November 3rd, 9: 30pm, by the Ladoja Lake, under the night sky, an army came from the north and was rapidly advancing south.
"Quick, quick, hurry up!"
Even though the army was moving very fast, the commander of this army was still urging his subordinates to speed up!
The explosions and the flames that lit up the surrounding kilometers made the commander of the Soviets anxious!
This batch of supplies had been transported from the capital, Mosco. Not only did it include the food and medicine needed by the millions of soldiers and civilians in the city, but it also included a large number of winter supplies such as cotton clothes, leather hats, and gloves. There was also a batch of very expensive anti-freezing oil for vehicles.
It was not easy to raise this batch of materials, especially winter materials. These winter materials were transported from Central Asia. Due to the war, almost all the young and middle-aged laborers in the country were recruited into the army or joined the military factory to produce weapons and equipment.
This caused all kinds of civilian factories to face a serious shortage of manpower. In order to produce the military supplies needed for the winter this year, the country had spent a lot of effort.
This batch of supplies was necessary for their counterattack in the winter. If this batch of supplies was burned, the battle plan for this winter would be ruined!
In the winter of 1943, a full-scale counterattack was launched. This was the unanimous decision of the steel comrades and several other committee members in the capital.
If their negligence caused the counterattack on the northern battlefield to fail, then what awaited them would definitely be the most severe punishment!
Mao Xiong had always been ruthless when it came to punishing generals who did not fight well. Even if they were generals, they could still shoot them to death!
Dukhanov was just an ordinary lieutenant general. Naturally, he did not think that Comrade Steel would let him off!
Therefore, when he learned that the transport convoy was attacked by the German army and might suffer heavy losses, he immediately brought the army to support!
However, the closer they got to the battlefield, the colder Dukhanov's heart became!
"This, this is…what's going on?”
"How did you become like this?"
In front of him, the corpses of the dead soldiers were strewn across the road, and the most important convoy had turned into a burning dragon. Looking around, there were almost no intact trucks on the entire road.
The supplies that Mao Xiong had meticulously prepared for the winter counterattack had already turned into fuel for the fire and were burned to ashes in the raging flames!
This scene shocked and angered the soldiers!
"Damn it, these damned Hans, I won't let you off!”
When Duhanov saw this scene, he was so angry that his face turned pale. Anger had already filled his chest!
"General, we found traces of the German army in the south. They seem to be retreating!”
The tragic situation in front of him and the anger in his heart made him immediately give the order to pursue after hearing the news without hesitation!
"These bastards still want to run. Pass down the order. All troops will attack. We must kill them and avenge our fallen comrades!”
"Kill them!"
"Avenge our comrades!"
At Duhanov's command, the Soviets responded like clouds. They were clearly completely enraged!
For Dukhanov, the convoy had been completely wiped out under his eyes. This responsibility was enough to shoot him several times. If he did not fire a shot and let the German soldiers who attacked them escape, then he would have no way out!
If he could catch up with the German army and completely annihilate this evil German army, he might be able to use the military merits of this battle to salvage the situation. If the merits and demerits offset each other, he might not be punished so severely!
Therefore, Dukhanov had no choice at this moment. He could not withdraw his troops. If he withdrew his troops, it would mean that he had no way out!
Attack! Only by attacking could there be a chance of survival!
……
"General, the Soviets are attacking!”
"Yes, I noticed!"
The frenzied attack of the Soviets immediately caught Mansteine's attention. It was almost the same as the information in the intelligence report. Duhanov really chose to attack directly. His allies on the left and right wings had not yet taken their positions, and he had already attacked first.
This gave Manstein a slight chance, a chance to take down the 67th Army.
"Send a message to General Leeb of the Northern Army Group and ask about the position and movement of the 42nd and 55th armies of the Soviets!”
In order to take down the Soviets that were too close to the front, they had to figure out the movements of the Soviets on the left and right wings.
After all, this was an extremely risky matter.
Although Dukhanov's army was out of touch with the other Soviets, the distance was not far enough. It would not take long for the Soviets to come to their aid.
Therefore, there was very little time left for Manstein. Once the Soviets on the left and right wings approached and he could not take down the Soviets in front of him, it was very likely that he and the 11th Army would be surrounded. At that time, the one who would be eaten would be the German army!
After receiving Manstein's telegram, Marshal Leeb who had been waiting for the news from the frontline asked,"How is it? How is the situation at the front line?”
Marshal Leeb was different from the other generals of the empire. He was a defense expert. In terms of offensive ability, he might not be outstanding among the many marshals of the empire.
However, in terms of defensive ability, he was the top existence. Even if a defensive master like Model appeared later, it was impossible for him to do better than Marshal Leeb on the northern battlefield where there was a shortage of troops and weapons!
The reason why he was so concerned about the safety of Manstein and the Eleventh Army was partly because he cherished talents, especially top talents like Manstein.
On the other hand, in the Battle of Ilmen Lake a year ago, 150,000 German troops were surrounded by the Soviets in Schrüselburg and almost wiped out. This made Marshal Leeb feel a lingering fear.
On the northern battlefield, the total strength of the German army was only 500,000. Even with the addition of the 11th Army and the Great German and Italian Division of the SS, the total strength was less than 800,000. Compared to the total strength of the Soviets, which was more than 2 million, their disadvantage was too obvious.
Under such circumstances, he could not accept the loss of any army.
"Marshal, good news! We have won a great victory at the front line. Under the command of General Manstein, our army has destroyed the transport convoy of the Soviets and stopped the enemy from transporting supplies into the city!”
Whoosh!
After hearing this news, Marshal Leeb finally let out a sigh of relief!
For a veteran who was nearly seventy years old, waiting for news from the front line was too difficult.
However, he did not wait in vain. The good news that he had been waiting for the most came.
"Manstein is worthy of being praised by the head of state. I didn't believe him wrongly. Hahaha, good, good fight!”
"After destroying Mao Xiong's transport convoy, the Soviets are probably going to be anxious. Tell Manstein that I will have Quhillel's Eighteenth Army move in his direction to support his troops 'retreat. Tell him to immediately withdraw from the battle and not to linger. The Soviets may pincer him from the east and west wings!”
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