Chapter 452: It's Time for Us to Make a Move
By the time the Russian army crossed the border and invaded Finnish territory with the national anthem, Russia had lost the support of world public opinion.
If it is said that there were Germans in front of the invasion of Poland before, it is reasonable for Soviet Russia to occupy and support a new regime in Poland in order to protect the border. But Finland has been independent since World War I and is a sovereign country, and this attack by Soviet Russia is an invasion of Chiguoguo.
Originally, the people of the world were wary of Sovietism, and at this time, Soviet Russia's invasion undoubtedly left a handle for European and American countries and was widely publicized.
This did not affect the fanaticism of some people to liberate the whole world, and the reason why Zhang Kexia had some other ideas in his heart was also influenced by some ideas in the vanguard army. The Citizens' Party's constitution is relatively loose. However, the teachings of the Pioneer Society were fused by Meng Xiang with many concepts of later generations, which made Zhang Kexia, who also joined the Pioneer Society, quite affected, and some concepts also changed. The obvious invasion of Soviet Russia this time naturally reduced a lot of impression points.
Many times, different positions determine different attitudes.
The vast majority of the members of the Russoist Party in Finland also gave up their obedience to the Russian International and joined the side of the Finnish government army and launched an offensive against the Russian army. On the one hand, Stalin also purged the Finnish activists who had entered Soviet Russia. So that others no longer trust Soviet Russia.
And after all, they still have the Finnish stamp on their bodies. In the face of Soviet Russia's strategy, many people will abandon their original position of great world harmony.
This time, because of the involvement of Soviet Russia, the leaders of the Central Powers began to appease again. On the one hand, the threat of the Germans, "on the other hand, the excesses of Soviet Russia." It is impossible for them to face two enemies at the same time. It really brought Suder together. Therefore, when the final intentions of the Germans were not clear, they would not take the initiative to deal with Soviet Russia. Stalin also saw this, so he had nothing to fear.
The Germans also needed time to digest the gains of Poland "Hitler's prestige again climbed to a new level. Some of the discordant voices in the country have also faded much in the face of these victories. Lao Xi has already begun to calmly arrange a new battle. The actions of the Russians undoubtedly disguised part of the Germans' intentions, as the British and French were constantly suspicious of the subtleties.
However, none of this had any effect on the Vanguard. As soon as Meng Xiang heard the news of the Russian attack on Finland, he immediately ordered his troops to prepare to continue their westward advance.
The sub-base has been launched in Wuwei. The coal resources near Wuwei are abundant, which can supply the normal use of the sub-base. Anyway, Meng Xiang didn't expect to carry out large-scale production here, but only used it as an advance base to replenish weapons and ammunition.
Meng Xiang didn't know that there were coal resources near Zhangye, "He only knew that Wuwei was further west, and I am afraid that it would not be until Hami that there were rich coal resources." The garrisons in Xining, Lanzhou, and other areas in the east also needed the supply of weapons and ammunition, so the sub-base was selected between Wuwei and Lanzhou. In the next step, if we want to use troops against Shaanxi, because the road in the north is impassable, we can only attack from the east and west, so the logistics preparations in the west also need to be sufficient.
In order to ensure logistical supply, in addition to the bases. The construction of roads was also carried out. Railways are time-consuming. It costs money, and there is no shortage of vehicles on the vanguard army for the time being, so improvised roads are built directly. The vanguard army occupied the vicinity as soon as it was officially implemented. Relief through work. First, the local people were organized to repair water conservancy and roads, so that the repaired simple roads could barely be used.
It is said that it is an improvised road, not a black asphalt pavement or a white concrete pavement, but a well-groomed dirt road that makes them no longer potholes. It was on such a bumpy road that the vanguard army used trucks to transport the ammunition supplies produced by the Wuwei sub-base to Wuwei. This also includes food.
In previous expansions, "the vanguard did not need to think about the problem of food. The counties conquered before were basically on smooth roads, and military rations could be easily transported by trains, trucks, and the like. In particular, the few railways in China solved the problem of long-distance mobilization of the vanguard army's logistical support. All that remains is transportation from the railway station to the front line.
And even where the roads are not smooth, "the county towns that have been laid down generally have grain in stock." Deal with a part of the traitors, and buy another part. Add your own food, and you'll be able to solve the problem. The vanguard also rarely fought for a long time.
But at this time, entering the northwest, the vanguard army had to think about the problem of food. The northwest has always been short of food. This is not a deficit caused by the gap between the rich and the poor, but a deficit in the total number. The relatively harsh environment has created a shortage of food in the northwest region. Usually sparsely populated, you can't notice it. But all at once an army of 100,000 poured in, and food was scarce.
