Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

“How can we avoid this situation?”

"What should we do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking deeply.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not the only one who was thinking about this.

Including emperors and generals throughout the ages who wanted to make a difference and cared about the people's livelihood.

Everyone is thinking about this heavy question.

But soon, their thoughts were interrupted by a burst of rapid and familiar music.

Black and white scenes of World War II appeared on the screen.

And typed a title.

【Liberate Ukraine! 】

[The largest battle in history! The Battle of the Dnieper! ]

When ancient people saw the title, they couldn't help but be attracted to it.

After all, there have been many large-scale battles before Tianmu.

The Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, the Battle of Rzhev, etc. Which one was not a super war involving more than one million people?
The ancients always believed that the largest-scale battles were the ones that Tianmu had already talked about.

But unexpectedly, Tianmu now said that there are other masters.

The biggest battle ever.

It's called the Battle of the Dnieper?

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin thought for a moment and said, "The Dnieper River, is this a river in Ukraine?"

"Tianmu mentioned before that Jebe and Subutai of the Mongolian army chased here and defeated the coalition forces of the Russian countries."

"During World War II, did the Dnieper River also become the most critical battlefield?"

"This Ukraine has been the site of endless large-scale wars throughout the ages!"

Li Shimin was quite curious and prepared to watch the largest battle in history.

You can see a large number of German soldiers in the picture, including tanks, armored vehicles and other heavy equipment.

In an orderly manner across a steel bridge.

The camera gradually zooms in, and we can see that these German soldiers are numerous and well-equipped.

But the German army seemed to have lost its once high morale.

Everyone looked a little nervous and kept looking back.

And as the sound of artillery fire rang out.

The German troops who were crossing the river in an orderly manner began to fall into chaos.
They were moving at full speed, trying to cross the bridge and the river.

And at the rear.

The familiar engine noise of the Soviet T34 tank grew louder.

The German army is retreating and the Soviet army is chasing?
The ancients knew.

This is a German army in retreat.

And as the Soviet army pursued.

The sound of German artillery fire also rang out.

This crucial bridge was blown up.

The Soviet army was forced to stop its pursuit.

At the same time, the commentary on the sky screen sounded.

【With the destruction of this bridge over the Dnieper River, the Soviet High Command’s hopes were dashed.】

[The original Soviet plan was to urgently transport 30 tons of supplies to the other side of the Dnieper River starting from the capture of this bridge.]

[There, Soviet infantry crossed the Dnieper River and established a bridgehead.]

[However, due to the lack of subsequent heavy equipment replenishment, it was difficult to break through the German defense. ]

【And now, the last bridge has also been blown up. 】

Appeared along with the picture.

There is also a strategic map of the Eastern Front during World War II, and the ancient people made surprising discoveries.

"Ah? The German troops have been pushed here?"

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng took over a strategic map of the World War II period from Li Si, which was specially recorded by Li Si.

As you can see, it has become more detailed.

And different time points are marked. Compare the picture drawn by Li Si with the map on the sky curtain.

You can see.

The German front showed a clear retreat.

The German army, which was previously invincible and had various extreme exchange ratios.

It seemed that they were being defeated by the Soviet army.

Retreat a thousand miles!

Tianmu continued to tell the story along the map.

【Since the failure of the Battle of Kursk. 】

[The German army began to shift their front line westward.]

[As the German army retreated westward, the Soviet army began to prepare for a new counterattack on the front line. ]

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[Since August 1943, the Soviet army has deployed 8 million troops, 1400 tanks and 265 aircraft on a long front of 2400 kilometers from Smolensk to the Sea of ​​Azov.]

[There are more than 5 artillery pieces in total! 】

[The main deployed troop numbers are the 1st Belarusian Front, the 1st Ukrainian Front, the 2nd Front, the 3rd Front and the 4th Front.]

[And in order to cope with the powerful offensive of the Soviet army. ]

[The German High Command placed their hopes on the natural barrier of the Dnieper River, the third largest river in Europe.]

[According to the order issued by Hitler, the German army began to build huge strategic fortifications along the front line. ]

[And organized the Southern Army Group and part of the Central Army Group, with a total force of 123 million troops. ]

[There are 2100 tanks and self-propelled artillery, 2000 aircraft, and 12000 artillery pieces. ]

[Although the overall strength of the German army seems to be less than half of that of the Soviet army. ]

[But judging from past combat capabilities, the German army could easily defeat the Soviet army with twice the number of troops.]

[Under the guidance of Hitler's fortress strategy, millions of German troops were ready to fight a decisive battle with the Soviet army along the Dnieper River and its extension.]

【For the Soviet Union, it is very important to recover Ukraine. 】

【Ukraine is one of the richest regions of the Soviet Union.】

[Agricultural resources and mineral resources are very rich. ]

[Ukraine has advanced metallurgical technology, and the coal and iron resources in Donetsk, Donbass, and Zaporizhia can fully supplement the country's heavy industry.]

[Agriculture on Ukraine's black soil can also effectively supplement the country's agriculture. ]

[The brutal war has been going on for more than two years. Although the Soviet Union has turned from a passive strategy to an active one, it has suffered serious losses in manpower after years of fighting. It is in urgent need of recovering Ukraine to restore its national strength.]

【And Germany has been occupying Ukraine since then. 】

[They also used Ukraine's rich coal and iron resources and solid industrial foundation to turn Ukraine into the German army's eastern front military industrial logistics base.]

【Not only did they madly plunder the natural resources in this area. 】

[They also organized trainloads of Ukrainians to Germany, turning them into free labor.]

[It can be said that Ukraine is a huge blood bag! ]

[Whether the Soviet Union or Germany occupies Ukraine, it will be a very significant supplement to the overall national strength, especially military strength.]

[After two years of war, the Soviet army, which had grown rapidly, was also sharpening its sword against the exhausted German army.]

Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin nodded, recalling what Tianmu had said.

"Yes, indeed. The black soil of Ukraine is still fresh in my memory."

“The agricultural products of the black soil alone are enough to attract great attention.”

"Not to mention that Tianmu has now said that Ukraine is also very rich in resources such as coal and steel, and is an industrially developed region."

"It should be one of the most important in the entire Soviet Union."

"Compared to China, the Moscow area of ​​the Soviet Union might be similar to the Guanzhong region."

"And Ukraine is probably similar to Hebei."

"If China loses Hebei, it can only become a southern dynasty like the Eastern Jin Dynasty or the Liu Song Dynasty."

"If the Soviet Union did not have Ukraine, it would probably be a separatist regime at best."

Li Shimin concluded:

"Although the Soviet Union is vast and rich in resources, it was beaten so badly by the German army after all, with countless casualties. If we can effectively recover and utilize Ukraine's resources."

"Then the Soviet Union's subsequent war potential will be further developed."

"If I were Hitler, I would never give up Ukraine so easily." (End of this chapter)