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Volume 1: Songhua River Chapter 1807: Politburo Meeting of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Part 2)

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    The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union held a secret contest at a meeting about the war in Outer Mongolia. Beria, the chairman of the Soviet Counterrevolutionary Committee, suffered a big secret loss. Not only was he disgraced and became a laughing stock, but more importantly, he was  Losing points in front of Stalin was what Beria feared most.

    If he does not try his best to reverse the decline, his position among the top leaders of the Soviet Union will suffer great losses. For himself, this is by no means a good phenomenon. Beria made a cruel decision and seized Transcaucasia.  Major General Sergeyev, commander of the Third Army of the Military District, insisted on muddying the waters. Even if General Kulykin, the commander of the Transcaucasian Military District, could not pry, he would take the opportunity to wedge in a few nails!

    Beria steeled himself and prepared for a desperate counterattack to reverse the defeat in one fell swoop. He stood up and was about to launch a long speech with his strong tongue. Stalin waved his hand to stop him and said: "Comrade Beria, you  Sit down first. There is no need for us to dwell on unimportant matters and deviate from the theme of today's meeting. Let's return to the main issue. The current situation in the Baikal region requires us to make a decision whether to continue to move towards Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia.  Lu attack, or should we stop here and observe Tang Qiuli's reaction?"

    Beria's face was no longer livid, but pale, and all the energy in his body seemed to have been drained away. He sat back in his seat in despair, and his brain went blank for a short time. "Why, Comrade Stalin, even  I wasn¡¯t even given a chance to defend myself, why is this happening?¡±

    "The other Politburo members looked at Beria with indifference, while the military generals looked at him with pleasure.

    What kind of person was Stalin? He was a master of political struggle.  A veteran of high officialdom, Beria's petty thoughts could not be hidden from him at all. In Stalin's view, the death of a colonel in battle was not worth making a fuss about. The reason for Beria's reluctance was simply because of the colonel's background.  In the Cheka system, he cherishes his subordinates.  There was nothing wrong with it, but in a meeting of this size, Beria lacked a sense of the overall situation by holding on to a colonel who was killed in the battle.  In other words, out of time!

    Pour some cold water on him appropriately.  Good for Beria himself.  Chief of General Staff Petroshilov, knowing him well, would not embarrass Beria in public. If Beria did not use the topic, the topic of discussion would still revolve around whether to continue to expand the results of the war.  In a way, Beria was stirring up trouble.

    Since the General Administration of Military Intelligence and Beria¡¯s Cheka system have confirmed that Tang Qiuli¡¯s Outer Mongolia Border Guard troops.  Without a large number of tanks, artillery, and other heavy equipment, it is necessary to continue the battle to regain Outer Mongolia. However, we still need to listen to the opinions of the military generals, although their opinions cannot affect their decisions.  , but in order to reflect democracy, give members of the Political Bureau a chance to speak. After all, it is a party meeting!

    Stalin took a drag on his pipe and said, "I want to hear the opinion of the General Staff!"

    Marshal Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, glanced at the lost Beria, and said in his usual calm tone: "Comrade Stalin, fellow comrades, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region are in the protruding part of the Soviet-Mongolian border, in the Lake Baikal region.  The military operation achieved the expected goal. The two cavalry brigades of the ** Division that were originally defending the area retreated southward in a hurry. In other words, Tang Qiuli did not have the ability to resist the attack of our Soviet Red Army in the Outer Mongolia area. "

    "Therefore, the General Staff believes that it is very necessary to continue the campaign to recover the Outer Mongolia before Tang Qiuli's army arrives. However, the end of the battle cannot be delayed too long, lest the army be trapped in China.  The main force came in with reinforcements, causing the war to become entangled indefinitely. "

    "The tactics adopted should be to concentrate more superior forces and heavy equipment, especially tanks and artillery units, as well as the air force, to launch a full-scale attack on Outer Mongolia. At the end of September, the line from Kulun to Saiyinsanda will be occupied. By then, even if  The main force of the ** Division is being reinforced. We can also use its favorable terrain conditions to establish a solid defense line on the Saiyinshanda line to prevent the Chinese ** Corps from advancing north. The above is the opinion of the General Staff. Please ask Stalin  Comrades and other comrades, give your opinion!¡±

    The meeting place fell into silence for a while. The members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union were all thinking carefully about the gains and losses. Stalin broke the silence and said, "Comrades, just now, Comrade Petroshilov has put forward a specific plan. You can  My personal opinion is that this plan is realistic and feasible.¡±

    The Supreme Leader has affirmed the General Staff's plan. In other words, Comrade Stalin has already decided to continue to expand the war. Under such circumstances, who still raises objections and disagrees with the military operation to regain Outer Mongolia?  Didn't you ask for trouble and get kicked in the head by a donkey?

    All members of the CPSU attending the meetingMembers of the Politburo, including Beria, raised their hands in favor of the General Staff's plan. Stalin said: "Okay, the Politburo meeting has unanimously approved the military action plan to recover Outer Mongolia. Then we will carry out the military action plan."  The command will be given to Comrade Petroshilov, Chief of the General Staff, and he will be fully responsible!"