In this era, as in the future life, some areas have not yet been cultivated, and even Fu Zuoyi has just begun to settle fields in the Hetao area. So some of the food shortages need to be transported from the rear.
However, the Longhai line is only repaired to Baoji, and the Pingsui line is only repaired to Baotou, and there is still a long way to go from Lanzhou. It can only be transported by truck.
After all, this is much stronger than the previous mules, horses, and camels. It's just that it takes time, too. That's why it dragged on until mid-November.
During this period of time, Zoroastrianism, which was driven into Xinjiang by the vanguard army, was supported and developed by local Zoroastrians, and many people were gathered and strengthened. Also driven into Xinjiang were those who opposed the Three Horses, who did not hide in the Qinghai area like the Three Horses, but led more Hui into the Xinjiang region. They frequently come into conflict with other ethnic minorities. Although they were few in number, they were much stronger with guns in their hands than those who could only wield knives.
In the past month, in order to compete for food and resources, the contradictions between the two sides have become bigger and bigger, and the movements of the two sides who have killed each other have also become bigger and bigger. This forced the local Hermes-Epitek to form a group to protect themselves, which also caused the vanguard to issue a warning about it.
Sheng Shicai received a warning from the vanguard army, and naturally knew that the vanguard army was going to intervene, after all, this was how the three horses were defeated at that time. He couldn't stop the fight, and there was a vanguard behind him.
In his opinion, "whether it is a Zoroastrian person" or a Hui person, it was all deliberately released by the vanguard army as an excuse to stir up trouble. He was not the only one who thought, "Many others have speculated that there is a vanguard behind those people." But no one would have thought that these were in fact the vanguard army was established.
But no matter what, since the vanguard army is fighting Xinjiang's idea, Sheng Shicai naturally will not simply think that as long as the turmoil is quelled, the vanguard army's attempt can be stopped. So he still chose to turn to Soviet Russia for help. When Sheng Shicai drove away Jin Shuren in 33, he was ready to make contact with Soviet Russia. A few years ago, when Ma Zhongying's troops of the Hui attacked Dihua. It was in Soviet Russia that troops were sent to help him break the siege. Naturally, he fell to Soviet Russia.
It was precisely because a mechanical regiment of Soviet Russia was entrenched near Hami that the Central Army did not dare to advance westward easily.
Regarding Sheng Shicai's defection, "Soviet Russia is naturally willing to include Xinjiang, which has been coveted for a long time, into their sphere of influence.
In order to curry favor with Soviet Russia, Sheng Shicai proposed several times to form a Soviet republic and join Soviet Russia, but Soviet Russia has never agreed in consideration of its international influence. It is not that the greedy Soviet Russia has become benevolent, but that the British have been at odds with Soviet Russia on the Xinjiang issue for a long time, and the central government of China will never let Xinjiang be separated.
At a time when international relations had not yet improved, Soviet Russia had never had a chance" until the outbreak of World War II, and they had no chance.
As a warlord, Sheng Shicai is definitely not interested in Sovietism. He's just using it for greater good. If he can go out independently, he will naturally be the head of a country. If not. It is also a means of showing loyalty.
Sure enough, Soviet Russia continued to increase its support and investment in Sheng Shicai. Only December 36. The Soviet Union sent more than 1,000 tons of goods to Xinjiang, and after allocating 2 million rubles, it provided another $500,000 in financial support. And in 35 years, Sheng Shicai also signed a loan of 5 million gold rubles with Soviet Russia.
The loan was made by Lao Chiang, and Sheng Shicai was a false and unkind to Lao Chiang's government in order to be a warlord. Many of the actions were taken against the Nanjing government. It was not until later that the Japanese army blocked all other transportation lines in China, and China needed Xinjiang, the only international route. Lao Jiang Cai made a means to win over Sheng Shicai. Coupled with the infiltration of Soviet Russia, it has affected the dictatorship of Sheng Shicai, and the rule of the country, "Sheng Shicai fell to Lao Jiang again."
Otherwise, the recovery of Xinjiang will be even more troublesome. You must know that in 40 years, Sheng Shicai signed the "New Soviet Lend-Lease Treaty" with Soviet Russia. Directly selling Xinjiang as a lease has been more thorough. If it weren't for the fact that Soviet Russia was attacked by the Germans in the back, it would have been difficult to protect itself, and Xinjiang might have fallen into the hands of Soviet Russia. After all, at that time, Britain and France were too busy to take care of themselves. The Americans couldn't intervene, and Lao Jiang was also beaten by the Japanese himself. It is also normal for Soviet Russia to take Xinjiang in one fell swoop.
