The Soviets moved very quickly. On the same day as Starling's order, General Zhukov flew to the front line in person and commanded the millions of Soviets to launch a new round of attack on the Lezhev area.
Although the German side had been on guard against the Soviets 'attack for a long time, when the Soviets launched their attack, the German side was still caught off guard.
Zhukov's tactics were very clever!
He did not pile up too many troops on the battlefield like before, choosing a main direction to attack.
Instead, he made full use of the advantage of a wider battle line and the disadvantage of being attacked from three sides. He sent troops from three directions at the same time, and did not differentiate between the main attack and feint attack. All the troops were responsible for the offensive mission. Whichever troop could successfully open the situation, he would immediately choose that direction as a breakthrough point and launch a further attack from there!
The advantage of this was that it made full use of the advantage of the Soviets in terms of military strength and expanded the width of the battlefield as much as possible, forcing the German army to divide its forces to defend against the Soviets who were attacking everywhere.
The German army was already lacking in strength. Now that Model's 9th Army had been transferred away, the problem of their lack of strength was further exposed!
In this case, after the German troops split up, it was very likely that they would not be able to stop the Soviets 'attack.
If they couldn't resist, Zhukov, who had a large number of reserves and endless reinforcements, would immediately increase his troops, causing the gap in the German defense line to become even bigger!
Once a gap appeared in the German line of defense, the Soviets would continue to attack the German army along the gap, further tearing open the gap and causing the entire German line of defense to completely collapse!
Even if the German army used their precious reserves to block the assault of the Soviets, the Soviets could completely accept this outcome because they had more troops and their offensive was extremely scattered.
Therefore, while the German army was holding back a Soviet army, they were also being held back by the Soviets. Such an exchange was completely acceptable to the Soviets!
For this attack, Zhukov had prepared more than 100 divisions of troops. These troops attacked everywhere without a well-planned route, but the German army could not do anything to them!
Even if they had the advantage in numbers in some areas, it was impossible for them to eat up the scattered Soviets. There were too many Soviets and their troops were everywhere. The German army could not even fill the front line, let alone spare some people to fight a siege!
By the time they surrounded and annihilated a group of Soviets, their own defense line would have been turned into a sieve by the Soviets!
Moreover, even if they managed to take down one or two of the enemy's divisions, it would not be of much use, because the enemy's numbers were simply too many!
Losing one or two divisions would not affect their operations at all.
Faced with such an attack, the Central Army Group complained incessantly!
They did not expect the enemy to use such a tactic. This tactic was not brilliant at all, and it even gave the impression that it was commanded by an outsider.
There was no way to guess the Soviets 'intentions from their actions, no way to determine their main direction of attack, and no way to take targeted measures. The result of splitting up was that the entire defense line was in danger, and a large number of positions were infiltrated by the Soviets.
The entire battlefield was filled with fighting. The armies of both sides fought from the front line to the rear. There were battlefields everywhere and chaotic battles everywhere!
This feeling could only be described in one word-chaos!
It was so chaotic that Marshal Krug was dumbfounded!
In history, the Soviets under Zhukov's command used this tactic. They attacked everywhere, causing the German defense line to be in a state of emergency. They did not know where to defend.
In the end, due to the huge negligence in the panic, some of the infantry divisions of the Soviets successfully went around the back of the German army, bypassed the German army on foot, and surrounded the German army, forcing the German army to finally give up the Lezhev area and swallow the bitter fruit of failure.
At this time, Zhukov had only brought forward his plan by a few months. He was already prepared to use these tactics in the Mars operation next year!
"Hmph, Krug, I want to see how you can break my tactic!”
Zhukov arrived at the battlefield with anger. His carefully planned counterattack strategy on the northern front was ruined by Manstein!
What made him even more upset was that almost everyone in the military did not agree with his proposal to launch an attack in advance when Lelingrador was attacked, which led to the complete failure of the northern front!
Offense was the best defense. In the face of a strong enemy like the German army, the Soviets could not rely on defense to win. They had to learn to attack and use offensive means to defeat the German army!
In a defensive battle, they would always suffer the greatest losses. Even if the German troops were crippled, they could calmly retreat to the rear to rest. As long as the enemy's organization was preserved well, the troops would be revived in a few months at most.
On the other hand, the huge number of casualties on the Soviets 'side had left them incomplete. The loss of a large number of veterans and the replenishment of new recruits had delayed their combat effectiveness.
The Soviets were brave and determined. In fact, they were brave warriors who sacrificed their lives to protect their country. Such an army should not be overwhelmed by the ruthless war machines of the German army.
They should have stronger combat strength!
In Zhukov's opinion, only by using offensive means to destroy the enemy in an organized manner could the combat effectiveness of the enemy be greatly weakened.
At the same time, it was very difficult for their own troops to be completely wiped out during the attack. Therefore, even if they were crippled, they could be replenished when they withdrew. The soldiers with combat experience would perform better on the battlefield the next time. The combat effectiveness of the Soviet soldiers would also increase, and the gap between them and the German army would rapidly shrink!
However, such a radical strategy did not get the approval of the officers who were afraid of the German army.
They had an almost instinctive fear of the powerful combat power of the German army and did not dare to go all out!
Therefore, Zhukov, who got this great opportunity, planned to teach these people a good lesson and let them know that the German army was not invincible!
Moreover, he wanted to tell them how to fight a real war!
Attack, attack!
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