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Part One Russo-Japanese War Chapter 346 Sino-German Confrontation

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    (There were a lot of things going on some time ago, which was quite annoying. Recently I will insist on updating the code word every two days. After all, it is coming to an end. There is no need for eunuchs. Things are indeed quite annoying.)

    One of the important reasons why General Liu Gengyun insisted on not providing more assistance to the French Free Army was General de Gaulle himself, which was actually something General de Gaulle himself did not understand.

    The current situation in France is very embarrassing, but at the insistence of General de Gaulle, the French Free Army still maintains its special independence and refuses to accept the command of General Liu Gengyun and the British.

    The serious disagreement with General de Gaulle made General Liu Gengyun unwilling to use France as an important force.

    ??The Chinese are very down-to-earth. If you have the ability, act as the big brother. If you don¡¯t have the ability, cooperate with the main force. If you have no ability, you still want to maintain the status that France had in the past. Where in the world can such a good thing happen?

    Everyone can think that their motherland and nation are the greatest in the world. Opinions are not important. What is important is that the opinions need to be proven by strength.

    After the inspection in Morocco, General Liu Gengyun continued to take a special plane to Ethiopia and met with Lieutenant General Liu Yazhao, the commander-in-chief of the African Military Command here. Liu Gengyun was very familiar with the situation in Ethiopia, and even more familiar with the situation of the Italian army.  Faced with Lieutenant General Liu Yazhao, who was likely to agree with the army to fight in Egypt, he had only one suggestion, and that was to "attack boldly."

    Just when Liu Gengyun was preparing to continue his journey back to China to report to the Song Emperor, the Central Military Intelligence Department had already received the exact news.  It is determined that the Italian army may launch a large-scale attack on Tunisia in the near future, targeting the French Liberal Government.

    Even after receiving this information, Liu Gengyun continued to take the opportunity to return to the country.

    From Ethiopia to Beijing, it was a 22-hour air force journey. In the evening of the next day, just as General Liu Gengyun¡¯s special plane arrived at the Capital International Airport, almost at the same time, the Italian army launched an attack on Tunisia.

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    In the past half month, the Central Military Commission has been convinced that China and Germany may declare war in the near future, and the specific time is unknown.  But more and more evidence and intelligence prove that Germany trusts its tanks and armored forces more.  And constantly dispatched the main force south to France, setting up a two-line commando posture outside the border between France and Spain, while Spain, with the support of the Imperial Army and the French Army, deployed a large-scale solid defense line on the French-Spanish border.  Trying to block the German attack.

    We can¡¯t win against Britain.  Without worrying about British counterattack.  If Germany wants to continue to expand its results and power in Europe, its only option is to continue attacking Spain and Sweden, and move south to the Balkans with its Italian troops.

    Germany is crazy about continuing to expand.  It proves the leading and dominant position of the German nation in the world and the supremacy of Nazi Germany in the world, while China strictly restricts Germany's expansion. This is a fundamentally irreconcilable contradiction.

    The Empire has made final preparations and is just waiting for Germany to violate the Empire's ban and formally declare war on Germany.

    When General Liu Gengyun¡¯s special plane arrived at the Capital International Airport, the military officially confirmed the latest news. The Italian army dispatched two armored brigades to assault the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia, trying to cooperate with the Italian Navy to capture the entire Tunisia.

    A few hours ago, the Imperial Central Military Intelligence Department had received the advance warning telegram, and the Emperor of Song had been waiting for the final confirmation in his office.

    Having gone through too many ups and downs, the Emperor of Song Dynasty was already indifferent at this time, and there was not much in his heart that could concern him.

    In his office, Emperor Song was looking attentively at a recent intelligence summary report on Nazi Germany. The empire's intelligence agents lurking in the Nazis passed a large amount of intelligence back home. It has now been confirmed that Germany is massacring Jews on a large scale.  Extremely crazy.

    After reading this intelligence summary, Emperor Song took off his reading glasses, wiped them with a soft velvet cloth, put them on his desk, and lit a Yuxi cigar and started smoking silently.

