After the Soviet-German War officially began, the Soviets retreated step by step, as many as 2,000 old planes were blown up on various border airfields, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, tens of thousands of artillery pieces, and hundreds of trains full of munitions, in addition to being blown up, were captured by the Germans or themselves.

Germany and its client armies attacked the Soviet Union on three fronts, the northern route approaching the Soviet Baltic coast, cutting off maritime trade while trying to advance towards Leningrad. The combat mission in the center is more difficult, because their target is Moscow, which is still very far away for the time being. The German army on the southern route mainly attacked Ukraine, trying to seize this important granary of the Soviet Union.

At the end of the day, at the farthest distance, the Germans had advanced 65 kilometers, which is a very remarkable figure, because behind it, the result of the battle was the capture of the Soviet Red Army in units of 100,000 men. A large number of Soviet Red Army soldiers died in the bombing in their sleep, and some people woke up to see German Nazi soldiers with rifles violently kicking open the door of the barracks dormitory.

Yue himself's movements were also not slow, a million troops went out of Korea, the crazy Yue himself, not even the garrison left, leaving the bare back of North Korea to China, not that they were reassured by the Chinese, but that they really dared to take the greatest risk and lose North Korea to the defense of the subsequent landing divisions, and they believed that the Chinese would not risk offending the Germans and draw their salaries at such a 'critical moment'.

The Soviets also suffered huge losses in the Far East with the support of the absolute air superiority of the huge land-based and sea-based air forces, but Vladivostok, one of the largest cities in the Soviet Far East, played a certain role.

Originally under the jurisdiction of the Manchu generals of Jilin until 1860, and before that, the traditional territory of China, it became a bridgehead in the Far East occupied by the Soviets, through which the Soviets had the most important outlet to the sea.

However, it was Vladivostok, the Russian fortress city of Vladivostok, that took a proud stance and ignored the sea of people attacking the Chinese army. You must know that today's Vladivostok has been one of the fortress cities along the Soviet Union's border defense along the Pacific region after Stalin's key construction for many years, and has become a world-class fortress, with dense forts, intricate fortifications, and tunnel fortifications like spider webs, and these permanent fortifications also have the ability to persist in combat for a long time and generate electricity on their own.

Therefore, when the Soviets received the news of the full-scale outbreak of war, they even hoped that Vladivostok would be able to block the momentum of their own offensive, so that the Far Eastern Military District could mobilize a limited number of troops to block the attack and wait for backup.

As a result, the cunning man, under the supreme command of the Germans, approached Vladivostok with a three-way army on the narrow Soviet-North Korean border, and as a result, except for the middle route army, the remaining two main forces actually bypassed Vladivostok directly, did not take any attack on it, but carried out air raids with aircraft every day.

In front of the strong fortress, the Soviets may have relied on strong fortifications for defense, but when he secretly dropped the first poison gas bomb against the Soviet army in Vladivostok, the more than 90,000 Soviet Red Army troops stationed in Vladivostok felt a trace of despair at the beginning of the war.

However, it has to be admitted that the Soviet Red Army did have strong combat effectiveness, and even in this case it did not surrender, which is completely opposite to the situation in Europe, perhaps because he was never valued by the Soviet Union compared to the Germans, while the commanders of the Soviet Red Army were able to accept surrender to the German army.

They either use gas masks or use their own towels mixed with the water in the tunnels to avoid being quickly poisoned by the gas. In just one day, the army completed the complete encirclement of Vladivostok and, after leaving enough divisions to closely surround this important Soviet Far Eastern town, continued to advance into the hinterland of the Soviet Far East.

At the same time, the divisions assembled in Hokkaido had already landed on a desolate peninsula in the Far East by boat and attacked Gornozavodsk.

From here, the sea offensive group was to land and, together with two offensive clusters in the Vladivostok direction, formed three offensive arrows to launch an offensive from Hokkaido against the hinterland of the Soviet Far East.

"The Sino-Chinese war seems to have caused Yue himself a big defeat, but it did teach them a lot."

