1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Fujiwara no Kanezane's political credibility was still good. What if he had no intention of breaking his previous peace promise, and the Soviet Union rashly increased its troops, causing unpredictable consequences?

Or to put it more clearly, what if Fujiwara no Kanezane, who was known for being more "politically disciplined," was worried about finding an excuse to send more troops and invade Outer Mongolia?

By then, they hadn't done anything, the Soviet Union had increased its troops, and Wuhu...

Therefore, during this period, the Soviet Union did increase its troops stationed in Outer Mongolia, but it was only a small-scale increase from less than 2500 people to 3500 people in multiple batches - it was done secretly with the lights off, for fear of being caught.

Even so, the current situation did not allow the Soviet Union to drag it out any longer. It had to come up with a solution and make a decision for Outer Mongolia within a month.

Hearing Kazanin's urging, Leonov, the head of the Soviet military advisory group, scratched his hair irritably:

"We don't have any intelligence, so how can we make reasonable suggestions? I say, don't think too much, just send more troops! What's the big deal?

His words might have been just a complaint, but that was not necessarily the case with Ivan Smorodin, the Soviet embassy's political advisor and a rival of Kazhanin:

"Comrade Kazanin, what on earth have the intelligence departments been doing in recent months? The intelligence is scant, slow, and inaccurate, and it has seriously disrupted our normal work!"

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"Yes, I wanted to ask that too.

Many people expressed dissatisfaction with Kazanin, the head of intelligence work.

Fujiwara no Kanezane's whereabouts are unclear, but there is surprisingly little information on the activities of the 129th Division!

The most fatal thing is that the timeliness is extremely poor!

By the time it’s delivered to them, the incident has usually occurred half a month or even a month ago!

As a result, everyone can only get public information from newspapers or radio stations like ordinary civilians!

How can I carry out my work?

For example, during the Battle of Ulanqab, they only just found out about it when the battle was almost over!

If Fujiwara no Kanezane hadn't taken the initiative to expose the information, they wouldn't even know it was a "military exercise"!

What the hell is this?

What is the CCP doing?!

Help!

Facing the accusations of his colleagues, Kazanin's face darkened. However, he did not immediately defend himself. Instead, he glanced coldly around the conference room. After the noise gradually died down, he slowly began to speak.

"Comrades, if the purpose of our meeting today is simply to criticize the intelligence services for their incompetence, then we can end this meeting early - Moscow doesn't give us time to quibble.

Of course, Kazanin knew that saying this would not help solve the problem, but he couldn't explain the real reason.

That's right, just like the order he gave to the 2nd Cavalry Division, Moscow issued an order that the Far East must be extremely cautious in the use of telegraphs in the future. Unless absolutely necessary, important information must not be transmitted by telegraph, not even secret messages!

A high-ranking member of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs secretly told the puzzled Kazanin that Moscow believed that there was a high probability that one or more top traitors had emerged within the country and had been continuously selling important intelligence from the Far East to Japan.

Who these traitors are has not been caught yet, but what is certain is that they must be of extremely high rank and extremely powerful, with access to a considerable amount of confidential intelligence and the ability to pass it on.

Otherwise, how else could one explain the fact that Moscow and the Far East changed telegraph codes and personnel several times, yet still couldn't avoid being easily grabbed by Fujiwara no Kanezane, who clearly had access to important intelligence?

As a result, Outer Mongolia, which was on the front line of the Manchu-Mongol dispute, had to become extremely cautious. Many important intelligence messages were no longer transmitted by telegraph, but by manpower, which naturally made them much less efficient and timely.

Seeing his comrades all looking dissatisfied, Kazanin could only reveal a little information within the scope of his authority:

.We use manpower to transmit intelligence and minimize the use of telegraphs. This is a direct order from Moscow.

Everyone was shocked, reacted quickly, and shut up immediately.

It seems that there may be a big problem with the intelligence system.

Leonov had no choice but to ask other questions.

What did Comrade Gruzdev say about Eastern Province? This isn't classified as, uh, confidential information, right?

Dongfang Province, a province of Outer Mongolia, close to the "Manchuria-Mongolia border".

Yes, Nomonhan is right next to it.

As for Alexi Petrovich Gruzdev, he was one of the senior commanders of the Soviet Red Army in Outer Mongolia, commanding the Second Cavalry Division of Outer Mongolia and a small number of Soviet border defense forces. He was mainly responsible for the defense of the "Manchuria-Mongolia border" and preventing infiltration by Japanese and Manchurian troops.

His opinions and judgments will greatly influence the decision-making of Cullen and his group.

"Comrade Gruzdev sent back a code three days ago: no signs of movement were detected in the 129th Manchurian Division. Everything is safe.

Leonov and others nodded.

This information is quite timely and consistent with their initial assessment:

The 129th Division should be unable to launch another large-scale offensive for the time being.

But Boris Sergeyevich Sternberg, the military adviser of the Soviet Embassy in Mongolia, retorted coldly:

"Comrades, please don't be too worried. In my opinion, this actually means there is a potential danger.

"Oh? What do you mean?"

"Fujiwara no Kanezane's behavior has never been conventional. If we still try to interpret his motives using normal political and military strategies, we will probably only make more mistakes..."

"this..

Indeed!

Now, the political and military decision-making mechanism of the entire Manchuria is very simple - Fujiwara no Kanezane has the final say, which can be called the absolute dictatorship among absolute dictatorships.

