"Report, Your Excellency Commander, the 3rd Army reports that they have broken through the Russian line and are marching towards Vitebusk, which is expected to arrive and attack this afternoon!" A staff officer reported.

Admiral Guderian nodded, this time Army Group B attacked, but the five armies worked together on a defense line hundreds of kilometers long. Although the Western Front of the Russian Army is also strong. However, because of the gap in combat effectiveness, the German army still had the upper hand in this battle. Next, they just need to destroy the living forces of the Russian army according to the predetermined plan. Then, the first stage of the battle can be regarded as a victory.

"Tell Fedor? Feng? General Bok, be sure to take Vitebsk in two days, and then march to Smolensk! Admiral Guderian ordered.

"Yes, General." Staff officer reported.

Next, good news came one after another. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Infantry Armies under Army Group B have also broken through the Russian defense line one after another and are attacking the intended target.

Although, all three armies were urgently mobilized before the outbreak of war. The soldiers are also mainly veterans who have retired in the past few years. Because of the influence of physical conditions and other factors, their combat effectiveness may not be as good as that of the front-line troops of the German Army. However, in the face of the Russian army, they still have the advantage. And not only because the quality of the soldiers is generally higher than that of the Russian army. What's more, they have weapons and equipment that are far more powerful than those of the Russian army. That's why the offense went so smoothly.

According to the Barbarossa plan, a large net is being rolled out to the Western Front of the Russian army. Soon, it will be time to close the net. At that time, the entire Western Front of the Russian army will suffer heavy losses. If you're unlucky, you might even be wiped out. In that case, Army Group B would be able to achieve a perfect victory in this battle.

"General, the 8th Panzer Army has already eliminated the Russian tank 3rd Army." An officer reported excitedly.

Admiral Guderian's face also showed a smile. Although he was also the commander of Army Group B, the 8th Army was after all a unit directly under his leadership. However, he did not let the 8th Army perform the easier tasks because of this, but directly let them perform the most difficult tasks. After all, as one of the only two armored armies in the German Army, it was meant to gnaw hard bones. Otherwise, then I would be sorry for His Majesty the Emperor, who invested a lot of money in them.

"Are we losing a lot?" Admiral Guderian asked.

There is no doubt about victory. Admiral Guderian's only concern was losses. After all, after the start of the war, although Germany accelerated the production of tanks, there were still new units to be formed in the rear, and the troops lost in the front also needed to be rebuilt, so that the number of tanks needed would continue to rise. If the losses are too great, it will be difficult to replenish the troops.

"Your Excellency, the Russians' tanks, the performance of the tanks is different. They don't pose any threat to our tanks at all. During the battle, the 8th Panzer Army destroyed six or seven hundred tanks of the Russian army, but its own losses were less than twenty. Moreover, most of them were damaged due to mechanical problems, and very few tanks were actually destroyed by the Russians. Moreover, many of them were destroyed by the anti-tank guns of the Russians. ”

Admiral Guderian nodded, he knew very well the performance of the Russian tank, whether it was a T-28 tank, a T-26 tank, or a BT-7 tank. It is true that the tank guns equipped with these tanks did not have the ability to penetrate the armor of the German Haw Par tanks at long distances. Unless the battle takes place in very close proximity. Otherwise, the frontal armor of the Haw Par tank will be very strong. The 75mm tank gun and 88mm tank gun used by the Haw Par tank are enough to penetrate the weak armor of the Russian tank and destroy it thousands of kilometers away. This allowed the German tank units to take full advantage of this aspect and destroy the Russian tanks at a long distance.

"Give the 8th Army an order for the follow-up infantry to deal with the encircled Russian army. Armored forces continue to advance towards Smolensk! Admiral Guderian ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!"

Smolensk serves as the headquarters of the Russian Western Front and at the same time serves as the western barrier of Moscow. If Smolensk can be captured, it will create very favorable conditions for the German army to attack Moscow in the future. Naturally, it would be faster to use Smolensk as a starting position than to use Minsk as a starting position.

Admiral Guderian's gaze fell on the map hanging on the wall. Now the combat mission of Army Group will be to take Ulyanovgrad, Army Group B to take Smolensk, and Army Group C to take Voronesh from Kharkov, and continue to advance north, if possible. The combat mission of Army Group D is to first cooperate with the Ukrainian army to destroy the Russian Southern Front that has broken through into the territory of Ukraine, and then march to Josephgrad in an effort to take there. In that case, the Caucasus would be almost separated from the Russian Federation.

"It's September, and in another month, it's going to get colder. Even if we are well prepared, it is best to end a large-scale military operation in early November. Next, it is to wait until the cold winter slowly passes, and spring comes again. During this period, the Russians will definitely desperately increase their strength, and even use the influence of the weather to launch a counterattack! ”

Qin Tian is not like the Führer, he is a reckless person. He knew that it would be very difficult to destroy Russia. Therefore, he will not be like the Führer, who will blindly ask the troops to attack and occupy Russian territory. If you can't wipe out the Russian army, you can't defeat them, even if you occupy more territory, you can't hold it! Therefore, this time, the Barbarossa plan, formulated according to Qin Tian's opinion, put the living forces of Russia's annihilation of the Russian army in the first place.

The progress of the other three German army groups was also very smooth. Although the Russian army is still very strong, they still can't resist the Germans in the battle. The battle has only just begun, and there are already considerable losses. There is no doubt that the balance of victory has begun to tilt in favor of Germany. It is not so easy for the Russians to turn the tables around.