The impact of this episode played by Gao Hongming is actually a documentary film about the Battle of Kiev in later generations. Somehow it was sold in a weapons store. Not only that, but it also included stories such as the Pearl Harbor incident, the defense of Moscow, the defense of Stalingrad, and Normandy.
There are various documentaries including landing and so on.
Previously, Gao Hongming did not dare to show it because he was afraid of causing trouble, but now after nearly two years of development, he believes that he has a certain level of strength, and it is not a big problem to broadcast some events that have already happened.
As the documentary played, everyone also saw the scene of the German army marching. An endless row of tanks formed a long queue on the road, and heavy artillery towed by trucks followed closely behind the tanks.
On both sides of the tanks and artillery, German soldiers rode in trucks or on motorcycles following the armored troops. The MG34 machine guns on the motorcycles remained ready to fire at any time.
During the march, the German army came to a small town, and about a regiment of Soviet troops blocked the German army's path.
Less than ten minutes passed from the discovery to the battle. Tanks surrounded the Soviet army from all directions. Then intensive artillery fire almost covered the entire town, followed by a battalion of infantry.
They first used MG34 machine guns to suppress the Soviet firepower, and then used mortars and 37 anti-aircraft guns to bombard the buildings in the town. The entire town was filled with bursts of smoke and explosions.
The battle took less than an hour from beginning to end. A regiment of Soviet troops was wiped out. More than 900 of them were killed and more than 1,300 became prisoners of war. The German army only paid more than 100 people.
of casualties.
This discipline film lasted for more than ninety minutes from the start to the end. Everyone was still immersed in shock until the end. No one spoke for a long time. It was not until the soldiers opened the curtains and the bright light shone in that they came back to their senses.
Li Yunlong touched Ding Wei's arm with his elbow and asked in a low voice: "Old Ding, if you were the commander of the Soviet army just now, how long could you hold on?"
Ding Wei smiled bitterly: "According to the situation just now, even if the King of Heaven comes, there will be nothing. You have also seen the combat effectiveness of the German army. It only took them less than ten minutes from marching to siege to fighting.
Moreover, the entire battle flowed smoothly, and the cooperation between the various arms was extremely tacit. The Soviet army had no power to fight back. It is indeed known as the world's most powerful army."
"Everyone..."
At this time, Gao Hongming also spoke.
"Everyone has watched the documentary just now, and should have a certain understanding of the Battle of Kiev.
Just now you have seen the power of the German blitzkrieg. The characteristics of blitzkrieg are speed, surprise and concentration. It makes full use of the speed advantages of modern war tools such as aircraft, tanks, armored vehicles and motorcycles to attack the enemy at a speed that exceeds the opponent's reaction.
of blow.
It is obvious that the Soviet army still lacks understanding of the German blitzkrieg in this regard.
In this battle, the Germans were much better than the Soviets in terms of individual soldier quality, command level, and weapons and equipment. However, I think the most important reason why they suffered such a disastrous defeat was the failure of the highest decision-making level.
question.
From before the war to the battle, most of the Soviet frontline commanders at all levels believed that they should not fight head-on with the Germans, but should make use of the vast territory and the German army. But unfortunately, Stalin rejected all of them.
This led to the disastrous defeat of this battle.
But we must also see that throughout the world, no country other than the Soviet Union can survive the attack of 5.5 million well-trained German troops, that is, it has a vast territory, a sufficient population base and a strong industrialized country.
Only the Soviet Union can survive this wave of attacks."
Hearing this, Jiang Dingwen asked: "Commander Gao, what's next? Do you think the Soviets can survive this?"
"Of course you can... In my opinion, even though the Soviet Union is in a terrible state now, this is only because it underestimated the crisis of the war, was not fully prepared for the war, and made mistakes in strategic guidance.
In the early stages of the war, the army suffered unbearable losses and horrific casualties.
But once it gets over it, it's the Germans' turn to be unlucky."
Gao Hongming began to talk about the economy, population, military, industrial strength of the Soviet Union and Germany, as well as the world situation. He talked for more than half an hour, and finally concluded: "To sum up, Americans will never turn a blind eye when they are in their own strength.
Seeing the Soviet behemoth fall, he will definitely do his best to support the Soviet Union and even support the Asian battlefields including ours.
With the assistance of the United States, both the Soviet Union and our country can get a chance to breathe. Once the United States joins the war, the overall situation will basically be settled.
Okay, the above is my humble opinion. If there are any deficiencies, I welcome your comments and corrections from my superiors and colleagues."
Everyone looked at each other, and if they had not confirmed that it was Gao Hongming himself, they would have thought that the people standing in front of them were Jiang Fangzhen, Yang Jie, Bai Chongxi and other top military strategists in the country.
Suddenly, there was a burst of applause in the command hall, and Yan Xishan even gave a thumbs up, "Nephew Gao Xian, at your level you can become a teacher in Huangpu!"
Li Yunlong and Gao Hongming had known each other for the longest time, and they were also the most surprised among the people present.
His mouth bulged: "My darling, brother Gao actually has this skill? It shouldn't be. This is the same thing. I guess our deputy commander-in-chief and division commander are only at this level, right?"
Ding Wei applauded and whispered in a low voice: "Lao Li, haven't you heard a sentence? I'll look at you with admiration after three days of separation. Who is like you who can't read a lot of Chinese characters and can't learn it even if he wants to?"
Deputy Chief of Staff Zuo asked curiously: "Commander Gao, just now you said that Americans will also participate in the war, but as far as I know, the United States is a neutral country. It will not be easy to get them to participate in the war, right?"
Gao Hongming nodded: "The United States is indeed a neutral country. The current isolationism in American society is horizontal, and it is not easy to let it participate in the war. But don't forget, sometimes wars are not based on human will.
Although most Americans do not want to join the war, someone will force them to do so, and that day is not far away."
Perhaps to confirm Gao Hongming's words, as soon as he finished speaking, with the sound of the door opening, a staff officer hurriedly ran in and shouted loudly: "Sir, something big has happened... The Japanese combined fleet has launched a sneak attack on the United States.
Pearl Harbor, the Americans declared war on Japan!"
"boom……"
Following the words of the staff officer, everyone present became agitated...