Mannerheim was a man of his word!
Even though he only brought a snow division, the Soviets stationed south of Rochemar had a corps of soldiers. The ratio of strength between the two sides was close to 1:3!
Under normal circumstances, no one would think of taking the initiative to attack when there was such a huge disparity in strength.
However, Mannerheim had long been used to fighting against an enemy with a superior force.
As early as 1939, they had already experienced such a battle, so now they were just going back to their old jobs.
Moreover, he had two war experiences and was once a member of Mao Xiong's army, which made Mannerheim very familiar with the Soviets.
Besides, what he needed to do wasn't to defeat the Soviets, but to launch an attack and tell the Bearmen that Fen Lan had joined the battle.
"Finish the battle quickly. Don't linger in the battle. Retreat immediately after the battle!”
Mannerheim's snow division lacked heavy weapons. Their only heavy weapons were some portable light mortars.
It was obviously a dream to expect these mortars to destroy the enemy's defense line.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With the cover of the snow camouflage clothes, the Finnish army quietly moved to the front of the Soviets 'position, and then bombarded the Soviets' outposts and strongholds.
Several soldiers were blasted into the sky, and the army camp immediately sounded ear-piercing whistles and sirens.
"Da da!"
Machine gunners who were unwilling to be left out also joined the battle. From a distance of about 1000 meters, the Finns 'machine gunners fired a series of bullets into the Soviets' position. When the Soviets heard the alarm, they knocked down the Soviets who had just rushed out of the camp.
For a moment, the Soviets were in a state of chaos.
The sound of mortar shells exploding, the sound of machine gun bullets hitting the ground, the screams of soldiers being shot, the shouts of officers shouting at soldiers…
All kinds of voices mixed together, making the entire battlefield as lively as a busy market.
While the Soviets were in a panic, the Finns immediately fled after the attack, looking for their next target to attack.
Relying on their familiarity with the snowy terrain of Karelia and their adaptability to the snowy weather, the Finlan army launched high-frequency attacks on the Soviets on the long front line.
A large number of attack reports were like snowflakes, entering the command center of the 23rd Army.
After receiving this information, the commander of the 23rd Army was very conflicted.
On the one hand, traces of the 11th German Army appeared on the east side of his defense zone.
On the other hand, the northern front was facing attacks from the Finlan army.
This gave him a headache and he did not know where to focus!
Originally, the 23rd Army's defense line should be near the north, which meant that it was near Fen Lan.
However, due to the annihilation of the 67th Army, a huge gap appeared in the eastern defense line.
Considering that the German offensive on the southern front was very fierce, and the commander of the Soviets did not dare to weaken the defenders of Leningrador, they had to move the 23rd Army, which seemed very calm and did not seem to have any combat pressure, to the east to take care of the defense in the east.
There was a problem with this mobilization from the very beginning. The main problem was that the 23rd Army's defensive area was too large, and the battle line was too long, causing their forces to be greatly scattered.
Under such circumstances, they could only focus on one direction, while the other direction had to be reduced.
Between the Finnish army and the German army, the Soviets naturally chose the more threatening German army.
After all, the German army was more threatening in terms of size and combat effectiveness.
However, although Finlan's army was small, they were also very powerful, especially in the snow. Even the Soviets couldn't defeat them.
The 23rd Army had experienced this. When they were guarding the northern defense line, they had suffered many losses at the hands of the Finlan people.
Therefore, while guarding against the German army, the 23rd Army did not completely abandon the northern defense line. They left some troops in the north to prevent the Finlan people from taking advantage of the situation.
At this moment, the German army in the east did not make a move. Although the attacking German army had been attacking, their strength was still small, and there were no signs of an increase.
On the other hand, as more and more reports were gathered on the northern front, more and more soldiers of Finlan appeared on the battlefield.
More and more evidence showed that the Finlan people had come out in full force this time. They looked serious.
On one side were the German troops, who had not attacked the main force yet, and on the other side were the troops of Finlan, who had quietly brought the main force here and suddenly launched a fierce attack.
The commanders of the Soviets immediately thought," Could it be that the German army deliberately arranged this?
Using the great deterrent power of the German army, they had used the name of Mansteinen and only sent out a small troop as a decoy to draw his attention and main force to the eastern front. Then, they colluded with the Finlan people in the north and took advantage of the great opportunity when his main force was absent to suddenly attack and catch him off guard?
The more the commanders of the Soviets thought about it, the more determined they were in this judgment!
It must be like this!
The German army in the east was just a cover. Manstein's main force was definitely not here.
On the contrary, the threat from the north was real. If they didn't go to support them, the Finlan army might arrive at the city of Leningrador!
Therefore, almost without hesitation, the Soviets immediately turned north, leaving only one division in the east to contain the German army. Then, they rushed to the north at full speed to fill the gap in the northern front!
"Phew, the Soviets are finally moving!"
Every move of the Soviets was monitored by hundreds of thousands of eyes of the German army.
Seeing that the Soviets had not made any moves, the German army had already begun to panic. Even Manstein began to worry.
At this moment, when the Soviets finally mobilized according to the plan, the German army immediately became excited!
They realized that it was time for them to perform!
"They've been tricked. This is our best chance!”
Manstein no longer hid his strength. Since the main forces of the Soviets had left, now was the best time to attack!
"Pass on my order. All troops, attack. Target: Leningrador!”
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