"What is Zhukov doing? Why did he let the German army slip under his nose?”
Starlyn was actually startled when she heard the cannon fire. The guards of the Krimlin Palace were protecting her and some other high-ranking leaders, and they were already prepared to hide in the underground bomb shelter.
Fortunately, Zhukov's telegram arrived in time, allowing them to figure out the size of the German army that attacked them, and they were relieved.
However, after this scare, all the higher-ups, including Starlyn, became dissatisfied with Zhukov.
In their opinion, since this German army came from the west of Mosco, it was Zhukov's problem, because the west was Zhukov's defense zone.
They didn't care how the German army appeared here or what Zhukov had done to save them. They only saw their capital being bombarded, millions of residents in the city being shocked, and even the envoys and representatives of various countries in Mao Xiong were alarmed. They had lost face in front of the world!
This alone was enough for them to dismiss Zhukov from his position!
However, Starlyn wasn't blinded by anger. She knew that Zhukov was very capable, and it would be a pity to dismiss him for this reason.
However, they let the German army escape, let the German army pass through their line of defense, slipped away under their eyes, and even ambushed Mosco, causing a national shock. This was not something that could be easily forgiven!
"Send a telegram to Zhukov and tell him that no matter what method he uses, he must wipe out this German army. Otherwise, he doesn't have to come back to see me!”
After receiving the telegram from Starlyn, Zhukov's face was cold. He was in a bad mood!
He could feel Starlyn's anger through the telegram.
Zhukov was powerless to argue. It was unnecessary to say anything at this time. Instead of trying to explain, it was better to make up for his mistake with practical actions!
"Have you figured it out? Which German unit was this? Where were they now?”
Thinking of this German army, Zhukov's stomach was filled with anger.
The whereabouts of this German army were erratic, like a group of ghosts, suddenly appearing behind him, then suddenly disappearing, and then reappearing...
He had brought them along for hundreds of kilometers, but he had always been out of their control.
Zhukov was doing his best to chase after them. He had already informed his allies in advance to be on guard against the German army.
In the end, the other party still took advantage of the loophole. Not only did they attack the city, but they also ran to Mosco City and bombarded it!
Even if Starlyn didn't give this order, Zhukov would never let this damn German army off!
However, he still had not figured out the number of the German army on the other side. He did not know which unit they belonged to, nor did he know who their commander was. He did not even know their size, their organization, their weapons, and equipment!
Zhukov had been fighting all his life, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He felt that he was not fighting an army, but a group of ghosts.
"General, we have intercepted a German telegram. This army seems to be the troops of the Southern Army Group.”
"The 76th division? Did the Southern Army Group have this unit?”
Zhukov was stunned for a moment and immediately asked.
He himself was the planner and executor of the Battle of Stalingrade, so he was very familiar with the organization of the German Southern Army Group.
Zhukov was well-known in the army. He could recite almost all the documents, data, and intelligence he had read!
Zhukov remembered that the German army had about 60 divisions on the southern front. He knew the names, organization, strength, equipment, and combat effectiveness of these 60 divisions like the back of his hand.
However, after searching for a long time among the 60 divisions, he could not find the number of the 76th division, so he felt very strange.
"I seem to have heard of this 76th division before.”
A combat staff officer next to him scratched his head. He had a feeling that he had heard this name somewhere recently.
"Oh, right, this division seems to be the Northern Army Group. I saw their name in the intelligence report from the Battle of Lelingrador!”
The staff officer finally remembered the unit that this division belonged to!
"Northern Army Group?"
"How did the northern army group come to the central battlefield, and so quickly? Six days ago, they were still in Leringrador, weren't they?”
"Yeah, this doesn't make sense. Could it be that this troop had already set off before the Battle of Lelingrador?”
"That's impossible, right? I heard that the Northern Army Group of the German army was seriously lacking in strength. This time, they attacked Lelingrador and borrowed two armies from the Central Army Group. The Second Armored Army Group and the First Army Group of the Central Army Group were borrowed by them, causing the Central Army Group to be empty. If not for this, our attack this time would not have been so smooth!”
The group of officers started discussing. The more they discussed, the more they felt that this matter was a little abnormal.
Lelinglei was at least 700 km away from the central battlefield. If tens of thousands of soldiers marched normally, it would take them about one week to arrive there with all kinds of equipment and materials.
This was a speed that could only be achieved if the journey was smooth.
But at this moment, the entire road was filled with the armies of both sides, and an intense battle erupted on the entire front line.
Under such circumstances, it was ridiculous to complete this distance in six days or even less!
The generals of the Soviets knew that their troops could not do it!
He wanted to leave quickly and not be discovered by the enemy. He wanted to quietly pull tens of thousands of troops over without anyone noticing. This was too difficult!
That was why they suspected that this army was not from the Northern Army Group.
"Found it, everyone. The 76th Division should belong to the 11th Army, and the 11th Army belongs to the 11th Army. The commander of the 11th Army is Manstein!”
Suddenly, a staff officer found the latest situation of the German army from a pile of documents. He found the corresponding entry for the 76th Division in this document.
After learning the truth, everyone present was shocked.
They did not expect that this was actually Mansteinen's army!
Subconsciously, everyone looked at Zhukov, because Zhukov had said more than once that he wanted to defeat Manstein head-on.
Now, his chance had come!
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