Imperial Overlord

Overnight, the whole of Moscow did not calm down. The Soviet counterattack continued all night, and Manstein did not rest all night.

The fighting was so exciting, it started out as a battle between a German infantry regiment and a Soviet Guards division.

Subsequently, as more troops were invested on both sides, the battle turned into a major melee west of Moscow.

Four German divisions took part in the battle, while seven Soviet divisions took part in the night raid.

Who would have thought that a local battle toppled the dominoes, just like detonating a bomb, detonating a large-scale Moscow street battle.

Flare after flare shot into the sky, and the Germans even used their organ rocket launchers to cover the area the Soviets had attacked in the early hours of the morning.

That is the rocket artillery unit directly under the command of the commander-in-chief of the cluster, Manstein, and its level is higher than the army-level artillery unit.

It is not easy to mobilize such fire support on weekdays, but this night was like a feast, and they all appeared.

Yes, including the German 150mm caliber howitzer; the organ rocket launcher unit;

As if they knew their doomsday, the Soviet artillery was not to be outdone for the first time and began to fight back violently.

The two sides fired almost 10,000 shells of various types between ten o'clock in the night and 6 a.m. the next day, and also did not stop until dawn.

The Sparks Stadium changed hands three times during the battle, and the Germans had just occupied it in the afternoon, only to lose two-thirds of the stadium in the middle of the night.

Then the Germans organized a counterattack and recaptured the entire stadium overnight - which is the main reason for the high German casualties.

The Soviet army did not expect that the German army, who had always been reluctant to fight at night, really launched a fierce counterattack at night.

Originally, according to habit, the Germans were often more willing to choose to take advantage of firepower to regain lost positions after dawn.

But this time, the German army was uncharacteristically. After being attacked by the Soviet army at night, it entered the mode of counterattack, and this **** night battle was fought until dawn.

By the end of the day, the Germans had lost about 1,000 men, a terrifying figure that exceeded Manstein's expectations.

You know, losing a full 1,000 people in one day is equivalent to saying that an infantry regiment was wiped out! This loss is quite huge, and the German army cannot afford it.

The loss of 1,000 people meant that two infantry regiments had to withdraw from the battle and rest. If the losses were calculated, the divisions where these two regiments were located would also have to withdraw from the battle and rest.

The number of soldiers killed in the Soviet army was also quite large, but 3,000 people were killed in the night attack - this number also made the Soviet army's top officials very depressed, and they could not afford to lose such a force.

In the past 10 days, the Soviet army has reinforced a total of 40,000 people for Moscow. The added defense line and the lost soldiers made these reinforcements disappear in an instant.

About 20,000 people were added to the defense line north of Moscow, and another 10,000 people were assigned to the southern Moscow theater.

The remaining 10,000 people were split up and added to the troops that suffered heavy losses, and there were even a lot of deficiencies.

The Soviet army did not only lose 1,000 soldiers a day, so replenishing 10,000 soldiers in 10 days could not reverse the trend of the Soviet army fighting less and less.

Because the battle in Moscow was no longer just a battle in the west of the city—the north and the south were fighting, which made Konev feel quite stretched.

North of Moscow, the Germans were attacking the Dolgoprudny district, a densely populated residential area north of Moscow.

Originally, there were not many Soviet troops stationed here. 5,000 Soviet soldiers and a temporary conscription of 30,000 Moscow civilians were responsible for the defense here.

Obviously, these troops could not stop the German advance, so Konev added 30,000 Soviet soldiers to stabilize the defense here.

The problem was that even adding two new infantry divisions could not stop the German advance. In the end, Konev had to mobilize another 20,000 people to reinforce the situation, and the situation was barely stabilized.

What makes Konev a little bit overwhelmed is that now the Bibilevo district will soon become a frontier position directly facing the German attack.

Defending Bibirewo requires at least 50,000 people, or even 100,000 people—he has these troops in his hands, but they are all invested in longer and longer lines of defense, and the reserves are gradually decreasing.

In fact, Konev and Khrushchev were troubled by other problems, such as the problem of increasing losses in street fighting.

Every time the Soviet army fought back, every time it persisted, it had to pay the price of countless soldiers' lives. The bigger the loss, the more passive this defensive operation is.

In 10 days, the Soviet army lost about 90,000 people and received only 40,000 reinforcements, which is definitely not good news.

Doing a little calculation, if you lose 150,000 people a month, the Soviet army will lose at least 750,000 people until November when the weather may become bad...

This calculates the pure attrition data of the defenders in the city without the reinforcements being cut off. The actual number is actually even more shocking: the Soviet army will actually lose 1.35 million troops and add 600,000 recruits.

Such a number of losses, almost equal to all the Soviet troops in the city were killed, all replaced by new ones!

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The Rokossovsky cluster retreated towards Ryazan, leaving a large defensive vacuum. The Germans took advantage of their mobility and quickly occupied and controlled these areas.

Now, Guderian's G group is eyeing the southern region. Although they are not ready to enter Moscow to fight a tough battle, the German army may change reserves at any time to take over these forward positions.

In other words, the areas including the Marino District and the Butovo District could also become war zones at any time, requiring the input of countless troops.

The Germans are not fools, they will cut off the last connection between the Moscow pocket and the outside world. Once Moscow was encircled, the defenders in the city lost hope.

Without new reinforcements, the losses would not be replenished. After that, they will collapse due to consumption, without any suspense.

What accelerated the process of collapse was that the ammunition hoarded in the Soviet city was about to run out. The Soviet army, which lost its ammunition, would become more vulnerable.