Seven Hundred and Twenty-Six Economic Wars

He ran as he said, without dragging his feet at all. This is Rokossovsky's style. His attack is extremely sharp, and his retreat also reveals a capable style. The Soviet Red Army quickly retreated from the position cut into the German position. , Just like being hunted down, he didn't even have the extra thought of stopping and killing his carbine.

The large tracts of territory that fell into the hands of the Soviet Union a few days ago returned to the hands of the German army over time, and soon, the larger and more extensive areas around these lands have also become the occupied areas of the German army. .

Along Korosten and Avruch, the German army regained the lost ground all the way. The Soviet soldiers did not stick to any city, as if they did not pay any effort when they took these places. In fact, more than 30,000 Soviet soldiers were killed in Korosten, and more than 40,000 Soviet soldiers were killed in Avruchi, which was closer to Kalinkovich on the original line of control between the two sides. Soviet soldiers died in the suburbs and lost more than 6 The Soviet Union lost almost 200,000 soldiers along the way, and they achieved brilliant results of killing 90,000 German troops and capturing 20,000 soldiers.

German soldiers hurried past these places that used to belong to them in cars, saw that there were still unfilled bomb craters on both sides of the road, and looked at the corpses half covered by light snow in the fields beside the road. These Germans and Soviets They were all lying on the ground so quietly, as if they were friends next to each other.

Tiny snowflakes were still floating in the sky, just like the day when the Soviets attacked, the sun was not visible in the gray sky, and the tone was so depressing that people couldn't breathe smoothly. The German soldiers stood on the truck and passed by their former comrades-in-arms, with no clear expression on their faces.

Liszt's defense cost the Soviets a heavy price, but this time Germany was not without cost. Almost 100,000 people were wiped out by the Soviets. The e-group army under Liszt's command suffered heavy losses. Basically, they continued to fight after losing This can be regarded as the heaviest battle since the start of the war in Germany.

Moreover, a series of problems were reflected in the battle, which made the German high command feel uneasy. The first is the improvement of the overall combat capability of the Soviet Union, which made the German generals see the growth of the Soviet army. It was different from the Battle of Poland. Without the interference of political personnel, the Soviet Red Army, supplemented by young commanders, showed unprecedented combat effectiveness, which forced the General Staff to reassess the opponent's combat capabilities.

The second is the decline in the combat quality of the German army itself. Since 1925, the expansion of the German army has never stopped, until recently reached a terrible peak, about 6 million young Germans went to the battlefield and became soldiers of the Third Reich, but most of these soldiers were Having only received 5 months of training, it is by no means comparable to veterans of the Wehrmacht who have been carefully selected and trained for several years. What's more, some of these recruits who claim to have trained for 5 months were added to the front line after only 3 months of training.

The ebb and flow made this battle a headache for the loss ratio. The loss ratio of the German army and the Soviet Red Army was as high as 1:2.

This really made Marshal Brauchitsch panic. He knew that although his own general staff assessed the mobilization force of the Soviet Union as 11 million soldiers, the Supreme Command under the head of state set the maximum mobilization force of the Soviet Union at 18 million, and there was a big gap between the two sides.

You must know that if calculated according to this number, the German army must die at least 5 million people in the Soviet Union before it is possible to win the final victory-this is not good news for Germany itself. The price to be paid seems to be unbearable for the entire nation.

Maybe there will be 5 to 6 million young Germans who will be buried abroad, and it is still unknown whether the final outcome of the war will be in the long-term interests of Germany. This was undoubtedly a cruel torment for a general like Brauchitsch who "focused on Germany".

"My head of state." Brauchitsch, who had rushed to the Wolf's Den to meet with Akado, stood in front of the head of state, bowing his head respectfully. He came this time, and the documents he submitted undoubtedly questioned Akado, so As the marshal of the empire, he felt that what he was doing was a betrayal of the head of the empire.

But he did this kind of thing for the future of the empire. Deep down in his heart, Brauchitsch felt that he still did nothing wrong. His personal loyalty to the Führer cannot be confused with the loyalty of a German soldier to the entire empire.

Akado looked at the document in his hand. It was a report from the Imperial General Staff, which suggested that the head of state should end the war as soon as possible, resume the imperial production, and, if necessary, shake hands with the United States, Japan and other countries. For Germany, this is in the long-term interests.

