Chapter 382: Untitled

After hearing the two difficult problems that Uncle Lin mentioned, Hu Yunfeng was not in a hurry to find a way and was about to call Sandra and ask Sandra to come to Uncle Lin. Hu Yunfeng must first understand whether the German-Soviet War was still in accordance with the historical process during his time back to the Soviet port.

When he learned that Hu Yunfeng was calling to learn about the situation of the German-Soviet War, Uncle Lin asked Hu Yunfeng not to call Sandra. As the person in charge of the Soviet port, Uncle Lin also had to understand the progress of the Soviet-German war every day.

Uncle Lin also obtained the progress of the Soviet-German War from Sandra. In order to obtain detailed first-hand information, Sandra's father General Canaris would send her a detailed information about the German-Soviet War every night. Therefore, there is no need to worry about Sandra's intelligence accuracy.

Uncle Lin gave Hu Yunfeng the progress of the Soviet-German War over the past month, and Hu Yunfeng looked at it carefully.

On the first day of the "Barbarossa" operation, the Luftwaffe won the greatest victory in the history of air combat. At least 1,811 fighters were destroyed by the German army at 66 front-line airports in the Soviet Union. In contrast, the German army lost only 35 fighters. Of these lost Soviet aircraft, 322 were destroyed by German fighters and anti-aircraft artillery, while the remaining 1,489 were bombed before they took off. The German offensive was divided into two stages, starting with medium bombers bombing the airport, and then attacking ground commands, barracks and artillery positions by fighters and dive bombers.

These air strikes were like sharp swords that penetrated far-reaching places within the Soviet Union, and severely hit Kronstadt near Leningrad, Izmer in Bisarabia, and Sevastopol in Crimea and other important airports, train marshal stations and ports. As of June 26, the number of Soviet airports that were airstrikes by German troops had climbed to 123.

Due to the primitive backward communication network, the Soviet Red Army stationed in the west was helpless in the face of the German rapid offensive. The Soviet telephone and land communication networks were managed by the People's Communications Commission, a civil organization. The People's Committee of the Internal Affairs controlled a confidential high-frequency communication network for transmission of voice and telegram signals. Shortly after the outbreak of the war, this high-frequency communication network was handed over to senior army commanders for use. As of 10:00 on June 22, all telephone and telegram communications of the three aviation divisions in the western Soviet Union were completely cut off. As for the Soviet army's near collapse at that time, you can see from the telegram sent by the commander of the 3rd Air Force to its subordinate war zone commanders: "I order you to report the transfer of the 122nd and 127th Fighter Regiments, tell me their call signs and wavelengths, and I ask you to reinforce fighters to me and fight the enemy air force."

After gaining absolute air superiority, the German Air Force's tactical bombers further attacked traffic networks such as roads and railways, destroyed some Soviet ground commands, and also attacked small targets such as bunkers, fortifications, and trenches. Just like the battle between 1939 and 1940, the German offensive cut off the connection between the Soviet front and rear commands, causing the paralysis of the Soviet mechanized troops.

The intelligence sent back by Canaris was very detailed, and Hu Yunfeng was of course the first to pay attention to the progress of the German Northern Army, where his special forces lost two-thirds of his personnel.

On July 3, the heavy rain that had hindered air support in recent days finally stopped and the weather cleared again. The 41st Armored Army, which set out from Krusterpierz, progressed smoothly because they faced weak enemy forces and only defended the main pathways. On July 4, Ostrov was captured. Sobinikov, the new commander of the Northwest Front of the Soviet Union, attempted to use the 1st Motorized Army and the two reserve infantry troops transferred from the Supreme Command to build a new line of defense on the Velicaya River south of Lake Bepas, according to the order he received on June 29.

But this did not stop the 41st Panzer Army from advancing. Despite the Soviet armored forces resisting, they still occupied Pskov on the shore of Lake Bepas on July 8. Soviet tanks suffered heavy losses. Among them, a whole new tank that had just left the factory fell into the hands of the Germans on the railway side of Pskov. At the same time, the 56th Panzer Army of Manstein on the right wing dispatched from the bridgehead of Qidaogafpiers and drove the hasty-gathered enemy 27th Army and the 21st Motorized Army to the east. Manstein followed Li Bo's

The order was to advance along the narrow passages in the swamps and forests, towards the northeast of Opochka and Novolzhev, but either because the road was gone or because the miles of road was blocked by tanks, cannons, and vehicles that were left behind by the Soviet army, and the German advance finally stopped. The idea of ​​laying a quick military road through the swamps was abandoned, and Hepna had to withdraw the 56th Panzer Army from this imagined axis of attack, and hurriedly transferred the army to Ostrov and marched along the route that the 41st Panzer Army had taken.

However, the target of Lake Irmen was still to be captured, and for this reason, the 56th Armored Army, composed of only one armored division and one motorized division, was mobilized from Ostrov toward Novgorod and Chudovo, causing it to fall into more difficult forests and swamps.