To put it bluntly, doesn't it all depend on his personal feelings?

Nima, today I want to kill a dog, tomorrow I want to eat a chicken, who can guess right?

When we thought he would stay in Manchuria, he attacked Ordos. When we thought he wouldn't dare to fight the CCP, he led his army westward. When we thought...

Sternberg listed a series of extraordinary things that Fujiwara Kanezane had done in the past, and then gave his own judgment in a resounding voice.

"In short, when we think he won't do anything, he always does something unexpected!"

"You mean...when we thought the 129th Division couldn't be deployed, it was deployed anyway?

“Yes, I think that just having gone through a few major battles is not a reason to restrict him and the 129th Division.

This judgment is extremely idealistic, but the facts are there and no one can refute it.

But you say he is right.

As we all know, food and supplies must be transported before troops move. However, there are no signs of large-scale logistics transportation in the Northeast.

If you want to organize a major war, you'll need to prepare at least a few months' worth of food, right?

Is it possible to conceal the requisition of food and fodder from others?

At this moment, economic advisor Mikhail Frumkin suddenly remembered something:

"Oh, comrades! Some time ago, I read in the newspaper about a tax collection method that was unique to Manchuria.

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Collect taxes?

Why are you saying this?

"...they collected taxes from farmers and herders in the form of grain or other physical goods, but they did not take the physical goods away. Instead, they left them directly in the farmers' homes as a record..."

"How can this be!"

Smorogen retorted subconsciously:

"The farmers and herdsmen are the most cunning. If you dare to leave your food with them, they will eat it all the next day! They won't give you a single grain!"

During the collectivization of Soviet agriculture, this happened too many times—farmers would rather sell all their grain, seeds, fodder, and production tools to buy alcohol and prostitutes than hand them over to the state!

Now that they have the opportunity to store food at home, why don't they make more?

what?

Bookkeeping?

I've eaten it all, if you have the guts, dig it out of my stomach and see if there's any!

Frumkin glanced at Smorokin speechlessly, thinking, "No wonder you can't beat Kazanin." He was about to explain how much trust the people of Northeast China had in Fujiwara Kanezane, but the regiment commander Leonov suddenly asked in astonishment.

"You mean to say, if this is true, they will have an unparalleled advantage in fighting on their home turf? Because they don't need to prepare basic logistics?!"

"That's not all!"

Sternberg also responded:

"They can move around with their weapons and equipment under the guise of a training exercise, and prepare their food and fodder while they're on the march! When the time comes to launch a war, they can do it immediately! There's no need for any advance preparation!"

(Saluting to the Eighth Route Army heroes for their original method of "hiding taxes from the people," which shortened the time for food and fodder logistics preparation to a terrifying level. They could fight and leave at any time, unless the devils killed everyone in the area.)

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Several people couldn't help but shudder.

This unprecedented way of "collecting taxes" will greatly break the logistical constraints on the 129th Division!

In other words, the possibility of the 129th Division attacking from the northeast has greatly increased!

Buhao!

The east is dangerous now!

Once this idea is engraved in your mind, it is not easy to eliminate it.

The more people watched, the more they felt that Fujiwara no Kanezane would launch a general offensive from the Manchuria-Mongolia border.

After another intense discussion, everyone present made three collective decisions:

1. Further strengthen the defense of the Manchuria-Mongolia border in Eastern Province and Kent Province;

2. Request more reinforcements from Moscow to strengthen Outer Mongolia's armed forces;

3. Strengthen cooperation with the Kuomintang and see if we can get those useless people to contain Manchuria in the south.

However, when the meeting was disbanding, Boris Tarasov, who was in charge of propaganda, suddenly had an idea and asked:

"If we all think Fujiwara no Kanezane might attack from the east, what if he attacks from Ulanqab in the south?

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Everyone in Kulun was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"If he can completely evade detection by our thousands of cavalry, lead thousands of men across the vast desert and arrive here alive, and still be able to fight, then we will accept it!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..."

A hearty and confident laugh filled the room.

"Pooh! Pooh! Pooh!"

At this moment, a guy who had quickly led his team to evacuate after causing a huge wave in Southern Outer Mongolia spat out the sand in his mouth and cursed:

"Fuck you, my butt is almost on the list of must-eats in Chengdu. Damn it, Ulaanbaatar is finally here.

"Ulaanbaatar? Is that the new name you gave Kulun?"

Screw the new name, this place will be called Meichuankuzi from now on.'

566 Who is the Red Army?

Must-eats in Chengdu?

Ulaanbaatar?

Umekawa Kuzi?

Why don't you visit Hikawa Okasaka?

All the officers who were qualified to stay with Fujiwara no Kanezane were very accustomed to their superiors' occasional nonsense and had long learned how to deal with it:

Ignore him and get straight to the point.

Otherwise, you are likely to be misled or teased by the other party.

Tian Weiyang, the future lieutenant general who had accompanied Fujiwara no Kanezane on his second solo expedition to the desert, acted calmly as if he had not heard anything and asked directly:

"Commander, when will the attack begin? The soldiers can't wait any longer.

Even though he was a latent Communist Party member, Tian Weiyang already admired Fujiwara Kanezane to the extreme, and therefore regarded the other's quirks as "the occasional little interests of an unprecedented and unparalleled military genius."

Huo Qubing?