The offensives of German military and its allies are becoming more and more fierce, which has caused great casualties to the Russian troops stationed in the Smolensk city. At the same time, it has also greatly affected their morale.
As more and more casualties occur and more and more positions are lost, the Russian army's will to resist is no longer so strong.
This change is undoubtedly more detrimental to the Russian army. In this case, they will not be able to hold on for long at Smolensk. In other words, they will soon be wiped out by German military and his allies.
Russian Western Front Army originally had five infantry armies, a tank army and an air force army. However, 3rd Army Corps and 3rd Tank Army Corps have been eaten by German military. 1st Air Army Corps was lost in an air raid by German Air Force at the beginning of the war. The other four infantry groups also suffered heavy losses. After shrinking to Smolensk, they were brutally attacked by German military and its allies Encirclement Offensive, which caused heavy losses to the Russian army. Many Russian army groups did not have many troops left at all.
Russian Western Front Army's headquarters, a military meeting is being held. However, except for Political Commissar Fominikh and other political workers who are still full of confidence and fighting spirit, the other military officers are almost completely desperate. Even General Timoshenko, the commander of the front army, knew that this time it was probably a disaster.
"Comrades, German military and their Puppet Troops offensive is getting more and more fierce, and our casualties are getting bigger and bigger. Now, what should we do?" General Timoshenko said.
"Comrade Commander, although our casualties are very large, I believe that we have also caused great casualties to the Germany people and their Puppet Troops. Therefore, as long as we persist, victory will definitely belong to us!" General Fominikh looked confident, as if the current defeat was only temporary, and they would soon be able to win.
"Yes, although we have lost more than 100,000 troops, the losses we have caused to the Germany people and those Puppet Troops are undoubtedly greater than this. Therefore, if we continue to fight like this, we will not suffer a loss." Another political worker also said.
For a time, the political workers spoke one after another, looking very optimistic about the current war situation, as if the Russian army would not only not fail, but would soon win.
The commanders of the group armies all looked very ugly. Do these guys really understand the situation of the war? They just shouted a few slogans of loyalty to Joseph, and as a result, they were promoted to high positions. Supervision was formed on them, the military chiefs, so that they could only hold on to their positions.
Now, these guys' judgment of the situation is always wrong if they can't keep up. However, there is no way around it. Anyway, no matter what, their final result seems to be only one, and that is to be eliminated by German military and his allies.
"Even if our soldiers can exchange for two Poles or Belarusians, so what? The German military attacking Smolensk and their Puppet Troops can be as high as eighty More than ten thousand. Moreover, there are more than one million German military and their Puppet Troops outside Smolensk. How can we fight against them?" Russian 4th Army Corps commander Major General Korobkov said dissatisfied.
Suddenly, the faces of Fominikh and a group of political workers suddenly turned ugly. This is the first time those military chiefs have refuted them! In their view, this is undoubtedly a provocation to them.
"Comrade Korobkov, are you questioning our judgment and the wise leadership of Comrade Joseph? Defend Smolensk and fight to the end every soldier. This is Comrade Joseph's order. If you dare to disobey Comrade Joseph's order, this is betrayal and treason to the party and the country!" General Fominikh slapped many big hats on Major General Korobkov. You know, if these charges are proven, Major General Korobkov will not only lose his position, but will even face trial.
Major General Korobkov was also a little panicked. He was someone who had experienced Great Purge and knew that these guys could do anything under the guise of being loyal to Comrade Joseph. Over the years, many generals have been killed by them.
"Okay, now at this juncture, the Germany people are attacking fiercely, and if we still have internal strife, we might as well do nothing and just wait for the Germany people to come and wipe us all out!" General Timoshenko said dissatisfied.
If those political workers are allowed to act haphazardly, the combat effectiveness of the troops will be damaged. By then, they will lose faster.
Fominikh heard this and looked at General Timoshenko, but in the end he said nothing more. General Timoshenko is not an ordinary person. He has a deep influence among the Buru Army, and these political workers do not want to take action against him.
"Comrades, although we have suffered heavy casualties. However, since Comrade Joseph requires us to defend Smolensk, we must complete the tasks assigned by Comrade Joseph. We need to drag Germany people here. Here, we can buy more time for the troops to gather in the rear. This time, the Germany people are obviously planning to completely destroy us. Even if they all die here, we will never let the Germany people's conspiracy succeed!" General Timoshenko said.
"Yes, Comrade Commander!" everyone replied loudly.
Only General Timoshenko himself knows that these are just empty words. This does nothing to solve the current crisis. As the Germany people's offensive became more and more fierce, General Timoshenko knew that the remnants of their troops stationed at Smolensk might not be able to hold on for much longer. Maybe they will be wiped out soon.
Although, I was very unwilling and didn't want to die in battle like this. But General Timoshenko has no other way. Now that Joseph has clearly given up on them, their fate is undoubtedly doomed.
It's just that Timoshenko is very unwilling. He is only forty-four years old, and now he has reached the rank of general, and is only one step away from being a marshal. At his age, he is undoubtedly considered to be in the prime of life. If he were to die like this, it would undoubtedly be unacceptable to him. However, now that he is in such a desperate situation, is there any other way he can do it?