Seeing this destroyed multi-turret tank, the corners of Mizui's mouth twitched disdainfully.

For the Chinese Army, such flashy large tanks have long been eliminated.

Mizui believed that after the lessons of the Finns, the Soviets would have taken this "outstanding representative of the superior surname of socialist productive forces" from the equipment sequence.

Mizui picked up another photograph that, according to the caption below the photo, showed the Finnish industrial city of Vyborg being bombed by the Soviet Air Force. In the photo, the entire city is completely covered in smoke, and many buildings have been destroyed.

Mizui picked up other photographs, one of which showed Finnish soldiers and partisans killed by the Soviets, the bodies of which had been abandoned in the wilderness, mostly buried in the snow. Another photo shows the cemetery of the fallen Soviet soldiers, with a cross in sight. There is also a photo of the bodies of the killed Soviet officers and soldiers, which are pressed together in layers to form a high pile of corpses, and not far from the corpses are the wreckage of several destroyed Soviet tanks, which, by his own experience, the wells can recognize, those destroyed tanks are "T-26" and "BT2".

The well put down the photo and looked at the report:

“…… So far, the war has cost the Soviet army heavy losses. So far, the report of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR to the Supreme Soviet of the CPSU mentions the number of casualties of the Soviet troops in the war as 48,745 dead and 158863 wounded. This figure is open to the public, most likely a Soviet propaganda tool, and does not reflect the actual casualties of the Soviet army, the actual number should be more. ”

"The resistance of the Soviet political axe to Finland was underestimated. Before the start of the war, Soviet leaders generally believed that Finland was a small country, with weak national strength, weak military strength, and unpopular political axe, and that once the Soviet Union sent troops, the Finnish people would rise up and end the war in a short time. This miscalculation led to the hasty dispatch of troops by the Soviet army, paralyzing the enemy, and being ill-prepared to fail to commit decisive forces at the beginning of the war. As far as we know, Finland concentrated 130,000 troops and more than 500 artillery pieces on all major battlefields, while the Soviet Union only invested 200,000 men and 900 artillery pieces at the beginning. The Soviet army also did not make any equipment for winter operations in the forest. The Soviets made extensive use of combat vehicles, and in the Finnish winter, these vehicles had to be turned off for 24 hours to ensure that the fuel did not freeze, resulting in a disastrous defeat of the first Soviet offensive. The Soviets were then forced to reformulate their battle plans, increase their forces, adjust their deployments, shrink their fronts, and focus their offensive on the Karelian Isthmus. ”

"The methods of warfare of the Soviet army were not adapted to the conditions of the battlefield. The Soviet-Finnish border was a special battlefield different from the plains of Central Europe. The lakes here, dense forests, sparse population, inconvenient transportation, and severe cold climate are not conducive to the movement of heavy equipment and large-scale troops of the Soviet army, but it is suitable for the use of light equipment and small forces of the Finnish army. The Soviet troops who participated in the battles consisted mainly of units from the south, which were not adapted to the cold winter of Finland and the fighting in the forests. The vast majority of Finns still live in the countryside and have enough warm clothing to keep them ready to fight in the harsh winters, which were one of the coldest on record in Finland's history. The Soviet troops, who concentrated superior forces to break through the Finnish defense line in Mannerheim, were often crowded due to the limitation of roads, and as a result, they became the most favorable target for Finnish machine gun fire. The Soviet infantry marching through the snow was often disconnected from the tanks due to its slow advance, and as a result, they were often annihilated by the mobile Finnish troops. Soviet artillery was limited by observation and often accidentally wounded their own troops. The Soviet columns marching along the forest roads north of Lake Ladoga were inconvenient to deploy due to limited mobility, and it was difficult to deal with each other, while tanks and artillery were useless and were often destroyed by the Finnish army before they could do anything. ”

"In addition, the quality of personnel of the Soviet army seriously declined. This is because many of the young divisional commanders who took office after the 'Great Purge' of 1937-1938 lacked actual combat experience and command equipment, and often did not know the situation, made mistakes in judgment, and acted slowly in combat. In the Great Purge, 80 percent of Soviet officers were replaced, and the new recruits were loyal to Stalin and did not know how to direct the war. Soviet soldiers also lacked training, and on some fronts, Soviet soldiers were even asked to march arm in arm and sing revolutionary songs to the Finnish front, resulting in heavy casualties. The Finnish army, which was familiar with the local environment, gave full play to its expertise in skiing, avoided frontal combat, and extensively carried out ambush warfare and blocking warfare with small detachments, and adopted the tactics of hit-and-run to raid the flanks and logistics of the Soviet army, cutting off the supply of the Soviet army, so that the Soviet army's firepower superiority could not be brought into play, and it often fell into a situation of freezing and starvation......

Mizui finished reading the report, put the photos away with the report, and then picked up the phone.

Soon, this report, along with several other reports on the military situation in the Soviet Union, appeared on Yang Shuoming's desk.

