, into Outer Mongolia, and after killing the four armies of the Soviet Far East Front that he deliberately let go, he should return to western Liaoning.

, why did he suddenly send his troops eastward, attacking cities and territories along the way, and the ones he attacked were all Soviets, which had nothing to do with him, but when he reached the Shilka River Basin, he was not far from the Kwantung Army's current defense line.

Tang Qiuli put one of the main generals and nearly 200,000 troops under his nose. He understood that it was okay to attack Zhukov's troops. It was also logical to attack the Kwantung Army. After all, the strategic posture of the East Point troops was placed in the

Well, the more than 200,000 soldiers who are capable of fighting and have just defeated the Soviet army of equal strength, and the independent division troops in full swing will put great pressure on both the Japanese Kwantung Army and the Soviet Far East Front Army.

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, could not sleep at night. He convened a secret meeting with his staff all night, but he still couldn't figure out Tang Qiuli's move. If Liu Tiehan's East Point Force teamed up with the Soviets to attack

The Kwantung Army would not believe it even if it killed itself.

Tang Qiuli's independent division troops and the Soviets had just fought to the death in Outer Mongolia. The Soviets had lost more than half a million troops. Stalin hated Tang Qiuli as much as His Majesty the Emperor did. Therefore, the Soviets would never make peace with him.

The possibility of joining forces with independent divisions.

If it were said that he would join forces with the Kwantung Army to defeat Zhukov's Far Eastern Front, Nanjiro himself felt that this was an extremely absurd and ridiculous idea. How could it be possible? The Blood Hand Regiment, the predecessor of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Independent Division, had been fighting since 1932.

Then began an endless war, fighting from Manchuria to Guannai, and from mainland China to Indochina. Many famous generals of the Japanese Empire and His Majesty the Emperor's samurai died at the hands of that China devil.

Could it be that the East Command of the Independent Division is going to attack the Soviet Union and the Imperial Japanese Kwantung Army at the same time? This is even more incredible speculation. The combined strength of the Soviet Far Eastern Front Army and the Imperial Japanese Kwantung Army exceeds 3.8 million people.

, and the troops sent by Tang Qiuli only amounted to more than 200,000 men. Unless the Chinese devil had gone crazy or lost his head, he would have sent 200,000 troops to die.

It was really difficult for General Nanjiro to draw a conclusion, so he sent a telegram to report the situation to the general staff of the base camp.

Nanjiro's telegram made Japan really nervous for a while. Emperor Hirohito held an imperial military meeting for several days to discuss the China Devil's move. What was the purpose?

After countless discussions and red-faced quarrels, the Japanese base camp came to a conclusion, "General Nanjiro, Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, based on the current situation in the Far East, His Majesty the Emperor convened a military meeting in front of the emperor and came to the following judgment: The China Devil

The troops have entered the Shilka River Basin and have no intention of attacking the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, and the possibility of joining forces with the Soviets is almost non-existent."

"The current main enemy of the Kwantung Army is Zhukov's Far East Front. As for the Eastern Command of the Independent Division, your ministry can adopt the principle of not provoking, or send personnel to negotiate with the Chinese to agree on a military demarcation line in the Soviet Far East.

Partitioning the problem.”

After receiving the domestic telegram, General Nanjiro felt confident. Since the independent division troops had no intention of attacking him, he could not take the initiative to provoke this difficult opponent. However, he did not want to fight with that China devil Tang Qiu.

This would not only show weakness and ruin the reputation of the Japanese Kwantung Army, but also, based on historical experience and lessons, all the results of negotiations with Tang Qiuli would end with the Japanese Empire suffering a loss and paying for it.

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Therefore, Nanjiro only sent a small number of search troops to the area near Nerchinsk, still dressed in plain clothes, to monitor the movements of Liu Tiehan's east command troops. Before departure, General Nanjiro solemnly warned these officers and soldiers, "

When you go here, you shoulder the great trust of more than one million soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Kwantung Army. You must not be careless. In addition, your identities must not be exposed."

The most important thing is the following passage, "Please remember that you must not provoke the soldiers of the Independent Division. Even if you are attacked and treated rudely by them, you must endure it. This is my message to you, His Majesty the Emperor's warriors."

Strictly required, anyone who cannot do this will have to commit suicide by caesarean section as apology!"

The performance of General Zhukov, the commander of the Soviet Far East Front, was remarkable. He was calm and analyzed and looked at the East Point troops of the Independent Division from the Shilka River Basin to Nerchinsk with the eyes and mind of a pure soldier.

On the front line, this is a major event that can affect the strategic layout of the Outer Xing'an Mountains and even the Far East region.

Zhukov believed that Tang Qiuli was by no means arrogant enough to attack himself and the Japanese Kwantung Army at the same time. The comparison of military strength is a clear proof. The Far Eastern Front Army and the Japanese Kwantung Army combined totaled more than 3.8 million, and the independent division had

How many, more than 200,000, a force comparison of 40 to 1. Only a crazy and idiot would fight two wars at a disadvantage with such a weak force.

According to Zhukov's understanding of Tang Qiuli, this Chinese was neither crazy nor an idiot. On the contrary, he was a formidable opponent with a good mind and strategic vision, as cunning as a fox and as fierce as a tiger. His generals and soldiers were also

He is a veteran who has been tested on the battlefield for a long time. Can such a person do unreasonable things?

As Liu Tiehan's East Point troops fought fiercely and captured cities and territories around Chita and the Shilka River Basin, Zhukov gradually saw the way. In a telegram to the General Staff, he analyzed this: "The General Staff The fundamental purpose of carrying out large-scale military operations in Chita and the Shilka River Basin to Nerchinsk is to eliminate the threat to my country's border line in eastern Outer Mongolia."

"The Chita area is the only place to pass through when attacking eastern Outer Mongolia and a key point for garrisoning troops. Its existence is a great threat to the eastern border of Outer Mongolia. The military operations taken by the independent division troops there are undoubtedly to eliminate this

Based on various threats, various signs indicate that the East Command troops of the Independent Division have no intention of joining forces with the Japanese Kwantung Army to attack our Far East Front. This is evidenced by the fact that Tang Qiuli's troops did not advance eastward when they arrived at Nerchinsk.

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To be fair, Zhukov's analysis and judgment were absolutely objective and realistic and consistent with the situation in the Far East. However, when his telegram was delivered to Stalin's desk, Stalin was furious.

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