On June 10, 1938, the first day of the Barbarossa Plan, nearly 5 million German troops, more than 40,000 artillery pieces, more than 4,000 tanks and nearly 5,000 aircraft rushed out of Poland and into the territory of the Soviet Union at a rapid pace. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

During this period of preparation, the German army took advantage of all the airfields in Poland, and also built many airfields temporarily, so that thousands of planes took off directly from Poland and rushed into the territory of the Soviet Union, and the Soviet troops were unaware.

It was only after thousands of planes were raging wildly in the western regions of the Soviet Union that the Soviets knew that they had been invaded, and when Stalin officially confirmed that it was really Germany that was invading, he was also shocked and speechless.

However, it was too late, and on the first day alone, the Soviets had lost nearly 2,000 aircraft, a large number of facilities had been destroyed, communications had been cut off, and Moscow had lost contact with many units on the front, so it was not known where the German army had progressed.

Before the war, the lightning tactics of the German army were confirmed and continuously improved in China, and even the lightning tactics of the Chinese army gave the German army a lot of inspiration.

Guderian finally summed up his final harvest with an old Chinese saying: a conversation with you is better than ten years of study.

Of course, Wei Qidong also learned a lot from it, after all, according to the official history, Guderian is the master of lightning tactics, and he will naturally gain a lot from face-to-face discussions with this real master.

The tactics and strategic offensive were perfected, and the German army's offensive speed was even faster than that of Barbarossa in the official history, like a wild horse on the loose, a galloping giant beast, rushing into the vast world of the Soviet Union at once, galloping at will.

The Germans, with an average rate of advance of at least fifty kilometers per day, violently penetrated into the depths of the Soviet Union. And the Soviet army, like a weak woman, in the face of such a strong criminal, wants to resist, but seems so powerless, and the final result is to be ravaged at will.

The German army's three-way main road, Army Group North, Army Group Center, and Army Group South, all achieved brilliant results, and they were like the sharpest three sharp arrows, penetrating into the deepest part of the Soviet Union.

By June 20, in just 10 days, the German army had advanced 700 kilometers, and more than 200 Soviet division-level units had been completely annihilated or disabled. Among them, Guderian's armored forces were the most outstanding, using a pincer offensive, first isolating and then destroying the Soviet army together with mechanized infantry.

Before the war, Wei Qidong, Hitler and Guderian discussed the main tasks of the armored forces, and Wei Qidong repeatedly emphasized that the first task of the armored forces was to advance to Moscow as quickly as possible at all costs, and then launch an attack on Moscow.

Don't let the armored forces do other things on the grounds of reason, on the way to Moscow, even if there are big interests, do not interfere with the armored forces, for the armored forces, Moscow is a watermelon, everything else, it is sesame.

The core strategic purpose of the armored forces is: attack, attack, attack, rapid progress, the goal is directed at Moscow, and all other units should try to use this goal as a benchmark.

Hitler was initially uneasy about this plan, because his initial idea was to sweep away the Soviet army in Eastern Europe, and then several army groups would attack Moscow together, so that the main living forces of the Soviet army would be eliminated, and it would be much easier to attack Moscow.

"The most fundamental reason for the success of blitzkrieg is that the opponent is stunned as quickly as possible, so that the opponent does not have time to organize an effective counterattack. The territory of the Soviet Union was vast, and even if the German army occupied a large area and annihilated a large number of Soviet troops, as long as Moscow was not captured, the Soviet army would not be completely stunned. ”

"If the German army can capture the capital of the Soviets as quickly as possible, the whole country will lose its backbone, and its morale will plummet, and it will be easier for the German army to clean them up at that time......"

Guderian also agreed with Wei Qidong's suggestion that if you hit a snake, you have to hit seven inches, and the seven inches of the Soviet Union are in Moscow. If it weren't for Wei Qidong's presence, Guderian wouldn't dare to speak freely in front of Hitler, but with Wei Qidong's leadership and support, Guderian couldn't be afraid anymore, and poured out his own opinions.

Without Wei Qidong, Hitler probably would not have taken Guderian's advice very seriously, because he had always been confident in his greatest strategist and commander, a natural genius of the all-in-one nature. But Wei Qidong's existence also made him Hitler dispel some of his omnipotent ideas, so he was gradually able to listen to the advice given to him by others.

Since both men who knew the best in the world about blitzkrieg agreed to this strategy, Hitler eventually agreed to revise the plan and make the attack on Moscow a priority.

On June 22, after the capture of Minsk, the capital of Belarus, Guderian's armored forces replenished a little, and without the slightest delay, continued to advance frantically in the direction of Moscow.

On June 24, the German Army Group South was approaching Ukraine, where the two strongest military districts of the Soviet army, the Kiev Special Military District and the Odessa Military District, were located. Among them, the Kiev Special Military District is the most powerful military region of the Soviet Army, with a military strength of more than 800,000 troops and advanced equipment, which is even inferior to the current German army.

Seeing that the strongest military region of the Soviet army was already under his own front, Hitler was very moved, he was not afraid that he would not be able to fight, although the Soviet army in Kiev was ahead of the German army in terms of strength and equipment, but it can be seen from the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army during this period that the Soviet army was more than a little worse than the German army.

Because of this, seeing such a big cake, Hitler was hungry and wanted to eat it. And in order to be able to eat it in one bite and not want to be choked, Hitler wanted to temporarily change his plan and transfer the main forces of Army Group Center to destroy these two military districts of the Soviet Army first.

"No, Führer, you can't do this, it's taboo to change the battle plan at the moment. Ten Kieves are no match for one Moscow, don't let any situation interfere with the attack on Moscow, the biggest task of the Central Army Group is to cooperate with General Guderian's armored forces to march into Moscow......" Wei Qidong very resolutely rejected Hitler's idea.

If someone else goes against Hitler's will in this way, I am afraid that he will lose his career at least and be sent to a military tribunal.

In the face of Wei Qidong's challenge, Hitler's heart was also a little angry, he stared at Wei Qidong seriously, but he also found that Wei Qidong's eyes were also staring at him seriously, without the slightest avoidance, which shows Wei Qidong's resolute attitude.

"If we don't take Moscow quickly and let the Soviet army relax, the final fate of the German army, I'm afraid that in the end, will still be defeated. Führer, the same mistake, I hope you don't make it a second time......" Wei Qidong's tone did not ease in the slightest, but sharpened, making the same mistake twice is a shame for anyone, let alone an arrogant Führer like Hitler.

In the end, Hitler did not get angry with Wei Qidong, nor did he forcibly change the original plan. However, after Wei Qidong learned that Hitler had left the conference room, he roared wildly elsewhere for a while.