Some comrades may have to say that it is not right, Lao Ma. Didn’t you say that the German army had only the 11th Army that had been put into the attack? Since that is the case, the German army and the Red Army were one-on-one, which is very fair. If Zhukov had a fair fight and was caught by Manstein, this would be too bad. I went to his Soviet Red Army three-horse and lost his reputation!

Comrade, if you think this way, you would be wrong. It is the same army, and the difference is huge. Let's put it this way, who do you think is more awesome than the commander of the Mongolian Navy and the commander of the US Taiping Fleet? These two people seem to be half a pound of 8 taels, but on one side there is half a pound of scrap iron and on the other side there is eight taels of gold. Is this the same thing?

Let's take a look at the configuration of the 11th Army of the German Army, which includes the 22nd, 76th, and 9th Infantry Division of the German Wehrmacht, the 6th Infantry Division of the Romanians and the 5th and 8th Cavalry Brigades of the Romanians. Although the Romanians had limited combat power, in terms of force configuration, this 11th Army can actually be considered two armies, at least it is a particularly strong reinforcement army.

Zhukov's 22nd Infantry Army is not very strong, with only three standard infantry divisions. Even if the mechanized infantry regiment that the 4th Mechanized Army has arrived on the battlefield, the strength of both sides is far different.

During the second day of the battle, Manstein threw three infantry divisions and two Romanian cavalry brigades in one breath, and it can be said that he was swinging his hands to slap Zhukov. Under the cover of artillery fire, the Germans and Romanians continued to attack, and repeatedly tear the defense line of the 22nd Infantry Army, as if they were saw blades.

After a whole day of fierce battle, the 22nd Infantry Army was outnumbered and could only give up most of the positions outside the city and retreat into the city of Konotup. And who was Manstein, who was also a cunning man. Seeing the Red Army retreating, he immediately followed up and ordered the troops to continue fighting overnight, without giving Zhukov a chance to take a breath.

Throughout the night, on the streets where Konotup had already appeared to be very broken due to shelling and air strikes, the Red Army and the German Army fought each other and killed each other in a dark and dark place.

Shi Nengji recalled: "The German devils' offensive was very fierce. One wave after another, without giving us a chance to take a breath. From the early morning until ten o'clock the next morning, we were outnumbered. We lost most of Konotup..."

From Shi Nengji's memories, we can see that the battle was very fierce and entangled. Moreover, the Red Army was not a rival to the German army and was forced to give up many positions. Fortunately, Konotup did not completely fall. A considerable number of Red Army officers and soldiers, including Shi Nengji, guarded part of the north of the city, including the railway line that the German army wanted to clear the most.

In the next few days, the competition for the railway line will become fierce. Manstein tried his best to drive the Red Army away, but the 22nd Infantry Army stuck there firmly like candy and did not leave.

This is a very critical and cruel offensive and defensive battle. Logically speaking, the battle there should be the attention of the whole world. But unfortunately, at that time, the eyes of the whole world were attracted by another battlefield, and there were not many people concerned about Konotup's battle.

On May 25, just as one foot in the northern hemisphere was about to enter the summer. In the South China Sea far away from Kursk, under the cover of the Japanese Navy, groups of Japanese invaders were ready to go and made great strides towards Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia...

Li Erwen looked at the sky outside the iron window. For prisoners like her, freedom is naturally the most desirable thing. Especially for her wild, she would rather be executed than be imprisoned. However, M and MI6 did not want to kill her. The reason was not that she had made much contribution to the empire, but that she was punished in disguise. These bastards just didn't want her to be relieved too early.

Every day, at 8 o'clock, she would be taken out of the cell by fully armed guards to the interrogation room. There were two well-dressed beasts in it, harassed her with various disgusting questions. This had lasted for two months.

The same is true today, those two boring beasts are still the same:

"Name!"

"age!"

"Hometown!"

"Do you know what sin you committed!"

"Do you know how much damage your actions have caused to the British Empire!"

Learwen was so tired of all these boring questions. These idiots teased her at all, probably because of such old-fashioned suggestions that they had long wanted to take revenge on her.

Learwin refused to answer any of these boring questions because it was useless to answer them, and the next day it was still the same.

"Do you think it's okay if you don't speak?"

"If you think we can't do anything to you if you keep silent!"

The two beast interrogators kept showing off their superiority. They seemed to be despising Lierwen to bring them great pleasure. In fact, this is true. Few men from MI6 like Lierwen, especially those who have worked under Lierwen, who call him "witch" and want to kill her.

For example, the two beasts in front of me were once teased by Li Erwen and could not take care of themselves. You should know that their background is extraordinary. I thought that entering MI6 was a great achievement, but who thought that they were fooled by a woman. How could this make the proud gentleman feel?

