Struggle in Soviet Russia

Dalian, Zhoushuizi Airport.

The weather was sultry and hot like a boiling hot pot. Although the sky was shrouded in heavy clouds and no sunlight could penetrate at all, the high temperature did not mean to subside at all. Standing on the compacted runway of the airport, people only felt The heat was steaming under the soles of the feet, as if the soles of the shoes were steamed.

It was almost 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and the runway of the airport was crowded with people. A dozen or so Japanese women in kimonos and heavy makeup were shaking the little Japan's rising sun flag in their hands, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

In addition to these Japanese women in kimonos, there were also some men and women in ordinary attire gathered next to the runway. They either held bouquets or the rising sun flag in their hands. Although they were all scorched by the high temperature, they were weak. Still standing there with sweat on his face and insisting, and the banner with black characters on a red background explained the purpose of these people very well. They are waiting to welcome the arrival of the commander of the Kwantung Army, Yamada Otsuka.

There were some young men in black suits in the crowd, wearing the chest badge of the Mantie Steel Corporation on their chests. The leader was a middle-aged man who was described as wretched. He was wearing a gray kimono, squinting a With his originally small eyes, he stared motionlessly at the northern sky.

The middle-aged man's name is Yamazaki Motogan, and he is the current president of Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. The reason why he appeared at Zhoushuizi Airport was to meet Yamada Otsuka. Among the people who accompanied him, except for Vice President Miura, There is also the current executive director of Manchurian Railway.

It is more interesting to say that before the "September 18 Incident" broke out, the so-called Kwantung Army had little status in Northeast China. At least in Mantie's eyes, the generals of the Kwantung Army could only be regarded as minor roles. , Every time the Manchurian Railway held a banquet, the representatives of the Kwantung Army could only accompany the last seat. At that time, people like Yamazaki Motoki would not take Yamada Otsuka in his eyes.

However, the situation is completely different now, not to mention other things, just talking about the current situation, if there is no Kwantung Army as a support, the Manchurian Railway may not be able to continue to operate.

The most important thing is that at present, the Soviet Union is ambiguous in its attitude towards Japan. It is reported that Moscow may declare war on Japan at any time. In the past nearly three months, the Soviets have continued to attack Su Man. The area over there increased troops and transported weapons and equipment, and according to the information obtained by the Manchurian Railway Investigation Department, the Soviet Army not only deployed the ninth, tenth, and twelfth aviation groups in the Far East, but in the air force According to the analysis of the Investigation Department, once the Soviet Army officially launched the war against Japan, the Kwantung Army's air supremacy in Manchuria may be completely lost within three to seven hours.

Well, this only takes into account the situation of the Air Force. As for the strength of the Army, especially the armored and artillery units, the Investigation Department believes that the Kwantung Army has no chance of winning. Now, the only hope of the Manchurian iron is pinned on the Soviet Union not to In addition to this, they did not think that the Kwantung Army was capable of defending the position of Manchuria.

This time, Yamazaki Yuangan asked Vice President Miura to come forward and invited Yamada Otsuka to come to Dalian to watch the Kabuki performance. At the same time, he also wanted to know some of the latest situation from his mouth, mainly whether there was a direct war between the Soviet Union and Japan recently. The possibility of this, so as to determine the next work plan of the Manchurian Railway.

Just as everyone was looking forward to it, a shadowy black spot finally appeared in the northern sky. This black spot slid straight towards the airport, and it took only half a minute to reach the sky above the airport. It's a Type 100.

Seeing the plane slowly landed on the runway and finally stopped steadily, Yamazaki Motoki breathed a sigh of relief, then he glanced at the entourage behind him, and stepped forward to meet him.

Just when Yamada Otsuzo arrived in Dalian and went to watch the Kabuki performance at the invitation of Manchurian Railway, in Khabarovsk, hundreds of kilometers away, the Soviet Army General Headquarters in the Far East, Vasilevsky was giving a gift to a group of people far away in Moscow. Comrade Stalin called.

Outside the closed double-opening window, the rain poured down, and the raindrops the size of soybean grains poured on the window densely, washing the window glass like the entrance of the water curtain hole. It will give you a feeling of trepidation.

Standing next to the desk, Vasilevsky put the phone to his ear, and after a long silence, he whispered, "Okay, I see."

