One of the two said, "Is it really just a posture? We've pulled so many troops to the north, would Rocossov really pass up such a great opportunity?"
"But he also needs troops to attack!" The Emperor paced with hands behind his back, "We conservatively estimate that he has deployed four million troops in the north, central, and even further south in Moravia, a total of up to five million troops on the front lines, and the rest must be in the rear and the Far East. Even the most skillful cook can't prepare a meal without rice."
After a brief pause, the Emperor continued: "If we relax our estimate a bit and assume that Rocossov has six million troops on the front lines, then he currently has two million troops in hand. Although our Southern Army Group has transferred a fair amount of forces northward, we have still retained seven hundred thousand troops, and we have strong fortified zones.