    This is obviously a very tragic thing.

    Every pitiable person is actually hateful, and vice versa.

    The office seemed particularly busy. Various footsteps kept coming from the corridor. Many people seemed to be in a hurry, almost as if they were running fast in the corridor. Various departments were also busy passing on the latest information.  Intelligence and news, dealing with various matters.

    Emperor Song had a very clear map of the world in his mind. On this map, the Imperial Defense Forces formed a four-sided layout in Ethiopia, the Republic of Tatar and surrounding areas, Spain, and Iraq. The troops withdrawn from Japan were directly divided into two batches.  Africa and ChinaStationed in the east, it formed a four-point confrontation with the imperial army that had previously deployed defenses in the Iberian Peninsula, Tatar and Kazakh areas, cutting off all expansion routes of the German-Italian-Polish Alliance.

    This is already a full-scale confrontation between the German-Italian-Polish Steel Entente and the Sino-British-French alliance in Eurasia. The showdown between China and Germany will ultimately decide everything.

    The Song Emperor was considering all this in his mind. He hoped that the empire could use its true strength to fight a decisive battle with Germany, eliminate the main force of the German army through conventional warfare, and then use nuclear weapons to end the war early.

    From the prediction of the duel in a frontal war, the Emperor Song felt that the probability of the Imperial Defense Force defeating the German army was still very high, and that an overwhelming victory could be achieved.

    This is a possible outcome.

    He smoked his cigar silently, mentally calculating various possible scenarios. From the current point of view, the battlefield most beneficial to the empire is still in Russia, launching a large-scale frontal attack from the North Caucasus and the Volga River Basin to eliminate the German army.  With the main force deployed on the Western Front, and at the same time uniting with France to defeat the Italian army in the African battlefield, there will no longer be any suspense about the outcome of this world war.

    This is his idea.

    Commander-in-Chief Chen Jiayou walked in solemnly and quietly, bowed in salute with Emperor Song, and said: "Your Majesty, General Liu Gengyun has arrived. Do you want to receive him now?"

    Song Biao nodded and said, "Let him come in."

    General Manager Chen Jiayou nodded in agreement.  Then he exited the office.

    After a while, General Liu Gengyun, dressed in the uniform of an army general, walked into the office accompanied by another first-class chamberlain, Jiang Shoulin. He handed the saber he carried to Jiang Shoulin for safekeeping, and continued to step forward to bow to the Song Emperor.  He saluted and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Gengyun, is here to see you."

    Song Biao looked at him normally, motioned him to sit down at his desk, and said, "It's not a coincidence that you came here. If you stay in Africa, you might be able to help Lieutenant General Liu Yazhao deal with the Italian army Hmm  , there is news that the Italian army has attacked the Tunisian team. You should know it too."

    General Liu Gengyun didn¡¯t seem to care much about this matter.  He replied: "The Italian army is nothing more than that. Lieutenant General Liu is enough to deal with them. I really don't need me to stay to help him."

    Song Biao nodded in agreement and said: "That's true. Italians are a bit stupid. They can do anything. They are just not suitable for fighting. They are really a very special nation and country. The glory of ancient Rome is gone forever."

    Speaking of which.  He added to General Liu Gengyun: "The empire has decided to declare war on Italy. What do you think?"

    This is also what Liu Gengyun expected. After all, the empire now only lacks a reason to participate in the war. Even if this reason is unconvincing, as long as the empire can legitimately participate in the war, it will be enough.

    Having said that, China and Germany have been preparing for this for a long time, and there is nothing surprising to each other.

    Just fight.

    General Liu Gengyun just asked Emperor Song: "When will war be declared?"

    Song Biao replied: "That's enough for today. The only doubt now is whether the Spanish garrison can block the German attack?"

    Admiral Liu Gengyun thought for a while and replied: "The work that needs to be done has been almost done. Although it is difficult to hold it back for too long, the problem within three months is not too big. If the Italian navy and air force can be eliminated as soon as possible,  , opening up the Mediterranean channel, the situation will be better."

