The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 1189

When Mainz arrived in Moscow, he clearly felt that the atmosphere of the city was a bit strange.

“Isn’t it said that Moscow has not suffered from large-scale war damage? Why is there almost no human habitation in the city?”

Under the escort of the guards, Mainz and others set off for the Kremlin in the center of Moscow.

The Kremlin is located on the north bank of the Moscow River, in the center of the city.

During the Second World War, the German army once approached the city, and the soldiers could even see the spire of the Kremlin in Moscow.

However, the cold weather and poor logistics made the German army that attacked the city become a spent force, and there was no way to break through the defense line formed by the Soviet army.

So in the end, they failed to take the city.

In this time and space, the empire’s army is much stronger than in history. After learning the painful lessons of the German army’s failure in history, the bear was left to be solved last.

This strategy has freed the empire from worries and allowed it to go all out to launch the most violent attack on the bear.

Moreover, after integrating the whole of Europe, the empire’s military strength far exceeded the total strength at the time of Operation Barbarossa in history, while the Soviet army’s military strength was not as much as in history.

As a result of this increase and decrease, the course of the war has completely changed. The German army is stronger than expected. The city was taken more smoothly.

There was no fierce battle and street fighting around the city.

And this is exactly why Mainz came here in person.

A complete Moscow, a capital of the bear with millions of residents, is of great political significance.

If the war destroys this place, the status of the capital here will decline. After hundreds of years of German occupation, the bears can also find a reason to move the capital.

And if this place is not destroyed, and most of the residents inside did not flee, but chose to stay.

Then it will be very difficult for the fleeing bear government to re-establish a capital elsewhere.

I am afraid that in the hearts of most bears, they will only recognize Moscow as their capital, and the regime living in the Moscow area is the only legitimate regime of the bears.

As for Starlin and others who fled to Siberia, they will naturally not be taken seriously by them!

Therefore, Moscow is related to the orthodoxy of the bear puppet regime.

This place cannot be destroyed too harshly!

“Sorry, Führer, because of the curfew, most of the bears are restricted from going out at will!”

Manstein personally accompanied Mainz and reported to him the recent work of the German army in Moscow.

“So that’s how it is!”

Mainz nodded after listening to the other party’s report.

Although the methods used by Manstein and others were a bit rough, a soft policy would not work when dealing with a fighting nation like the Mao Bears. It is necessary to use both hardness and softness to let them first feel the powerful military force of the empire.

Because only in this way can we reason with them!

These Mao Bears respect the strong and despise the weak.

“Well, but our clearing operation will be over soon. On the day of the military parade, the citizens of Moscow should be able to move around normally!”

Manstein knew the plan of the head of Mainz.

The Red Square military parade is extremely important to the empire, because it is an important symbol of announcing to the world that the empire has completed the unification of the whole of Europe and rebuilt the Third Rome!

In fact, compared with the Roman Empire of the past, the current Third Reich is undoubtedly more powerful. They rule a wider area, their army is larger, and their combat effectiveness is stronger.

Not only that, their main enemies have either been completely wiped out in their fierce attacks, or have fled to remote places to survive.

In this case, using a Red Square military parade as a landmark event to be recorded in history and become an important symbol of the empire opening a new chapter, such a thing naturally cannot be messed up.

“Well, where have Starlin and the main force of the Soviet army retreated to now?”

Mainz did not continue to ask about Moscow’s affairs.

The military parade was being planned, and the Supreme Command was screening the troops to determine the final number of troops that would enter the Red Square to participate in the parade.

It was not easy for Mainz to come forward at this time, because there were too many people and too little porridge.

Everyone wanted to go to the Red Square to participate in the parade, but considering the scale of the parade, the empire could not send out too many troops, otherwise the parade would take too long.

Therefore, the size of the troops was limited.

If he came forward, many people might come to him to beg for mercy, hoping that he would let them enter the list for the sake of their previous face. It might be easier for one or two people, but if everyone came to him to find a back door, that would not be good! If so many people go through the back door together, the rules will be completely trampled on.

Therefore, Mainz simply ignored the matter and left it entirely to the Supreme Command. The high command asked them to choose the troops that would enter the military parade according to the previous battle records and performances of each unit.

As for Mainz himself, he was more concerned about when the war with the Red Bear would end.

The weather in Siberia was too cold. Now that it was spring and summer, the temperature was rising, so it shouldn’t be felt.

But as soon as winter or even autumn came, the cold temperature would instantly show up.

Therefore, it was best to solve the problems in Siberia and the Far East before winter, otherwise it would be delayed for another year.

Considering that winter in Siberia comes earlier, the Empire must try to annihilate the remnants of the Soviet Army as much as possible in the few months before late autumn.

Among them, Starlin, as the leader of the Red Bear, had the greatest appeal and influence.

Therefore, as long as he could be killed, the war could end at least several months earlier.

“Starling’s troops have arrived in Kazan. I have ordered the troops of the Central Army Group to launch a pursuit, and the Southern and Northern Army Groups to encircle them from the north and south. They will cooperate with our troops in the front and prepare to build an encirclement in the Ural Industrial Zone to eat up the enemy completely!”

Manstein took out a battle map and quickly outlined his battle plan on it.

Mainz took the map, took a look at it, and shook his head:”If I were Starling, I would definitely not wait to die in Kazan and other places!”

“However, if they leave Kazan, they will completely lose their industrial production capacity. The areas east of Kazan are vast and sparsely populated, with very few factories. If the Soviet army abandons Kazan, they will face a shortage of weapons and ammunition in the future!”