"Natle, how many days has it been?" Yorkson said as he smoked a cigarette and looked at the clouds fluttering in the sky. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Natel stretched hard, and after a while, he said, "Two and a half months, 72 days. ”

Yorkson looked at the uncomfortable blazing sun in the sky, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Forget it, that's fine, I don't want to get into that iron box in this weather." ”

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is already a hot time, although compared to North Africa a few years ago, I don't know how many times better I asked, but it is still hot and uncomfortable, especially for people like Yorkson who hate hot weather, it is even more tormenting.

"......Huh," Yorkson let out a sigh of relief, "Even if that guy Trode has a bit of a conscience, if he still insists on the original training frequency in this weather, it's really going to kill if he doesn't get it!" ”

"Humph! You'll be the first to die. Nattle smiled angrily, although the sweat on his forehead was not a lot at all, but after all, he also grew up from the wind and rain and the scorching sun, and for these bad weather, he naturally had more resistance than Yorkson, who had the temperament of a little boy.

The two were talking about the recent situation of Team 217, which, as Nattle said, had not been on a regular combat mission for 72 days, and their last operation was the only one that caused them to engage in infighting. After that, although there were some skirmishes between the two sides, Team 217 did not participate in these battles. Not only them, but Paulus's first squad and Derek's 470 squad were the same, and they were still in the recuperation period after completing key missions, which allowed them to avoid these final battles.

And then what happened, that is, the Soviet and German armies completely lost a few engagements, and the 47th Division was also transferred back to the rear, on the grounds that it needed to rest after a long battle. But anyone with a discerning eye who is familiar with the last battle knows that this is just a high-sounding excuse, and the actual reason must be because they are afraid that Anselm will continue to make some big moves, but thinking about it this way, it is probably thankful that they did not remove Anselm from his post and investigate it.

And that's it, Trode's 217 squad has no more tasks in addition to daily training, and as the weather gets hotter, Trode is also kind enough to moderately reduce the frequency of training. Of course, the slowdown conditions are not uncommon, and the intensity of training is much greater when the weather is good.

As for the general direction of these two months, the German army slightly shrunk its formation, which was also suppressed by the increasing number of Soviet troops. After all, the total number of German troops was not as good as that of the Soviet army, and the German army had to face several more enemies than the Soviet army, and the direction that needed to be defended involved many parts of Europe and North Africa, and the excessively long supply lines made them increasingly tired. Although defeat was unlikely, it was estimated that time was running out before the Germans completely left the Soviet land.

Looking at the steaming tank behind him, Natel sighed softly and said, "How good do you think we should just retreat?" Give them back the Soviets chassis, and then sign a peace agreement, and we'll both be able to go home and be happy! ”

"Huh! Although I am not one of the above, I think there should be many people who want to sign a peace agreement, but ......" Yorkson rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "Is it just that the Soviets may agree to our conditions like this?" We went to someone else's house in a rage, and then withdrew with a swagger, if it was you, can you just endure this breath? ”

"That's ......," Natel pursed his lips and thought for a moment, but to no avail. He was so angry that he scratched his head and said anxiously: "Then according to what you say, when will this battle be a head?" ”

"Head? I don't think this is accurate......" Yorkson frowned slightly: "Even if the Soviet army agreed to our conditions, have you forgotten Britain and France?" Although they did make us fight at the beginning, I haven't heard good news from there in a few days. It stands to reason that in this case, some good news should be magnified exponentially, but since there is no good news, it means that the situation over there is actually not very optimistic. ”

"Hey! I've forgotten about it! Natel slapped his thigh and said angrily: "If you say so, then it's really troublesome!" The Soviets must have known that we were fighting on multiple fronts, and if they knew that we were fighting on other fronts, they would certainly try their best to take advantage of us, and that would be difficult! ”

"Hey, hey! I thought you didn't know anything! Yorkson smiled and glanced at Natle and said, "That's the way it is, but what...... I don't think it's going to be that simple. ”

"Huh? What else is there? Nattel heard from Yorkson, but it didn't seem to be a bad thing, so he immediately inquired about it.

"Because I don't know much about the situation of the various armies, the following are also my guesses, don't take it too seriously, just talk about this matter with the two of us, and don't tell anyone else." Yorkson glanced at Nattel, and after the latter nodded in agreement, he continued: "The British and French side will not mention it for the time being, the current strength of the Soviet army is definitely not weaker than ours, I think from the perspective of interests, there is no need for them to form an alliance with others and then divide us together; On the British and French side, there are too many contradictions with us, not only the colonies in North Africa, but even most of the French territory is now in our hands, how can they just give up? ”

"What do you mean?" Nattle didn't understand Yorkson's words too much, and he asked suspiciously, "Do you think they will form an alliance?" I think it's possible, although the Soviet Union can compete with us alone, but who doesn't want to take advantage of the cheap, as long as the British and French give enough benefits, they will definitely agree. ”

"Huh...... That's right. Yorkson smiled slightly: "But have you ever thought about the British and French considerations?" If they promised too many benefits to the Soviet Union, it would be a considerable obstacle for them in the future, because the contradictions between the Soviet Union and our Western European countries are not a day or two. Although they can't even protect their land now, smart people should think a little more. ”

In other words, Yorkson is also a person from an upper-class family, and the direction of thinking about the problem is completely different from that of a low-level bastard like Nattle - not entirely focusing on the immediate dilemma, but thinking a few more steps, intending to devise a solution that can cure this crisis. Although this way of thinking may be a bit too much for others, it is not much for a country to be placed above the leaders of a country.

