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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 806: Don¡¯t Want to Fight

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    Chapter 806: Don¡¯t want to fight

    On August 23, the twenty-eighth year of the Republic of China, it was destined to be a restless night. Tang Qiuli had been leading several special operations detachments lurking in the eastern section of the Sino-Soviet border, in the Dongning and Suifenhe areas, in the mountains and dense forests.  After Major General Tang Qiuquan, leader of the Special Operations Detachment of the ** Division, issued the action order of "Rose in Bloom", that night, from Khabarovsk to Gorenki, from Heilongjiang to Suifenhe, along the long border of several hundred kilometers, there were people everywhere.  Gunshots.  {}

    Those who were attacked were all Soviet border patrols. The Soviet Far East Military District quickly reported this emergency to the Soviet General Staff. The matter was of great importance. The General Staff could not make up its mind. It was Stalin, the supreme leader of the Soviet Union.  , set the basic tone for this series of events against the Soviet army.

    Resolve mainly through diplomatic means, supplemented by military preparations. Let's see how the Japanese responded to this series of events. In Stalin's Far East strategy, the first thing to be resolved is the Outer Mongolia issue and the elimination of the Outer Mongolia region.  China's Tang Qiuli troops maintained the Soviet Union's vested interests in the region, which was in line with the Soviet Union's practical interests and long-term strategic interests.

    Stalin was an experienced politician and a smart man. He did not want to see the situation change when Japan was frequently taking action in the Far East during the fierce battle with Tang Qiuli's troops, the future of Zhukov's troops was uncertain, and the future fate of Outer Mongolia was determined.  , the huge military strength of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria made Stalin even more vigilant. He would never go to war with the Japanese unless forced to do so.

    Therefore, Molotov¡¯s instructions skillfully given to the People¡¯s Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union were to handle the current very sensitive Soviet-Japanese relations in a low-key manner through diplomatic channels. As long as the Japanese government showed sincerity, the Soviet government could even make appropriate concessions.  Everything will be done after the Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops, who have the upper hand in Outer Mongolia, are dealt with.

    Stovekia, the Soviet ambassador to Japan, was ordered to submit the protest letter to the Japanese Province. After reading the protest letter, Foreign Minister Ishigami Inotar¨­ was absolutely surprised and shocked. He did not believe that the Kwantung Army would act so recklessly behind the back of the emperor and the base camp.  However, the conclusive evidence provided by the Soviets, coupled with the fact that since the Soviets fought with Tang Qiuli in Outer Mongolia, the mood of the domestic military circles to go to war against the Soviets has greatly increased.

    Ishishe Ino Taro is really not sure whether the Kwantung Army went behind the Japanese government's back and attacked the Soviets without authorization. This matter is also a big deal for the Japanese government. As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ishi Sheino  Taro did not dare to make the decision. Looking at the unkind-faced Ambassador Stovekia, he smiled with a smile on his face and said in an unusually kind tone: "Mr. Ambassador, it concerns the relationship between the two countries, especially the friendship between Japan and the Soviet Union.  Treaty, please allow me to report to our government and give you a satisfactory answer."

    After stabilizing Stovekia, the Soviet ambassador to Japan, Ishishe Ino Taro rushed into the palace and presented the Soviet protest letter to Emperor Hirohito. After reading the protest, Hirohito was no more shocked than Ishishe Ino  Taro is much younger.

    Similarly, there are Tang Qiuli's troops in northern China, occupying the Liaoxi region of Manchuria. This is a common worry among all the top military and political figures in Japan. Before Tang Qiuli's power is completely eliminated, the Japanese also do not want to fight with Tang Qiuli.  Any military conflict will occur against this behemoth in the north.

    From the "Japan-Soviet Friendship Treaty", it can be seen that under the circumstances at that time, neither the Soviet Union nor Japan wanted a military conflict. Although the Japanese dreamed of obtaining the Russian oil resources in the Far East, Siberia and Transcaucasus,  But now is definitely not the time.

    Hirohito thought for a while and ordered his attendants to immediately announce that the Chief of General Staff of the base camp and his younger brother, Prince Hanin Gong Zai Ren, had entered the palace. Zai Ren rushed there in a hurry and found this letter of protest puzzling. Logically speaking,  At this time, the Kwantung Army should have no extra energy to carry out so many military operations on the border between Manchuria and the Soviet Union. The Liaoxi Offensive of the Japanese Army Division alone has already troubled the commander of the Kwantung Army, Kenkichi Ueda.

    But the protest was true. After urgent discussions, the two emperor brothers, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishikatsu Ino Taro, decided to let Zain, in the name of the chief of the general staff of the base camp, issue an order to let the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, Kenkichi Ueda,  The general will explain all this clearly, and at the same time, send the original text of the Soviets' letter of protest to the Kwantung Army headquarters.

    After receiving the order from the general staff of the base camp, Ueda Kenkichi was also confused. He really had nothing to do. Just to gather troops in Shenyang to deal with Tang Qiuli's troops had already made Ueda Kenkichi anxious.  At this time, if I still mess with the Soviets, am I not sick?

