Hitler again began to rattle back to the historical past of how Marxism was created by the Jews to undermine Western and Eastern civilization, how the Bolsheviks destroyed the mighty Russian Empire, and how the National Socialist Workers' Party of Germany saved Germany from the brink of GCISM. He spoke in great detail, as if with relish, waving his hands slowly, in a more gentle tone. The set of reasons he gave were the same old ones that everyone here had long been tired of listening to. It was only when he talked about Germany's guarantees to Poland and the Russian Empire that he raised his voice. He said that Germany had never betrayed their allies, had not been, and would not be! Now that Germany has basically completed the salvation of Poland, the next step is the great and arduous mission of liberating the Russian Empire. Once this mission is accomplished, the vast continent from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea will be in the hands of Germany and her allies, and there will be no more forces in the world that can threaten the security of Germany and her allies!

Hitler shouted: "From the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea...... It will be the world of Germany and its allies, and our worries will be completely eliminated! I hope that everyone will remember how crucial this war is to our success and how much determination we have to fight with unprecedented determination. Be merciless and resolute in your attack! In short, our enemies are quite strong, but they also have very big weaknesses. We have to be very careful. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced at the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Admiral Raeder, and said, "Mr. Raeder, now please tell us about your plan and that of the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet. ”

Raeder immediately stood up. Walk briskly to the front of the room in the middle. The curtain against the wall slowly opened, revealing a large-scale map of Estonia and the Leningrad region. "Everyone!" Reddell walked to the front of the map with the whip. "This is a plan of operations proposed by our Naval Staff and the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet against the main forces of the Soviet Army, which are currently massed in the Estonian region," he said. We call it Project Winter Winds. The main idea of this plan was to use the advantages of the German Navy and the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet to carry out a landing operation behind the Soviet army. Capture Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Then use the port of Tallinn to quickly transport the army to the back of the Soviet army, and flank the Soviet army with the troops in front. The specific army battle plan will be drawn up by the Army General Staff, and the Navy will only be responsible for proposing sea and landing plans......"

“…… According to intelligence, the 1st Baltic Front of the USSR still did not abandon the implementation of the Latvian operational plan. Presently. The front of the front was facing Latvia's Army Group North, which in turn was flanked by the Baltic Sea, on the left by Lake Chulei, and on the back by the Baltic Sea. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is the location of the Front's headquarters and its logistical supply center. According to reconnaissance, the defense of the port of Tallinn consisted mainly of mines, batteries and garrisons. The Tallinn battery is armed with four to eight 256mm shore defense cannons, which are the products of our company Krupp Industries exported to the Russian Empire in the 90s of the last century. This artillery is very useful for the new battleships Bismarck and Ripitz (German-made Zhenyuan class. and the historical Bismarck-class is not the same thing), and the four Zhenyuan-class battleships of the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet did not pose any threat. The Soviet Red Army stationed in Tallinn had about three infantry divisions, in addition to a number of troops withdrawn from the front to recuperate. And the Navy and the Chinese Expeditionary Fleet, now have the ability to transport at least 2 infantry corps for the landing in Tallinn. At the same time, it was also possible to provide cover for the landing force with the main guns of battleships, armored ships and cruisers.

However, there is also a big problem with the landing operation in Tallinn, and that is time. According to the weather forecast, the rain and snow that lasted for many days will basically end after November 26, and the weather will be mainly fine. At that time, it is possible that the Soviet Red Army will end its offensive and the whole army will retreat to the Stalin line for defense. As a result, the landing in Tallinn and the encirclement of the main forces of the Soviet 1st Baltic Front would not be able to take place. Therefore, we must seize every minute and implement the Winter Wind Plan immediately. Be sure to be fast! ”

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On the rough waters of the Baltic Sea. Six Zhenyuan-class battleships, sixteen Königsberg-class light cruisers, and twenty-six destroyers of all ranks. It is escorting a transport fleet consisting of 18 transport ships of more than 20,000 tons and eight large landing ships of 12,000 tons of Type 1936, slowly advancing in the face of the howling north wind.

The Type 1936 landing ship was first converted from the hulls of several armored ships of the "Polish Legion" class, the construction of which had been suspended under the Washington Treaty. Its unladen displacement reached 12 thousand tons. The full load displacement is up to 20,000 tons. The maximum speed is 20 knots. Inside, there are two separate decks and huge cabins, which can carry at least 40 trucks or tanks and thousands of heavily armed soldiers. However, the most peculiar design of this landing ship is that it has a movable lock in the stern, which is opened, and the stern is partially sunk into the seawater, and the landing craft or amphibious vehicles can be carried out of the dock. Rushing directly to the shore, the entire landing process was greatly simplified by the creation of such large landing ships.

