Chapter 204: Fire Captain Zhukov, Cao Cao envied him greatly!
At this time, arrows began to be drawn on the sky.

The extremely oppressive German army was rushing across the map.

[The German army launched a pincer attack on Leningrad.]

[A German army attacked southwest of Leningrad.]

[Another German army made a detour and penetrated to the Lyuban line southeast of Leningrad.]

[By August 8, the German army had cut off all rail and road traffic connecting Leningrad to the outside world.]

[At the same time, the Finnish army also began to attack from the north. ]

【Land transportation in Leningrad and other areas was completely interrupted.】

【The city's electricity supply began to become difficult.】

[On September 1941, 9, the German army approached Lake Ladoga and quickly occupied important strongholds and transportation hubs beside Lake Ladoga]

[At this point, Leningrad's last external connection was also cut off.]

[The siege of Leningrad officially began.]

【Leningrad was once the capital of Tsarist Russia. 】

[It is one of the earliest large cities in the entire Russian region. In 1941, the city's population reached 250 million. ]

[Of these, 40 were children.]

[There are also more than 30 refugees from the Baltic region and other surrounding areas.]

【With their participation, Leningrad became a large refuge. 】

[With a population of millions, the entire Leningrad's food and fuel reserves could only last for 30 days.]

[Facing the danger of food shortage at any time. 】

【Residents are in danger of starving to death.】

When Tianmu told this story, he also gave a more detailed map of the Leningrad region.

And the main direction of German troop deployment.

The ancients analyzed the situation of the German attack on Leningrad while combining the explanations from the sky curtain.

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng looked at the sky and saw Leningrad, which was surrounded by German troops.

Think again of the wild performance of the German army, which beat the Soviet Union hard and wiped out millions of people in a few months.

I couldn't help but shook my head.

Then Ying Zheng said to the generals beside him:

"Do you think the Soviet Union of later generations can defend Leningrad?"

Meng Tian is an expert in building cities and defending cities.

He looked at the contents on the sky screen and analyzed them:

"Leningrad in the Soviet Union may indeed be heavily guarded and not so easy to capture."

"But how can you defend a fortified city that is under siege?"

"If it were the era we live in, we would have relied on strong city defense measures and driven all the people out of the city."

“It can last for a long time.”

“But we also looked at the sky screen and knew the intensity of war in later times and the power of those new weapons.”

"Don't even mention Leningrad. There may not be a city wall. Even if there is a city wall, it can't stop the attack of the German heavy artillery."

Meng Tian's expression was somewhat regretful.

Although he did not say it directly, Leningrad would fall soon.

But he had already made a prediction in his heart.

And in the Han Dynasty.

Liu Che was also asking his generals.

Huo Qubing saw the German army's attack like a tide.

The German army has covered the entire area around Leningrad, surrounding the entire city.

It was also a professional judgment and determination.

"It is impossible to defend Leningrad by its own strength."

"Unless the Soviet Union sends reinforcements immediately to break the encirclement."

"Otherwise, Leningrad would have fallen immediately."

"But with the level of the Soviet army, there was a huge gap between them and the German army."

"It will be difficult to break the siege of Leningrad."

Huo Qubing was optimistic that the German army would soon take Leningrad.

And Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, standing aside.

I thought of the previous Battle of Moscow.

It seems that the battles in the two major cities of Leningrad and Moscow overlapped to a certain extent.

So Liu Che also analyzed and said:

"If Leningrad can hold out for a while, until the Battle of Moscow begins, and the main force of the German army attacks Moscow."

"Maybe we can hold off the German offensive."

"But if we can't quickly open up the transportation lines, it will be impossible to defend an isolated city."

"It all depends on how strong the Soviet army and civilians' fighting spirit is in order to defend this city, and how much time they can buy."

"And the German army wanted to capture this city."

"And what a price you are willing to pay!"

Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang saw the critical situation in Leningrad and couldn't help but sigh and shook his head.

