Chapter 254 The Eve of the Storm Air Raid
"March quickly! Hurry up! Be sure to arrive at the assembly site before the German army responds!"
When Chen Yanlong went to Mirxi, 600 T-34 tanks, more than 1,000 jeeps, more than 700 trucks were carrying more than 4,000 machine guns, more than 2,000 bazooka, more than 10,000 rifles, more than 70,000 grenades, landmines, and tens of thousands of Soviet troops were marching rapidly.
Although the marching speed of these mechanized Soviet troops was not slow at all, their commander Qi Bo Nianko still desperately urged the marching.
Such mechanized Soviet troops are constantly appearing around Kharkov and Belgorod and other German-occupied areas, and more and more.
The first batch of troops to fight for the vanguards were the 11th Guards Army, the 11th Army, the 4th Tanks Army, and the 5th Guards Army, the 5th Guards Army, the 5th Guards Tanks Army, and the 1st Tanks Army, which were drawn from the Soviet Western Front.
The commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief of this large-scale new counterattack was still Zhukov. Of course, Marshal Rokosovsky also participated in this battle.
At this time, Zhukov was at the interim command of the 7th Guards Army under Commander Sumilov, convened General Bagramiyan, Commander of the Grassland Front, Marshal Rokosovsky, Commander of the Central Front of the Soviet Union, Popov, Commander of the Buryan Front, and Commander of the Western Front, Sokolovsky, Commander of the Western Front, to hold a combat meeting.
Because this combat operation called "July Counterattack" was made by their fronts as the main forces.
So before the war, they had to discuss more about how to counterattack the German army according to their new combat plan.
"The 11th Guards Army commanded by General Baglamyan has arrived at the combat location designated by Kharkov, and other mechanized troops have also arrived one after another..."
As soon as the meeting was opened, Makolinfu, the chief of the General Staff of Zhukov, immediately reported.
Upon hearing this, Zhukov also looked at General Bagramiyan not far away.
Seeing this, the other party nodded to show that Chief of Staff Makolinfu was right.
"Our vanguard troops have reached their respective deployment locations, and other subsequent large troops are gradually arriving. So what should we do next?"
"The German army caught us off guard for several consecutive times, and the development and production locations are there. Our intelligence system has not been found yet!"
"If we continue to attack blindly again now, I am worried that we will be suddenly invested by the German army like before, and will be killed at a loss and suffer heavy casualties!"
Popov, commander of the Buryansk Front, suddenly asked.
"Well! Your concern is right! I think so too, so now our combat operation is to use air strikes to destroy the German defensive positions first, and test how many new weapons and equipment appear on their hands!"
"In addition, our spies are also stepping up the exploration of the source, storage locations, as well as their combat performance and other intelligences!"
"Once we find the production plants of these new weapons and equipment in the German army, we will work with Britain, the United States and other countries to carry out large-scale sabotage operations to destroy the production locations of the German army's new weapons and equipment. Of course, we will also find ways to get the performance information of these new weapons and equipment in the hands of the German army to make our new counterattack weapons for research and use!"
After hearing this, Zhukov immediately replied.
"Then how long will our air strike last? How many aircraft will we send?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sokolovsky, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked.
"According to Comrade Stalin's opinion, more than 10,000 aircraft were dispatched and all German troops in Kharkov and Belgorod were bombed into cannon fodder!"
Zhukov smiled with a bright look.
hiss!
When all the commanders gasped in an instant and said in shock when they heard Zhukov's answer.
"Comrade Stalin is so generous! It seems that this time he is going to fight the German army forever!"
At the same time, the shocked commanders were also thinking about the same idea.
"But the German air force should also go to fight! Wouldn't it be nice if we rely on our air force to fight alone!"
After being shocked, Marshal Rokosovsky interrupted before he could speak.
"You are right! So we also need to find ways to assist in the battle! But no matter what, it will be fine! In this counterattack, Comrade Stalin meant to carry out large-scale air strikes to reduce the resistance of the German army and the casualties of our army!"
"And this air battle is completely different from previous battles!"
Zhukov nodded and responded.
“What’s different?”
Marshal Rokosovsky said curiously.
The other commanders were also staring at Zhukov intently, waiting for the other party's answer.
"This time Comrade Stalin asked all pilots participating in the war to find a way to shoot down as soon as they saw the German pilot appear. If they could not defeat the enemy, they would immediately take a suicide impact. In short, no matter what method they used, they would shoot down all German fighters to the ground!"
"In addition, the bombs we used this time that were attacking the German positions in the airstrikes were not only a large number of blockbusters, but also purchased some white phosphorus bombs under test from the US military! That is, the white phosphorus bombs that the German army had dropped on us with very strong lethality!"
Zhukov smiled expectantly.
After listening, all the Soviet commanders were in a happy mood and showed bright smiles.
Because as long as their air force attacks are stronger and more powerful, and the more German pilots they will kill, the better the offensive war launched by their army forces will have, and the more they will have, the more they will have, the more they will have to cover their soldiers, and even win the battle at the fastest speed.
Just like the blitzkrieg adopted by the German army on June 22, 1941, the style of invasion of the Soviet Union was invincible and the march was rapid.
While Zhukov and all the commanders of the Soviet front group were excited, all the Soviet aviation troops were also conducting pre-war inspections at their respective airports.
The Soviet Army's First Air Force Group, Bryansk Front Air Force and the 15th Army, and the Air Force Group of 6 aspects, gathered more than 13,000 aircraft of various types, and was preparing for the pre-war departure under the coordination and supervision of Temuxingo and Khrushchev.
The commanders of the Air Force Group Army in all aspects were also following them and obeying Stalin's latest air raid commands.
Chapter completed!