July 15, Gornozavodsk, Far East, Soviet temporary military airport...com

Cui Kefu stood on the airport runway paved with wet earth, raised his toes, and kicked the strong runway twice. A few scattered Saturn splashed, but no obvious mark was left on the runway.

"No," said lightly, Cui Kefu turned around and said to the many Soviet generals who were following him, "If we can build all the runways like here, then in the next few months of battle, our airline team will be able to perform a certain load of takeoff and landing mission here."

He raised his head suddenly, Cui Kefu looked at the blue sky, and after thinking for a while, he said meaningfully: "Don't just land here today because the commander's special plane will land here. You can do some superficial skills for him to show it. That will kill you. You must know that he is not a person who likes to eat that kind of thing. I can't know this more."

"Comrade Nochaev, what do you think?"

A middle-aged man standing behind Krelov, wearing a major general's uniform, stepped forward when he heard this. He showed that he took off his military cap and then said confidently: "General, please rest assured. We have invested a lot of energy in the construction of these six temporary airports. I can guarantee that every runway in each airport will be as reliable as here."

"Very good," Cuikov's serious face finally showed a rare smile. He nodded and said, "Comrade Nochaev, if everything you said is true, then I will definitely ask you for credit for this in the future."

Cuikov was by no means just talking. He really wanted to ask for credit for the middle-aged young general in front of him. Of course, the premise was that everything he said was true. Major General Nochaev was the commander of the engineering troops of the Far East Campaign Cluster at this moment. In the past half month, the Soviet army has urgently built six airports in the southern part of Gornozavodsk, and he supervised them. From the airport site selection, to the start of construction, to the final completion, it was all handled by Nochaev. Don't underestimate this. This is a prerequisite for the successful launch of the Battle of Crossing the Sea.

After taking over as commander-in-chief of the Far East Battle, Cui Kov, who was determined to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and thus made greater contributions on the battlefield, rushed to the Far East to take office as soon as possible. After that, he conducted a detailed and thorough investigation on the battlefield where he was going to start the battle.

Through his own field investigation, Cui Kov discovered that if the focus of the cross-sea battle was on the Strait of Lapoluz (called the Sogo Strait in Japan), it would obviously be more conducive to the Soviet army's performance.

Considering the terrain, sea width, ocean currents, climate and other aspects, the Strait of Rapoluz, located between Sakhalin Island and Hokkaido, Japan, is undoubtedly the best battlefield for the launch of the Sea Crossing Campaign. Starting from Cape Krilion on the north side of the strait, only 43,000 meters away, is the Soyao Cape in Hokkaido, Japan. Within such a short voyage, if the Soviet crossing troops launch a sudden attack, the Japanese army will not have time to provide support except for the regional defense line of the coastal security forces.

From the perspective of starting point and landing field, the Soviet Union had an advantage in this area, that is, Korsakov, one of the Far East ports, is near. Yanei in Nisosoya Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, is a port with a wide terrain. During the war, Japan made this port construction site extremely complete. Not only that, behind Yanei, a railway line connects the port city with most areas of Hokkaido. In this case, once the Soviet army conquered Yanei and established a landing field here, subsequent battles will be easier to carry out. The Soviet army can even open the depth of the battle along the railway line and seize the largest military port in northern Japan from the rear.

Considering the ocean currents, after investigation, Cuikov learned that there are two ocean currents in the Strait of Rapoluz: one is the branch of the Tsuma Ocean Current from the Sea of ​​Japan, which brings warm currents from the south, enters the southern part of the Strait of Rapoluz, and eventually enters the Sea of ​​Okhotsk; the other is the cold current from the south of the Okhotsk Sea, which carries cold water currents and flows into the Sea of ​​Japan along the northern coast of the strait. In this way, the two ocean currents cause the entire Strait of Rapoluz to have a low water temperature in the north and high water temperature in the south, thus forming the characteristics of interactive reflux in the strait. If the Soviet crossing ships only launched crossings in the sea in July, they can take advantage of the sea water to return and increase the navigation speed to a certain extent, thereby avoiding maritime risks as much as possible.

Finally, from the meteorological conditions, the Rapoluz Strait area has a very prominent feature behind it, that is, the ocean surface is mostly flowing ice in winter, there are many hurricanes in spring and autumn, and there are many thick fogs in summer but the wind volume is small. After field investigation, Cuikov found that it is July now. On the Strait, the deep fog will get angry at 3 am every day and will gradually dissipate until 10 am the next day. During the foggy period, the ocean surface of the strait is calm. There is no doubt that under windless and foggy climate conditions, it is very conducive to the development of the sneak attack battle across the sea.

Based on these favorable conditions, Cui Kov finally decided to report to the commander-in-chief to a certain extent to modify the plan of the crossing of the sea campaign designated by Chu Sinan, so as to shift the focus of the campaign to the Strait of Lapoluz.

