The central part of Sakhalin Island (called Kata Island in Japanese, Sakhalin Island in Russian), the border of 50 degrees north latitude

Among the towering ancient trees, a concrete boundary monument painted with the sun flag and the chrysanthemum national emblem stands majestically among the barren mountains and forests.

To the south of it is the Imperial Japanese Birch Hall, and to the north of it is the Sakhalin Oblast of the Soviet Union.

- Sakhalin, a desolate island in the middle of the ice and snow of Northeast Asia, was once theoretically classified under the name of China. But in fact, from the 17th century to the 20th century, it was the Japanese ronin and the Russian adventurers who fought for the island repeatedly. The shogunate samurai of the Edo period and the Cossack freedmen of the Russian tsar fought many times on this island, far from their homeland.

After centuries of repeated struggles, after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, according to the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, Tsarist Russia ceded the area south of Sakhalin Island to Japan 50 degrees north latitude, and Japan set up the Birch Office in the ceded land, with 17 counties, 4 towns and 58 villages, with a total population of more than 300,000.

By 1935, this desolate land, surrounded by ice and snow, had not been warped for 30 years. Since 1913 (Taisho 2), in order to save money in peacetime, the Japanese Empire even abolished the garrison of Katai Island, and only arranged for the border police force of the Kata Agency Police Department, which carried a small number of light weapons, and was responsible for border guards at 50 degrees north latitude, inspection of smuggling, and so on.

However, since the early summer of this year, members of the Japanese Border Police Department of the Kata Office Police Department, who were standing guard next to the boundary monument of the 50th parallel of the north latitude with a Type 38 rifle, have been increasingly frightened to find out. Across the border, which had been quiet for three decades, there seemed to be something unusual – reckless jungles were cut down and mud pools and meadows filled in. Rows of barracks appeared on the uninhabited wilderness, fluttering bright red flags...... The Soviet Red Army began to increase its forces on Sakhalin Island almost unabashedly, and since July it has repeatedly sent small groups of scouts to invade the southern part of the island, and even bloodied Japanese border posts and burned Japanese mines and wasteland.

For this. Since July, the Birch Hall has issued several alarms, asking the Imperial Government for reinforcements and preparing to evacuate some of the population.

However. At this time, even the capital Tokyo had been reduced to a nuclear bomb wasteland, and the Japanese Empire had no time to pay attention to such a "trivial matter" - after the emergency report of the Kata Tai Office was sent, it was like a stone in the sea, and it did not receive any relevant reply from the cabinet for two whole months. However, the Ministry of the Imperial Household sent a notice. It is said to celebrate the enthronement of the new emperor. Asked for a tribute from the island of Hua Tai for a number of native products and bear skins......

Then, in the midst of the panic of hundreds of thousands of Japanese immigrants on the island of Huatai, a cold snap from the Sea of Okhotsk finally swept in!

- On August 19, three divisions of Soviet troops broke through the border line and began to attack the Japanese colony of Kata. At this time, the base camp of the Japanese Empire did not deploy a single regular army in the entire Huatai colony, and there were less than 500 border guards equipped with light weapons......

It is clear that the "38 big cover" could not deal with Soviet tanks. The wooden sticks of the police could not cope with the bayonets of the Red Army. Thus, the Soviet Red Army on the Sakhalin battlefield met practically no strong resistance. They easily crossed the border and marched towards the south.

Compared with the negligible resistance of the Japanese, what really hindered the Soviet advance was the harsh natural environment - the whole of Sakhalin Island belonged to the category of boreal tundra coniferous forests, the mountains were covered with pine and white birches, and the flat ground was full of large and small lakes and blisters, full of holes, like a sieve. The large one is one or two square kilometers, and the small one is only a few hundred square meters. Next to the ponds and lakes, there are patches of marshland, covered with grass, which at first glance are not visible at all...... The bulky Soviet tanks did not travel many kilometers before they got bogged down in the quagmire.

