Chapter 2369

  Early in the morning, Sokov was awakened by the roar of airplane engines. He opened his eyes and looked at the mottled ceiling, thinking: What's going on? Could it be that the air force was dispatched early in the morning to bomb the Japanese defensive positions?

He sat up, picked up the cigarette case placed on the chair next to the bed, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, but he did not light it. Instead, he was thinking about whether he should call Yakov on duty. After a night of fighting, where have the troops advanced to now? Have they encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy? Otherwise, how could the air force be dispatched to support them?

But before he got up to make a call, the door was opened from the outside, and guard Kasan walked in quietly. Seeing Sokov sitting on the bed in a daze, he quickly stood up and said, "Comrade Commander, you're up!"

Sokov said "hmm" and then asked: "What's going on with the planes outside? Why are they preparing to provide air cover for our army so early in the morning?"

“Comrade Commander, you are mistaken.” As soon as he finished speaking, Kasan explained to him: “It is not a bomber group that provides air cover for our forward troops, but a group of transport aircraft.”

"Transport plane?" Sokov was stunned after hearing this, thinking that his troops were not short of supplies, so how could a transport plane appear in the sky above Sauron? Just as he was about to ask Kasan, he suddenly remembered that the 4th Guards Airborne Division was going to conduct airborne training. Maybe these transport planes were sent by Air Marshal Hudyakov.

 After a simple wash, Sokov, accompanied by Kasan, came to the headquarters.

As soon as he entered the door, Sokov loudly asked Yakov who was standing at the table: "Yasha, is the fleet sent by Marshal Hudyakov to assist in airborne training arrived?"

"Yes, Misha. This is the aircraft group originally sent by Hudyakov to assist in airborne training." Yakov replied: "I just called Lieutenant Colonel Denis and confirmed the matter."

Sokov nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "Have you notified the 4th Guards Airborne Division?"

"Not yet." After Yakov finished saying this, seeing Sokov frowning slightly, he quickly added: "I was about to call General Afunin and ask him to convey the matter to Ye Liaoming Major General, you go in first."

Knowing that Yakov had not had time to call and was not delaying the call, Sokov gently nodded and said: "Then call Afunin now and let them seize the time to train. Commanders and fighters should go earlier. By mastering airborne skills, we can arrange for them to carry out airborne missions earlier."

After Yakov finished calling General Afunin, he said to Sokov: "Misha, there is one more thing. General Kravchenko, commander of the 6th Guards Tank Army, called and said that they are advancing the process. We have already joined forces with the vanguard of the 49th Army, and we hope that we can cooperate with them in the next battle."

“Cooperate with them to fight?” Sokov asked: “How to cooperate?”

Although in large battles, there are often precedents for two forces that are not affiliated with each other to cooperate in combat, but in order to better coordinate operations, one party must be in charge, while the other party unconditionally accepts the command of the other party. As the commander of the group army, Sokov was unwilling to hand over his troops to the command of others.

As Sokov's friend, Yakov could not understand Sokov's little thoughts. He smiled and said: "Misha, don't worry. General Kravchenko said that there is no such thing as coordinated operations. The question is who is commanding them. Their tanks are advancing too fast and the infantry has fallen far behind. He means that our infantry should follow their tanks so that we can better destroy the Kwantung Army along the way and capture some important places. strategic base."

When Sokov heard this, he realized that this was what happened. As long as his troops were not under the command of Kravchenko's subordinates, he felt much more at ease. He nodded and said: "Yasha, if it is such cooperation, I think we can definitely agree to General Kravchenko."

Yakov laughed loudly after hearing this. He pointed Sokov with his hand and said: "Misha, I guessed you would say this, so I have promised General Kravchenko to let the 130th Infantry Division Go with them.”

While the two were talking, Lu Jin was pushed in from outside.

As soon as he entered the door, he loudly said to Sokov and Yakov: "Misha, Comrade Chief of Staff, have you seen the transport aircraft formation sent by the Air Force?"

