946. Chapter 911 Snatching Food from the Tiger’s Mouth

Chapter 911 Seizing food from the tiger’s mouth

The words of Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch caused an uproar in the entire meeting, and also made the German Prime Minister fall into deep thinking.

Indeed, since neither battlefield can achieve results in a short period of time, it becomes natural to find a place where results can be achieved in a short period of time.

Although Russia has the largest territory and population (mainland) in Europe, the combat effectiveness of the Russian army in the past 50 years can be described as rotten and terrible.

If Russia's territory and population had not been able to sustain it, I am afraid that Russia would have lost its status as a great power after World War I.

As Germany, which had the strongest army in both world wars, it did not look down upon Russia in terms of army combat effectiveness.

Why do you say that? This has to mention the history of the island country that once defeated Russia in the Far East.

As we all know, the island country was still a decadent feudal country a hundred years ago. However, the island country has completed major reforms in recent decades, successfully built a relatively good industry, and brought its army and navy to the level of the great powers.

In the process of learning Western technology in island countries, they mainly learned from two countries in terms of military affairs, that is, the United Kingdom, which has the strongest navy, and Germany, which has the strongest army.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why the land and sea forces of the island country refuse to give in to each other, and even contradict each other. After all, the contradictions between Britain and Germany are also deep.

The army of the island country was initially built by learning from the German army, and its combat effectiveness is still far behind that of the German army.

But it was such an army modeled after the German Army that officially defeated the Russians in the war in the Far East, and was one of the reasons why they were able to obtain the status of a great power.

Just imagine, the island countries that learned from the German army have defeated Russia. How can the genuine German army look down on the Russian army?

In addition, the poor performance of the Russian army in World War I shocked Germany. When the German army faced the Russian army, it was like chopping melons and vegetables, and they were even able to defeat the Russian army in a short period of time.

If it were not for the mutual consumption of France and Germany during World War I, a country like Russia alone would be a piece of loose sand in the eyes of Germany and could be easily defeated.

"Does the General Staff have any opinions on Marshal Brauchitsch's proposal?" After a moment of silence, the German Prime Minister asked aloud.

Boom, boom, boom!

A knock on the door interrupted the thoughts of the German Prime Minister and the staff. Immediately, a lieutenant general walked in. Under everyone's questioning eyes, he walked up to the German Prime Minister alone and whispered in his ear.

"What? Sara was occupied by the Russians?" The German Prime Minister suddenly slammed the table, stood up, and looked at the lieutenant general who reported the news, with a little anger in his eyes.

Seeing everyone staring at him blankly, the German Prime Minister finally reacted, sat back again, and told the lieutenant general: "Everyone here is the meritorious service of the empire. There is nothing to hide. Let everyone Let’s all listen.”

"Yes!" The lieutenant general nodded respectfully, and then said to everyone in the conference room: "Sirs, according to the telegram from the 37th Group Army, on their way to the northern Finnish city of Sara, Sara has already Occupied by Russian troops.

Moreover, they seem to have established a defensive front in the Sala area and are currently confronting our army. "

"Damn it, do the Russians want to declare war with us?" Hearing what the lieutenant general said, these radical German officers couldn't sit still for a moment and began to ask angrily.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I agree with Marshal Brauchitsch's proposal. Perhaps it is time to start a war against Russia. We must let the damn Russians understand that Germany is the overlord of the European continent, and Russia is just a weakling that is rotten to the core. "

Hearing what the generals said, the German Prime Minister nodded, looked at the staff, and ordered: "The staff should start making plans. It is impossible for Germany to ignore Russia's repeated provocations.

But before a specific attack plan is determined, I hope you can keep this confidential. At least don't let Russia notice our attack plan. If we can defeat this country quickly, maybe this will be our opportunity to win. "

"yes!"

When they attacked Poland before, the Russians suddenly intervened, which made Germany a little dissatisfied. Fortunately, Russia at that time shared a certain amount of diplomatic pressure for Germany, so Germany did not say anything.

But at this time, when Germany was already at war with Britain and France, Russia was still unscrupulously snatching meat from Germany. This seemed to look down on Germany too much.

If Paris had not been occupied, perhaps Germany would not have such a strong opinion. But after occupying Paris, the capital of France, German officers have gradually become blindly arrogant.

