Another great power on Earth, Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, inside the Kremlin. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Stalin was enjoying his breakfast, and the long table was piled high with bread and caviar.

But apparently he had no interest in any of these things, and he just looked at a newspaper in front of him, a newspaper with a photograph of Rommel entering Cairo.

In front of Stalin, there stood several high-ranking Soviet generals, all of whom bowed their heads slightly, not knowing what they were thinking.

"If the Germans enter the Middle East from North Africa, what will we do?" Stalin asked angrily as he chewed his food.

"Great Leader Comrade Stalin, we are working on a plan, but there is no guarantee that it will succeed." An army general opened his mouth and answered Stalin's question.

Stalin picked up the glass of water in front of him, took a sip of milk, put down the cup and continued to ask: "The plan for a thunderstorm has not been completed?" Your efficiency is truly unappetizing. ”

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader! It is in itself a very difficult thing to reserve enough fuel for the offensive at the front, and in secret reserves. Another officer in charge of logistics explained in a low voice.

Another general also hurriedly followed to buy time for his subordinates: "Yes! Comrade Stalin, the great leader! It takes time to mobilize thousands of tanks and hide them as much as possible! ”

"I don't understand the specific implementation steps, so I can only rely on your comrades." As he ate, Stalin spoke slowly: "However, I need to put enough pressure on Germany before Rommel enters the Middle East...... This is a strategy, a strategy that must be executed! ”

"We have asked the people from the embassy to come forward and discuss the relevant aspects with the German Foreign Office, but they have not promised me anything." An official of the diplomatic department hastened to speak and report to Stalin on the latest developments.

Stalin, who was sitting in his seat, nodded and said: "You are my closest comrades-in-arms, and I hope that everyone can work together and continue to contribute to the motherland." ”

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for others to speak, and continued: "I hope to implement the following three suggestions immediately, first...... I need to make it clear to the Germans, and think seriously about our position; Second, I hope to complete the thunderstorm plan immediately. Thirdly, the development of new weapons must also be ready next year. ”

The Soviets did not want to see the Mediterranean become a dominant, monolithic region. In this way, it is tantamount to putting one of the strategic directions of the Soviet Union in the hands of one force.

After the Axis occupied the Suez Canal, it was inevitable that the Axis powers would expand their influence to the Middle East, and the Soviet Union also hoped to build its own strategic buffer zone in the Middle East.

As a result, both sides have a lot of conflicting interests in the Middle East and the Suez Canal, or rather, there are too many key points of mutual suspicion.

Germany did not want its vital oil resources to be controlled by the Soviet Union and the areas that the Soviet Union could threaten, but in fact Germany's oil resources were indeed within the direct influence of the Soviet Union.

Romania's oil fields were within direct Soviet attack, and Germany was still heavily dependent on Soviet imports for oil.

Such a situation was not desirable for Germany, which hoped to liberate the oil-producing areas from the direct threat of the Soviet Union through a series of operations – Libya was a direct response to this move.

The Soviets also had this concern, they did not want the Germans to appear in the Middle East, in which case their oil in Baku would also face a direct threat from the Axis powers.

Under these circumstances, the entry of German troops into Egypt was not good news for the Soviet Union in any case, and even the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, Stalin, had already moved his mind to prepare for armed intervention in this matter.

He can't help but think like this, because the current Soviet Union is also a powerful military machine!

In real history, after the German army launched the Barbarossa Plan, after invading the Soviet Union, there were millions of Soviet Red Army captured in Belarus and Ukraine.

With an army of millions and tens of thousands of tanks of various types, if such a force can only be regarded as second-rate, then no army in the world dares to call itself a first-class army.

The Soviet Union deployed more than 3 million troops in the border area, and there were more tanks and planes than the Wehrmacht on the other side of the border!

It's just that the Soviet fighters were inferior to the German army in terms of quality, and the tanks, although numerous, were inferior to their opponents in tactics and training.

One of the most important problems was that most of these units were paralyzed by the surprise attack of the German army, so they were annihilated by the formation at the beginning of the war.

However, when it comes to the data strength of this force, it can be said to be one of the largest and most equipped armies in the world.

