Chapter 183 Preparing for the Next War

There are many ways, for example, dig a circle of deep trenches outside the islanders' settlement to trap them to death! Then add some garbage to suffocate them every day! Andre can use all the methods used by later generations to deal with stubborn residents.

Moreover, Andrei felt that one billion US dollars was not expensive. The Soviet Union must have invested more than one billion rubles in this military operation. If they lost the war, they would have to bear the responsibility for the defeat and compensate for the war losses. This was only natural. If I fight you, you have to pay me!

The people from Japan definitely don't want to go out naked.

Sure enough, that night, the islanders sent representatives and delivered US$1 billion in compensation.

So, in the second half of the night, the island country's 2nd Division stationed in Asahikawa left the military camp in neat steps. Every soldier of the island country had hatred in his eyes.

Resolve hatred? For the islanders, if you beat them down and make them submissive, they will be obedient! Thinking of the later China, which actually gave up the war compensation of the island countries, Andre had an indescribable feeling. If you can't be a saint, you can only be a villain, and villains live a more comfortable life than saints.

"Andrei, you've gone a little too far." After returning to Kushiro, Yazov said to Andrei.

The two men had an age difference of thirty years. At this time, Yazov was very caring towards Andrei, this powerful general. After all, they were both from the Far East Military Region.

It's okay for Andrei to suppress the Japanese people's enthusiasm, and the higher-ups won't object. However, it's okay for Andrei to ask the Japanese people for money. This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal. If it is publicized by someone with ulterior motives, Andrei's reputation in Moscow may be ruined, which is very detrimental to Andrei's future development.

"There's nothing we can do. This is how we have to deal with the Japanese." Andre said, "I've already written a report. The 1 billion dollars the Japanese gave us this time is just enough to replenish our treasury. We won't keep a single cent from the Far East Military Region."

When Andrei said this, Yazov's eyes popped out. He didn't expect that the ten billion dollars that Andrei extorted from the Japanese people was actually intended to be given to Moscow.

Of course Andrei wanted the money, but he knew that although he earned the money himself, he would be in big trouble if he kept it in his hands. He could only send it to Moscow in exchange for his political capital.

Dollar! Thinking of the dollar, Andrei thought of the future. Now, the Soviet Union's crude oil production is constantly increasing. In a few years, the Soviet Union's oil exports will exceed that of the United States and become the world's largest oil exporter. Relying on the relatively high oil prices, the Soviet Union exchanged a large amount of foreign exchange, and relying on these foreign exchange, the Soviet Union launched the Afghan War. As a result, that quagmire dragged the Soviet Union down.

In the 1980s, the foreign exchange earned from the Soviet Union's oil exports was consumed by purchasing foreign grain, and the Soviet economy entered a dead end.

Solving the Soviet Union's problems was not only about giving it access to the Pacific Ocean, but also about rectifying its internal order, reforming the country, and revitalizing its rigid system.

Brezhnev must be removed as soon as possible and Andropov must take over! Unfortunately, his status was still low and not enough to influence the situation in the Soviet Union.

"Our superiors have instructed us to complete the defense in northern Hokkaido as soon as possible. This time, the islanders are anxious to rescue the 2nd Division for the sake of preparation. We estimate that the Americans will not be reconciled to this failure. The latest news is that the troops of two divisions in the United States have been loaded onto ships and will be stationed at the island base. Moreover, the Americans will support a large amount of new equipment to the island army. The next war may start soon." Yazov said.

How could the Americans watch the island nation lose half of Hokkaido? The current ceasefire is just a delaying tactic! It takes time for the U.S. military to transfer troops from the mainland across the ocean, and it also takes time for the island nation to adjust its military. In order to prevent the Soviet Union from occupying the entire Hokkaido, the United States had to mediate with the Soviet Union and temporarily seek peace.

Otherwise, the Soviet army would have occupied the entire Hokkaido by now.

Once the war really breaks out, the U.S. Army will be the one to keep the peace from behind, and the main battles will still be fought by the Japanese. The Japanese have been stimulated this time, and the next time the war breaks out, the fighting will definitely be more intense.

It's better not to think about those things in Moscow, and focus on the present! Andre looked at the large-scale map on the wall. The staff from the military district had already divided the defense zones for each unit. Moreover, new troops would be dispatched from the military district, so that the Hokkaido defenders would have eight divisions, which was enough to fight a big war.

"We need to strengthen the air force and air defense force," Andre said. "In combat, air superiority is the most important thing. We were able to advance quickly in Hokkaido because we had air superiority."

Andre may not be very clear about the battle of the ground forces, but it is now a foregone conclusion that air supremacy determines the outcome of the war.

"Yes, we are going to build four military airports in Kushiro and Wakkanai. In this way, our fighter planes will no longer need to take off from Sakhalin Island and other places, but can quickly take off and fight here." Yazov said: "There will be two aviation regiments coming from Central Asia to support us."

There are few military airports in northern Hokkaido, but there are quite a few civilian airports. Converting civilian airports is the most convenient and quickest way. Moreover, the islanders' airports are built very solidly, and are prepared to be converted to military use at any time.

As military operations in the Far East took place, superiors began to transfer troops from other military regions to ensure that the Far East Military Region would have sufficient military advantage when conflicts continued.

"Our army's equipment also needs to be updated." Andrei recalled the conversation with the tank commander in the 5th Tank Division and said, "After this battle, our T-64 and T-72 have been found to have certain defects. In the next conflict, the Japanese may take advantage of them."

The T-64 is still okay, after all, it is a high-end Soviet tank with strong armor. But the T-72 is easily penetrated by the L7 rifled gun, and the structure of the T-72 makes it very easy for it to explode. That scene is too scary to watch.

"Report, some technicians have come from Sverdlovsk Oblast and asked to conduct an on-site inspection of our armored troops' actual combat experience." Just then, an adjutant came in and reported.

Technicians? Sverdlovsk Oblast? Andrei's brows suddenly raised in delight. Could they be from the Nizhny Tagil Design Bureau?