Just as the Sino-Soviet troops were fighting in full swing outside, a special guest came to Stalin's Kremlin in Moscow, the Soviet Union.
Since the end of World War II, according to the agreement negotiated by the four countries. Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Korean Peninsula are all under Chinese trusteeship. At the appropriate time, China must give these countries the right to establish independent countries and provide unconditional assistance to these countries.
But Yang Junran will not easily let them establish a country, especially in Vietnam. Yang Junran will not support them to become independent like a fool, and then go against China. In order to ensure China's security, Yang Junran plans to use Myanmar, Thailand, and the Korean Peninsula. region, establish a government that leans toward China, so that China's peripheral defense zone can be built.
Although Yang Junran¡¯s idea is good, some people will not watch Yang Junran develop like this.
"Comrade Kim Il Sung, the main purpose of your return to North Korea this time is to form your own armed forces. The Soviet Union will provide you with everything you need. Within a month, as long as you form your own troops and declare North Korea's independence, I can send troops to support your operations." Stalin looked at Kim Il Sung in front of him and said with a smile.
Kim Il Sung nodded, sat on the sofa nearby and said, "When I set out from North Korea, our troops had expanded to more than 10,000 people. We were discussing with the Chinese government to make North Korea independent, but they Their attitude is very tough, they don¡¯t seem to want us to be independent." Kim Il Sung said, looking at Stalin.
Stalin had a smile on his face. He naturally understood the thoughts of the Chinese government. Now that the relationship between China and the Soviet Union has become tense, Stalin must seize North Korea in order to threaten China. Once North Korea falls into the hands of the Soviet Union, China's heavy industrial area in the northeast will be under pressure from three sides of the Soviet Union. China also has to look at its own face.
"Expand your troops to at least one corps. I will give you equipment for three infantry divisions. In addition, I am giving you some equipment for tanks and mechanized troops. You must quickly form relevant units. As long as you declare independence, everything will Everything is easier to handle." Stalin looked at Kim Il Sung and said.
"Comrade Stalin, there is a corps of Chinese troops on the Korean Peninsula, at least hundreds of thousands of troops, and they do not do anything to disturb the people, and they even help our people. In terms of popular support, we do not have any advantage. Moreover, their troops, both in terms of weapons and equipment and combat capabilities, are superior to our troops. I am worried that we will not gain any advantage if our armed forces confront them. 3¡à35686688" Kim Il Sung looked at Stalin and said .
Stalin had a smile on his face, looked at Kim Il Sung and said, "No matter how many difficulties we have here, we will at least mobilize troops from three armies to help you establish an independent North Korean government. Now our common The enemy is Yang Junran, so I will try my best to provide you with all the help I can provide. The Soviet Union has a large area of ??land bordering your country, which will be very convenient in terms of transportation."
Kim Il Sung smiled and did not raise any difficulties. After all, in Kim Il Sung's mind, as long as the troops have Soviet equipment, all problems will be easily solved. What's more, now that he has the support of the Soviets, Kim Il Sung will have nothing to worry about.
North Korea, Eighth Corps Headquarters.
Hu Zongnan frowned tightly as he looked at the telegram from Peiping. He is now in charge of the military affairs of the Korean Peninsula and is jokingly known as the Emperor of the Korean Peninsula at home. But Hu Zongnan knew one thing clearly. If he wanted to live the rest of his life peacefully, he might not have any ideas, otherwise Yang Junran in Peiping would not let him go easily.
"President Yang asked us to arrange security forces at the border between North Korea and the Soviet Union to prevent Soviet troops from taking the opportunity to occupy the Korean Peninsula." Hu Zongnan handed the message to Deputy Commander Fan Hanjie on the side and said with a worried look.
Although he controlled two A divisions, one B division, and nearly 160,000 troops, Hu Zongnan did not have any confidence in his heart when fighting the Soviets. Thinking that the Soviet Union might attack the Korean Peninsula, Hu Zongnan's face , Lu Chuo didn¡¯t have any smile anymore.
Fan Hanjie took the message and looked at it carefully, his brows furrowed tightly. He knew clearly that Hu Zongnan was a direct descendant of Chairman Chiang Kai-shek and the main task of one of the three major factions of the Central Army. Tang Enbo's troops had been dispersed and reorganized. As for Tang Enbo himself, he had a sinecure. Chen Cheng's civil engineering department was reorganized into several main A-type divisions. Although Chen Cheng himself retained his military rank, he did not have any military power and served as the president of the Executive Yuan. Now among the entire Central Army, only Hu Zongnan has military power.
"Commander Hu, it seems that President Yang has other plans. "Fan Hanjie looked at Hu Zongnan and said.
Hu Zongnan nodded, looked at Fan Hanjie and said, "After all, this place belongs to a foreign country. President Yang is worried that we will develop and grow here and pose a new threat. I am afraid that President Yang will use the Soviet Union to get rid of me."
Having said this, Hu Zongnan shook his head helplessly, sat on the chair, and looked at the scenery outside the window in silence.