Eight such big ships, if they were only used to land for the infantry, would be able to send up to 12,000 people to the beachhead in a maximum of half a day! And the whole process does not require a transfer, which was unimaginable in the past! Now the entire infantry of an elite German infantry division (not counting artillery and logistical baggage) is on board these eight landing ships, and they will be the first to land in Tallinn! The other 18 large transport ships were loaded with two fully manned German infantry divisions, as well as artillery and baggage troops of the elite German infantry division called the "Greater German Infantry Division", which was mainly on the landing ship.

Vice Admiral Yu Yanshou stood in the bridge, withdrew his gaze from the transport fleet, and refocused on the three thick barrels of the first turret in the bow, and couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion in his heart. Twelve years ago, when he was admitted to the Naval University on Changzhou Island in Guangzhou, he never imagined that one day he would actually command a Chinese battleship sailing off the coastline of a European power! And they're here to kill people and set fires!

China's development is simply too fast. It's almost time for these Navy soldiers to be unimaginable. Looking at the sister ships in front of him, a wave of heroism suddenly rose in his heart. Now it's just a bully to bully the USSR, which basically did not have a large navy. Listen to Commander Long, wait until the Soviet Union is over. The navy also has to deal with Britain and avenge the Opium War! This old empire still occupies Hong Kong and has not been returned!

On deck, lookouts and sailors meticulously prepare, even if their opponents were only a few old Gangut-class battleships. More than a dozen armored cruisers launched before the First Time War, as well as some destroyers and torpedo boats with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons, did not let everyone slack off in the slightest, because through these years of training and education, the seriousness and rigor of the German Navy have been engraved in the hearts of all naval personnel. Especially for those of them who served on battleships, the naval battle in the South China Sea six years ago had already announced that the era of battleships was about to pass, and aircraft carriers were the future maritime hegemons! Be part of a battleship. The big guy was not discouraged, but cherished every opportunity to fight, and regarded every battle as the last time he and his battleship served the strength of the motherland!

Dudu –

Two hurried whistles came from the battleship Bismarck, the flagship of the fleet, and the sailing formation began to change. Under the arrangement of the flagship navigator, the six Zhenyuan-class battleships quickly cut from the escort formation of the wild goose to the outside of the transport formation to form a zigzag shelling formation, which means that the battle is about to begin!

"General, a telegram from the flagship, the whole fleet is ready for battle, the target is the Tallinn fortress." The voice of the communications staff officer came.

Yu Yanshou raised his Wangyuan army and looked at the southern coastline, which was still Estonian at the beginning of the year. Now it belongs to the USSR...... It won't be long before the Germans will land there, attacking from behind still in Estonia. The 1st Baltic Front of the USSR was preparing to withdraw to the Stalin Line. As long as this front and another main Soviet force called the Second Baltic Front are defeated, the red empire will be almost there. East of the Yenisei River, most of Central Asia will be China!

"Pull the battle alert! Get ready for battle! Gun commander, assign tasks to each main gun......" Putting down the binoculars, Yu Yanshou took a deep breath and began to loudly issue combat missions.

At 5 o'clock in the morning of November 24, 1937, the Sino-German combined fleet arrived off the coast of Tallinn, and at 6 o'clock in the morning, six Zhenyuan-class battleships with a displacement of 40,000 tons discharged an artillery formation and bombarded the port of Tallinn with their 380mm main guns.

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Boom, boom......

A series of loud explosions woke the port of Tallinn from its slumber, and the birds in the harbor were blackened by the smoke and spread their wings and rushed farther away, the trees they were sheltering in were uprooted, the houses were gently knocked back, and the debris and wood chips were lifted by the blast wave of the explosion, and then fell again, sending smoke and dust to the ground.

Occasionally, early Soviet officers and soldiers were stunned by the sudden disaster, and instinctively curled up and trembled as they looked at the huge mushroom clouds on the harbor batteries.

Soon, frightened screams and whistles rang out from all over the camps not far from the port, gates were pushed open, and rags of Red officers and soldiers rushed out of the dormitories, some scurrying around, fleeing in all directions, while others were completely overwhelmed and just stared blankly at the battery being engulfed in flames.

Suddenly, several shells landed precisely on the camp of the 116th Infantry Corps of the Soviet Red Army, located near the port of Tallinn, only to see a huge fireball rise, and countless Red Army soldiers were swept into the air by the air wave, torn into pieces of burning corpses, and after falling to the ground, it was already a charcoal-like mass, emitting an unpleasant stench. At this time, the whole camp seemed to have exploded, and countless soldiers rushed to the exits around the barracks, but no matter how fast they were, they were not as fast as the shells, and after a while, the entire camp was subjected to an unknown number of rounds of shelling.

