Chapter 13 Red Napoleon

At about six o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the train that everyone was riding on slowly stopped at Moscow Station.

In the original time and space, Yannick was used to riding the smooth and fast high-speed train. The "clang clang clang" sound of this steam train reminded Yannick of his childhood experience. Of course, because of his current identity, there was no noise of passengers around him, nor could he hear the classic "beer, beverage, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, eight-treasure porridge; let go, let go" hawking voice.

Looking at the city not far away, Yannick couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Moscow can be said to be a legendary place. This magnificent city is not only the capital of the country with the largest land, but also the heart of the entire Soviet Union, the political, economic, scientific, cultural and transportation center.

And it is a city that has experienced countless wars and has been occupied by the enemy several times.

The first time was when the Mongolian cavalry broke through the walls of Moscow. In the early thirteenth century, the Mongolian leader held a meeting on the westward expedition in Kuriltai. In 1236, the Mongolian army crossed the mountains and captured the Bulgar Khan adjacent to Moscow.

In 1238, the Mongolian army trampled through the walls of Moscow with iron cavalry and set Russia on fire. Unlike the vast city of Moscow that we imagine today, Moscow at that time was just a small riverside town. There was no large number of guards guarding it, and there were not many valuable things to rob.

At the end of the 15th century, Ivan III unified Russia and established a centralized state - the Russian Tsardom, which we often call Tsarist Russia. However, in the early days of the founding of the country, Tsarist Russia was still weak and had not established a complete military system. The capital Moscow was invaded by Crimea in 1572 and burned down again.

In the middle of the 16th century, Poland and another country formed a federation, and their strength increased unprecedentedly. The federation became the most powerful country in Europe. In the early 17th century, he led 180,000 troops to expedition to Russia. In this Moscow War, Poland not only won a great victory, but also captured the Tsar of Tsarist Russia.

In the 1812 Russian-French War, Napoleon had already captured Moscow, but the Russians set fire to Moscow before retreating, leaving the French army without any supplies and resources in Moscow. In winter, the French could not adapt to the cold weather in Russia, and the elusive travellers attacked the French army. The long front and supply lines forced Napoleon to abandon Moscow and retreat from Russia. Russia took the opportunity to counterattack, and France retreated.

In the original time and space, during the Battle of Moscow in 1941, when the commander of the German Central Army Group, Bock, could already see the spire of the Kremlin in the telescope, the Soviets launched a winter counterattack, causing the German Central Army Group to lose about 500,000 soldiers, breaking the myth of the invincibility of the German army since the outbreak of the European battlefield of World War II on September 1, 1939.

The train slowly drove into the station, and Yannick found that the entire station seemed to be under martial law, and no one was seen. A whole military band stood there, and it seemed that they would play music as soon as they got off the train. There were dozens of girls holding bright flowers standing on the platform. To be able to appear on such occasions, these girls must have very clean families.

There was a red carpet at the door of the carriage. At the end of the carpet stood a group of officials who looked like they had high positions. Standing at the front was a middle-aged man who looked less than 40 years old but had the rank of general on his shoulders.

"Oh! This is the scene. His Majesty the Emperor himself is just like this, right?" Rommel whispered to Guderian, who was also surprised.

"It was emphasized that it was an informal visit, but it was so grand. It seems that the Soviets have a lot to ask of us. Otherwise, based on their behavior towards the capitalist royal family..." Yannick sneered and warned. "Don't talk nonsense after you go down. I'm afraid everyone below is proficient in German."

He felt that the general who came to greet him looked familiar. After a little thought, he easily matched it with the photo he had seen in the original time and space.

Mikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky, one of the first five marshals of the Soviet Union and known as the "Napoleon of the Red Army"! !

This marshal was born in 1893 and graduated from the Alexander Military School in 1914. He participated in the First World War. During the Soviet-Russian Civil War, he was appreciated by Lenin and became one of the most capable army commanders. After the war, he vigorously promoted the modernization of the Red Army and was one of the core figures of the Soviet Army. In the late World War II of the original time and space, the great depth strategy used by the Soviet Union during the counterattack was created by Tukhachevsky.

Yannick turned his head and glanced at Guderian on the side. In later generations, many people discussed the strength of Marshal Tukhachevsky's great depth and the blitzkrieg of German General Guderian.

However, from his personal point of view, blitzkrieg is just an introduction to mechanized warfare, and great depth is the mature performance of mechanized warfare.

To give a simple example: in terms of reserves, blitzkrieg only leaves a small number of reserves, requiring the opponent to be quickly defeated after the war begins.

The deep attack divided the troops into two parts, one part was used to open the gap, and the other part immediately attacked from the gap to the depth. In later actual combat, after breaking through the enemy's dense anti-tank firepower positions, the assault troops often lost the ability to continue the attack. At this time, only a strong reserve force could complete the deep attack. Tukhachevsky could imagine the battlefield situation in the 1930s, but Guderian, who was on the Soviet-German front in the 1940s, could not understand this principle, and it was clear who was strong and who was weak.

It seems that we must instill the theory of deep strategy into Guderian as soon as possible. It is not useful in Europe, so it is just right to use it on the Soviet Union in the future.

Guderian could not help but shudder. Why did the look of the Crown Prince remind him of the look of a hunter looking at a lamb?

Yannick led a group of people out of the train, and the military band on the side immediately played a welcoming song, while the girls presented the flowers in their hands to the guests who came from afar.

Yannick took the flowers with a smile, stepped on the red carpet, and walked forward.

Looking at Tukhachevsky who was getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that such an excellent general could not escape the arrangement of fate.

In the near future, during the Great Purge, this "Red Napoleon" will be sentenced to death for espionage and shot immediately! !

The charge against him is secret communication with Germany!

Perhaps, in the dark, this is the arrangement of fate!

Yannick really wanted to rush up and pat him on the shoulder and say. "Hey, man, in a few years, that evil guy Dalin will do something to you, kill you and send your whole family to Siberia. How about coming with me as soon as possible to defeat Dalin?"

Unfortunately, if he really dared to say that, he would either be regarded as a mental patient or beaten up by the fanatical fans of Dalin around him.

Walking up, Tukhachevsky stretched out his hand and mumbled a string of Russian. The girl standing next to him immediately translated this into German. "Welcome to the visit of His Excellency Crown Prince Yannick of Germany. This is General Tukhachevsky, who will be fully responsible for this meeting. I am the translator this time, Natasha."