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A submarine sank three large warships and a large freighter in fifteen minutes, the highest engagement since World War II, if not unprecedented. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the army celebrated the victory, I am afraid that it did not think of the consequences that would follow.

The area of the war is located in the middle of the Tatar Strait, which belongs to Russia's territorial waters, hundreds of kilometers away from the mainland of Japan, and is not within the scope of the war demarcated by Japan. It is said that the military submarines attacking Russian ships here are tantamount to taking the initiative to expand the scope of the attack. Legally, there is no difference from an attack on the Russian mainland.

To put it more seriously, even if Russia uses this to carry out a strategic attack on Yuben, it is reasonable.

You must know that in the alliance with the United States, the United States only has the right of self-defense and no right to war, so the United States has the obligation to protect the United States only when the mainland of the United States is attacked. The problem now is that Russia first burned the flames of war to the undisputed territorial waters of Russia, and Russia's attack on the mainland can only be regarded as a counterattack, not an attack, let alone a military invasion.

In other words, the United States can completely refuse to provide security protection for the capital.

In fact, the authorities immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

Just four hours after the attack, Prime Minister Kojiro Ikawa issued a statement claiming that sovereignty over South Sakhalin also belonged to Sakhalin and that there was a territorial dispute.

This statement is nothing more than an attempt to change the surname of the Tatar Strait and thus find a justification for the attack on the submarine of the Chinese army.

Historically, it is true that Ben occupied the island of South Sakhalin. After the Russo-Japanese War at the beginning of the 20th century, Russia ceded part of its territory, including South Sakhalin, to the South Kuril Islands, the four northern islands. Subsequently, he put a lot of effort into these areas. In World War II, the Combined Fleet, which attacked Pearl Harbor, set out from the four northern islands. The problem is that after the end of the war, in all the agreements and treaties, there was no dispute about the ownership of South Sakhalin, and even the United States recognized it as Russian territory, which had nothing to do with the original one. The only ones that are really controversial are the four northern islands.

Ikawa Kojiro reversed black and white and played with whether or not, which only showed that he was already afraid.

Those who feel scared and worried are definitely not the only ones.

If Russia raises the nuclear stick and smashes it on its head, the United States will be in the most embarrassing position. You know, there are still more than 10,000 US officers and soldiers stationed in Yuben. After the attack on the homeland, it will be difficult for the United States to reap the benefits, regardless of whether the United States enters the war or not.

Compared with the United States, the mainland, which is also concerned about this war, is more concerned not about whether the United States will enter the war, but whether Russia's counterattack will escalate a regional conflict into a local war, or even a war between two countries, and thus have an impact on the surrounding region.

Before the Prime Minister issued his statement, the President of the United States had a hotline call with the President of Russia.

Subsequently, the leaders of the mainland also had a hotline call with the Russian president.

From another point of view, the Russian president was also full of doubts when he made this major decision.

The attack was a trivial matter, but after the attack, Russia had already gained a legitimate reason for a strategic counterattack. It's just that the Russian president has to take into account the attitude of the United States and the impact on other countries and, consequently, on Russia's national interests if the war expands.

If the United States is involved, it will not be a regional conflict, nor a local war, but a world war.

Even if the United States tolerates Russia's counterattack, countries like the mainland are likely to confront Russia on some key issues.

The problem is that without a counterattack, the Russian president will not be able to give an account to the military and civilians.

Judging from the domestic situation in Russia, the impeachment of the president will still be the best outcome, and if the federal political axe loses its prestige and fuels separatism in the country, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Obviously, Russia must fight back.

In this way, the question becomes how to fight back.

After six hours of silence, two hours after Prime Minister Yoben's statement, the Russian president finally appeared in public and made clear Russia's position and the measures it would take to respond to his military aggression in a strongly-worded televised speech.

Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced detailed countermeasures.

Russia is not aiming at the homeland, but at the life route of the country.

According to the information released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, before both sides declare a ceasefire, the territorial waters of the Russian Benz and the three main shipping routes are within 1,500 nautical miles of the mainland of the Russian Empire, and the Russian submarines will attack all unidentified ships entering the area without warning. In addition, all ships belonging to the Navy and the Maritime Guard are within the range of the Russian army, regardless of location, and the Russian army will use all necessary means to sink them.

Although the Russian Ministry of Defense has proposed some specific ways to do it. For example, in dealing with ships on the route, the Russian side requires all ships of other countries that need to pass through these waters to be diverted, or to submit detailed route maps to the Russian political axe and foreign embassies and consulates 24 hours in advance, and the Russian submarine will approve it. However, on some issues, the statement of the Russian side is not particularly clear.

