Imperial Overlord

Among the grass, an inconspicuous green began to move slowly. Then a pair of deep eyes were exposed, staring not far away.

German scouts in camouflage smocks are very hard to spot in this season when revegetation has begun.

What's more, he is just a scout. Unless necessary, he does not need to expose himself and shoot at the enemy on the opposite side.

It was very close to the Soviet front, so he had to be very careful. Move your body carefully, so as not to be discovered by the sentry of the other party.

The Soviet troops here are digging their own trenches, and there are countless civilians from Belarus who have been recruited by force.

Apparently the Soviets were aware of the imminent arrival of German troops, but did not expect it to be so soon.

The scouts carefully observed the formation of the opponent's defense line, which was about to become the main attack direction of the German armored forces.

Therefore, detecting every firepower point and finding out the anti-tank guns hidden in the dark as much as possible has become his most important task.

Little by little, he imprinted the appearance of the enemy's positions in his mind, and he will outline the entire appearance of the Soviet defensive positions on a piece of white paper in a while.

Behind a trench, there were two more undercover anti-tank gun positions. These positions were covered by the crossfire of machine guns on both sides.

The Soviet Union also learned how the German troops built the defense line in battle after battle. Drawing a tiger according to a cat, although it still looks very clumsy, it has become more like it.

Having seen the unfinished Soviet defensive positions here, the German scouts carefully let go of the grass they had set aside and retreated to the other end of the small hill.

He climbed not far in front of the armored reconnaissance vehicle driven by his comrade-in-arms, then stood up and ran quickly to the back of the armored vehicle.

There, the commander of the reconnaissance vehicle, who had been waiting for his result, and a few soldiers on a motorcycle parked aside were already eager to see.

"A line of defense with two heavy firepower support points behind it. Here, here, and here, are the positions of three machine guns!" The scout was wearing a straw camouflage on top of his head. shaking.

"Very good! Very detailed! The radio message we got just now shows that the tank unit is about 2 kilometers behind us..." Pointing to the place behind him, the commander of the reconnaissance vehicle told everyone good news.

Everyone who heard the news rejoiced. After all, it was impossible for the Soviets to complete the line of defense in front of them in 10 minutes.

"Rest in place for ten minutes! When the tanks behind come up and break the defense line, we will move on!" After the rest order was issued, the commander of the reconnaissance vehicle arranged for two people to deploy guard posts in the direction where the enemy might attack. .

Everyone here is a battle-hardened scout, and their prudence can be said to be innate and to the bone.

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When the war returned to Germany's preferred frequency, the Soviet Union became extremely passive.

Pushing forward in the field, although the German troops were troubled by mud, the Soviet Union was also troubled by mud.

The original suspension system of the KV-1 tank, as well as the stupid gearbox, have now become the hardest hit area of ​​paralysis.

One after another, the tanks stopped halfway, either unable to be transported to the front, or unable to retreat to the rear.

Along the railway and road that stretched from Krupki all the way to Orsha, there were weapons and equipment discarded by the Soviet army.

Including artillery and tanks, and infantry in groups that could not retreat to safety. These have become German trophies and hidden dangers of the Soviet Orsha line of defense.

The lack of sufficient troops is the biggest problem facing Budyonny now. His follow-up troops cannot be in place, so the defense line cannot be stabilized.

The advancing speed of the German troops was very fast. Budyonny knew this, and he also attached great importance to the advancing speed of the German armored troops.

But even so, he still did not accurately estimate the actual advance speed of the German armored forces.

When he was still imagining that his troops could strengthen the defense line near Orsha before the arrival of the Germans, a large number of German scouts had been found near Orsha.

Both sides of Orsha's line of defense immediately became precarious, and German soldiers broke through several Soviet strongholds, leaving Orsha in a dilemma of being surrounded on three sides.

In this case, Budyonny did not dare to put his troops into the Orsha defense battle at all, he could only retreat and retreat most of the troops to Smolensk.

"Mogilev must be defended. There is an important traffic node. If the German army goes south, it must be captured as a transit point!" Looking at the map, Budyonny said a little depressed.

His defensive front is simply too long, and since he lost Krupki, his defensive line has at least doubled.

In the north, he had to defend the important city of Vitebsk; to the south, he had to defend the important town of Mogilev.

On both sides, there is no room for failure. Stalin was so annoyed by his defeat that he had to personally supervise the battle, hoping to prevent the Soviet army's rout.

Vitebsk is the barrier of Smolensk, and losing there is tantamount to saying that the northern gate of Smolensk has been occupied by Germany.

And Mogilev is more important, because the top leaders of the Soviet army have always been worried that the German Army Group Center will go south, and losing Mogilev will infinitely magnify this worry~www.wuxiaspot.com~ If Mogilev is lost, the German army will take advantage of the situation Going south, the Soviet Army's Southern Army, which was supported in Ukraine, will be wiped out.

At that time, it is not only the grain plain of Ukraine that will be lost, but many industrial cities will also become the direct target of German attack.

Once the Germans entered the Caucasus, they could threaten Stalingrad to the west and capture the Black Sea and Sevastopol to the south.

Combined with the Baku oil fields, which were likely to be destroyed by German bomber swarms, the Soviet losses could be said to be all-encompassing.

so. In the view of the top Soviet leaders, Mogilev is absolutely not to be lost. Because of this, Budyonny threw all the troops he could find to Mogilev.

On the front, he could only use some remnants to stop the German advance. Including the important defense of Smolensk, and Moscow behind Smolensk.

"The order of the great leader Stalin... Take a step back and shoot immediately!" This is the order Budyonny received, and it is also a task he can only complete with his life.