69novels Chapter 971
Chapter 971
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In January, when European countries gathered together to hold the world-renowned European Union Leaders’ Summit in Berlin, the German Baltic Fleet quietly set out, escorting a group of troops from East Prussia, across the Baltic Sea, and into Finland on the other side.
When the German naval fleet was halfway through the voyage, it was discovered by the Soviet Baltic Fleet stationed in the Kronstadt area.
However, when the Soviet army saw the two new Bismarck-class battleships of the German army, they obediently chose to act as if nothing had happened and did not impulsively run up to provoke.
After all, this battleship with the largest tonnage and the strongest firepower in the world has proved its strength in several naval battles. They are worthy of being the most powerful battleships in the world!
If the German fleet only had one such battleship, then the Soviet army might not be so afraid.
However, two such warships appeared in the German escort fleet, which made the Soviet Union feel a bit afraid to use force.
The Soviet Navy is the third largest branch of the military after the Air Force and the Army. Their development speed is limited by the limited industrial strength and national strength of the Russian Bear, and the speed has never been very fast.
In the early years, the Russian Bear even had the idea of ordering warships from the Third Reich. Although it was not put into action for various reasons, through these things, they had a clearer understanding of the strength of the German warships!
Considering the weak strength of the Soviet Navy itself, it is unrealistic for them to confront the German Navy. Even if the main force of the German Navy is not in the homeland but in the Atlantic, they dare not act rashly.
After all, with the strong industrial strength of the Third Reich, their five major shipyards produce and build various warships like dumplings, at a very fast speed!
According to the intelligence of the Soviet Army, not long ago, the German Home Fleet did not have Bismarck-class battleships, but two battleships suddenly appeared in the Baltic Sea, which made them more afraid of the German construction capabilities!
After all, no one knows whether the number of the enemy’s warships will increase rapidly during the fight. If the German army produces warships faster than they sink them, then they will not have any chance of winning this war!
Moreover, taking the initiative to attack the German fleet at sea means provoking a war between the two countries.
Given the current degree of fear of the Third Reich by the Russians, it is obviously not in the interests of the Russians to provoke a war. Therefore, this action will not only not be rewarded, but will be severely punished by the Russians’ top leaders.
Since they can’t win, and will be punished if they fight, the Russian navy naturally dare not take action.
Therefore, in the eyes of the German army, the Russian navy rushed up aggressively, posing as if they were ready to fight, but after rushing up, they didn’t say a word and left in disgrace, which made them feel a little puzzled!
I don’t know what these Russians want to do!
“Ignore them and keep moving forward!”
The German fleet commander had no intention of doing anything about the Russian bear’s intentions.
If the Russian bear really wanted to take action, then at worst everyone would just have a real fight.
As new Bismarck-class battleships that had just been launched and put into service, they generally needed to conduct sea trials at sea for a period of time. Only after the sea trials were over could they be put into active service and fight in the Atlantic.
At this time, their sea trials had not yet ended, so they could not travel far, and the war in Europe was basically over. If they did not travel far, it meant that they had no war to fight.
Such boring days were quite dull and tedious for the navy soldiers who stayed behind in the mainland, so at this time, if some blind Russian bear took the initiative to run into the muzzle of the gun and gave the German army an excuse to provoke a war, then the German home fleet would be in trouble.
The soldiers must have been looking forward to it!
Therefore, the German soldiers were not afraid of the provocation of the Soviet Navy.
On the contrary, they were looking forward to it.
They expected the other side to go a step further and take more radical measures.
In that case, they would have a reason to use force.
But unfortunately, the Soviet soldiers did not continue to provoke. After posing an offensive posture, they quickly ran away in disgrace.
Without the obstruction of the Soviets, the German fleet quickly arrived at the port city of Finland, which is also their capital, Herki.
The President of Finland is currently attending a meeting in the capital of the Third Reich, so the one who came to greet the German army is a general named Mannerheim.
This man is a veteran who has participated in World War I and fought with the German army on the battlefield, so he has more or less understood the strength of the German army.
Originally Mannerheim Mannerheim fought for Tsarist Russia. Before the end of World War I, Finland was still under the rule of Tsarist Russia. As a result, after the February Revolution, like the three Baltic countries and Poland, Finland broke away from Tsarist Russia and took the opportunity to become independent.
Mannerheim, who had war experience and had served as a lieutenant general in the Tsarist Russian army, naturally became the military founder of the new Finland.
During the chaotic period from 1918 to 1919, Mannerheim himself even served as the regent of Finland, and he was powerful.
Mannerheim himself is very powerful, which can be seen in the Mannum Line led by him in the later battles against the Soviet Union!
In the two Soviet-Finnish wars, in order to seize the Karelian Gorge from Finland, the Soviet Union successively dispatched millions of troops, and the number of troops mobilized even exceeded the entire Finnish army. The population of the country.
And unlike Finland, which was a weak country with little industrial strength, the Soviet army at that time already had quite strong military strength. The aircraft, artillery, tanks and other equipment they were equipped with were all new weapons that the Finnish army did not have.
However, with such a huge advantage, the Soviet army fought extremely hard in this battle. Their casualties were far higher than those of the Finnish army, which was weaker than them. As a result, this war made the image of the Soviet army as weak and not good at fighting deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Europe!
It was precisely because of the shortcomings exposed by the Soviet army in this war that the little mustache despised the Soviet army, and launched Operation Barbarossa unscrupulously. If the Soviet army had swept the Finnish army in the war, then the little mustache would have to think carefully about whether to use force against the bear!
Mannerheim was indeed very strong, but his political stance was not good for the Third Reich.
Ten years ago, when Finland just became independent, the first government of Finland was a pro-German government.
As a result, under the joint opposition of Mannerheim and other domestic opposition parties, this government quickly fell. Not only were the pro-German forces within the government swept away, but even the pro-German factions in the army were also suppressed.
And the one who led all this was Mannerheim himself!