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Chapter 0744 Turning Point ([-]) Armor Wars Coming

The history of this time and space has embarked on a completely unknown and different track, and the original inertia seems to be still working, but the historical events that have evolved have made Luo Yaoguo, a "time traveler", a little dumbfounded.For example, in this World War II, I and Adolf Hitler, the head of state of Germany, were undoubtedly the culprits!But it was Stalin who finally ignited the flames of war.And in the latest issue of "Time" magazine, he and Hitler, Anastasia, and the Italian dictator Mussolini who had just announced that he would massively increase his troops to rescue Poland were on the cover at the same time.I don't know if it's true or completely ignorant? The editors of "Time" did not use vicious language such as warmongers, demons, and fascist bandits to describe these four.Instead, call them the four leaders of the world's war against Bolshevik aggression!The great defender of human civilization...

And the great leader of communism, Joseph Stalin, appeared in this weekly because of this war earlier than the four of them. The Americans wrote under his photo in bold and black fonts, "Stalin's assault is invincible! Poland is on the verge of destruction! ".This is how Western newspapers and the public judged the performance of the Soviet Union on the Western Front in October 1937.

The so-called Stalin's assault was actually concluded by Tukhachevsky and other high-level Soviet troops after summarizing the tactics of large-scale use of tanks in the Middle East Road War, the Sino-Japanese Shandong War, and the Sino-Japanese 9.18 War. The popular name of the "Great Depth Offensive Tactic".Use cannons and cannon fodder on a large scale to open a gap in the weak point of the enemy's defense, and then throw in armored troops, cavalry troops, motorized infantry and other fast corps to turn the enemy's rear upside down!This style of play is similar to Germany's "blitzkrieg" in another time and space, except that the Germans used tanks to break through the enemy's defenses, while the Soviets used cannon fodder.

Although this tactic of the Soviets caused a lot of casualties on their own side, it undoubtedly achieved great success in terms of strategy and tactics.In just one month, two rounds of huge "Stalin's assaults" wiped out more than 100 million troops in Poland, almost disarming the country's armed forces. A round of "Stalinist assault" can highlight a red communist Poland!

But the international proletariat may be disappointed this time.Because the "Stalin Assault" stopped under the city of Warsaw.This event was called a great turning point in the world anti-Bolshevik war by the media of various countries at that time!Under the wonderful writing of those western reporters, countless brave Poles have completely united and are ready to defend their capital and motherland with their blood and lives. Tank trenches, barricades are being erected on all the streets in the city, and all middle-aged men are being trained.It seems that they stopped the millions of Soviet Red Army armed with tanks and artillery!

In fact, the real reason why Zhukov stopped advancing was that he was waiting for the follow-up infantry corps. He wanted to use those infantry corps to surround the city and use horse-drawn howitzers to destroy Warsaw's will to resist!But at this moment, the underground members of the Polish Communist Party, who cooperated with the Soviet Red Army to liberate their motherland, discovered that another torrent of steel had also reached the small town of Razimin not far north of the Soviet army's position. Chinese armored forces!

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On the night of November 1937, 11.A burst of loud and continuous roar suddenly alarmed the small Polish town of Radzimin, waking up almost everyone in the city.When the curious Polish people tremblingly opened their windows and looked up the street with the faint moonlight, they were all overwhelmed by what they saw.Giant steel giants waddled through the night.The road has been sprinkled with white ash on the road, and every 6 meters, there is a Polish military police wearing a white helmet directing traffic and maintaining order.Most of the town's residents already recognize those steel guys that move, roar, and kill as tanks!Of course they also know that the powerful Polish army was defeated by the Soviets with this kind of tank!

However, these tanks that are now driving into their homeland do not seem to belong to the Soviet Union.These tanks do not have a red star on them, but a white sun emblem.They should belong to Poland's ally China.The turret hatches of these tanks were wide open, as were the cockpit doors.Both the captain and the driver poked their heads out, guiding the way with the help of the faint headlights, and moving forward slowly.Behind the long line of tanks, there are more odd-looking half-track armored vehicles, and the armored vehicles are full of Chinese soldiers wearing M-35 helmets!A huge armored force came to the rescue at the most critical moment in Warsaw, the capital of Poland!The Soviet devils are going to eat these iron guys!That's what all Poles think at this moment...

