Chapter 1114 Going Smoothly

In the northern part of Russia, the three armies of the German Army Group A have crossed the border and are attacking the defense line of the Russian Northwest Front Army. The Northwest Front of the Russian Army, under the jurisdiction of the 8th, 11th and 27th Army Groups, the commander is Admiral Kuznetsov.

Although, the strength of the Northwest Front of the Russian Army is not as strong as that of the other fronts. However, their defensive line is also relatively short. The German army set out from the three Baltic countries, not far from Ulyanovgrad, the target they were going to attack, and the nearest place was even less than a hundred kilometers away. For the powerful German army, such a small distance is nothing at all.

It is precisely because of this that Admiral Kuznetsov also placed the main force of the Northwest Front on the front line of Ulyanovgrad, but only placed the 27th Army outside to contain the German army. Admiral Kuznetsov knew very well that if they wanted to fight the German army in a field battle, they would have no chance of winning. The three armies of the German army each have an armored division. Including the tanks owned by other mechanized infantry divisions and motorized infantry divisions, there are at least 1,500 tanks. This kind of armor assault ability is definitely not something they can resist.

Therefore, Admiral Kuznetsov has actually given up the line of defense other than Ulyanovgrad, and specifically focused the defense on the urban area of ​​Ulyanovgrad. At the beginning of the German offensive, he ordered the troops to build fortifications in the urban area of ​​Ulyanovgrad. A large number of residents of Ulyanovgrad were even mobilized to help the army dig trenches and anti-tank trenches outside the city to prepare for the upcoming war.

The headquarters of the German Army Group A is located in Narva, a small town on the eastern border of Estonia. Although, this place can already be regarded as the front line. However, after the German army easily broke through the opposite Russian defense line, it is actually very safe here.

General Bromberg, the commander of the army group, is discussing the next battle with the other two armies.

"Your Excellency, the Russian defense line is not strong. Our troops broke through in one charge. It can be seen that the Russian commander on the opposite side does not want to fight us in the open field!" Commander of the 4th Army Admiral William Keitel said.

"Yes, if it were me, I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. The Russians know that if they fight us in the wild, they will definitely end up dead. Only by relying on big cities can they resist our attack! General Walter von Reichenau, commander of the 10th Army, nodded in agreement.

"Over the years, we have attached great importance to the construction of armored forces and the cultivation of the assault force of the troops. This makes our troops unstoppable in field battles. Therefore, the Russian commander on the opposite side chose to avoid It's sharp," Admiral Bromberg said.

"So, gentlemen, this also means that we will soon launch an attack on Ulyanovgrad. It will be a hard fight!" Admiral Bromberg continued.

"Your Excellency, in the street fighting, our losses will certainly increase a lot. However, the Russians will definitely not be happy there. In addition, we can let the Finnish army and the armies of the three Baltic countries assist us in launching the attack. In this case, we The losses can be further reduced." Admiral William Keitel suggested.

Admiral Bromberg nodded: "This is a good idea. However, we must take Ulyanovgrad before the first ten days of November, and build up the fortifications, ready to meet the Russians. counterattack."

General William Keitel and General Walter von Reichenau both nodded repeatedly. This is undoubtedly the strategic goal of their army group in the first stage. If the task cannot be completed, the consequences will be serious.

In northern Ukraine, the German Army Group C is aggressively attacking the defense lines of the troops of the Russian Southwest Front Army. Although the Russian Southwest Front Army can be considered to be strong, but under the impact of the German 9th Panzer Army, their defense line still did not play any role, and it was completely easy for the German Army Group C to break through.

Admiral Rommel is undoubtedly a master of armored warfare in the German army besides Admiral Guderian. Under his leadership, the 8th Armored Army has almost fully demonstrated its combat effectiveness. With the cooperation of several other infantry armies, it took only two days for the entire defense line of the Russian Southwest Front Army to collapse. In addition, the armored units of Army Group C have also begun to boldly intersperse in an attempt to wipe out the main force of the Russian Southwest Front Army in this area north of Ukraine as much as possible.

If the plan of Army Group C can succeed, it will undoubtedly be another heavy blow to the Russian army.

The most unlucky one is probably the southern front of the Russian army. Before, under the strict order of Moscow, they broke into the territory of Ukraine. However, that was clearly what Ukraine did on purpose. The Ukrainian army took the initiative to let go of the line of defense and let the Russian army enter the country. If they had defended the line of defense at that time, it would definitely not be so easy for the Russian army to invade Ukraine. Of course, in doing so, the Kingdom of Ukraine also followed the orders of Germany. The German army hopes to wipe out the Russian army's southern front in Ukraine. In this case, there will be a lot less trouble in the next battle to attack Josephgrad. After all, the number of troops of the Russian army is limited. The more they are wiped out by the German army, the fewer troops they will be able to devote to combat in the future. Especially if those elite troops are lost, those troops mobilized later will undoubtedly be even more vulnerable. It is even more difficult for them to resist the German attack.

In order to eliminate the three group armies and an independent infantry army under the Russian Southern Front, Germany and Ukraine can be said to have assembled the main force. The D Army Group of the German Army has three armies under its jurisdiction. At the same time, the Ukrainian Army has also invested in three group armies, a total of six group armies, with more than 1.2 million people, and its strength is almost twice that of the Russian Southern Front Army.

Now, the German army and the Ukrainian army have blocked the advance and northward path of the Russian army's southern front. If their retreat is cut off again, the Russian Southern Front will have no choice but to go south to the sea. At that time, there is only one result, and that is to be driven into the sea to feed the fish.

From the very beginning of the war, the German army's Barbarossa plan was implemented very smoothly, and they had initially gained the upper hand in this war.