After the outbreak of the war, Soviet Russia discovered that there was a big, big gap between their weapons and equipment and those of the world's first-class powers. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info whether it is a tank or an airplane, in front of China's advanced tanks and aircraft, it is simply garbage. This makes it difficult for them to gain the initiative on the battlefield, even if they pay heavy casualties, but they are crushed by the Chinese * army all the way.

However, since this phenomenon has already been caused, it is undoubtedly very difficult to remedy it. Although war can stimulate the development of science and technology, it is only when all kinds of stable conditions are in place. In a country like Soviet Russia, although the industry is strong, in many basic areas, there are actually a lot of debts. This makes it impossible for the military industry of Soviet Russia to be achieved overnight.

This also led to the fact that in wars, Soviet Russia was often only able to give full play to its superiority in strength and rely on numerical superiority to win.

This time, Soviet Russia will deploy heavy troops on the Volga defense line, and it will only be able to win by relying on troops and numbers when it knows that its strength is inferior to that of the Chinese Empire. Otherwise, it is still unknown whether the Volga line of defense will be held.

"Comrade Stalin, I assure you that as long as I am here, I will be able to hold the Volga Line, and I will live and die with the Volga Line." Zhukov swore an oath.

"Well, Comrade Zhukov, I'm sure you'll be able to do it." Stalin nodded in satisfaction.

The next day, the Russian government issued an order to promote Zhukov to the rank of general and appoint him as the commander of the Soviet Volga Front, commanding the troops along the Volga. Although, at present, the troops under the command of the Volga Front are nothing more than hundreds of thousands of remnants of the army retreating from the Urals. However, after the arrival of troops drawn from the Don Front and the Upper Ural Front, the total strength of the Volga Front exceeded one million. Morale is also starting to pick up.

At the same time, Soviet Russia also sent a large number of air forces to airfields on the west bank of the Volga. In order to prevent the airfield from being blown up by the Chinese Air Force and thus losing air supremacy, they also built backup field airfields as much as possible, so that they could continue to use these spare airfields to take off and land after the airfields were blown up, and continue to fight against the Chinese Empire. Of course, the Soviet and Russian air forces are still dominated by I-16 fighters and I-15 fighters. The more advanced Yak-1 fighter will not be ready for mass production until next spring. As a result, the Russian Air Force is still in a position of being passively beaten. The difference in aircraft performance between the two sides cannot be changed by human will. Even after the Yak-1 fighter entered service, it still cannot be compared with the F9 fighter of the Chinese Air Force in terms of performance. What's more, the F10 fighter of the Chinese Air Force will soon begin mass production. This will further increase the advantage of the Imperial Air Force. If the Soviet Russian Air Force wants to compete with the Imperial Air Force for air supremacy, it will be more difficult.

As for the armored forces. Although Stalin generously promised to supply the Volga Front with three thousand tanks. However, most of these tanks are T-26 light tanks and BT-7 fast tanks, and even the KV-1 heavy tank is very rare. It has been proved in actual combat that these tanks of the Soviet and Russian armies are not at all the opponents of the advanced tanks of the Chinese army.

Of course, after learning of the gap in this regard, Soviet Russia also began to actively develop new tanks. The Kirov and Red October factories in Leningrad have strengthened their armor on the basis of the T-32 medium tank. This tank, which will have a loud name, is called the T-34 tank. On another plane, this model of tank is arguably the greatest tank of all. Although its performance is not very strong, however, the Soviet Union and Russia have claimed more than 80,000 of these tanks, making it the most claimed tank in the world. And in the Great Patriotic War of Soviet Russia, the T-34 tank made great contributions. It was with the sea of tanks they formed that flooded the German armored forces, which allowed Soviet Russia to turn from defense to offensive in the war and win the war.

War leads to progress, and Soviet Russia suffered a crushing defeat in the war. However, they also learned how to make themselves stronger. They are doing everything they can to improve their military power so that they can defeat the Chinese Empire in one fell swoop in the middle of the war.

Of course, there is still a long way to go for Soviet Russia to truly achieve this goal, and it will never be possible. After all, the Chinese Empire will not stand still and let Soviet Russia catch up. While Soviet Russia was advancing, the Chinese Empire was also advancing, even faster than Soviet Russia.

Imperial Yanjing, a royal palace located in Xiangshan. After entering autumn, the temperature in Yanjing has dropped a lot and is no longer so hot. The maple leaves of Xiangshan are also already red. In his spare time, Wu Haoxuan hopes to stay there for a while.

