I am Jiang Weiguo in World War II

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If it is the first type, then things are still "normal". After all, the Soviets just want to defend, and the situation in the Far East is still the same as before: calm and undercurrents, but on the surface it is peaceful; if it is the second type, things are normal. Completely complicated.

"The old man wants to beat the little devil?" The high-ranking members of the national army were surprised at first, and then they felt a feeling of "surprise and joy", "Su Ri dog bite dog? What should we do?"

In the final analysis, both Soviet Russia and Japan are China's sworn enemies. When Soviet Russia and Japan fight, the Chinese have no reason to be unhappy, but they must not be happy. Effective countermeasures must be taken to allow China to gain the most from this matter. benefits of transformation.

The last time the Soviet Union and Japan broke out in a war was the Russo-Japanese War. The fighting area was neither in Japan nor in the consequences, but in the northeast of China's territory. The corrupt and incompetent Qing government actually designated a piece of Chinese territory for the Japanese and Russian troops to fight. This war was not only a brutal trampling on China's territory and sovereignty, but also caused heavy casualties and huge property losses to the Chinese people.

The Qing government is very weak, and the national government at this time is not strong, but the national army today will certainly not sit back and watch two robbers fight at home like the Qing army did in the past.

In a mood of excitement and uneasiness, the high-ranking members of the national army began to urgently study the important issue of "the Soviet Union and Japan are going to war, what should we do?"

This matter is not only serious, but also very complicated. The most troublesome thing is that at this time Japan is no longer China's enemy, but China's ally (although only in name), and the Soviet Union has also signed the "Sino-Soviet Mutual Disagreement" with China. Violation of the Treaty is also not considered an enemy.

After the war between the Soviet Union and Japan, China's situation is undoubtedly very delicate. In addition, after the war between the Soviet Union and Japan, who will win and who will lose?The battlefield must still be in Northeast China. After all, the area bordering the Soviet Union and Japan is Sakhalin Island and Northeast China (although Northeast China is only a puppet Manchukuo, not Japanese territory). At present, the military strength of both sides is like this: the Japanese Army has carried out comprehensive disarmament (Saving resource funds for the expansion of the Japanese Navy), there are still 12 divisions left, namely the Guards Division, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 9th , 10th, 14th, and 18th divisions, each division has a strength of about 2.5, 12 divisions are stationed in different places, and the Guards Division, 1st, and 7th divisions are stationed in Japan (7th Division There is a brigade stationed in southern Sakhalin, this brigade defends both the Soviet Army and the Nanjing Army Garrison in southern Sakhalin), the 3rd Division is stationed in Shanghai, the 14th Division is stationed in Tianjin, the 10th Division The regiment is stationed in the islands of Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, the 5th division is stationed in the Korean peninsula, and the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th, and 18th divisions are stationed in the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heibei in northeast China. Therefore, the northeast region ( At this time, the Northeast is only the three provinces of Liao, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Rehe Province has been recovered by the Nanjing Army and belongs to North China by default.) The Japanese Army has a total of 5 divisions, with a total strength of about 13, of which 2 divisions are in Heilongjiang Province to guard against the Soviet Army. , 2 divisions are defending the Nanjing Army in Liaoning Province, and 1 division is "sitting" in Jilin Province and serving as the general reserve of the Japanese army in the north and the south. The Japanese army that started the war had only 3 divisions and 8 to 20 people. However, the Japanese army in North Korea could provide assistance, and the Japanese army also had hundreds of thousands of Puppet Manchukuo troops to assist in the battle. But not stationed in Chinese territory", so according to the spying of the Maritime Bureau, about 12 new divisions can be formed in Japan at any time, and the quality of the soldiers is similar to the existing 10 divisions. There are still a large number of expatriates (pioneering groups) in the three northeastern provinces as potential sources of soldiers. It is not ruled out that the Japanese secretly set up many ordnance warehouses in the northeast, hoarding weapons and equipment that can arm 20 or even 5 people. Some people (expatriates from the pioneering group) , There are weapons (secret ordnance warehouses), so the Japanese army in the Northeast is by no means as few as 20 divisions, and at least there are more than 30 reserves (the Japanese should take advantage of the loopholes in the treaty and send a large number of veterans to the pioneers. sent to Northeast China in name, and ready weapons and equipment, they can be armed at any time as the reserve force of the Japanese army in the Northeast), and the real strength of the Japanese army in the Northeast should exceed 100. As for the Soviet army, the total strength of the Soviet Far East troops has been maintained at more than 50 million, but because the Far East is too large, it has to guard against China. It is estimated that the Soviet army can devote [-] troops to fight against Japan.

