Imperial Overlord

When experimenting with napalm, German weapons experts realized that this new weapon is actually very useful.

What restricts their use is nothing more than the adequacy of the supply of oil, a strategic resource.

The oil fields in Libya are absolutely safe. The closed environment of the desert has made the production there very stable, and transportation has become extremely convenient because of the existence of oil pipelines.

The size of the port of Sirte, which restricts transportation, has also become very, very large with the construction and the use of floating docks.

With a large-scale port and a suitable oil production base, the oil crisis in Germany has become insignificant with the gradual increase in oil production.

After all, in 1941, even with 10,000 tanks and 10,000 aircraft, fuel consumption was not as terrible as in the 21st century.

You know, in China in the 21st century, a medium-sized city may have more than 2 million motor vehicles.

With such a huge difference in quantity, it can be seen that the scale of fuel consumption decades ago cannot be compared with today.

Even in the 21st century, it can be said that the large-scale Libyan oil field, placed around 1941, was definitely enough to consume.

But don't forget, Germany still has a Romanian oil field in its hands. The combined production capacity of the two oil fields has made Germany a little high.

In March 1941, Germany even produced tens of thousands of tons of artificial rubber with petroleum to supplement the consumption of rubber raw materials.

With alternatives, the production of automobile tires in Germany has accelerated. Although the quality is still worrying, it solves the basic "have or not" problem.

It is against this background that the German weapons development department, at the request of the head of state, developed a new type of weapon called napalm.

Used in frontline offensive and defensive battles, the effect is immediate. The explosion caused a fire, which almost blocked the reinforcement route of the Soviet army.

Because this is the first large-scale use in the front line, the evaluation of the effect has not yet been completed.

However, the Soviet Union understood the power of this new weapon earlier than the Germans themselves.

Budyonny heard that the reserve team in his hand was blocked on the periphery of the battlefield and could not be used to counterattack, and his angry mouth was crooked by three points.

He banged on the table and loudly ordered his infantry to launch a counterattack first, preventing the German army from further expanding the breakthrough: "Let the troops on both flanks counterattack first! Can't delay any longer!"

"But! Comrade Marshal... just relying on infantry, maybe..." A general under Budyonny reminded his commander a little uneasy that the German army on the opposite side was not easy to mess with.

On the one hand, most of the German troops now have large-caliber anti-tank guns to reinforce their defense lines. On the other hand, the German grenadiers are also very experienced in combat.

The two sides were not at the same level in terms of firepower, so rashly launching an attack would not benefit the Soviet army at all.

Most of the Soviet soldiers used Mosin Nagant rifles, which had a certain advantage over the Germans in terms of range.

However, the Soviet army is the offensive side, and the German troops can completely let the opponent enter the firing range before firing, and use tactics to make up for the disadvantage of their weapons' range.

And in terms of ammunition pouring speed, the German STG-44, MP-38 and improved MP-40 and other weapons are much stronger than Mosin Nagant.

What's more worth mentioning is that the German MG-42 machine gun may be more advanced than the machine gun that the Soviet army can find.

Of course, if you add a large number of iron fist bazookas, the firepower of the German infantry is enough to crush the Soviet army, and attacking the German army will only make the Soviet army suffer even more losses.

It is a pity that Budyonny has no time to think about these things now: if he does not fight back immediately to prevent the defeat, then Stalin will not let him go.

It is always better to order others to die than to die yourself - the so-called dead Taoist friends don't die, this is what they say, isn't it?

"Don't worry about it, take advantage of the Germans' unsteady foothold and fight back immediately!" Budyonny looked at his subordinates, and ordered angrily: "Otherwise, we will all go to Siberia to serve in labor!"

When they heard the last sentence, everyone hurriedly moved. Some called to order the front-line troops to counterattack, and some called to confirm the positions of other troops.

Of course, some people are also asking where the Germans are advancing. Just now, there were several artillery positions and field hospitals, and contact was lost.

The entire command was in chaos. After all, after the Germans broke through the line of defense, they did not stand still and wait for the Soviet army to clean up the mess.

The small town of Krupki was almost surrounded on both sides at this time. Directly ahead, the Germans were still onslaught, which sounded precarious.

If Krupki was lost, the Soviets would have no decent defensive support on the front.

They had to retreat, near Tolochin, in order to organize a new line of defense.

The question is, with the advance speed of the German army, how could it be possible for them to retreat smoothly to Tolocin?

At that time, the Germans would rush to Orsha in front of the Soviets and encircle most of the Soviets near the Krupki Line—though not many, but at least 100,000.

Without the reinforcements that have just arrived, it is also very difficult to hold Orsha.

And if Orsha was lost, the German army came directly to the city of Smolensk... This route was defeated. It is estimated that no matter how mild Stalin was, he would have to kill a few commanders as an example.

"The line of defense must be defended, UU read www.uukanshu.com to prevent the Germans from advancing further! We can't afford to lose any areas!" Budyonny looked at his busy men and continued to explain his thoughts.

"In addition, mobilize the people and build new fortifications near Orsha as soon as possible... We must organize a new line of defense there before the German army gets there!" This is Budyonny's trick, just in case, It was his last resort.

Once the German army really eats the Soviet army near Krupki, a new line of defense far away in Orsha, it can be described as a life-saving straw.

The Soviets could have retreated there and set up new lines of defense there - at least, to prevent the Germans from reaching Smolensk quickly, wouldn't they?

"Besides!" Budyonny thought for a while, and then added: "Order all the soldiers in Krupkine, they would rather die than take a step back! Fight to the last soldier!"

"As ordered! Comrade Marshal!" After hearing the order, one of his subordinates stood at attention and saluted, turned and walked out of the headquarters. He is going to convey this order, ordering more than 10,000 soldiers to sacrifice their lives... To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.