Among them, the most important thing is "all necessary means".

Understood by common sense, "all necessary means" certainly include the use of nuclear weapons. It is okay to use nuclear weapons against the fleet operating on the seas, but in the Russian declaration, all the ships of the Japanese are included, and many of these ships are in the harbor.

To put it simply, will Russia strike its military port with nuclear weapons?

There can be no ambiguity on this issue.

Although there are hundreds of large and small ports, there are not many large-scale military ports, the most famous of which are Yokosuka in Tokyo Bay and Naha in Okinawa. These two military ports are not unique to the United States, but are shared with the U.S. military, and Yokosuka is also the home port of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

If Russia throws nuclear warheads at all costs, it will not only be the military that will be unlucky.

When the time comes, even if it is no longer justified to say that it is attacked at a port that has sacrificed thousands, or even tens of thousands of soldiers, and has administrative jurisdiction, the United States will certainly not be able to remain silent.

In fact, if Russia uses nuclear weapons, neighboring countries will also be affected.

The current nuclear warheads are all thermonuclear warheads, and Russia's nuclear weapons are known for their large yields, and the nuclear warheads used to strike strategic facilities have an explosive yield of 200,000 tons, to say the least. The resulting nuclear contamination, as well as radioactive contaminants scattered by air currents and clouds, will inevitably harm neighboring countries.

It is precisely so that the whole world was shocked after the statement of the Russian authorities.

Although to a large extent, Russia is only scaring Ben and will not actually use nuclear weapons, this is the first time since the outbreak of the conflict that the Russian authorities have sent such a clear signal. In the eyes of some, this is a manifestation of the inadequacy of Russia's conventional military power to turn the tide. For others, however, this is a sign that the Russian authorities are tired of the conflict.

In just one hour, the Russian president received at least a dozen hotline calls, all from leaders of other countries with great influence, and the purpose of the calls, without exception, was to calm the Russian president and not turn a regional conflict into a world war.

To the leaders of other countries, the Russian president naturally speaks favorably.

It's just that it didn't take long for the Russian army to prove Russia's position with practical actions.

Less than a day after the Russian president's statement, a 150,000-ton bulk carrier loaded with iron ore from Australia was sunk by a Russian submarine about 1,200 nautical miles from the mainland. Seven days later, a Canadian-flagged freighter rescued the three surviving crew members, and all 32 other crew members were killed. The survival of these three crew members is not only due to their strong will to survive, but also due to the fact that they shared the corpse of a companion.

Just eight hours later, a giant oil tanker heading from the Middle East to Yomoto was sunk by a Russian submarine about 500 nautical miles southeast of the Okinawa Islands. Although the army dispatched a search and rescue plane in time to rescue the 32 crew members on board, all the 300,000 tons of crude oil in the freighter leaked, causing an incalculable ecological disaster.

This move by the Russian army immediately aroused accusations from all over the world.

It's just that the Russian army has not stopped.

Over the next three days, Russian submarines sank at least seven ships of their origin, including an ocean-going fishing vessel that was returning to its homeland.

Presumably to undermine his international reputation, the Russian military also interrogated the crew of the fishing boat, making them admit to illegal fishing on the high seas and killing three endangered blue whales.

At this point, it is said that the merchant ships will no longer dare to enter the "unrestricted submarine warfare zone" demarcated by Russia.

Although the Russian military promised not to attack the ships of other countries, no one could guarantee that the Russian submarines would be able to accurately carry out the order, so the ships of other countries also changed their routes, and few dared to go to the capital.

It can be said that the impact of this blockade on Yuben is even more serious than the loss of a fleet.

Although in the short term, there will be no shortage of war materials. Not to mention anything else, the country's strategic petroleum reserves are enough to consume the whole country for half a year. If civilian fuel consumption is appropriately reduced, it is not a problem to stick to it for a year. But everyone knows that it is an island country with poor resources. As long as the blockade continues, Ben will be defeated without a fight.

At this time, it is said that Ben will either negotiate an armistice with Russia, or protect the life route.

In fact, this is the main value of the existence of the Navy.

With the shipping route threatened, he had to abandon the idea of landing on the four northern islands and send the naval fleet to escort merchant ships.

The problem is that there are three shipping routes that need to be protected, and there are only three fleets left in the Navy.

If all the fleets were sent to escort the ship, then the defeat would have been admitted.

Whether it was to save face or leave a little hope for the attack on the four northern islands, Ben could only send two fleets and leave the other fleet on the battlefield.

(To be continued)