The problem is complicated.

After asking Chiang Kai-shek and Jiang Weiguo for instructions, the National Army Command hurriedly notified Germany of this information (it did not notify Japan, and the Japanese are not blind and deaf, and should have discovered the unusual movements of the Soviets, and China telling Germany about this is tantamount to tell Japan).

Chapter 421 Far East Beacon (1)

Regarding such a major move by the Soviet army in the Far East, not only the Chinese side, but also the Japanese and Germans have already noticed more or less intelligence. After all, such a big movement by the Soviet army cannot be hidden even if the Soviets try their best to hide it.

Wuhan (and Peiping), Tokyo, and Berlin are all highly tense and vigilant. The three parties are doing their best to collect intelligence while launching targeted strategies.

Due to well-known reasons, although China and Japan "shake hands and make peace" and even "turn enemies into friends" under the strong help of Germany, and respectively sit in the second and third positions of the Allied Powers, there is no doubt that China and Japan will definitely not It may be true that they are of one heart and one mind, and they will not share information. Even if they do share it, it will be regarded as a conspiracy by the other party (for example, China took the initiative to inform Japan that the Soviet Union is about to attack you. The Japanese must suspect the Chinese It may be to deliberately provoke the relationship between Japan and the Soviet Union to benefit the fisherman, and vice versa.

Even if China and Japan really show goodwill to each other, the other party will think that this is a weasel giving a chicken New Year's greetings), but through Germany, China and Japan have realized information sharing on this matter. After all, the Soviet Union threatened China and Japan. In fact, "cooperation" is more inevitable, because dealing with the Soviet Union is in the interests of China and Japan.

The top leaders of the three countries held a secret meeting, and at the same time held a meeting of special envoys at the "Alliance Headquarters" in Qingdao to exchange information and work together to face the matter.

On behalf of Japan, Lieutenant General Iimura Yu, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, is an elite in the Japanese army, not a "native-born" Japanese military high-ranking official, but was admitted to a Japanese military academy after graduating from a foreign language school, so He has a broad mind and a good understanding of Europe and the United States. In addition, although he belongs to the Japanese army system, he has a good understanding of the Japanese navy and is very familiar with naval warfare. In addition, this person is not warlike, and even somewhat anti-war. He has not fought against the Chinese army. He has fought, so he is a suitable candidate;

Representing Germany was General Alexander von Falkenhausen. Needless to say, he was originally the second head of the German Military Advisory Group in China. At this time, the German Military Advisory Group in China It has been changed to "German Military Mission in China" and is fully responsible for the high-level military exchanges between Germany and China.

It is worth mentioning that after the establishment of the Allied Powers, Germany and China sent military delegations to each other (Falkenhausen was the German representative to China and Shang Zhen was the Chinese representative to Germany), and Germany and Japan also sent military delegations to each other. The two countries did not send military delegations to each other;

Representing China was Jiang Weiguo, and Yang Jie, who had basically recovered from his injuries.

Because of "health problems", Yang Jie's position was changed from Chief of Staff of the National Army to Deputy Chief of Staff, but he is generally not in Wuhan, but in Beiping, which is equivalent to assisting Jiang Weiguo.

Yang Jie participated in the meeting because he had this ability on the one hand, and on the other hand he "deliberately" showed his severed arm to the Japanese to put pressure on them.

