Battle of the Third Reich

The German head of state didn't know the Hungarians' thoughts, and even if he knew it, he could only shake his head with a wry smile. He really hadn't thought about the rigid group of Hungarians, even when there was a crazy brain.

Xu Jun changed the original geopolitical strategy of the Nazis, and the resulting chain effect finally appeared. Hungary is only one of the most obscure links.

In Germany’s original eastern strategy, the importance of Hungary at the crossroads of the Balkans cannot be ignored by any military expert.

Hitler sometimes likes to look at strategic issues from a political perspective, which is sometimes an advantage, but it becomes a flaw when placed on the Hungarian issue.

Although this country is strategically located and has a vast and fertile Great Plain of Hungary, which accounts for more than 70% of the country’s land area, it also means that this is the most ideal battlefield for mechanized troops, except for some sporadic hills and mountains in the northwest of Hungary. Almost no danger.

The annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Rosénia region is actually more of a benefit than harm for Hungary. The national policy adopted by the Magyars is unlikely to be welcomed by the Roséniacs. Know these Slavs earlier But they have been independent, and they are relatives of the Ukrainian talents across the Corbatian Mountains.

To make matters worse, Hungary therefore directly borders with the Soviet Union, and there is no longer any strategic buffer zone. In the current strategic situation, even if Hungary wants to remain neutral, I am afraid that it cannot be alone.

This is also what Horti Regent is most worried about right now. He has seen the crisis hung over Hungary, and he has no confidence in dealing with this crisis.

Xu Jun's thinking on this issue is actually the same, because in his defense plan, he is ready to give up Hungary.

He had no confidence in the Horti Regent from the bottom of his heart. The admiral was a pragmatist, so he didn't have to expect how "loyal" he would be to his allies.

In history, in order to buy Hungary, Hitler did a lot of exchanges for interests, and even hesitated to betray the interests of "allies", whether military or political, it gave Hungary great support.

The Kingdom of Hungary also gained a political position second only to Italy in the German Axis Alliance. In Hitler’s eyes, it even ranks above the Japanese, not only because Hungary can provide Germany with much-needed aluminum ore and agricultural products. It is also because Hungary is an important channel for German armed forces to deliver to the Balkans. At the same time, as a victim of the Treaty of Versailles, the Hungarians are also the most staunch supporters of the treaty system.

The enthusiasm of Magyar chauvinism in Hungary has led them to be almost universally enemies in Eastern Europe and the Balkans except Poland, so they have no choice but to rely on Germany.

When Germany was in full swing, Hungary was indeed the most effective accomplice of the Nazis, and what they did on the Soviet Union's territory even made the SS stunned.

But when Germany was defeated on the Eastern Front and the strategy turned into defense, Hungary’s attitude immediately swayed. When Horti felt that he could not see the possibility of victory in the war, he immediately tossed the so-called covenant, The secret secretary was dispatched to contact the Soviet Union, and then unilaterally signed a truce agreement with the Soviet Union.

Now the entire European landscape has changed. The most powerful European Union after the Roman Empire is gradually taking shape, and then Hungary’s position in the hearts of the Germans has become less important.

This group of Magyar nationalists is really too hateful. Located in the Rosenia region on the border between Hungary and Ukraine, it has now been infiltrated by the Soviet Union like a sieve. Although the Rosenians do not believe in communism, but In the face of the brutal oppression of the Magyar, the blood of the East Slavs became very cordial. Now I don’t know how many Rothenes have become Soviet supporters in order to fight for the survival rights of their people. They look forward to day and night The blood relatives on the other side of the mountains freed them from the rulers of Hungary.

The Carpathian defense line that Hungary is trying to build is more of a joke in the eyes of the German generals.

The Hungarian military actually did not believe that using a few reinforced concrete bunkers, or adding machine guns and artillery on both sides of the mountain pass, would be able to withstand the steel wave of the Soviet Red Army. They also studied the German Blitzkrieg theory, and found that with their existing power, they could not replicate this tactic.

The foundation of Hungary was hollowed out after the Trianon Treaty. At that time, the national military strength of Hungary was limited to 35,000 people, which was only enough to maintain government rule.

Hungary has been quietly accumulating troops since then, but because the small Allies have stared to death, it has only increased more than 20,000 people in ten years, raising the total strength to about 57,000.

