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Liu Che stood with his hands behind his back, in front of the map in the hall.

Look at the map.

Also looking at the sky.

Liu Che slowly analyzed and said:
"Here, I will make a bold guess."

"That is, facing a new round of Soviet offensive, the German army will be completely unable to resist."

“There will be a total collapse.”

In fact, Liu Che was not completely sure of his inference.

After all, although Liu Che had a strong strategic vision, he was not a modern man and could not grasp many detailed information about World War II.

It was just that Liu Che had such a premonition.

It was obvious that Huo Qubing did not like what Liu Che said.

Of course, Huo Qubing would not refute it directly.

But Huo Qubing still said silently:
"The next thing to look at is this battle, how the Germans used a small number of troops to destroy the Soviets, who were several times larger, and were finally drowned alive."

In fact, the mainstream view of ancient people in all dynasties is the same as that of Huo Qubing.

Everyone felt that the German army, which had suffered a series of defeats in the previous battles, was now on the decline and would probably find it difficult to stop a new round of offensive by the Soviet army.

Just considering the previous battles between the two sides, the exchange ratio was often one to five, or even one to ten.

It is foreseeable that this new round of battle will

The Soviet army will pay a heavy price again.

The German army will also lose some troops after killing several times more Soviet troops, and the remaining troops will further withdraw their defense line.

And the sky screen continued to play.

【At the same time, the Third Reich of Germany was still resisting stubbornly. 】

[On the Eastern Front, the German army began to withdraw its forces.]

【Army Group North retreats from Leningrad, ending a 900-day siege of the city.】

【The Southern Army Group also left Crimea.】

[But Belarus, which is under the responsibility of Army Group Center, still holds on. ]

[The German army is building the so-called Belarusian balcony on the front line.]

[The Germans believed that the Belarusian Balcony was indestructible.]

[The two previous Soviet raids in winter also ended in failure, further proving that the defense of Army Group Center was impregnable.]

[It’s just that the German army needs to decide where the main direction of their defense is. ]

【Based on the previous Battle of the Dnieper River. 】

[The German army believed that the Soviet army would focus its main offensive on the southern battlefield, so the German army's elite mechanized main force was also deployed on the southern front of Ukraine.]

[This has led to the weakening of the Belarusian region.]

[Of the German army's 5000 tanks, fewer than 600 were deployed in Belarus.]

[There are seven fighter regiments deployed in Ukraine and only two in Belarus.]

【After seeing the German strategic deployment, the Soviet army decided to launch an offensive in Belarus to attack the German army's weak points. 】

[It was in the dense jungles of Belarus that the Soviet army suffered its greatest defeat.]

【Now the Soviets are determined to take revenge. 】

[Operation codename Bagration.]

[The Soviet plan was to besiege the German forces in the two cities in front of the Belarusian Balcony.]

[And march towards Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to cut off the retreat of the German army. ]

【Defeat the German Army Group Center in one fell swoop. 】

In line with Tianmu's narration, arrows and lines representing the military strength of the Soviet Union and Germany also appeared on the map.

can be seen.

According to the plan, the Soviet army first attacked from both sides and captured the two bridgehead cities.

Then they advanced deep into the territory and took over the entire Belarusian Balcony in one fell swoop.

Defeated or even annihilated the German Army's absolute main force, Army Group Center.

Seeing the grand battle plan drawn up by the Soviet High Command,
Bai Qi, who was also good at large-scale troop combat, was amused by what he saw.

"Not only do we want to defeat the German army, but we also want to completely annihilate the German Army Group Center?"

"If I remember correctly, the German Army's Center Army Group probably had more than 100 million or even 200 million troops."

"Suddenly I felt that the more than 40 Zhao troops I wiped out in Changping were not that many."

"But... Although I appreciate this plan, can it really be done?"

"Even after several years of attrition warfare, the overall strength of Army Group Center has been weakened."

"But it is definitely a heavy-army group among heavy-army groups." "And the Soviet army wants to wipe out one or two million German troops?"

"Given the strength of the Soviet army, I'm afraid it will cost more than 500 million casualties, which is impossible for them to bear."

Deep down, Bai Qi was not optimistic about the Soviet army's actions this time.

Or in other words, Bai Qi believed that the Soviet army's action was likely to succeed.
It can win land, but is unlikely to destroy too many German troops.

Considering the huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two armies, the Soviet army could probably annihilate at most 200,000 or 300,000 German troops.

It can already be called a top-level victory.

"What a big deal, Stalin."

"I can see you have a big appetite."

"But let me see. Is the strength shown by the Soviet army up to your liking?"

Canopy.

[Before this, the Soviet Red Army had never carried out such a large-scale operation. ]

Such a huge plan.

[An alternative solution is also needed. ]

[The commander of the First Belorussian Front, Rokossovsky, proposed that the Soviet army launch an attack in two directions at the same time.]

【Different from the conventional Soviet offensive. 】

[This time Rokossovsky proposed a full-scale attack in two directions, without distinguishing between the main attack and the secondary attack.]

【Apply sufficient pressure to the enemy. 】

[Rokossovsky was a hero of World War I and the Russian Civil War, and was known for his courage and bravery.]

[In the 30s he commanded a cavalry corps, was arrested in 1937, and was released in 1940 and reinstated.]

[Then he commanded a growing force.]

【From a legion to an army group. 】

[Beginning in 1942, he began to serve as the commander of the front. ]

[Rokossovsky's proposal to attack from two routes simultaneously was controversial, with both great benefits and risks.]

[He had to explain himself repeatedly and was questioned several times.]

【However, Rokossovsky remained steadfast in his plan. 】

[Finally, Stalin made the final decision, saying: "The insistence of the front commander comrade shows that the organization and deployment of this offensive was well thought out, and this is a strong guarantee for our victory."]

【The plan is confirmed.】

[At this time, the German Central Army Group had four army groups under its jurisdiction. ]

[The total force was 100 million, which was exactly Rokossovsky's offensive goal.]

[In order to defeat the powerful German army of 100 million troops, the Soviet army implemented strict confidentiality requirements. ]

【The army can only march at night. 】

[The vehicle does not turn on its lights while driving, only white markings are set on the roadside as a guide. ]

[The rear of the truck is painted white.]

【All vehicles are strictly prohibited from overtaking. 】

[The marching time is from 10 pm to 4 am. After the first ray of sunlight appears in the morning, the army needs to stop moving and hide. ]

[Only vehicles with special passes can move during the day, and there are less than 100 such vehicles in an army.]

[At the same time, Soviet reconnaissance planes will also be hovering overhead.]

[And scout the large force below. ]

[If even the Soviet reconnaissance aircraft can detect the movements of the Soviet army below, they will immediately contact the army commander below. ]

【Ask them to adopt stricter confidentiality measures. 】

[The action plan for the front line is hand-drawn by the commander of the front line and reported directly to the Supreme Command.]

[The soldiers also learned to swim, march in swamps, and find their way in the jungle.]

[In the rear, the Soviet army prepared five batches of transport ammunition. ]

[The number of ammunition in one batch reached 1300 train cars. ]

[For this offensive, the Soviet army deployed 240 million troops, 5200 tanks and 5300 aircraft. ]

[The attack is about to begin! ]

[As for the German army, although they were aware of the Soviet army's preparations for a large-scale offensive. ]

【But it did not attract enough attention. 】

[Even Field Marshal Busch, the commander of Army Group Center, went on vacation three days before the Soviet offensive began.] (End of this chapter)