Chapter 111: This opponent is not easy to deal with
Ryushikov was the head of the NKVD for the Far East, the head of the Soviet purge in the Far East, and he was also a high-ranking officer in charge of military intelligence in the Far East, with a large number of secrets. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
Alexander in Moscow is now the immediate boss of this Lyushikov, but he is not a member of Alexander's faction and can be divided into the Yenov faction. Now Yenov has already been sent to the execution ground by Lin Jun and Alexander, and this Ryushikov has no strong backers, and Lin Jun estimates that Ryushikov's defection and the fall of Yenov are also indirectly related: not only is the time right, but many sources show that this Ryushkov is also a butcher, and his former boss has the same style: during his tenure in the Far East for more than a year, he was personally responsible for arresting about 3,000 people, and the total number of arrests in the Far East was about 200,000, of which more than 7,000 were executed.
According to later records from the Japanese General Staff Headquarters, Ryushikov confessed after his defection that he had fled abroad because he was in danger of being purged. Specifically, the upper echelons of the NKVD, influenced by Stalin's "purges", were overly sensitive, and began to get rid of regional leaders of his rank one after another. It was at this time that his friends in Moscow sent him a message reminding him to "stay safe", and he made up his mind to flee. It should be said that his sense of smell was very keen, and it was just over a month after his escape that Yenov was ousted.
But Lin Jun still has a question: did Ryushikov defect when he heard the news that Yenov was about to fall, or did he defect because of his defection? Fortunately, Lin Jun will not take the time to think about this problem, because Lin Jun will not be able to get the correct answer to this doubt, whether it is history or the actual situation now, and it will always be a mystery that cannot be solved.
Alexander has not yet begun to remove the leaders of the NKVD in the regions on a large scale, because Lin Jun and he think it is better not to do it for the time being, and to wait for Alexander to stabilize the situation in Moscow and then free up his hands to deal with local problems, and that is, to replace only part of the personnel, so as not to have any suspicions from Stalin.
"It seems that after the matter here is over, it is time to notify Alexander to start the removal work, and it is time to do it."
Lin Jun's "hands-on" is not to kill people, but to replace Alexander in the local area, and this Ryushikov in front of him will be the first guy to be driven home to retire. "It's not suitable to shed too much blood now, and you can slowly liquidate it later."
Lin Jun knows that the blood of the comrades who are glued to the hands of this Ryushikov will never be less, but it will be much less than in history: first, he was sent to the Far East for a short time, and second, after Alexander came to power, a series of means should be very clear that Ryushikov is far away in the Far East, and he should also be much more restrained by Yenov's set - Ryushikov is not a fool, he should know how to read the weather vane of Moscow.
Lin Jun hates traitors the most - since you are a traitor in history, then I will let you not even have a chance to become a traitor!
Now Lin Jun will not do anything to Ryushikov, and even needs to be concerned about the work of the Internal Affairs Committee here: "Comrade Lyushikov, I have a preliminary understanding of the military situation, I want to know more about how the anti-rebellion work is being carried out here?" β
Lin Jun's tone was completely the attitude of his superiors to his subordinates, although Lyushikov's military rank was higher than his own, but his power and relationship with the central government made Lin Jun's attitude a matter of course, not to mention that the current NKVD had to listen to him - this was something that the entire Soviet Union knew at the top of the Soviet Union, and he was the most likely successor of Stalin.
"Comrade Andrei, in accordance with the latest instructions of NKVD Comrade Alexander Alexander, we have re-screened the suspects who were originally arrested, and in our work we have abandoned the work style of the Yenov clique. During the screening, it was found that there were some problems in some of the original cases, and we have now started to rectify them. Please rest assured that we will fulfill the tasks assigned to us by the Central Committee to the letter and do a good job in the political work in the Far East. β
"This old fritter, the wind vane is turning fast."
"Very well, the situation in the Far East is quite special now, and you know the situation well, and Comrade Alexander is still at ease with you at work. Now that the Japanese forces on the side of Manchuria and Korea are aggressive, you have to do a good job of military intelligence in the Far East. You are also an old comrade, and in many ways you are still an example for me to learn. β
"Comrade Andrei is polite, your great achievements in China are often talked about here within the military leadership, and you are an example for us to learn."