This situation did not change until Germany annexed the Czech Republic. With Germany supporting him, the Hungarian army began to re-arm.

At that time, Hungary divided the country into seven military regions, each of which had three brigades (one mixed infantry brigade, two cavalry brigades, and some engineer logistics units). After the military expansion, the number of domestic military regions remained unchanged, and the three brigades were reorganized into a corps, but in the Rothenia region, the Hungarians stationed eight corps at once.

Historically, these troops were subsequently allocated to the land seized from Romania in the second Vienna arbitration, but now the second blanking has not occurred, and these troops are all blocked in the border area between Ukraine and Romania.

At the beginning of 1940, the total number of Hungarian troops had soared to more than 200,000. This did not include the Hungarian military police under the Ministry of the Interior, and various auxiliary logistics units.

In particular, the Hungarian labor camps are all made up of foreign and Jewish soldiers selected from the army, because the Magyar officers felt that these people were unreliable and would shake the combat effectiveness of the army.

Originally, the Hungarian troops were relatively backward in terms of weapons and tactics. Now almost 70% of them are rookies with no combat experience. Even if the veterans are only serving for two years now, how much combat power is left in this unit is really very good. The German Headquarters doubted.

Xu Jun also did not expect these recruits to fight in the future in the Eastern Front, unless their enemies were replaced by Romanians.

Compared with their enemies in the small allies, the Hungarian army lags behind in various respects in terms of organizational system, combat ideology, and weapons and equipment. Unless Germany is willing to fully support and re-arm this army as it has in history, don't expect them to play any role in frontal combat.

However, it is simply impossible for Germany to bring out expensive weapons and equipment to arm the Hungarians as in history. In Xu Jun's eyes, it is a black hole that is not filled.

Hungary will almost certainly be abandoned, or placed in a secondary strategic position, and this country will become a battlefield, as stated in the command file.

Once the Soviet Union invaded Hungary, Germany had no extra armored troops to engage in defensive operations on the Hungarian plain, and sending infantry troops there was a waste.

The railway and highway system in Hungary is the most strategically valuable target, but when Yugoslavia is fully embraced by Germany, Germany no longer fears that the strategic passage to Romania will be cut off.

The Mediterranean Sea is completely in the hands of the European Union. Turkey has always been a traditional ally of Germany. Now there is no repression by Britain and France. It has long been suffocating to want to pick up that "blood friendship".

Once the Eastern Front war broke out, the European Fleet could drive straight into the Black Sea and establish a maritime supply line through Romania.

Although the Romanian army is not much stronger than the Hungarians, the terrain in the territory is very conducive to defense. The Romanian mountains are as complex and changeable as Yugoslavia, and they belong to the nightmare of the Holy Land occupation forces of the guerrillas.

With the current military strength of Hungary, it is difficult to defend the defenses of the Corbatian Mountains unless they expel all Rosenians from this area.

Speaking of the brutality of the Emmazars, they may even commit a bunch of blood cases during the migration process, just as they did in the Soviet Union in history. Fortunately, no Hungarian has thought of this so far. a little.

Xu Jun is also not going to mention this with Horti, but he has no interest in backfire for humanitarian disasters.

Perhaps when Hungary fell, they would become real warriors, and then they would regain the trust of the German head of state.

Xu Jun was happy to provide protection for the exiled Hungarian government and army when Hungary was in crisis. At that time, he was very willing to help them, arm them, and let them fight the blood to the end to liberate the motherland. Then the German army will be liberated The person entered Budapest, this is the scene in Xu Jun's plan.

The delegation of Hungary is destined to return empty-handed. Although these people are still full of expectations at this moment, everything seems a bit unfair. This may be the sorrow of the weak country.

At this time, the military parade was nearing its end, and the enthusiasm of the masses began to subside slowly, and the two hours of cheering should be tired. The ceremony has entered garbage time, and the guests in the stands are also tired. The German head of state has been on the altar for so long, and it has almost reached the limit.

It’s not that he is physically weak, but because he didn’t feel thirsty during his speech, he drank too much water before coming out of the Prime Minister’s Palace, and leaving the grandstand in the middle of the ceremony will surely trigger unnecessary interpretation by the outside world. Gritting his teeth and showing a bright smile on his face, this is a terrible torture.