Yang Jie was originally a hardliner towards Japan. After the Jeju Island assassination incident, his attitude towards the Japanese was so tough that it could be said that he could not get into it.

"The first thing we need to confirm is not the Soviets, but..." After the meeting started, Yang Jie looked at Iimura opposite him coldly, "the Japanese.

Our top priority is to find out whether the Japanese are planning to collude with the Soviets to attack China!Otherwise, this meeting is a joke!Because the enemy is among us! "His tone was as sharp as a steel needle.

"There is absolutely no such thing!" Iimura immediately expressed his attitude, "Since Japan has accepted Germany's invitation and signed an alliance treaty with Germany, China, and Italy, it will not do anything that violates the treaty or promise!"

"Hmph!" Yang Jie snorted coldly, "Isn't breaking a treaty and breaking a promise just what you Japanese love to do most and what you are best at doing?"

A trace of anger and embarrassment appeared on Iimura's face.

"General Yang," Falkenhausen said with a smile, "We are all aware of the historical issues between China and Japan, but right now, China and Japan are allies, so we should be rational, calm, and peaceful, and face common problems together. Try not to mix the previous emotions into the current new situation.

According to the observations of our military observers stationed in the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and the Korean Peninsula, there is no sign of a large-scale increase, replenishment, or transfer of Japanese troops, and there are no new troops in Japan (after the conclusion of the alliance between Germany, China and Japan, According to the alliance treaty, Germany will send military observers to stay in China and Japan to supervise the armies of both sides and prevent one of them from attacking the other without promise), and in addition..." He looked at Iimura, "We believe , Japanese friends are sensible, smart, and far-sighted, and they will never do such a thing that is so extreme that the loss outweighs the gain, or even shoots themselves in the foot with a rock!" His last sentence is meaningful.

Iimura nodded slightly with a straight face, while Yang Jie kept a straight face.

The Soviet Union and Japan joined forces to invade China. Obviously, this is a major disaster for China. The Soviet and Japanese allied forces attacked China together. Landing in the region), China can be said to be doomed at that time, and Germany's full assistance to China will not be able to save the near fire. Although the Chinese high-level officials are extremely worried about this situation, after repeated research, they also believe that the possibility of such a thing is indeed true. It's not particularly big, but it's not certain, after all, the Japanese are "not normal people", the Japanese do things simply "do not take the usual way", and the behavior of the Japanese is difficult to measure by the standards of "normal people" , Therefore, the high-level national army did not ignore this most dangerous possibility. This is one of the reasons why Chiang Kai-shek would allow Jiang Weiguo to expand the Nanjing Army by another 10 divisions. All supplies were given priority to the Nanjing Army, and the Nanjing Army deserved it, because the Nanjing Army was the "Northern Great Wall of China", not only to prevent the Japanese army from going south, but also to prevent the Soviet army from going south, or even the Soviet-Japanese coalition army going south.

As for whether the Japanese had secretly colluded with the Soviets, the Chinese high-level attitude was dubious.

"The Soviets suddenly strengthened their troops in the Far East, which posed a major threat to our side!" Iimura said, "On the one hand, the Chinese army stationed in North China (Nanjing Army) has been expanding its army. There are only 5 divisions in the three provinces of Jihei, there are only 2 divisions in North Korea and Tianjin, which are close to Manchuria, and there are only 3 divisions in our country. There is no doubt that our army is too small to resist the Soviet army Threat to our side (in fact, the Japanese army has to guard against the Soviet army and the Nanjing army, so the natural military strength is tense)!" Iimura paused, "Therefore, we hereby request our army to build five new divisions All five divisions have been transferred to Manchuria to guard against the Soviets!"

"It's unreasonable!" Yang Jie angrily complained, "Your actions are purely malicious! You find excuses to expand the army, and then collude with the Soviets to harm our country together!"

Iimura has a good temper and can be called "Huang Wei in the Japanese army", but he couldn't help it: "Our request is reasonable, and the expansion of the Japanese army is a matter for the Japanese military. We specifically asked the German and Chinese sides in advance. , It is enough to prove our sincerity of cooperation, but the Chinese side is deliberately messing around, what is the intention?"

