Chapter 15: Some differences

Cai Ye listened quietly to the conversation of the officers of the two troops, and now he had to collect the opinions of the different commanders of the two troops to complete a battle plan. This battle, as an operation to assist the Poles in achieving a phased victory in the "Polish-Soviet War", was not as easy as it seemed. In particular, the Soviet Red Army, which was now frantically storming the city of Warsaw, numbered as many as 800,000 men, and it would have been ...... if they had concentrated their forces on a counteroffensive at the beginning of the campaign.

"It's going to be a tough battle, and I'm afraid I'll ...... if we don't settle their grievances before we do it!"

To resolve the grievances between the two sides, does this require Tang Yunyang and Anne Taylor to intervene? Of course not, if Cai Ye can't solve this matter, then how can he, the future chief of the General Staff, convince the public?

At this time, Rommel apparently did not agree with the statements of the two officers of the "Russian Royal Guard", and he bluntly objected.

"General Goleczak, with all due respect, this battle is going to be a very difficult one. Not only will we have to face the city of Brest, but we will also have to watch out for the counterattack of the Soviet Red Army. According to the information we have got, they can send at least one tank force to counterattack, so ......"

Guderian's words caused Kolchak and Denikin to laugh faintly, as if to laugh at him for being too worried about losses, and then Denikin interrupted him.

"General Rommel, casualties are inevitable in war. If the 'Thunder International' is worried about suffering too much losses in the counterattack of those rebels, then the troops of our 'Russian Royal Guard' will be willing to keep these guys out of Brest! ”

This, presumably, would reflect the almost completely different traditions of German officers from Russian officers. Relatively speaking, Russian soldiers are more resilient, but they do not respect the lives of soldiers as much as German officers. This can be seen from the fact that in the second world war, Russia had one rifle for every three people.

Rommel had long been accustomed to the way in which everyone could fully express their opinions when arranging the battle plan of the "Thunder International". Therefore, he does not pay much attention to the expressions or feelings of other people, and only the success or failure of the task is in his mind. But the other party's words had already stimulated his heart of fanatical pursuit of honor at this time. Therefore, his aggressive personality made him immediately make a counterattack.

"Really? If you think that the 'Russian Royal Guard' has more combat power than this Thunder International, then we don't mind your arrangement! Otherwise, I think it's up to us at Thunder International to do it! ”

Feeling insulted, Rommel's retort immediately made Kolchak angry, and his young face showed a look of intimidation, and of course Rommel was greeted by angry eyes.

"If you're such a non-cooperative commander, then I'd like to find out, is this battle entirely in your command?"

In fact, who doesn't know the power of "Thunder International", this army founded by Tang Yunyang and composed entirely of veterans and non-commissioned officers and students of the Whampoa Military Academy, at this time because of the continuing war, has become more sharp. Although due to the relatively large mobility of its personnel, no one can doubt the combat capability of this unit.

When the controversy shifts from a tactical issue to a question of honor, and when the contest between the two units turns into an argument between the officers, this is no longer a good atmosphere to have. At this time, Cai Ye, who had been watching coldly, spoke.

"Hmph, I think you're all just amateur soldiers!"

The cold-faced Cai Ye made an even more unbearable evaluation of these soldiers, causing all the people present to glare at him angrily. Looking at the six cold eyes of the three of them, Cai Ye snorted coldly again.

"Some officers who don't even have discipline are a rabble. If you don't restore your spirit of cooperation soon, I think this battle will already be lost! ”

At this point, the three people who were arguing about it were already quite unfriendly before they realized that their actions just now had involved too many personal emotional factors. As the three of them woke up, their attitudes changed almost simultaneously.

"I'm sorry sir!"

Listening to the three of them apologize almost in unison, Cai Ye stopped sneering.

"It's nothing, I'm going to say that each unit has some glorious experiences, but now that we've been ordered to go into a battle together, he's supposed to be your best brother in your hearts."

The three of them glanced at each other, and there was no more hostility in their eyes at this point, but their jaws were tensed one by one, indicating that they still had some thoughts. Cai Yi immediately put this matter aside, he believed that the three generals in front of him were all excellent professional soldiers, and they knew how to choose their friends.

"Alright, let's move on to the war!"

