None of the German field marshals surrendered, but neither did they "fight to the last soldier, shot, or bullet." When the Soviet Red Army launched a counterattack, 20 German divisions (and 2 Romanian divisions) were cut off from their retreat.
The German Sixth Army was completely surrounded.
Hitler used missiles to cover his troops, purchased hundreds of transport planes from Hu Zhiyong, and continuously delivered ammunition and supplies. Seeing that there was no guarantee of victory, he had to order these troops to return to the country from Belarus and the Czech Republic.
Hu Zhiyong lamented: "History has gone awry again!"
Seeing that the Soviet army could not fight with them, the US and British forces had no choice but to take out their anger on Italy's Mussolini. In July 1943, the Allied landings in Sicily forced the collapse of Mussolini's fascist government, led by Badogli.
The new government formed by Austria began secret negotiations with the United States and Britain, but due to the two sides' bargaining on the issue of "unconditional surrender", repeated delays gave Hitler enough time to strengthen his troops in Italy.
The day after Mussolini's collapse, Hitler ordered the occupation of all mountain passes in the Alps on the German-Italian border and the French-Italian border, and quickly assembled 8 German divisions from France and southern Germany, called Army Group B, led by Rommel.
The marshal was appointed commander and preparations were made for the invasion of Italy.
In early August, Rommel led his troops across the border into northern Italy to support Field Marshal Kesselring's eight German divisions stationed in southern Italy. After the Allies captured Sicily on August 17, they decided to continue their attack on the Italian mainland.
The ground attack force was the 15th Army Group commanded by British General Alexander, which included Montgomery's British 8th Army and the US 5th Army commanded by Clark.
The Soviet Union stopped its bombardment with Germany, and Hitler turned around and launched ruthless attacks around London! Seeing that the country was burned and the city was destroyed, Churchill hurriedly asked the U.S. military to continue to increase its troops!
"This is a missile, we can't play with the lives of pilots and troops!" Presidential envoy Hopkins firmly opposed the continued increase in troops and asked Britain to bear the cost of purchasing missiles from Tianhua.
Roosevelt was never ambiguous in the face of national interests. Stalin had told him that Hu Zhiyong not only sold Germany and Poland, but also sold them their latest missile weapons.
If Britain buys it back, they can obtain technology and manufacturing blueprints from it without any cost. He thought for a while and said to Hopkins: "Inform the British and French, there are no missiles, and it is a delusion to defeat Germany!
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"Yes!" Hopkins quickly understood what Roosevelt meant and went to send a telegram to Churchill with excitement.
The Queen was frightened when she heard that the technology required three hundred tons of gold. Churchill said quietly: "This is the cost of technology. We must buy finished missiles to protect Great Britain from being occupied by the Germans!"
Although the Queen was reluctant to part with gold, once the United Kingdom of Great Britain fell, she would not even have a hiding place. Three hundred tons of gold and one ton of jewelry were quickly handed over to Churchill.
"Haha, the missiles sold for a sky-high price!" This is already the fifth company to buy technology, and Hu Zhiyong almost laughed three times in love!
Two missile regiments and ten missile speedboats, this was the biggest deal since he started selling technology. After these people left, Hopkins walked out of Hu Zhiyong's inner room.
"I want to see your missile speedboat!"
"Are you going to use it to deal with the Japanese navy?" Hu Zhiyong shouted and put an end to Hopkins' thoughts.
"You don't want to?" Hopkins asked.
"Of course not!" Hu Zhiyong smiled strangely: "The island country also has dozens of warships, worth at least two billion US dollars!"
Hopkins smiled bitterly: "I only use guided missile speedboats to attack the warships staying on the islands. They are too threatening to our soldiers."
Hu Zhiyong hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes, I will keep everything on the Philippine Sea."
On September 3, Italian representatives and allied representatives secretly signed an armistice agreement. In the early morning of that day, the British 8th Army crossed the narrow Strait of Messina from Sicily, landed on the Apennine Peninsula in Italy, and quickly moved toward southern Italy.
On September 8, the British Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the official announcement of Italy's surrender. In the early morning of September 9, the U.S. 5th Army commanded by Clark landed in the Gulf of Salerno.
The alert German army immediately disarmed 800,000 Italian troops, arrested a large number of Italian army officers, and occupied Rome on September 10, controlling the Italian mainland as far south as Naples. The Italian king and Badoglio
They hurriedly escaped by submarine to the Allied-occupied area at the southern end.
On September 13, Hitler sent an SS commando to rescue Mussolini who was imprisoned in the Grand Sasso Mountain Top Hotel. Then, with Hitler's support, Mussolini established the "Italian Social Republic" puppet in northern Italy.
government, against the Badoglio government.
At this time, both sides were using missile attacks, and the aircraft and battlefields of each side were extremely brutal! To Hu Zhiyong's surprise, both sides sent a large number of spies to attack each other's headquarters.
"Both sides suffer!" Hou Dashun looked at each telegram and said disapprovingly.
"If you encountered this kind of battle, how would you respond?" Hu Zhiyong took the opportunity to question his commander.
