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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1921 Rescue Plan

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    The more than 200,000 troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region were surrounded by the main force of Tang Qiuli's independent division, from Hagengaol to Baiyinchagan in northern Outer Mongolia. Within a narrow area of ??only a few dozen kilometers, Military Region Commander Kurei  General Jin adopted the approach of standing firm and waiting for help. This move caused the Soviet army to lose a glimmer of hope for a final breakthrough.

    At a meeting on how to relieve the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District, Stalin, the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, first punished General Bessovsky, the director of the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff for dereliction of duty, and handed him over to the chairman of the All-Soviet Counterrevolutionary Committee, the top secret agent  The leader of the Soviet Union, Beria, dealt with it. This move was tantamount to putting the top person in charge of the Soviet military intelligence system to death. The top leaders of the Soviet Communist Party knew that Beria and the military would not deal with it even if they wanted to.

    The leader was furious, and in an understatement, a general was dismissed. All senior officials were silent. Dealing with General Bessovsky was just a sideshow in the entire meeting and did not affect the theme of the meeting.

    Unfortunately, Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, was in a mess. His first speech was to set the tone, but Comrade Stalin did not give clear instructions on whether to rescue Kulykin's troops. This tone was not easy to set, but  One thing is that Comrade Stalin will not sit back and watch the more than 200,000 troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region being wiped out by Tang Qiuli. They still need to be saved. The question is how to save them?

    Thinking of this, Marshal Petroshilov had some ideas, but the embarrassing thing came again. He knew his own affairs. As the supreme commander in charge of the entire Soviet armed forces, he knew the deployment of the troops very well, and they were at war.  There are not enough troops available for rescue around the Outer Mongolian battlefield. Near Lake Baikal, there is only a second-rate division of the Transcaucasus Military Region with more than 20,000 people.  Drawing a battlefield hundreds of kilometers away is almost like committing suicide.

    Zhukov¡¯s Far Eastern Front has already deployed four infantry corps. It is obviously impossible to mobilize more troops. If not, the Japanese Kwantung Army will take advantage of the situation to take action. If the Far Eastern Front makes a mistake, Comrade Stalin will not want his own head.

    Seeing that the eyes of Stalin and his colleagues were all focused on him, Marshal Petroshilov said slowly: "The opinion of the General Staff is: before Tang Qiuli's encirclement has been completely closed, order Kulykin to take command immediately  The troops broke through and retreated toward the Selenge River, and ordered the air force of the Don River Military Region to mobilize all reinforcements on the Outer Mongolia battlefield to cover the northward retreat of Kulykin's troops."

    "The specific method is as follows. All combat aircraft at the field airports around Lake Baikal are divided into three echelons and carry out relay operations to ensure that our fighters always have control of the air and use the most violent bombing to block the pursuit of the independent division troops.  . The General Staff has no more reliable way to cover the retreat of Kulykin¡¯s troops until the Transcaucasian Military District troops safely cross the Seleng River.¡±

    After Marshal Petroshilov finished speaking, he looked at Stalin's face. Indeed, this was the most feasible way. It was too late to count on the four infantry corps of the Far Eastern Front that were still marching along the border.

    No one spoke, and they were all making their own calculations in their minds. They were observing Stalin's face from the corners of their eyes. The opinions of the General Staff might not be those of Comrade Stalin. Furthermore, if there is no better strategy, speak up.  In addition to being a source of laughter, he also offended the Chief of General Staff, which he couldn¡¯t do!

    However, Stalin kept smoking fiercely on his pipe without saying a word. The light blue smoke shrouded his face, making it blurry, making it difficult to figure out what he was thinking.

    Stalin took the pipe away from his mouth and said slowly: "No one has any different opinions, which means that we basically agree with Comrade Petroshilov's method. Am I right?" His tone was calm and without any hint of anything.  Emotional color.

    All the senior officials racked their brains to think about Stalin's words. Suddenly, Stalin raised his tone and said: "I wonder if the General Staff didn't use their brains when formulating this rescue plan? Or, in other words, they just took it for granted while looking at the map in the office.  ?¡±

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of dissatisfaction with the General Staff after hearing what the leader said. It seems that the military system is going to be unlucky today, first it is a general, the Director of the General Intelligence Bureau, and then it is the turn of the Chief of General Staff.

    Stalin's tone was filled with incomparable anger, and he continued: "More than five hours have passed since Kulykin's troops were surrounded by Tang Qiuli. Order him to command the troops to break out? Petroshilov  Comrade, do you think that after Tang Qiuli set up such a large encirclement, it would be easy for Kurekin's troops to break through and retreat north? If there was hope of breaking through five hours ago, it is impossible now!"

