Don't care about the gains and losses of one city or one place, and put the main combat target on the effective strength of the Russian army. This is the core purpose of this German military's 'Operation Barbarossa'.
Russia has a vast land and a huge number of soldiers. This is destined to be a protracted war with Russia. It is almost impossible to launch a lightning-fast attack, defeat Russia and destroy Russia in a short time like we did against other small Europe countries. Führer in another time and space has proven this with the failure of German military and the demise of Germany.
German military under the rule of Führer is equally powerful. But they underestimated Russians. At the same time, the combat plan formulated also had big loopholes. In the early days of the war, German military set the goal of capturing Moscow, and all combat plans were aimed at this goal. But in fact, this is beyond the capabilities of German military. German military's logistical supply capabilities simply cannot guarantee the supply of troops. So much so that although German military went through many difficulties and dangers and finally reached the gates of Moscow, it was actually unable to continue. However, the Russian army burst out with extremely strong fighting will and combat effectiveness. After the Russian troops passed the Red Square military parade, they went directly to the battlefield and launched a head-on attack against the difficulties.
In the middle of the war, in order to solve the dilemma of lack of oil, German military set its combat target on Yuzefgrad. In other words, they want to use Yuzefgrad to conquer Caucasus in one fell swoop, thereby obtaining Baku oil fields's oil and alleviating Germany's lack of oil. However, the Russian army, whose strength had gradually recovered, fought a fierce decisive battle with German military at Yuzefgrad, which prevented German military's troops from occupying Yuzefgrad and also suffered heavy losses. In the subsequent Russian counterattack, German military suffered heavy losses.
Eventually, the strength of both sides reversed. The Russian army turned from a disadvantage into an advantage and defeated the invading German military.
As a time traveler, Emperor Qin Tian of the Empire understands these very clearly. Therefore, he tried his best to avoid ending up like that. When formulating 'Operation Barbarossa' to attack Russia, we also fundamentally avoided the mistakes Führer made.
In addition, German Empire in this time and space is also very different from Third Reich in another time and space. German Empire is more powerful than Third Reich. In terms of resources, the two sides are completely on the same level. The oil from Libya and Middle East allows German military's mechanized troops to fully exert their offensive power. Unlike Führer, Third Reich can only rely on the small amount of oil production of Romania, and even has to invest a lot of energy in developing coal-to-oil technology.
The number and military strength of the German Empire's slave countries are also much greater than those of Third Reich's slave countries. This makes German Empire's army not afraid of a long and fierce battle with the Russian army.
Although, quickly attacking Moscow and occupying Moscow will definitely be a heavy blow to Russia. But if the huge Russian army cannot be annihilated, it will be impossible to destroy Russia.
German Empire's current combat philosophy is to continuously eliminate the Russian army's effective forces through attacks again and again. When the Russian army is almost wiped out, Russia will naturally be destroyed.
"Comrade Commander, so far, five of our infantry armies have been wiped out, and two tank armies have lost their combat effectiveness. The number of lost troops is more than 500,000. In addition, there are millions of people surrounded by Germany people who are at risk. The current battle situation is very unfavorable to us." Russian Western Front Army Political Commissar Lieutenant General Ponomarenko said.
Marshal Voroshilov was also overwhelmed by the bad situation. German military launched a powerful attack, directly tearing apart the Russian army's defense line. They couldn't resist it at all. Even the speed of retreat could not match the speed of German military's attack, so that a large number of troops were divided and surrounded by German armored forces. Now, German military and Puppet Troops relied on their huge forces to destroy the Russian army in the encirclement. As more and more Russian troops are eliminated, Western Front's strength is constantly declining.
Although Western Front has a total strength of more than three million people. But if all the Russian troops in the encirclement were wiped out, they would directly lose half of their strength. In the next battle, they could no longer hold on in the face of German military's fierce attack.
"Can you organize the troops to launch a counterattack to meet the troops in the encirclement?" Marshal Voroshilov asked. It is obviously not possible to continue to let it go. That would cause Russian Western Front Army to suffer heavy losses, and it would be even more impossible to resist German offensive in the subsequent war.
"Comrade Commander, I'm afraid it's impossible. German military's huge Armored Forces is still attacking. Our hastily constructed defense line was easily broken through by them. The troops are continuing to retreat. Moreover, troops continue to fall into the encirclement of German armored forces." Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Ma Lanjin said.
Marshal Voroshilov's face became even more ugly. Obviously, the current battle situation is extremely unfavorable to Western Front. If this continues, the entire Western Front's more than three million troops will probably be lost soon.
"Is there any other way?" Marshal Voroshilov asked.
"Comrade Commander, we need reinforcements. Especially the powerful Armored Forces. If we can confront German armored forces head-on, we can alleviate the current crisis." Lieutenant General Malanjin said.
"Compared with German armored forces?" Marshal Voroshilov frowned.
Although Western Front still has some Armored Forces, the number is small, and it is impossible to compete with German Army Group B's Armored Forces, which has three thousand tanks.
"I will send Telegram to Moscow and ask Reserve Front Army to reinforce us!" Marshal Voroshilov said.
Reserve Front Army, commanded by General Zhukov, has 11 infantry armies and two tank armies. If we can get their reinforcements, we may be able to quickly stabilize the situation and resist German offensive. However, Joseph will not let Reserve Front Army join the war, and General Zhukov has no confidence.
"Order the troops within the encirclement to do their best to break out. Even if they are unable to break out, they must fight to the end! They must sacrifice for the country!" Marshal Voroshilov ordered.
He hoped that through such a battle, he could hold back the main force of German military.
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Both Lieutenant General Ponomarenko and Lieutenant General Malankin replied.