The Fourth Disaster, Starting from the Movie Eight Hundred

The volunteer army airdropped a large amount of explosives to the Yugoslav guerrillas, which was particularly useful to the guerrillas.

Everyone knows that relying solely on the weapons in the hands of the guerrillas to confront the regular army is a suicidal act. The most sensible approach is to create obstacles for the regular army and formulate a combat plan based on the mission objectives. It is not necessary to have direct contact with the enemy. Destroying roads and railways is also an effective means of delaying the enemy.

However, with sufficient ammunition, the Yugoslav guerrillas wanted to further exert their subjective initiative.

Anyway, the explosives will blow up the road, so they will also blow up the German devils as well.

The guerrillas with a little bit of skills chose time bombs, while others were more direct, like this guerrilla group, who chose to ambush on the side of the road. After planning the retreat route, they began to wait for the German army to fall into the trap.

Soon, a convoy slowly drove over, with an armored vehicle leading the way, and cars following behind, but no tanks.

That means we can act. The captain gave a look and the demolitionist pulled the rope suddenly. The chassis of the armored vehicle in front was blown to pieces. More than 20 kilograms of explosives were too cruel for such a fragile thing.

But the soldiers wearing German uniforms chose to flee instead of searching for the guerrillas.

This surprised the guerrillas very much, and at this moment, the roar of death was heard in the sky.

"It's the Nazi vultures!"

Heavy bombs fell from the sky, and half of the thirty guerrillas were killed on the spot.

The cunning German army sent Italian soldiers wearing their own uniforms to lead the charge, while the real German army observed secretly. After discovering that the front was attacked, the circling Stukas immediately swooped down and dealt a heavy blow to the guerrillas.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

The guerrillas reacted quickly, but this time they were still slow because other German troops had already approached from another direction. They were all lightly armed mountain troops, and there were local traitors leading the way, blocking the guerrillas' retreat route.

"Deputy Captain, there's no escape."

"What a shame! We can't see the Germans surrendering. How many bullets do you have left?"

"We have enough ammunition. We brought everything we had with us this time. The volunteer soldiers are truly generous."

"Then, let us prepare for our final battle. Long live freedom and independence!"

"Long live!"

The desperate resistance was tragic. All thirty guerrillas died. Until the end, they did not surrender and were buried in their hometown, or perhaps in a foreign country. In the Balkans, there are too many countries and they are too small. A person can go abroad if he moves a little. So the Yugoslav guerrillas here really come from different countries for people of the same faith.

Without monuments, names, or heroic deeds, many heroes have passed through the long river of time, but their blood has become the road to victory.

Thousands of guerrillas could not guarantee that every action they took would be successful, but as long as they existed and continued to launch offensives, the German army had to find ways to eliminate them, or at least expel them, so that they could continue to advance.

In the Balkans, which is not a big land, exchanging space for time is a very luxurious tactic. They can only choose to exchange their lives for time and use time to wait for a miracle. The difference is that this time, they can really create a miracle, and this is also a miracle created by their own hands.

On the Romanian front, Yue Cheng, who was commanding the battle, discovered that there was a very weak point in the German defense line.

"It's strange. With such an obvious weakness, why didn't the German army send more troops?"

At the beginning, Yuecheng suspected that it was a trap to lure the enemy deeper, and this incident was also recorded in Zhao Kuo's account.

But as more and more reconnaissance intelligence was gathered to him, Yuecheng finally came to the conclusion that it was not that the German army had not deployed troops here, but that the number of troops they could deploy had reached its limit.

The upper limit here does not mean that this place can only deploy so many troops, but that after Guderian returned to provide support, he had mobilized all the reserves at hand. He now no longer has the confidence to "keep the total reserve troops motionless."

Under normal circumstances, the reinforcements from the German and vassal nationalist forces would be sufficient, but the Volunteer Army launched a torrential attack. The telegrams for help from the front line were more than the tariffs imposed by Trump, and many places were really in danger.

Even if Guderian knew the importance of leaving reserves, it was only when the front line could hold on. If the front line was broken through by the volunteers, all the reserves would be captured as prisoners and military merits.

