"Do you think the Soviets will be able to win this time? They have already been defeated by the Germans several times! ”

After listening to this, Major General Noyce said curiously.

"Only God knows this, let's go into the Vladivostok fortress and meet with the Soviet officers there! We're new here, and a lot of things have to be handled with care! ”

Lieutenant General Fletcher smiled slightly.

Immediately the two of them stopped talking and went to deal with the matter of entering the Vladivostok fortress.

Eastern Front, Command.

After learning of the Soviet army's unusual operation, Moder, who was wearing monoglasses, did not immediately make a heated statement to the High Command as usual, reported frankly and straightforwardly, and of course even used some radical tone to refute it.

In the end, however, he had the telegraph operator report the results of his reconnaissance unit to the High Command in a concise and concise manner using a telex typed telegram.

In the telegram, he only said that the Soviet army was carrying out a large-scale military operation in Leningrad, and as for the detailed information, he did not know the detailed information for the time being, because the Soviet army's counterintelligence work was very good, and it was difficult for the German spies to enter Leningrad to conduct lurking and reconnaissance.

At present, only reconnaissance planes can be used for high-altitude reconnaissance, but the air interception operations of the Soviet air force are also carried out very closely, and now the Soviet army has shot down 8 reconnaissance planes......

Moder was not a high-ranking general who liked copywriting, he preferred to go to the front line of the battlefield to inspect in person.

So when he had the telegraph operator finish the report, he took his guard to the front line to reconnoiter the movements of the Soviet troops.

As for the telegram he sent to the Supreme Command, it was also received very quickly, and it was immediately sent to Chen Yanlong.

However, when Moder went to the front to conduct reconnaissance, the work of his headquarters was often briefly chaotic.

But fortunately, this time the chief of staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, and the chief of operations staff, John Hertz, were both of them to deal with the affairs of the headquarters, or it would have been a big mess.

However, for Moder's temper of falling in love with the front line for observation, the two of them can only smile bitterly, but there is no way to stop it.

Not long after, Moder himself arrived at the front line on the Dnieper by car, surrounded by a large group of officers and soldiers; All long-range telescopes, observing the positions of the Soviet troops on the opposite bank.

"The Soviets really haven't had any recent counterattacks?"

After watching for a while, Moder immediately asked Infantry General Erich Gaschke, commander of the 55th Infantry Corps of the 2nd Panzer Army beside him.

"Yes! Marshal Moder! ”

Commander Erich Gaschke immediately reported to Moder, who had been promoted to field marshal.

"What about our offense? Did you use intermittent sneak attacks, as I commanded, to attack the Soviet frontline positions in small groups, to constantly harass them, and to lure them into attack? ”

Modell continued to ask.

"Yes! But the Soviets remained unmoved, except for desperately trying to knock our sneak attack out of their defensive positions; They haven't taken any kind of counterattack! ”

Infantry General Erich Gaschke reported truthfully without thinking about it.

"Hmmm! Something is wrong! Are they really going to conduct some large-scale combat operations there in Leningrad? ”

After hearing this, Moder thought to himself with a deep sense of discomfort.

Because when Moder was promoted to marshal, especially after the victory over the Battle of the Dnieper; He became the commander of Army Group North.

Army Group North was one of the three main army groups deployed by Germany on the Soviet-German battlefield on the Eastern Front, which participated in the Siege of Leningrad; The final fate was that the Battle of Courland, launched by the Soviet army from September 14 to November 24, 1944, was besieged until the end of the war.

The consequence of this was that the Soviets liberated the Baltic coast of the Soviet Union (with the exception of the Courland Peninsula), thus depriving Germany of vital food and a variety of natural resource bases to replenish its combat capabilities.

At the same time, it also allowed Finland to withdraw from World War II ahead of schedule, so that the last bit of hope for the German army to counterattack was gone.

At this time, the troops under Army Group North that Moder was able to command were the 16th Army Corps under the command of Ernst Busch, that is, the 2nd Army, the 10th Army, and the 28th Army; and the 18th Army, the 1st Army, the 26th Army under the command of von Quchler; and the 38th Army under the command of Erich Hoppner, and the 4th Panzer Corps, which was under the command of the 41st Motorized Army, the 56th Motorized Army, and the 1st Air Group.

However, since this appointment was issued by Chen Yanlong only a few days ago, the current Moder has not yet reached Army Group North to defend the Baltic Coast Campaign.

Moreover, the integration of these units also takes time, especially since the combat effectiveness of Army Group North is not as strong as that of Army Group Center and Army Group South.

Therefore, after Chen Yanlong asked Moder to take over the orders of the Northern Army Group under the command of Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Lieb and the command of Field Marshal von Quchler, he very strongly demanded that Moder definitely strengthen the training of the combat effectiveness of this Northern Army Group, and he would also give this army a comprehensive equipment upgrade.

In this regard, Moder, who was promoted to marshal, of course, agreed immediately, and carried out practical actions to show his sincerity and sincerity to act according to Chen Yanlong's orders.

"Hmmm! After I leave the Dnieper, you must send me elite troops to keep an eye on these restless Soviet troops, and we must fully control their every move! ”

"As the Führer said, if we want to win the battle, we must know ourselves and know the enemy, so that we can win every battle!"

After another brief and simple communication with Infantry General Erich Gaschke, Moder immediately gave a decisive and deep order.

"Yes! Marshal Moder! I'll definitely keep an eye on these Soviet troops for you! ”

Infantry General Erich Gaschke hastened to agree.

The two of them then chatted for a while, such as congratulating Moder on not only being promoted to marshal, but also commanding Army Group North.

However, while Moder was chatting with Infantry General Erich Gaschke, the Soviets also sent reconnaissance officers and soldiers to conduct counter-reconnaissance against them, and also sent a small group of reconnaissance planes to fly over their heads to conduct reconnaissance.