According to Cui Kov's initial estimate, he believed that Chu Sinan, as the highest decision-maker of the command, would not be so easy to accept his request. Therefore, after the report was sent, he prepared a large number of materials to make the most accurate and perfect answer when Chu Sinan asked questions.

However, to Cui Kov's surprise, he received a reply from Moscow the day after submitting the report. He still remembered the conversation with Chu Sinan on a high-frequency phone call:

"Comrade Cui Kefu, I have read your report, and I don't want to comment on your proposal. Please remember that you are the real commander of the Far East Battle. How to fight this battle is entirely your problem. At this point, as a member of the Supreme Command, neither I nor anyone else, have the power to interfere. The battlefield situation is unpredictable. In this second, we will never be able to estimate what will happen in the next second. So I I have always adhered to one view that non-front commanders have no right to decide random decision-making issues on the battlefield. Therefore, Comrade Cui Kefu, you must always remember your identity, and at the same time. I also hope that you can put down all the pressure and burdens and command this battle as much as possible according to your own ideas. You can regard me and the Supreme Command as your logistics support officer rather than a decision-making intervener. We are your backing, not your obstacle..."

When he heard these words, Cui Kefu himself couldn't tell what kind of mentality he had. He said it was moved, but it was not all. If it was exciting, it seemed that it was not appropriate. However, he only remembered it now. That is, from that moment on, he was full of confidence in commanding the most massive battle he had commanded in his life. But at the same time, he also felt unprecedentedly powerful pressure. It was obvious that in this battle, Cui Kefu obtained unprecedented absolute autonomous command. If such a battle could not be won, it seemed that it only meant that there was something wrong with his military talent.

"General. Look..."

Just as Cui Kefu was full of thought, the general behind him let out a soft cry, and at the same time, he raised an arm from the crowd and pointed to the sky to the west.

Following the direction of the general's finger, Cui Kefu looked towards the sky to the west. At the place where the sky and the earth were connected, several vague black dots were quickly leaning towards his direction.

After squinting his eyes and looking carefully, Cui Kov quickly identified the type of the dozen black dots arranged, which was a typical "Pin"-shaped escort combat formation. At the center of the front of the Pin-shaped formation, it was an independent military aircraft. Cui Kov could be 100% sure that the closely protected military aircraft was the landline of Chu Sinan, the commander of the Supreme Command.

The military planes quickly approached with the waiting eyes of the crowd. When they were about to arrive over the airport, the two fighter formations that were originally escorting on the flanks suddenly accelerated. They each made a small rotation in the air, and then flew from north to south toward the outside of the airport.

Chu Sinan's landline slowly lowered over the airport with a rumbling roar, and finally landed on the west side of the straight runway with a bumpy roar, and then glided for a distance.

Seeing the military aircraft slowly slowing down on the runway and finally stopping, Cui Kefu's face showed a smile. He twisted his body, waved his hands at the many generals and academy officials behind him, and said, "Everyone, let's welcome him, Comrade Chu Sinan is about to come down."

Under the leadership of Cui Kefu, everyone took a step and went straight to meet the military plane where the military plane was docking.

In short, this is Chu Sinan's second time to come to the Far East. Compared with the previous command of Manchuria, the place he came this time was basically the easternmost end of the Soviet border.

When the cabin door opened and walked out of the cabin under the protection of the guards, Chu Sinan saw Cui Kov standing not far away at first sight. In his impression, this "old acquaintance" who was not tall obviously reduced a lot in the past month of discerning.

"Vasily," Chu Sinan took two steps, before Cui Kefu leaned over, and said with a smile while reaching out his hand, "I haven't seen you for more than a month, why are you so thin?"

"Commander, you are joking," Cui Kefu hurriedly shook hands with Chu Sinan and said at the same time.

Chu Sinan looked at the new commander-in-chief of the Far East War Zone, then bypassed him and greeted several other generals. For Chu Sinan, those who followed Cui Kefu today were almost all acquaintances, after all, he had just left this place for a while, and these people had been under his command for a while.

After shook hands with everyone one by one and exchanged simple greetings, Chu Sinan, accompanied by Cui Kefu, boarded a military jeep. Shortly afterwards, the jeep, which was obviously aided by Americans, started and drove towards the temporary command of the war zone with the rising dust.

"No. 20," in the car, Chu Sinan looked at the Soviet military camp that appeared from time to time outside the window, and said inexplicably, "Is there any problem with No. 20?"

Cui Koff, who was sitting next to Chu Sinan, was stunned at first, and then understood the leader's meaning, "No. 20", which means that the battle will be launched on the 20th of this month, which is just five days later.

