The next morning, Sokov pushed Lukin's wheelchair to the headquarters and asked Yakov on duty: "Yasha, how is the progress of our army at night?"
"It's very good. We have advanced another twenty or thirty kilometers without encountering any decent resistance." Yakov said with emotion: "The trick you used to set fire was really effective. At least it was in the weeds and shrubs.
In densely populated areas, the Kwantung Army did not dare to establish defensive positions to avoid being attacked by fire from us again."
The three of them were talking when the phone on the table rang. Sokov was closest to the phone and casually grabbed the receiver: "I'm Sokov!"
Zakharov's voice came from the receiver: "Misha, I remember you seem to have an airborne operation today, right?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army." Sokov thought that Zakharov was calling to inquire about the preparations for airborne operations. Without waiting for the other party to ask again, he took the initiative and said: "The troops we are preparing to engage in airborne operations are
Major General Ye Liaoming's 4th Guards Airborne Division has initially acquired the capability for airborne operations after a week of emergency training. In addition, Marshal Hudyakov and I have discussed that he will send at least 60 transport planes today.
Transport airborne troops for us."
"Oh, have you made an agreement with Marshal Hudyakov?" Hearing what Sokov said, Zakharov seemed very surprised: "Why didn't he say hello to me?" But what he said next was greatly surprising.
To Sokov's expectation, "I called you just to inform you that your original airborne plan may need to be adjusted accordingly."
"Make corresponding adjustments?" Sokov asked in surprise: "How to adjust?"
"The original airborne combat plan was cancelled..."
"What, the airborne operation plan has been cancelled?" Sokov suddenly became anxious when he heard this: "Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army, in order to implement this airborne operation plan, I have withdrawn the 4th Guards Airborne Division that was fighting at the front.
Urgent intensive training has been carried out. Now that everything is ready and all we need is the east wind, how can we just cancel it?"
"Misha, don't be anxious." Unexpectedly, Zakharov said with a smile: "You interrupted me in a hurry before I finished speaking."
"Then please continue."
"That's it, I just received a call from the Far East General Command." Zakharov said: "The call was from the deputy commander, Marshal Chernyakhovsky. He said that the commander of the Kwantung Army
Yamada Otsuzo sent his chief of staff Qin Yanzaburo to the headquarters of their headquarters for negotiations."
"Qin Yansanlang has arrived at the headquarters?" Sokov was a little surprised when he heard the news: "I wonder what agreement the two parties have reached?"
"According to the memorandum provided by Qin Yanzaburo, they hope that our army will cease fire on all fronts, and then they will order all troops to lay down their weapons and surrender to our army."
"Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army," Sokov said after Zakharov finished speaking, he immediately expressed his opinion: "Is this a conspiracy of the little devils? They pretended to negotiate with us and asked us to stop everything.
combat operations in order to gain precious breathing time." Sokov was now worried that Vasilevsky and others at the headquarters would be deceived and really order all the troops to cease fighting, then his pre-arranged airborne combat plan would be
Want to take a bath.
But fortunately, Zakharov's next words made him feel more at ease: "Misha, your guess coincides with mine. When I received a call from Marshal Chernyakhovsky,
My first reaction was to think that this was a conspiracy of the Kwantung Army. They wanted to use deception to make our army cease the war, and then they could use the precious time gained to consolidate their defenses, causing our army to suffer greater losses in the subsequent attack.
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Sokov realized that the matter had gone beyond his imagination, so he did not interrupt Zakharov, but continued to listen quietly. Yakov and Lukin also vaguely heard the content of the phone call, and then
They all came together to listen to what Zaharov said next.
"Marshal Chernyakhovsky told me," Zakharov continued, "Qin Yanzaburang expressed enough sincerity to us in order to gain our trust."
Hearing this, Yakov couldn't help but approach the microphone and asked loudly: "General Zakharov, I wonder what kind of sincerity the Kwantung Army has shown?"
"Oh, Yakov is also with you." After Zakharov finished saying this, he continued: "He said that Fengtian's airport will be opened to us this morning, allowing our planes full of troops to land freely, etc.
After our troops are transported to the airport by plane, they will gradually hand over the city to us."