In short, not long after the breakthrough of the border, the mechanized units of the USSR degenerated into infantry divisions and cavalry brigades...... However, in the face of a mere few hundred Japanese policemen armed with "38 big covers" and wooden batons, as well as sentry posts made of birch nails, it was enough for the Soviet side to have infantry.

At the same time, the Soviet Pacific Fleet also set out from Soviet Harbor and Vladivostok to attack the southern coastal areas of the Birch Colony from the sea - the Soviet Pacific Fleet, which was once ridiculed and despised by the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Empire, with only two cruisers and several destroyers, has become the hegemon of the Sea of Japan! Three of the Soviet destroyers, even moving further south along the eastern coast of the Sea of Japan, shelled Wakkanai in Hokkaido and the port of Akita on the island of Honshu. Not only did it cut off the passage for the Japanese army to reinforce the Huatai colony, but it also caused greater panic among the Japanese people.

On August 20, the Soviets began to land at the ports of Osutori and Magaoka, and the next afternoon they occupied the city of Toyohara, the capital of the Kata Empire, and raised the red flag with a sickle and hammer in front of the building of the city hall. During the entire campaign, the Soviets suffered less than 300 casualties – although some Japanese armed expatriates and police continued to fight guerrilla warfare between the mountains and fields, the 30-year-old birch colony has since disappeared.

At the same time, to the east of Sakhalin, in the Kuril Islands, located in the Sea of Okhotsk, the cannon of the Soviet Red Army was likewise heard.

INTERVIEWER Like Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands were one of the trophies that Japan received from Russia after the end of the Russo-Japanese War. After gaining a foothold in this archipelago that stretched for thousands of miles, the Japanese empire not only closed Russia's exit to the Pacific Ocean, but also closed the sea passage to the ports of Kamchatka and the Chukotka Peninsula, and became a base for the Japanese army to attack the coastal region and the Far East, which made the Soviets often feel like they were stuck in their throats.

Therefore, after the end of the battle for Sakhalin, the Soviet Pacific Fleet soon set out again to break anchor and sweep the various Japanese strongholds on the Kuril Islands. And the coastal defense shore artillery of the Soviet Red Army also bombarded the northernmost island of the Kuril Islands from the Kamchatka battery, 12 kilometers away.

In the face of the imminent attack of the Soviet Red Army, the defense of Liliang by the Japanese troops deployed on the Kuril Islands at this time was not much stronger than Sakhalin. And the domestic backup force can also not be counted on...... These Japanese border guards are trapped on an icy island. The only thing you can do is pray to the gods for your blessing.

In addition, the puppet state of Manchukuo on the south bank of the Heilongjiang River also vigorously ignited beacon fires and gunsmoke......

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Northeast. The northern part of the puppet Manchukuo, the Great Khing'an Mountains

At this moment, it is the most beautiful summer season of the year in the Northeast - the warm and cool mountain breeze, mixed with the fragrance of green grass leaves, passes through the tall and dense coniferous cedar forest, and the dense branches and leaves continue to pitch in the mountain wind, "whooshing" to send out a long wave of sea tide...... Black-necked and white-colored teal. Fluttering in the pools of forest streams, all kinds of unknown insect chirps merge with the slight sounds characteristic of primeval forests. In this wild forest, an eternal, peculiar and wonderful symphony is formed.

However, despite the fact that the charm of nature is so wonderful. But there will always be humans who will break the tranquility of this great forest.

It was noon. The sun had climbed overhead, dappled sunlight struggling through the dense foliage and shining on the forest floor that no one had walked on for many years. The thick fallen leaves accumulated over the years are stacked layer by layer, becoming rotten and damp, crawling with moss and small insects, and you will not be able to step on the instep of your feet...... However, it is in such a jungle that is difficult to walk. Dozens of soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition Army wore Soviet uniforms and carried supply bags on their backs. Running back and forth like a mountain mouse, as free as a salmon falling into the water.

