In response to this shocking news from Eastern Europe, Mainz's first reaction after hearing it was disbelief.
During World War I, it seemed unreliable to surround 100,000 enemies on a large plain without a highly mobile unit like the Armored Corps!
So, he summoned all the main generals of the German army to discuss the situation of the first Battle of Jifu.
For the German army, this Battle of Jifu is a rare object of study and reference!
After all, compared with the battles of World War I that were limited to a small area, a large-scale battle like this Battle of Jifu, which covered hundreds of kilometers and involved millions of square kilometers, is The reality of future world wars.
And the German army lacks experience in this kind of war!
"Do you think the Allied military operation will be successful this time?"
The intelligence received by Mainz is that the Allied forces dispatched a small number of troops. About 250,000 to 350,000 troops were dispatched before the sun set. The Gauls dispatched 150,000 to 250,000 troops. Eagle Sauce dispatched 100,000 to 200,000 troops. If counted, The size of the intervention force of the three Upper Baltic countries plus Bolan and other countries is about 1.2-1.6 million.
According to the intelligence provided by agents who have penetrated into Mao Xiong, the size of Mao Xiong's combat troops at this time has already reached 1.2 million. It has expanded to 4.5 million people!
If Mao Xiong devotes all his troops to the Western Front to fight against the Allied intervention forces, then they may have a chance to defeat the Allied forces.
However, for Mao Xiong, the Allied forces are at risk. The threat posed by the intervention forces is far less than that of the remaining White troops in the country.
Although the intervention forces of the Allied Powers are menacing, they are still far away in Eastern Europe and are still far away from the core areas such as Mao Xiong's capital. They cannot threaten Mao Xiong's capital within this time!
Moreover, the Allied forces are regular troops, and they need complete support and logistics to operate.
This makes their logistics supply lines very long after entering Mao Xiong's territory. It is very difficult, so their attack speed has dropped sharply. It has been almost a year since the Allied Powers sent troops, and they have only now reached Jifu and other places. They are still far away from Moscow!
Moreover, these Allied Powers troops are foreign intervention forces! , it is difficult to get the support of the Mao Xiong people in the occupied area, which makes the Red Mao Xiong not too worried!
And what about the White Army?
The White Army is Mao Xiong's own people, they have the same culture and species as the Red Mao Xiong, and they are here. Inside the Mao Xiong, as long as the Mao Xiong relaxes their attack, they can quickly raise an army from the local area to fight against the Mao Xiong.
This makes the Mao Xiong have to pay attention to these guys, because as long as they are left alone, they will quickly. To grow stronger, it will bring a greater threat to Mao Xiong! To fight against foreign aggression, you must first settle down at home, at least at this time, this is what the Mao Xiong people thought!
So, Mao Xiong used 70 of his 4.5 million troops at home! On the battlefield, the remaining 30% was used to deal with the Allied intervention forces.
At this time, the Soviet army was occupied on the Great Plains of Eastern Europe. The Allies have surrounded 1.2 million people, which is basically their entire strength to fight against the Allied intervention forces!
So as long as the Allies eat this, then Mao Xiong's west gate will be completely opened. Under internal and external attacks, Mao Xiong will destroy the country! The probability is extremely high!
"I think it's unlikely!"
Manstein made his own judgment after careful study.
During this period, after Mansch was transferred to the General Staff Headquarters, his progress was very rapid, and he began to gradually stand out from many generals. When he spoke first, everyone immediately got into his role and started thinking along his train of thought.
"What's the reason?"
Mainz was pleasantly surprised by his brother's progress, but he did not receive any special treatment from him.
On the contrary, it was precisely because he knew how strong Manstein was in history that Mainz treated him so well. Stein's attitude is particularly harsh!
He hopes that Manstein can surpass himself in history, change his bad habits, and become stronger!
The German army needs a strong general, and the empire needs a strong marshal. , and Manstein is undoubtedly the person born for this!
