Romanian Eagle

With the change of hands of Damascus, it also marked a temporary end to the smoke of the Middle East battlefield.

But while the big battles have ended, small-scale conflicts are still taking place. But these battles had no effect on the situation. The Romanian army, which has already occupied the French Greater Syria area, is working overtime to transport personnel and supplies ashore to replenish its troops in the Middle East.

The British and French rivals are no exception, and they are stepping up to collect troops from the colonies to reinforce the Middle East. Faced with Romania's aggressive stance, Britain and France put aside the last shreds of restraint and go all out to deal with this emerging disruptor, at least in the Middle East.

And more than half of the materials purchased by the two countries from the United States are now sent to Egypt. For a time, the Middle East has become second only to the Western Front.

The situation where the two sides are accumulating forces in the Middle East has made many people who are concerned about the war ponder secretly. Their general view is that this war needs to accumulate for at least a month, otherwise it will not start at all.

In fact, what they expected was correct. In the secret telegram sent back to China by Hoffman, it was described in detail that the Middle East Army Group needed to accumulate forces for the next war in the next period of time. Of course, the goal of the next battle does not need to be described in detail. Everyone knows that it is the Sinai Peninsula and the Suez Canal behind it.

And His Majesty Edel, who is at the helm of Romania, naturally saw this telegram. For Admiral Hoffman, who he personally discovered, Eder still trusts his ability very much.

And he is very satisfied with the current military operations in Romania. Within half a year, the Romanian army broke through the Mediterranean Sea and landed in the Middle East to threaten the Suez Canal. There is nothing unsatisfactory about this performance.

In addition to Romania's own performance, Eder is also very concerned about the performance of the Soviet army. Yes, the Soviet-Finnish dispute provoked by the Soviet Union has developed into a war.

In January 1940, before Romania launched the invasion of the Middle East, the Soviet Union declared war on Finland. Of course, the excuse was the same as in the previous life, claiming that the Finnish army shelled the village of Manila causing the death of the Soviet soldiers, and then asked the Finnish government to apologize and withdraw the army 20 to 25 kilometers, but the Finnish government refused.

The Soviet Union used this as an excuse to abolish the Soviet-Finnish Non-aggression Pact. On January 15, 22 divisions with a total of 430,000 troops entered the Finnish border and quickly reached the Mannerheim Line of Defense.

On the Finnish side, facing the huge military pressure of the Soviet Union, Finland ordered a nationwide mobilization and evacuated residents from the Karelian Isthmus, clearing the walls. Its army was also expanded to 157,000 at the time of the war, consisting of 5 corps, 11 infantry divisions, 1 cavalry brigade and some independent frontier troops (this was the result of Romanian aid).

Another 300,000 reservists,

100,000 of the People's Guard in the reserve and 100,000 of the women's service team.

As for the historical dilemma of Finland's lack of anti-tank firepower and ammunition, it has also been fully improved under Eder's intervention. Among the supplies sold in Romania, there are nearly 400 anti-tank of various types. The bullet can last three months in Finland, and the shell can last one and a half months, which is not unkind. To this end, Finnish President Kallio specially sent electricity to Eder, thanking Romania for its assistance to Finland, and said that the Finnish people will never forget this kindness.

Yes, this batch of military supplies Romania is sold at half price, because there are many weapons that are not suitable for Romanian use, such as 37mm anti-tank that did not perform well in the war. Now Romania is gradually upgrading its anti-tank caliber from 37mm to 57mm or even 75mm.

But these weapons, which are not practical for Romania, are too practical for Finland. Not to mention the fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns sold by Romania, which are the main force used by their troops.

So although the time of the war has receded and the climate has become less severe, the Soviet Union has also hit a bump in the face of the reinforced Finnish army.

The attack on Finland by the 430,000 army was basically in a state of disastrous failure. This is especially true of the Karelian Isthmus, the focus of both sides' attention.

The 7th Army of the Soviet Army, led by Yakovlev, organized 8 infantry divisions, 1 tank army and 2 tank brigades to form a far-reaching campaign deployment and a deep echelon battle formation. The isthmus attacked, with the main assault pointing in the direction of Vyborg. The attack first started from the eastern part of the isthmus in an attempt to attract the Finnish army reserves to the east, followed by the main assault on the western part of the isthmus.

The Finnish army concentrated 2 military plan 6 divisions to defend the place, and first used the cover force to defend each narrow approach area in the support zone. During the day, the Finnish army cooperated with melee firepower to attack the enemy's active forces under favorable conditions, and used various anti-tank firepower to destroy Soviet Red Army tanks from close range. The Soviet Red Army, who was sleeping in the rough, exhausted the Soviet Red Army.

In the face of Finland's endless means, the shortcomings of the rigid command of the Soviet Union were exposed, because too many commanders were promoted after the big purge, and many of their military skills were completely lacking, and they could only respond rigidly to Finland's harassment.

So it was natural to be educated by the Finnish army. The Soviet army in dark military coats was constantly being sniped by the hidden Finns in the snow. The bright fire at night also became a beacon to guide the enemy's artillery fire.

Even with such casualties, the Soviet army still mechanically slammed into the front line of the main position. However, this main position, which the Finns have worked so hard to manage, is not easy to gnaw at all. There are 670 permanent launch fortifications and civil firepower points, and nearly 800 underground bunkers, which are communicated with trenches and traffic trenches.

Such a line of defense cannot be captured by the Soviet army in a few weeks. This conflicts with the Soviet army's own plan. When plans collide with reality, it becomes clear who wins and who loses. (I'm exaggerating, this line of defense is not that strong, but otherwise, it would make the Soviet army even more incompetent.)

This also caused Yakovlev's 7th Army to fail to take down, and the unfavorable Soviet troops faced successive harassment and their morale plummeted. At the same time, many missing injuries also plagued Soviet soldiers. Under the circumstances, the 7th Army could only be forced to stop the attack on the spot. The two sides confronted each other and turned into a harassment war.

The 7th Army's weak attack naturally caused a chain reaction. The 8th Army's attack in the northeast area of ​​Ladoga also suffered heavy losses. Its southern troops were divided and flanked by the Finnish army in the Kitterai area, and they have fallen into extinction.

In the face of the fiasco on the battlefield, the Soviet Union was furious. Comrade Steel, as the general secretary, personally ordered that Marshal Voroshilov's command was relieved and Timoshenko served as the commander.

It was clear that Comrade Steel did not want the Soviet Union to stumble over here in Little Finland. Although Comrade Steel was unconvinced, the low combat effectiveness of the Soviet army had long been exposed to the eyes of the world.

And Edel is naturally very happy to approve a new batch of reinforcements for the heroically fighting Finland. After all, showing enough combat power can get due respect, which is also a general rule.

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