Beiyang reactionaries

"Prime Minister Anuin also thinks so?"

"of course."

Mika Anouin is really happy.

Although Wang Jingwei said that this is not a military alliance organization.But joining such an organization is tantamount to being protected by China.A small country like the Vientiane Kingdom can only survive if it is protected by a big country.

"In fact, there are many places where we cooperate with each other. In the future, we can set up a police department within the Chinese Federation to cooperate in combating those transnational criminals."

"Correct."

"If Prime Minister Anouin agrees, we will convene the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Myanmar, Thailand, and our five countries to discuss together to see what the constitution of the Chinese Federation is. One of the words that our Chairman Duan Xun often says is, everyone To achieve win-win cooperation, such cooperation can last for a long time. Our ideal Chinese Federation is that everyone can develop together."

"Yes, what Chairman Duan said is very good."

709

"The Stalingrad Front failed to break through the lines of the Romanian Fourth Army?"

In January 1942, things were not small in Asia.

The Korean Empire supported by Japan was established, and the Vientiane Kingdom supported by China was established.This has a great influence on Asian countries. At present, there are still many countries in Asia that are not independent.They saw that the Korean Empire and the Vientiane Kingdom could become independent, and they were very jealous.

At this time, no matter how stupid people are, they know that if they want to be independent, they must get the support of big countries.Especially those declining royal families, they immediately knew what to do if they wanted to be independent.

After all, whether it is the Korean Empire or the Vientiane Kingdom, their royal families have long been in decline.If it weren't for the support of Japan and China, their royal family would not be able to regain the throne.Therefore, including the royal family of Vietnam, Brunei, and Cambodia, the royal family of Luang Prabang in Laos, and the royal family of Champasak began to move around.In fact, after the establishment of the Vientiane Kingdom, the Luang Prabang family and the Champasak royal family began to contact China, hoping to drive away the French colonists and gain independence like the Vientiane Kingdom.

At the same time, Japan continued to attack strongly, first attacking the mainland of the United States, then attacking Australia, and taking Darwin Port.

Originally, Japan wanted to force the United States to sit on the negotiating table.Japan has done its best. The Pearl Harbor naval battle once again destroyed the Pacific Fleet and destroyed the military fortifications above Pearl Harbor.Moreover, it also attacked the mainland of the United States, which put tremendous psychological pressure on the United States.Hideki Tojo believes that such pressure will surely allow the United States to sit down and negotiate.

Unexpectedly, the American newspapers suddenly reported a large number of photos about the Japanese army abusing the Filipino American troops. Of the approximately 4 American troops captured by the Japanese, only about [-] are left.In just over a year, more than [-] American soldiers died.

So many people died, the influence is very big.

Hideki Tojo was very angry.

He had been looking for channels and methods of negotiation with the United States. Even if the United States was willing to negotiate, Japan was ready to make concessions in some respects.Because Hideki Tojo knows that the industrial machinery of the United States is really terrible to start, and Hideki Tojo does not want to fight a protracted war with the United States.However, as public opinion fermented, some American politicians who had previously supported the negotiations also disappeared.At this time, who dares to say that he wants to have peace talks with Japan.

In addition to the Pacific battlefield, Japan is currently engaged in the second Battle of Myitkyina.But the situation is not very good. Japan hopes that Thailand and the Republic of Myanmar can join forces to attack.

But they are not active in the Myitkyina battle this time, and they are a bit of a grinder.The Burmese government is currently mainly increasing its own strength, while Thailand is unwilling to fight.The previous war was to take over the territory of Myanmar, but now they have controlled the Jingdong area, and Thailand does not want to continue the war.Anyway, if you fight Myitkyina, Thailand will not get any good things.On the contrary, after cooperating with China, Thailand is very confident and does not want to be cannon fodder for Japan.

This made Japan very dissatisfied.

But for now, Japan still needs the cooperation of Thailand and Myanmar, so it can only appease them.

However, Duan Xun's eyes are still on the Soviet-German battlefield, because the most brutal battle of Stalingrad in World War II is going on here.According to Duan Xun's analysis, the German army failed to take down Stalingrad after fighting for half a year, which can be said to have lost its vigor.Zhukov's big counter-offensive prepared for several months is bound to be devastating.

But the situation on the battlefield gave Duan Xun a big surprise.

Zhukov is ready to attack with two fists, one is the Southwest Front Army and the other is the Stalingrad Front Army.Two fist strikes smashed the Romanian Third Army and the Romanian Fourth Army, and then the two armies joined forces in Karachi.In this way, Zhukov was able to complete the encirclement of the German Sixth Army.The Sixth Army has 30 troops. As long as they are surrounded, logistics alone can consume them.

But I didn't expect that the Southwest Front Army successfully completed its goal and defeated the Romanian Third Army.However, the Stalingrad Front Army failed to break through the defense of the Romanian Fourth Army and failed to reach the designated location on time.

"How is the situation now?"

"The German army has sent troops to assist the Romanian Fourth Army, and has also begun to organize troops to counterattack the Soviet Southwest Front Army."

"How could the Stalingrad Front fail to break through the Fourth Front's defenses?"

