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Chapter 691 The Empire Strikes Back 6

"Comrade Commander, good news! Good news!"

Pavlov, who had not been sleeping all night, was sitting at his frowning desk, and was personally drafting a request report to the Supreme Command on the relocation of the Western Front Command, Rimoskik, the Chief of Staff of the Front, suddenly opened the door of the office excitedly.

"According to the 3rd Army, the 7th Tank Army defeated a German armored division on the plain east of Zachrochim town and destroyed hundreds of No. 3 tanks (actually more than fifty Hungarian Tulang Type 1)! Now this German armored division has retreated to Zachrochim town."

Finally won a game back!

General Pavlov breathed a little relieved. Although the situation on the front line was still very bad, they still had wins and defeats each other in the end, which was not Germany's one-sided advantage.

"Comrade Nimachenko asked for instructions, should he give up the westward detour and return to the east bank of the Reinav River?"

Rimachenko, commander of the 3rd Army of the Red Army, now knows that his retreat is unstable. Once the German armored cluster of the 10th Army was defeated on the front line of Laziming and moved northward, it is possible to form a pincer attack on the 3rd Army with the German armored division in Zachrochim town. On the contrary, if the 3rd Army crosses the Reinav River in time, it is possible to work with the 9th Army (one of the three armies of the Northern Road Cluster) to defeat the German heavy armored cluster of the 10th Army.

"Then what about the German armored division in Zachrochim's town?" Pavlov asked, "They have only lost hundreds of No. 3 tanks, and they should not have completely lost their combat effectiveness, right?"

In fact, Pavlov did not completely believe in the results reported by the 3rd Army. Over the past month, he had already scared the German army and doubted the combat effectiveness of the invincible Soviet Red Army.

"Comrade Nimachenko is preparing to mechanize the 11th Army's rear and cross the Reinav River with the 7th Tank Army as the guide."

Rimoskik, chief of staff of the Western Front, said: "Comrade Machenko believes that once the German heavy armored cluster discovers the 7th tanks cross the river, it will probably go north to seek a decisive battle. At that time, the 7th Tank Army will be able to use the t-34/57 to deal with the German heavy tanks."

The plan proposed by Machenko seemed to have no big loopholes. Pavlov pondered it several times and finally nodded to approve the plan. Rimoskik turned around and was about to leave Pavlov's office to convey the order, but he was stopped by Pavlov.

"Comrade Rimoskik," Pavlov's voice was a little hoarse and sounded very depressed. "The situation on the Warsaw front is very unoptimistic. It seems that more troops need to be used. And... it is likely that it will be unrealistic to capture Warsaw in the short term, and the plan for the Great Thunderstorm needs to be majorly revised."

Rimoskik was stunned, "Comrade Commander, we have 14 armies. Can't we still defeat one Warsaw?"

He knew Pavlov's thoughts. The maker of the "Great Thunderstorm Plan" had realized that the "Plan" was facing failure! However, the consequences of the failure of the "Great Thunderstorm Plan" were somewhat serious! Not only did General Pavlov, who was leading the lead, was in trouble, but Major General Rimoskik, as Pavlov's main aide, also suffered. A demotion is necessary. Whether it will be increased to labor reform depends on the mood of the great leader.

"No, no, no..." Pavlov shook his head repeatedly, "Warsaw must be liberated, and this goal cannot be given up. Moreover, our attack on Warsaw City was very successful, and 60% of the city was already in our hands. However, the enemy was stronger and stubborn than we had expected, so the remaining 40% of Warsaw City was unlikely to be captured in the short term. We must prepare to fight with the German army around Warsaw City for a few more months, and maybe it will continue until 1943!"

"Fight until 1943?" Rimoskik was shocked. The Warsaw Battle started in June 1942, and it would take more than 6 months to 1943! Now it is not a siege battle, but a fierce city offensive and defensive battle! Although it was the main attack of the Soviet army, the German counterattack was also very sharp. The two major counterattacks severely damaged the two Soviet armies!

Such a war will take the first half of a year, and I really don’t know how many GC-savvy soldiers will be lost!

"Yes, there is such a possibility!" Pavlov said with certainty, "and the decisive battle in Warsaw will likely evolve into the ultimate decisive battle between GC-based Soviet Union and National Socialist Germany!"

"The ultimate decisive battle in Warsaw?"

"Yes," Pavlov shrugged, "Or where else can it be? Is Berlin? There is a large plain between Berlin and Warsaw, not only without any danger, but also with very good transportation facilities. Highways and railways are world-class. If Warsaw is liberated, we can use these highways and railways to advance west quickly...unless the Germans sabotage their hard-built facilities to delay our army. And why do they have to bear such losses? Why don't they fight us in Warsaw? Their strength is not weak."

