"It's a joke, but can't this battle be fought in the summer?" Trode shivered as he looked at the tank next to him and said, "Don't talk about me, even it can't stand it." ”

Since the Soviet Union was so cold, it was difficult to even run the engines of tanks. Although the attack on Lithuania did not encounter much resistance from the enemy, both ordinary soldiers and armored troops like Trod were subjected to the harsh test of the weather.

In an area where tanks could have been used for indiscriminate crushing, many tanks were unable to function properly due to problems with the power system, resulting in a much lower speed of propulsion than expected, which was a real lesson for the Germans. But measures to deal with this method soon appeared, and antifreeze and antifreeze lubricants produced from factories in the rear were quickly supplied to the front lines. This can finally make Trode's "heart baby" feel a little better. Although in North Africa, Trode occasionally encountered engine overheating, but it was generally easy to solve, and the current extreme cold weather is far from so easy.

"Ahh Trode sneezed and rubbed his nose as he said, "Really, isn't there a good place for me to fight?" ”

"If you have that complaining about idle work, it's better to move twice to warm up your body." Hans, who was standing beside Trode, gave Trode a blank look. Although he said this, he was no better now, and the extreme cold weather had made his square-framed lenses very brittle, and a slight touch of them would now shatter them into several pieces. And there is no place to put glasses on the front line of this battlefield, and if it is really broken, the consequences will be really unimaginable

"Are we going north, anyway? It's really not a human job. Hans asked Trode.

Trode looked into the distance and said: "Who let these two obstacles here, Lake Peplake and Lake Pskov, although there is no official order and instructions, but according to the current development trend, our 47th Division should be ordered to advance along the coast of the Finnish Sea, just in line with our KM." Take this area completely. ”

"Phew" Hans exhaled and said, "Speaking of this Chud Lake (the Russian name of Lake Pepsee, Чудско-Псковскоеозеро, the German name is Peipussee), there is also a fate in it!" ”

"Oh?" Trode glanced at Hans, who did not know much about the northwestern part of the Soviet Union, and did not know the allusion to the lake.

Hans glanced at the clear blue sky and said, "Yes." When the Knights of the Sword (also known as the Knights of the Holy Sword, a religious feudal military organization of Germany founded in 1202) wanted to invade Novgorod, it went relatively smoothly at first. But in 1242, the defenders of Novgorod fought a fierce battle on the frozen Lake Peplake with the Knights of the Sword, and the advancing Teutonic knights routed the enemy avant-garde and the center at the beginning. However, on the shore of Lake Chud, they were fiercely flanked by the two flanks of the Rus' army, and fell into a passive situation of being beaten, suffering heavy casualties. Later, the knights were surrounded by enemy ambushes, and the thin ice could not withstand the pressure of the heavily armed knights, causing a large area of ice to collapse, and many knights were able to fight head-on and became bait in Lake Chud with his beloved horses. In this battle, the Knights of the Sword suffered heavy casualties, and they never planned to go east again. ”

"Really? Sounds like Waterloo. Trode looked to the east and said faintly, "It's a pity that our tanks may go up to the lake to face them off this time." ”

"But it's still so cold." Hans exhaled. A thick white mist formed in front of his mouth.

"Stabilizing our position now is what we should do." Trode's expression was slightly solemn and said: "Fortunately, the speed of our advance is not particularly fast now, and we have a follower behind us to help take care of it, so we don't have to worry too much about the situation in North Africa." ”

"You say the Poles? I don't even believe they can take care of that part of Lithuania. Hans said in a mocking tone.

"There's nothing we can do right now, and we've not been under a lot of pressure lately. But don't let up. Trode frowned, looked into the distance and said, "Although I haven't seen it yet, the armor strength of the Soviets should not be worse than that of the British and French." ”

"It's hard to say." Hans smiled, "As far as I know, the quality of their tanks is even inferior to the heavy tanks produced by Britain and France before and during the war. Although the firepower is quite passable, the armor level has become very poor due to the thickness and strength of the steel, etc., which is really poor. ”

"Of course. That's what I've learned from books, and it's hard to say what the Soviets used when the Spanish Civil War and the British and French confronted us in North Africa when they were fighting us. Hans pushed his glasses, sighed and said: "Socialist countries, I really don't understand, do you think they will sell good tanks to make money?" ”

"It's hard to say." Trode also shook his head and said: "If we are Western European countries, we will definitely not be able to do it, but the Soviet Union has not been established for long. In the absence of any foundation, such a rapid development of industry, even the military industry, will certainly require no less funds, and it is difficult to say that good tanks will not be sold at a high price. ”

Hans nodded and said, "I hope they sell all the good goods, if they only pick up inferior goods and sell them, it seems that we will really have a bad fight." ”

"Actually, no matter which option is between the two, I don't think this battle will be too smooth." Trode looked at the frozen ground under his feet and said, "How many times have Western Europeans set foot in this region of Eastern Europe throughout the ages, and which one has successfully conquered it?" To be honest, if this battle had been stretched out for too long, I really wouldn't have been confident that I would have won against the Soviets on the other side. ”

"What a frustrating thing!" Hans glared at Trode and said: "This time we have such elite troops, as well as those allies who are not very useful, but they can be used for some purposes, judging from the form of our current advance, in a few months, Moscow will be in our hands!" ”

"Maybe." Trood closed his eyes and pouted. (To be continued.) )