    Song Biao thought for a moment and said: "Try to find a way to last for half a year. After half a year, the war will be over."

    Immediately, he continued to emphasize: "The overall command of the European battlefield is in your hands, you have to think of more ways."

    General Liu Gengyun said: "That's what I said. Britain and France are not under my control at all, and the troops I can mobilize in Europe are not enough to confront the German Army's forces on the Eastern Front. I think it is better to let the French Free Army  We agree that the Italian army will continue to fight, and when the Italian army attacks Egypt, we will declare war and seize the opportunity to occupy Egypt and take control of the Suez Canal."

    Song Biao nodded in agreement and said: "Your idea is also a more reasonable opinion. I don't have many opinions here. You should discuss your ideas clearly with the Central Military Department and the Cabinet as soon as possible, and come up with one within the National Defense Committee."  Fixed opinions come out.¡±

    General Liu Gengyun nodded and said, "Yes, I will handle this matter right now."

    Song Biao thought for a while and sighed apologetically: "Originally, I wanted you to rest in China for a while before returning to Europe, but now it seems that you can't do that."

    Liu Gengyun didn¡¯t care about this matter and said: ¡°It is the duty of an minister to serve the country, and the emperor does not need to worry about it.¡±

    Song Biao nodded slightly and indicated that Liu Gengyun could go to the General Staff Headquarters for discussion first.

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    At this time, in the Russian city of Ufa, the Empire's Northwest Allied Forces had launched a large-scale mobilization of the entire army to make final preparations for the upcoming all-out military offensive. Zhao Tingzhu and Wei Lihuang had 5 main army groups and 3 reserve armies.  The army group is ready to go. Just waiting for an order from the central government, the 1.78 million-strong army will immediately break through the Volga River from Kazan, Samara and Volgograd and launch a full-scale offensive against the German Western Front troops on the opposite side.

    The total strength of Nazi Germany and Poland stationed in the western Volga River and Caucasus region is close to 2.7 million. They have an absolute strength advantage over the Northwest Allied Forces. In terms of equipment, there is no absolute gap between the two sides. The only gap lies in the air force and equipment.  quality wise.

    From Kazakhstan to the Republic of Kazan, the empire has deployed 27 air force divisions, equipped with the latest J6 jet fighters and the latest improved models of J4\5 and G3 series fighters. The empire's self-propelled missile vehicles and ballistic missile silos are also deployed in large numbers behind the battlefield.  .

    In Kazakhstan, Xinjiang and Novosibirsk, the empire still retains 2 main group armies and 3 new group armies, which will all enter the battlefield within a month to cooperate with the main force in launching a decisive battle.

    The advantage of the empire is that the German and Polish forces are deployed separately, and the Polish troops are mainly concentrated in the Ukrainian and Russian rear areas.  The German troops are concentrated on the front line. In fact, in the first large-scale decisive battle, the only ones that will really fight against the empire's northwest coalition forces are the German Army Group Center with a strength of 1.27 million, and the troops of the slave countries surrounding the army group.

    Germany's total active military strength is 9.5 million, while the total active military strength of the Empire is 7.2 million. Germany has theoretically reached the limit of its military strength. If it continues to expand, it will pose a threat to the normal operation of German society, and the Empire can continue  Easily double the expansion and maintain the maximum strength at 15 million.

    certainly.  The Empire cannot do this either.  Because it is not difficult to break out troops. What is difficult is how to maintain the combat strength of new troops and recruits.

    The current plan of the Central Military Department is only to increase the number of troops to 10 million before the end of the year. This is the maximum number of troops expected by the empire. This will ensure that the empire will spend more military expenditures on purchasing more advanced military equipment.  Guarantee considerable military equipment gap to Germany.

    War is such a thing.  Once the fight starts.  It's always about using whatever you have.

    When General Liu Gengyun arrived in Beijing and it was confirmed that the Italian army had attacked Tunisia, the commander-in-chief of the Northwest Allied Forces, Zhao Tingzhu, and the chief of staff, General Wei Lihuang, were really excited.