"I saw it, Comrade Deputy Commander." Yakov replied loudly: "I have already called General Afunin and asked him to notify Major General Ye Liaoming's 4th Guards Airborne Division to rush to the airport for airborne landings as soon as possible. Preparation for training.”

Unexpectedly, Lu Jin said unexpectedly: "You only know that the transport aircraft formation is coming, but you may not know other things."

After hearing this, Sokov and Yakov couldn't help but look at each other: "Comrade Deputy Commander, what is it that we don't know?"

"Marshal Hudyakov is very interesting. He not only sent us twenty transport planes, but also immediately transported a large amount of weapons and ammunition." Lukin said: "It is enough to support us in fighting a large-scale battle."

After listening to Lukin's words, Sokov turned to look at Yakov next to him and asked him with his eyes whether the matter was true or false.

When Yakov saw Sokov turning his attention to him, he couldn't help but shook his head in a panic and said: "Misha, when Lieutenant Colonel Denis called me, he didn't mention that the transport plane contained the weapons we needed. About ammunition.”

“This is not surprising.” Lukin interjected: “It was not that Lieutenant Colonel Denis deliberately concealed it, but that even he did not know that the plane was filled with weapons and ammunition at the time.”

This time it was Sokov's turn to be surprised: "Comrade Deputy Commander, how do you know that the plane contains the weapons and ammunition we need?"

"The reason is very simple." Lu Jin said with a smile: "I saw a formation of transport aircraft in the sky. I knew they were coming to help the airborne division conduct training, so I ordered someone to take me to the airport. When I arrived at the airport, the plane They have all landed and the supplies on the plane are being unloaded. And even if Lieutenant Colonel Denis discovers that the plane is loaded with weapons and ammunition, I'm afraid he won't bother to call you specifically for this matter." "So that's it." Figure out how to respond. Afterwards, Yakov nodded and said: "No wonder Lieutenant Colonel Denis didn't mention the supplies on the plane at all. It turned out that when he called me, the supplies on the plane had not started to be unloaded."

"Marshal Hudyakov sent us twenty C-47 transport planes. One plane can carry 20 paratroopers." Lukin said: "Twenty planes can carry 400 people, which is exactly one battalion. And the Guards The 4th Airborne Division has nine battalions, plus some directly affiliated units, and it takes about ten flights to complete all airborne training."

"You are right, Comrade Deputy Commander." After hearing what Lukin said, Sokov said helplessly: "First, the number of transport aircraft owned by the Air Force is limited, and it can provide us with 20 transport aircraft. I think Marshal Hudyakov has done his best. Secondly, the airport here in Solon is too small. Even if Marshal Hudyakov wants to send more transport planes, the airport cannot accommodate it. "

"In a few days, our airborne troops will be airborne behind enemy lines. If the number of transport planes available to our superiors is too small, I'm afraid we will only have one or two battalions of troops available for airdrop operations." Lu Jin said with a serious expression. Said: "I'm wondering how much effect such a small number of troops can have if they are airborne behind enemy lines."

"Yes, Comrade Deputy Commander, what you said makes perfect sense." Sokov nodded in agreement with Lukin's statement: "If there are only one or two battalions of troops actually put into combat, then don't expect them to be able to To occupy a city controlled by the Kwantung Army, at best we can only carry out harassment operations near the city to disrupt the enemy's combat troops. If we want to seize large cities, we still need to wait for our main force to arrive."

When Yakov heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Misha, have you heard any news from the United States in the past two days?"

"No. How could I get news from the United States?" As soon as Sokov said this, he immediately realized what Yakov wanted to ask, and asked tentatively: "Yasha, do you want to know about the United States?" Have you continued to drop such destructive super bombs somewhere in the island country in the past few days?"

“Yes, that’s what I mean.” Yakov looked at Sokov and asked, “Do you have any news about this?”

"How could I have any information about this?" Sokov sighed and said, "You guys stay with me every day. If there is any announcement from the superiors, if I can know it, you will definitely know it too. Tell me , in the announcements from the Front Army Headquarters in the past two days, has there been any mention of news about American allies?"

