Age of Conquest Reborn

April 10, 1942, for the Germans, was a post-victory carnival and another absolutely important goal for Hitler to conquer, but it was certainly not the last one. For the Soviets, the flames of war were burning in the Soviet Union.

On our own land, it is the beginning of deep suffering. It is the retribution of Stalin for his greed of Chinese land. Those who always rob people will also rob them. The cycle of heaven will bring unfavorable retribution.

As far as Tang Qiuli's role was concerned, he was undoubtedly the direct catalyst of the Soviet-German war and a participant in the formulation of specific campaign plans. He even changed the direction of the Soviet-German war and even its final outcome. Hitler adopted his suggestions.

, can avoid the failure in history that determined Germany's fate.

Obviously, the huge surprise of the successful raid on the Soviet Union made all the German party, government and military bosses in the office of the German head of state Hitler, get carried away. The Nazi Party Propaganda Minister Goebbels used poetic language to slap Hitler hard.

An extremely comfortable flattery greatly satisfied the vanity of the expressive head of state, while others found another way to express their ecstatic mood.

General Paul Schulenburg, deputy national commander of the SS, who never drank alcohol, shouted repeatedly: "Guards! Guards! Go and get a bottle of good whiskey right away. I want to make an exception and have a few drinks with the Führer today."

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Several other soldiers also shouted for wine. Hitler smiled and said: "Gentlemen, there are no restrictions in front of the victor. Let's make an exception today and let us drink as much as we want!"

Goebbels was busy writing the broadcast script, and Hitler rubbed his hands excitedly. After walking around the room for a few times, he said to Marshal von Strongs, Chief of the General Staff: "My dear Strongs, this

My old friend Tang Qiuli should know the good news. Yes, you must let him know. You should send a telegram immediately to inform him of our huge victory news, so that our old friend can share the joy of victory with us.

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At around nine o'clock in the morning on April 10th, Tang Qiuli from Saiyinshanda in southern Outer Mongolia came outside with a very relaxed expression and looked at the snowflakes all over the sky, falling in a vast plume. Saiyinshanda was shrouded in a blanket of wind and snow.

Among them, this heavy snow has added a lot of difficulties to the troops directly under the corps currently lurking on the two wings of the Soviet Outer Mongolia Front. It is a good hiding place for the East Point troops heading to the Chita area.

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But for Vasilevsky, the difficulty is even greater. The Soviet army will be covered in heavy snow on the way back, which will greatly slow down the marching speed. This is fatal for the Soviet army that is eager to return to the European direction.

, what the Soviets lack most now is time. Maybe, at this moment, he has not received the telegram from Moscow and is deploying offensive operations?

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, with his head full of snowflakes, came to Tang Qiuli with a telegram, and said with a smile: "Commander, Germany's attack on the Soviet Union has been more than three hours.

The Germans have sent a telegram!"

Tang Qiuli raised his head, closed his eyes slightly, and let the snowflakes fall on his face. A cold chill spread on his skin, but it made him feel very comfortable, "Oh? Hitler said it all

What? Could it be to report some good news?" he asked casually.

Zhao Yuhe seemed very relaxed and replied: "Commander, you guessed it right. The German General Staff sent us a battle report. The German army's raid was an unprecedented success. The German troops attacking from all directions encountered many

The resistance was extremely weak. In more than three hours since the war began, the Soviet Union had advanced an average of more than 80 kilometers. Currently, the various Lutheran troops continue to advance deep into the Soviet Union!"

After a slight pause, Zhao Yuhe continued: "The German telegrams are full of complacency and showoff. However, from my personal point of view, this is just the beginning of the war and the Soviet Union along the border.

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The troops are not the main force. The Soviet army's muscles and bones are not injured, the main force is still there, and the battle is about to begin. Next, there will be several decisive and fierce battles. Only then will the victory or defeat be determined. The Germans are celebrating now.

Isn’t it too early?”

Tang Qiuli opened his eyes, with a faint smile on his lips. As he walked into the house, he looked at Zhao Yuhe, his eyebrows slightly raised, "Oh, Yuhe, is this how you see it?" His

The tone was very light, but Zhao Yuhe still heard a different meaning from it.

Zhao Yuhe paused for a moment, thought for a while, and replied slightly cautiously: "Yes, Commander, I think so. The Soviet Union's war potential is undoubtedly huge. The German offensive did not give the Soviet Army any

Moreover, the vast territory of the Soviet Union provided a huge room for strategic maneuver. As the German army continued to penetrate deep into the interior of the Soviet Union, the vast territory would dilute the strength of the German army and continue to weaken the German offensive momentum."

Tang Qiuli took off his military coat and did not comment on Zhao Yuhe's words. Instead, he asked: "That's all, are there any more?" There was no contempt or impatience in his tone, but more encouragement.

