Burussia, Moscow, General Staff.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army, Shaposhnikov, sat in his office and did not say a word. His gaze fell on the map of the Middle East hanging on the wall. He knew that hundreds of thousands of Russian troops were being slaughtered by the Germans there. However, as the chief of the General Staff, he had nothing to do about it.

Originally, these Russian officers and soldiers could have been withdrawn. Even if you can't withdraw all of them, you can still withdraw the main forces. However, for the sake of his own face, Joseph refused the retreat of these troops and demanded that they fight to the death. Obviously, this is even if these Russian officers and soldiers are sent to death! The casualties of hundreds of thousands of troops made Shaposhnikov very remorseful. It's just that, in order to keep his position, he can't refute Joseph, he can only follow Joseph's arrangement.

Shaposhnikov finally became the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army, and now he also serves as the People's Commissar of Defense. But Shaposhnikov didn't want his career to end there. He also wanted to keep climbing up. For example, he was promoted to marshal in military rank, became a member of the Politburo of the party, and so on. To achieve these dreams, he had to hug Joseph's thighs tightly. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to keep your current position, let alone climb up further.

"Comrade Chief of Staff, I just got the news that the 47th Army and the 51st Army were wiped out by the Germans. The commander of the Caucasian Front, Lieutenant General Kozlov, the political commissar, Major General Shamanin, the chief of staff, Major General Torbukhin, all died! A staff officer reported.

"I see. Prepare the car, I'm going to the Kremlin! Shaposhnikov said.

"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff!"

Despite the fact that it was already night, Shaposhnikov knew that Joseph had not slept yet. The annihilation of one of the fronts was also a major event for Buo, who needed to report to Joseph immediately.

Arriving in the Kremlin, Shaposhnikov went to Joseph's office. As Shaposhnikov expected, Joseph was dealing with work and did not sleep. In a way, Joseph was also a very hardworking leader. But his dictatorship, suspicion, and callousness are not a good thing for Burussia. After all, like the previous Great Purge, there are I don't know how many people have been unjustly killed.

"Comrade Shaposhnikov, is there something wrong?" Joseph asked.

Shaposhnikov took a deep breath before he said: "Comrade Joseph, I just got the news that the 47th Army and the 51st Army are under siege by the armored forces of the Germans. Now, it has been completely wiped out. Lieutenant General Kozlov and other generals, all killed! ”

When Joseph heard the news, he was stunned for a moment, and a hint of strangeness flashed in his eyes, but then he calmed down.

"They all died for the great cause of Burussia, and they deserved to die!" Joseph said.

Shaposhnikov nodded, although Joseph's such a frivolous sentence made the final conclusion on the death of hundreds of thousands of people, which made Shaposhnikov feel a little uncomfortable. But he knew that in the eyes of a leader like Joseph, the lives of ordinary soldiers were not taken into account, and were just a number.

"Together with the 44th, 45th and 46th armies, which were lost under the attack of the Turks, the entire Caucasian Front has already been lost, right?" Joseph asked.

"Yes, Comrade Joseph. Now the Turks have invaded Georgia and Armenia. The Germans were also about to be pushed forward. The situation in Transcaucasia as a whole is very unfavorable for us. Shaposhnikov said.

Joseph had a look of anger on his face, Georgia was his homeland, but now it had been attacked by the Turks. You know, the Turks and the Russians are feuding, and who knows what those Turks will do in Georgia.

Besides, the Baku oil field is in Transcaucasia! It is conceivable that after the total annihilation of the Caucasian Front, the Germans will not let go of the Baku oil fields. At present, almost all of the oil used by Burussia comes from the Baku oil field. If the Baku oil fields are lost, the war strength of the Bursian-Russian army will be fatally weakened.

Without oil, Burussia's tanks, armored vehicles, trucks, and planes would not be able to move. When the time comes, what will they do to resist the attack of the Germans! Even if the United States would provide support to them, due to the influence of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the oil was just a drop in the bucket, and it could not support the huge consumption of the Russian army. It can be said that they have little chance of winning this battle.

Such a result is naturally not acceptable to Joseph.

"What about the Baku oil fields? The Germans will definitely attack the Baku oil fields, will we be able to hold the Baku oil fields? Joseph asked.

Shaposhnikov hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Comrade Joseph, the purpose of the Germans in forming Army Group E is probably not only to defeat our Caucasian Front, but more importantly, to go to the Baku oil fields. At the moment, we don't have many troops left in the Caucasus, and it is simply impossible to stop the German offensive. Unless the Germans don't attack the Baku oil fields, otherwise, we will definitely not be able to hold the Baku oil fields! ”

When Joseph heard Shaposhnikov's words, a trace of remorse flashed in his eyes. If the Caucasian Front had not moved south to attack the Persian Gulf, they might still have enough forces to defend the Baku oil fields. But now a huge void of forces has appeared in the Caucasian direction. The Germans will definitely not let go of this opportunity to kill Burussia with one blow.

"No, we have to find a way to hold the Baku oil fields! Otherwise, without the oil from the Baku oil fields, there will be no need to fight this battle! Joseph said.

"Comrade Joseph, we have stored a lot of oil before, and we should be able to hold out for a while. If the Americans can provide us with large quantities of oil in time, we will be able to hold out much longer. Shaposhnikov said.

While Germany was stockpiling oil for war readiness, Bursa and Russia were also stockpiling oil. Moreover, there are not many cars in the Burussian people, and they do not consume much oil. Therefore, in addition to selling to Germany, a lot of oil has been stored over the years. In particular, after the stalemate in relations between the two countries, most of the oil extracted from the Baku oil field has been stored.

However, if we sit back and eat like this, judging by the consumption of more and more tanks, armored vehicles and trucks, it will not last long.