On the simple road more than seven miles away from the Hudaili River Post, six Chinese trucks equipped with anti-skid chains were rushing to the Hudaili River Post carrying two platoons of border guards.

According to the border defense regulations, Li Shanhe, the commander of the border defense company, issued Level 2 border defense operations preparations, which are second only to Level 1 border defense operations preparations for comprehensive border battles. In addition to launching a full-scale battle with the invading enemy, Level 1 border defense operations preparations also require large-scale border defense operations.

People within the area were evacuated.

As preparation for secondary border defense operations, the equipment brought by these two platoons are the most sophisticated border defense companies, such as 26-year-old wheeled infantry guns, mortars, machine guns and corresponding "drugs".

The number is enough to carry out a company-sized battle.

As a powerful weapon against infantry, the action force also brought two Chou Nian-style anti-aircraft machine guns.

Of course, as the most necessary equipment, anti-tank guns and anti-tank rocket launchers, the two platoons also brought some. Although it was not much, it was enough to continue the battle in the early stage.

This is the equipment that the Sino-Soviet Border Emergency Response Regulations stipulate that border guards must carry during border conflicts. Otherwise, if they encounter Soviet tanks, no matter how backward they are, they cannot be stopped by human flesh.

Of course, "this does not mean that the People's Army needs to use infantry to fight against their tanks, but the methods of both China and the Soviet Union are similar. The tanks are placed further back. Unless one party surprises the other party, the first one to break out is still

In infantry battles, at most the attacker will mobilize a small number of tanks to participate in the battle.

Although the two platoons were small in number, they rushed towards the Hudaili River guard post with murderous intent. They had traveled several miles, not to mention a few minutes, and it was almost here in the blink of an eye.

"Almost at the same time," the same thing was happening on the Soviet side, and judging from the scale of the operation, it looked more like a premeditated military operation.

"laugh!"

After the emergency brake sound, nearly a battalion of Soviet Red Army soldiers jumped out of dozens of old Soviet trucks. They were wearing long, thick military uniforms. Some of the Soviet Red Army soldiers did not even seem to have fully woken up. They were young and old and in very good physical condition.

Poor. Under the command of the Red Army political commissar, although the overall quality was low, and even the Red Army political commissar himself had little command experience, the Red Army of this battalion quickly deployed in a combat formation to support the Red Army platoon on the Sino-Soviet border.

And go.

They were not the most elite Soviet Red Army, but they were encouraged by the political commissar to fight the "Chinese" people. They were told that although the "Chinese" people had rifles, they were still backward and barbaric. They were just Manchus who had taken up arms.

The descendants of the Qing Dynasty, the Soviet Red Army will defeat them as easily as it defeated them back then.

Three minutes after the official start of the Hudaili River border battle, the commander of the Mongolian garrison area, Major General Xu Shuzheng of the People's Army of the Republic of China, who had just woken up, received the report.

"Report! Commander Xu, at 5:31 in the morning, at the Hudaili border guard post, two Soviet Red Army officers defected from our country and were successfully captured by the Hudaili River border guard. Subsequently, the Soviet Red Army still continued after receiving the warning.

We opened fire first, and we resolutely fought back. At present, our side has suffered no casualties according to the border defense fortifications. After five minutes of fighting, we killed and injured about ten Soviet people. Two platoons of troops from our border defense company have just arrived at the post. There are a large number of Soviet troops.

Reinforcements appear and the fighting is expected to expand further."

〖Chinese〗 At the Xi'an Headquarters of the Mongolian Garrison Area of ​​the People's Army, the on-duty staff officer of the garrison area is reporting to Commander Xu Shuzheng.

"Huh? The Soviets finally took action."

Xu Shuzheng, who was in his fifties, was like an old bull with a flag. When he heard the news of the war, instead of being timid and panicked, he seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He smiled and ordered, "Very good, according to the established emergency plan for dealing with the Soviet Union, we will

The situation was reported to the military headquarters, and at the same time, the air force was coordinated to attack, quickly find out the enemy's situation, and provide support to our border defense forces. In addition, the Nu border defense regiment stationed in Selenga City was immediately mobilized to move in the direction of Khudairi.

The mechanized infantry division stationed in Kulun immediately entered Selenge City as the main force. In addition, the 1st Kou Division, the 1st B Division, the 10,000th and 10th Bi Divisions entered the second level combat readiness state.

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In order to defend against the Soviet Union, the People's Army in Mongolia also has a huge military force. It has two armies and six divisions, one of which is an elite mechanized infantry division. According to the establishment of the People's Army, this is one and a half tank divisions, which are well-equipped

, considered an elite force.

