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Zhang Jun saw Windsor's progress. Zhang Jun took Windsor's hand and helped Windsor back to the bed, while Zhang Jun leaned sideways on the edge of the bed and began to analyze for Windsor.

"Silly girl, nothing can be viewed in such a simple way. If you are a division commander or an army commander, there is nothing wrong with thinking this way. If you stand in my position, it is wrong to think this way. Maybe you don't believe it. , let me tell you:

As the capital of the Soviet Union, Moscow has a large population, huge material reserves, numerous factories, and a well-connected railway system. Unless we completely surround Moscow, it is impossible to completely cut off Moscow's supplies.

In addition, because of Finland's behavior of sitting on the wall, it did not cut off the connection between the northern port of the Soviet Union and Moscow at all, so that the aid from Britain, France and the United States will continue to flow into Moscow. With weapons, Moscow can easily arm the militia and regular army of millions of people. Now The total strength of Moscow's regular army is no less than 300 million. Only God knows how many it will be.

These are not the most important. We and the Soviet Union are fighting face to face, which can be seen and touched. However, behind Germany, there are several sharp steel knives aimed at Germany's belly.Ready to poke down anytime. "

"Ah!! Jun. Are you talking about the British and French allied forces?"

Windsor's complexion was obviously a little abnormal.Zhang Jun thought that Windsor was pregnant, so he quickly continued to explain in a gentle Windsor:

"Yes, my baby, you guessed it right. It is the three countries of Britain, France and the United States. The 110 million troops of the British and French coalition forces are on the Maginot Line. France alone has mobilized 600 million people to join the army. They are separated from Germany by a wall. Several large industrial areas in Germany are also within easy reach. If Britain and France suddenly attack Germany, the losses to Germany will be unbearable, and Germany may be defeated as a result.

If I were the commander of the Anglo-French coalition forces, I would definitely choose to send troops to attack Germany suddenly when Germany was fighting fiercely in front of Moscow. At the same time, I would send a large number of planes to bomb the industrial areas of Germany. Germany's war potential would be reduced by more than 50.00%. In this case How can Germany be undefeated. "

Windsor quickly returned to normal, after a moment of contemplation.Windsor began to ask Zhang Jun about his plans:

"Jun, then what do you plan to do?"

"Originally, we did not plan to attack Britain and France first. This would prevent the United States from entering the war prematurely, and at the same time, we would not have to fight on two fronts. Now it seems that this idea is a bit naive. The Atlantic alliance of Britain, France, the United States and the Soviet Union has been formed in essence. , even if we want to avoid two first battles, it is impossible, we can only find another way."

"Jun, have you thought of a way?"

Zhang Jun shook his head and said helplessly:

"I haven't thought of a way to crack it yet. Now I'm going to the study to think about it. My baby, you go to bed first, be good."

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After coaxing Windsor to sleep, Zhang Jun went to his study, made himself a cup of strong tea, and began to think about how to solve the current crisis. Before solving the problem, Zhang Jun needed to recall why the typhoon plan in history failed. Although there is no such condition as severe winter, there is an extra knife of the British and French coalition forces.It is already May now, and it will take at least a month for the grandsons of the Wehrmacht to replenish the lost and consumed weapons and ammunition. Can the army take down Moscow, which is supported by Britain, France and the United States, and has a large number of soldiers and solid defenses within three months.

What Zhang Jun can be sure of is that it is absolutely impossible for Germany to win Moscow in three months. This is the center of Stalin’s rule. Stalin’s rule foundation is very strong. In the severe winter, 80.00% of Germany's troops were trapped in the ice and snow of the Soviet Union. What did Germany do to stop the attacks of Britain, France and the United States? Once the Maginot Line came out, it was German territory.

Zhang Jun hasn't figured out a way for the time being, how to solve the crisis that Germany is about to fight on two fronts. This is a major matter related to Germany's survival. Come up with another way out of it.

The Battle of Typhoon was the first defeat suffered by the German army during World War II, and it was also the first time that the German army was forced to stop its offensive since the implementation of the Blitzkrieg in World War II.Many military strategists in this battle, especially the World War II experts of the former Soviet Union, attributed the victory to Stalin's wise commander, Zhukov's excellent command talent and the bravery of the Soviet army, and always said that "the German army stopped attacking because of the weather" And ridicule.

Now, let's see how much the weather affects the German army:

On September 1941, 9, the Central Group of Field Marshal von Bock, code-named "Typhoon" in accordance with Hitler's instructions, concentrated 30 divisions, 74 million people, 148 tanks and assault artillery, and 1700 aircraft , more than 1390 artillery and mortars, launched an attack on Moscow from the southern flank.

