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The Soviet Union before the Soviet-German war was already an industrialized country. The war potential was far greater than the Germans could have imagined. In addition to its vast territory, abundant strategic materials, and population far exceeding that of Germany, every year, tens of thousands of flying enthusiasts, parachutists, and shooters throughout the Soviet Union are trained in various clubs and aviation schools; There were 530,000 tractors, 182,000 combine harvesters and 228,000 trucks. These flying enthusiasts, parachutists, shooters and tractor drivers, combine harvesters, and car drivers, as soon as the war requires, put on military uniforms and become pilots, paratroopers, snipers and tankers, and military vehicle drivers, providing a steady stream of soldiers for the Soviet Air Force, tank divisions, mechanized troops, and motorized units.

From the point of view of war potential, Germany was no match for the USSR.

Unfortunately, the war came too suddenly. Under the lightning assault of the German army's powerful aircraft group and armored group, the units of the Western Military District of the Soviet Red Army, which outnumbered the German army in terms of troops, aircraft, artillery, and tanks, suffered heavy losses. In particular, the General Staff of the Soviet Red Army, immediately after the outbreak of the war, did not order the troops to avoid the German attack and turn to the flank to attack the German army, and used cities and rivers to deploy defensive positions in depth to resist step by step, but on the contrary, ordered all units of the Western Military District to make a heroic counterattack and drive the enemy out of the border line. In this way, the Soviet Red Army, which was in the hands of the German army and was ill-prepared and hastily responded to the battle, faced the German army that had been planning for a long time, and the outcome can be imagined.

At this time, the Soviet Red Army was quite outdated and backward in its strategic and tactical guiding ideology, and defense in depth was heresy for them. Compared with the strategic guiding ideology and tactical thinking of the Eighth Route Army, the Soviet Red Army was a big step behind. If the Eighth Route Army had had the strength and equipment of the Soviet Red Army, I am afraid that the Japanese devils would have surrendered long ago.

After the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issued a statement at 9 p.m. on June 22: "Any individual or country that fights against the Nazis will receive our assistance; Any individual or country that follows Hitler will be our enemy". The next day, the U.S. government issued a statement in support of the Soviet Union. On the same day, the Central Committee issued an article entitled "On the Anti-Fascist United Front," calling on the whole party to support the Soviet Union's anti-fascist war with practical actions to drive out Japanese imperialism from China.

At this time, Stalin, the leader of the Soviet party and state, fell into deep self-reproach and hid in the villa to drink to kill his sorrows. In this emergency, the Soviet Union urgently needed a strong core of leadership to lead the war against Germany. Molotov, Malenkov, Mikoyan, Voroshilov, Beria and Voznesensky, after consultations, decided to go to Stalin and ask for the creation of a state defense committee. If Stalin was incapable of leading the country at a critical moment, Molotov would replace Stalin and lead the war against Germany. As a result, when these men arrived at Stalin's dacha, Stalin saw that these people had come to see him without being summoned by himself, and fell into a state of panic, thinking that these people had come to arrest him, and asked, "What are you doing here?" ”。 Molotov said that it was necessary to concentrate power in the hands of one person and create a defense committee for this. Stalin's face turned pale, and he almost squeezed out a sentence: "Who will lead?" Molotov said:" Stalin. Stalin was relieved and said, "Okay." Because of this episode, Stalin, who had not appeared for a long time after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war, made a radio speech on July 3, calling on the Soviet military and people to unite and defeat the German fascists.

The news of the German blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union reached Tokyo, Japan, on the afternoon of June 22. Japan reacted quickly and decided to intensify its preparations for the Soviet war, and in the event of the defeat of the USSR by Germany, it would have no trouble occupying the Siberian region.

Historically, two days after the start of the Soviet-German war, that is, on June 24, Soviet Ambassador to Japan Smattanin specially invited Japanese Foreign Minister Yoyo Matsuoka to inquire about the Japanese government's attitude toward the Soviet Union. Matsuoka, who had hugged and clinked glasses with Stalin in Moscow, replied without concealment that the German-Italian-Japanese Triple Alliance was still the foundation of Japan's foreign policy, and that the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact" would be invalid if it could not coexist with the Triple Alliance. Hate Des Maitanen, who just wants to tear Matsuoka Yoyo apart with his hands on the spot.

Now that Matsuoka Yoyo was killed by an unknown shooter, Japan and the Soviet Union had not signed the "Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Treaty," and the Japanese did not even have a fig leaf to get in the way, so their attitude was naturally very different. In addition, the relations between the Kwantung Army and the Red Army in the Far East of the Soviet Union have been tense in recent times, and each other has constantly sent reconnaissance detachments to infiltrate and reconnoiter each other, and the Soviet-Japanese relationship itself has been very delicate. As soon as the news of Germany's blitzkrieg against the Soviet Union came, a strange atmosphere immediately filled the city of Tokyo.

As in history, the Soviet ambassador to Japan, Smatanin, also met with the new Japanese Foreign Minister, Admiral Sadajiro Toyoda, on June 24.

This Sadajiro Toyoda is an official fan.

