July 8, 1944.

On the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, near the Kamchatka Peninsula, a huge fleet moved south quickly along the coastline.

2 Langkastad-class battlecruisers, 3 Gangut-class battleships, 2 Kirov-class heavy cruisers, 4 Mark Gorky-class heavy cruisers, 6 Leningrad-class destroyers, 1 Tashkent-class destroyers, 11 firepower-class destroyers, 4 Derrensky-class destroyers, 4 Karl Liebknesi-class destroyers, 5 Artem-class destroyers, 2 Kalinin-class destroyers, 1 Sverdlov-class destroyer, 1 Vronzhi-class destroyer, and the only old "Karl Marx-class" aircraft carrier of the Soviet Red Navy (a product of the joint construction of the Soviet-German honeymoon period).

A total of 47 warships, as well as a large number of minecraft ships, minesweepers, oil tankers and supply ships followed. The rolling smoke almost covered the sky, and there were several US-aided F6F fighter jets in the air. Such a spectacular scene made the sailors on the deck excited. In addition, the political commissar of the Red Navy, Burganing, who was riding on the Luckstard, announced the destination before the fleet set off. The United States, the happy country in the world, was second only to the Soviet Union (Before the great Patriotic War, Germany was the best place in the world after the Soviet Union), so the comrades were in a good mood and were full of confidence in the victory prospects of the Second Civil Revolutionary War (the great Patriotic War has now become the Second Civil Revolutionary War). Many people even looked forward to a decisive battle with the Nazi German fleet in the Pacific Ocean that supported the reactionary forces of the Belarus!

However, in the flagship battle cruiser of Kronstadt, the Political Commissar of Burganin and Commander Kuznetsov were not as optimistic as the soldiers. The two people who stayed in the Political Commissar's cabin were even a little restless.

Because both of them knew that their fleet would not be able to fight the European Combined Fleet in the Pacific Ocean, but there was a high probability that they would meet the main force of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet!

To be honest, the two of them just gritted the bullet and led the fleet from Vladivostok. However, they also knew that the decision was completely correct, because the Pacific Fleet stayed in Vladivostok and waited for death. When did the Japanese think that the war could start, and they sent several aircraft carriers to blow it up for a few rounds and there were no more.

So Burganin and Kuznetsov have been waiting for opportunities, but the main force of the Japanese joint fleet stayed in the anchorage of the Southern Kuril Islands, the South Kuril Islands, for several months. Although there have been several major moves, they have not been fully launched, and some of the fleets are always left behind.

Moreover, at that time, the Far East was still in the snow-melting season that was not suitable for sending troops to fight, so the risk of the Soviet Pacific Fleet staying in Vladivostok was not very high. However, after June, the land in the Far East had been dry, and the Soviet Union was facing disintegration on the Western Front battlefield, the capital Moscow was trapped in a heavy siege, and there was still a lot of intelligence that showed that the Japanese army was launching a large increase in troops to Manchuria!

This shows that Japan's invasion of the Far East is about to break out, and the Soviet Pacific Fleet may be raided by the Japanese army at any time!

So as soon as Burganing and Kuznetsov got the opportunity (the joint fleet was dispatched in full swing), they gritted the bullet and led the Pacific Fleet to attack.

However, even though the Japanese joint fleet was dispatched in full swing, they still did not dare to take it lightly. They not only carefully formulated a confusing route, but also chose the time to break through the North Kuril Islands chain at night.

In addition, more than a dozen submarines were sent from Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka (the military port of the Soviet Pacific Fleet), close to the North Kuril Islands, to repeatedly patrol the waters near the North Kuril Islands.

But the two still felt a strong feeling of uneasiness in their hearts!

"Have the US Pacific Fleet and the Japanese Fleet exchanged fire?" Burganin turned around and asked Kuznetsov. The Soviet Pacific Fleet is now under radio control and cannot send messages, but it can still receive telegrams. The US Pacific Fleet Command informed the Soviet Pacific Fleet of the latest military information every two hours through the telegram station in Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka. Burganin calculated the time and felt that it was almost time again, so he asked this question.

Kuznetsov replied: "There has been exchanged fire. According to the telegram a half hours ago, Midway has been air strikes by Japanese aircraft, which means that the Japanese aircraft carrier is near Midway, so they are very far away from us."

The Battle of Midway has now begun!

However, the Americans did not disclose much information during the last radio communication. They only said that Midway Island encountered more than 100 Japanese carrier-based aircraft air strikes, and the p47 and p51 on the island took off to fight, shot down 21 enemy aircraft, and lost 6 of them...

