——Tokyo in the time and space of the Republic of China
This is the Japanese army's staff headquarters, and a group of staff officers are discussing the latest international situation.
"Is Germany going to ease up with Britain and France? There has been no action at all in this period of time?"
"Who knows, but I don't think Britain and France will go to war over Poland and Germany. After all, who would let their own citizens fall into a war for other countries?"
"If Germany does not attack the Soviet Union, do we have to wait forever? When will this end?"
"Otherwise, what else can we do? Do we want to go to war with the Soviet Union ourselves? Although our supplies are almost ready, the training of our soldiers is not enough."
Listening to the discussion of the staff, an old man sitting behind a curtain raised his hand and said, "Is there any movement in Ishihara Wan'er recently?"
Someone next to him immediately replied, "He has been quiet lately. He is either studying the map of the Far East or urging the development of new weapons. Your Majesty seems to have a lot of trust in him."
The old man smiled and said, "Your Majesty is still young, so he naturally likes young people. He can't stand the opinions of us old people. This guy Ishihara does have some talents, but he is getting less and less courageous. That's why he went to
It was because I wanted to take the opportunity to push him away. Now I like his strategy of going north, but he is too passive... He has to wait for Germany to take action, who knows when."
This old man was the Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army Headquarters at this time, Prince Hanin Gongzaihito. At this time, he was over 70 years old and was the oldest person in the Japanese Army. It was he who issued the order allowing the Japanese Army to use chemical weapons and bacteria.
Weapon, due to his poor handling of the February 26th Incident, he was scolded by Hirohito, which made him become more gloomy, hiding behind the scenes and commanding remotely.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The Soviet Union is indeed too big. It's really difficult for us to swallow it up." The man next to him shook his head and said.
Prince Hanyuan Gong Zaijin said disdainfully, "The buffalo is big, but it can't withstand the bite of a wolf. I fought with the Russians in the Russo-Japanese War. They were nothing great. Instead, they had the will to fight and the equipment."
Being backward and lacking in logistics, such troops are just the targets of our training. Ishihara was intimidated by the Soviets. How can the Soviet army still have any strength after being purged."
With that said, Prince Kanin Gong Zaijin waved and said, "Let the Mongolian side test it out and give our Ishihara-kun a boost. If we keep waiting like this, I'm afraid it will be in the 1940s."
——Japanese Army Headquarters in Mongolia
After the July 7th Incident, the Japanese Kwantung Army Chahar sent troops to attack Zhangjiakou and captured all of Inner Mongolia in the same year. At the end of the year, the Kwantung Army established a garrison in Mongolia with the 26th Division and the 118th Division as the core, with its headquarters located in Zhangjiakou.
At this time, in the headquarters, Naosaburo Okabe and several staff officers were discussing how to cooperate with the mopping up plan in North China.
"Our army now has two divisions and three brigades, two of which are cavalry brigades, which are not suitable for mountain operations. I think we can dispatch an independent hybrid second brigade and a fourth security brigade as well as those attached to us.
The Imperial Association Army and the Mongolian Army will help fight." Chief of Staff Tanaka Shinichi introduced the plan, Okabe Naosaburo nodded slowly and said, "Our troops have to defend against the Soviet Union in the north and Shanxi in the south. The pressure is very high. These are also
This is indeed our limit, so I think we’ll just decide it like this.”
At this moment, a messenger took a telegram and handed it to Okabe Naosaburo. Okabe Naosaburo glanced at it a few times and said with a hint of joy in his eyes, "Has there been any friction with Outer Mongolia recently?"
Several people looked at each other, shook their heads and said, "I haven't received any news about this recently."
Naosaburo Okabe put away the telegram and said, "We are going to send troops south, and we must pay attention to the situation in the north. Once you have any news in this regard, inform me immediately."
After the meeting, Komatsubara rubbed his chin and thought about Okabe Naosaburo's strange behavior. As he thought about it, he suddenly guessed whether Tokyo had some thoughts about Mongolia.
Xiao Matsubara couldn't help but his eyes lit up. He had long been dissatisfied with the strategy of waiting for the Germans to take action first. Now that the boss had an idea, he could take action on his own. There was too much friction. Just find something to amplify.
Maybe Xiao Songyuan really moved God, and at this time, gunshots really rang out on the border.
"Pa! Pa!" A group of cavalry chased and fired at the same time. These people were a group of soldiers from the 3rd Company of the Pseudo-Xing'an Guard Cavalry stationed at the Taolagai Post in Xilin. What they were chasing was the 24th Outer Mongolia Guard.
