Five Hundred and Eighty-Eight Grams

In fact, Akado has the exact sailing time from Germany to Malaysia. This time is actually not long, only a short period of two months and 6 days. This time is the precise voyage time obtained by a German submarine visiting Japan in another time and space. If the time of avoiding British anti-submarine forces in the Atlantic Ocean is excluded, this voyage time may be compressed to less than 2 months.

For a small-scale fleet, this is actually just an unfamiliar long-distance voyage training. After all, most of the time they don't have to fight, they just sail on the sea.

As for what happened after they arrived in the Pacific Ocean two months later, it didn't really matter what the situation there was like. Originally, this attack was for political purposes, mainly for ocean training. But not many people pay attention to the actual results that can be achieved-Australia is naturally unstoppable, and Chamberlain knows this very well.

May I ask the United States, knowing that it has become difficult to keep Australia, will it let Australia lean towards the northern United Kingdom? Anyway, the northern United Kingdom or Germany behind it has no ability to take over this Australia. In the end, the United States and the United Kingdom must have the final say in this Australia-what a simple political trick.

On the contrary, the northern United Kingdom cannot ignore such a surrender. After all, the former colonies of the British Empire that recognize the northern United Kingdom are rare. Finally, a large colony voluntarily recognized the status of northern Britain, and Chamberlain would inevitably accept it, and things were so logical.

So will Japan give up its aggression just because the master behind Australia has changed from Britain and the United States to Germany? Obviously impossible. Recently, the Japanese defeated the Americans and considered themselves the overlord in the Pacific Ocean. How could they care about a distant Germany with no roots in the Pacific Ocean?

In fact, everyone is just pretending, just taking one step at a time. Politics is superficial stuff, right? Under the instruction of the United States, Australia threw itself into the arms of Germany, which did not cause any loss, and Germany could not really extend its hand into the Pacific Ocean. Japan invaded Australia, which was an established attack route. It was impossible to give up the attack because of the distant Germany, so Germany and Japan If the country declares war, it will inevitably happen, but it is one thing to happen, and it is another thing to actually fight.

Germany sent its own fleet to the Pacific Ocean to show its face symbolically. The superficial effort is more than the actual effect. The purpose is only to appease the northern United Kingdom. Japan's winning of Australia is an established national policy, and it will not be changed because of a statement from Australia. ——Everyone is carrying out their own strategies in an orderly manner, but because of a successful diplomatic trap by the United States, Germany and Japan declared no war.

Under the dim light, a short man was sitting on a chair with a sad expression, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking at Mr. Marshal standing beside him. Now both of them are sinners of the Soviet Union, poor people who cannot return home.

The two of them are Khrushchev and Voroshilov who retreated to the Crimean Peninsula and southern Ukraine.

They retreated all the way here with their broken troops, but they didn't dare to go back to Moscow to deal with Stalin, so they annexed the Crimea in a semi-independent state without anyone asking.

About 10 divisions of troops sneaked away from them and returned to the frontal battlefield to join the Soviets in the confrontation with the Germans. These departing troops were rewarded by Stalin, and they were not held accountable for any crimes.

However, Voroshilov and Khrushchev still have nearly 300,000 troops in their hands. They are full of confidence in defending the Crimean Peninsula. Even Khrushchev used this to bargain with Stalin in an attempt to continue Stay on the Crimean Peninsula and be an uncrowned king.

However, the Uncrowned King was not as easy to do as he imagined. After all, the Crimea originally had some troops and had to store naval supplies, so after a month of confrontation and consumption, Khrushchev suddenly found that his supplies were worth seven to seven. Eighty-eight. Now the large number of troops is not good news for him, but a heavy burden.

Although in the Crimea, the Soviet Union has a lot of supplies for the fleet, and the food is definitely sufficient, but who ever thought of retreating to the Crimea with nearly 500,000 troops without any food at all? It's a little bit stretched the grain reserves in the Crimean region. In addition to supporting the army for another month, it is estimated that the remaining food will be eaten up by the army in a few months.

It is conceivable that Khrushchev would not receive reinforcements from Stalin, and his troops did not have the courage to fight back and retake some areas. The idea of ​​negotiating with the Germans to buy food was still aborted. After all, if Khrushchev was labeled as collaborating with the enemy, he would be completely on the opposite side of the Soviet Union. Although he is not very friendly with Stalin now, after all, everyone Just acquiescence, without really tearing face.

