Soon the commander of the 11th Army, von Murray. Chaubert received an order from the command of the army group.

The order was given by the commander of the army group, Field Marshal Rundstedt.

"There is an armored unit of the Russians breaking through from Kyiv!" Rundstedt said to Admiral Chaubert: "Their strength is a large corps, and the number of tanks is unknown. They are heading in the direction of Uman, holding them back! ”

"What?" Admiral Chaubert couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard the news: "But Your Excellency Marshal, our main forces have advanced to the front line of the Dnieper, what do we use to block them?" ”

Admiral Chaubert was right that the strategic objective of the 11th Army was the Crimean region from the very beginning...... There were Soviet airfields in the Crimea, from which Soviet bombers could take off and cross the Caspian Sea to bomb Romanian oil fields, and oil supplies were the basis of the German offensive against the Soviet Union.

As a result, the 11th Army, including the 3rd and 4th Romanian Armies, was advancing eastward at full speed, and only a few divisions remained in the rear.

"That's something you need to think about, General!" Marshal Rundstedt replied: "Whatever method is used, stop them!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!" Admiral Chaubert replied helplessly.

After hanging up the phone, Chaubert immediately walked to the map, and then ordered: "Order the 198th Infantry Division to withdraw to the Uman area immediately, and the 1st Panzer Division to advance to Uman to coordinate with the 198th Infantry Division, and at the same time ...... The expeditionary force withdraws Uman for reinforcements! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant answered and passed the order.

The order sounded like a solid idea: one infantry division to stand in place, one armored division to coordinate, and one corps to reinforce it.

With such a force, it should be more than enough to block a mechanized army of the Soviet army.

But the pain was clear only to Admiral Chaubert: only the 198th Infantry Division was a German army, the 1st Panzer Division was a Romanian army, and the expeditionary force was an Italian force.

Among them, the reason why the 1st Armored Division of Romania is suitable for entering the Uman area is that the speed of this armored division is too slow...... The so-called "Romania" is an army equipped with a large number of mules and horses. This, combined with the speed of their tanks, as well as poor road conditions, lagged far behind the main forces.

The Italian Expeditionary Force, because this army was the only mechanized unit of the 11th Army, Schubert judged that it was the only one who could arrive in time and participate in the battle.

"These idiots!" Schubert couldn't help but curse as he looked at the map: "They actually left the Russian armored forces and crossed the river!" ”

Shawbert scolded Kleist, which is indeed a bit incredible, but Shawbert doesn't know that there are many twists and turns, even Shawbert himself, I'm afraid that he can't avoid making the same mistake.

The Soviet mechanized 9th Army did not know about these arrangements of the German army.

It should be said that the Soviet army could have known about it, because this is the territory of the Soviet army, and there are Soviet civilians and partisans everywhere, as long as the German army moves, people will see it, such as how many troops pass through a certain road and so on.

The problem was that these civilians and partisans did not have a radio station, and they could not deliver the news to the Soviet army in a timely manner.

But it didn't matter, because they were going as planned: reconnaissance at the front with fast-moving troops, constantly transmitting intelligence to the rear and advancing at full speed.

It's a bit like "crossing the river by feeling the stones", that is, reconnoitring and moving forward, but it's also much better than not knowing what the situation is.

Shulka and his men were in the second echelon.

There was silence in the car, and although the soldiers were in the car, it was a mess. Because of the previous battle, muddy water and blood made the entire carriage dirty.

If anything, it's that the carriages aren't as crowded as they used to be...... Shulka's platoon lost 7 people, and two were seriously wounded and carried back to Kyiv, which means that only 26 people remained in the car.

"Avmovich is dead!" Leonyev said: "And Alyoshenka, Andreevich, Anisim ......"

"We know, Leonev!" Shulka interrupted him, saying that there was no point in reporting these people, which would only increase the fear in the recruits' hearts.

"No, you don't know, comrade platoon commander!" Leonyev replied excitedly: "Many of them don't even have a warrior's card!" ”

It is true that most of these recruits were temporarily conscripted from Kyiv, and there were so many of them that there was a shortage of fighter certificates.

That is, they are likely to be part of the missing list rather than martyrs who died heroically.

However, Leonev's tone made the actor angry.

"So!" The actor glared at Leonyev fiercely and said: "Do you think this is the fault of Comrade Platoon Commander?" Oh, my God...... Someone in our platoon has died, so Comrade Platoon Commander should be responsible for this! ”

"In fact!" The veteran said, while bandaging the wound on his arm: "If it were not for the command of Comrade Platoon Commander, our platoon would probably no longer exist!" ”

"Yes!" The thief answered: "Leonyev, you should be a corpse at this time, not complaining here!" ”

Leonev was silent for a moment, then turned to Shulka and said: "Sorry, comrade platoon commander, I didn't mean to complain about you!" ”

"I know!" Shulka replied: "It's okay, you'll get used to it soon......"

Before he could finish speaking, Shulka realized that he had said the wrong thing.

Sure enough, the words again caused a period of silence.

After a long time, the recruit timidly asked, "Where are we, is it a breakthrough?" ”

"No!" The veteran shook his head and replied: "I think we are in Uman, and we are heading south, that is...... Our destination will most likely be the Odessa region! ”

"It can't be!" Leonyev said: "The Germans have already hit the Dnieper!" ”

Everyone knows what this means, if the Germans have already reached the Dnieper, it means that this line will be under the control of the enemy, so there will be no breakthrough.

The veteran did not answer.

A recruit looked out of the back of the car for a moment, then said with a pale face: "God, this is Uman!" ”

"Didn't you admit your mistake?" Leonev asked.

"I won't admit it!" The recruit replied: "I've been here a few times!" ”

The carriage fell silent again, because they knew that the veteran was right, and that meant that there would be many battles to be fought in the future.

The car continued to wobble forward, and Shulka faintly heard sobs in the "rumbling" of the motor.