"Damn, what about our Air Force? Why do they just watch? Didn't the Western Front have two air armies? Konev's eyes were red as he watched the Luftwaffe massacre of the Russian army.

"The two air armies of the Western Front are nothing more than empty shells. We have lost a large number of aircraft and pilots in previous battles and are in the process of rebuilding. In addition, our I-16 fighters and I-15 fighters, which were not at all opponents of the fighters of the Germans. The Yak-1 fighter, the Lager-3 fighter and the MiG-3 fighter are still in test flights, and it will take some time before they are put into service in mass production. Besides, even if it is in service, I am afraid it is no match for the Germans. Although the Americans have assisted a number of fighters, their performance is not much better than ours. It is simply impossible to expect those guys from the Air Army to fly these fighters to fight the Germans. General Zhukov shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although, the size of the Russian Air Force is very large. But that's just a numerical advantage. In terms of quality, it is completely flattering. The huge gap in the performance of the fighters, as well as the gap in the quality of the pilots, made their Russian Air Force simply not have the strength to confront the Luftwaffe.

Lieutenant General Konev has nothing to say, but in such a situation, Joseph still strongly asks the Russian army to launch a counterattack against the Germans, which is completely treating the war as child's play! However, he could not say such words. Otherwise, those political workers in the army would definitely not let him go.

The Russian soldiers on the ground, under the blow of the Luftwaffe, suffered very heavy losses, leaving behind corpses everywhere. Even the most courageous troops will lose courage and confidence in such a situation. The Russian army is undoubtedly the same.

"Oh God! Flee, if we continue to attack, we will only be killed!" A Russian soldier, whose will to fight had collapsed, yelled and turned and fled.

The power of example is endless, and after someone took the lead, the rest of the Russian soldiers began to turn around and run away. This immediately spread to the entire battlefield. A large number of Russian troops began to collapse, even if those political workers desperately blocked it, and even shot and killed a few Russian soldiers who fled, but it was useless.

General Zhukov saw this scene and did not stop it. In his opinion, such an attack itself is no different from sending him to death, and if it can be stopped, it will undoubtedly be better.

After the collapse of the Russian army, the political workers asked General Zhukov to give the order to launch another offensive. However, General Zhukov did not accept their request, but asked to wait for the opportunity again.

The political workers were so dissatisfied with this that they sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Front, accusing General Zhukov of delaying the plane. However, it was suppressed by Marshal Voroshilov. On the one hand, Marshal Voroshilov knew that Joseph valued General Zhukov very much, and he hoped to sell General Zhukov a favor. On the other hand, Marshal Voroshilov is ready to use General Zhukov as a scapegoat after the failure of the offensive, and now he has disposed of General Zhukov, so wouldn't he have to let him go on top himself? Marshal Voroshilov would not have done such a thing.

With the support of Marshal Voroshilov, General Zhukov was not intimidated by the political workers. He decisively stopped the offensive, and then brought Lieutenant General Konev and Lieutenant General Lemezov, commander of the 20th Army, together to discuss how to break the deadlock.

"Comrades, you must have seen from the previous battles that the enemy's defensive line is very strong, the firepower is also very strong, and at the same time it can be supported by the air. In such a situation, if we want to break through the enemy's defenses, it is simply impossible. Blindly launching a strong attack is nothing more than paying senseless casualties. Zhukov said.

Both Lieutenant General Konev and Lieutenant General Remezov nodded their heads one after another, and they also agreed with General Zhukov's words. It's just that the order to attack was given by Joseph, so it can't just be done halfway. In that case, not to mention them, even General Zhukov could not afford such serious consequences.

"Now we are attacking only the Poles and Belarusians, not the Germans, and it is already so difficult to fight. If it is an attack on the German line, I don't know how many casualties will be paid. Said Lieutenant General Remezov.

Although the German army was strong, the Russian army was also ashamed of itself. However, they never paid attention to the armies of the German client states. They believe that with the combat effectiveness of the Russian army, there is no problem at all in defeating those servant armies. But the end result turned out that everything was not what they imagined. The combat effectiveness of those servant troops, under the training of the Germans, has also been greatly improved. It is undoubtedly very difficult for the Russian army to break through their strong defensive line.

General Zhukov also agreed with this in his heart. You must know that the 19th Army and the 20th Army are the elite forces of the Russian army. In the previous battles, the elite of the Russian army has lost a lot, and there are not many remaining main forces. Now, even if the main forces were used, they could not take advantage of the enemy's defensive lines, which undoubtedly showed that it was almost impossible to achieve Joseph's goal and inflict heavy damage on the living forces of the German army and its servants.

It's just that now they have been cornered, and if they give up, Joseph will definitely not agree, and will punish them severely. So, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to attack. If it can inflict heavy casualties on the German army and its servants, it will be considered to have barely fulfilled Joseph's expectations, and then it may be able to pass the test.

"Comrade Commander, if we attack during the day, we have almost no chance of winning. The enemy's firepower is very strong, and there is air support, and our superiority in forces cannot be brought into play at all. If it's in the evening, you might have a chance. At that time, the German air force could no longer be dispatched, and the night would also limit the enemy's superiority in firepower. There is a high probability that our troops will break into the enemy's positions. When the time comes, the superiority of troops will be very important! Lieutenant General Konev said.

General Zhukov thought for a moment, then nodded. Although, on a cold winter night, I don't know how many people will freeze to death and frostbite, but it is much better than being killed by enemy planes and by the enemy's dense machine-gun fire. What's more, now they have no way out, they can only choose such a way.