After reading the report, Yang Shuoming thought for a while and asked: "According to the content of this report, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Soviet army to defeat Finland in a short time." ”

"Yes." "But as far as we know, the top leaders of the Soviet Union are determined to win Finland, and no matter what the cost, they will take Finland." So no matter how heavy the losses of the Soviet army were, as long as Finland did not surrender, the Soviet offensive would not stop. ”

"Will the Finnish resistance last?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"I don't think so." Mizui thought for a moment and said.

"Why?" Yang Shuoming asked, "The Soviet Union is a blatant aggression, and Britain, France and other countries have publicly stated that they want to aid Finland. ”

"Although Britain and France decided to come to Finland's aid, after all, it is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is still unknown how much such aid can actually be delivered." "If it's like the aid to Poland, it's better not to have it at all." ”

Listening to Shuijing's words, Yang Shuoming remembered the "Saar offensive" of France's aid to Poland, which had become a big joke, and couldn't help but smile and nodded.

"According to our speculation, the British and French want to land in northern Norway and come to the aid of Finland, and the number of them must not be less than 200,000, otherwise it will be a drop in the bucket and will not play a role. Moreover, these troops could only pass through Sweden and enter Finland, but this would inevitably attract the attention of Germany, which was now an ally of the Soviet Union, and if the Germans took advantage of this opportunity to attack, the Anglo-French forces would be exposed to the enemy, so the possibility of the implementation of this plan was not very likely. Moreover, the plan would have to be agreed by the Swedish and Norwegian governments, which, as it stands, are likely to be very small. ”

"Perhaps Britain and France had no intention of exchanging fire with the Soviet Union at all, but only wanted to occupy the iron mines in northern Norway in order to cut off Germany's strategic source of supplies." Yang Shuoming sneered and said.

"Finland is a small country and weak compared to the Soviet Union, and although it has achieved a series of victories so far, if the Soviet army attacks with all its might, it will be difficult for the Finnish army to support it for a long time." "And now it seems unlikely that Finland will receive a lot of outside aid." ”

"What is Sweden's attitude?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"Sweden is not now considered a neutral country, but claims to be a 'non-aligned country', Sweden has supported Finland with large quantities of military supplies and cash, and according to our intelligence, a total of 18,700 Swedish officers and soldiers have arrived in Finland to take part in the battle against the Soviet army, including an air force of 52 fighters, 24 bombers and 18 transport aircraft, as well as 1,700 ground workers and technicians. Accounting for one-third of the total number of Swedish air forces at that time, in order to avoid dragging Sweden in, these soldiers all gave up their existing Swedish ranks and went to Finland as volunteers, so far all the Swedish volunteers have participated in the fighting, and about 1,000 have been killed. "But the Swedish volunteers were of limited use, and the Swedish political axe, fearing that it would harm the fish in the pond, had already rejected Finland's request for the Swedish regular army to participate in the fighting." Now Finland is already in a dilemma. ”

"Are there no more countries that help Finland?" Yang Shuoming asked.

"Since the actions of the Soviet Union were clearly aggressive, many foreign groups were dissatisfied, and supplies and medicines were sent to Finland, and many Finnish immigrants in the United States and Canada returned home to fight. So far, more than 3,000 Danish volunteers, more than 2,000 Norwegian volunteers, more than 4,000 British volunteers, more than 5,000 Finnish immigrants and 1,000 volunteers from other countries have taken part in the fighting. There are also many foreign journalists who report from Finland. "For Finland, this can only serve to boost morale, show that Finland has not been abandoned by the international community, and the actual role is very limited." ”

"Not bad." Yang Shuoming sighed, "According to this, Finland must perish." ”

Hearing Yang Shuoming come to such a conclusion, the well couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"What do you think?"

"The Soviet Union dared to openly invade Finland this time because of the support of Germany." Yang Shuoming said, "We have not yet received information on this, but judging from the current military operations between the Soviet Union and Germany, the Soviet Union and Germany should have been divided in advance for the three Nordic countries." ”

"That is to say, the German invasion of Norway and Sweden will not be far off." Shuijing understood what Yang Shuoming meant and said.

"There are still people in the Congress who think that if Finland dies, the Soviet Union will inevitably go to war against our country, and they are proposing a bill to make our country go to war against the Soviet Union." Yang Shuoming smiled bitterly and said, "It's really a scholar's opinion." ”

"With the current combat strength of the Soviet army, even if it can destroy Finland, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses." Mizui said, "After this battle, the Soviet army must have suffered a great loss of troops, which is very beneficial to our country." Our country must not send troops to rescue Finland at this time, and it is better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”

"I think so." Yang Shuoming raised his head and turned his gaze to the window, "However, we in China must also pay close attention to our military deployment." ”

"We want to fight with the Soviet Union, and the scale and intensity are not comparable to a small country like Finland." Mizui confidently said, "It will shock the world when the time comes!" ”

"Yes! It is also time for the world to see what the sleeping lion of the Chinese nation looks like after waking up. Yang Shuoming said to himself.

At this time, Yang Shuoming would not have thought that at about the same time, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, another person was also saying something similar to him.

