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Facts have proved that sometimes new weapons are a magic weapon to change the mode of war, and sometimes, excessive reliance on new weapons is completely causing trouble for the frontline troops. You must know that opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting, and it is impossible for everything to proceed step by step according to a certain party's expectations.

In history, the German armored forces missed the best opportunity to attack Kursk in order to wait for their Tiger tanks and Panther tanks, because they were too superstitious about the performance of weapons and ignored other winning factors. In fact, when there is no modern difference in weapons, it is the person who uses the weapon, not the weapon itself, that decides the outcome.

But all historical facts have proved a somewhat helpless truth, that is, the party that is at a disadvantage on the battlefield or in the situation is often more willing to try the development and application of new weapons. This is a brave attempt by the weak side to try to change their unfavorable situation, and it is also one of the few means by which they can turn defeat into victory.

It is a pity that this kind of attempt sometimes works and sometimes fails, which also illustrates a sad truth for everyone from the strategic level: not all efforts will be rewarded.

After the First World War, the Germans were forced to take the lead in this kind of weak attempt. In a disadvantaged situation, they used tanks and mechanized troops to cooperate with the superior air force, condensed the prototype of air-ground integrated battle, and played an important role in armored forces. With its advantage in surprise attacks, it swept across Europe with an immature blitzkrieg.

But they were full of sadness in their subsequent attempts. In World War II, many technologies could not complete qualitative changes, so some efforts in technology could not suppress the huge numerical advantage, which led to the final tragic result of the German army: a lot of doomsday Technology came into being, but it could not save the fate of the empire.

Now, the Germans have gained absolute superiority on most battlefields, and the disadvantaged party has become Britain in exile in Iceland, and the Soviet Union in trouble on the Eastern Front. The Germans can develop their own weapons on the basis of mature technology without haste. system, while the British had to rely on the so-called "doomsday technology" to save their decadent situation.

Now Zhukov is also struggling with this very uncomfortable situation. Stalin is waiting for the Stalin tank ordered by Stalin to be produced. This is not a tongue twister, but it really makes Zhukov want to cry without tears. This kind of Stalin tank may be the highest achievement of the Soviet Union in terms of technology, but it has little advantage over the more advanced German Tiger tank in terms of production hours.

But now Stalin stubbornly decided to wait for the advanced weapons to enter service on a large scale before allowing the Soviet Red Army to launch a full-scale counterattack. This is definitely a great torture for Zhukov, who can only sit and wait while watching the growing German army in front of him. He doesn't know what use these Stalin tanks, which are not much better than German tanks, can be used in the war, but he must abide by the leader's decision and wait for the equipment and the arrival of winter.

Stalin had learned certain lessons from previous wars, and he also learned from Akado,

Deliberately avoid dictating the decisions of front-line generals. However, the long-term promises made by the generals made Stalin often involuntarily violate his own decisions. He would express his own views on some issues and would not allow others to question them-this is the case with regard to Stalin's tanks.

Fortunately, Stalin gave Zhukov unprecedented front-line arbitrary power. This is the first time Stalin has delegated such power to a real military general. Before, he trusted party and government talents like Khrushchev more than senior generals like Zhukov. After all, during the great purge, the Soviet military produced too many characters who made Stalin gnash his teeth. The influence of the execution of Tukhachevsky has not been completely eliminated, which left Stalin with a very painful experience. This is the main reason why he is more willing to trust political workers.

However, Khrushchev's betrayal, as well as the status quo of the Crimean Peninsula's obedience to propaganda, forced Stalin to reflect on his employment policy. In his personal opinion, since the loyalty of political workers like Khrushchev is no higher than that of military generals like Tukhachevsky, why should laymen with no military knowledge be used to lead the army?

Having figured this out, Stalin handed over the full power of disposal to Zhukov. This is a treatment that no other Soviet general, including Timoshenko, has ever had. Therefore, using the power in his hands, Zhukov, like all front-line generals in the country, violated the intervention of the leaders behind the front line as much as possible according to the situation.

Zhukov ordered local exploratory operations, often using a battalion or even a company to attack the German positions, consuming the German army bit by bit. He used this to hone his troops so that when the winter offensive began, he would have more elite Red Army soldiers who could fight.

