An Yi's journey back to South China was uneventful. He set off from the Azores at 9 a.m. on May 28th and arrived in Mumbai in the subcontinent that evening. After a night's rest at the President's Palace in Mumbai, 20
On the morning of the 9th, I returned to Xinjing with my two brides.
Of course, An Yi's whereabouts are strictly confidential to the outside world. Even the local media in South China do not know that An Yi has returned to the capital of the Republic.
The Japanese navy and air force base on Socotra Island off the coast of Yemen suffered a devastating blow as early as the day after the no-fly zone was established.
Thousands of bombers, supported by hundreds of fighter jets, launched an overwhelming air raid on three air force bases on the island, and dropped napalm bombs on all suspicious locations marked on the map, resulting in the island retaining a large number of unique plant and animal species.
, the island known as the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean" burned continuously for two weeks. Later, the fire was gradually extinguished due to the downpour brought by the tropical storm.
On the third day after An Yi returned to Xinjing, the Nanhua government announced that An Yi had returned to Xinjing safely, so the "no-fly zones" set in the airspace of North Africa, the Middle East and the Red Sea were immediately lifted.
The war has nothing to do with the Nanhua government and army.
Of course, the announcement of this announcement also meant that all the Allied forces surrounded in the Sinai Peninsula were withdrawn. Nearly 200,000 people evacuated to East Africa and joined the former North African British troops on the Kordofan Plateau in central Sudan.
and the hilly and mountainous areas of Abyssinia.
During this period, a shocking event occurred.
On June 3, at Mussolini's strong request, Rommel dispatched two divisions of the German Wehrmacht and the Italian Venice, Milan, Turin and Genoa divisions to form the East African Army to avoid the allies on the east and west wings*
The ** team set off from the city of Kashgar and headed south along the Nile River highway.
This fully motorized regiment encountered little resistance along the way, marching nearly 80 kilometers every day, and after half a month it had traveled more than 1,200 kilometers south.
The purpose of this legion was to take a circuitous route through the primitive jungle near the Grand Canyon of East Africa, take a shortcut through the upper Nile Basin in southern Sudan, and reach Abyssinia, which was captured by the British army. No one expected a devastating disaster.
Suddenly came upon this Axis force.
It was the second day after entering the primitive jungle. Since fuel and food were exhausted, the troops had to stop and wait for supplies from the rear.
The commander in charge of this force, Lieutenant General Eberhard Lanz of the German Wehrmacht, decided to send an elite force through the primitive jungle and suddenly appeared in front of the British army as a surprise force.
However, most members of the staff firmly objected. The reason is that no one has ever dared to set foot in the primitive jungles of Africa. The jungles are full of snakes, ants, and wild beasts. It is like a huge trap. Sending troops to enter is tantamount to risking death.
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But Lieutenant General Eberhard Lanz refused to believe it, believing that in the face of the invincible German army, nothing could hinder the advance of the troops, and this advance force could also open up a road in the jungle in advance to facilitate
The main force passed, so without any doubt, elite troops were drawn from each division, formed into a forward regiment, and embarked on the road to Abyssinia.
The primitive jungles of East Africa are indeed terrifying. In just four days, hundreds of soldiers in the forward regiment were killed or injured by poisonous snakes, scorpions, spiders and wild beasts. This was due to adequate preparations and the help of African indigenous guides.
As a result, otherwise the losses will be greater.
Twelve African guides taught the soldiers to apply a strong-smelling soup-like liquid to all exposed skin surfaces on the body. They also repeatedly warned the soldiers that if the wild animals did not take the initiative to attack, it is best not to rush.
Shoot to avoid angering them.
That night, while the troops were camping in the dense forest, a mighty ant colony trekked a long distance and migrated toward the East African Grand Canyon in the west. The camp of the German forward regiment was on the path of the ant colony.
The earliest alarm signal was triggered by the horrifying howls of the soldiers on guard on the right side of the army camp, followed by the screams of dozens or hundreds of soldiers at the same time. The screams were both miserable and miserable.
It's terrifying, and it's basically the kind of desperate cry that comes from the heart, heartbreaking, and heartbreaking.
When the commander of this unit hurriedly rushed out of the tent, he saw through the searchlight that the jungle floor was covered with a thick layer of dark brown ants, and it was so dark that there was no end in sight.
