Chapter 391 The sunset in Kursk is beautiful

Han Dynasty.

The great Han triangle admired the sky and discussed the situation together.

Obviously, they have all entered the state.

Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, said:
"The Soviet Union's combat effectiveness has been significantly improved after two years of war."

"And the German army failed in several battles and suffered heavy losses."

“It must have started to go downhill.”

"Now we are facing the Soviet Union, which has set up an iron wall in the Kursk region in advance."

"Even in summer, the German army won't be able to gain any advantage."

"The current strength of the German army is not enough to crush the Soviet army!"

"Perhaps with equal forces, the German army still has the advantage."

"The key is who will give you the same number of troops on the battlefield?"

"Now it shouldn't be the German army that's still clamoring to attack the Soviet army, but it should be like what Model said."

"Defend first and then look for an opportunity to counterattack."

"To put it bluntly, the offensive and defensive forces are different!"

Liu Che said it very clearly.

But I admire the German army very much, and I just watched Huo Qubing, who fought a beautiful Kharkov counterattack by the German army.

Obviously not thinking so.

Huo Qubing looked at the strategic situation map on the sky curtain and said slowly.

"If it was the Soviet army on a flat front, they would have set up a good defense line."

"And then the German army forced its way in."

“That might be hard to win indeed.”

"After all, even if the German army achieved a short-term breakthrough, it would be forced to stop and engage in a war of attrition because of harassment from the Soviet army on both wings."

"That's not what the Germans are good at."

"But the Kursk region is such a large bulge."

"Although it can serve as an important offensive springboard for the Soviet army, it also greatly increases the Soviet army's defensive burden."

"The German army concentrated its superior forces and focused on breaking through from the north and south sides."

"All it takes is a successful north-south advance to cut off Kursk's connection with the Soviet main force!"

"by that time."

"Even the Soviet troops inside Kursk still have a solid defense line and stubborn resistance."

"But it was of no avail. We could only be routed."

"The German army needs a sharp sword."

Huo Qubing said very seriously.

"And I believe that the German army has the strength to become a sharp sword."

Wei Qing, who was standing aside, slowly stood up.

Although he doesn't talk much.

But this time Wei Qing's prediction was very certain.

"The Battle of Kursk had not yet begun, but the Germans had already lost."

"I don't mean the whole war."

"Based on the Battle of Kursk alone, the German army had already lost."

Generally speaking, when discussing the war on the sky, Wei Qing seldom spoke with certainty or decisiveness.

But this time, Wei Qing made a prediction in advance.

This is not Wei Qing's style.

But it made Liu Che very curious.

In Liu Che's curious eyes, Wei Qing explained:

"If the Germans attacked Kursk in April, neither side would be fully prepared."

"Although the German army was not fully prepared, even if they won, it would only be another Kharkov counterattack."

"We can only defeat the Soviet army, but cannot encircle and annihilate it to achieve a decisive victory."

"But at least if the Germans attack in April, I think there is a certain chance of winning."

"But unfortunately, we had just experienced the disastrous defeat at Stalingrad and the victory at the Kharkov counterattack."

"The German army needs to rest and replenish."

"But during the rest period, the Soviet Union will replenish more."

"The defense will also be more solid."

"Besides, the German army is still fighting on multiple fronts."

“Time is not on the German side.”

"When the German army stopped attacking, when the German army could no longer launch a lightning-fast attack and tear apart the enemy."

"Germany's complete defeat will only come soon." Wei Qing analyzed the situation accurately.

Although Huo Qubing was unwilling to hear this, he had to admit it even though he was a strong supporter of Germany.

The overall situation is indeed as Wei Qing described.

However, Huo Qubing gradually felt that it might be difficult for Germany to win the war.

But at least in this Battle of Kursk, the German army still has more than 40% chance of winning.

Amid the ancient people’s discussions and deductions, the sky screen continued to play.

【Using the extra preparation time, the Soviet Union further strengthened its defenses. 】

[The trenches of the Voronezh Line were 4200 kilometers long, and communication lines were laid along the entire length.]

[On the Central Front's defense line, the trench length reached 5000 kilometers. ]

[In addition, the Soviet army built 2000 kilometers of roads and repaired 686 bridges.]

[More than 30 truckloads of supplies and various machines were delivered to the Kursk region.]

【For this unprecedented huge offensive. 】

[The Soviet Union and Germany deployed more than 200 million troops in total. ]

[Germany's Southern Army Group assembled 45 men and 951 tanks on the southern front.]

[In contrast, the Soviet army led by Vatutin had 62 men and 1700 tanks.]

[Germany's Central Army Group deployed 33 soldiers, 1500 tanks and self-propelled artillery. ]

[The Soviet Central Front assembled 71 men and 1800 tanks.]

[In addition, the Steppe Front led by Konev served as a reserve force.]

After talking about the overall strategic situation.

The sky curtain gave more and more specific pictures.

For example, the Soviet army laid a large number of mines on the outskirts of each stronghold.

And a flexible mine-laying method was adopted.

A large number of mines were buried according to the potential attack routes of German tanks.

Another example is putting new recruits in the trenches.

Let the tanks roll over their heads.

Every day.

In this way, the recruits will not easily panic when facing tanks on a real battlefield.

And in order to deal with the German army's latest Tiger tank.

The Soviet Union in the picture has specially recruited a large number of excellent artillery snipers.

The Tiger tank models were used in the training.

It is also specially equipped with new ammunition.

It can effectively target the German Tiger tank.

And all along, the new artillery and ammunition have been kept a secret.

It can be seen that the Soviet Union's preparations are becoming more and more sufficient.

【It’s July now.】

【Waiting has become a torture.】

[The German army was slow to attack, so the Soviet Union was still unsure about the next move.]

【Vadudin suggested: The Soviet Union launched an active attack.】

[Vadudin wrote in his communication: If the German army does not start the war, autumn will come, and all our plans will fail.]

[The Soviet side began to get restless, and a tense atmosphere permeated the entire military region.]

[Specifically, in a downed German reconnaissance plane.]

[Another detailed map of the Soviet defense layout was discovered. ]

[This made the tense atmosphere reach its peak.]

……

"Danmu: A traditional German military skill, delivering intelligence before the war."

"More than 200 million people and thousands of tanks, is this the largest tank battle ever?"

"The Soviet army was getting anxious waiting."

"Knowing that the enemy is about to attack, but never waiting for it, is really exhausting."

"The music is so amazing that even a modern person like me is nervous."

"My goodness, the Soviet Union was so well prepared, but the Germans still insisted on fighting Kursk? They were probably going to get hurt!"

"The mustache guy is so stubborn!"

"There is no other way. The German army needs a million-man victory. They have to fight."

"Who would have thought that the Battle of Kursk would still be fought in 2024?"

"The sunset in Kursk is beautiful, but I don't have time to appreciate it."

(End of this chapter)