When Zhang Shusheng received the exact information from the front line, and said that the first batch of troops had used a total of more than 2,100 tanks, he couldn't help but look sideways. According to the analysis of the General Staff, in the 1941 war against the Soviet Union, he was able to use at least 3,000 to 4,000 tanks, which was three-quarters of the existing armored force and far exceeded the scale of the armored forces possessed by the army in its original history.

You must know that in the original history, the Chinese were distracted from China, the militarization reform was not completed, and a large number of troops fell into the vast territory of China, but this time, China said that many years ago the truce, and the Chinese said that the Chinese army learned some rudimentary tactics of armored force tactics from China, and began to pay attention to the construction of armored forces, the construction of the air force, and the innovation of light and heavy infantry weapons. From the Germans alone, they received a lot of military technology with basic surnames, and the overall strength was greatly improved.

In the years after the armistice, with the adventurous mentality of a small country fighting a big country, and with the support of the Germans, he prepared a huge war machine.

The entire book has more than 4,000 tanks, and because of the lack of armored troops, these tanks are relatively new models, mainly Type 97 light tanks, Type 98 medium tanks, this time used on the Soviets a total of more than 2,100 units, except for those mountain tanks in Southeast Asia that were purchased from China in large quantities, the elite of the armored troops in this book will almost all be pressed on the Soviets.

The million-strong Soviet Red Army in the Far East not only had to face the intensive aerial bombardment after the start of the war, but also had to use the armored corps, which was originally quite advantageous, but now had the upper hand, to counter the more than 2,000 tanks produced by himself tightening his belt. In the past eight years and more, he has used the lessons he has learned from China to change the pattern of the relative military strength of the Soviet Union in the Far East and complete the evolution from the world's first-rate army to the world's leading equipment.

Quantitatively, the Red Army of the Soviets in the Far East also had more than 1,500 tanks, but the older and better new tanks, including the new models that were urgently modified after the outbreak of the Sino-Soviet border war, were sent to Europe.

As a result, in the original history, the Soviets relied on the dilapidated armored corps to crush the even more dilapidated Yue himself at Nomenkan, and the beaten Yue himself completely gave up the idea of going north.

This time, however, he found that the Soviets were far less powerful than they imagined, at least for the time being, that the Soviets did not have an advantage in light and heavy weapons, and that they did not have an advantage in aircraft and tanks, and that the existing main battle tanks of the two sides had been able to reach a draw.

The only advantage of the Soviets was the heavy artillery everywhere, which was also the most important weapon used by the Soviet Red Army to counterattack and wantonly slaughter the Japanese army attacking with the sea of men.

Putting down the report, Zhang Shusheng smiled uncontrollably, he was planning to find a 'strong opponent' for the Soviets, then, next, not only Europe will put on a good show, but also the Far East will have a wonderful performance.

He was already able to foresee that after the initial smooth attack, the pace of his own attack would become slower and slower, and he would be constrained by the lengthening of the battle line, the difficulty of supply, the gradual colder weather, and the decisive counterattack of the Red Army in the Soviet Far East, and by the end of 1941, the invading Soviet troops, which had probably risen to 2.5 million to 3 million, would inevitably be counterattacked by the same number or even more Soviet Red Army.

The Red Soviet Union, which was not rich in money but was truly a great power, would fight against several million German troops in Europe and 2,500,000 in the Far East, possibly 4 million at most, with the dauntless spirit of the Bolsheviks.

In the event of a war with an enemy of almost 8 million, what will be left of the Soviet Union, even if it finally resists?

This time it will be even more dangerous than it was in history, and perhaps even teenagers and the elderly will eventually be sent to the front.

The USSR must have been great, because there has never been such a country in the history of mankind, at least in the history of mankind on Earth, that was at war with eight million enemies at the same time. The tremendous achievements brought about by the civilization of heavy industry and the construction of socialism have endowed the Soviets with the capital of a great power, but it is still unknown how much of this capital will be left after this German fire.

"In any case, the Soviets will have to pay a huge price, and they themselves will not be able to reap the benefits of the fishermen." Zhang Shusheng quickly turned his mind and thought about how to 'further exploit the war potential' of the Ben Dynasty, which had a total population of more than 70 million, and the number of men who could go to the battlefield ranged from a few million to the level of mobilization of the Germans. Tens of millions of imperial troops, perhaps should sweep the Soviets and the Americans well.