The half-track armored vehicle that Hu Lian, Wu Ruohao and the staff of the 400th Armored Division drove to a small hill outside the city.Looking at the long steel dragon rolling forward under his feet.In the dark night, those faint headlights dotted with stars constitute the most spectacular picture.The sound of steel tracks rolling and hitting the ground.The deep and surging roar of the engines of tanks and armored vehicles combined into the most magnificent war march in the world.These are more than 400 tanks and strong artillery. For the Soviet Red Army, they are more than [-] mobile disasters. In the next few days, they will completely smash the Soviet Union's dream of "liberating Poland"!It will completely end the myth that Soviet tanks are invincible!

The engineers and communications soldiers were nervously setting up a temporary command post. Hu Lian ordered his 11th Armored Division to rest in this quiet and peaceful Polish town for half a day. By noon on November 7, they would attack the Soviet positions in the southeast direction. .Start the first tank battle in human history!China's armored forces have been preparing for this day for many years.

At this time, in the headquarters on the other side, Zhukov, the God of War of the Red Army and the commander of the 27th Special Army, habitually locked himself in a small office.And all those army commanders and staff officers who were full of big talk and empty talk were driven outside.In Zhukov's view, these people have been dazzled by successive victories, and have completely forgotten the mission of the 27th Special Army and the current overall situation of the enemy's strength and our weakness. The Chinese were beaten to pieces!The Chita Fortress is in danger. At the same time, Krasnoyarsk, an important city in Eastern Siberia, was captured by Chinese airborne troops. The 29th Special Army sent to recover there was unable to attack for a long time and lost many troops!Facing such a fierce opponent, he really dared not be negligent.

In the office, Zhukov was staring intently at the map on the wall. On the map, several huge blue arrows were heading straight for Warsaw from East Prussia, Prussia and Pomerania.However, these arrows are still some distance away from myself and Warsaw. What really caused trouble for my diversionary attack was a small blue arrow not far from my 27th Special Army-a Chinese armored division that rushed in quickly!Zhukov knew that those huge blue arrows were the German Army Group South!It is believed that there are as many as 100 million people, four times more than the total force under his command!And my task is to pretend to be the strategic main force of the Soviet army to contain and attract this army group... The trouble now is the Chinese armored division, which is clearly here to trouble me.Now the 27th Special Army can of course escape, and the opponent may not come to chase them.But the question is how could the "main force of the Soviet army" be scared away by a mere Chinese armored division?But if you don't run your 27th Special Army, in case you can't defeat the opponent at once, and let yourself be entangled by the opponent, wouldn't it become a dish for the German Southern Army Group that came later?

I don't know how much time passed, suddenly there was a hasty knock on the door.Then, a voice came in from outside. "Comrade Commander, the Chinese are dispatched! BoG personnel report that all those Chinese have come out of Razimin City and are heading towards us!"

"What?!" Hearing what the other party said, Zhukov exclaimed. He quickly came to the door and asked through the door, "Have the Poles in Warsaw moved?"

"Not yet." The voice said quickly: "The 35th Infantry Corps confronting the Polish Army on the west bank of the Vistula River reported that the other side of the Vistula River is currently calm, and the Polish Army has no movement and no further action." Shells were fired at them. I guess..."

With a bang, the wooden door of the office was suddenly kicked open from the inside.Zhukov came out from inside.All the people in the headquarters involuntarily put down their work.Then stood up quickly.Salute to your heroes.And Zhukov just waved his hand slightly as a return of courtesy.He glanced majestically at all the soldiers present, and said slowly: "Everyone, the battle that will determine the fate of our Soviet motherland is about to begin. Please fight like a communist!" He finished.He changed his tone abruptly.Exhausting all the strength of his body, he ordered loudly: "I order. All armored and cavalry units must be assembled within two hours! Prepare to meet the enemy. The 35th Infantry Army must hand over its position to the Infantry 36st Army within three hours. 37. The 36th Army must then rush to Wowoming at a rapid march speed to assist in the battle. The 37th and [-]th Army are responsible for monitoring the Polish Army in Warsaw.”

