Age of Conquest Reborn

After sending off the generals attending the meeting, Tang Qiuli stepped out of the headquarters. In the clear air, the Outer Mongolian prairie was already shrouded in thin twilight. The burning clouds on the horizon covered all the Kulun City with thick clothes.

The buildings covered with thick white snow were all edged with a layer of crimson, which was as dazzling as blood.

The north wind roared, blowing sand and dust mixed with snow particles, hitting the face, causing burning pain. In the northwest sky, layers of dark black clouds surged from the sky, gradually swallowing up the fire clouds.

The sky in the northwest turned into a gloomy one, "Another heavy snowfall is coming! However, this snow is good for us, the bigger the better," Tang Qiuli said with emotion.

"Yu He, do you think that my combat plan of not fighting is a risk? To be precise, is it an extremely dangerous gamble?" Tang Qiuli suddenly asked the silent staff officer who was following behind him.

Chang Zhao Yuhe.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and replied: "Commander, if we analyze from the accumulation of Soviet troops and the future development trend of the Outer Mongolia battlefield, your combat plan is indeed a risk, and it is pinning your hope on Stalin, and it will not really

On the basis of taking action against us, the possibility is very slim or even impossible, so you are taking a gamble with no chance of winning!"

"Oh?" Tang Qiuli turned around in surprise, looked at the calm-faced Zhao Yuhe, and asked: "Yuhe, since you have such an idea, why didn't you bring it up at today's military meeting? As my staff officer

Chief, you have the right to make suggestions!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled, showing his white teeth, and replied: "Sir, you may not believe it. I have not been with you for too long, but I have never seen you lose confidence in a fight."

This is true in the Hukang River Valley in northern Myanmar. It is also true in the East Indian continent. Your control of the rhythm of the battle and your judgment of the direction of the war have amazing predictability, and countless times, facts have proved that you are correct."

"So, the reason why I don't raise objections is very simple. Based on my trust and confidence in you, not to mention, this time it is related to whether the independent division can stand in Outer Mongolia and whether it can complete the division commander's next strategy of attacking the Japanese Kwantung Army eastward.

I have no reason to doubt the plan. Maybe this kind of confidence is blind, but I don't doubt my own judgment."

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Yuhe, you have learned to flatter me! But you are right this time!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled kindly, and he could hear the strong confidence in his teacher's laughter.

Tang Qiuli's gaze returned to the sky where the dark clouds were getting closer and closer, and he thought to himself: "At this moment, what are my old rivals and friends thinking about? What are they doing?"

Soviet Union, Moscow, Kremlin, in the office of Stalin, Supreme Leader of the Soviet Union. All members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, heavyweight generals of the Soviet Army General Staff, and relevant generals of the Soviet Air Force Headquarters were all watching intently on the red stall.

, the leader was smoking a pipe and seemed to be pacing nonchalantly.

Stalin stopped and asked in his usual unhurried tone: "Comrade Petroshilov, regarding the troops transferred to the east, what is the current progress? How many troops have reached the assembly area west of the Ural Mountains?

Can we launch the first round of offensive in Outer Mongolia before the end of March 1942?"

Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the Soviet General Staff, stood up and replied: "Comrade Stalin, weather, weather problems are the only factor affecting the concentration of troops. This winter, heavy snowfall has fallen in the Ural Mountains for several days, and the snow thickness on the plains has reached

More than one meter, all roads leading from the European direction to the four main assembly areas of Kirov, Yekaterinburg, Samara, Chelyabinsk, and more than 30 other assembly areas are covered by heavy snow, and troops are gathering

Extremely difficult.”

"People can march on foot, but the transportation of heavy equipment and supplies has become very difficult. Before the end of March this year, the first round of offensives against the independent divisions in Outer Mongolia will be launched. The difficulties are not small. Comrade Stalin, you also know

, severe weather conditions in winter have a huge impact on the mobilization of mechanized troops."

Stalin frowned imperceptibly and said: "Petroshilov, I didn't ask you about the difficulties, and there's no need for you to emphasize the difficulties. That's a matter for the General Staff. I just need to know how many troops we have.

Have you assembled and completed deployment in the area west of the Ural Mountains?”

Marshal Petroshilov felt a little nervous in his heart. Feeling the leader's displeasure, he poured out his bitterness. It seemed that it was not the right time, so he hurriedly said: "Comrade Stalin, the two armies of the First Ukrainian Front

, a group army of the Belorussian Front, the South-Western Front

Two armies have arrived at the assembly area west of the Ural Mountains. The total strength of the five armies is about 450,000. However, a large number of tanks, artillery and other heavy equipment have been seriously delayed due to weather effects. It is expected that in February

We won’t be able to reach the assembly area until around mid-day.”

"Not enough, far from enough. To launch the first round of offensive against the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops entrenched in Outer Mongolia, I need at least 1.5 million troops, no less than 3,000 tanks, and at least 5,000 tanks.

