"Comrade Voroshilov, is the Western Front capable of completing the plan for this attack?" Joseph asked.

"Comrade Joseph, the Western Front is more than capable of completing an offensive and making the Germans pay a heavy price on our land!" Marshal Voroshilov immediately replied.

Although he knew very well that Joseph's request was completely vexatious, and it would make the Russian army pay extremely heavy losses in the attack. However, he really did not have the courage to refuse Joseph's request. He didn't want to be transferred from his current post by Joseph to find a random name, go to Qingshui Yamen to retire, or even kill him directly. After all, Joseph had done this more than once over the years.

Joseph nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Comrade Voroshilov, you go and prepare!" By the end of the month, I hope the Western Front will be able to get a victory! ”

"Yes, Comrade Joseph." Marshal Voroshilov replied.

Walking out of Joseph's office, Voroshilov had a tearless expression on his face. He was so depressed that he didn't know why he was so unlucky.

"Comrade Voroshilov, I'm sorry. Comrade Joseph made this decision only after learning of the total annihilation of the Navy. I didn't expect him to make such a decision! Shaposhnikov looked apologetic. Apparently he also knew about the plight of Marshal Voroshilov. He knew that if the Western Front launched an offensive, there was a high probability that it would lose. When the time comes, Marshal Voroshilov's life will probably not be easy.

Marshal Voroshilov nodded, he also knew Joseph's character, and knew that it was a decision made by Joseph on the basis of his conceit. He and Shaposhnikov, although they also had competition, but on the whole they still cooperated more than they competed. After all, the two of them were the lieutenant generals Joseph valued the most. Together, they were able to rank the others and ensure that Joseph always valued and trusted them.

"Comrade Shaposhnikov, time is running out now, and I hope that you will be able to mobilize as much winter supplies and weapons and ammunition as possible for the Western Front. I don't want my soldiers to wear thin autumn clothes and fight the Germans armed to the teeth with their bare hands. In that case, it's all about sending them to death. Marshal Voroshilov said.

Shaposhnikov nodded heavily: "Comrade Voroshilov, I will try my best to prepare these supplies for the Western Front!" ”

Although the Russian army's supplies are limited, if a large amount of supplies are transferred to the Western Front, the other troops will get less supplies. But Shaposhnikov had no other way, he couldn't conjure up more supplies out of thin air. Now the Western Front was to attack the Germans at the behest of Joseph, so it was only possible to give priority to the demands of the Western Front.

"Thank you, Comrade Shaposhnikov. May God bless us! After thanking him, Voroshilov immediately left the Kremlin. He needs to return to the Western Front headquarters as soon as possible, get ready, and come up with a battle plan. In this way, Joseph will be satisfied.

Voroshilov only hoped that his troops would not suffer too much in this offensive. In that case, we may be able to continue to hold on. Otherwise, next year's war will be even more unfavorable to Budo-Russia.

After Marshal Voroshilov returned to the headquarters, he called a meeting of the commanders and commissars of the subordinate army groups. At the meeting, Marshal Voroshilov informed everyone about Joseph's request. Suddenly, this caused an uproar among these senior generals of the Russian army. Everyone seemed to have no idea that Joseph would give such an order at this time. War is not child's play, and when Joseph gave such an order, didn't he send their army to death?

It's just that many people dare not speak out. Because, among the political commissars here, almost the vast majority of them are fanatical. They believed that everything that Comrade Joseph said was correct and that all Joseph's decisions were wise. Anyone who dares to question Joseph is an anti-party and anti-state element. Even the top of these military ranks are the same.

Subsequently, Marshal Voroshilov asked the armies to be ready. After the battle plan is drawn up, it will be distributed to the various group armies. Many of the commanders of the army groups could not help but pray to God in their hearts that their troops would not appear in the offensive plan. After all, the Germans were already terrifying enough, and now they are going to attack in the ice and snow, what is the difference between that and looking for death?

The Western Front has more than 20 group armies under its jurisdiction, and it will certainly not allow all the troops to participate in the offensive.

Marshal Voroshilov asked the staff officers of the headquarters to draw up a battle plan. He demanded that half of the troops of the Front be involved.

It took two days for the staff officers to draw up a battle plan. Marshal Voroshilov, after reading the battle plan, immediately went to the Kremlin to report to Joseph.

"Comrade Joseph, this is the battle plan drawn up by the headquarters of the Front, please take a look. If there is no problem, we will implement this battle plan! Marshal Voroshilov reported.

Joseph turned the pages of the battle plan and read it page by page. The Western Front now had a full 24 infantry armies and two tank armies. In the snow and ice, tanks are difficult to come in handy. Therefore, this offensive of the Western Front will dispatch as many as 12 groups and 1.5 million men. Such an attack can be regarded as a large-scale attack. Joseph was undoubtedly very satisfied with this.

"Comrade Joseph, after the Germans occupied Smolensk, they built a defensive line east of Smolensk, the entire line of defense was hundreds of kilometers long. However, with the exception of heavy troops stationed around Smolensk, the rest of the population was relatively sparse. Therefore, we intend to focus on the offensive north of Smolensk. There was the defense zone of the 1st Belorussian Army. If you can destroy them, you will be able to break through the German defenses, and even sweep the northern defense lines of the Germans, and wipe out the Poles and some Germans who are defending there! Marshal Voroshilov explained.

Joseph nodded: "Comrade Voroshilov, I agree in principle with your battle plan. I hope that in this attack, you will be able to inflict heavy damage on the Germans and their servants, destroy them, and create favorable conditions for the final and complete defeat of them! ”