The ant colony moved forward like a tide at a speed that humans could not react, submerging everything it came into contact with.
The ants were overwhelming and crawled all over the bodies of the officers and soldiers. Amidst the shrill screams one after another, the struggling humans quickly turned into bones.
When the commander of the East African Army, Lieutenant General Eberhard Lanz, lost contact with the forward group and sent another unit to search deep into the jungle, he finally saw this scene in horror at an unknown lake: about 100 meters west of the lake
On the ground of two to three square kilometers, you can see a pair of sub-human skeletons, some complete, some scattered. Not only skin and flesh, but also hair, clothing and other items with fiber and protein, without exception, nothing is left.
Near the skeleton, dozens of off-road vehicles, weapons, watches, metal buttons, glasses, etc. were all intact.
After being collected by the officers and soldiers, a total of 987 bodies were left behind, calculated based on skeletons. Of the 1,127 people who set out, only 60 escaped, and 80 others were lost before that.
At the scene, some huge ant corpses were also collected, and the situation was extremely terrifying.
Frightened by this, the East African Corps stood still in the upper Nile Basin of South Sudan. In addition to sending warning troops from a distance to prevent the ant colony from raiding, it also passed the news to the Army Group headquarters in Cairo. Subsequently, the German Mediterranean Group
The commander, Marshal Rommel, passed the news back to Germany, which made Hitler feel a sense of foreboding in the heart of Hitler who was carefully preparing the Barbarossa plan.
Returning to the main story, An Yi has been staying in Xiaonanhai Zhizheng Hall since he returned to Xinjing. It was already half a month later when all the official affairs that had been backlogged for three months were dealt with.
During this half month, sisters Lin Xiaotong and Lin Xiaoran got along very well with Ou Chuer and Feng Jieyun. Under the leadership of An Yi, they went to visit Lao Shoudao and the Taoist priests of Wanshou Palace, and met with the party and army of the group.
Political officials and cadres in charge of the economy met, and soon Nanhua's senior officials knew about An Yi's two new wives.
June 16, conference room, Xuanwu Building, Xiaonanhai.
The four deputy chiefs of the general staff, Zhao Rui, Yang Fei, Yang Jie and Zhao Dongquan, the president of the National Defense University Deng Bin, the director of the General Political Department Zhan Dao, the director of the General Logistics Department Chang Baofang, the minister of national security Du Yi, and the director of the General Staff Intelligence Department Liu Qing,
Chief of Operations Department Shen Ziling and other generals from the base camp gathered together.
An Yi put down the telegram in his hand, glanced at the generals, and showed a smile:
"Now everyone can breathe a sigh of relief... Nail has sent the latest intelligence. The top Nazi decision-makers held a military mobilization meeting yesterday. It turns out that Germany's military mobilization is not aimed at us, but to execute Hitler and his commander-in-chief.
The "Barbarossa Operation Plan" jointly formulated by members of the Ministry. Recently, the operation order has been issued to all army groups, army groups, corps and division headquarters. The specific operation date is the 23rd, which is Sunday. The Soviet Army West
The officers and soldiers on the front line will be on rotation. In addition, that day is the second day after the summer solstice, and the days are long and the nights are short. In the first days of the battle, the German army could fight for almost eighteen hours a day!"
Yang Fei asked eagerly: "So, Türkiye's newly formed army group is heading for the Soviet Union's Baku oil field?"
"Yes!"
An Yi nodded affirmatively: "According to the 'Operation Barbarossa Plan', this army group will occupy the Baku oil field area within one month after the start of the war. The city of Baku is only more than 600 kilometers away from the Turkish border.
However, considering that the mountains and hilly areas are crisscrossed near the border, the Armenian Plateau and the Lesser Caucasus Mountains are like a natural barrier protecting the Soviet Union's territory, so it will be difficult to break through quickly.
"According to the information fed back by 'Nail', the German Turkish cluster this time is equipped with elite mountain troops. The assisting Turkish troops are also good at fighting in mountainous areas, and supplemented by some mechanized troops, once the Soviet defense line is broken,
, then the war will soon spread to the Shikola grassland and the Kurin lowland area in the west of the Caspian Sea, forming a comprehensive breakthrough...The German army is bound to capture the Baku oil fields, and Stalin's life will not be better!"