    The two men spent the whole night discussing the next military action.  On the surface, they do not have an advantage in military strength, but they have enough missiles in their hands. The expensive missiles have unparalleled tactical value and can attack all important military units behind enemy lines. Whether they can effectively hit them is one thing.  To a goal is one.

    The key is that the air force has an absolute advantage. Most of the German air force is concentrated on the Western Front to compete with the British army. Although only 1/3 of the Imperial Air Force is deployed in the northwest battlefield, it maintains an absolute advantage over the German army in terms of quantity and quality.

    At this time, the Volga River Basin is in the best time of the year. It is neither cold nor hot. There will be no large-scale rainfall. The ground is vast and boundless and will not become muddy. There are no large-scale mountains and hills.  After crossing the wide Volga River, there are vast plains on both sides.

    This is a suitable area, a suitable season, just right for fighting a truly world-class battle here.

    The air force planes of the Chinese and German armies circled and patrolled in the cloudless sky from time to time, alerting each other to their opponents. Both sides continued to dispatch spies and reconnaissance aircraft to explore the opponent's military deployment and surrounding terrain conditions, and to collect as much military map information as possible.  Add details.

    The five main armies of the Northwest Allied Forces are the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Novosibirsk Groups, all of which are mechanized armored armies. The newly formed Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Twentieth Group Armies are more focused on mechanized armored armies.  Conventional mechanized troops organized into artillery and motorized infantry regiments.

    Wei Lihuang's battle plan was to launch an attack first in the Volgograd area, deploying heavy troops to penetrate into the South Caucasus region, exposing the plan to cut off the German oil reservoir area, so that Germany must gather its main forces in this area, and simultaneously attack in Volgograd.  The Northwest Allied Forces launched a battle. Under this circumstance, he would move the real main force from the area between Samara and Kazan to find a gap in the German defense line and rush out with a revolving door attack similar to Moltke's plan.  , completely defeated the German rear, quickly outflanked the main rear of the German army, and completed a north-south pincer attack on the Nazi German army.

    After that, he will continue to avoid the Moscow area where the German army is heavily fortified. Starting from the Ukraine and Belarus, he will use a rapid blitzkrieg of mechanized troops to separate the German occupied areas from the German mainland, trapping a large number of German troops in Moscow, and using less  troops to attack Moscow and contain the German northern troops.??At the same time, he will continue to fight a large-scale annihilation war in Ukraine with siege and reinforcements.

    After the first large-scale reinforcements from the German army are eliminated, Wei Lihuang will consider deploying more troops to besiege Moscow and expel the German army from the occupied areas of the former Soviet Union.

    The empire tried to place the center of the decisive battle with Germany on the Russian battlefield. This was because the Russian battlefield was more suitable for large-scale mechanized operations, and the empire was not at a disadvantage in terms of supplies.

    As the war develops, the empire is expected to invest more than six million troops on the Russian battlefield, as well as 3/4 of the empire's entire military strength of tanks, 1/2 of aircraft, and 3/5 of artillery. In order to maintain this scale  In this battle, the empire will also invest more than 800,000 military trucks and 20,000 large transport aircraft.

    The empire has provided more than 400,000 military off-road vehicles to the Northwest Allied Forces. This powerful and thick off-road vehicle has wider and thicker tires, which is very suitable for use in Russia.  In the future, there will be about six models, and the number of these military off-road vehicles produced by different automobile companies will continue to double. It will ensure the light mechanized combat of nearly 2.5 million infantry, and ensure that a large number of patrol forces can be effectively expanded.  The actual scope of control of the military.

    In all plans, the quantity and quality of tanks are the key to determining victory or defeat. Facing the heavy tanks made in Germany, the empire will adopt the MBT40 tank, which is more expensive but has better maneuverability.  The empire needs to use mobility to gather more MBT tanks.  In every battle, we must win with more and less, and widen the numerical gap between the two sides.

