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The German army became the second country after China to use cloudbursts on a large scale. Naturally, the Soviet government immediately thought that the Chinese government might have secretly transferred technology to Germany. However, Hu Weidong, who had asked Ying to come out to settle the matter, did not admit it at all.
, the reason is that although Germany also uses cloud explosions, it uses a different detonation method, threatening
The power is also far inferior to that of China. It is clearly a defective product based on a poor imitation of the cloud explosion that China originally sold to them. They also shamelessly accused the Soviet "government" of making suspicions without evidence.
Brotherly countries that share the same ideology and provided private aid to the Soviet Union, and ridiculed it for not even being able to copy defective products.
There is indeed no evidence in the hands of the Soviet "government". Even if the Germans come out to testify for them, Hu Weidong can still be said to be the Germans driving a wedge between China and the Soviet Union. The key is that there is no physical evidence and there is no physical evidence. The reason is very simple. At the beginning, Hu Weidong was just
Orally told the design ideas of the first cloud explosion to the person who "secretly stole" a number of technologies with the acquiescence of the Chinese "government"
The German ambassador told the German ambassador of technological secrets. If Germany had not had a strong industrial and technological foundation, they would not have been able to successfully develop it so quickly. Without evidence, seeing the Chinese "government" being so tough, the Soviet "government" suddenly
They had no idea, and since they were having a hard time dealing with Germany, they couldn't be stupid enough to go to war with China again, so they had to apologize profusely.
In order to retaliate against Germany's use of cloudbursts, the Soviet Union wanted to retaliate in kind, and the United States and Britain also hoped to obtain countermeasures. However, they have not been able to successfully imitate cloudbursts so far, and the quantity they originally purchased was too small.
Most of it was spent on research and understanding, and now there is only a few left. In China, the "government" strictly refuses
After the transfer of technology, the Allies proposed to purchase cloud explosions again, and the quantity was much larger than the original one. It would be a fool not to make money if they have money. Moreover, the Allies are currently in a difficult situation. Even if it is just to balance the situation of World War II, they should provide support, so
The Chinese "government" only gave a symbolic embarrassment, raised the price a little, and then quickly agreed.
Due to the current tight transportation capacity, the three countries are unable to provide sufficient quantities of bulk materials that China is in short supply (potash fertilizer, iron ore, etc.). When China refuses to accept any banknotes, including US dollars and pounds, the "governments" of the three countries can only easily
Transport of gold, platinum (and other platinum metals), silver and other precious metals
and chromium, beryllium, zirconium and other rare metals (which are not necessarily lacking in China, but are extremely expensive) to pay for it. The total amount of this transaction was no less than 1 billion US dollars, and was considered by later generations to be the largest single transaction in history.
Arms deal. It is mainly the US "government" that pays, but it is mainly the Soviet Union that uses these weapons.
However, as early as this batch of cloud-explosion single-based explosives with a total volume of more than 10,000 tons (others in the three countries can be imitated, only this special fuel-air explosive that transcends the times cannot, so the explosives are sold directly)
That’s it.) Before the goods arrived, the Soviet army had already launched a major offensive. Due to Stalinger’s
Stalingrad did not have time to rescue, so the Soviet command simply chose the breakthrough point in Kharkov, an important town in northeastern Ukraine. As long as they could tear open the opening from here and drive straight in, the connection between Stalingrad's Axis Army and the Ukrainian German army would be
will be cut off. And the Soviet army will have a good opportunity to annihilate it.
Because the German army did not expect that the Battle of Stalingrad would be won so quickly, all the previous plans were disrupted, and the deployment of troops was out of sync. The Soviet army's attack on Kharkov happened to hit the German army.
On the weak side, Kharkov fell in just a few days. The half-million Axis troops in Stalingrad were in danger of being exploded before their celebrations were over.
However, Marshal Erich von Manstein, the supreme commander of the German Army Group South, keenly discovered the opportunity to turn defeat into victory in danger. He bravely withstood the mustache's scolding and proposed an extremely bold plan to him.
counterattack plan[
At this time, the Soviet army was stumbling due to the muddy roads caused by heavy rain. In particular, the inability of heavy artillery to reach the front line in time greatly affected the Soviet army's ability to attack critical areas. This was considered a failure of the Soviet army after the war.
The most direct reason. At the same time, because Mustache personally visited the front line, the morale of the Ukrainian German army was extremely high, and the Air Force Command also
A large number of elite flying wings were transferred to Ukraine at a rapid speed, allowing the German Air Force to completely seize the air supremacy of Kharkov and its surrounding areas. Under the frequent bombings of the German Air Force, the Soviet army, especially the crucial logistics forces,
Huge losses were suffered, and the shortcomings of the Soviet recruits' training and lack of experience were quickly exposed.
Under Manstein's successful inducement, the leading troops of the Soviet army took the initiative to get into the pockets set up by three elite German armies. As expected, they were completely annihilated. The German military quality and combat experience were completely destroyed this time.
The overwhelming advantage shown in the battle, or in other words, the Soviet army lost its firepower advantage.
The poor combat effectiveness shown after the battle greatly increased Manstein's confidence. He decisively changed his original plan. He was no longer eager to recapture Kharkov, but ordered the armored troops to advance deep into the Soviet flank as quickly as possible.
Advancing, his goal is to eat up the entire main force of the Soviet Southwest Front, which has been rebuilt once.
At the same time, the German 6th Army, which captured Stalingrad, also launched a fierce attack on Saratov in the north, effectively containing the enemy. The main force of the Soviet Southwest Front missed the final opportunity to break through because Stalin refused to admit defeat.
At the right time, they were finally divided and surrounded by Manstein's million-strong army. Although the Soviet officers and soldiers put up a desperate resistance, the fate of the entire army was inevitably annihilated in the end.
At this point, the Battle of Kharkov ended with another great victory for the German army. If we count from the Soviet Union's attack on Kharkov, the total number of Soviet soldiers killed and missing in battle exceeds 500,000, and no less than 200,000 people were captured. How about the United States?
Most of the technical weapons and supplies that were easily sent to the Soviet Union were also lost.
However, compared with the early stage of the Soviet-German war, the Soviet army's will to resist has been significantly strengthened. It can be seen from the sharp drop in the proportion of prisoners. Although the Soviet army is still defeated again and again, the exchange ratio between the two sides has unconsciously changed.
Changes have quietly occurred over time. In the Battle of Kharkov, the total number of German casualties reached more than 200,000, which made German generals such as Mustache and Manstein extremely sad, and this was just the beginning.