All the barracks began to burn, and countless figures howled in the fire, but there was no help or rescue, only a rain of bullets that became more and more dense, and as bursts of shells flew by, the whole city of Tallinn seemed to be burning, and no matter which direction you looked, you could only see pillars of smoke and flames and rubble rubble.

At this time, several light cruisers and destroyers, which ventured closer to the port, also joined the shelling, and their targets were the urban area of Tallinn. Shells rained down on the streets and alleys, and houses collapsed with a roar. The sudden shelling plunged the entire city into a panic. All the people were on the run, scurrying around like headless flies, and all roads in and out of Tallinn were blocked.

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"Comrade Commander! Comrade Commander! ”

The political commissar of the 1st Baltic Front, Kirov, pressed his head like a frightened little animal. Crashed into Tukhachevsky's room, where the legendary red Napoleon was croaking in his nightgown and holding the telephone!

Tukhachevsky, who was awakened by the sound of artillery, was now buzzing in his head, and as soon as he heard the loud sound of artillery, he knew that the promises of those damned Red Admirals had been completely frustrated! Damn bastards, you can't beat the German Navy, but you should always be able to set up a sentry and give yourself a heads-up, right? And those batteries at the harbor. Why not shoot back?

"Is the battery in touch? Is the Navy in touch? Kirov asked busily.

"Not yet! These fools really deserve to be court-martialed! Yesterday they swore that the weather was bad and that the Germans and the Chinese navy would not come......"

"So, you've identified them as Germany and China?"

"Who else but them? Britain and France? If that's the case, at least they won't send troops to land! ”

"What! And landing? Where is it? Kirov also began to feel that things were serious. Tallinn is located on the lines of communication between the Latvian front and Leningrad, and in the event of the loss of the entire First Baltic Front, it is possible to be surrounded by the enemy!

"Comrade Kirov, rest assured, they will land, but the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army will not let them go back alive! However, it is not advisable to stay here for long, because it is under the threat of the huge cannons of the enemy battleships. Let's move to Kehra's Reserve Command first. By this time, Tukhachevsky had already contacted the commanders of several Red Army units who were resting near Tallinn, and after mastering some of the troops, the stones hanging in his heart were also lowered. At first, I put on my military uniform in a hurry. Then he pulled Kirov and walked downstairs.

As soon as they stepped out of the building of the headquarters of the Front, Tukhachevsky was stunned by the sight before them. I saw that on the forts on both sides of Gongwei Harbor, mushroom clouds rose one after another. The huge fire regiment has completely covered the two batteries, and even people who do not understand military affairs at all can see that the batteries are definitely finished, whether it is the soldiers stationed there or the cannons installed there, it is impossible to survive under this level of firepower sneak attack! And looking at this kind of firepower, you can know that the other side has used at least four or five battleships, and it seems that the German Navy and the Chinese expeditionary fleet have already been dispatched! They must have wanted to land in Tallinn and cut off the retreat of their own front!

It was a small green car with the marshal's mark parked in front of Tukhachevsky and Kirov.

"Comrade Commissar, get in the car." Tukhachevsky pulled Kirov, who was still in a daze. "Let's go to Kehra, and then mobilize troops to counterattack Tallinn! In short, it will definitely cost them. ”

"Counterattack? You're saying they've rushed in! Kirov gasped and hurried into the car. Tukhachevsky followed closely and got into the car, and then the group drove away.

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"Inform the Army, get ready to land!"

However, at a distance of more than 10,000 meters, 54 380mm main guns of six battleships were bombarded indiscriminately for half an hour.

Due to the advance of aircraft carriers, firing fixed targets on the shore is the most important task of battleships at present, and the Chinese and German navies have long conducted an unknown number of special training in this regard. And they also had in their hands a very detailed map of the defense of the port of Tallinn - which the former Estonian Minister of the Navy had brought with him when he defected to Germany.

So the commander of the Sino-German combined fleet, Gunther. Lysteyan now confidently signaled the possibility of landing to Lieutenant General Manstein, commander of the German 10th Infantry Corps aboard the transport ship "Hamburg." At the same time, the ships were ordered to lower their minesweepers and begin to clear the fairway.

At twelve o'clock, under the cover of the rumbling artillery of the combined Chinese and German fleet, the Greater German Infantry Division landed in the bay on the west side of the port of Tallinn.

The battle lasted only a few hours. That night, when the convoy of Tukhachevsky and Kirov arrived at Kehla, a small city more than ten kilometers from Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, was captured by the Germans! Less than 48 hours later, two more divisions of German troops were transported to the beaches and harbors of the port of Tallinn and quickly established fortifications on the outskirts of the city, so that the rear route of the Soviet First Baltic Front was inevitably cut off by the German ** team!

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