After listening to Xu Rui's words, Savushkin said: "If the Japanese fleet attacks from the sea, we will really suffer a big loss."
Xu Rui said: "Let's inspect the coastal defense first and see how the coastal defense is going."
At that moment, Savushkin, Cherev and Xu Rui drove to the fortress on the seaside of Vladivostok. They saw that there were two large fort groups in the seaside fort, one in the east and one in the west. Each fort group had three large and small fortress guns.
More than a dozen of these fortress guns are of large caliber. The smallest caliber is more than 150 millimeters, and the large caliber can reach more than 200 millimeters. They are extremely powerful. The two forts are at the horns of each other, which can form a barrier for attacking ships on the sea.
Crossfire.
Xu Rui nodded repeatedly as he looked at these fortress cannons. With such a large-caliber fortress cannon, a warship under a thousand tons can be overturned with one shot. Even those large ships above a thousand tons cannot withstand a few cannons.
However, Xu Rui still saw some problems. For example, the cannons in some fortresses were placed unreasonably and could not maximize their combat power. Although the ammunition depots were relatively solid, they were too far away from the cannons. During war,
A large amount of manpower and material resources are required to continuously transport artillery shells from a distance, which seriously affects the efficiency of the use of cannons and is prone to danger.
Xu Rui raised these issues one by one, and the fortress commander kept writing them down with a pen, preparing to correct these shortcomings one by one in the shortest possible time.
Xu Rui was still a little worried and said: "I looked at the shooting angles of these two forts, and there are still some blind spots. These blind spots must be blocked by mines or warships. Are there any warships in Vladivostok?"
Savushkin said: "Comrade Xu Rui, there is a small fleet in Vladivostok, which is a detachment of the Soviet Pacific Fleet. Since the main force of the Pacific Fleet has been transferred to the European battlefield, there are only five gunboats and two torpedo boats.
, by the way, we also have a submarine."
"What? You have a submarine?" Xu Rui was surprised and happy when he heard this. Of course Xu Rui knew that submarines have excellent concealment and can launch torpedoes from underwater, causing heavy damage to enemy warships.
"Yes, this is a submarine of the Pacific Fleet. When the Pacific Fleet was transferred away, it was undergoing overhaul, so it stayed behind."
Xu Rui said: "Can this submarine be used now?"
"It has been repaired and is fully operational. Although it is a submarine from the early 1930s, its combat effectiveness is pretty good," Savushkin said.
Xu Rui was overjoyed. If the Japanese navy really comes, submarines are an offensive weapon that poses a huge threat to the Japanese navy and will definitely come in handy.
Xu Rui said: "Don't send these fleets out yet. Then they can launch a surprise attack on the Japanese, which will have unexpected effects. In addition, the blind spots in the cannon range must be blocked with mines, leaving no chance for the Japanese navy."
Savushkin nodded and immediately ordered the fortress commander accompanying him to arrange the arrangements according to Xu Rui's opinions.
The fortress commander responded, and then said: "Comrade Commander, with the current defense strength of our army, as long as the Japanese Navy does not dispatch large battleships, it can be completely dealt with. But if the Japanese Navy dispatches battleships and aircraft carriers, we will be very vulnerable."
It’s hard to hold on.”
Xu Rui said: "Don't worry, the Japanese will not send battleships and aircraft carriers to Vladivostok."
Savushkin said: "Comrade Xu Rui, how can you be so sure?"
Xu Rui said: "If my estimate is correct, the main force of the Japanese navy is now dealing with the Americans. Where can the main aircraft carriers and battleships be spared to deal with the small Vladivostok?
If the Japanese navy comes to attack, the largest warship is only a cruiser of about 10,000 tons, and the fortress guns should be able to stop the Japanese warships within a certain range."
Savushkin nodded after listening to Xu Rui's analysis and said: "If this is the case, then if the Japanese army really wants to attack from the sea, the threat should not be great."
Xu Rui said: "If we fight well, there will be no threat at sea. If we fight poorly, the threat at sea will be great. War changes rapidly, and everything must be adaptable."
"Yes." Savushkin nodded and told the fortress commander to be more vigilant to prevent the Japanese from attacking from the sea.
After inspecting the fortress defense, Xu Rui proposed to see the submarine. Savushkin immediately agreed, and he and Xu Rui went to the sea area where the submarine was parked. From a distance, they saw the submarine diving out of the water. The submarine was not big. It was a Soviet submarine.
One of the most used C-class submarines in China, number C-3.
Krushenko, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Far Eastern Front who accompanied the inspection, said: "This submarine has a displacement of about one thousand tons, a length of 77 meters, a width of 4.2 meters, a height of 4.2 meters, and a power of 4,000 tons.
Horsepower, water speed of 20 knots, underwater speed of 9 knots, it can sail 9,800 nautical miles on the surface, about 150 nautical miles at a time underwater, and can dive into seawater up to 100 meters deep. The main weapon is
Four 533mm torpedo tubes, crew of sixty people."
When Xu Rui heard this, he thought to himself that what Krushenko said was that from the perspective of submarine performance alone, in this era, the performance of this kind of submarine is still good, even better than the performance of German submarines.
