There is a small city named Valpovo in the southeastern part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Croatia region).
Twenty kilometers south of the small town is another small town called Osijek, which belongs to the Yugoslav Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Yugoslav Federation).
Once upon a time, these two were just small, inconspicuous cities in Yugoslavia.
However, with the separation of the two countries, the border line passed right in the middle of the two small cities. These two originally inconspicuous small cities became important border military towns for both sides.
In order to defend against each other, both sides have accumulated a large number of troops here, forming a confrontation situation.
Of course, the two troops stationed here are mainly two of Yugoslavia's own troops... In addition to the private agreement, there is also a prerequisite for Mao Xiong not to interfere in this area. Austria and the United States will not directly interfere in this area.
So in the past six months, the two Yugoslavias have been at each other's throats, but generally speaking, they are still peaceful.
But on March 2, 1946, the Southern Federation suddenly claimed that the Southern Kingdom had crossed the border, launched a surprise attack on it, and immediately declared war on the Southern Kingdom.
At that time, King Peter II of the Southern Kingdom was in Vienna on a "state visit" to Austria, and he was "bewildered" immediately when he heard the news.
Although Valpovo had a large number of garrison commanders from the Southern Kingdom, it was obviously too late to respond adequately to this sudden war, and it fell in just one day.
Randomly, the army of the Southern Federation marched straight in, and the troops approached the capital of the Southern Kingdom, Zagreb (now the capital of Croatia).
On March 3, in Vienna, King Peter II of the Southern Kingdom hurried to the palace garden of Schönbrunn Palace and found Josie who was playing golf.
This was once the palace of the Habsburg royal family, but now it is Josie's residence in Vienna.
"Leader!" After seeing Qiao Xi, Peter II calmly gave a military salute, but he could not hide the anxious look on his face.
The reason why the young king calls Josie his leader is also very simple, because he has already joined Ouroboros in private - although Ouroboros is one of Josie's external business cards for the European Hydra, but
Join Ouroboros, join Hydra without a watch.
There is still a difference between the two.
"What? Still worried?" Josie shot a birdie, smiled with satisfaction, and then looked at Peter II and said.
"Yes!" Peter II did not deny it, and nodded simply.
"Don't worry, everything is as we expected, isn't it? Let the Iron Emperor go deeper, and international public opinion will be more favorable to us. Don't worry too much!" Qiao Xi handed the club to the servant aside.
People, casually comforted.
"...Leader, I want to go to the front line!" Peter II hesitated slightly, and then said.
Qiao Xi was slightly surprised when he heard this and looked at this young man who was only slightly less handsome than him.
Peter II is indeed very young. He was born in September 1923, and he is still only 23 years old now.
In terms of actual age, he is five years older than Qiao Xi, but in terms of mental age, he is far from Qiao Xi. It is the time when he is full of energy.
And don’t underestimate the other party’s ability. Five years ago, when the young king had not officially reached adulthood, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, under the control of his uncle, the regent Prince Paul, was pro-Germany and joined the axis.
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But the day after Prince Paul announced that he would join the Axis, the young king launched a coup and wiped out all the pro-German forces including Prince Paul.
Although this completely offended Germany and led to the invasion and fall of the Southern Kingdom, judging from the outcome of World War II, his choice was obviously the right one.
And Peter II also has a very good reputation in Yugoslavia because of this choice.
The only regret is that he met a more powerful Iron Emperor, so he could only become a passerby in history in the original time and space, fled to the United States, and finally died unwillingly.
Overall, the young king still has some abilities, which is why Qiao Xi recruited him.
They are just young people, always eager to make achievements.
"Since you want to go, then go and get the deputy general staff of the two countries' coalition forces, with the title of marshal!" Qiao Xi nodded and agreed to Peter II's request to go to the front line. "But everything must be arranged by Marshal Lister."
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As King Peter II, it is not too much to have a false title of marshal. If it is lower, it will be troublesome.
The Marshal List that Josie mentioned was one of the former famous German generals, Marshal Sigmund Wilhelm List.
In terms of fame, this marshal may be far inferior to the so-called three famous generals of the German army, namely Manstein, Rommel, and Guderian.
But when it comes to ability, Lister is definitely not much worse than these three.