What Pavlov said was not only judgment, but also a reason for a large increase in warsaw. It sounded like some reason, but it still lacked some basis. Just when Rimoskik wanted to find some content from various reports sent from the frontline to prove Pavlov's judgment, a powerful basis came from the frontline!

At 10 a.m. on July 21, at 10 a.m., the 11th Soviet Mechanized Army, which was confronting the "Mandofir Cluster" near the town of Zachrochim, reported that at least one German armored cluster of at least one division arrived on the southern bank of the Vistula River near the town of Zachrochim, and was preparing to cross the river from two road bridges controlled by the German army.

...

"At least one armored division? That's three armored divisions..."

In the Kremlin, Stalin, the great leader of the world revolution, looked a little anxious while holding the report from the Western Front that he had just received.

"Comrade General Secretary, there are probably more than three German armored divisions in Warsaw!" Zhukov, chief of staff of the Red Army, seemed even more anxious than Stalin, and his face was filled with sorrow.

“More than 3?”

"Yes," Zhukov nodded, "Based on the information we have, there are 21 armored divisions in the Germans, one of which is determined to be in Ireland, three in Warsaw, and two in the Middle East. There are 15 armored divisions missing! Where are these armored divisions? I think they can't sleep, right? They must be where they are and are about to catch us off guard!"

Stalin asked as if nothing had happened, "Comrade Zhukov, where do you think they would be?"

"There are 4 possibilities," Zhukov replied, "in Polo, near Warsaw, near Lviv! Or... respectively deployed in the above three places."

"Their purpose is..."

"When we are exhausted in Warsaw and Lviv, we will launch a counterattack, and severely damage the Southwest Front and the Western Front." Zhukov's brows frowned.

Now the main force of the Workers and Peasants' Red Army is in the west, and there are four fronts in the western region, the Western Front, the Southwest Front, the Northwest Front and the Reserve Front. Among them, the Western Front and the Southwest Front have the largest forces, because one of these two fronts is responsible for the liberation of Poland and the other is responsible for the liberation of Western Ukraine. Moreover, according to the judgment of the Supreme Command of the Red Army, it is believed that if the German army invaded the Soviet Union, it would not take the "classic route" that Napoleon once took, to attack Ukraine with rich resources. It is unlikely to fight against the city defense, and it is also Leningrad, the cradle of the GC revolution.

Because attacking Moscow could force the Soviet Bolshevik Party to seek peace, and taking Ukraine would not only obtain rich black soil, but also allow more than 10 million nearly 20 million Ukrainians to go all the way to the black with the German boss.

But what are the benefits of attacking the following Ningra? I really restored the Romanov dynasty and let Oliga, the outdated queen, make it happen again? The Germans really want to do this, that is, the 180 million Soviets will never stop until they die.

This possibility is really slim. Although this woman was determined and spent a lot of effort to combine the Romanov dynasty and the Hohenzollern dynasty by marriage. But now Germany is in power, but the leader of the Junker Army, Hessman, and the Prime Minister of the Nazi Party, Hitler. Hitler was born in the proletariat and had no connection with the Russian Empress. It is impossible to sacrifice the lives of the middle and lower classes of Germany to help Oliga restore the reign of the country.

Hessman seemed to be very close to Queen Oliga, and there were rumors that the Queen once wanted to marry Hessman, but Hessman was obsessed with the Earl Chloe, and the Queen never married for this.

But Stalin knew that it was pure nonsense. Hessman might have been to Oliga (actually not), but he would never really be moved by Oliga, nor would he help her restore the throne. Because the Soviet Bolshevik Party actually came to power with the help of Hessman... And the Bolshevik Party killed Oliga's whole family again, and Hessman was actually the murderer who indirectly killed Oliga's family. How could he help Oliga's restoration?

Moreover, according to the exact information obtained by the Bolshevik Party and Government Bureau of the Soviet Union, the Germans had no intention of destroying the Soviet Union at all... All they wanted to do was to curb and weaken the Soviet Union.

After understanding this, Stalin tapped the table with his pipe and asked Zhukov in a low voice: "Do you think the opinions put forward by Comrade Pavlov are feasible? Do we still have a chance to occupy Warsaw?"

"No...at least not yet." Zhukov told the truth.

"So... should we evacuate from Warsaw and turn it into defense?" Stalin's tone was very slow, and he was obviously not willing to give up the opportunity to liberate Warsaw.
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