Duan Xun was really surprised.

In the Battle of Stalingrad in history, after Zhukov led the troops to counterattack, the Stalingrad Front defeated the Romanian Fourth Army in less than a day.In comparison, the Southwest Front Army spent more time.

But what happened?

The Stalingrad Front Army fought for a full week, but failed to defeat the Romanian Fourth Army, which is really incredible.Although the Romanian army claims to be the fourth largest of the Axis powers, it has millions of troops under its command.It was still very fierce at the beginning, but the strength of the Romanian army has also been greatly reduced since the battle.It is precisely because of this that Zhukov chose to attack Romanian troops.But the result surprised Duan Xun.

The Romanian Fourth Army turned out to have withstood the Stalingrad Front of the Soviet Union.

"Chairman, our analysis is because the Stalingrad Front that participated in the offensive recruited too many new recruits, and its offensive capabilities were limited. Although Zhukov gathered a large number of aircraft, tanks and cannons for this counterattack, there are too many recruits, which is still serious. It's a drag on their offensive capabilities."

"Too many recruits?"

"Yes. Chairman, since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, the casualties of the Soviet army have been appalling. According to the current slightly conservative statistics, since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War in the past year and a half, the number of Soviet casualties has exceeded 1300 million. Some researchers even It is believed that the casualties of the Soviet army exceeded 1500 million, and some people said that the current casualties of the Soviet army reached 1700 million. However, no matter what the data is, the Soviet army’s casualties are huge. Moreover, many Soviet casualties are not recoverable wounded, many They are all casualties that cannot be recovered at all. Since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, there have been a large number of prisoners. According to incomplete statistics, the number of captured Soviet troops currently exceeds 400 million, and may exceed 500 million. In addition to the deaths, the Soviet army cannot The recovery losses amounted to more than 900 million people, nearly ten million. As for the seriously wounded soldiers who could not go back to the battlefield, the Soviet army lost directly The army easily exceeds 1000 million, and it is estimated that there are 1200 million. And some lightly wounded, even if they can go back to the battlefield, it is impossible to replenish them immediately. The Battle of Stalingrad was so cruel, and the replenishment speed must not be as fast as the casualties Speed. Therefore, the Stalingrad troops currently have a large number of recruits, and many of them have been trained for less than a month or two. Those who can shoot are not bad. In such a large-scale battle, it is impossible to go up. There may be some performance. When these recruits go up, the casualties will be more serious."

Xu Yongchang analyzed the current situation.

Duan Xun nodded slightly.

History has changed, it is no longer the original history.In this time and space, the casualties of the Soviet army far exceeded those in history.Not counting civilian casualties, the situation of the Soviet army is very serious in terms of military casualties alone.

The irrecoverable loss reached about 1200 million people. What kind of loss is this?

At present, the territory controlled by the Soviet Union has a population of just over 1.7 million.Even before the war, the population of the Soviet Union was only about 1200 million.But the direct loss of the army alone is [-] million people, plus the lightly wounded who are still receiving treatment in the hospital, it is unknown how many people it is.

Under such circumstances, no matter how powerful the Soviet Union is, it is impossible to quickly replenish the frontline troops.If it weren't for the Soviet Union's perfect reserve service system, an army with casualties of this size would have collapsed long ago.Fortunately, the Soviet Union had a strong reserve force. Even with such heavy casualties, it was still possible to continuously replenish recruits.

But the result was very dismal.

A large number of recruits filled the army.How could it be possible for these troops with a large number of recruits to have too high combat effectiveness.Many recruits only learned how to shoot, and many went to the battlefield without even learning infantry tactics.The casualties of such a man on the battlefield are staggering.Although Zhukov made a very good strategy, after the fight, they failed to achieve the set goal.

"How about Germany? Has the Sixth Army retreated?"

"No. The Sixth Army did not retreat, and judging from the mobilization of other German troops, Hitler did not abandon Stalingrad because of the current passive situation. On the contrary, it seems that Stalingrad is inevitable."

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster."

Duan Xun shook his head.

Said: "Although the Stalingrad Front Army of the Soviet Union failed to break through the Romanian Fourth Army's defense line, the German army is already at a disadvantage in the general direction. Zhukov's grand strategy has been formed. Even if there are some setbacks, as long as we persevere, we will be able to complete the battle. The encirclement of the Sixth Army. A stalemate in the war will not do Germany any good."

"Our staff also judged in the same way. Germany is currently at the end of its strength, and it is impossible to take Stalingrad if it continues to attack. The Soviet Union has withstood the most difficult times, not to mention the fact that the Soviet army has assembled a large force."

After all, the Soviet Union was playing at home.

Although they are all recruits, the Soviet Union can really replenish troops continuously.A grand strategy has been formed. Even if the Romanian Group can hold back for a week, it cannot hold back for a month.

The best way for Germany at present should be to immediately make a retreat plan and withdraw from Stalingrad in an orderly manner.

But Duan Xun soon burst into laughter, what did Hitler choose to do with him.Therefore, he said: "Forget it, pay close attention to the Soviet-German battlefield."

"Yes."

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