But to be honest, the German army at that time was in the most resilient and combat-effective state in German history. It was not defeated by the Volunteer Army in one blow. Although this was related to the fact that there were not many Volunteer Army players in the early stage and they only began to deploy in the later stage, it also indirectly proved that the German army's combat effectiveness was much stronger than the Japanese devils' stupid human bomb tactics.

After all, the thoughts of many Japanese officers are from the Warring States Period.

The reference here is to the Japanese Warring States. Our Warring States cannot afford to lose this person, and Wu Anjun has no interest in taking individual orders.

But no matter how good the tactics are, they cannot withstand the shortage of troops. The German army must deploy defense lines accordingly depending on the area attacked by the Volunteer Army. Guderian did try to defend and counterattack, but as long as his armored troops dared to appear, the opponent could respond with artillery shells hundreds of times more than his troops.

Originally, Bulgaria and Romania could only deploy armored forces in the coastal plains. Now that the battle has turned into a mess, the front lines are intertwined and no one knows whether they are surrounded by enemy or friendly forces. This kind of messy battle is the first time Guderian has faced in his life, so he can't understand how the volunteer army on the opposite side can distinguish between enemies and friends.

In this kind of tug-of-war, melee, offense and defense, although a large number of German reinforcements were moving to Romania, Guderian had no reserves at hand, and areas with thin troops inevitably appeared on the defense line.

It would be fine if they were not discovered, but with the players' desperate performance on the front line, as long as they attack, they must fight piecemeal on the enemy's defense line. The places that cannot hold out will definitely be given special attention. At this time, the surrounding players will rush forward to expand the breakthrough.

If that were all, Guderian could still carry out precise key defense, but the problem was that not all players would honestly rush over to break through. At least one-third to one-fifth of the players would not move, but would choose to attract enemy firepower there and then break through directly from other positions.

Aren't teammates meant to attract fire? Now that they're pulling the trigger, of course you have to go around the enemy and poke them in the butt to thank them for their sacrifice.

This state of order in chaos and disorder at any time in order, combined with the various skills that players can use, can produce very terrible effects locally. It is very deceptive and can easily make the German army think that the main force of the Volunteer Army is on their side.

Then more telegrams for help flew to the headquarters, and Guderian looked at these telegrams and found it extremely difficult to determine the main attack direction of the Volunteer Army.

He has not dared to rest at all in recent times and has been fighting every minute and every second. If someone who is familiar with Guderian saw him at this time, they would be so surprised that their jaw would hit the ground, because he was exhausted.

Now, it was not only his body that was crumbling, but also the German Bulgarian and Romanian defense lines.

"We've found a new enemy weakness. Break through here!"

Yuecheng immediately shared the location he found in the group and received a lot of "OK" replies.

Soon, a large number of players appeared near this area, and their support skills were activated one by one. Many veterans among them maxed out their fire support skills. The original mortar coverage was changed to 155 howitzer coverage. The players on the front line continued to direct their skills to bomb, directly bombing the local German officers into a state of panic.

Unhappy; Yes, the bombardment of Verdun was not so outrageous!

The telegram for help was quickly delivered to Guderian, but Guderian discovered in despair that he had no troops left.

"I need troops! Where are our reinforcements?"

Along with Guderian's roar, the German army, which was still struggling to advance in the Serbian mountains, was also full of anger.

They were the German troops originally planned to fill that line of defense, but now, they were still twelve kilometers away from their destination.

Yes, it was only twelve kilometers away, and the sound of artillery fire from the other side could already be heard. However, the guerrillas who were blocking the enemy became more determined and not afraid of sacrifice. They formed one blocking position after another in the form of a turtle formation all over the ground, took out all the weapons provided by the volunteers, and all areas were covered with mines.

This was a completely suicidal blocking, because these Yugoslav guerrillas did not leave themselves any way to retreat. The mines were directly centered on themselves, and the radius just covered the next blocking position. There was no retreat route at all. The German army had to eliminate these defensive positions one by one. Even if it only took half an hour to eliminate one position, the twelve kilometers would take them a whole day to walk.

Moreover, this is all mountainous area, and there is only one road, which is severely damaged. Therefore, the German army has to break through, build the road, and prepare to break through the next target at the same time, repeating this cycle until the end.