At the time of the signing of the Triple Alliance Treaty between Germany, Italy and Japan, Vice Admiral Yoshida, who did not approve of the signing of the Triple Alliance Treaty, was exhausted physically and mentally, tried to commit suicide, and finally resigned altogether. The new Minister of the Navy and Shiro Kawako, who were so distraught that he hid and did not show up, jumped up and down to encourage the Navy to support the signing of the Triple Alliance Treaty. Ten days after Shiro Kawako's appointment, he had no choice but to convene a plenary meeting of naval officials at the level of the commander of the Military Command Department of all naval ministries, the commander of the Combined Fleet fleet and above, and all military staff officers to "discuss" the issue of the Triple Alliance. In conclusion, Shiro Kawakawa said, "If the Navy insists on opposing the Triple Alliance, the Konoe Cabinet will have to resign, and the Navy does not want to take responsibility for destroying the Cabinet, so please approve of the Alliance Treaty." Such a big thing is so certain. As a result, the Japanese Navy embarked on the road of no return and was buried in the ocean.

Shiro Kagawa was the first sinologist of the Japanese Navy. It may be that he felt guilty about the signing of the Triple Alliance Treaty, and Kawakoshiro has since put on an unintentional appearance of political affairs, reading the "Analects" and "Mencius" all day long, or he is burying his head in the work, practicing calligraphy hard, and throwing all his living brains to the deputy minister, Lieutenant General Sadajiro Toyoda.

Sadajiro Toyoda, who held the real power of the navy, was not satisfied with being only a deputy minister, and wanted to be the minister of commerce and industry in the Konoe cabinet, but unfortunately the organizational system of the Japanese cabinet stipulates that the minister of war and the minister of the navy must be active military officers, and other ministers must not be active military officers. Sadajiro Toyoda simply retired from active duty, but he offered a quid pro quo that the Navy must promote him to admiral. This thing sounds like a book from heaven, how many Japanese lieutenant generals have done so many bad things on the battlefield of aggression against China, and have made so many military exploits for the emperor, and they didn't want to be promoted to general, but Sadajiro Toyoda did it. Moreover, his chance is really good, as soon as he was promoted to general, Foreign Minister Yoyoshi Matsuoka was assassinated, and Konoe Fumima directly nominated Sajiro Toyoda as foreign minister.

It was the proud Sajiro Toyoda who faced the inquiry of the Soviet ambassador to Japan, Smatanin, and first replied clearly that Japan would not intervene in the Soviet-German war for the time being. Then, Sadajiro Toyoda, who was short and fat, had studied at Oxford University and was a chief graduate of the Japanese Naval University, touched his short mustache, stared at the tall Smatanin with mocking eyes, and said slowly: "The German-Italian-Japanese Alliance Treaty" is the foundation of Japan's foreign policy, and according to the agreement of the Triple Alliance Treaty, Japan cannot sit idly by and watch the Soviet-German war break out. Unless Japan can get enough benefits from Siberia.

This is the naked threat of war. Immediately after returning home, Smatanin reported to the Soviet Union and asked the Red Army in the Far East to strengthen its combat readiness and strictly prevent a Japanese attack.

The most excited about the outbreak of the Soviet-German war was the commander of the Kwantung Army, Umezu Mijiro.

When Umezu Mijiro was the commander of the Kwantung Army and Japan's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Manchukuo, Emperor Hirohito gave him two tasks, one was to rebuild the Kwantung Army, because the Kwantung Army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Normenhan; The other is to actively prepare for war against the Soviet Union.

After the arrival of Umezu Mijiro, he improved the relationship between the Kwantung Army and the base camp, not only rebuilding the 23rd Division, but also turning the 23rd Division into a mechanized division. Moreover, Umezu Mijiro prepared for the establishment of three tank divisions and ordered the establishment of Unit 731 to restore and enhance the combat effectiveness of the Kwantung Army. In terms of preparing for war against the Soviet Union, Umezu Mijiro also made a difference, ordered the construction of additional forts on the border line, and cooperated with the Manchuria Railway Company to build a strategic railway between Changchun and Pyongyang, North Korea, so as to facilitate the coordinated operation of the Kwantung Army and the Korean Army.

There is a theory called the butt determines the head theory, which means that what problems will be considered when you sit in the position. Umezu Mijiro is now the commander of the Kwantung Army, so naturally he has to think about how to invade the Soviet Union.

Umezu Mijiro knew in advance that Germany was going to attack the Soviet Union, and once it became a reality, Umezu Mijiro, who had always been more introverted, could not sit still.

Umezu Yoshijiro's views can be summed up in several points: First, Japan has an alliance with Germany, and according to the treaty of alliance, Germany attacked the Soviet Union from west to east, and Japan should attack the Soviet Union from east to west and fight in response to the German army. Second, the Soviet Union was, is, and will remain a potential enemy of Japan. If Japan does not recognize this, if the Soviet Union defeats Germany, it will inevitably use force against Japan and occupy Manchuria. Third, the task of the Kwantung Army is to prepare for war against the Soviet Union, if there is no war against the Soviet Union, what is the use of such a powerful Kwantung Army? Fourth, the Soviet-German war was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity for Japan to defeat its old enemy, the polar bear, and if it missed it, it would regret it.

Umezu Mijiro is in this opinion, and the Kwantung Army's chief of staff, Kimura Hyotaro, deputy chief of staff, intelligence director, and operations director, are more active than Umezu Mijiro!

The Kwantung Army began to make noise!