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Chapter 1,335: The world situation in December

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    Quietly, time has arrived in December of 1941!

    Although the Ninth Army is currently discussing the exchange of prisoners with the Japanese army, Li Guoyao is paying more attention to the international community, because this month there will be several extremely important things happening for the entire world.

    In Europe, the Soviet Union will win the Battle of Moscow after suffering huge losses!

    Three months ago, after the German army won the Kiev Encirclement and Annihilation War, it concentrated 74 and a half divisions with about 1.93 million people, supported by 1,700 tanks and 11,000 artillery pieces, and launched an offensive to seize Moscow, known as the Typhoon Plan.

    In the first stage of the battle, the German army annihilated more than 600,000 Soviet Red Army troops in the Vyazma area and won an overall victory with a kingly attitude.

    ?Then the German army quickly occupied the periphery of Moscow and destroyed several Soviet defense lines.

    At the critical moment, the Soviet Union carried out the largest industrial transfer plan in history, transferring more than 1 million trains of equipment and materials. At the same time, it mobilized 250,000 elite reserves from Siberia, Central Asia, and the Far East, with General Zhukov as the core  The troops and defense lines of the Western Front were reorganized, a large number of women were organized to build fortifications, and a large number of engineering units carrying explosives and landmines were sent to destroy the German logistics supply lines.

    The Soviet Red Army carried out a desperate resistance against the German army, and many heroic figures and famous quotes emerged, such as "Although the Soviet Union is big, it has no way to retreat, and Moscow is behind it."

    On November 7, as Germany approached Moscow, the Soviet Union still organized a military parade on Red Square on time. This was one of the most famous military parades in history. The troops under review went directly to the front line after the parade.

    By now, the German troops attacking Moscow have been fighting outside Moscow for three months, and everyone is exhausted. If nothing goes wrong, the Soviet army will launch a counterattack at the beginning of this month, breaking through the German defenses and driving them back 200-  300 kilometers away, the Battle of Moscow ended with the victory of the Soviet Union.

    In this battle, the German army will lose more than 500,000 people and a large amount of technical equipment. This is also the first time that the arrogant German army suffered heavy losses in World War II. Hitler's wild words of "destroying the Soviet Union in three months" were completely shattered.

    And after the situation in Moscow stabilized.  Taking advantage of the arrival of cold winter, the Soviet Red Army will launch winter offensives on various fronts.

    In the south, the Soviet Red Army crossed the Kerch Strait and landed on the Crimean Peninsula; in the north, the Soviet Red Army tried to break the siege of Leningrad and annihilate the German troops surrounding Leningrad and recapture Demyansk.

    The reason why the Soviet Union was able to sustain itself under the crazy attack of the powerful Germany and launch a counter-offensive was not only due to the tenacious fighting spirit of the Soviet people, but also due to the assistance of the United States.

    Since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War, Germany has used three army groups composed of 190 divisions to invade the Soviet Union like a flood.  In the six months of war that followed, 2.99 million Soviet officers and soldiers died on the front lines, as many as 20,500 tanks and self-propelled artillery were destroyed, and 17,900 aircraft were damaged in the battle.  The Soviet standing army, which originally numbered 5.5 million people, suffered a devastating blow from the beginning.

    But that¡¯s not the worst thing. In the fierce German offensive, the Soviet Union¡¯s main industrial and agricultural production areas fell one after another.  By the end of 1941, the Soviet Union had lost 45% of its population.

    In terms of production capacity and resources, as much as 71% of iron, 58% of steel, 57% of non-ferrous metals, 63% of coal and 42% of electricity were also lost with the collapse of a large amount of land.

    Agriculture was equally urgent. About 84% of the Soviet Union¡¯s sugar beet producing areas, 45% of its cattle, and 68% of its pigs were seized by the Germans.  Workers' rations were reduced to only 800 grams/day, and ordinary employees only received 500 grams/day.

    No matter which aspect it is, the Soviet Union has reached the edge of the cliff, and the United States on the other side of the ocean is their last hope.

    Just a few days after the war broke out, the Soviet ambassador to the United States proposed an arms purchase order of US$1.84 billion to the US State Department.  The leader of the Soviet Union also personally told the British and American sides that if we give us anti-aircraft guns and aluminum, we can persist for 3-4 years!