Mainz's sternness made Manstein feel like Alexander, even though the other person was his biological brother and was ten years younger than him, he didn't know why. In front of Mainz, Manstein always felt that he was inferior to him, and the deeper the contact, the greater the gap between the two. Mainz was much more powerful than he seemed!
With this kind of awe, Manstein did not have any conceited emotions like in history. He was tirelessly seeking new knowledge, hoping to arm himself with this and catch up with his brother as soon as possible!
Faced with Mainz's problem, Manstein thought for a moment, took the baton, walked to the big map hanging in front of everyone, pointed to a location with the baton, and said to everyone:"Here's the reason. If the Allied forces cannot occupy this place before January, I think this Soviet army will definitely break through and succeed!"
Following the direction pointed by the baton in Manstein's hand, everyone saw a name on the map – Kursk!
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At this time, thousands of kilometers away in the territory of Mao Xiong, Tukhachevsky, who was in danger, did not know that there was someone in Hansi who wanted to go with him!
At this time, Tukhachevsky was very anxious. He was riding on his horse and looking at the troops marching hard in the mud. He was extremely anxious!
The four seasons in Mao Xiong are very distinct. Winter is extremely cold, summer is extremely hot, and autumn and spring are both long rainy seasons!
In 1920, the woolly bears encountered a mild winter. Winter came very late and autumn left very late, which extended the rainy season for the woolly bears by more than a month!
This extra month of rainy season time than planned not only completely disrupted the Soviet army's combat plan, but also caused the Soviet army on the Western Front to be held for a long time due to limited mobility and extremely difficult logistical supplies. Trapped in the eastern part of the Ermao Kingdom on the Eastern European Great Plains!
Although the rainy season has also had an adverse impact on the people of the Allied Powers, their logistics support system is far from comparable to that of the Soviet army. The Allied Powers army, which has rich combat experience, has already stocked up combat supplies in advance, and they can also pass Materials are continuously delivered from Bolan and other places by sea transportation and railway.
As a result, the Soviet army, which had lost its mobility and lacked supplies, had not been mobilized for a long time. As a result, the Allied forces seized the opportunity to make a dumpling!
A total of 1.2 million troops were surrounded. This news directly shocked the entire Mao Xiong!
After Budyonny's army suffered a disastrous defeat, Mao Xiong was already on the defensive strategically. If the entire 1.2 million people of the Western Front Army were eaten at this time, Mao Xiong would collapse!
Even though there are still more than 300,000 troops in the country, facing the dilemma of leakage everywhere, these troops may not be able to help!
Therefore, after emergency consultations within Mao Xiong, it was decided to let Tukhachevsky lead the first and third armies to rush south to rescue the Western Front Army!
No matter what, they can't just sit back and watch the Western Front Army be eaten!
Faced with this extremely difficult and huge crisis that was directly related to the life and death of the bear, Tukhachevsky was extremely calm!
He found a loophole in the Allied defense line. This is Kursk, located in the Orel region. This place is one of the few hilly areas in the southern region. By capturing this place, they can use the advantages of the terrain to form a natural The defense line blocks the enemy and tears open the enemy's defense line, giving the Soviet troops in the encirclement a chance to escape!
According to Tukhachevsky's style, as long as he finds the right opportunity, he will use the power of thunder to destroy the enemy and resolve the battle in the shortest time.
However, this rainy season ruined Tukhachevsky's plan!
Even with the fastest cavalry units dispatched, the Soviet army could only struggle forward in the mud!
They can only advance up to 50 kilometers a day, and the infantry can advance even slower, not even 20 kilometers. As for the logistics and transportation troops, due to the lack of cars, Mao Xiong's transportation troops are almost all handcarts, and they are stuck in the mud and can hardly get out. Here we are, thank God if they can advance 10 kilometers in a day!
This speed was far from the thunder speed he imagined!
Seeing this desperate scene, Tukhachevsky almost looked up to the sky and screamed: Does God want to destroy my furry bear? _Feilu reminds you: three things about reading-