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Zhao Yuhe relaxed his mind, and Quan thought he was discussing a purely military strategy issue with the division commander, "Of course it's more than that. The German offensive cannot be maintained forever under the influence of the Soviet Union's huge strategic maneuver space.

In the early stages of the war, Germany

The Soviet army would suffer heavy losses due to repeated military coups. However, as long as Stalin survived the most difficult stage in the early stage, the Soviet Union's land area, huge population base, highly centralized national politics, and war potential would be exhausted.

Damn the Germans!”

After saying this, Zhao Yuhe suddenly chuckled, "However, division commander, if Stalin made a series of mistakes in military command, this advantage would be exhausted prematurely when the German offensive momentum was at its peak, and Germany would

It’s really hard to say whether we will win or lose with the Soviet Union!”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said half-jokingly: "Yuhe, after serving as chief of staff for several years, you have quite a lot of experience. You have said it both in terms of victory and defeat, and you are firmly in an invincible position."

!--Hahaha!"

Zhao Yuhe blushed a little. He could hear the teasing tone in the commander's tone, and he argued for a few words, but Tang Qiuli changed the subject, "Yuhe, I talked about the Outer Mongolia Front Army, are there any new actions?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "No, the leading three armies are still advancing in the direction of Seyinshanda according to the original plan. Due to the heavy snow, the number of our combat aircraft dispatched has been reduced, and the Soviet army's advancement speed is faster than

It was obviously much faster in the past few days!”

Tang Qiuli had a sarcastic smile on his lips and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Well, there is no new trick. Yuhe, remind the troops on both wings to pay attention to hidden traces. In addition, pay close attention to the movements of the Soviet army. You go and do it."

Bar!"

Zhao Yuhe left, and Tang Qiuli was the only one left in the house. He looked very quiet. He walked to the window and saw that the howling northwest wind had subsided. He looked at the falling snowflakes, rendering the world into chaos.

It seems that you can hear the slight "swishing" sound when the snowflakes fall to the ground.

Tang Qiuli's thoughts returned to the conversation with Zhao Yuhe just now. Zhao Yuhe was right. The Soviet Union's war potential is absolutely huge. If the direction of history remains the same as before, it will follow the old path.

There is a trajectory to move forward, and the defeat of the Germans is only a matter of time.

However, now that he has intervened, this major event that affects the entire world structure and the direction of history have changed. First of all, the date of the German attack was a full two and a half months earlier than recorded in history. Secondly, as soon as the war began,

From the beginning, elite troops were dispatched to seize the Soviet Union's Transcaucasian oil fields. This was also something that had never happened before in history after Germany took action against the Soviet Union.

However, in the second year of the war, the German offensive, amidst the gradually increasing resistance of the Soviet army, had lost the vigor at the beginning of the war. The Soviet Union's war potential had become apparent. Hitler felt that,

Germany's resources were increasingly unable to cope with the huge consumption of the war against the Soviet Union, so it thought of seizing the Soviet oil resources for its own use, but it was too late.

Stalin also saw the key problem and deployed heavy troops around the Transcaucasus oil fields. The German army failed to get even half a step closer to the Caucasus oil fields until their defeat. In Tang Qiuli's view, at the beginning of the war, the Soviet oil base was not captured.

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The oil field was the main factor in the German army's defeat of the Soviet Union. Weather factors and the potential for war were second. In the Soviet-German war, Germany fought with large-scale mechanized corps, rapid advances, roundabout outflanking operations, and its dependence on oil.

Extremely high.

Seizing the Caucasus oil fields can not only replenish the German army's oil needs, but also cut off the blood vessels of the Soviet army. It is a plan that kills two birds with one stone. This is why when discussing the "Barbarossa Plan" with Hitler when he was in Germany, he strongly advocated for the plan.

A surprise force to quickly seize the Soviet Caucasus oil fields.

I remember that at that time, Hitler was very disapproving, thinking that it was unnecessary. The Caucasus oil field area was not an important military fortress of the Soviet Union, nor was it a politically and economically dense area of ​​the Soviet Union. It was a sparsely populated barren land that could not be compared to the ten Caucasus regions.

A Moscow or a Stalingrad.

Hitler's greatest interest was in capturing important cities in the Soviet Union, especially Moscow. In his view, occupying Moscow meant that the Soviet Union had been defeated. Tang Qiuli subdued Hitler with just a few words.

"Your Majesty the Head of State, if you want me to participate in this plan, then to occupy the Soviet Caucasus oil fields, you must send the most elite troops to implement it at the beginning of the war. Otherwise, I am not interested in this plan!"

The fire in the stove made a "pop" sound, which was particularly clear in the silent room, bringing Tang Qiuli's thoughts back to reality, "Now, I'm afraid the news of the German army's attack on the Soviet Union has reached Moscow.

?" he thought to himself.

(To be continued) (To be continued..)