"Your Excellency, Polish 3rd Army Corps and 1st Belarusian Army Corps successfully withstood the attack of Russians last night. Although the losses were not small, they were able to withstand it. Moreover, the casualties they caused to the Russian army were much greater than their losses!" Lieutenant General Karl Hilpert looked excited.
If German military resisted the Russian attack, it would undoubtedly be a normal thing. However, now that Poles and Belarusians have resisted Russians's attack, the meaning is completely different. This means that with their efforts, the combat effectiveness of these Puppet Troops has increased a lot. Under certain circumstances, it is even capable of confronting the Russian army. In this case, in subsequent operations, these Puppet Troops will be able to participate in more combat operations. The casualties of German military can be further controlled.
Marshal Guderian also had a smile on his face. He also knows what this means to German military. This made him feel very good. Because in the battle next spring, German B Army Corps's main task will be to capture Moscow. There is no doubt that in order to keep their capital, Russians will definitely fight German military in Moscow. At that time, if German military wants to win Moscow, he will definitely pay a heavy price. If Puppet Troops can replace German military and participate in street fighting, German military's losses will not be so great.
"Russians failed to break through our defense line last night, so it will be even less possible for them to break through our defense line in the future. Reinforcements are constantly arriving at the front line. The longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for Russians!" Marshal Guderian said.
Karl? Lieutenant General Hillpet nodded repeatedly.
"Send Telegram to General Vashkevich and General Chelyushev and tell them that I am very satisfied with their performance. I will report it to Your Majesty exactly as it is in the combat report submitted to His Majesty the Emperor! In addition, let them not relax because of this. Russians will definitely not give up. They will definitely continue to launch attacks!" Marshal Guderian said.
"Okay, Your Excellency, I will tell them!" Lieutenant General Karl Hillpet said.
It is a great honor for all soldiers to be able to let His Majesty the Emperor know about their performance. It will also have a huge impact on their future. Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpeter believes that Lieutenant General Vashkevich and Lieutenant General Chelyushenkov will be extremely happy after hearing the news.
Velikiye Luki, the frontline headquarters of the Russian army. General Zhukov and Lieutenant General Konev were sitting opposite each other. However, Lieutenant General Konev's face was full of disappointment. Last night's battle caused heavy losses to his 19th Army Corps. The two Infantry Corpss who participated in the attack suffered losses of more than 60% and were almost on the verge of collapse. But even so, their attack still failed to win, and instead ended in failure. Such a result was difficult for him to accept.
General Zhukov, on the other hand, was expressionless. In fact, he seemed to have expected such a result. However, he had been somewhat lucky before. But now, this bit of luck is completely gone.
"Comrade Commander, what should we do now? Our attack failed last night, and the Germany people will definitely be on guard next time. It will be even more difficult for us to break through their defense line again. We The casualties of our troops are too great, much greater than those of Germany and their Puppet Troops. If this continues, the situation will become even more unfavorable to us!" Lieutenant General Konev said.
General Zhukov nodded. "I know. I will report the situation here to Comrade Marshal Voroshilov. I will suggest Comrade Marshal to stop this attack without any objection. However, it is hard to say whether Comrade Marshal will agree. After all, this is the attack requested by Comrade Joseph."
Lieutenant General Konev also knows General Zhukov's difficulties, and he also knows that there is no way around it. With Joseph giving the order, others simply didn't have the guts to disobey his order.
"If possible, it is best to stop the attack and accumulate strength to deal with the attack launched by the Germany people next spring. The Germany people will deploy their Puppet Troops in front-line positions to deal with us, their own elite troops They will stay in the rear. Obviously, they are preparing for a large-scale attack next year. But our elite troops have been wasted in this way. In this case, what can we do to resist the Germany people's attack?" Lieutenant General Konev said bitterly. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he was obviously very dissatisfied with Joseph's random command.
"The Germany people have undoubtedly decided to postpone the decisive battle next year. If we cannot resist their attack in next year's battle, the consequences will be disastrous." Zhukov said. He also knew this, but similarly, he had no way to disobey Joseph's order. Even though they knew that there was a big problem with Joseph's order, no one in the entire Russian army dared to point it out. This also caused the Russian army to pay a lot of unnecessary losses in this war. This will be very detrimental to the Russian army's subsequent operations.
Although General Zhukov has realized that this time the attack plan has failed. But after he submitted a report requesting to stop the attack to Marshal Voroshilov, he still did not receive approval.
Although Marshal Voroshilov admitted that it was almost impossible to break through the defense lines of German military and Puppet Troops and severely damage them. However, he didn't want to admit defeat just yet. In that case, it would be difficult for him to explain to Joseph after he had incurred heavy losses but achieved no results.
At the request of Marshal Voroshilov, General Zhukov had no choice but to continue the attack. However, in order to reduce the casualties of the troops, he had to conduct every attack at night.
Although these attacks cost the defending Polish army and White Army a lot of money, the Russian army was never able to break through the Polish army and White Army's defense line. Moreover, their own losses were far greater than those of their enemies. This caused the Russian army to have almost no other effect in this attack except causing huge casualties to itself. German military successfully used Puppet Troops, further consuming the strength of the Russian army and creating more favorable conditions for next spring's battle.