Regarding Li Yanping's worries, Yang Zhen smiled slightly: "Lao Li, I have also thought about what you said." But that's the time difference we want. Besides, I am afraid there are other reasons for them to bleed so heavily this time. Although the 23rd Division has withdrawn from the Mongolian region, it does not mean that these guys are too far away from the so-called Manchu-Soviet border. ”

"Compared with other divisions of the Kwantung Army, the 23rd Division, which fought with the Soviet Army at Nomenhan, is the one most familiar with the Soviet Army. No matter where this division is placed, it will always be a threat to Mongolia. Now most of the Soviet troops stationed in Mongolia have been transferred, and the rest are simply unable to support the entire Mongolian defense. As long as we maintain a strong presence in the provinces west of Hung Yen, the Japanese army will not dare to enter the territory of Mongolia. ”

"And Lao Li, no matter what the purpose of the Soviets is, it is in our best interest at the moment. As long as it's good for us, we have nothing to worry about. Although the light equipment there is not what we need, the artillery, especially the large-caliber 122 and 152 howitzers, is exactly what we urgently need. ”

"As for the light equipment, judging by the number of weapons that the Soviets have stockpiled in Bagabandi, we can use that batch of weapons and ammunition to arm two divisions of the internal detachment of the Guan, according to our establishment. Even if the troops in the Kannai can't be used for the time being, can we still use it as a reserve? ”

"No one is going to be disgusted with equipment. These Type 08 Mosinagan rifles, as well as the Deg Galev light machine gun and the two-wheeled Maxim heavy machine gun, are at least much stronger in power and reliability than the Japanese Type 38 rifles and crooked-handle light machine guns. It's good to keep it as a reserve, and while it's all fucking second-hand, it's better than nothing. ”

"This batch of equipment will be stockpiled first, and after the land connection with the customs is opened, all will be handed over to the central government. As for us, we should seize the time to familiarize ourselves with the use of Soviet-made large-caliber howitzers, so that they can come in handy in the next step of operations. Although these Soviet-made howitzers are somewhat too bulky, their power and range are much stronger than those of Japanese howitzers. ”

Although Yang Zhen's guess could not be said to be 100% accurate, he at least guessed most of it. It is true that the Japanese army has withdrawn from Mongolia, but the 23rd Division has not been transferred far, and is stationed on the line from Linxi to Lubei. In order to be able to enter Mongolia in the west at any time, Hailar in the north.

Of course, when Kovalev signed this agreement, he did not know that all the Japanese troops had withdrawn from Mongolia. But in the aftermath, instead of pursuing the two men, the Soviets quadrupled the amount of light weapons they had promised. The 7.62 mm bullet reached almost hundreds of millions of rounds.

And they were all delivered in the shortest possible time in accordance with the requirements of the Anti-United Nations. At the time of the handover, a deputy director of the logistics department of the military region who went to receive him was stunned. Although the amount of equipment has not increased, the supply of fuel to the United Nations has been much happier. It's not like before, and you can drag it out. Fuel supplies throughout May and early June were almost larger than in November and April as a whole.

After receiving the report from the Logistics Department of the Military Region, Yang Zhen smiled and didn't care. He knew that the German army, which was now in the final preparations for the war against the Soviet Union, was conducting reconnaissance of the western regions of the Soviet Union more and more frequently. Although the Germans did their best to conceal their reconnaissance operations, such reconnaissance operations could not be exposed at all. At the very least, aviation cross-border reconnaissance cannot be concealed.

Although the Soviet leader still did not believe that the Germans would attack the Soviet Union this year, and even forbade German planes crossing the border to shoot down German planes in order to avoid giving the Germans an excuse. But the smell of gunpowder on the Soviet-German border was something that anyone could smell. At this time, the stability of the eastern frontier is quite important for the Soviets.

In Yang Zhen's view, this batch of equipment is just some of the purchase costs paid by the Soviet army in order to ensure the safety of all fronts in the east. Because if it is said that others in the Anti-Japanese Federation are not clear, Yang Zhen knows how strong the smell of gunpowder is on the Soviet-German border at this time.

Compared with the troubles on the western border, the troubles that came to the so-called Japanese-controlled areas of Mongolia and Manchuria were unexpected by the General Staff of the Soviet Army and even Yang Zhen, which made Yang Zhen feel more at ease with this batch of over-delivered ammunition and supplies. Therefore, for the request of the logistics department, Yang Zhen only approved one sentence: "Give as much as you want, and take it with peace of mind." ”

In the process of handing over this batch of ammunition, compared with the western battlefield, where the smell of gunpowder was already strong, in fact, for the Soviets, there was also a lot of trouble on the eastern border at the moment. Although the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army withdrew from Mongolia, it was still stationed on the Linxi line, not far from the Mongolian border. Skirmishes between the two sides continue along the border.

Although tens of thousands of captured troops were recovered, and some more personnel were recruited, the Mongol People's Army, which was finally reunited, was no match for the Japanese army in the conflict. In several border battles, the Mongolian People's Army, without the support of Soviet firepower, was beaten badly. Moreover, the newly recruited troops need to be trained, and the Mongolian People's Army is still facing a shortage of troops.

