951. Chapter 915: The old trick of undeclared war
Chapter 915 The old trick of fighting without declaring it
This military meeting lasted for more than six hours. In addition to determining the detailed tasks of each theater unit in the first few days of the war, it also clarified the purpose of the war, which was to defeat Russia and make the British People saw the outcome of this war and then started peace talks with the British.
In the final mobilization speech, the German Prime Minister once again mentioned the importance and necessity of attacking Russia. The head of state, who was regarded as a great one by the Germans, said: "
This war will definitely be regarded by the Russians as a decisive battle between the two countries' ideologies, which also means that they will definitely not be able to retreat from the war.
We must uphold the belief of completely crushing the enemy's ideology and carry out a comprehensive anti-Russian war.
We must take into account the enemy's powerful air strikes and respond flexibly to the air strikes in order to clear obstacles for our troops to advance.
Perhaps the hardest battle for us was the first six weeks. I hope you all understand what our goal is. What we want is not to defeat this country, but to defeat the terror that this country has given birth to. "
When mentioning the British, the head of state also spoke with a sense of resentment: "The British are unwilling to understand with Germany, and they even plan to get together with the Russians in order to guard against us.
This is a betrayal of all anti-Russian ideological countries in the world and an abandonment of all European people.
Once we lose this war, the whole of Europe will be gripped by this terrible doctrine. If the British fail to realize this, they will sooner or later lose their hegemony and lose their status as the world's most powerful empire.
As the only ones who have clearly seen all the difficulties in this war, we have the responsibility and obligation to fulfill our responsibilities as a European power and protect the people of Europe from being coerced by this kind of thinking.
As I said, warriors, let us use two months to end this war and use our blood to melt the iceberg of St. Petersburg. May God bless and long live the German Empire! "
"Long Live Germany!"
At 6:26 in the morning on April 15, 1937, Russian President Sudarin was still immersed in his sweet dream.
Suddenly, there was a particularly fierce knock on the door, accompanied by an urgent and anxious cry: "Mr. President, Mr. President, something big has happened!"
Sudarin was awakened by a sudden knock on the door and a shout. His chest felt a little uncomfortable because no one had ever knocked on the door so recklessly since he became president.
Even Andreev, the presidential guard whom he particularly trusted, would never act like this.
"What happened? Colemans, if you don't have a good excuse, you should know the cost of waking me up." Sudarin's eyes were half-open, obviously not fully awake yet.
"Mr. President, there is an emergency call at the street and border. Just early this morning, a large number of German planes attacked Kiev, Minsk and other cities. The war has begun!" The guard Sudarin called Kolemens did not dare to say anything at this time. Hidden, all the information was found out.
"Impossible!" Sudarin sat up instantly and looked out the door in shock and disbelief. His sleepiness disappeared instantly: "The Germans launched an attack on us? When did this happen?"
“In the early hours of this morning, Mr. President,” Kolemens continued, “not only Kiev and Minsk, but Pskov was also bombed by the Luftwaffe.
Moreover, according to the report of the St. Petersburg Army, the German army had captured Pskov two hours ago and was advancing towards Luga. "
"What?!" Sudarin was completely awake now. He stood up and ordered to Kolemens outside the door: "Calling all the top military officials in Moscow, I want to convene an emergency military meeting. "
The preparation time for this meeting only took less than 20 minutes. Before 7 o'clock in the morning, the military meeting was already held in the conference room.
In the conference room, Sudarin looked gloomy, spreading the depressing atmosphere to the entire conference room.
The senior military generals below had also received the news. They had different expressions at this time, but no one dared to look at Sudarin.
Regardless of whether Sudarin made mistakes in his decision-making, at least he is still the president of Russia. If they make Sudarin unhappy at such a time, they may still be liquidated by Sudarin.
"Tell me, how is the current war on the front line?" Sudarin rubbed his brow, and then accepted the fact that Germany had started an undeclared war.
“According to reports from the front line, the German army was divided into three groups and attacked Pskov on our northwest border, Brest on our western border and Rivne on our southwest border.
