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Chapter 17 The Battle of Stalingrad

The German Sixth Army and other armies in the Stalingrad region are now facing the test of severe cold. Because the Germans did not organize winter clothes, there are hundreds of people who freeze to death every day. As long as they lie there and stop moving at night, the next morning, the comrades will silently send you to a place to bury them because you cannot wake up again. This is directly related to Germany's strategy. Germany believes that before the severe cold comes, they will defeat the Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the severe cold comes early. They have not defeated the Soviet Union, and they have suffered a crushing defeat under the city of Moscow. Hundreds of thousands of German troops were made dumplings by the Soviet army. For these hundreds of thousands of troops, they can afford to Germany, but they cannot afford to lose the myth of the invincible German army.

Although the German attacks in Britain were also suppressed to a certain extent, the German army still achieved a series of results in Britain, especially after the German army completely occupied London, the reputation of the entire German army could be said to have reached its highest level.

But it was completely different in the Soviet area. At this moment, all the German troops were a little confused. It turned out that under Hitler's instigation and under the influence of various victories, they thought it was natural to obtain the entire Europe. Follow Hitler's baton and wherever Hitler pointed, they would run to. For more than a year, it was very happy for the entire Germany.

Unfortunately, everything was destroyed under the city of Moscow, and everyone's dream turned into a bubble at that moment. When the bubble exploded, many people could not believe the fact in front of them. It turned out that the Luftwaffe was raging over the Soviet Union, which made the Soviets even assembled troops. When they just broke through their borders, Soviet planes were basically shot down at the airport and there was no chance to take off. Now things seem to be completely reversed. Soviet pilots were not as elite as German pilots, but the number of Soviet pilots was huge. If you kill one today, people will be able to train ten tomorrow, and there are also a large number of aircraft, all of which are from the United States.

Just this month, the air force in the Stalingrad region had undergone a fundamental change. The German air force shifted from strategic offense to strategic defense, while the Soviet aircraft shifted from strategic defense to strategic offense. Don’t underestimate this offensive and defensive transition. This means that Germany is going to decline on the battlefield of Stalingrad. All soldiers think that they may be surrounded by the Soviets like the soldiers under Moscow. Hitler was actually afraid of this, so he kept sending reinforcements to Stalingrad.

"Report to General General, this is a new batch of reinforcements from the Head of State. All of them are servants of various countries, and there is no elite army of our country. Moreover, the large amount of materials we requested from the Head of State have not yet approved. If this continues, our armored troops will stop because there is not enough fuel. Now the T34 tanks in the Soviet army have surpassed our tanks. If we still have insufficient construction, we will suffer heavy losses in the future armored troops." The German combat staff held the war team.

The latest telegram sent from the base camp was handed over to Admiral Paulus. Admiral Paulus placed it helplessly on the table. He knew very well that he was not the head of state and did not want to send support to them. There were really not many troops in Germany. Every month, more than 250,000 new recruits lead to the battlefield. Germany also had to ensure the operation of some key departments. For Germany, the labor shortage has even exceeded the resource shortage. Although Germany is a country with a population of 80 million, the area occupied by Germany is too large.

When Germany attacked the Soviet Union, it invested 5.5 million troops. So far, it has handed over 5.5 million troops, and only more than 3 million can be used for attacks. The remaining more than 2 million troops have been converted into local defensive forces.

This is how war is. When you conquer a place, you have to send troops to defend it. It is impossible to only fight in front and ignore it in the back. If this is the case, the enemy will take back the place you have captured. Whenever I am not on your supply line, I will not be protected, and there will be no retreat. Therefore, every time the German army occupy a place, some troops will be left to appease.

"Have you ever contacted the Chinese? Why has the amount of energy sent to us by the Chinese have decreased so much in recent times? Are there any large-scale battles in China now?" In addition to the reduction in energy in Germany, the reduction in energy provided by the Chinese is also an important aspect. General Baoruo suddenly thought that this situation has happened in recent times. Did the Chinese stand on the side of the Soviets? Did they want to die in the Germans? He shook his head helplessly and quickly drove this idea out of his mind. Recently, the food must have been not very good, so he had hallucinations. It was impossible for the Chinese and the Soviets to reconcile. For the millions of square kilometers of land, they hoped that the Soviet Union would be destroyed more than the Germans.

"The Chinese fleet recently formed a huge fleet. They are currently on the coast of Japan, and a large amount of oil has been transported there. According to our liaison official report, they can only support our ordinary oil. If we go to war with Japan, then half of the oil supply will be interrupted. They also need to establish their own fuel reserves. The navy is really a big oil eater." The adjutant said helplessly. For all Germans, not only Hitler was unwilling to fight with Japan, but even ordinary German soldiers did not want them to fight. Although the Germans looked down on the Japanese, the Japanese were their only ally at this time. As for the Italians, they were just funny. If the Italians had not joined Germany in this regard, I believe that the Germans would not have failed so miserably.

A pair of sharp alarm sounded from outside, which meant that the Soviet air strikes had occurred again. In the past, these were all German patents, but now it seems that they have become Soviet patents. German aircraft can only passively take off and have no way to attack actively.
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