Under everyone's gaze, Starlyn quickly opened the document in her hand and took a quick glance. With just one glance, everyone noticed that her expression immediately changed.
Oh no, something must have happened!
All the bear-like generals in the conference room, including Zhukov, had the same thought at the same time.
The document in Starlyn's hands was indeed from the Northern battlefield, and it was divided into two parts.
One was a distress telegram from the 55th Army that had crossed the front line of Lelingrador.
The other was the latest intelligence from the commander of the Soviets stationed in Lelingrador!
"Comrade Starlyn, is something wrong?”
A senior military committee member couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Something happened in the north!"
Starlyn sighed. This news would be announced sooner or later, so he didn't hide it.
"The German army has launched a large-scale attack in the north. The 55th army was besieged by two German armies. The defenders of Lelinglass did not provide timely support, causing them to be surrounded.”
After hearing that there was a problem in Leningrador, all the former generals in Leningrador, including Zhukov and Voroshilov, became nervous.
Both of them had presided over the overall situation in the north in Lelingrador, so they knew better than anyone else the military significance of Lelingrador to Mao Xiong.
Lelingara was not only the largest city in Furious Bear Country, but also one of the few coastal cities in Furious Bear Country.
From an economic point of view, a city that could lead directly to the Atlantic Ocean was an important window for hairy bears to connect to the outside world.
From a military point of view, Lelinglass was their support point in the northwest region and one of the few big cities in the northwest region. If they lost this place, the entire northwest region would collapse. As long as the German army took this city, they could push at least 300 to 500 kilometers to Dongping. The Soviets would be forced to give up a large area that could not be defended.
It wasn't that the Soviets didn't want to defend it, but without a big city to serve as a pivot, other regions simply couldn't support a large-scale army. Whether it was the size of the city, material reserves, or the logistics support of the transportation hub, Lelinglei was irreplaceable!
The reason why Starlyn had sent Zhukov to land in Leringlass when the city was in danger was to ensure that the city would not be conquered by the German army.
As long as the city was held, the Soviets 'line of defense in the northwest region would be able to hold on. As long as the line of defense in the northwest region was held on, the flanks of the Soviets in the central battlefield would not be threatened by the German army.
On the other hand, if this city was lost, the Soviets on the other battlefields would have a hard time too. At that time, the overall situation would be affected.
"Leader, how is the situation at the front line?”
Zhukov asked with concern. He was starting to worry.
Ever since the 67th Army was eaten by the German army, he had a vague premonition that Mao Xiong's defense line in the north seemed to be unable to hold on.
Now, with the German army's large-scale attack, this sense of danger became more and more obvious. Zhukov's heart became more and more anxious and worried!
And out of the intuition of a famous general, Zhukov always felt that the Soviets in the north underestimated Manstein and his 11th Army.
Although he did not see Manstein's actions in the battle report, it made him feel even more uneasy and even afraid!
What was Manstein doing?
"The situation is not good. You guys can take a look for yourselves.”
Starlyn rubbed her forehead tiredly and passed the document down.
Everyone immediately gathered around to watch. After watching, everyone had different expressions on their faces.
Some people were shocked, some were indignant, some were deep in thought, and some were enlightened!
"The German army borrowed the Second Armored Army from the Central Army Group. Our army did not discover this in time. Govorov in Lelingrador thought that only the 18th Army of the German army attacked the 55th Army, so he did not send troops out of caution.”
After General Popov, who had a good relationship with Govorov, finished reading it, he distributed it to the others to sort out the situation and helped Govorov get away with it, so that Starlyn would not pursue Govorov's responsibility in the future!
"You can't completely blame him? The 55th Army sent three distress telegrams, but they were all ignored. What was Govorov doing?”
"Also, when the 67th Army was surrounded, why didn't Govorov send troops to rescue them? Could it be that he was so scared that he did not dare to move just because the German army had pulled some servants to the south?”
Everyone was not particularly convinced by this explanation.
Even if they didn't know the arrival of the German Second Armored Army and were caught off guard, when the 55th Army sent a distress telegram, they had to respond, not just stand by and watch!
The 55th Army was guarding the southern gate of Leringlass. Once this army was surrounded, Leringlass would face the German army. At that time, the German army could directly attack the city.
Once the siege entered the street battle stage, no one was confident that they could hold on.
Back then, the Soviets had invested so many troops on the battlefield of Staringlass, but weren't they still defeated by the German army in the street battles?
Although the Soviets managed to defend 20% of the Urban area with the artillery and support on the right bank of the Volga River, they had lost at least 80% of the city.
At this time, Leningrador was already an isolated city. The German army had cut off contact with Leningrador after destroying the 67th Army. Therefore, once the German army launched an attack on Leningrador, it would be like closing the door and hitting the dog. The Soviets outside could only watch and could not help at all!
Under such circumstances, no one could say for sure if the Soviets in Leningrador could defend the city!
Even if they could hold on for a while, they would not be able to hold on forever. Without external reinforcements and lacking all kinds of supplies, the Soviets would only get weaker and weaker. Sooner or later, this city would be occupied by the German army!
From this point alone, Govorov's inaction on the 55th Army and his previous unfavorable actions to support the 67th Army were enough to send him to the military court!
"Everyone, now is not the time to blame anyone. We must think of a way to help Lelingrador solve the problem as soon as possible!”
Zhukov saw that the focus of the discussion had gone astray, so he knocked on the table and pulled the topic back.
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Starlyn looked up at Zhukov. Since the second half of the year 1941, Zhukov had gradually made a name for himself in the army.
His strength, at least for now, had already been recognized by many military bigwigs.
Therefore, she still had a sliver of hope for him!
"I propose that we immediately start the winter offensive in advance and launch a large-scale counterattack against the German army!”
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