This unnutritious conversation didn't last long, and Lin Jun managed to end the conversation with Ryushikov. Early tomorrow morning, we will take a plane to the city of Khabarovsk, where the headquarters of the Special Army of the Red Banner in the Far East is located, where Marshal Bryuhel is waiting for Lin Jun.
Gu Linjun pointed out that the losses of the Soviet army in the historical Zhang Gufeng incident even exceeded that of the Japanese army, and the premise was that the Soviet army had begun to assemble troops and form a combat posture a week before the conflict. Moreover, on the battlefields of Zhanggufeng and Shacaofeng, the Japanese army had less than 7,000 troops and no tanks, while the Soviet army had about 20,000 troops and more than 200 tanks. That is, in terms of the number of troops and artillery, the Soviet army was three times larger than the Japanese army. In terms of the air force, the Soviet army dispatched hundreds of sorties almost every day to coordinate ground battles, while the Japanese army used one plane in accordance with the policy of not expanding the incident. I have to admit that the combat effectiveness of the 19th Division of the Japanese army at that time was first-class -- in fact, there are many versions of how many losses were on both sides of the battle at Zhang Gufeng, Lin Jun believed that the losses of the Soviet army would not be small, and the losses of the Japanese army might have been reduced (the Soviet army said that it had destroyed 8,000 Japanese troops, but the Japanese army said that it had only suffered less than 2,000 casualties. οΌγ
And now the situation is different, it was the Japanese army that provoked the incident first, that is to say, the Soviet army could not be fully prepared for the campaign, and the front must be fought to the death. But no matter what the situation recorded in history is, and how brutal the current battle is, Lin Jun is coming, and he will never let the Japanese 19th Division withdraw comfortably to Korea.
It was already late, but Lin Jun had been reading the front-line materials sent by Ryushikov in the living room of his temporary residence, and the main opponent shown in it was indeed the 19th Division of the Japanese Korean Army.
Seeing that Lin Jun was still reading the documents, Fekochinov kept standing quietly on the side.
"Fekochinov, sit down. Let me ask you, how much do you know about the Japanese army? β
Lin Jun handed the information in his hand to his confidential secretary.
"Comrade Andrei, to be honest, I don't know so much about the situation of the Japanese army, and in the past I was mainly concerned and responsible for the European side." Fekochinov never lies in front of Lin Jun, and if he doesn't know, he doesn't know.
At this time, Landskoch and Snornick also walked into the living room, the two of them were bringing supper to Lin Jun and Fekochinov, and they happened to hear the conversation between the two.
"You two don't know much about the Japanese army either?"
"Yes, Comrade Andrey. We and Fedochinov learned about the same thing. β
"Come, sit down and talk."
Hearing Lin Jun's words, the three entourages all sat around the table: they knew that the chief must be going to teach him a lesson.
"You have been with me for a while, and I know your ability, I will not always be my entourage in the future, and there will be more important work that you need to be responsible for in the future."
Lin Jun stopped his subordinates from speaking with gestures, "I'll talk about what I will do in the future, anyway, it's still early, and it's not the time to send you out." You should also look at the information on the front line and talk about your views on this border conflict. β
The document circulated around the hands of the three of them and then returned to Lin Jun, and the first to speak was Fekochinov, who had always been the leader of the three retinues.
"Comrade Andrei, I originally thought that this clash near Lake Hassan (the Soviets used to call the "Zhanggufeng Incident" the "Battle of Lake Hassan") would end in a short time, because in its current form, it is impossible for Japan to start a large-scale war with us. Their target is China, and they do not have enough troops and national strength to fight a full-scale war with us, and the Chinese battlefield of Songhu has temporarily put the Japanese army in a quagmire. It would be detrimental to them if they were to engage in an all-out war with us now, and I think the Japanese top brass should be able to meet that. This border conflict may be a test to understand our strategic bottom line or the combat capability of our army, or it may be to retaliate for the losses they have suffered on the Chinese battlefield -- the losses you and the aviation have inflicted on them are difficult for Japan to mature at present. β
"You're absolutely right, and it's very powerful for us from that point of view. In fact, for us too, at the moment our focus is on Europe, not on fighting a big war with the Japanese in the Far East. They are tempting me, and we are not trying to test them, and you should also be clear about the strategic intentions above. In order to avoid the unfavorable situation of a two-sided war, this conflict must teach the Japanese a lesson that will never be forgotten. β
"Snornick, tell me about it too." Lin Jun asked his driver to also express his opinion, although he is only his own driver and guard, but he is a high-achieving student trained by the Cheka, and if he is placed in other places, he can't find a talent.
