After time entered December 1939, the weather in Moscow became extremely cold. Of course, the weather throughout Russia is almost always like this at this time. Russians living on this land may have gotten used to it. However, this is undoubtedly suffering for people in other countries.
German military and its allies have stopped attacking, and the entire front has switched to defensive operations. Moreover, except for a small number of troops left by each Army Group of German military on the front line, the rest of the troops have retreated to relatively safe second-line positions to rest. The main force currently defending the first line of defense is Germany's Protectorate and the Allied Forces.
Moreover, in order to allow German military and its allies to survive the cold winter safely, Germany worked hard to transport various winter supplies to the front line before the cold winter came. Cotton coats, down jackets, cloaks, military boots, fuel, etc.
German Emperor Oscar believes that even in the cold winter, if cold protection materials and supplies are sufficient, German military and its allies can still survive this winter safely. At least there won't be too many non-combat casualties due to the cold. Oscar does not want to cause a large number of non-combat attrition of German military attacking Buru due to the cold. In that case, German military's casualties may further increase.
The Russian army suffered heavy losses in the previous battle, and they breathed a sigh of relief after German military stopped attacking. This means that they have enough time to reorganize and train their troops to ensure that they can withstand German offensive and even further defeat Germany in the battle next spring.
However, the senior generals of the Russian army originally thought that there would be no large-scale military operations in the cold winter. But the reality is not at all what they thought.
Joseph is originally a fickle and suspicious person. No one can expect him to remember the decisions or promises he has made. It is precisely because of this that after Shaposhnikov reported the news of the annihilation of the navy to Joseph, Joseph began to think about launching a counterattack against German military.
"Comrade Comrade Joseph, Comrade Isakov, Comrade Orlov and Comrade Viktorov all sank into the sea along with the battleships. In our navy, except for a few destroyers, all the remaining battleships were sunk by Germany people!" Shaposhnikov reported.
Joseph was expressionless, even though Bolshevik Navy was established by him. The four most powerful 'Bolshevik-class' and 'Battleship' were all purchased from Germany by him. However, compared to the powerful army, Bolshevik Navy is too weak. So much so that Joseph simply looks down upon the strength of the navy. In fact, the biggest reason why he can secure his current status is that the army is in his hands. It is precisely because of this that even if the navy is wiped out by the Germany people, Joseph is not too distressed.
"Comrades Isakov are all good people. They knew they were outmatched, but they still fought bravely to the end. This spirit is worth learning from our army. Shaposhnikov, you must promote this spirit to the entire army so that they can fight bravely in future battles. In the battle, even if we face the powerful German military, we must fight bravely! Only in this way can we defeat the powerful Germany and win the war!" Joseph said.
He suddenly felt that he could destroy the navy and use it to inspire other Buru armies. Therefore, Joseph has planned to promote the spirit of heroic fighting of the navy throughout the party and the country, so as to enhance the fighting spirit and courage of the army on the battlefield and prepare to defeat Germany in subsequent operations.
Shaposhnikov was stunned, and then nodded immediately. "Yes, Comrade Joseph. I also believe that the heroic fighting deeds of the navy can arouse enthusiastic responses among the people and the army. By then, in future wars, we will definitely be able to easily defeat the Germany people!"
Joseph nodded with satisfaction, seeming to be happy that he could think of this intelligently.
However, he later felt that the annihilation of the navy was also an embarrassing thing for him. After all, the entire Buru and even the whole world know that he built the navy by himself. Now that the Navy has been destroyed, this will also make other people think.
More importantly, Joseph has almost lost confidence in the Russian army's continuous failures. The disastrous failure on Western Front, the failure on Middle East battlefield, and even the loss of Baku oil fields. Now even the navy has been completely wiped out. This series of failures has made Joseph very unhappy, almost to the point of being unacceptable.
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, the cold winter is coming. I think this also means that it is our home time. We absolutely cannot let this time go!" Joseph said.
Hearing Joseph say this, Shaposhnikov suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, Joseph said something that almost made Shaposhnikov collapse.
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, I think we should seize this opportunity and launch a counterattack against the Germany people. The Germany people cannot adapt to the cold of Russia. Launching an attack at this time will be very beneficial to us! We can hit in one fell swoop Germany people. Even if we can't defeat them completely, we can still make them pay a heavy price. In this case, it will be completely possible for us to resist the Germany people's attack in next year's war, and even defeat the Germany people in one fell swoop!" Joseph said excitedly.
He seemed to have seen the Germany people fleeing in embarrassment on the snow-covered land of Russia. The ground was littered with corpses left by the Germany people, many of whom had frozen to death. Even the pure white snow was dyed red by the blood of Germany people.
Shaposhnikov was stunned. He never expected that Joseph would want to launch a counterattack at this time. You know, judging from the current situation, if the Germany people don't launch an attack, they should be grateful to God for blessing. How can they take the initiative to launch an attack? In that case, wouldn't it be asking for death?
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, what do you think of my plan? I think we can definitely make Germany people pay a big price." Joseph said.
Under such circumstances, how else can Shaposhnikov answer? He is very clear about Joseph's character.