-- For the Northeast Anti-Japanese Union fighters who have been fighting with the Japanese army and the puppet army for four years between the white mountains and black waters, this mountain road is really nothing, but for Comrade Bogu, who was ordered to make a detour through the territory of the Soviet Union and come to the enemy-occupied areas in the northeast on business, this former supreme leader who is accustomed to pampering himself is a little unbearable: the narrow collar of his uniform straightens his neck, the soft military hat is buttoned to the side, the rifle is leaning behind his back, and he grabs the slippery small trunk with his free hands to borrow strength. From time to time, there was a wheezing sound.

Even though it was in a forest that shaded the sky, the summer afternoon heat steamed the humus from the dense forest into wisps of white smoke. The indescribable smell made Bo Guxun's head dizzy, and he felt that the supply bag on his back was getting heavier and heavier, and the submachine gun in his hand was also oiled.

After climbing a steep hill, Bogu could not bear it any longer, and finally found a fairly clean stump and sat down, lifted his hat to the back of his head, and pulled out a pamphlet and fanned his face incessantly, panting:

“…… Comrade Zhao Shangzhi, my God, Comrade Zhao Shangzhi, can you wait a moment? Please stop, my eyes are glazed, you see, the two Soviet comrades who came with me, as well as several comrades of the Central Red Army, have been thrown far away now! ”

“…… Hehe, I'm sorry, our soldiers are used to walking mountain roads, but I didn't expect the comrades from Kannai to have no physical strength. ”

Zhao Shangzhi stopped with a smile, looking honest, but in fact, he replied with a needle, "...... Just now I was a little too excited, anxious to let the comrades in Manchuria hear the good news...... I'm really sorry for not taking into account the physical strength of the comrades in the mainland......"

In this regard, Bogu, who was already panting like a cow, really had no intention of playing any more tricks of verbal warfare, so he had to roll his eyes and deal with the past.

-- In late August this year, a Soviet army under the command of General Blyukhel crossed the Heilongjiang River and conquered the city of Heihe, which was empty on the other side of the defense, and at the same time invited the troops of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation to rush to Heihe to join the Soviet army, and receive arms supplies to further expand their strength, so that they could have the strength to launch a larger-scale campaign and completely drag down the hands and feet of the Japanese Kwantung Army -- and Bogu went to contact the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation with such a mission.

It was not until 30 kilometers deep into the border that Bogu and the liaison officer of the Soviet army who accompanied him saw tens of thousands of fighters of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation gathered here on an open river beach, as well as other generals such as Yang Jingyu, Zhou Baozhong, and Li Zhaolin.

Compared with the previous tattered and destitute appearance, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation at this time has become much more foreign, basically everyone has a Soviet "Mosin Nagant" rifle, and many people also wear Soviet military uniforms. The total number of troops has also swelled from more than 10,000 at the beginning of the year to more than 50,000 today - according to the secret dealings of the Soviet authorities with the "future comrades". Beginning in early summer and May, the Soviet Far East garrison completely ignored the intimidation and threats of the Japanese Empire, and greatly increased its reinforcements to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance. It created more and more terrible trouble for the Japanese Kwantung Army.

By now, the Soviet Red Army simply tore off a layer of peace camouflage and took the initiative to send troops across the river to deliver military supplies to the Northeast Anti-Japanese Alliance.

However, compared with the soldiers of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation who "exchanged shotguns for guns", the special science fighters of the Party Central Committee who escorted Bogu here look even more "foreign" - digital camouflage camouflage uniforms. Canvas combat boots, gusseted body armor, bulletproof helmet with canvas camouflage cover. Plus a pair of goggles that seem to be a little redundant. Their bodies were also covered with all kinds of bits and pieces, and some of them had individual radios on their shoulders...... When they demonstrated the purpose of these equipment to the Northeast Anti-United Nations, they immediately shocked the anti-United Nations fighters who were quite self-righteous......

All in all, after some "friendly exchanges and consultations". All the leaders of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation gladly accepted to join the Soviet army. Go to Heihe to receive equipment and expand the army's suggestion - this kind of opportunity to make a fortune that falls from the sky, only a fool will not want it! The Soviets were not so generous in the past! Then, since you have guns, funds, and food and grass, you must go to fight Little Japan, otherwise it will be difficult to turn around and become a traitor? As for whether or not we should really obey the leadership of the Party Central Committee in Guangzhou, which is far away on the other side of China...... It depends.

