The defense lines of German Army Group B and Russian Western Front Army are hundreds of kilometers long. Both sides deployed millions of troops on this line of defense. German Army Group B plus the troops of Poland and Belarus amounted to 2.2 million people. The Russian army reorganized Western Front, with a strength of up to three million people.
It can be said that both German military and the Russian army have assembled heavy troops on this line of defense. German military wanted to defeat the Russian army on the opposite side and took advantage of the situation to capture Buru's capital Moscow. In order to defend Moscow, Buru must resist the attack of Germany people. Otherwise, the fall of the capital will be inevitable.
In the cold winter, in this ice and snow, it is not very easy to launch a large-scale attack. Although the reconnaissance forces of both sides fight against each other every day, many people will be killed by snipers. German military's special forces and snipers regard such battlefields as their paradise.
Because German military attaches great importance to special forces, each group army of German military has its own special forces. They are all elites selected from the scouts. They are good at using various techniques to disguise themselves and shoot the enemy's valuable targets.
It is precisely because of this that many middle- and lower-level officers of the Russian army were killed, making them never dare to show up easily again. This also caused a huge blow to the morale of the Russian army.
Velikiye Luki, Buru Western cities. The 19th, 20th, 33rd, 39th, 40th, and 50th Army Corps under the Russian Western Front Army are secretly gathering here. There are also several armies secretly crossing the Danube thirty kilometers south of Velikiye Luki. This time, they will attack German defensive line from two directions. 1st Belarusian Army Corps and 3rd Polish Army Corps have become the key targets of the Russian army.
Marshal Voroshilov is not a fool, he knows how powerful German military is. Although the cold limited the combat effectiveness of German military, German military had sufficient winter supplies. If it was just for defense, it would be enough to make the Russian army pay an extremely heavy price. Therefore, he specially selected the Belarus army and the Poland army as the targets for breakthrough.
Russian Western Front Army Deputy Commander General Zhukov became the commander of this plan and was fully responsible for commanding this operation. Russian Western Front Army The 12 armies participating in the attack all obeyed General Zhukov's orders.
Let General Zhukov be responsible for this operation, Marshal Voroshilov is very satisfied. Although, Marshal Zhukov is also a very trusted and important general of Joseph. But Marshal Voroshilov is not afraid at all that the power in his hands will be taken away by General Zhukov. After all, in Marshal Voroshilov's opinion, the possibility of failure in this attack is very high. Once it really fails, Joseph will definitely be furious. At that time, General Zhukov, as the actual commander of this attack, will inevitably bear the main responsibility, and the responsibility he has to bear will be relatively smaller. Even if this operation is successful, Marshal Voroshilov, as the commander of the front army, will still have indispensable credit. Therefore, this is undoubtedly a very safe method.
On December 15th, General Zhukov braved the wind and snow to arrive at Velikiye Luki. The commanders of the twelve group armies and senior generals such as Political Commissar were all summoned to the headquarters by him.
"Comrades, it's not long before the attack date specified by Comrade Joseph. How are your troops prepared?" General Zhukov asked.
"Comrade Commander, 19th Army Corps are ready. However, I hope to give us another batch of winter clothing. Now the weather is getting colder and colder. Even if they are huddled in the trenches, soldiers are constantly freezing to death or suffering from frostbite. If we want to launch an attack in the ice and snow, the non-combat attrition caused by the cold weather will definitely increase further." said Lieutenant General Konev, commander of the Russian army 19th Army Corps.
The other group army commanders also looked at General Zhukov. If General Zhukov agrees to Lieutenant General Konev's request, then they will also make similar requests. After all, their troops now also lack supplies for the winter, and people are freezing to death every day. If this continues, I don't know how many people will freeze to death and suffer frostbite when the attack is launched.
General Zhukov couldn't help but frown. He knew that if he made this opening, other group armies would definitely make such requests. As the commander of this plan, he obviously cannot favor one thing over another. Otherwise, it will be difficult to lead the troops. The next battle will be even harder to fight.
"In terms of supplies for the winter, I will request Area Army Headquarters and General Staff Headquarters. Now, we are actively preparing. Comrade Joseph attaches great importance to this attack. He is waiting for us at Moscow News of victory. I know that there are still many difficulties for us to overcome in this attack, but I believe that our heroic officers and soldiers will be able to overcome these difficulties and defeat the Germany people and their accomplices!" General Zhukov said.
Lieutenant General Konev could only nod, but the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed.
In fact, except for those who have no brains and have become senior generals in the army by flattering and being loyal to Joseph, the other generals are very unfavorable to this attack. Although Western Front now has many soldiers and generals. But in fact, many soldiers are soldiers who have just been mobilized to join the army. Some troops even lack weapons and equipment, so how can they fight? Not to mention that it is still a cold winter, and some soldiers don't even have winter coats. It is estimated that more people will freeze to death than were beaten to death by Germany people.
However, everyone knows that this is Joseph's request. They have no other choice but to accept the order. If you disobey Joseph's orders, the consequences will be very serious. Over the years, there have been countless senior military generals killed by Joseph with various orders.
"I announce below that the 19th, 20th, 33rd, 39th, 40th and 50th Army Corps form Northern Assault Group, attacking the Pustoshka first line. The 21st, 22nd, 28th, 43rd, 61st and 68th Army Corps, form Southern Assault Group, attack the front line of Usvyaty. Launch the attack on time ten days later, tear apart the defense lines of Belarusians and Poles in one fell swoop, and completely eliminate them!" General Zhukov ordered.
"Yes, Comrade Commander!" everyone replied loudly.