The Ming army stopped its onslaught, which was immediately noticed by both the Soviet Union and Germany. Stalin was very savvy and immediately guessed the reason: the Ming army's front line was too long and was unable to continue a large-scale attack. Secondly, the Ming Dynasty also wanted to
The German and Soviet armies fought hard and both sides suffered losses. In the end, the Ming Dynasty spent little effort to pick big fruits.
Stalin immediately seized the opportunity and continued to speed up the deployment of troops from Central Asia to Europe. This was of course a poison to quench his thirst, but there was no other way at the moment. The two enemies of the Soviet Union now were the Ming Dynasty, which was strong, and Germany, which was weak. But although the Ming Dynasty was
Although Germany is strong, it is difficult to destroy the Soviet Union in its geographical location. The most it can do is occupy more land. And now that it has shown the end of its strength, it will be difficult to occupy much more in the future. Although Germany is weaker than the Ming Dynasty, it is in Europe.
It is definitely possible to hit Moscow, but the risk is much higher.
Germany was also very anxious. The ambassador to the Ming Dynasty kept asking to see the Foreign Minister, conveying Hitler's urging from the head of state, asking the Ming army to continue the offensive and cooperate with the German army to attack the Soviet Union. The ambassador conveyed Hitler's original words:
——The head of state "looks forward to the meeting of the soldiers of the Ming Empire and the Third Reich at the Caspian Sea."
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Obviously, the German army is now feeling more and more pressure. Moreover, the German intelligence department also knows that these extra Soviet troops have been transferred from the east.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ming Dynasty is also very sincere, saying that the Ming army has indeed reached the "peak of its offensive". The distance from Lanzhou to central Kazakhstan, without railways in between, is as long as half of Europe. Even if the Ming army has
There is also a limit to the transportation volume of massive military vehicles. Now it has almost reached the limit. The Ming army has done too much to attack the Soviet Union. Germany should not be too demanding for this. I ask Chancellor Hitler to understand this.
Hitler did not think as deeply as Stalin did. He did not expect that the Ming Dynasty was deliberately wasting the German army. Looking at the map, Hitler was indeed surprised by the long front of the Ming army. He also understood it very well. So he retreated
The next best thing was to ask the ambassador to convey another request: he hoped that the "Mining-Russia coalition" would launch another attack northward and occupy Chelyabinsk.
Chelyabinsk is located in the north of Kazakhstan, in Russia, 127 kilometers from the border with Kazakhstan and less than 100 kilometers from the Ural Mountains. This city is an important town in Central Asia and one of the most important hubs on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
If Chelyabinsk can be captured, the Trans-Siberian Railway can be cut off in the middle. Cutting off the Trans-Siberian Railway here is equivalent to cutting off the European and Asian parts of the Soviet Union.
There are still many Soviet troops stationed in central Russia and west of Lake Baikal, and various resources there are continuously transported to Europe through the Trans-Siberian Railway. Weapons, vehicles, and materials produced by factories in some parts of Europe are also transported through the railway.
Shipped to the Asian part. Hitler's proposal is indeed good. Once Chelyabinsk is captured, the Soviet army in Central Siberia will become a lonely force. Then it will be much easier for the Ming-Russian coalition forces to capture Central Siberia. West of Lake Baikal
This place was also the land promised to free Russia by the Ming Dynasty.
Although Chelyabinsk is only more than 100 kilometers away from Kazakhstan, the main force of the Ming army is indeed unable to carry out such a key battle. Therefore, now the Ming army does not seek to occupy, but only strikes from the air and mobilizes a large number of twin-engine bombers.
, carried out strategic bombing of Chelyabinsk, focusing on destroying the railway hub area. At the same time, Belarusian Cossack cavalry and Kazakh cavalry were dispatched from Kazakhstan to continuously harass Chelyabinsk, which was more than 100 kilometers away.
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The Ming army kept noticing a problem, which could not be ignored.
