Chapter 254: Tangnu Ulianghai
The Germans were also depressed to learn that the Grand Alliance army was advancing in the Far East and the Siberian wilderness. A Smolensk has become a bottomless pit, from last winter to now, the German army has lost more than 200,000 people here, and the Soviet troops on the opposite side have definitely lost several times as many casualties as themselves, but the battle line has not moved a few meters!
In Ukraine, the plans of Marshal Rundstedt's Army Group South to attack Stalingrad were thwarted in Kharkov by the Red Army's Southwestern Front and Southern Front under the command of Marshal Timoshenko of the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the campaign, the Soviet assault groups cut through the German defense depth of 50 kilometers in three days, but fortunately, Rundstedt commanded well, and established a powerful "Kleist" army-level cluster on the flank of the Soviet army. Under the harassment of the air force, the poor communication system of the Soviet army seriously affected the ability of the large corps to coordinate operations.
Of the more than 300,000 Red Army, just over 20,000 escaped the encirclement, another 75,000 were killed, 240,000 Soviet Red Army were captured, and 2,026 artillery pieces and 1,249 tanks were destroyed or captured.
But the Soviet 38th Army quickly organized a defensive line along the Don River and held out until reinforcements arrived. Rundstedt was promoted to the rank of marshal by the Führer because of this battle, but because of the lengthening of the relief line and the rapid reconstruction of the Southwestern Front, the German army was unable to break through the Don River, and after the capture of Donetsk, Rundstedt had no choice but to rest. The USSR was able to temporarily hold on to the industrial zone around the Caspian Sea.
This is not what the mustache wants, he wants "Stalingrad", and not only the Caucasus oil fields. He wanted to erase the city named after Stalin from the map and strike a blow at the will of the Soviets to resist in order to achieve political and ideological victory.
After being promoted to marshal, Rundstedt's first order was to erase Stalingrad at any cost. Yes, not to conquer, but to erase!
To this end, the Führer sent three of his most beloved SS Panzer Divisions: the 1st Hitler's Division, the 2nd Reich Division, and the 3rd Skull Division, to the Southern Front, as well as the latest Panther, Tiger, and Rat heavy tanks.
Adolf even personally came to Kharkov on the newly developed FW-200 large transport plane to cheer up the German army, declaring that "this place, more than 1,000 kilometers from the borders of the German Empire, will determine the fate of Germany now and in the future!" He demanded that the German troops, under the command of Field Marshal Rundstedt, be "brave, composed, and faithful to their duties!" ”
And through the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula, a massive build-up of troops to Ukraine. Due to the tension of the German army's local forces, the Hungarian 2nd Army, the Italian 8th Army and the Romanian 3rd and 4th Armies were organized into a second-line corps by Rundstedt and advanced to the upper reaches of the Don River along the Sea of Azov, and Rostov would be the first place of battle for these vassals.
Germany's plan for the southern war in the summer of 1942, named "Operation Blue" by the Führer!
"Operation Blue!" The information in His Majesty's Chinese folder includes not only the dynamics of the Entente countries such as Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union, but also the German army.
The inertia of history is still strong, and Operation Blue is about to begin in 1942! However, unlike in previous generations, the Soviet forces in the Don Valley were not so strong, and the war in the Far East not only held back the elite Red Army of one million, but also cut off American aid to the Soviet Union through Siberia.
Before the war, Stalin had shouted that the Soviet Union was the second industrial power in the world, but now it seems that it is nothing more than intimidation of Germany! After both aid routes in Iran and Siberia were cut off, the Soviet Union's military-industrial complex was far less formidable.
Adolf would send a long telegram to Chang'an almost every two or three days, urging the Han army to strategically bomb the Soviet Union's Urals industrial region as soon as possible.
Zhong Yi laughed every time he saw such a telegram, and then arranged for Wilson to reply with his diplomatic order. Since the mustache has to knock the old hairy man to death, let them do it! cut off all the channels that Britain and the United States could assist the Soviet Union, presumably Dahu will not be as vigorous as in his previous life.
It was not easy for Germany to win, but Zhukov had no chance of drowning Germany in a sea of tanks. That's enough!
This time, Zhong Yi drew the offensive line of the Far Eastern Front on the Yenisei River, and if he fought further, it is estimated that the bearded man will be in a hurry! To provoke all the firepower of the crazy Soviet Union to the Far East, of course, is not what His Majesty wants.
After Queen Anna returned to the kingdom, the kingdoms of Yakutia and Evenki were also under preparation.
Counter Russia with Russia! Since Lao Maozi claims that no one can conquer the cold of Russia, let them fight their own people!
After the Battle of Ulaanbaatar, the Han Jingzhou Army, which had liberated Outer Mongolia, was even transferred back to the mainland to recuperate, and their positions would be replenished by the Dongying Army and the Far Eastern Royal Army, which had performed well in the previous series of battles.
For this reason, Field Marshal Keitel, Chief of the General Staff of the Wehrmacht, sent people to learn how the Han army quickly integrated the army units of the occupied territories into the system of operations of the Grand Alliance!
According to the order of Weiyang Palace, Ye Weixun enthusiastically welcomed the German Staff Study Group and completely opened up the construction system of the colonial army to it.
Zhong Yi knew that he could not learn his own way, and the Germans' plan to split Russia was still based on ethnography, which in itself was undesirable!
