Imperial Overlord

Another great power on earth, Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union, is inside the Kremlin.

Stalin was enjoying his own breakfast, and the long table was full of bread and caviar.

But obviously he had no interest in these things, he just looked at a newspaper in front of him, a newspaper with a photo of Rommel entering Cairo.

In front of Stalin stood several senior Soviet generals, all of whom lowered their heads slightly, not knowing what they were thinking.

"If the Germans enter the Middle East from North Africa, do we have any countermeasures?" Stalin asked in a loud voice while chewing his food.

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader, we are drawing up relevant plans, but there is no guarantee that the plan will be successful." An army general opened his mouth and answered Stalin's question.

Stalin picked up the water glass in front of him, took a sip of milk, put down the glass and continued to ask: "The thunderstorm plan has not been completed yet? Your efficiency is really disgusting."

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader! It is very difficult to reserve enough fuel for the attack on the front line, and it is a secret reserve." Another officer in charge of logistics explained in a low voice.

Another general quickly followed, buying time for his men: "Yes! Comrade Stalin, the great leader! Thousands of tanks are mobilized, and it takes time to hide as much as possible!"

"I don't know the specific implementation steps, I can only rely on you comrades." Stalin said slowly while eating: "However, I need to impose enough on Germany before Rommel enters the Middle East. Pressure... This is a strategy, a strategy that must be executed!"

"We have asked people from the embassy to come forward and discuss relevant issues with the German Foreign Ministry, but they have not promised us anything." An official of the foreign ministry spoke quickly and reported the latest progress to Stalin.

Stalin, who was sitting in his seat, nodded and said, "All of you are my closest comrades-in-arms. I hope everyone can work together and continue to contribute to the motherland."

After he finished speaking, he continued without waiting for others to speak: "I want to implement the following three suggestions immediately, first ... I need to make the Germans understand and seriously consider our position; second, I hope that I can The major thunderstorm plan should be completed immediately; thirdly, the development of new weapons must also be ready by next year."

The Soviet side did not want to see the Mediterranean become a monolithic region controlled by forces. This is tantamount to letting a strategic direction of the Soviet Union be controlled by a single force.

After the Axis Powers occupied the Suez Canal, they would inevitably expand their power to the Middle East, and the Soviet Union also hoped to build its own strategic buffer zone in the Middle East.

As a result, both sides have a lot of conflicts of interest in the Middle East and the Suez Canal, or there are too many key points of mutual suspicion.

Germany does not want its vital oil resources to be controlled by the Soviet Union and areas that the Soviet Union can threaten, but in fact Germany's oil resources are indeed within the direct influence of the Soviet Union.

Romania's oil fields are within the direct attack range of the Soviet Union, and Germany's oil is now heavily dependent on Soviet imports.

Germany does not want to see such a situation. It hopes that through a series of operations, the liberation of oil production areas from the direct threat of the Soviet Union is a direct response to this move.

The Soviet Union also had such concerns. They did not want the Germans to appear in the Middle East. In that case, their oil in Baku would also face a direct threat from the Axis powers.

In this case, the German army's entry into Egypt is not good news for the Soviet Union in any case. Even the Soviet Union's top leader, Stalin, has already moved his mind to prepare for armed intervention in this matter.

He couldn't help but think about it, because the current Soviet Union is also a powerful military machine!

In the real history, the German army launched the Barbarossa plan and after the invasion of the Soviet Union, in Belarus and Ukraine, a total of millions of Soviet Red Army were captured.

With an army of millions, and equipped with tens of thousands of tanks of various types, if such an army can only be regarded as second-rate, then there is no army in this world that dares to say that it is a first-rate army.

The Soviet Union deployed more than 3 million troops in the border area, with more tanks and aircraft than the Wehrmacht on the other side of the border!

However, the quality of the Soviet fighters was not as good as that of the German fighters. Although there were many tanks, they were not as good as their opponents in tactics and training.

The most important problem is that most of these troops were paralyzed near the station by the sudden attack of the German army, so they were annihilated by the organic system at the beginning of the war.

But when it comes to the data strength of this unit, it can be said to be one of the largest and most equipped armies in the world.