——The real Ming army, which is dominated by Han people, now has two main vassal armies: one is the Muslim army in Central Asia, and the other is the White Russian army in Free Russia. No matter which one of these two armies, they are different from the Han Ming army.
The military can all live in harmony, but the relationship between the Muslims and the Russians is very tense, and it is getting more and more tense, and they cannot even be used together. Now in a battle, either only Muslim troops are used, or
Either use only Russian troops, or hand over the left wing to the Muslim troops, the right wing to the Russian troops, and separate the Han Ming troops in the middle. In short, you cannot put the Muslim troops and the Russian troops directly together. In that case, the battle will be defeated.
Not to mention that they can't cooperate closely, it would be nice if they don't conflict.
It’s no wonder that the conflicts between the two sides are not only historical, but mainly religious. The Russian troops believe in God and the Muslim troops believe in Allah. This contradiction is destined to be irreconcilable. The Ming army believes in nothing and has no fixed beliefs of its own. To the Muslims
You can say "Allah is good" over there, and you can say "God is good" to the Cossacks over there, but it doesn't matter which side you get along with. Moreover, the main battles are now in the Muslim areas of Central Asia. The Ming army has strict military discipline, and there is basically no theft or robbery.
For things like that, we have a very good relationship with the local people. But the Cossacks of the Russian army can't do that. They steal and rob wherever they go.
Muslim teachings prohibit eating pork and drinking alcohol. Although the Ming army did not believe in it, they fought in Muslim areas and fully respected local customs. There was no pork or alcohol in the army's food. But as we all know, the Russian army is a drunkard
The troops formed, from generals and marshals to small soldiers, are basically all drunkards. The Free Russian Army and the Soviet Red Army are the same in this respect. They can skip food and drink. It is better to not let them drink than to let them
Death is still hard to come by. When the Russian soldiers were stationed in a local village, they were besieged by the locals many times because they gathered to drink. The Russian soldiers fired in self-defense, and someone immediately reported the news to the Muslim troops stationed nearby. Soon there was a
A group of Kazakh soldiers came galloping in, and a Kazakh vs Cossack battle ensued.
This kind of thing has happened several times, and several lives have been lost each time. There are more and more cases of this type in the military courts of the Ming army. Tang Yunsheng even sent a message directly to Denikin in his own name, asking him to
To strictly control the Russian army under his command, it is best to issue a ban on alcohol in the Russian army. At least alcohol should be banned in the Muslim theater. But Denikin called back and said that this is the tradition of the Russian army and it is impossible to ban alcohol. This not only
It severely damaged morale, and it was impossible to operate and could not be carried out at all.
Also, from Denikin himself to the following group army commanders, corps commanders, division commanders, brigade, battalion, company, platoon and squad leaders, most of the soldiers are drunkards. Even the military police responsible for law enforcement in the army are mostly drunkards. Who do you want?
Whose wine should we ban?
Under this current situation, Nanjing's decision-makers had no choice but to shake their heads. They could only try their best to appease and try to calm the conflicts between the two sides. As long as the conflicts did not affect the war against the Soviet Union, it would be fine. In addition, the top brass of the Ming Dynasty also had an extra layer of thinking.
This contradiction can also be exploited.
After the disappearance of the Bolshevik regime in the Soviet Union, a "tripod" situation will emerge in Central and West Asia: the Russian Federation in the northeast, Nazi Germany in the northwest, and a series of newly independent Muslim countries in the south. The contradictions between these three will continue to ferment.
, expansion, and the Ming Dynasty, which lives in the east of Eurasia, will be able to maneuver in the middle and become a balancer and mediator. And the two series of vassal states-the Russian Federation and the small Muslim countries in Central Asia, in the foreseeable future, will
For a long historical period, they would not be enemies of the Ming Dynasty, but would only compete to please and win over the Ming Dynasty.
In this sense, it can also ensure the tranquility of the northwest border of Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent.