Smolensk, although the western gateway city of Moscow is in ruins, the headquarters of the German Army Group B is still located here. After the Germans captured the Smolensk line, the units of the Russian Western Front were almost completely annihilated. The rest of the Russian troops also shrank their defensive lines and retreated to the east. This allowed the Germans and their allies to push the line dozens of kilometers east without bloodshed.

The line of defense east of Smolensk, which was called a front-line position by Army Group B. With the exception of the German 3rd Army, the rest were garrisoned by Polish and Belarusian troops. The rest of the German Army Group B remained in second-line positions.

This was originally a defensive line deployed by the German army in order to prevent the Russian army from launching a counterattack. Through such an arrangement, even if the Russian army launches a counterattack, the first thing it has to face is the servant army of the German army, and the German army can effectively preserve its strength. After all, Germany's population is not large in the first place. Qin Tian still wants to rely on these troops to maintain Germany's world hegemony! There were too many deaths, enough to make him feel distressed.

Although, the large-scale offensive of the German troops has been stopped. However, Germany's blow to Burussia did not end there. On the side of the strategic air force, more long-range bombers and long-range fighters are being accumulated, so that they can carry out strategic bombing against the United States and Russia. Skirmishes on the front line intensified. The German scouts and special forces, active on the front line, inflicted a lot of losses on the Russian army.

At the same time, the reconnaissance aircraft of the Luftwaffe have also been reconnoitring the situation. As long as there is no heavy snowfall, the reconnaissance aircraft will take off. Make sure that you can keep abreast of the movements of the Russian army in a timely manner. will not be attacked by the Russian army.

Although, Marshal Guderian believed that launching a large-scale attack in this ghost weather that could almost freeze people's noses was no different from looking for death. However, the German Emperor Qin Tian asked the generals at the front to be vigilant against the counterattack of the Russians. Therefore, the generals on the front line had no choice but to faithfully obey Qin Tian's orders.

"Your Excellency Marshal, this is the information that the Air Force has just forwarded." Chief of Staff of the 8th Army, Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpett said.

In the case where Marshal Guderian was also the commander of Army Group B, Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpett actually assumed the duties of chief of staff of the entire army group. Although, it will make his work a lot busier. But, Karl? Lieutenant General Hilpett was not tired of it. He knew that this was a very important resume in his military career. In the future, I may be able to use this resume to move to a higher position.

"Is there anything out of the ordinary?" Marshal Guderian asked.

"Your Excellency, the Air Force has found that the Russians seem to be mobilizing their forces. Their reconnaissance planes have repeatedly discovered that the camouflaged Russian troops are advancing towards the Velikiya Luki area, and the speed of the troops is quite large. "Carl? Lieutenant General Hilpett said.

"What? Do the Russians really want to attack in such ghostly weather? Have they been kicked in the head by a donkey? Didn't they know that to launch an attack in such weather, that freezing to death would be enough for them to collapse? Marshal Guderian looked surprised, obviously not expecting that the Russian army would really dare to do this. In his opinion, this is crazy.

"Who knows? Maybe the Russians are really not afraid of the cold. The cold weather, which we can barely bear, may not be a big deal to them! When His Majesty ordered the collection of enough supplies for the winter, I thought His Majesty was making a big fuss. But now it seems that Your Majesty is right! "Carl? Lieutenant General Hilpett lamented.

"Of course, Your Majesty's wisdom is unmatched! It is precisely because of the leadership of His Majesty that we are able to dominate the world in the German Empire! Marshal Guderian said proudly.

Because almost everyone in the German army knew that he, like Marshal Manstein and Marshal Rommel, was discovered by Qin Tian. Now, it has grown into one of the giants of the German army. Guderian has always regarded himself as Qin Tian's person, and he is even more desperate for Qin Tian.

"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, gather more information. Then the commanders of the various army groups were informed to immediately rush to Smolensk for a meeting. I have a hunch that maybe another big war is about to break out. Marshal Guderian said.

"Yes, Your Excellency. Are the commanders of Poland and Belarus to inform? "Carl? Hilpett asked.

"Of course, this time their line of defense is the direction in which the Russians will focus their attack." Marshal Guderian said.

The German intelligence agencies also took action because of the discovery of the Russian army's movements, and a large amount of information was continuously gathered. Although, when the Russian army was preparing for this operation, it deliberately strengthened secrecy. However, there are many spies bought or planted by Germany in both the Russian government and the Russian army, which makes it easy for the German army to obtain relevant information.

Although, this information is not completely accurate. But there is nothing wrong with extrapolating useful information from this information.

"It seems that the Russians are really going to attack. In that case, let's let them hit their heads in front of our line and bleed! The more Russians die, the more likely it will be that we will take Moscow next year! Marshal Guderian said.

Although, the cold weather limited the combat effectiveness of the German army. Especially in armored units, even the engine oil will be frozen, let alone started. If you want to start a tank, you have to be prepared in advance. It will take a lot of time. This is also the reason why the German army prepared a large amount of antifreeze before the outbreak of the war.

However, even so, the German army and its allies, which were in defensive operations, still had a greater advantage than the Russian army. After all, they were able to hide in trenches, wear thick cotton clothes, drink hot water, and shoot Russian soldiers in thin clothes and running on the ice and snow with rifles and machine guns.

As long as there was no snow, the German air force was able to take off fighter jets to assist the ground forces in preparing for a Russian attack. In this case, if the Russian army wants to break through the German defense line, the difficulty can be imagined. When the time comes, they will inevitably be bloodied in front of the German lines. There is no doubt about the heavy losses.

Of course, this did not hurt the Germans, but was an excellent opportunity. If the Russian army can pay a heavy price at a relatively small cost, it will be easier for the Germans to take Moscow in the battle next spring.