Chapter 806: The Great War Begins (1)
PS: First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone.
Yesterday afternoon, I went to Changzhou for some things, because I didn't bring a computer, so I couldn't update my leave, so I asked everyone to wait in vain.
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The day after Chen Haohui arrived in Beijing, German oil experts disguised as Italian businessmen secretly arrived in the Libyan city of Ajdabia. Under the leadership of Jin Bihui, the Germans blew up the cement-sealed Sirte Basin reconnaissance wells, repressurized them with drilling equipment stored nearby, and the oil wells blew out again in just one week.
The agreement was reached quickly, and the French company came forward to buy the land that ostensibly belonged to the Virginia Mining Company of the United States for 62 million yuan and 3,000 technicians from Poland, the Czech Republic and other occupied territories, and then carried out preliminary construction in the name of Italy. Since the tense situation made it impossible to build a refinery, the French company aimed to supply the country with crude oil as soon as possible. Raeder also used the German Navy's lack of transoceanic combat capabilities as an excuse to purchase all the drawings of the Tien Shan-class landing ships. Considering that the domestic slipway was full of tasks and would be used in the Mediterranean, it was arranged to be built in Norwegian and Italian shipyards controlled by Germany.
After the disposal of the oil fields, the Polish campaign also came to an end. In the month-long battle, the Germans suffered 50,000 casualties, the Polish 200,000 killed and wounded, and 690,000 captured. Compared to the Battle of Ahvaz, the German casualties were quite high, and in addition to the fierce resistance of the Polish soldiers and civilians, it was more due to the rapid advance of the blitzkrieg, which often led to the exposure of weak flanks. The Soviets also advanced the European line hundreds of kilometers west during the 12-day operation, killing a total of 734 and wounding 1,862. The slight difference is that in the original plane, in order to avoid fighting on two fronts, Hitler made a compromise and returned a large number of captured materials to the Soviet army. And took the initiative to retreat to the demarcation line, but this time he took most of the loot with a wave of his hand.
Stalin did not care to be angry, and the East has now become his number one confidant. In order to avoid fighting on two fronts, he also took the initiative to ask the German army to hold a joint military parade in Poland and sent Motolov to visit Berlin, hoping to continue Soviet-German friendship. In the face of the Soviet flattery, Hitler suddenly became high-spirited, and demanded that Moscow double the amount of ore it had on the basis of the Friendship Entente. The Soviet-German Oil Agreement was signed, requiring Moscow to provide Germany with 3 million tons of crude oil free of charge, and to sell 4 million tons at a price every year from 1940 onwards.
The Soviet Union is the world's third-largest oil producer, producing 30 million tons of crude oil per year, but its refining capacity is only 19 million tons per year. And they are all low-end products, so the actual capacity is excessive, and a large part of it is sent to cold Siberia as coal power generation or heating. Therefore, Stalin thought twice and gritted his teeth and agreed to Hitler's "Soviet-German Oil Agreement", but considering that the Soviet Union did not have high-quality aviation gasoline, he asked Germany to export high-grade aviation gasoline to the Soviet Union every year and use crude oil to compensate for the purchase costs. But he was also afraid of German perfidy. So except for the first 3 million tons, the rest were supplied on a monthly basis, so that if Germany betrayed, the supply of oil could be stopped immediately.
After the oil agreement is processed. Stalin again set his sights on the three Baltic states. The news of the reopening of the shipping lanes and the return of the Chinese fleet to the Persian Gulf had reached Moscow, and in the face of the growing threat from the East, he could no longer wait, and must settle the European question once and for all before a full-scale war between China and the Soviet Union began.
On the very day of the end of the Polish campaign. The Soviet news agency TASS suddenly announced that two Soviet cargo ships had been attacked off the coast of Estonia, just before Estonia had released a Polish submarine. Therefore, Stalin immediately dispatched 60,000 soldiers by sea and land to forcibly enter Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in the name of "sabotage of Polish latent forces", and took over the seaports of the three countries, and disarmed the three ** teams on the pretext of preventing the sabotage from continuing to occur.
