Sometimes, if the other side is not afraid of death, it cannot deter a real soldier. Since the other party is not afraid of death, then it is enough to send the other party to death with a rain of bullets.

But when there are more soldiers who are not afraid of death, and there is even a short-term victory over steel, anyone will be in awe of such a spirit.

This feeling appeared in real time and space, when American soldiers faced the volunteers, and here in parallel time and space, the German army also saw it.

Russia is a fighting nation, a people who are not afraid of death. The Soviets were desperate to recapture Spark Stadium, but they did not succeed at the cost of more than 3,000 soldiers.

However, they still showed the Germans the strength of the Soviet army, and made Manstein's next move more cautious.

At least, the Führer's favorite, the architect of the German scythe-swinging operation, now understood why the two Belarusian divisions did not hold out for even a day and were routed.

He knew that with the same amount of weapons and ammunition supplies as Belarus, the German army might not be able to hold its own position and repel such a fierce Soviet army.

And he also learned that in the face of such a fierce Soviet army, once the position is completely pierced, the German army will also collapse and suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, to deal with the counterattack of the Soviet army, it is necessary to resist and inflict a large number of the enemy's living forces, and then disintegrate the opponent's attack.

"The not-so-good news is that the Soviets are planting mines in their cities, and although there are not many of them, they are causing problems for our soldiers." The Chief of Staff walked into Manstein's office and said to Manstein.

Recently, the Soviets have been playing with some high-tech weapons, such as cheap mines and the lethal Bobosha 41 submachine gun.

Although the Bobosha 41 submachine gun performed well, the Germans did not copy this weapon on a large scale.

Because in the German weapon sequence, even the expensive MP-40 submachine gun is about to be completely eliminated.

The existing German submachine gunners actually used the models of submachine guns produced by the early German army.

Moreover, the front-line combat units are already rarely equipped with submachine gunners as the war progresses.

A large number of STG-44 assault rifles replaced the place of submachine guns, which, although not convenient at close range, were better than all-round.

The remaining MP-40 submachine guns, as well as the MP-38 submachine guns, were gradually transferred to service in second-line combat units.

For example, equipment is used by tank troops, artillery units, logistics supply units, and reconnaissance units.

Many of the German motorcyclists were armed with MP-40 submachine guns, which allowed them to calmly pour out dense firepower when facing the enemy.

"Mines are not the main problem, in fact, the main direction of our offensive is all concrete streets, and the enemy's mines are not easy to arrange." Manstein had no worries about such petty fights.

He was worried about whether Army Group North and Army Group Center would be able to open up the situation from both flanks and encircle Moscow at an early date.

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The early encirclement of Moscow was also something that Guderian, the favorite of another Führer, the star commander of the armored forces, thought of.

Behind him, Army Group Center, having handed over part of its positions to Manstein, moved out a large number of mobile units.

These forces began to attack Moscow on the southern front and helped Guderian save a large number of armored troops stationed in the rear.

The 12th Army, an infantry corps temporarily reinforced to Group G, was redeployed back to Army Group Center, which seemed to weaken Guderian's Group G, but increased the mobility of Group G.

After all, the 31st, 34th, and 45th Infantry Divisions are all traditional infantry divisions, and most of them still rely on war horses for their mobility, so they affect Guderian's advance speed.

The 24th Panzer Corps, which had been resting and covering the flanks of the cluster since the Battle of the Rainy Day, was mainly liberated.

The 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions, which had been replenished and restored to combat effectiveness, as well as the 10th Motorized Rifle Division and the 1st Cavalry Division, became the most powerful offensive force in Guderian's hands.

Because of this, Rokossovsky's troops were now under very much pressure on the front, and he was facing an attack by 4 German pantry divisions and 3 infantry divisions.

Of course, being able to cope with the fact that these troops have been struggling to support near Ryazan also shows the combat ability of Rokossovsky, a general.

Guderian, who had superior forces, could not advance an inch for 3 days, and his maneuvering performance continued the life of Moscow's last passage.

The straw that crushed Rokossovsky's camel was the 47th Panzer Corps, which was transferred.

Guderian's three Panzer Corps were all mobile units and were supplied with sufficient fuel, which put Rokossovsky at a total disadvantage.

In fact, just looking at the Soviet troops near Moscow, they can barely be regarded as able to fight with the German army, and there is no problem in holding out for a month or even two months regardless of victory or defeat.

But the problem appeared in the overall situation, first of all, the Japanese attack on the Hawaiian Islands made the United States nervous, and a lot of supplies were detained for their own use.

The loss of international aid to the Soviet army is equivalent to the loss of a lot of production capacity for heavy weapons, such as high-precision lathes, and the Soviet Union has very few.

On the other hand, the attack of Soviet troops in the south, Romania and Italy against Odessa forced Zhukov to cope with it with all his might.

The German Army Group Center, which had lost the threat of Ukraine's flank, could hold the flank with fewer troops, which allowed Guderian to dare to draw more troops into the frontal battlefield.

Together with the onslaught from the flanks of the 17th and 18th Panzer Divisions under the 47th Panzer Corps, Rokossovsky was finally outnumbered and retreated from Ryazan.

On June 14, the Germans entered Ryazan and engaged in street fighting, and there was no gunfire in Ryazan that day, and in the midst of the ruins, the Germans completed the encirclement of Moscow by four-fifths.

On the 15th, the 167th Infantry Division of the German 47th Panzer Army advanced to the outskirts of the Oka Wetland Forest and completed the initial defensive deployment.

Also on the afternoon of the 15th, the galloping 46th Panzer Army advanced to Yegoryevsk, and the last contact between Moscow and the outside world was left with a narrow passage.

Guderian lived up to expectations, and the continuous assaults completed more than half of the encirclement of Moscow in one go.

He advanced from near Smolensk to the flank and rear of Moscow in one fell swoop, completing two-thirds of the encirclement of Moscow.

The Führer's troika lived up to its name, and once again proved with their strength that they were really the most powerful field commanders in the German army.