It can be seen from this that because of the long-term isolation, there is a lack of contact with the rest of the Red Army in China. On the contrary, it had close ties with the Soviet forces in the Far East on the other side of the Heilongjiang River...... If we want to truly bring the Northeast Anti-Japanese Federation under the jurisdiction of the Party Central Committee, I am afraid that this work of co-optation is still a long way to go......

Next. Beginning at the end of August, under the leadership and advocacy of Bogu, the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Army, which was already very active, simply officially hung up the sign of "Manchuria Soviet Government" in Heihe City, and invited heroes from all walks of life to join, declaring that they would "fight to Changchun and recover all of Manchuria"!

On the other hand, the response and counterattack of the Japanese Kwantung Army were extremely weak and powerless - as the Japanese archipelago gradually turned into a radiant wasteland, seeing that the Japanese devils were about to die, the soldiers and horses of the puppet Manchukuo also had other ideas. Especially when the Soviet Red Army moved southward and the northeast was shaken three times a day, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse...... Soon, the Kwantung Army Headquarters was not without alarm to discover that most of the Manchukuo troops in various parts of the territory had begun to disobey military orders, and there were even signs of collecting ordnance without permission in an attempt to gather a crowd to cause chaos.

In a fit of rage, the commander of the Kwantung Army, General Minamijiro, ordered the execution of some of the most unruly thorns, which immediately led to a major riot in Qiqihar and Siping—when most of Japan became a radioactive wasteland, the Japanese army's deterrent power on the ground of the three eastern provinces was naturally much less than before. Even the puppet Emperor of Manchukuo Aixin Jueluo. Pu Yi, in the current situation, also secretly gave birth to the idea of changing the court - since the girl from the Aixin Jueluo family can mix so well on the side of the Red Party, he will not have a miserable life as the emperor!

Then, not only was the puppet Manchukuo in flames raging and undercurrents surging, but even the Korean Peninsula showed signs of instability and turmoil...... Not only did the "government-in-exile of the Republic of Korea" sneak into the Korean Peninsula from Shanghai with a large amount of arms and funds ("real money" issued in the future), but even the Soviet-aided Korean red guerrillas crossed the Tumen River from the north and successfully penetrated it......

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Shanghai, Shiliupu Wharf

With a long whistle, a Soviet merchant ship deliberately hoisted the American flag pulled up its anchor chain and slowly left the dock.

At first glance, this may seem like the other smuggling merchant ships that have ventured into Shanghai to do business recently, but if you look closely, you can see that the docks are unusually heavily guarded, and the sailors of this Soviet merchant ship look so fierce that there is not even a single drunkard.

At the same time, on a German cruise ship next to them, General Seckert, General Falkenhausen, and the officers of the German Advisory Group in China squinted their eyes and watched the Soviet merchant ship loaded with a 50,000-ton yield atomic bomb gradually moving away.

“…… By trading on the Manchurian battlefield, the Soviets had already gotten their hands on the first nuclear bomb...... We must also move faster. ”

General Seckert said solemnly, "...... Ladies and gentlemen, after returning home, we must mobilize all our relations and conclude this deal for the purchase of the atomic bomb as quickly as possible at all costs! Otherwise, it is irresponsible for the future of the country and the nation! ”

“…… I think so too, but it's ...... price," Falkenhausen sighed and shook his head, "...... The future Chinese are so greedy! ”

“…… Even if you are blackmailed, you can't help it...... Atomic bomb...... This kind of superweapon that may be able to end all wars and may destroy human civilization must be bought back even if we Germans sell our pants! ”

General Seckert replied almost categorically, but then smiled indifferently, "...... Actually, I don't think there are too many obstacles...... I believe that after watching the movie "The Destruction of the Empire" with their own eyes, the Führer and his close associates will definitely make the right choice......" (To be continued......