Glorious Mission 1937

Hitler also had his own considerations when Germany and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact. As mentioned above, the "Soviet-German Nonaggression Pact" signed by Germany and the Soviet Union was just a dead letter to appease the Soviet Union.Germany needs a stable rear before going to war with Britain and France.However, the Soviet Union wanted to divert misfortune to the west, so the two sides hit it off, and the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" was signed.

However, the fundamental confrontation between Germany and the Soviet Union towards the Balkans and the Near East has not changed in any way. As long as the time is right, Hitler will not let go of the opportunity to clean up the Soviet Union.Consequently, the German government unilaterally abandoned its policy of cooperating with the Soviet Union and the Triple Alliance.At the same time, due to the sudden outbreak of war in the Far East of the Soviet Union and the poor performance of the Soviet Red Army during the war, Hitler quickly made up his mind to fight against the Soviet Union, and issued a secret order to the entire army to prepare for the war.Therefore, at this moment, the Germans also need a trusted ally, so the Triple Entente came into being.

The Soviets saw Hitler's actions, and at the same time they were anxious. The amazing performance of the German army in Europe made Stalin and others extremely worried.In fact, after the Soviet-Finnish War, Stalin was already aware of the huge negative impact of the Great Cleansing. For this reason, Stalin also carried out some remedial measures, releasing about 4000 arrested officers, and even among the released generals Including Rokosov's famous players.

Despite this, Stalin was still extremely skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the Soviet Red Army. After all, the performance of the Soviet Red Army in the Soviet-Finnish War was extremely bad, so the situation in the Far East took a turn for the worse this time.Stalin did not make a very sincere statement. He actually had an unknown purpose deep in his heart. He wanted to use Chen Feng's troops as the sharpening stone of the Soviet Red Army. As an outstanding officer, Stalin knew very well that a How much a hearty victory stimulates an army or even a country, so he waited for the situation to deteriorate until it developed to the point where it is today.

However, the war in the Far East did not develop in the direction Stalin wanted to see. In the first battle, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces were hunted by Chen Feng's troops. After the first battle, more than 30 people were killed and injured, and two additional aviation divisions were recruited.The ensuing battle terrified Stalin even more.In less than half a month.The situation in the Far East has deteriorated beyond control. Although there are still more than [-] troops in the Far East, the main technical arms have almost lost all casualties.

What's more important is that they lost the air supremacy, while Chen Feng's air force is extremely powerful.If it wasn't for Lieutenant General Vasilyev's risky and desperate fight with Chen Feng's troops in a street fight at close range.More than [-] people were used to fight out the strength of more than [-] guards.The guard division was severely damaged, otherwise Chen Feng's troops might have hit Zong Mod or even Ulaanbaatar by now.

The war in the Far East made Stalin realize a fact.That is the Soviet Red Army that he is proud of. In fact, it is not as powerful as it seems on the surface, and even the Chinese army that he has always looked down on can't beat it.

In addition to creating a huge mess, the Far East campaign also caused another huge evil.The Germans, who hadn't figured out the reality of the Soviet Union before, finally had a bottom line, and their ready-to-movement mentality made people dare not look directly at it.As for Japan, another powerful enemy in the Far East, although it is now holding the mentality of reaping the benefits of the fisherman, it has not expressed anything, but the surge in troops in the Puppet Manchukuo area also caused Stalin a great headache.

Now Stalin regretted it, really regretted it. The chain reaction caused by the war was extremely detrimental to the Soviet Union. If it was not handled properly, the Soviet Union would likely be attacked by China, Germany, or even China, Germany and Japan.A German Stalin is not afraid. Facing Germany, Stalin's mentality is exactly the same as that of Chiang Kai-shek when facing the powerful enemy Japan, thinking that Germany is just playing a game of swallowing an elephant.At most, the Soviet Union will pay a higher price in the end, but it will not be destroyed like this.

A Japan is nothing. After all, the Battle of Nomenkan and the Zhanggufeng incident have proved that the invincible oriental dwarf is just like that. Bushido is no match for the great Soviet tank.If you only face one Japan, it is really not sure who will fight who.

One China is nothing. Regardless of the fact that the Chinese are making a fuss in the Far East, it is just that the Soviet Union did not dare to transfer European troops to the Far East, and the main force of the Far East Front Army is still fighting against Chen Feng's troops in Khabarovsk and other places. It's just some second-rate corps, and the only one that can register in Moscow is the First Red Banner Army.

If he was only facing one China, Stalin would not consider the outcome of the war at all, he would only consider how much benefit he could get from the Chinese.

But now the entire Soviet Union is threatened from the west, the center, and the east at the same time, and any enemy must be faced squarely by the Soviet Union, so the problem is serious.