    Germany's military industry is also expanding crazily. Both sides have made all preparations for this ultimate land battle, and now it is time to start the war.

    There are no surprises.  The German offensive plan on the Western Front was almost identical to Wei Lihuang's spinning attack.  This attack plan called "Samars" came from Field Marshal Fedor von Bock.

    History is magical.

    At this time, Ferdo von Bock had an authority in the Nazi German Army that was almost equal to that of Air Marshal G?ring.  As well as Hitler's special trust in him, he had already led Army Group Center to conquer the Soviet Union and France.  Now deployed on the west side of the Volga River Basin, together with Army Group North, it is responsible for ensuring the occupation of the entire western part of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as guarding against China's northwest coalition forces.

    Marshal Bock's Army Group Center has a total strength of 1.27 million people. This army group is the first of the three army groups of the Nazi German army. It has the most elite military equipment and personnel quality. Together with the troops of the slave country, Marshal Bock has a total strength of 1.27 million people on the west bank of the Volga River.  More than two million troops.

    The organizational systems of the Chinese and German armies are completely different. The Nazi German army was organized by army groups and divisions. Take the German Army Group Center as an example. Army Group Center consists of the most elite 2nd Armored Group, 3rd Armored Group, and 4th Army.  and the 9th Army. The two armored groups and corps are equivalent to group armies, with two or three corps under them. Each army has 45 divisions. The Imperial Group Army directly governs 510 divisions, omitting the corps level in the middle.  command unit.

    To be precise, the empire's group army organization is a larger army with a more comprehensive combat organization.

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    Marshal Bock may be a less prominent military commander in the history of World War II. He seems to be incomparable to the famous Marshal Rommel, and even inferior to his subordinate General Guderian, but he is indeed a very brilliant military commander.

    In the middle of 1941, that is, from May to October, the military deployment of the Chinese and German armies on both sides of the Volga River Basin was actually unlikely to change significantly, because the confrontation period between the two sides was too long.  The destruction began. The confrontation between the two sides on both sides of the Volga has lasted for 20 months. The deployment of troops and the accumulation of ammunition have reached a certain limit.

    Marshal Bock estimated that the main direction of attack of the Northwestern Allied Forces would be in the Samara and Kazan areas in the north. The Northwestern Allied Forces were deployed at three points along the east bank of the Volga River, while the German Army Group Center was divided into two points.  , the enemy's garrisons in Samara and Kazan areas were confronted in the Ulyanov area, and the two sides formed confrontation areas on both sides of Volgograd.

    In the middle is the vast Volga River. Nazi Germany's Army Group Center maintained two lines of defense on the west bank, and China's Northwest Allied Forces maintained three lines of defense on the east bank.  The total number of troops was 400,000 higher than that of the opponent. The number of tanks on both sides was about the same. The Northwest Allied Forces had a greater advantage in the number of artillery and aircraft.

    Because the operational intentions of the Northwest Allied Forces are already obvious, the operational plan drawn up by Marshal Bock and the German General Staff is extremely targeted. The German army¡¯s plan is to use Volgograd as the base.The attack point is also an offensive tactic similar to a revolving door.

    In short, both Chinese and German armies are trying to use an offensive and defensive combat deployment to try to defend the opponent's main force, dispatch elite main forces to eliminate part of the opponent's troops, and ultimately achieve a front and rear pincer attack by the two main forces.

    A very important reason why both sides have such similar tactical strategies is that the Volga River is indeed very wide. The resources to cross the river must be effectively concentrated to ensure an effective attack. If the limited river-crossing troops, ships and equipment are dispersed,  If you open up and adopt the strategy of forcing multiple points at the same time, you are likely to be completely defeated.  Because it is much easier to defend along the river than to force a crossing.

    Field Marshal Fedor von Bock was born into a traditional German Protestant aristocratic family, whose origins can even be traced back to the Teutonic Knights. His father was promoted to a major general in the German Empire during the Franco-Prussian War. He is 60 years old this year and is serving in the German Army.  There is a very common kind of serious and strict spiritual quality in them.

