stonecrandall Chapter 1129
Chapter 1129
“What, Zhukov and his men were surrounded in the Carpathian Mountains?”
When Starlin heard that Zhukov had failed to occupy Central Europe, and was besieged by a million German troops in the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
He smoked one cigarette after another until the pungent smell of smoke made it difficult for him to breathe. Then he opened his bloodshot eyes and said,”It took us several years to train and organize this army of more than one million. Zhukov’s death is not a pity, but this army cannot be thrown away in vain!”
While the German army was fighting world wars all over the world, the Russians secretly developed at home for a long time.
During this period of time, they imitated the German weapons and equipment and produced a large number of advanced weapons, including the latest T-34 tanks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery and a large number of advanced weapons and equipment.
These equipment were not evenly distributed to each Soviet army, but concentrated in���, formed a brand new army.
This army was given the title of Guards Army by Starling, and they were organized into the First Guards Armored Army, the Second Guards Armored Army… until the Sixth Guards Armored Army!
These six Guards Armored Armies were the basis for Starling to resist the German invasion and even win the Great Patriotic War.
Even when the European coalition forces attacked the most fiercely, Starling only sent two Guards Armored Armies to the front line.
After these two armored armies joined the battle, they immediately achieved immediate results.
The Soviet army blocked the coalition’s attack and began to counterattack in the gradual area.
The coalition forces had no experience of fighting against the Soviet armored army, so when facing this brand new force, they also suffered a lot!
The performance of these two Guards Armored Armies on the Eastern Front made Starling very satisfied, and felt that his efforts were not in vain. At the same time, he was also looking forward to: if the opponent of the Guards Armored Army was the German field army, what would the result be?
At this time, Zhukov proposed his bold and novel battle plan. This battle plan was extremely risky, but if it succeeded, the benefits would be very considerable!
Therefore, when facing the plan proposed by Zhukov, Starling hesitated for a while, and finally the gambler’s psychology overcame his reason, and he approved Zhukov’s battle plan.
From this point of view, Starling can’t completely shift the responsibility to Zhukov.
Indeed, the defeat was fought by Zhukov, and the army was commanded by Zhukov, so he must be primarily responsible for this failure!
However, as the final approver, Starling failed to make a rational judgment, blindly confident, thinking that the Soviet army might defeat the German army in the field, so he took the risk to approve the opponent’s battle plan, which led to this failure, and he himself had to bear a lot of responsibility!
However, at this time, Starling himself was angry and certainly didn’t realize his mistakes. Even if he realized his responsibility, he couldn’t admit it!
It was still unclear whether Zhukov could be rescued. If he could be rescued, then everything would be fine, even if he admitted his mistake.
But if Zhukov could not be rescued, and the army of more than one million was completely destroyed, then even Starling could not bear the responsibility.
Since Zhukov had been killed or captured, it was only natural to put the blame on him!
Thinking of this, Starling felt a little more at ease.
He began to seriously think about whether it was possible to rescue the Soviet army from the German encirclement!
“Theoretically, there is a chance, but in reality it is very difficult!”
After all, this is an army of more than one million, and among them are the Soviet Union’s ace troops, so other Soviet generals are also thinking about how to rescue this army. They can’t just sit back and watch this army be annihilated!
Because if the German army easily eats up this army, then once the Soviet-German War officially breaks out, they will have no chance of winning!
So General Rokossovsky stood up and said
“Oh? Tell me what you think!”
Rokossovsky is a young general promoted by Starlin. He is very talented and capable, and is generally considered to be a rising star in the Soviet Army.
Starlin likes this favorite general Rokossovsky very much. He may not be as talented as Zhukov, but at least he is more obedient and useful than Zhukov!
Zhukov’s opinions are too strong, and some of his ideas are not in line with his own, so Starlin does not completely trust Zhukov.
But he trusts General Rokossovsky without reservation!
“You see, at this time, our other main force is in the area of the White Hair Country, and has formed a standoff with the coalition forces stationed in Poland!
Poland and Romaniya are neighboring countries, and the distance between the two countries is very close, so as long as our main force can break through the blockade of the coalition forces, enter Poland, and then advance southward into the Carpathian Mountains, it is possible to rescue the friendly forces trapped in the mountains!”
Rokossovsky said while drawing a map. When he was almost done describing it, a battle diagram also appeared in front of Stalin.
Stalin frowned. He could naturally understand this map. The clearly marked red arrows on it showed the Soviet army’s action plan.
This route does not look very far, and this army in the Eastern Front is currently the closest army to the besieged friendly forces, and this army has the strongest combat effectiveness.
With two Guards Armored Groups, plus a large number of people who have fought against the coalition forces on the Eastern Front, they have accumulated a lot of actual combat experience. The combat effectiveness of this army can be expected from veterans.
If they are allowed to go out, it is indeed possible to rescue Zhukov’s troops.
However, Stalin felt a little uneasy in his heart. He felt that things were not that simple.
Even if the Soviet army could really break through the coalition’s defense line, what if they encountered the German army?
The German army might not react when they went there and would not have time to intercept them. But when they rescued the besieged friendly forces and returned, would the German army still sit idly by?
The answer is no!