In various battles in Poland, France, the Balkans and the Caucasus, great results and military exploits were achieved.
However, during the battle against Mao Xiong in the later period, he was dismissed from all military posts because he had a disagreement with Mustache.
But now, this former German marshal has become the commander-in-chief of the Austrian Wehrmacht, with the rank of marshal, and will be the commander-in-chief of the Austrian-Southern Kingdom coalition forces fighting against the Yugoslav Federation.
The reason for this situation is also very simple, that is, Lister is a Bavarian and served as one of the leaders of the Bavarian rebels during Operation Return to the Eagle's Nest. This marshal who dared to oppose the mustache could
He is not a foolish loyalist. If Xiaozhu is unkind and removes him from his post, he will dare to be unjust and directly rebel against Xiaozhu.
And he officially avoided the trial after the defeat of Germany and the Red Skull Legion.
In addition, when the German army occupied Austria, it was this marshal who was responsible for recruiting and training the Austrian army.
Therefore, it is only natural that this former German marshal has a deep connection with Austria and can now become a leading figure in the Austrian army.
As for the other marshals in the German army, Josie is actually very enthusiastic about it, but unfortunately, they are not Bavarians or Austrians. Josie has no way or reason to let them escape the war trial in a short time and take them into his own possession.
use.
As for Peter II, he felt a little weird at the thought of working with Lister, a prestigious marshal.
The reason is very simple, because it was Marshal List who led the army to destroy the Southern Kingdom... I can only say that fate is really wonderful.
On March 9, the Second Army of the Southern Federation captured Ivanicgrad, which was less than fifty kilometers away from Zagreb, the capital of the Southern Kingdom.
At the same time, the remaining three armies of the Yugoslav Federation have also begun to capture cities and territories throughout the southern part of the Southern Kingdom, that is, in the Croatian region.
As Mao Xiong's younger brother, the Confederate Army also inherited Mao Xiong's ideas, and obtained a lot of military resources from Mao Xiong in the early stages, so Steel Torrent is still very good at playing.
In addition, the Croatian region is the core area of the Pannonian Plain, and the entire area is very suitable for armored forces to advance.
Therefore, the Southern Federation fought extremely smoothly all the way. The Iron Emperor, who was in the rear capital of Belgrade, had a smile on his face during this period, so much so that Austria's constant warning statements were not taken seriously at all.
Even the whole world thinks that the Southern Kingdom will suffer a serious blow this time.
But what no one can guess is that all this is actually part of the calculations of the top leaders of Austria and the Southern Kingdom.
On the morning of March 10, at an airport behind the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a large number of bombers and fighter jets were taking off one after another, preparing to launch an air raid on Zagreb.
But at this moment, bursts of muffled thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.
While people in the airport were puzzled, people with sharp eyes had discovered a group of small black dots in the low sky in the distance, which were rapidly enlarging in the sunlight.
"Air raid!!!!" shrill screams rang out in the camp, but it was too late.
Because what was attacking was thirty Mirage 3 multifunctional fighter jets secretly equipped by the Austrian Air Force.
In this era of low radar capabilities and lack of effective air-to-air precision guidance weapons, the low-altitude penetration tactics of supersonic fighter jets like the Mirage 3 are simply unsolvable.
Thirty fighter planes, with just one round of low-altitude strafing, destroyed a large number of Confederate fighter planes at the airport.
All the aerial bombs mounted on the fuselage were sent to the airport's oil depot and hangar.
The ground anti-aircraft firepower of the Southern Federation could not even touch the edge of the Mirage 3 fighter jet - it was too fast, and the anti-aircraft weapons that were backward in this era had no time to turn. The Mirage 3 had already flown past with a whoosh.
During this period, a few Confederate fighter planes successfully took off and tried to counterattack, but again, they could not even touch the sides of the Mirage 3. Instead, they turned around and were blown up by the opponent's cannons - in theory, the Mirage 3
It should be equipped with air-to-air missiles. It's not like Qiao Xi didn't have the technology for the first-generation air-to-air missiles, but he didn't use it.
Just kidding, the current main fighter models of the Southern Federation, the most advanced ones are the La-5 and La-7 supported by Mao Xiong. The cost of these piston fighters is only about 10,000 to 20,000 US dollars.
