As time went by, in the second half of 1942, the problem of the German army's lack of troops in the frontal battlefield became more and more obvious.
At this time, the battles on all the German battlefronts had entered their most intense moments. Each battlefront needed to replenish a large number of soldiers, but the Empire's human resources were almost exhausted, and the production of weapons and equipment had reached its limit. Some could not keep up with the rate of consumption.
This situation caused the German army to be short of soldiers almost everywhere. After the initial heavy losses, Mao Xiong had gradually recovered over the past year. The number of troops they mobilized increased.
Lin Yu knew very well that at the beginning of 1943, the German army not only suffered a crushing defeat on the battlefield of Stalingrade in the south, but also suffered a defeat on the battlefield of Lelingrade in the north!
In January of 1943, through Operation Sparkle, the Soviets had completely opened up the road to Lelingrador. A large number of supplies and troops entered the isolated city of Lelingrador. The German siege plan had completely failed, and the Empire's failure on the northern battlefield was a foregone conclusion.
Therefore, if the Empire wanted to win this battle, the first thing they had to do was to use the last two months to completely cut off the road connecting the city and the outside world before the Soviets launched a large-scale counterattack. They had to completely cut off the supply channels of the defenders in the city!
Only by completely cutting off the supply channels of the defenders in the city could they quickly weaken their combat effectiveness and create an opportunity for the German army to capture the city.
Moreover, he didn't have much time left. On the southern front, the battle of Starlinglass was getting more and more intense. The Soviets had already gathered a large number of troops on the flank of the German army and were ready to launch a counterattack. Once they were ready, the million German troops on the southern front would be in danger.
In history, including Paulus 'Sixth Army, a large number of German troops had been lost in this battle!
The loss of these elite troops was even worse for the Empire, which was already severely lacking in military strength!
Therefore, Manstein not only had to win in the north, but also quickly. Only then would he be free to rescue his allies in the south.
Lin Yu's expression was still very serious as he looked at the bear-like soldiers struggling to escape under the artillery fire. He did not seem to be excited or excited about the huge battle results that his side had achieved.
After inheriting Manstein's ability, even his own personality was affected. Lin Yu clearly felt that he had become much calmer and steadier.
Man Shuai was indeed a top-notch general who had planned and commanded an army of a million people. Facing such a scene, others might have been shocked, but he was calm and composed.
Moreover, it was not the time to celebrate yet. They had not obtained an absolute victory.
"The transport troops have been attacked. The Soviets of Schrüsereburg and Sinagavino can't sit still, right?”
Manstein stood on a small hill with binoculars and looked at Lake Ladoja in the distance.
It should be about time.
So he said to the guard beside him, Harta,"Send a message to the commander of the 30th army on the left flank, Zalmut. Tell his troops not to act on their own and wait for my further orders!”
"Yes, General!"
The young guard saluted and immediately jogged away.
Manstein's goal was not just to destroy this convoy of Soviets. Although the size of this convoy was not small, there were nearly 600 trucks carrying more than 8,000 tons of supplies, enough for the bear-men in the city to use for a week.
Destroying them would indeed cause a lot of trouble for the bearmen in the city.
However, it wasn't enough to just take out one of the enemy's carriages, because the bearman would soon send out a second, a third... carriage.
They would do everything they could to fill the gap created by the attack on the convoy. Moreover, next time, the convoy might not only be escorted by a division, but the Soviets might also send an army, or even a group army!
Moreover, they would even take the initiative to attack and further expand the safety line to the south to ensure that their transportation line would not be attacked!
Therefore, it was not enough to just kill one convoy. In order to completely cut off this passage, they had to occupy the important strongholds on both sides of the passage and let this road be under the control of the German army!
One of the two strongholds was located in the north and was called Schrueserburg. The other was located in the south and was called Sinagavino.
Around these two strongholds, an unusually fierce and bloody battle had broken out between the two sides. Both sides had paid a painful price here.
In the end, the Soviets took over the place two months ago after a fierce assault by the Soviets. However, the German army had been fighting back, and the Soviets did not have a firm control over the place. Furthermore, Sinagarveno in the south was still in the hands of the German army. The German artillery could directly threaten the vehicles on the road, which was why the road was so dangerous for the Soviets!
Once the German army took down the two strongholds in the north and south, this road would be completely cut off!
This way, before taking down these two strongholds, it was impossible for the hairy bear to use this road again.
If the convoy could not pass through this road, the impact would be that the defenders in the city would not have any supplies from the outside world for a long time.
As a result, the morale of the defending troops would be affected. If they could not replenish their supplies, the food, fuel, and even weapons and ammunition of the defending troops would not last long.
Therefore, for the German army, when the Soviets attacked these two strongholds, it was the best time for them to launch a general attack on Lelinggrade, which had already been cut off from supplies!
And this was Manstein's real plan!
His goal had always been to take down the city of Xialingle!
From the looks of it, the first phase of the plan had been successful. Now, it was up to the Soviets to send out all their troops to rescue the convoy!。
"General, there are reinforcements from the Soviets on our left flank. There are more than 50,000 of them.”
Finally!
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