Retreating steadily has become the best synonym for the Russian army in this war.
As time went by, German military achieved victory on every battlefield. Especially German armored forces performed amazingly in this battle.
The powerful armored force can not only tear apart the Russian army's defense line, but can also quickly penetrate and divide the Russian army into encirclement circles, so that the infantry that German military catches up with can easily eliminate the Russian army in the encirclement circle.
Although, it has only been a week from the beginning of the battle to now. The four front armies deployed by the Russian army on the western defense line have already suffered heavy losses. Southern Front Army was completely wiped out, and the other three front armies were not much better.
Russian Southwestern Front Army was hit hard by German Army Group C and is holding on to Kursk and Voronezh. However, Russian Southwestern Front Army's troops are seriously insufficient. Facing the attack of millions of German military and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian troops, it is impossible for them to hold on to Kursk and Voronezh. Further retreat has become a foregone conclusion.
Russian Western Front Army, under the fierce attack of German Army Group B, suffered heavy losses. 3rd Army Corps was completely wiped out, and 3rd Tank Army Corps was completely lost. The other troops retreated to Smolensk, trying to use this city to engage in street fighting and hold back German military. But similarly, with the five armies of German military and millions of troops, plus the troops of Poland and Belarus, the Russian army is completely at a disadvantage.
Russian Northwestern Front Army, under the fierce attack of German military, has given up all the territory except Ulyanovsk. The remaining troops, except 27th Army Corps, have all huddled in Ulyanovsk.
It can be said that German military has achieved a major victory in the week-long war. Millions of Russian troops were annihilated or captured, and nearly a million Russian troops fell into the siege of German military. As long as these Russian troops are eliminated, then German military can be regarded as having achieved an initial victory in this battle.
Although, the Russian army is still mobilizing crazily. More and more Russians are taking up arms and ready to go to the battlefield at any time. However, as the main force of the Russian army was eliminated, it would undoubtedly be very difficult for the subsequent troops formed to resist German offensive.
Moscow, Kremlin, Joseph's faces were ashen. He looks very tired now. Over the past few days, the war situation had taken a turn for the worse, leaving him unable to sleep at night, which naturally made his body unable to bear the burden.
The commanders-in-chief of the Russian army stood in front of Joseph, not daring to express their dignity. The current situation is so unfavorable to the Russian army. Although, they did not expect how the war would end up like this. However, the facts are what they are and cannot be argued with.
"Comrades! In the fierce attack of the Germany people, we suffered extremely heavy losses. The entire western defense line was on the verge of collapse. I never thought that our defeat would come so quickly!" Joseph looked sad.
The Russian generals bowed their heads and said nothing. They didn't know what to say. In other words, they are also very aggrieved. Although, Germany people have long known how powerful they are. However, after these years of development, they also believe that the combat effectiveness of the Buru army cannot be underestimated.
But after actually fighting German military, they realized how wrong they were. German military's performance on the battlefield made them see clearly how big the gap was. If they had known this before, these generals would have tried their best to dissuade Joseph from starting a war with Germany. However, it is too late to say this now. The war has begun, and looking at the posture of the Germany people, it is clear that they will not give up until Buru is destroyed. This left them with no way out and had no choice but to fight on.
"Comrade Joseph, Germany people are too strong. The troops they invested far exceeded ours. In addition, the tactics were beyond our expectations. This led to our disastrous defeat. However, I believe that in the next war, we will be able to turn defeat into victory and defeat the Germany people!" Marshal Voroshilov said.
Joseph nodded. Now that the matter is over, scolding these generals will have no effect. At least, these generals were still loyal to him. Although he lacks a bit of ability, Joseph is still very satisfied with his loyalty.
"I am very satisfied that you have such confidence. So, what should we do next?" Joseph asked.
"Comrade Joseph and Southern Front Army were completely wiped out. It is foreseeable that Germany and Ukraine are about to invade our territory again. And their target, we judge, will be Yuzefgrad. For the current plan, we must rebuild the male front as soon as possible to resist the attack of Germany and Ukraine and defend Yuzefgrad. Otherwise, the entire southern front will be corrupted!" Marshal Shaposhnikov said.
Joseph nodded, agreeing with this point of view. Yuzefgrad, but the city is named after him. If even Yuzefgrad is trapped, does he still have any face? No matter what, we must try our best to avoid such a situation from happening. Joseph has made up his mind and must find a way to strengthen Southern Front Army's strength as much as possible so that they can withstand the attack of Germany's people.
"Comrade Joseph, with the mobilization of a large number of troops completed, we plan to reconstruct the Southern Front Army, which will be under the jurisdiction of the 24th, 37th, 54th, and 57th Group Armies. In addition, the reconstruction was completed by German military annihilated the 9th, 12th and 18th Army Corps. In this case, Southern Front Army will have 7 armies with millions of troops." Marshal Shaposhnikov said.
Joseph is quite satisfied with this. Although, many troops are new troops that have just been formed. But he was very satisfied with being able to deploy millions of troops in the direction of Yuzefgrad. He believed that millions of Russian troops would have no problem resisting German D Army Group's attack. After all, among the German military D group armies, there are only three German military groups, and the rest are Ukraine people. Joseph believes that even if the Russian army is not German military's opponent, Ukrainian army is far from being able to compare with them. so. It may be difficult for the rebuilt Russian army Southern Front Army to defeat German D Army Group, but there is still no big problem in defending Yuzefgrad.
"Comrades, Southern Front Army, I don't think it's a problem to hold on to Yuzefgrad. However, the real crisis is not there, but on our frontal battlefield! Once the Germany people take Smolensk, they will not be far away from Moscow!" Joseph said.