Chapter 1115： Where is Pavlov (1/2)

The German offensive was quite fierce, and after the day lighted up, the German troops were already swarming.

The three-way army, with 20,000 tanks, was racing wildly on the vast expanse of the Soviet Union.

Take the Middle Route Army as an example. After dawn, it was divided into two directions, with the second armored cluster and the third armored cluster as the forerunners, and the high-speed tanks as the main offensive force, from the Suwałki Province and The Brest Fortress in the Warsaw region is advancing rapidly in two directions towards the Yavistok bulge in the east and the direction of Minsk. If you look at it from the map, it looks like two arms outstretched. The middle part is all surrounded by arms.

When their main force meets in Minsk, more than 600,000 troops in the western Soviet special military region in the entire Belarusian region will be surrounded.

The current situation on the front line is undoubtedly not optimistic.

Because of the sudden attack, the German troops rarely encountered large-scale organized resistance and counterattack during the initial offensive. The troops in the various stations must be united and twisted into a rope to have combat effectiveness. But now, the various troops in the entire Western Special Military Region have not received any orders. They can only exchange fire sporadically with the Germans in their own defense zones. At the same time, it is waiting for the combat order from the front command of the Western Front Army.

The situation on the front line is chaotic, and in the Kremlin, the high-ranking Soviet commanders are also judging the situation ahead.

Obviously, such a huge military invasion by the Germans simply cannot be stimulated by their own heavy thunderstorm plan. The military scale of the Germans needs to be mobilized at least half a year in advance.

We were all deceived by the Germans.

Now, it is useless to say that these are no longer useful. The Germans are launching an offensive on such a long front at the same time. Do they have enough strength or do they have a main attack and a feint? What are their strategic goals?

”We have not contacted the Western Special Military Region.” An adjutant came in and reported to Zhukov.

Looking at that large-scale map, the blue arrows drawn on it represent the current known attack sequence of the German army, but it is not accurate based on the intelligence gathered by a few limited reconnaissance planes.

Even so, Zhukov still smelled something from the middle.

”Now, our Western Special Military Region is very dangerous.” Zhukov said to Stalin: ”Now, the Germans are attacking our central part, the Belarusian region, in two troops.”

Pointing at the map above with the command stick, Zhukov analyzed: ”In the middle of these two offensive forces are the main forces of our Western Special Military Region. These forces are currently in garrison or camping, and their troops are deployed in depth. It’s too shallow, and they can’t attack or defend here. If the Germans quickly outflank the two wings, the three army groups inside would be easily eaten by the Germans.”

Zhukov didn't trust Pavlov. This person has no overall view of the situation. Moreover, the German offensive was so fierce that Pavlov might have been knocked unconscious.

Stalin also frowned: ”Then immediately contact Pavlov and ask him to organize troops to stop the German attack and cut off the German attacking arm.”

”However, we couldn't reach Pavlov, he was not in the special military command headquarters.” Zhukov said helplessly.

At this most critical time, as the commander of the entire Western Special Military Region, as the field commander who collided with the Germans in the first wave, Pavlov was not in his post!