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Chapter 1044: Thunderstorm Approaches (1)(2/2)

The German tank troops immediately covered the infantry and rushed to the position and began to comprehensively clean up the fortifications on these positions one by one.

Tukhachevsky slowly put down his telescope and closed his eyes in great pain. He didn't know what to say. The huge equipment gap made the Soviet army without any resistance in front of the German army.

Many people know the Soviet Union's Patriotic War. Many people also know the earth-shaking war between the Soviet Union and Germany. But more people don't know what the price the Soviet Union paid for this.

The casualties of the Soviet army in the Soviet-German War have always been an unsolvable mystery. It was not until the Soviet Union collapsed many years later that Boris Vadimovich Sokolov, a Russian military expert, came to a rough conclusion after consulting a large number of secret archives and information.

During the entire Soviet-German War, the Soviet Union suffered directly as much as nearly 43 million! And the error between the previous and subsequent figures will not be higher than five million.

In other words, at least about 40 million people died on the battlefield in this war. This number is seven times more than the number of people killed in Germany - 6.5 million!

Now, the situation in the Soviet Union is worse than in history. Because the losses they suffered are greater than what they have experienced in history. Since the war started, the Soviet Union has announced more than 300,000 losses to the outside world.

As a general under direct command, only he and a small number of the Supreme Soviet Committee knew that the Soviet Union had lost more than one.3 million troops.

The number of people who can be confirmed to have died in battle exceeded 500,000, and the number of people who were captured also exceeded 500,000. The rest may be because they were deserters directly during the defeat, or they did not die on the battlefield but did not know which unknown corner they died.

"We have no choice. Or we fight to the death and let the Soviets win. Or we die on the battlefield, enjoying the glory of a bullet, watching the Soviet flag fall from the sky..."

Tukhachevski finally spoke. His voice sounded a little hoarse.

"Fight! Or survive on the battlefield and continue fighting for the Soviets. Or win the German bullets on the battlefield and shed all his blood for the Soviets!"

After saying this, Tukhachevsky raised his telescope again and looked at the battlefield. Under the order of the division commander, a regiment of Soviet troops rushed towards the position with a scythe, axe, and a red flag.

They faced the German tanks, heavy machine guns and German soldiers, and rushed towards the German army without any retreat.

"The free republic forms an unbreakable alliance

Great Russia unites forever!

Build in the struggle with the will of the people…”

Suddenly, Tukhachevsky sang the national anthem of the Soviet Union loudly. Originally, "The Internationale" was the national anthem of the Soviet Union when it was founded. But later in the early 1930s, the Soviet Union changed its national anthem to this "Unbreakable Alliance" after discussion.

During Stalin's solemn leadership of the Soviet Union, the national anthem was modified and filled with a lot of personality cult atmosphere for Stalin. However, after the Soviets merged, Stalin took the initiative to modify the personality cult argument in this song.

After several revisions and polishing, "The Unbreakable Alliance" became the new Soviet national anthem.

“The free sun shines through the storm inspiring us!

Because of justice, he leads the people!”

For a moment, everyone in the entire frontier command tunnel shouted out this song. It seemed that this song contained endless courage. The song passed through the sky, through the roar of guns and cannons, and went straight to the front of the position.

"For her flying bright red flag! We will stand loyally and selflessly forever! For her flying bright red flag, we will stand loyally and selflessly forever!!"

The Soviet army charged on the position suddenly roared with the song, and they were no longer roaring "Ula" but this song "Unbreakable Alliance".

Under the singing, the Soviet army rushed to the position and began to roar and fight with the German army on the position. The Soviet army, which was pressed into the fortifications, rushed out with the Soviet anthem.

Tukhachevsky put down his telescope, and he couldn't bear to watch the Soviet army fighting desperately on the battlefield. Because he knew that in terms of actual effect, this kind of combat was almost equal to zero.

"Boom!!" A German tank was detonated by the Soviet army. Splashed steel debris hit the crowd around him and screamed. The German tank seemed to be frightened and began to slowly approach the infantry.

"For the Soviets!!" The Soviet army's courage was inspired by this, and they rushed towards the German army with a loud roar. This battle was fought from afternoon to evening.

Finally, the German army retreated without occupying the position after paying three tanks. They chose to stop the attack temporarily. Perhaps it was the Soviet army's madness that made them feel scared.

Or maybe they thought they should fix it and then planned how to attack the Soviet army's positions. In short, they did not launch another attack...