For the Empire, there are no major wars for the time being. The United States has been hit hard, and the Imperial Navy controls the Pacific Ocean. The Imperial Army and the Marine Corps, preparing for a landing in Australia. Because the Americans are also desperately trying to send troops and arm the natives there like Australia. Therefore, when the empire lands in Australia this time, it will definitely need to invest heavy troops. It is precisely because of this that the empire needs to prepare well. It is estimated that by the end of November or the beginning of December, the Imperial Army and Navy will launch an attack on Australia. At that time, it was summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Although the weather is hot, it will gradually turn cooler. In this way, it is also conducive to the combat of the troops.

As for the Western Front, after inflicting heavy losses on the Lower Ural Front of the Soviet Army, the Reich was not ready for further westward advance for the time being. Being able to stop at the Volga is already beyond even the preset plans of the Reich General Staff. Initially, the empire planned to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet army, but still held on to the Ural River and did not attack westward. However, unexpectedly, the Soviet army took the initiative to give up a large area of territory, so that the Imperial Army had to move westward and occupy these territories.

This, of course, frustrated the next plan of the Imperial General Staff. Originally, the Imperial Army was preparing to fight another battle with the Soviet army east of the Volga River and west of the Ural River to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Soviet army. However, now that the Soviet army has voluntarily abandoned this territory, it is naturally impossible for the empire to implement this plan. To a certain extent, this is undoubtedly the embodiment of Zhukov's strategic thinking. He knew very well that if the Chinese* army did not advance westward, then Stalin's character would definitely demand to hold the Ural line of defense and gather a large army there. In this way, it undoubtedly gave the Chinese Empire a chance to inflict another heavy blow on the Soviet army. Therefore, Zhukov neatly and directly abandoned these territories and ran to the west of the Volga River to set up defenses. In this way, it can effectively save the army and avoid unnecessary casualties.

"Your Majesty, Her Majesty the Empress of the Russian Empire is here." Zhao Hu, the head of the guard, said to Wu Haoxuan.

"Well, let her in." Wu Haoxuan nodded. Empress Anatasya followed her from Yanjing to Xiangshan, so for what, of course, Wu Haoxuan was very clear in his heart.

"Your Majesty, congratulations to the Chinese* army for another great victory in the Urals, destroying more than 1.2 million enemies. This is definitely a brilliant victory in the history of the war. Empress Anatasya said.

"It's all the work of the soldiers." Wu Haoxuan said with a smile.

"Your Majesty has so many warriors who can fight well, it is indeed very enviable!" Empress Anatasya said. If Russia had such a strong army, perhaps they would not have been replaced by Tsarist Russia.

"I'm proud of that." Wu Haoxuan said. The so-called three gangs of one hero. Although the successful rise of the Chinese Empire is inseparable from Wu Haoxuan's leadership. However, if it weren't for these soldiers who fought to the death for the country, and even paid for it, Wu Haoxuan himself would not have been able to get to this point. This is also where Wu Haoxuan sighed.

"Your Majesty, I wonder what the next plan of the Chinese Empire is on the Western Front? If the Volga is to be crossed, the 2.5 million Russian Empire* troops will fully cooperate. Even, we are willing to take on the main task of attacking. Empress Anatasya said.

Wu Haoxuan promised him that as long as Soviet Russia was destroyed, the Russian Empire would be able to control that territory and achieve the restoration of the country. And this is what Empress Anatasya is looking forward to. Although, they have been living in Western Siberia for a long time. But how can Western Siberia be compared to the Eastern European Plain?

"Her Majesty, my generals, have no plans to continue the offensive to the west. Although we inflicted heavy losses on the Soviet troops on the Urals, the losses of the Soviet troops were not as great as we imagined. Their strength is still very strong. If you attack rashly, you will cause a lot of damage. Especially during this season. Wu Haoxuan shook his head.

Winter in Russia is terrifying, especially since the Chinese are generally less resistant to cold than the Russians. Therefore, in winter, it is necessary to avoid the outbreak of large-scale wars as much as possible. It is best to nest in the trenches, wear thick cotton clothes, bake on the fire, and eat hot food. In this way, it can effectively reduce the non-combat attrition caused by the cold.

"Your Majesty, this is a great opportunity! We have just inflicted heavy losses on the Soviets, and if we take advantage of the victory, we will be able to win. Empress Anatathea pleaded. Many people within the Russian Empire do not seem to be willing to wait any longer. Especially when the Imperial Army won another big victory, they seemed to see the hope of victory. (To be continued.) )