"The wars of later times are completely different from the wars of our Ming Dynasty."

"If it were the Ming Dynasty, Leningrad, with its strong defenses, might have been able to hold out for a year, or even two or three years!"

“But during the World War.”

"Faced with advanced weapons such as artillery and aircraft, the city's defense capabilities have actually declined."

"The German army should be able to enter Leningrad soon?"

"Then the soldiers can use the ruins of the city to engage in street fighting."

"A brutal hand-to-hand street fight will probably start soon."

“Perhaps the fall of Leningrad is inevitable?”

"It's just that I believe it."

"With the strong fighting spirit of the Soviet army and civilians, they were able to inflict heavy casualties on the German army in the street fighting in the city."

Basically, the ancients saw it.

The city of Leningrad was already in danger.

If the Soviet reinforcements cannot break the encirclement in the first time.

The fall of the city has entered the countdown!
And Tianmu continued to tell the story, which basically confirmed the ancient people's speculation.

【The Soviet Union realized that Leningrad was in danger and tried various ways to rescue it.】

【But none of them worked.】

【Germany also tried to break through the Lenindler Line.】

[But as the war progressed, by September 1941, Germany's armored forces and main air force were transferred to the direction of Moscow.]

[Von Leeb, commander of the German Army Group North, wrote down the order of the German High Command in his diary.]

[Request to transfer the seven columns of the Northern Army Group to the Moscow direction.]

[The armored forces of the Northern Army Group were transferred.]

[This was good news for the defenders of Leningrad, but the city was still surrounded.]

[On September 11, General Zhukov was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Leningrad Front.]

[This shows the importance that the Soviet Supreme Command attached to Leningrad.]

【It inspired the hearts and morale of the soldiers and civilians. 】

[Many veterans regained their confidence and believed that they could get out of the predicament under Zhukov's leadership.]

【As soon as Zhukov arrived, he did his best to rebuild the city's defense system. 】

[The focus is on artillery fortifications! ]

[In particular, the Baltic Fleet's naval guns and coastal defense guns were all brought under unified command.]

[The Baltic Fleet has strong firepower.]

[There are 100 naval guns with a caliber of mm or more.]

[Including the rest of the various large and small artillery pieces, there are more than 300 in total. ]

[During the German attack on Leningrad, the Baltic Fleet fired more than 20,000 artillery shells! ]

[The largest shell caliber reaches 406 mm! ]

[The fleet's heavy artillery played a key role in defense. ]

[The German offensive was stopped seven kilometers outside Leningrad.]

[The German troops were forced to stop here, and they were only 16 kilometers away from the historic Winter Palace.]

【But the Baltic Fleet prevented them from advancing any further.】

Outside the sky, the ancient people saw that it was Zhukov who came to put out the fire again.

And the fire was put out successfully.

They all started to rejoice.

Especially those who prefer the Soviet camp.

The ancients admired Zhukov's command ability.

Many of them expressed the same sentiment.

"Soviet General Zhukov is indeed very capable!"

"When putting out fires everywhere, the key is to be effective as soon as you get there, and to be able to see the key points as soon as you get there."

Cao Cao even commented on Zhukov:
"I think Zhukov's strategy is no less than that of Guderian and Manstein in the German army!"

“This is not just something I can see.”

"I believe that even the most basic soldiers in the Soviet Union at that time could have seen it."

"They must have full confidence in Zhukov's ability and hope to be commanded by this firefighter general. This way, they will have a better chance of winning and surviving the war."

Xiahou Dun, who was standing next to Cao Cao, also said:

"Yes, if I were an ordinary soldier in Leningrad at that time."

"I would definitely be very happy to see the Supreme Command transfer Zhukov here."

Cao Cao nodded.

"That's why I always like to recruit famous generals from all walks of life."

"Because it's easy to get a thousand troops."

"It's hard to find a good general!"

(End of this chapter)