"It's cold!"

Trode rubbed his body hard, but he couldn't help but shiver.

And the pine trees around him have long been covered with snow into a white tower, which is integrated with the blue sky, which can show his beauty even more.

That's right, this is Trode's first winter here, and it's not in North Africa, it's in the icy Eastern Europe!

Although Trode has been saying that North Africa is too poor and there is too much sand, but after he actually arrived in Europe, he began to miss the good of North Africa, but it is too late to say anything, for him now, he can only survive a harsh winter in this place of dozens of degrees below zero

To be specific, it begins with Trood's last series of battles in North Africa. After that defensive battle in three squads, he received several similar missions one after another, some of which were more thrilling than that time, and some of them were like playing at home.

However, Trode cannot guarantee that he will always play extraordinarily, and in the face of the enemy's surging offensive, without affecting the overall situation, Trode generally chooses to avoid his edge and take the initiative to retreat.

Among them, under the ingenious arrangement of fate, Trode also started a battle with his former enemy, Lamont. Although in terms of tanks, Trode used his equipment advantage to gain the upper hand for a while, Lamont cooperated with other troops and overpowered Trode in general, so that Trode had to move rescue troops to successfully retreat. This became not only a disgrace for Trode, but also a resentment for his withdrawal from North Africa.

Although the British army was indeed fierce at this time, it was only because the German army did not gain a firm foothold and launched a series of attacks almost regardless of the cost, so that this effect could be achieved.

At this point, the North African campaign can be regarded as having passed another major stage after the battle in Tunisia. The Germans were faced with Egypt, which was under the care of only the British and French. Whether it's Algeria, Tunisia, or Libya. It was far less difficult than this battle, and Trode, as a member of the elite armored division, was ready for a tough battle.

However, compared to the British and French, who had already been beaten back again and again, another more powerful force suddenly entered the war, which directly changed the situation considerably - the Soviet Union officially took action!

Although the Soviet Union's initial actions were not ostensibly directed against Germany, but only slightly expanded eastward, swallowing up a little territory. Although this was more or less a threat to Germany, the High Command still believed that the war situation in North Africa was the most important, and the current situation could only be left to the Soviet Union. As long as they maintained this speed, they estimated that the German forces in North Africa would be able to annihilate the British and French forces in North Africa before the Soviet Union officially posed a threat to them.

But they are wrong, because man's greed knows no bounds, and if nothing can stop him, it can be amplified at a considerable speed. Two months passed, and after two months, the pace of Soviet advance skyrocketed, even multiplied. Not only did it quickly assault the Balkans and Turkey, but it also approached Austria directly through Croatia.

At this time, Germany could not sit still, although Austria and Czechoslovakia Vanity Fair were on the side of Germany. But Hungary's attitude was still very unstable, and it was difficult to say that he would not fall over to the side of the Soviet Union after the complete fall of Romeria.

The Soviet Union had just occupied many parts of the Balkans, but it did not yet have real control over the Adriatic Sea. It was still under the control of Italy's allies, and while the Italians were clowns on the ground, in the middle of the Mediterranean. I can still count on them somewhat.

Faced with such a big threat from the Soviet Union, the Germans came up with a clever plan. Since the next stop was the enemy's second "hometown", they estimated that the battle in Egypt would take an unprecedentedly long time, so they slowed it down for the time being and redeployed their forces to counterbalance the Soviet Union.

And when the Germans moved troops, the Soviets and the British and French in Africa also made moves one after another. First of all, the British and the French, who tried in vain to use a quick counterattack to retake Libya, but since the Germans had long since contracted and consolidated their formation, their plans were once again frustrated, and counting the losses ahead, they should have to recuperate in Egypt for a long time.

Here are the Soviets, seeing that the Germans finally made a move, they seemed to have nothing to hide, and directly attacked Hungary and Austria with a large number of troops. But the Germans had anticipated this step of the Soviets and immediately counterattacked, but among these troops, the Germans were relatively few.

