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    The news of Japan's invasion of the Philippines distracted the heat of the Central Asian War, and even most people in the country began to discuss the new threat from the Lunhai Sea.  As the most important gateway to Taiwan and the South China Sea, the strategic position of the Philippines is crucial to China. Even the fishermen know that Luzon is related to the safety of the South China Sea fishing grounds. In addition, they are unaware of the secret agreement between China and Japan, so newspapers and news are all covered by "  Japanese Naval Threat¡± on Occupation.

    From Nagato, which is known as a powerful weapon to conquer the country, to Ise and Kongo purchased from the UK, to the two fleet heavy aircraft carriers Tsuruxiang and Zuikaku that have been launched, sixteen battleships (two that were supposed to be dismantled during the Navy holiday)  The Tireless-class and 4 Hanoi-class ships purchased after the European war were reactivated), ten aircraft carriers (not including the Shuang Hor that were not delivered) and 18 heavy cruisers, which can be called the most powerful naval force in the Pacific.  You must know that the U.S. Pacific Fleet only has eight battleships and four aircraft carriers at this time. Even the Chinese Navy, which has been catching up in recent years, actually has only eight battleships, six aircraft carriers, eight heavy cruisers and 22 cruisers in service.  Light cruiser.  The powerful Shandong class will not enter service until the end of next year. The first two of the first batch of four Liaoning class aircraft carriers will have to wait until March next year, and the last two will not have to wait until July. Although the order for the 12 additional ships after entering combat readiness was the earliest in 38  Construction will start at the end of the year, but it will have to wait until at least 41 years before it can be put into service one after another.  The actual first batch of the additional 10 Xi'an-class heavy cruisers and 22 Brahmaputra-class light cruisers started at the end of 2037, and it only started to speed up in 1939, so the earliest delivery will not be possible until May next year. The only one that is faster is  The orders for Qinling-class destroyers and submarines have not only been increased to 220 and 160, but are also being delivered at a rate of five per month.

    Although the National Defense Force is now focusing on air power, the people don't think so. They are so protective that they even ignore the navy's Yangtze-class and Xiangjiang-class, a total of ten 10,000-ton light cruisers, and only count heavy cruisers and above as the main force.  After such a comparison, I suddenly became worried.  Twenty-two ships versus forty-two ships, how could it be possible to win?  !

    So as soon as the news of Japan's attack on Luzon came out, calls for strengthening the navy suddenly spread throughout the country.  But for the already turbulent Eurasian countries, the attitude of the United States of America, the protectorate of the Philippines and the world's most powerful industrial country, has become their biggest concern.

    Britain and France definitely hope that the United States will send troops, and Germany also hopes that the United States will be stuck in the Pacific. It is best to finish fighting Japan and then China, and never come to the Atlantic Ocean in a lifetime.  Yang Qiu is more conflicted. Of course he hopes that the United States will send troops.  In this way, Japan is bound to have a fight, and then it can find any excuse to declare war on Japan.  Because the United States is still poorly prepared and needs at least a year to operate its force projection, many things can be done during this gap period.

    Therefore, Roosevelt is under great pressure at this moment. On the one hand, he needs Japan to contain China, and at the same time, he is particularly worried about the military capabilities and technological level of Beijing, which has not yet had a clear attitude.  Similarly, if the United States does not help the Philippines, the United States will give Asian countries the impression of being dishonest.  For a country that has always dreamed of being treated like the superpowers of Britain and France after the European war, credibility is crucial.  So Yang Qiu would rather spend several times the price to help Saudi Arabia and Iran. Now this problem is finally his turn.

    But before the United States could recover from the Philippines, two thousand Japanese troops suddenly landed on Guam and the Mariana Islands, took over American gas stations and expelled more than 70 U.S. Marines.  The whole world was dumbfounded, and many countries thought Japan was crazy.  You must know that Guam is a U.S. mandate recognized by the League of Nations.  But the problem lies in this hosting land!  You must know that at this time, Guam was not a US territory, it was just a trusteeship.  Although Roosevelt once used the Guam base to fool MacArthur, who was unwilling to withdraw troops from the Philippines.  But in fact, apart from building a gas station and dredging the harbor, no military facilities were built at all.  And there were only a few dozen Marines on it.  Now that Japan has withdrawn from the League of Nations, this landing is equivalent to announcing that it does not recognize this trusteeship agreement.

    The news that Japan has landed on Guam and the Mariana Islands is absolutely explosive. Even Japan is extremely solemn. The Japanese military base camp is even ready to fully support China and continue to ease the Sino-Japanese conflict by signing a new agreement to jointly govern the Southwest Pacific.  Then the worst plan is to start a war with the United States!  The ten battleships, eight aircraft carriers and fourteen heavy cruisers of the main force of the combined fleet were all transferred to the large triangle area of ??Yokosuka, Ryukyu, Rabaul and Truk, clearly demonstrating their determination to destroy the sea and the Pacific.  Suddenly elevated to the brink of conflict!

    In order to cope with the Pacific crisis that may worsen at any time, Yang Qiu had to give up supervising the northwest war and hurriedly boarded a plane back to Beijing.  Song Ziqing also raised the coastal warning level to orange in accordance with the new military doctrine of the National Defense Forces, which means that the Navy will upgrade from the current level 2 combat readiness to the level 1 combat readiness of 24 hours a day.

    The whole world is holding its breath, waiting for the next move of the United States, but one person is not concerned about the sudden changes in the Pacific.  ¡°The Chinese must not be allowed to enter Central Asia! This is not just a military issue;Serious political work.  "In the face of the unfavorable situation in the East, and the sudden change of the situation in Moscow, which had been so proud before, Stalin made it clear at the Politburo meeting that he must fight to the end.

