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As the front becomes longer and longer, the Red Army's logistical supply will also face great challenges, and maintaining the operation of dozens of group armies on a front that is several thousand kilometers long and thousands of kilometers deep will be a great challenge for any country.

For example, this time Operation Uranus and Pluto, in fact, Rokossovsky and Zhukov can continue to break through, no enemy can stop them, but logistics stop them, when the tanks are short of fuel, the fighters lack ammunition and food, this battle can not be fought.

It can be said that Rokossovsky and Zhukov watched the Germans stop and rebuild their defensive lines, while they had nothing to do, and this feeling was really uncomfortable.

According to the estimates of the Military Commission, the Red Army at that time was satisfied with a large-scale battle in the direction of the main offensive at most, and if it wanted to achieve a breakthrough on the entire front at the same time, it really had to rely on the assistance of the Americans. And now, as Operation Overlord enters the final period of preparation, the Americans have absolutely no reason to help the USSR. In the eyes of Trotsky and Sverdlov anyway, this was simply impossible.

But if they want to give up this great opportunity in front of them, they feel pity, what should they do?

Sverdlov thought that he should immediately save money and "save money" to scrape together a little material, but this idea was immediately dismissed as unrealistic. Because the size of the Red Army of nearly 10 million is there, and it is a joke to want to throttle. As for open source. How to open source? Ask the British for some help?

Don't say that the USSR can't afford to lose that face. Even if it's shameless, the British won't give no. And apart from these two. Who else in this world could meet the needs of the USSR? Anyway, the bigwigs in ****** can't figure it out.

Then Trotsky put forward his opinion: "Then can we not carry out a large-scale offensive in Belarus and Ukraine, but a small-scale offensive, and make a breakthrough at strategic points." Once Konev and Vasilevsky are done fighting, and then expand the results on the basis of the previous strategic breakthrough?

This is a general method, but it seems that only this general method can be used, but Li Xiaofeng opposes this suggestion. He believes that there is no need to compromise, and this kind of general play must end up relying on neither end. A skirmish on strategic points sounds good. However, it is difficult to say the result, the scale and intensity of the attack were small, and the combat effectiveness of the German army could not be withheld. Once the Germans withstood it, wasn't it a waste of opportunities and valuable resources?

Li Xiaofeng thinks that either don't fight, or fight hard, don't engage in that kind of tactics that are unreliable at both ends, it is a waste.

Sverdlov suddenly sneered: "All-out attack, you said light, where did the supplies come from?" ”

Li Xiaofeng replied confidently: "From the Americans!" ”

Sverdlov sneered at these words, which he had made clear. Americans will not be so stupid and it is impossible to help you at this time. He was about to sarcastically mock Li Xiaofeng. But he didn't expect what a certain immortal said next to surprise him.

"It is of course impossible for the Americans to provide us with valuable supplies free of charge, and it can be said that it is a fantasy. But we can make a deal with the Americans, and if we come up with enough leverage, I'm sure the Americans will still be tempted! ”

"What chips?"

In any case, Trotsky and Sverdlov did not think that they had any bargaining chips on their side that could be traded with the Americans.

"Isn't declaring war on Japan a bargaining chip?" Li Xiaofeng said with a smile.

These words widened the eyes of Trotsky and Sverdlov, not so much that they thought it was indeed a bargaining chip, but that someone was completely mentally ill. Now Germany is not in a good position, how can it open up a new battlefield in the Far East, and now when the materials are not enough, it will be wasted in the Far East, this is not the old birthday star drinking arsenic - Nima, it is too long!

Li Xiaofeng shook his head, he was really speechless about the political imagination of this group of old revolutionaries, and he didn't say that he would immediately declare war on Japan, excited a hammer?

"What we need is an excuse that can fool the Americans and the British, if we declare war on Japan, we will inevitably need more material aid, without which we cannot declare war on Japan!"

Trotsky began to turn the corner: "You mean to say that we will first get these supplies in our hands and use them for the present campaign?" ”

Li Xiaofeng nodded, with a completely teachable expression. And this made Lao Tuo very painful, he did keep up with the thinking of a certain immortal, which was nothing more than tearing down the east wall and making up the west wall. First use the declaration of war against Japan to flick more resources from the Americans, and then use them for the flat push on the European battlefield.

"But this kind of promise still has to be fulfilled, and this year we will declare war on Japan, which is very stressful!"

Li Xiaofeng decisively disagreed: "I don't think there is any pressure? The Japanese were forced out of breath by the Americans in the Pacific theater, and even if we declared war on them, could they leave the Americans alone and turn around and fight to the death with us? What's more, there is no precedent for sit-down wars in this world. In 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany, did they fight? ”

The bigwigs looked at each other for a while, mainly because a certain immortal's method was too shameless and too undisciplined, but what made them hesitate was that if they did this, they could really succeed.