Even the first-generation Sidewinder air-to-air missile costs US$40,000 to 50,000 per shot, and its purpose itself is to fight jets, not piston fighters.
Using a disposable weapon worth 40,000 to 50,000 yuan to hit a target worth 10,000 to 20,000 yuan...Josie is crazy to do that.
Air cannons are enough.
Anyway, a piston fighter with a top speed of only 500 to 600 kilometers per hour cannot even touch the Mirage 3 with a top speed of over Mach 2.
There are many examples of piston fighters defeating jet fighters, but these are only limited to the peak piston fighters against the early generation jets.
The Mirage 3 is the top player among second-generation jets.
If a Mirage 3 pilot was shot down by a Confederate piston fighter, even if he could make it back alive, Qiao Xi would have to kill him.
After thirty Mirage 3s wreaked havoc, soon this most important military airport in the Southern Federation was completely reduced to ruins.
After the air threat was resolved, the rest was simple. The Austrian bomber group began to appear.
Unlike fighter jets, Qiaosi did not do anything with bombers due to Austria's industrial production capacity. Therefore, the bomber models of the Austrian Air Force are mainly based on the US-aided German B-25 medium bombers.
But when you have air superiority, the b-25 is enough.
Without air support, the remaining air defense firepower of the Second Army of the Federal Republic of China was simply not enough. Moreover, when the B-25 arrived at the main station of the Second Army of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, it had just completed the clearing of the air force on the front line of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Mirage 3 then completed its rest and took off again to cooperate with the bomber's attack.
After a series of saturation bombings, the main frontline force of the Southern Federation was directly paralyzed.
But it's not over yet.
Before the bombers had completely flown away, AMX-30 main battle tanks had already appeared in the distance, as well as Jaguar and Gazelle helicopters cooperating with the operation.
To be honest, Qiao Xi's fighting method of using cross-generational weapons to bully people is really a bit inappropriate.
Let alone the little overlords of Eastern Europe, if this posture were replaced by the United States and the Mao Xiong with equal strength, they would only be able to flee.
More importantly, the current Confederate army cannot even run away.
However, the large area "Depth" that was quickly captured at the beginning of the war has now become their prison.
Having lost their air superiority, the armored forces of the Southern Federation have become the main hunting targets of AMX-30 main battle tanks and armed helicopters. With mobility, range, firepower, armor, and all-round crushing, there is no one at all.
Vehicles can escape pursuit.
In just three days, the four Yugoslav armies that had completely penetrated into the hinterland of the Croatian region were all divided, surrounded, and then completely wiped out.
By the time the United States, Mao Xiong, Britain and France reacted, it was already a week later. The coalition forces of Austria and the Southern Kingdom had already marched forward. Not only did they swallow up the Bosnia and Herzegovina region, they even directly captured Belgrade, the capital of the Southern Federation, and defeated the Iron Emperor.
Withdrew directly westward to the Romanian border.
When the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
The war situation changed so quickly that telegrams from all over the world flew to Vienna like snowflakes.
In particular, the five-star general Eisenhower, who had been promoted to Army Chief of Staff, flew to Vienna immediately.
But at this moment when Austria was attracting the attention of the world, Josie was hiding alone in the study of Schonbrunn Palace.
Without him, it’s time to refresh the fourth plane’s trading beacon.
"Don't let another little baby follow me this time!" Qiao Xi looked at the search countdown on the system screen in front of him and silently prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the sky.
Soon, the originally dim screen lit up.
Perhaps it was Qiao Xi's prayer that had a little effect. What appeared on the opposite side was a neatly dressed and meticulous middle-aged man.
It's just this face - Damn, isn't this Ned Stark?
Well, actually it’s just that they have the same face. He actually looks much younger than Ned Stark, and the black stand-up collar coat he wears already shows that he has nothing to do with the world of Game of Thrones.
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"Plane Trader? What a magical thing. So what can you provide me, and what do I need to pay, or do you want my soul?" "Ned Stark" spoke.
"Um... Sir, I think you have misunderstood. I am not a demon. I can't take your soul, and your soul is worthless to me... But what do you mean, do you think there are demons in your world?"
Qiao Xi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Probably not, but in my opinion, the world I live in is no different from hell!" The other party sighed.