Zhang Jun saw Windsor's progress in his eyes, Zhang Jun took Windsor's hand and escorted Windsor back to the bed, while Zhang Jun leaned sideways on the edge of the bed and began to analyze Windsor.

"Silly girl, you can't look at anything so simply, if you are a division commander, or a military commander, there is nothing wrong with thinking like this, if you stand in my position, it is wrong to think like this, maybe you don't believe it, I'll tell you:

Moscow, as the capital of the Soviet Union, has a large population, huge material reserves, numerous factories, and a railway system extending in all directions, and it is impossible to completely cut off Moscow's supplies except for our complete encirclement of Moscow.

In addition, because Finland rode the wall, it did not cut off the connection between the northern ports of the Soviet Union and Moscow at all, so that British, French, and American aid would be continuously transported into Moscow, and with weapons, Moscow could easily arm a militia and regular army of millions of people, and the total strength of the regular army in Moscow now is not less than three million, and only God knows how much it will be by then.

These are not the most important things, we and the Soviet Union are fighting face to face, which can be seen and touched, but behind Germany, there are several sharp steel knives, aimed at Germany's abdomen, ready to stab at any time. ”

"Ahh Joon, are you talking about the Anglo-French forces? ”

Windsor's face was obviously a little abnormal, and Zhang Jun thought that Windsor was pregnant, so he hurriedly continued to explain softly:

"Yes, my baby, you guessed it right, that is, Britain, France and the United States, the Anglo-French coalition army of 1.1 million troops is on the Maginot Line, France alone has mobilized 6 million people to join the army, they are separated from Germany by a wall, and several large industrial areas in Germany are also close at hand, if Britain and France suddenly attack Germany, the losses caused to Germany are unbearable for us, and it is possible for Germany to be defeated.

If I were the commander of the Anglo-French forces, I would definitely choose the time when Germany was fighting a fierce battle under Moscow, suddenly send troops to attack Germany, and at the same time send a large number of planes to bomb Germany's industrial areas, Germany's war potential would be reduced by more than 50 percent, and Germany would not be defeated in this situation. ”

Windsor quickly returned to normal, and after a moment of contemplation, Windsor began to ask Zhang Jun about his plans:

"Joon, what are you going to do?"

"Originally, we did not plan to move Britain and France first, so as to avoid the United States from entering the war too early, and at the same time we could not fight on two fronts, but now it seems that this idea is a bit naïve, the Atlantic Alliance of Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union has been formed in essence, even if we want to avoid the two first wars, it is impossible, we can only find another way."

"Joon, have you figured out a way?"

Zhang Jun shook his head and said helplessly:

"I haven't thought of a way to crack it yet, now I'm going to go to the study to think, my baby, you can sleep first, good."

……

Zhang Jun coaxed Windsor to fall asleep and went to his study, first made himself a cup of strong tea, and began to think about how to solve the current crisis. It is already May, and it will take at least a month for the Wehrmacht to replenish the weapons and ammunition lost and consumed, and it will be the beginning of July at that time, and this year's Moscow will be particularly cold in October.

Zhang Jun is sure that it is absolutely impossible for Germany to take Moscow in three months, this is the center of Stalin's rule, Stalin's ruling foundation is very strong, so strong that every Moscow citizen will fight to the death for Stalin, once the war drags into the harsh winter, 80% of Germany's troops fall into the ice and snow of the Soviet Union, what can Germany do to stop the attack of Britain, France and the United States, and the Maginot Line will be Germany's territory as soon as it comes out.

Zhang Jun did not come up with a way for the time being, how to solve the crisis of Germany's upcoming two-sided war, which was a major matter related to the survival of Germany, since Zhang Jun could not think of a way, he began to carefully recall why the typhoon plan in history failed, and then came up with an alternative way from it.

The Battle of Typhoon was the first defeat suffered by the Germans during World War II, and the first time that the German army was forced to stop the offensive since the implementation of the German blitzkrieg in World War II. Many military strategists, especially the Soviet Union experts on World War II, attributed the victory to Stalin's wise commander, Zhukov's outstanding commanding talent, and the bravery of the Soviet army, and always ridiculed that "the German army stopped attacking because of the weather".

Now, let's take a look at how much the weather affected the German army:

On September 30, 1941, Field Marshal von Murray. Bauk's central cluster, codenamed "Typhoon" on Hitler's orders, concentrated 74 divisions, 1.48 million men, 1,700 tanks and artillery pieces, 1,390 aircraft, and more than 14,000 artillery pieces and mortars to attack Moscow from the southern flank.

