Chapter 725: Stalin's Son (6)

In the war world with strong male hormones, "war keeps women away" has always been a very popular saying.

But can they really leave?

As early as the Shang Dynasty in China, Fu Hao, the wife of King Wu Ding of Shang, led troops to fight in all directions. Coincidentally, there were already female soldiers from Athens and Sparta in the ancient Greek army in the fourth century BC. Later, Hua Mulan joined the army in place of her father and became a heroine after her success; Joan of Arc in the West led France to fight against the invasion of the British army and was regarded as a national hero by the French.

And it was the later World War II that women really went to the battlefield on a large scale. Compared with the First World War, the Second World War was more talked about by later generations in terms of combat forms, various strategies and tactics, and even the confrontation between the ace generals of hostile countries. Compared with the boring trench warfare of the First World War, the Second World War was indeed a brilliant chapter in the history of war.

But tragically, with the advancement of military technology, various advanced weapons and equipment emerged, and large-scale battles that annihilated hundreds of thousands of enemy troops became common.

This war allowed the whole world to witness the extraordinary feats of women. Especially in the Soviet Union, in response to Stalin's call, hundreds of thousands of female soldiers enthusiastically joined the army. These women learned various military professional skills, from medical soldiers to tank soldiers, from infantry to snipers, from anti-aircraft gunners to fighter pilots, including those "absolutely male" positions. Soviet female soldiers used their youth, blood, and life to confront and fight this war.

Nearly 400,000 women in the United States also asked to join the army to serve their country. However, the number of casualties in the US military was not too large among all countries in the entire World War II, so only a small number of female soldiers went to the front line. For example, during the entire Pacific War, only 38 female pilots of the US Air Force died, which is simply incomparable to the Soviets. But the majority of American women were not idle either. They were responsible for producing arms in the rear, from bullets and shells to aircraft carriers, and female workers could appear in every position. This is also one of the reasons for the rise of the feminist movement in European and American countries after the war. They have become accustomed to working outside, rather than being a housewife trapped in the courtyard.

As for Germany, although there are nearly 500,000 female soldiers in the army, their status in the army is only assistants from beginning to end. They basically have no military positions and ranks, do not carry weapons, and will not participate in front-line combat on a large scale like the female soldiers of the United Nations. They only undertake civilian or information-collecting tasks. Most of them are engaged in some service work, such as nurses, communications, equipment maintenance, air defense assistance and other non-frontline work. But even so, it has relieved a lot of pressure on the German army.

"If a child loses his mother since childhood, how miserable will his childhood be? I don't want to expose your scars, but you should have a deep understanding of this matter." Yannick is coaxing Yakov. "It is extremely inhumane to let women and children participate in the war. It is simply a barbaric act that hinders reproduction and the progress of civilization! The war has hurt them, but your father still wants them to go to the battlefield and die. Isn't this crazy?! What else can they do besides consuming our army's ammunition? Ten people can be replaced by one, or twenty people can be replaced by one? If these untrained women and children can really change the situation of the war, then why do we have to train the army so hard?"

"What do you want me to do?" Yakov sighed deeply, his expression very depressed. "My father has cut off relations with me, so I am useless. You should send me to an ordinary prisoner-of-war camp."

Yannick smiled slightly. "Don't worry, I'm a trustworthy person; just stay in the officers' rest home until the war is over, and I'll send you back then."

"But now you have to save these poor women and children. These children are the future of the country. Whether we win or lose in the future, the war will end sooner or later, and rebuilding our homes will depend on these children. Now your father wants to kill all these children, isn't that pushing the entire country into hell?

You can make another broadcast, and you don't have to say anything like asking your father to surrender. You just need to say that women and children should not be involved in this war. It's best to let the women and children in Smolensk leave and retreat to a safer rear. Otherwise, when we attack Smolensk, we can only treat them as enemies and shoot them indiscriminately. You don't want the streets of Smolensk to be filled with the bodies of women and children, do you?"

Yakov thought about it seriously and nodded. "Okay."

"Very good, it seems that you are much more merciful than your father." Yannick couldn't help laughing in his heart. This guy is a political idiot, and he is a world away from Stalin.

Soon, Yakov was sent to Goebbels. This time, Goebbels arranged not only radio but also TV broadcast for him. Germany has built TV signal towers in large cities such as Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Bremen, and started broadcasting TV programs. Although there are only three pitiful channels, coupled with the latest color TV, this new thing is still sought after by many people.

However, there are few TVs in the Berlin Palace, and there is not even a TV in Yannick's bedroom and office. Because he is used to watching various LCD, LED, OLED and other high-definition screen TVs in later generations, now watching this "primitive" TV makes his eyes hurt.

Although there are a lot of snowflakes in the picture, you can still clearly see a hint of helplessness and pleading on Yakov's face. "Father, please let the women and children of Smolensk leave. By letting them go to the battlefield with guns, aren't you letting them die in vain?"

Yakov's televised broadcast caused an uproar. He had just announced his capture a few days ago, and within a few days he appeared on German television and said such words that shook the morale of the Soviet army. Could it be that he was Completely surrendered to Germany? ! How ironic that Stalin's eldest son became the number one traitor!

President Wilkie couldn't help but curse when he heard the broadcast. "This stupid Stalin actually let women and children use guns to fight against the Germans?" If these women and children suffered a large number of casualties, who would criticize more the Germans or Stalin?

When some domestic newspapers that are not too concerned about the matter add fuel to the fire, the people will not care whether these women and children went to the battlefield voluntarily. Their reaction will naturally be that Stalin is a barbaric guy who forced these innocent people to Poor women and children went to the battlefield to die; the impact on the US government will not be small. "This is a big problem. Notify Commander Eisenhower immediately and ask him to tell Stalin not to involve innocent women and children."

Marshall smiled bitterly. "Mr. President, from what I know about Stalin, he will not listen to our advice."

President Wilkie sighed gloomily. "Sooner or later the Soviet Union will be destroyed because of his stupidity."