Odessa is the base of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, and the defense force cannot be too small. The Black Sea Fleet protects 50% of the Soviet Union's foreign trade. Li Mo will not interfere with Bok's command and fight as much as he wants. Li Mo of the Soviet Union in the early stage did not think there was any huge threat to the German army.

Bok commanded more than 500,000 German troops from the Southern Army Group, and spent a day breaking through the three Soviet defense lines and surrounding Odessa. He also used air strikes to deal with the Soviet Black Sea Fleet severely and was forced to evacuate the Black Sea Fleet base. Odessa was completely surrounded, and even the hope of retreating from the sea was cut off. Even if the Black Sea Fleet did not retreat, Stalin could not let these Soviet troops retreat. They had to persevere and hold back the German advance as much as possible.

At this time, the Soviet army defending in Odessa was the 12th Army of the Ukrainian Front. The 12th Army had three infantry divisions, the 4th and 5th Cavalry, the 25th Tank Army and two tank brigades. It was actually a fast cluster of the Front Army. The entire army had 120,000 people, plus the temporary militia units, and the number reached 200,000, which gave the Soviet army the ability to challenge the German army. At this time, the German army already had some information about Odessa.

The Soviet army in Odessa is the Ukrainian commander. The commander-in-chief of the front is Marshal Timushinko, with the 5th, 6th and 12th armies, including the aviation corps and troops. Among them, the Fifth and 6th armies were arranged on the three borders of Germany and the Soviet Union. Needless to say, the result disappeared in one day. Originally, the 12th army of the Ukrainian Front was used by Timushinko as a preparatory support force. If there is any danger, go there to support. From the composition of the 12th army of the Ukrainian Front, it can be seen that it is either cavalry or tanks, but only three infantry divisions. The others are all mobile forces.

Brother Timuxin also wanted to support his various fronts, but when he saw that millions of German armored troops were crushing against him, he broke through the entire line. Even if Brother Timuxin sent all the 12th Army in his hands, he could not save three lines of defense. Although Brother Timuxin was not as good as Zhukov, it was precisely because of his cautiousness that a new situation occurred in the Southern Army Group of the "Barbarossa" plan.

And this new situation is a huge threat to the Southern Army Group. Bock used the latest information to discuss tactics with Li Mo, because the current situation is likely to make a few choices in the German army. One is to siege and not fight, and it will inevitably drag down the German army's attacking troops, and the other is to attack. This is a strong city guarded by 200,000 Soviet troops. Odessa is a seaside city. Most of the buildings in the city are steel and concrete houses, which is very conducive to the defense of the Soviet army. In this case, attacking the German army will inevitably cause a large number of casualties.

"Commander-in-Chief, see how to fight in this situation."

After Boke finished speaking, he handed over the information in his hand to Li Mo. 200,000 Soviet troops defended Odessa City. Li Mo was indeed very surprised, and he was also one of the oldest marshals in the Soviet Union. According to Li Mo's understanding of Timuxin Ge, this person's combat command ability was not very good, but he was still not bad in fighting such defensive wars. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get into the position of marshal.

"My deputy commander-in-chief, how many six-barrel rocket launchers and cannons can you concentrate now?"

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Bock replied immediately without thinking:

"The two regiments have six-barrel rocket launchers and more than 2,500 cannons."

"Where is the ammunition?"

"Three cardinality ammunition."

"How is our transportation?"

"The railway is under emergency repair. It will take 7 days to completely repair it. We can still rely on our trucks to transport it."

Although the Southern Army Group had a small enough force this time, Li Mo used his convenience as the heir of Krupp to get 400,000 trucks for the entire Southern Army Group, while the other two armies were only 600,000 trucks, and Odessa was 190 kilometers away from the German-Soviet border. Li Mo could draw at least 200,000 trucks to support Bok's attack on Odessa, and the 200,000 vehicles needed to support the German supply mission in the northern section.

Germany is not short of artillery. It can be said that the most remaining in the German national weapon reserve is also artillery, with Li Mo's German army of 1.05 million. According to the regular organization, it can be equipped with about 500 large-caliber artillery, and there are countless mortars and small-caliber artillery.

Didn’t Li Mo have newly formed 12 German infantry divisions? Each division has 16,800 people. Li Mo directly ordered the removal of most of the cannons in Germany’s national weapons reserve warehouse, and formed 6 German artillery divisions, each division equipped with more than 120 cannons and a super perverted artillery division. In this way, the large-caliber artillery of the Southern Army Group reached more than 6,500 and more than 1,200 rocket launchers. These artillery forces can be compared with the defense forces of the North and Central Army Groups.

Li Mo's idea is that I am not as crowded as the army group above you, but my artillery must not be fewer than you. Besides, there is no shortage of German cannons. Li Mo's moves cannons from the German national weapons reserve warehouse will not make them feel too much resistance. After all, the grandsons of the commander-in-chief are not righteous for the first time.

"My deputy commander, don't worry, I will transfer 5 German artillery divisions to you, and there will be 200,000 trucks to assist you, but I will draw two heavy tank divisions to reinforce our assault group. This medium-sized tank is really easy to be destroyed by the Soviets, so it's better to draw it away."

"Commander-in-Chief, there are only 6 armored divisions left to attack Odessa! Is there no problem facing 200,000 Soviet troops?"

Instead of answering Bok's question directly, Li Mo came to the huge color photo map, picked up a command pole and pointed at the three places of Vorrog, Rostov and Baku on Odessa.

"My brother, look at these three places. The first stage of our occupation of Rostov, the general railway hub of the Soviet Union. This is the summary point of the three railways. The material and troops from the depths of the Soviet Union will pass here to Moscow. Another important reason is that there are two railway lines in Baku's oil that can be transported to Moscow.

One is to pass Rostov, and the other is to pass Stalingrad. After we took Rostov, we immediately used its railway system to divide our troops to occupy the Baku oil-producing area of ​​the Soviet Union. This Baku area is the key to the success or failure of our Barbarossa plan. In order to achieve this strategic plan, we gave up some offensive goals to complete our operation to occupy Baku.

Now that our Southern Army Group has 60% of its troops are dragged in Odessa, it is only 40% of its total troops to complete this task. The troops are a bit insufficient. Not only do I have to draw two armored divisions, but I also have to draw 200,000 infantry to support our in-depth assault plan. The troops we use to attack Odessa are about 350,000. I think it is enough. You can also draw more than 300,000 EU troops at will. Look at what it is, my Deputy Commander."

…(To be continued)

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