"Commander Hu, those North Koreans are here again. This time they want us to give them an accurate answer, whether we will allow them to establish an independent country." Chief of Staff Pei Changhui walked to Hu Zongnan and whispered.
Hu Zongnan sneered, looked at Pei Changhui and said, "Don't you see what President Yang means? At least for twenty years, we won't even think about establishing an independent country here. You try to push it away for them, I don't have time. Bullshit with them.¡±
Pei Changhui nodded and walked out.
"Send a telegram to President Yang and report the situation here. In addition, in my own name, send a telegram to President Yang to resign as commander of the Corps." Hu Zongnan said to Fan Hanjie on the side after watching Pei Changhui leave.
Fan Hanjie sighed helplessly, saluted, and left.
August 24, 1945, Buying and selling city.
The headquarters of the Central Corps has been established in Maimai City. Chuxi Chun directly moved his headquarters here and unified the command of the reorganization of the 17th Division, the 18th Division, the 38th Division, the 42nd Division, two artillery brigades, and two counterattacks. The tank artillery regiment, two armored anti-tank artillery regiments, and the flying group directly under the Ninth Corps were temporarily placed under Wang Zhifei's air force establishment. After all, there is no place to take off in the Central Corps.
In the semi-underground headquarters, four division commanders came here temporarily to participate in the military meeting held by Chuxi Chun.
"Everyone, everyone must have understood the situation. Now the Soviet army has penetrated into the deep positions. President Yang personally issued an order, requiring the Outer Meng Theater to eat the Soviet troops that penetrated deep into the Kulun area. And We here play a vital role. Our nearly 200,000 troops must hold back the Japanese troops and ensure that no Soviet troops are allowed to break through from here." Chu Xichun walked to the map and said, He pointed to the location of the Trading City.
"Commander, the Soviet army's attacks are very strong. Several times they were joint attacks with infantry, tanks and artillery. It's not that I have lost their prestige and destroyed my own morale. These Soviet officers and soldiers are really good at joint operations, short and short. In one day, one of my main battalions was disabled." Yun Qiaohan, the commander of the reorganized 38th Division, looked at Chu Xichun and said.
¡°No matter how difficult it is, we must hold on,¡± said Ma Zhanshan, deputy commander of the Ninth Corps.
"I have made contact with Liu Yuzhang's troops. At four o'clock tomorrow morning, we will launch an assault on the peripheral positions. We must occupy the peripheral positions. Reorganize the 42nd Division and the 38th Division, and send an infantry brigade each to assist this This counterattack focused on the reorganized 17th Division, which was equipped with two armored anti-tank artillery regiments. After seizing the outer positions, Zhang Yaoming, the commander of the reorganized 17th Division, commanded at least five infantry brigades and two artillery regiments. The troops are stationed on the outer positions." Chu Xichun pointed at the map and said.
"Yes, Commander." Zhang Yaoming immediately stood up and saluted.
Chu Xichun nodded and continued, "The positions of the Reorganized 42nd Division and the Reorganized 38th Division remain unchanged, and they still protect the safety of both sides of the Maimai City. The Reorganized 18th Division follows the headquarters to defend the Maimai City, and also serves as the reserve team of the Corps. In addition, the reorganized 39th Division's The troops are already being assembled, and they will be able to bring reinforcements in three days at most."
The teachers stood up quickly, saluted and said, "Yes."
Located in the town between Cullen and Merchant City, the Soviet assault group army headquarters was established here.
After Chuikov occupied this place, he quickly ordered his troops to continue approaching. He used an infantry corps and five tank brigades to directly attack Cullen. An infantry corps and an artillery division guarded the county town here to protect his assault group headquarters and himself. The entire army's retreat.
Chuikov did not dare to be careless in this battle. After capturing this place, he immediately contacted the front army headquarters and asked the front army troops to quickly encircle the trading city and connect with his troops here.
"No, the front army headquarters called back. The Chinese troops have blocked the breakthrough. The attacking troops have launched dozens of attacks in succession, but no progress has been made. At present, we have cut off contact with the main force of the front army." A staff officer hurriedly ran He came over, walked up to Chuikov and said.
Chuikov looked at the map and frowned tightly. He knew that now?What's the situation? Our assault group has completely become a lone army.
"Does the front army headquarters have any instructions?" Chuikov asked hurriedly.
"Commander Chernyakhov asked us to quickly occupy Kulun, hold on to Kulun with the main force, and send a small force to attack the rear of the city. With the occupation of Kulun as the main combat goal, according to the analysis of the intelligence department, Kulun is now The garrison force is less than 10,000, which is the best opportunity for us to occupy Cullen." The staff member responded quickly.
Chuikov had a smile on his face. He looked at his staff and said, "The troops attacking Kulun should speed up their march and try to fully occupy Kulun. In addition, notify the garrison here and ask them to dig fortifications quickly."
Now Chuikov is not anxious at all. He does not think that the hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in the trading city can withstand the attacks of four tank brigades and four infantry corps. What's more, the current Novosibirsk Front Army has reinforcements from the Air Force Group. He believed that Chernyakhov's troops would be able to quickly control the city and get in touch with his own troops.