The Burganin political commissar's eyes returned to the chart. The Kuril Islands seemed like an iron chain thrown from the Japanese archipelago, extending to the sea less than 6 nautical miles from the Kamchatka Peninsula.

And the Soviet Pacific Fleet will pass there in a few hours... or under the muzzle of the Japanese shore defense artillery!

"Dingling..."

A red telephone suddenly remembered. Kuznetsov immediately picked up the telephone receiver, listened for a while, and then said to Burganin with a serious expression: "Comrade Political Commissar, a Japanese patrol ship appeared 28,000 meters away in front of us... Our whereabouts were exposed!"

...

"What? About seventy or eighty Soviet ships appeared in the waters near the Kamchatka Peninsula and were approaching the North Kuril Islands!? This is the main force of the Soviet Pacific Fleet..."

Japanese Navy Command Minister Nagano Simplicity looked at the deputy commander Ito Kazuichi who reported to him.

"The Soviet Pacific Fleet wants to run!" Yamamoto Iroku, who was sitting next to him, immediately reacted. "They have seized a good opportunity!"

Now the First Maneuver Fleet has begun to bomb Midway Island and may confront the US Pacific Fleet's aircraft carrier at any time, so Yamamoto Iroku also personally took charge of the military command.

Unexpectedly, the US Pacific Fleet had not appeared yet, but the Soviet Pacific Fleet emerged first, and it also appeared near the North Kuril Islands.

Of course, they only have one purpose for appearing there, which is to highlight the island chain and escape into the Pacific Ocean.

Although the strength of the Soviet Pacific Fleet is not worth mentioning compared to the Japanese Combined Fleet, it is also a small problem to let them break into the Pacific Ocean. In particular, the two Kronstadt-class battlecruisers they owned were built according to the standard of rapid breaking and transit ships. They have strong firepower (6 380mm guns), fast speed (32 knots at the fastest speed), and very strong armor protection. If they are allowed to merge with two American "independent" aircraft carriers, they will be one or two very powerful breaking and transit fleets!

In addition, more than 100 submarines of the Soviet Pacific Fleet were also a big problem. If they were allowed to enter the waters of the Pacific and South China Islands, Japan's already precarious maritime transportation lines would be even worse.

"Baga, you can't let the Soviet fleet enter the Pacific!"

"They must be eliminated!"

"But what to use to destroy them? We have less than 100 aircraft in the North Kuril Islands, most of which are reconnaissance aircraft, and there are no large ships..."

"It's dark now, and it's almost evening on the North Kuril Islands?"

"What should we do, your marshals?"

Several colonels Nakasa from the Navy Command started to discuss, but they couldn't come up with any countermeasures. In the end, everyone looked at Yamamoto Ioroku and Nagano's self-cultivation.

"Yamamoto, look..." Nagano Cultivation was not sure about it. "Do you think you want to order the plane to go out?"

Yamamoto Iroku shook his head and said, "Naono, the empire has not yet begun a war with the Soviet Union! Our navy cannot provoke a war without authorization!"

After all, the Navy is not a Army Malu, and it is impossible to do something that starts a war without authorization, otherwise it would be impossible to win.

"Oh, that's right." Nagano pressed his forehead and was a little anxious and confused. He forgot that Japan and the Soviet Union had not declared war yet!

"Yamamoto," Nagano said, "The declaration of war is not so fast. You must hold a meeting of the imperial emperor and ask His Majesty the Emperor. It seems that it will not stop the Soviet Pacific Fleet anyway..."

Yamamoto Izuru smiled faintly and said, "This may not be the case. As long as we can calculate the whereabouts of the Soviet fleet, we can still use the main force of the joint fleet and the first mobile fleet to intercept it."

Nagano nodded. Although the main force of the Joint Fleet and the First Mass Fleet are now fighting in the central Pacific, the aircraft carriers of the US Pacific Fleet have not appeared yet, so there is nothing wrong with using them to deal with the Soviet Pacific Fleet first.

After all, the war between Japan and the United States has reached its final stage. The victory and loss of Midway Island is nothing more than the amount of chips on the Japanese-US negotiating table.

At worst, Japan will give up the Hawaiian Islands and let the United States fight the Germans to the death. And for Japan, as long as it can cope with Germany, there is nothing wrong with letting the main force of the US Pacific Fleet go...

The war between Japan and the Soviet Union has just begun. This war is related to the hegemony of the East Asian continent, and Japan cannot be compromised.

Yamamoto Iroku had already stood up and said to Nagano's self-cultivation: "Naono, the Prime Minister should convene a cabinet meeting soon. It's just a war or a peace, and I still have to listen to the opinions of the important officials. I want to discuss with Your Highness Fushimi and take a step first."
Chapter completed!