If the first phase of the campaign in Annan has been completed. Most of the remaining Japanese troops were wiped out, and a few escaped or hid in the jungle or went straight to the Japanese defense line in the Weijiang area.

The rest of the matter can be handled by the generals of the Wehrmacht departments on their own, and it is to slaughter the three artillery guns with more leisurely time. Pao Ye has never had the patience to deal with those trivial matters.

These matters were basically handled by Deng Yinfan, the chief of the General Staff of the Southeast Asian Theater of the National Defense Forces, and what the gun master had to do was to wander around to show his existence.

The entire Southeast Asian theater has entered a period of repair, and the wounded of the two major military regions in the southwest and southeast have been sent back to the rear to recuperate. Some of the troops remained in Annam, while some of them returned home on rotation.

Except for the coastline and the Weijiang line, which retained a part of the troops, the rest of the troops entered the repair stage. The battle lasted too long, and it would have been difficult for the fighters to adjust their psychology without repairs.

During the repair period, the two major military regions of Southwest China and South China were also recruiting reserve troops. Recruits will go through a three-month training session and then go to the battlefield to replenish the losses of their units.

Now the first batch of reinforcements has arrived, and they are constantly harassing the Japanese army through the Weijiang front under the leadership of veterans to exercise their actual combat ability.

The units subordinate to Qiang Thanh, Nguyen Thu Ong and Bao Dai also began to be formed in the areas laid down by the National Defense Forces. Or we can say that this is a unit of the Annam National Army subordinate to the Wehrmacht.

The difference is that some of the generals of these troops are controlled by people planted by Wangwang Yajiao.

The battle of Annam was higher than the paragraph, and Ishihara, who was running on both sides of Afghanistan and India, was actively preparing for the formation of troops to attack the Soviet Union.

German liaison officers have already sent telegrams informing them that Germany will launch an all-out war against the Soviet Union by the beginning of next year at the latest. Because in the Atlantic, Germany did not achieve a strategic advantage.

A large number of U.S. ships and warplanes suppressed the momentum of the German offensive. The two sides fought several battles on the Atlantic, winning and losing each other. Hitler could not wait for the acquisition of resources.

Although all the resources of Europe have fallen into the pockets of Germany. But Germany now relies on imports from the Soviet Union for most of its resources. However, the Soviet Union itself was also forming troops to resist Germany, so it was natural that resources would be intercepted.

However, in order to avoid an immediate German attack, the Soviet Union was forced to export some of its resources to Germany. On the one hand, in exchange for funds, and on the other hand, without provoking Germany to start a war immediately.

Now the Soviets were in a difficult situation, and on the one hand, they had to prepare for the coming war, and on the other hand, in order to avoid the war coming too soon, they had to choose to finance their enemies in terms of resources.

Fortunately, the United States, Britain and the European exile countries finally sent something and people to the Soviet Union. The nearly 300 warplanes that arrived at the Soviet Union through Canada and the Bering Strait gave the Soviet Union a little more confidence in this war.

The British and French also sent a steady stream of their own pilots, tank drivers and other escaped soldiers to the Soviet Union, and a large number of technicians went with these people.

They were to be responsible for the construction of new production lines of combat vehicles, fighters in the USSR. At least it can ensure that the Soviet Union will be able to supply its own battlefield needs for a period of time.

With the support of all sides, the Soviet Union has now received military assistance from more than 600 fighter jets and 200 tanks. At the same time, more than 4,000 technical and engineering personnel entered the Soviet Union to help them build production lines.

In terms of artillery, the United States allocated more than 100 caliber guns to the Soviet Union. The guns would arrive in batches through the Bering Strait to help the Soviets defend themselves against the coming war.

In the middle of the last month of 1939, Stalin finally concluded his negotiations in China. He took with him the agreement and the supplies promised to the USSR by the first Wehrmacht. With the train returned to the USSR.

Surprisingly, the vice-president did not choose to fly back, but chose to go back on the train with the weapons and ammunition that had supported them.

"Comrade Stalin, we have made good progress this time! Although the conditions of the Wehrmacht were somewhat harsh, we were able to obtain these weapons and ammunition. This was really important for the Soviets. ”

Blyukhel, who accompanied him, watched Stalin fall into deep thought, and couldn't help but be relieved: "At least, the coalition government gave us these weapons and ammunition, didn't it?!" Even if we have suffered some losses in terms of negotiations. But it's not to the point where it hurts your bones......"

Stalin looked at Blyukhel and smiled bitterly. The veteran general was a qualified military man, but not a qualified politician. He still looks at many things in a military way.

"Comrade Blyukhel, I am not surprised by China's support for us." Stalin looked at Blyukhel. "Because of our geographical relationship, our relationship with China is complex and diverse. ”

"In the face of foreign enemies, we are their natural barrier. Especially from the wars on European land, they need us as a shield for them. So. It makes sense to provide us with some support. Stalin said, pausing and continued: "What I was thinking about just now. How much will we pay in this war......"