Cannon fodder is always great, because their sacrifices are also exchanged for the enemy's losses.

Zhang Shusheng always had the illusion that the Second World War in history was simply a great war without 'fun', whether it was Germany or the Soviet Union, Britain, Italy, Turkey, etc., they did not do their 'best efforts and dedication'.

The most hateful thing is the Americans, who took advantage of the fisherman's profits, joined in at the most critical moment of the war, easily mobilized tens of millions of troops, and invested more than 3 million American troops in the Normandy landing alone.

However, it is precisely such a powerful US military that has never found a suitable opponent, and has not found an opponent that can give enough resistance. In the end, the Americans only killed hundreds of thousands and wounded more than a million, but they acted as liberators of the world, and American GIs carved up the world together with the Soviet Red Army.

The Soviets may not be destroyed, but there is definitely the possibility of national extinction, and the Soviet Red Army has something to do in the face of the joint attack of Germany, so what about the Americans?

Well, it's time to move on to thinking about how to drain some of the Americans' forces first.

So, when more than a week after the outbreak of the war, Zhang Shusheng received a report that Stalin's envoy, the Soviet ambassador to China, Bogomolov, urgently asked to meet with the Chinese political axe, he made a decision.

"Chairman, Bogomolov conveyed a personal letter from Stalin, in which Stalin recalled the friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union and made it clear that as long as an alliance with China could be concluded, the Soviet Union promised to return some of the territories of the Far East that had been ceded from China in those years after the war and to return them to China in an orderly manner."

Foreign Minister Liu Shaoqi went to Nanyuan overnight to meet Zhang Shusheng, and it was Stalin's so-called handwritten letter that he brought with him, accompanied by Jiang Baili, chief of the General Staff, and Zhou Guolai, premier of the State Council.

"What do you think?" Zhang Shusheng looked at Zhou Guolai and Jiang Baili.

Zhou Guolai shook his head and said, "Stalin's sense of hegemonism is very strong, his promises are not trustworthy, and after the war, even one square meter of the Far East will not be able to be taken over from the Soviet Red Army." From this point of view, it is possible to either reject it outright, or use this incident to seek other things. ”

Zhang Shusheng nodded, and then looked at Jiang Baili.

Jiang Baili: "Chairman, I think this is a delaying tactic by Stalin. Just as the prime minister said, Stalin's promises were not trustworthy in the slightest, and since Soviet Russia had successively ceded more than 1.4 million square kilometers of territory from our country, Stalin never mentioned exactly which piece to return and how to return it. The frenzied attack of Germany and Justin made Stalin see a great crisis, and if China joined again, the only thing Stalin could do was only one choice. ”

"Make peace with one side alone, then drag the other side, and finally concentrate on eliminating the third party." Zhang Shusheng smiled, if he could get China's practical help, Stalin might really consider returning part of the Far East, but the current situation is that the Far East is precarious, and war is everywhere, even if Stalin drives the wolf and returns the Far East to China, how can China be stupid to compete with the powerful Chinese army. "Stalin was a feminine and ruthless leader, and we want to return parts of the Far East, regardless of his sincerity. The most important thing at the moment is ......"

Zhang Shusheng stood up, walked to the huge map in the study, pointed to the territory of the Soviet Union, and said, "The most important thing at the moment is how to make Stalin feel at ease to fight the Germans and himself, instead of putting his guard on us." ”

Jiang Baili's eyes lit up, and it seemed that the chairman of the committee had already had a complete set of plans. This kind of strategic thinking is not difficult to say, simple but not simple, the key is to be able to think of that link, in order to activate the entire overall situation.

Zhang Shusheng continued, "The Northwest Garrison Region, the Mongolian Garrison Region, and the Northeast Garrison Region were ordered to withdraw the many field armies deployed on the border with great fanfare from the moment the order was issued, leaving only the necessary border guard troops.

