Chapter 1471 The Secret of the Submarine
No secret can be kept forever.
When Germany dispatched nuclear submarines to ambush the transport fleet in the Arctic waters, the Americans cunningly withdrew and let the Soviet crew to transport, and the Soviet fleet found this kind of submarine quite difficult during the escort process. To deal with, the other party has almost no sound, even if the latest underwater listening equipment in the United States is used, it is difficult to detect.
Most of the time, the other party is sailing at a low speed underwater, and only after attacking and retreating will they speed up. At this time, the surprising thing came out. The other party's underwater navigation is definitely not something that ordinary diesel battery-powered submarines can achieve. They even went to hide in the sea below the Arctic.
And the surface ships did not dare to pursue the place where there was a lot of ice floes.
No need to surface for air, what a dire situation it would be! Tracking submarines, in many cases, forced the submarine to have no way out, the battery was exhausted, and finally it risked to surface and was killed.
Stalin frowned: "What do you mean?"
For Stalin, it is impossible for him to know so thoroughly about every aspect of weapon knowledge.
"Our technicians speculate that the Germans may have mastered the technology of nuclear power, which is almost a way to have infinite endurance. In the future, the German submarines may never appear on the surface, and neither will we find them."
Beria's explanation has made people clearly see the terrible situation.
We cannot catch the German submarine, but the German submarine can run out and make trouble at any time. In this case, the danger of the Arctic route will be greatly increased, but we are in urgent need of blood transfusion from the United States.
The advanced technology of the Germans has greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. Now, in the face of submarines that have never appeared on the surface, how should the Soviets respond?
Why is it always bad news?
Stalin frowned and said, "It is announced to the public that these ships sank because of the storm. At the same time, send more warships to protect them."
Don't let the sailors be afraid. Although most of the sailors are ready to sacrifice for the Soviets, there must be a small number of people who are afraid of death. If they know that the German submarines are ghosts, they may not dare to sail.
This is just stealing the bell. After all, the group of sailors is too small, and the news may have spread long ago.
"We want to avoid being hit, and we want our goods to be transported better. It seems that we can't just rely on sea transportation." Zhukov spoke.
Shipping by sea was the most efficient and cheapest way, and it was directly transported from the sea to the ports in the western part of the Soviet Union, so that it could go to the battlefield as close as possible.
However, the Germans are obviously aware of this truth. The German submarines just want to cut off their own routes.
It is dangerous to expect all supplies on this route.
"I propose that we open up a new Far East corridor, and the goods shipped from the United States are unloaded at our ports in the Far East, and then shipped to the West through our railroads."
If you want to avoid being ambushed on the Arctic route, it is safest to go on land. In fact, Stalin has already considered this plan, but the cost is too high.
This will greatly increase the burden on the railways in the Far East. You must know that the transportation channel is already occupied by just dispatching troops from the Far East. Where can there be excess capacity to transport this huge material?
But now, it is clear that it is better to open this channel early.
Stalin nodded: "Okay, if that's the case, then open up this special line, and organize manpower to ensure smooth railway transportation in the Far East. If necessary, we will build a new railway."
After Stalin finished speaking, he looked at Beria, who immediately nodded: "I will try my best to complete this task."
Beria accepted the task, and for those prisoners, more difficult times are coming, they must work until they die!
Just as Moscow began planning the military parade, Cyric's most trusted subordinate, Reinhardt, had arrived in Kyiv.
After learning about the military parade in Kyiv, Manstein was the most excited. The Central Army went south and completed the most outstanding siege of Kyiv in history. After that, in order to attack Moscow, a large number of Central Army troops began to Continue the rapid assault to the northeast in preparation for the Battle of Moscow.
And Manstein's southern army, temporarily stayed, they will not participate in the Moscow campaign, they need to go east, take Kharkiv, completely occupy Ukraine, and at the same time go south, take the Crimea peninsula.
Therefore, for them, it is nothing to delay for a few days. The most important thing in these days is to do a good job in the security and protection of Kiev and prepare for the military parade of the great head of state in Kyiv.
In particular, the Führer ordered the complete expulsion of the people of Kyiv, an order that satisfied Manstein most.
As a Junkers soldier, Manstein was arrogant in his heart. At the same time, he also believed that the civilians were innocent. In the process of conquering Europe, his regiment abide by the honor of the soldiers and did not harass any civilians.
When they occupied the city, the citizens in the city also kept their peace, waiting for the German ruler.
In the Soviet Union, however, this situation completely changed.
After occupying the city, there will be as many small groups of opponents. Some of them have weapons in their hands. From time to time, they will run over and shoot at the headquarters and the train station. Some of them have no weapons. Stones, thrown at German soldiers.
Because it is inconvenient for soldiers to attack civilians, there is no way they can do anything to those who throw stones and spit. This has puzzled Manstein for a long time.
After winning Kyiv, this situation is even more common. The citizens of Kyiv obviously do not welcome the occupying army.
And now, the order of Fuhrer Cyric has finally arrived, to expel all the citizens!
Those who violate the order will be arrested as conspirators, and if they resist, they will even be shot on the spot!
They do not have any psychological barriers, because the great head of state is about to come to Kyiv, and among these people, there must be conspirators!
Cyric's military parade in Kyiv actually played such a role, and there are good reasons to drive out all the citizens!
"We will complete all the tasks and empty the city before tonight," Manstein said. "Our soldiers will stand guard all night to make sure that there are no conspirators in the city. The mission of the military parade is successfully completed. "
Reinhardt nodded: "These people are the most stubborn, and they must use the whip to make them fully realize their mistakes!"
"Yes, I will definitely complete this task." Aside, Koch quickly continued.