Glorious Mission 1937

When Chen Feng's troops were criss-crossing the eastern grasslands, the Soviet army was not idle. Perhaps it was stimulated by Chen Feng's troops. In order to resolve the war in the Nomenkan area as soon as possible, the Soviet Army Command decided to set up a special camp at the 57th Special Army in Tamtsag Prague. The army was expanded into the 1st Army, and Zhukov was appointed as the commander of the army.

第1集团军总兵力6万余人，下辖即第57师、第82师、第152师3个步兵师、摩托化第36师，机械化第5旅，装甲第7旅、第8旅、第9旅，坦克第6旅、第7旅、第11旅，空降第212旅、机枪第5旅、炮兵第185团，反坦克炮第37、85营，第63、66、150防空营等其他部队。另外，外蒙骑兵第6师、骑兵第8师等部队也归苏联第一集团军指挥，至此，集结在诺门坎地区的苏蒙联军竟然达到了10万余人。集中在前线的坦克多达500辆、装甲车346辆、大炮542门、飞机515架。

In addition, in order to win this battle, the Soviet Union dispelled the Japanese conspiracy to launch a full-scale attack on the Soviet Far East.Under Stalin's personal order, 18000 tons of artillery shells, 6500 tons of bombs, 7000 tons of fuel, 4000 tons of grain, 4000 tons of supplies, and 3000 trucks were transported by railway around the clock.

At the same time, in order to avoid the danger of fighting on the east and west fronts, the Soviet Union actively engaged in contacts with Germany.The response from Germany also pleased the Soviet Union, so while the Soviet Union was fighting Japan, it was negotiating with Japan's ally Germany.

Several Japanese attacks gave Zhukov a certain understanding of the enemy on the opposite side.Feeling that those Japanese dwarves should not be as tough as imagined, Zhukov discussed several times with the officers below and decided to take the lead in launching an attack on the Japanese army in order to gain the initiative in the war.

On June 6, when the battle under the city of Kailu was in full swing, the Soviet First Army Command issued an order for a general offensive. The reason why the general offensive was chosen on this day was entirely because Soviet intelligence personnel received news. to sunday.The senior Japanese military officers on the front line will take turns to go back to Hailar for vacation.

11:2 am on the 10th.The order of the general offensive was conveyed to the first-line company, and the Japanese position on the opposite side was silent, and the Soviet counterattack achieved the greatest suddenness.

According to the combat plan, the Soviet and Mongolian Army will dispatch 3 infantry divisions. 2 cavalry divisions. 5 armored brigades. 1 machine gun brigade, 1 airborne brigade, and a large number of aircraft and artillery launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese troops around Bayanchagang Heights.Due to the heavy losses of the Japanese army some time ago, a large number of tank troops were surrounded and wiped out.Therefore, the Japanese army on the front line had only a small number of tanks and armored vehicles, and there were very few anti-tank weapons, so the battle was not a fair duel from the beginning.

Although they were bombarded by tens of thousands of tons of Soviet artillery shells and surrounded by Soviet armored forces, the Japanese army had no fear and bravely fought fiercely with the Soviet army on the ground.The civil and structural fortifications built in the Mongolian wilderness were quickly blasted to the ground by Soviet artillery, and the Japanese army relied on simple individual bunkers dug by individual soldiers with engineer shovels.

By June 6th, the 14rd Division of the Japanese Army had been completely encircled.Under the heavy bombardment of Soviet heavy artillery groups, tank groups, and aerial bombs, the Japanese 23rd Division suffered heavy losses.The more than 23 troops of the Sixth Army who came to reinforce them were violently bombed by the Soviet Air Force on the way, losing more than half of them and temporarily unable to advance.

On the 17th, just after the news of the annihilation of the 12th Division of the Japanese Army came from the eastern grassland, Zhukov issued an order for the last battle of the Japanese army in the encirclement.Tens of thousands of Soviet Red Army, under the good cover of tanks, artillery and planes, launched a general attack on the crude positions of the Japanese army.

是役，苏军全歼日军第23师团搜索队，日军第23师团第23步兵旅团第64步兵联队、第71步兵联队被全歼，第72步兵联队被重创。第13野炮联队、第23工兵联队、第23运输联队伤亡过半。同时日军第7师团第26联队第1大队、第2大队以及第64联队和炮兵第13联队被苏军大部歼灭，第64联队长山县武光大佐、炮兵第13联队长伊势高秀大佐、23师团第71联队长森田彻大佐均被击毙，另外此战日军损失了一半以上的枪支弹药和几乎全部的重武器。

Both the north and south lines suffered disastrous defeats, which shocked the Kwantung Army Command. General Ueda of the Kwantung Army Command commanded the Sendai Second Division, the 29th Division, and the 7th Division with 8000 people, anti-aircraft artillery units, and border guards. The main force of the army marched towards Nuomenkan to reinforce the defenders of Hailar.At the same time, General Ueda asked the country for help, asking the base camp to add more troops to Northeast China.