However, at present, most of the troops in Mongolia have begun to move westward, and the support that these Mongolian People's Army can provide is quite limited. In the face of the provocation of the Japanese army on the border line, the Soviet army stationed in Mongolia has long lost the strength and speed of its response during the Battle of Normenhan, let alone the confidence of that year.

However, although the two sides continue to clash on the border, there seems to be a tacit understanding between the two sides at the moment. The Japanese army harassed the border many times, and even some troops penetrated dozens of kilometers into Mongolian territory and stayed there for half a month. But there has never been a real large-scale invasion.

The Soviet-Mongolian coalition forces in Mongolia also relied on the positions set up on the border line to provoke the Japanese army, either holding on to it, or using the advantage of artillery fire to kill and injure the Japanese army. Except for the occasional quick attack by mechanized troops, the main force rarely took the initiative to attack, and only defended a few important strategic points in the southern region.

As long as the Japanese troops who entered the territory of Mongolia were expelled, they would never take the initiative to enter the Japanese-occupied areas. If the Japanese army provokes outside the border, it is as if it is not seen if it is too much. The actions of the two sides on the border are like a tacit understanding. You come and go, but you are careful to avoid large-scale battles.

In the face of the provocative actions of the Japanese army on the border line, as well as the complicated situation. In order to have a stable eastern border in the future war against Germany. Although he was a little unwilling, he also adopted a tacit attitude towards Yang Zhen's blackmail.

According to the information that Yang Zhen got later, even the Soviet leader didn't say anything after he only laughed at Yang Zhen for being a vampire after learning about it. Although he did not express his position clearly, it was equivalent to acquiescing to the small actions of the General Staff in private.

Since the leader who said everything acquiesced, the sober-minded senior generals in the top echelons of the Soviet army would not feel distressed. Even the chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, who had given the Japanese army a heavy blow in Nomenkhan and had a good understanding of the real combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, privately gave an order to the Siberian Military District.

Seventy percent of the light weapons and ammunition in its stockpile, except for the part left behind and reorganized, and most of the troops had become stabbing Mongolian People's Army, were handed over to the Anti-Japanese Federation. If it weren't for Shaposhnikov, then Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, for the protection of this talented, but hot-tempered chief of the General Staff.

He refused his request to transfer to the Chinese comrades the equipment of the two mechanized brigades and three artillery regiments that had been specially used to deal with the so-called accidents on the Soviet-Manchurian border in the Ulan-Ude region of the Siberian Military District. Yang Zhen will get much more unexpected joy this time.

In the eyes of the Soviets, the border line between the eastern part of the country and the Japanese army has basically become a base for the Anti-Japanese Union, and they have basically sat back and relaxed. For the Mongolian People's Republic, which still has a long border with the puppet state of Manchukuo under the control of the Japanese army, and its military strength is relatively weak, it has become a weakness for them.

With the Anti-United Nations in the front, and the strong combat effectiveness of the Anti-United Nations in the previous battles with the Japanese army. The Soviets were already reassured about the security of their border with Manchukuo. But the Mongols became a weakness that was difficult to improve for the entire eastern defense of the Soviets.

If, in the event of a war in the west, the Japanese army used the territory of Mongolia to attack the Soviet Union from the flank in order to support their so-called allies, and cut off this main artery of the Soviet Union, the threat to the Soviet army would be too great. At that time, once the Japanese army relies on its naval superiority to land in the Far East and form a cooperative battle with the Japanese army entering the territory of Mongolia, it is very likely that the entire Far East will not be protected.

From the point of view of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, in order to completely eliminate the Japanese ambitions for Mongolia and nip in the bud all threats to the Trans-Siberian Railway, the lifeline of the Soviet Union's east-west communications, it is still necessary to properly meet the needs of the Anti-Japanese Union. After all, millions of Soviet troops were pinned down in the Far East, which was undoubtedly a great waste for the future war situation.

When necessary, the Soviets were still very good at settling accounts. In their eyes, such a small price was nothing compared to the danger of dozens of divisions and a large number of mechanized troops, pinned down in the Far East, unable to reinforce the Western Front if needed.

Although the Soviets were also extremely distrustful of the Anti-Japanese Union on the Mongolian issue. But compared to the greater threat posed by the Japanese, the Soviets preferred to believe Yang Zhen. Because they know that at least in front of Yang Zhen's anti-alliance, even if they have the ambition to recover Mongolia, they don't have the strength to attack Mongolia.

Moreover, the current chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the Anti-Japanese Union. In his view, as long as the Anti-Japanese Union still maintains a certain offensive capability against the Japanese army, the Japanese army's current harassment actions in Mongolia can only be harassment. Cannot be converted into a large-scale attack.

Therefore, since he was transferred to the post of chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, the confrontation alliance has always adopted a policy of covert support. Many of the agreements on the import of weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union were single-handedly facilitated by him. The reason why this agreement was reached so quickly is that it was actually operated by the General Staff of the Soviet Army.

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