Chapter 123: The Caucasus (10)
"Drag it down, shoot them all!"
Andrei Andreyevich Vlasov, who wore black-rimmed eyes and looked like a Soviet political cadre, sat contentedly in an SDK251 command-type armored car, dressed in the standard German officer's uniform with the rank of general, looking imposing. www.biquge.info What is even more frightening is that he has only arrived at the battlefield for a few minutes, and he has not hesitated to give an order to a group of Red Army prisoners who have been screened.
The soldiers hesitated, not knowing whether this was just a false threat or a real order from the big man, and for a while they were struggling to decide whether they should carry it out. Now, the officers and men of the entire Russian Liberation Army look basically the same as the German troops, except for a shield armband and a different rank insignia from the Red Army, which can indicate their different status, and they have unfurled the tricolor flag of the Romanov dynasty with the double-headed eagle emblem in the middle. Although Vlasov was the supreme leader of the Russian Liberation Army and the Russian National Liberation Front, he did not stay in the headquarters of Army Group South in Rostov-on-Don, but instead commanded the troops to fight on the front line.
"Comrade Chairman, shooting prisoners of war is always a bit unpleasant......," Colonel Kononov, commander of the 4th Infantry Division of the Russian Liberation Army, who accompanied him, whispered to him.
"You should be able to see that they are not ordinary people, they are those blue hats and political cadres of the internal affairs army." Vlasov angrily pointed to the shivering young soldiers and bearded soldiers in their 40s who had just turned 17 and shouted, "What's wrong?" These are Stalin's lackeys, the most vicious executioners of the Russian people, what do you see what they have done? β
Everyone is silent, no one is blind, and the difference between the two can be seen: although the officers and men of the Russian People's Liberation Army cannot be compared with the German army, at least most of them are young and middle-aged, and basically all of them are officers over the age of 35, while the Red officers and soldiers are all drooping their heads and their faces are vegetable, but the specially screened internal affairs troops and political work cadres look good.
"They sent both the old and the children to the front, and for two more years, all the men in Russia will die!" Vlasov violently slapped the steel plate of the armored car and shouted at the captive, "Do any of you want to do it with us?" Overthrow the tyrant Stalin together? Let me start by saying that I only need soldiers over the age of 18 and under the age of 35, and those over the age of 35 who are willing to swear allegiance to the new Russia can share a piece of land as a farmer or work as a worker in a factory. β
No one responded for a long time, the scene suddenly froze there, Vlasov's face froze, but soon a voice came from the captive team: "You can divide the land?" β
"Yes!" Vlasov pointed to the people around him, "They are all divided into the ground." β
"You lie, they are all fighting, who is going to farm?"
"Liar? Why should I lie to you, the purpose of fighting a war is to divide more land, and the land will be doubled after serving in the army for 2 years, and those who have military merits and become officers can get more land. As for farming, don't worry, if your home is in the liberated area, the land will be cultivated by your family; If the home is in the occupied area, first a piece of land in the liberation zone will be rented to someone else, and when the war is over, a new piece can be requested. β
Liberated areas? Occupied zone? Only then did a bunch of prisoners react that the so-called liberated areas were the areas currently under the control of the Germans, while the occupied areas were the territories that were still in the hands of the Red Army
"How much tax do you charge?" The person who spoke up just now walked out of the queue and boldly asked, "Don't be like those people, who collect the surplus grain of the yeoman farmers cleanly, and don't even let go of the rations." β
"Is there such a thing?" The captives exchanged words: Didn't all the land go to the collective cooperative farms, where did the yeoman farmers come from?
"You have a good memory." Vlasov suddenly laughed, "I guess you're 40 years old." β
"That's right, I'm 46 years old...... Damn it! Lao Tzu also worked with the white dog back then, and worked hard to build the country, but I didn't expect it to become like this later, and the promises he said were all farts! β
"I'm Vlasov, clerk, give them a lecture on policy!"
"For the general public, the agricultural tax is 20%; 35% for those who need seeds and tractors from the government to help with farming; As long as one person in the family is a soldier, he is considered a military dependent, and the agricultural tax is subject to the policy of two exemptions and three halves, and there are additional reductions and exemptions for those who have sacrificed and injured and received awards for meritorious service. β
The captives were amazed to hear Vlasov's name - this was defined by Comrade Stalin as the most vicious enemy of the Bolsheviks, and they thought that how frightening he looked looked and looked quite normal. But more people are concerned about the policy of "two exemptions and three halves" and ask what it means.
"Tax exemption for the first two years, only half of it will be collected in 3-5 years!"
"Seriously!"