Otherwise, the purpose of the battle to annihilate the Chinese in one battle would not be achieved. If this battle is not fought, it will be fine. If it is fought, we must completely annihilate Tang Qiuli's troops in the Outer Mongolia area and firmly control that area.

land."

"I'm very surprised, Comrade Petroshilov, the order to assemble the troops was issued in November last year. What did your General Staff do in three months?" Stalin's voice sounded a little strange.

Angry.

According to Stalin's plan, the attack on the independent divisions in Outer Mongolia must be launched before the end of March. Although according to various intelligence judgments, it is impossible for the Germans to completely defeat the British and American coalition forces on the British Isles battlefield before June this year.

After all, the British and American coalition forces were fighting on home soil, and they still had a certain ability to resist. However, Stalin also felt guilty.

What if, what if that lunatic Hitler planned to start a war on both sides, use a small number of troops to continue to suppress the British and American coalition forces, and use most of the troops to attack the Soviet Union? The prospects for the Soviet Union are definitely not good, and the direction of Europe is approaching.

One-half of the troops have been transferred to the east. No one can guarantee whether the remaining troops can withstand the fierce German attack.

The thinking of a madman is unpredictable. Hitler, who swept across the European continent, is fully capable of this. Therefore, Stalin wants a quick victory to eliminate Tang Qiuli's independent division in Outer Mongolia as quickly as possible.

The army has also eliminated the biggest threat to the Soviet Union's eastern border. The Chinese are even more greedy than themselves. This can be proven by his recent series of military operations and frequent attacks on the Soviet Union's eastern territories.

Summarizing the reasons for the failure of the first two wars in Outer Mongolia, Stalin came to the conclusion that “the troops used were not enough and there was no absolute strength advantage. Both the previous Far East Military Region and the Transcaucasus Military Region made similar mistakes.

Even if it exceeds Tang Qiuli's independent division troops, it must be an overwhelming advantage."

"That cunning and insidious Chinese, doesn't he like to use tactics, doesn't he like to use the old and scumbag Chinese tactics? Well, I will use 1.5 million troops in the first round of attack, don't you think?

Qiu Li can make ambushes and encircle the enemy for reinforcements, but I'm afraid you don't have such a big appetite. With the overwhelming superiority of troops, no strategies or conspiracies will be of use."

"Even if my first round of attacking troops fell into your trap, the second round of attacking troops will still be 1.5 million. What can Tang Qiuli use to defeat my reinforcements? In the end, if he doesn't give up the Outer Mongolia region,

, is a face-to-face decisive battle,

My third round of attacking troops still has more than one million troops. By then, the Chinese will not be able to escape in time. The only way to go is to be surrounded and annihilated in Outer Mongolia. This is probably what the Chinese call "one force"

Let’s go to the state of Jiangshihui!”

Therefore, Stalin urgently needs to gather at least three million troops to the west of the Ural Mountains before the end of March, because after clearing out the Chinese Tang Qiuli's black hand that extended to Outer Mongolia, there are still Outer Xing'an

The more than 1.5 million Kwantung Army troops facing Zhukov's Far Eastern Front on the front line of the Ridge are also targets that must be eliminated.

Since he risked the shortage of troops in Europe and mobilized more than 4 million troops to gather in the east, Stalin would never only target Tang Qiuli's independent division. The Japanese Kwantung Army was also in a range that must be defeated or completely annihilated.

Within the Soviet Union, it occupied a large area of ​​Soviet territory south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains and occupied Vladivostok, the Soviet Union's only outlet in the Pacific. The Japanese had to pay a price for this.

In Stalin's view, both the Chinese Tang Qiuli and the Japanese Kwantung Army were evil wolves coveting the eastern territory of the Soviet Union, and they would take a bite if they had the opportunity. Of course, the level of hatred and disgust towards Tang Qiuli was much higher than that of the Soviet Union.

Only if there are more, the independent division troops will be selected as the first target to attack. Stalin hopes to complete the victory in one battle and completely solve the dangerous factors that threaten the Soviet Union's eastern territory.

Only by defeating the Chinese and Japanese so that they would not dare to have any thoughts about the Soviet Union's eastern territories could Stalin devote all his military power and energy to solving the threat from the Germans in Europe.

Therefore, time is absolutely important and urgent for Stalin. According to his plan, the Third Outer Mongolia War and the second battle against the Japanese Kwantung Army must end before May this year, and must be completed with a complete victory.

The victory is over.

If Zhukov's Far East Front includes more than 1.8 million troops, the Soviet Union's concentration of troops in the eastern territories will reach an unprecedented number of nearly 6 million, accounting for about three-fifths of the entire Soviet army. It is still unable to defeat China.

Stalin himself thought that a war between humans and the Japanese was impossible.

(To be continued)(To be continued.)