Li Xiaofeng saw the expressions of these goods and knew that they wanted to set up both the archway and the ****, so he hurriedly took advantage of the hot iron: "Of course, we don't completely stop fighting, control the scale, and fight a dozen on a small scale, and we can deal with the past, right?" ”

I have to say that Li Xiaofeng's proposal was too tempting, and after some discussion, this proposal was passed. The Soviet government soon made a request to the U.S. government for expanded assistance.

This request quickly alarmed Roosevelt and Churchill, and at first neither of them wanted to give more aid to the Soviet Union, and the reasons were readily available. Even Churchill sneered at the Soviet Union: "Russians think of their friends when they are in trouble, and only think of eating alone when they are in trouble." How can there be such a good thing! ”

The old smoker immediately warned Roosevelt: "Don't fall for the Russians!" ”

However, this admonition had little effect, for Roosevelt was deeply moved by the Soviet Union's proposal to declare war on Japan. It is true that at this time the Americans were winning in the Pacific theater. But let's be honest, there's still pressure. This was especially true with Japan's large-scale transfer of the Kwantung Army from the Chinese battlefield, especially from the Northeast. This made every time the Americans landed on the island, they fought very fiercely.

At one time, Roosevelt lost his temper, thinking that Chiang was too ineffective with his army to nail the Japanese army to China and let the United States raise this group of waste in vain. Naturally, when the Soviet Union made it clear that it was willing to help the United States share this pressure, it was also false that Roosevelt would not be moved.

Of course, Roosevelt was not so easily fooled if the USSR could put pressure on Japan as soon as possible. There is no problem with the materials, and it is regarded as labor fees. And what Roosevelt was afraid of was that the money was given, but the Russians didn't do anything, how can this be done? He didn't want to be wronged.

Therefore, Roosevelt did not refuse as Churchill had warned, nor did he immediately accede to the Soviet Union's request, but ordered Marshall to make further contact with the Soviet Union to find out the true intentions of the Soviet Union. Soon, Marshall flew to Moscow for a formal meeting with a certain immortal.

"That's what my government can promise. If your country can increase its assistance to meet the material needs of our army on two or three fronts. Then we will be able to fight against Japan in the near future. ”

Marshall silently calculated in his mind that two or three front armies, which was about the size of six to nine army groups, were composed of the strength of the Red Army, which was at least 500,000 horses. If the Soviet Union could commit 500,000 troops to the Far East, it would really be able to firmly nail the Japanese Kwantung Army to the northeast.

Of course, Marshall also has to put a question mark on the Soviet Union's temperament. In his opinion, if the Russians are really sincere, they should make it clear how many troops they will commit and the specific time for declaring war.

Li Xiaofeng explained with a smile: "It's not that our government is insincere. But we have just discussed this issue, everything is still a preliminary idea, how many troops can be invested, and it depends on the feedback on the German battlefield, and we don't want to weaken the strength of this line too much. ”

Marshall expressed his understanding that if the Russians were talking nonsense and did not take the Eastern Front seriously at all, then he really thought it was a hoax. And now that the Russians are very sincere, he thinks that they can continue the talks.

"Then there's always a plan for the specific time, right?"

Li Xiaofeng replied with a smile: "In view of the actual situation in our country and the current situation of the war against Germany, it is unrealistic for us to promise to declare war on Japan immediately. You should be clear that two or three fronts of armies need to be mobilized and need to be stockpiled, and our country's supplies are extremely tight. These take time. The only thing I can assure you is that if your country can provide the materials needed for the operations of the three fronts as soon as possible, our country will be ready for war against Japan within six months at the earliest! ”

This was a little longer for Marshall, but he also knew that it was impossible to immediately demand that the Soviet Union declare war on Japan. You have to give people time to prepare, and they also make it clear that the shortage of materials depends on assistance, and it is not bad to be able to give half a year.

Of course, Marshall's acceptance was of little use, because he was not qualified to make a decision. At most, he could report to Roosevelt the sincerity of the Soviet Union.

"Six months?" Roosevelt calculated the time, it was almost after the launch of Operation Overlord, to be honest, he felt that it would be better for the Soviet Union to declare war on Japan before or at the same time as Operation Overlord, but it was not the time to pick and choose, and it would be ideal for the Soviet Union to declare war on Japan in advance, "What about the sincerity of the Russians?" ”

"It seems to be more sincere."

Roosevelt was a little unhappy with the word "seemingly," but he couldn't ask too much of Marshall, who was not a professional diplomat, and he was not good at it. But since Marshall believed that the Russians had some sincerity, it was worth engaging more deeply.

When the news reached Churchill's ears, the old smoker lost his temper rarely, and he thought that Roosevelt had fallen into the Soviet Union's misdeeds again: "The Americans always do not learn their lesson, and this is clearly a deception, and the Russians are defrauding war resources!" ”

Li Erwen also basically agrees with Qiu Fat's judgment, but she is slightly different from Churchill in that Churchill only complains. But he wasn't going to take any action to interfere in the matter. Learwin is different. She can see through Li Xiaofeng's tricks. is also willing to dismantle with a certain immortal.

"After leaking this news to the Japanese through secret channels, presumably the Japanese will not be indifferent!"