"I'm wondering what kind of expression our 'Big Germany' battleship will have on the faces of those Viking pirates when they appear in front of them." The German Emperor Ruprecht I looked at the battleship "Großdeutschland" slowly heading towards the sea, and his eyes were full of pride.

"Today is a memorable day." The commander of the German Navy, Field Marshal Raeder, also said with pride.

"The Großdeutschland is a miracle." German Prime Minister Strassel also said, "As soon as she appears at sea, she will shock the world!" ”

The battleship "Großdeutschland" was the largest warship built in Germany and in the world. In the 30s, when Britain, France, the United States, China and other countries had new capital ships one after another, and Germany only built six 32,700-ton "Scharnhorst" class multipurpose light battleships to verify the newly invented hull welding technology, power system, and naval armor. But in the early 30s, with the advent of the 800-mm "Dora" cannon (because it was not limited by the Treaty of Versailles, the German artillery was developed earlier), Emperor Ruprecht, who had always been a lover of "big ships", and the "big gun" lover, the dead Chancellor Hitler, both agreed to build a super battleship to match it, so this extremely secret shipbuilding project was established.

The program was named the "Big Germany" program, and the super-battleships built were also known as the "Big Germany" class battleships. The name was given to the super-battleship as a symbol of the pan-German nation and to inspire the spirit of German national unity, and two ships were planned to be built as the core force of the German Imperial High Seas Fleet. The first ship was named "Großdeutschland", and the second ship was named "Friedrich? William? Nietzsche".

As soon as the "Großdeutschland" class battleships were born, they created a number of world firsts that were difficult for future generations to surpass.

The "Großdeutsch" class battleships had the most powerful firepower in the world. The main guns of this class are 800 mm caliber "Dora" triple main guns, one turret in the bow and stern, and its 4.8-ton semi-armor-piercing high-explosive projectile has an initial velocity of 820 meters per second, a firing range of 48 kilometers, and a good ballistic. The charge of the shell is 700 kilograms, and a close miss is equivalent to a Chinese "Tiger Shark" torpedo or a Type 93 oxygen torpedo, and a hit is equivalent to hitting a super-heavy bombshell.

The "Großdeutsch" class battleships can be said to have the strongest sustained combat capability in the world at present. Each "Dora" cannon of this class has as many as 150 rounds of ammunition, of which 135 are anti-ship semi-armor-piercing high-explosive shells and 15 are anti-fortress armor-piercing shells, all of which can be used to fire at the enemy's capital ships.

The "Großdeutschland" class battleships can be said to be the most stable sea-firing platform in the world. With a full draft of 16.5 meters and a width of 56 meters, and a fuel load of 34,000 tons (underwater), this class of ships can have the maximum anti-capsizing moment (gm height) and the largest roll period (although the two are opposites). The "Großdeutsch" class battleships also had the world's longest baseline, a naval rangefinder. Relying on the huge main turret and hull scale, five "Zeiss" 24-meter baseline rangefinders are arranged.

The "Großdeutsch" class battleships had the world's tallest range-finding tower. Relying on the huge hull scale, the world's tallest mainmast is arranged. The height of the 24-meter baseline rangefinder on the mainmast is 50 meters, the height of the ship-to-ship search radar is 55 meters, and the height of the rangefinder on the mainmast of an ordinary battleship is between 30 and 40 meters (both calculated in the sea).

The "Großdeutsch" class battleships had the world's largest main gun firing range. All turrets of this class of ships have a huge firing range, and the main gun has reached a 310-degree rotation, which can fire with full fire at a 25-degree declination angle forward and backward, which means that all enemy ships with a speed of less than 29 knots will never be able to approach or disengage when subjected to full fire from the ship.

The "Großdeutsch" class battleships also had the strongest armor in the world. 450 mm thick "KC" armor was installed on the entire freeboard, and the entire open-air horizontal deck was also covered with 150 mm "H" armor. In the fourth deck position, a second layer of 150-300 mm "H" horizontal armor was also installed, which constituted the second line of protection against the core compartment of the hull. The outer layer of protection can withstand the shelling of 460 mm large-caliber guns at normal distances, its power compartment can withstand 610 mm artillery shelling at normal distances, and the ammunition depot can withstand the bombardment of 800 mm "Dora" cannons at normal distances!

In addition, the "Großdeutsch" class battleships have the strongest mine-resistant surname in the world. The class has a "TDS" structure with a depth of 9 to 12 meters and a total of 130 mm of TDS armor, which can withstand the explosion of 900 kg of TNT.

Of course, as the world's deservedly largest warship, the "Great Germany" class battleships also had a lot of drawbacks.

The standard displacement of the "Großdeutschland" class battleships was 171,000 tons, and because the draft of this class was 16.5 meters, it was the largest warship in the world, so it could only be berthed in Wilhelmshaven, so the combat range was greatly limited.

As the world's largest maritime steel giant, the "Großdeutschland" class is also the world's most expensive warship. The cost of each "Großdeutschland" class battleship is about 750 million Reichsmarks, and the planned investment in the construction of two ships will reach 1.5 billion Reichsmarks!

(To be continued)