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Volume 1 The Setting Sun of the Empire Chapter 92 Cold Wave

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    There has been something going on at home recently, so I really can¡¯t update, so I apologize!  I will go to the countryside as usual during the Spring Festival. I will speed up the update after the holiday and strive to end the long journey of "Empire Sky" by the end of February. Then a new chapter, so stay tuned!

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    From being trapped in Munich to being brutally annihilated, the troops of the Soviet Austrian Front persisted in the predicament for a full 21 days. In this not short three weeks, the Soviet Baltic Front, the Polish First Front and the Polish Second Army  The three main groups of the front army have always been restrained by relatively weak opponents. Although the unsatisfactory performance can be explained in one way or another, the consequences of Tie Zhengzheng brought expected misfortune to their main commanders-the dismissal order was issued at  The day after the German army declared victory in the Battle of Munich, those who were implicated also included the commanders of the main armies and corps responsible for the offensive of all fronts. A large group of outstanding generals had to accept the investigation and trial of the military commission. Once they were identified,  If there is suspicion of malfeasance or even treason, the cruelest punishment awaits them.

    As more than 100,000 remnants of the Soviet Austrian Front are still fighting desperately in the Grafen and Wasserburg areas of southeastern Bavaria, one million German soldiers on the front are still working hard to continue to expand their victory. At the same time, Moscow's takeover of power  The group quickly selected those who were worthy of high-level duties from among the active generals. These generals who were appointed in critical situations did not dare to delay for a moment, and all arrived at their posts within 24 hours. The efficiency was astonishingly high.  Immediately afterwards, various Soviet units in Bavaria in the south launched a new round of offensive to relieve their companions. The fate of the generals moved the frontline officers and soldiers. The soldiers burst out with a desperate attitude in the severe cold. The Soviet Air Force also struggled under these harsh weather conditions.  Attack by force, exchanging additional losses for limited fire support.  However, such investment failed to bring the expected progress to the Soviet army. In addition to breaking through several German positions in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, the Soviet army with superior strength was in Hesse, Thuringia and even northern Bavaria.  They were all kicked up to the steel plate.  In some areas, the German positions remained motionless; in others.  The German army only gave up one or two lines of defense in front and moved into the deep established fortifications to continue the defense. The concrete style of the Italian football team was used here in a different way - the Soviet officers and soldiers were certainly brave, and the German officers and soldiers were even more protective of their families.  The iron fighting spirit of Weiguo!

    Clever and reasonable deployment is conducive to exerting the combat effectiveness of existing soldiers.  But this places high demands on the entire chain of command.  As the Soviet army intensified its offensive across the board, the German Joint Staff suddenly became a hot pot, and everyone involved was so busy that they had nowhere to stay.  All the reserve forces for defense have been dispatched. In order to deal with various emergencies that may arise in the future, the staff had to transfer the rotation troops that consumed a lot in the Munich Battle to the defensive area, and also sent several newly formed troops in advance.  Artillery troops were sent to the front lines.  For these outstanding German generals who were racking their brains for the number of troops participating in the war, this was a chess game with no room for error.  Fortunately, this time they received strong assistance from across the Atlantic.  On the one hand, the U.S. government continued to transfer ordnance materials stored overseas to the Germans, and tacitly allowed domestic volunteers to go to Germany to participate in the war. On the other hand, the German residents who immigrated to South America in the early days also enthusiastically returned to the country, inspired by the cause of national survival.  And received recruit training in secret training camps in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.  In the past month, the German army has suffered huge consumption in terms of soldiers, equipment and ammunition.  Without this assistance from the West, it would be difficult for them to continue this war.

    On the battlefield, the people of Germany and Japan are united and united.  Outside the battlefield, international public opinion favored the weak under aggression, and even the weather favored the losers of the two world wars.  After entering December, a cold wave that had not been seen in several years hit. Blizzards fell in many places in the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom. The bad weather blocked traffic and seriously affected the normal life of residents.  As expected by 60 million Germans, the cold wave easily crossed the strait and swept across the European continent. Bremen, Hamburg and other places experienced rare temperatures of more than ten degrees below zero, and Berlin turned into a snow city.  As for Bavaria in southern Germany, the mountains have weakened the impact of the cold wave, but the temperature has also dropped several degrees compared to before. The outdoor temperature during the day remains at minus six to eight degrees, and after nightfall the temperature drops as low as minus ten degrees.  Most Soviet people have lived in Eastern Europe and Northwest Asia for generations and are accustomed to severe cold weather in winter.  But deep into the heart of Germany, poor supplies made it difficult for them to obtain sufficient cold-proof supplies, and it became an "impossible mission" to continue to maintain a strong offensive.  Despite the urging of superiors, the Soviet offensive in eastern Hesse and northern Bavaria has actually come to a halt. In Thuringia, the troops of the Soviet Polish 1st Front were able to retreat only after the German army actively retreated.  Capture some insignificant town strongholds.

