December 9th, Commander of the Western Front Army headquarters, 1240 hours.
Tukhachev looked at the newly updated map and repeatedly praised, "Very good, excellent! Must continue to advance, advance!"
Chief of Staff of the Front Army, "But we've already advanced so far, logistics can't keep up. The troops haven't had hot food since the day before yesterday, it's all dry rations. The cooking squad and laundry squad can't keep up.
"Moreover, the armored units have also reported many tanks abandoned due to mechanical failures, the First Assault Army Group reported as many as 221 tanks in need of repair this morning! They only have just over 100 T34 tanks in combat readiness left!"
"Should we stop and wait for the logistics to catch up before proceeding?"
Tukhachev angrily said, "Now, time is victory. When the enemy is attacking us, they relentlessly advance, preventing our army from organizing new defenses!