Including Army Commander-in-Chief Marshal Brauchitsch who proposed the attack on Russia, many German officers believed that the German army could defeat Russia in a short time, just as it defeated Poland at that time.

It can also be seen from the history of Russian wars that the city of Moscow is very important to today's Russia.

As long as Moscow can be captured, the Russian government's resistance to the war will be somewhat reduced. What's more, it was only a few years before the Russian government fell.

This also means that there are still a certain number of royalists in Russia. Perhaps with the help of these royalists, Russia can be divided again to ensure that there will be no country of such a large area on the European continent.

The decision to attack Russia is undoubtedly quite bold. It also means that Germany has to abandon all previous war plans and adopt a defensive strategy in the two battlefields of France and the Balkans in order to draw enough troops to launch the war in Eastern Europe. Once the war against Russia is delayed for a long time, Germany's strategic defense in the battlefields of France and the Balkans is also likely to be discovered and counterattacked by the two regions.

This is also a very serious problem for Germany. Therefore, in the choice of combat plan, it is necessary to think very carefully before making the final decision.

March 12, 1937, Australasia, Saint-Arthur Fort.

"Your Majesty, Russia has successfully occupied Sara." Batty, director of the Royal Security Intelligence Service, walked up with a smile on his face and whispered to Arthur.

Arthur nodded, without any surprise, and asked Director Batty with a calm smile: "How do the Germans react?"

"The Germans have no reaction at the moment, but this is the most reassuring thing. These crazy guys are probably planning an attack on Russia in their hearts." Director Batty said with a smile.

For a crazy country like Germany that has almost gone to war with the whole of Europe, it is the strangest thing that they have no reaction to such a serious provocation.

According to the temperament of the Germans, no reaction means that there is a greater reaction in secret, and the most likely thing is to plan an attack on Russia.

As for the problem between Germany and Russia, Australasia and Britain have also been planning for a long time.

Long before the outbreak of World War II, Arthur had already regarded Russia as the biggest enemy after World War II, and decided to do everything possible to drag the Russians into the water and let them and the Germans consume each other.

In fact, with the expansion of Germany, the Russians could not sit still. Although the Russian government has changed again and again, it has experienced the Tsarist government, the capitalist government and the current new government.

But the essence of Russians will not change, that is, the desire for land and the ambition for the hegemony of Europe.

If Germany is only at war with France, Russia will not be able to openly target Germany no matter how complicated its inner activities are.

But Germany has already taken action in Northern Europe and the Balkans, which Russia is very concerned about. If Russia does not respond, that would be the strangest.

Let's talk about Northern Europe first. Sweden and Finland are both countries on the Mediterranean coast. Finland was once Russian territory. It is impossible for Russia to have no ambition.

Again, if Germany fully occupies the three Nordic countries, Russia's Baltic Fleet will face a very embarrassing situation.

Secondly, Germany's war in the Balkans also makes Russia very worried. Once Germany occupies the entire Balkan Peninsula, it will also be a fatal blow to Russia.

And will an enemy that occupies most of Europe let Russia go? I'm afraid not.

It can be said that the relationship between Germany and Russia is heading towards a breakdown or even war, and it is actually just a fuse away.

And what Arthur did was to create a fuse between Germany and Russia and detonate the relationship between the two countries.

There are actually two options for this fuse, the Balkan Peninsula and Northern Europe, both of which are areas that the Russians are very concerned about.

But after careful consideration, Arthur decided to create some temptation for the Russians in Northern Europe. There is no way. The Balkans have a much greater impact on the European situation than Northern Europe. If most of the Balkans are abandoned, the strength of the German-Italian military group will be even stronger, and they also have a large number of vassal troops in the Balkan Peninsula, and it will be more difficult to defeat them.

But if the Germans can easily obtain Northern Europe, except for some Swedish iron ore, there seems to be no big loss.

Even if Germany fully occupies the three Nordic countries, the strengthening of Germany's own strength is not so outrageous, and it is still within the controllable range.

What's more, among the three Nordic countries, there is Finland, which Russia covets very much. Once Dmitry leaves Finland, the Russians will definitely not be able to help, just like Poland, and eat a bite of meat in Finland.

It is precisely because of this that the relationship between Germany and Russia will definitely break down.

Germany at this time is not the Germany that just broke out in the German war. Because it has torn its face with Britain and France, for Germany at present, its own interests are the most important thing.

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