Zhukov was extremely ambitious and prepared to launch a massive counterattack. To this end, he mobilized all the troops he could muster, about three to four million troops, and planned a comprehensive counterattack from three battlefields: the north, center, and south.
The entire land of the Soviet Union was filled with the smoke of war, and countless aircraft, tanks, artillery, cars, and soldiers gathered towards the frontline battlefield from all directions.
In less than ten days, the Soviets had efficiently completed preparations for the war. On May 1st, which was International Labor Day, the Soviet Union launched a May Day general offensive. More than three million troops marched from all fronts.
Launched a fierce attack on the German army.
The battle went extremely smoothly. On the northern front, Vasilevsky led the army to continuously attack and made rapid progress. The German army withdrew from Tver and Bologoye. The Soviet army continued to advance. More than ten days later, it reached Leninga.
Near Le. Manstein retreated step by step, and his troops collapsed at the first touch.
On the center line, the Soviet army continued to advance, almost regaining most of the lost territory, and was approaching Ukraine.
On the southern front, Temuxinge recaptured Crimea and Stalingrad. Rommel had lost the initiative on the battlefield and was being beaten back steadily.
The balance of victory or defeat in the war seemed to be tilted towards the Soviets for a while.
Tver, in the barracks.
At this time, Tver had almost become an empty city. Vasilevsky commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to drive the Germans away from Tver and Bologoye. The large forces approached Leningrad, so Tver instead
calm down.
There is only one local regiment of garrison guarding here in the entire Tver, and coupled with Langya who is on vacation here, the defense is extremely lax.
In the barracks, the Langyas were bored and playing cards, looking very lazy.
"Calling donkey, how did you steal the sign?" Yu Bican barked.
"No way, where did I steal the sign?" Bing Lu defended.
"What's that card under your feet?"
Calling Donkey quickly stepped on the cards on the ground with his feet, but this action made everyone see clearly.
Calling Donkey couldn't deny it anymore, so he had to say: "It's boring, I won't play anymore!"
"It's not okay not to play, you kid, give back all the money you won from us!"
Yu Bican, Han Feng and Liu Hong snatched up all the money on the donkey table.
"Fuck, you still have such a thing? If you play a few more games, I have to win over you!" She was not happy to call the donkey, so she rolled up her sleeves and said.
"You can play by yourself." Everyone laughed and dispersed, leaving only the donkey who called the donkey and said, "Ergazi, how many games do you want to play?"
But Ergazi said: "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you. I still have to work hard to write letters home."
"This is the Soviet Union. Even if you write a letter, you won't receive it at home," said Donkey.
Luo Xiaoli said: "I will write it for Ergazi first, and then we will send it home together when we return to China."
"That's right. If the Soviets continue to fight at this rate, it won't be long before we can go home." said Donkey.
"Yes, I'm afraid the day when we go home is not far away." Leng Tiefeng also said in Xu Rui's room next door.
Xu Rui said: "Well, we have been gone for a few months, and it is time to go back. After the Soviet army's general attack, no matter what the victory or defeat, we will probably have to go home."
Leng Tiefeng said: "Old Xu, the Soviet army is on the offensive very fiercely now, and victory should come soon. I hear there is always something in your words."
Xu Rui said: "Veteran, it's been a month. Have the Germans announced the death of the German head of state?"
"No." Leng Tiefeng said.
"For such a long time, if the German head of state is really dead, the Germans will definitely react. But now the situation is that the Germans neither admit nor deny it, which is a bit disturbing."
"But we saw with our own eyes that the German head of state was beaten to death by you."
"Sometimes, you can't believe your eyes."
"Old Xu, do you mean that the German head of state may not be dead?" Leng Tiefeng asked in surprise.
"Well, if the German head of state is really dead, there will definitely be changes at the top. It's been a month, there's no way there's no news at all."
"Then we beat him to death..."
"It should be the stand-in for the German head of state."
"Substitute?" Leng Tiefeng took a breath of air and said, "If the German head of state was not dead, why did the German army retreat so hard when the Soviet army launched a massive attack?"
"That's the problem. I'm afraid the Germans have other plans. As early as the operation to behead the German head of state, I had a feeling that everything went too smoothly. We beheaded the German head of state with almost no effort. This is unreasonable.
, I felt something was wrong at the time, but now it seems that my guess may be true."
"Old Xu, you are saying that the Germans deliberately beheaded you and then lured the Soviet army into a massive attack. Then the Germans must be brewing a shocking plan. I always feel that it is a bit unlikely."
Xu Rui said: "Soon you will believe my words."
Leng Tiefeng said: "If this is the case, then the Germans have been planning for a long time and are retreating in large steps. They must have set a trap for the Soviets. This would be terrible. I am afraid the Soviets will suffer a big loss. We must remind the Soviets
people."
"Veteran, I have been idle now and left the command structure. Under the current circumstances, do you think the Soviets will listen to us? They will only think that we are confusing the public and helping the Germans."