"Comrade Andrei, what I want to say has already been finished by Fekochinov, and there is nothing to add above."
This Snornick is also direct, Fekochinov has already said very specific in the general direction, and he does not need to add anything at all, he just pushes things and does not show himself. This is also what Lin Jun values about him: he never shows himself, and only completes the work he should do at any time - such an officer cannot become a brilliant general, but he will be the best staff of the chief officer.
"Hehe, I know that I can't say anything about Fekochinov, so I won't say anything. Then you can predict what the next battle will be. "Now that the strategic problem has been solved, let's talk about the tactical one.
"Judging from the situation shown on the documents, the battle at the beginning was not very fierce, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army on the opposite side was not very strong. Judging from the documents and clothing of the Japanese soldiers killed, it was the border guard units of the Japanese army that participated in the battle at the beginning, and the troops participating in the battle of our army were also border guards. To be honest, if both sides were only border guards, the scale of the clash would not be great, and the intensity would be average. However, the latest situation shows that the Japanese army has sent their standing army to Korea, which is difficult to say, I do not know much about the situation of the Japanese standing army, and I basically know nothing about the 19th division of the Japanese army mentioned in the information, only that it is one of the main forces of the Japanese army. But I firmly believe in one thing, the Red Army is invincible. β
"If you push it again without knowing, I won't embarrass you." Lin Jun originally wanted to ask Landscots, but when he saw the Cossack's expression of "I think so too", he no longer embarrassed these subordinates. To tell the truth, there were really few Soviet officers who knew more about the Japanese army, and in their eyes the East was mysterious, and there was little contact.
"It seems that you know too little about the opponent in front of you, and I don't blame you, because that's not what you need to know in the first place. The Japanese army before us is a very interesting army, and fundamentally they are completely machines specially built for Japan's constant aggression against other countries. β
Seeing the look of "you say it down" on the faces of his subordinates, Lin Jun had a little interest in "giving you a good sense of the Japanese army".
"Do you know what kind of unit our opponent is, the 19th Division of the Japanese Army?"
"You said that we don't know much about the establishment of the Japanese army, only that the divisions of the Japanese army are equivalent to our army, but they are simpler than our army-level establishment. Before going to China, we looked for some introductions to the Japanese army, but because of the tight time, we found very few of them, and the introductions in them were not very detailed. β
"It should be said that the Japanese have done a good job of secrecy, and the outside world does not know much about their army. Even some experts who study Japan do not know about the Japanese army, because it is impossible for them to see with their own eyes how the Japanese army fought. Lin Jun knows that the current Western military experts will not know more about the Japanese Army than themselves, let alone ordinary officers. In fact, the Japanese army also does not understand the current Soviet army, and they are still arrogant that the current Soviet Red Army is the same level as the original Tsarist Russian army.
"The 19th Division opposite us can also be regarded as a first-class combat unit of the Japanese Army, and I won't say much about the establishment and equipment of the Japanese divisions.
The subordinates had long seen the establishment of the Japanese army, but they never knew that they could see some fame from the number of the Japanese army, which was only understood by those experts in World War II, that is, the opponents of the Japanese army would not know the difference between different units of the Japanese army until they really fought with the Japanese army.