"The three reorganized regiments were gone, and the other division suffered more than half of their casualties. More than fifty flat-fire cannons that suppressed German tanks were destroyed, and thirty can barely be used..."

"We only have three bases of ammunition reserves, especially the most expensive shell consumption..." The Chief of Staff reported today's combat situation to Tukhachevsky.

He has done such a report countless times, from his heartache before to his numbness now. He can no longer explain what he feels.

The Soviet army suffered too great losses, which was shocking.

"Continue fighting tomorrow. Don't stop. We must buy time for Comrade Trotsky and also for those allies..." Tukhachevsky quietly listened to the Chief of Staff's report and simply ordered the continued battle.

"Comrade Tukhachevsky, what I want to tell you is: if we follow the current consumption speed and war intensity, we will have no soldiers available for up to a week. It may even take only three days for our ammunition to be exhausted..." The Chief of Staff slowly closed the folder and said, "How can we fight then?!"

"There are no soldiers. Then the officers will go up to fight. If all the officers are dead, the generals will go up to fight." Tukhachevsky said so plainly, as if he was talking about such an insignificant little thing as eating tonight.

"We have finished shells, and we still have machine guns. The machine gun has no bullets, and we still have rifles. All the bullets and shells are finished. We have engineer shovels in our hands, and at the very least, we have bayonets in our hands... In short, as long as we want to continue fighting, there will always be ways to continue fighting."

"Do we need to use bayonets and engineer shovels to fight against German tanks?" The Chief of Staff was silent for a while, his voice trembling.

"Why not?!" Tukhachevsky smiled and said, "Engineering shovels can at least allow us to dig a trap and trap the tanks and capture them. This is not impossible."

The Chief of Staff was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly and speechlessly.

"Go! Tell us the Soviet soldiers, maybe we will die in an unknown battle. But we can always see our shadows on the Soviet flag..."

At this time, Montgomery, the outskirts of Moscow, was leading the newly formed British troops to excavate fortifications. Montgomery did not show off as a general, nor did he have any special features.

He waved the engineer shovel and kept digging the soil, just like other British soldiers around him. The trenches were dug very quickly, and they had reached a depth of one person in just a few strokes.

In the fortifications not far from them, cannons were placed in. Ammunition and grenades were placed in ammunition pits, and the machine gun was carried into the fire point.

Fighter planes kept hovering in the sky. The British and American coalition forces who came from Canada finally began to move. They built defense lines along Moscow and tried to defeat the Germans in one fell swoop in the Battle of Moscow launched by the Germans.

At least, they want to let people see hope for victory in this battle.

"Go harder! Young men, the Germans are coming soon! Then, let's send them back to hell together!" Montgomery kept digging fortifications while constantly boosting morale.

This was the only thing he could do now, and the recruits recruited in Canada were obviously more energetic than the soldiers who retreated from Britain. They responded loudly to the commander's shouting and were digging hard at the fortifications under their feet.

Like the British, there are also the US military who are building fortifications. However, the US military does not seem to care about these fortifications. It is just a simple excavation and build some sandbags or make some trumpets. It is over.

"Are these British guys broken?! The fortifications excavated can be used as anti-tank trenches. If you are so timid, then don't join the war..."

Several U.S. generals made great contributions to the British army's fortifications on their own positions. In their opinion, the British were asking for trouble and doing nothing more.

Although the Soviet army's war reports and the British army's war reports showed the great power of German heavy artillery and bombs, these generals only thought that this was just an excuse they came up with to shirk responsibility.

"Our Little Commander Eck also praised the Montgomery's fortifications yesterday. It seems that they have a common word!" A major general of the US military sneered: "Maybe there can always be a common topic between the defeated general and the defeated general."

"Okay! Don't say much about these words, otherwise it will cause trouble if they are spread." Another major general frowned and said, "Little Ike is our commander after all. If we don't want to cause trouble by Marshall, we should not say something."

"Little Ike" is their disdain for Eisenhower, and they used this word to express their dissatisfaction with the commander. In their opinion, Eisenhower's best qualifications were nothing more than fighting with the Japanese on the battlefield in Asia.

But can we be promoted to their immediate boss just in this way? And there is one thing they didn't say, but they were extremely dissatisfied.

That is the list of lists that Marshall provided to Roosevelt after the Pearl Harbor incident that should be retired from active service. This list led to a large number of their comrades being forced to retire from active service.

This forced them to feel sad about the death of rabbits and foxes. Therefore, although they did not say it on the surface, they hated Marshall and the generals he promoted.