The gentlemen were quite happy to be able to retaliate against Learvin openly and humiliate this woman head-on. In fact, they had to work hard for the boss to get it. The only thing that made these two gentlemen regret was that they would have to change people from tomorrow, and there were too many villains who wanted to humiliate Learvin. Don’t they have to queue up?

However, Lilwin's condition is a bit strange today. In the past, she was very calm during the interrogation, and seemed to have not taken these so-called gentlemen seriously at all. But today, she was still very calm and still did not take the gentlemen seriously. However, the two people who interrogated her obviously felt that Lilwin's mood was a little strange. She was calm and expectant, and seemed to be in a state of being eager to watch the show.

The girl's head was broken? The two gentlemen looked at each other. They knew very well that Li Erwen would never leave the prison in this life. She had mastered too many secrets from the MI6 department and would not want to leave the prison as long as she was alive.

"How many minutes can you be happy?" Li Erwin suddenly spoke, "In a few minutes, you will be happy."

The two gentlemen immediately burst into laughter. From their unrestrained laughter, it was not difficult to hear that they did think that Learwin was crazy. But what frightened them was that when their laughter had not yet finished, the door of the interrogation room was suddenly knocked open. The group broke in directly, frightening the two guys.

"here it is……"

They were just about to speak, but they were interrupted ruthlessly. It was not that the person who came stopped them, but that they were shocked by the person who came. M came in person. If Learwin was a witch, then M was the female devil. No one dared to contradict this female devil. Immediately, these two gentlemen became more honest than quails.

Learwen smiled softly, as if he had been waiting for m: "You are finally here!"

To be honest, m's feelings for Lierwen are quite complicated. She appreciates Lierwen's ability, but also has a headache for her eclecticism. In her opinion, Lierwen is just a double-edged sword, which is really hard to control. Especially at this time, m did not want to say more to Lierwen, and said coldly: "The external minister wants to see you, come with me!"

After saying that, m rushed out like he had just taken the lead in breaking into the interrogation room. As for Li Erwin, she smiled and signaled that the dog legs brought by m were uncuffed and shackled for her, and on the other hand, she said to the two gentlemen very gently: "Do you still remember what I said just now? You won't be happy for long. Tsk, how can you deal with you? I have to think about it!"

Learwin turned over, and Japan's sudden invasion of Southeast Asia caught the British Empire off guard. The British people's defense in Southeast Asia is really not worth mentioning. In fact, when the first batch of war reports were sent to Churchill's desk, the Prime Minister of Smoking Ghost was furious because the soldiers who were not setting were too frustrated and were beaten by the devils!

It can be foreseeable that in the future, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia will definitely fall rapidly, and the order of the entire Southeast Asia will be completely changed.

"We must fight back against Japan's provocation immediately. Our soldiers must show courage to defend the great empire. Even if they are outnumbered, they cannot escape! I will see the combat plan to fight back against Japan in the shortest time!"

The old smoker sat down with anger and continued to criticize: "What the hell is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MI6 doing? Why has Japan carried out such a major military operation not heard any news before? Is the intelligence department all the money?"

No one dared to face Churchill directly. The old man in his rage had doubled his sarcasm and critical strike rate, so it was silence to greet Churchill in his rage. It took a long time to answer in a weak voice: "MINIS Six had discovered it before. However, the relevant departments did not pay attention to it and ignored this possibility!"

Churchill glared at the guy with annoyance and said dissatisfiedly: "Then you guys should correct this mistake immediately. Don't let those who keep doing bad things. I just need someone who is really capable!"

It was Churchill's words that changed Learwin's fate. She released her from prison and returned to MI6 again. Unlike before, her status was greatly improved. After communicating with the foreign minister, she was immediately recommended to Churchill.

The old smoker recalled many years later: "To be honest, this Miss Lilwin's resume gave me a headache. Judging from those documents, this is an absolute troublemaker. He is unruly and does his own way. These are not good comments. If there are other choices, I would not be willing to appoint this lady, but I had no other choice at that time."

"But what surprised me was that after communicating with this lady, I corrected some of the views. Yes, she is indeed a bit independent, but this independent is useful. For the British Empire, which was in danger during the war, this maverickness is needed, rather than mediocre and persevering.

At Churchill's meeting, Learvin gave him great help. Although the old smoker did not explain what kind of help was, judging from his words and subsequent developments, Learvin seemed to be the key figure in promoting the United States to declare war on Japan in the future.

After this hastily meeting, Li Erwen was immediately appointed as a special envoy. After walking out of the Prime Minister's Office in Downing Street, he immediately set off for the Far East, specifically Chongqing in China.

Yes, as Japan suddenly took military action in Southeast Asia, China's political status became unprecedentedly important. Churchill's first idea was to hope that Chiang Kai-shek and the Scratchers could put more pressure on the Japanese army and force the Japanese army to return to China.

