Chapter 1049

Khrushev and I had a big dinner in yumashev's office, and then a temporary military meeting was held. In addition to the three of us, the commander of the base, the two deputy commanders of the Pacific Fleet, the military commissar, the chief of staff, the Minister of logistics, and the commander and political commissar of the Fifth Fleet attended the meeting.

Everyone who came to the military conference obviously knew khrushev. They walked into the door, first glanced at yumashev, then walked up to khrushev, gave him a friendly greeting, and briefly talked about the past. Although everyone saw me standing next to khrushiev, my face showed a surprised expression, but no one took the initiative to say hello to me.

Seeing this, khrushiev quickly called them: "I'll show you, general oshanina, who just came back from the United States with me."

The commanders who came to the meeting were all major generals except the commander of the base and a deputy commander of the fleet. After listening to khrushiev's introduction, they raised their hands to salute me and politely said, "Hello, Comrade General."

When yumashev saw that people were almost here, he said to everyone, "please sit in your own place."

As khrushev had the highest rank here, he was placed in the middle of the table. Yumashev, the commander of the fleet, was on his left side, while I was on his right.

After everyone sat down, the meeting didn't start immediately. Instead, it was waiting for the beautiful female Marines. In front of everyone, there were tea cups with silver cup holders and a plate of sugar.

As soon as she left, yumashev, who was sitting opposite me, sat up straight and said to his colleagues and subordinates, "comrades, I'm calling you here today to welcome general khrushev, who has returned from the United States, and to talk with him about providing us with enough supplies."

As early as before the meeting, khrushev and yumashev communicated about the replenishment of the Pacific Fleet. Because they were very different in the amount of replenishment, although they sat very close, they were still trying to avoid eye contact.

At the end of yumashev's opening remarks, khrushev reluctantly said, "comrades, commander yumashev and I discussed the issue of supply to the Pacific fleet before the meeting. I just want to ask you, how many materials do you want to satisfy you? " At the end, he unconsciously raised his voice to express his dissatisfaction.

A silence followed.

I turned my eyes to yumashev, who was lowering his head and stirring the cup of tea in front of him, jingling the long spoon against the glass.

When he saw that all the people in the room kept their heads down and did not speak, khrushev gave yumashev a stern look, and then said in a calm tone, "comrades of the Navy, you can tell me what you think. If you don't tell me, how can I know what's going on? "

With his encouragement, the lieutenant general sitting on yumashev's right side stood up. I looked up at him and remembered that the tall, dark faced general was the deputy commander of the fleet, named flov.

After he stood up, he said to khrushiev sincerely, "Comrade Minister of logistics, I think the quantity of supplies we put forward to the higher authorities is accurate, and there is no situation that exceeds the standard."

After hearing this, khrushiev sneered twice, tapped his fingers on the table and said, "Comrade deputy commander, I want to ask you whether you are the Navy or the army. In the list of materials reported this time, there are 100000 moshinagan rifles, 30000 Posha submachine guns, 10000 light and heavy machine guns, 2000 anti tank guns and millions of hand grenades."

At this point, he took a sip from his tea cup, and then said, "there are about 2000 light infantry mortars, from 37mm to 82mm. At the same time, at least 100 T-34 tanks are required. When I first saw this list, I was surprised. I thought it was to prepare to arm an army group army, but it was the supply equipment your Pacific Fleet applied for from me. Tell me, general frollov, what the hell is going on? "

"Comrade minister, please allow me to say a few words." The military commissar of the Pacific Fleet stood up from his seat, supported the round eyes on the bridge of his nose, and said with a kind attitude: "since the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, our Pacific Fleet has deployed 140000 officers and men into various naval infantry brigades to participate in the defense of Moscow, the battle of Stalingrad, the battle of Caucasus, and the defense of Sevastopol, Leningrad and the defense of the Arctic. "

When he heard the brilliant deeds of the Pacific Fleet, khrushiev's face was smiling. He nodded to the other side and said softly, "go on."

After obtaining khrushiev's permission, the military commissar went on to say, "after so many troops have been transferred, we have carried out local recruitment and training, let the newly formed troops use the numbers of the troops transferred to the west line, and garrison the defense areas of the original troops. However, as these troops have long been removed from our organizational system, they can not get any logistical supplies, not only weapons and ammunition, but also food and military uniforms. However, we are still actively preparing for the war with full enthusiasm to prevent the Japanese from launching a sudden attack on us. "

The military commissar's statement reminds me of the 355th battalion who rescued us. Although the soldiers were in neat Navy uniforms, their weapons were very old-fashioned. They were almost all rifles equipped by the Russian army during the first World War. When I think about it this way, I don't think the demands put forward by yumashev are too much.

I turned and looked at khrushiev to see how he would react. But he frowned and stared at the cup in front of him, tapping his fingers on the table.

Khrushiev did not speak, and no one dared to speak. Even the deputy commander and the military commissar who had finished speaking sat back in their positions and looked nervously at khrushiev, waiting to see what he had to say.

Seeing that the room was silent again, I coughed softly, and then said to khrushev in a whisper: "Comrade minister, I think you can ask commander yumashev to introduce us to the fleet before discussing whether the materials required by the Pacific fleet are reasonable."