"Okay! No matter how much you say, it doesn't make sense. When the Germans call us, we will let Little Eke see if we are really old." The major general stroked his white hair and sighed: "By the way, let the president see that America still needs us to protect, not those children."

In the drizzle, Tu Sanpao, who participated in the Union Government Festival, quietly returned to the Annan front. At this time, almost all the Annan part occupied by the National Defense Forces had been cleaned up by his troops and the General Staff.

A large number of non-pro-Chinese generals were sent to the battlefield and "sacrificed" in sporadic battles with the Japanese army. However, their families were well arranged and they were sent to China. Funded by the Annan United Government to help them study in China.

"How is the arrangement?! Don't tell us your actions and those gangsters noticed it." Tu Sanpao returned to his command center and hung his raincoat on his face and said directly.

The Dragon Rope Ancestor in front of him said with a smile: "Where can it be?! The commander-in-chief's instructions are all our best! If this can be noticed by the Japanese, that would be surprising!"

Tu Sanpao smiled and turned around and patted Long Shengzu's head. Long Shengzu showed great respect. It was very simple. When he was studying in the National Defense Army, he followed this man in the water and fire to fight.

"How is Delin prepared?!" Pao Master asked with a smile again, and Long Shengzu put away his smile and replied solemnly: "The South China War Zone has been prepared now. They have trained their teams for this round of battle. If you weren't busy in the imperial capital, their letter of request would have been delivered to you..."

"Well... Not bad! I'll say hello to the Japanese tomorrow and give them two base shells. Tell these kids that their cannon master is back." Tu Sanpao waved his hand with a smile and said, "Otherwise, I haven't moved my muscles for too long, and I'm afraid they will rust."

"Two base shells..." Long Shengzu's face turned green when he heard this. This kind of money-slaughtering is not so bad, right?!

"You little bastard knows nothing! We are going to take a big move. We will first hit them a few more times to cause some casualties. Secondly, it is also to test firepower, and thirdly, it can also numb them..."

Tu Sanpao seemed to see what Long Shengzu was thinking, and slapped him on the back of the head and cursed: "Don't think your Pao Master is messing with money, it's all worth it. If you fight, our brothers can die much less."

Seeing that Master Pao explained to him, Long Shengzu turned around and sent the order. The adjutant who followed Master Pao left, and said with a smile, "Commander-in-chief, are you cultivating this kid?!"

"That's right, he, Long Zhizhou, gave up his military power without saying a word. From then on, he worked hard to benefit the people of Yunnan Province. I'm teaching his son some things is nothing."

The Pao Master did not deny it. Dama Jindao sat on the chair and said, "His father is a character, and this kid is also an old man I brought out from the Korean battlefield. If you practice, you will not be of great use in the future."

In the Philippines, Malaysia, Java, etc., groups of people are constantly gathering in the manors. At the same time, the weapon damage rate in various places has gradually increased.

Maeda, the captain of the Philippines, felt something was wrong recently. It seemed that the weapon's loss rate was a bit too high. But Maeda also felt that this was the right one.

Recently, the US guerrillas have begun to move again, attacking several strongholds and towns, causing certain casualties to the local army and the Japanese army.

In order to reduce the casualties of the Japanese army, Maeda sent local troops to "suppress the bandits". These Southeast Asian Imperial Army troops cannot fight to the Chinese battlefield, but the bandits are basically effective.

These people fought head-on with the guerrillas left by the US military several times, with some losses but a lot of results. At least they killed three or five hundred guerrillas. This made Maeda very satisfied.

"Master, I always feel something is wrong..." The captain Mishima frowned and said, "Many of the guerrillas who were beaten to death looked like local farmers. They didn't look like guerrillas at all..."

"Misashima, you're over-concerned. These people have been developed." Maeda smiled and said, "Most of the guerrillas left by the Americans have been destroyed by us. A small number of them have long been hidden."

"If they don't attract these peasants to join, they will have no way to organize people to fight us." Maeda paused and said, "And you can imagine how powerful the combat effectiveness can be achieved for these guerrillas defeated by the Imperial Army. So, I have no doubt about the organization of these guerrillas..."

Maeda patted the armrest of his chair and smiled, "As for those Filipinos, if they dare to think about our guns, our guns are not displayed. Just a telegram, the navy's fighter jets can sweep them and their family together! I believe they will make the right choice..."

"How much ammunition have we reserved now?!" Unfortunately, the big families who Maeda thought would make the right choice gathered together.
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