Boarding an aircraft carrier for the first time, even if it was an aircraft carrier that had not yet been launched, also aroused Long Yun's great curiosity.

With Makarov's permission, he circled around the deck of the aircraft carrier, which was extremely open; Looking at it so closely, although he is a complete layman for shipbuilding, he probably noticed the unusualness of this huge steel beast.

Looking at the flight deck, which looked like it was in full swing in the east and west, Long Yun initially felt that the construction of the "Almaty" was progressing quite fast, and that it might not be able to be launched into the outfitting in a few days. But after touring the ship's face, follow the director of the Makarov plant down the gangway to the flight deck and into the interior of the unfinished ship, where the hustle and bustle of the deck has disappeared, and there is almost no sign of any work going on.

Apparently anticipating Long Yun's surprise, Makarov walked forward along the passage, and at the same time did not forget to whisper:

"Comrade Major General, let me remind you that everything you see now needs to be kept strictly secret."

"Oh, this...... I understand. But-"There is clearly nothing in front of him, Long Yun was a little unimpressed at first; But soon, thinking of the large-scale air raids by the Americans and the busy "construction" scene on the deck, he vaguely grasped the key to the matter:

This aircraft carrier, which seems to be still under construction, has actually been suspended.

The aircraft carrier "Almaty", which lives in slipway zero, is busy on the deck, but there is no sign of construction inside; The construction of large ships that should have been accelerated in wartime. How could the project be terminated instead?

Could it be that it was damaged in the air raid. So much so that it can't be completed and launched?

This ominous thought made Long Yun feel unhappy. But seeing Makarov, who was walking in front, walking calmly and calmly, combined with the great enthusiasm of the factory director for the construction of aircraft carriers, Long Yun felt that it was not quite like it. Sensing the doubts in the young man's heart, he slowly walked to the platform outside the front deck of the aircraft carrier looking at the railing, Makarov looked at the calm sea outside the dock for a while, and he was waiting for Long Yun's question.

"Director Makarov, I ...... I don't quite understand. ”

"You mean, the situation in 'Almaty'?"

"Probably. After all, at such a grim moment—"

As he spoke, Long Yun looked around again, and from the open-air platform, the terrible wounds on the jumping deck in front were particularly dazzling, and those workers seemed to be rushing to repair the hull of the ship that had been hit by the warhead of a cruise missile; The black marks left by the explosion, and the twisted and cracked steel plates.

Twisted and cracked steel plates?

As if not believing what he was seeing, he blinked again, grabbed the railing and looked ahead.

That's true, but how is that possible?

After quickly reviewing the knowledge of weapons in the real world, Long Yun was quite sure. None of the long-range weapons carried by NATO's tactical air forces attacking the Black Sea coast can penetrate the flight deck of aircraft carriers lightly; Even if there will be a missile that will get through and explode. It can't be exploded into front of you.

So what is the situation he sees now?

Could it be that a qiē here is ...... Long Yun immediately recalled what he had seen and heard after entering the shipyard, could it be that these were made to be shown to others?

This is done to disguise something.

After a short period of thought, Long Yun probably had a concept; Compared with what he saw and felt just now, he thought about it for a moment before implicitly expressing his opinion to Makarov:

"The flight deck of the aircraft carrier should not be so fragile."

“…… Yes. ”

"But isn't it a bit too much to bait for such a big project?"

Hearing the young man's questioning, Makarov slowly turned his head; Seeing the slightly old but resolute look, Long Yun couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

"Personally, I naturally feel that way. However, combined with the current shape, this decision has to be said to be very correct. As far as the current shape of the Black Sea is concerned, Comrade Rezenov, do you think that even if our aircraft carriers are launched and built, they will still have another chance to break out of the strait and sail on the ocean? ”

“……”

Looking into Makarov's clear eyes, Long Yun fell silent, he knew that the answer to this question depended on the strategic shape of the entire Caucasus theater of operations. For the Soviet Union, which had not yet fully recovered its strength and was coping with a large-scale NATO offensive on a long front, although it controlled the west coast of the Turkish Strait, it was necessary to say that it seized the strait and opened a strategic passage into the ocean......

In the face of NATO's heavy encirclement, I am afraid this can only be an unrealizable dream.

Just as he was thinking about it, Makarov's voice sounded in his ears again:

"I don't think so. -- If we can contribute to the war effort in this way, I think that as a member of the Red Navy, Almaty will be able to do its duty. ”

Hearing this, he looked up at the slightly melancholy back of the factory director, and Long Yun only felt a heavy mood for no reason.

At such times, he naturally knew very well in his heart what the choice of the Soviet Empire should be.

Although, at present, the war situation still looks very good, the Western European continent has been swept away, and the remnants of NATO are retreating to the south side of the Pyrenees and behind the English Channel; In Southeastern Europe and the Caucasus, the Soviet Union did not fall behind for the time being. However, unlike the direct feelings of many ordinary people and even many front-line commanders and fighters, the Soviet Union, which slipped from the peak of Cold War strength, was still unable to compete with the entire Western bloc in terms of overall war potential; The rapid advance that swept through Western Europe like a storm and clouds paid a heavy price at the expense of elite troops.

At the very beginning of this inexplicable world war, the Western bloc began to rapidly transition to a wartime system; Just as far away as the North American continent, the United States, with its strong industrial base and at the forefront of technology, is gathering strength. Next, their spearheads of attack will either be from the west or from the east, and in any case the cold blades will soon appear; Under such a strategic situation, does the Red Navy really have the ability to break out of the encirclement and confront the US Navy on the open ocean?

The answer, of course, is not optimistic.

Since this is the case, aircraft carriers trapped in the Black Sea are of little use other than as a near-shore air deterrent platform.

Any war that breaks out on the Eurasian continent is the final decisive battle on land, and this conclusion, which has long been repeatedly proven by history, is now once again grimly placed in front of the decision-makers of the Red Empire.

In the face of NATO's superior maritime forces, even with the size and combat strength of the world's second-largest navy, the Red Navy could not be as stupid as Japan in World War II to fight a decisive battle with the United States, which has endless industrial potential. Under the principle of serving the mainland's operations, the Red Navy's abandonment of the "Almaty" was, in fact, a kind of self-sacrifice taking into account the overall situation.

But what a heroic and sentimental scene this qiē seems to the founder of the Soviet aircraft carrier, who is over the age of six.

Following in Makarov's footsteps, he slowly walked up to the slippery deck at the bow of the ship, and every qiē around him was covered with a shallow and brilliant color of the setting sun; Standing at the end of the high deck, Long Yun, like the old factory director beside him, did not speak for a long time, but just looked at the brilliant light under the fiery red sky.

The war between the East and the West is still in full swing.

In a war-torn parallel world, the sunset here is the same color as blood.

(End of Volume IV) (To be continued......)