    Subsequently, the leaders of the three countries officially began to discuss aid matters, and reached the first aid agreement to the Soviet Union on October 1.  Supplies from the United Kingdom and the United States began to be continuously imported into the Soviet Union from three directions: Iran, the Arctic Route, and the Pacific Ocean.

    The first to arrive were as many as 200,000 tons of wheat, eggs, milk and other foods, which greatly helped the Soviet Union. At that time, the Soviet army was suffering from hunger and cold, and many soldiers were relying on a small amount of food mixed with sawdust and tea.  Ba lived with salted fish and meat. The arrival of these supplies undoubtedly solved the Soviet army's urgent need.

    The food aid from the United States helped the Soviet army solve its urgent needs.  The most popular of these is canned spam luncheon meat, which was banned by the U.S. military because of its bad taste.It's something as scary as gonorrhea.  But in the eyes of the Soviet army, it was a priceless treasure, and there were even many cases where the Soviet army gathered around and grabbed a can.

    At the same time, in order to ensure the smooth operation of winter operations, raincoats, military boots, and winter clothes also arrived at the same time.

    Among these various resources, the first one is black gold - fuel.

    The Soviet Union¡¯s aviation fuel has always been its shortcoming. In the early days of the war, the Soviet Union¡¯s B-78 aviation fuel production capacity could not meet the total demand for that year.  Moreover, the fuel had an extremely low octane number and poor performance, which put the Soviet Air Force, which had suffered heavy losses in the early days, into a dilemma of lacking both troops and fuel.

    But the Lend-Lease Act solved this problem. British, American and Canadian refineries provided a total of approximately 19.35 million tons of high-quality aviation fuel, aviation fuel raw materials and lubricants to the Soviet Union.  Among them, as much as 1,186 tons of aviation fuel accounted for about 26% of the total aviation fuel production of the Soviet army during the war.  In order to meet demand, the Soviet army during the war often blended domestically produced B-78 fuel with these lease-lease oils.

    In addition to fuel, the Allies also provided the Soviet army with a large number of combat aircraft and aluminum, as well as explosives. Almost as long as the Soviet Union needed it, the United States and Britain would support it.

    It was with such strong support that the Soviet Union finally recovered!

    And the Soviet Union¡¯s rebirth under such a critical situation is a great joy for the entire world. This means that Hitler, the war madman, can no longer sweep everything as he did before.

    At this time, the situation in Asia is also very tense!

    In fact, although Japan has decided to give it a go, many people in Japan still don¡¯t have the slightest confidence in facing such a powerful opponent like the United States.

    Some officers in the base camp are still so stubborn, believing that the United States has increasingly strengthened its armaments, strengthened its encirclement, and stepped up its activities to aid Chiang Kai-shek and the Soviet Union.  However, Japan is getting weaker and weaker. The initiative for peace and war is always in the hands of the United States. Japan's national defense is extremely dangerous.

    At present, the opportunity for Japan to go to war with the United States is just around the corner. If this opportunity is lost, the initiative in the war will be controlled by the United States and no longer by Japan. Therefore, including Tojo Hideki and the military commander-in-chief, everyone insists on fighting at all costs.  .

    ¡°However, many civil servants believe that although the time to start a war with the South is in Japan¡¯s hands, the time for a decisive battle is still in the hands of the United States.  Because the U.S. main fleet can retreat far away and wait for the opportunity.  Even if all strategic locations in the south are already occupied by Japan, the United States will launch a decisive war two years later, and Japan will suffer many difficulties in terms of military supplies and other aspects.

    Regarding the prospects of a war between Japan and the United States, there are different opinions in Japan. Many people hope to fight a short-term war with the United States, and Japan also believes that it can win.  However, most people believe that even if Japan achieves an initial victory, the war will not end there, and eight/nine times out of ten it will become a long-term war.

    When fighting a long-term war, in the first and second years of the war, because the foundation for the posture of fighting a long-term war has been established, victory is certain during this period.  Three years from now, the outcome will be determined based on the maintenance and enhancement of naval power, the country's overall tangible and intangible military strength, and the evolution of the world situation, so it is impossible to predict.

    It is precisely because of this lack of confidence that Japan has been unable to determine the time of attack. Even when the army and navy were preparing for war, the Japanese government actually sent new ministers to the United States to help Ambassador Nomura Nomura.  Make a last ditch effort.

    The person sent to the United States by Japan was Ambassador Kurusu. He left Tokyo on November 6 and flew to the United States via Hong Kong.

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