"It's more than a hard time!"
Zhao Rui smiled slightly: "I guess they are all exhausted now... Although so far, the Soviet army is still guarding the railway and highway bridge between Zelenodolsk and Kozlovka west of Kazan
, maintained contact with the rear through the Volga River and coastal roads, but under the waves of offensives of the Far Eastern Army, it was only a matter of time before they were eventually encircled.
"Because Zhukov failed to live up to Stalin's expectations, this famous Soviet general who replaced Shaposhnikov as the Chief of General Staff of the Red Army and was promoted to Marshal after winning the Kirov Battle was transferred to the Reserve Front Army. Deputy Chief of General Staff Vasile
Vsky served as the commander-in-chief of the war on the Eastern Front, and former Chief of Staff Shaposhnikov was reinstated. However, with the war going like this, it is difficult for gods to save him. If the war breaks out again on the Western and Southern Fronts, Stalin may be seeking death.
Got it!"
Yang Jie had been silent until he heard this and suddenly asked:
"Everyone, I have a question. The Soviet Union and the Far Eastern Republic were originally one country. They believed in the same doctrine and implemented the same political and economic system. Previously, they were divided due to Stalin's counterrevolutionary policy. If they faced external aggression
, will the two countries put aside their differences and reconcile?"
Yang Jie's question caused a sudden silence in the conference room.
After a while, Zhan Zao asked a little strangely: "Chief of Staff Geng Guang, why do you have such a problem? Didn't Stalin make harsh words and want to kill all those people in the Far East Republic? Even such despicable assassinations
All means have been used, and Kazan is now in such a battlefield situation, how can we just say peace?"
"yes!"
Deng Bin was also somewhat disapproving: "If we choose to surrender, let alone Blyucher, Bukharin and Rykov, will their deaths be in vain? It's just that none of the senior officials of the Far Eastern Republic are on Stalin's must-kill list.
?Don’t they think about themselves and their families?
"Furthermore, as Germany launches an offensive on the Western Front, the pressure on the Far Eastern Army will naturally be greatly reduced. Wouldn't they take advantage of this opportunity to expand their power to the west? West of Kazan, there is a plain and there is no danger to defend. After Moscow is captured,
I think this possibility is very high for the Far East Republic to integrate its national strength, unify its ideological understanding, and then wait for an opportunity to launch a decisive battle with Hitler!"
There were a lot of voices in the conference room, and they unanimously expressed their opposition.
Seeing Yang Jie smiling and saying nothing, An Yi's heart sank.
Whether it was before or now, An Yi has seen too many examples of the older generation of revolutionaries. Take the suppression of counterrevolutionaries in the Soviet area as an example. Many outstanding military commanders were criticized in meetings at night, and their lives were threatened at any time. During the day, they needed help.
Leading troops to fight, still being meticulous, risking one's life and putting one's heart into it, and consciously reporting to the Anti-Revolutionary Committee after winning a battle, this kind of spirit and quality is definitely not something that ordinary people can understand.
Most of the top leaders of the Far Eastern Republic are old Red Army veterans who fought with Ulyanov to conquer the world. They will never watch the Soviet Union fall apart under the German invasion and eventually go to destruction. If we talk about the war between the Soviet Union and the Far Eastern Republic
It is a fight between brothers. No matter who wins or loses, the country's political power and color will not change. So Germany's aggression may not only subvert the Soviet power, but may even affect the survival of the entire Slavic nation. In this case, no one knows what will happen.
What choices will the older generation of revolutionaries make!
After listening carefully to the opinions for a while, An Yi's worries not only did not diminish, but intensified. Seeing that further discussion would not yield more gains, he waved his hands decisively and waited for everyone to calm down before speaking about himself.
Views:
"I think Geng Guang's idea is not without purpose... We cannot ignore people's spiritual beliefs. Just as we shed our lives and blood for the rise of our country, those Bolsheviks said that for their own ideals and beliefs,
We may not necessarily make the choice to leave our small family to take care of everyone else! Therefore, we must be prepared for both..."
Having said this, An Yi stood up and paced back and forth. After a while, he turned his head and looked at Zhao Rui:
"Xiangyun, it seems you have to move... We are currently in Central Asia. A tank army group commanded by Xiao Wu and three motorized infantry armies belonging to the Northern Military Region are responsible for our mission in Central Asia.