"Comrade Commander!" At this time, the chief of staff, Major General Rokossovsky, suddenly appeared next to Zhukov, and then quietly reminded: "Is it too little to use two armies to monitor the enemy in Warsaw? And the Chinese only It's just one armored division, so we don't need three armies to deal with it..."

Zhukov looked serious, and shook his head slowly: "No! The Chinese will not attack alone. The Poles must have quietly dispatched troops from Warsaw to cooperate with them! Otherwise, Warsaw would not be so quiet."

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At 1937 o'clock in the evening on November 11, 7, a mixed unit composed of the 11th Armored Division of the Chinese National Defense Army and the 25st Infantry Corps of the Polish Army met the 27th Special Army of the Soviet Red Army going north on the outskirts of Wowomin, a small town about 35 kilometers northeast of Warsaw. A tank corps and a cavalry corps of the group army encountered.After a short and intense exchange of fire, there was a brief silence on the battlefield, when the two warring parties began to deploy their own armored forces, arrange fronts and positions.Due to the low visibility at this time, the Chinese-Polish army did not find that the opponent was short of troops, so it missed the opportunity to attack before the [-]th Soviet Army did not feel the battlefield.

At 11 o'clock in the morning on November 8, the 1th Infantry Army of the Soviet Red Army finally arrived at the Vovomin front line. At this time, Zhukov had a tank army, a cavalry army and an elite motorized infantry army, with a total strength of about 35. People, with about 7 tanks (repaired and supplemented, 5 more than on November 300), 11 cannons, including 3 100mm howitzers, 288 152mm howitzers, 70 122mm/72mm anti-tank guns, and the rest Both are 57mm field guns/mountain guns.The total strength of the Chinese-Polish coalition is about 37, with 75 tanks and assault artillery (the standard configuration is 76.2, but 6.8 broke down during the march and have not been repaired), 406 cannons, including 452mm howitzers 46, 225 150mm howitzers, 68 105mm anti-tank guns, and the rest are 70mm mountain/field guns.

The comparison of the strength of the two sides seems to be evenly matched, but the Chinese Eighth Armored Division has 406 tanks and assault artillery, all of which are 20-ton and 30-ton medium tanks or self-propelled artillery.However, the Soviet opponents only had the T-26 tank and the No. 15 tank captured from the Polish army. These two tanks were simply vulnerable to the No. 88 and No. 1 tanks!Not to mention that the Eighth Armored Division also has 57 No. 35 assault guns equipped with an [-]mm anti-aircraft gun!However, the artillery of the Soviet army has a clear advantage, and their infantry is not as strong as the Polish army that has been defeated repeatedly!And they also have dozens of powerful ZIS-[-] [-]mm anti-tank guns.In addition, the Soviet Army has an overwhelming advantage in commanders. The Red Army God of War Zhukov is the commander of the Army Group and concurrently serves as the commander of the Fourth Tank Army. Chief of Staff Rokossovsky is also a famous Soviet Marshal in history. The commander of the infantry army is Major General Konev!So they are not powerless.

After a little analysis of the enemy's situation, the three famous Soviet commanders in history quickly made the most correct choice.The Soviet army will attack first!The target is directed at the 1st Army of the Polish Army, which has already suffered from tank phobia.As long as the Polish 4.8st Army with 1 people is defeated, it will be difficult for the remaining Chinese armored division to turn things around!

Moreover, unlike the three armies of the Soviet Union that have cooperated for many days, the Chinese and Polish armies have never fought side by side in the past, and the two sides lack experience in cooperation.Therefore, in terms of formation, the 1st Polish Army and the 1th Chinese Armored Division were simply divided into left and right wings, and the Polish artillery was deployed behind the front line. Covering their rear in a forest behind the army.In addition, there is nothing to cooperate.

According to the plan of the Soviet army, the bombardment before the tank attack will start at 11:8 am on November 6th, and the bombardment time will be 15 minutes, which will be 30 minutes of frontal firepower attack, followed by 10 minutes of shallow, near and deep shooting, and finally 10 minutes of the second forward fire attack.