"As you said, I'm afraid the Soviets will suffer a big loss." Leng Tiefeng said with a bitter smile.
"We have tried our best. If I had stayed in the position of chief of staff, I might have been able to avoid this tragedy. But now, everything is probably unavoidable. The Soviets are trying their best to kill the donkey, and I can't help even if I want to.
Come on, you can’t blame me for this.”
"Lao Xu, maybe everything is not as pessimistic as you think." Leng Tiefeng said.
"Hey, veteran, just wait and see..."
Leningrad, the leading metropolis of the Soviet Union, was occupied by Germany after the outbreak of the Soviet-German war. At this time, half a million Soviet troops gathered under the city of Leningrad after capturing Bologoye.
Under the command of the Communist Party of China, we are preparing to liberate this important town.
General Vasilevsky was born into a priest's family in a small town. He later joined the army and was promoted continuously because of his commanding ability and bravery in combat. When the First World War began, he was just a company commander, and within a few years he was promoted to regimental commander.
He later served in the General Staff Headquarters for a long time. He had a sharp mind and was good at planning large-scale battles. At this time, he had been transferred to the Northern Front as the commander of the Kalinin Front and was responsible for commanding the battle on the Northern Front.
At this time, Vasilevsky was already at the gates of Leningrad. When he thought that he was about to conquer this metropolis that was as famous as Moscow, Vasilevsky could not restrain his excitement.
According to intelligence, there are hundreds of thousands of German troops defending Leningrad, and General Vasilevsky’s troops have reached 500,000, which is three times the German army. Therefore, Vasilevsky is planning how to
Completely annihilate the German army in Leningrad.
Some time ago, the German army retreated steadily, with almost no decent resistance, and retreated directly to Leningrad. This fully proved that there was an internal problem in the German army. Although Germany did not admit that their head of state was assassinated, but from Berlin
The intelligence coming in showed that there was a fierce struggle for power within Germany. Goering, Hillem and others were not convinced by each other. They all wanted to become the supreme ruler of Germany and could not care about the Soviet-German war outside.
Vasilevsky knew that this was an excellent opportunity to defeat the German army and seize Leningrad, but at the same time he also had a question in his mind. According to intelligence, the German Army Group Northern had a total of twenty-two divisions and thirty
There were over 100,000 people in Leningrad, but there were only a few hundred thousand in Leningrad. So what were the remaining 200,000 people doing?
No one could answer this question. Vasilevsky couldn't help but think that the remaining German troops probably had no fighting spirit and had retreated to Germany. Vasilevsky calculated the strength of the troops in hand, which was three times that of the German troops in Leningrad.
, in this case, I don't have to worry about anything, I just need to attack boldly with confidence. If these hundreds of thousands of German troops are eliminated, then even if there are still remaining German troops, it will not be a problem.
Vasilevsky's tactics were very simple. He used human sea tactics to crush the Germans with heavy weapons and numerical superiority. Then, half a million Soviet troops launched an attack on Leningrad with a shocking cry of killing.
In Vasilevsky's mind, the German army would collapse as before. However, unexpectedly, this time the German army resisted very tenaciously and refused to give up an inch of ground, causing the Soviet army to suffer heavy casualties. In just one day,
The Kalinin Front lost 10,000 men.
Vasilevsky was furious and ordered all troops to be put into the offensive. At the same time, he ordered planes to take off to bomb Leningrad and cooperate with the Soviet ground troops.
Hundreds of Soviet fighter jets and bombers flew over Leningrad, only to encounter tenacious resistance from German anti-aircraft fire. More than forty of them were shot down and injured, and the rest had to flee in disgrace.
At this moment, a group of German aircraft suddenly appeared in the sky, with a total of about two hundred aircraft. Under the cover of fighter jets, more than a hundred bombers bombed the attacking Soviet army indiscriminately, causing heavy losses to the Soviet army.
At the same time, Vasilevsky received reports one after another that a large number of German troops were suddenly discovered on both wings of the Kalinin Front.
Vasilevsky quickly looked at the map. He was very surprised when he saw this. If a large number of German troops were found on both wings, it could only mean that this was a long-planned conspiracy by the German army. On the surface, they were retreating steadily. In fact,
It was to lure his Kaliningrad Front troops to Leningrad.
Seeing the location of the German army on the map, Vasilevsky couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. This was definitely not an accident, but a long-planned conspiracy by the German army. The purpose was to encircle and annihilate the entire Kalinin Front in Leningrad.
At this moment, the German troops on both wings had launched a fierce offensive against the Kalinin Front troops hoarded under the city of Leningrad. The Soviet troops were retreating steadily and were in danger of being encircled and annihilated...
PS: I recommend the new Cold War book "Eagle Rising to America" by the master of military literature and literature from East China. He travels through the United States, flies a Tomcat fighter jet, soars into the sky, and has fierce duels with Andre.
