The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1191

Among the areas east of the Ural Mountains, the most dazzling one is obviously the industrial area centered on Kazan.

Historically, when the war on the Eastern Front was at its most intense, it was the industrial area on the Kazan side that sent a steady stream of weapons and equipment to the front line, re-armed batches of Soviet troops that had retreated from the front line, and then returned to the battlefield to drive away the invaders.

It can be said that in the Eastern Front War, the contribution of the Ural region was definitely greatly underestimated.

In this time and space, because the industrialization process of the bears was relatively slow and the conditions were not as good as in history, their industrialization completion was very low. Although there are some industries in the Ural region, they are still far inferior to those in Moscow and Eastern Europe.

But even so, in the area east of the Ural Mountains, only here has a large-scale industrial base. If this place is abandoned, there will be no industrial reclamation areas to the east.

Therefore, there are great differences within the bears on whether to abandon Kazan and the surrounding industrial areas.

Those who fled from Moscow with Starlin were basically his confidants.

These people supported Starlin unconditionally. They firmly believed that Starlin would lead them to defeat the powerful enemy, return to Moscow, and retake their capital.

But this time, after losing the capital and escaping in a panic, Starlin’s personal prestige dropped sharply, which made the people in the Ural Industrial Zone dissatisfied with him.

At least, when Starlin proposed to continue retreating eastward, the people here did not agree.

“Comrade Starlin, you may have stayed in Moscow for too long, so you don’t understand the situation in the east!”

Popov, the head of the Ural Industrial District Committee, was the first person to stand up against Starlin.

When Starlin fled, he did not have time to notify all the Soviet troops. In addition, the chaos in the city spread rapidly, and Soviet troops disguised as German troops appeared in the army, which made Starlin deeply suspicious of the Soviet army.

He could not tell which one was the real Soviet army and which one was the German army pretending to be.

In this case, the best way is to only bring the troops you trust the most, so that you don’t have to worry about being stabbed in the back by the German army halfway. What happened.

Moreover, once they have gained a foothold in Kazan and other places, they can also contact those troops that have not had time to retreat and let them rush to Kazan to join the main force of the Soviet army.

These days, Starlin has been keeping his troops in Kazan and other places, with the purpose of gathering these troops from all directions.

However, his plan did not go smoothly, and the riots in Moscow were suppressed faster than expected. After suppressing the riots here, the German troops quickly began to attack from all sides, chasing and intercepting those who tried to escape to Kazan. Mountains and other places.

These troops were chased by the German troops and suffered a lot. A large number of troops were defeated on the road, and only a few Soviet troops successfully arrived in Kazan.

As a result, this led to a very embarrassing situation: Starlin, the supreme leader of the bear, had less troops in his hands at this time than the troops in the hands of a local leader in the Ural region.

The other party not only has more than 300,000 regular troops, but also nearly 1 million militia troops. If possible, the workers in the Ural region can also be mobilized and take up arms to participate in the war!

This makes the armed forces in his hands far exceed Starlin’s!

The gun is hard and the waist is straight.

In the past, everyone respected and feared Starlin, but now everyone neither respects nor fears him.

The halo on the other side has been completely shattered, and the other side does not have many troops in its hands, and its strength has been greatly weakened. In this case, those who were honest and did not dare to have any dissent in the past have become bolder and bolder, and they are all ready to move!

And Popolov is one of the representatives!

“Yes, Comrade Starlin, if we go further east, there will not be enough food, weapons, factories, and population, and it will be extremely cold in winter. If the soldiers go there, let alone resist the invaders, it will be very difficult for them to survive!”

This was said by Liuanov, the deputy head of the industrial zone, who was obviously in cahoots with Popolov.

Starlin was very angry and wanted to lose his temper, but he held back.

This is not Moscow, and the other party is not a good person. There is no benefit in losing temper with the other party, but it will alert the enemy.

Starlin has decided to abandon Kazan and retreat eastward to Yekaterinburg.

No one can change this decision!

However, now is not the best time to act, because his troops are seriously insufficient, and he must wait until the Soviet army in the southwest withdraws before he can take action.

Starlin knows that the people in the east The population is small, the climate is cold, and the environment is harsh, so he plans to bring more supplies and equipment.

To do this, he must get the support of the Ural Industrial Zone.

However, with the industrial zone controlled by Popolov and Liuannov, his demands will not be met at all.

Therefore, Starling plans to use force to get rid of these two people and clear the obstacles for his integration of the Ural region!

And the best time to take action is when the Southwestern Front meets up with him.

Therefore, at this moment, although Starling was very disdainful of what Popolov said, he had to pretend to think seriously.

“Well, Comrade B Popolov’s consideration makes sense. The Ural Industrial Zone is very important to our country at present, so we can’t give it up easily!”

S���After Lin finished speaking, the two people on the opposite side were obviously relieved.

If Starling did not force them to retreat to the east, they would not have to embarrass Starling.

After all, the other party is the nominal supreme leader, and if they take action against him, it will definitely cause huge criticism.

If at that time, if they set a bad example for their subordinates, then they may follow suit and learn their methods to deal with them! In that case, they will have a headache!

Therefore, they will not touch Starling unless it is absolutely necessary. The German army is still preparing for the military parade in Moscow at this time, and it will not threaten them in a short time. As for what will happen after the military parade, they can try to contact and negotiate with the German army!

Even if they can’t beat them, they can choose to surrender to them. As long as the Third Reich can guarantee their power and status, there will be no problem!