The defense mission of the Urals and the Caspian Sea coast. Of course, such a force is still a little weak to defend thousands of kilometers of borders. However, I think the Central Asian Front Army can be set up first. You will serve as the commander and let Xiao
I will not serve as your assistant. I will mobilize troops one after another later to enhance the strength of the front army.
"Once the Far Eastern Republic chooses to give up what they are persistently pursuing for the sake of ideals and doctrines, Stalin will inevitably mobilize the Far Eastern Army to fight the Germans on the Western Front. The Soviet Army will replace the Far Eastern Army and station in the Urals and Siberia. The front army led by you will defend
The pressure will suddenly increase!
"Of course, in the context of the German invasion, Stalin would never risk a two-front war and start trouble with us again, but we must prevent the Soviet Union from settling its scores after the war. Therefore, on the basis of building a solid border defense barrier
, it is necessary to deploy heavy troops at key locations. With the current level of our railway construction, most areas only need to hold on for a week or two to receive support from surrounding troops, forming a local superior force and giving the invading enemy an advantage.
A devastating blow!"
Zhao Rui stood up in surprise. He knew that since An Yi had made the decision, his position as commander of the front army was finalized! After doing intelligence work for so many years, after returning to the embrace of the collective, not only was he not disliked, but he continued
Given enough trust, this kind of kindness made his eyes red, and he couldn't help but salute An Yi with a solemn military salute.
An Yi nodded, motioned for him to sit down, and then said to Shen Ziling, director of the General Staff Operations Department:
"Zi Ling, you have been responsible for the work of the General Staff Operations Department for the past two years, and your achievements are obvious to all. However, if you are restricted to this position and hinder your progress, I can't bear it! Let's do this, you will be promoted to the first level and go to Central Asia.
The front army serves as the chief of staff and helps Zhao Rui take care of the front army affairs. It will take one to two years to build up the front army for me. In the future battle in Siberia, troops will have to be transferred from your military region to go eastward. Don't let me down!"
Shen Ziling was also surprised and happy, and excitedly saluted An Yi.
Although there is no danger in working in an agency, there are not many opportunities to establish meritorious service. With the Anjia army focusing on military merit, promotion is extremely difficult. Liu Yu, the former director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Headquarters, for example, was a second lieutenant in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. In North China
During the Anti-Japanese War and the Battle of Songhu, he made many ingenious plans and was promoted to major. Later he was transferred to the Northern Military Region. After the Central Asian War and the subsequent Siberian Campaign, in just over three years, he was now the Chief of Staff of the Group Army Major General, and his military rank was actually the same as that of Major General.
Shen Ziling is at the same level. Now that he has the opportunity to go down and lead troops, once the war breaks out, the path to promotion will be much wider. It is impossible to say that he will be promoted to general before the end of the war.
Yang Jie warned: "The probability of the Far East Republic falling to the Soviet Union is between 50 and 50. To prevent the prophecy from coming true, we must build a refugee migration channel in the Urals and Siberia in advance. Not everyone has the courage to face Stalin.
***, many people who have been politically persecuted will definitely choose to flee the Far East Republic that is about to be abolished. What we need to do is to try our best to save the lives of these people!
"Everyone, after more than two years of continuous immigration, the Chinese population in the areas under our jurisdiction has reached nearly 200 million. Of course, this is after the ***, Manchu, Korean, Jing, Dai, etc. are all classified as Chinese.
According to statistics, there are about 60 million other ethnic groups, including White Russians, French, Jews, Slavs, 10 million immigrants from Australia and other European countries, and minorities in Central Asia, West Asia, Siberia and other regions.
There are more than 6 million ethnic groups and more than 41 million Indians.
"Of course, according to the plan, most Indians will move to the newly established Indian states in the subcontinent, and some Jews will also move to the Jewish states established in the Middle East after the war. In this way, our Chinese population will account for 10% of the total population.
More than 90 percent, and as domestic immigration continues, this number will continue to grow! Therefore, on the basis of ensuring the dominance of the Chinese ethnic group, we are fully capable of accepting immigrants from the Far Eastern Republic."
An Yi had an idea: "Not only for the Far Eastern Republic, we can also introduce a large number of young women from the Caucasus and Ukraine..."