The Japanese base camp knew the seriousness of the matter. If the Soviet Union and Chen Feng's troops attacked the puppet Manchukuo at the same time, then the matter would be troublesome. On June 1939, 6, in view of the unfavorable situation of the Japanese army in the Nuomenkan area, the Japanese headquarters decided to mobilize the 22th Division (stationed in Guangzhou) and the 5th Division (stationed in Guangzhou) and the 6th Division (Anqing, Anhui) from the Guannei battlefield in China. 9 squadrons, 10 squadrons of rapid-fire guns, 9 field anti-aircraft artillery teams, 16 flying squadron, and 1 car squadrons went out to join the battle to strengthen the Nomonkan area.

In addition, the Japanese base camp also actively contacted Germany, hoping that Germany could launch an offensive in the western part of the Soviet Union.For this reason, Japan even promised to provide Poland with an interest-free loan of 10 billion yen as a reward for borrowing, but it was rejected by Hitler.

What made Japan even more angry was that when the Japanese army was actively preparing for war, news came from Europe that Germany had signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union.

This news not only stunned the Japanese, but also surprised Britain and France, which had been keeping on the sidelines.They all expect the rising Germans to turn their attention to the East, preferably a protracted war with the Soviet Union. For this reason, they do not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of weaker countries, such as Austria, Czechoslovakia, etc., and allow Hitler to repeatedly challenge The Treaty of Versailles, but I didn't expect that it would end like this.

On June 1939, 6, two "Vulture" transport planes carrying a delegation of Nazi Germany arrived in Moscow.Stalin, Molotov and Ribbentrop had two talks, and that night, the two sides formally signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact".

《苏德互不侵犯条约》主要内容有：1.缔约双方保证不单独或联合其他国家彼此互相使用武力、侵犯或攻击行为。2.缔约一方如与第三国交战，另一缔约国不得给予第三国任何支持。3.缔约双方决不参加任何直接、间接反对另一缔约国的任何国家集团。4.双方以和平方式解决缔约国间的一切争端。5.条约有效期为10年。

In addition to the non-aggression treaty, the Soviet Union and Germany also signed a secret additional agreement, which stipulates: 1. In the event of territorial and political changes in the areas belonging to the Baltic States (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), the northern part of Lithuania The borders would be the limits of the German and Soviet spheres of influence.In this regard, the parties recognized Lithuania's interests in the Vilno region. 2. In the event of territorial and political changes in Poland, the Soviet Union and Germany will roughly use the Narew River, the Vistula River and the San River as the boundaries of power.Whether maintaining Poland's independence is in the interests of both parties, and how the boundaries will be drawn, can only be determined in the course of further political developments. 3. In terms of Southeastern Europe, the Soviet Union was concerned with the interests of Bessarabia in Romania, and Germany declared that it had absolutely no political interest in the region. 4. Both parties will regard this agreement as a top secret document.

It was far beyond Stalin's expectations to be able to resolve the conflict with Germany in this way. In fact, Stalin was not worried about Japan at all. The Soviet Union is not China. Sophisticated, more importantly, the Soviet Union has a strong industrial base, especially heavy industry, these are not comparable to China.

The Japanese can't even deal with China and want to attack the Soviet Union. If it weren't for the huge pressure Germany put on the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, and at the same time taking into account the relationship between the German-Japanese alliance, the Soviet Union would have sent troops to the Far East long ago. How could it be tolerated? Where are the Japanese shorties jumping up and down.

What the Soviet Union was actually worried about was the Germans. The pressure on the Soviet Union caused by the strong rise of Germany and the ambiguous attitude of Britain and France was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.Especially three months ago, Stalin invited representatives of Britain and France to hold three military affairs and political negotiations in Moscow.During the negotiations, the Soviet Union made some suggestions to Britain and France, including the conclusion of an anti-aggression mutual assistance treaty valid for 3 to 5 years between Britain, France and the Soviet Union, and the three countries guaranteeing the security of Central and Eastern European countries.

However, because Britain and France each had their own small calculations, the negotiations were fruitless, and the Soviet Union's proposal to ensure national security in Central and Southeast Europe was rejected.

Now that the greatest threat from the Soviet Union has been lifted, Stalin can finally straighten his back and speak. At the same time, due to the major victory in the Nuomenkan area and the strong performance of Chen Feng, an ally, in the eastern grasslands, this strongman finally couldn't help showing his sharp claws and Ferocious fangs.

On June 6, the Soviet Supreme Command decided to send 26 more troops to the Far East, including 15 armored divisions and 3 heavy artillery brigades. The change.

The "betrayal" of the German ally: the Japanese were angry and angry, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't control the mustache maniac. All they could do now was verbal protest, and at the same time they had to send ambassadors to negotiate with the Soviet Union.

Negotiations are impossible. If reinforcements from the Soviet Red Army arrive, it will not be easy to negotiate again.It would be even more troublesome if the Soviet Red Army and China Chen Feng were to unite. This time, the Kwantung Army lost 2 divisions at once and suffered heavy damage to 2 divisions. (to be continued..)