Chapter 696: German-Soviet War (40)

According to Marshal Budyonny's order, all Soviet troops in Belarus and Ukraine retreated into the nearest cities, which facilitated the advancement of the German army and other European armies. As long as they did not attack the city, they could move forward unimpeded, easily occupying the main roads everywhere and separating cities from each other. The German army was even faster and faster, and the various armies soon arrived at the northern border of Belarus and Ukraine and began to deploy the encirclement intensively.

The German army also specially praised Marshal Budyonny on the radio, saying that because of the marshal's decision, they could close the encirclement so quickly, and it was more convenient to wipe out the Soviet army concentrated in the city.

Stalin, who was far away in Moscow, naturally heard this broadcast and was immediately furious! The order he issued was clearly to attack immediately, but Marshal Budyonny retreated into the city. Isn't this just handing over Belarus and Ukraine to the German army in vain? !

Pavlov was stupid, Timoshenko defected, and now Budyonny dared to openly disobey orders? !

Stalin, who was extremely angry, immediately ordered to remove Marshal Budyonny from his post on the spot and imprison him.

Stalin issued this order in the conference room. Commander Eisenhower, who didn't know that Yannick had reserved a special war criminal quota, couldn't help but speak. "Mr. Stalin, forgive me for being blunt, given the current situation in Belarus and Ukraine, retreating into the city to fight street battles is the best choice. As far as I know, Belarus and Ukraine have flat terrain, which is quite suitable for the German armored forces to fight. We fight street battles and can use the terrain advantages in the city to offset the German armored advantages, thereby consuming their troops."

"Oh? Really?" Stalin sneered. "Since it is such a good opportunity, why don't you make good use of such a good opportunity and let the troops retreat instead?" He couldn't help but curse these damn imperialist cowards in his heart, thinking of running away when encountering something. If it weren't for the common enemy of Germany, he would have ordered all these bastards to be shot!

Eisenhower was speechless for a moment. Wasn't the reason he ordered the withdrawal to reduce his own losses? However, at the speed of the troops' retreat, it would take several days to reach the border, and by then the German encirclement would have been formed. "I will order the troops to withdraw to the nearest city and prepare to fight street battles with the Germans." He cursed in his heart that this broken country was too big and the transportation was not convenient. It would be impossible to mobilize troops from other places to support Ukraine and Belarus without a month or so. By the time the support arrived, the German army might have already digested the troops in the encirclement.

Especially the Siberian Railway connecting the Far East and Moscow. It takes more than a week to transport materials from the Far East to Moscow. What's more annoying is that this nearly 10,000-kilometer-long railway is often destroyed by people. The destroyers don't have to go to great lengths. Just use a crowbar or something like steel bars to insert into the rails, which is enough to make the locomotive overturn.

I heard that the Soviets were going to send a division of troops to protect the railway, that is, to deploy one or two soldiers to guard the railway every half a kilometer or so. It was a crazy idea.

Hearing Eisenhower's words, Stalin just snorted coldly and no longer insisted on removing Marshal Budyonny from his post.

But at this moment, Stalin's secretary rushed in. "Comrade Stalin, Comrade Stalin, a German army is attacking the Republic of Turkmenistan from the Iranian border!"

Turkmenistan, known for its rich oil and gas resources, is one of the republics of the Soviet Union. In history, it had a more resounding name-Khwarazm, and its old capital was the ancient city of Yulongjiechi in the northwest. As a dynasty that was once prominent in the history of Central Asia, the past of Khwarazm is intriguing. It was founded in the 4th century BC. In the following 1,000 years, it relied on the powerful forces around it for a long time until the Western Liao Dynasty where the Khitans were located gradually declined, and then it rose rapidly. With its excellent strategic position, Yulongjiechi once controlled the middle section of the Silk Road.

However, the status of a vassal state for more than a thousand years did not give the Khwarezmians much self-restraint: in the 13th century, Mokomo ascended the throne and started wars everywhere. In the extreme expansion, he finally burned himself and was destroyed by Genghis Khan. Yulong Jiechi was also devastated by the Mongolian massacre and never recovered.

At that time, Genghis Khan also knew the strength of Khwarezm, so he sent merchants as envoys to take the initiative to make peace with Khwarezm, hoping to establish normal diplomatic relations between major powers, and the King of Khwarezm also agreed. However, when the Mongolian delegation of more than 400 people entered Khwarezm with Western merchants, Khwarezm killed all the envoys in the name of Mongolian spies, and one of them fled back to Mongolia. Genghis Khan was furious when he heard the news, and immediately wanted to kill Khwarezm in the west.

In 1219, Genghis Khan went west to conquer Khwarezm and soon reached the capital city of Xunsigan. The king of Khwarezm fled and eventually died on a small island in the Caspian Sea. Historical records show that wherever the Mongolian army went, the city was completely destroyed, and no one or animals survived. The entire Khwarezm suffered a devastating disaster. (After conquering the city, the Mongolian army drove the residents of the city to the prayer ground. Before the massacre, Genghis Khan announced to them: "You must know that you have all committed heinous crimes, so you must be punished. You will definitely ask me what evidence I have to prove your crimes? I tell you, I am the disaster of heaven. If you have not committed any crime, why did heaven send me to massacre you?" This reason is very absurd, but it became Genghis Khan's killing rule)

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan, which gained independence, joined the United Nations. On December 12, 1995, the 50th United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution on Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality based on proposals from 25 countries including France, Russia, the United States, Germany, Turkey, and Iran. Authoritative data shows that Turkmenistan has become the first and only permanent neutral country recognized by the international community in the form of a General Assembly resolution after World War II.

Although Turkmenistan is one of the driest regions in the world, it is rich in oil and natural gas resources, and its natural gas reserves rank fifth in the world, which is still worth occupying. Therefore, Yannick ordered Rommel to lead an army of 600,000 to attack Turkmenistan.

More than 700 years after being slaughtered by Genghis Khan, Turkmenistan once again suffered a disaster.

The Middle East Corps, which had long been ready for battle, broke through the Soviet border defense line with a crushing momentum and headed straight for Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, less than 40 kilometers from the Iranian border.

They did not rush to attack Ashgabat, but instead dropped leaflets into the city, giving them 24 hours to flee the city. After 24 hours, anyone who remained in the city, regardless of gender, age, sex or child, would be regarded as an enemy and would be killed without mercy!