"You nonsense?" Yang Jie glared, "You Japanese have always talked about your secrets and hidden your swords in your smiles. Your request seems plausible and serious, but who knows what you actually mean? Who can guarantee that you will not use these five new divisions for Deal with us? The September [-]th Incident, the July [-]th Incident, which time did you not wear a mask of a smiling tiger and talk nonsense about "China-Japan goodwill" and then suddenly attacked us? Put on a face of "We Japanese are lying to you Chinese, we Japanese are despicable and shameless, we Japanese are dishonest and capricious, what are you Chinese doing to us"! This is not exactly you Japanese Is it a hooligan style? We have been plotted against by you too many times! We have to guard against it! After all, even if a person who often tells lies tells the truth, he has no right and face to ask others to believe him!" He glared Opening his eyes wide, his words were even louder.

Iimura was red-faced and tongue-tied. He was an "honest person" and was deeply influenced by Western education, so he didn't have the "Japanese characteristics" of the Japanese local high-level executives who confuse black and white and make sophistry. Therefore, he was criticized by Yang Jie's words. speechless.

"Friends!" Falkenhausen had to continue to act as a peacemaker, "Our enemy is the Soviets, so please don't have internal conflicts and conflicts. Even if there are any misunderstandings and barriers, we should proceed from the overall situation and eliminate them. Misunderstanding and estrangement.

Gentlemen, the Soviets suddenly strengthened their Far East troops on a large scale, which indeed posed a major threat to both China and Japan (Although the Germans also had doubts about the Japanese, they basically ruled out the possibility of collusion between Japan and the Soviet Union. The possibility of collusion between China and the Soviet Union has never been thought of by the Germans.) Germany is beyond reach in Europe. Although it can indirectly support China and Japan, it still has to rely more on China and Japan. The Soviet Union is China’s feud, and so is the Soviet Union Japan's mortal enemy, China and Japan should put aside their suspicions and cooperate sincerely in dealing with the Soviet Union, because you have common enemies and common interests.

Right now, although we still don't know the true intentions of the Soviets, we must do three things. First, if the Soviet authorities secretly communicate with the Chinese government, Chinese friends should not hide this from Germany and Japan Second, if the Soviet authorities contacted the Japanese government secretly, the Japanese friends should not hide this matter from Germany and China. Germany, China, and Japan are allies and close friends, and no country should do something secretly. Things that are detrimental to the other two countries, such as Germany is about to sign a non-aggression treaty with the Soviet Union, we will notify China and Japan of this major event in advance, and Germany treats China and Japan frankly (this is a lie, Germany has secretly communicated with China A bilateral cooperation agreement was concluded; in addition, both Germany and the Soviet Union and China and the Soviet Union have signed a non-aggression treaty, but Japan and the Soviet Union have not yet signed such or similar treaties. The original historical "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty" was in April 1941 It was signed on the 4th. According to the treaty, the Soviet Union recognized the puppet Manchukuo, and Japan also recognized the puppet Mongolia. Japan declared war and sent troops to Northeast China, wiped out the Kwantung Army and looted Northeast China), hope that China and Japan will treat Germany in the same way and treat each other like this; third, Germany, China and Japan must fulfill the promises and cooperation spirit of the alliance treaty, of course, due to The war may break out in the Far East, Germany's role is limited, and China and Japan must join forces!"

"If the Japanese friends really didn't betray us behind our backs..." Jiang Weiguo said with a smile that was not a smile, "Then, how can the two sides join hands to deal with the Soviet Union?"

Falkenhausen smiled: "Of course we fight side by side.

If the Soviet army attacks the Japanese army, the Chinese army will definitely help the Japanese army. If the Soviet army attacks the Chinese army, the Japanese army will definitely also help the Chinese army. If the Soviet army attacks the Japanese army and the Chinese army at the same time, the Chinese and Japanese troops will fight against the Soviet army together! "

"Well said!" Jiang Weiguo laughed, and he looked at Iimura with an almost gloating look.