My words brightened khrushev's eyes. He turned to yumashev and said politely, "general yumashev, please tell us about the current situation of the Pacific Fleet."

After hearing what khrushev said, yumashev immediately raised his head and gave me a thank-you glance. Then he stood up and introduced the situation of the fleet to khrushev: "the Pacific Fleet consists of two surface warship detachments, four submarine detachments, one torpedo boat detachments, several independent warship detachments, some aviation forces and regiments, coastal defense forces and weapons, Communication service department, rear service department, etc. After the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, the fleet has always been on the alert. In order to deal with the possible invasion of Japanese imperialists, the fleet coordinated with the army forces to strengthen the coastal anti landing defense. "

"I know all that." After he finished, khrushiev said slowly, "but what does all this have to do with the amount of supplies you need? By the way, what your military commissar just said is very important. When I go back to study with comrades from relevant departments, I will supplement your new troops with necessary weapons and equipment as appropriate. "

"Great, that's great. Thank you, thank you, comrade minister! " Yumashev rubbed his hands with excitement when khrushev agreed to his request. After a while, he asked tentatively, "in addition to the supplies provided by the Marine Corps, when will the ships assisted by the US allies be supplied to our fleet?"

"What, do you want any more American ships?" Khluliov's smiling face immediately became serious again. He said in a bad voice: "you don't know that our shipbuilding bases are almost all in Ukraine, and now they are occupied by the Germans, so our ships can only be repaired. Priority should be given to the Baltic Fleet, which has suffered the most losses, for the ships assisted by the United States. And you'll have to wait until next year to get some minesweepers or landing craft. "

"Minesweepers and landing craft?" After listening to khrushev's words, yumashev could not help feeling a little anxious. He said excitedly, "what do we want these ships to do? You know, the Germans are far away from us. We can't go around the Arctic Ocean and land in Germany, can we? "

"Comrade commander, please don't get excited." I saw that khrushev was so excited that he got angry. He rushed in front of him and said to yumashev, "don't underestimate the minesweepers and landing ships. They are all new American ships. The reason why we have to equip you with the Pacific fleet is not for you to land in Germany, but for landing on some islands of imperialist Japan one day in the future. "

Although he was surprised to hear me say this, he did not speak, but looked at me quietly. Although yumashev also wanted to know the specific situation, he might feel that he could not ask, so he winked at florov, the deputy commander of the fleet nearby.

"General oshanina, I want to ask you where you heard about the military action of landing on Japan in the future. Is the source of the information reliable? "

"Sure, general frollov." To his query, I politely replied: "Japan, Germany and Italy belong to the evil Axis powers. After we defeat Germany and Italy, the next thing we have to deal with is Japan. The task of your Pacific fleet is not only to destroy the enemy's sea transportation, but also to assist our army to land on Japanese territory. "

Although my words were short and not detailed enough, these naval commanders could understand everything I said, and everyone's faces were full of joy.

The indoor atmosphere became more relaxed with my speech. Khrushev turned and asked yumashev, "do you have any difficulty?"

"Yes, comrade minister." Although yumashev and khluliov are old friends, they did not call each other's real name or father's name in their conversation at the moment. "The vast majority of our fleet's ships only store enough fuel for half a month, and the base number of shells is only one third of that stipulated in the regulations. Once Japan launches a surprise attack on us, our existing strategic reserves will not last for a few days. "

After listening to yumashev's words, I couldn't help being scared out in a cold sweat. Just seeing the numerous warships in the harbor, I was still thinking that if the Japanese fleet invaded northward, it would be beaten by yumashev. But at the moment, I know I take it for granted that the Soviet Pacific fleet is just a giant that looks strong, but it is actually very weak. As long as the dwarf of Japan gently pokes it, it will fall down. The whole fighting process is expected to be easier than Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in the United States.

"Haven't you received any supplies from the armory in the Far East for such a long time?" He was also frightened by the current situation of the Pacific Fleet. He asked in a puzzled way, "you know, 200 kilometers to the west of you, there are many factories producing naval gun ammunition?"“ You are right, comrade minister. " Yumashev said with a sad face: "although the Arsenal keeps producing guns, artillery, mortars, mines, shells, bullets and so on, the whole western line is constantly consumed, and the produced weapons must be given priority to supply to them. Our Pacific Fleet, like the Far East Front Army, belongs to the strategic reserve. As long as the war between us and Japan does not break out, the supply to us will always be very limited. "“ I see, general yumashev. " After listening to yumashev, khrushev did not raise his voice and said, "I really don't understand your reaction. After all, our attention is now focused on the western front, and Hitler's lunatic is the first target we have to deal with, so our attention to the Far East is not so high. In this regard, I apologize to you and the comrades of the Pacific Fleet for my mistakes in my work. " Then he stood up and bowed deeply to the commanders present. The commanders in this room did not dare to sit in their seats any more. They stood up one after another, straightened up and saluted khrushiev. After bowing, he held his hand to the edge of the table and said solemnly, "comrades, commander of the Pacific Fleet, please forgive me for my negligence in my previous work. After going back this time, I will definitely explain this situation to the Supreme Command and ask them to adjust the distribution plan of us aid materials, so as to give priority to meeting the needs of the front line and at the same time increase enough military supplies for you. "