    ¡°While the top Soviet officials were furious about the situation on the front line, hundreds of thousands of German troops gathered in North Rhine-Westphalia took advantage of the weakening Soviet air force¡¯s control to launch a counterattack.  ?Although most of the troops fighting in this area were inexperienced recruits, thanks to the good performance of American-made equipment and the diligence and rigor of the Germans, these troops under the unified command of General Hermann Balck  During the six-day offensive operation, they delivered a surprising answer - they defeated the battle-hardened 53rd Army of the Soviet Army, creating a glorious record of encircling and annihilating the enemy's regiment-level tank troops with infantry.  The Soviet army was driven out of the North Rhine-Westphalia region, limiting the Soviet troop investment in southern Germany.

    As the Second Soviet-German War shifted from an irresistible Soviet army to a stalemate with mutual offense and defense, the countries that suffered humiliation from the Soviet army in the previous war were also quietly changing their stance.  The number of ships from non-belligerent countries entering the North Sea under various names continues to increase, and a department similar to a joint command has been formed under the banner of strengthening exchanges and communication. A group of US and British submarines also passed through the Skagerrak under Sweden's "friendly invitation"  Sailing into the Baltic Sea; the Allied forces stationed in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium experienced the largest expansion since 1948. The 16 best-equipped armored divisions of the U.S. Army were assembled behind the Allied defense lines at full strength. Some armored divisions  Rumors that the German army has taken over are shaking the confidence of the Soviet army's grassroots officers and soldiers.  In addition, the German battlefield has gradually become an ideal place for the United States, Britain and other countries to test new equipment. The Soviet Air Force and ground air defense forces have shot down more than ten jet fighters with typical Western style, which worries the Soviet military leaders.  However, these fighter jets have been equipped with epoch-making guided weapons, and the Soviet Union lags far behind Western technology in this field. The brave Soviet pilots have to shoot down the opponent at a greater cost than before, and on the ground battlefield  , the newly emerged US-made wire-guided anti-tank rockets have caused serious harm to the armored forces that the Soviet Army is proud of with their excellent performance. The strategic significance behind this has made the Soviet top brass even more worried

    On December 14, 1950, the Soviet government responded to the armistice proposal issued by the United Nations, led by the United States, Britain, and France, and sent diplomatic and military representatives to Switzerland to discuss armistice matters with representatives from the Democratic Republic of Germany.  In response to the Soviet Union's demands for thorough investigation, transfer, and punishment of war criminals of the Third Reich, Germany made tit-for-tat demands, that is, the Soviet Union handed over the KPD personnel who provoked the dispute, cut off all assistance to these rebels, and were not allowed to cooperate with the rebels.  Germany has heavy troops stationed in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Austria.  Since both sides were unwilling to accept the other's demands, the first truce talks ended inconclusively, and the two sides resumed "dialogue" on the battlefield.  After the cold wave weakened, the Soviet army, which had greatly increased its strength, launched a new round of offensive. However, at this time, the Soviet troops, which had been trapped in the Grafen and Wasserburg areas for more than a month, were no longer able to continue. Lieutenant General Davarich  More than 40,000 Soviet officers and soldiers surrendered to the German army. At this point, the Soviet army regiments that entered Germany from Austria no longer existed, and the Soviet army's reputation for invincibility was fundamentally shaken.

    After cleaning the battlefield and transferring prisoners, the German army took the initiative to give up the fiercely contested areas of W¨¹rzburg, Ingolstadt, and Freising. The main force participating in the Bavaria encirclement and annihilation war quickly retreated to the west to rest and recuperate, and to fight deep into Austria.  The German troops also retreated voluntarily without being blocked by the Soviet troops.  On December 23, the Soviet army occupied Munich and Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia, the next day. However, the Soviets were not happy during the following Christmas because the anti-Bolshevik camp's provocative actions became increasingly bold.  Under the appeal of a considerable part of the domestic public, the U.S. Congress once again discussed and voted on the aid bill to Germany. Since the situation of the second Soviet-German war had undergone fundamental changes compared with the previous vote, the intention was to use the German army.  More than 60 percent of members of Congress voted in favor of the prospect of resisting the Soviet tide.  In accordance with legal procedures, President Thomas Dewey signed the bill before the New Year of 1951, which meant that the "American factories" with the world's leading productivity and creativity would openly provide material support to Germany.  Prior to this, although the United States had secretly handed over hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons and equipment to the German armed forces, this did not include the various main equipment developed by the United States after the war - developed and manufactured to fight against the Soviet armored forces.  The "Patton" series of tanks, the improved "Pershing" series of tanks, the F84 jet fighter put into mass production to control battlefield air supremacy, and the considerable number of P-51D fighter jets with excellent performance.  After the restrictions are lifted, the United States will provide equipment assistance and send a large number of instructors to Germany to help the German government double the size of its army in four months and achieve quantitative and qualitative balance on the battlefield.  .  !  ~!

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