    After a burst of warm applause, Stalin continued: "I have a personal opinion. At present, the troops dispatched by the Transcaucasus Military Region are obviously unable to meet the needs of continuing to expand the results. Therefore, I suggest that it is necessary to build on the existing military strength.  Add three to four mechanized divisions, two tank brigades, and corresponding artillery units. In addition, the air force can add one to two fighter divisions to the Transcaucasus Military District to offset the strength advantage of the ** division's aviation force."

    ¡°Last point, I suggest the establishment of a campaign headquarters to recapture Outer Mongolia, with the Chief of the General Staff, Comrade Petroshilov, as the commander, the Director of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence, Comrade Bessovsky, as the chief of staff, and the Commander of the Transcaucasus Military District.  Comrade Kulykin rushed to the Lake Baikal area to form a former enemy headquarters and serve as commander and political commissar in order to unify the command of all troops. What do you think? "

    As usual, there was a burst of warm applause. Comrade Stalin's proposal was unanimously approved by all members of the Politburo. After the meeting, Stalin left Molotov, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs alone, which made Beria mad with jealousy.

    Stalin and Molotov were the only two people left in the huge office. Stalin put his head away at the Politburo meeting and said to Molotov with a confident attitude: "Molotov, regarding the recovery of foreign affairs.  My biggest worry about the battle in Mongolia is that it cannot be ended in a short period of time. Even if Tang Qiuli's main army does not come to reinforce it, it will be difficult to end the battle before the end of September. "

    "Once the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region fall into a protracted war of attrition in Outer Mongolia, we will not have more mobile forces to reinforce them. And once Tang Qiuli's main force reinforces the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, then for Kurekin  It would be a disaster. At that time, we had a great advantage in Outer Mongolia, but the final result of the war was unacceptable to us. "

    Molotov pondered for a moment and said: "Comrade Stalin, I understand your concerns. What you are most worried about is not Outer Mongolia, but Hitler's Germany from the west. If we invest more troops in the battlefield in Outer Mongolia, it will inevitably  This will result in a vacuum of troops in Europe, and Zhukov's Far Eastern Front will not be able to escape from the confrontation with the Japanese Kwantung Army. Once Hitler and Germany attack us, the Soviet Union will be in great danger. "

    Stalin nodded, with a lot of helplessness on his face. Without Hitler, Germany would have this steel knife hanging over the Soviet Union's head. With the Soviet Union's national strength, it would only need to mobilize about 50% of its troops to fight in Outer Mongolia.  Tang Qiuli's troops fought hard, and it didn't matter if the fighting lasted for two or three years. Stalin had absolute confidence that even if he tried hard, he could kill Tang Qiuli and finally gain control of Outer Mongolia.

    But it can't be done now. The Soviet Union must concentrate about 80% of its forces in the direction of Europe to guard against the attack that Hitler's Germany may launch at any time. The only forces that can be used on the battlefield in Outer Mongolia are the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District, and what is left is  Military Region Commander Kulykin does not have much time and is not allowed to fight a protracted war.

    According to my own judgment, the time for Germany to attack the Soviet Union will be one year later. This is just a theoretical inference. If the Germans attack earlier, the troops of the Transcaucasus Military Region will not be able to complete the General Staff's plan to occupy Outer Mongolia.  The Soviet Red Army, which is busy dealing with the German attack on the line from Kulun to Saiinshanda, will not have any ability to reinforce the troops of the Transcaucasus Military District.

    If the end of the Outer Mongolia Campaign is far away, Tang Qiuli's main force will definitely fully reinforce the Outer Mongolia Border Guards. By then, it will be the most dangerous time for the Transcaucasus Military Region troops, and the outcome can only be  Two, one was repulsed, but was surrounded, as was the outcome of the First Outer Mongolian War.

    Although the Soviet Union has a huge military force that ranks among the top in the world, Stalin still feels that the force is not enough. In fact, the battlefields that the Soviet Union is currently engaged in or is about to engage in are divided into three areas. The most important one is in Europe.  The direction, although no fighting took place, was the direction that worried Stalin most.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUTOUTOUT Another battlefield, the battlefield where the Japanese Kwantung Army confronted the Japanese Kwantung Army on the outer Xing'an Mountains in the Far East. Zhukov's Far Eastern Front Army, with more than two million troops, was stuck there for two years and could not get out.

    If the Soviet Union could mobilize about 40% of its troops and invest in the outer Xing'anling battlefield, the Japanese Kwantung Army would be no match and the Far East would have been recovered long ago. However, the biggest worry is still the German army sweeping across the European continent. The Far East  The front army has more than enough to protect itself and cannot reinforce other battlefields.?.

    The last battlefield was the one that Stalin was least able to grasp.

    (To be continued) (To be continued. Mobile phone users please go to read.)
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