Chapter 1112: The Dragon Eagle Rings
Moscow held for the time being, but the losses of the Allies were heavy. *.com* According to post-war statistics, the number of people who are now able to continue fighting in the Allied forces does not exceed 300,000.
The U.S. and British armies were basically disabled, and although the Soviet army had more than 100,000 troops brought by Stalin, nearly 30,000 troops fell after the battle just experienced.
Every step of Moscow's advance cannot be measured in meters or miles. Now the calculation of both sides is to use corpses. A ruin, how many lives were paid and how many mutilated corpses were left behind.
How many lives and corpses were buried to occupy a position. This is now how the two sides are calculated.
The news of Trotsky's sacrifice soon spread over the airwaves throughout the world. Stalin and Kalinin did not choose to hide this news, and they even proudly declared to the world that the Soviets would not retreat, and that any Soviet leader would be willing to live and die with Moscow.
"If our comrades are sacrificed, then we will go on top. Comrade Trotsky died, then I came to Moscow! In his manifesto to the world, Stalin said: "If I die in battle, then I believe that Comrade Kalinin will continue to fight against these German fascists." ”
"As long as there is even one living Soviet, then the Soviet Union will fight to the end. We will not surrender and we will not beg for mercy. We will only make the invaders tremble under our anger! This is the Soviet! ”
Kalinin did not clearly express his attitude to Stalin's words, but he supported Stalin's words with actions in the rear, and Kalinin urgently organized troops of three hundred thousand people.
Under the leadership of the veteran Blyukhel. Again rushed to the battlefield in Moscow.
The Soviet song "Holy War" began to be sung among the Allies, and the Allied soldiers hummed this song and vigilantly observed the German troops on the opposite side of the position.
In fact, for the time being, the Germans could no longer afford to launch the Battle of Moscow. This offensive. The Germans killed and wounded a large number of Allied living forces. But the loss of his own body has also reached a shocking point.
Rommel lost more than half of his armored forces, and the attacking infantry was able to withdraw less than 300,000 men. There were not many German soldiers killed in battle, but there were many minor and serious injuries and non-combat attrition.
After a long battle, the Germans almost ran out of ammunition. The heavy artillery units used up several bases of ammunition, and until they were replenished, the artillery was able to provide only a small amount of support to the position.
The Air Force has a lot of ammunition and plenty of pilots. But alas, the current weather in Moscow is not at all suitable for takeoff. So the German fighters and bombers were all furnished.
The only good news the Germans now had was that the snow on the railroad to Moscow had been cleared of all the prisoners of war. That is, supplies from Berlin can finally reach Moscow.
And the support troops sent to the front line by Italy and Berlin have also set off. Goering reported to Hitler and the High Command in Berlin on the situation in Moscow.
Rundstein and others were not removed as they were in history, and the high command believed that they were still the most suitable commanders on the battlefield today.
This German offensive was not without achieving its strategic objectives. However, due to some changes and an underassessment of the battlefield situation, the strategic goal was not achieved.
Otto. Skorzny. Colonel of the German Nazi SS. As a result of the successful killing of the former chairman of the Soviets, Lev. Davidovich. Trotsky. Promoted to Major General.
At the same time, he will return to Berlin to be personally received by Hitler and awarded the Knight's Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
This crazy battle can be regarded as an end for the time being. Both sides need some breathing time to gather enough strength for the next attack.
And for the Allies, the biggest news was that the 300,000 troops of the Chinese Wehrmacht and the Soviet Expeditionary Force were almost arriving in Moscow with almost no non-combat attrition.
The sudden heavy snowfall made the troops' march extremely slow. But this force is finally arriving. The Germans were also nervous, and they had already received information through certain channels that the Chinese expeditionary force to the Soviet Union was only three days away from Moscow.
That is, the hope of being able to capture Moscow is getting slimmer and slimmer. This unit is not a Soviet unit that has been cobbled together and has almost no combat experience.
This unit was carefully selected by the Chinese side. Elite units selected from millions of Wehrmacht. This can be seen from their simple annihilation of the Japanese expeditionary force.
But the war has been going on to the point where it is now, and there is no possibility of either side stopping. They had to fight down. Or knock the opponent down, or be knocked out by the opponent......
Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA.
Dozens of US warships are transporting supplies, and a large amount of combat readiness materials have been sent to warships and supply ships. At the same time, the marines on the transport ships also began to board the battleships in an organized manner.
"Our goal is here, here and here!" William Jr. Frederick. Admiral Halsey was visibly excited, dancing at Raymond, whom he admired the most. Ames. Maj. Gen. Spruance and Frank. Jack. Lieutenant General Fletcher explained his strategic intentions.