There are three fronts in charge of Moscow's close defense: the Western Front, the commander is General Konev; the commander of the Reserve Front is Marshal Budyonny; the commander of the Bryansk Front is Lieutenant General Shremenko.As of early October, the three fronts had a total of about 3 million combat troops, 10 tanks, 3 artillery and mortars, and 125 aircraft.There are also 990 worker battalions, 7600 militia divisions, 677 street fighting groups and hundreds of tank destroying squads. About 25 people in the city participated in the construction of fortifications.

In the first two weeks of the "Typhoon" operation, Army Group Center wiped out nearly 70 Soviet troops, compared with very little German losses.The casualty ratio of the German army and the Soviet army on the entire Eastern Front battlefield was about 1:10, which means that the German army had a maximum casualty of more than 7 people.

Although troops and strategic materials from the rear of the Soviet Union continued to be shipped to Moscow, under the backward conditions at the time, even if they were transported day and night, the amount of replenishment in the short term was limited.

You can imagine that with the combat effectiveness of the German army and its overwhelming advantage, if there is no influence of the weather, would it be impossible to win Moscow?Taking a step back, even if Moscow cannot be captured for the time being, the Soviet army will not be able to counterattack and reverse the situation. At most, it will be in a stalemate like Leningrad.

It is safe to say that if there had been three more weeks of dry, mild and sunny weather, the Germans would have already reached Moscow.

In fact, in early October, the weather suddenly changed. On October 10, the first snow fell in Moscow, almost a month earlier than usual. Note that this month earlier had a great impact on the German army. , because the Germans were unprepared. In the middle and late October, there was continuous autumn rain, and the rain weaves together, making the road muddy. On November 10, the first cold wave came to Russia, and the temperature in Moscow dropped sharply below zero; in late November, the temperature dropped to minus twenty degrees.This is a rare severe cold. You must know that the average temperature in Moscow in January is only -6c, and January is the coldest month in winter.

The German onslaught was almost entirely blunted by a sudden change in weather, which was halted by rain, snow and mud during the second and third weeks of October.

By the end of November, Army Group South was stalled due to bad weather that disrupted the supply of German supplies in the Battle of Typhoon.Of the 11 trucks, 50% are damaged beyond repair, another 30.00% need major repairs or overhauls, and only 40.00% are still in use.The central cluster needed at least 30.00 trains a day to deliver supplies to stay afloat, but only 31 trains were actually delivered.

The German tanks couldn't start in the severe cold. Picks had to be used to dig out the frozen soil around the vehicles and artillery bit by bit. Many vehicles and artillery were damaged and unusable when trying to drag them out of the frozen soil. up.If you don't add a cold cover, the engine of the vehicle will freeze and damage during driving.When trucks and tanks are stopped, a fire must be built under the engine to keep it from freezing.The liquid in the artillery garrison auxiliary machine had solidified.Machine guns and automatic rifles are out of use for the same reason.The only thing that can be used is the mortar.Optical sights and telescope lenses were blurred and rendered useless.Tracked vehicles without skids will skid on ice and cannot move forward.German tanks had narrow tracks, which meant they had poor tactical mobility when driving in soft snow.Due to poor diet and eating cold food, some people vomited after meals, and some people got stomach problems.The troops did not receive camouflage smocks and winter clothing.There are many troops without underwear and sturdier boots.Soldiers must walk in groups of at least two or more, so that they can observe each other for signs of frostbite.The wounded fell and died, not from the severity of their injuries, but from shock and frostbite caused by blood loss.

Even so, the Germans launched a tenacious attack, but due to the weather, with little success.

On the 12th, a reconnaissance battalion of the [-]nd Five-man Infantry Division of the German Army broke into Khimki on the outskirts of Moscow. The top of the Kremlin could already be seen through the telescope, but it was repulsed by the Soviet reinforcements the next day.This was the closest the German army had come to Moscow, and it was the first and last time they saw the Kremlin.

By December, when the daytime temperature dropped to minus 12 degrees, most German soldiers had not received winter clothing, and the troops were still wearing summer clothing when the cold weather came.Only one-tenth of the winter clothes distributed to teachers.Hitler wanted to end the war with one battle, leaving only 60 divisions and withdrawing the rest of the troops to Germany.Therefore, he did not think it was necessary to distribute winter clothing 1%, and he even forbade the issue of general distribution of winter clothing, in order not to cause uneasiness in the troops.At night, the temperature dropped to minus 1 degrees Celsius, and all soldiers had to go back indoors for an hour after spending an hour outside in order to warm up their bodies and restore blood circulation.

... (To be continued..)