If the possibility of collusion between Japan and the Soviet Union is ruled out (of course, the collusion between China and the Soviet Union is also ruled out), then the Soviet Army in the Far East is nothing more than the two possibilities of strengthening defense and taking the initiative to attack. It's complicated, who will the Soviet army fight?At the same time, the possibility of attacking China and Japan is the lowest; the possibility of attacking China is also very low; the possibility of attacking Japan is the highest.

In this matter, the Chinese side has actually quietly gained the upper hand, and the Japanese side may have to "obey" the Chinese side.

Iimura is a smart man, and the top Japanese army has more or less guessed what the Chinese high-level guessed. After all, there are strategic experts like Ishihara Kanji among the top Japanese army. They have all been shown", which made Iimura feel that his aura was suppressed by the Chinese side, so his expression and tone became more and more pleading: "In any case, our army in Manchuria is too weak, so we must strengthen it!"

"In order to prevent you from colluding with the Soviets secretly, we firmly disagree with this point!" Jiang Weiguo's tone was like steel, tough and cold, "We don't want to do stupid things that lure wolves into the house again!"

"But you have been expanding your army!" Iimura was angry, "In the six provinces and one city of North China, the Nanjing Army has added 10 new divisions with new designations, and there are other troops (mainly the old Northeast Army) that are attacking Rehe Province. Assemble!"

"We are the Chinese army, and North China is Chinese territory. Isn't it natural for the Chinese army to expand, assemble, and mobilize on Chinese territory?" Jiang Weiguo smiled sinisterly, "We can increase as many troops as we like. Assemble as many troops as you like! You can do it too! In your Japanese territory, even if you build 100 new divisions, we have no problem, but there is one thing, you are not allowed to set foot on Chinese territory!" Jiang Weiguo said with a serious face Frost said, "Once you do this, even if it is a large group, after we find out, it will directly mean that China and Japan will fight again!" His tone was tougher than Yang Jie's.

A trace of timidity and anger flashed across Iimura's expression, but he tried his best to keep calm, and grasped a flaw in Jiang Weiguo's words: "According to your intention, our army can expand new troops in the mainland?"

"In principle!" Jiang Weiguo countered unequivocally, "But, first, your army's new troops are not allowed to enter Chinese territory, and second, if your army's wanton expansion of new troops leads to the expansion of your navy Financial resources are affected, then you will bear the result of making your German friends unhappy!" He smiled like a snake.

Iimura was angry and helpless, he had to look at Falkenhausen.

Falkenhausen smiled wryly. He was caught between the representatives of China and Japan at this time, and his situation was a microcosm of Germany caught between China and Japan: "Gentlemen, as I said just now, if the Soviets launch an attack , China and Japan are going to fight side by side, so, Japanese friends, don't worry too much, you have the full support of the Chinese army behind you, so, you want to build five new divisions, it is really redundant!"

"Of course! Of course!" Jiang Weiguo nodded again and again with a smile, "China and Japan are allies now. If our Japanese friends are attacked by the Soviets, we will definitely not sit idly by and take decisive action!"

Iimura smiled wryly. He knew very well that if the Japanese army in the northeast was attacked by the Soviet army, what would the Chinese army behind the Japanese army do? Who is the "decisive shot" against?Everything is hard to say, if China and the Soviet Union join forces to attack the Japanese army in the northeast, the Japanese army will definitely be defeated.

The most painful thing is that the strength of the Japanese army in the Northeast is seriously insufficient, and it is not enough to fight against the Soviet army. What's more, nearly half of the troops have to be deployed to defend the Nanjing army behind them. Greatly aid the Japanese army, so the Japanese army does not need to increase its troops", which in turn led to the Japanese army becoming more and more passive.

It's hard for the Japanese!If there is no increase in troops, the strength is insufficient. The Soviet army is in front, and the Nanjing army is behind it, which may turn against the Japanese army at any time; the increase in troops will just give the Nanjing army a handle, and the Nanjing army will have a legitimate excuse to turn against the Japanese army.

