Chapter 176 Being a Deputy

Colonel Andrei! A young but outstanding pilot of the Far East Military Region's Air Defense Force! Since last year, this man has been shining like a red star!

Andrei has made great contributions to our ability to gain the strategic initiative and open up a gap in the Pacific Ocean. Not to mention the previous frictions and conflicts, even in the most recent war, in the final stage of its launch, Andrei put forward a new suggestion, which was adopted by Ustinov. He landed directly from Kushiro and caught the Americans and the islanders off guard. Otherwise, the battle would not have proceeded so quickly, making the Americans feel tremendous pressure and agree to the Soviet Union's territorial demands. Otherwise, the Soviet Union would have occupied more!

At the same time, Andre also performed well in this battle. In the early stage of the command center, he proposed to abandon Obihiro and directly attack Chitose. It was precisely because Chitose was occupied by the Soviet Union that the important port city of Otaru was quickly obtained. The pace of the battle was so fast that the Americans and the islanders were dumbfounded.

Moreover, Andrei personally flew a MiG-31 interceptor and shot down more than five enemy planes. Such a brave general, smart, motivated, and daring to fight, was exactly what Ustinov admired. Only such a person could defend Hokkaido. As for other officers in the Far East, Ustinov really looked down on them.

"Is it Andrei who crashed into the American reconnaissance plane last year?" As the former editor-in-chief of Pravda, Suslov still remembered this man. At that time, Pravda used the front page headline to praise this Soviet hero. The motherland needs such role models!

"Yes, that's right." Ustinov said, "Although this guy is young, he is full of energy. We need people like him to fight against Americans and Japanese people."

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" After hearing what Ustinov said, Gromyko said, "We have now occupied northern Hokkaido. We should first stabilize the order. It would be most appropriate to send someone who is experienced and steady. Andrei is only in his twenties and is still very young. He is not suitable for such a high position. He should be allowed to gain more experience for a few years."

Kirilenko left, and here comes Gromyko! Ustinov felt very unhappy, and at the same time, he also knew what was going on with Gromyko. There were many people who coveted the position of secretary of the Secretariat, and Gromyko was definitely one of them! Unfortunately, Gromyko did not get support at the time because Ustinov and others recommended Suslov!

Gromyko's current proposal also makes sense. Although the Americans ridiculed the Soviet Union, after all, they are old, have experienced a lot, and are experienced in dealing with various conflicts. Andrei is too young.

"I think it's better to do this. Hokkaido is too important. It is related to our future Pacific strategy. Why not set up a sub-command of the Far East Military Region in Hokkaido and send the deputy commander of the Far East Military Region to preside over it." Chernenko, whose hair has turned gray, said: "This will also be beneficial to our overall Far East strategy. Andrei can be used as a deputy and get some training."

Chernenko's proposal was a compromise plan. Moreover, Chernenko was deeply trusted by Brezhnev and was one of the people who followed Brezhnev in the early days. Now, he proposed this plan, and Brezhnev nodded: "Not bad, Andropov, do you have any opinion?"

"That Andrei is still relatively young and needs more experience," Andropov nodded.

Andropov knew that Ustinov admired Andrei, and it was not entirely because of his relationship that Andrei was made the commander of a special zone, but Andrei was indeed too young to climb to the high position of commander at this time. A tall tree attracts the wind. Letting Andrei be a deputy was also very good.

Before, Andre was only in the Air Defense Force, but now, as the deputy of Hokkaido, he can get in touch with other branches of the military, which is very beneficial for his future development.

Moreover, many people present here should know about the relationship between Andrei and Ekaterina, so there is no guarantee that someone will be concerned about this relationship.

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The battle in Hokkaido was still going on. Even as the US and the Soviet Union were engaged in heated negotiations over the island nation of Hokkaido, the island nation's 5th and 7th divisions were almost losing their pants in Kushiro. The Soviet troops that landed in Kushiro and Otaru had already begun to spread throughout Hokkaido, capturing several important towns. The entire island nation and the world were watching the progress of Hokkaido, especially Western European countries.

Is this a sign of World War III? Thinking of the world war thirty years ago, many people still remember it clearly. It is best not to fight!

Finally, after three days of agony, representatives of the Soviet Union and the United States signed an agreement in Vienna, confirming Stalin's proposal on the division of the northern part of the island country after the end of World War II, and agreeing to the Soviet Union's occupation of the area north of Kushiro-Rumoi.

As soon as this news came out, Western Europe was finally relieved. The situation they were most worried about, the Soviet armored torrent rushing into Europe, would not happen. They were safe. In the past few days, they only dared to report it, and did not dare to add fuel to the fire and exaggerate the evil of the Soviet Union.

Once the people's fighting spirit is aroused, and the Americans are behind them, fight, fight, fight! What are the Americans afraid of? They are separated by two oceans and are the safest. The Soviets will not be able to reach America for a while, and the people in Western Europe will suffer.

Now, they dare to add some content that vilifies the Soviet Union with a mentality of sympathy for the island countries, and as the parties involved, the island countries are the most uncomfortable.

What kind of security agreement? At the critical moment, the Americans actually became cowards and gave half of Hokkaido's territory to the Soviet Union in exchange for a ceasefire! This is simply a shame for the island nation. It was fine to occupy Sakhalin Island and the four northern islands, but now they have even occupied half of Hokkaido!

When the people of the island nation went to their American masters to argue in frustration, their American masters only asked one question: do you want half of Hokkaido, or give it all to the Soviet Union?

If we keep half of Hokkaido now, we can attack back later. If we lose the whole Hokkaido now, it will be difficult to fight back.

The Japanese were depressed but helpless. When the elite 7th Division suffered a bloody defeat in Kushiro, the Japanese knew that it was not the time to settle accounts with the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the islanders could only grit their teeth and swallow their anger, watching their territory lose another piece and the polar bears get closer to them! The islanders felt very pitiful, having been raped by the Soviets and betrayed by the Americans.