    "The Air Force of the Don River Military Region, after two air battles, has suffered considerable losses. Can it shoulder the heavy responsibility of covering the breakout of the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region? The General Staff can think of air cover, but can Tang Qiuli not think of it? Petroshilov  Comrade, do you think Tang Qiuli will let our air force complete it?A task?  Could it be that the nearly a thousand combat aircraft of the Independent Division are blind and cannot see the actions of our fleet?  "

    A series of cross-examinations, with harsh words and like knives, pierced Marshal Petroshilov's heart. Ever since he became the Chief of General Staff and became Comrade Stalin's most trusted assistant, he has never been so embarrassed in front of his subordinates and colleagues.  , leaving no room for myself at all!

    Marshal Petroshilov's face turned red and white for a while, and then turned livid. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, sweating profusely with embarrassment. He glanced at Stalin with a confused look in his eyes, and sat down dejectedly.

    Stalin seemed not to notice his dead expression. He stood up and walked slowly in the office. He said without anyone looking at him: "Okay, since you don't have a better way, let me talk about myself."  Views."

    All senior officials pricked up their ears, "Kurekin's troops must be rescued as soon as possible. We cannot lose our only mobile force in the Far East. The General Staff will record it. First, appoint the deputy commander of the Air Force of the Don River Military Region.  Comrade Jonasov is the commander of the Air Force in the Outer Mongolia Campaign and has unified command of all air forces. He is not under the command of the Transcaucasus Military District Headquarters and directly obeys the orders of the Air Force General Headquarters. "

    "Second, all air force forces in the east are concentrated on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, including Zhukov's Far Eastern Front air force. One-third of its forces must also be mobilized to support Comrade Jonasov. All air force forces must be deployed today  Before six o'clock in the evening, the formation was completed and reported directly to the Air Force Headquarters. We must invest several times more troops than the independent division's aviation force to gain control of the air. "

    "Third, in addition to retaining the necessary garrison strength to guard the occupied areas and protect the logistics base, the main force of the Transcaucasus Military Region's garrison forces remaining in the Lake Baikal area will immediately move south to the Selenga River!"

    Hearing these words, Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, was shaken all over. He raised his head in surprise and looked at Stalin. Although his hastily made plan was criticized by Comrade Stalin to the point of being completely worthless, and  It does not mean that I agree to put a second-rate division composed of logistics and baggage troops into the plan to rescue Kulykin's troops. Again, there are less than 20,000 people, which will not help and will not solve any problems.

    Stalin glanced at him and continued to speak slowly: "This force is not going to rescue Kulykin's surrounded troops. Instead, after arriving at the Selenge River, a large number of pontoon bridges will be built on the river to facilitate the retreat of the foreign troops.  The troops of the Caucasus Military District crossed the Selenge River at the fastest speed and escaped from the situation of being closely pursued by the independent division troops. "

    Marshal Petroshilov breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at Stalin with admiration. With such a deployment, he had never thought that the leader was not only an outstanding politician, but also an outstanding strategist. Not only did he have insight into  For all Tang Qiuli's conspiracies, he also came up with the best solution, I admire him!

    Of course, Stalin, who was immersed in his own plan, did not notice the almost superstitious look of Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, and then said: "Fourth, order the reinforcements of the Far Eastern Front to immediately abandon the border along the border."  The original plan of marching to the Selenge River was to transfer to the eastern region of Outer Mongolia. This point should be emphasized in the order. Do not rush to the area from Hagengaol to Baiyinchagan. Take a shortcut and attack directly on the target of reinforcements.  To Cullen!¡±

    Marshal Petroshilov's eyes sparkled with surprise. After all, he was a veteran in military affairs. He had already understood Comrade Stalin's intentions. The main forces of Tang Qiuli were concentrated in the area from Hagengaol to Baiyinchagan.  On the battlefield, if Kurekin's troops were surrounded, then Kulun would definitely be empty of troops. Kulun was attacked. In order to protect the rear base, Tang Qiuli had to mobilize troops to return for reinforcements, and the siege of the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region was easily solved. This is the leader's version  "Surround Wei and save Zhao!"

    "Brilliant! Extremely brilliant!" Marshal Petroshilov secretly admired in his heart. He almost jumped up excitedly and cheered loudly. While everyone was still digesting the leader's words, he stood up first and applauded warmly. Then, thunderous  Applause flooded the office.

    Stalin stopped and waved his hands dissatisfied. The cheap applause did not arouse his interest at all. Originally, this kind of thing should be considered and planned by the General Staff, but!

    Stalin shook his head speechlessly and continued: "In order to unify the command of the Outer Mongolia campaign, it was decided to establish a headquarters. Members, the main responsible comrades of the General Staff, and Comrade Molotov. The task of the headquarters is to focus on as soon as possible  After the meeting to resolve the issue of Outer Mongolia, Petroshilov informed Kulykin of the rescue plan we had formulated to increase his determination to stand by and wait for help. As long as he holds on until about 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, our fleet will be  Will appear!"

    ¡°Let¡¯s adjourn the meeting, comrades should each bear their responsibilities!¡± After saying that,Dalin walked out of the office without looking back.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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