As a flash of light flashed across the opposite Soviet position, the officers and soldiers of the Chinese and Polish armies who were also preparing to attack trembled under their feet, and the Soviet army's full-line shelling suddenly began!The artillery fire swept over the Wowoming plain like a whirlwind.For a moment, the high and low pillars of fire and smoke shot straight into the sky at the same time on the front lines of the Chinese and Polish armies.The Chinese and Polish militaries also responded in a timely manner.The artillery group reacted almost immediately, and began to fight back rumblingly.A total of more than 400 cannons on both sides fired flashes at the same time, making the entire sky turn red.The shrapnel flying all over the sky harvested lives recklessly on the forward positions of the two armies!The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot state immediately!

At 6:45, the Soviet artillery preparations ended.At the same time, the headquarters of the 27th Special Army of the Red Army issued an order to start the offensive to all troops!The gunfire that gradually subsided was soon replaced by the rumbling roar of Soviet tanks.The Polish 1st Army has realized at this time that it will become a victim of tanks!Because the focus of the Soviet shelling just now was himself.

So the 1st Army of the Polish Army hurriedly ordered the Eighth Assault Artillery Battalion of the Chinese National Defense Army assigned to it to issue an order to "advance and support the infantry positions".Major He Bolie, the commander of the battalion, wrote in his memoirs in the future: "The Soviets finally rushed ahead of us to attack. Our battalion had 15 No. 5 assault guns at that time, which was the main combat force. In addition, there were 20 anti-aircraft combat vehicles equipped with twin 10mm anti-aircraft guns, 26 half-track armored vehicles used to transport ammunition, and some light armored vehicles. We were arranged in a small forest on the Polish front line, waiting for the Soviet Union The tanks arrived. At that time we realized that a real battle of armor was coming! It didn't take long before our eyes were surrounded by Soviet tank groups. These tanks were mainly T-1 types, and some of our Panzer [-] tanks were also present. , and some strangely shaped armored vehicles. The total number of tanks and armored vehicles is about several hundred, and it looks very spectacular! Accompanied by these tanks and armored vehicles, there are about [-] infantrymen, all shouting With 'Ulla!' rushing towards the Polish positions in front of us!"

Chapter 0745 turning point (four) steel collision

"...The tragic battle was staged as scheduled, anti-tank guns, cluster grenades, explosive kits and even Molotov cocktails! All the weapons that could be used were put into the blocking battle against the Soviet tank group by Polish soldiers. And we were asked to put the Soviet tanks at a distance of 500 meters before they could fire. Because that would prevent the Soviet tank groups from escaping quickly. But this order must have not considered whether the sacrifice of these young Polish lives was worthwhile? The weapons in their hands could not destroy the tank unit effectively covered by the Soviet infantry. Seeing the Soviet army rushing in front of them, many brave Polish soldiers desperately raised their bayonet-mounted rifles, climbed out of the hastily dug walking pit, and fought with flesh and blood. I tried my best to resist the attack of the Soviets..." The above is excerpted from the memoir "My World War II Career" by Lieutenant General He Bolie, Chief of Staff of the Armored Forces of the Chinese National Defense Forces.

At 11:8 am on November 7, the Soviet tank group broke through the first line of defense of the Polish infantry, and at the same time entered the "20 meters" prescribed shooting range.These tanks looked a little damaged, and it seemed that the heroic resistance of the Polish army still caused some damage to them.When the leading T-500 tank drove to a distance of about 26 meters from the 8th Assault Gun Battalion, the 450mm caliber cannon finally began to roar!The tank was hit and exploded immediately!The other Soviet tanks did not stop, and continued to advance slowly without fear.Then came the second, third... until the tenth Soviet tank was blown up, the Red Army tank group did not respond.Several T-88 tanks quickly blasted into the woods with their 26mm guns. Several of them hit a No. 37 assault gun, but did not cause any major damage to the 70mm thick high-quality bulletproof steel plate on its front. harm.

However, the Soviet Union obviously did not intend to give up on this.In his memoirs, Lieutenant General He Bolie, the chief of staff of the Armored Forces of the National Defense Forces, and the battalion commander of the 88th Assault Artillery Battalion, described it in his memoirs: "...the battle was cruel, and the Soviet tanks and infantry seemed to be endless! Every one of our assault guns is firing at maximum rate of fire, and the battlefield is full of smoking and burning Soviet tanks. But it is incredible that the tank groups of the Soviet Red Army show no signs of collapse. On the contrary, they In an unfavorable situation, greater courage broke out, and they swooped like crazy to cover our Polish infantry front... Their efforts soon paid off, and the Polish infantry line of defense was once again broken by the Soviet army. So, we had no choice but to retreat behind another Polish infantry line that had just been pieced together, and continued to use [-]mm guns to attack Soviet tanks.

