On April 10, the Third Reich's summer offensive officially began.

The German army's goal was Stalingrad.

Because the soldiers and civilians in Mao Xiong are all filled with optimism, they believe that the war will end soon and the enemy is already weak.

When the Panzer Group Army of the Third Reich officially began its attack, the Mao Xiong Red Army in the south was still in an offensive posture.

The troops were not deployed in depth and in echelons, and no reserve teams were set aside.

All soldiers are crowded on the front line, always ready to use their legs to attack the enemy and win victory.

When thousands of Tiger tanks rumbled into view, the mentality of the Mao Xiong soldiers instantly collapsed.

Without any surprise, many of the defense lines in the southern part of Mao Xiong collapsed in an instant, and various types of tanks equipped by the Third Reich's Panzer Army swarmed in.

One day they were full of belief in victory, and the next day they were retreating in embarrassment.

Manstein, Guderian and others once again brought the armored blitz tactics to the extreme. The retreating Bear soldiers could not outrun the rumbling tanks. A large number of people were surrounded and countless weapons and equipment were lost.

The battle lasted until the end of April, and at least 200,000 Mao Xiong soldiers were captured.

Marshal Timoshenko, commander of the Mao Xiong Southwest Front, is good at attacking but not at defending. He prefers head-on collisions with the enemy.

While losing 200,000 people on the southernmost front, Timoshenko commanded the Southwest Front to launch a fierce attack on the Third Reich army on the front.

Timoshenko's goal was to capture Kharkov and then push the front to Kiev, thereby trying to completely drive the invaders out of the Soviet Union in 1942.

But his stubborn self-confidence and bravery failed to win the war.

The Southwestern Front's proactive offensive behavior achieved several small victories in the first few days, driving the German army thirty or forty kilometers away.

From then on, Timoshenko thought that the troops of the Third Reich had been frozen by the cold winter, and if he stepped up and kicked them, they would explode like an iceman.

The Western Front gathered more than 500 tanks and attacked Kharkov with high morale.

The confident Timoshenko never imagined that directly in front of him and to the southwest, the Third Reich had deployed a total of 150 heavy divisions, just waiting for Mao Xiong's Southwest Front to jump in on its own.

On April 25, the various units of the Southwest Front began to become disjointed, and the Third Reich army took the opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Three days later, Timoshenko's three armies were surrounded by the Third Reich.

By the time Timoshenko realized something was wrong, hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers had died.

In the Battle of Kharkov, more than 300,000 Western Front troops died or were captured.

Even the deputy commander of the Western Front and the commander of the 57th Group Army died in this battle.

After more than a month of fighting, Mao Xiong's Southwest Front Army suffered heavy losses and was almost crippled. Soon after, the entire Southwest Front Army's organization was abolished.

Timoshenko is the main person responsible for the defeat of the battle and has already gone to the military court.

The failure of the battle poured a basin of icy cold water on the heads of Mao Xiong's soldiers and civilians!

The mighty army of the Third Reich successfully crossed the Don River. In front of them was an open plain, and behind the plain was the looming Stalingrad.

The defeat of the Mao Xiong occurred simultaneously on the entire front.

Because they misjudged the enemy's strength, the Mao Xiong troops that attacked from the direction of Moscow and Leningrad were also hit in the head, stunned and suffered repeated losses.

After seeing the situation clearly, the loving father finally gave up the unrealistic attack.

The Bear Army regrouped on the north and south defense lines centered on Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad.

The shadow of failure and national subjugation once again enveloped everyone.

………

May 1, Chongqing Military Commission.

"After the destruction of the Kwantung Army and the North China Front Army, Japan's military strength in China has been seriously insufficient." Chief of Staff He Yingqin said to the principal and a group of senior generals while referring to the map:

"Now there are only Japanese and Chinese dispatched troops in East China, Central China and South China. They have completely given up their attacks on Changsha, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the Central Plains, and have all turned to defense."

"Principal, colleagues, the time for the national army's major counterattack has officially arrived!"

The Central Plains has fallen into the hands of Jiangdong, and what is about to happen next is the final battle against the Japanese invaders China dispatched troops.

The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River are the most economically developed and densely urban areas in the entire country. If these areas fall into Jiangdong's hands again, the central government will completely lose its majesty.

The strength of the Chinese dispatched troops could not keep up with the Japanese Kwantung Army. Everyone in the Military Commission believed that Jiangdong was capable of winning this final battle.

