In history, Hans indeed divided his forces into two groups to attack the Baku oil fields and Stalingrad at the same time.
This is a wrong decision in the eyes of modern military experts, because it duplicates the strategic goals: although the attack on Stalingrad did not directly attack the Baku oil fields, Stalingrad is an important transportation hub. Once captured,
In Stalingrad, the bear's energy was basically cut off by Hans.
Duplicate strategic goals, but have to divide the troops to attack at the same time, this will obviously make Hans's already tight troops and resources worse.
Therefore, some military experts believe that if Hans concentrated his forces to attack Stalingrad, or concentrated his forces to attack Baku, the situation of World War II might be rewritten.
But Wang Xuexin believes that this is not entirely the case.
Because the Baku direction is a mountainous battle, while the Stalingrad direction is a city direction, the two battlefields are on different levels.
How useful would Hans's mountain troops be if they were deployed in the Battle of Stalingrad?
However, if they invest in the Caucasus Mountains in the direction of Baku, it is possible to capture the oil field and end the battle first to achieve the goal.
Therefore, it makes sense for Hans to do this.
Wang Xuexin provided information to Mao Xiong based on the actual situation... In fact, it cannot be said to be intelligence, but a "prophecy".
Of course this information is true. Wang Xuexin has no need to lie to Mao Xiong.
The problem is that this combat plan is controversial, so much so that many people in Mao Xiong cannot believe it when it is presented to them.
As soon as he came to Monrokov, he sent Wang Xuexin's idea to the general adviser, who in turn sent it to the deputy supreme commander.
The Supreme Deputy Commander did not dare to neglect and immediately organized a meeting to discuss this information.
The discussion was intense, but there was not much support for the intelligence.
"I don't think Hans would do this!" said the chief of staff: "We all know that Hans' supply is very difficult, with long supply lines, huge troops, and constant attacks by our guerrillas. In addition, they are in Mozambique.
The defeat in the Battle of Sri Lanka...it’s hard to imagine that they would choose to fight on both sides under such circumstances!”
"Yes!" said the Air Force Commander-in-Chief: "Although the Baku Oil Field is very important, once the Baku Oil Field is captured, Hans can not only put our army in trouble but also get fuel nearby. But... that is the Caucasus Mountains, there is no
People can climb over this barrier!"
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Then, quite naturally, they began to doubt the authenticity of this information:
"Are the sources of intelligence reliable?"
"How did the Eighth Route Army obtain this information?"
"Perhaps they just made up a piece of information in exchange for the benefits of the resistance forces passing through the border!"
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The doubts soon reached Wang Xuexin.
Lai Menluokov said this: "Comrade commander, can you tell us how the information came from? We want to know how credible this information is, and then make corresponding arrangements according to the situation!"
Lai Menluokov said it very implicitly, but Wang Xuexin still understood it.
Wang Xuexin doesn't think there is any problem with this.
Because this information is indeed not something outsiders can know.
In fact, even Hans himself didn't know this information... They had been hesitating whether to do this, and it was already several months later when they finally decided.
In other words, even Hans had not made up his mind at this time, but Wang Xuexin guessed their intention in advance.
Wang Xuexin didn't explain much. He knew that no matter how he explained, he couldn't convince Mao Xiong. He could only describe Yu Hei.
So he decided to keep it simple.
He raised his eyebrows and replied: "Sorry, I can't tell you the source of the intelligence. This is a necessary protection for our intelligence personnel!"
This is a good excuse, don't use it in vain.
Wang Xuexin continued: "As for whether you believe it or not, or how you plan it, that is your business and has nothing to do with us. I only care about one thing, and that is that you will fulfill your promise and let the anti-alliance troops cross the border, right?"
Lai Menluokov hurriedly replied: "Of course! Please rest assured, Comrade Commander, that we are already making preparations! It's just this information... you know, we can't change all the arrangements based on your words...
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"You don't need to do this!" Wang Xuexin replied: "Stalingrad was originally your key defense position, and you were already strengthening the defense. As for the Caucasus Mountains... I told you before that it is very suitable for low-speed propeller fighter aircraft to fight.
.I heard that you are reorganizing the air force. Why not send those obsolete low-speed fighters to the Caucasus? There is no shortage of fuel there anyway!"
After listening to Wang Xuexin's words, Lai Menluokov thought about it carefully and felt that Wang Xuexin's words made sense, so he relayed Wang Xuexin's words to the general counsel and uploaded them.
The furry bears all fell silent upon hearing this suggestion.
Because this is indeed a feasible method. Those low-speed propeller fighters were originally meant to be eliminated. Throwing them into the Caucasus Mountains will not cause any loss to the bear.
If there is any loss, it is that there will be a group of pilots preparing in the direction of the Caucasus.
But if necessary, the pilots can fly the plane back to Stalingrad at any time to fight, so this is not considered a loss.
After making this preparation, Hans's attack in the Caucasus direction became even more difficult.
This is not a problem for mountain troops... Even the most powerful mountain troops will find it difficult to win when they lose air superiority, especially in snow-capped mountains like the Caucasus Mountains.
Because, as long as the furry bears are willing, they can play an avalanche in areas where enemies are suspected at any time.
The matter was settled just like that.
At this time, Mao Xiong was still suspicious of Wang Xuexin's intelligence. They were completely unaware that they were missing a chance to defeat Hans cleanly...
Just imagine, if Mao Xiong completely believed what Wang Xuexin said, that is, he knew that Hans would attack from two directions at the same time and the focus would be on Stalingrad.
Then you can lay a trap for Hans: deploy heavy troops in Baku and encircle and annihilate Hans's mountain troops first. Then move the troops north to directly target Hans's logistics supply line and Stalingrad to form a pincer attack on Hans.
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However, due to Mao Xiong's reservation, they only adopted a rather conservative strategy, that is, they just transferred a group of aircraft to strengthen it.
The result was that the information Wang Xuexin provided did not actually play a big role.
This made Mao Xiong regretful, and they all beat their chests after knowing that this was indeed the case.
Wang Xuexin doesn't care much about this, even this is what he hopes.
Because he believes that... only if Mao Xiong's side is not fighting well, their need for the Eighth Route Army will be greater, and then there will be more transactions.