"I'm Squadron Leader Lieutenant Melnikov, and I'll give the Germans a taste of our machine-gun bullets! Fighter jets strafing German infantry, assault planes strafing German anti-aircraft gun positions! ”

"Understood, Lieutenant Melnikov. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "The answer was the captain of the escort squadron - such a cheap one is not picked up in vain! In order to carry out their escort mission just now, the Jacques did not chase the bulky Stuka to the death, but only shot down 4 and hovered at high altitude to cover the attack of the German tanks, which would make the boys angry at the heads of the German infantry!

Twenty or so Red Army planes roared towards the German positions, tilting shells and machine-gun bullets on the Germans from a height of 500 meters!

The German infantry suffered, and the hail of bullets littered the SS corpses - the Jacques shot at the Germans' vehicles and equipment like falcons!

The Il-2 next to him was even more unkind to the German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns - they were very red when they saw each other! This will make it possible for the German gunners to suffer heavy casualties from shells and be unable to organize an effective defense.

Within a few minutes, Stalin's eagles tilted all their ammunition on the German positions, and even the backseat communicator of the Il-2 took advantage of the plane's turn and swept the Germans on the ground with the large-caliber self-defense machine gun in their hands!

"Attention everyone, return!" If you see it, you will accept it, if you let the German fighters entangle, the situation will not be good! Turning the course, there was a mess of German positions and smoke rushing to the sky!

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Less than a day after the outbreak of the war, the Soviet Union and Germany each lost more than 100,000 troops, which Hitler did not expect! Moscow was mentally prepared for the heavy casualties that were coming, but most of the decision-makers did not expect that the fighting would be so fierce, losing so many men and equipment in just a few hours, not to mention the Nazi Führer, who was already insane.

There is one thing that may be studied by future historians: just yesterday, early in the morning of June 3, 1941, trade negotiations were going on overnight in Moscow between the Soviet Union and the German Foreign Ministry -- the negotiations were blown away by the cannon boom of Hitler's troops along a front of nearly 1,000 kilometers, and the German diplomatic corps became the first "prisoners" of the war.

No matter how crazy Hitler was, he still wanted to give the Soviet Union a smoke bomb, although at the moment it seems that his smoke bomb is ineffective. For the sake of the absolute secrecy of the "Barbarossa" operation, Hitler did not even greet his allies in advance - probably the "papier-mâché allies" really disappointed him too much to count on!

On the afternoon of 2 June, Hitler sat at his desk in the new underground stronghold "Wolf's Lair" in the forests near Rastenburg in East Prussia, dictating a long letter to Mussolini: As in the preparation of all his other aggressive actions, Hitler did not give his close attention to his good friend and main ally, and always told him his secrets until the last minute. This time, in the last quarter of an hour, Hitler did it again.

The general content of the letter is: After months of exhaustive deliberation and unsettling waiting, I have finally made the most difficult decision of my life, and it is at this time that I am writing to you. Britain had been defeated in this war, and it grasped every straw like a man on the verge of drowning. However, some of Britain's hopes were certainly not without merit - the destruction of France had caused British warmongers to turn their eyes to the very place where they had tried to provoke war, namely, Soviet Russia.

Both Russia and Great Britain were equally interested in Europe, exhausted by the long war, and the North American Commonwealth stood behind them to encourage them......

Hitler also explained his decision: since the large number of Soviet military forces behind him would never have been able to muster forces, especially in the air, enough to carry out an all-out attack on Britain that would bring it to its knees. Virtually all the forces available to Russia are on our borders, and if circumstances give me reason to use the Luftwaffe against Great Britain, there is also a danger that Russia will begin to carry out its strategy of blackmail, to which I will be compelled to submit silently only because I feel that the air force is inferior, and that Britain will be even more reluctant to sue for peace, because it can pin its hopes on its Russian partners. In fact, with the intensification of the readiness of the Russian armed forces, this hope will naturally grow. In addition, the United States will ship to them a large amount of military supplies that they hoped to acquire in 1942.

The Russians have cut off our oil supplies, so Soviet Russia must be defeated in a short time in order to guarantee the final victory in the war. So after much thought, I finally decided to start as soon as possible to avoid future troubles!

Strain also elaborated on his overall strategy, making Mussolini understand that his war to rebuild the glory of the Roman Empire could not be completed overnight, and gave Mussolini some hopes: 1. France could not be trusted, as before.

2. North Africa itself, leader, as far as your colonies are concerned, is probably not in danger until autumn.

3. Spain is not resolute, I fear that it will only participate when the outcome of the war is a foregone conclusion (Franco can't stop the dictator for so many years if he is not cunning, and of course Lin Jun is not like making this rebel leader comfortable ruling Spain!). ）。

4. It is impossible to attack Egypt before the fall, we do not yet have enough forces, and the climate is not suitable for large-scale operations in the summer.

6. Whether the United States entered the war or not is an irrelevant question, for it is now supporting our enemy with all the forces it can mobilize (Hitler was clearly wrong about this).

7. The situation in Britain itself is very bad; The supply of food and raw materials is becoming more and more difficult. The fighting spirit to go to war exists only by hope, and these hopes are based entirely on two assumptions: Russia and the United States! We have no possibility of eliminating the United States, but we do have the strength to exclude Russia, and the elimination of Russia would also mean a great relief to Japan in the Far East, and thus the possibility of possibly posing a greater threat to American activities through Japanese intervention.

