The defeat at the Battle of Moscow was not only a blow to the Russians, but also to the other belligerents. The fact that www.biquge.info million-strong army and fortified city were reduced to powder in a matter of months was a huge blow to the morale of all the participating countries. Many were pessimistic that the war would most likely end in defeat on the part of the Allies.

There is an atmosphere of pessimism not only among the citizens of various countries, but also among the top echelons of the armed forces of various governments. Although there have always been many people who think that there will be no good fruits to eat in the war with the Ming Dynasty. But now this realization is starting to take shape, and the atmosphere will be on a scale. And the emergence of such an atmosphere is extremely dangerous for those in power in various countries.

War is a continuation of politics, but there is absolutely no political compromise in war. In war, there are only losers and winners. The winner has everything, the loser loses everything, and there will be no compromise. Once defeated, the rulers of various countries will not only lose their rights and wealth, but even their own lives!

No one cares about their lives, especially those in power who enjoy the glory and riches. After realizing that the form of war had begun to develop unfavorable to them, these people could no longer care about anything else and began to go all out to prepare for war. The difference between half-heartedness and wholeheartedness is enough to describe the difference in a world of difference.

Russia has been abandoned. None of the countries believed that the Russians would be able to do much after losing most of their combat forces. Now the countries involved in the war are beginning to go into battle shirtless. If we continue to lose, the flames of war will soon spread to the homeland of the countries of Europa.

The most fierce reactions were in Poland and Romania, which had historically had a great enmity with Russia. Almost in the shortest possible time, they sent the main forces of their army to the Russian battlefield. Now that Russia is weak, it is a good time for them to cut the flesh from the Russians. However, the two countries, which were originally the most enthusiastic about this, gave generously for Russia as if they were brothers.

It's not that they have changed their personalities, it's that those in power in these countries are not stupid. Knowing that now that Russia has fallen, it will be their turn next, and no one can still think of pulling their own people's hind legs at such a time. The end of that is that everyone hugs each other and dies.

Not only these two countries, but also the other belligerents on the Europa continent have all increased their investment in the Russian battlefield. These countries are well aware of the devastating damage that the war has inflicted on Russia itself.

The Russians have collapsed almost completely in all aspects of industry, agriculture, economy, etc. There was war everywhere, and there were ruins everywhere. Russia's infrastructure was hardly intact as long as it was within range of the Ming bombers. Now the whole of Russia is hanging on the relief of the allies.

Seeing what was happening in Russia, all countries shuddered. No one wants this kind of thing to happen in their own country. No one wants their country to be beaten to pieces. Once the boots of the Ming army soldiers set foot on the land of their homeland, it was an unprecedented tragedy and tragedy.

Winters in Russia are cold and long, and the vast expanse of land is shrouded in endless gray and white by heavy snowfall. From north to south, almost all of Russia was shrouded in a cold winter of tens of degrees below zero. This kind of weather is really able to freeze your ears and pee and freeze. Without adequate warmth, people can quickly freeze into stiff popsicles in the cold.

In such extreme weather conditions, no large-scale military operation is possible. Even if a tank armored car has antifreeze, how long can it last? Even if the soldiers were warmly dressed, how long could they last in cold weather conditions? The result of forcible combat is a large number of non-combat losses.

After taking Moscow, the Ming Army's Army Group Center reined in the pace of the offensive and hoarded heavy troops in Moscow and various large cities waiting to survive the winter. But Army Group Center was not the only force attacking Moscow. As a field corps under the direct command of Zhang Cheng, Army Group Center launched the Moscow Campaign and also divided a southward corps consisting of two armored armies and two infantry armies to attack Tsaritsyn.

Tsaritsyn can be said to be the pivot of the entire southern campaign. As the confluence of the Volga and Don rivers, Tsaritsyn is an iron lock that guards here. Zhang Cheng's campaign attempt to blockade the entire Caucasus through the Volga and Don rivers was at Tsaritsyn. After taking Tsaritsyn, the Ming army's road to the Black Sea will be smooth. And if Tsaritsyn had not been taken, the Allied troops on the southern battlefield would have been able to receive a steady stream of reinforcements and supplies. It became uncertain when the Caucasian campaign would end.

Previously, when the Ming army launched the Moscow Campaign, due to the amount of logistics supply, the Ming army invested insufficient troops near Tsaritsyn. Although the officers and soldiers fought desperately, they could not completely take the city. By the time winter came, the Ming army had taken most of the city, but the Allied forces were still holding out here.