"I feel a little hasty on the 20th," Cui Kefu thought for a while and replied with a serious expression. "Although our preparations have been almost done, the pre-war mobilization has not been carried out yet. It takes a certain amount of time. And..."

"Well, okay. I understand what you mean." Before Cui Kefu finished speaking, Chu Sinan turned around. He waved his hand to interrupt the other party, and then asked suddenly, "According to our previous agreement with China at the Communist International Conference, this time the Anti-Japanese United Army will send some troops to cooperate with us in this battle. How is the situation there?"

Cui Kefu was a little surprised. He didn't know why Chu Sinan suddenly turned the topic to this. According to his understanding of the commander, the other party was not so easy to give up his position on this matter.

"China joins the troops we fight together this time, with a total of six divisions, with a total of 84,000 people," despite some questions in my heart, Cui Kefu still answered truthfully. "But considering that this troops are mostly newly armed recruits, I do not intend to let them undertake combat tasks alone. I plan to divide them into the reserve team in the unit of independent divisions. The task is to take on the cleaning work behind the battlefield."

"It's not very good," Chu Sinan frowned when he heard this. After a brief consideration, he said, "While we have to consider political factors while we are war, Comrade Vasily, after all, the war is a political continuation, and no one can escape. At the just-concluded Communist International Conference, the revolutionary comrades in China asked to participate in this battle to land in Japan. They were very enthusiastic and determined. In the future international strategic considerations, I cannot refuse their request. Having said that, in terms of tactics against the Japanese, the Anti-Japanese United Army, which had been dealing with them for more than ten years, should have more experience. You must remember that many commanders in the Anti-Japanese United Army, graduated from Japanese military academies back then. Compared with them, we do not have any advantages in familiarizing ourselves with the enemy. So I suggest that Comrade Vasily, you should be better able to put the Anti-Japanese United Army troops in a more important position, and they will be of great help to you."

"Yes, commander, I will consider this issue carefully." Cuikov did not stick to his opinion on this issue, and he replied happily. As a general in a high position, Cuikov naturally would not know nothing about the political direction of the Kremlin. After all, since Stalin stepped down, the "Greater Russian tough" elements in the Soviet Union have been greatly cleansed. Whether it is Tukhachevsky who had just passed away or Chu Sinan today, they have fully inherited the foreign policy of the Lenin period. In this case, uniting with the international communist forces has become the benchmark for the Soviet Union's foreign policy. Therefore, it is better not to involve such discordant arguments.

Chu Sinan's words seemed to pause after this question. The buzzing of the motor while the jeep was driving took over the carriage again. This silent atmosphere obviously made Cui Kefu feel very uncomfortable. He twisted his body frequently and turned his head to glance at Chu Sinan from time to time. To be honest, at this moment, he was filled with uneasiness. He didn't know if the young commander beside him was annoyed by him. After all, he could not give a satisfactory answer to the other party in the two questions just now.

However, what Cui Kov didn't know was that Chu Sinan actually did this intentionally. He wanted to let this general who had always been rebellious and feel the pressure he put on him. Silence is very good, it makes people unable to understand. There is a saying among Chinese people: "Everything is all in the words of ", and this "do not speak" can almost include all a person's emotions and opinions. It can be joyful silence, plain silence, or angry silence. If it is placed between Chu Sinan and Cui Kov, Chu Sinan's silence will definitely make the latter feel uneasy. If he keeps this silence until the stop, then it can be foreseeable that Cui Kov will never forget the "silence" during this period for a long time in the future.

What is mental stress? What is invisible mental stress? A silence can explain this issue clearly.

There is no doubt that the launch of the Battle of Crossing the Sea to land on July 20 was Chu Sinan's established battle. As for why he chose this day, Chu Sinan had his own little calculation. According to the epic history of Japan, July 20 every year is the day when the so-called loyal and wise gods return to the eternal Kingdom of Death. On such a specific day, millions of troops of the Soviet Red Army crossed the sea to continue the war to the Japanese mainland, which should be an ironic thing.

But then again, Chu Sinan had made a promise before, which was to leave the command of the battlefield and even the time of the battle to decide to initiate the battle to Cui Kuff. Now that he is back on his word, he feels a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Chu Sinan had a smart wife like a devil. After learning about her husband's thoughts, the woman who now controls the entire security committee made an idea for him with a smile after learning about her husband's thoughts.

"Just tell Cui Kuff the idea of ​​starting the battle on the 20th. Apart from that, don't say anything or do nothing. Your silence will make his initial last choice, and that choice will satisfy you."

Obviously, Chu Sinan accepted his wife's advice, and he did do so. As for the effect...

"Commander," said Cui Kov, who was nervous all the way when the jeep was about to arrive at the command center, "I thought about it carefully. If we were to hurry up a little and launch the general attack on the 20th, there would not be much problem."

A smile appeared on Chu Sinan's face.  ,!
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