Yakov thought for a while, and then replied with some embarrassment: "That's not true."

“Since you haven’t heard it, then like you, I don’t know what is happening in the United States recently.”

"Misha, you should understand what I mean." Seeing that Sokov seemed unwilling to bring up the topic of the United States, Yakov took the initiative to bring up the matter: "Do you think the Americans will drop more super missiles on the island country?" A bomb?"

 “Yasha, I don’t think so.”

“Why?” Yakov asked in confusion: “Misha, why did you answer so affirmatively?”

"The reason is very simple." Sokov said: "The production steps of such a super bomb with astonishing lethality must be quite complicated, and it will never be produced as easily as an ordinary bomb. Even if the industry in the United States is super developed, if you want to Producing such a super bomb is probably not an easy task.”

When Lu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but interjected: "Misha, I understand what you mean. What you want to say is that even with the amazing industrial capabilities of the United States today, it is not easy to produce such a super bomb. An easy thing. In other words, the two super bombs dropped by the Americans on the island country are their entire inventory?"

"To be precise, it's not two, but three." Seeing the surprised looks in Lukin and Yakov's eyes, Sokov specifically explained: "After this kind of super bomb is produced, it cannot be put into actual combat immediately. We must find a suitable place to conduct the experiment. Only after confirming that it can be detonated successfully will the other produced super bombs be dropped on the island countries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."

“Misha, what if, according to you, the Americans have used up all the super bombs they have?” Yakov asked.

"It's okay, that should be the fact." Sokov said in a positive tone: "The two super bombs dropped by the United States on the island country did speed up the process of the war. But to completely end this war, we can only rely on The millions of troops we put into the field.”

Yakov became curious about Sokov's statement: "Misha, tell me your reasons. Why did the American super bomb only speed up the process of the war but not completely end it?"

"The reason why we know that the Americans dropped two super bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the island country, causing the death of more than 200,000 people, is because the front military headquarters informed us." Sokov said: "But this Not only our ordinary commanders and soldiers don't know about the news, but not many officers and soldiers of the Kwantung Army know about it. Therefore, once this kind of thing spreads in the army, it will inevitably have a negative impact on military morale and morale. Impact. If an army becomes disorganized and demoralized, it will have no combat effectiveness at all. You know, when facing our army’s attack now, the Kwantung Army is showing its inability to do what it wants. If negative news appears again, it will affect If the morale and morale of the troops are compromised, then they are not far from complete collapse."

After Sokov said this, seeing Yakov being silent, he added: "I once heard a rumor that once the US military lands on the island country, Tianhuang of the island country will see that he cannot hold on. Abandoned the homeland and moved the capital to Manchuria. And used the terrain, people and material resources of Manchuria to continue to deal with the United States. However, our army of one million troops sent troops to the northeast and defeated the Kwantung Army, allowing Tianhuang of the island country to see the Manchuria region. It became a more dangerous place than the mainland of the island country, so we had to give up the idea of ​​moving the capital and began to think about how to end this war with dignity."

Tianhuang's statement of giving up his homeland and moving his capital to Manchuria shocked Yakov: "Oh my God, if we don't send troops and Tianhuang of the island nation really gives up his homeland and moves his capital to Manchuria, the Americans will be completely defeated if they want to" For the island country, I am afraid it will be a protracted war.”

"Yes." Lu Jin said: "As our army sent troops to the northeast, they defeated the Kwantung Army stationed in Manchuria and defeated their plan to move the capital to Tianhuang. I believe that it won't be long before their Tianhuang army is defeated." will declare their surrender to us.”

Seeing Lu Jin mention the surrender of the island country, Sokov couldn't help but smile. If he remembered correctly, in two days, Tianhuang of the island country would officially issue the "End of War Edict", asking all troops to stop resisting. Lay down your arms and surrender to the armies of the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and China.

 (End of this chapter)