Xu Rui entered the cabin of the submarine. To be honest, the internal environment of this submarine is really poor. It is really difficult to squeeze 60 people into such a small space for these submarine soldiers. Fortunately, these submarine soldiers are all very meticulous.
Everyone who was selected was not tall, so they could barely live in it. However, the temperature inside the submarine was as high as 40 or 50 degrees, and the environment was really harsh. Each of these Soviet submarine soldiers only wore their underpants and stayed there.
They were sweating profusely, not to mention they still had to work.
Xu Rui stayed in the submarine for a while, and his whole body was soaked with sweat. When he came out, he felt that the temperature outside at more than 20 degrees was really cool.
Xu Rui thought, these submarine members are really hardworking and deserve people's admiration.
Savushkin came out of the submarine and said: "It's really too hot inside. It's really hard to imagine how the people inside work."
Xu Rui said: "Submarine soldiers are an extremely dangerous and hard-working force. They deserve our respect."
Savushkin said: "I think we can consider appropriately increasing the pay for submariners. They are really working hard."
Xu Rui said: "I took a look at the submarine just now. This submarine is in good condition and can fully fight. This is our trump card and cannot be easily exposed until the end."
Kruschenko also said: "I will definitely keep all warships in our Pacific Fleet, including gunboats and submarines, in good condition and ready for combat at any time."
Xu Rui said: "Comrade Kruschenko, if the Japanese really attack from the sea, your Pacific Fleet will be under tremendous pressure, and your performance will determine the safety of the entire Vladivostok, and even the entire Primorsky Krai."
Kruschenko said: "Commander and Director Xu, please rest assured that the Pacific Fleet will do its best to defend Vladivostok!"
After inspecting the seaside fortress and the Pacific Fleet, Xu Rui had a firm idea of Vladivostok's maritime power. Although this power was not strong, if used properly, it might have a good effect.
On the first day he took office, Xu Rui inspected the Pacific Fleet and the coastal defense fortress in Vladivostok. He had a good idea of the coastal defense. Then, the next day, Xu Rui inspected the Soviet fortifications on the Hunchun Ridge line. Unexpectedly,
Needless to say, the Soviets' fortifications were well dug, and the strength of the fortifications was not inferior to that of the Wujiashan Fortress. The Japanese army would have to pay a huge price if they wanted to break through from the Hunchun Ridge line.
From Xu Rui's point of view, the Japanese general Yamashita Fengfumi was not stupid. He was not a person who sacrificed the lives of his soldiers in vain. Therefore, it was unlikely that the Japanese army would attack Primorye Prefecture from the Hunchun Ridge area.
However, the Japanese army was very likely to start from Khabarovsk or Xingkai Lake, bypass Hunchun Ridge, and launch an attack on Primorye Prefecture. Xu Rui asked himself, if he were Yamashita Fengwen, he would definitely do this.
There are two roads, Khabarovsk and Xingkai Lake. Xu Rui analyzed it for a long time and believed that the direction of Xingkai Lake is the most likely. A small half of Xingkai Lake now belongs to China and a large half belongs to the Soviet Union. If the Japanese attack from the lake,
The shortest distance to Primorye State allows us to avoid the fortifications of Hunchunling Fortress and shorten the attack time to attack Vladivostok, the capital of Primorye State.
Therefore, Xu Rui and Savushkin discussed it and suggested that Savushkin place the main force on the front line of Xingkai Lake and immediately build fortifications on the Soviet side of Xingkai Lake to prevent Japanese troops from invading from this direction.
Savushkin agreed to Xu Rui's plan and deployed three of the five existing divisions in the Primorsky Krai on the front line of Xingkai Lake. They excavated fortifications overnight, striving to build a stronghold in Xingkai Lake before the Japanese army arrived.
A solid line of defense is established on the front line.
At this time, intelligence came from China that Yamashita Fengfumi was gathering heavy troops to attack Primorsky Territory. It is roughly estimated that the number of Japanese troops attacking Primorsky Territory was at least 300,000.
After hearing the news, Savushkin's and Cherev's faces turned pale. There were 300,000 enemies, but only 50,000 of our own. The enemy's strength ratio reached six to one. With such a huge gap in strength, Primorsky Territory could really
Keep it?
Savushkin said: "Comrade Xu Rui, you can't force anything. We just have to do our best. At worst, we can fight guerrillas with you in Changbai Mountain."
When Xu Rui heard Savushkin's words, he seemed to have no confidence, so he cheered him up and said: "Comrade Savushkin, the war cannot be won by the party with the greater number of people. In the Jin Dynasty in ancient China, there were 80,000 Jin Dynasty troops.
They defeated 800,000 troops of the former Qin Dynasty. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, a few thousand Green Forest troops defeated 400,000 government troops. In war, we always rely on human wisdom, not the number of people."
After listening to Xu Rui's words, Savushkin finally plucked up the courage and said: "Comrade Xu Rui, it's great to have you by my side. Let's work together to defeat the Japanese attack and defend the Primorye Prefecture..."