    Ueda Kenkichi thought angrily, and immediately sent a telegram back to the base camp, calling for Chuitian, claiming, "I am concentrating on the upcoming war against the Tang Qiuli tribe in China, and I will never dare to disobey His Majesty the Emperor's decree and enter into conflict with the Soviet Union."  People easily started the war. This incident was obviously for the Soviet Union.Taking advantage of the imminent battle between our Kwantung Army and Tang Qiuli's troops, we deliberately fabricated the incident and sought an excuse to plot against our Empire of Japan's Manchurian territory and attack the Kwantung Army.  "

    Emperor Hirohito, Prince Zaihito, and Foreign Minister Ishikashi Inotar¨­ mostly believed Ueda Kenkichi's words, so they responded to the Soviet Ambassador to Japan Stovekia: "Our government has already questioned the Kwantung Army troops about what happened in  The series of incidents on the border between Manchuria and the Soviet Union were by no means the fault of our Japanese Kwantung Army. The Japanese government and His Majesty the Emperor¡¯s troops absolutely abide by all the terms stipulated in the Japan-Soviet Friendship Treaty. The intention of your country¡¯s letter of protest is worthy of suspicion by the Japanese government.  , our government reserves the right to demand an apology.¡±

    "In a word, this is absolutely not the case. You are framing this. We, the Imperial Japanese Government, still want to ask you, the Soviets, what are your intentions?"  Naturally, the Japanese government's reply was difficult to satisfy the Soviets. The two sides exchanged messages endlessly. In the end, the Soviets became angry. The scene where the Soviet border patrol was attacked is still preserved. The Japanese will not shed tears until they see the coffin.

    The result of the quarrel was that both sides sent senior military generals and senior officials from the foreign affairs department to jointly survey the scene of the attack on the Soviet patrol. The Japanese did not do this, so they were naturally confident. The Soviets had evidence.  Also full of confidence.

    The key military officials participating from the Japanese side were Major General Yuichi Watanabe, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, and Santaro Takashima, Director of the Asia Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The key military officials participating from the Soviet side were Major General Aruchenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Far East Military District, responsible for Asia.  Zitoyevsky, deputy member of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, and a special member, General Timoshenko, commander and political commissar of the Second Soviet Far East Army that was being formed.

    Timoshenko was specially ordered by Stalin to participate. The two parties agreed to inspect the scene near the No. 183 boundary marker on the Soviet side of the Suifen River. Major General Aruchenko, who had just lost more than a thousand people, naturally there would be no  In a good mood, Major General Yuichi Watanabe, who felt that he had been wronged, was also full of anger. He glared angrily whenever he saw someone and made sparks fly when he spoke. The corpses of Soviet patrol soldiers had been left to dry in the wilderness for a day and a night, and they were still intact.  The posture before death.

    The Soviets did work hard to prove the problem. Major General Watanabe Yuichi took a brief look and said arrogantly: "What does this prove? The deaths of your soldiers are not related to the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan."  any relationship¡±

    Major General Aruchenko was so angry that he almost cursed, "The damn Japanese still want to quibble and deny in the face of hard facts. Well, let me show you the evidence." He ordered the accompanying security forces to bring all the evidence they could.  Take all the bullets collected.

    A large pile of Japanese-style bullets were piled at the feet of Major General Yuichi Watanabe, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army. He was stunned. The genuine standard ammunition used by the Kwantung Army troops was like hell?  As the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Major General Yuichi Watanabe participated in the planning of all military operations of the Kwantung Army. He can guarantee with his head that the Kwantung Army definitely did not attack Soviet soldiers, but what happened to these bullets?

    The Kwantung Army did not do anything. Naturally, Major General Yuichi Watanabe would not give in. His answer was: "Although the bullets were fired by our Kwantung Army troops of the Empire of Japan, it cannot be proven that they were fired by Kwantung Army soldiers." Major General Aruchenko again  I couldn't help it anymore. I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen people as despicable and shameless as the Japanese.

    After just a few words, the two generals, both of whom were arrogant at heart, immediately started arguing. If it weren't for the high-ranking officials from the diplomatic departments of both sides holding each other down, these two guys who were not convinced of each other but felt they were righteous would have drawn their guns and started shooting at each other on the spot.  , staged a modern version of the duel.

    Timoshenko did not speak from beginning to end. He instinctively felt that this matter was not that simple. Due to the sensitivity of soldiers and their desire for war, he felt that Japan was more likely to be plotting. The main force of the Far East Military Region  , are all attracted by the war in Outer Mongolia. For the Japanese who have long coveted the Far East, this may not be an excellent opportunity.

    The two sides broke up unhappily and agreed to continue negotiations tomorrow. All this was seen by Tang Qiuquan's observation post in this area. Immediately, he collected the reactions of the Japanese and the Soviets, as well as the handling measures taken by both parties.  The methods were all reported to the division commander Tang Qiuli who was far away in Ulia Sutai.

    After Tang Qiuli received the telegram, he smiled coldly. It was expected. If the Soviets and the Japanese were to fight so easily, he would not have to arrange for Brother Qiuquan to be sent to the Sino-Soviet border area several months in advance.  In this secret move, both the Soviets and the Japanese put the solution of their own forces in the first place.

    This can be seen from the restrained attitude adopted by both the Soviets and the Japanese. If the two countries did not fight, not only would they not be able to take advantage, but they would also be exploited by two fat, greedy countries.  A way of joining forces to get back to the original shape.

    TangQiu Li's latest instruction to Tang Qiuquan was: "Continue to increase the fire." It was still four words, with murderous intent and insidiousness.

    (To be continued)
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