On July 7, Hepna insisted on launching a bold tank offensive against Leningrad, approaching from the east by Manstein's 56th Armored Army, and Reinhard's 41st Armored Army took direct access to Leningrad by the highway through Luga. That day, Blauchic was inspecting the Northern Army Group, and he agreed with Hepna's plan. The 41st Armored Army was located on a public crossing the swamp and forest zone through Luga's offensive axis.

On the main road line, the bushes here are too dense, with a few yards of vision, so the vehicles cannot be driven out of the highway. On July 10, the German army began to advance. Due to the resistance of the Soviet rear guards, the German army marched less than seven miles a day. Every enemy fire point and every cover tank at the turn of the road were destroyed one by one. The German army lacked infantry, and the narrow terrain gave them the dominant armored mobile troops and artillery fire.

They also often found new numbers of Soviet troops. Two days later, with Li Bo's approval, Hepna and Reinhardt decided to interrupt the 41st Panzer Army's assault on the offensive axis of Luga, and instead ordered the army to advance northward along the east shore of Lake Bepas toward Narva, and then marched towards Leningrad from the west across the wider area along the Baltic coast. When the 41st Panzer Army turned around and advanced northward, the attack of the two Panzer Army

The axis was cut by a forest and swamp area that was more than a hundred miles away. Except for one or two passages, it was difficult for armored vehicles to drive in, and it was impossible for the army to support each other. The German infantry division was still behind many miles. Manstein's armored army was moving slowly towards Deno and Lake Irman, and was in a dangerous position to be exposed. On the south of its uncovered right wing Old Russa and Lake Irman, the new Soviet troops were gathering.

In the Supreme Command of Stenburg, East Prussia, Hitler was closely watching the development of the war and busy dealing with the details that should have been handled by his subordinates. He noticed Hepna's movement towards Leningrad. At noon on July 11, Keitel called Harder and listed the concerns of the head of the head. Hitler was worried that Hepna would rush towards Leningrad like crazy and thus broke into contact with the infantry army. This particular concern was well-founded, because Hepna planned to do so, and this plan was approved by Blauchch four days ago. On July 11, Harder noticed the gap between Manstein and Reinhardt, which he was dissatisfied; of course, it did not escape the eyes of the head of the head. He became neurotic, especially in Mannman.

Stein was attacked by the right-wing Morozov's 11th Army, and was once cut off between Deno and Lake Irmen. The Northern Army Group was ordered to stop Reinhard from marching towards Leningrad. The Northern Army Group Chief of Staff Brennek explained that the 41st Armored Army transferred the attack axis from Luga to Lake Bepas entirely because of the terrain. Halder was quite satisfied with this explanation, but he was obviously not ready to debate with Hitler because the night before, Hitler conducted a long and severe interrogation of Blauchici on the issue of combat command in this area. For this reason, Halder instructed Brennek to write his reasons into a document to submit it to Hitler. The head of state intervened endlessly on things he didn't know much, just like a spreading plague, which was intolerable.

The forced marching of the 18th and 16th German Army brought many difficulties. The European part of the Soviet Union was funnel-shaped and wider the eastward. Therefore, the attack axis of the advancement infantry division spread out like a fan bone, and even a gap appeared between the troops. In addition, when the Northern Army Group moved towards Leningrad in the northeast, the Central Army Group adjoined it headed towards Smolensk in the east, so the two

The wings of the group of armies could not be maintained. The 18th Army (there are eight infantry divisions) on the left wing of the northern army groups needed to occupy many harbors and islands, and to eliminate the enemies of the Baltic countries, and to provide infantry support to the left wing of the 4th armored cluster. Hitler repeatedly pointed at Li Bo through the Army Headquarters, asking him to transfer more divisions of the 18th Army from the 4th armored cluster and sent him to send more divisions of the 18th Army away from the 4th armored cluster.

Go west to accelerate the removal of enemies from the Baltic port. At the same time, on the front of the 18th Army in Qushirel, the 8th Army commanded by F.S. Ivanov still retreated north along the coastline and established a line of defense in Piarnu-Tartu, Northern Estonia. One side of the defense line was adjacent to the Bay of Riga and the other side was near Lake Bepas. The Supreme Soviet Command, despite the threats from Leningrad and the forces in Estonia were cut

The danger of breaking up added a third infantry army to the 8th Army. This won more time for the Soviet Union to prepare for defending Leningrad, because by then Hitler was not prepared to attack Leningrad, Morozov's 11th Army and Berzarin's 27th Army, because they were cut off from the 8th Army by Lake Bepas, and had to retreat northeastward.

On the right wing of the Northern Army Group, the problem of excessive length and insufficient troops became even more serious, especially because a new force, Isakov's 22nd Army, appeared in the west of Neveer. As soon as the battle unfolded, Hitler ordered: No matter what happened, not only should the Northern Army Group and the Central Army Group maintain close ties, but the right (south) wing of the 16th Army (a total of twelve infantry divisions) should also be strong enough to support its neighboring Central Army Group. For this reason, Hitt

Le ordered the infantry troops to be transferred from the center line of the Northern Army Group to the southeast wing of Belarus, while Schubert's 23rd Infantry Army was actually transferred from the 16th Army to the Central Army Group; nearly 60% of the troops were used in the southern wing. As a result, Li Bo appeared in the middle of the front south of Lake Irman, and the two wings of the 4th Armored Cluster were isolated and were counterattacked by Morozov's 11th Army, Berzarin's 27th Army and later Kachanov's 34th Army.