That damn daylily is cold.

"Party members go first, followed by candidate members and activists."

After Walter arranged the blocking order, he put himself at the front and decided on the person who would take over the command, but he was stopped by Luo Cheng and Bobosha.

"You still have to coordinate the overall situation. Leave the frontline blocking to us."

"Thank you, Davari, but this is our home."

"True comrades care about the world, so our home is Serbia. You are the best commander here. Thousands of soldiers are easy to come by, but a good general is hard to find. You must lead more people to victory, Walter."

Walter silently raised his right hand and saluted the two men.

The Twelve-Kilometer Blocking Battle was the most brutal battle fought by the Serbian guerrillas and also a turning point in the liberation of the Balkans. The German troops that were held back by 30,000 guerrillas at the cost of their lives became the fatal weak point of the German defense line in Romania. On December 1, 1943, amid Guderian's desperate roar, the main force of the Volunteer Army broke through the German defense line and began to outflank the German flanks, encircling 700,000 elite German troops in the border area between Romania and Bulgaria.

At the same time, the Soviet army launched a full-scale counterattack. Although it failed to achieve a battle-level victory, it effectively tied down the German armed forces on the Eastern Front, making them dare not move an inch. In the end, the Volunteer Army redefined the record of the largest annihilation war in history with its brilliant record of annihilating 70 enemies.

With the annihilation of 700,000 elite German troops, the European battlefield of World War II reached its turning point.

Chapter 256: Xinhua Light Industry Conquers

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When New Year's Day 1944 arrived, the whole world had changed.

Of course, just like the reaction of the German army after its defeat in Stalingrad in history, they still felt that they had the strength to turn the tables, so the German army's actions did not stagnate because of the loss of the Romanian Army Group. Instead, they became more proactive and launched a counterattack against the Soviet army on the Eastern Front, with an attitude of "I want to get back what I lost from you."

This is of course impossible. The current Soviet army is commanded by a group of generals who have fought in actual battles with the Volunteer Army. Comrade Steel is honestly helping in logistics and increasing the efficiency of the Soviet bureaucracy through his fatherly love. However, this time he will not be sent to Siberia, but directly to the front-line death camp for training.

The Soviet defense line was stable from Belarus to Kiev, but as expected, the three Baltic countries defected to the Axis camp at this time. For them, anti-Sovietism was a belief and a life that had to be carried out to the end.

However, the German army could only go so far because winter had arrived. As the German army was well prepared, there were no large-scale casualties among the officers and soldiers on the front line, but resource consumption also soared. Amalgam made a fortune. The precious metals that Germany had plundered from all over Europe now flowed to the Amalgam Company like a flood, and then were obtained by Liu Qi through transactions in the game system and reprocessed into high-purity gold bars as construction funds for Xinhua.

At present, Xinhua’s gold reserves have soared to 5,000 tons, and there is as much silver as you want.

It is quite interesting to say that in ancient times, lead was a by-product of smelting silver, and in modern times, silver is a by-product of refining lead. It is just like before the invention of electrolytic aluminum, aluminum products were more valuable, completely the other way around.

Now you know why modern industrial silver is so cheap.

With sufficient funds, Xinhua had the confidence to proceed, whether based on the gold standard or the industrial productivity standard. The first five-year plan was completed two years ahead of schedule, and many major projects were launched immediately. The only limitation was talent. However, as talents from all over the world chose to flow to Xinhua to avoid the war, this shortcoming was gradually resolved, at least it was not as urgent as it was at the beginning.

There is no way. When the People's Republic of China was founded, most of the intellectuals were liberal arts students. If they switched to studying science, they could indeed play a role again, but if they continued on the old path, the impoverished Xinhua would not need so many people writing poems and couplets.

The founding generation has to solve the problem of survival, and then the second generation can start to practice internal skills steadily. Only after the third generation can they start to engage in literature and art. Otherwise, they are all castles in the air, with a weak foundation, which will be shaken by earthquakes.

There are also many liberal arts students among the player community, but now most of them are proficient in both arts and sciences, and are ruthless people who hold "Swinging Language" in the left hand and AK in the right hand. For example, Brother K, a Khorne believer, has become completely crazy and even the crazy guys don't recognize him. Fortunately, his madness is only limited to the battlefield. On weekdays, he is a weak scholar with glasses.

