The Second Panzer Army was a famous army in the history of the German army.
She was trained by the father of armor, the founder of Blitzkrieg, Guderian.
This army had performed extremely well in both the Eastern and Western battlefields, especially in the Eastern battlefields. The early victories of the German army were based on the close cooperation and rapid surprise attacks of the two armored army groups of the German army, the Second Armored Army and the Third Armored Army.
However, the Battle of Mosco a year ago had greatly damaged the Second Armored Army. Under Mao Xiong's bad weather and crazy counterattacks, they had lost a large number of tanks and armored vehicles and excellent soldiers.
What was worse was that after the defeat of Mosco, the commander of the second army, Guderian, was dismissed by the head of state and was idle at home.
The Second Armored Army, which had lost its commander, lost its former glory and began to decline.
However, this army, which had a glorious history and illustrious military achievements, was obviously not willing to sink like this!
They had been looking for an opportunity to wash away their previous humiliation and regain their dignity!
However, after the Battle of Moxico, the Central Army Group had suffered heavy losses. They had been resting for more than a year, and there were almost no large-scale military operations.
Furthermore, in order to strengthen the attack power of the Southern Army Group and coordinate with the Southern Army Group's actions, many troops from the Central Army Group were transferred to the south to support the battle in the south!
This made the Second Armored Army even less of a chance to fight!
Under such circumstances, when they heard that the Northern Army Group was preparing for a large-scale military operation but lacked manpower, the Second Army Group had already started to think about it.
At present, the Central Front Army of the Soviets did not have any major movements for the time being, so the military pressure on the German central front was not great. As long as the Second Armored Army was not completely transferred to the Northern Army Group, it was not a big problem to temporarily transfer it out.
Therefore, after Marshal Leeb made an application to the head of state, the head of state approved the request.
Manstein also relied on his relationship with Guderian to convince his old subordinates. The Second Armored Army finally agreed to join the battle in the northern battlefield and participate in the Battle of Lelingrador!
Although the Second Armored Army was not as strong as it was at the start of the war, they still had three armored corps and 10 divisions!
The moment they stepped into the battlefield, they saw their allies fighting in front of them and conquering the enemy's strongholds one after another. The soldiers of the Second Armored Army immediately woke up and their fighting spirit began to rise!
And now, it was finally their turn to step onto the battlefield. This group of armored soldiers, who were already thirsty, immediately attacked with their iron torrents, violently sweeping through the Soviet positions, tearing the gap in the flank of the Soviet army even wider.
Lazarev was in complete despair!
He thought that the enemy he had to face was only the 18th German Army. If there was only one army, then the strength of the two sides should be close. In that case, they would still have the strength to fight.
But now, when the German Second Armored Army appeared in front of him, he realized that he had been fooled!
There was not just one German army on the other side, but two, and one of them was an armored army!
There was no way to fight this battle!
Defending was definitely impossible. The enemy had twice the number of soldiers, and they also had heavy artillery and air support. Their line of defense had already been broken through by the enemy on one side and was about to be broken through on the entire line.
Retreat?
It seemed unlikely. In the face of the speed and firepower advantage of the enemy armored army, retreating rashly was simply courting death.
The enemy's armored army would easily catch up with them and crush them, eventually surrounding them and annihilating them!
Lazarev was burning with anxiety. He could not think of a good solution even if he scratched his head. Now, he could neither defend nor retreat.
Could it be that he could only sit here and wait for death?
Lazarev quickly realized that their only hope was the reinforcements outside. As long as the friendly forces could come in time and force the German army to retreat, then they would have hope of survival!
Lazarev personally drafted a telegram and sent it to Leningrador.
However, because the previous telegrams had been like stones sinking into the sea, Lazarev did not put all his hopes on the Leningrador army!
After he sent the telegram to Leningrador, he bypassed the Military Committee of Leningrador and directly sent a distress telegram to Starling of Mosco and other military and political forces!
If the people of Roelinglei did not help him, this telegram might be able to save him and his 55th Army!
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In the command center of the Soviets in Leningradsky.
After the German attack, the command center of the Soviets immediately became busy.
A large amount of information was gathered from all over the world like snowflakes and marked on the latest map by the staff officers.
As the intelligence from all over the world was summarized, the Soviets finally woke up from their confusion at the beginning of the war.
"General, according to the latest intelligence, our southern front is the main force of the German army. There are heavy artillery groups and the 18th Army here. They are attacking Sruzko.
To our east is the 11th German Army. The German Army is attacking Pavurovo, but their attack is not strong, and there is no trace of Manstein, so we can't be sure if the main force of the 11th Army is here!”
According to the current intelligence, the Soviets could figure out the intention of the German army to attack them from the southeast, but it was difficult to determine which direction the German army was attacking from.
According to the information from the front line, the battle on the southern front was unusually intense. The German army had not only gathered an entire army here, but also equipped with a large number of artillery and air forces. Therefore, according to common sense, the south should be the main direction of the German army.
However, considering Manstein's unpredictable military habits, no one could figure out his routine. Therefore, even if the battle in the east was not intense, the Soviets still did not dare to be careless.
They could not be sure if the eastern side was a feint by the German army, or if they were deliberately trying to numb themselves by showing weakness to the enemy so that they would let their guard down and then launch a fatal blow!
If the commander in the east was not Manstein, but some other general of the German army, the Soviets might not be so afraid.
However, they had suffered too many losses at the hands of Manstein, causing them to have the mentality of being bitten by a snake for ten years. As soon as they saw Manstein's troops appear in the east, they immediately became nervous and did not dare to relax their vigilance in the east.
Perhaps only Manstan was capable of restraining hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers by himself!
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