The exchange of fire between the patrols in Gansu and the Soviet army was quickly reported to the theater headquarters by the Third Guard Brigade. Su Tong was furious when he learned about it. He did not expect that Lao Maozi would dare to interfere in the affairs of Xinjiang Province after retreating from Siberia. It seems that later generations will
Americans' adjectives for the Soviets are very accurate: Those Slavs' greed for land is like a flood, pouring into every corner they can cover until their strength is exhausted.
Su Tong suppressed his anger and asked: "How long does it take for Sun Liren to arrive in Xinjiang Province?"
A staff officer said respectfully: "It will be tomorrow morning at the earliest."
"Order the Third Security Brigade to step up vigilance. Lao Maozi may take advantage of it." Su Tong's cold voice echoed in the command room. After a pause, Su Tong asked again: "How is that patrol team? Can you give them some air power?"
support"
The staff officer looked embarrassed and said, "Sir, this may not work. Our nearest airport is more than 400 kilometers away from the patrol unit. Even if the plane arrives at the fastest speed, it will take more than an hour. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on.
That time."
"Go even if you can't hold on." Su Tong couldn't bear it any longer, and his roaring voice sounded in the command headquarters, "Do you want me to tell you our creed again? Don't abandon, don't give up. This is the purpose of our army.
, you immediately tell Gansu Airport and the plane takes off immediately and rushes to the scene of the incident. Even if they have been killed, their bodies must be brought back."
"Yes." The staff officer was scolded bloody and ran out in a hurry.
"Jianming calm down, let's have a cigarette first." Jiang Baili on the side handed over a cigarette. After Su Tong calmed down first, he said: "Jianming, I can understand your mood, but I'm afraid that patrol team has already
They are all dead, so sending fighter planes over now may not help."
Su Tong shook his head, "This is not a question of whether to save or not, but a question of our attitude. Judging from today's events, Shengshi Cai had a premeditated plan. He invited Lao Maozi's army to Xinjiang Province just to deal with us.
"Originally, I thought that Stalin would be honest for a while after signing the agreement with us, but I didn't expect that they still couldn't help but interfere in Xinjiang Province. I underestimated the greed of the Soviet Russians."
At this point, Su Tong called the staff and ordered: "Send power to Moscow and tell them to immediately order their troops to withdraw from our territory, otherwise they will be responsible for all consequences."
Looking at the staff records, Su Tong became a little worried. If there was another conflict with the Soviets in Xinjiang Province, Chahar's strategy would have to be readjusted. Is Stalin really willing to risk another war with Xinjiang Province?
Is there a risk of war in Chahar?
Xinjiang Province is located in the middle of the Eurasian continent, on the northwest border of China, with a total area of 1.6649 million square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of the total land area of China. It is surrounded by Soviet Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia, and India.
, Afghanistan and five other countries border each other; the land border is more than 5,600 kilometers long, accounting for a quarter of China's land border. It is the province with the largest area, the longest land border, and the most adjacent countries in China.
It can be imagined that the geographical location of Xinjiang Province is important. In the past, Chahar was incapable. Now that Su Tong has made up his mind to take Xinjiang Province into his arms, the Soviets must not be allowed to interfere in Xinjiang Province again.
affairs.
In an official residence in Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, Xinjiang Provincial Chairman and Temporary Supervisor Sheng Shicai was holding secret talks with several Soviet military officers. These Soviet military officers were Major General Koltorov, the commander of the Kortorov Corps, and his
Several subordinate officers.
The Kortorov Corps was a garrison regiment of Soviet Russia stationed on the border between China and the Soviet Union. In order to secure the position of chairman of Xinjiang Province, Sheng Shicai had been fighting fiercely with the Soviet Russians since 1933. In the Soviet Union
With the support of the Russians, he successively used Soviet troops to expel Ma Zhongying, Ma Bufang's cousin, who occupied northern Xinjiang, and Zhang Peiyuan, who occupied Ili, and thus monopolized the power of Xinjiang Province.
With the support of the Soviet Russians, he became more and more wanton. Starting from the beginning of this year, in order to imitate Chahar in attacking Xinjiang Province, he openly invited Soviet troops to station in Hami in the eastern region of Xinjiang Province to counter Chahar. Today
The Soviet troops that openly attacked the patrol of the Third Gansu Guard Brigade were the 8th Mechanical Infantry Regiment of the Koltorov Corps.
In order to flatter Stalin, Sheng Shicai deliberately grew a mustache. At first glance, he does look a bit like Stalin. Now he is accompanying Major General Koltorov and others to discuss how to deal with the upcoming Chahar.
Army.
