Manstein, who was on the northern battlefield, did not know that the head of state of Bolin had personally called several important generals of the Central Army Group to ensure his safety.
Yuan first convinced Model himself to end his rest and immediately lead his troops north to stop the Soviets from rushing to Lelingrador.
On the other hand, in order to make up for the possible negative impact of the 9th Army Group's transfer on the Central Army Group, Princeps specially called Krug and informed him to be on high alert to prevent the Soviets from taking the opportunity to launch an attack.
The news of Model's troops being transferred away could not be hidden from the Furybears. As long as their troops moving west clashed with Model's Ninth Army, they would immediately know that the German army was transferring troops from the Central Army Group.
At that time, Mao Xiong might also launch a certain degree of attack on the central battlefield to test the strength of the German army.
If the German army did not prepare in advance, they might be detected by the Soviets. In that case, the Soviets might increase their efforts and use the central battlefield as another breakthrough point.
At this time, the advantage of the Soviets in numbers began to show.
They could plan a large-scale counterattack on the northern front, and at the same time, they could mobilize more than two million troops in the central battlefield to continuously attack the German garrison in the Lezhev area.
And in the south, they could gather more than three million troops to fight the German army in the Battle of Stalingrade!
This huge advantage in military strength made the German army almost die of envy!
In 1942, the two armies of Paulus and Hort fought all the way from the central battlefield to the southern battlefield, defeating 60 to 70 divisions. As a result, the Soviets on the other side fought more and more, and the German army became more and more desperate!
The speed at which they destroyed the enemy was already terrifying, but the enemy's replenishment ability was far greater than their consumption ability.
As a result, no matter how capable the German army was, they could not defeat the Soviets. After defeating one Soviets, another Soviets rushed forward, waiting to defeat the second, third, fourth... more Soviets rushed forward!
It was not that Paulus 'Sixth Army could not fight. In fact, they were very good at fighting!
But so what if he could fight?
In the end, wouldn't they still be drowned by the huge number of enemies?
If the German army had so many troops, they would not be in such a situation in the southern battlefield!
Even with the combat strength of the German army, they had already killed Mao Xiong!
Faced with such a terrifying mobilization ability of Mao Xiong, without knowing the limits of Mao Xiong's mobilization ability, every time the head of state mobilized his troops, it was terrifying.
If this kind of behavior of robbing Peter to pay Paul was not handled well, it might cause an avalanche and cause the entire game to be lost!
Therefore, he couldn't just transfer Model's troops away. He had to ask the people of the Central Army Group to find a way to fill the vacancy left by the 9th Army Group. At least, they couldn't give the Soviets an opportunity!
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In fact, it was not only the head of state who was worried about Mao Xiong's huge military strength. Manstein on the northern battlefield was also worried about this matter.
"The number of defenders in the city is much more than we expected. They seem to have mobilized a large number of militia to participate in the battle. These militia may not be able to fight outside, but if they hide in the city and fight in the streets, it will greatly make up for their shortcomings!”
The street battle had greatly narrowed the gap between the two armies. For the weaker side with fewer troops, it was actually possible to turn the tables by fighting in the streets of the city.
In such a chaotic battlefield, even ordinary people who had not received military training could lose an elite regular army.
Therefore, the participation of these militia was indeed a big problem for the German army!
The Soviets had been operating in Leningrador for many years, and the Urban area had long been densely packed with barbed wire and anti-tank cones. These things not only blocked the advancement of ordinary infantry, but also blocked the advancement of armored vehicles and tanks. It was very annoying!
" It's a pity that we don't have enough explosives. Otherwise, we could have blown up the wall on the side, passed through the houses, bypassed the enemy's machine guns and firing points on the streets, and attacked them from the flank, catching them off guard!”
Against the Soviets 'defensive method, the German army was not completely helpless.
After dozens of street battles, they had come up with a way to deal with the Soviets.
The main firing points of the Soviets were set up on the streets, and a few machine guns and snipers were placed on the houses.
Against such a defensive line, if they attacked along the streets, they would easily be suppressed by the enemy's firepower. Moreover, they would also be sniped by the enemy snipers from high above.
Under such circumstances, not only would it be difficult for the German army to break through the enemy's defense line, but snipers and machine guns would also cause a large number of casualties.
To resolve this situation, the best way was to not take the usual route and directly pass through the houses. Then, they would find another path and bypass the enemy's defense line, catching the enemy off guard!
However, to blast through the wall, it required a special explosive tube.
The different grenades were not powerful enough, and the cannons were inconvenient to use on the streets because of their long barrels.
Therefore, although the German army had found a solution to the problem, they could not do anything to the defenders in the city for a while.
"If it really doesn't work, I'll lead the team and charge in. I don't believe that the bearman's defense line is impenetrable.”
A young division commander said indignantly when he saw that no one in the General Staff could come up with a solution.
Manstein glanced at him and vaguely remembered that he was the commander of the 239th Division, Holman Wolfgang.
The 239th Division was a newly formed unit. They were not considered old and had more recruits. To be honest, Manstein did not agree to send this unit to lead the battle.
However, Commander Wolfgang insisted on fighting because most of the other troops were veterans, and every veteran was a valuable asset. Since the start of the war, there were not many veterans left in the empire. Street fighting was a battle with high casualty rates and low technical requirements. It was fine to let them fight. There was no need to waste the precious veterans of the empire.
To be honest, Manstein had the same idea, but he was not going to sacrifice the 239th Division as cannon fodder.
However, since Wolfgang insisted on this request, Manstein had no choice but to agree.
However, no matter if they were new recruits or veterans, Manstein couldn't just watch them become cannon fodder!
Therefore, he immediately chose to enter the system, ready to try his luck!
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