"Open the airport and let planes full of troops land at the airport." Yakov couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "When our transport planes transporting troops arrive over Fengtian Airport, the air defense forces they deployed at the airport can be like
Like target practice, shoot down all our transport planes."
"Yakov, you can rest assured on this." Zaharov assured Yakov: "Qin Yansanlang also said that they will deceive Emperor Kant who fled to Linjiang back to Fengtian and find a way to make him
Detained at the airport so that our airborne troops could capture him."
Sokov couldn't help but fell silent when he heard this. He remembered that in real history, Emperor Kant was captured by the Soviet army at Fengtian Airport. If this is true, then Qin Yanzaburo's words are still somewhat credible.
Hearing Sokov's delay in expressing his position, Zakharov on the other end of the phone urged: "Misha, do you understand what I mean?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff of the Front Army." Now that the other party had called his name, Sokov quickly replied: "So, Major General Ye Liaoming's troops no longer need to land by air, but instead will land by plane.
At Fengtian Airport, and planned to occupy the entire Fengtian?"
"That's right, that's it." Zakharov said firmly: "Just follow the new orders."
After putting down the phone, Sokov said to Lukin and Yakov: "The Chief of Staff of the Front Army said that the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army Qin Yansanlang has reached an agreement with us. They will open the airport in Fengtian today to allow our army to
The aircraft can take off and land freely. This means that the original airborne combat plan has to be cancelled, and only the commanders and fighters of the 4th Guards Airborne Division need to be sent to take the transport aircraft provided by the Air Force and land at Fengtian Airport in an orderly manner."
"Why does this thing sound so funny?" Yakov said disdainfully: "Could this be some kind of conspiracy by the Kwantung Army? I guess they have dug a hole for us to jump into."
"I don't think so." Ever since he heard Zakharov mention Emperor Kant, Sokov felt that this matter was more reliable. Emperor Kant had no use value to the little devil at this moment, so he regarded him as a
Throwing out the chips to negotiate with the Soviet army still had a certain effect. So he said to Yakov: "You call General Afnin and General Ye Liaoming immediately and ask them to come to the headquarters for a meeting as soon as possible."
Ten minutes later, both Afuning and Ye Liaoming appeared in front of Sokov.
After they raised their hands in salute, they said in unison: "Comrade Commander, Afuning (Ye Liaoming) has been ordered to come here. We are waiting for your order, please give instructions!"
"General Ye Liaoming," Sokov raised his hand in return and asked Ye Liaoming directly: "How are your troops prepared?"
"Comrade Commander, the commanders and soldiers are ready for all battles and are just waiting for your order."
"Well done." After praising Ye Liaoming, Sokov said unexpectedly: "I now announce that the airborne combat plan has been cancelled."
"Ah, cancel the airborne combat plan?" After hearing this, Ye Liaoming and Afuning were both shocked: "Comrade Commander, why is this?"
"I just received an order from the Front Army Headquarters saying that the Kwantung Army intends to surrender to us. To show their sincerity, they plan to hand over Fengtian City to us." Sokov said: "What is the transfer method? What the Kwantung Army means is
, Fengtian’s airport will be opened today, allowing our military’s aircraft carrying commanders and combatants to land on the runway. When our military has airlifted enough troops to Fengtian, they will take the initiative to hand over the city to us.”
Neither Afuning nor Ye Liaoming believed in this kind of good thing that fell from the sky. Ye Liaoming also took the initiative to remind Sokov: "Comrade Commander, could this be a conspiracy of the little devils? What if I have to wait for him to be transported?"
When the transport plane of the division commanders and fighters arrives in the sky above Fengtian, if it is hit by intensive anti-aircraft fire, there is nothing we can do."
Although Sokov felt in his heart that what Qin Yansanlang said was most likely true, he was not willing to risk the lives of the soldiers. So before Afuning and Ye Liaoming arrived, he thought about it repeatedly
, intending to think of a way to get the best of both worlds. At this moment, seeing Ye Liaoming's worries, he said: "General Ye Liaoming, this is what I think about it. You first use the existing transport planes at Solon Airport to transport a battalion of troops to Fengtian.
airport. If you are hit by ground anti-aircraft fire from the Japs, you will turn around and fly back. If all goes well and the Japs really open the Fengtian Airport to our army, then the transport plane will land directly on the runway, and then fly back from the aircraft.
