Far away in the Pacific theater, the battle is in full swing at this moment, and on the Soviet-German battlefield, the battle is beginning to fall silent.

Germany, which had captured almost all of Ukraine, abandoned the offensive, and the Soviets were happy to see their shrinking forces go on the defensive.

Both sides are waiting for temperatures to cool down while also preparing for winter. Compared with Hitler's arrogance, Li Leke is a real "head of Buddhism".

He unhurriedly prepared the materials for the entire army for the winter, and then before the winter came, he ordered the troops to stop the offensive and concentrate on organizing the transportation and scheduling work.

Then, a large number of cotton clothes began to arrive at the front line, and the German soldiers, who had been in the trenches for half a month, waited for their reserve food and ammunition.

In northern Ukraine, German Army Group B is located in its headquarters outside Kharkiv, and Guderian and his officer corps are inspecting the winter preparations of the army group.

"My requirements are low, all the soldiers have tents, right? All the warm utensils have been distributed? Looking at his assistant, Guderian asked with a serious face.

"General, our side has already checked twice, and the entire army group is preparing for the winter, and in accordance with the regulations and requirements, our preparations are quite sufficient." His lieutenant replied.

Guderian's requirements are indeed low, but the Führer's requirements are high. All the distribution of materials was in accordance with the requirements of the Führer, so the specifications were not low at all.

Then, the officer of the tank unit continued to report: "All the tanks have been distributed antifreeze, and the oil has also been specially oiled for winter, and the tank unit can exercise in the winter at any time. ”

The winter preparations carried out by the German army on the front line this time can be said to be extremely meticulous: there are special personnel in charge of every link, and the responsibility of the grassroots level is assigned to the platoon commander or even the squad leader.

There are strict combat regulations on how often each tank should change its oil and how much antifreeze should be added to the oil.

It can be said quite responsibly that Germany did not lose at all in winter preparations to the Soviet troops on the other side, who were familiar with the Russian winter.

And even more so much, the German army did better, better than their opponents, the Soviets.

"Very well, all I want is for them to be able to fight...... This state must be preserved. Guderian was pleased with the progress, and he nodded.

The battle for Kharkov was coming to an end, and as Zhukov retreated with the main forces, it was a matter of time before the city became a German occupation zone.

With the support of this city, it is equivalent to the support of the railway, and in the spring of the next year, behind the German troops, the railway capacity may be doubled compared to now!

"Each of the four infantry divisions has its own fixed wintering area, and there are houses to shelter from heavy snow...... "His adjutant said, pointing to the numbers on the report, to his commander.

"We are logging and setting up suitable barracks, there are fixed camps behind all the lines, and the artillery is deploying its own artillery positions." He said as he pointed to the construction site in the distance.

It was a really busy scene: German troops were cutting down trees on a large scale to build their own camps for the winter.

Even if these troops are withdrawn, the remaining camps can be used by the troops who come later, which is very convenient.

The German SS units had a lot of experience in building such camps: they were similar to concentration camps, except they didn't need as much barbed wire and grids.

Coupled with equipment such as water and electricity, such a camp can be built at a very fast speed, and then a regiment or a battalion of troops can quickly be stationed in it and enjoy the warm barracks treatment.

The troops also spontaneously built their own garrisons, and set up relatively warm camps behind their own defensive lines, which was also a way to improve their combat effectiveness.

Pianos can even be found in some barracks, and most of the stations above the regimental level have special movie venues...... In several large divisional camps, there are also leveled fields for soldiers to use when they are resting.

"There was a lot of ammunition, and as soon as we stopped, there was a steady stream of ammunition coming from the rear." The officer in charge of weapons and ammunition also spoke at this time.

The conditions of transportation have never been so good that everyone has an optimistic mood: it has always been the logistics troops who have been chasing the front-line troops, and now the front-line troops have finally stopped.

On the one hand, because of the shortening of the transportation distance, the road transport link from the railway station to the front line was also fixed along with the fixation of the battle line, which improved the transportation and supply environment in Germany.

On the other hand, the German front-line troops, who had abandoned the large-scale advance, also saved a lot, the consumption of ammunition became less, and the natural replenishment and hoarding became easier.

"The food reserves are also very good, and even if the heavy snow destroys the transportation line, we can sustain it for at least a month." The officer in charge of grain also mentioned the grain reserves.

When it comes to grain, this is where Germany did better than the Soviet Union: they captured most of Ukraine between August and September, and they received a large harvest of grain.

Returning to the grain and vegetable program implemented by Deputy Führer Hess in his own country, Germany and its occupied areas also achieved a bumper harvest.

At least at the level of hunger, Germany is fully capable of self-sufficiency, which also allows Germany to make more strategic adjustments.

The first direction of adjustment was to store more food at the front in order to facilitate the winter of a million-strong army in the Soviet Union.

On the other hand, it was the improvement of the food in the German labor camps and concentration camps, which produced more and more products, and the various capital consortia were reluctant to starve these skilled workers to death.

In fact, when it comes to hatred, the German top brass is far from being so impressed with the Jews. As long as it is heard that the Jews who deserve to be killed can bring economic benefits, the nonsense of killing all the Jews is rarely mentioned again.

As for the Führer's famous speech about the Jews damning, everyone chose to forget - you see, even the Führer forgot, who would find himself uninteresting to cut off everyone's wealth?

The so-called food in hand was not panicked, it was able to import large quantities of grain from abroad, and it achieved a bumper harvest in its own country and in the occupied territories, and the problem of food and clothing for the Third Reich was actually solved.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, the increase of industrial output value has become a matter of course.