After seeing the two corpses on the ground, Zhang Heng realized that he was in big trouble this time.
The style of the Soviet military uniform was too easy to recognize. The red field shirt, the greenish-gray boat-shaped cap, and the five red stars on the cuffs … When he thought about the Mannerheim Line in the dungeon's name, the ominous feeling in his heart rose to its peak.
He was indeed in Finland, but not in the future Finland. He was in Finland during the Winter War.
Zhang Heng's usual reading experience helped him at this moment. He quickly searched for information related to the Winter War in his mind.
On the eve of World War II, the Soviet Union and Germany signed the infamous "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty" in Moscow, delineating the sphere of influence of both sides in Europe. In August, Germany invaded Poland. Unwilling to be outdone, the Soviet Union took over the three Baltic states and set their sights on the newly independent Finland.
In order to ensure the safety of the capital, Leningrad, only 32 kilometers away from the Finnish border, the Soviet Union proposed an extremely harsh treaty that included ceding land, leasing ports, and dismantling defense lines. After Finland rejected it, the Soviet Union used the Mannila Artillery Incident as an excuse to launch a war on November 30th. Considering the military strength of both sides, international public opinion at that time generally believed that the war would end in two weeks.
But in reality, the war lasted until February of the following year, when the Soviet army finally broke through the Mannerheim defense line. In March, Finland, which had run out of ammunition and food supplies, signed the Moscow Peace Agreement with the Soviet Union. Finland lost Karelia, 10% of its territory, 1/5 of its industrial output, and 30% of its economic assets. 220,000 people from the occupied territories were repatriated, and only a few chose to stay and become Soviet citizens. This war also laid the groundwork for Finland to join the Axis.
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Zhang Heng did not care too much about who was on the right side in this war. After all, World War II had ended more than 70 years ago. It was just a game. All he needed to think about now was how to survive and survive this cruel war.
The extra 24 hours had extended his game time to 140 days, putting him in an extremely disadvantageous position. Zhang Heng could not do anything about it. He could not predict what the next round of the game would be, and he did not know how long each round would last.
Since he enjoyed the convenience of an extended quest, he naturally had to bear the risks of an extended quest.
Fortunately, the Winter War only lasted for 105 days, and looking at the current situation, it should have been a while since the war started. So, strictly speaking, he was not at war every day for the past 140 days.
According to normal thinking, when there were two opposing factions in the game, one should choose one side to join.
In the end, the winner of this war was undoubtedly the Soviet Union.
Whether it was the level of equipment, the number of troops, or the number of tanks and fighter jets, Finland was at an absolute disadvantage. From the moment the two sides started fighting, the outcome was already decided.
But unfortunately, the strategy of following behind the winner to pick the peaches was not suitable for this strange Soviet-Finnish Winter War.
Zhang Heng knew how wonderful the performance of the Soviet commanders in this war was. The Soviets had invested nearly a million troops and deployed more than 6,000 tanks to fight Finland, which only had 32,000 soldiers in its standing army and 32 tanks in the entire country. Given that they had air supremacy, the Soviets suffered a shocking 30 to 1 loss to the Finnish guerrillas. The guerrillas killed more than 27,000 Soviets at the cost of 900 casualties.
On the battlefield, the Soviets did not gain any advantage. Corpses of the Soviets were piled up in front of the Mannerheim Line of Defense. Almost all of Finland's ammunition was used up with their flesh and blood. In the entire war, Finland suffered 70,000 casualties, while the Soviets suffered 600,000 casualties.
Although the Soviet Union was the final winner of the Winter War, they did not gain any advantage. Instead, they showed the Western powers that they were strong on the outside but weak on the inside. After that, Moustache's decision to attack the Soviet Union had something to do with the loss of human lives.
From this point of view, it was better for him to seek refuge with the defeated Finland.
However, the reality was extremely cruel. Zhang Heng did not understand Russian or Finnish, and his Asian face was particularly conspicuous in this Winter War. Coupled with his modern attire, there was no way to explain why he was here. Even if he was willing to surrender to one side, no one would take the risk to accept him.
The best outcome that Zhang Heng could think of was to be imprisoned as a prisoner of war. The more likely scenario was that he would be shot by the tensed soldiers before he could even get close to them.
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Zhang Heng quickly figured out his situation, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He had long forgotten more details about the Winter War, and even if he remembered, it would be useless. He was not familiar with Finland at all, and he was not the commander of the army.
Now, he could only take it one step at a time.
Zhang Heng did not know when the Soviets would come to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades. All he could do was take off the coat of one of the corpses as fast as he could and put it on himself. The khaki uniform had not been washed for a long time, and it smelled terrible. There were blood and sweat stains on it as well.
In order to keep warm, Zhang Heng could not care less. Other than that, he also saw a pistol and what looked like a machine gun on the ground. The latter looked very strange, with a huge mosquito coil on top of its head. Zhang Heng did not know much about guns, especially those from World War II. He could not tell what type of machine gun it was.
However, from the looks of it, it was definitely stronger than the pistol on the other side.
After hesitating for a while, Zhang Heng finally chose the pistol, mainly because the machine gun was too heavy. He picked it up and tested it. His initial estimate was that it weighed more than ten kilograms. He heard that the gunfire in the distance had stopped. Obviously, the two sides had separated from each other. When the Soviets returned and found the bodies of their comrades, they would most likely search for them again.
Zhang Heng was afraid that he would not be able to escape with this thing. Other than the pistol, he also grabbed a water bottle and a backpack. Before he could check what was in the bag, he heard footsteps approaching. Zhang Heng did not expect the group to split up. The place where the gunfire stopped was still some distance away, and someone came back so quickly.
Ambushing and shooting at each other was impossible. Although the Soviet Army's poor performance during the Winter War had been dragged out by various military forums from time to time, they were still professional soldiers, and they basically operated in groups. Zhang Heng was alone, and this was his first time touching firearms. If he were to face them head-on, he would be out of his mind.
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