"When looking at the Japanese army, we must first understand the meaning behind the number of the Japanese army. If I remember correctly, units at the level of Japanese divisions were still divided into several divisions in Japan: the first and second divisions, and now they are forming new divisions, which they classify as third-class divisions. Don't talk about the third-class division, just talk about the first and second-class. The first-class divisions are the divisions numbered 1st to 6th, plus the guards divisions they defend the Bird Emperor, these seven divisions are all veteran combat units formed by the Japanese army in the last century; The second-class division is the division numbered 7th to 20th; Now the Japanese army has a total of 17 first-class and second-class divisions, which together are what the Japanese call the army standing army. β
Lin Jun saw that the three subordinates were listening carefully, so he continued: "Actually, there is not much difference between this class and the second class, it cannot be considered that the combat effectiveness of the first-class division is first-class, and the second-class division is second-rate, and these 17 divisions are the strongest troops in the Japanese army. Just like our current opponent, the 19th Division of the Japanese Army, although the number platoon is very backward, they have been fighting in Korea and local resistance forces since their establishment, and they have a certain amount of actual combat experience. One thing you should note is that the Japanese army's will to fight comes from their belief in the god-like emperor of the birds, and the lyrics of their military song are as follows: "Rush to the mountains and fill the ravines with corpses; Go to the sea and let the floating corpses float all ......over the ocean." In the current military songs of the world, only the military songs of Little Japan can see corpses like this, and the words are bloody, and the mantra of the Japanese officers and soldiers is: Let us meet again at the Yasukuni Shrine! β
"Their army is made up entirely of a bunch of wild beasts, and you should understand the actions of the pilots of the Japanese reconnaissance planes that fought on the way here: the Japanese soldiers do not take their lives seriously when they fight, because they are completely war machines. One thing you may not know is that the Japanese army even practiced assassination with prisoners of war and civilians in occupied areas! β
Lin Jun paused for a moment, and saw that his subordinates did not mean to express their opinions, "Different from the way our army is formed, Japan used the formation model of the Prussian army as the model for army building, and the division and regiment system was also established in imitation of the German style, that is, the division and regiment are generally composed of soldiers from the same region. In addition to the number of the combat effectiveness of the Japanese divisions and regiments, it is also necessary to pay attention to the geographical differences in which they form their own troops. In order to overcome Japan's ancient tradition of separation, the small Japanese military headquarters frequently rotated the commanders of the wings, that is, their regimental commanders and above, and the staff officers, and the officers and men below the group commander were generally fellow villagers in the same place. The folk customs of various parts of Japan have a great impact on their combat effectiveness, and the divisions and regiments in the poor areas are even more stubborn and brutal. Their Guards Division is an exception, it is formed by elite soldiers selected from all over Japan, it is not affected by regional customs, it has the best equipment, and the highest salary, but it generally does not go abroad to fight, so it is difficult to estimate the combat effectiveness. Among the ordinary soldiers of the Japanese army, unmarried young soldiers and officers in their eighteenth and twenties had the most tenacious fighting will, and they were completely trained according to the standard war machine, and the idea of allegiance to the Bird Emperor was instilled in their minds. I can meet that in this conflict, we basically can't catch prisoners of this age level, and even to the extreme, we can't catch prisoners, because the 19th Division is completely composed of such war machines, and the commander of the 19th Division, Lieutenant General Otaka Kamezo, is a well-known brave general in the Japanese Army, and the combat effectiveness of this unit should not be underestimated. β
"But there is one advantage that is completely in our hands, and that is firepower, and now the firepower configuration of our army is completely overwhelming the Japanese army!"
Lin Jun looked at his secretary as if he had something to say, "Fekochinov, say it boldly." β
"Comrade Andrey, I personally believe that the best way to fight this battle is to destroy the Japanese army's logistical supply lines and positions with aviation and artillery, destroy the enemy's living forces before the infantry launches an attack, and try to avoid a close and vicious battle with the enemy."
Lin Jun nodded, "The quality of the Japanese army's close-range combat is very good, but their long-range firepower is not as good as ours. When I go to the city of Khabarovsk, I will propose to Bryuhel to send bomber units to destroy the logistics line of the Japanese army, and concentrate aircraft and artillery clusters to bomb and shell the positions of the Japanese army, even if you exchange ten tons of bombs for one of our people, it is worth it! β
"Although the firepower of the Japanese army is inferior to ours, his individual combat quality is good, especially precision shooting and white-knuckle combat are their strong points, and they must try to eliminate the Japanese troops on the position before launching an infantry attack."