The news of the Soviet army marching into the three Baltic countries disappointed Chamberlain, who hoped that the Soviet Union and Germany would start a war in Poland, especially the news that they tacitly shook hands amicably on the demarcation line and held a joint military parade! It made him feel hot in all his internal organs.
The German-Soviet Union staged a good picture of the brothers, which made Europe shudder. The Times even published a front-page cartoon of Stalin and Hitler holding hands in wedding dresses under the headline "The Wedding of Two Brothers," mocking Chamberlain's policy of appeasement. However, Britain did not give up actively preparing for war, not only recruiting troops from British colonies and Commonwealth countries around the world, but also began to purchase military supplies from countries around the world.
On September 19, seven days after the fall of Poland, Gu Weijun arrived in London and signed a contract with the British government for 1,027 H-6 bombers, 588 Y-6s, 826 Lifeng and 1,302 spare twin Mustang 1,200-horsepower engines. Under the contract, the British government would not only have to pay 420 million people, but also suspend the Persian Gulf Peace Treaty with Bahrain, Qatar, and Trusil Oman (present-day the United Arab Emirates), leaving jurisdiction over these areas to the Chinese government. But Oman and Socotra, which Yang Qiu most wanted to get his hands on, were rejected by the British.
In addition to signing the arms purchase agreement, Gu Weijun also met with representatives from all walks of life in Britain, including Churchill, and hinted to reporters for the first time that the Soviet Union and Germany had already formed a substantial alliance, and Germany's next target was likely to be France. As soon as these remarks came out, they immediately caused an uproar in Europe, and the German Government immediately lodged a strong protest, and even people from all walks of life in Britain and France expressed deep suspicion, believing that he was alarmist. Because France not only had a strong Maginot Line, but also an army force several times stronger than Germany.
The situation in Eurasia, in the midst of these secret deals and political strife, is sliding little by little into the abyss of unpredictability.
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When Su De continued the tacit division game, Zhuo Fan had already sat in the military train from Urumqi to Kashgar.
Since the operation of the 10th Army in Afghanistan was postponed by the Ministry of Defense, he has been inspecting the logistics and combat readiness of the Northwest during this time. After running for more than a month, he gained a lot. Without seeing the roots with your own eyes, you can't understand what a difficult task it is to support three million troops and logistical personnel and deliver millions of tons of supplies to remote areas thousands of kilometers away every month.
The commotion in the carriage was full of sounds, and these recruits transferred from Henan did not understand the hardships of war.
"Have you heard?"
Behind the seats, several newly graduated non-commissioned officers and cadets were eating canned food while discussing the news in the newspaper: "It says that the president has signed a secret agreement with Japan!" Exchange the Philippines for the right of way to Malacca. How could it be! You see, Singapore has seen three waves of hundreds of sea vessels. Guangzhou and Shanghai also have two waves to go to sea at the end of the month. On such a large scale, if you don't go to Persia, where are you going? ”
"Fuck you! How could the president compromise with Xiao Ri. I think eighty percent of them are afraid of us. Haha wants me to say that Xiao Rizhi heard about the battle of Ahvaz and coaxed him, so he flattered Xian and opened the way, looking forward to begging us not to fight him. ”
"Let me see. Huaxin News? You also believe in this newspaper, this is the newspaper of the Democratic Party. These people, seeing that there was going to be a war, stood up one by one and shouted nonsense. Acting like a great strategist. If something really happened to them, why would Xinhai be beaten by Beiyang and lose their armor? If it weren't for the president standing up to clean up the rivers and mountains, how could the country be today! Now that life is better, stand up and point fingers, what a thing! ”
"The same cannot be said. Over the years, the KMT has supervised many cases of corruption and malpractice. Although the president is good, he can't manage such a big family as the national community, and having an overseer can also promote progress. ”
"Domestic supervision, we don't say it's bad, but hum to the outside world! What else can you do but add to the chaos? ”
"Yes, I heard that KMT lawmakers Song Tzu and Kong Xiangxi are clamoring for a truce from the president every day. Damn it! I don't want to think about it. If you don't drive away Maozi, the northwest will be restless, the oil in the Persian Gulf will be gone, and you will have a peaceful life. Want me to say. ”
"Be quiet. Shut up! ”
Before the corporal who was struggling with luncheon meat could finish speaking, a shout suddenly came from the other end of the carriage. Zhuo Fan turned his head to see that a company commander was standing on the seat, his ears almost touching the train broadcast horn. As the carriage grew quieter. The uninaudible sound of the radio gradually became clearer. "Now the Xinhua News Agency is broadcasting urgent news. In the early hours of this morning, our troops in Persia were subjected to a full-scale attack by Soviet troops. According to the information available so far. The total number of troops invested by the Soviet army this time was about 300,000, and 3,000 artillery pieces, more than 500 tanks and other advanced weapons were used. The fighting was mainly concentrated in Keshwar, the northernmost province of Iran's Khuzestan province, Ilam, Shahr Kurdish province in the west, and Bam north of Hormuz province. ”
"Good fellow, three hundred thousand!"