Today's main discussion is about the German armorers taking the initiative and the issue of ownership after recovering Central China and East China.

Central China and East China are no different than North China and Northeast China. The interests of countless people lie in these economically developed places, which are also the most important guarantee for everyone here to return to the top of power.

After He Yingqin finished speaking, Chen Cheng said urgently:

"We have a total of 60 German weapon divisions. We can allocate 10 German weapon divisions to take charge of the defense in the southwest, and the remaining 50 divisions will all be devoted to the operations in Central and East China."

"Fifty German weapon masters and 700,000 to 800,000 people will definitely be able to liberate Wuhan and Nanjing!"

The principal nodded while listening. No matter what the price, he would definitely participate in the final battle.

Bai Chongxi acted relatively calmly. He glanced at the Chairman and said:

"We are moving from west to east, and the Sixth Corps is moving from north to south. It is obvious that Jiangdong has the advantage to recover East China and Central China."

"You can exclude Jiangdong from this final battle, but we cannot defeat the Japanese-China Expeditionary Force with the strength of German weapon divisions alone."

"The Sixth Corps must participate, which inevitably involves the ownership of major cities after the war."

"It is impossible for Jiangdong to hand over the Central Plains, North China and Northeast China, nor to hand over military power. If the 6th Corps occupied Nanjing and Shanghai, what should we do?"

"The issues between the central and local governments must be resolved, otherwise the country will not be a country!"

The atmosphere in the conference room became heavy.

In addition to Central China and East China, Japanese people also resided in Guangdong and other places in South China.

Recovering the territory with Chongqing's power alone is a delusion.

"Principal, you can call Jiang Dong to Chongqing to reach consensus on this issue!" someone suggested.

Dai Li, who was sitting in the corner, shook his head.

"I'm afraid Jiangdong will not come to Chongqing easily now. Even if he comes, there will be very few people who can negotiate."

"If it doesn't work, give him all the land north of the Yangtze River!"

Chen Cheng's words were a bit out of his mind.

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, and the meeting reached a deadlock.

The principal's eyes were deep and distant. He seemed to be looking at the map on the wall, but it didn't seem like there was one.

"Dong dong dong..."

The knock on the door attracted everyone, and Wang Shihe bowed and walked in.

"Principal, Commander Tang's whereabouts were discovered by excited students. The situation in Xi'an may be out of control, and Commander Hu does not dare to point his gun at the students."

The principal suddenly stood up from his seat and tapped his cane hard.

"It's true that there are too few achievements and too many failures! The first of the four evils, it really makes the government and the Military Commission look bad!"

None of the senior officials in the conference room had a good impression of Tang.

If he hadn't made the Central Plains region a mess, the government would not have fallen into a situation where it was difficult to get off the ground.

The people are spiritually awakening, and the worst of the four evils may no longer be protected.

Wang Shihe looked at the Chairman, waiting for his decision.

The Chairman looked a little confused, but after a long time he still said:

"Let him come to Chongqing, and I will personally hold him accountable!"

"yes!"

'Alas, the principal is still reluctant to hand over Tang Enbo.'

Many people sighed in their hearts.

…

Xi'an.

"Hand over the leader of the four evils and give an explanation to the people of the Central Plains!"

"Don't let officials protect each other!"

"Uncle Tang, are you still Chinese? You are no more human than the Japanese!"

"The innocent souls who starve to death are waiting for a fair trial, and we need the culprit!"

"Corrupt officials are the biggest obstacle to China's rise!"

"Down with the corrupt officials and bring peace to China!"

"Down with Tang Enbo, down with the corrupt government!"

Hu Zongnan's headquarters has been surrounded by tens of thousands of angry students.

The sound waves got louder and louder.

More people rushed to Hu Zongnan's headquarters from all directions to participate in the "operation to encircle Tang Enbo."

Students took the lead, but besides them, all classes of society also participated in the action.

Hu Zongnan sent a regiment to protect his headquarters.

The national army soldiers pointed their guns at the excited crowd, but no one dared to shoot, and many people's fingers were trembling.

There was no order from Shangfeng to fire.

Once a shot is fired and bloodshed occurs, the entire nature will change.

By then, Hu Zongnan's headquarters may be trampled into ruins by the people in the city, and it will be difficult for the national army to gain a foothold in Shaanxi, and it will become a street rat like Tang Enbo.

"Down with Tang Enbo, down with the corrupt government!"
Chapter completed!