    In his military principles and art, there is nothing wrong with military affairs.

    In the Army Group Center under his command, there are many outstanding and outstanding military generals. However, the final military action plan all depends on the German staff. He, General Guderian and others are only responsible for the best execution of each operation.  an order, and the staff's military operational plan.

    Darkness falls.

    In a dark world.  Great military generals always shine like stars.  Their light will shine brightly on the hellish battlefield and be remembered by the world.

    War is like this, you may win or you may lose.  Marshal Fedor von Bock was convinced that he could accept any outcome calmly.  Because the opponent he faces does have the possibility to defeat him.

    He is serious and confident.  And strive to do the best within our ability.

    As usual, he will still spend a lot of time patrolling various clusters and legions on the front line, doing what he should do.  He has already done it, and the rest can only depend on whether each unit can effectively execute it and how to deal with various unexpected situations during the war.

    This is the situation he faced. Every military commander will face such a moment. What you can do is always limited, and most of the fate can only be left to God to decide.

    Even for a military commander like Marshal Fedor von Bock who had experienced hundreds of battles and held a high status in the Nazi German army, the outcome of the war was still unknown to him.

    There are so many things you can¡¯t be sure of.

    What you can do is to do the best you can within your capabilities. This is the only choice.

    As for the possible gaps between the Nazi German army and the Chinese Imperial Defense Force in terms of military equipment, Fedor von Bock was powerless. He expected that his opponents would not be able to use those weapons effectively, or that they would be inferior to the great German army.  The nation and German soldiers still lack the skills, confidence and dignity necessary to defeat all enemies, or the weapons of their opponents are not as powerful as advertised.

    Weapons don¡¯t decide everything.

    Fedor von Bock understands this very well.

    On the east side of the Volga River, the vast plain world is always so unobstructed. Marshal Fedor von Bock was riding an open-top off-road vehicle on the battlefield road. Volgograd was divided into two parts.  Germany garrisoned cities on the west bank and faced off with the Second Army and the newly formed 14th Army of the Imperial Chinese Defense Force stationed in cities on the east bank, responsible for protecting the entire Caucasus region and the oil supply lines on which Germany relied for survival.

    The focus of both sides seems to be on this point, but the opponent may adopt a detour attack strategy, making the entire situation less clear.

    Even during the war, most moments on the battlefield were the "quiet period" full of cruel waiting and suffering. Heinz Guderian's Second Armored Group was stationed on the east coast of Volgograd.  And secretly preparing for a large-scale cross-river battle, and opposite him was Lieutenant General Xue Yue's Second Army, and the two armies were facing each other silently.

    Marshal Fedor von Bock was going to inspect Guderian's troops and meet with Guderian. General Heinz Guderian was also one of the most famous military generals of the Nazi German army.  He led all previous blitzkrieg processes in Germany, and he also laid the military foundation for the German blitzkrieg theory.

    The two famous military commanders and generals have been cooperating for many years. Both sides regard the other as one of their best friends. They are almost consistent in terms of military theory and personality, as well as their attitudes towards politics and Nazism.  , and this consistency is almost identical in the German Army.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?For us, the most important thing is not Nazism, but the honor of the German Army.

    The honor of the military is above all else.

    On the west bank of the Volga River, Marshal Fedor von Bock and Admiral Heinz Guderian used telescopes to observe the enemy forces on the other side at close range. The Italian attack in North Africa is likely to lead to the official submission of the Chinese Empire to  Italy's declaration of war was essentially a declaration of war against the Germans.  This is a fact they all know.

    It was quiet on the other side, and no obvious changes could be seen.

    The fortifications on the river bank were densely packed and strict, but strangely the ships did not stop working because of this, and were busy shuttling back and forth across the vast river as usual.

    The Chinese are very strange.

    real.

    Admiral Heinz Guderian, who was stationed on the west bank of Volgograd, had many opportunities to deal with the Chinese and other Chinese on the other side. He even had several meetings with the commander on the other side, Lieutenant General Xue Yue, and  Lieutenant General Xue Yue was invited to dine at his headquarters.