Major General Koltorov said to Sheng Shicai with an arrogant look: "Dear Comrade Sheng Shicai, Sheng Shicai secretly joined the Socialist Party of Soviet Russia in November 1937, so Major General Koltorov said
Comrade Xinjiang Province has always been protected by our great Soviet army, and this time is no exception, so you don’t have to worry about the security of Xinjiang Province. Our Eighth Mechanical Regiment is stationed in Hami and Via, Xinjiang Province
There will be no problem with the safety of Xinjiang Province. They will keep out anyone who has bad intentions towards Xinjiang Province.”
Sheng Shicai picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip, then said anxiously: "Dear Comrade Kortorov, Xinjiang Province is currently at a dangerous juncture. The Chahar government has openly issued a plan to march towards Xinjiang Province.
According to the announcement, their troops will arrive at our border soon, so I can’t help but worry.”
Koltorov laughed and was about to speak when suddenly an officer hurried in and reported: "Comrade General, the 8th Mechanical Regiment reported that they discovered a Chaha next to the town of Oiya at 1:00 noon today.
Er Zhengaxe's small force is probably their patrol. After half an hour of fighting, the Eighth Regiment has completely wiped out this small force, without a single one slipping through the net."
"What?" Sheng Shicai was startled and stood up involuntarily. The Soviets actually wiped out all Chahar's patrols. Now the feud with Chahar was over.
Koltorov was very dissatisfied with Sheng Shicai's behavior. He frowned and said: "Comrade Sheng Shicai, you are now a member of our Soviet Socialist Party. You must trust our troops and don't make a fuss all the time."
Hearing that Major General Kortorov was angry, Sheng Shicai sat down happily.
"Comrade Major General," another Soviet officer broke in, "The Eighth Mechanical Regiment reported that they were attacked by the Chahar Air Force in the small town of Weiya. The Eighth Regiment has lost more than twenty tanks. Now the
The Eighth Regiment has retreated to Hami."
"Damn bastards." This time it was Koltorov's turn to jump up. He slapped his hand hard on the table, making the teacup on the table jingle. "How dare these damn yellow-skinned monkeys dare to
Attack the great Soviet army."
Major General Kortorov has always been stationed on the front line of Soviet Russia near Xinjiang Province. He has never participated in the war in Siberia that just ended. Although he has heard from his colleagues how powerful the combat effectiveness of Chahar's army is, he has never participated in it.
I don’t believe these rumors. Shengshicai must be very powerful. He is the top tyrant in Xinjiang Province, but doesn’t he want to ask the great Soviet and Russian troops to help him quell the rebellion? If the Chinese were really so powerful, they would not be eaten by the Japanese.
It's less than half the territory.
After thinking for a while with his hands behind his back, Major General Kortorov immediately ordered: "Immediately order the 7th and 9th regiments to immediately reinforce Oya, and immediately send a report to the aviation regiment, asking them to immediately send aircraft to support the 8th regiment.
, shoot down those yellow-skinned monkeys."
"yes"
Just as Kortorov was dispatching his troops, Moscow also received an urgent telegram from Chahar. The officials below did not dare to neglect and hurriedly handed it over.
It was late at night in Moscow at this time. Stalin, who had been woken up late at night, immediately lost his sleepiness after seeing the message. He called General Shaposhnikov, the person in charge in West Asia, for questioning overnight.
Under the dim light, Stalin was sitting at his desk. Unable to suppress the anger in his heart, his eyes were as wide as bull's eyes. He asked the marshal in front of him sternly: "Comrade Shaposhnikov, our army
Why is there a conflict with Chahar troops in Xinjiang Province? Don’t you know that we have made a resolution at the central meeting to avoid conflicts with Chahar troops in the near future? Our country’s five-year plan has entered a critical stage
Period, what we need now is time, you know?”
"Comrade Stalin, I don't know anything about this matter. It must have been a private order from the comrades below. I will go investigate right away." Looking at Stalin's gloomy face, Shaposhnikov stammered in explanation.
"You don't know that your subordinates opened fire on Chahar's patrol team without authorization, killing all of them, and they were killed on their border. You, the person in charge of West Asia, actually told me that you didn't know.
, you are committing serious dereliction of duty, do you know this dereliction of duty?”
Listening to Stalin's roaring roar and the spittle that sprayed on his face from time to time, General Shaposhnikov broke out in cold sweat on his anxious forehead. He had given the order to order the troops to enter Xinjiang Province, but he did not expect the following.
The troops dared to open fire on Chahar's patrol without permission, which was a big mistake for themselves.
After scolding for a long time, Stalin, tired of scolding, took a breath and said: "Comrade Shaposhnikov, please quickly order your stupid subordinates to withdraw from Xinjiang Province immediately. Remember, if it is because of Xinjiang Province immediately
The conflict once again ignited the war between us and the Chahar army. I don’t mind replacing you. Do you understand?”
"It's Comrade Stalin, I'll do it right away." General Shaposhnikov quickly saluted Stalin and hurried out.