"Did Moscow treat our telegram as waste paper? Are they not going to provide the rations and ammunition for the 300,000 troops?" Marshal Voroshilov was more anxious than Khrushchev. He knew what his troops were doing now. What kind of situation is it.

Although it is indeed far away from the point where it can't be solved, the ammunition cannot be replenished, and the army's weapons reserves in the entire Crimea region can only be regarded as barely enough. Once the German army launches a large-scale offensive, then he and Khrushchev will have nothing to do. The ability to prevent the German army from entering the Crimean Peninsula, the Soviet Union will lose the entire Black Sea Fleet due to internal strife.

In fact, the Soviet Union's Black Sea Fleet is no different from destruction. The diplomatic environment with Turkey deteriorated, so that the Black Sea Fleet lost a lot of maneuvering space and was unable to go to sea to fight against Germany in the Mediterranean. Therefore, the Soviets transferred a large number of naval soldiers to land to participate in defense and operations.

The level of education of the Soviet Navy is much higher than that of the army, and the training preparation is more adequate, so its combat effectiveness is also stronger. These Soviet naval soldiers were used as elite infantry and deployed in key positions in the Crimean Peninsula.

"The telegram sent by Stalin now has only one content, and that is to ask you and me to return to Moscow immediately. He is not even willing to leave us with a guarantee of safety. He didn't say anything except to let us return to Moscow immediately. .” Khrushchev took a sip of his wine in frustration and sneered drunkenly.

Gritting his teeth, Voroshilov still said: "If it doesn't work, we will transfer 100,000 troops to the north and hand them over to Zhukov. He owes us favors, so he will definitely accept these troops and exchange some arms with him. How about stabilizing the situation here and persisting for a year or so?"

"Then how can we continue to defend the entire Crimea with the remaining 200,000 people? At that time, as long as the Germans attack, we will not even have the power to bargain." Khrushchev stood up in a dispirited manner. Walking up to Voroshilov staggeringly, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Dude! We were killed by... Stalin! He flirted with the Germans... the Germans first, and then... hiccup... and The Americans hooked up, and as a result...it turned out that we were not prepared at all...and asked us to go to the front to supervise the battle and launch an attack on the Germans...now...now he let us both bear the blame for our defeat!"

Who said in front of Stalin that this time the war was sure to win? Who was rushing to go to the front line, crying and shouting to be loyal to the country? Not yourself? Voroshilov sighed, he was the unlucky guy lying on the gun. He was still a little sick at the time, and he was dragged to the front by Khrushchev.

Thinking of this, he shook his head, pointed to the Crimean map hanging on the wall of Khrushchev's office, and said helplessly: "We are strengthening the fortifications of several fortresses, but there is a lack of raw materials and the number of artillery is not enough. , and more importantly, we lack external containment forces."

Zhukov did not deploy many troops in the direction of the Crimea, so once the battle between the two sides begins, it is likely that the entire Crimea region will be abandoned. In this way, the Soviet Union also shortened the defense line, and Germany can also reduce the defensive pressure, so giving up here is indeed beneficial to both the Soviet Union and Germany.

If the Germans attack, Zhukov is likely to immediately give up the entrance to the Crimean Peninsula, withdraw his troops back to Melitopol, and organize a new defense there. And such a retreat can at least save Zhukov more than 200,000 troops, which can be used to participate in counterattack operations in other directions.

Once this conjecture became a reality, the Crimea would become a besieged encirclement, with German soldiers on one side and the ocean on the other three sides. At that time, it will really become a catch in a urn, and this turtle is none other than Khrushchev and Voroshilov.

You can't fight and you can't escape. For Khrushchev and Voroshilov, the current situation can be said to be the end of the road. For this reason, Khrushchev has been drinking drunk all day recently. Although his subordinates are not aware of this situation affecting morale because he seldom goes out, Voroshilov, as his partner, is very clear about it.

"Things are not out of control. If the German army wants to stabilize the rear, at least two places must be resolved. One is the Balkan Peninsula, which is related to the oil fields of the Axis countries; the other is North Africa, which is equally important. " Voroshilov still persuaded a few words: "In the short term, it seems that there will be no military operations against us here."

"You're right! Hiccup!" Khrushchev hiccupped, walked to his single bed, and fell headfirst: "But all we can do is wait for death, for the Germans or Stalin When you have time, come here and catch us!"