It is undeniable that nationalism is the most likely to lead people into fanaticism, like the Aryan supremacy in Germany. But nationalism is also the narrowest.
For the ruler, the shore of the land is not the king's land. The king's strength is tolerant of all rivers, and tolerance is great. Genocide and endless slaughter have never been the best way to rule.
Integration and bundling of interests is the best way to develop.
Eight Banners entered the customs, if it was not for a large number of Hanchen, could there be a world for 200 years? The Mongols killed to stop killing, and they were very prosperous for a while, but they were just passing by in a hurry.
Zhong Yi liked this feeling, just like the Han army in the Far East, doing the things of the invaders, but waving the banner of the liberators. Having achieved their strategic goals, they still have to ...... Say thank you!
In the name of respecting tradition, supporting the royal families everywhere, awakening the nostalgic heart of the Russians who were suppressed by the dictatorship, in this cold and barren land, the guidance of God brought by the Han army, the assignment of the gods!
"Haven't you heard that the Han Emperor is the son of the gods?"
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Queen Anna had signed a decree respecting the rights and interests of the lords and nobles of the Tsarist period, and the principalities and autonomous territories were free to decide whether or not to rejoin the Eastern kingdom that inherited Russia's legitimacy.
This order undoubtedly gave hope to many people, knowing that the so-called orthodox Romanov family in Russia was only the ruler of the Duchy of Moss a few hundred years ago.
And even the traditional ruling areas of Russia are such fluctuating people, and the Soviet republics that have surrendered by force have heard of this. After the Han army recovered Outer Mongolia, Chen Shukang was already annoyed with the so-called envoys of various affairs, and Lieutenant General Chen strongly asked the Military Intelligence Bureau to send someone to take over some things.
"If you are professional, you have to find a professional to do it!" These are Your Majesty's words, those messy gods in Central Asia, Chen Shukang can't even tell which country they belong to.
However, there is one place that Chen Shukang remembers very clearly: when he was studying at the Whampoa Military Academy, the Bolshevik Party established the "Tangnu-Tuva People's Republic" in Tangnu-Ulianghai, which was soon renamed the Tuva People's Republic. Like Outer Mongolia, it's all a place of China!
Now that China's national strength is weak, Chen Shukang feels that he has the responsibility and obligation to take back Tangnu Wulianghai!
Compared with the liberation of the vast Siberian wilderness, Tangnu Ulianghai is very small, and Chen Shukang does not know what His Majesty will do with Outer Mongolia!
However, after the hijacking, everyone knew that the honeymoon period between the Han and northern China had ended. This is evidenced by the fact that all military aid projects have been discontinued.
Now, the Beihai Governor's Mansion is about to be built, will there be an additional Mongol Khanate in Outer Mongolia? At his current level, he was not able to vote on his own opinions, but Chen Shukang resolutely decided to send the Youzhou Army to the Kyzyl and Altai regions, and he himself led six Dongying divisions and the Guards Panzer Corps to join the Battle of Irkutsk, which decided the ownership of Lake Baiga.
The veteran Wan Fulin retired from the front line due to injury and joined the General Staff as a lieutenant general. And Wang Tiehan, known as the "first shot of the Anti-Japanese War", served as the commander of the Youzhou Army.
At the time of the 918 Incident, Wang Tiehan served as the commander of the 620th Regiment of the Seventh Independent Brigade of the Northeast Army, refused to carry out the non-resistance order of his superiors, and ordered the first shot of the anti-Japanese war to be fired Famous for the whole army, he also participated in the Great Wall War of Resistance, and was the chief of staff of the 67th Army! After the coup d'état in Xi'an, the officers and men of the Northeast Army were forced to retire and move to South China.
After Zhang Hanqing was rescued to Nanhua, he recommended several former Northeast Army generals to His Majesty, and Wang Tiehan was one of them! Known as the "Confucian General" and iron-clad general, this is exactly the type of general His Majesty likes, and he was immediately entrusted with a heavy task and transferred from the Coastal Army to the Youzhou Army to replace Wan Fulin, who was injured and retired.
In the 13th Army of the Han Dynasty, the Youzhou Army is almost the spokesperson of the Northeast Army, and the officers and men of the Northeast Army all regard the Youzhou Army as their old troops! Even Zhang Hanqing, who intends to join the government, has visited the Youzhou Army several times.
His Majesty did not stop this thought, it is not a bad thing for a unit to have traditions! What's more, their tradition is a memory of shame and a wish to defend the homeland and the country!
Wang Tiehan, a young veteran general of the Northeast Army, became the commander of the Youzhou Army, which undoubtedly deepened this imprint. Since the landing in Hong Kong, the Youzhou Army has made countless contributions in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and has fought all the way back to the Northeast, which has already washed away the shame and trauma brought to them by 918.
After receiving Chen Shukang's order, Wang Tiehan was even more excited, when the Jingzhou army recovered Outer Mongolia, the Youzhou army undertook the task of blocking reinforcements from the Transbaikal Military District.
This time, the Jingzhou army has been transferred back to the mainland to recuperate, and the glorious task of recovering the lost territory has finally taken the turn of the Youzhou army.
"Lian Gongsi Zhao General, Wu Zi weeps Xihe."
Recovering the land is the supreme dream of every soldier, the dream of China, and the dream of a great country!
Even if you are in Nanhua, you are dressed in a foreign costume! But after all, it is the Thirteenth Army of the Han Dynasty, and after all, it is the descendants of Yan and Huang.