The head of state had a basic weakness in his thinking method: he did not matter priorities; he was always in a hurry and wanted to accomplish everything overnight, but he was not strong enough. Hepna's central armored assault stagnated, unable to stop being attacked by the Luohai state, nor could he reach Leningrad. The reason was the lack of infantry support. Because Hitler's stubborn opinion, the infantry troops were transferred to the distant flanks, transferred to the Baltic coast, and entered the forest area of ​​Belarus.

In the first few weeks of the Battle of the Baltic, the Soviet army's combat capabilities were not severely tested. The sudden invasion partially paralyzed the Soviet army, which was reflected in the fact that many troops fled too quickly and retreated too early. After a shock, the left-behind soldiers rushed out of the forest and attacked German supply units, ambulance vehicles and rear military facilities. Some of these attacks were carried out by organized troops, and even occasionally used tanks. Due to the hostility of the local residents, such activities did not last long. In other areas, the left-behind soldiers and the defeated Soviet troops retreated to the rear, gathered, reorganized, and then entered into battle.

In general, the Soviet army did not perform well. They lacked initiative and combat skills, but this was compensated by their bravery, tenacious and hard-working spirit. This spirit shocked the German army, and the only one who was not surprised was the officers who fought on the Eastern Front in World War I. The Soviet army performed best when fighting in areas that were not threatened by tanks and storms. This was often in forests and swamps. Even in such areas, the Soviet soldiers performed irrespectably.

Hu Yunfeng stopped here and saw that the intelligence sent by Canaris was not only detailed, but also helped Sandra conduct intelligence analysis. This was the weakness of the Soviet port intelligence agency controlled by Sandra. The intelligence agency controlled by Sandra now has the ability to obtain valuable intelligence, but does not have the ability to conduct intelligence analysis.

When Uncle Lin saw Hu Yunfeng coming down, he said, "Yunfeng, your German father-in-law is also helping you with all his heart. Do you think Germany will eventually be defeated? Should you take the other Sandra's family first?"

Hu Yunfeng looked at Uncle Lin with gratitude and said, "I have told Sandra's father that it is now the end of July, and he should send his family to Australia."

Uncle Lin said, "That's good." He asked Hu Yunfeng to continue reading, but Hu Yunfeng closed the intelligence information. Overall, he did not change the course of the Soviet-German war because of his arrival in this era. He can rest assured now and can continue to use his advantages to seek benefits for the Soviet port in the future.

Hu Yunfeng pondered for a while and asked, "Uncle Lin, what reaction did Stalin have to us to confiscate the German assets in the Soviet port and restrict the German freedom in the Soviet port?"

Uncle Lin said: "Half a month before the outbreak of the Soviet-German battle, Stalin may not have time to take care of us, or he may have trusted you very much and did not have any instructions on our actions in the Soviet port. However, he sent a telegram half a month ago, mainly meaning that he did not want us to destroy production here."

Hu Yunfeng couldn't figure out what Stalin meant, and he asked again: "Did Stalin let our army be mobilized?"

"Not yet, but Jiang Baili went to Moscow the day before yesterday." Uncle Lin replied.

"Stalin didn't look for me?" Hu Yunfeng asked in a strange way when he heard that Jiang Baili had gone to Moscow.

Uncle Lin said: "I've found it. I hope you can go to Moscow a few days before the war broke out. At that time, you were in Germany, so I had to call back and say that you were sick and recuperating in Australia."

"Did Stalin believe it?"

Uncle Lin made a sentiment that he didn't know, and said, "Believe it or not, we are operating normally here now, and the Soviets did not come to cause trouble for us."

"This is incredible." Hu Yunfeng had arranged for Sandra when he left the Soviet port to ask her to send a warning to Moscow through Adriana the day before the outbreak of the Soviet-German war. It can be seen that Stalin did not believe the information he provided.

Uncle Lin smiled and said, "Even if Stalin doesn't trust you now, there is no way for us. We have a million troops now. Will he dare to attack us? There are also the Kwantung Army in the northeast. I think even if Stalin knows that you go to Germany to help the Germans fight them, he will remain silent. Defending the *** and stabilizing the people is the first thing he needs to do now. Moreover, when Jiang Baili went to Moscow, it means that Stalin did not have any doubts about you."

Hu Yunfeng thought about it, even though Stalin knew that he had a plan for the Far East, it was not the time to attack the Soviet port. Moreover, he issued an alarm in advance and did not cooperate with the German attack, Stalin should not have doubted it.

After getting to the bottom, Hu Yunfeng said: "Uncle Lin, since Stalin doesn't let me destroy the factory here, let's first lift the restrictions on the Germans and calm the hearts of the Germans. Let's take a look at Stalin's attitude."

"What about confiscating the German assets?" Uncle Lin nodded and asked.
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