"What does it mean that 8 airports are completely paralyzed? He had hundreds of new fighters, and they were wiped out by the Germans in one day? Zhukov looked at the officer who had come to deliver the news, and his eyes were as big as a brass bell.

He couldn't believe that the fighter unit of the Air Force, which had been carefully prepared for four months, was slaughtered by the enemy only three days after it went into battle......

More than half of the thousands of aircraft of various types were lost in a single day. This is simply bad news, bad news that came when his counterattack plan was not fully launched!

Originally, if the Air Force could hold out for a month or more, his ground forces could confront the Germans and ensure absolute security in the Kursk region.

Now that it is good, the air supremacy in the Kursk region has needless to say that it has fallen into the hands of the Germans again, so wouldn't the armored forces assembled by Zhukov become the best target for the Luftwaffe?

"Is Yevgeny a pig? Yes? As soon as my troops entered Kursk, his air force was completely annihilated? "The angry Zhukov really has the heart to kill this damn air force commander.

"What about the Warlords? Go find him and let him kill himself! Zhukov, who was full of hatred, waved his hand and gave such an order.

The pressure on him from the Luftwaffe, as well as the pressure brought to him by the German Army, has already overwhelmed Zhukov a little.

At this time, an army officer hurriedly walked into his headquarters and opened his mouth to report: "Report! Comrade General! The German forward troops, now they have entered the Kursk region! ”

"Where have they been? Is the speed of advancement fast? Zhukov frowned, hurriedly walked to the front of the map, and asked.

"About two hours ago, a German reconnaissance unit broke into Boneri! According to the report of our reconnaissance unit, the Germans had armored vehicles, and some infantry followed. The officer pointed to the northernmost part of Kursk on the map.

It is the closest town to Orel Oblast and the closest to the German-occupied Kursk Oblast. The German Army Group Center controlled most of the Orel region, so the Soviets abandoned most of the Oryol region, except for the important town of Livne.

It can be said that Zhukov's ideal fortification area is near the city of Kursk, where he can rely on the city to fight a defensive battle and consume the armored forces of the German army.

"The Germans did not attack Livne?" Looking at the map in front of him a little strangely, Zhukov pinched his chin and asked.

The Soviet Army officer shook his head and replied: "Comrade General, we have not received any news that Livne has been attacked, everything is normal over there. ”

Putting aside the troubled story of the heavy losses of the air force, Zhukov began to think about the question of why the Germans did not occupy Livne.

It stands to reason that Livne was on the flank of the German advance group, and according to the German custom, they usually tested the enemy positions on the flank before deciding whether to occupy these areas.

Now, it is a bit unconscionable that the Germans are concentrating their forces in the direction of Kursk without even probing.

Everything that is out of the ordinary, Zhukov considers to be some flaw in the enemy. He looked at the map, carefully figuring out his opponent's condition.

"Determine the number of the enemy's southbound troops! I want to know who the other commander's commander is! Zhukov gave an order to test the Germans: "Let the 6th Guards Panzer Division, deployed in Zolotushino, move forward!" Try it by bumping into enemies! ”

If we knew who our opponents were, we would be able to better deduce the reason why the Germans ignored Livne.

"According to the information transmitted back by our troops in the Gorky region, most of the units of Group G have lost contact with our troops...... There is a good chance that it will be Guderian's armored forces going south! The officer spoke his mind.

Zhukov waved his hand and retorted with some disbelief: "Guderian's G cluster has at least 2,000 tanks!" If his troops go south, the first target to be surrounded may be Livne! ”

He knew Guderian too well, and if Guderian commanded the troops, he would take as many places as he could.

For example, Livny, for example, Volovo, even Guderian would prefer to attack Keshinsky, and will not go straight to Kursk City, the capital of the Kursk region!

Unless...... Zhukov, who seemed to have caught something, was stunned for a moment: unless Guderian's forces were insufficient, so he would shorten his flanks as much as possible and turn a blind eye to Livne!

"Unlikely...... Guderian's armored cluster, how could it be that there were not enough troops...... He had at least five more armored divisions, as well as separate reinforced tank units. Zhukov didn't quite believe in his own inference, but he felt that only this inference was logical.

For a while, Zhukov, who didn't have a very good way, decided to let the 6th Guards Tank Division test it and see what kind of armored troops the Germans were moving south.

"Also, telegraph to all the troops to strengthen their anti-aircraft camouflage and move as much as possible at night to avoid being bombed by the Luftwaffe." Remembering that air supremacy had been lost again, Zhukov gritted his teeth and ordered.

He had to give such an order, because the Germans could already take off planes and attack ground targets, and the ground battle he had expected could not be carried out according to the original plan.

"Unlikely...... Guderian's armored cluster, how could it be that there were not enough troops...... He had at least five more armored divisions, as well as separate reinforced tank units. Zhukov didn't quite believe in his own inference, but he felt that only this inference was logical.

For a while, Zhukov, who didn't have a very good way, decided to let the 6th Guards Tank Division test it and see what kind of armored troops the Germans were moving south.

"Also, telegraph to all the troops to strengthen their anti-aircraft camouflage and move as much as possible at night to avoid being bombed by the Luftwaffe." Remembering that air supremacy had been lost again, Zhukov gritted his teeth and ordered.

He had to give such an order, because the Germans could already take off planes and attack ground targets, and the ground battle he had expected could not be carried out according to the original plan.

He had to give such an order, because the Germans could already take off planes and attack ground targets, and the ground battle he had expected could not be carried out according to the original plan.