    If he had not felt that the Central Asian independence policy proposed by Yang Qiu had too much pressure before, then with the sudden counterattack of the National Defense Forces and tens of thousands of troops crossing Lake Balkhash, which was previously considered inaccessible for heavy equipment, the war situation suddenly turned unfavorable.  development of the Soviet Union.  Central Asia is not Europe, and it is not even as peaceful as Ukraine.  The Central Asian republics were originally hostile to the Soviet Union, and there were many people who helped the White Bandits during the civil war. Although a large number of personnel were assigned to fill them after the war, and they were used as places of exile during the Great Purge, except for a few areas such as Western Kazakhstan, the planned economy and comprehensive  Farms still bring widespread abject poverty.

    Poverty is often accompanied by division and chaos, especially in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The former is the largest meat product and cotton warehouse in the Soviet Union, and the latter is named after cotton, gold mines and copper mines, which are the most important strategic materials of the Soviet Union.  Because of the planned economy and fully collectivized farms, these places cannot eat meat or wear cotton-padded clothes. Therefore, there has long been great dissatisfaction among the people. If they are allowed to be independent, the Soviet people will have big problems even eating meat to keep out the cold!  Moreover, Central Asia itself is a region with complex forces. China and the Soviet Union have been fighting secretly here for nearly two decades.  These secrets haven't shown up yet because they are still waiting for the outcome of the war.  If the Soviet army fails in this battle, it will be a strong earthquake for the entire Central Asia!  So Stalin knew.  This battle must not be lost. If lost, not only will the Soviet Union lose its largest warehouses of meat products, cotton, and gold, but it will also cause more ethnic minorities to defect to China.  Now it's just Central Asia. If there is a chain reaction of Chechnya, Armenia, Tatar, Ukraine, etc., the entire Soviet Empire will collapse in his hands!

    "Attack! Attack, attack again! The Soviets cannot retreat! The proletariat of the world should take action to defend Central Asia! Defend the Soviet Union!" At the end of the meeting, Stalin once again resorted to his famous overseas political cash machine in response to the war situation in Central Asia.  The so-called GC International demanded that Soviets all over the world join this war.  Attack China on all fronts.

    Comrade General Secretary¡¯s determination was quickly spread to the front line, but the generals who received it were mixed with laughter and tears.  Kulik is naturally of the same mind as the General Secretary, so he believes that we should take the initiative to attack and defend, at least to delay the current battle until the end of the month.  But Lu Jin let out a long sigh, put the telegram on the table and pushed it to Sharif, the new political commissar of the group army: "Comrade Sharif, what's your opinion?"

    Unlike most people engaged in political work, Sharif is a good military talent, but his shortcoming is indecision.  Restricting them from taking a step closer to military positions.  So he shook his head and smiled bitterly at the telegram: "Comrade Commander, the situation has become obvious. We must assume an offensive posture no matter what, no matter how hard we show it."

    "Attack? How to attack!" Lu Jin was really angry.  He had repeatedly suggested that the 16th Army move south.  But Kulik refused to agree and removed the four divisions of the army group.  Now he didn't want to go south, but he sent a telegram to the left and another urging him to go south.  Is it that easy to go south?  It would be okay if it was last night.  But now Nitskov's life and death are unknown, and only more than a hundred cavalry from three regiments have escaped.  What's worse is that there is no news from Khavrov's three divisions.  I have sent out four batches of reconnaissance planes so far this morning, but not even one has returned!

    All signs show that there are at least two airborne divisions in Kima, and there are at least 100 tanks and at least 20,000 infantrymen ashore in Balkhash. Otherwise, it would be impossible to defeat Khavrov and silence him after just sending a few letters for help.  .

    Thinking of this, his head felt very big. He stood up and pointed at the map and said bitterly: "Comrade political commissar, please take a closer look! There are at least 20,000 airborne troops blocking Kima! Our road south has been cut off. Even if it is full,  It will take a long time for the group army to pass through their positions. With this time, it is enough for the Chinese to transport hundreds of tanks and ten divisions from the other side of the lake. And this is Kazakhstan. As long as we leave here, the soldiers will be exposed  In the wilderness, facing the enemy's superior tanks and aircraft, what is the difference between sending them to the execution ground? Do you think a group army with only 5 divisions can deal with so many enemies? So the only thing that can be done now is to retreat  , striding back towards Karaganda, where there should be two to three divisions. As long as Karaganda is held for half a month, the enemy will not be able to complete the encirclement of East Kazakhstan! So, Comrade Sharif, I need your help.  , organize the party members and youth commandos, and prepare for the worst! In addition, please send another telegram in my name to Commander Kulik, Commander-in-Chief Apanashenko and the Moscow High Command, asking them to immediately study the retreat  I will stay here for a few days, but I really have no way to attack. Our troops are seriously insufficient. We lack artillery, tanks and heavy weapons, and we can't even make up many trucks and war horses!"

    ??"But." Sharif was still hesitant: "Comrade Lukin, you should know. The General Secretary has escalated this matter to a political level, and Central Asia is too important to us. Once it is lost, it may lead to unpredictable consequences, so  Boom boom boom." Before he could finish his words, there were already continuous explosions outside.

    "Commander, political commissar! It's bombers, they, there are too many of them!"

    The screams of the staff officer were accompanied by a more violent explosion that shook the bunker into smoke and dust.  Lu Jin looked at the map and then at the hesitant Sharif. In the end, all resentment and dissatisfaction turned into a sigh: "It seems that the enemy is no longer willing to give us a chance to choose. Comrade Sharif, go send a telegram."  (To be continued)
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