Guderian stood on a distinguished Tiger tank and looked lovingly at the almost endless armored group, which had braved the cold wave that Moscow had not experienced in more than 140 years.

In front of him, Tiger tanks and other types of tanks, armored vehicles and wheeled vehicles started their engines one after another. The huge armored army was like a giant beast dormant helplessly in the winter!

Winter is over and the beasts are waking up.

Listen, the sound of the engine is so cheerful, they will continue to perpetuate the myth of invincibility.

This past winter, the German army suffered its first major blow since the war began.

In the coldest winter, even the tanks couldn't start, and the artillery couldn't aim.

The German soldiers wore clothing that could barely keep out the cold and resisted wave after wave of attacks from the Mao Xiong Red Army in the ice and snow.

The Wooly Bears have long been accustomed to the severe cold in Moscow. They can move freely in the knee-deep ice and snow. No matter night or day, their crazy attacks never stop.

The soldiers of the Third Reich had no support from heavy weapons and relied solely on their will to resist.

From November to March, the whole winter is in a passive situation.

Fortunately, the Wooly Bears themselves were not well prepared, and the two sides eventually reached a stalemate.

Guderian knew that the German army had lost nearly 400,000 men throughout the winter, which was the biggest defeat since the war began.

Despite this, they still persevered tenaciously, and the winter finally passed.

The ice and snow are melting day by day, and while waiting for the roads to dry up, Prime Minister Mustache and his senior military officers are preparing for a larger-scale combat operation to retaliate tenfold and a hundredfold for the suffering they suffered throughout the winter.

The morale of the troops was recovering day by day, as was the weather, and the Panzer Army would soon come out of the shadow of the winter defeat.

The tanks and other heavy weapons lost during the winter have also been replenished to a certain extent.

What pleased Guderian the most was the arrival of more than 1,000 young officers who had just been awarded military ranks along with the material supplies.

These young officers had unlimited trust in the Führer and the Empire, and they also had confidence in this great army to win.

With the addition of young officers, the troops changed from the deadness of winter and became eager to try again.

After a whole winter of silence, it's time to drink the blood of the enemy.

The high command has issued an order, and the south will be the strategic focus of the upcoming summer offensive.

In order to make up for the losses in the winter, the Third Reich mobilized a large number of troops from other Axis powers to join the Soviet-German battlefield, including 30 Romanian divisions, 15 Hungarian divisions, 10 Italian divisions and two Slovak divisions.

The focus of the summer offensive was on the lower Volga River, with Stalingrad becoming the center of the war.

In the face of economic and political interests, Mustache chose the former. He gave up the idea of ​​attacking Moscow. The army was going to the south to capture Stalingrad, seize the Caucasus oil fields, and occupy the Donets Basin industrial zone and food production.

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The Bear Man showed his unwavering determination to defend Moscow. The Mustache admitted the strategic mistakes in the Typhoon operation and would not use his fists to confront the opponent head-on. He would start to compete for actual interests.

After entering April, preparations for the summer offensive officially began.

The main attacker will be the Southern Army Group that has achieved a great victory before!

The Third Reich learned from last year's failure and no longer attacked on all fronts, but concentrated its power into one fist.

All the armored armies were transferred to Army Group South. The strength of the entire Army Group South will increase to 120 divisions, with 6 armies under its jurisdiction and 2,000 aircraft for coordinated operations.

All the work is ready, just wait for the road to dry up, and the mighty army can march towards victory.

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Soviet side.

With the help of the cold wave, the Red Army won the battle to defend Moscow, driving the enemy hundreds of kilometers away and inflicting heavy casualties on the opponent.

This was the Soviet Union's first major victory since the outbreak of the war.

The capital is safe, the myth of the enemy's invincibility has been shattered, and the Red Giant's interior is filled with optimism and positive emotions.

Everyone believes that the most critical period of the Great Patriotic War is behind them, the Red Army soldiers will become more and more courageous, and the great Soviet Union will become better and better.

The state's propaganda machine is running wildly to convey the same message to all citizens.

The enemy is gone and the war is about to be won.

Mustache is preparing to end the War in Woolly Bear in 1942, while the people of Woolly Bear also believe that the war will be completely over in the new year.

Both sides believe they will achieve final victory.

Under the guidance of this concept, the Mao Xiong army began to give up defense and all turned into an offensive state, seizing the initiative in the war at all costs.

