It is completely different from Japan's current difficult situation. Germany, which occupies all of Europe and part of Africa, and the Middle East, has absolutely no resources or economic difficulties. Therefore, despite being obstructed and sabotaged by China, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union, Germany The Germans have never stopped advancing in military technology because of this. Therefore, although the Xuebing Army's missile research started very high and did not take detours, compared with Germany, its foundation is too weak. Throughout the summer, the German army only More than 4,600 missiles were launched on the Osa battlefield. At this time, the total number of surface-to-surface missiles in China was less than 500. The huge advantage in quantity made up for the lack of technology, although the German V2 even The strike accuracy of the V3 is weaker, but throughout the summer, central Soviet Russia and even the Far East that already belonged to China were under the threat of German missiles.
As an important technological revolution in human military history, the emergence of missiles not only brought about the concept of "ultra-long-range over-the-horizon strike", but also brought about revolutionary changes in combat methods. In the early stages of the Osa Battle, the Chinese and Soviet armies After gaining air superiority, he was originally on the offensive side, but because the German army invested a large number of V2 and V3 rockets, which directly threatened the survival of the Central and Soviet armies, Zhang Zizhong had to order to relax the siege of the Ossad Army under pressure. , to avoid being attacked by German cluster rockets,
The German rocket tactics are still in the exploratory stage, and their accuracy is limited, so victory depends largely on quantity. Even so, there are still very few German missiles that directly hit military targets or even Soviet military barracks or positions. In the words of Zhang Zizhong, who was familiar with this German tactic, "The thunder is heavy and the rain is light. Unless you carry it home, it will be very difficult to be killed." Of course, Zhang Zizhong has the confidence to say this. Because the technical staff of the Second Artillery provided the specific performance parameters of V2 and V3, they knew that the accuracy of these two missiles was actually very poor, and for ordinary expeditionary officers and soldiers and Soviet Red Army soldiers, they were not aware of this "invisible" Zhang Zizhong has an instinctive fear of "attacks in all the ins and outs", so he always thinks that the farther away from the Germans, the better. Zhang Zizhong cannot eliminate this cowardice immediately. He is a veteran on the battlefield and knows that even if he can successfully organize troops in this situation, The effectiveness of the offensive will be greatly reduced, so we can only hope that the "second artillery" can retaliate and help the troops get rid of their psychological shadow through the glorious victory. There is another reason why Zhang Zizhong agreed to postpone the offensive, because this This is the opinion of the top brass of the Soviet Red Army. The Far East Expeditionary Force has a much weaker sense of national mission when fighting abroad. Therefore, whether it is Zhang Zizhong or an ordinary student soldier below, they still dare to take a big gamble. The Soviet Russians are different. They did not want the good counterattack they had just achieved to go to waste, so they were extremely cautious. It should be due to Stalin's instructions. The top brass of the Soviet Red Army put forward the so-called "winter victory theory", hoping to delay the winter and defeat the Germans with the help of severe cold. ,
As a result, the battle entered a stalemate stage.
Because the Second Artillery Force under the Chinese Supreme Command is still in the initial stage, it is not only equipped with relatively few live ammunition, but also has a small size. The size of the force is small, but the level is high. This is because Lieutenant General Wang Chengyi, who is the commander of the Second Artillery, It can be seen from the title that Wang Chengyi and his party first arrived at the Ossa battlefield in the Sky Fortress. When more than 20 of them appeared in front of Zhang Zizhong, and Xiao Kai, the liaison staff who specially picked up the plane, introduced Wang Chengyi and others to Zhang Zizhong, Zhang Zizhong could not accept it. ,
He personally communicated with Ouyang Yun that the Second Artillery Army entered the Soviet Union to participate in the war. Because the latter repeatedly emphasized the safety of the Second Artillery officers and soldiers and the importance of the Second Artillery in his telegrams, Zhang Zizhong originally thought that this would be a new force. For this reason, he even specially set aside about 500 high-quality tents for the large-scale troops, just because he did not want to wrong them in life.
"There are only more than 1,300 people in total. What can be done with such a small number of people?"
Zhang Zizhong has an upright temper and seems to have no moral integrity, but Wang Chengyi is not unhappy about this. Along the way from Guangzhou, they have encountered senior officers of Zhang Zizhong's level who have questioned their role more than once. Wang Chengyi is not very old, so he is very talented. Thirty-three years old, this is a characteristic of the Xuebing Army. One of the characteristics of generals who come from the old Xuebing Army is their youth. After all, their junior commander is only thirty-one years old now.
The commander spoke bluntly. Xiao Kai had been accompanying Wang Chengyi and his party for more than half a month, and everyone was already very familiar with him, so he seemed a little embarrassed. He quickly said: "Chief, the Second Artillery is just starting up, and it will become bigger in the future." .”
Xiao Kai came forward out of goodwill to smooth things over, but Wang Chengyi did not appreciate it. He smiled and said: "Commander Xiao, how many times have I told you that our Second Artillery cannot be too large. As a tactical unit, the size of the unit is not as large as ours." significance."
Wang Chengyi's words seemed a bit crazy, which directly caused the unpleasant first meeting between him and Zhang Zizhong. In addition, the second artillery failed to show special strength for a period of time, and Zhang Zizhong gradually became dependent on them. It gets lower and lower, so much so that when considering the course of the battle, the second artillery factor is not included.
However, this situation did not last long. After the summer, the Germans could no longer hold back. The reason why the Germans did not launch another offensive until later in the year was to hope that they could deal with the Soviet Union before winter came. The emergence of the rocket force really changed the situation. After controlling the battlefield situation and containing the offensive momentum of the Central and Soviet armies, Manstein felt that he had to launch a counterattack when more and more troops were available on hand.
Because the distance is too far, and the relationship between Germany and Japan is not as harmonious as it seems on the surface, the news about the Osa Battle that the Japanese received was actually nearly two months later than the truth. Ishihara Wanji didn't know What's more, when he thought that the missile war between China and Germany was still going on, the Battle of Ossa was actually coming to an end.
When intelligence came back from the front line indicating that the German army would launch a counterattack in the near future, Zhang Zizhong, under pressure from the top brass of the Soviet Red Army, had to call the headquarters to request support. After his oral message was sent, Wang Chengyi came to visit. ,
China's missile technology developed later than Germany's, but because of the existence of handheld computers brought by Ouyang Yun, it is forward-looking in organizational and tactical construction. Therefore, compared with Germany's rocket force, China's second artillery has stronger actual combat capabilities. Out too much,
When the Germans still regard the rocket force as a destructive and deterrent force, they do not know that China's missile force has been defined as a decisive tactical force.