Both Vlasov and Kononov laughed: "The Russian National Council sent out notices and leaflets, but you didn't see them?" β
"Look, it's all taken away by the blue hat." The captive on the other side asked uneasily, "Is there really a tractor?" β
"Yes! Not only will there be tractors, but the German head of state also helped us get diesel, and we can farm in the spring, and it doesn't matter if we don't farm, we can go into the factory to work, and we can get more work! β
Someone in the crowd whispered, "Aren't you going to be exploited by the capitalists yet?" β
"Exploitation? If Stalin took it, it wouldn't be called exploitation? Which of Germany or France is not a capitalist, and who is not better off than us? Even the Romanians eat better than us. β
"It's done! Done! β
After hearing the good news of the tax exemption for the division of land, the elderly people who had experienced the years before the October Revolution were the first to be moved to stand up, and once someone took the lead, they were followed by a group of people who were noisily willing to join the Russian Liberation Army.
"General, my name is Saraev, can you give me a pistol? If you don't have a pistol, a dagger will do. The 46-year-old veteran, who was the first to stand up just now, said.
Vlasov nodded, Kononov gave his rifle to the other party, and the guards around him looked at Saraev with alarm, and if he dared to make a move, they would stop him immediately. The captives watched Uncle Saraev, who was usually called a good old man, standing majestically across from the group of specially screened prisoners, and felt that he was so strange today.
Saraev walked up to a blue hat and spit in his face: "Serov, you also have today?" My nephew just made a few jokes, and you slandered him as a deserter, not only shot him, but also dragged his body to show the public? β
"Don't kill me, don't kill me...... I...... I was also forced to do so. β
"Say this nonsense to Stalin." Saraev did not hesitate to pull the trigger, and Serov had a bloody hole in his forehead and fell down with a face full of reluctance. Saraev respectfully returned the pistol to Kononov, "Sir, I believe in you!" But I can't be a soldier, I want to go farming. β
Vlasov smiled: "You did a great job!" So, would you like to do the position of a preacher? With the rank of second lieutenant, you don't have to fight, you just need to go to the prisoner of war camp to preach policy and influence those who have been deceived. β
"Ensign?" There was a hint of confusion in Salayev's eyes, and after a moment he said firmly, "In order to liberate more people, I agree!" β
"Chairman, will the Germans really give us diesel?" After the captives were taken away, Kononov asked in disbelief.
"I met the FΓΌhrer yesterday, and he personally promised me that he was at least much more reputable than Stalin, and that he would not lie to us, and there was no need to lie to us about this."
"If there is diesel, there is hope for spring ploughing."
"It should be said that there is great hope for our cause." Vlasov patted Kononov on the shoulder, "Do a good job, maybe in the future you will have a chance to become a founding marshal - didn't the Bolsheviks do the same?" β
Vlasov did not brag: after a winter of tempering and grouping, the total strength of the Russian Liberation Army has been expanded to a group army, 12 infantry divisions (masters of German standards), except for the armored force only some light tanks, the rest of the equipment is not bad, a full set of standard Soviet-style equipment, because the German army has allocated a large number of captured 122mm and 152mm caliber artillery to the Russian People's Liberation Army for use, plus the logistics supply is relatively abundant, the density of firepower and ammunition delivery far exceed that of ordinary Red Army units, The traditional artillery doctrine of the Soviet army was brought into full play. Moreover, the Russian People's Liberation Army is composed of experienced and young soldiers and officers, and its training level and actual combat capability are far superior to those new units of the Red Army that were hastily formed.
In addition to the Russian People's Liberation Army rushing to the front to take the lead, Belarus, Ukraine, and the three Baltic countries all sent troops to participate in the offensive and showed great activity, in the words of Lieutenant General Weller, chief of staff of Army Group South: "They almost screamed and pounced on Stalin's army, and the bravery and determination of the battle far exceeded my imagination!" If Stalin still had 8 million such troops, we would not have won the war in our lifetime. β
"FΓΌhrer, do you really want to supply diesel fuel to these Eastern countries and Novorossiya?" Speer is also asking Hoffman this question.
"Why not? You think I'm kidding? β
"No, because it's a bit of a lot, I think it's ......"
Just in March, at Hoffmann's request, the Germans organized the delivery of oil (mainly diesel) to the Eastern Front, totaling up to 500,000 tons. In Europe and the United States, this figure looks very ordinary, in the Soviet Union, it is a product refined from 2 million tons of crude oil, but for Germany, which lacks oil, especially natural crude oil, this diesel is a very important strategic material, and the diesel fuel consumed by a U-boat in a single operation is basically about 200-250 tons, and 500,000 tons of diesel fuel is enough for DΓΆnitz's U-boats and supply ships to be dispatched to carry out three-month combat missions.
At first, everyone thought that the Fuhrer had another intention to mobilize the 500,000 tons of diesel fuel on the eastern front, but they did not expect that it would be provided to the eastern countries for spring ploughing, which made many people unable to sit still, and all parties fought fiercely around 500,000 tons of diesel. (To be continued.) )