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Chapter 898 Blood Will Kill You
Unlike the last world war, this time when Germany, Britain and France declared war on each other, Russia was not an ally of Britain and France and had no obligation to follow Britain and France in declaring war on Germany.

While Russia hoped that Germany would attack Britain and France, Britain and France also hoped that Germany would attack Russia. In the end, Britain and France failed to achieve their wishes. It can only be said that Russia was more skilled, but it cannot be said that Russia was a coward.

Now Russia has joined the war.

Although Charles de Gaulle visited Russia, Churchill remained indifferent, even worse than the Americans on the other side of the ocean.

In this case, don't blame Russia for completely isolating Britain after the war.

As for Charles de Gaulle.

Whether de Gaulle is willing or not, after the war, France can only cling to Russia to avoid Russia's liquidation.

When France surrendered, it still had some integrity and did not rush to join the German camp.

It's been less than a year, and the number of French troops joining the German camp has exceeded 50. It's really not even a show.

While Polis was bombing Rome, Russia was also continuing its bombing of Germany.

Russia has the largest bomber force in the world.

Since the outbreak of the war, Russian bomber forces have been carrying out non-stop bombing of valuable strategic targets in Germany.

Russian bombing is not limited to military targets.

Germany's factories, mines, railways, roads, airports, and even civilian facilities such as bus stations and train stations are also within Russia's attack range.

In 1935, Ludendorff, Chief of the German General Staff during World War I, published "Total War", systematically expounding the theory of total war, believing that war is above politics and advocating the use of all means, even extremely brutal means, to wage war.

Under the guidance of the total war theory, the German blitzkrieg also included civilian facilities in the range of attack.

Russia is just following suit.

Due to Russia's continued strategic attacks, Germany's domestic production and transportation have been greatly affected. The German army's supply is poor, and some troops do not even have cotton clothes. Even if the Russian army does not fight back, it will be difficult for the German army to survive this winter.

not always.

Currently, the fighting between Germany and Russia is almost entirely taking place in the territory of former Poland.

Affected by the war, the Polish people suffered heavy losses, part of which was caused by the Russian army, but a considerable part was also caused by the German army.

Many of the German soldiers who were surrounded and annihilated in Warsaw wore cotton coats that were looted from Polish homes.

Compared with the impoverished German army, the Russian army had sufficient logistics, with nearly 10 million cotton coats delivered to Warsaw in October alone.

What made Vasily very unhappy was that in order to prevent the German prisoners of war from freezing to death, Russia had to allocate some cotton coats to the German prisoners of war.

Although both are cotton-padded jackets, the German army's cotton-padded jackets are mostly made of cotton cloth and cotton, while the Russian army's cotton-padded jackets are made of a large amount of wool and cashmere, or even whole sheepskins.

There is also a big gap between Germany and Russia in terms of the cold-resistant ability of cotton-padded clothes.

Russia is too cold, and has accumulated rich experience in keeping warm. For the same cotton-padded jacket, the Russian one is more able to keep out the cold than the German one, and the various little tips for keeping warm are unheard of for the Germans.

"Whatever they do, just let them freeze to death."

Vasily not only did not want to give the prisoners clothes, he didn't even want to give them food.

Unlike cotton-padded clothes, the difference between the German army and the Russian army in food is not that big.

Germany had cotton clothes, but because transportation was severely damaged, they could not be transported to the front line in time.

After defeating France, Germany gathered the power of Europe to supply the German army. Although they could not have the best meals every day, the nutrition was still sufficient.

Of course, this is also because the war broke out not long ago.

As time goes by, the German army's logistics supply will become increasingly difficult.

"We don't lack these things, there's no need to be so harsh."

George has now begun to think about post-war reconstruction.

In another time and space, Germany, even though it was brutally dismembered after the war, still created an economic miracle and became one of the most industrially powerful countries in Europe.

The Russia of this time and space will definitely not suffer 4000 million casualties due to war.

Nor will retaliation against Germany lead to the hatred between Germany and Russia accumulating to an irreconcilable level.

George had to consider the feelings of those Germans who had become naturalized Russians.

George also wants to use Germany to check and balance France.

After losing Europe, the Anglo-Saxons' influence on the world will decline significantly, and the United States can only shrink back to America and become a regional country.

The reason why the German troops surrounded in Warsaw surrendered so easily and neatly had a lot to do with the German officers who had studied in Russia.

