"There are all kinds of indications that the Germans are preparing for the offensive."

Temoshenko reported in a very careful tone, but Iron Ji still roared at him: "Of course I know that they are preparing to attack!" I didn't even have to look at any front-line reconnaissance reports to know that they were preparing for an attack. The organizational structure of the German army was more suitable for offensive operations, and I would have been planning an offensive if I had replaced me. Say something useful, Your Excellency. ”

In the whole room, in addition to Timoshenko, there were three other marshals - except for Blyukhel, who was still on a defensive mission in the Far East, and all the Russian marshals had already arrived at this time.

Therefore, Iron Ji's last reminder is probably not just for Timoshenge alone.

"We estimate that the Germans will devote 30 divisions or more to the offensive, which will begin around the end of March." Voroshilov's voice was more cautious than that of Timoshenko, "As for the target of the German offensive, we are still discussing......"

"Oh yes, it sounds like it's up to you to decide where the Germans attack." Iron Ji's taunt made the expressions of all the senior Russian military officers present not look good, but Iron Ji didn't care about this at all, "What I want is judgment, of course it's okay to discuss something, but I care more about the judgment of each of you." Kliment? Yevremovich? Your Excellency Marshal Voroshilov, where do you judge, where will the Germans attack? ”

Voroshilov's face was very pleased, and he hesitated for a long time before he said: "I think it may be our troops near Warsaw, I mean, they may outflank our troops in front of Warsaw." ”

In another time and space, this Marshal Voroshilov seems to have no other abilities than to kill people in the Great Purge and kneel and lick behind the ass of Comrade Steel.

In this time and space, it seems that he has lost even the favor of the steel "comrade".

Iron Ji made no secret of her disappointment, and then she turned her gaze to Budyonny: "What do you think, Your Excellency Marshal Budyonny? ”

"Whatever the German mechanized corps in the south intends to do, it must first take Lublin in order to secure its rear." "As for what they will do after taking Lublin, I have similar ideas to His Excellency Voroshilov, they will outflank the rear of our army around Warsaw, and together with the German troops in the center, complete the encirclement and annihilation of our army." Bialystok will be their second target. ”

Iron Ji pursed her lips and didn't say anything more, but turned her gaze directly to Timoshenko: "Then you, Marshal Timoshenko, you should know a lot about the German army that defeated you last winter." ”

Iron Ji said that the honorific title in the middle was gone, and it was replaced by "you", which she used to express her dissatisfaction with Timoxinge's cousin Xiàn last year.

"I think they're going to attack Lublin," Timoshenko paused, glancing at Budyonny out of the corner of his eye, "and then advanced toward Bialystok." ”

Iron Ji did not continue to ask the last marshal Shaposhnikov, but scanned the room, and finally returned his gaze to Voroshilov: "You said that the Germans are expected to invest thirty divisions?" Can only thirty divisions take Lublin and advance to Bialystok? ”

"This ...... In fact, our reconnaissance work was greatly hampered, many of the infiltration teams did not return, and the Polish spies who had been bribed did not bring back any useful information. Voroshilov's head was full of sweat, "Now we only get the approximate deployment of the German army in Poland from British spies, according to the intelligence of the British, there are about 2.5 million German troops in Poland, so it is reasonable for the Germans to attack with 30 divisions......"

"Well, the intelligence of the British." Iron Ji pursed her lips, not hiding her contempt at all, "The German army is only 2.5 million? Do you want to say that we had invested more than three million troops to concentrate on the onslaught, only to be stopped by the Germans, who were much smaller than us? Or do you want to say that despite the numerical superiority of our army, which has twice the numerical superiority of the German army, they still brutally defeated a front army of hundreds of thousands of people? Do you have in your mind that the Germans are all possessed by the Norse gods? ”

Iron Ji knocked the table, and then continued in a soothing tone: "However, it doesn't really matter how many troops Lin Youde will invest, because whether we invest thirty divisions or a hundred divisions, we will deploy troops far more than them in front of them. The problem is that these forces should be deployed in the right places. Since you all think that the Germans will take Lublin first, then we will gather troops here. ”

"Your Excellency," Timoshenko said, "I don't think we should deploy too many troops on the first line of Lublin, last year's experience showed that the German army was too strong at the beginning of the offensive, and if too many troops were deployed on the front line, it might fall into chaos because of the breakthrough and penetration of the German army, we should adopt the method of defense in depth and deploy troops in steps, so that the German army needs to constantly break through one defense line after another, and their combat power will be consumed in the process, When they are at the end of the crossbow, we will use superior forces to fight back. ”