"These hairy people, they are really not afraid of death!"
"Whoever goes to the division commander and transfers us to Persia. It's better to go there and fight for hair than to be frozen in the northwest. ”
"Haha."
The news brought by the female announcer made the carriage explode instantly. Most of the soldiers did not see much of a threat to the Soviet counteroffensive and clamored for a transfer to Iran. But Zhuo Fan knew that with the Persian Army Group entering the northern plateau of Iran, and the Battle of Ahvaz had raised the vigilance of the Soviet army, it was impossible to replicate it. However, in his view, it is not difficult to solve Iran, but it is politically risky.
Just as he was thinking about the second phase of the Persian war, simulating how to fight if he was in command, several soldiers next to him suddenly pointed out the window and shouted: "Look, what is that?" ”
"It's an airplane, no, why don't you have wings?"
"You see, the propeller is overhead, and it should be powered by the blades." The shouting caused the soldiers to rush to the left, only to see a strange-looking plane parallel to the train on the ground.
"It's a helicopter." Zhuo Fan solves everyone's doubts.
He had heard from his Air Force classmates that helicopters were being studied in China, and he also knew that Britain and the United States were both developing helicopters. However, the Air Force and the Ministry of Defense do not seem to like it very much, because the survival rate of helicopters is low, it is difficult to manufacture, and it is difficult to operate, so I have never heard of it.
The helicopter, which looked like an S-55, followed the train for several minutes before disappearing from view. Everyone thought they couldn't see it, but when the train arrived at Baruntai Station, it actually stopped directly outside the station.
"Who is Zhuo Fan? Who is Zhuo Fan! ”
When Zhuo Fan and everyone looked at the helicopter carefully, several airborne soldiers with loaded guns entered the carriage and shouted continuously.
"I'm Zhuo Fan, you are." Zhuo Fan was a little puzzled, what is the Air Force looking for himself? When the airborne troops saw Zhuo Fan, they immediately saluted: "Report to Colonel, the Falcon Commando was ordered to take you to Beijing." ”
"Beijing?" Zhuo Fan was surprised, and the soldiers around him were also surprised, they didn't expect that this comrade-in-arms who got on the bus in Urumqi was actually a lieutenant colonel, and it seemed that he was still a great person, otherwise how could he send a plane, no, a helicopter to pick it up. In fact, even the Falcon commandos who came to pick up people did not know that they were testing helicopters and practicing airplane landing tactics near Urumqi, when they suddenly received an order to find people.
After getting into the helicopter, Zhuo Fan learned that this was a "light cavalry" helicopter jointly developed by Chongqing and Chengdu Sikorsky Company, with the air force number Zhi 3. There were two pilots, a 750-horsepower piston engine in the lower jaw of the nose, and up to ten heavily armed airborne troops. However, like other helicopters, the process is complex and difficult to manufacture, and the survival rate of a large number of air defense weapons on the battlefield is worrying.
When he was about to arrive at the Urumqi airport, five Z-3s that had finished their test training caught up from behind, but he had no time to appreciate the first helicopter formation flight in human history...... () For mobile phone users, please go to read. )