Once the Ming army breaks through the bee waist defense line, there will be no suspense next. It is only 100 kilometers from here to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and only 140 kilometers to Korsakov. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is the political center of Sakhalin Island.
The economic center is also the headquarters of the Soviet Red Army and can be called the military center of the army. Korsakov, 40 kilometers away to the south, is a military port and can be called the military center of the navy.
Once a People's Guard armored division broke through a hole in the defense line, it immediately advanced southward. The Army's light armored division followed up and kept widening the gap to both sides. In just half a day, the bee's waist was 25 kilometers wide.
All lines of defense collapsed.
At this time, the Ming Army High Command understood the importance of a quick victory and ordered the Sakhalin Army to advance southward at all costs, and must occupy Korsakov Port within 48 hours. The Soviet Army was no longer considered
The problem is the threat of the Japanese army. The Ming Army High Command estimates that Japan should not be able to make a decision within 48 hours whether to land on Sakhalin Island. Even if a decision can be made, the Japanese army will not be able to prepare within 48 hours.
Once the Ming army occupied Korsakov Port, it would be difficult for the Japanese army to land on Sakhalin Island on a large scale.
Korsakov Port is still 130 kilometers away from the southernmost tip of Sakhalin Island, and there are no cities or ports in this distance. The Ming army will not encounter any resistance and can easily complete this final step.
130 kilometers. Even if the Japanese army does not use a port to land, but directly lands on a coast in the south, then the troop transport cannot dock directly. This is a large-scale amphibious operation plan involving many landing craft, special equipment, and various aspects.
Complex preparations. It would be impossible for the Japanese army to prepare in less than ten days and a half. By the time they were ready, the Ming army would have already occupied the entire territory of Sakhalin Island.
After passing the waist, there are relatively complete roads on both sides of the island close to the coast, and the closer to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Korsakov, the better the road conditions. The Ming Army Armored Division took advantage of these two
The highway advanced southward rapidly, and the speed increased several times. From the waist of the bee to the south, there was no organized resistance from the Soviet army. The Japanese fleet at sea continued to shell, trying to block the Ming army's offensive. However,
The Ming army attacked too fast, and the Japanese army could not observe the coordinates at sea. They did not even know where the battle line was, and they did not know where the Ming army was and where the Soviet army was.
On the morning of January 19, less than 30 hours after breaking through the defense line, the leading troops of the Ming army arrived in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. By this time, the main force of the Soviet army had either been annihilated near the defense line, or had been dispersed.
Falling far behind. Now the Soviet army has little strength in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. There are only about two battalions of troops directly under the division headquarters, making the final symbolic resistance. The Ming army left a light
The armored division occupied the city and eliminated the resistance. The remaining three divisions were divided into two groups. Two divisions moved due south and attacked the Korsakov military port. One division moved southwest toward the southernmost tip of Sakhalin Island——
Cape Crillon advance.
At dusk on the 19th, the Ming army occupied the Korsakov military port. However, the military port was empty, and there was not a single warship left. Only a few oil depots and ammunition depots were burning, and the black smoke almost covered the sky. The port facilities were also destroyed.
It was blown to pieces, and in the warship anchorage, several masts of broken sunken ships were tilted out of the water. Obviously, when the Soviet Red Navy fleet retreated, it completely destroyed the port, so that the Ming army could not use it in the short term.
This is a military port.
Korsakov is not a city, but a separate military port. In addition to the port area, there are some residential areas scattered around. The environment is not as complicated as Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The Ming army quickly searched the military port
, it was discovered that not only the fleet command organization had evacuated, but also most of the combat troops, that is, the officers and soldiers of the warships, had evacuated with the fleet. Even the family members of the leaders of the headquarters organization had also evacuated with the fleet. The only ones left behind were
Some port logistics troops, dock workers, and family members of middle- and lower-level officers.
These people did not put up much resistance, and most of them surrendered smoothly. However, there were still a few loyal "Bolshevik fighters" who tried to make a final deal with the Ming army, hiding in the dark and firing cold shots, or rushing over with hidden grenades.
Die together...these sporadic resistances were quickly eliminated.
After the Ming army occupied the military port, they read several relevant Geneva and Hague international conventions to the prisoners, family members and civilians, telling them how these international conventions were stipulated and how the Soviet Union signed and joined. The Ming army told them that the international conventions stipulated
Warring armies are not allowed to harm prisoners or civilians, because they are all "non-combatants." But this must have a prerequisite, that is, "non-combatants." If the prisoners try to escape or resist, or the civilians take up arms to participate
If they resist, they are no longer considered "non-combatants". The occupying forces have the right to send them to military courts for trial and then execute them.
In other words, these international conventions are two-way. Not only the occupying forces must abide by them, but also the civilians and prisoners in the occupied areas must abide by them.