"My Marshal, although your opinion has a lot of consideration for the Third Reich of Germany, you are not really thinking about the future of the Reich." Akado put the documents on his desk and stood up Said to Brauchitsch: "In the long run, we must leave something for the future people of the empire."

"My head of state, with all due respect, what we should leave for the empire are the outstanding young people of the empire, not the vast territory that is empty." Brauchitsch retorted before Akado made a long speech. road.

Akado glanced at Brauchitsch, who was eager to speak, and raised the corners of his mouth to smile. German soldiers are good at fighting, and they are better at solving problems with their own fists, so it is a bit powerless for them to deal with Hitler, who is very slick, or Akado, who is more eloquent.

So, after Brauchitsch's words, Akado said: "My marshal, the technical department of the empire is researching a secret weapon, a terrifying weapon that can solve all disputes. City, at that time, the empire will last forever! And then is the best time for us to end the war!"

After he threw out the big cake of the empire's development of nuclear weapons, which stunned Brauchitsch, he began Hitler's good theory of war economics: "For the future economic prosperity of the empire, and in order not to hand over the future of the empire to those hateful Opponents, we must control rubber, oil fields, grain, steel and other production areas! These raw material production areas must be controlled in the hands of the empire, and must not be released to other countries!"

"The oil fields in the Middle East are too far away from us, and our geographical location ultimately determines that meddling in the Middle East is impossible to sustain for a long time!" Akado pointed to the map and explained his oil economic theory to Brauchitsch: "And The belief in the Middle East is also a deep pit that cannot be filled for the empire, we can only use the Jews to get a share of the pie there, but we cannot ensure a stable supply of oil resources to the empire!"

"The total reserves of the Romanian oilfields are not large. Our crazy exploitation in the past three years has already made the Romanian locals vigilant." Akado pointed to the Caucasus oilfields and said firmly: "The empire must capture the Caucasus oilfields, and Make it a stable oil supply base for the empire!"

For this purpose, Germany must capture Moscow, even advance to the Ural Mountains, destroy the Soviet tank production bases in Chelyabinsk and other areas, and completely destroy the Soviet industrial system. This series of wars is no different from the demise of the Soviet Union.

"Moreover, the Soviets will not make peace with us, they are still dreaming of defeating us!" Akado waved his arms, loudly scaring his Marshal Brauchitsch: "Stalin just delivered a national mobilization speech , He wants to fight us to the end! He said that the war will not be completely over until all Germans go to hell."

Indeed, if Rommel's Afrika Korps rushed into the Middle East, the war with the United States would escalate, and the war for the Caucasus oil-producing region would be enough to keep the Soviet Union and Germany alive. Now it is not a situation where Germany can achieve peace if it wants to, and how it depends on the reaction of its opponents.

Brauchitsch is a veteran. He was in a high position in the Wehrmacht era. Because of this, he also experienced the tragic days when all resources were controlled by people. At that time, every gun and tank hidden in the Wehrmacht , have to plan carefully for a long time. Therefore, Brauchitsch, like Akado, believes that Germany must control the production areas of most raw materials and achieve self-sufficiency, which is the minimum standard for the revitalization of the Third Reich.

Because of this, when Akado threatened to occupy the Caucasus oil-producing region, Brauchitsch did not refute it, and did not want to refute it at all. In fact, he also coveted the Caucasus oil-producing region. The degree of mechanization is doubled.

"For the sake of the empire, we must win every war! Let the enemy tremble under our iron hooves! All wars must be ended if we say they can! This is the bottom line! This is the pride we can leave for future generations !” Akado said while knocking on the table, and ended the whole conversation with these words.

Brauchitsch basically agreed with Akado’s words, and the subsequent topic was based on the development progress of nuclear weapons. After Akado assured that the empire was fully developing this kind of weapon enough to end the war, Brauchitsch turned And began to support the continuation of the war.

After coming out of the wolf den, the Marshal of the Third Reich had changed his mind. He was successfully brainwashed by Akado and became a supporter of economic warfare. "The idea of ​​the head of state is the same as mine. This is not a war, but a necessary effort and price for the future of the empire!" He commented on this conversation with his adjutant.