Chapter 362: Targeting the Soviet Union?
The news of the landing of the Red Guard Corps in North Korea shocked the whole world.
Anyone who understands is thinking, why did the Red Alert Empire land in Korea? Is it to help Shenzhou defeat Japan?
Clever people, however, saw the vast Siberia behind the Soviet-German battlefield.
At the time of Japan's secession from the Axis powers, the Soviet Union immediately entered into rapid negotiations with Japan, and transferred more than a million troops from the 1.3 million troops that had always remained in the Far East back to the Western Front.
This is absolutely not the case in history, because the Soviet Union was almost unable to stop the Germans, especially the German attack on Moscow, which led to the imminent fall of Moscow.
And the Soviet Union in this time and space did not have the huge assistance of the United States.
You must know that the reason why the Soviet Union in history was able to quickly counterattack Germany on the battlefield and block Germany in Moscow was mainly because the United States continuously sent a large number of materials to the Soviet Union from the Far East.
In World War II, the Soviet Union was able to withstand the German attack, and American aid played a decisive role, and the largest route for transporting US arms and materials to the Soviet Union was the Pacific route, transporting a total of 8.25 million tons of materials, accounting for 47.1% of the total US transportation.
Although the Pacific Route still had to be transported by rail through the vast desert of Siberia, it proved to carry as much material as the North Atlantic Corridor and the Iranian Corridor combined.
Supplies flowed into Vladivostok, all the cargo ships available to the Soviet Union sailed into the Pacific Ocean, and a large number of American merchant ships flew the Soviet flag to transport metals, machine tools, food, weapons, ammunition, and fuel for the Soviet Union.
However, due to the appearance of the Red Guard, the United States was defeated in less than a year, and although the United States provided assistance to the Soviet Union, the amount was not so large, making the Soviet Union much weaker than its original history.
When Japan broke away from the Axis powers, the Soviet Union hurriedly concluded a peace agreement with Japan, and coupled with Japan's later military needs, it also mobilized the Kwantung Army to Southeast Asia and the Pacific theater, so it did not want to make it difficult to move hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army along with the Soviet army.
The two sides reached a consensus, and the Soviet Union first transferred 500,000 troops from the Far East to the Western Front, and then 500,000 troops from the Far East to Moscow.
At present, the Soviet Union's strength in the Far East is only 500,000, and the 200,000 recruits that will be replenished and conscripted in the future are also included.
Japan was no longer a Soviet threat in the Far East, and Stalin was startled when the news of the landing of the Red Alert Empire in Korea reached Moscow.
On the same day, Marshal of the Soviet Army Alexander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky was summoned.
Vasilevsky was one of the three famous generals of the Soviet Union in World War II, just promoted to field marshal, he participated in the planning of almost every battle since the Soviet Union entered the war, and was the most talented of the three marshals.
At a time when the situation in the Pacific was becoming more and more unfavorable for Japan, Vasilevsky once told Stalin that once the Red Alert Empire approached the Far East, the Soviet Union must be extremely vigilant.
The Soviet Union has not forgotten that the German bombers that often fly to the hinterland of proficiency are all leased to Germany by the Red Alert Empire, and even the pilots on them are all members of the Red Alert Empire.
Once the Red Alert Empire defeated the Japanese, the Soviet Union would most likely face a two-sided attack from the Red Alert Empire and Germany.
Japan was not far from defeat and also lost all the interests of the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Under normal circumstances, the Red Alert Empire should also launch an operation against the Japanese mainland and force Japan to surrender.
For the Japanese troops in Korea and Shenzhou, it was enough to cut off the sea transport lines, and there was no need to land in Korea at all.
The fourth theater of the Red Alert Empire is famous, although it only has 500,000 troops, but its combat effectiveness is so strong that the whole world can see it.
What is even more concerning is that at the beginning of the year, the mysterious supreme leader of the Red Alert Empire also went to Berlin to meet with Mustache in person, and what topics the two sides talked about, this is not clear to the outside world, and the German side is highly secretive.
However, the meeting between the two was a heavy blow to the allies, which showed that the relationship between the two sides was indeed good, and the impact on the global situation would be unprecedented.
And in order to curry favor with the Red Alert Empire, Germany even spared its spare forces to help the land of China deal with the Japanese army.
At present, the latest information obtained by the Soviet Union is that the Red Alert Empire has only blocked the Japanese mainland, and then the main forces are all concentrated near Korea.
The Soviet Union had no naval power in the Far East, and it was simply unable to compete with the powerful navy of the Red Alert Empire, and it was directly cowered in Vladivostok.
When Stalin asked what the Soviet Union would do if the Red Alert Empire really flanked the Soviet Union with Germany, as feared.
Vasilevsky, who was standing in front of Stalin, took out a plan from his bosom, handed it to Stalin, and said: "If the Red Alert Empire attacks Far East Siberia, what the Soviet Union can do is to exchange space for time, use the huge strategic space, and delay the offensive of the Red Alert Empire." ”
After reading the defense plan, Stalin said very simply: "It is absolutely impossible to mobilize troops on the Western Front to the Far East, whether it is Stalingrad or Moscow, more troops are needed." ”
"Then we can only call up more troops in the rear, both men and women, and they will need to go to the battlefield." Vasilevsky said helplessly.
It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, although he has a stomach of methods, but he does not have enough troops, and no matter how many methods he has, it is useless.
"Without affecting factory production and agriculture, conscription can be compulsory." Stalin said very decisively.
"I see."
As soon as Vasilevsky's words fell, he saw a hurried figure walk in, and without waiting for the two to ask, he said: "I just received the latest news from the Far East, the troops of the Third War Zone of the Red Alert Empire have arrived in the waters near Korea, and the scale is very large. ”
"The Third War Zone, but the Third War Zone in Australia?" Vasilevsky hurriedly asked.
"Yes, marshal."
Hearing the affirmative reply, Vasilevsky hurriedly explained to Stalin: "The combat forces of the Red Alert Empire are divided into four theaters, the troops of the first theater have always been in the Atlantic region, the second and fourth theaters are responsible for the Pacific theater, and the third theater has always been in Australia. ”
Vasilevsky further concluded: "If the Third Theater of Operations does go north, it is very likely that the target will really be Siberia. ”