In addition, according to reports from the Air Force and various military airports, the German Air Force has attacked Minsk and Kiev. Currently, the military airport in Minsk has been destroyed, and at least 200 aircraft have lost their combat capabilities. "A deputy general staff officer from the Russian General Staff Command reported truthfully. "Damn it, what does Pavlov do for food? At least 200 aircraft were destroyed by the enemy without any preparation. Doesn't this mean that we will be at a disadvantage in the next air battle? "After Sudarin heard the specific battle damage information, he became angry and questioned Pavlov, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Western Front.
"According to General Pavlov's report, the Western Front has temporarily built a more solid defense line in Brest and mobilized more aircraft and tanks as firepower supplements.
I believe that under the obstruction of our brave and fearless soldiers, the German army will not move forward. They are just cowards who can only sneak attack and will never dare to fight our army head-on." Shaposhnikov, Chief of the General Staff, replied with a confident smile.
Hearing what Chief of the General Staff Shaposhnikov said, Sudalin's expression improved a little, and he temporarily gave up the idea of blaming Pavlov.
At least in Russia at present, Pavlov's personal reputation is still relatively good. This guy, who has just turned 40, is already the commander-in-chief of the Russian Western Front and a senior officer with the rank of general.
Speaking of Pavlov's promotion history, it is also very rare in the whole of Russia. Pavlov, born in 1897, successfully graduated from the Frunze Military Academy at the age of 30 and was sent to a crash course in military technology for further study.
After completing his studies, Pavlov successively served as the head of the cavalry regiment and the head of the mechanized regiment, and was ordered to support the Spanish Civil War as the commander of the Spanish Volunteer Tank Brigade.
Although his resume at the grassroots level was only the head of the regiment and the commander of the brigade, it was a so-called mechanized force, that is, the current armored force, which was very rare in the whole of Russia.
When Pavlov served as the head of the tank regiment, there were only two tank regiments in the whole of Russia, and the other head of the tank regiment was the famous Zhukov.
Needless to say, Zhukov's glory in history, at this stage, Pavlov, who had a similar status to him, was naturally also a mechanized force commander that Russia attached great importance to.
After the Spanish Civil War, Pavlov successfully became the Minister of the Russian Armored Tank Department, and in line with Russia's idea of mass production of tanks, he became the commander-in-chief of the Russian Western Front and implemented large-scale tank deployment and combat application in the Western Front.
This was a very bold attempt for Russia. If successful, Russia will have a very powerful armored force and will greatly improve Russia's experience in the research and development and manufacture of armored forces.
As a very important, even crucial link, Pavlov naturally became a major figure influencing the development of the Russian armored forces.
At 7:15 am on April 15, 1937, Brest, Russian border.
Brest is just a slightly larger city in Poland. When Poland existed, its importance was not that high.
But after Germany and Russia jointly divided Poland, Brest became a frontier fortress on the new German-Russian border and one of the most important military towns on Russia's western border.
This is the most advanced outpost of the Russian Western Front and the area with the largest number of soldiers stationed in the Russian Western Front.
In order to conquer Brest, the Germans also took great pains.
It is worth mentioning that the person responsible for attacking Brest was also an old acquaintance, a famous German general in World War II, the inventor of the famous blitzkrieg, and one of the Germans who played tanks most skillfully.
Guderian led the German 2nd Panzer Group, and the Russian army against it was the 4th Army on the left wing of the Western Front.
Of course, it doesn't matter which Russian army it is. For Guderian, how to launch a blitzkrieg again on this more familiar land is what Guderian should consider.
Compared with Guderian, a man who played tanks to perfection, the opposite Russian army obviously had other ideas about the application of tank forces.
Yes, this person is Pavlov, the pioneer of Russia's current armored forces and once served as the Minister of Armored Tanks.
What does Pavlov think of tank forces? In his opinion, tank forces should assist infantry forces because tanks have no ability to fight independently.
Why do you say that?
Because the most mainstream tank in Russia, the T-26 light tank, can be said to have no armor protection capabilities. Not to mention facing the bombing of the enemy air force, even facing the enemy's infantry, there is a high probability that it will be destroyed by the enemy's artillery fire.
In Pavlov's view, the T-26 tank can only stand behind the infantry and act as an artillery. At least compared to artillery, tanks still have a certain degree of autonomous mobility, which is much more convenient than artillery.
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