Chapter 254: On the eve of the stormy air raid

"March! Fast! Be sure to get to the meeting point before the Germans can react! ”

When Chen Yanlong went to Milch, 600 T-34 tanks, more than 1,000 jeeps, more than 700 trucks, carrying more than 4,000 machine guns, more than 2,000 rocket launchers, more than 10,000 rifles, more than 70,000 grenades, and mines, and tens of thousands of Soviet troops were marching rapidly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

Although the march of these mechanized Soviet troops was not slow at all, their commander Chebonenko still desperately urged the march.

And such mechanized marching Soviet troops are constantly appearing and increasing in the vicinity of Kharkov, Belgorod and other German-occupied areas.

The first units to go as the vanguard were the 11th Guards Army, the 11th Army, the 4th Tank Army, and the 5th Guards Army, which were drawn from the Western Front of the Soviet Army, and the 5th, 6th Guards Army, and 5th Guards Tank Army, which were drawn from the Western Front of the Soviet Army, and set off together with the 1st Tank Army.

The commander-in-chief of this large-scale new counterattack was still Zhukov, and of course Marshal Rokossovsky also took part in this battle.

At this time, Zhukov was at the temporary headquarters of the 7th Guards Army under the command of Commander Sumilov, and brought together General Bagramian and the commander of the Steppe Front, Marshal Rokossovsky, the commander of the Central Soviet Front, Marshal Rokossovsky, the commander of the Bulryansk Front, and the commander of the Western Front, Sokolovsky, for an operational meeting.

This is because this combat operation, called the 'July Great Counterattack,' was carried out by these fronts as the main force.

Therefore, before the war, they also had to discuss more about how to counterattack the German army according to their new battle plan.

"The 11th Guards Army under the command of General Bagramian has arrived at the designated combat site in Kharkov, and other mechanized units have also arrived in ...... one after another."

As soon as the meeting began, the chief of the operational staff of Zhukov's side, Makolinv, immediately reported.

Hearing this, Zhukov also glanced at General Baghramyan not far away.

Seeing this, the other party also nodded, to show that the Chief of the General Staff Makolinv was right.

"Our forward units have all arrived at their respective deployment positions, and the other follow-up forces are gradually arriving, so what should we do next now?"

"The Germans have killed us several times in a row the number of new weapons and equipment that we were taken by surprise, and where the development and production sites are, and our intelligence system has not yet been found!"

"If we continue to attack blindly again now, I am afraid that we will be overwhelmed and suffer heavy casualties by the large number of unknown new weapons and equipment suddenly thrown into the German army as before!"

The commander of the Burryansk Front, Popov, suddenly asked.

"Hmmm! You're right to be worried! I think the same way, so now our combat operation this time is to first use air strikes to destroy the German defensive positions, and test how many new weapons and equipment appear on their hands! ”

"In addition, our spies are also stepping up to find out the source and storage location of these new weapons and equipment of the German army, as well as their combat performance and other information!"

"Once we find out the production plants of these new weapons and equipment of the German army, we will join hands with Britain and the United States and other countries to carry out large-scale sabotage operations to destroy the production sites of the new weapons and equipment of the German army, and of course we will also find a way to get the performance data of these new weapons and equipment of the German army and use them to make our new counterattack weapons for research and use!"

After hearing this, Zhukov immediately replied.

"And how long will our air raid last this time? How many planes will be sent? ”

As soon as the words fell, Sokolovsky, who had been silent, suddenly asked.

"According to Comrade Stalin's opinion, more than 10,000 planes were dispatched to bomb all the German troops in Kharkov and Belgorod into cannon fodder!"

Zhukov smiled with a blazing smile.

Hiss!

Hearing Zhukov's answer, all the commanders instantly gasped and were shocked.

"Comrade Stalin turned out to be so generous! It seems that this time he is going to fight to the death with the German army! ”

At the same time, the hearts of these shocked commanders were also thinking about the same idea.

"But the German air force should also be in battle! Wouldn't it be bad if we fought alone but on our air force! ”

After the shock, before Marshal Sokolovsky could speak, Marshal Rokossovsky interjected.

"You're right! So we have to find a way to assist in the war! But no matter what! In this counterattack, Comrade Stalin meant to carry out large-scale air raids to reduce the resistance of the German army and the casualties of our army units! ”

"And this air battle is completely different from the previous battles!"

Zhukov nodded in response.

"What's so different?"

Marshal Rokossovsky curious.

The other commanders also stared at Zhukov intently, waiting for an answer.

"This time, Comrade Stalin demanded that all the pilots participating in the battle immediately find a way to shoot down the German pilots as soon as they saw them, and if they could not defeat the enemy, they would immediately take a suicidal ramming, and in short, no matter what method was used, all the German fighters who participated in the battle should be shot down to the ground!"

"In addition, in addition to a large number of bombshells, the bombs we used to attack German positions this time also purchased some white phosphorus bombs that are being tested from the US military! That is, the kind of white phosphorus bomb that the Germans dropped on us and had very strong lethality! ”

Zhukov smiled expectantly.

After listening to this, all the commanders of the Soviet army were in a happy mood and showed bright smiles.

Because as long as their air force attacks are stronger, more powerful, and the more German pilots are killed, the better the cover effect will be for their land forces, and the more casualties of their soldiers will be, and even the victory in the battle can be won as quickly as possible.

Just like the blitzkrieg used by the German army on June 22, 1941 to invade the Soviet Union, it was invincible and marching quickly.

While Zhukov and the commanders of all the Soviet front groups were in high spirits, all the Soviet aviation units were conducting pre-war inspections at their respective airfields.

More than 13,000 aircraft of various types were assembled in six air armies, including the First Army of the Western Air Force, the Air Force of the Bryansk Front, and the 15th Army, and preparations were being made for departure before the war under the coordinated supervision of Timoshenko and Khrushchev.

And the commanders of the air groups on all fronts were also by their side and listened to Stalin's latest orders for air raids.

Even the Novikov Air Force Commander, the Golovanov Air Force Commander, and the Vershinin Air Force Commander were waiting inside, and helping to deploy the best existing La-5, La-7, and La-9 fighter groups of the Soviet Army, as well as the I-2 attack aircraft group, how thoroughly and successfully they could attack the targets they were going to attack in the upcoming large-scale air raid operation......