This was followed by a discussion of the battle plan, which revealed a completely different style of combat between the Russian and Western armies. Rommel gestured under Cai Yi's gaze to explain the plan of "Thunder International".

"In our case, it is necessary to inflict a sudden, decisive blow on the other side. If we attack the airfield in advance and seize the landing ground, then I fear that after landing, we will be entangled in the enemy's counterattack, especially since this will give the other side enough time to mobilize forces from the front line and continue to strengthen their counterattack. At that time, relying on the supplies of Brest City, they who originally had an advantage in numbers will get more advantages.

Based on this, I think this should be done jointly by the hoplites of Thunder International, the Army Aviation Brigade and the Air Force.

First of all, before the ground forces attack, the air force attacks the bases that control the enemy's 'air carriers' from the air, so that they cannot launch reinforcements against the defenders in the city. Subsequently, the hoplites and the army aviation landed between the city of Brest and the base of the 'air carrier', and quickly launched an attack on the city of Brest under the cover of the army aviation.

At the same time, the light infantry was supposed to parachute near the airfield and capture it at the time of the attack of the ground forces. After the ground forces occupy the supply base in the city, the other troops quickly arrive by boat landing to complete the attack on the entire city! ”

Obviously, this plan did not win the liking of Kolchak and Denikin, almost all of the limelight was played by "Thunder International", and the "Russian Royal Guard" was only a supporting role.

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"No, no! General Rommel, perhaps the task of capturing cities should be entrusted to us, or that capturing cities is not one thing that your armored forces are good at. Now what happened to the Soviet troops in Warsaw, Poland, says it all! So ......"

Cai Ye knew that the different equipment of the two armies determined their different thinking.

The "Russian Royal Guard" decided that they could not afford to spend too much of the 800 tons of gold in the Kazan treasury now because of their historical mission. As a result, after the downsizing of the army, only the fighting backbone remained. Most of the older veterans had already found their way to life in the Chinese Federation. At the same time, a significant number of Russian veterans from the "Thunder International" were replenished to this army as non-commissioned officers.

Although the "Russian Royal Guards", reinforced by non-commissioned officers, had the number of five divisions, their actual strength was only five brigade-level battle groups. This was so organized to meet the needs of the future "Russian" royal army for officers.

Such, the same army of 5 brigades, but they are almost complete infantry. Unlike Thunder International, they are equipped with strong support firepower. Of the 5 brigades, there is a fully self-propelled artillery brigade.

After explaining the task of fighting for the assault on the city, Kolchak did not stop his words. Rather, he went on to describe what might happen in an unensuing battle, and his vision continued until after the capture of the city of Brest.

“…… They will be desperate to return reinforcements, then we do have a bad battle to fight, and our hope is that we will have sufficient supplies and a counter-offensive from the Polish army. If you count the Polish troops that suffered losses, the total number is about less than 400,000 people, but what about the other side, it reaches at least 600,000 people! So, I think we need a strong line of defense to guarantee the safety of Brest as our rear! ”

This marked that Kolchak had temporarily put aside the contest with the "Thunder International" and began to officially face the vicious battle that the "Russian Royal Guard" might face. At this time, Rommel proposed another plan, because he was an expert in tank warfare, and it was not his hobby to wait for the other side to attack.

"Maybe we don't have to wait to be beaten, we can combine tank brigades and heavy brigades with army aviation and air teams to form a powerful air-ground integrated assault group. While the Soviet Red Army was counterattacking Brest, we gave him a right elbow blow, which I think would definitely knock off their jaws! ”

As young Rommel said this, his pointed chin, which was quite Germanic, lifted up with a certain sense of pride.

After hearing the arguments of both sides, Cai Ye already had a rough battle plan in his heart, and it was time to end their argument.

"Two ...... I don't think I have to fight any longer. As for the general battle plan, in addition to the aspects you have already mentioned, I would like to remind you that there is no distinction between you and me on the battlefield. I think that if we go to the battlefield, there will be only such a difference between our side and the enemy. This is a question that I hope the commanders of both armies will think about, and as for the battle plan, the headquarters will send it to you as soon as possible.

The two sides who stopped arguing listened carefully to Cai's words at this time, thinking in their hearts.