Chapter 179: Shocking Appetite! How many troops did Germany prepare?

Canopy.

[The Soviet High Command also received a precise report.]

【Based on the conclusions drawn from the report, it was confirmed that the Soviet Union was the next target of the German attack. 】

[The specific time may be earlier or later. ]

【But one thing is certain, it will be this year. 】

[Soviet spy king Sorge gave several opinions that were constantly revised.]

[It was first said to be a spring invasion, then it was said to be in April, and finally it was changed to late June. ]

[Intelligence from other sources was equally vague.]

[Stalin received various messages from the intelligence system, many of which were contradictory.]

[At the same time, the biggest problem with Soviet intelligence before the war was not its ability to collect intelligence.]

【It is the lack of ability to analyze intelligence. 】

[A lot of important information is buried under irrelevant information. ]

[The German army completed the troop mobilization very early.]

[And continue to add troops to the border. ]

[The German army's internal propaganda was that the Soviet Union had prepared 160 divisions to invade Germany.]

[Of course, we all know that the Soviet Union had no real plan to attack Germany at the time.]

【And Germany developed a detailed offensive plan for Operation Barbarossa. 】

[The plan for Operation Barbarossa can be simply described as a blitzkrieg launched quickly by a powerful German armored vanguard.]

【Destroy the main force of the Soviet Army in one fell swoop! 】

[High-end plans are so simple and unpretentious. ]

[It is to annihilate the main force of the Soviet Army with a strong military force. ]

[Of course, this requires a powerful advance armored corps. ]

[The German army prepared four full armored groups for this purpose! ]

[Led by four powerful generals: Kleist, Guderian, Hopner and Hoth. ]

[The German army's combat goal was to occupy all of the Soviet Union's European territory within three to four months.]

[The total area of ​​this region reaches 396 million square kilometers. ]

[It occupies about a quarter of the total area of ​​the Soviet Union and is also the most populous area in the Soviet Union. ]

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng saw the plan map of Operation Barbarossa on the sky screen.

Even though we already know that the German leader of later generations was a man with a big appetite.

But I was still shocked.

“Nearly four million square kilometers of land!”

"The plan is to take it down within three or four months!"

"What a big appetite! Germany, what a big appetite you have!"

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was also shocked by Hitler's appetite.

"If it is like I did when I conquered Hebei, I will defeat them in one battle."

"Then came the words that were passed down."

"Then it is possible to conquer millions of square kilometers of land in a few months."

"But the size of the army in later generations can easily reach several million!"

"The Soviet Union even has an army of tens of millions!"

"We also knew from the sky that the Soviet Union must have persisted in resisting for a long time."

"Even our ancients who watched the sky curtain knew that the Soviet Union was a country with vast territory, a large population and strong military power."

"Then Germany, which was preparing to attack the Soviet Union at the time, would certainly have known about it."

"A large country of this size cannot be conquered simply by winning a battle."

"I estimate that in order to conquer the Soviet Union, we must destroy at least three million Soviet soldiers!"

“They may lose the will to resist.”

Later Tang Dynasty.

Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang, looked at the German army's attack route map on the sky curtain.

I was also shocked by the appetite of this plan.

"I know that Guderian is very strong."

"But the Soviet Union is definitely not weak either."

"Guderian blitz, can you blitz?"

"Swallowing up millions of square kilometers of Soviet territory within four months?"

“This is impossible!”

"I conquered Liang in eight days. It was certainly as fast as lightning, but we also have to recognize that there was a sneak attack involved."

"The capital of the Soviet Union is Moscow?"

“Look at the map, it’s so far from the border.”

"No matter how hard they try, Guderian can't just dodge to Moscow, right?"

"If Guderian could fight all the way to Moscow against a strong opponent like the Soviet Union."

"Then I am completely convinced by him."

tomorrow.

When Zhu Di saw the planned goals of Operation Barbarossa, he was also shocked by Germany's astonishing appetite.

Germany has great ambitions.

This is not a problem.

The question is, is this ambition a bit over the top?
"Unless the Soviet Union makes a huge mistake, allowing the German army to break through continuously within a few months and wipe out more than two to three million of their troops!"

"Otherwise, the German army's plan to quickly defeat the Soviet Union would certainly not be accomplished."

"I estimate that the total Soviet military strength is 500 million. The German army needs to eliminate more than 300 million of them at the beginning of the war in order to force the Soviet Union to surrender."

“But that’s too hard to do.”

In an atmosphere where ancient people of all generations were not optimistic about Operation Barbarossa, Tianmu continued to tell the story.

[German tank commanders had already reached the Soviet-German border in the winter of 1940.]

[But the armored forces did not arrive. In the early stage, the troops deployed on the Soviet-German border were mainly infantry troops without tanks.]

[This was a way for the German army to confuse the Soviet Union.]

