Chapter 638: On the eve of the Battle of Leningrad-Novgorod

"Why is it still this old question! Why haven't you solved the problem of the origin of the new weapons and equipment of the German army for me? Could it be that Hitler could have played tricks? Or do you know how to conjure up a whole bunch of new weapons and equipment against our troops? ”

As soon as Zhukov mentioned the new weapons and equipment, Stalin immediately became angry and angrily reprimanded.

"I'm sorry! Leader! ”

Zhukov, who was dumbfounded by Stalin's succession, apologized in embarrassment.

"I don't care what the price you pay, I must annihilate 21 German divisions by Christmas! In short, the most important issue for us now is to purge all fascists on our territory as soon as possible, especially the Germans and Hitler! In addition, I want you to complete the entire border from the Dnieper to the Black Sea and the Barents Sea in the period from 1943 to the beginning of 1944! ”

"And our ultimate goal is not only to get our Red Army and Red Navy to drive Germany's greatest and most hateful fascist beast out of our borders and inflict heavy damage on them!"

"Because we will fight against their land, and take their capital of Berlin; Give them back double all the killing and mutilation they have inflicted on our people! Our purpose in doing this is not only to avenge the innocent deaths of our innocent people, but also to think about the long-term security of the whole of Russia and the allies of Britain and the United States! ”

"Because if we don't kill this ferocious and ferocious fascist beast in their homeland this time, our borders, and even the whole world, will once again be invaded and enslaved by this inhuman beast!"

"Evil fascists are unforgivable, and they are unrepentant, just like after the defeat of World War I, when they find an opportunity to rise again, they will continue to resume their atrocities and foreign aggression and expansion!"

Stalin did not pay attention to Zhukov's apology, but gushed more excitedly and murderously.

At that moment, Stalin's emotions were as if the German army was an incomparably evil, murderous beast, and he would never give up until Germany was completely occupied and destroyed.

And for Stalin to speak so excitedly and indignantly, the generals of all the fronts were gradually infected with a mood of revenge by him, and followed him in scolding Germany and Hitler.

Subsequently, under Stalin's orders, all the Soviet generals set their goal of driving all German troops out of the territory of the Soviet Union before the mid-1944 inquiry, and even to the German mainland, liberating the whole of Western Europe, saving the people there, and gaining more land.

At the same time, Stalin, Zhukov and others also worked out the battle plan of the famous 'Ten Strikes' battle in history, which was to fight from the Barents Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south, and the first strike war decided to launch a large-scale annihilating strike campaign in Leningrad Novgorod.

Because in 1943 although the Soviet army had broken through the German siege of Leningrad and the inland blockade; Roads that would allow large units of the Red Army of the Soviet Army to move freely in and out of the interior.

But in reality, the Soviet army did not completely remove all threats of German encirclement of Leningrad; Especially after the defeat of the Dnieper River campaign launched by the Soviet army, the Soviet army had a total strength of almost 680,000 men.

Although for the Soviet army, which was outnumbered by Germany and had several times more reserves; Even with 680,000 casualties, it was a particularly deadly battle, but they still had enough troops to fight against and counterattack the Germans.

It's just that Stalin and Zhukov have no way to break through the German-controlled area along the Dnieper, which makes them deeply hateful.

So in the end, Stalin ordered the Soviet army to use a combination of multiple arms to annihilate the German army group in the north of the battlefield.

This time, the Soviet troops of the multi-arms joint operation were the Leningrad Front, the Volkhov Front, and the eight armies under the jurisdiction of the Second Baltic Front, and with the help of the Baltic Fleet, which had been reorganized with the help of Britain and the United States and other countries, as well as long-range aviation, as well as the British and American aircraft carrier fleets commanded by Vice Admiral Fletcher, the first annihilating strike campaign ----- the Battle of Leningrad Novgorod was launched against the German Army Group North.

This famous battle in history should have been fought between January 14 and March 1, 1944.

But perhaps because of Chen Yanlong's crossing, the current historical time and space have been completely different from the original trend, and it has become unknown who will die in the future battle.

When Stalin's secret operational meeting was over, Zhukov also transferred troops in accordance with the final decision of Stalin and the Soviet High Command.

Although he was scolded by Stalin at the meeting, Stalin did not withdraw from his official position, nor did he do much to scold and investigate the reasons for his defeat in the Battle of the Dnieper.

For this reason, Zhukov also felt that he was lucky, so he once again went to command the troops with great enthusiasm and made preparations before the battle.

So Zhukov immediately gave several orders:

First, the war against Germany in the Dnieper River was immediately stopped, and the Voronezh Front and the Central Front immediately entered a state of strict defensive operations in depth, and digested the German army's living forces as much as possible in their own defensive theater.

However, once the German offensive was severely defeated and lost its combat effectiveness and sharpness, it was necessary to immediately launch a large-scale counterattack and attack the German army in one go.

The 2nd Bryansk Front and the Western Front were prepared for a surprise attack on the Germans from the Oryol area in order to divert the attention of the Germans and to disperse the Germans as much as possible in a battle of separation, encirclement and annihilation.

Third, no matter what the cost or casualties, it is necessary to make a comprehensive investigation of the storage of the new German weaponry, equipment, and ammunition, as well as the storage location, as well as the transportation situation.

Fourth, all guerrilla units in the German-occupied areas should be mobilized in an all-round way to carry out surprise and guerrilla warfare, and the German army's transportation system must be completely destroyed.

Fifth, we immediately urged the support of the new US fighters and bombers to arrive in Russia when all.

And as Zhukov gave one order after another, his subordinates also acted quickly according to the order.