The German military had used its offensives against Moscow and Yuzefgrad to wear down Russia's living strength; this was no longer any secret. Russia's upper ranks understood it perfectly well. If, at the very beginning, they had still hoped to use urban defensive warfare to exhaust the German military's strength and thwart the German offensive plans, then now they no longer harbored such thoughts. The Russian military had already understood clearly that even in City Urban Warfare, they were absolutely no match for the German military.
Logically speaking, the defending side should undoubtedly have held a great advantage in street fighting. However, with nearly all of the Russian military's elite forces lost on the front lines, most of the defending troops in Moscow and Yuzefgrad were recruits—recruits who had not even received formal military training. The outcome of sending such recruits onto the battlefield was naturally easy to imagine.
Even though the German military forces attacking Moscow had been reduced to thirteen Infantry Divisions, with all remaining forces handled by the Puppet Troops, they still battered the Russian military into retreat after retreat, inflicting grievous losses. Although the Russian military constantly transferred troops from all over the country to reinforce Moscow and Yuzefgrad in order to stabilize the front, the battles in those two cities were like two wounds, bleeding Russia dry without cease. Once all its blood had drained away, Russia would likely have no road left but to collapse.
Joseph knew this as well, but apart from gritting his teeth and pressing on, he had no other choice. He had originally hoped that after the United States entered the war, it could share some of Russia's burden. Yet he had never expected the American military to lose so quickly. Even if the American military wanted to make a