"General, you're back!"
On the Eastern Front, in the command post of the 11th German Army.
Manstein brought a group of staff officers and arrived at the command center in the forest by the lake.
"Hmm, how's the situation?"
After running for an entire day, he felt that his throat was about to smoke.
Manstein poured himself a cup of tea. While drinking tea, he stared at the battle map of the command center.
"Our army has made a major breakthrough in the southern front. We have already taken down six positions of the Soviets in the Sruzko region. The enemy's 55th Army has been surrounded by our army in a small area northwest of Sruzko.”
According to the staff officer, Manstein's eyes indeed found this position on the map. The blue arrow marked on it indicated that the two German armies had already pincered the Soviets and formed a siege on the Soviets.
"The south is doing well. This way, the Soviets in the Lelingrador region will definitely not be able to sit still!”
Rui Hammond, the advisor of the army, said excitedly.
"General, the time is ripe. Should we launch a general attack on the enemy now?”
The German troops on the eastern front were not a distraction or a feint, but the main force.
The purpose of their appearance here was to block the exit of the Furious Bears from the east and attack the west to tear open the Furious Bears 'defense line. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the main forces of the Soviets were distracted by the battle on the southern front, they would attack the city of Lelingrador in one go!
In terms of importance, the 11th group army, which had fewer troops, was even more important than the two groups in the south!
Because they were playing the role of the Terminator!
Therefore, the burden on Manstein's shoulders was very heavy!
Under such circumstances, he had to be extremely careful with every decision he made. Any wrong step could cause this operation to fail.
"No rush, let's first figure out the situation of the 23rd Army!”
Manstein turned his gaze to the north. The 23rd Army of the Soviets was one of the main armies of the Soviets. This army was very powerful. If the German army wanted to attack Lelingrador in one go, they must not get too entangled with this army in the east!
Once the German army was exposed, they had to defeat the Soviets on the battlefield as quickly as possible, break through the Soviets 'defense line, kill their way to the back, and take Lelingrador!
Otherwise, they would miss this opportunity!
In order to complete this mission, one had to have an extremely keen perception of the battlefield and be able to capture the fleeting opportunity.
Precisely because of the great difficulty of this task, Marshal Leeb assigned Manstein to the east line instead of transferring his 11th group army to the south to participate in the battle on the south line.
Because Marshal Leeb believed that Mansteinn was the only one who was suitable and capable to complete this task!
After Manstein arrived at the eastern front, he seized the time to survey the terrain and had determined the situation of the Soviets 'garrison and planned the attack route.
Now, he only needed to patiently wait for the right time. He had to seize the best opportunity to attack himself. As long as he could seize this opportunity, the German army, which had been dormant for a long time, would immediately launch a full-scale attack and launch a general attack on Leningrador!
"Now, it's up to you. I hope you don't disappoint me, Mannerheim!”
……
On the northern front, on the snowy plains of Karelia.
An army wearing white snow camouflage clothes was advancing with difficulty in the heavy snow.
The climate in Karelia was quite harsh. In mid-November, it was already covered with heavy snow. The ground was already covered in snow, and the temperature had dropped below zero degrees Celsius.
This temperature was a nightmare for the German army, who were not used to the cold climate. However, for the Finlan people who lived near the Arctic Circle all year round, it was just a common occurrence. They had long been used to it.
However, the heavy snow still slowed down the marching speed of the Finlan army. Although they had prepared a large number of sleds, skis, and other props in advance, the baggage and equipment carried by the army, such as artillery, were still greatly affected.
"General, we are two hours late!”
General Colt reported to Marshal Mannerheim anxiously.
The snow was much heavier than they had expected, causing their movements to be delayed by two hours.
At this time, the German army on the southern front had already started fighting five hours ago. If they could not get into position in time and launch an attack on the Soviets according to the predetermined plan, Manstein and his 11th Army on the eastern front would be in a very awkward situation!
If the main force of the enemy's 23rd Army was not transferred away, it would be difficult for the German troops on the Eastern Front to quickly break through their defense line and directly attack Lelingrador!
"Where are we now?”
Mannerheim knew the seriousness of the matter, but his usual calmness prevented him from panicking like the other generals under him.
At this time, the commander had to maintain his composure. Otherwise, their mentality would affect their own troops!
"We are now here, Akkaratovo, six kilometers away from the northern defense line of the Soviets!”
Six kilometers. According to the speed of the army of Finlan, it would take them at least an hour.
If that was the case, they would be at least three hours behind schedule!
Three hours was not a long time, but on the battlefield, a few hours was enough to rewrite a war!
" Pass on my order. Transfer a portion of the snow troops from each army to form a single snow assault division. Gather anti-tank guns, light mortars, and light machine guns and equip them with this division. I will personally lead this division to attack first!”
"The follow-up troops will continue to advance, but they have to change their direction. Don't advance in the direction of Rochemar. You will go straight south and attack Udina in the south. Create the illusion that we are preparing to attack Lelingrador from behind, so as to attract the reinforcements of the Soviets!”
Mannerheim was very clear about his position. They were not the main force in this battle.
They only needed to be responsible for acting as a decoy, mobilizing the main forces of the Soviets and giving the German troops in other directions an opportunity to take advantage of!
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