[Because if the tank troops were not deployed to the front line, the Soviet side would be careless. ]

[It is believed that the German army deployed a large number of infantry on the border mainly for defensive purposes. ]

[Let the Soviet Union think that Germany would attack the Soviet Union after completely ending the war with Britain.] [There is no doubt that the German army was at its peak in 1941, and the strength of each division had been replenished and strengthened.]

After the quick victory over France, the German army continued to focus on training in blitzkrieg.

[In the same period of 1941, the Soviet army was mainly stationed in the inland areas of the Soviet Union.]

[The number of troops is not much different from that in peacetime. ]

[It is certain that the Soviet Union is not able to resist the German attack with its current military strength.]

[It was necessary to undergo 2 to 3 weeks of emergency mobilization to expand the army to an unprecedented scale in order to effectively resist the German attack.]

[But when should we press the red mobilization button? ]

【this is a problem.】

【This is despite the fact that the Soviet Union and Germany had signed a non-aggression pact. 】

【But the Soviet Union had no illusions about the coming war.】

tomorrow.

When Zhu Qizhen saw this, he suddenly discovered a problem while watching the show with great interest.

"The Soviet Union and Germany signed a non-aggression pact?"

"The treaty is a piece of waste paper. I understand that."

"But the border between their two countries?"

"Isn't that the former Polish territory?"

"Germany blitzed Poland. How come the Soviet border also reached Poland?"

"Is the Soviet Union also blitzing Poland?"

"Well, that must be the case!"

It has to be said that Zhu Qizhen was a very smart person. After a thorough analysis, he felt that his analysis was correct.

"It must be that Germany blitzed Poland, and the Soviet Union took advantage of the situation."

"Although it's not fair, it's understandable in the face of national interests."

"But I am also very curious, what did Poland do?"

"So much so that Germany and the Soviet Union, two major powers, served him alone."

"Looking at the map, this doesn't look like Poland's blessing at all, but it's really big!"

Canopy.

[The Soviet Union is making intensive preparations to deal with the German attack.]

[By the summer of 1941, the Soviet army had expanded from 150 million to 500 million to prepare for the world war.]

[In the summer of 1941, the Soviet army was reorganizing its troops.]

[A large number of fortifications were built, the airfields were overhauled, and new troop formations were formed.]

[But the Soviet Union also had concerns about large-scale troop increases and deployments.]

[Because it was not known exactly when the German army would launch an attack, a large number of troops were deployed to the border in advance.]

[This is a provocation! ]

[It is possible that the situation will escalate and the war will break out prematurely. ]

【At that time, the Soviet Union was not fully prepared for war. 】

[The Soviet Union hopes to delay the war as long as possible.]

[In addition to the intelligence obtained by the Soviet Union, there was still no definite time for the attack.]

【So no matter whether it is the Soviet Union’s red mobilization order. 】

[Even mobilizing the troops to the front line has not been carried out. ]

[In June 1941, the German army's elite armored forces arrived at the Soviet-German border.]

[The act of mobilizing armored forces on a large scale. ]

[This is in stark contrast to Germany's previous attempt to convince the Soviet Union that they would not go to war with the Soviet Union before landing in Britain.]

[Faced with the aggressiveness of the German army, the Soviet Union decided to make a final test. ]

【8 days before the war broke out.】

[The Soviet official media announced in a newspaper: "The recent news that the Soviet-German war is about to break out is pure nonsense!"]

[This is knowing that the other party is preparing to attack. ]

[But they still declared that there was no risk of war. ]

[It’s actually a hint.]

【I hope the German side can return to the negotiation table. 】

[However, Germany did not respond to the Soviet Union's invitation for peace talks.]

【Seeing that his invitation for peace talks had not been responded to. 】

[Stalin, the supreme leader of the Soviet Union, immediately issued an order! ]

[Let the troops in the inland areas of the Soviet Union march westward! Urgent preparations for war! ]

…………

On the canopy.

The music suddenly became faster.

There appeared scenes of large-scale mobilization and transfer of Soviet troops.

A huge and endless number of soldiers set out on the journey to the front line.

At the same time, it is accompanied by the tense background music on the sky curtain.

It can be said that under the narration of the documentary,
The atmosphere of an impending world war has reached its peak!

Even Ying Zheng said:
"The Soviet Union is still wishful thinking that Germany will not attack them. How naive!"

"But now they have finally made up their minds and started full mobilization."

"This is good!"

"Let me see, facing a fully prepared Soviet Union, can Germany still use their previous gorgeous tactics?"

"Present me a feast of the art of warfare of later times worthy of learning!"

……

Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, prepared an army of 500 million before seeing the Soviet Union mobilizing.

They were also frightened by the terrifying number of Soviet troops.

"Before the war broke out, they mobilized 500 million troops!"

"Is the Soviet Union's military force too large?"

"I remember that when Germany attacked Poland and France before, it only had more than 100 million troops."

"So how many troops did Germany prepare for Operation Barbarossa?"

"It should be more than one million, or even more than two million, right?"

(End of this chapter)