"Yes, Mr. Panson." A staff member of the Office of the Military Adviser immediately stood up and walked out of the conference room.

Ten minutes later, the staff hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "The latest news from Europe, just now, at 3:15 a.m. Berlin time, Germany took the lead in attacking the Soviet Union with its air force, and dispatched millions of troops on the Eastern Front to attack the Soviet Union......"

There was an uproar in the conference room, Berlin time was six hours ahead of Washington, and now Washington time was 9:40 p.m., that is, just over twenty minutes ago, the German-Soviet war broke out! And this situation, Brigadier General Pan Sen, chief assistant to the national security adviser and assistant chief of staff of the National Security Council, actually foresaw it in advance!

Subsequently, a steady stream of European intelligence was sent, and Germany's tactics were still air force first, and nearly 2,000 fighters raided various air bases and field airfields in the western part of the Soviet Union.

When everyone in the conference room heard this information, they could certainly judge that in the initial stage of the German-Soviet war, the victory of the German army was already inevitable, and the subsequent result was only to see how fast the German army attacked and when the Soviet army could really react?

The war on the Eastern Front in Europe has begun, and the initial situation has become clear, so of course everyone does not need to stay up all night here......

Li Junhao, Xiaohu and Avne drove back to Villa 47, first arranged for the two of them to rest, and then chatted with Xiaoyu and Nick, who had already gone home to rest for a while, and then went to rest.

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At 3:15 a.m. on June 22, German time, the German army dispatched 7 army groups, 4 armored groups, 3 air groups, about 3 million people, 3,580 tanks, 1,830 aircraft, and 7,184 artillery pieces to launch an attack on the Soviet Union.

At the same time, Germany, Italy, Romania officially declared war on the Soviet Union.

After the start of the working day, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a public statement condemning German aggression against the Soviet Union, announcing that the United States would come to the aid of the Soviet Union.

On the 25th, the Netherlands declared war on the Soviet Union; On the 27th, Hungary declared war on the Soviet Union.

At this time, in addition to about 3 million German troops, 360,000 Romanian troops, 44,000 Hungarian troops, 470,000 Finnish troops, and 61,000 Italian troops invaded the territory of the Soviet Union.

In the first three days of the war alone, 3922 aircraft of the Soviet Air Force were destroyed on airfields, essentially losing all western air power, surrendering the skies to the Germans.

The speed of the German attack completely paralyzed the Soviet defense plan, and the severe lack of radio and communication equipment also made it difficult for the Soviet troops to coordinate their operations, and widespread routs abounded.

The German offensive also ignited the independence movement of many Soviet occupying powers, and on June 22, anti-Soviet riots broke out in Lithuania, and the next day a declaration of independence was issued; As the German offensive to the north progressed, the rebellion also spread to Estonia......

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As soon as Li Junhao sat down in his office, Admiral Leahy came to him and expressed his concern about the German-Soviet war, for fear that the Soviet Union would not be able to hold out and would be crushed by the wave of German troops - if such a vast country was occupied by Germany, the consequences would be unimaginable!

Hearing his worries, Li Junhao smiled and said that although the German attack was very sharp, and the initial period would be quite smooth and brilliant, because the departure time was more than a month late, it would cause serious consequences, and the German army would be taught by the Soviet Union's harsh winter!

Moreover, the mobilization capacity of the Soviet Union and the production capacity of the domestic military industry have tremendous potential, and Germany rashly launched an attack without solving the problem of Britain and reuniting Europe, and committed a major strategic taboo and will inevitably reap the consequences.

At the subsequent National Security Conference, President Roosevelt proposed to revise the ratio of Lend-Lease military aid to 60 percent for Britain, 32 percent for the Soviet Union, and 8 percent for other anti-fascist countries.

Britain is now mainly guarding the British Isles and the Indian colonies, and does not have any ability to counterattack the fascist countries at all, and it is a pure waste to give them so much military aid! Therefore, the amount of military aid is sufficient.

The Soviet Union must have been defeated in the early stage of the war, and no matter how much military aid they gave them, it was tantamount to a waste, and even funded the German army in disguise; Moreover, the Soviet Union itself had sufficient military-industrial capacity, and if the advanced weapons and equipment of the United States were provided to them, they would soon be copied by it, and this would be a huge destabilizing factor for the future world situation. Therefore, it is better to give the Soviet Union financial and raw material support than to give military aid directly.

Compared with Britain and the Soviet Union, if the United States wants to become the leader of the world anti-fascist camp in the near future, it must attach importance to countries like China and Yugoslavia that are truly resisting aggression, and also fund underground resistance organizations in European countries such as France, Belgium, and Greece.

Li Junhao's remarks aroused everyone's thoughts, and President Roosevelt directly suspended the radio speech that was originally scheduled to be delivered in the afternoon, and decided to seriously consider this issue.

Subsequently, when discussing what measures the United States should take in the current situation to prepare for its intervention in the war, after expressing some conventional opinions, everyone turned their attention to Li Junhao.

Well, it's about draining yourself! Li Junhao complained in his heart, but he enjoyed the feeling of being noticed and valued, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said: "There is one thing I must say first, that is, the impact of this war on the future world pattern will be very huge, and the first thing is that the leaders of the Western world will change!" Speaking of which, he looked around the crowd and gave everyone a little time to think about it.

Then he continued: "Before the last great war, the leaders of the Western world were Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, with whom Germany vied for leadership; After the Great War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed, Russia became the Soviet Union, Germany became a defeated country, and Britain and France remained the leaders......

"This war was a war of revenge from Germany, France had been defeated, Britain had been beaten to the ground, and Germany was now taking revenge on another great power, the Soviet Union......

"In this case, we, the United States, are watching from the sidelines? Or is it like the last war, the last to enter and get some leftovers? ”

(End of chapter)