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In fact, on the third day after the Soviet Union entered the war, the Finnish 4th Army, led by Lieutenant General David Latikainen, a new Finnish general, under the cover of 33 Blenheim light bombers of the Finnish 4th Flying Wing, followed by a German infantry division and quickly advanced to the northern tip of Vyborg Bay to the area around the Vukshi River.

Vyborg, once the center of the Nordic Army, is once again a battleground.

However, due to the defeat of the Swedish Volunteer Division, Alfred, the Norwegian military commander who stayed in Vyborg, chose to abandon Vyborg and led the Norwegian troops to evacuate the Finnish battlefield in advance and return home.

At that time, the Danish defeated troops and small Finnish forces in the Nordic Army, which were left in Vyborg, did not make any decent defense at all, and were captured by the Soviets.

The help of the three Nordic countries to Finland in that Soviet-Finnish war was really very limited, and they were defeated, and they fled, which was very humiliating.

It was only now, when the Finnish army no longer counted on their Nordic brethren and found Germany, a powerful new backer, that they regained their reach to the area of Vyborg, repulsing the Soviet army, which they had not been able to repel before.

The German 131st Mechanized Infantry Division, which was the first to advance here, temporarily stopped the offensive and underwent a short repair due to the long-distance attack and high-intensity combat all the way.

The Finnish troops, who had been following the German army on a forced march, took on the task of replacing the German army, and then launched a powerful first offensive.

The 18th Finnish Division, which commanded the 6th Regiment, the 48th Regiment and the 28th Independent Battalion, the 3rd Finnish Brigade with 4 battalions, and the 2 battalions of the 13th Finnish Regiment engaged in an infantry duel with the Soviet Army.

Along with the Finnish army's best efforts, the small number of small-caliber artillery, as well as a heavy artillery battalion lent to the Finnish army by the German 131st Mechanized Infantry Division as artillery support, jointly bombarded. Coupled with the air raids launched by the Finnish Air Force, Lieutenant General Davy, commander of the Finnish 4th Army, launched an attack on the west side of Vyborg at 6:30 a.m. on the fourth day.

At the same time, the Finnish 3rd Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Silasvoy, the 1st and 2nd Finnish armies, under the personal command of Mannerheim, were trying to break through in the direction of both sides of Lake Retimogave.

It's a pity that after advancing 3 kilometers in the direction of the east side of the lake, Silasvo, the first Finnish general, was blocked by a steady stream of reinforcements sent by the Soviet army. The Finnish 1st and 2nd armies on the western shore of the lake were held back by heavy Soviet forces on the hills near Kornkaranveret and could not advance.

However, Lieutenant General David's 4th Army, with the assistance of artillery air strikes, forcibly captured the Tolinhonika meeting point and opened the way forward.

Under the command of Lieutenant General David, the 1st Battalion of the 6th Finnish Regiment attacked the Sarela Trail, which was defended by the Soviets, but was repulsed because it was far inferior to the Soviets.

At the same time, the offensive of the 3rd Finnish Brigade on the defensive areas of the Soviet 97th Army also achieved little success.

It's not that the Finnish army is not brave in battle, nor is it that the Finnish army's will to fight is not strong enough.

The reason why the Finnish army, which had fought more and more in the Soviet-Finnish War before, could not reproduce its original majestic achievements in this offensive was actually full of various reasons.

On the one hand, the Germans had less support than the Finnish army had historically provided, and of the four Finnish armies, only the weaker 4th Army was assisted by a German infantry division.

The 3rd Army, the first fierce general of Finland, Silasvo, and the two main Finnish armies under the command of Mannerheim himself, were fighting with the Soviet army completely by virtue of their own own troops.

On the other hand, in the original Soviet-Finnish campaign, Finland was the defender, and could use the terrain and defense line to resist one after another, hinder and delay, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Soviet transport troops. And this time, the Finnish army had to attack the defensive positions of the Soviet troops head-on, and there was nothing to take advantage of.

If it weren't for the fact that the Finnish army fought hard enough, had a strong sense of battle, and attacked desperately, it would have been difficult for them to achieve even the results of the current level.

On top of that, the Soviets had already concentrated a large number of forces on the border, holding positions that the Nordic Army had easily abandoned and relatively well fortified, including Vyborg. The Finnish army lacked heavy weapons, and it was difficult to increase the intensity of attack in trench warfare.

Under these circumstances, Admiral Mannerheim decided to put several battle groups of the 18th and 17th Divisions and the 4th Division of the Finnish Army, which were in reserve, into the battle intensified offensive.

The four armored battalions under Silasvo and the four armored battalions under Mannerheim's own command were also engaged in the battle.

In this case, Lieutenant General David was called upon to launch a further large-scale offensive, flanking Mannerheim with a pincer offensive of Sirasvo.

Finnish Field Marshal Mannerheim planned to press all the Finnish armored forces in his hands to force the Soviet troops on the west side of Lake Retimogave back 20 kilometers away to obtain a better attack position, and then use this area to build a temporary defensive line, further repair the troops, and then formulate a second round of large-scale offensive plans.

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It's not that the Finnish army is not brave in battle, nor is it that the Finnish army's will to fight is not strong enough.

The reason why the Finnish army, which had fought more and more in the Soviet-Finnish War before, could not reproduce its original majestic achievements in this offensive was actually full of various reasons.

On the one hand, the Germans had less support than the Finnish army had historically provided, and of the four Finnish armies, only the weaker 4th Army was assisted by a German infantry division.

The 3rd Army, the first fierce general of Finland, Silasvo, and the two main Finnish armies under the command of Mannerheim himself, were fighting with the Soviet army completely by virtue of their own own troops.

On the other hand, in the original Soviet-Finnish campaign, Finland was the defender, and could use the terrain and defense line to resist one after another, hinder and delay, and wait for an opportunity to attack the Soviet transport troops. And this time, the Finnish army had to attack the defensive positions of the Soviet troops head-on, and there was nothing to take advantage of.

If it weren't for the fact that the Finnish army fought hard enough, had a strong sense of battle, and attacked desperately, it would have been difficult for them to achieve even the results of the current level.

On top of that, the Soviets had already concentrated a large number of forces on the border, holding positions that the Nordic Army had easily abandoned and relatively well fortified, including Vyborg. The Finnish army lacked heavy weapons, and it was difficult to increase the intensity of attack in trench warfare.

Under these circumstances, Admiral Mannerheim decided to put several battle groups of the 18th and 17th Divisions and the 4th Division of the Finnish Army, which were in reserve, into the battle intensified offensive.

The four armored battalions under Silasvo and the four armored battalions under Mannerheim's own command were also engaged in the battle.

In this case, Lieutenant General David was called upon to launch a further large-scale offensive, flanking Mannerheim with a pincer offensive of Sirasvo.

Finnish Field Marshal Mannerheim planned to press all the Finnish armored forces in his hands to force the Soviet troops on the west side of Lake Retimogave back 20 kilometers away to obtain a better attack position, and then use this area to build a temporary defensive line, further repair the troops, and then formulate a second round of large-scale offensive plans.