"And what do you think they should do?" After Yorkson said this, Nattle really couldn't keep up with his rhythm, although he could still understand it, but because of the lack of consideration in the general direction, his way of thinking was that he couldn't keep up with Yorkson anyway.

"I'm not the leader of their country, how do I know!" Yorkson shrugged his shoulders and said, but then he also said while thinking: "But if I am going to say, their first step should be to prevent real peace between us and the Soviet army, and they should use some methods to provoke us to fight, and still contain our large forces here, so that they can take advantage of it." ”

"Of course, there are many ways to start a war." Yorkson raised three fingers and said, "This first, as I just said, promised to give some benefits to the Soviet army." Although the success rate of this method is not low, the sequelae are really not small, but it may not be impossible to use it for emergency relief; And this second is the method I prefer the most, that is, to send a small force to cause some sabotage between the two armies, so that the two armies that have just calmed down are ignited, after all, we are also hostile, because some small friction is not surprising. This method is almost an empty glove white wolf, and there is no capital at all, but the success rate of this method is a problem, and once exposed, they are not very easy to do; And this third is the last way I can think of, that is, to find another reinforcement outside the Soviet Union, a force that does not have deep contradictions with them, which is also conducive to their post-war spoils. ”

"If you want me to say, I'll choose the second option, this battlefield is so chaotic, as long as you wear the clothes of the Soviet and German armies, who can recognize them as British or French? When the time comes, as soon as we fight, they will probably think about plotting against us in the back! Natel sighed hard, he had been optimistic that the battle was coming to an end when he hadn't spoken to Yorkson before, but now it seemed that it was still far away, and there were even many dangers......

In the two weeks following this conversation between Yorkson and Nattell, the situation on the battlefield in Europe also changed dramatically - Britain and France signed an agreement with the United States of America in North America that the United States would send troops to help Britain and France fight Germany. Although it is said on the surface, many people know in their hearts that the United States' attack this time is not just for the sake of Germany!

Like Britain and France, the United States and the Soviet Union also had contradictions, and although on the surface the world did not have such deep grievances with Britain and France because they were close to the Soviet Union, there is no doubt that the Soviet Union and the United States are the two fastest-growing countries in the world today. Although Germany was rebuilt and rose at an astonishing rate after the baptism of World War I, the Soviet Union and the United States may not grow as fast as Germany at that time, but they have no intention of stopping, which means that if they are allowed to grow, they will undoubtedly become the two superpowers in the world today.

The growth of the Soviet Union was interrupted to a certain extent in the conflict with Germany's interests, which gave the United States a golden period of development on the other side of the Pacific. However, judging from the current war situation, Germany could not completely contain the Soviet Union, and due to the different retreats of the battle front, the blow to the economic and military development of the Soviet army was much smaller.

Seeing that their competitors were slowly taking a breath of relief, the United States, as the biggest rival of the Soviet Union, naturally could not just sit idly by, and they needed to find a way to keep the Soviet Union developing slowly, or even make it go backwards.

Although an alliance with the Germans against the Soviets may be the most feasible way from a military point of view, it is a pity that this method is a complete fantasy from a political point of view. As a result, Britain and France, who had mutual needs, came together with the United States, and in order to suppress Germany and the Soviet Union, the two forces hit it off. At this time, the Soviet Union and Germany were still wrestling on the soil of Eastern Europe, and they were completely unaware of this quietly approaching storm of rage......

It was a slightly gloomy day, and although it didn't rain, the cold wind from the Arctic Ocean made the landing crew shiver a little cold on what should have been a hot day......

On that day, British and French troops, under the cover of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, landed in Finnmark, the northernmost part of Norway, and immediately began to advance.

This place was still in the area of contention between the Soviet Union and Germany, and the British and French were also long-sighted, and did not take the initiative to provoke the Soviets, but pursued the German guards all the way, and under the surprise strategic deployment, they achieved quite good results in a few days.

On the other side, the Soviet army was completely watching the British, French and German armies fighting, as if they had no intention of interfering for the time being, but it was not impossible to say that the action was not impossible, they transferred some troops from the rear to fill this area, and it seemed that they were quite fully prepared for Britain and France.

And just when the war between Britain, France and Germany was in full swing, the United States also declared war on Germany, which really made the German army anxious, but the Americans did not give them a chance to breathe, and landed in northwestern France with lightning momentum.

I don't know if it's the endless road, or if Britain and France intended it, after repelling the German troops in Norway, their troops in Norway soon had a lot of friction with the nearby Soviet army, although it has not yet reached the point of direct war, but the atmosphere between the two sides is already quite heavy, whether to go to war or not may be just a matter of thought......

Volume 5 - The Road of Steel and Blood (The Merger of Dreams) Ends......