The successive defeats have become the best synonym for the Russian army in this war.

Over time, the Germans won victories on various battlefields. In particular, the German armored forces performed very impressively in this battle.

The powerful armored force can not only tear apart the defense line of the Russian army, but also quickly intersperse and divide the Russian army into an encirclement, so that the infantry that the German army catches up with can easily destroy the Russian army in the encirclement.

Although, from the beginning of the battle to the present, it was only a week. The four fronts deployed by the Russian army on the western defense line have already suffered heavy losses. The Southern Front was completely annihilated, and the other three front armies were no better.

The Southwestern Front of the Russian Army was heavily damaged by the German Army Group C and was holding on to Kursk and Voronesh. However, the strength of the Russian Southwestern Front is seriously insufficient, and in the face of the attack of millions of German troops and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian troops, it is simply impossible for them to hold on to Kursk and Voronesh, and further retreat has become a foregone conclusion.

The Russian Western Front, under the onslaught of the German Army Group B, suffered heavy losses, the 3rd Army was completely annihilated, the 3rd Tank Army was completely lost, and the rest of the troops retreated to Smolensk in an attempt to use the city to fight street battles and drag the Germans. But again, with more than a million troops in the five German armies, plus the troops of Poland and Belarus, the Russian army was completely at a disadvantage.

The Northwestern Front of the Russian Army, under the onslaught of the Germans, had already abandoned all the territory except for Ulyanovgrad, and the rest of the army, except for the 27th Army, had retreated to Ulyanovgrad.

It can be said that the German army has already won a major victory in the week-long war. Millions of Russian troops were annihilated or captured, and nearly a million Russian troops fell into the encirclement of the German army. As long as these Russian troops are eliminated, then the German army can be regarded as a preliminary victory in this battle.

Although, the Russian army is still mobilizing frantically. More and more Russians are taking up arms and ready to go to war at any time. However, with the elimination of the main forces of the Russian army, it will undoubtedly be very difficult for them, the troops formed subsequently, to resist the German attack.

Moscow, the Kremlin, Joseph's face turned pale. Now he looks very tired. In the past few days, the battle situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, making him unable to sleep at night, which naturally makes his body a little unbearable.

The commanders of the Russian army, standing in front of Joseph, did not dare to come out. The current situation is so unfavorable for the Russian army. Although, they did not expect that the war would be fought like this. However, this is the case, and they are not allowed to argue with it.

"Comrades! In the onslaught of the Germans, we suffered extremely heavy losses. The entire western defense line was on the verge of collapse. I never imagined that our defeat would come so quickly! Joseph looked distressed.

These military generals of the Russian army bowed their heads one by one and were silent, and they didn't know what to say. Or rather, they are also aggrieved. Although, the strength of the Germans they have known for a long time. However, after all these years of development, they also believe that the combat effectiveness of the Russian army is also not to be underestimated.

But after actually fighting the Germans, they realized how wrong they were. The performance of the German army on the battlefield made them completely see how big the gap was. If they had known this, the generals would have done their best to dissuade Joseph from going to war with Germany. It's just that it's too late to say that. The war has begun, and looking at the posture of the Germans, it is clear that they will not give up until they destroy Burussia. This makes them have no way to retreat, so they can only fight hard.

"Comrade Joseph, the Germans are too strong. They have invested far more troops than we do. In addition, in terms of tactics, it also exceeded our expectations. That's what led to our fiasco. However, I believe that in the next war, we will be able to turn defeat into victory and defeat the Germans! Marshal Voroshilov said.

Joseph nodded, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to scold these generals again. At least, these generals were loyal to him. Although he lacked a little in ability, his loyalty was still very satisfying to Joseph.

"I'm very satisfied that you have that kind of confidence. So, what do we do next? Joseph asked.

"Comrade Joseph, the Southern Front has been annihilated. It is foreseeable that the Germans and Ukrainians are about to invade our territory again. And their target, we judge, will be Joseph Grad. For now, we must rebuild the Male Front as soon as possible to withstand the Germans and Ukrainians and hold Josephgrad. Otherwise, the entire southern front will be eroded! Marshal Shaposhnikov said.

Joseph nodded, agreeing. Joseph Grad, the city named after him. If even Josephgrad falls, then does he still have face? In any case, we must try to prevent this from happening. Joseph had already made up his mind that he must find a way to strengthen the Southern Front as much as possible so that they could withstand the German attack.

"Comrade Joseph, with the completion of the mobilization of a large number of troops, we plan to rebuild the Southern Front Army, which will be under the jurisdiction of the 24th, 37th, 54th, and 57th armies. In addition, the 9th, 12th and 18th armies, which had been annihilated by the Germans, were rebuilt. In this case, the Southern Front will have 7 army groups with a strength of more than a million troops. Marshal Shaposhnikov said.

Joseph was quite satisfied with this. Although, many of the units are newly formed units. But being able to deploy millions of troops in the direction of Josephgrad was quite satisfying to him. He believed that there would be no problem for millions of Russian troops to resist the attack of the German Army Group D. After all, among the German Army Group D, there were only three German armies, and the rest were Ukrainians. Joseph believes that even if the Russian army is not an opponent of the German army, the Ukrainian army is far from being comparable to them. So. It may be difficult for the rebuilt Southern Front of the Russian Army to defeat the German Army Group D, but there is still no big problem in holding Josephgrad.

"Comrades, the Southern Front, hold Josephgrad, I don't think there is a problem. However, the real crisis is not there, but on our frontal battlefield! As soon as the Germans take Smolensk, Moscow will not be far away! Joseph said.