1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Fuck your grandma!

That's slander!

Under the meticulous cultivation led by Fujiwara no Kanezane, the reactionary forces in Outer Mongolia were finally completely enraged by their fellow tribesmen in the north:

Good, good!

You want to kill us all, right?

Grandma’s!

We have repeatedly tolerated your betrayal, your arrogance, your slander of our beliefs, and your threats to our power, property, and lives (most importantly), yet you still refuse to give in!

After the Great Mongol Famine killed tens of thousands of people, I thought you would calm down a bit, but unexpectedly, before the famine was even over, you started to take action again!

You want to kill us to free up food, right?

You want to steal our property to feed yourselves?

You want to eliminate our influence so that you can take the top position, right?

Mice can be tolerated, but cats cannot!

Proletarian counter-revolutionaries of the world, unite!

In an instant, a large-scale rebellion broke out in southern Outer Mongolia, targeting Kulun!

565 From Ulanqab to Ulaanbaatar

When a large-scale rebellion led by Lama forces broke out in southern Outer Mongolia, with the blade pointed directly at the pro-Soviet faction in Kulun, what was Kulun, Outer Mongolia's only "metropolis" with multiple centers of military, political, economic, cultural, and commercial significance, doing?

The answer is, no response.

Because they have no idea what is happening in the South.

The control of the Outer Mongolian government in later generations over the South Gobi region was extremely weak, let alone now?

The area is vast and sparsely populated, grassroots organizations are almost non-existent, and the south is the base camp of the Lama princes. It is quite remarkable that Kulun knows what happened a month ago.

This is still summer and autumn, which are suitable for activities. If it were winter, it would be normal not to have any news from there for half a year.

Besides, even if they heard some rumors, the Kulun side would not take them seriously at all.

The events in Ulanqab and the Northeast attracted too much attention, almost forcing Outer Mongolia to devote all its already limited energy to them. It was unable to deal with more important issues, let alone a mere "rebellion"?

It really is just a “small area” - because all kinds of “rebellions” happen every day in Outer Mongolia!

It is common that today a tribal leader is in a bad mood and announces his secession from the government, and tomorrow a lama feels insulted and flees with his followers in anger.

So Fujiwara Kanezane really thought too much.

Not to mention that he was just "disguised" as the Kulun Army to stir up trouble in southern Outer Mongolia. Even if he split southern Outer Mongolia away, as long as he didn't shout about it to the world like an idiot, the Kulun side probably wouldn't know.

As for "pretending to be the 129th Division"...

...A unit of our cavalry is slaughtering the lamas in the south?"

Anatoly Kazanin, a senior intelligence officer of the Soviet People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD), who was in charge of the political and religious purges of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party at the time, scratched his face as he looked at a piece of intelligence urgently sent back from the south:

"Which idiot didn't control himself and took action early?"

Yes, putting aside other things, the lamas in the south, especially the hardliners, guessed one thing very accurately:

The Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party had no intention of letting him go.

I'm dying of laughter. You all have to die!

In fact, if the world political situation and the political environment within the Soviet Union had not changed, if the "Great Mongolian Famine" had not occurred, if the herders had not been so strongly opposed, if...

In short, if it were not for a series of unexpected or unexpecting reasons, the purge of lamas and princes would not have been announced to be over after the beginning of this year, but would have continued to expand.

(Historically, after the Soviet Great Purge began, Outer Mongolia was quickly affected. Between 1937 and 1939, almost all the lamas were slaughtered or forced to return to secular life (well done))

But once the Great Purge started, it was very difficult to stop it completely, so Kazanin was not surprised at all that someone would violate the agreement between the various forces and continue to do the fucking Lama.

In fact, even if they acquiesced to the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party's suspension of the "collective farm reform" and "purge of lamas", massacres and looting still occurred from time to time.

It is not uncommon for Mongolians to do such things.

Whether it is true faith or deep hatred;

Whether it is for money, cattle and horses, or to seize power from the lamas.

There are many people who want to take advantage of the opportunity to seek revenge or settle grievances.

Anyway, Kazanin doesn't care.

He was just a lama, a backward reactionary. It's no big deal if he dies.

Therefore, Kazanin wrote on the intelligence:

"Order the 2nd Cavalry Division to be mindful of their conduct and not to cause widespread unrest.

Yes, although this intelligence was sent by the 2nd Cavalry Division, Kazanin believed that this might have been done by a unit of the 2nd Cavalry Division.

