第59集  两面夹击

On May 29, the German army defeated the Czech Republic and advanced eastward with Poland, attacked the Soviet Union and invaded the three Baltic countries. The whole world was shocked, and public opinion from various countries criticized Hitler for tearing down the Munich Agreement. Instead, they were expecting, and many media were encouraging the German army. Originally, many parliamentarians in Britain, France and other countries insisted on sanctioning Germany, but now they have stopped.

As expected, in today's world, no matter how bad the country is, as long as it is an enemy of the Soviet Union, it will immediately be covered with a halo of justice. If the Spanish Civil War was fighting the extreme left and the extreme right, and the Western powers were still passive and neutral, then on the Soviet Union, there are still extreme left (Nazis) and extreme right (Bolsheviks) fighting, while the Western powers are more or less standing on the side of Germany. For nothing else, the Soviet Union has done too many beastly acts of anger between people and gods: Great Famine, Great Purge, Massacre... And the Nazi records in this regard are much innocent than it, it is nothing more than burning books, controlling news, and persecuting dissidents. Moreover, the German people have enough food and clothing, and what kind of life do they live? Compared with the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany at this time was like a cute angel.

Unlike real history, the Soviet Union had already expected the German army to attack in advance. However, it was dragged by the Ming army in Central Asia and could not withdraw to fight. Even so, Stalin still drew more than half of the elite Soviet troops from Central Asia in the previous half month and transferred them to the Western Front of Europe. Stalin knew what the consequences were like, but now he didn't care. Europe was the head, and Central Asia was the butt. Even if the butt was cut off half, it would be impossible to die, but if there was a little problem with the head.

Even so, those "elite Soviet troops" who suffered repeated defeats in Central Asia and had low morale are still no match for the German army. Not only morale, but also from equipment level to the quality of officers and soldiers, to the command art of generals, are not on the same level. It turns out that the most advanced general of the Soviet army, Tukhachevsky, has been killed by Stalin himself. Now there is only one general left in the Soviet army, Zhukov, and there are no one else. And the German army can be said to be a gathering of generals: Manstein, Guderian, and Rommel (who became famous generals in the Ming and Qing Wars), Lundstedt, Yodel, Keitel, Model, Paulus, Bok, Loeb, Keserlin, and Studenet...

The total force invested by the German army was less than that in regular history, with 120 divisions and divided into three armies. The main attack direction of the Northern Army Group was the Three Mediterranean Kingdoms: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, and the target of the attack was Leningrad. In regular history, when the Soviet Union and Germany divided Poland, the Soviet Union had to annex the Baltic Three Kingdoms. However, in this time and space, the Soviet Union was deeply trapped in Central Asia and did not dare to expand in Europe. Therefore, the Baltic Three Kingdoms are still independent now, and are now taken down on the way of the German Northern Army Group.

The main attack direction of the German Central Army Group was Belarus, and the target of the offensive was Moscow. This was the most important one and the most expected resistance. The main attack direction of the Southern Army Group was Ukraine, and the target of the offensive was Kiev. This was also the shortest front and the weakest resistance was expected. Among the several European franchises, the Soviet Union's rule in Ukraine was the most unstable. The local Ukrainians were separated from the Russians, especially the Great Famine of Ukraine a few years ago. Ukraine, known as the "European Granary", almost all the local people fell in the famine. Ukraine and riots were one after another, and the Soviet Union was already lost in Ukraine.

The German army drove straight in three directions, mechanized troops broke through in a concentrated manner, Stuka bombers in the sky rushed down in groups, and the air and ground were fighting together. The "Soviet elite" who were defeated by the Ming army in Central Asia "found a familiar feeling" as soon as they arrived at the Western Front. Seeing that the German tactics and styles were exactly the same as those of the Ming army, they could not help but transfer their fear. The Soviet army was at a disadvantage in terms of quality and quantity, and a series of defeats occurred in the three attack directions.

The German army was the most suspenseful attacking group. The German army marched on the Ukrainian land was enthusiastically welcomed by the local people all the way. The local people almost ate pots of slurry and greeted each other. Many Soviet troops composed of Ukrainians directly surrendered to the German army, then turned the gun and fought back. Even the German army's uniforms were not too late to change, so they put on the "名" armband and led the German army east to "liberate" their hometown.

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In response to the German advance, the Ming army also launched a new fierce offensive in Central Asia. The genuine Ming army, which had not participated in the war for a long time, is now participating in the attack on a large scale. The genuine Ming army riding in tanks and cars is mainly attacking in front, and on both wings and behind, there are more new Ming army riding horses and waving swords, mainly composed of locals.

Now the attack has been much smoother. The remaining Soviet troops in front have only the ability to resist and have no counterattack. They often resist symbolically and flee immediately. When the Ming army met again, they felt that the artillery attacks were much weaker. The Ming army's planes could easily control air supremacy. The Ming army's armored troops did not get too much contact with opponents. - because a large number of artillery, tanks, and aircraft were all transferred to Europe to resist the German army. Now the Ming army is facing almost a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, just like cutting melons and vegetables.

However, the Ming army's front line was too long after all. On the sixth day of the offensive, the mechanized and motorized troops of the Ming army soon stopped one after another. The fuel supply was not enough, the ammunition supply was not enough, and the parts supply was not enough. Fortunately, the Soviet army on the opposite side had only been able to defend and did not dare to launch a counterattack. If it were in the past, the Ming army would have been defeated and would be chased by the opponent and retreated all the way back. This was the tug-of-war. But now the power of the Soviet army on the opposite side was too weak and could not counterattack at all. It is often seen that dozens of Ming army and hundreds of tanks were parked on the grassland in a row waiting for supplies. The officers and soldiers gathered together to play cards and eat, feeling at ease and full of security. There was no Soviet aircraft in the sky.

At the same time, the German army on the European battlefield was also unstoppable, advancing at a speed of 60-80 kilometers per day. The vanguard of the Central Army Group was only half the distance from Moscow. At this time, the war was only one week long. The Nanjing decision-makers felt that this was not possible. The German army attacked too fast and the war was one-sided. In a few days, Moscow would move its capital. This was too far from the result of the Ming Dynasty's hope of "both losses".

It just so happened that the Ming army's mechanized troops could not keep up with the supply of supplies. The Ming army command decided to use this as a reason to significantly slow down the pace of the offensive, and acted as "at the end of the strong", so that Stalin could mobilize some Soviet troops to Europe to increase pressure on Hitler.
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