Deputy Chief of Staff Wu Zhan walked into the war room. He happened to hear the conversation between the two, looked at the map and asked Jiang Dong:

"Commander-in-Chief, your previous predictions on the European battlefield were very accurate. In your opinion, can the Soviet Union stop the German army?

Or is the Soviet Union really just a flimsy bear that is vulnerable to a single blow?"

Jiang Dong looked back at Wu Zhan and said truthfully:

"I have no idea!"

In the past, Jiangdong would definitely have given an affirmative answer.

The nickname of Lao Maozi's fighting nation is not just a boast. The Red Empire has a vast territory and is best suited for protracted wars.

But the current German army is completely different from its original appearance in history. Among other things, the equipment of Tiger tanks far exceeds that of the same period in history.

You must know that during the entire Second World War, the Third Reich mobilized approximately 15 million troops, of which 12 million were Nazi soldiers.

Before the implementation of Plan Barbarossa to attack the Soviet Union, the Third Reich had a total strength of 8 million, including about 5 million Nazi soldiers.

The total number of troops participating in the Battle of Barbarossa was approximately 5.5 million.

Even if the Third Reich fights on two fronts, with the support of new equipment and new technology, it is hard to say whether the Red Empire can stop it.

Jiang Dong's answer stunned both Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan.

This answer was not Jiang Dong at all, and the two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Wu Zhan didn't know what he thought of, and asked again:

"Commander-in-Chief, if the Soviet Union cannot stop the Third Reich, we will send troops to support it, right?

After all, south from Siberia is our Greater China. The Japanese have just been driven away, but we can’t let the Germans come in again!"

Jiang Dong glanced at Wu Zhan in surprise, not expecting him to ask such a question, and then began to think seriously.

"If even Moscow is lost, we should help!" Jiang Dong thought for a moment and then said:

"Many of my classmates are serving in the German army. If we really meet on the battlefield, haha...it would be quite interesting to think about it."

One thing Koto can be sure of is that the European and American colonial armies in Southeast Asia cannot stop the Japanese.

Europe and the United States will still request China to send troops to fight abroad as they did in historical times.

Siberia needs support, and so does Southeast Asia. Jiangdong wants to say,

Too busy!

After thinking wildly for a while, Jiang Dong slapped his hands hard, causing both Xie Chengrui and Wu Zhan to come back from their contemplation of the international situation.

"Let's wait and see what will happen to Europe. The most important thing right now is development! It's the Northeast!"

The two of them shook their heads in unison, shaking off the expedition plan from their minds.

The three of them each pulled a chair and sat down. Between them was a map of Northeast China.

Wu Zhan looked at the two people and first reported:

"As of February 10, we have helped the Central Army arm 11 German weapon divisions!"

The production bases of German equipment are all in Shanxi. The production lines are very mature and the workers are very skilled. 11 divisions were armed in half a year, which is not much different from the plan.

"The supplies needed by the Red Party guerrillas have also been allocated, and all parties are quite satisfied!"

Jiang Dong and Xie Chengrui nodded, and Wu Zhan continued:

"Let's talk about ourselves, first of all, the Army.

The Young Guards has expanded by one division. Currently we have three Guards divisions! Three airborne divisions have been formed and are currently undergoing intensive training!

Due to the need for a large number of tanks, armored vehicles and wheeled vehicles, the formation of armored divisions is slow. Currently, only one and a half armored divisions have been formed. By the middle of next month, there should be two armored divisions!"

Both of them turned their attention to Jiangdong, as if they were afraid that Jiangdong would be dissatisfied.

There were nearly 300 tanks in the armored division's establishment, and a large number of armored vehicles and trucks were needed. Jiangdong knew that it was not easy to set up, so he just nodded slightly.

Wu Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and continued reporting:

"As for the Air Force, the aircraft production line could only produce about one squadron of fighter jets last year! But starting from this month, it can produce 35 to 45 aircraft per month, which is about the size of a brigade!

At present, there is only one aviation group equipped with new fighter aircraft that has formed combat effectiveness. There will be another group after February, and from March onwards, it will probably grow at the rate of one group per month!"

Jiangdong calculated in his mind that when the War to Liberate Northeast China began, the Sixth Corps had at most two regiments of aviation, with a total of less than 300 aircraft.

He was quite satisfied, with a smile on his face, and said:

"We must strengthen the training of pilots' technical and tactical abilities, and strive to be able to fight when they are pulled out, so as not to waste fighter jets in vain!"

Also, let the Military Science Research Institute continue to improve the rocket technology, increase the power while also improving the accuracy, incendiary bombs, white phosphorus bombs, cluster bombs and the like should also be arranged!"

"clear!"

"As for the Navy, the Americans have promised to deliver the three battleships they owe before June! After Tianjin joins the Bohai Fleet, our understanding of how to use battleships will be raised to a higher level!

Commander Xu promised that they will train day and night after the Tianjin is commissioned, and strive to train supporting soldiers before the subsequent battleship is delivered!

If everything goes well, the Bohai Fleet will be able to use it immediately after the U.S. delivers the battleship, just in time for the battle to regain the Northeast!"

"The National Development and Reform Commission has recruited a group of young and educated students from various places to enter the shipyard. They are learning shipbuilding technology from American experts and technicians!" Xie Chengrui added:

"The establishment of the 800,000-thousand-thousand-thousand-thousand-thousand-army division is already full. After the formation of the armored division, the overall establishment may exceed one or two!"

"No problem!" Jiang Dong waved his hand and said:

"Lao Wu's question just now reminded me that the world situation has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the original establishment of 800,000 people may not be enough!

In the future, the army will develop according to the needs of the battlefield, and the size of the establishment will not be forced!

But the most important thing at the moment is to develop the army in the direction of motorization. The staff will choose the appropriate time to add new establishments based on the source of troops and battlefield conditions!"

"yes!"

"clear!"

…

After mid-February, out of the need for reconnaissance and training, the Air Force increased the frequency of fighter planes flying out of Northeast China and the Liaodong Peninsula.

The Japanese invaders in Jinzhou, Chifeng, Lushun and other places could often see fighter planes roaring overhead. Japanese soldiers on the front line were accustomed to such situations.

The purpose of Chinese fighter planes is reconnaissance, and they rarely drop bombs or dive and strafe.

After discovering the "invasion" of Chinese fighter planes, the Kwantung Army's aviation unit will immediately take off to fight.

The two sides fought many times on the plains, in the mountains, or on the sea, with the Kwantung Army winning less and losing more.

The performance of Chinese fighter jets far exceeds that of Japan's old fighter jets, and even the latest equipped Type Zero is at a disadvantage.

Zero fighters can only achieve results if they have a numerical advantage.

The losses caused by the harassment by Chinese fighter planes were not great, but the most intolerable thing for the Kwantung Army headquarters was the loss of face.

While they requested the base camp to equip the Kwantung Army with more Zero fighters, they also built air defense firepower networks in major cities, especially Xinjing and other places.

General Kenkichi Ueda, the commander of the Kwantung Army, could not accept the fact that his own fighter planes were suppressed. He was a war madman and would feel uncomfortable if he did not do anything for three days.

In order to stimulate the Soviet Union and at the request of German friends, Ueda Kenkichi began to frequently provoke the Far East Army.

A plan titled "Kwantung Army Special Exercise" was sent from Xinjing to the base camp.
Chapter completed!