The thief's cry of "catching the thief" belongs to yes.

After thinking for a while, he added another sentence to the instruction:

"Please note that this order is not important information and is delivered by human means. Please do not use telegrams again.

What this means is - "Damn, a few lamas died, such a trivial matter, and you even sent me a telegram to report it?"

Then, Kazanin put the matter behind him and focused on other more important things:

'Five-Star Eastern Republic'.

Of course, the Soviets are still more accustomed to calling it "Manchukuo".

Compared with "Mongolia", which was purely used as a tool, the Soviet Union attached great importance to this new country that was just established by the Japanese.

This can be seen from the recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations:

The Soviet Union neither recognized nor denied the existence of "Mongolia" and took no responsibility for it. It established diplomatic relations with Mongolia and incorporated it into the overall coordination of the Soviet republics. However, the two sides never formally established diplomatic relations until the National Government recognized the independence of Outer Mongolia in 1946.

Although there was no formal diplomatic relationship with the "Manchukuo" for the time being, the Soviet Union had publicly announced its recognition of the country under pressure from all sides. It was obviously only a matter of time before diplomatic relations were established. The Soviet Union even turned against the Chinese government for this and was criticized by the Chinese Communist Party.

Think about it, how long has Mongolia been established? How much blood and life have they sacrificed for the Soviet Union? How many years has Manchukuo been established? What benefits has it brought to the Soviet Union?

For this reason, the Prime Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic, Pelidi Genden, who was overwhelmed, protested to the Soviet Union, which further damaged the defense:

No political figure of sufficient weight paid any attention to him, let alone Stalin. Even the Soviet People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs just picked a low-level official to send him away.

As long as the tool is still usable, who cares what the tool dog barks?

The Soviet Union attached so much importance to "Manchukuo". In addition to the fact that Japan behind it made them wary, the main reason was the man who was manipulating the situation behind the scenes:

Fujiwara no Kanezane.

The damage this elusive guy has caused to the Soviet Union includes but is not limited to:

The Soviet Union's intelligence system in Northeast China was almost completely destroyed, and even the subsequent infiltration became extremely difficult;

The Red Banner Far Eastern Army and even the entire Primorsky Krai battle group were stuck in the Vladivostok area and dared not move;

The low acquisition price allowed the Chinese Eastern Railway to return to the management of Northeast China, and the Soviet Union's investment over the past decade was almost wasted...

But all this happened within the scope of "political rules". Fujiwara Kanezane always stepped firmly on the bottom line of the Soviet Union, making the Soviet Union reluctant or afraid to directly turn against him.

Therefore, shortly after Fujiwara no Kanezane came to power, the Soviet Union listed him on the list of "the most dangerous politicians" and attempted to assassinate him.

And then... there was no more.

They are still very active, managing their domestic affairs very well, while causing unrest in the Manchuria-Mongolia border, the Sino-Manchuria border, the Manchuria-Soviet border and even in China itself.

The recent "war" in Ulanqab is probably the only minor loss he has suffered since he came to power.

It was also because of this that the CCP, which had caused Fujiwara no Kanezane to suffer a little setback, suddenly won the respect of many forces.

He was able to do this just by barely avoiding defeat against Fujiwara no Kanezane. It goes without saying how important Fujiwara no Kanezane himself was.

..Where has this guy gone now?

Kazanin sighed deeply as he looked at the table filled with information about that person, but with very little useful information.

There's no other way, let's gather the comrades together again and discuss what to do!

Soon, a group of senior Soviet officials stationed in Kulun arrived, including but not limited to:

Ivan Smorodin, political adviser to the Soviet Embassy, ​​was directly involved in the decision-making of the Mongolian government, ensuring that policies were in line with Soviet interests and needs, and was the de facto leader of Outer Mongolia's political affairs;

Ilya Ivanovich Leonov, head of the Soviet Military Advisory Group - the highest military leader of the Soviet Red Army in Mongolia, responsible for training and reorganizing the Mongolian People's Army and introducing Soviet equipment:

Mikhail Frumkin, the Soviet economic advisor to Outer Mongolia, was directly responsible for formulating and implementing Mongolia's "Five-Year Plan" and policies such as agricultural and animal husbandry collectivization, and forcing herders to settle and manage.

