Chapter 788: Zhukov's Right Decision
However, at this moment, Zhukov was pacing around his headquarters with a sense of anxiety, as for why he felt uneasy, even Zhukov himself couldn't say, but his own consciousness was secretly telling him that there was about to be some bad war situation, so he must be asked to make a new strategic deployment.
So Zhukov, after thinking for a while, immediately mobilized his troops, and the entire 61st Army of the Leningrad Front, commanded by General Leonid Alexandrovich Govorov, was immediately sent to Tikhvin and the area along the road in Novoladoga to strengthen the defense.
At this moment, Zhukov himself did not expect that he had made a very important and accurate decision, if it were not for the fact that Leningrad would definitely be blocked by the German army's Flying Leopard special forces, and all support items would be cut off, including weapons and equipment.
"Everyone move quickly, we must reach Tikhvin within half an hour!"
As soon as Zhukov's order was received, the commander of the 61st Army, Lieutenant General Dukhanov, personally directed the troops on a rapid march towards Tikhvin, and the leading troops were the Soviet infantry, who had already changed into thick uniforms.
Because the Soviet tank groups, armored groups and mechanized units were slowed down by those thick snow.
And because it was late at night and in extremely cold weather, it was even more difficult for these mechanized troops to move forward quickly.
Although the infantry with light weapons and equipment took the lead, these infantry were still equipped with a large number of mortars, rocket artillery and anti-tank weapons, as well as light and heavy machine guns, so even if they encountered the German troops, they still had a certain combat effectiveness.
At the very least, Lieutenant General Dukhanov knew very well that his own mechanized troops and tank units could not march quickly in these cold and snowy areas, so those German mechanized troops and tank groups would also encounter these difficult situations; It was even worse than theirs, because the Germans lacked oil and logistical supply lines were stretched too long.
At the urging of Lieutenant General Dukhanov, all the infantry divisions of the 61st Army, which he commanded, also accelerated their advance.
At this moment, the Leningrad Front also fully gathered the 54th, 67th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 51st armies, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th assault armies, the 6th, 4th, 52nd, 55th, 59th, 42nd, and 10th Guards armies, the 3rd, 14th, and 15th armies of the Air Force, the Neva army group, and the Primorsky Army group for a redress and rest.
As for the Volkhov Front, the commander Terentyfomitchtkov and the chief of staff of Major General Fyodorovich Ozerov commanded the rearmament and rest of the front of the raid.
The current Volkhov Front has the 4th and 2nd assault armies, the 8th and 54th armies; As well as the 52nd and 59th armies, as well as the 14th Army of the Air Force.
As for the former commander, the former Chief of the General Staff, General Meretskov, who was released from prison, and Lieutenant General Lev Zakharovich Mekhlis, were replaced.
Regarding the situation of Zhukov's large-scale troops resting and redressing, the spies who entered the Soviet army were also conveyed back to Chen Yanlong and Moder as quickly as possible.
However, after learning of these situations of the Soviet army, whether it was Chen Yanlong or Moder who gave the German troops on the Leningrad side, they still had to change their outfits and rest as quickly as possible, and they also secretly sent some elite troops who had already rested and redressed to the area around Tikhvin, preparing to assist the Flying Leopard special forces there to fight against the various infantry divisions of the Soviet 61st Army that were heading to Tikhvin.
Because the only troops that the German army can set out to fight now are infantry, which can be dispatched to attack as soon as possible.
As for the T-54 tank group and other mechanized units, they were all blocked by cold weather and snow-covered snow, just like the Soviets.
If these tank groups and mechanized units were to move quickly, they would at least have to remove snow from the roads in front of them, and have plenty of flares and lights, because it was pitch black all around, so it was very difficult for these German and Soviet troops to march through the dense forest.
As the two armies strengthened and interspersed with marches, a major war was about to break out.
At the very least, there will be a large-scale infantry battle before dawn, and there will be many casualties.