"The empire will soon provide your government with more military and economic assistance to help your government fight against Japanese aggression... At the same time, our country hopes that your country can be more proactive. Once Southeast Asia is lost, it means that your country will be completely isolated from the civilization circle by Japan. At that time, even if our country wants to aid your country, it will be difficult..."

Chiang was very distressed by the female envoy's speech, although he was very happy to finally get more benefits from the UK. However, the British requests undoubtedly made him feel embarrassed. To be honest, he really hoped to take money and not do anything. In recent months, the military pressure faced by Chongqing has been reduced a lot. The Japanese's attention has been attracted by the **, and he is really happy.

But now, the British asked him to take the initiative to attack and threaten him with assistance, which made him very unhappy. But he couldn't resist. This feeling of pain and happiness made him very entangled.

Please note that Li Erwin has more than that: "My country hopes that your country can organize an expeditionary force to Indochina to cooperate with our army in combat, work together to maintain the security of Indochina, and prevent Japan from expanding unrestrictedly..."

Chiang really didn't want to agree to this request. For him, the army in his hands was the lifeblood. Letting him send troops to work for Britain was really hurting more than cutting off his flesh. Learwin seemed to know this, so she immediately added: "This will directly affect whether our country will continue to provide high-quality and economic assistance. What our country needs is allies, not oil bottles..."

Lao Chiang was a little embarrassed. But the situation was stronger than that of people. After some ideological struggle, he gritted his teeth and agreed to the British's request. However, the old fox was also very smart. He took the opportunity to say: "Although our country has a large population and the source of troops is not a problem, the industry is weak and it really does not have the ability to arm the army on a large scale. The existing forces of the scraper army are already very difficult to deal with the millions of Japanese troops. Can the equipment and supplies of the expeditionary army be responsible by your country?"

Churchill agreed to Chiang Kai-shek's request because objectively speaking, the bald man did not lie. The industrial capacity of the Republic of China government, especially the industrial capacity of the Nanjing central government, is really a slack, and even light weapons cannot be made well. If you want China to help, you can only get some blood.

And Churchill felt that this little blood might not necessarily be sent by the British Empire. First of all, military aid is never free. The Americans yelled that they rented it, so the British Empire would also rent it! When the war is won, they will only come back from China with capital and interest.

Secondly, the British Empire did not have the ability to arm the scramblers for the time being. At this time, the British army was short of guns and cannons and had to buy garbage from the United States for emergency response, so they could not control the life and death of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. In the end, it was not the Americans who paid for guns. At most, they could do Roosevelt's work and include China in the Lease Act. At that time, the British Empire would not lose any penny and would still have benefits.

I have to say that Churchill was too smart and his small abacus was a joke. At the first time when Japan invaded Southeast Asia, in addition to uniting one vote of the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, and Free France to declare war on Japan, it also immediately contacted the United States and requested the United States to immediately impose an economic blockade on Japan. It required the United States to immediately impose a full-scale embargo on Japan in steel, oil and food.

Did Roosevelt agree? Of course, he agreed. In history, Japan did not touch Southeast Asia, so the United States jointly imposed an embargo on it with the United Kingdom. This time, the Japanese died on their own initiative, so what else can they not be banned?

The United States not only launched an economic blockade, but also issued a stern warning to Japan, requiring the Japanese to stop invading Southeast Asia immediately and apologize. However, how could the Japanese be willing to spit out the fat meat they ate? Especially when the Japanese discovered that the British's power in Southeast Asia was simply vulnerable, they would only be more unscrupulous, so how could the prodigal son turn back?

On June 1, after Churchill personally met with Roosevelt on the Atlantic warship again, the two imperialist gangsters had reached a preliminary agreement. The Americans expressed their willingness to arm the Chinese Expeditionary Force, but at the same time proposed that he must get a share of the pie in the future new order in Southeast Asia.

Of course, Roosevelt did not say so bluntly, but talked about ending colonialism and giving the Asian people autonomy. However, Churchill knew very well that this was actually urging the British Empire to give concessions in disguise, meaning: "It's okay to let me pay, but your British Empire always has to give me Uncle Sam a little benefit, right? That's it, I won't force you, you just need to quit Southeast Asia automatically!"

It’s very simple. If the British withdraw, they will naturally form a power vacuum. So who will fill it? Looking around the world, who else can be there besides the United States?

Churchill was naturally reluctant, but now the situation is stronger than others, so if he doesn't agree, Southeast Asia will really be gone. If he agrees, Britain may just need to cut his losses and give in, and it can still leave some profit base.

After some bargaining, the two hooligans reached an agreement, and soon the arms and materials shipped from the United States were sent to China in a steady stream, and an expeditionary army full of grief would soon be armed.

When Li Erwen left Chongqing, she looked at the mountain city suspiciously. She was a little confused. Why did this backward country and this decadent political party enter someone's eye? What exactly is it? (To be continued.)

ps: Bow to thank hzangdd and comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!