On the border, the Soviet Union had 30,000 artillery pieces, while Germany had 40,000 artillery pieces. It seems that Germany has the upper hand, but among the more than 40,000 cannons, there are also numbers of allies such as Romania, Italy...

The difference in the number of aircraft between the two sides is equally obvious. The number of Soviet aircraft on the border is 9,000, while the German army has only 4,000 aircraft, which is less than half of the Soviet side.

During the same period, the German army was most proud of the number of tanks in the armored troops. The German army had 4,000 tanks, while the Soviet Union concentrated 10,000 tanks...

Who knows, in the comparison of the number of tanks between the German army and the Soviet army, the gap is even greater than the gap between the two sides in the sky.

Are you talking about the quality of the tank? That's more interesting. The number and quality of tanks in the Soviet Union at this time were slightly higher than those of the Germans.

At this stage, the Soviet Union is equipped with a large number of T-26 tanks, as well as some big guys such as KV-1 and KV-2, and a small amount of T-34 artifact.

The weapons in the hands of Germany are much more complicated. There are 38T and No. 2, No. 3, No. 4. Most of the tanks are not better than the equipment in the hands of the Soviets.

The only difference between the two sides is the radios equipped on the tanks, and the synergistic experience of using those radios. In fact, in this regard, the Soviet tank force did not catch up to the highest level of the Germans until 45 years.

From these simple data analysis, everyone can see at a glance that in addition to the fact that the Axis countries concentrated their forces in the early days of the war to form an advantage in numbers, in fact, the number of weapons and equipment of the Axis countries was not dominant.

It can even be said that it is completely at a disadvantage. This is one of the reasons why many scholars in later generations firmly believe that the "Thunderstorm Project" must exist: Brother, why don't you attack with so many troops?

It is a pity that the Soviet Union overestimated its industrial strength in the end, at least in 1941 overestimated the gold content of its technical weapons.

They hit 9,000 planes on the Western Front and were completely unable to defeat the Germans' 4,000 planes. Although the two sides are quite different in quantity, the quality is different.

The aircraft that the German army can fly to the sky include advanced fighters such as ME-109E and FW-190A, various advanced bombers, and thousands of elite pilots who have experienced war.

Most of the Soviet Union's planes are slightly outdated I-16 and other aircraft, and most of the pilots have not experienced any test of war.

This is why, at the beginning of Operation Barbarossa, most of the Soviet Air Force planes were paralyzed at the airport.

"Comrade Stalin, the great leader, I understand what you mean! We will complete the offensive plan immediately, and strive to prepare for the invasion of Germany at the beginning of 1941." An army general promised.

"On the other hand, we will step up pressure on the German Foreign Office to promise to give up access to the Middle East. If the other party does not agree, we will immediately cut off oil exports to it!" Although oil exports are running out, the Soviet Union still There is also trade with Germany.

After all, the two countries have signed a non-aggression pact, and this pact has only been signed for more than a year, and the ink has not dried up. Although the two countries are now preparing to tear up the pact, haven't they been torn up yet?

Stalin nodded, then waved to these people, indicating that they could leave. Then he grabbed the milk in front of him and took a sip, as if he was thinking about something.

"Hitler...you are a very formidable opponent! I know this~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Stalin said softly to himself.

"But you still have a fatal flaw compared to me... You're not ruthless enough! It's far from ruthless!" Stalin seemed to mention something that made him very satisfied, and his face became very happy.

"I have killed all those who disobeyed me, and now I have control over the whole country! You are... unparalleled! Dare to challenge the Soviet Union under my control, you are not enough!" He put down the milk and stood Get up, turn around and leave the restaurant for dinner.

The decoration here is still in the classical style, the candlesticks and every corner are carved with beams and paintings, and even many details are decorated with pure gold.

Stalin did not see all the extravagance. He has now completed the cleansing of the entire army and has controlled every inch of the country with the most extensive territory.

And what he has to do now is to extend the border of this country outward, all the way to Europe, to every corner of the world!

At that time, the red flag of truth will be planted on the roof of the Empire State Building, on the roof of the Chancellery in Berlin, in Paris, in London...