Burussia, Ulyanovgrad, the offensive of the Germans and their allies here, continues. The remnants of the Russian North-Western Front have retreated to Ulyanovgrad, where they are fighting street battles with the Germans in the city.

The Northwest Front of the Russian Army originally had the 8th, 11th and 27th armies under its jurisdiction. In the previous stage of operations, these three armies suffered considerable losses. In particular, the 27th Army, which was originally placed on the periphery of Ulyanovgrad by the commander of the North-Western Front, Admiral Kuznetsov, in order to pose a threat to the flanks of the German Army Group A, would not allow them to attack Ulyanovgrad with all their might.

But the commander of German Army Group A, General Bromberg, dispatched the 1st Panzer Division, the 1st Mechanized Infantry Division, the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division, the 2nd Panzer Division, the 11th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 12th Mechanized Infantry Division, and launched a fierce attack on the Russian 27th Army.

Although the 27th Army of the Russian Army has the 84th, 182nd, 188th, 254th, and 384th infantry divisions, the 46th infantry brigade, the 62nd and 84th marine brigades, and the 85th and 483rd independent tank battalions. In terms of troops, it was not much less than the two armored divisions and four mechanized infantry divisions dispatched by the German army. However, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is completely incomparable with these units of the German army.

After a fierce battle, the Russian 27th Army lost more than half. Admiral Kuznetsov had no choice but to order the 27th Army to withdraw to Ulyanovgrad. Now, the remnants of the entire Northwestern Front of the Russian army have retreated to Ulyanovgrad, surrounded by the German Army Group A and its allies.

In addition to the German 1st, 4th and 10th armies, Army Group A also included the Baltic 1st Army and five infantry divisions of the Finnish Army, with a total strength of more than 900,000 men. This is already about three times the strength of the Russian army trapped in Ulyanovgrad. The whole of Ulyanovgrad was already surrounded by German troops. If the Russian army wants to break through, it is simply impossible.

When the German Army Group B launched the siege of Smolensk, the German Army Group A also entered Ulyanovgrad and engaged in fierce street battles with the Russian army in the city.

However, Ulyanovgrad, formerly known as St. Petersburg, was the capital of the Russian Empire before the fall of the Russian Empire, and the city was much larger than Smolensk. At the same time, there were still many Russian people in the city, and they did not have time to evacuate. These people, together with the Russian army, stubbornly resisted the attack of the German army and its allies.

Although, before the invasion of Ulyanovgrad, the Germans used heavy artillery and aircraft to launch a fierce artillery bombardment and bombardment of Ulyanovgrad, destroying most of the city. This caused great casualties to the Russian troops stationed here and the Russian people in the city. However, after attacking Ulyanovgrad, the Germans found that the resistance of the Russian army inside was still very tenacious. Amidst the ruins, they resisted the attacks of the Germans and their allies.

In order to reduce casualties, the Germans threw the 1st Baltic Army and the five infantry divisions of the Finnish Army into the offensive on Ulyanovgrad. Although, the resistance of the Russian army caused them a lot of casualties. However, the casualties of the Russian army are also rising. At the same time, the lack of food, weapons and ammunition further weakened the combat effectiveness of the Russian army in the city.

If this continues, the Northwest Front of the Russian Army will be solved in a short time.

The headquarters of the North-Western Front of the Russian Army, located in the basement of the city administration of Ulyanovgrad.

On the afternoon of October 2, Colonel-General Kuznetsov convened a meeting of officers from the division level and above of the Front. There was only one content of the meeting, and that was a telegram from Moscow.

The surrender of the Western Front of the Russian army caused a great shock to the Russian army. Joseph didn't want the same thing to happen to the Northwest Front. Therefore, in his telegram, he asked General Kuznetsov and the officers and men of the entire North-Western Front to hold out to the end.

"Comrade Commander, everyone is here, let's start the meeting!" This was stated by the political commissar of the North-Western Front, Lieutenant General Tibrova.

Colonel-General Kuznetsov nodded, he glanced at the generals and officers present at the meeting, and then said: "Comrades, just this morning, Timoshenko and those of the Western Front shamefully surrendered to the Germans. Not only that, but they also accepted the solicitation of the Germans to form the **, anti-state and popular Russian Liberation Army, with the intention of opposing our country! Comrade Joseph was so angry that he ordered the execution of all the families of Timoshenko and others. I hope that all the people of our Northwest Front Army are loyal to the party and the country, who can uphold our ideals and beliefs in the face of difficulties, and who can fight the Germans to the death! Otherwise, the fate of those people in the Western Front will be a lesson for us! ”

The Russian generals and officers present here were all in their hearts. Joseph actually ordered the execution of the families of Timoshenko and other generals in cold blood, which was undoubtedly a shock to them.

You must know that in the unfavorable situation of David, it is not that no one has ever moved the mind of surrender. But now, the thought that if they surrendered, their families would also be implicated, they had to extinguish that thought. After all, not everyone can really abandon their family. Only a truly ruthless person can do that.

"Comrades, I do not deny that the German offensive was fierce. The current situation is very unfavorable for us. However, it is now October and the weather is getting colder. Soon, the cold winter will arrive. When the time comes, the Germans will inevitably not be able to stand such a bitter cold. Their offensive will inevitably stop. Moscow, for its part, is already actively mobilizing troops and forming new ones. As long as we can survive this winter, reinforcements will come. So, as long as we keep going, we will definitely win. Admiral Kuznetsov continued.

"Yes, Comrade Commander!" All the generals and officers replied.

"Comrades, Timoshenko, his Korobkov and Golubev, among others, are conspirators hiding in our army. Now, they are finally exposed. Their conspiracy to overthrow the leadership of the great Comrade Joseph was absolutely impossible to achieve. We must unite and follow the orders of Comrade Joseph. I'm sure we'll be able to beat those guys! Lieutenant General Tibrova, political commissar of the front army, also began to carry out ideological and political education at length.