After the end of the Soviet-Finnish war, compared to the insignificant victory and land, the greatest gain that this war gave the Soviets was a bloody "lesson"!

Before the war officially began, the top brass of the Soviet army once believed that this would be a devastating crush, and that the Soviet army would be far stronger than its opponents in terms of strength and equipment. However, the Finns, who were in an absolutely inferior position, relied on their tenacious fighting spirit and flexible tactical application to inflict heavy losses on the invading Soviet army.

The war lasted less than half a year, and the Finnish army finally ran out of ammunition and food, so it had no choice but to sign the humiliating "Moscow Peace Agreement" with the Soviet Union, but the victorious Soviet army was not happy at all. It was obviously the advantage, but in the end it was a humiliating victory, but fortunately, at that time, the eyes of the outside world were focused on the war-torn Venus, otherwise the Soviet Union would be the international laughing stock of all eyes!

After the war, the Soviet military top brass conducted a self-examination of the problems exposed by the actual battle, only to find that they had made outrageous mistakes throughout the campaign. To borrow the words of a front-line officer, the high-level bigwigs were ready to advance in the plains, but as soon as the grassroots officers and soldiers crossed the border, they found that the endless Quante was a tree in front of them!

The harsh climate also rendered the Air Force and Navy useless, and Soviet fighters either failed to take off or were shot down by the small but sophisticated Finnish Air Force. The Navy's space battleship floated in the air, and there was a white expanse below, and I didn't know where the enemy was. There were even several incidents of accidental hits of friendly troops.

The command of middle and lower-level officers is also a mess, because of the purge a few years ago, more than 80% of the officers in the Soviet army have been replaced, and the new guys, although extremely loyal to the leader Stalin, do not know how to fight at all. Coupled with the shortcomings in communications, it is conceivable that there will be chaos in wartime.

That is, thanks to this war, Stalin could only reactivate those old officers in order to save the combat effectiveness of the army. In addition, some elite troops who stood out in the Soviet-Finnish war were also cared for from the top. This included the 2nd Panzer Division commanded by Rezenov.

In the whole battle, the appearance of the 2nd Panzer Division was the only bright spot of the Soviet army, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they maintained the last face of the Red Army. The division was the best heavy unit of the Soviet army in the battle, and it was also the only armored division in the early stage of the campaign that lost less than 30% of its strength through the forest.

This was all thanks to Rezenov's front-line command, and instead of staying in the command room like the division commanders of other units, the other side took the lead in a heavily armed mech. All mechs act in four-machine teams, accompanied by infantry, and the troops are concentrated but not dense.

But the most important thing is that Rezenov knew that the command of the army group was a bunch of fools, so during the march in the woods. Completely ignoring the "rapid assault" command from the top of the hierarchy, he pressed his speed and moved steadily with the infantry. The Finns soon found this hard bone to be difficult to gnaw on, and turned around to harass the rest of the Soviet army.

As a result, in the end, the 2nd Panzer Division, which did not run a single step in the whole process, was one of the first few units to pass through the forest, and the personnel were the most intact. Their excellent performance, coupled with the contrast of other troops, naturally stood out from the 2nd Panzer Division.

Therefore, in the middle of the war, the Second Panzer Division was transferred back to China by General Zhukov, who had just been promoted to chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Army, to receive reorganization and strengthening. Zhukov was very satisfied with the performance of this division. Therefore, in line with the principle that good steel is used on the blade, Zhukov handed over a large number of cutting-edge mechs to Rezenov and his subordinates.

This batch of equipment includes the latest T-34 medium mecha and KV-1 heavy mech.

The former was upgraded from the T-32, which was well received in the Second Armored Division, and it is better in performance, and its appearance is also going further and further in the principle of feminization. Large breasts (armor strengthened), thin waist (reduced area), high heels (cushioning levers). It's so annoying that the soldiers can't wait to masturbate!

The latter, on the other hand, had a platoon of test planes that participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, which was also eye-catching.

This mech is a reference to a gorilla in appearance, with two arms that are thick enough to hang down to the ground, and good melee combat capabilities. The main armament is one 76.2mm and one 45mm caliber gun. The large one is shoulder-carried, the small one is built into the front of the right arm, and the left arm is mounted with three DP shots in parallel.

It is worth mentioning that there are also four test machines for evaluation in this batch of heavy mechs. Officially codenamed the KV-2, it is an improved version of the KV-1 with enhanced armor and firepower. The Maozi frantically pressed this mecha with a 152mm caliber short-barreled howitzer.

In order to install this cannon, the designers completely reworked the mecha is the mountain half, building it into the position of the chest. Coupled with the thickened armor, the downward-moving cockpit and the eliminated head assembly, this stocky giant looks like a "Ding Ri" with a long face.

With this new batch of equipment, Rezenov's 2nd Panzer Division was integrated into a newly formed Front. From this moment on, Rezenov knew that his homeland was already preparing for the next war!

For more than a year after that, the 2nd Panzer Division spent time in training, and the run-in with the new equipment was completed. During this period, General Zhukov, chief of the General Staff, inspected the division several times, expressed great satisfaction with the division's mental outlook and training, and planned to promote Rezenov to the rank of rank.

It's a pity that Old Man Lei ordered the villain, and at this time Dragovich had been promoted to lieutenant general, because he was good at grabbing merit and slipping away, he was deeply appreciated by the leader Stalin, and he already had his own power group.

In order to suppress Rezenov, who had always been at odds with him, the other party played some shady tricks, which not only cut off Rezenov's path to promotion, but also affected the relationship between Stalin and Zhukov in a certain way. As a result, on the eve of the offensive, Zhukov was dismissed from the post of chief of the General Staff for opposing Stalin's offensive strategy and assigned to be the commander of the reserve front.

And Dragovich took the opportunity to ascend to the throne and was exceptionally included in the harem by Stalin...... I mean the Supreme Military Council, which was involved in the tactical development of the "Great Thunderstorm Plan".

As you can imagine, this sycophant agrees with every decision of the great leader throughout the whole process. With him present and rhythmic, coupled with the experience of the chief of the General Staff, no staff officer dared to speak out against it.

As a result, the entire offensive plan eventually turned into a brainless pig sudden. Stalin seems to think that as long as he has stronger weapons and equipment, several times the strength of his opponent, and the tactical mastery, as long as he draws A, it is enough! (To be continued......)

PS: The Soviet Union's plan for a thunderstorm did exist, but unfortunately Germany's was preempted by Barbaros.