There were 3 fronts that served as the close defense of Moscow: the Western Front, commanded by General Konev; The commander of the reserve front was Marshal Budyonny; The commander of the Bryansk Front was Lieutenant-General Shryomenko. By the beginning of October, the combat units of the three fronts totaled about 1.25 million people, 990 tanks, 7,600 artillery pieces and mortars, and 677 aircraft. There were also 25 battalions of workers, a militia division of 120,000 men, 169 street fighting squads and hundreds of tank destroying squads, and about 450,000 people in the city took part in the construction of fortifications.

In the first two weeks of Operation Typhoon, Army Group Center wiped out nearly 700,000 Soviet troops, and the Germans suffered very little losses in comparison. The ratio of German and Soviet casualties on the Eastern Front was about 1:10, which means that the German army suffered more than 70,000 casualties at most.

Although there was a steady stream of troops and strategic materials from the rear of the Soviet Union to Moscow, under the backward conditions of the time, even if they were transported day and night, the amount of replenishment in the short term was limited.

You can imagine that with the combat effectiveness of the German army, and with an overwhelming advantage, if there was no weather, would it not be able to take Moscow? Taking a step back, even if Moscow cannot be taken for the time being, it is impossible for the Soviet army to counterattack and turn the situation around, at most it is in a stalemate like Leningrad.

It is safe to say that if there were another three weeks of dry, mild and sunny weather, the Germans would have invaded Moscow.

In fact, in early October, the weather changed suddenly, and on October 6, the first snow fell in Moscow, almost a month earlier than usual, and it was very important to note that this month had a very big impact on the German army, because the German army was unprepared. In mid-to-late October, there were successive autumn rains, which weaved together and made the roads muddy. On November 3, the first cold wave descended on Russia, and the temperature in Moscow plummeted below freezing; In late November, the temperature drops to minus 20 degrees Celsius. This is a rare cold, considering that the average temperature in Moscow in January is only -10.2°C, which is the coldest month of winter.

The sudden turn for the worse weakened the German onslaught, which was halted by rain, snow and mud in the second and third weeks of October.

By the end of November, due to bad weather, the supply of German supplies for the Typhoon campaign was interrupted, and Army Group South was at a standstill. Of the 500,000 trucks, 30 percent are too damaged to be repaired, another 40 percent are in need of major or complete overhauls, and only 30 percent are still in service. The central cluster needed at least 31 trains a day to deliver supplies to stay afloat, but only 16 trains were actually provided.

The German tanks could not be started at all in the bitter cold, and had to be scraped away with pickaxes to the frozen ground around the vehicles and guns, many of which were damaged and unusable when trying to haul them out of the frozen ground. If you don't wear a cold cover, the vehicle's engine will freeze during driving. When trucks and tanks stop halfway, they must be baked by a fire under the engine to prevent freezing. The liquid in the artillery garrison and auxiliary aircraft was solidified. For the same reason, machine guns and automatic rifles could not be used. The only thing that can be used is mortars. The lenses of the optical sight and telescope appeared blurry and lost their effectiveness. Tracked vehicles without skid will slip on the ice and will not be able to move forward. German tanks had narrow tracks and poor tactical mobility when driving in soft snow. Due to poor diet, consumption of cold food, some people vomit after meals, and some people get stomach problems. The troops were not provided with camouflage overalls and winter clothing. There were many troops who did not even have underwear and sturdy boots. Soldiers should travel in groups of at least two people so that they can observe each other for signs of frostbite. The wounded will die when they fall, not because of the severity of the injury, but because of the shock and frostbite caused by blood loss.

Despite this, the Germans launched a stubborn attack, but due to the weather, they had little success.

On 2 December, a reconnaissance battalion of the German 25th Infantry Division broke into Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, where the top of the Kremlin could already be seen through telescopes, but was repulsed the next day by Soviet reinforcements. This was the closest the Germans had ever reached Moscow, and it was their first and last sight of the Kremlin.

By December, when the daytime temperature dropped to minus 20 degrees, most of the German soldiers had not yet been given winter clothing, and the troops were still wearing summer clothes when the cold weather arrived. Only one-tenth of the winter clothes were issued to the division. Hitler wanted to end the war with a single campaign, and then leave only 60 divisions, and the rest of the troops were all withdrawn to Germany. Therefore, he did not think it was necessary to distribute winter clothes 100 percent, and he even forbade to raise the issue of the general distribution of winter clothes, so as not to cause unease among the troops. At night, when the temperature dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius, all soldiers had to go back indoors for an hour after spending one hour outside to warm up and restore blood circulation.

…… (To be continued.) )