When Himmler met with Peter Aufschneider and Heinrich Haller, the Soviet base camp also drew several bomber groups from the reserve air force, preparing to assist the bomber groups on the front line to bomb the German troops outside Leningrad day and night.

For a time, not only did the entire land shrouded in darkness rise with bursts of pungent smoke, but the entire battlefield was bombed and covered with craters of different depths, large and small, and the dense forests that were still lush before the war were bombed into scorched earth and ruins in an instant under the wanton and indiscriminate bombardment of the German and Soviet bomber groups.

While the Soviet army dispatched a large number of bomber groups to bomb, the Soviet army also dispatched 8 infantry divisions, 10 infantry brigades and 5 tank brigades to fight desperately against the German troops.

In this battle, the Soviet army still planned to fight such a large force with the German army until the last soldier.

In short, Leningrad must be successfully liberated and the German army must be completely driven out of Leningrad.

In direct confrontation with this Soviet force was Moder's 18th Army Group North and the Finnish army, as well as a large number of Waffen-SS and client state troops.

The fighting took place in the northwestern part of Leningrad and the Karelian Isthmus.

At the beginning of this fierce battle, the remnants of the Soviet army in Leningrad and the troops organized by the people also launched a counterattack at the same time, preparing for a breakout battle.

Although the Germans initially established a lot of strong fortifications to defend here, and the troops were sufficient and powerful, and they also had complete firepower.

There were even many offices set up in the forests and swamps south of Tignavino to kill many Soviet officers and soldiers.

However, these attacking Soviet troops were as fierce as those Japanese troops who were ready to fight to the death, and they were still desperately attacking the German fortifications without killing batch after batch of death squads and commandos.

"Now in the battle we have lost 2 infantry divisions, 5 artillery brigades, 3 tank brigades and 5 separate tank battalions, 2 heavy artillery battalions and 5 mortar battalions, and the number of casualties has exceeded 20,000!"

"Request the Marshal for the latest instructions, and now the resistance and counterattack of the German army are becoming more and more stubborn!"

When the battle for Leningrad fell into a fierce battle of strength, the commander of the Volkhov Front, Meretskov, immediately reported to Zhukov, who personally commanded the battle of Leningrad.

After listening, Zhukov did not answer immediately, but turned his gaze to the distant roar of artillery resounding through the sky and the sky, and the billowing smoke filled the increasingly cold and dark night and Leningrad.

Watching the white-hot battle between the German and Soviet officers and soldiers, who were becoming more and more courageous, Zhukov fell silent and quickly thought about countermeasures in his brain.

At this time, the Volkhov Front's large forces were probably the 2nd, 8th, 4th, 54th, 52nd and 19th armies, together with the 14th Army, assisting the Leningrad Front in a full-scale attack on the Germans from Lake Ilmen to Lake Ladoga.

"What about the situation with the 67 Army under the command of General Dukhanov? How many troops do they have left? ”

Zhukov was silent for a while, and then slowly raised his head and stared at the commander Meretskov and asked.

"Now there are 2 and a half infantry divisions, 3 ski infantry brigades, 3 separate battalions, 3 artillery brigades, 3 mortar regiments; 4 assault anti-tank artillery regiments, 8 divisional artillery batteries and 2 reserve infantry brigades, as well as 1,200 artillery pieces and mortars, 600 M-30 rocket launchers, each infantry division has more than 10,000 troops. ”

Commander Meretskov thought for a moment and said.

"I intend to fight with the 59th Army, which is the most powerful under your command, with the 67th Army, and the combat mission is to complete the encirclement and annihilation of the Novgorod region from the base camp, including the capture of the city of Luga, the advance to the line of Krabkitzen and Kleina Udolkosh, to block the main retreat of the German army in Pskov, and to outflank the German army from there!"

Zhukov told his calculations.

"But there are only two army groups that seem to have combat strength and strength, not as many as the German army!"

"Can you give these two armies more troops to assist in the battle?"

Commander Meretskov said the difficulties of consideration.

"I'll do this, I won't just let these two armies fight alone!"

By the way, did the Leningrad Movement Command still strike at the Germans in the rear with the partisans, and occupy some of their important strongholds, and capture or hold on to those railway junctions, as well as some important crossings, bridges, settlements, etc.? ”

Zhukov continued to ask.

"They are doing all these things, and they have also figured out the German army's defense system, road conditions and minefield layout characteristics, although Moder is changing these defense points and defense systems, but we can still grasp most of the situation!"

"Of course, these merits were created by our Leningrad Movement Command and partisans, and the information they obtained would be very useful for us to counterattack the Germans now and drive them out of Leningrad!"

Commander Meretskov will reply.

"Hmmm! I'll take a look at the information they have given first, you go and dispatch the 59th Army and the 67th Army to prepare for battle, and I will soon send troops to give you even greater military support! ”

Zhukov promised.

"Good! I'll arrange it right away! ”

Commander Meretskov also readily agreed.

The two of them then separated, while Zhukov took a quick look at the information on the German defenses that Commander Meretskov had given him before leaving.

At this time, he was still under the protection of the officers and soldiers of the Guards, standing in the front-line battlefield from time to time to observe the counterattack of the German army and the offensive of the Soviet army.