    Regarding the strange things about the Chinese, General Guderian once asked Lieutenant General Xue Yue with some contempt and curiosity, and Xue Yue's answer was "The Chinese are willing to sacrifice their lives to make money."  It's still a bit difficult to understand.

    Although war always seems to be on the verge of breaking out.  Most of the businessmen who travel to both sides of the Volga River every day are Chinese businessmen.  And the number is increasing. As long as there is profit, they are willing to buy everything, even the waste left over from the war.  same.  As long as there is enough profit.  They are also willing to sell everything, even in this special case, they will rush to the former Soviet areas controlled by the Germans.  Even as far away as St. Petersburg and Moscow, they buy local goods and sell the goods they shipped.

    Admiral Guderian even purchased a Hanyang rifle originally manufactured by the Shenyang Arsenal in China and an early model Benxi saber. In his opinion, these are of great collectible value, including wine, cigarettes, lighters, bread, butter, cheese,  Noodles, textiles, woolen fabrics, toothpaste, soap, radios all the daily supplies that the army wants can be purchased from Chinese merchants. They are of high quality and low price, and are cheaper than those shipped from Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland.

    As long as they are willing to pay, German officers can even buy some rare luxury goods, such as Shanghai watches inlaid with gems, coffee and cigars from Yunnan, wine from Xinjiang, and some canned fruits with tropical flavors, so that  Many German soldiers mistakenly believe that China is a tropical country.

    Fresh fruits such as bananas and pineapples can also be transported to Volgograd by air, but only to the east coast. They have to be sold by merchants to the west coast, and the price is high. As for the various other exquisite commodities, Admiral Guderian felt that China  A strange empire indeed.

    This is a very attractive country. Even for the great Nazi Germany, China is an extremely prosperous and wonderful country. It seems that there is no shortage of anything. It is difficult to imagine what it is like to live in this country.

    Admiral Guderian believes that all this stems from the vastness of the Chinese Empire, its rich resources, and its huge population of nearly 500 million, which gives them the ability to manufacture all goods.

    He really likes this kind of empire, and if Germany wants to reach this level, it seems that it still needs to make a lot of efforts, and that may not be determined by a few more large-scale victories.

    What Admiral Guderian was really most worried about was the opponent's industrial population. The industrial manufacturing capacity that such a huge population could generate was a little too outrageous. There had always been many errors in the German army's intelligence work, and it had been difficult to determine the number of artillery pieces in the Xue Yue Corps.  , sometimes it was confirmed to be 17,000 artillery pieces, and sometimes it was overestimated to 30,000 artillery pieces, which was almost twice the number of the entire Army Group Center.

    Since the start of Nazi Germany's war machine, the German people have become more and more accustomed to Germany's invincibility. Even the once powerful France and the former Soviet Union were vulnerable. Therefore, even in the face of a quasi-world hegemon like the Chinese Empire,  , the Germans are not overly worried.

    Marshal Fedor von Bock and General Heinz Guderian felt exactly like this. They knew that their opponents would be difficult to deal with. Germany was likely to suffer heavy losses in the Volga River Basin, but the final victory would definitely be won.  will belong to the German nation.

    In several meetings with General Xue Yue, General Heinz Guderian once asked about the possibility of war between the two armies. In the words of Lieutenant General Xue Yue, "If a war must break out, there will always be a reason.  The final result should be acceptable to both sides." General Heinz Guderian also made a similar judgment. A war is always inevitable. No matter what the outcome of this battle, neither side will be unlimited.  Keep fighting for a long time because it is unnecessary.

      If he loses, Germany will continue to promise not to threaten Chinese interests in Europe and return to China the part of French interests that originally belonged to Chinese consortiums.  If he won, everything Germany occupied in France would belong to Germany forever.

    Germany has no real threat and will not attack Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

    The head of state assured the military this.

