"Comrade Commander, Germany people's attack was too violent. They dispatched a large number of Armored Forces to attack our defense line. Now, the front line has been Germany people are tearing apart. A large number of German tanks are slaughtering our troops!" Russian Southwestern Front Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Purkayev reported with a Panic expression.
Southwestern Front Commander General Kilponos's face was also very ugly, although they had already expected that once German military launched a fierce attack, they might not be able to withstand it. However, after German military actually launched an attack, they realized that German military's powerful attack power was even more powerful than they expected.
"Order all frontline units to hold their positions!" Political Commissar Lieutenant General Zheltov ordered.
"Hold on to the position? In that case, all our last troops will be eaten by the Germany people!" General Kilponos said.
"Then what should we do? Is it possible to retreat?" Lieutenant General Zheltov frowned.
"If we retreat, the retreat speed of our troops will probably not be as fast as the Armored Forces of the Germany people!" Lieutenant General Purkayev said.
General Kilponos doesn't know what to do now. If the troops are ordered to hold their positions, the final result may be that all the troops will be wiped out by the Germany people. If we retreat, the final result will probably be similar to this.
"Comrade Commander, why not leave some troops to retreat and let them find a way to resist the Germany people's attack. The rest of the troops, retreat to Moscow! As long as we can withdraw Moscow, we will be safe." Lieutenant General Purkayev suggested.
Now Southwestern Front, there are only a few hundred thousand people left. Facing the attack of three million German military and extremely Puppet Troops, they simply couldn't resist it. The only way is to retreat to Moscow.
General Kilponos thought for a while, then nodded. "Send Telegram to Moscow and inform them of our intention! If Moscow agrees, we will evacuate to Moscow. If Moscow refuses, then everyone should be prepared to fight to the death."
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Both Lieutenant General Zheltov and Lieutenant General Purkaev replied.
As generals of the Russian army, they obviously did not have the courage to retreat without authorization. In that case, Joseph will not let them go. If you want to retreat, you must obtain authorization from Moscow.
However, it will take time for the Moscow group to make the final decision. And German military's fierce attack will not give them time.
German military 9th Armored Army Corps became the main force attacking Russian Southwestern Front Army. The subordinate 9th Armored Division, 99 Armored Division, 91 Mechanized Infantry Division, 92 Mechanized Infantry Division, 93 Mechanized Infantry Division and 94 Mechanized Infantry Division all have powerful assault capabilities.
Under the leadership of German armored forces, the armies of each slave country also performed very well. Although the equipment of the armies of these slave countries is not as good as German military, they are not worse than the Russian army. In terms of fighting will, although it cannot be compared with the Russian army. But they are very good at fighting the wind. He is very good at attacking behind German military who is constantly moving forward.
It is precisely because of the armies of these slave countries that German military has escaped the dilemma of insufficient troops to a large extent. A large number of German military and Puppet Troops, with the assistance of Armored Forces, surrounded the Russian army and then eliminated the Russian army in the encirclement.
Marshal Rommel's command headquarters continued to move forward along with the advancing troops.
"How is the situation on the front line?" Marshal Rommel asked.
"Your Excellency, each of our Armored Forces has torn apart the Russian defense line. Currently, they are interspersed with encirclement. It is expected that soon, Russian Southwestern Front Army's main force will be divided into pieces." 9th Army Corps Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Erich Hoeppner said.
Marshal Rommel nodded. He was still very satisfied with German military's current offensive. At this rate, it won't take much time to eliminate Russian Southwestern Front Army. When the main force of German Army Group C comes to the gate of Moscow, it will probably scare those Russians to death.
"Order all ministries to continue advancing according to the scheduled plan. We need to eliminate Russian Southwestern Front Army in the shortest possible time." Marshal Rommel ordered. The sooner Russian Southwestern Front Army is eliminated, the sooner the German military C group can execute Right Hook Plan, and perhaps more Russian troops can be surrounded. This will be very beneficial for subsequent operations.
According to German military's Right Hook Plan, in this battle, at least Russian Southwestern Front Army and Western Front need to be eliminated. If possible, surround Russian Northwestern Front Army as well.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Lieutenant General Erich Hoeppner replied.
"However, Your Excellency. If Russians concentrates on escaping, it may be difficult for us to wipe them all out." Lieutenant General Erich Hoeppner continued.
Marshal Rommel nodded. "This is inevitable. Let our Armored Forces speed up. That way, we can keep more Russians."
"Yes, Your Excellency." Lieutenant General Erich Hoeppner immediately went to convey the order.
German military, Army Group C, and Armored Forces, including six Armored Division and 12 Mechanized Infantry Division, have become the fist of the entire army. Three thousand tanks formed a line of Steel Torrent and rushed towards the Russian Southwestern Front Army's defense line. And the remnants of the Russian Southwestern Front Army simply cannot resist German offensive. Countless troops were divided and surrounded, and then eliminated by the infantry following German military.
In the sky, German aircrafts flew by one after another, dropping bombs on the heads of the Russian troops, taking away the lives of countless Russian officers and soldiers.
On the ground, German armored forces is rampaging.
When Russian Southwestern Front Army received the order from Moscow to retreat, the entire Southwestern Front had been completely disabled. Although General Kilponos immediately issued an order to retreat. However, it was still too late. Large numbers of Russian troops were surrounded and then eliminated. Even those retreating troops could not escape. After all, how could human legs outrun tank tracks and car wheels?
It only took three days for German Army Group C to eliminate Russian Southwestern Front Army. This Russian front army with 8 armies was almost completely wiped out. And the vanguard of German Army Group C is not far away from Moscow. It can be considered that the troops are approaching the Moscow city.