...Similar battles were repeated several times, and by the end of the day, I am sure at least 100 Soviet tanks were destroyed by our battalion!This was my first battle, and it was quite a success!For me, the day of November 1937, 11 is undoubtedly of special commemorative significance.Because of this battle, I won a First-Class Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun and a Polish Knight’s Order. In addition, many people in our battalion won the Second-Class Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun, the First-Class Martial Arts Medal, and the Second-Class Martial Arts Medal. "

The strong combat effectiveness shown by the Chinese Eighth Assault Gun Battalion in this day's battle also saved the fate of the Polish First Army, which was on the verge of collapse. However, in just half a day of fighting, the Ministry still paid nearly 1 human casualties.After the 3000 No. 300 and No. [-] tanks of China's Eighth Armored Division defeated the containment of the Soviet cavalry, they appeared on the left wing of the Soviet tank group. The first tank battle in human history finally began!

At this time, Zhukov still had about 200 operational tanks, and Hu Lian brought 300 tanks. The Chinese army has an absolute advantage in numbers.In terms of tank performance, the Chinese have a greater advantage.However, Zhukov, the Soviet god of war, is no ordinary person, he has already prepared his ultimate move!It is his 12 artillery companies equipped with ZIS-1 57mm anti-tank guns.These 12 companies have a total of 60 ZIS-1 57mm anti-tank guns, which were ambushed in a Polish village in the middle of the Soviet front.Now Zhukov's Fourth Tank Army only needs to lure the Chinese tanks over, and then they can use the huge power of the 57mm anti-tank gun to teach the opponent a lesson!However, this process of luring the enemy is quite painful, and it looks a bit like suicide.

The roar of the engines of some 500 tanks on both sides drowned out everything else on the battlefield.The 300 tanks of the Chinese army rushed through the gunpowder smoke that had not yet cleared at full speed, roaring like mercury pouring down the ground.However, the light tanks of the Soviet army quickly reversed, fighting and retreating, trying to lure the Chinese into a trap.The Soviet tanks that were retreating were hit one after another, and they were directly blown up and turned into a pile of burning parts, but they had almost no power to fight back, but the tanks of the Chinese army were also unable to close the distance between the two sides.

The Soviet tanks retreated while fighting, and after paying a heavy price, they gradually approached the predetermined location.At around 9:30 in the morning, the tank group of the Chinese Eighth Armored Division, which could not see through Zhukov's strategy, finally entered the range of the Soviet anti-tank guns.With a dull sound of "bang! bang! bang...", the front protective steel plates of seven or eight No. [-] tanks rushing forward were broken through.Five of the No. [-] vehicles caught fire after being shot, and then there were several "rumbling" noises, the tank was blown into several pieces, and all crew members died.The other three were lucky enough to be killed by ammunition and were able to be sent to the field repair shop for repair after the battle.

The Chinese tanks, which discovered that they might fall into the ambush trap of anti-tank guns, quickly turned their muzzles and blasted at the Soviet anti-tank gun positions.After dumbing down some Soviet anti-tank guns, these Chinese tanks roared and began to chase the Soviet tanks.But it didn't take long for several Soviet anti-tank guns to show their power... Naturally, after firing a few rounds of ammunition, these cannons became live targets for Chinese tanks and were blasted into parts.But in this way, the vigilance of the Chinese has also begun to increase, and the remaining Soviet tanks will not pursue them no matter how tempted they are!