Soviet geologist Victor Fedorov - responsible for all mineral mining and other related work in Outer Mongolia, ensuring that the development of Outer Mongolia's mineral resources completely serves and depends on the Soviet Union;

Soviet education expert Andrei Simonov - responsible for establishing Soviet-style schools, cultivating pro-Soviet elites in Outer Mongolia, and forcefully promoting the Cyrillic Mongolian script to replace the traditional Mongolian script, brainwashing Mongolian children and training them to become Soviet citizens;

Soviet writer and propagandist Boris Tarasov, who was in charge of propaganda work in Outer Mongolia...

Intelligence, politics, military, economy, culture...the real operators of all important positions in Outer Mongolia are all Soviets.

Although this does not mean that the Soviet Union can completely control the entire Outer Mongolia, it can basically show their attitude:

Outer Mongolia and its people can only be tools sacrificed for the Soviet Union's great cause!

For example, there is not a single Outer Mongolian attending this meeting today. Even Choibalsan, the Soviet Union’s most loyal dog and the future Mongolian sun, was not invited.

"..Are all the comrades here?

Kazanin tapped the table lightly:

"Comrades, today we are calling you to a meeting to discuss the same matter.

Everyone was silent for a while.

That matter refers to "how to deal with the threat from the south", and the south does not refer to China, but Inner Mongolia, or the force in Inner Mongolia.

Just like Outer Mongolia, Inner Mongolia itself is not worth mentioning in terms of military, politics, economy and culture.

It can be seen from the map that the north and west of Outer Mongolia were controlled by the Soviet Union, the south was China, which was weak and vulnerable, and the east was Zhang Xueliang, who had been beaten by the Soviet Union.

Therefore, for the Soviet Union, Outer Mongolia was a pure, sufficiently safe barrier and strategic buffer that did not require much worry or investment. Inner Mongolia, with its sparse population and weak military strength, was even more of an "extended barrier":

But everything changed after that man intervened.

First, Northeast China was quickly pacified and a powerful army capable of fighting was established, resulting in a great threat to the east of Ulaanbaatar;

Then Fujiwara no Kanezane led his army to sweep across Inner Mongolia. If the CCP's anti-Japanese corps had not intervened, who knows whether Inner Mongolia would have been completely taken over. This brought a certain degree of instability to southern Outer Mongolia.

Finally, and most importantly, the battles of Ordos and Ulanqab proved that the Northeast had the ability to mobilize large-scale cavalry for long-distance raids—Kulun was not much farther from Fengtian than Bailingmiao was from Tongliao.

Therefore, Outer Mongolia is no longer safe and may be attacked from the east and south by the Five-Star Eastern Republic at any time, which in turn threatens the Soviet Union behind it.

Therefore, Moscow is currently evaluating whether it is necessary to strengthen the Red Army's military presence in Outer Mongolia, or even mobilize large troops to be stationed in Outer Mongolia.

What else can I do?

Could they expect the Outer Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, with only tens of thousands of men, poor equipment, no large-scale mobile combat capabilities, and tactical thinking still stuck in the Qing Dynasty, to stop Fujiwara no Kanezane?

However, as "front-line evaluators", none of the Soviet officials present dared to make a conclusion rashly.

Just like the national government, which was being tormented to death, they were also extremely wary of Fujiwara no Kanezane, who was unable to figure out his way.

Obviously, the best direction to attack Outer Mongolia is the northeastern Xing'an, Hulunbuir, and Qiqihar areas, but the enemy chose to go far away and went to Ulanqab or even Ordos to cause trouble;

I thought this time "making trouble for the CCP" was just an excuse and I might turn around and head north, but they actually fought a battle with the CCP and then turned around and left;

If they wanted to attack Outer Mongolia from both sides, they would have had to make peace with the Nationalist government, the Communist Party, and the warlords, and stabilize their rear to avoid being caught in a two-front war. However, Fujiwara no Kanezane kept attacking the Nationalist government and the warlords, and even gave the Communist Party a few blows...

In short, the way leaders of East Asian countries and regions view Fujiwara no Kanezane is the same as how other countries around the world viewed Trump when he first came to power:

Are you fucking crazy?!

If you want to invade, invade sooner rather than later!

This way we can feel more at ease

Naturally, no one is willing to make a decision casually if they don’t even know the purpose and motivation.

If I make a mistake, I'll be held responsible, okay?

Therefore, this group of "Soviet emperors" in Outer Mongolia have held many meetings and discussions, but still dare not come up with a credible and reliable plan to submit to Moscow.

Of course, they also knew that Moscow did not push them too hard, not because Stalin suddenly became patient, but because they were also "afraid of the consequences":