On the border, the number of artillery pieces in the USSR was 30,000, while the number of artillery pieces concentrated in Germany was 40,000. It seems that Germany has the upper hand, but among the more than 40,000 cannons, there are also figures from allies such as Romania and Italy......

The difference in the number of planes on the two sides was equally stark, with the Soviets concentrating 9,000 planes on the border, while the Germans had only 4,000 -- less than half of what the Soviets had.

During the same period, the German army was most proud of the number of tanks in the armored forces, the German army had 4,000 tanks, while the Soviet side concentrated 10,000 tanks......

Who knows that in the comparison of the number of tanks of the German and Soviet armies, the gap turned out to be even greater than the difference between the two sides in the sky in the planes.

You're going to say the quality in terms of tanks? That's even more interesting. The number and quality of tanks in the USSR at this time were slightly higher than those of the Germans.

At this stage, the Soviet Union is equipped with a large number of T-26 tanks, some big guys such as KV-1 and KV-2, and a small number of T-34 artifacts.

And the weapons in the hands of Germany are much more complicated, there are 38T, and No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and most of the tanks are not better than the equipment in the hands of the Soviets.

The only difference between the two sides is the radios equipped on the tank, and the synergistic experience of using these radios. In fact, in this regard, the Soviet tank forces did not catch up with the highest level of the Germans until 45.

From these simple data analysis, everyone can see at a glance that, except for the Axis countries in the early stage of the war to concentrate their forces to form a numerical advantage, in fact, the number of weapons and equipment of the Axis countries is not superior.

It can even be said that it is completely at a disadvantage - this is also one of the reasons why many scholars in later generations firmly believe in the inevitable existence of the "Great Thunderstorm Plan": Big brother, what are you doing if you don't attack and pile up so many troops?

It is a pity that the Soviet Union overestimated its industrial strength in the end, at least in 1941.

They hit 9000 planes on the Western Front, but were completely unable to defeat the 4000 planes of the Germans. Although the two sides are very different in quantity, the quality is different.

The German army has advanced fighters such as the ME-109E and FW-190A, various advanced bombers, and thousands of elite pilots who have experienced the war.

On the Soviet side, most of them were slightly outdated I-16s and other aircraft, and most of the pilots had not experienced any war tests.

This is why, at the very beginning of Operation Barbarossa, most of the Soviet air force aircraft were paralyzed on the airfields - the qualitative gap could no longer be made up for by quantity.

"Great leader, Comrade Stalin, I understand what you mean! We will immediately complete the offensive plan and try to be ready to attack Germany by the beginning of '41. An army general promised.

"On the other hand, we will step up our pressure on the German Foreign Office to commit to giving up access to the Middle East. If the other side does not agree, we will immediately cut off the export of oil to them! "Although there are not many oil exports, the Soviet Union still has trade with Germany.

After all, a non-aggression pact has been signed between the two countries, and this pact has only been signed for more than a year, and the ink has not yet dried up - although both countries are now preparing to tear up this pact, but after all, have they not torn it yet?

Stalin nodded, then waved his hand at the men, signaling that they could leave. Then he grabbed the milk in front of him again and took a small sip, as if he was savoring something.

"Hitler...... You're a great opponent! I know that. Stalin whispered to himself.

"But you have a fatal flaw compared to me...... You're not ruthless enough! It's not ruthless enough! Stalin seemed to mention something that pleased him, and his face became very pleasant.

"I've killed all the people who disobeyed me, and now I have control over the whole country! It's you...... Incomparable! Dare to challenge the USSR under my control, you are not enough! He put down the milk, stood up, and turned to leave the dining room where he was eating.

The decoration here is still in the classical style, the candlesticks and every corner are carved beams, and even many details are decorated with pure gold.

All the luxury, Stalin did not look at it, he has now completed the purge of the entire army, and has taken control of every inch of the most extensive country.

And what he has to do now is to extend the borders of this country outward, all the way to Europe, to every corner of the world!

At that time, the red flag of truth will be planted on the roof of the Reichstag State Building, on the roof of the Chancellery in Berlin, in Paris, in London......