Stalin said, leaning back in his chair and rubbing his eyebrows. And Blyukhel also fell silent, if you talk about other Blyukhel may not be clear, but if you talk about the war that the Soviet Union is facing now, Blyukhel knows better than anyone else.

How much did the USSR have to pay for this war?! This question is on everyone's mind, but no one has given an answer. Blyukhel couldn't have dared to think about it.

Privately, Blyukhel also discussed this issue with Tukhachevsky, the youngest marshal of the Soviets. And they concluded: the whole Soviet!

This conclusion saddened them, but they could do nothing about it. Had Germany not captured Britain, it might have maintained an appropriate number of troops in Europe in the face of the threat of the English Channel.

But now the whole of Europe is almost no longer a threat to them. The British and French forces in the Middle East were turning into piles of gravel under the tide of German attacks, like castles on the beach.

Even countries like Japan have already entered the Afghan region. One can imagine how weakened the British military in the Middle East was.

"Comrade Stalin. I discussed this issue with Comrade Tukhachevsky......" Blyukhel was silent for a while, and said: "It seems to us that the problem is completely unsolvable. ”

"The Soviets have no other way to go, we have to fight hard. Maybe the whole Soviet Union will be sacrificed, but at least we have a chance to win the war......"

Stalin did not say anything about this, he simply remained silent.

"The United States, the United Kingdom, all the way to China, they will not watch us fail easily. With their support, we may pay a great price, but we have a chance to win the war. Blyukhel paused. "Otherwise, the whole of the Soviet Union or Russia ...... It could only be reduced to a German colony. ”

Stalin sighed, the situation in the Soviets was different from other European countries. Anyway, Hitler still saved some face for those countries and supported a puppet regime.

But for the USSR, perhaps, it was not so easy to speak. Especially Soviet. As soon as the Germans came in and won, a fool could imagine what would await these Soviets.

"Comrade Blyukhel, I learned an old saying during this trip to China. I think perhaps this sentence best expresses my current feelings......" After a long time, Stalin sighed: "Do your best, let it be the destiny of heaven......"

At the same time, in the German-occupied part of Poland, a large number of German army units were slowly accumulating. Tanks, warplanes, and a large number of infantry units were staring at the Soviets on the other side.

"How many troops have the Germans gathered now?!" In the Soviet-occupied zone of Poland. In charge of the defense of the USSR was the representative of the battalion of the Supreme High Command, Marshal of the Soviet Union Vasilevsky.

"So far there are at least 700,000 and more than 1,000 tanks, and according to the intelligence services, they have more than 7,000 artillery pieces and nearly 400 warplanes......

Standing in front of Marshal Vasilevsky was the commander of the Leningrad Front, Marshal of the Soviet Union Govorov. Commander of the 3rd Baltic Front, General Maslennikov, and Commander of the 2nd Baltic Front, General Yeremenko.

There are also commanders of the 1st Baltic Front, General Baglamyan, commander of the 3rd Belorussian Front, General Chernyakhovsky, and Admiral Tributs, commander of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, subordinate to the commander of the Leningrad Front.

Now Vasilevsky had 900,000 troops at his disposal, and Trotsky spared no effort to arm this front-line unit, giving a total of 10,000 artillery pieces of various types, more than 2,000 self-propelled guns and tanks. There are also more than 1,500 fighters of all kinds.

The only demand now for Trotsky and Stalin was that these four areas be able to withstand the German attack from Poland and ensure that the Soviets had more time to prepare for war.

The Soviet Union received 51% of Poland from Poland after the Soviet-German partition of Poland. From Romania took South Bessarabia and North Bukovina, from Finland it took the territories of Karelia, Sara, the Ribach Peninsula and others.

This restored the strength of the Soviet Union to a certain extent, but it was not enough to fight Germany.

"The task given to me by the Committee was to keep these Germans out of the Soviets. We will never allow them to enter our land and launch aggression. ”

Vasilevsky and the commanders of these fronts under him were almost all generals who were urgently promoted. When it comes to war records and war experience, it is still too shallow compared to an old man like Tukhachevsky.

But Tukhachevsky and others were almost all left in Moscow to provide operational advice to the Soviet leadership. Trotsky and others believed that these people were the key points in the final decisive battle of the Soviets. It was by not allowing them to set foot on the battlefield easily, and choosing to let them stay in Moscow to form an army armed with new weapons.

Vasilevsky had some ambitions, but what he didn't know was that a full 3.2 million or so German ground troops had entered the Western Front opposite him, accompanied by hundreds of thousands of Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, and Italian troops, and Finland had been organized to launch an offensive from the north.

In Vasilevsky's view, even if it could not stop the German attack, it could at least slow down the German offensive. At the same time, it caused a large number of casualties among the German troops.