Well, the kind of weakling who can do squats while carrying a tank.

This is the most classical style of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Is there any problem?

The low temperature seemed to really block everything. Whether it was the battlefield or the rear, there was a brief silence. After all, after fighting all year long, those who were still alive also wanted to feel the meaning of life.

In the Soviet front-line trenches, soldiers were exchanging gifts with each other. The sudden stop of the war caused many people to suddenly lose the ability to perceive the passage of time, especially the lower-level soldiers.

People are not machines. Machines will malfunction if they overheat. Now is a good time to rest. Even the German army on the opposite side has no intention of attacking. The soldiers began to exchange small gifts privately, but the Soviet army's gifts were richer.

Today is January 7th, Orthodox Christmas.

It should be specially pointed out here that in the Soviet era, especially before 1954, Christmas was not celebrated, regardless of whether it was Christmas in Western Europe or Christmas in the Orthodox Church. The reason was that the religious atmosphere was strong and there were wrong ideological tendencies. However, the people would spend this day in their own way, and many Soviet people also tacitly agreed that this day was a holiday and should be celebrated. It was only after 1954 that the official level relaxed this policy, but it was only a relaxation. There was no holiday. At most, it was a little more lively outside, but the songs sung were all revolutionary songs, which were very characteristic of the Soviet era.

However, the tense war needs some relaxation, and nothing is more convincing than giving gifts on special days, whether it is a bottle of wine or something else.

It must be admitted that the Soviet people were very wealthy at that time, so there arose a "contradiction between the Soviet people's growing consumption demand and the Soviet light industry's declining production capacity."

However, this shortcoming was effectively resolved after the Soviet Union completely let go of its big brother status and established equal and mutually beneficial trade relations with Xinhua. It is hard to say about other places, but in Moscow, Xinhua Street and Xinhua Supermarket have opened up in every street and alley, injecting some market economy vitality into the Soviet Union's planned economy.

Then things got out of control. After all, although guns and cannons were important, it was impossible to hold them while sleeping every day. However, what to eat the next day and whether the menu in the cafeteria would change could directly affect every Soviet citizen.

Relying on the wide-gauge railway connecting Xinhua and the Soviet Union, a large amount of goods were shipped to the Soviet Union every day, constantly stimulating the Soviet Union's potential consumer market. In addition, the many advanced light industrial technologies provided by the Volunteer Army, after a horizontal comparison, the Soviet people had formed the idea that Xinhua products were superior to, and even far surpassed, similar foreign products.

When it comes to making money, as long as you really let the Xinhua people see the money, you will immediately see what hardworking and courageous Chinese people are, striding towards a new era.

Now more than 60% of the light industrial products on the Soviet market are produced by Xinhua. The figure is even more exaggerated in Moscow, where it accounts for more than 90%. Both the official and private sectors are proud to buy Xinhua brand products. Under the guidance of the Volunteer Army, Xinhua has also carried out brand grading and developed high-end luxury consumption. Don't doubt people's satisfaction with their vanity. That is all valuable experience gained from the Western market with real money.

Now, take it!

Even Comrade Gangtie's pipe is made in Xinhua, and the tobacco is a flagship product of Yunnan. They even opened a special supply line named "Baihuaxiang". Comrade Gangtie likes it very much. It has completely replaced similar products from other countries and completely occupied the space in Comrade Gangtie's cigarette box.

Anything Comrade Gangtie likes must be good stuff, but it will definitely not be leaked out if it is specially supplied, even if there is no technical content in it. This is because it is a brand and a storefront. The more it is hidden, the more others will flock to it. If you really can't get it, then just get some cigarettes of the same brand to try.

Then the state-owned cigarette factories in Yunnan made a lot of money. Just the various specially made "men's cigarettes", "women's cigarettes" and "fine people's cigarettes" paid out enough tax to make an aircraft carrier, and they will only sell more in the future.

