Chapter 237 Wei Qidong's Influence on the German Army

At Wei Qidong's suggestion, the Germans attacked the Soviet Union member states such as Belarus and Ukraine under the banner of liberation in order to win the goodwill of the local people who had separated from the Soviet Union, in exchange for them siding with Germany and further weakening the Soviet Union. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Even on such a major matter as anti-Semitism, Hitler was able to suppress and listen to Wei Qidong's opinion, and naturally there was no more opposition to this matter.

Before the operation, Hitler, in the name of the Führer, ordered the German army not to infringe on the rights and interests of the local people in the Soviet occupation zone as much as possible, as long as they opposed the Soviet Union and the Soviet army, they were Germany's friends and needed to be fought for.

Sure enough, under these guidelines, the German army's entry into these areas was met with little popular resistance, and some even welcomed the German army's entry very well, and many people took to the streets to celebrate the liberation of the German army and the freedom they had obtained.

At the behest of Hitler, Germany's propaganda minister, Goebbels, also vigorously promoted German policy in the western Soviet occupation zone, while locals joined the German army and even reintegrated some prisoners of war who did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Soviet Union into the ranks of the German army.

In this period of operation, the number of German troops not only did not decrease, but fought more and more, because the enthusiasm of the locals and some prisoners of war to join the German army far exceeded the imagination of the Germans, and the offensive was very smooth during this time, and the casualties of the German army were not large, so this strange phenomenon appeared.

The Germans did not hide these things, but at Wei Qidong's suggestion, they made a big splash, and when it reached Moscow, Stalin was furious when he heard about it, and denounced these people as traitors to the Soviet Union.

Stalin's character was not hidden, he openly declared that the Soviet Union would not forgive these people for their betrayal of the Soviet Union, and the underlying meaning was that these people were already enemies of the Soviet Union, and they would not end well if they fell into the hands of the Soviet army.

Stalin's words did not stop this behavior, but only intensified the surrender of the Soviet troops to join the German army, because they were already convinced that their homeland did not believe in them, and it was better to follow the Germans to live than to die.

At first, the Germans did not dare to invest in these rebels who had just joined the German camp on a large scale, after all, these people were nominally attacking their so-called compatriots, but after a small attempt, they found that these people were not soft on the Soviet army.

The Germans were very surprised by the performance of these people, and Hitler was also very surprised, but he did not expect that this risky move was said by Wei Qidong again.

"The Soviet Union was a patchwork country, and in recent years, Stalin's purges have made the centripetal force of this country even more weak. These federations in Eastern Europe were incorporated into the Soviets under the pressure of the Soviet Union, and if the Führer had promised them the right to independence after the war, they would have ...... even more with their lives," Wei Qidong and Hitler explained.

Hitler also believed what Wei Qidong said, and he had already seen from the performance of these people that these countries really did not have a strong centripetal force towards the Soviet Union, and if they were stimulated by the huge interest of independence, how could they not sell their lives.

These current policies of the German army are also conducive to the positive image of the German army. When these positive images reach Britain and France, they will also feel that the Führer is not attacking the Soviet Union for the sake of aggression, but for the real liberation and the real elimination of the Soviet Union, a country that the whole of Europe hates. ”

"If Britain and France could feel the goodwill of Germany, with their current policy, they would not have taken too much precaution against the German army......"

Hitler also thought of this, but he didn't expect that Wei Qidong, a young man, could also see so far and use this goodwill to influence the locals by exercising goodwill to the Soviet Union countries, weakening their will to resist and join the German army, and then using these goodwill to paralyze Britain and France.

Hitler was already very shocked by the eyes of the young man in front of him, and he even thought that if this young man was German, even if he was given a million elites, he would not exchange them.

Unfortunately, this young man was an authentic Chinese, and Hitler sometimes even wondered if he could detain this young man and use it all his strength for Germany, and not return to China.

However, after some struggle, Hitler abandoned this stupid idea and switched to another means.

Therefore, as long as Wei Qidong was free, he would be invited by some German officers to participate in various banquets, and at these banquets, there were various types of German beauties without exception. Since Wei Qidong is the absolute protagonist, he doesn't need to greet him, these beauties will be posted one by one.

Wei Qidong, who is proficient in the world, doesn't know this trick of the Germans, if he Wei Qidong is so easily bought by beauty, he doesn't know how many times he would have died early.

If beauty is useless, the Germans will not be able to find other effective means to entrap Wei Qidong, because they know that if Wei Qidong wants money, he can get it himself at any time, and if he wants a high-ranking official, it is just a matter of one sentence.

Although he failed to capture Wei Qidong, Hitler was not angry, but appreciated it in his heart, because in his mind, people who could easily be won by wealth would not have much achievement.

Hitler himself was a very self-disciplined man, not smoking, not drinking, and not being close to women, which is difficult for many people to do.

At the beginning of July, Guderian's armored forces, which were attacking the fastest, had reached Smolensk, which was the main way into Moscow, and as long as it was taken, the Germans would directly approach Moscow. The Germans knew this, and the Soviets naturally knew it, so they held Smolensk at all costs.

Before the start of the war, Wei Qidong suggested that when fighting a field war, it was possible to use open space to jointly carry out wanton and indiscriminate bombing, but when fighting a city defense war, it was not necessary to do so as much as possible.

If a city is directly smashed into ruins by artillery fire, it is not conducive to the advance of the German armored forces.

During the battle of city defense, Wei Qidong suggested that the German army learn from the battle of the Chinese army when attacking Tianjin, first use armor to break into the city, and then the infantry use submachine guns, flamethrowers and other weapons to gradually advance the clearance. This combination, as long as it does not meet opponents with the same equipment and similar strength, is absolutely invincible.

The Chinese army fought the battle of Tianjin, and the German army studied it, and Guderian was a little puzzled at first, because under normal circumstances, in such a battle, almost instinctively destroy the city with superior artillery fire. And as the city is destroyed, a large number of the enemy's living forces will also be destroyed, and then entering the city to clear it is a normal tactic.

However, the Chinese army did not do that, and did not use the air force to bomb on a large scale, nor did it use artillery fire to bombard indiscriminately, but directly bombarded the city gate with armor, and then rushed into the city in one go, and then eliminated the enemy step by step.

At that time, Guderian thought that the Chinese army did not want to accidentally injure the civilians in the city, and he also asked Wei Qidong for advice on this, but the answer given by Wei Qidong was not so.

"Avoiding accidental injury to civilians is one reason, but not an important one. Destroying the city with artillery fire does not mean destroying the enemy's confidence in resistance, and once you encounter a stubborn enemy, you will be caught in a difficult street battle. As cities were destroyed, the role of mechanized and armored forces was greatly limited, making clearance operations more difficult. ”

"The Chinese army and the Japanese army have been at war for many years, and they know very well that this is a crazy people, and they will never give up until the last moment. The Chinese army did not bomb Tianjin precisely in order to end the endless fighting as soon as possible......"

Guderian really didn't think that Wei Qidong was this set of theories at that time, and if there were no facts, ordinary people would probably think it would be ridiculous to hear them, but it turned out that the Japanese army took advantage of the fortified city and did not resist for long, nor did it cause high damage to the Chinese army.

From the Battle of Tianjin, Guderian saw the extreme use of armored forces by the Chinese army, and also proved the success of this tactic, and at the same time greatly appreciated, he also decided to use this tactic in Smolensk.

Unconsciously, many of the actions and tactics of the German army were deeply influenced by Wei Qidong.