"Comrades, now the fate of the Soviets is in our hands...... Vasilevsky said to the generals and marshals after issuing all the battle orders and battle plans: "The people of the Soviets are watching us!" Let's fight bravely! For the Soviets!! ”

"Ula~~"

And the situation in the USSR is different. The commanders appointed by Germany this time were all experienced veterans. For example, Army Group North's

The commander, Field Marshal William Ritter von Lieb, was awarded the Military Knight of the Order of Merit of Marx Joseph during World War I. And after the First World War, he also held the position of commander for a long time. He was the commander of the 7th Military Region.

And in World War II, it was he who led his troops to directly break through the Maginot Line of the French for the final victory of the German army.

And Field Marshal Fedor von Bock of Army Group Center was born in a traditional Prussian military aristocratic family. During World War I, he participated in the formulation of operations in Namur, St. Quentin, Ypres and other places, and in the early days of World War II, he participated in a series of campaigns against the Low Countries.

Not to mention Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt of Army Group South, the Polish Campaign, the Low Countries Campaign, and the British Campaign, which eventually reached Britain, were all the masterpieces of this old commander.

With millions of troops and almost all of the best commanders in the German army now in force, Germany's intentions speak for themselves. They wanted to defeat the Soviet Union in the shortest possible time and as quickly as possible.

"Now is not a good time to start a war. The USSR in winter was hell. Once Napoleon fell there, we can't follow his old path. This was the conclusion of Hitler and his aides after studying the experiences of countries that had waged wars against the Soviet Union and failed.

"I'm in a hurry to schedule it for May next year. But I also know that rushing in a lot of times will only lead to failure. Hitler told the generals, who were in a hurry to attack the Soviet Union: "Winter, rainy season. It would make the whole USSR muddy. This puts a lot of pressure on our logistics. We need to take care of these ......"

"At the same time, we need to do something to confuse our enemies. Now they are too cautious, and we need them to relax, and relax. That's how we will have a chance to ......"

Time passed, and when the battlefield in Southeast Asia entered a temporary lull, Stalin finally returned to the Soviet Union. His return brought with him a large amount of weapons and equipment and much-needed ammunition and supplies.

On this basis, Marshal Tukhachevsky was ordered to form new units to be used to defend against the German offensive.

"What?! Ribbentrop applied for entry?! "Stalin, who had just returned to the Soviet Union, learned of this astonishing news at the committee. Trotsky also frowned. Look at Stalin Dao.

"Yes, Comrade Stalin. We received information from Ribbentrop from certain sources that he wished to obtain our permission to come to the Soviet Union......"

Stalin frowned, a little confused about what the Germans wanted to do. They have already amassed a large number of troops on the border. Even their allies were mobilized and were preparing for an attack on the USSR in Afghanistan.

And at this time, Ribbentrop, as Foreign Minister, actually applied to come to the USSR ?! What is he going to do?!

"Comrade Trotsky, do you think we should let Ribbentrop come to Moscow?!" Stalin hesitated for a moment and asked Trotsky.

And Trotsky's appearance was hesitant. He glanced at the committee members present before saying, "I'm a little unsure of my mind right now. There are a lot of British and Americans in Moscow now, and if they find something, maybe our aid will be cut off. Ordinarily. We should no longer engage with Germany. ”

"But if the war starts, we will undoubtedly lose the most. It is not unheard that the imperialists and the capitalists may have lost the bones of our weakened and weakened us after the war. So I'm also thinking about whether to engage with Germany. It doesn't matter if you give up some benefits, as long as you can guarantee that the Soviet Union will not get involved in the war......"

Stalin sighed, the current USSR is simply too weak. And surrounded by strong enemies, the Soviet Union had to choose caution in this environment. In fact, Stalin himself, after receiving the news, was hesitating whether he should meet with Germany.

After all, the risk of fighting Germany is too high. If you can avoid war, then try to avoid it......

"Let's meet! However, Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Stalin were not suitable to go, and this would attract criticism as well as the attention of Britain and the United States. Kalinin, who had not spoken, spoke, but saw him put down his pipe and said, "I'll go for a while, the location is set at the border." I would love to know what exactly these Germans were going to do. ”

Trotsky and Stalin looked at each other, and that was probably the best way to do it now. The two men exchanged their views with each other, and then Trotsky spoke: "Comrade Kalinin, then the matter will be left to you." Please also pay attention to your own safety......"

Indeed, at this time, Stalin had just returned to the Soviet Union, and it was certainly not appropriate to act immediately. And as the chairman of the Soviets, Trotsky could not go to the front so rashly.

Kalinin's identity was appropriate, and both Trotsky and Stalin believed that the Germans would never be able to escape Kalinin's eyes, even if they tried to do so.

ps: I quarreled with my wife...... For the sake of the child...... All kinds of annoyance~~~