In this context, I have decided to conclude negotiations with the Kremlin.

Hitler also mentioned in his letter that Germany would not need any Italian troops to go to Russia - he did not want to share the glory of the conquest of Russia, just as he did not let people share the glory of the conquest of France. But he told Mussolini that Italy could "provide decisive assistance" by strengthening its forces in North Africa and preparing to march into France in the event of a French breach of the treaty - (Historically, Hitler did not make the puppet French government in the south comfortable for long, and history has proved that no puppet government ends well, either by the opponent or by the "Emperor"): this was a good bait for Mussolini, who was eager to expand his territory, and it was still very tempting.

Hitler was no longer focused on Britain, and even the tasks of the "vultures" had changed, and he wrote to him: As far as the air war against Britain is concerned, we will continue to be on the defensive for the time being. As for the war on the Eastern Front, Leader, it will certainly be difficult, but I have not the slightest doubt that it will be a great victory. What I hope first of all is that at that time, we will have the possibility of obtaining a common base of food supplies in Ukraine, which will provide us with additional supplies that we may need in the future.

In the letter, Hitler also spoke of his excuse for not informing his companions earlier: "Leader, I have waited until now to tell you this news because the final decision will not be made until 7 o'clock tonight." Leader, no matter what may happen, our situation will not deteriorate by taking this step; It will only improve. If Britain and Japan were not harsh (Japan would be under threat of a trade embargo, such a threat would obviously be deadly enough for the monkeys on the island: either withdraw its troops from China, or run out of war materials!) Draw any conclusion, then we will be able to quickly destroy our enemy with greater force, having consolidated our rear.

Finally, Hitler described the pleasure he felt when he finally made his decision: "Leader, let me talk about one more thing. As a result of my hard thinking about this decision, I felt spiritually free again. In spite of our full sincerity in our efforts to achieve a final reconciliation, the partnership with the Soviet Union has often distressed me, because it always seems to me to be somewhat contrary to my whole convictions, my minds, and my former obligations, and I am now glad that I have been relieved of these mental anguish! (Typical Hitler's thinking, the sentimentality of an unqualified frustrated painter, is obviously somewhat out of proportion to the word "Führer", and also reflects the ambivalence in Hitler's character.) ）

At 4 a.m. on 3 June, half an hour before the German offensive began, the German ambassador to Italy, von Bismarck, woke up Ziano in Rome and handed him a long letter from Hitler. The Italian foreign minister then called Mussolini, who was recuperating in the summer of Liciona, and that it was not the first time that Mussolini had been woken up from his sleep in the middle of the night by a letter from his Axis mate, and he was annoyed by this, but helpless.

Mussolini was a little upset, and said to Ziano with some anger, "I don't bother my servants much at night, but the Germans are inconsiderate and wake me up from my bed at any time!" ”

It's just that Mussolini, having figured out the situation, immediately ordered an immediate declaration of war on the USSR: he was now completely tied to Hitler's chariot, and Italy had become a prisoner of the Germans. Mussolini knew this and was unhappy about it, but what could he do!? There would probably be some benefit to be gained by declaring war on the USSR immediately.

He told Ziano: I only hope for one thing, and that is that in this war in the East, the Germans will be in a state of imposing power.

Mussolini, however, would have clearly realized that his future now depended entirely on German force: he was sure that the Germans would win in Russia, but he hoped that at least the Germans would be beaten to the ground - so that at least the Germans would not be blind again.

Mussolini could not have known, nor did he think, nor did anyone else in the West think that the Germans would get a much worse result! Originally, Hitler was going to attack the Soviet Union on Sunday, June 22, because Napoleon crossed the Neman River on his way to Moscow on June 22, 1812, which would probably bring him good luck, but this time Hitler couldn't wait, he sensed danger!

Moscow is expanding its army, and Romanian losses do not allow him to wait any longer - Soviet Russia is already on the move, and decisive action must be taken before the muddy season is completely over!

Hitler, who was waiting for news from the front in the "wolf's den", kept getting war reports from the front, and the situation could be described as a mess! The "Imperial" division was completely reimbursed before noon! On the Baltic coast, Tukhachevsky's troops gave Army Group North a blow in the face, much to Hitler's annoyance!

Back then, he said that one Tukhachevsky could be worth a bunch of armored divisions, and he tried to frame Tukhachevsky to bring down Tukhachevsky, but he didn't expect to kill a Plenyakov, and now the one who flew the plane has become the deputy commander of Soviet Russia, and behind all the troubles encountered in front of him is the shadow of this person manipulating - in Hitler's eyes, Lin Jun has risen to the height of a dangerous person second only to Stalin! More dangerous than that stubborn Saxon fat man hiding on the island!

Fortunately, the southern front is quite smooth, and the resistance encountered is not very fierce, and the Great Plain of Ukraine is right in front of you! But there was no great progress on the northern front, and the offensive that had been carried out earlier would have had an impact - a battle in great depth and encirclement were not the preserve of a "blitzkrieg," as his marshals and generals told Hitler more than once.

Hitler's high command was busy with troops, and Stalin and Lin Jun, who were far away in Moscow, had to find time to discuss diplomatic issues (to be continued). )