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Chapter 895 Difficult to stretch
In this time and space, there is neither Zhuoya nor the heroic mother, and the hatred between Russia and Germany has not yet reached the point where one of them must die.

The Russian army in another time and space suffered a crushing defeat at the beginning of the war. In just three months, nearly 3 million Russian troops were almost wiped out. The German army fought all the way to Moscow, and almost everyone thought that Russia was about to lose the war.

When retreating, the Russian army fortified their positions and cleared the countryside, leaving no usable strategic materials, including food, for the German army.

There were too many Russian troops surrendering, which put a heavy pressure on the German logistics, so -

Many things cannot be explored in depth.

Human nature is so ugly.

The German troops in the encirclement did not have a strong will to resist. Many of them only put up symbolic resistance and simply laid down their weapons and surrendered to the Russian army without fighting to the end.

The German army's logistical situation was not optimistic. Many wounded German soldiers did not receive timely treatment. Some German soldiers were even still wearing summer clothes, and the number of winter clothes was seriously insufficient.

Some troops still have a very strong fighting spirit, such as the Polish 12th Infantry Division.

The 12th Infantry Division was a unit mobilized and formed by Germany after Poland surrendered. It used a full set of Polish standard equipment and even the uniforms were not changed.

"Poles, great, Polish again!"

Vasily was very angry and sent a telegram to Andrei without going through George, asking him to eliminate all the enemies who were resisting stubbornly.

George also didn't know why the Poles hated Russia.

If you want to talk about the partition of Poland, Germany and Austria both had a part in it. Why did the Poles not only not hate the Germans, but also respond to Germany's call to attack Russia?
"The lands divided between Germany and Austria have been returned to the Poles. Have ours been returned?"

Vasily revealed the secret in one sentence.

At the Paris Peace Conference, due to the insistence of Britain and France, Germany and Austria not only returned the land they had allocated to Poland, but also received some compensation.

Not only did Russia not return the land to the Poles, but it also completely divided the Poles, expelling some of them from the country. The Poles who remained in Russia were also dispersed and resettled in Siberia.

Although there is no Katyn Forest in this time and space.

Russia's attitude towards Poland is more thorough than that of the Katyn Forest.

In this case, it is no wonder that the Poles hate Russia so much.

Okay, George accepted Vasily's reason.

Poland's hatred of Russia proves Russia's strength from another perspective.

If Russia is not strong enough, the Poles will take revenge on the spot and will not hold a grudge at all.

At the Paris Peace Conference, Poland was able to restore its independence with the support of Britain and France.

Let’s not talk about whether Britain will support Poland’s restoration this time.

France will certainly align itself with Russia.

Unlike the stubborn Poland, after Victor Emmanuel III dismissed Mussolini from office, he imprisoned him in Rome and asked Archbishop Di Lozorum to fly to Alexandria, hoping that he would join the Russian camp.

"Tell Vittorio Emanuele that we will not accept Italy's surrender unless the Kingdom of Italy accepts our terms."

Vasily was very angry. He didn't expect Italy to repeat the same old tricks.

Although Italy is a wise man who knows the times.

But Italy's actions made Vasily feel like he was being fooled by the Italians.

Look how smart I am. If I want to join the German camp, I will join the German camp. If I want to join Russia, I will join Russia.

The key point is that Vittorio Emanuele III probably thought that Russia would accept the conditions of the Kingdom of Italy in order to win the Kingdom of Italy's joining, just like Britain and France in the last World War.

The conditions for the Kingdom of Italy were to maintain the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Italy, including the North African colonies and the Empire of Abyssinia.

In addition, the Kingdom of Italy also demanded that Russia release all Italian prisoners of war, facilitate the return of Italian troops fighting in Russia to Italy, and demand that Russia order the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's troops to withdraw from Italy.

Fortunately, King Vimanuele III had some self-awareness and did not ask the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to compensate Italy for the losses caused by the war.

Vasily's attitude was also very clear.

If the Kingdom of Italy is allowed to succeed again and again, the future world order will completely collapse.

The reason why France surrendered so quickly this time was that the Paris Peace Conference did not conduct a thorough liquidation of the Kingdom of Italy.

If the Kingdom of Italy is allowed to pass easily this time, all countries in the future will follow suit and be completely defeated.

Vasily's conditions for Italy were: withdraw troops from the Abyssinian Empire, cede North African colonies to Russia, and compensate Russia and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia for the losses caused by the war.

At the same time, Italian troops should be sent to assist Russia in the war against Germany.

"Grand Duke, I'm sorry, but your requests are too many and I don't have the authority to make a decision."

Dilozoren was not surprised, Russia has always been like this.

"Then let the people who have the power to make the decision talk about it."

Vasily is merciless and really haunts us.

We can’t say that the church is haunting us. The church has made some contributions to peace.

Vasily did not expect that the Italians would change so quickly.

After Mussolini was imprisoned, Rommel, who was fighting in North Africa, was heartbroken and hurriedly withdrew from North Africa to Italy.

No one expected that the British Mediterranean Fleet did not attack Rommel's fleet, but allowed Rommel to lead 3 German troops across the Mediterranean and return to Italy.

After Rommel's troops landed in Rome, they rescued Mussolini, forced Vittorio Emanuele III to restore Mussolini to his post, and carried out the fourth mobilization in accordance with Mussolini's request.

"See, I knew that these bastards had no sincerity."

Vasily did not think that the development of the situation in Italy had anything to do with him.

Dmitri believed that if Vasily had not put forward such harsh conditions, the Kingdom of Italy would not have surrendered and then rebelled again.

"So you think I'm responsible for the Italians' inconsistency?"

Vasily sneered that the Kingdom of Italy's capriciousness would only lead to more severe punishment.

Vasily did not think his request was excessive.

After all, Basil did not force Vittorio Emanuele III to abdicate.

It’s hard to say now.

"At least it has something to do with you."

Demeter wanted the war to end as soon as possible.

At that time, Britain and France did not fulfill their promise at the Paris Peace Conference to cede the territories requested by the Kingdom of Italy to Italy, but instead ceded them to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Russia can also do this. First, win over the Kingdom of Italy. As for how to distribute the fruits of victory after the war, Russia will definitely have the final say, and Italy will then be unable to resist.

"Don't compare me with the British or the French, that's an insult to me!"

Vasily has been under a lot of pressure lately and has difficulty controlling his emotions.

(End of this chapter)