The commanders and fighters who came out occupied the airport. The planes returned to pick up the remaining troops, went to Fengtian in batches, and occupied the city."
Ye Liaoming saw that Sokov had come up with a solution. Although he agreed with it in his heart, his immediate superior was still there and it was not his turn to make his own decisions, so he turned to Afunin and asked: "Comrade Commander, what do you mean?
"
To be fair, Afuning is indeed unwilling to let his troops take risks, but now a great opportunity is right in front of him. If he does not dare to take a gamble because of hesitation, he will regret it if he misses the opportunity.
A lifetime. Thinking of this, Afuning said decisively: "Since Comrade Commander has given the order, then do as he said. Commander Ye Liaoming immediately transferred the most elite battalion to board the plane and asked them to rush to Fengtian as soon as possible.
And capture the airport there."
Just when Ye Liaoming turned around to leave, Yakov warned from behind: "For the sake of safety, I suggest bringing two more radio stations so that if anything happens, we can communicate more conveniently."
"Understood, Comrade Commander." Ye Liaoming replied: "I plan to let the commander of the 15th Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Baryshev, personally lead the team to carry out the task of occupying the airport. I will tell him that no matter what the situation is in Fengtian,
All information must be passed back as soon as possible.”
Originally, according to Sokov's idea, as long as he said hello to Lieutenant Colonel Denis, the troops could board the plane and take off to Fengtian as soon as possible. Who knew that when Ye Liaoming arrived at the airport, he canceled the original airborne combat plan and told him
After Denis, Denis raised objections. He said to Ye Liaoming: "Comrade General, canceling the original airborne combat plan is a big deal. I need to report to Marshal Hudyakov immediately to hear what he plans to do.
Disposal."
Ye Liaoming had no choice but to report the matter to Afuning by phone. After Afuning got the news, he quickly called Sokov and reported the matter to him: "Comrade Commander, something happened at the airport.
Situation. Lieutenant Colonel Denis said that since our army has temporarily canceled the original airborne combat plan, this matter is of great importance. Now we cannot let our commanders board the plane. We need to wait until he consults Marshal Hudyakov before deciding whether to let us
Everyone is boarding the plane.”
Although what happened at the airport surprised Sokov, he did not find it strange. In order to ensure that his troops were airborne outside Fengtian, Hudyakov promised to mobilize 60 transport planes and the same number of gliders a few days ago to help him transport them.
Airborne troops. But now the situation has changed. The troops attacking Fengtian did not fall from the sky, but took planes to land directly at the airport in Fengtian. This required instructions from Marshal Hudyakov to make arrangements.
"General Afnin," Sokov asked into the microphone, "I wonder how long we have to wait before we can board the plane?"
"It's hard to say." Afuning said awkwardly: "If it's fast, it might take a few hours. If it's slow, it might take four or five hours."
Knowing that it would take such a long time, Sokov was quite helpless. He could only smile bitterly and said: "General Afnin, please tell General Ye Liaoming that we must fully cooperate with Lieutenant Colonel Denis. What did he ask our troops to do?"
When we board the plane, we will board the plane at that time.”
"clear."
Just as Sokov was busy mobilizing his troops, Emperor Kant, who was sleeping soundly in Linjiang City hundreds of kilometers away, was awakened by a Japanese adviser who suddenly broke in: "Your Majesty, please get up immediately.
Change your clothes, we need to leave this city as soon as possible."
The sleepy Emperor Kant opened his eyes and asked impatiently: "Mr. Advisor, do you know where we are going?"
"Go to Fengtian."
When he heard that he was going to Fengtian, Emperor Kant was so frightened that he lost his drowsiness. He sat up suddenly and said to the Japanese adviser: "We just moved here from Fengtian a few days ago, why do we have to go back to Fengtian again? You know
, the Russians are approaching Fengtian step by step, if I go back, won’t I fall into their hands?”
"Your Majesty the Emperor, you can rest assured that we will never let you fall into the hands of the Russians." The adviser said: "According to the order of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, we are going to send you to our country. Due to the impending
Jiang is too small for large planes to land, so we must fly to Fengtian first and then transfer to a large plane to go to the island country."
This chapter has been completed!