Since it was in a period of large troop deployment, it was obvious that the German forces were insufficient, and it would depend on how they were deployed.

First of all, on the French side, although Germany defeated France, the guerrillas and some scattered corps were like flies, and they could not fight at all. In view of this situation, Germany secretly held talks with Spain and Italy to discuss the partition of France. In the end, the three parties decided to divide France with the Loire and Rhône rivers as the boundary. Of course, these lands were not given for free, and most of the troops that suppressed the French resistance were to be provided by Spain, and the rest was made up by Italy, while Germany left only a symbolic small number of troops to manage the area.

In this way, Germany was able to free up a lot of troops, but they were not all used to defend against Soviet attacks. On this side, under the coordination of Germany, Czechoslovakia produced supplies, Poland provided troops, plus Italian troops, and advanced directly into Austria and Hungary.

Although Hungary was initially reluctant to join the Soviet Union, they had no choice but to sign the agreement honestly when the Poles drove Czech-made tanks to the edge of their borders. Although in times of war, many agreements are not binding at all. But that's only for powerful powers, a country like Hungary is caught in the middle of the wrestling between the two forces, and if you don't stand in line, you will definitely die and there will be no scum left.

However, the Poles were certainly not fools, although they were allies on the same front when the war with Germany began, but as the saying goes, it is not too early to make no profit. If there were no clear benefits, Poland would not have worked so hard at this time.

Speaking of which, this is the strategic point of the Germans. Because of Poland as an ally, although the combat ability is not good, it still has Italy to help support the field, so it can be regarded as useful. In this case, the Germans mobilized a large number of troops and were ready to give it a go.

Their target was to the northeast, and German troops entered from Poland's Western Primorsky Province via Primorsky and Warmia-Masurian provinces. Directly into the USSR. The Germans promised to attack Lithuania and the area north up to the Sea of Finland that would be taken by the Soviet Union and would be owned by Poland after the war. This is really a lion's big mouth, and he is ready to acquire such a large territory empty-handed without a single soldier. However, the Germans had no other recourse at this time, and finally succeeded at the negotiating table in exchange for the post-war domination of the Polish provinces of Western Primorsky and Bluska. Although the Germans also wanted the Maritime Province, because it had an important seaport in Poland, it was also a problem for the Germans, namely Danzig Danzig. (The Polish side calls it Gdask Gdansk)

This is a piece of territory that Germany was ceded after its defeat in World War I (note: there is a big difference between this and the original history, so don't sit down!). ）。 The aforementioned provinces of Primordial, Maritime, Warmia-Masuria, and Blusca were all ceded from Germany with the initial aim of giving Poland a coastline, but this was later intensified by the British and French, and it was at this time that the provinces of Primorsky West, Breusca, and Warmilla-Masuria were ceded away.

Although Poland was first an ally of the Germans, after all, it was 'no permanent friends, only eternal interests', as long as it came to this aspect, both sides were quite tough, but in the end both sides took a step back, Poland decided to trade the inland province of Bruska for the coastal province of Danzig, an important seaport, and the Germans accepted it without difficulty, and the negotiations came to an end.

On the other hand, Italy, an ally who did not exert much strength and did not eat much, keenly asked about the smell of this negotiation, and came directly to the door, and the lion opened his mouth, saying that the Germans wanted post-war domination of the Balkans. For this behavior of the allies, the Germans simply hated the admiration of the envy, but because of the situation, they had no choice but to use a trick to delay the army, giving the Italian side a vague concept, coaxing it. The Italian side also knew that this matter could not be solved overnight, and their actions were more just to give the Germans an attitude, rather than a real urgency at this moment, even if they received results, they finally went to work honestly.

After an unknown amount of effort was wasted to deploy these neighboring countries to carry out defensive operations against the French and the Soviet Union.

The Germans were finally able to calm down and concentrate on their offensive business. Soon, the Germans drove their troops out of the country, through the northern coast of Poland, into Soviet territory. (To be continued.) )