Seeing everyone looking at him strangely, An Yi quickly explained:
"Don't get me wrong, it's not that I like white women, but it's a means of humanitarian rescue...According to the intelligence of 'Nail', Hitler led the formulation of an 'Eastern Plan', the purpose of which was
It is a plan to physically eliminate the Slavic peoples, especially the Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians, as well as the Jews and other peoples.
"Just yesterday at a meeting of high-level Nazi Party officials, Hitler openly declared: 'In order to expand the living space of the Germans, we must systematically eliminate the population on Soviet soil - this is part of our bounden duty. It should be remembered that in
We occupy a country where human life has no value and we need to develop the technology to eliminate the population.'
"To this end, the German General Staff, the SS, and the secret police have begun to formulate a program of atrocities to be carried out in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union in the future. According to these plans and programs, in the next twenty years, 120 million people will be killed.
10,000 to 140 million people, and ultimately "annihilate Russia's survival potential." In order to complete this tragic mission, Hitler instructed the SS to form a second unit, specifically used to massacre prisoners and civilians...
"
"The Germans are crazy!"
Chang Baofang, who had been silent until now, said almost subconsciously: "A government whose purpose is to kill people is destined to be despised by the world, and it is bound to not last long! Fortunately, we are not allies with such a country, otherwise how can we live with our conscience?
This is a blatant crime against humanity!”
"Is the news correct?"
Zhao Dongquan, who has always had a good impression of Germany, asked with some confusion: "Germany invaded Poland, France, the Balkans and the Middle East before, but I have never heard of such a shocking massacre! Why is it so harsh on the Slavs alone? You can't be mistaken, right?
?”
"Information from 'Nail' is never wrong!"
An Yi said solemnly: "As far as I know, in the world planned by Hitler, the Nordic race and the Germanic race are the most noble, comparable to them are the Anglo-Saxon race, and the next level is the Gauls.
, Franks, Catalans and other white races in Western and Southern Europe, the worst are the Slavs. Hitler believed that Slavs, like the Jews, were inferior races among the white people, representing ignorance and barbarism. Hitler always
He calls the Slavs the hemorrhoids of Europe, which shows his hatred for the Slavs!
“In Hitler’s eyes, you can grow whatever you want on the land of Ukraine and Crimea, and you will get a good harvest no matter what you plant. Such fertile land must be controlled by the Germans, so it is very necessary to clear these lands of
Aboriginal people. With so many reasons, isn't it obvious what Hitler wants to do?"
Everyone felt cold in their hearts. Deng Bin shook his head: "Only a madman would do that! I'm sure that as long as Germany dares to carry out massacres in the occupied areas, failure is not far away!"
"That's right!"
An Yi nodded: "This is also an important reason why we do not ally with Germany. Who wants to be with a madman? However, before we break each other's faces, we can save the suffering Belarusian and Ukrainian people as much as possible! I
Prepare to rescue those women and children who are most vulnerable to war damage, and save them just like we saved the Jews. Firstly, we can introduce a large number of young women of school age to meet the needs of many of our unmarried male compatriots. Secondly, we can increase the labor force, textile factories, and garment factories.
, instrument factories and other enterprises are in great need of female workers. Thirdly, I heard that Ukraine and Belarus are both places where beauties are produced. I think our next generation will probably give birth to many handsome boys and beauties!"
There was a roar of laughter in the conference room, and Chang Baofang said with joy, "Xia Jian, your grandson, is the best. I'm sure he will have another little wife in the family, haha!"
An Yi smiled lightly and said: "As long as the man loves the concubine, I personally have no objection to taking concubines, but if someone bullies a man and dominates a woman, don't blame me for being ruthless in military law! By the way, let me remind you: the information provided by 'Nail' belongs to
Top secret, not only cannot the security level of the frontline troops be lowered, but it must be raised to another level to make them look like they are fully prepared for war. Only when Germany actually launches an attack on the Soviet Union can we feel at ease! In addition, no matter where the German army attacks in the end,
The Third Headquarters must come up with corresponding plans and don’t wait until things come to an end to be caught off guard! Okay, let’s adjourn the meeting!”
"yes!"
All the generals stood up, saluted An Yi respectfully, and then left one after another.
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