When the Japanese army and the Soviet army really fought, the Nanjing army behind the Japanese army would only do two things: one is to completely tear apart the Japanese army, and to see each other with a dagger, and unite with the Soviet army to fight the Japanese army; Take advantage of fire to rob.

The Japanese army doomed Zhu Bajie to look in the mirror—he was not a human being inside or outside.

"We have a very good proposal!" Jiang Weiguo still smiled, "Since the Japanese friends in the Northeast are about to be endangered, after all, the Northeast is our territory, and if it is broken, we feel sorry for it, let alone Japanese friends How can we stand idly by when we are in trouble? Therefore, we can mobilize some troops into the three northeastern provinces to help our Japanese friends resist powerful enemies.

Don't worry, China's national power is limited, and the Chinese army's military strength is limited, and we can't dispatch too many troops, probably only ten divisions! "

"Absolutely not!" Iimura was surprised and angry, and flatly refused. He knew well that a division of the Nanjing Army had at least 30 troops, and ten divisions were 30 troops. , what will happen?There is no need to think about it at all, it must be "it is easier to invite God than to send God away".

"No?" Jiang Weiguo pretended to be surprised, he nodded solemnly, and then deliberately looked at Falkenhausen, "General, have you seen it? We generously and sincerely want to send troops to help Japanese friends resist the Soviets, but Japanese friends Firmly refused, it can be seen that Japanese friends are full of confidence in their military strength in the Northeast, and believe that it is completely sufficient to deal with the Soviet army. If this is the case, why do Japanese friends want to build new troops? Isn’t this contradictory?”

"You..." Iimura was almost out of breath.

Falkenhausen smiled bitterly and shook his head. He has been in China for four or five years, and he has a good understanding of Chinese culture and Eastern culture. He knows that Jiang Weiguo is playing with "Oriental sophistry". Iicura was speechless.

After regaining his composure, Falkenhausen said sternly: "Friends, we are running out of time, and we can no longer spend time and energy on internal issues.

It is understandable that Japanese friends hope to expand the new troops, but five divisions are a bit too much, so let's change it to three!" He looked at Jiang Weiguo, then at Iimura, and saw both The default expression, "However, these three new divisions must stay in Japan until the war really breaks out. Without the consent of Germany and China, they are not allowed to enter Chinese territory!"

"This won't work!" Jiang Weiguo shook his head, "What if the Japanese and the Soviets sing a double reed together? For example, they staged a fake show and deliberately broke out into a war. In fact, they pretended to fight and killed hundreds of people. The strength was not really damaged, but it was boasted that a war broke out and tens of thousands of people died, and then the Japanese got an excuse to drive the three new divisions into the territory of China. In the end, Japan and the Soviet Union worked together to attack China what to do?"

Iimura's face turned completely liver-colored, and he was completely speechless by Jiang Weiguo's anger.

"Mr. Jiang..." Falkenhausen said helplessly, "I have already said that the three new divisions of the Japanese army need to meet two conditions to enter the Chinese territory. One is the outbreak of war, and the other is the consent of Germany and China. , don’t you even believe us?”

Jiang Weiguo smiled: "Of course, of course I believe it!"

"That's good!" Falkenhausen nodded, "We have now reached two consensuses on dealing with the threat of the Soviet Union. First, after the outbreak of war, the Chinese and Japanese armies must assist each other. Second, the Japanese army Three new divisions can be built to deal with possible wars.

However, we all know that there are intricate conflicts of interest between China and Japan that have not yet been resolved. Therefore, the Chinese and Japanese armies must formulate strict plans and programs to jointly deal with the Soviet army, so as not to cause new unhappiness between China and Japan during the war. .

Now, let’s get down to it and talk about it!”