After speaking, he hung up the phone and turned to look at the two people sitting across from the desk.

Among the two, the one sitting on the left, wearing a military cap, is Meretskov, and the one sitting on the right, holding a military cap, is Joseph Vasily, a member of the Military Commission of the Soviet Army in the Far East Admiral Yevich Higgin, this young general is not a few years older than Viktor. Similarly, he is also a young man whom Comrade Stalin trusts very much. In addition to serving as a member of the military committee of the Soviet Army in the Far East, he is also a member of the Soviet Union. Deputy Director of the Political Department of the General Military. Considering that after Shcherbakov's death, the post of Director of the General Political Department was still vacant, this person is actually the main person in charge of the General Political Department.

"How is it?" Seeing him hanging up the phone, Meretskov, who was a little impatient, took the lead in asking the question.

Vasilevsky shook his head and did not speak directly. He sat down slowly in front of the desk, unfolded the map folded on the table unhurriedly, and looked down carefully.

Meretskov opened his mouth and seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it in the end. He looked at Higgin and signaled the military commissar to speak.

"What's Comrade Stalin's opinion?" Higgin hesitated and asked tentatively.

"Comrade Boskrebyshev said that Comrade Stalin is still watching movies," Vasilevsky said in a calm tone, looking at the map on the table, "He went to ask once, Comrade Stalin's opinion is whether to postpone When to attack, and when to attack, it's up to us to decide, he won't interfere."

Hijin pursed his lips, he understood what Comrade Stalin meant.

According to the agreement reached between the alliance and the United Kingdom and the United States, today is the deadline for the Soviet Army to officially launch an attack on the Japanese army. At the same time, the date of this attack is also decided by the People's Commissariat of National Defense and the General Staff. Before that, Comrade Stalin had raised questions three times, asking whether the date of the general attack could be finalized. On this point, the opinion of the General Staff has always been consistent, that is, to set the date of the attack today, and to repeatedly assure that there will be no surprises.

As a result, today's heavy rain became an unexpected factor. In this rainy weather, the Air Force could not be dispatched, and launching a general attack at this time meant that the Soviet Army would lose fire support from the air.

However, judging from the situation of Vasilevsky calling Comrade Stalin, if they want to delay the time of the attack, it is estimated that it will cause a lot of trouble - war is never just a matter of soldiers, more often, it belongs to the realm of politics.

"It's time for the main attack to start, and..." Hee Jin raised his arm, looked at the watch on his hand, and frowned, "In less than six hours, if the rain stops before then, Maybe we can forget about delays."

"My opinion," interjected Meretskov, "is that even if the rain stops, our offensive will be greatly affected, at least, the advance of the armored forces will be delayed. If we want to avoid If all the unfavorable conditions are opened, the time of launching the attack will be delayed by at least three to five days. We all know very well that it is impossible. Therefore, since there are already unfavorable factors, we might as well... "

Before he could finish his words, Vasilevsky had already raised his hand to interrupt him, saying: "Now, what we need to consider is not the question of when to attack, but the integrity of the plan, especially the Under unfavorable weather conditions, are there any changes to our previous offensive plan?"

Having said this, his tone paused, and finally he emphasized: "Yes, we must recognize one thing, that is, the time for the launch of the battle must not be postponed, this is not only the attitude of Moscow, but also our Attitude."

Higgin and Meretskov looked at each other, and they nodded in unison, but said nothing.

Comrade Stalin has been very opinionated about the General Staff during the wars of the past few years, look at Comrade Vatutin, who was wounded in Ukraine and was sent to Moscow to recover, but waited until he recovered from his wounds. When he was about to return to the front line, he was rejected by the People's Commissariat of National Defense. The comrades of the committee believed that Comrade Vatutin was the wealth of the Soviet Red Army system, and his health was very important to the Red Army and the Union. It is important, therefore, that he must not go back to the front lines to take risks until the doctors have determined that his body has fully recovered.

In this way, Vatutin lost the opportunity to return to the front-line command post and was sent to Sochi for recuperation. It is estimated that his recuperation will not end until the war is completely over. It is estimated that anyone can understand what it means to the general.

In general, now is not the days before the German surrender. As the war is coming to a complete end, Vasilevsky knows very well how he should choose to stand. At this time, choosing to offend Comrade Stalin is definitely not the case. Something a wise man would do.