Members of the police force, these people are said to be the police force, but in fact most of them are part-time herdsmen. These herdsmen usually hold guns and herd their cattle and sheep, so they are considered members of the guard force. On this day, their cattle and sheep were probably quite excited.
, crossed the border, causing the puppet troops patrolling the border to immediately shoot and chase them, and did not stop until they drove all these people back to the other side of the border.
The group of people returned to their residence with joy, reported the incident, drank wine, ate mutton and sang songs.
The members of the Outer Mongolia Guard who were driven back were frightened and angry, and finally decided to go back to find people and take revenge.
In fact, the location of the Xilin Taolagai Post is the area disputed between Japan and the Soviet Union. To be precise, Japan does not recognize Outer Mongolia at all, but the Soviet Union has always demanded foreign access.
The affairs of Inner and Outer Mongolia can be traced back to the Revolution of 1911. At that time, the world was in chaos. Tsarist Russia regarded itself as the protector of Mongolia and demanded foreign affairs. After the establishment of the Beiyang Government, it immediately organized negotiations with Tsarist Russia, and finally in
Only in 1915 was the China-Russia-Mongolia Agreement signed, barely preserving the legal sovereignty over Outer Mongolia.
In 1919, Mongolia's feudal upper class, headed by Jebzundamba, began negotiations with the Chinese Beiyang government on the abolition of "autonomy." In November, the "autonomous" government of Outer Mongolia withdrew and petitioned to restore the old system, and the Chinese government agreed
This request invalidated the document between China and Russia on the autonomy of Outer Mongolia, canonized Jebzundamba as Bogdo Khan, and sent the northwest border guard Xu Shuzheng to lead his army into Outer Mongolia, restoring territorial sovereignty. The Zhi-Anhui War
After the incident, the main force of the Xu Army was transferred back from Mongolia to the pass to participate in the warlord melee, leaving only a small number of troops in Kulun and the trading city on the Mongolian-Russian border to the north.
The Soviet Union, seeing the right opportunity, raided Kulun in 1921 and established a puppet government. In 1924, the Beiyang government and the Soviet government signed the "Outline Agreement for the Resolution of Uncensored Cases", which still stipulated that Outer Mongolia was part of China's territory and China enjoyed territorial sovereignty.
.But in fact, China has lost control of Outer Mongolia.
But Japan didn't think so. At this time, Japan and the Mongolian king joined forces to form the Mongolian autonomous government. Naturally, they hoped that Mongolia would be bigger and better, so they strongly requested the Soviet Union to revoke the protection of Outer Mongolia and return Outer Mongolia to China. Of course, it was
It is temporarily managed by Japan.
The Soviets didn't bother to pay attention to Japan's request. They just set up troops in Outer Mongolia and were ready to fight Japan at any time. They had an attitude of if you want it, come and grab it!
When the Japanese army attacked the patrol, the commander of the Outer Mongolian Army immediately quit. You must know that these patrols are actually militiamen drawn from each tribe. The person who was beaten might be a relative of the commander.
, without saying a word, he took more than fifty people with guns and rode fast horses and rushed over like a patrol point. In just one charge, he captured the post.
In fact, this kind of thing often happens in Mongolia at this time. Today you knock me, and tomorrow I will hit you. It's a lively event, but not many people die. Most of them are trying to fight for a breath. What's more, this is for the sake of water plants.
The fighting became even more common. After the battle, the commander of the Outer Mongolian Army went home to rest without even saying hello to his superiors.
Xiaomatsubara returned to his headquarters and received the news. He laughed excitedly and said, "God help me, okay, I will report the information to the headquarters immediately, and send a report stating that our 23rd Division is ready for battle at any time."
It can teach the Outer Mongolian Army an unforgettable lesson."
Naosaburo Okabe, who was stationed in the Mongolian Army, saw that the telegram he sent said that two hundred Mongolian cavalry were attacking the border. He thought about it and changed it to say that three thousand Mongolian troops were attacking the outpost before sending it to the Kwantung Army.
headquarters.
Ueda Kenkichi in the Kwantung Army headquarters rubbed his eyes, looked at the telegram, and said in disbelief, "The Mongolian army is attacking us? What is going on? Did the Soviet Union discover that we are preparing to attack? But they just discovered that we are preparing to attack."
It shouldn't be just a few people who want to strike first, this is more like a test... a test! Yes, this must be a test of our army!"
