Entering March, the war has entered its tenth month. Nearly four million Red Army soldiers have become prisoners of war. Millions of Soviet civilians have been killed by the German army. The Soviet Union has lost most of their territory in Eastern Europe. The German Army Group South is advancing vigorously from Ukraine.
The sword's edge points directly at the Caucasus.? ?
The German army also lost a lot of time during this period, especially due to the failure of the Battle of Britain and the indefinite delay of the Sea Lion project. The Germans seized the opportunity to build aircraft, coupled with the large amount of American aid brought by the "Lend-Lease Act", the British
Finally, they survived before collapse. They frequently bombed German military targets and destroyed thousands of factories. However, in the face of Nazi Germany, a behemoth that controlled a population of 300 million, these losses were not essentially devastating to its industrial capabilities.
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In terms of the situation on the eastern front, Crimea has been isolated. The connection between this peninsula and the other six places only relies on some narrow isthmus. To the south is the Black Sea, and to the east you must pass through the Kerch Strait to reach the Caucasus.
Timoshenko is under great pressure. With more than one million troops under his command, even if he achieves a certain defensive breakthrough, it will be difficult to stop the enemy's offensive! Unless the rear continues to increase troops in a steady stream, the unexpected victory in southern Belarus gave him
He had some comfort.
Tupikov quickly sent someone to investigate the intelligence, paying particular attention to the German codes he had monitored in the past month.
He himself also arranged for someone to compile a summary of the war situation in southern Belarus, and soon a new report was placed on his desk in his office.
Most of these written records are intelligence released by the Gomel Municipal Committee to the Soviet authorities, and the content about the "guerrillas in the swamp area" was carefully collected.
Now Tupikov finally had a general understanding of the current situation of the 284th Division.
The text is clear. The strength and population of this infantry division has reached 30,000. According to the description of its division commander Yevlov, four pure female battalions were put into combat in the recent battle and achieved impressive results.
Remarkable results.
He speculated that there were many more female military camps like this, and they could even form more troops composed solely of women.
Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer men of suitable age available in the Soviet Union. The upper limit for conscription was once only 28 years old, but now it is much later. Some middle-aged men, even with gray hair on their temples, are being conscripted into the army.
Two days have passed since the conversation with Timoshenko, and Tupikov has received some new reports from the 284th Division.
Facing the latest draft of the telegram, the man couldn't help but feel happy.
"Berekov, as a Chinese, you really bring the wisdom of the Chinese people?! I heard that ordinary people in your country are very good at planting, so they also farm extensively here? If it can be widely planted in the current guerrilla zones
Potatoes, not only do we not need to airdrop food to you, your agricultural products can even be sent to nearby guerrillas!"
In the telegram, Yevlov was not greedy for credit.
Yang Mingzhi went to Catfish Village to develop new weapons, and Yevlov strongly supported this matter. Now the division headquarters no longer needs to have full authority to manage the economy and livelihood of ordinary residents. The legal municipal committee has begun to work, and everything is in order.
The original production plan was fully launched under Yevlov's authorization, and women, the largest number in the collective farm, became the main force in production.
The large-scale production movement began in full swing on March 7. Yelentina even held a residents' meeting in the blacksmith village. A large number of women carrying rakes and shovels, wrapped in headscarves and wearing brajis gathered together. After the rest,
Ordinary soldiers also picked up tools and prepared to join the military reclamation business.
This woman is very good at ideological work. After a lengthy speech, the production movement began!
The new Novgomel Municipal Committee encourages ordinary residents to reclaim new land to grow crops. The more land is reclaimed, the more food rations farmers receive. According to the long-term policy implemented by the Soviet authorities, the situation of collective farms eating from one big pot has long existed.
Stalin directly pointed out: "Individual farmers are the last capitalist class." This man eliminated the small peasant class in the Soviet Union with an iron fist and established a comprehensive rural economy with collective farms as the main body. I am afraid this is the essential difference between the Soviet Union and many Western countries.
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Regarding the collective farms, Yang Mingzhi could easily think of the "people's commune" during the period of New China in that dimension. Later, this model withdrew from the stage of history because it restricted the people's enthusiasm for production. He has never personally experienced that era, and now
Traveling back to the Stalin era, it was at the peak of the Soviet Union's overall collective farmization. Faced with the collective farm policy, he had only one way - to adapt as much as possible.
The Gomel Municipal Party Committee is still following the traditional Soviet model. Ordinary citizens in the Novgomel-controlled area are divided into workers and farmers. The former produce daily necessities and military supplies through manufacturing and handicrafts, earn work points through labor, and then receive rations
Food and daily necessities were mainly produced in the village. The men mainly served as soldiers, and most of the remaining women became the main force in cultivating the land.
Most of their families have been destroyed, so they fled to this safe place and are naturally willing to protect this trace of peace. No one opposes this collective farm system. Facing the threat of death, only by uniting to condense fragile individuals into a strong whole can we
The only means of holding stocks in war.
These women drove horses and heavy plows to open up new land. They formed production teams and were responsible for an area.
The entire blacksmith village began a thriving production movement, and on March Day, the women had no rest (according to regulations, they were completely allowed to take vacations).
New cultivated land is being gradually reclaimed, potato roots that have sprouted are sown, and vegetable seeds are sown on some land. After one acre of land is sown, another woman comes carrying a wooden bucket full of excrement, scooping out evenly with water.
Sprinkling these fertilizers will cause a stench to the sky for a while.
All these observations were recorded by Yevlov, and telegraphed to the distant front headquarters through the radio and the newly built antenna, which eventually became a newspaper report in the hands of Tupikov.
The commander of the front army had to be informed of this matter, and he went straight to the front army headquarters with the documents.
Regarding Yevlov's previous report, Timoshenko carefully read it. Since he had the guarantee of the Gomel Municipal Committee, the complete content was completely true. He was waiting for Tupikov's investigation report and was preparing to personally
Looking for him, this guy came with a cheerful face.
"Comrade Chief of Staff! It seems you have brought me good news. Is it about the Guards?" Timoshenko, who was in front of the sand table, raised his head, his eyes bright.
"Yes, comrade! I have made a summary of the combat operations of the 284th Guards Division in recent months, which is in my file. In addition, we also received information from its division commanders Yevlov and Gomel
A joint call from Municipal Party Committee Secretary Lyudbarev."
"Oh?! Show me the file quickly!" (To be continued.) 8