"If you hadn't lost the lands of southern Poland last winter," Iron Ji said in a very polite tone, "then we do have plenty of room to do so." Now that the Germans have arrived in Lublin, where do we have room for such a step-like arrangement? We defended Lublin as the Germans defended Warsaw, deploying our troops on every street to fight the Germans to the end. Don't worry about the Germans' cloudburst shells, they have a limited number of cloudburst shells to attack Lublin, and there will be no more cloudbursts to help defend Warsaw. ”

Saying that, Iron Ji changed his words: "How is the battle situation on the Warsaw side?" ”

"After Christmas (Orthodox Christmas falls in January of the Gregorian calendar), we committed ten new infantry divisions, and now we have broken through to the east bank of the Vistula River, taking control of a 12-kilometer stretch of the riverbank, including a bridge across the river. We dismantled the explosive devices installed by the Germans, but because the Germans blocked the bridge deck with German fire, there is currently no way to send enough troops across the Vistula through the bridge. ”

"What about the river crossing outside the city?" Iron Ji continued to ask.

"In the face of German air superiority, it was too difficult to build pontoon bridges."

"Then use the battle queen to provide air defense!"

Iron Ji's words once again made the senior generals look embarrassed, at this time, the female general who was responsible for the dispatch and management of the battle Ji troops, the first-class imperial knight, and the war queen Natasha? Romanovna? Dashkova stood up and reported to Iron Ji: "The Germans use their assault guns to attack our troops who are concentrating on air defense at a long distance, these assault guns are very strong in frontal defense, and the 75 guns we are now using cannot penetrate their armor at long distances, and once we take the initiative to attack, the Germans will quickly retreat, their assault guns are very special, the artillery and shields are in the rear, so you can retreat immediately after the shelling, without turning the body." ”

"Then you will chase after them and destroy them." Iron Ji paused, "Or will the German Battle Queens cover these assault guns?" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency. As soon as we pursue, we will fall into the trap of the German battle queens, and we have already lost a detachment of battle queens in this way. ”

As soon as Natasha finished speaking, the Russian general, who had just reported to Iron Ji, continued: "Actually, the German shelling also caused a lot of trouble to the erection of the pontoon bridge, and their heavy reconnaissance planes have always been in the sky providing artillery calibration, which makes the shelling extremely accurate, and the engineering units that built the bridge have suffered great losses. ”

Iron Ji propped up the table with her hands, her expression was very ugly.

She suddenly gritted her teeth and asked, "How much poison gas do we have in reserve?" ”

"Your Excellency," Natalia, who had been silent, spoke at this time, "we can't use poison gas, that will make it difficult for the United States that supports us, and the American media and politicians sponsored by Lin Youde will definitely use our use of poison gas to attack Charlotte's government." ”

"I know, I just want to make sure." Iron Hime's expression was so hideous that it was hard to believe that she was just trying to make sure.

"Your Excellency, the limitations of poison gas are too great, and judging from the feedback from the front line now, the German army has been preparing for poison gas attacks, and gas masks and other materials are very sufficient, on the other hand, we basically do not have many gas masks in our own troops, and we have not made preparations for defending against chemical weapons." Natalia continued.

Iron Ji gritted her teeth, and finally changed her mind and stopped mentioning it.

"I'm going to put in new troops in February and continue the offensive against downtown Warsaw," she said, "and we're going to take at least the city of Warsaw on the east bank of the Vistula River by March." At the same time, we will continue to strengthen the defense of Lublin. ”

"Actually, we have been strengthening the defenses of Lublin since November last year, but the effect is ...... Limited. Timoshenko still spoke in the same cautious tone, "The Poles are unwilling to help us build fortifications, and are always grinding foreign work." There are many panhumanists hidden among them......"

"Then whip them with an iron whip! Teach them a hard lesson! Until they are willing to do their job! As for the pan-humanists, kill them mercilessly! I'd rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one! Iron Ji ordered through gritted teeth.

As soon as she finished speaking, Natalia added, "Be careful not to kill without any workers." ”

Iron Ji just glanced at Natalia and didn't say anything more.

However, Timoshenko continued: "Cement and other building materials are needed to build strong fortifications, and now there is a shortage of such materials at the front line, and our transportation capacity is barely enough to ensure the supply of the troops......

Natalia preemptively preempted the Iron Queen's attack and said, "I'll find a way to secure the supplies, Marshal." ”

"Thank you."

Then Natalia glanced at Iron Ji and shook her head slightly.

Iron Ji was silent for a few seconds, and finally gave up continuing to go crazy, and said in a relatively calm voice: "So, is there any other problem? ”

No response.

"Then dismiss the meeting, do your job, and be confident that we will win the war, understand, guys."