The two mechanized infantry divisions and two semi-mechanized infantry divisions in the northwest retreated to the Urumqi line and the Yinchuan line in Ningxia respectively, and the armored forces in Mongolia, including the first part of the Second Panzer Army, retreated 150 kilometers to defend the Kulen line, and the First Panzer Army in the northeast immediately moved southward to launch a vigilant defense against the Korean army, assuming a posture of alerting the army.

At the same time, the 9th Group Army and the 10th Group Army immediately moved into Guangxi in the name of the exercise to make preparations for any possible war.

As long as there is no special need for secrecy, the Soviets will be notified to the Soviets in the above three garrison areas, whether they are holding military exercises or conducting large-scale air force flight training. Of course, the high-intensity vigilance and reconnaissance against the Soviet Union cannot be relaxed. ”

Hey, Jiang Baili and the three of them couldn't help but gasp, and they all said that the chairman had the courage to do things, but they didn't expect that he and others were still not as daring to open up as him.

What do these military orders mean? It means telling Stalin that China has no intention of going north, that China only wants to develop with peace of mind, and that China attaches more importance to Southeast Asia.

Zhou Guolai couldn't help but clench his palms and said with a smile, "The meaning of the chairman is to promise the Soviets and make corresponding moves, so that Stalin knows that we will not attack them." ”

Zhang Shusheng sat back in his seat, nodded and said, "Yes, promise Stalin, we agree with his proposition on the post-war Far East, and make it clear that we have no intention of this all-out war, and tell Stalin that we are peace-loving political axes."

Even if he would not believe that China had no intentions against the Soviet Union, and would even be wary, as long as we made such a gesture, the Soviets would be able to fight Germany with more peace of mind.

Moreover, we really do not bother with their war, the war has just begun, why should China rush into it? Let them fight with peace of mind, and before the time comes, they should stay away from the war. If they want to promise, we promise them, and if they want a peace agreement, we will sign a peace agreement with them.

These things were a piece of waste paper in the face of a powerful war machine, but they gave Stalin more peace of mind to command the entire Soviet Union to fight against Germany. ”

After another discussion, it was decided that Liu Shaoqi would meet with Soviet Ambassador to China Bogomolov the next day, and clearly accepted Stalin's proposal, but asked the Soviet side to agree on this post-war commitment in the form of a treaty, and that the Chinese government would raise the issue of the ownership of several key Far East regions, including Vladivostok, and in exchange for the terms of the negotiations, China could make more contributions to the friendly relations between China and the Soviet Union during the war, and could talk about anything, from the production of Soviet-made aircraft and artillery to the export of bread, liquor, toothbrushes and soap, you can all talk about the long border, and China can provide them with many things they need, as long as they exchange them with enough gold and precious resources.

The war should not affect trade, especially China's trade.

Zhang Shusheng finally left Jiang Baili.

"Chairman, now I finally understand why you let the base camp secretly make plans for an attack on Vietnam." Jiang Baili said excitedly: Zhang Shusheng's personal remark just now about the transfer of the Ninth and Tenth Group Armies into Guangxi proves that Vietnam's plan is about to be implemented.

Zhang Shusheng: "Yes, this is not simply to deceive the Soviets, although we have a laissez-faire attitude towards Southeast Asia, it does not mean that we have to give up completely. This is the real reason why I decided to mobilize the 9th Army and the 10th Army into Guangxi.

The war between Britain and France in Southeast Asia will inevitably focus on southern Burma and Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and other regions. He needed the abundant resources there, including rubber and oil, and so did the British and the French Far East Army. ”

"What the chairman said is that we naturally need it too." Jiang Baili has always known the important surnames in Southeast Asia, otherwise, Britain and France would not have entrenched there early, and Yue Ben would not have accelerated the attack on Vietnam after occupying Indonesia.

The war is fought with resources, and it is said that resources are needed to arm more troops, and China also needs it.

"Yes, I'll give you a bottom for this Southeast Asia plan."

Zhang Shusheng walked to the world map next to him, picked up a red pen, waved his big hand, drew a line on the map of Southeast Asia, and said in a firm tone, "The north of this line will definitely belong to China at the end of 1941." ”――

(To be continued)