After reading the comments, first of all, I would like to thank my brothers for their concern and opinions on my resignation, and I will not answer them one by one here, this is my decision after careful consideration. However, I would like to thank my brothers for their support and concern.

Secondly, the recent counterattack by Moder may be very uncomfortable for book lovers, because everyone knows that he is a master of defense, so it is thought that he will not attack. But actually...... The book's depictions of Moder are all true, and it was this tactic that he used in the Battle of Moscow to alleviate the crisis of the encirclement and even total collapse of Army Group Center.

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Moder then implemented the strategic plan in two parts.

Part of it was aimed at 9 Soviet divisions that broke into the German lines.

These nine divisions may not have been the main goal of the German army, but they were the main problem of the German army, and they were the basis for the success of the whole plan.

"They are the main force of the two armies of the Russian army!" "There is no doubt about that, so it will not be as easy as we think to wipe out these nine divisions," said Moder. At the same time they are smart, the target of their attack is Sechovka, you know, this town is a transit point for our railway line, and if it falls into the hands of the Russians, then there is no doubt about it...... The transport lines of our entire army group will be cut off by them! ”

The transport lines of the German 9th Army differed from those of the 4th Army to the north, from Vyazma to Sychovka to Rzhev, and then by car to the troops.

It is conceivable that if Sechovka is occupied by the Russian army, then all plans will be stillborn.

"But, General!" Colonel Krebs worriedly said, "What should we do to stop them, or surround them!" ”

Colonel Krebs was right.

For these 9 divisions that broke into the defensive line, it was very difficult for the Germans to deal with.

The reason is that they can change the target of the attack at any time, for example, it is now Sechovka, but if the Germans are stationed in Sechovka, the Soviets can continue to attack another location in the south, as long as it is the main road of the railway, in principle, they can cut off the supply line of the German 9th Army.

So, if you want to stop these 9 divisions, you have to surround them.

Modell seemed to have an answer already in mind, and he replied without thinking: "The 46th Motorized Army!" ”

Colonel Krebs frowned: "General, if we use the 46th Motorized Army to surround the enemy who broke through the defensive line, then what do we use to counterattack?" ”

The 46th Motorized Army was the main force of the German 9th Army, and almost all tanks were concentrated in this motorized army.

Moder's strategy was to pin down the enemy's attack with an attack, so everyone thought that Moder would put his main forces on the flanks of the 9th Army to plug the gap and counterattack.

"I see!" "You think I'm going to break through with armor!" ”

"It's an interesting idea, you know we don't have fuel and it's hard for tanks to drive in this weather, but you want to put them in the offensive direction?" In doing so, the supply problem alone will be overwhelming! ”

The officers couldn't help but look embarrassed when they heard this.

What Moder said is indeed that it is a chicken rib to use tanks for attack at this time, not to mention that the Russians are still taking the initiative in the air, and fighting with tanks is almost looking for death.

Conversely, it would be comfortable for tanks to encircle the enemy within their own lines, as they would not have to worry about supply and maintenance, and they would also be covered by air defense and air forces.

Obviously, with this arrangement, the armored forces can play a big role.

"We can even put the railroad to use!" "Our armored units are fighting along the railroad to protect the railway line, then we can come up with some mobile firepower, like an armored train!" said Moder. ”

"But we don't have an armored train, General!" Colonel Krebs replied.

The Germans did capture some armored trains and even put them into battle, but they were usually assigned to sappers or commandos to deal with the partisans.

"I know!" Moder replied, "I'm just saying for example...... WE CAN MOUNT 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND ANTI-TANK GUNS ON FLATBED WAGONS AND USE THEM TO PROVIDE ANTI-TANK FIRE TO OUR ARMORED UNITS! ”

The officers nodded their heads when they heard this.

THE RUSSIAN TROOPS THAT BROKE INTO THE GERMAN LINE WERE ARMED WITH T34 TANKS, WHICH COULD ONLY BE DEALT WITH BY 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS AND LARGE-CALIBER ANTI-TANK GUNS PAK40, AND THESE TWO TYPES OF EQUIPMENT WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER DUE TO THEIR WEIGHT, AND THEY WERE FEW IN NUMBER, IF THEY COULD BE MANEUVERED BY TRAIN...... That would undoubtedly add a lot of security to the German army.

As a result, such "home-made" armored trains were immediately "produced".

It only takes two hours to "produce" it.

It is enough to tow a few flatbed cars and wagons with a locomotive, and then carry anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns on them...... IT WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO 88MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS, FOUR PAK40 ANTI-TANK GUNS, FOUR MACHINE GUNS AND TWO 20 MM LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS.

It carried a total of 40 soldiers and then shuttled back and forth between Rzhev and Sychovka.

On the battlefield, sometimes maneuver is combat effectiveness.

For example, if these anti-aircraft guns and anti-tank guns were not mounted on the train, then the total of the two anti-aircraft guns and the four anti-tank guns would be six anti-tank units, or even less than six.

The reason is that it may not be able to reach the battlefield in time due to transportation problems, so it is equivalent to nothing for the campaign.

But if they are loaded on a train and maneuver quickly, they can sometimes appear in Rzhev, sometimes in Sychovka, and at any point on the railway line to strike at the enemy.

So they play a role that is actually double, triple, or even more anti-tank units.

"In this case!" Moder pointed to the gap in the defensive line and said: "If we can close the gap and get in touch with the 23rd Army, then a natural encirclement will be formed for the enemy's 9 divisions, and their supplies will be cut off, and it will be a matter of time before they are annihilated by us!" ”

"I agree with you, General!" Colonel Krebs said: "But if that's the case, what do we use to launch a counteroffensive?" I mean, our main forces have already been used to encircle and annihilate these 9 divisions! ”

"23rd Army!" Moder replied: "And the 6th Army!" ”

"But...... They are surrounded or semi-surrounded! Colonel Krebs said: "The defense is very difficult, there is little ability to counterattack!" ”

"And they're infantry!" Another officer continued: "They have only a small number of motor vehicles and tanks, and it is difficult for them to form a powerful blow to the enemy!" ”

"Guys!" "We should think with the mind of an enemy," Moder said...... Why is the enemy marching faster than us? ”

"They have ski troops!"

"What else?"

"They use horse-drawn sleighs!"

Modell nodded and replied, "Yes, horse-drawn sleigh, why can't we do the same?" You seem to have forgotten that we are in the USSR, and the people here have a lot of horse-drawn sleds, and they are also good drivers! ”

The German officers couldn't help but look at each other, they only blindly thought about cars, tanks, and airplanes, but they didn't think that maybe horse-drawn sleds would be better used than them in this winter.