Lieutenant General Wu Tuohao, then deputy chief of staff of the Chinese Expeditionary Force (the advance army has been officially renamed the Expeditionary Force), went to the battlefield to supervise the battle in person.In his report to Luo Yaoguo afterwards, he described it like this: "Yesterday I personally observed the tank battle between 8 tanks of my 300th Armored Division and 200 tanks of the enemy in the southwest of Wowoming. Hundreds of artillery pieces on both sides Also participated in the battle at the same time. As a result, during the 2-hour chase, burning Soviet tanks spread all over the battlefield, and the sky was soon covered by black smoke from the burning of the tanks! Some Soviet T-26 light After the tank was pierced by our army's 75mm armor-piercing projectile, the ammunition exploded. The turret was lifted and then flew into the sky. All over the plain... After paying a heavy price, the Soviet army finally managed to introduce our tank group into a Polish village, where some ZIS-1 anti-tank guns were deployed! The powerful armor-piercing ability of this gun quickly destroyed 8 of our tanks were killed. Then the small village was bombarded by our tank guns and howitzers in the rear, but they did not destroy all the ZIS-1 anti-tank guns. They quickly opened fire on us and destroyed them again 7 tanks, and forced us to give up chasing the remaining Soviet tanks, so the defeated Soviet army was able to withdraw from the battlefield safely..."

After that, the situation on the battlefield gradually became calm. The artillery and infantry of both sides fired at each other for a while. At about 11:30 noon, the Soviet Red Army finally began to retreat, giving up the victory of the day.At this time, the entire field south of Wovomin was full of wrecks of Soviet tanks!

According to the battle report jointly issued by China and Poland after the war, in the battle on November 11, the Chinese and Polish coalition forces destroyed a total of 8 Soviet tanks!236 Soviet officers and soldiers were captured, and 1082 Soviet remains were found.The price paid by itself was 2245 Polish soldiers killed, 1432 seriously injured, and 1518 missing; the Chinese army killed 542 people, 226 seriously injured, 103 missing, and lost 26 tanks (38 of which were repaired).

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Inside the Kremlin, Stalin looked gloomy, Zhukov's telegram was on his desk, and Voroshilov, Shaposhnikov, and Yagoda were called urgently.

"The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army suffered a disgraceful defeat in Poland! Zhukov is no longer suitable to serve as the commander of the 27th Army Group. He made a serious mistake in his judgment of the Polish war situation. Yagoda, immediately review him and check whether he is the White Guard who slipped through the net. Molecule! He served in the tsar's army and was decorated!"

Facing Stalin's rare gaffe, the three people in the office were a little trembling, and no one dared to speak.They all knew in their hearts that Stalin was covering up the fear in their hearts.In all fairness, Zhukov's situation in Poland is very dangerous, and the tasks to be completed are also very difficult.The defeat at Wowoming was certainly due to Zhukov's underestimation of the Chinese armored forces, but the more important reason was that Zhukov had to fight in order to complete the task of attracting and containing the German Army Group South.Although it is defeated now, compared with the series of disastrous defeats of the Far East Front Army, Wowomin's defeat is at best a small defeat.

So Stalin was not angry because of this failure, but because in this failure, he saw the major risks faced by the "Battle along the Baltic Sea" that was about to start!If the "Battle on the Baltic Sea" fails, the fate of the Soviet state and Stalin himself will be irreversible!

"Should we reconsider the 'Battle on the Baltic Sea'?" Stalin stared at Shaposhnikov sternly, "What's the opinion of the General Staff? We can't even deal with a Chinese armored division, Can it defeat the more numerous and better equipped German armored divisions?"

Both Voroshilov and Shaposhnikov understood Stalin's mood at the moment. Now he is like a gambler who knows he will lose, but still wants to gamble!And the entire Soviet Union is now in such a predicament.If you give up the "Battle on the Baltic Sea" and withdraw the main force to the Stalin line of defense, you may be able to support it for a few more days, but you will still die in the end.And bite the bullet and launch an attack on the German army in Lithuania and Latvia. Although the hope of victory is slim, there is always a little bit...

"No." Shaposhnikov didn't dare to joke with his head now, he shook his head and replied: "From the battle of Wovomin, we can draw the conclusion that the 26mm gun of the T-37 tank is very effective against China. There is not much threat to the No. 1 and No. [-] tanks owned by Germany. Although the ZIS-[-] anti-tank gun has relatively good anti-tank capabilities, it seems that it is difficult to defeat a large number of enemy tanks by relying on the inconvenient artillery. .”

"Oh, so you are suggesting that I give up the 'Baltic Coastal Operation'?" Stalin's face showed a hesitant expression.He also knew that this 'Battle on the Baltic Coast' was his last chance.If you give up and wait until the weather turns better, not only the powerful German armored forces can exert their maximum power, but also the more powerful German air force will regain the dominance of the sky.At that time, besides waiting for death, will there be any other way out for myself and the Soviet Union?