Next to him, Chief of Staff Yano Otonzaburo said, "I think it's very simple. The news of our large-scale preparations during this period must have leaked out. This test by the Soviets is to know how much we have prepared and what we are prepared to do. If
If we don't fight back, I'm afraid we will be considered as being pretentious, which will be disadvantageous. My opinion is to fight back resolutely, but the goal of a restrained attack is only to wipe out the enemy cleanly."
After listening to the analysis, Ueda Kenkichi nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, I have the same idea. I immediately sent a message to Nanjing to explain the situation. Since the 23rd Division is the closest, I will leave it to the 23rd Division to solve the problem. In addition, we support both of them."
The aviation team and an automobile brigade, if they need anything else, let them know and I will try my best to satisfy them."
--Tokyo
Ishihara Wanji looked at the telegram sent by the Kwantung Army and thought about it doubtfully. He couldn't help but feel that this was a test by the Mongolian army. He was also worried that the Mongolian army would expand such friction, so he came to the Ministry of War to discuss with Seishiro Itagaki.
How to limit this war.
"Ishihara-kun, do you really want to fight?" Itagaki Seishiro said with some worry, "Didn't you say that you have to wait for Germany to act first?"
Ishihara Wanji nodded helplessly and said, "But the Mongolian army has begun to test us. If we don't respond, I'm afraid the consequences will be worse. I just hope this time is really just a small friction. In addition, we must use the power of diplomacy
, while appeasing the Soviet Union, we contacted Germany, hoping that Germany could cooperate with us."
When Seishiro Itagaki heard this, he could only agree and said, "Well, let's issue a strict order and limit the war to the Nomonhan area. Violators will be severely punished!"
In this way, the second contest between Japan and the Soviet Union began.
After Xiaomatsubara received permission and support, he was ecstatic. He knew clearly that there were only dozens of Mongolian patrols on the opposite side, which were completely vulnerable. It would take some time for the main Mongolian force to react, so he could make a time difference.
Komatsubara immediately ordered a brigade to advance towards Mongolia under the cover of aircraft, and continued to mobilize troops as a retreat.
- Halaha River
This is a river on the Mongolian border. On a high ground by the river, a Mongolian army of about a hundred people was stationed.
Hada was the company commander of the Mongolian army. He got up early in the morning and was yawning as he packed up his horse gear and prepared for the day's work. Suddenly he heard the sound of an engine.
"What is that?" Hada raised his head and looked at the Japanese plane. It took his brain a long time to react and shouted, "There is a plane! It's an air raid! Everyone, be careful!"
The Japanese aircraft looked at the panic scene below, and swooped down triumphantly, hitting a tent with a barrage of bullets. The tent was knocked to pieces, and fell to the ground with a pop. After a while, the tent was dyed red with red blood.
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"Boom!" "Boom!" Another round of bombs was dropped. The Mongolian army with only cavalry could not hold on. They fled quickly on horseback one by one. Looking at the Mongolian army fleeing in all directions, the sun
The machine hesitated for a moment, and then immediately opened fire on the fleeing Mongolian troops.
When the Mongolian army fled to a safe place, the Japanese military flag had already been raised on the high ground of the Halaha River. Hada held a telescope and said viciously, "The Japanese army is attacking us. Changshengtian will not let them go. He will generate electricity immediately."
Explain the situation to Cullen, while others go to the surrounding tribes and ask them to move north immediately. There is going to be a war here."
After saying this, Hada rode his horse and retreated to the north, preparing to return for revenge after the large army arrived.
--Moscow
Stalin asked anxiously, "Why did the Japanese army suddenly attack? Is this a test or a full-scale attack?"
Beria immediately said, "It's probably just a test. The attacking Japanese troops are less than a thousand people, and they don't have many heavy weapons. I'm afraid they want to occupy this disputed area."
Stalin waved his hands and said, "It's not just that the Japanese imperialists invaded China, they will also invade Mongolia? We must help our Mongolian friends to drive out the Japanese army!"
Beria nodded and said, "General Zhukov is already preparing. If we win, should we continue the attack, or only hit the border?"
Stalin stroked his beard and thought for a moment and said, "The negotiations between Germany and Britain were not successful. The situation in Europe is extremely turbulent. Our focus is still on Europe. Tell Zhukov that we only need to fight to the national border and do not expand the war. If we
If too much energy is invested in the Far East, there will be greater dangers waiting for us."