The setbacks in the Southern Campaign did not affect Zhang Cheng's confidence and determination. Just when the General Staff of the Ming Army and the allied countries believed that the two sides would have a large-scale truce in winter, Zhang Cheng quietly began to promote the winter campaign.

Although the cold winter is not suitable for large-scale combat operations, it does not mean that combat operations must not be carried out. Zhang Cheng can now do anything in a hurry and by surprise.

Zhang Cheng first ordered the troops of the Ming army in the southern European theater of operations on the Iberian Peninsula and the Apennine Peninsula to intensify their attacks on Germany, France and other countries, so as to contain their forces. Subsequently, Zhang Cheng ordered the Army Aviation Strategic Bomber Force to also intensify the strategic bombing of the countries in Europa and weaken the forces of the countries.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Cheng ordered the Ming troops who landed in the Balkans and attacked from the Turkish region to kill the Romanian region in two ways. In addition to the importance of its location, Romania was chosen because it was the last major oil-producing region on the Europa continent at this moment.

That's right, the Americans have a huge amount of oil, and they have enough oil to meet the needs of the whole world at this time, let alone the allies. However, one difference in this matter is that Americans' oil is in the United States. The American continent and Europa are separated by a vast Atlantic Ocean. The vast expanse of the sea cut off the ties between these allies.

If the Americans wanted to support their allies, they had to send a powerful fleet of ships to bring all kinds of supplies, including oil, to Europa. Thousands of nautical miles of sea routes, in addition to bad weather, there were submarine forces and attack ships of the Ming army. For every ten tons of various supplies sent to Europe, the Americans lost four tons on the way. If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't afford to lose the war, the Americans would be crazy to support their allies like this.

In this era, there was no high-tech oil tanker, and the largest oil tanker could only transport more than 20,000 tons of oil at a time. And most of these tankers are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. Under the influence of various attacks and weather, the material support of the Americans on the continent of Europa was limited.

As the most important consumable for mechanized troops, fuel is the basis of their operations. Americans' fuel is a drop in the bucket, and what really supports the Europa countries is not only the pre-war reserves, American support, and the coal-fired oil technology developed by the Germans. Their only major source of oil could only be the Priesti oil field in Romania. And Zhang Cheng's goal is here.

Hit the snake and hit the seven inches. Zhang Cheng's attack this time was the seven inches of the allied army. Once the nearly 500,000 tons of oil in the Prieshti field are lost every month at full capacity, all the planes, tanks and trucks of the allies will be turned into scrap metal. Unless the Americans can risk their lives and take out their own naval forces to escort large-scale cross-sea transportation while the main forces of the Ming Navy are dangling under their noses all day long. However, the chances of such a scenario are slim to none. The Americans are not living Lei Feng, and they cannot put themselves in danger for the sake of their allies.

Although the U.S. Navy suffered heavy losses, it was not completely out of the power to fight back. Their remaining warships and newly commissioned warships are still formidable. Of course, this is a great strength relative to other countries. In front of Da Ming, he can only barely maintain it.

Once the Americans really dispatched the main naval force to escort the convoy, then maybe the Ming Navy would dare to cover the landing of the landing team on the American continent. The Americans can still clearly distinguish which is more important than the other.

Zhang Cheng had also sent bomber units to launch large-scale bombing of the Pliyesti oil fields before. But the Allies are well aware of the importance here. Almost the most elite air power and anti-aircraft fire are located here. After heavy losses, Zhang Cheng had to cancel the aerial bombardment of the area and switch to a ground attack.

The main reason for Zhang Cheng to send troops to attack Romania was to attract the attention of various countries and draw their strength to Romania, so that they had no time to worry about fighting in the Caucasus and near the Volga River. As long as the strategic reserves of the Allied forces were attracted to Romania, Zhang Cheng would immediately order the Ming army in the Caucasus to make an all-out attack and entangle the main force of the Allied army in front of him. Then, it was Zhang Cheng's last hand.

Even before the Battle of Moscow began, he had secretly mobilized troops to secretly assemble reserves and hoard large quantities of war supplies in the Chevkaya region northeast of Tsaritsyn. This special battle group advertised to the outside world as a reserve unit of the Tsaritsyn battle unit, but in fact they were indeed a reserve. It's just that I've never been on the battlefield in the previous battles.

Zhang Cheng planned to send his own combat reserves to encircle and annihilate the defenders in the Tsarizín area as soon as all the attention of the Allies was drawn to Romania. As long as Tsaritsyn is opened, then the next step is to sweep across the Don River, kill all the way to the shores of the Black Sea, and encircle millions of allied troops! (To be continued.) )