But to be honest, there is really no technical content here, it's all about brand premium. For example, the men's cigarettes just add some flavoring to make them smell more comfortable for Slavic men, and the women's cigarettes are processed in the same way. However, because women's cigarettes are smaller, the cost is only half of that of men's cigarettes, but the price is exactly the same. And the external propaganda is that this respects the "gender equality" advocated by the Soviet Union. As for the issue of the small size of women's cigarettes, that is to respect women and produce cigarettes that suit women's temperament. Anyway, the propaganda is all about words, it depends on how you say it.

Since cigarettes are so popular, alcohol must be popular too. After the Soviet Union entered a state of full war readiness, alcohol production was naturally affected. Then Xinhua's various types of alcoholic beverages were directly rolled out in the Soviet Union. Not only were they of better quality, but they were also sufficient in quantity, which really satisfied those Slavic drunkards.

Xinhua can naturally produce vodka, the Soviet people's favorite, and it is of higher purity. It does not have the strange smell caused by the imprecise processing process (just a joke, vodka with the smell of motor oil), so it is very popular. Vodka itself is also a favorite of bartenders. This is a very suitable base and quickly occupied various bars in the Soviet Union.

It's not just the Soviet Union, the same situation exists in the new Soviet Union. You are the boss, so don't make fun of the second. When it comes to drinking, all Slavs are similar, except for those who believe in certain special religions.

After the business became bigger and stronger, it was bound to create greater glory. Players quickly set their sights on holiday sales and began to hint in various ways, hoping that the Soviets would buy something good to reward themselves during the special holiday.

Now the Soviet Union has official regulations that prohibit celebrating Christmas, but it is implied that history and culture are things that can easily permeate a place over two generations. Moreover, Christmas has a history of more than 1,600 years, and the Orthodox Church has a similar history. This kind of religious influence cannot be erased in a short period of time, unless you directly cause a generational gap of more than two generations in the entire country's population. That would be even more terrifying. In history, the Soviet Union suffered such tragic deaths in World War II.

The Soviet authorities naturally noticed Xinhua's propaganda strategy, but in their eyes, it was just a harmless act. After all, it was all hints, and even if they looked closely, there would be other explanations. Moreover, this matter posed no threat to Soviet national security, and the people liked it. In addition, the current situation was so tense that everyone turned a blind eye.

Now, let us come to the front line of the Eastern Front and see what the Soviet army is doing at this time.

"Comrades, come here quickly! The comrades from Xinhua have given us gifts!"

"A gift from Comrade Xinhua!?"

"Hurry, hurry, get over there quickly, or all the good stuff will be gone!"

"What are they? What are they?"

This sentence, "A gift from Xinhua," was very attractive. Except for the soldiers on duty, the rest of the Red Army soldiers, no matter what they were doing at the moment, rushed over to join in the fun.

What, you’re pooping... Then cut it off quickly (bushi).

This is also Xinhua's marketing strategy, and it can be regarded as a gift to the Soviet army. After all, everyone is in a big socialist family. In addition to the exchange of national interests, they also need to talk about feelings. Moreover, the Soviet Union is now Xinhua's largest trading sponsor. For big customers, it is natural to express condolences during the holidays. Since they have come to express condolences, they certainly cannot go empty-handed. Reciprocity is a must.

Then these Soviet soldiers who received gifts from Xinhua quickly became loyal fans of Xinhua products.

Imagine this scene: a group of Soviet soldiers fought for their lives on the battlefield, and luckily survived, leaning against the trenches waiting for the war to end at an unknown time. At this moment, a hot drink was handed to them. As long as this thing is not disgusting and tastes like Nurgle soup, it will become this person’s favorite hit product in the future, at least a hit in his heart, the eternal white moonlight.

For example, among the gifts sent to the Soviet front, in addition to the most classic cigarettes and alcohol, there was also Coco Tree coconut juice.

That’s right, it’s the Coco Tree brand that’s been growing bigger every year. It made its debut in 1940. Now it’s 1944, it’s already four years old, and it still has 96 years to go before it becomes a century-old brand.

"Coconut milk?"

"I know. It's the juice from the fruit of the coconut tree that grows in tropical regions."

"Tropical fruits! Comrades from Xinhua actually sent us tropical fruits!"

"It definitely needs to be processed, otherwise it would have gone rancid all the way here."