Chapter 462: Targeting the EU
In the end, Chen Yanlong decided to let the German army sweep across Europe and become the hegemon of Europe; and to create a united Europe, called the European Union, or EU for short.
Just like later generations, the EU has 28 member states: the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Malta, Cyprus, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, ......
It's just that Chen Yanlong does not plan to set up the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, but in Berlin, Germany; The whole of Europe is looking to Germany as a big brother, just like the United States in the back.
In fact, the idea of European unification began to emerge as early as the Middle Ages, and after the Second World War, the idea of European unity reached a climax; It was not until November 1, 1993 that the "Mayoro" officially entered into force, and the European Community was renamed the European Union. This marked the transition of the EC from an economic entity to an economic and political entity. In 1995, Austria, Sweden and Finland joined, expanding the number of EU member states to 15.
After that, the development of the European Union began to grow and grow rapidly.
And with the establishment of the European Union, Europe's economy has also developed rapidly, and its per capita GDP has also increased by leaps and bounds, in the post-war decades; It has rapidly developed into a consortium of countries with the strongest economy and the highest degree of integration in the world, covering 28 countries with a total population of more than 480 million.
So when Chen Yanlong determined his EU goals, he was in high spirits and fierce.
With such a clear goal, Chen Yanlong immediately set his sights on the eastern front to see how he could bring the Soviet army to a large-scale counterattack as soon as possible; Suppress it, and inflict heavy damage, so that he can send more troops to North Africa; As well as attacking Britain proper, forcing Britain to surrender, unifying Europe as soon as possible, and establishing the European Union.
And at this time on the Eastern Front, the General Staff of the Soviet Army.
As soon as the war broke out on the German-Soviet Eastern Front, the General Staff of the Soviet Army was subordinate to Stalin's Supreme Command, and was the main command organ of the headquarters of the Supreme Command, responsible for formulating strategic plans and directing the troops on the front.
At the same time, it was also the body by which Stalin and other leaders maintained regular contact with the commanders of the armies, the fleets and their commands, and checked the implementation of the instructions and instructions of the Supreme High Command by the army.
But today at the General Staff, all the members of the Supreme Command of the Soviet Army are here.
Among them were Stalin as chairman, Molotov as vice-chairman, and Timoshenko, Budyonny, Voroshilov, Shaposhnikov and Zhukov as members.
The meeting was also attended by the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff Alexei Inokentievich Antonov and the Chief of the General Staff and Marshal of the Soviet Army Vasilevsky.
"Why did our Air Force suffer such heavy losses in the air battle on the Dnieper this time? We lost thousands of planes in air battles for several days, and only shot down less than a hundred German planes, what is our air force eating! ”
As soon as the meeting began, Stalin roared in anger.
"Because the German aircraft has appeared more advanced types, more powerful than the Ar-234 jet bomber we have already seen, and the Me262 jet fighter, and the ta152 fighter!"
"So our aviation unit was once again taken by surprise by the Germans, and suffered such heavy losses!"
At this time, Zhukov, who was the deputy People's Commissar of Defense and chief of the General Staff, stood up and explained.
Because before 1946, the Soviet aviation units were under the jurisdiction of the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the Soviet Army, and commanded operations; It was only after the war that the Soviet Air Force became independent, and their status was lower than that of the Soviet Navy and Army.
"So what do you say we are going to do now with the new German aircraft? Is it like watching the German army continue to dominate the skies of our Soviet Republic, bombing our land indiscriminately everywhere, leaving our people to live in a terrible bombardment, wounded and killed? ”
Hearing this, Stalin stared sharply at Zhukov.
"My proposal is that we should also develop and produce new aircraft as soon as possible to fight against the German army's new aircraft, otherwise our air force will face a situation of great demoralization and even the terrible consequences of the annihilation of the entire army, even if our air force can defeat the German air force in numbers!"
"In addition to this, we also want to give our homeland defense force more advanced air defense weapons and equipment, as well as well-trained soldiers! Come and defend our homeland from German air raids! ”
Zhukov plucked up the courage to speak out his thoughts.
"Comrade Zhukov's opinion, how do you feel?"
As soon as the words fell, Stalin turned his gaze to the other members of the Supreme Command, and said with an imposing gaze.
"I agree with Marshal Zhukov's words!"
After a long time, Vasilevsky said a little nervously.
"What about the others?"
After waiting for almost five minutes before only one person responded to his question, Stalin again stared at the crowd with a sharp gaze.
"I also agree with Zhukov!"
Timoshenko replied.
"We listen to the leaders!"
But the rest of the members of the Supreme Command were timid.
"I'll get the Ministry of Aviation to develop a new aircraft as soon as possible, but I don't want you to use these nonsense excuses to prevaricate the reason for my defeat! Otherwise, I will definitely not let go of the vanquished easily! ”
Seeing this, Stalin's eyes were cold and silent, and he glanced around the crowd before he said coldly.
Then he continued to discuss the situation of the Dnieper River with Zhukov, Timoshenko, Vasilevsky and others, as well as the strategic situation to deal with.