As a last resort, Stalin had no choice but to send a report to Zhukov at the front, instructing Zhukov to end the war under Chen Feng's troops as soon as possible. Whether it is hard work or peace talks, an armistice agreement must be reached with the Chinese as soon as possible. The great Soviet Union must do its best to deal with Germany in Western Europe. As for China It's okay to deal with it afterward.

However, less than an hour after Stalin's telegram was sent, Zhukov sent an urgent reply. Just half an hour ago, Chen Feng's troops suddenly appeared in Zommod, and then sent more than 4 sous stationed in Zommod. The Mongolian United Army regiment surrounded the city and may launch an attack at any time.

It turned out that Ma Cao was extremely dissatisfied with the Saiyin Shanda battle that had just passed. Now the total number of soldiers killed in the guard division has exceeded 3700, and there are seven or eight thousand wounded lying in the field hospital.Despite their brilliant record, such heavy casualties still made Ma Cao extremely angry.

Like Chen Feng, Ma Cao is also a type of guy who never takes revenge overnight.He asked the 101st Division to urgently dispatch a regiment to garrison Saiyinshanda, while he himself took the remaining [-] people of the guard division and set off quietly northward under the cover of night to Zommod, the capital of Central Mongolia Province. .

This time, Ma Cao and others acted extremely secretly, and abandoned the railway, and marched exclusively along the uninhabited grassland.In order to achieve the effect of silently approaching the city, the guards marched and placed the guard posts thirty miles away. All the herdsmen they met on the road were all marched together. Therefore, until they were about to reach Zongmod, the Soviet and Mongolian coalition forces did not find any. abnormal.

On the night of June 6th, the Guard Division suddenly launched an attack on Zong Mod. Although the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces responded in a timely manner and finally repelled the attack of the Guard Division, the four lines of defense around Zong Mod were all destroyed. The siege of Zongmod was completed. At the same time, more than 19 Soviet and Mongolian allied forces were eliminated in this battle. The sneak attack was very successful.

On the morning of the 20th, Ma Cao and others continued to attack the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in Zongmod City. The battle lasted until 5 pm, and the city was broken!The defenders in the city immediately retreated in the direction of Ulaanbaatar after receiving Zhukov's order.

Since Zhukov sent a mechanized army to respond, Zommod's defenders finally broke through after paying huge casualties.

After the Guard Division captured Zong Mod, Chen Feng ordered the 101st Division to move northward immediately, join forces with the Guard Division, and march towards Ulaanbaatar. At the same time, the former enemy headquarters advanced to Zong Mod.

On the 22nd, Chen Feng's troops arrived in Ulaanbaatar.

Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Outer Mongolia, and it is also the political, economic and cultural center of the entire Mongolian Plateau, so Zhukov and Choibalsan can no longer retreat anyway.

In order to hold this last line of defense, the Soviet Red Army mobilized 15 people in Ulaanbaatar, and Mongolia also urgently mobilized more than 4 people from four cavalry divisions from all over the country, and at the same time temporarily recruited 3 young and middle-aged men into the army , and issued weapons.As a result, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition's defenders in Ulan Bator reached as many as 6.

In addition, in Ulaanbaatar, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces gathered 820 tanks and 1800 artillery pieces, 70% of which were the latest Soviet tanks.Here Zhukov paid a lot of money, even though Stalin authorized Zhukov to wait for an opportunity to negotiate with Chen Feng's troops.But Zhukov knew that if nothing was accomplished militarily, then the negotiations would be at the mercy of others.

Therefore, although this negotiation must be carried out, how to proceed is still a long-term plan.Zhukov has always believed that it is better to promote peace than simple peace talks. Only when the two sides have the strength to wrestle with each other in the military can they make each other equal individuals during the negotiation process.

So Ulaanbaatar became Zhukov's battlefield to promote peace. Zhukov thought that as long as Ulaanbaatar was held, it would be best to drag the battle until the end of July, then Chen Feng's strategic supplies would also be exhausted. Almost, the peace talks are just a matter of course.

On the other hand, Chen Feng's troops had only two divisions assembled on the front line in Ulaanbaatar, of which there were less than 2 people left in the guard division, and the two main divisions added up to no more than 5000 people, plus an army aviation division. The brigade and an armored division have a total strength of no more than 5 people, only about a quarter of the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces.

Even so, on the front line of Ulan Bator, Chen Feng's troops still took the initiative in the war. Therefore, after the 6.8 air battle, the Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces lost their air supremacy. How many troops they had could only hide in the fortifications and wait for the north. Air Force went to bomb.

As Chen Feng's troops and the Allied Forces of the Soviet Union and Mongolia put on a strategic decisive battle posture, coupled with the signing of the three countries of Germany, Italy and Japan and the turmoil stirred up by Japan's launch of the Battle of Changsha, the world situation became even more turbulent all of a sudden. All eyes turned to the east, to the Chinese battlefield. (To be continued..)