While Chen Shichang and Yang Polu were arranging the details of tomorrow's battle, in an underground fortification at the general headquarters of the Soviet Red Army, Zhukov rested his hands on the table amidst the incessant sound of "ticking" code.
On top, he was looking at the sand table in front of him in trance. As the supreme commander of the Southwest Front of the Soviet Red Army, after successfully trapping the "Desert Fox" Rommel and his headquarters and directly affiliated troops using two maneuvers, he
Within the Southwest Front Army, Zhukov's reputation is at its peak and has reached a height that no one before him has reached. No, not only in the Southwest Front Army, but also in the entire Soviet Red Army, this is also a height that is difficult for others to reach. This point,
It can be seen from the expressions of the generals standing behind him that every one of them looked at Zhukov's back with awe.
"Bonev——" Zhukov stood up straight, lifted his hands off the table and crossed his arms, shouting.
A lieutenant general about forty years old quickly took two steps forward and stood next to him.
"If I hand over the reserves to you, can you guarantee that we will break through the frontal defense line of the German headquarters within one day?"
"ah?"
"What's wrong?"
Bonev touched his nose and said: "Marshal, the casualties will be very large." After a pause, he added: "Why are you so anxious? According to the report of the reconnaissance plane, the Germans will not have reinforcements for the time being. We have many."
Manage your time calmly.”
Zhukov: "Don't forget the Chinese fleet!"
"Oh! However, the Chinese fleet can only pose a slight threat to our air supremacy——"
"Is that so? That is a huge fleet with six aircraft carriers. What if the Chinese put all their fighter planes into it?"
"The Chinese won't be so crazy, right? This will do them no good at all, and it will definitely trigger a big air war. Our air force is not a fool!"
"The Chinese will not allow us to defeat Germany easily. You have forgotten that not long ago, China and Germany just issued a joint statement that Germany will join the United Nations and become one of the permanent members. Moreover, you have ignored one thing. China
The current Supreme Commander, Ouyang Yun, once said that if the war can take place outside the country's borders, then larger casualties are acceptable. Why did the Chinese fleet come to Europe? To occupy Britain? No, the Chinese simply
The purpose is not to want Germany to be defeated by us."
There are reasons why Zhukov became a world-renowned military strategist at that time and space. For example, his incisive analysis almost fully understood Ouyang Yun's motivation for sending the Wu Daotianwang aircraft carrier fleet to Europe.
Bonev did not question Zhukov's intentions. In fact, since Zhukov led his troops to continuously conquer the three Nordic countries, no one in the Southwest Front dared to question many of his orders.
"General Bonev, the German Army prides itself on being the best at armored warfare. Tomorrow morning, you will lead the heroic Red Army officers and soldiers to take back this title? Starting tomorrow, I will let the Germans see our torrent of steel.
Trembling all over! General Novikov!"
A general took Bonev's place and stood beside Zhukov.
"I estimate that the Germans will definitely ask the Chinese for help, so tomorrow we may be suppressed by Chinese fighter planes. My request is not to give the Chinese a chance to attack our ground troops. Can you do that?"
In that time and space, Novikov was already the commander-in-chief of the Soviet Air Force. In this time and space, because Soviet Russia lost in World War II, and the heavy industrial base and military industrial base were almost completely destroyed by the German army, this serious situation
It affected the aircraft industry of Soviet Russia. With the aircraft production capacity shrinking repeatedly, Novikov was suppressed in the position of commander of the Front Army Air Force until the second half of last year. With the recovery of the Soviet aircraft industry
, he began to reappear in the eyes of the world with the rise of the Soviet Air Force.
Novikov did not directly answer Zhukov's question, but first listed a bunch of numbers: "We now have 634 fighter jets, of which 322 can be used to fight the Chinese Golden Eagle.
"Then he said: "If, if the Chinese fleet does not deploy in full force, I think there will be no problem."
Zhukov turned to look at him and said solemnly: "No, General, this is not the answer I want. No matter what method you use, you must ensure the air safety of our ground forces! General, this is an order!"
Zhukov said that for this reason, Novikov could not stand up to him. He could only salute a military salute and said seriously: "Marshal, my boys and I will do our best."
The next day, at four o'clock in the morning, a sharp whistle sounded on the aircraft carrier Wu Dao Tian Wang. The next moment, the lights around the bridge and flight deck were all turned on. Soon, all kinds of people appeared on the flight deck.
Various positions... This kind of scene happened at the same time on other aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers in the fleet. Yes, heavy cruisers. In order to ensure that this air support could rescue Rommel and his direct troops, Chen Shichang and Yang Yang
Polu decided to use all available troops, including the few Baiji Z modifications on the heavy patrol.
Standing on the bridge, Chen Shichang held a stopwatch in his hand and asked Yang Polu beside him: "Are we waiting for Mr. Li's telegram? We dispatched rashly. What if the Soviets don't launch an attack in the morning?"
Due to flight restrictions, bombers dominated by Chinese Sturgeons only have about a quarter of an hour to stay in the air after arriving at the battlefield. Moreover, this is under the condition of ensuring that all bombs are dropped. In other words, within a quarter of an hour, if they cannot
When enemy troops are discovered, all Chinese sturgeons must also drop bomb coefficients.
"This is a gamble, sir, we have no other choice. And I think, no matter what the final result is, as long as we have appeared on the battlefield, it has been a successful rescue!"
He frowned and thought for a while, but Chen Shichang didn't say anything. He also knew a little bit about air combat, but he was by no means as professional as Yang Polu. Since Yang Polu insisted, as the commander-in-chief, he had no other way besides showing support.
.As for waiting for Li Tieshu to send a telegram before setting off, because the Germans were not sure whether Rommel could withstand the first round of Soviet offensive, and Chinese fighter planes rushed over from the Mediterranean, even the fastest Golden Eagle took nearly two
hours, so even the Germans felt that this was not a wise decision.
The initiative was in the hands of Yang Polu. For Rommel and his directly affiliated troops, this was a bit resigned to fate. Now, including Brauchitsch, the top brass of the German Wehrmacht, Li Tieshu and Chen Shichang could only protect the Soviet Union.
The Russians will launch an offensive in the morning.