At noon on May 21, 1943, the headquarters of the Western Expeditionary Army on the Eastern Front battlefield.

News of significant progress on the Eastern Front battlefield had reached here. The generals of the Western Expeditionary Army were excited and gathered at the headquarters in unison.

In order to prepare for the subsequent joint counterattack and the battle to regain Stalingrad and the oil fields and coal mining areas in the North Caucasus, all the Western Expeditionary Forces were transferred to the south, mainly the 6th Army and the 8th Army.

Seeing that the officers were so excited, Deputy Chief of General Staff Wu Zhan relayed to everyone the detailed progress of the Eastern Front battlefield.

He finally said:

"Without resources, sufficient troops, a complete industrial system, and control of the sea and air, the destruction of Japanese imperialism is inevitable, and the Eastern battlefield has entered a new stage."

"No one needs to worry about the Eastern battlefield. What we should be more concerned about is the upcoming joint counterattack."

The officers were gearing up and eager to try.

Seeing this, Jiangdong simply held an impromptu meeting of senior military officers to warm up the upcoming super-large battle.

"The battle will take place in early June, and we still have about 10 days to prepare." Jiangdong said:

"The scale of this battle is larger than every battle we have participated in in the past. It is a brand new challenge for us, and it is also an opportunity to test the cooperation of multiple arms and three-dimensional combat strategies and tactics!"

The officers calmed down a little and nodded very solemnly.

Jiang Dong looked at Wu Zhan:

"The staff department will first talk about the troop deployment of the enemy and ourselves."

Zhang Shengqing, Li Zhaoying, Qi Guangxiu and others sat upright with serious expressions.

Deputy Chief of General Staff Wu Zhan cleared his throat, held a folder, and introduced the battle map:

"Judging from the intelligence we have detected and provided by Mao Xiong, the main opponent of the joint counterattack is the Third Reich's Army Group South."

"Since the Battle of Barbarossa, Army Group South has been the vanguard of all Third Reich armies. Many of the battles that everyone is familiar with were fought by them, causing heavy casualties to the Bears."

"The composition of Army Group South is not complicated. There are about 45 infantry divisions of various types and 8 armored divisions!"

"The main armies are: the 11th Army, the 17th Army commanded by Manstein, Paulus's 6th Army and the 1st Armored Army, and the Romanian Servant Army."

"The Eleventh Army has jurisdiction over the Fifty-fourth Army, the Thirtieth Army, and the Eleventh Army. Each army has a certain number of Romanian servants, mainly the Romanian Sixth, Eighth, Seventh, and Fourteenth.

Infantry Division, Romanian Mountain Army, Romanian Cavalry Brigade!”

"These troops are mainly stationed in the area from Stalingrad to the North Caucasus. They control important transportation routes and are the guarantee for resource plunder!"

The officers' eyes moved quickly on the map as Wu Zhan told the story.

"The 17th Army is commanded by General Stepnagel and is under the direct control of the 152nd Infantry Division!"

"There are also the Fourth Army, the Forty-fourth Mountain Army, and the Fifty-second Army, which have six infantry divisions, three light divisions and four mountain divisions."

"This force is mainly stationed between the Don River and Kharkov. I heard that the Third Reich has plans to form a Don Army, but no detailed information has been obtained yet."

Wu Zhan paused:

"Next is Paulus' 6th Army stationed in the Stalingrad area."

"The 6th Army is the main force of the Third Reich's Southern Army Group and the main "hero" in the capture of Stalingrad. This army has outstanding achievements and high morale among its officers and soldiers. It will be our most important enemy!"

"The 6th Army has direct jurisdiction over the 168th Infantry Division and the 213th Guard Division."

"It has the 17th Army, the 29th Army, the 44th Army and the 55th Army under its jurisdiction, and has 12 infantry divisions, which is a strong force!"

"The 6th Army has taken control of Stalingrad, which has been in ruins. This place is the key to the war against the epidemic, and it is a place that both the enemy and we must attack and defend."

"Defeat the 6th Army and capture Volgograd. This joint counterattack is considered a success!"

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, their eyes fixed on the ruined city downstream of the Volga River.

"Finally, the mobile force of Army Group South, the First Armored Army!"

"The First Armored Group Army has three motorized corps, eight armored divisions, and three motorized divisions!"

"This battle is of vital importance to both the enemy and us. CCTV is a turning point in the entire Eastern Front battlefield!"

"Victory, the Third Reich is in ruins!"

"If we lose, we will be forced to meet at the negotiating table with Mustache!"

"Therefore, the enemy's troop strength should change to a greater extent when the battle begins. First of all, Guderian's Second Armored Group is likely to rush over to support."

"Although the Second Armored Group belongs to Army Group Center, it is not far from the southern battlefield."

"The Staff Preliminarily estimates that the Third Reich may invest at least 2,500 tanks in this battle. Tiger tanks will account for more than half of them!"

Chiang Kai-shek's Armored Group Army was equipped with 2,800 advanced tanks. In comparison, the number of tanks in the Third Reich seemed a bit small.

But this is only a preliminary estimate. As the scale of the battle expands, both the enemy and ourselves will invest more and more equipment and troops.

"On the Allied side."

Wu Zhan put down the folder in his hand and took another document from the staff beside him.

"The Western Expeditionary Army has two corps, a Young Guards Army and an Armored Group Army, with a total strength of about 1.2 million!"

"Mao Xiong will invest at least 15 mixed armies of various arms and one or two tank armies!"

"The total strength of the Allied forces will be between 2.5 million and 3 million, which is twice that of the enemy!"

"Twenty to thirty thousand cannons and more than 5,000 tanks!"

"From the data point of view, the Allies have an absolute advantage."

"Huhuhuhu..."

The officers exhaled in unison, shocked by the scale of the battle.

Both sides will invest at least 4 million troops and nearly 8,000 tanks of various types.

This will be a multi-equipment, multi-arms, and super-large-scale battle that has never been seen in human history.
Chapter completed!