After thinking about it, Lin Jun continued: "Actually, there is still a very big difference in the combat effectiveness of the seventeen standing divisions of the Japanese army that I just mentioned. Just like their first division is not very effective in combat, it is now in the establishment of the Japanese Kwantung Army, although this division is the first division formed by Japan, and the equipment is also first-class in the Japanese army, and the first shot of the Sino-Japanese War was that they were hit. However, the soldiers of this division are from Tokyo, Japan, which has been a commercial city since hundreds of years ago, and the people are not not strong. This division has a great reputation, and it has been regarded as the main force since it was transferred to Manchuria last year, but it has never fought a major battle or a bad battle, and its combat effectiveness is estimated to be average. But there is one thing I am talking about, and I am generally talking about the conclusion reached by comparing the other divisions of the Japanese army horizontally, you must know that the other divisions and regiments of the Japanese army are composed of wild beasts. β
Lin Jun clearly remembered that although the first division of the Japanese army had average combat effectiveness, after it was transferred to the Philippines in 1944, the division was completely defeated by the U.S. army after landing on Leyte Island, and only 800 remnants were left when it surrendered. It sounds like it has average combat effectiveness, but it was defeated by the US army, but in the end, only 800 of the divisions and regiments of nearly 20,000 men surrendered, and its fighting will is unmatched by the main forces of ordinary countries, which is an unimaginable result in the armies of Western capitalist countries.
"Finally, I will tell you about one of the most interesting divisions of the Japanese army, which is the fourth division of the Japanese army, which is now also in the establishment of the Kwantung Army. In the unlikely event that we encounter this unit in the future, we will be able to fight with our hands and feet without much worry, because this unit's fighting will and combat effectiveness are absolutely ranked first from the bottom of the Japanese army, and even the military headquarters of small Japan calls it "the first wrecked division in the imperial army." During the Russo-Japanese War, it fought against us, when it was charging at the rear and retreating at the front, and its core unit, the Eighth Wing, was repeatedly defeated in the Russo-Japanese War, and earned the nickname of "the Eighth Wing that is not afraid of defeat". Because the soldiers of this division are all from Osaka, Japan, the soldiers are basically vegetable vendors and merchants, and they talk about profits, not hard work. And Osaka, Japan, has its own unique culture: throughout ancient Japan, the basic social structure was that peasants were dependent on land-owning princes, and the princes were subordinate to their Tori Emperor. This long-term unchanged social structure has led to the formation of a culture characterized by strict relations between superiors and subordinates and a spirit of obedience in Japan, and this is the psychological basis for the general fanatical "loyalty to the emperor" in the Japanese military at present. β
Just now I was talking about how the Japanese army was so strong, but I didn't expect to hear from the chief that the Japanese army has such an interesting army, and the three entourages listened more carefully, "This Osaka is different from other places in Japan, it has always been a famous commercial city, and most of the residents are merchants, and they don't have much respect for the lords who run them. On the contrary, because of the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes imposed on merchants in ancient Japan, the merchants of Osaka have been constantly fighting wits and bargaining with the daimyo for hundreds of years, and the so-called loyalty is not to mention. Therefore, the status of their bird emperor in the hearts of the people of Osaka is also different from that of other places. Although the soldiers who were born in Osaka were also seduced by the militarism of Japan, they were not in a hurry to "die for the emperor and die for the great Japanese empire", and it is said that the motto of the soldiers born in Osaka, Japan, was "to die or not to die". Officers and men from Osaka are also accustomed to "bargaining" and "calculating" orders from their superiors, and they do not carry out orders to the end with their eyes closed as other units do, and this is closely related to their merchant backgrounds. It is said that the Fourth Division has also formulated the so-called "three don'ts" principle, namely, "do not pay for unprofitable sacrifices," "do not participate in unreasonable battles," and "do not pursue enemy troops who are desperate." β
"Okay, if I continue to talk about it, I'll be an old lady who talks about the shortcomings of the family. Rest early, and you'll have to hurry tomorrow morning. β
After sending off his entourage, Lin Jun still couldn't sleep, and was still thinking about what kind of combat deployment he should make when he arrived in Khabarovsk. Moreover, Stalin did not carefully assign tasks to himself, and there is no clear appointment until now, as if he was just here to watch the war. If Lin Junzhi didn't mind being a spectator in other places, but the opponent was a Japanese devil, he couldn't just watch the excitement. Moreover, the Soviet army still suffered certain losses in this conflict in history, hoping that he could make the Red Army suffer fewer losses. But now that he has no formal appointment, he does not know if he can command the troops from Marshal BrΓΌcher.
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