However, the Ming army discovered that these Soviet soldiers and civilians generally did not have the concept of "international conventions". When talking about the words "international", "foreign" and "overseas", the Soviets always compared them with "reactionary" and "evil".
", "imperialism" are linked together. What kind of international agreement is nothing more than a conspiracy of several imperialist countries to get together to contain and surround the Soviet Union... In short, everything is the fault of foreign countries, and the Soviet Union cannot be at fault.
.Even if the whole world "contains" the Soviet Union, it must be the whole world's fault.
When the Ming army told them what these international conventions were and what they contained, especially when they told them that the Soviet Union was also a signatory member, these Soviet soldiers and civilians were shocked and seemed to think that this was impossible - the great society
How could the communist Soviet Union collude with the evil imperialism?
However, the Ming army was already very experienced and knew that once such iron jars were broken and a large amount of external information poured in, the thoughts of the people in these jars would soon undergo earth-shaking changes.
It only took the Ming army 36 hours to complete the task of occupying Korsakov Port. Now, it is completely impossible for the Japanese army to land on Sakhalin Island. 10 hours later, the vanguard of another Ming army offensive arrived.
Cape Krillon, the southernmost tip of Sakhalin Island.
Three days later, on January 22, the resistance in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was completely eliminated. The commander of the Soviet Sakhalin troops committed suicide by drinking a bomb, and the remaining officers and soldiers surrendered. At this point, the Ming army completely occupied Sakhalin Island. In other words,
Recovered China's Sakhalin Island, which had been occupied by Russia for 77 years.
When the Ming army soldiers invaded the Soviet headquarters and saw the body of the Soviet commander, they began to be confused. It was not like the Soviet troops on Sakhalin had no chance to retreat. Korsakov had a Soviet fleet,
There are many ships, and they can evacuate with the fleet by sea.
However, after later interrogating Soviet prisoners of war, the Ming army gradually understood the thinking of the top Soviet commanders. It was not that the Soviet commander did not want to retreat, but that he did not dare to retreat. Stalin ordered the Red Army to "annihilate the invading army with a high degree of offensive spirit." Although
This is a very unrealistic order, but no one dared to correct Stalin. The actual situation is not whether the Soviet army can destroy the Ming army, but how the Soviet army can protect itself. This order is no different to the senior commanders of the Soviet army on the front line.
Yu was sentenced to death. Whether they retreat or are captured, they will be accused of various political crimes, and their families will be unlucky. For them, the best destination is "sacrifice". Not only can they preserve their political innocence, but they can also
It can save the family and make them become glorious martyrs and orphans, and they will have the capital to protect themselves in the dangerous domestic environment in the future.
With Sakhalin and the Tatar Strait being controlled by the Ming army, the situation in the Sea of Japan and the northwest Pacific has changed a lot. First of all, the two northern exits of the Sea of Japan are no longer completely in the hands of the Japanese army. The Tatar Strait is
The exit is completely controlled by the Ming army. The exit of Zongya Strait is now shared by the Ming army and the Japanese army. No one dares to enter or exit from here in a big way.
Moreover, the Soya Strait is only 42 kilometers at its narrowest point, and the opposite side is Hokkaido. In other words, the closest distance between the Ming army and the Japanese mainland is now only 42 kilometers. Even if the sea control here is in the hands of Japan, even if the Ming army lands in Hokkaido, it will be relatively
Difficult, but even if the Ming army does not land, just putting some troops here and building a few airports can make Japan feel a huge threat. The Japanese navy has to allocate a large part of its forces from other battlefields to defend the Soya Strait.
Prevent the Ming army from landing on the Japanese mainland. Then the Japanese fleet in other battlefields will be weakened.
In addition to its huge containment power, Sakhalin can also provide a series of naval bases. In addition to the official military port of Korsakov, the Ming army can find suitable places to build on the coast of Sakhalin or in the Tatar Strait.
A series of submarine bases. Unlike large surface fleet bases, submarine bases have very shallow drafts and short hulls, and do not have high requirements for conditions. Several caves are opened on coastal cliffs, or they are built on gentle beaches.
A few cement caverns and a series of logistics facilities on the shore can be used as the most basic submarine base.
Once several submarine bases are established here, Ming submarines will not need to travel thousands of miles from the far south and bypass the entire Japanese archipelago to attack Japan's northern route. In the future, Ming submarines will attack from the northwest Pacific.
It is as convenient as lifting your feet out of the house. In this way, there is no need for too many large ocean-going submarines of more than 1,000 tons. With a large number of cheap medium-sized submarines of several hundred tons, the entire Japanese archipelago can be covered.
From a geostrategic point of view, in the future, Ming Dynasty can be like a pair of pliers, clamping Japan from the north and south ends, and clamping Japan firmly.