The general war was conceived by General Ludendorff of Germany, and under the development of Speer, the industrial production capacity of the German army was increased several times, or even more, and the production speed and quantity were even more astonishing.

However, in the original history, and in the United States today, they were more efficient and used this concept of total warfare than Speer and Hitler.

For this reason, the US military produced five times as many artillery pieces as the German army, more than six times as many aircraft, and eight times as many transport planes and other weapons and equipment for individual combat.

Moreover, in 1943, the annual tank production of the US army was already the total production of all tanks in the German army in several years of war.

As for the trucks, there were more than a million of them, and the Germans were beyond their reach.

Moreover, the shortage of fuel such as oil and tires in the German and Italian armies was also a fatal shortcoming for the Axis powers.

If Chen Yanlong hadn't solved the oil problem for the German army, I am afraid that the current German army would have begun to run out of oil.

Not only would they look for diesel instead of gasoline, as they had done in the past, but they would have to use the residue of pressed wine or acetone extracts from paint factories instead of tank fuel

Of course, in addition to these oil and tire shortages, there are many things and natural resources that are in short supply.

Even to the end, the Germans lacked food and weapons.

If it weren't for Chen Yanlong who persuaded the client countries and Ukraine, Finland and other countries to send more troops to jointly attack the Soviet army on the Eastern Front, I am afraid that the German army would have been completely defeated by the Soviet army's endless reserve forces in terms of numbers.

Although it does not necessarily exceed the overall combat strength of the Soviet army now, it has increased the strength of the German army a lot, and with Chen Yanlong giving more new weapons and equipment to these client state troops, Ukrainian troops, Finnish troops and Chechen and other minority units, the combat effectiveness of these miscellaneous units has also greatly increased.

Especially after Chen Yanlong's commitment that as long as he killed 3 Soviet troops, or more than 3 Soviet officers and soldiers could immediately get bonuses and withdraw from the battlefield and go back to his hometown to live the life he liked, the combat effectiveness of these client states and miscellaneous armies was also several times stronger than the original.

At the very least, under the stimulation of killing the enemy and going home to live the life they like, their combat minds are highly active.

Even the Italian army, which did not like to fight, fought desperately with the Soviet army with the promise that if they killed a few more Soviet soldiers, they would be able to leave the war immediately and go home to live.

Because everyone likes a peaceful life, because no one wants to die on the battlefield, and live on the battlefield for a long time, afraid that they will be killed by the enemy one day.

What's more, after killing people this time, not only can you get free, but you can also get bonuses, such a good thing as long as your brain is not in the water, you will be moved.

Moreover, due to the heavy snow cover and blizzard weather, the Soviet troops could not transport heavy weapons and equipment to the battlefield without any damage to the battle.

There was even more no way to defeat the Germans by numerical superiority, or to outflank and annihilate the rearguard of the German army.

That is to say, in the middle of the night in this snowstorm, the Soviet army can only dispatch ski troops, cavalry units and sled infantry units, and they absolutely have no way to bring heavy weapons and equipment.

As for the tank group and the air force, there is no need to count on it, because in such a snowstorm the tank engine cannot be started at all, and if those planes are forced to attack, I am afraid that they will already get lost in the blizzard without the German air force to fight them, or there will be a crash.

Of course, the current German army is marching exactly like the Soviet army, and it is not possible to use heavy weapons and tanks, as well as aircraft to support infantry operations.

However, while the German and Soviet armies were marching on a large scale and preparing to fight in the area around Tikhvin, the well-armed Waffen-SS troops did not attack at all, and they were resting and changing clothes in their rear camps, as well as eating supper to replenish their strength.

And in such a cold weather, they gradually laughed and ate and chatted.

At this moment, they are simply at ease, completely oblivious to the large-scale infantry battle that is brewing.