According to the regulations of the People's Army, border garrison troops in various regions are uniformly dispatched by the Ministry of National Defense, and the commander of the garrison area is responsible for unified command during wartime. This avoids hilltop doctrine and is conducive to homeland defense operations in wartime. Mongolia's situation is very special, so it

The frontier defense force lineup is very large. Not counting other troops, these six regular divisions alone have reached a scale of nearly 100,000 people.

Of course, opposite Mongolia is the even larger Siberian Military District of the Soviet Red Army.

After being rescued by the Southwest Special Forces in 1925, Xu Shuzheng completely abandoned the burden of being a general of the Beiyang Army and became a battalion commander of the Southwest Army at that time. Although his military position seemed to be low, at that time, the entire Southwest Army

The scale of the camp is not large, and as a general of the old army, being able to hold the position of battalion commander is already very important.

Moreover, with many years of experience in leading troops and combined with his study in the new army, Xu Shuzheng made rapid progress. He entered the Huaxia Military Academy at the age of 48, completed his studies as a serving soldier, and achieved excellent graduation results. Military Academy

Principal Cai E's evaluation of him is: He becomes stronger as he gets older, and he is expected to grow into a backbone general of the People's Army in the future.

Due to his outstanding military leadership, tough style, and political loyalty to the Baath Party, Xu Shuzheng was quickly promoted to a division-level military position until Mongolia was completely liberated." He was nominated as the commander of the Mongolian garrison area. Of course, in

At that time, there was no general in the People's Army who was more suitable than him to lead the army to suppress Mongolia. After all, Xu Shuzheng had been the hero in regaining Outer Mongolia.

It was not until the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1933 that Xu Shuzheng was awarded the title of Major General of the Republic with the military title of Commander of the Mongolian Garrison Region. He became the oldest active general among the generals of the Republic. Even in the list of all generals, he was second only to a few including Sun Changqing.

A veteran of the Republic who received honorary military rank.

After being awarded the title, Zhang Shusheng made a special trip to meet with the Beiyang veteran and listened to his views on Mongolian affairs.

When talking about the Soviet Union, Xu Shuzheng specifically suggested that the Republic should strengthen its vigilance against the Soviet Union. He believed that the Soviets were very ambitious, and Stalin’s desire for territory was no less than that of the Tsarist Russian emperor. Although the entire Sino-Soviet border spreads extremely long,

But the area of ​​particular dispute should be the Sino-Soviet border in Mongolia.

Compared with Xinjiang and the Far East, the Sino-Soviet border in Mongolia has more problems and is more complicated. From the perspective of China, it can invade Siberia and cut off the Soviet Union's Trans-Siberian Railway with one blow, occupying this promising area.

The Soviet Union can

Not to mention Siberia, which is the important place of origin, it can also indirectly form an absolute advantage in the Far East. Without the Trans-Siberian Railway, the Far East of the Soviet Union would be like a Slavic girl who took off her clothes, being ravaged by China or Japan.

Zhang Shusheng was also unprecedentedly vigilant about his understanding of the Soviet Union. After all, because of the strength of the Chinese government, Outer Mongolia was not divided as it had been in history. As a result, the points of conflict between China and the Soviet Union were bound to become more severe.

Many. Among the many reasons why the Soviet Union split Mongolia in original history, Stalin's personal will was the most important one.

Whether the Soviet Union wanted to create a buffer between China and the Soviet Union, or wanted to weaken [China], or support its own followers and spread the Bolsheviks, in history, Stalin used all means to 'force' the [Chinese] government to recognize

Foreign independence is a national humiliation that belongs to all Chinese people.

But now, Zhang Shusheng will never allow such a situation to happen, even if it means starting a war in advance and using millions of people's troops to collide with millions of Red Army.

On issues of territory and sovereignty, [China] will not give in even an inch.

Xu Shuzheng stood up and walked to the wall behind his desk. In the middle, there was a small plaque hanging on it. On it was a calligraphy given to him by Zhang Shusheng after he met him.

Of course, the words were not written by Zhang Shusheng, but the sentence was given to him by Zhang Shusheng.

“Forever Town Mongolia!!!”

Xu Shuzheng muttered those four words... He couldn't help but feel a sense of responsibility like a mountain roaring and a tsunami. Yes, he had guarded Mongolia for many years, wasn't it just to protect the country's peace and protect Mongolia from harm?

No one wants war, but when war is coming, even if the opponent is a very powerful enemy, the soldiers who defend their homeland will take up arms and fight. Veteran Xu Shuzheng's hair is mostly gray.

