"Are Comrade Voroshilov and Western Front capable of completing this attack plan?" Joseph asked.
"Comrade Joseph, Western Front are fully capable of completing an attack and making the Germany people pay a heavy price on our land!" Marshal Voroshilov immediately replied.
Although he knew that Joseph's request was completely unreasonable and would cause the Russian army to pay extremely heavy losses during the attack. However, he really didn't have the courage to refuse Joseph's request. He didn't want to be transferred out of his current position by Joseph just by picking a name, to go to Qingshui Yamen for retirement, or even to be killed directly. After all, Joseph has done this kind of thing more than once over the years.
Joseph nodded with satisfaction. "Very good, Comrade Voroshilov, go and prepare! Before the end of the month, I hope Western Front can win a victory!"
"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Marshal Voroshilov replied.
Walking out of Joseph's office, Voroshilov had an expression on his face that made him want to cry without tears. He was really depressed and didn't know why he was so unlucky.
"Comrade Voroshilov, I'm sorry. Comrade Joseph made this decision only after learning that the navy was completely wiped out. I didn't expect that he would make such a decision!" Shaposhnikov looked apologetic. Obviously he also knows about Marshal Voroshilov's plight. He knew that if Western Front launched an attack, he would most likely lose. By then, Marshal Voroshilov's life may not be easy.
Marshal Voroshilov nodded. He also understood Joseph's character and knew that this was a decision made by Joseph out of his head and arrogance. Although there is competition between him and Shaposhnikov, overall cooperation is greater than competition. After all, the two of them are the military generals that Joseph values most. Only by joining forces can they rank others and ensure that Joseph always values and trusts them.
"Comrade Shaposhnikov, time is urgent now. I hope you can mobilize enough winter supplies, weapons and ammunition for Western Front as much as possible. I don't want my soldiers to wear thin autumn clothes and fight with bare hands against the Germany people who are armed to the teeth. In that case, they will completely die." Marshal Voroshilov said.
Shaposhnikov nodded heavily. "Comrade Voroshilov, I will try my best to prepare these supplies for Western Front!"
Although the Russian army has limited supplies, if a large amount of supplies are transferred to Western Front, other troops will receive less supplies. But Shaposhnikov has no other way. He can't conjure more supplies out of thin air. Now Western Front wants to launch an attack on German military at the request of Joseph, so it can only give priority to Western Front's request.
"Thank you, Comrade Shaposhnikov. May God protect us!" After Voroshilov thanked him, he immediately left Kremlin. He needs to return to the West Area Army Headquarters as soon as possible, be prepared, and come up with a combat plan. Only in this way can Joseph be satisfied.
Voroshilov only hopes that his troops will not suffer too much loss in this attack. In that case, maybe we can continue to hold on. Otherwise, next year's war will be even more unfavorable to Buru.
After Marshal Voroshilov returned to the headquarters, he convened a meeting with the commanders of the subordinate armies and Political Commissar. At the meeting, Marshal Voroshilov informed everyone of Joseph's requirements. Suddenly, this caused an uproar among these senior generals of the Russian army. No one seemed to have expected that Joseph would issue such an order at this time. War is not a child's play. When Joseph issued such an order, didn't they ask their troops to die?
However, many people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Because, among the Political Commissars here, almost most of them have a fanatical look on their faces. They believe that everything Comrade Joseph says is correct and every decision Joseph makes is wise. Anyone who dares to question Joseph is a member of anti-Party and anti-state. Even the top brass in these armies are the same.
Subsequently, Marshal Voroshilov asked all armies to prepare. After the combat plan is drawn up, it will be distributed to each group army. Many group army commanders couldn't help but pray to God in their hearts, praying that their troops would not appear in the attack plan. After all, the Germany people are already terrifying enough, and now they want to launch an attack in the ice and snow. What is the difference between that and seeking death?
Western Front has more than twenty group armies under its jurisdiction, and it will definitely not let all the troops participate in the attack.
Marshal Voroshilov asked the staff officers of the headquarters to draw up a combat plan. He demanded that half of the troops on the front be involved.
The staff officers dilly-dallyed for two days before drafting a combat plan. After Marshal Voroshilov read the combat plan, he immediately went to Kremlin to report to Joseph.
"Comrade Joseph, this is the combat plan prepared by Area Army Headquarters. Please take a look at it. If there are no problems, we will implement it according to this combat plan!" Marshal Voroshilov reported.
Joseph Open the battle plan and read page by page. Western Front now has 24 infantry armies and two tank armies. In the ice and snow, tanks are difficult to use. Therefore, Western Front's attack this time will involve as many as 12 groups and 1.5 million people. Such an attack can be regarded as a large-scale attack. In this regard, Joseph is undoubtedly very satisfied.
"After the Comrade Joseph, Germany people occupied Smolensk, they built a defense line at Smolensk the East. The entire defense line was hundreds of kilometers long. However, except for the heavy troops stationed around Smolensk, the troops in other places were relatively sparse. Therefore, we plan to focus on attacking Smolensk To the north of. That is the defense area of 1st Belarusian Army Corps. If they can be eliminated, they can break through the Germany people's defense line and even sweep Germany. The northern defense line of the people will also eliminate the Poles and some Germany people who are defending there!" Marshal Voroshilov explained.
Joseph nodded. "Comrade Voroshilov, I agree in principle with your battle plan. I hope that in this attack, you can severely injure the Germany people and their Puppet Troops, eliminate them, and create favorable conditions for the final and complete defeat of them!"