"The Japanese in Southeast Asia have been slaughtered, and our allies have proved their strength with Japanese blood and heads. Now it's our turn, we should give those damn dwarfs a taste of America's fists! Tell these dwarves in blood that they will pay for their despicable deeds! ”
The two generals, Raymond and Frank, looked at their superiors helplessly and smiled, they could understand Admiral Halsey's excitement.
What the admiral hated the most was the skin disease that had been bothering him. Especially psoriasis, the admiral was always plagued by psoriasis.
However, this situation no longer exists, and Roosevelt, after learning about Halsey's distress, is very enthusiastic to ask Situ Meitang to recommend Chinese medicine to Halsey.
Old Man Situ was unequivocal, and found two old doctors for Halsey who had helped Roosevelt treat his illness. Under the consultation of the two veteran doctors, Halsey was freed from psoriasis in less than half a month.
Of course, in order to consolidate the effect, his eating habits and lifestyle habits were also forced to re-plan. But for Halsey, it was worth the effort to be free from psoriasis.
"Midway, Wake Island, Guam, Iwo Jima...... All the way to the Ogasawara Islands and finally to mainland Japan! Halsey's finger ran across the map and said, "The Japanese navy is useless, and the most they can do is walk around Ogasawara." They on Midway are lambs to the slaughter waiting for us to clean up! ”
"This time we dispatched all the fleets that could be mobilized in order to bring down these damn dwarves in a WW1." Halsey said, his face turning serious.
"The situation on the battlefield in Moscow is not optimistic, and the Chinese side is demanding that Japan must be disposed of before they can send troops to Moscow." After a pause, Halsey said, "Whether it's for strategic reasons, or if we want revenge ourselves." These areas are settled! ”
"Our mission is to get rid of the Japanese dwarf on these islands as quickly as possible. Send them back to Hell! Let their awkward dwarf language only be used in hell! ”
Halsey said, spreading out the chart and nodding to the chief of staff. Then the chief of staff stood up and said to the two Halsey's favorite generals: "Our specific battle plan is like this......"
While Halsey ordered the battle, Shen Honglie on the other side of the Pacific Ocean was anxiously looking at the aircraft carrier being built in the dock.
This is a real aircraft carrier produced by the Wehrmacht, not made in a foreign country, not salvaged and repaired. In order to enable the Chinese navy to form combat strength as soon as possible and effectively support the US Pacific Fleet.
Britain and the United States handed over a large number of aircraft carrier construction and design materials to the Wehrmacht Navy, and a large number of technicians were also stationed in the dockyard.
Students returning from the United States also entered the dock to assist in the construction of the Wehrmacht's own aircraft carrier.
More than a dozen aircraft factories are constantly producing new Wehrmacht naval fighters and bombers, which will be equipped directly with aircraft carriers once they enter service.
"How much longer? 1How long will it take to see these big guys go into the water......" Shen Honglie's words made Xue Guangsen, the chief adviser of the National Defense Forces' Naval Design and Research Institute next to him, laugh out loud.
"I said Commander~ You're too anxious, aren't you?! This is the first time we've built our own aircraft carrier, and it's not the same as repairing it. Although we got the drawings given by the Americans and the British, and even gave us alloy materials and specifications, we have to spend time without being stuck at all! ”
Xue Guangsen is not an ordinary person, the old man crossed the Xiangjiang River to work in the shipyard when he was seventeen years old. With his brilliant brain and skillful hands, Leng dismantled the diesel engines on foreign ships at that time and drew drawings and tested the data by himself.
Even with his own hands, Leng was able to build the first diesel engine in China at that time. At that time, he was the only one who could make domestic diesel engines. With this unique work, the old gentleman is a great bull in the field of machinery!
"Hello Chief Engineer Xue! Chief Engineer Xue is ......" Suddenly, there was a sound of greeting in the dock. I saw a kind middle-aged man smiling and greeting the boatmen, and walked towards Shen Honglie and Xue Guangsen.
This is Xue Guangsen's eldest son, Xue Zemin. The tiger father has no dogs, and Xiao Xue is no worse than the old Xue, and even surpasses a lot. At the age of sixteen, Xiao Xue entered the Synergy and Machinery Factory as a teacher, and in only four years, he was proficient in turning, pliers, forging, and casting...... And so on.
Subsequently, he was valued by American engineers and recommended to study engineering technology at G.E Electric Company in New York, USA. Xiao Xue not only has a solid technical foundation, but also independently invented several smelting alloys and casting technologies.
Now he is the chief engineer of the Naval Research Institute of the Wehrmacht. (To be continued......)