"No, I don't recommend abandoning the 'Baltic Sea Coastal Operation Plan' either. Although it is difficult for us to win the battle against Poland in this battle, it is also impossible to destroy the German armored division...but we may still cause heavy losses to Germany. , in order to force Hitler to reconsider the direction of his expansion."

Stalin frowned deeply. Although he felt unsure about a decisive battle with Germany, he did not intend to sit still, even if it was a fight to the death with Germany, it would be good!

"Okay! We can't sit still, we must fight this battle well! Now I announce that the original Polish Front will be reorganized into the First Baltic Front, and the former Leningrad Front will be reorganized into the Second Baltic Front...and at the same time establish the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Front Ministry, officially appointed Comrade Tukhachevsky as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Front, Comrade Kirov as the General Political Commissar, and Comrade Gakhalepsky as the Chief of Staff of the Northern Front Command. And... Zhukov let him go first The Northern Front Headquarters serves as the deputy chief of staff, let’s see how he performs.”

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"The Supreme Command has just issued an order! Comrade Stalin demanded that we, at all costs, must severely attack the fascist gangsters who tried to invade the Soviet Union!" Headquarters of the Red Army.Amidst the excited voice of the young staff officer, the entire headquarters suddenly fell silent.All eyes turned to the staff officer who rushed in.Tukhachevsky, who had been standing in front of the map and scanning silently, turned around, rushed to the staff officer and snatched the telegram from him.

Sure enough, it was sent in the name of Supreme Commander Stalin. It seems that the Supreme Leader has made up his mind to fight fascist Germany!Tukhachevsky let out a sigh of relief, and the days of hard work were swept away, and his whole body seemed to be full of energy suddenly.There was a gleam of confidence in his eyes.He glanced at Kirov, his political commissar.Kirov looked even more excited than him, gritted his teeth and nodded slightly.The time has finally come to decide the fate of the Soviet Fatherland!The Kirov political commissar is now the supreme commander of the Red Army of more than 300 million workers and peasants on the northern front!

Seeing Kirov nodding at himself, Tukhachevsky shouted: "Operation Department! Prepare to record orders." The Northern Front Command was established on the basis of the Leningrad Front Army Command, and the staff had long They are already in place, and now they are all gathered around the chief of staff, General Gahalepsky, and open the record book eagerly waiting for Tukhachevsky's order.Now under this command, more than 70 troops have been concentrated.Following the orders of Tukhachevsky and Kirov, they will launch a magnificent battle on the land along the Baltic Sea!It is also a big battle that determines the future and destiny of the Soviet Union!

Tukhachevsky glanced at the excited staff officers, slowly pointed to the map and said: "Comrades, we achieved a great victory in the previous month's battle and defeated the invasion of fascist Poland. Attempts to regain the lost ground on the east bank of the Buwag River. Now it is the turn of fascist Germany to experience the iron fist of our Soviet Union! Only by defeating Germany can our Soviet motherland be saved. So everyone must work hard! But fascism Germany is a staunch enemy ten times stronger than fascist Poland, and in order to defeat them, we must also be prepared to suffer huge losses!" Just a few words made all the Soviet officers present express awe.Tukhachevsky slammed his face, and took another shot on the map: "Although our current strength is not as good as that of fascist Germany, we have concentrated this strength and twisted it into fists! But the enemy's strength is now scattered. Arrived in Poland. Now they have two army groups, the Northern Army Group stationed in Latvia and the Central Army Group stationed in Lithuania. Their total strength is estimated to be around 250 million! And they are well-equipped and well-trained. But among them Most of the people have not really fought in the war, unlike our 350 million people who have 200 million veterans who have smelled the smoke! This is our advantage, but it is not the only advantage, because we still have the initiative of the battlefield This is very critical for combat. Now we must make full use of this advantage to launch a pre-emptive strike and try to destroy or severely damage one of the two German army groups! Our main goal is to combine Germany, China, The Northern Army Group formed by the armies of Italy and other countries! And the Central Army Group of Germany will adopt a diversionary offensive strategy."