Undoubtedly, it is extremely difficult for the Chinese and Japanese armies, which had been fighting to the death not long ago, and had mortal hatred for each other, to fight side by side. Although the German side tried its best to mediate and mediate, the specific The plan and program of "Chinese and Japanese armies to jointly resist the Soviet army" have not yet been introduced. The two sides have been fighting each other, tit for tat, and refusing to give in at the meeting. Basically, the result is this: if the Soviet army attacks the Chinese army and Japan at the same time In all likelihood, the Chinese and Japanese armies are fighting separately, and the possibility of cooperation is extremely low, and they may plot against each other; if the Soviet army only attacks the Chinese army, the Chinese army refuses Japan to send troops, but requires Japan to send troops to the Chinese side. To provide a large amount of funds, weapons, equipment, ammunition, and supplies for assistance, the Japanese side was unwilling to accept it, and discounted all the conditions offered by the Chinese side. Attacking the Japanese army, the Japanese side also refused the Chinese army to send troops, but also asked China to provide Japan with a large amount of funds, weapons, equipment, ammunition, and supplies for assistance. Discounts, and claiming that "China's national strength is weak and unbearable", they directly treat the Japanese indifferently, and just want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

Because both China and Japan just want to take advantage of each other and are unwilling to really extend a helping hand to each other, the two sides could not reach an agreement at the meeting.

At the meeting, it was obvious that the war was coming, and the Germans scratched their heads anxiously, but China and Japan were still busy wrangling and arguing.

Just when China and Japan were busy wrangling and quarreling, the war broke out.

On August 1939, 8, the Far Eastern Front of the Soviet Red Army suddenly launched a military strike operation code-named "August Storm". The battle broke out in the Nomonhan area on the border between Manchuria and Mongolia.

Chapter 422 Far East Beacon (2)

At this time, the Soviet Red Army had 15 military regions, including 10 in Eastern Europe, 1 in Central Asia, and 4 in North Asia. North Asia), the Soviet leadership did not take it lightly.

The one military region in Central Asia is the "Central Asian Military Region", and the four military regions in North Asia are: the Far East Front Army (although the Far East Front Army is a "Front Army" rather than a "military region", it is essentially a military region and is the same as the military region One specification level), Transbaikal Military District, Siberian Military District, Ural Military District.

Among the four major military regions of the Soviet Army in North Asia, the jurisdiction of the Far East Front Army is fully bordering on Northeast China (to guard against the Japanese), and the jurisdiction of the Transbaikal Military Region is completely bordering on China’s Outer Mongolia (this military region is the main force for the Soviet Union to infiltrate and control Outer Mongolia , In addition, the main power of the Soviet Union to infiltrate and control Xinjiang is the Central Asian Military Region), the jurisdiction of the Siberia Military Region is mainly the hinterland of North Asia, and the jurisdiction of the Ural Military Region is mainly the Ural Mountains, the dividing line between Europe and Asia (the military region spans the Europe, so not entirely part of North Asia).

At this time, the overall strength of the Soviet Red Army was actually not particularly huge. It was different from the "ocean of tens of millions of people" when the German-Soviet War broke out in history and in the middle and late stages of World War II. However, a few years ago, due to the increasingly serious threat of war, the Soviet army began to expand its army in a planned way. By 50, it had increased to about 1937 million. By the summer of this year (100), At that time, it increased to about 1939 million (the Soviet army's military expansion behavior was affected to a certain extent by the "butterfly effect" of the Sino-Japanese War), and in the past ten years, due to the huge development of the Soviet Union's industrialization construction, the Soviet army's weapons and equipment have also been greatly improved. Great improvement, the artillery has increased by 250 times, the tank has increased by 6 times, and the aircraft has increased by 1.5 times, and this growth has a strong acceleration. Officers were wrongly killed, which greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army, which was constantly changing with weapons and equipment. The middle and high-level officers were in short supply, and most of the vacancies were filled by political officers. These political officers were "clean, loyal and reliable" politically. , but the military talent, actual combat experience, and command ability are very low.

The development of Germany needs as much time as possible, and Germany is short of time;

The development of Japan needs as much time as possible, and Japan is short of time;