In Li Ervin's view, once the Japanese learned of this news, the Soviet Union would have to weigh it more, and if Japan was well prepared in the northeast, then the Soviet Union would probably lose more than it gained by declaring war in advance. And again, this will not offend the Americans. Even if the Soviet Union does not declare war as scheduled, the Japanese must be vigilant in Northeast China, and at least this year will not dare to transfer troops to the Pacific theater on a large scale. That's a good thing to count in one fell swoop!

I have to say that Li Erwen is indeed very insidious, and it is really possible to make Li Xiaofeng's wishful thinking in this way. But will things go as smoothly as Learvin thinks?

No!

At first, the Japanese were really concerned about the news, and soon asked the ambassador to send out many inquiries and lobbying, anyway, to find out the truth. It's just that the foreign affairs department of the USSR, under the guidance of the KGB, behaved without leakage, but fooled the Japanese.

They succeeded in convincing the Japanese that the Soviet Union was going to declare war on Japan, and that the false information was deliberately created by the United States in order to make the Kwantung Army dare not leave the Northeast. In order to confuse the Japanese, under the orders of Li Xiaofeng. Blyukhel also pretended to move some of his troops westward, creating a situation of Germany first and then Japan.

Anyway, the Japanese quickly lost interest in this false intelligence. As for the Americans, they were also very dissatisfied with the British deliberately leaking the intention of the Soviet Union, believing that this greatly harmed the national interests of the United States. The reason is that after the news leaked, Li Xiaofeng stopped saying anything about declaring war on Japan in advance, and also cooperated with Blyukhel's righteous and bright "transfer" of troops in the Far East, which made the Americans angry and anxious, and directly scolded the British for being pig teammates.

For this reason, Roosevelt even personally wrote a letter to Churchill, solemnly asking Britain to respect the United States and not to dismantle Taiwan behind his back. Anyway, in the end, Li Erwen was scolded by Qiu Fatzi, and it was thankless.

After some tossing, the Americans again made contact with the Soviet Union on the issue of declaring war on Japan in advance, and this time the relationship between the two sides was completely reversed, with the United States taking the initiative and now the Russians having the upper hand.

After about half a month of bargaining, the two sides finally reached an agreement that the Soviet government would declare war on Japan one month after Operation Overlord officially began, and that the US government would be responsible for providing all the war expenses of the Soviet Red Army in the Far East and increasing material aid to the Soviet Union in the next three months.

All in all, Li Xiaofeng got everything he wanted, but the price he paid for it was minimal. Soon, with the continuous supply of materials and resources from the United States to Romania, Konev and Vasilevsky could do a big job.

At this time, the Germans' combat preparations were already in full swing, and the troops that could be transferred were basically in place, but like the Russians, the Germans also had a considerable headache with logistics.

The main problems that plagued the Germans were as follows: First, there was a considerable shortage of gasoline. Today, Germany has few third sources of oil, with the exception of some coal-to-oil projects in the country and some gasoline from Hungarian oil fields and refineries. This made it so difficult for the armored forces that they were forced to double the time for combat readiness.

In addition to the fatal oil problem, the equipment, training and morale of the armored forces are also quite problematic. A large number of experienced German tankmen and assault gunners were almost exhausted in the previous blind counteroffensives and had to be recruited in large numbers. Although the quality of the German recruits was quite good, they lacked combat experience after all.

In addition to the personnel problem, the serious shortage of armored forces, especially tanks, was also a big problem, and almost every one of the seven armored divisions participating in the Spring Awakening operation was not fully staffed because of the lack of tanks, so that it was necessary to replace the tanks with assault guns, and even so, the divisions had a shortage of nearly a third.

In addition to the insufficient number of tanks and assault guns, quality is also a big problem, as mentioned earlier, the German molybdenum is seriously insufficient, which leads to insufficient toughness of the armor and easy chipping. For this reason, the Germans could only use copper to replace the role of molybdenum, and only a small number of key models could still use a little inventory of molybdenum, such as the King Tiger, and other tanks could only use shrunken armor.

To put it simply, the Tiger and Panther still have a bit of molybdenum in their armor, while the No. 4 tank almost completely replaces molybdenum with copper. The quality of its armor is quite questionable. To make matters worse for the Germans, in order to meet the needs of the armored forces, they had to produce a large number of tank No. 4 or assault guns based on the chassis of No. 4.

And the other better Tiger King, Tiger, and Black Panther have a serious shortage of production capacity, which has caused a painful result. The tanks available to the German armourers were becoming more and more rubbish, and the powerful tanks were always just a sight to behold.

Naturally, this made the grassroots armored soldiers angry, and when they in turn demanded better and more powerful weapons, they couldn't help but let Hitler go further and further down the wrong path, and instead invested a lot of resources to develop the kind of freaks that move 70 tons up or even 100 tons and 150 tons. And the level of technology at that time was simply not enough to support such a freak, and the result was naturally self-evident.

On March 5, when the Germans did their best to cobble together a large army, under the command of the reluctant Dietrich, the Spring Awakening Operation was officially launched......

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