On the way to the front line, Zhukov knew very clearly in his heart that although the current Soviet army's strength was one to four times, its weapons and equipment were expanded.

But this is not just about military equipment, because you must know that when the Soviet army has so many people and equipment, the soldiers of these troops still have to survive, and the tanks and aircraft still require huge oil resources.

Such a huge number of troops and equipment are big players who earn the national reserves and resources. The three armies of navy, army and air can destroy a country. Don’t you see how the Soviet Union was destroyed in later history? It was dragged down by the huge armies. At that time, the Soviet Union had no other way and did not start a war with Britain and the United States to attack the European continent. If it did not perish, there would be ghosts.

Therefore, Zhukov is also very worried about the Soviet army's shortage of food reserves, natural resources and oil resources.

If this Eastern Front War could not defeat the German army in the shortest time and drive the German army out of the Soviet territory, then there would be many unpredictable problems in the Soviet army's troops and logistics.

Even if there are now support from military supplies, weapons, equipment, and food from Britain, the United States and other countries; but if these countries will continue to support forever, they have an interest relationship, so there will be alliance relationships.

Otherwise, two countries with different systems and ideas may come together at all. Such things can be seen from the Cold War after Germany's defeat in later generations.

"No matter what? This battle must be won, and you must win at the fastest speed!"

Zhukov, who became more bored the more he thought about it, finally decided.

In fact, what he didn't know was that in the face of the shortage of food and natural resources, it was not the huge crisis that the Soviet army had to solve; even Chen Yanlong had to restlessness for Germany's face such a difficult problem.

"If the German army's goal this time is really our Southwest Front, then the Southwest Front's combat operation this time will be dangerous..."

As soon as he arrived at the front battlefield, Zhukov used a telescope to stare at the battle-torn battle on the battlefield, listening to the distribution of enemy and us reported by his officers, worried.

The reason is very simple. The Southwest Soviet Front Army must face millions of elite German troops alone. If Zhukov's main force does not rescue them, then once the Southwest Soviet Front Army's rear route is cut off, the front army will be surrounded by the German army, and will also be subject to large-scale air strikes and surprise attacks freed by the German army.

Then the front army will face sudden attacks from the German troops in the right bank, left bank, and even the central part of the Dnieper River, which will catch the Southwest Front army off guard and be defeated and completely wiped out.

On the contrary, if the main force of the front army can break out and get rescued by Zhukov's army, then the German encirclement and annihilation plan will be shattered, and even the Soviet army can counterattack.

Even if you can't fight back, you can immediately enter strategic defense operations and block the German army's aggressive attacks.

So when Zhukov arrived at the front line of the battlefield and sorted out the current situation, he quickly dispatched the Central Front, the Grassland Front, and the Voronezh Front to support the Southwest Front.

These three fronts came to support from the three sides and the same direction to fight against the German army.

The Bryansk Front Army and the Western Front Army were assault troops, looking for favorable fighter jets at any time to suddenly attack the main force of the German army, while the remaining last was as a reserve force to support the critical front army at any time.

Thousands of German tanks were in several wedge formations, with their sounds deafening, and they rushed into the tank group in the southwestern Soviet Union in a large area, and the most intense tank battle was held.

Faced with the siege of the German tank group that was almost half more than himself, the Soviet tank group also had enough gasoline; loaded ammunition and put out steel strips with regular sides, preparing to fight the German tank group endlessly.

Model's 9th Army was also the vanguard, setting up its first defensive front on the front line of Zaporoze, the Dnieper River, and engaged in an overwhelming battle with the Soviet troops who had successfully crossed the river.

For the Soviet army, which clearly saw their offensive route and troops, there was no hope for breaking through the defense of the Model 9th ​​Army Group.

And the most important point is that the German army had no intention of defending but not attacking, because the German army attacked and defending at this time, which caught the Southwest Soviet front off guard and retreated step by step.

"Not good! Commander! The attack of the German tank group is very fierce! The number of tanks in our 1st Tank Army is less than 80! If we continue to fight like this, we may be destroyed here!"

Kurromi, the commander of the 1st Tank Army, said anxiously to Rotmistrov, the commander of the 5th Guards Tank Group.

"The situation of our 2nd Tank Army is also optimistic! Commander! We have only less than 100 tanks left now, and we are gradually surrounded by two German tank troops!"

The commander of the 2nd Tank Army, Misorov, also panickedly reported to the commander of the 5th Guards Tank Group, Rotmistrov.

"No matter how tragic the battle is, you must hold on for me and wait for our reinforcements to arrive!"

Rotmistrov, the commander of the 5th Guards Tank Group, also roared in a panic.

Because he was also besieged separately by the German 508th Heavy Armored Division and the two SS tank divisions; it can be said that his own tank troops were also in danger.

"Are our 5th Guards Tank Group going to be wiped out here today? Damn German!"

After the roar, Rotmistrov, the commander of the 5th Guards Tank Group, also muttered to himself worriedly.

"It's time to close the net and wipe out the Sudi 5th Guards Tank Group!"

At this time, Model, who had been using military telescopes to observe the tank battle on the front line, also issued the latest fighter order.

With his order issued, all the German tank groups launched the most powerful and brutal encirclement and annihilation battle against the Sudi 5 Guards Tank Group.
Chapter completed!