But this did not affect his determination to guard the border and preserve Mongolia. He picked up the military cap lying flat on the table, put it on properly, then took off the general's saber on the wall, and arranged it carefully

After a while, he ordered another staff officer waiting aside: "Convene an emergency combat meeting immediately!!!", Soviet Union, Moscow, Stalin's personal office center in the magnificent Kremlin, a Soviet Red Army soldier

Yagoda, a senior staff officer and head of the Soviet NKVD, was standing there with his head lowered, cautiously waiting for Stalin's general outburst.

"Comrade Milevsky, please tell me why the Mongolia plan has gone so wrong."

Stalin turned his back to the two of them and stood in front of a wall hanging with a large map of the Soviet Union. He asked in a calm voice without any trace of anger.

However, the senior staff officer of the Red Army was shocked. If Stalin was angry or reprimanded him on the spot, then the matter would not have reached its end. But if Stalin talked to him calmly like now, then, wait for him

, or they would be secretly arrested as soon as they walked out of the Kremlin.

"Based on the latest report we received from the Siberian Military District, Comrade Stalin can conclude that this was a shameful failure caused by a leak by a border guard officer." Milevsky was the staff member responsible for this secret Mongolia plan.

Staff officer.

Since Germany launched the war, European countries have declared war one after another, and the Soviet Union has also felt tremendous pressure. Will Germany march eastward and engage in another super-large-scale Eastern Front campaign with the Soviet Union?

However, these doubts disappeared instantly after the Soviet Union and Germany signed the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact", especially when they saw that Germany was acting according to the plan notified to the Soviet Union in advance, attacking Poland and then facing the Soviet Union across the river in Warsaw.

When Stalin stopped looking and stopped, he was completely relieved.

Hitler still had to give priority to solving European problems. As for the powerful Soviet Union, which had millions of loyal Red Army soldiers, the Germans would not take risks easily. At least, they would not take risks until the Soviet Union was ready. And when they finish cleaning up Europe

In this mess, the Soviet Union at that time was fully mobilized and capable of defeating any enemy.

The powerful Soviet Union, after tasting the sweetness of Poland, found the direction of Europe. With the energy of the Soviet Union, it wanted to seize any fruits of war. There was no other way than to launch a war.

However, if the Soviet Union launches a war in Europe, in addition to targeting the Germans, it can only target the Anglo-French alliance. Obviously, this is not what the wise Comrade Stalin is willing to do. In his mind, he hopes to see Britain, France and Germany first.

A fight breaks out, and then the Soviet Red Army acts as a land grabber, just like Poland.

Everyone thought that Germany launched an invasion of Poland, but the actual result was that the Soviet Union also gained the territory it wanted. A war without firing was what Comrade Stalin, who thought he was the wisest, wanted to see.

Then, leaving aside Europe, the Soviet Union's appetite can only be satisfied in Asia.

Looking at Asia, what worries Comrade Stalin the most and what he hates the most is the unified China and Mongolia under the rule of China.

Many years ago, after the Soviet Union's plot to split Mongolia failed, it became jealous day and night, wishing to split Mongolia in two overnight and cut it out of the territory of "China".

Milevsky still remembers Stalin’s speech full of supreme will when assigning this task, which cannot be refuted, “Our territory is twice theirs, and our army is three times theirs.”

Our tanks, aircraft and artillery are several times theirs. They cannot protect Mongolia forever.

[China] The Chinese are a despicable nation. This capitalist dictatorship is becoming more and more aggressive. They have six divisions stationed in Mongolia with nearly 100,000 troops. This is a huge threat to Soviet Siberia. Once

They dare to risk cutting off the Siberian Railway, and we will have to fight with them on the ice sheet, otherwise, the entire Eastern Siberia and the Far East will become the fruits of their ambition.

There needs to be a sufficient buffer zone between China and the Soviet Union. It must be established. In this operation, I hope to test the bottom line of the Chinese people, rely on the power of the Bolsheviks to spread the word, and then through appropriate military threats, through the will of the Mongolian people to yearn for the Bolsheviks.

, to separate Mongolia, at least from outside the country."

Comrade Stalin had given the order, and the plan would have been implemented very quickly. Since they had just signed a non-aggression pact with Germany, the Soviets became a little jealous.

First, members of the NKVD in Siberia believed that two junior officers were guilty and would be selected as victims of the plan.

Therefore, after the staff department formulated the combat plan, a certain unit of the Soviet Red Army in Siberia quickly determined that two junior officers, the company commander and deputy company commander of a certain border guard post, were guilty and would be used as pawns.
To be continued...