    More than 70% of the foreign investment in Spain and Sweden comes from China, and half of the financial capital in Switzerland also comes from China. These three places are the centers of interests of the Chinese Empire in Europe. As long as these three places are not threatened for the time being, China and Germany will  There is no too intense conflict between them.

    The world is vast and can accommodate the two world empires of Germany and China.

    As for Nazism¡¯s anti-people of color oaths and various behaviors, General Heinz Guderian felt that those threats were not too serious for the time being, and Germany needed to become stronger first.  Address some more negatives.  In that case, the German nation will be the greatest race in the world.

    Due to various factors, General Heinz Guderian did not believe that the Sino-German war would be as fierce as the Soviet-German war, because both sides were too strong.  It is impossible to completely eliminate the opponent.  Prove the real strong side through war.  In the end, a new peace will be reached naturally.

    ¡°In addition, General Heinz Guderian really believed that he was sure to win this battle.

    Both sides of the Volga River are covered with strong and cumbersome fortifications, compared to the former Soviet Union.  The defenses of both Germany and China are more strictly systematic. Although the Volga River is wide, it is not fast. As long as there are sufficient preparations and the opponent can be suppressed with artillery fire, forcibly crossing the river and building a bridge are not particularly difficult.  Large, this also makes both sides actively commit to strengthening the defense with fortifications.

    Dense machine guns and cement fortresses have armed both sides of the Taiwan Strait into two Maginot Lines of Defense. This is the natural chasm between the Chinese and German armies. It is also the most troublesome issue for both sides. Admiral Heinz Guderian actually prefers to bypass it.  Crossing the Volga River and launching a full-scale attack from the direction of the Republic of Kazan will be more conducive to the armored group taking advantage of blitzkrieg.

    The head of state does not think so. The Caucasus region is of great significance to Germany. Therefore, the German army must give priority to protecting the security of this side. The main forces of Army Group Center can only be deployed on this side.

    For the Germans, one of their advantages was that they controlled the area south of Volgograd and the two iron bridges downstream, which allowed them to quickly bypass the front of Volgograd and the Volga River and launch an attack from the south.  On the southern front, the eastern side of the Volga River is still the dividing line between the Chinese and German occupied areas, and the German army still has to attack across the river.

    Facing an opponent like the Chinese Imperial Defense Force, no matter how we attack, we are bound to face numerous difficulties.

    General Heinz Guderian hopes that his opponent will be the same as he was during the Manchu Qing Dynasty decades ago, but he will only appear stronger on the surface. In China's traditional military philosophy, when two armies meet in a narrow road, the brave will win. This is not the case in Germany.  proverb, but in German military doctrine, a strong will to fight and national glory are the most powerful combat effectiveness.

    After observing carefully for a moment, Marshal Fedor von Bock and General Heinz Guderian emphasized: "The war is very close to us, but victory seems to be much further away from us."

    With these words, Marshal Fedor von Bock put away the telescope and prepared to leave the front line. He knew very well that his opponent was much stronger than the Soviet Union. Perhaps, he felt that the fighting spirit of the Chinese ** team would not  They are more powerful than the Slavs. After all, there are differences in race and civilization. However, the number of opponents and the advanced level of military equipment are also important factors that cannot be ignored.

    Regarding the characterization of civilization, there have been many changes in the European and American world over the years. In the past, they emphasized that the factor of civilization is industrialization. But today, when the industrialization level of the Chinese Empire has surpassed that of European and American countries, they have begun to emphasize more  The soft characteristics of civilization, such as national quality, modern spirit, religion, etc. In short, European and American countries are still ahead of China, ahead of the East and people of color in the level of civilization development.

    it is necessary.

    This inference mainly originated from Britain and France. Even Germany, which was in serious conflict with Britain and France, and the United States, which was far away from the European continent, quickly adopted the same point of view to consider the development of Eastern and Western civilizations. In fact, behind it was the deeply rooted theory of white supremacy.  .

    This kind of thing is not worthy of attention at all.

    Who is strong and who is weak will naturally be determined after the war is over.  (To be continued)
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