George hopes to deepen this emotional bond.

In order to accommodate these surrendered German troops, the Warsaw Military District built 12 prisoner-of-war camps. The largest prisoner-of-war camp was in Bedrno, which could accommodate nearly 10 people.

These POW camps were not built by the Russian army, but by the German POWs themselves.

Major Visinev, who managed the Bedrno prisoner-of-war camp, was a graduate of the Amur Military Academy.

The Bedernau POW camp not only held nearly 4 German prisoners of war, but also hundreds of German officers.

On the list of prisoners, Visinev saw a familiar name.

"Yordel, it's really you!"

When Visinev saw Yodel, he jumped up from his chair excitedly.

Jodl and Visinev entered the Amur Military Academy at the same time. They lived in the same dormitory and had a very good relationship. They kept in touch until the outbreak of the war.

Yodel turned and walked away.

"If you dare to leave, all the prisoners will have no food tonight!"

Vesinev knew how to deal with Yodl.

Yodel covered his face, not knowing how to face his old classmates.

Vesinev pulled Yodel back and pressed him down on the chair.

"I told you at the beginning not to leave Russia and to become a Russian citizen directly, but you insisted on returning to Germany. Do you regret it now?"

The regret in Visinev's eyes flashed away.

Jodel performed well during his time at the Amur Army Academy and graduated with the highest grade among his classmates. At the graduation ceremony, Jodel stood at the head of the student team and served as the flag bearer.

In order to retain Jodel, the Amur Military Academy wanted to keep Jodel as a teacher at the Military Academy.

Jodl insisted on returning to Germany and did not accept the attempts of the Army Academy and Visinev to retain him.

"I don't know if I regret it or not, and I don't know why it happened like this—"

Yodel was in tears and in great pain.

Visinev asked the guards to bring some dishes and opened a bottle of wine, ready to get drunk with Yodel to relieve his sorrow.

Yodel finished half the bottle in one gulp.

"Wow, not only has your military rank increased rapidly, but your drinking capacity has also improved rapidly!"

Vishnev really had no intention of mocking Yodel.

Jodl is now a colonel.

"Is Nina okay now?"

Yodel didn't want to discuss military rank and drinking capacity with Vesinev, whose wife was Nina.

"I'm fine now. Not only am I fat, but I also have a bad temper and I curse at people all the time—"

Vishnev was dejected.

"how come?"

There was finally some spirit in Yodel's eyes.

Nina studied nursing at the Amur Military Academy and was classmates with Yodel and Visinev.

In Yodel's impression, Nina is not only slim, but also gentle and lovely.

"Russian women are like this. No matter how youthful and lovely they are when they are young, they will turn into shrews after giving birth. Nina can now carry a 100-kilogram wounded soldier."

Although what Vishnev said was harsh, it was obvious that he and Nina had a deep affection for each other.

Yodel drank one drink after another and soon became drunk.

Visinev sent someone to send Yodel back.

The next day he came to see Yodel in person.

Visinev hoped that Jodl would take the initiative to cooperate with Visinev in managing the prisoner-of-war camp.

Russia does not support idlers, and German prisoners of war must rely on their own labor to earn their own living expenses.

Jodl smiled bitterly. If he accepted Visnev's invitation, then after the war, Jodl would probably have to become a Russian citizen.

"We are all small people. The war has nothing to do with us. You don't want anything to happen because of miscommunication that none of us want to see—"

Visinev told the truth that if the prisoners did not accept the work arrangements in the POW camp, then Visinev would not be polite.

"Man, can you tell me what you will do with us prisoners?"

Yodel wanted a definitive answer.

"How did you deal with prisoners in the past?"

Vishnev was suddenly curious.

Yodel remained silent.

"Don't worry, our Grand Duchess was once a German. Although I don't know how to deal with you, please believe that the Grand Duchess is not a bloodthirsty person."

Visinev did not ask further questions, as Germany was not as rich in resources as Russia.

"Answer me a question seriously. Have you ever killed a Russian with your own hands?"

Vishnev suddenly became serious.

"All I can say is that I didn't kill any Russians myself."

Jodl was a colonel, and every order he gave would result in many people being killed in battle.

"That's enough. I hope this damn war can end sooner rather than later."

Visinev did not dwell on this issue. As long as Jodl was willing to cooperate in the management of the POW camp, Visinev would forgive Jodl.

(End of this chapter)