Meng Xiang just knew that Soviet Russia had a lot of influence in Xinjiang. Therefore, we tried to wait until Soviet Russia was dragged to the west before launching an operation against Xinjiang.
At this time, Sheng Shi went to Soviet Russia for help, and Soviet Russia also agreed. At this time, they did not face much resistance in Finland, and they were still full of confidence. After quickly defeating the little Finland. Will show the young generals of the vanguard army how strong they are and scare them off.
"We'll have to wait a little longer. At this time, the Russians were still arrogant. When they are anxious, they will be even more scruples about our shots! Meng Xiang would definitely not be intimidated, but in order to reduce the loss, he didn't mind waiting a little longer. After all, he knew that Finland had dealt a blow to the purged weaker Soviet army.
Of course, he won't wait. At that time, if the enemy of the enemy does not have much interest involved, it is the eyebrow friend.
"Thank you Huaxia friends for your support to us!" Marshal Mannerheim gratefully held Chen Junhua's hand for a long time. Although the Soviet-Finnish war began, due to the ambiguity of the attitude of the Allies, no support was provided, and only a few sporadic volunteers came to help participate in the war. Although some foreign groups were dissatisfied with the obvious aggression of Soviet Russia. But it was only to support some supplies and medicines, "weapons and ammunition were relatively scarce, but at this time, the Chinese appeared, and these people who claimed to be the vanguard army came to the aid of Finland with a thousand Suomi submachine guns. This made the Finns, who had always been angry at the plagiarism of Suomi in early summer, immediately change their attitude and forgive the previous use of copycat companies to fake Suomi by the Chinese. After all, at this time, there were only more than 1,000 Suomi submachine guns in the entire Finnish army, and they were extremely familiar with the performance of this weapon, and at this time it was twice as many at once" especially at this juncture. Naturally, they are grateful.
"We suggest that you can use guerrilla warfare, take advantage of the forest, use sled maneuvers. and the camouflage of the white cloak, to attack the Soviet troops, if at night, the effect of attacking their bonfires will be better. Of course, there was nothing to be afraid of for their tanks, during the Spanish Civil War. That kind of gasoline bottle was effective against Soviet Russian tanks. As the representative of the Vanguard Army in Northern Europe, Chen Junhua, who had been a soldier in the Vanguard Army for half a year, naturally understood the meaning of this telegram from the General Headquarters. I also admire the people who were able to come up with this method based on the geography of Finland.
But he didn't know that this was just something that Meng Xiang had to sort out in his head for a long time based on some records he had seen in later generations. These are some of the tactics that the Finns have summed up. Therefore, the early appearance of these plans also brightened the eyes of the Finns, who were a little overwhelmed by the huge army of Soviet Russia. They may already have a little bit of an idea, but they haven't summed it up yet, and they don't know much about it. Chen Junhua's words clearly ignited a hope in their minds.
"According to our intelligence, after the purge of the Russian army in the country, their commanders, although loyal to Stalin," their command skills were very poor. We are confident that the righteous Finnish people will eventually triumph over the evil Russian invaders! Chen Junhua's words are undoubtedly an extremely valuable encouragement at a time when everyone is not optimistic about Finland.
"Thank you again, our Chinese friends! We will remember your friendship! Field Marshal Mannerheim said solemnly.
The promise of Field Marshal Mannerheim as commander-in-chief of the Finnish army. Meng Xiang didn't take it too seriously. Even with the support of others, Finland still lost in the end, a very decent defeat, of course. After breaking out a few teeth in Soviet Russia, it was gloriously defeated.
But at least they won't be defeated until March next year, and if they get enough support, they may be able to drag it out a little longer.
Of course, Meng Xiang hoped that the Soviet-Finnish war would last as long as possible, so that it would be convenient for the vanguard army to have more space in the northwest and north. That's why he sent people to support Finnish weapons. The Vanguard sent Finland not only the 1,000 Suomi submachine guns, but also introduced them to copycat companies.
The copycat company promised the Finns, in addition to trading precious metals such as gold and silver with US dollars and German marks, they could also barter for more somi.
The Finns were overjoyed to hear that the Suomi submachine gun was not only expensive to build, but also had a low production volume because of its complex manufacture. But its performance is one of the best. At this time, even if the Finns wanted to build it, they didn't have that much time. And the provision of copycat companies is undoubtedly also a help. Especially since they can barter directly.
The resources of the Finns are not very friendly, and the Nokia of later generations is only a combination of wood pulp mills, cable factories and rubber processing plants, and it is still half a century away from mobile phones. The Finns' dominant resource is forest processing. Shanzhai companies deal mainly with forestry machinery and wood pulp.
