Not long after Zhang Jianghe left, Hans came to visit Tangcheng again. Although Hans's mood had improved a lot after a trip to northern Burma, he only heard the news today that the German offensive on the eastern front was like a rainbow.
, the Soviets seemed to be unable to bear it. "Who did you listen to?" Tang Cheng, who was sitting opposite Hans, looked surprised. He did not expect that even after he came to Chongqing, Hans was still paying attention to Europe.
He has such a clear understanding of the war, especially the current trends of the German army.
"Don't ask this yet, just say what I just said is right?" Hans reached out to take the cigarette that Tang Cheng denied, lit it, took two puffs, and then looked up at Tang Cheng again. Hans belongs to Germany
Intelligence Department, if he had not listened to Tang Cheng's bewitchment, he would not have taken his family south to Chongqing. If the German army on the Eastern Front really captured the Soviet Union, the war situation on the Western Front would have undergone earth-shaking changes, and Germany might not have
The British Isles cannot be taken. As long as Germany controls the British Isles, the war in Africa will soon come to an end. By then, the United States will face Germany alone, and it is difficult to say whether it will win or lose.
Hans originally thought that Tang Cheng would excuse him with nonsense first, but he didn't expect that Tang Cheng nodded directly at him. "That's right! Judging from the current battle situation on the Eastern Front, the German army does have an advantage.
!" Tang Cheng had no intention of hiding anything, but after he said these words, the conversation suddenly changed and he said something that made Hans half-awake and half-suspicious. "You are also a veteran who has really been on the battlefield.
You should know that war is not just about the battle fronts between the two armies, there are many other factors that can affect the course of the war."
"When I went to Shanghai this time, I also found out a lot of news about the Eastern Front battlefield! I originally thought that things on the Eastern Front had nothing to do with us, so I didn't mention it to you! Since you asked now, then I
Let me talk to you carefully!" Tang Cheng said, then reached out to open the drawer, took out a world map from the drawer and spread it out on the table. Then he took out a pencil and handed it to Han
Si asked Hans to draw the German offensive route on the Eastern Front battlefield on the map.
Before the German army broke out, Tang Cheng had told Hans about the disadvantages of two-front warfare. Not only did he secretly send Tang Cheng's judgment back to Berlin, but he also kept an eye on the German army's movements. Although he was in China, he had no idea about the German army.
However, he roughly knew the direction of the German attack and the size of the troops. After taking the pencil, he quickly marked each one on the map. After Tang Cheng looked at it carefully, he also made some modifications.
"Currently, it is recognized by all countries in the world that the German army is a first-class army, regardless of whether it is
Both the quality of the army and the equipment of weapons are the best." Tang Cheng took out another piece of white paper and wrote the words army and weapons on the white paper. "But you have to know one thing, the era of hot weapons has begun.
After that, the war was not only about the quality of personnel and weapons configuration, but also the logistics supplies. During World War I, the main reason why Germany finally chose to surrender was because the logistics supplies could not keep up!"
Looking at the four words "logistics supply" written in big letters on the white paper by Tang Cheng, Hans looked silent and did not say a word. "The German troops on the Eastern Front are well-trained, but the Soviet army is not bad either! Germany
When they secretly joined forces with the Soviet Union to carve up Poland, the Soviets were not slow at all. Comparing the size and number of the German and Soviet troops encircling and suppressing Poland, they were almost the same. Moreover, the Soviet Union also has one of the biggest advantages that Germany does not have, and that is
population!"
Tang Cheng wrote the word "population" on the white paper again. Hans, who was about to refute verbally, just opened his mouth, but still didn't say a word. "The Soviet Union has a large population, and even women are very
Tough, if necessary, they can even organize female troops to join the battle! Don't deny this. After World War I, you Germans and the Soviets had secret cooperation. I think you should understand this, in order to win
, the Soviets could even drag children to the battlefield."
"The population advantage is nothing in normal times, but when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, the Soviet Union can declare a war order and recruit all those who can go to the battlefield to join the army." When Tang Cheng said this, there was finally a pause.
When he tapped the table with his fingers, the conversation turned again. "At this time last year, the Ministry of Military Affairs selected a group of young officers and secretly sent them to Hebei, Shanxi and other places. These young officers were all sent to the north.
Carrying out guerrilla warfare in enemy-occupied areas."
"The reason why the war on the front line has always been in a stalemate is because these people have been fighting guerrilla warfare in enemy-occupied areas. Harassment, sabotage, and sneak attacks, all these methods have only one purpose, which is to delay the enemy's transfer of troops and supplies to the front line.