And now he has more than a dozen Stalin tanks in his hand, as well as the drivers Stalin personally prepared for these tanks—those puppet demons who graduated from the Wolf Knight Academy. Zhukov has personally seen them, and he thinks these people can say It's part of the tank, and having these guys is arguably the Soviet Union's best hope for victory.

"You haven't seen those soldiers. It's not appropriate to say that these people are soldiers. They are parts, part of the weapon." Zhukov said to his assistant while holding up the binoculars to look at the smoke column rising in the distance: "They have no feelings and can kill anyone without hesitation. The person who cultivated this monster must be a monster. If possible, I don't want to use this inhuman 'weapon'. I firmly believe that the Soviet Union will surely win. But I also firmly believe that wars should not be won this way."

"Those soldiers with wolf heads embroidered on their collars are really so scary?" The assistant couldn't understand why the Soviet frontline commander, who was in charge of millions of troops, was so afraid of a few hundred soldiers. In his heart, he had never seen a soldier worthy of such attention. In those hearsay news, it is said that some German special forces soldiers who are elusive are very powerful, but Zhukov still hasn't been so secretive.

While the two of them were talking, a battle had just ended a few kilometers away from where they were observing. Gunpowder smoke filled the surroundings, and the whole village seemed to be burning. This place changed hands three times in just 20 days, and it was an important defensive area repeatedly fought by the German and Soviet troops.

And right here, kneeling on the ground were two German soldiers who were obviously only around 20 years old. They held their heads in their hands, and their helmets were thrown aside. That's good.

Both of them were supplementary soldiers who were assigned to the front line yesterday, and today was the first battle they both experienced. The veteran who was in charge of leading them through the battle was lying on the ground not far away, his eyes were unwillingly looking at the sky, and he had long since lost his vitality. His chest was riddled with bullet holes, and he was not breathing the moment he was hit.

Opposite the two German soldiers who surrendered, a new Stalin tank was parked. The turret of the tank was painted with a black five-pointed star, which was a bit different from what was written in the German combat manual. Of course, this tank was the chief culprit for killing the German defenders nearby. Now the tank stopped so quietly, and the commander on it was facing the two German prisoners in front of him with a terrifying face.

The battle just now was so brutal that it was suffocating. It was this terrifying man with a scar on his face who jumped out of his tank crazily, killed several battle-hardened German veterans with a submachine gun, and completely destroyed the village. The German defense system here, and these two young German soldiers were frightened by his cruel killing methods, so they gave up resisting and raised their hands to surrender.

"I don't have much to know. You can pick up the important ones and tell me, and then I decide who to kill and who to let go... Do you understand?" Scarface's unique hoarse voice sounded like hell Like a demagogue.

"There is an oil depot 4 kilometers behind here!" A young man cried and told a little secret he accidentally discovered. He missed the hot broth his mother made for him, and the flat lawn in front of his house. In order to continue to live, he would rather sell any information he knew.

Perhaps at this moment he forgot that he once swore his palm on the bright red swastika flag, he forgot that he raised his right hand high and followed countless people to shout the congratulations of the head of state, he forgot that he once carried a rifle Walking the fields of Poland, cheering that the motherland has expanded to several times its original size.

Another German soldier was obviously not as gossipy as he was, but he shook his head and said truthfully, "I don't know! I really don't know anything useful. As God bears witness, I really don't know anything."

The soldier who told the location of the oil depot was obviously relieved. He was glad that he was finally able to survive, because that comrade obviously didn't know as much gossip as he did. He even wanted to pat this unlucky guy on the shoulder with a smile, to comfort him to observe the surrounding things more next time, but his brain could only think of this.

"Boom!" There was a gunshot, and the vicious Scarface took out his pistol, and shot without pause, smashing a head. Unfortunately, this head was the young German soldier who told the information about the oil depot. .

"I'm sorry, your mouth is too loose. I hate to interrogate a prisoner like you. It's not challenging at all." Scarface muttered, turning his cold eyes to the young German soldier who said he knew nothing There: "You are not bad, if it is not for lack of supplies, I really want to light a cigarette for you."