The defensive line of the German Army Group B and the Russian Western Front, which was hundreds of kilometers long. On this line of defense, both sides deployed millions of troops. German Army Group B, plus Polish and Belarusian troops, amounted to two and a half million people. And the Western Front, which was reorganized by the Russian army, has a strength of up to 3 million people.

It can be said that both the German army and the Russian army are on this line of defense, massing heavy troops. The Germans wanted to defeat the Russian army on the opposite side and take Moscow, the capital of Burussia. In order to defend Moscow, Burussia must resist the German attack to the death. Otherwise, the fall of the capital will be inevitable.

In the cold winter, in this icy and snowy land, it is not very large-scale attack. Although the reconnaissance units of the two sides are fighting each other every day, many people will be sniped and killed. The German special forces and snipers regarded such a battlefield as a paradise for them.

Because of the importance that the German army attaches to special forces, each of the German army groups has its own special forces. They are all selected from among the Scouts, and they are adept at using a variety of techniques to disguise themselves and shoot valuable targets for the enemy.

It is precisely because of this that many middle and lower-ranking officers of the Russian army have been killed, so that they no longer dare to show their faces easily. This also dealt a great blow to the morale of the Russian army.

Velikiye Luki, a city in the west of Buo. The 19th, 20th, 33rd, 39th, 40th, and 50th armies under the Western Front of the Russian Army are secretly assembling here. There were also several army groups, which were secretly crossing the Danube thirty kilometers south of Veliko Luki. This time, they were going to attack the German line from two directions. The 1st Belorussian Army and the 3rd Polish Army have become the key targets of the Russian army.

Marshal Voroshilov was not a fool, he knew very well how strong the German army was. Although the cold limited the combat effectiveness of the German army, the German army had sufficient supplies for the winter, if it was only for defense, it was enough to make the Russian army pay an extremely heavy price. Therefore, he deliberately chose the Belarusian army and the Polish army as targets for the breakthrough.

General Zhukov, deputy commander of the Western Front of the Russian Army, became the commander of the plan and was fully responsible for directing this operation. The 12 armies of the Western Front of the Russian Army participating in the offensive all obeyed the orders of General Zhukov.

Marshal Voroshilov was very satisfied with letting General Zhukov take charge of this operation. Although, Marshal Zhukov was also a very trusted and important general of Joseph. But Marshal Voroshilov was not at all afraid that the power in his hands would be divided by General Zhukov. After all, in the opinion of Marshal Voroshilov, the probability of failure of this offensive is very high. If he did fail, Joseph would be furious. When the time comes, General Zhukov, as the actual commander of the attack, will inevitably bear the main responsibility, and the responsibility he will have to bear will be much smaller. Even if this operation is successful, Marshal Voroshilov, as the commander of the Front, will also have an indispensable credit. So, this is undoubtedly a very safe approach.

On December 15, General Zhukov braved the snow and arrived in Veliko Luki. The commanders and political commissars of the twelve group armies and other high-ranking generals were all summoned by him to the headquarters.

"Comrades, it has not been long since the date set by Comrade Joseph for the attack, how are your troops prepared?" General Zhukov asked.

"Comrade Commander, the 19th Army is ready. However, I hope to be able to give us another batch of clothes for the winter. Now the weather is getting colder and colder, and even if they are huddled in the trenches, there are soldiers who are constantly freezing to death or frostbite. If you want to attack in the ice and snow, the non-combat attrition caused by the cold weather will definitely rise further. "said the commander of the 19th Army of the Russian Army, Lieutenant General Konev.

The commanders of the other army groups also looked at General Zhukov. If General Zhukov had agreed to Lieutenant General Konev's request, they would have made a similar request. After all, their troops are now also short of supplies for the winter, and people are freezing to death every day. If this continues, when the time comes to attack, I don't know how many people will freeze to death and frostbite.

Senior General Zhukov couldn't help frowning, he knew that if he opened this opening, the other army groups would definitely make such a request. As the commander of this plan, he obviously cannot favor one over the other. Otherwise, it will be difficult to bring the troops. The next battle was even more difficult to fight.

"In terms of supplies for the winter, I will ask the Front Command and the General Staff. Now, we are actively preparing. Comrade Joseph attached great importance to this offensive, and he was in Moscow, waiting for news of our victory. I know that there are still a lot of difficulties for us to overcome in this attack. However, I am confident that our valiant officers and men will be able to overcome these difficulties and defeat the Germans and their accomplices! General Zhukov said.

Lieutenant General Konev nodded, but the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed.

In fact, except for those who had no brains and became the middle and senior generals of the army by relying on sycophancy and loyalty to Joseph, the other generals were very unoptimistic about this attack. Although the Western Front is now outnumbered. But in reality, many of the soldiers are soldiers who have just been mobilized to join the troops. There are even units that are not even well equipped with weapons, so how can they go to war? Not to mention that it was still a cold winter, and some soldiers did not even have winter coats, and it was estimated that more people would freeze to death than the Germans.

However, everyone knew that this was Joseph's request, and they had no choice but to accept the order. Disobeying Joseph's orders would have serious consequences. Over the years, there have been countless high-ranking military generals who have been killed by Joseph with various orders.

"Now I announce that the 19th, 20th, 33rd, 39th, 40th and 50th armies will form the Northern Assault Group to attack the Pustoshka line. The 21st, 22nd, 28th, 43rd, 61st and 68th armies, forming the Southern Assault Group, attacked the Usviat front. Ten days later, the attack was launched on time, tearing through the lines of the Belarusians and Poles in one fell swoop and completely destroying them! General Zhukov ordered.

"Yes, Comrade Commander!" Everyone replied loudly.