The speed and quantity of supplies. Without replenishment of troops, the Japanese troops on the front line can only continue to reduce their numbers. Without enough supplies, the Japanese troops on the front line can only fight with us.
Positional warfare is hand-to-hand combat. The Chinese army can bear the same losses, but the Japanese army cannot."
"The same principle can be applied to the Eastern Front battlefield, especially in the Soviet Union where the population is sparsely populated, especially in mountainous and forested areas. It is not easy to hide a small group of guerrilla forces in this kind of terrain! And, I don't know.
Have you ever been to the Soviet Union? The summer climate in the Soviet Union is similar to that in Europe. It rains a lot in late autumn and early winter, and there are strong winds in spring. If winter comes, it will be so cold there that you will regret coming to this world."
"If I were the commander of the Soviet army, I would do everything I can to hold back the main force of your German army on the front line. Even if I am defeated, I will at least hold you back to death. As long as I hold you back for the entire summer and most of the autumn, once the late autumn and early winter begin,
When the rainy season comes, all guerrilla forces lurking behind the front line will be mobilized to destroy the roads, bridges and railways from the rear to the front line. Hans, you can think about it for yourself. Once we enter the winter that can freeze people to death, and you lack logistical supplies,
How can we still fight?”
"I heard that the Soviets who live in the tundra all year round can live in the winter wilderness for a whole day with a piece of black bread and half a bottle of wine. I don't know how many such people there are in your German army, but
I know that most of you in the German army cannot stand the winter in the Soviet Union." Tang Cheng paused again at this moment, and looking at Hans's expression, he was no longer silent, but serious. Obviously, what Tang Cheng just said
Hans listened to all this.
"You may say that when winter comes, the German army cannot launch an offensive, and the Soviets cannot carry out large-scale operations. Yes, the Soviets also do not have the ability to conduct large-scale operations in winter. But you have to know that the Soviet Union is an industrial
Although the country's products are not as precise as your Germany's and its output is not as good as that of the United States, as long as they are given enough time, heavy equipment such as aircraft, artillery and tanks can be continuously equipped for their troops. Winter has delayed your German offensive.
It also gave the Soviet army a chance to breathe, but in comparison, the Soviet army still had the advantage."
At this time, Tang Cheng used the pencil in his hand to draw a rough range on the map. "The news I got in Shanghai was that from the time they found out that the war was unfavorable, the Soviets began to secretly relocate many military factories.
We went to their rear areas to rebuild. Therefore, from the very beginning, when the Soviets found that they could not defeat you, they prepared a delaying plan. They used a large number of
There are recruits who have undergone rigorous training and are holding back your offensive troops on the front lines, trying to drag the war into winter."
"As long as the severe cold in winter successfully curbs your offensive momentum, they will have a chance to breathe. In just one winter, their military factories in the rear can produce a large number of seemingly crude but durable heavy equipment weapons.
Moreover, you who lack winter clothing and supplies will also face a large number of non-combat losses this winter. Once the Soviet army launches a counterattack, your troops on the front line, whether they are the main force or the second-line troops, will not be able to withstand the Soviet Union.
The army’s counterattack.”
"Impossible! You just said that the German army is the first-class army in the world today. They have qualities and combat awareness that other armies do not have." Hans, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly refuted Tang Cheng at this time. Although Hans
Si has retired from the army, and the Germans also lost a battle, but this does not prevent Hans from thinking that the German army is the strongest. "As long as they do not receive orders, the German troops on the front line will never retreat even half a step."
Hans's rebuttal made Tang Cheng sigh in his heart, saying to himself, man, what defeated the German army was not only the superior strength of the Soviet army, but also the test and torture of human nature by the severe cold. "Hans, the long-term severe cold
Due to the lack of warm clothes and supplies, even the strongest soldiers will collapse at times. People are individuals with their own thoughts, not machines. They face severe cold and hunger every day when they open their eyes. Are you in this situation?
Haven’t you experienced this during the war?”
Tang Cheng's last words were regarded as a complete defeat of Hans. How could Hans, who had participated in the First World War, forget the experience of being so helpless that he could not even die. "So, what I just said,
It is not unfounded. If your head of state still does not want to change the current combat intentions and plans, the German army will definitely be defeated in the end. Stalin is a very tolerant man. Once he comes back to his senses, what will happen on the Eastern Front battlefield?
The German army will face a major counterattack by the Soviet army."
"You are a veteran who participated in World War I. You have done enough to contribute to Germany. Now it is your superiors who have given up on you, not you who gave up on them on your own initiative. Think about your family. What's next?
It's time for you to live for yourself and your family!" Hans is a very family-oriented person. Tang Cheng deliberately mentioned his family in his words. Hans, who had been speechless for a long time, was completely speechless now.