"When fighting with a large force, you must first destroy the opponent's missile force!" Hou Dashun said happily: "I understand, the Blood Wolf Force is designed to deal with this situation!"
Hu Zhiyong nodded and said with a calm expression: "Maybe I made a mistake by selling the missiles."
"I think you did the right thing!" Hou Dashun looked at the busy crowd outside the window and whispered: "You have already judged that they are going to develop missiles."
"Hahahaha!" Hu Zhiyong laughed, with a smile on his face: "Germany is already using it, and the Soviet Union and the United States have already made preliminary plans. I exchanged technology for 10 million tons of gold, five tons of jewelry and
A large amount of foreign exchange is enough!"
The summit meeting of various countries held in the Far East discussed how to coordinate common military issues in the war against Japan and how to deal with Japan after the war and other political issues. It was solemnly declared: "The purpose of the Three Kingdoms is to deprive Japan of its power since the beginning of World War I in 1914.
All islands captured or occupied in the Pacific and the territories stolen by Japan in China, such as the four northeastern provinces, Taiwan, and the Penghu Islands, etc., will be returned to the Republic of China. Other lands seized by Japan through force or greed will also be returned to the Republic of China.
Deported from Japan.”
Hu Zhiyong disagrees with this. He will not let any country attack the island country first! What he has to do is to wait for the time to mature and capture the island country in one fell swoop!
Of course, they will dismantle all the little devil's mechanical equipment, force him to surrender unconditionally, and spend the next few decades to compensate for the losses caused by the war in China!
The island country will never let the United States get involved again. It will send thousands of troops to live in the Nagasaki military port. Anyone who wants to get involved in Asia is simply a daydream! Hou Dashun mentioned the blood wolf, and he smiled proudly: "They are in Myanmar, Yue country
, Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia are familiar with geography, and in three to five years, that will be their main battlefield!"
When a master plays chess, he can see three or four moves after one move. What Hou Dashun admires the most is Hu Zhiyong's ability. Ever since they established the army in Zhuanghe, it seems that they are ahead of others every time.
The only dissatisfaction of Ling Hou Dashun is that the mainland still has to endure the war. He can't wait to take over the troops from both sides and help the young master become the leader of China, which has the largest population and vast land!
"Keeping China's door and preventing others from interfering with Asia is my central goal!" Hu Zhiyong sighed: "The future is unpredictable. Our generation may be able to do it, but I don't know what it will be like in the future!"
Hou Dashun understood: "Be honest with your heart in everything, and ambition cannot turn into ambition!"
After the three airports in Palau were repaired, the US military started bombing again. But they suffered a lot, as the Japanese shot down hundreds of planes. The island country was once again plunged into a sea of fire, and the people's livelihood was almost at an end!
On July 22, 1944, Koiso Kuniaki took over as Prime Minister. He cunningly suggested to Emperor Hirohito: "We have gathered a large amount of supplies in Southeast Asia and sold them all to Hu Zhiyong."
"Sell it to him? Are our people starving to death in front of our eyes?" Hirohito sighed depressedly.
"Give him only one-third of the price and let him provide us with food and supplies!" Koiso Kuniaki blinked, waiting for His Majesty to speak.
"Oh?" Hirohito understood. There were mountains of supplies in Southeast Asia. If they were sold to Hu Zhiyong, as long as 30% of them were shipped back to China, the people would still have enough to eat and drink!
"Sell him the Middle East too, we want steel and weapons!" Hirohito shouted almost wildly.
"Hayi!"
Yue Mao told Hirohito's suggestion, and Hu Zhiyong thought calmly and said: "I can give you food, ammunition, steel, cotton and other materials, but it must be a quarter of the price!"
"Third Young Master, isn't this robbery?" Yue Mao said helplessly.
"Haha, it is precisely because you are here to rob me that I offer such a price. You know, transportation costs are expensive, and I have to face attacks from submarines and warships on my merchant ships at any time!" Hu Zhiyong said coldly, feeling already in his heart
Think about it.
The United States is about to send troops to Southeast Asia. Once it loses this batch of supplies, it will be a huge loss. He firmly believes that there is no way that the Japs will not agree to his conditions. Yue Mao is also thinking nervously, both of them are seeking the best interests for themselves.
"Mr. Koshimo, the United States is bombing every day, and my fleet is risking its life to deliver supplies to you!" Hu Zhiyong said seriously: "Please convey my intention to your emperor, I believe he will agree.
of!"
Speaking of the US military bombing, Yue Mao stood up and said: "Okay, you prepare the ship and pick up the goods from the nearest Philippines first. Third Young Master, I will go to the dock in person, and you will pick up the goods and deliver the goods to us at the same time!"
"Could it be that your people are no longer able to uncover the truth?" Hu Zhiyong asked maliciously.
"Not only can't you open the pot, but you are already eating leaves and wild vegetables." Yue Mao said with a bad look on his face: "This is all a gift from the United States, and we must repay him double!"
Hu Zhiyong shuddered with coldness and cursed secretly: "You are pointing at the bald man and scolding the monk. If you disagree with me, you will never forget it in your life!"