The Third Reich's intention to attack Stalingrad was so obvious.

But there are still two strong fortresses and nearly a million troops west of Stalingrad.

After the Mao Xiong army turned from defense to offense, they took the initiative to launch multiple large-scale counterattacks against the troops of the Third Reich.

Large-scale counterattacks involving more than 500,000 people were launched at least three times.

But to the amazement of the Mao Xiong soldiers and generals, the counterattack never broke through the defense lines of the Third Reich army.

It seems to be inconsistent with the propaganda of the superior department, and the enemy is still very powerful.

Stalingrad is a waterway transportation hub on the lower reaches of the Volga River.

Oil from the Caucasus and food from the south need to be transported to Moscow or other fronts through Stalingrad.

Soldiers need to eat, and tanks and cars need to be refueled.

The Woolly Bear could not bear the consequences of losing Stalingrad.

From April to August 1942, the fighting between the two sides will begin around the city named after the leader of the Wooly Bear on the lower Volga River.

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The United States has officially notified the countries of the Anti-Fascist Alliance that their strategic policy will change from first Europe before Asia to first Asia before Europe, and their forces and resources will be tilted towards the Asian battlefield.

Great Britain, Gallic Rooster and the Netherlands and other anti-fascist allies expressed regret for the change in strategic policy of the United States.

The white people in these areas were still suffering from the barbaric rule of the invaders, and their allies actually gave up on the more civilized European areas and turned to backward and barren Asia.

This decision caused an uproar in all walks of life in Europe and the United States!

The United States is actually very helpless. For reasons and reasons, they should first aid Europe.

The decline of Japan's navy and army is not the main reason why the United States changed its strategic direction.

The most important thing is that Japanese monkeys have occupied Port Moresby, posing a direct threat to Australia.

If the Japanese are allowed to land on the Australian mainland, the United States will completely lose its interests in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan will also get the opportunity to develop and grow again.

After the change in strategic direction, US soldiers continued to enter Australia.

The troops and power in MacArthur's hands continued to expand. While strengthening his self-cultivation as an actor, he also began to seriously think about island hopping tactics.

The importance of the Chinese theater has become even more prominent.

The US military dispatched a squadron of long-range bombers to Northeast China to increase the scale of air strikes against the Japanese mainland.

Doolittle was promoted from colonel to colonel and still served as the commander of the mixed formation of the Chinese and American air forces.

Peking.

Jiangdong summoned the senior generals of the navy, army and air force as well as senior officials of the administrative committee to Xiyuan for a meeting.

The United States' strategy has changed, and China must respond accordingly.

There are only two problems before us, namely, the invasion of East China and Korea.

"Mao Xiong is still asking for our material assistance, the most important thing is heavy weapons, such as T34 tanks and cannons and howitzers above 100 mm."

Wu Zhan told the participants about the international situation and said with some helplessness:

“They still haven’t said anything about returning the land and giving up privileges!”

Wang Laohu snorted coldly and shouted:

"What the hell, if you want to eat for free from us, there's no way!"

"After all, they are the Allied Powers, and the furry bears held back five to six million troops of the Third Reich, making a significant contribution to the world's anti-fascist campaign."

Zhang Shengqing said clearly: "We will not support them with heavy weapons, but we should still support them with oil, food and other materials!"

Xie Chengrui and Wang Xueqin nodded in agreement.

Jiangdong recalled a saying from later generations: Yankees fought Nazis in Hollywood, but it was the Red Giant who truly contributed and sacrificed to the world's anti-fascist war.

After thinking for a moment, he agreed with Zhang Shengqing's opinion.

"Commander-in-Chief, in order to support the battle in Southeast Asia, the Japanese base camp has transferred several elite divisions of the Central China Front Army." Xie Chengrui said:

"The strength of the East China Front Army is no longer what it used to be. If we have to choose between Goryeo and East China, I think we should choose the former."

"The attack on Goryeo will stimulate the Japanese base camp, but it is justifiable for us to recover East China. Only after we have completely solved the domestic problems can we transfer our strength abroad!"

"The U.S. counteroffensive still needs some time to prepare, and we can take advantage of this period to recover East China and rescue the people in East China from the clutches of the Japanese army," Wu Zhan said.

Jiang Dong glanced around the generals and asked:

"Is this what you all think?"
To be continued...