There are too few forests in China. Meng Xiang also banned the large-scale felling of primeval forests in the joint theater early. paper and wood required. Part of it is imported. At this time, this contract was signed with Finland, which can be regarded as a little more source. As for the forest resources in more recent areas, such as those in Southeast Asia and Siberia, Meng Xiang regards them as his own, and he can keep a little as he can.
The Finns trusted the Suomi they designed even more, and Shanzhai gave a preferential price, which can be regarded as compensation for their patent ownership of Suomi, which also made the Finns smash the order of 10,000 Somi on the head of the Shanzhai company in one go. In addition to the fact that the knock-off companies are cheaper than what they manufacture, the cloud of World War II has also made Finland worry not only about Soviet Russia. Besides. They also ordered a thousand Tempest machine guns, namely MG-42 machine guns, to the Vanguard. Together with the ammunition and its ancillary facilities, this amount of weapons amounts to more than $2 million.
"Pick up!" Why don't you pick it up? The Finns can't collapse yet. At this time, the Finns, who were forced to be anxious, were willing to pay such a large amount of money. ”。 Meng Xiang took the order without hesitation. Although at this time there were still recruits in the vanguard army who did not have weapons. But at this time, there was not much fighting, so the production of the base could be biased towards the foreign arms trade.
"Let the world see the true power of Suomi in this battle!" Although Meng Xiang said this, he thought in his heart that he could make more profits by using Suomi, Suomi was a firearm before the bad year, so naturally there were more discounts, and the profits were greater than selling other submachine guns. It's just that the cost of production is too high and it is not taken seriously by the world. Even though the vanguard army showed its might, the European and American countries as a whole did not pay much attention. If it shines in the Soviet-Finnish war, the sensory impact at close range. It will inevitably attract a large number of orders. Not out of Meng Xiang's pre-cakes, Suomi really showed the other side of its Seiko manufacturing like a work of art to European and American countries. After the copycat company began to equip a large number of Suomi by plane to transport the past. The level of the Finnish army was raised to a new level at once. Sommy's concentrated fire resounded everywhere in the Finnish forest, accompanied by the screams of Soviet troops.
Although Soviet Russia was still moving forward step by step, it suffered heavy losses. Fighting a war is not won only by spiritual victory, and the new commanders loyal to Stalin in Soviet Russia have obviously lost their brains in frenzy, and the entire Soviet army under their leadership has only returned an inch of Finnish land at the cost of blood.
"That hateful arms dealer! …… At this time, a chill erupted on Moscow's Red Square. The intelligence agencies of Soviet Russia could naturally talk about this behavior of the Pioneer Army, but the Pioneer Army also explained very clearly that the support of 1,000 Suomi was to make up for Suomi's patent fees. And the rest of the arms are just the actions of copycat companies.
Naturally, arms companies want to sell arms. Give it to whoever has the money. Even Soviet Russia will sell, as long as you give money. The Russians could only be helpless in this regard, even with their powerful intelligence network, they could not find out the roots of the copycat company, and they did not dare to turn against this arms company that could produce Yamato-class battleships until they found out the details.
The war continues, and all of Europe is hiding from the sidelines to watch the play. In just half a month, "the Soviet army, which was far from meeting actual expectations, had to continue to increase its troops with huge casualties."
"Alright, it's time for us to make a move!" Meng Xiang's decisive order shook with his order, and the Northwest Front led by Zhang Zizhong immediately continued to press westward.
After the Anti-Japanese War, Sheng Shicai expressed his support for the Anti-Japanese War and built a Soviet and Russian aid channel from Xinjiang to the interior. 35 days. More than 1,500 kilometers of improvised roads and 5 airports have been built. For this road, the Soviet Union and Russia also supported it, and they were not afraid that the Chinese army would attack along this road, but they had the opportunity to follow this road and wave their troops across the desert area to attack the interior.
At that time, Lao Jiang couldn't care about these things, and he had already burned the fire to his eyebrows. In that era when Britain, France, and the United States all held a Jingsui attitude, this road and Soviet aid also played a huge role. gave great support to Huaxia. Although there are Soviet Russia using Huaxia to drag the Japanese themselves, and these Soviet aids need to be bought with real money. But this help is also invaluable. But the Russians and Sheng Shicai never imagined that there would be an additional vanguard army in this time and space. This road is even more convenient for the vanguard of mechanization and motorization.
Although the road was covered with thick snow, the vanguard army was still moving fast while clearing and marching. The cold also made the roads frozen enough to support the advance of mechanized troops.
On the snow, you can't even turn up much dirt "On the vast wasteland, there is only a black line of procession.
At this time, the vanguard army did not use any strategy at all, but still used a large army without any technical content to advance. But it's especially effective, especially in a season when you still have to contend with harsh natural weather.