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"To tell you the truth, the T-34 is still a very good guy, and the Führer's idea of equipping you with such a tank is really a stroke of genius. They had only a little bit of communication, and Stalin was reluctant to install a radio station for the tank. Guderian, who was amused, pointed to the communication antenna behind the tank, "Before you went abroad, you all installed the radio, don't look at the color, this alone is not like the Tucker Guard, not to mention that the back is also equipped with glove baskets and spare tracks according to the habits of our tank soldiers, which is also different from the Russians' practice." ”

Collingwood gave a thumbs up and flattered him without a trace: "The chief is an expert in the end, and you can see the difference at a glance." ”

"Let's talk about it, I haven't been to the Eastern Front for almost a year, and I don't know what interesting things are going on, I remember that you were only a lieutenant colonel at that time, and there were not so many medals as now." Looking at these old subordinates, Guderian couldn't help but think of the situation during the Battle of Typhoon, as if it was just yesterday.

"I've risen fast enough, I was only a major during the French campaign, and I was awarded a colonel and a regimental commander in June, and at this rate, I may have a chance to get the title of general before the end of the war." Collingwood sighed, "This is the general...... How dare we think of such a thing when we imitated tanks with trucks and wood in the armored forces school. ”

Guderian patted him on the shoulder: "Believe me, you will definitely become a general, and if you are lucky, you can hang three stars before you retire." Africa is a good place, and if you don't believe it, you can look at the speed of Marshal Rommel - that is the speed of a rocket, which even I envy. ”

"So as soon as you summoned me, I came in a hurry." Collingwood laughed and told Guderian about the changes on the Eastern Front one by one, "A lot of things have happened on the Eastern Front since you left, but the last month has happened the most. The establishment of many units and defense zones have been adjusted, and more precisely, the establishment of the army level has been abolished. For example, the 57th Panzer Corps originally had the SS Viking Division under it, and the 40th Panzer Corps originally commanded the Greater German Division. I heard that in the future, we will plan to gradually abolish the corps-level establishment under the group army, and that operations will be directly under the jurisdiction of the group army to the divisions. Divisions will be slightly strengthened, and the size of the army group will be reduced accordingly, generally 8-10 divisions (except for special cases), roughly dealing with the Soviets' front armies, and the three army groups will each have 6-8 army groups (excluding servant armies). ”

Guderian pondered: Of course, the advantages of this are very obvious, because the direct command of the group army to the division instead of passing it through the corps level can speed up the tempo of command and strengthen the control over the troops. By splitting the units directly under the corps and supplementing some of them to the units directly under the group army and some of them to the divisions, the combat effectiveness of each division can be effectively enhanced. However, the reduction of the size of the group army is conducive to the command of the group army group -- a group army with an establishment of more than 300,000 people like the 6th Group Army is too large. The disadvantage is that the personnel arrangements are mainly those of senior officers, and it may be difficult for generals who originally served as army commanders to be promoted to commanders of group armies, and they are unwilling to be demoted to division commanders, and I don't know how the General Staff will settle them.

He asked this question curiously, Collingwood laughed: "This is not a difficult matter, at present, there are not many generals and lieutenant generals who are idle because of the abolition of the military rank, you know that the Führer has arrested a large number of traitors in a large-scale raid of the traitorous group, it is said that dozens of big people above the rank of lieutenant general have fallen, and there are many other generals and colonels, and there are many vacant positions, but I am afraid that there are more empty positions than qualified people." However, I have a limited hierarchy and don't know what the specific personnel appointments will be. ”

"How are the Vikings and the Great German Divisions doing at the moment?"

"I don't know." Collingwood shook his head, "All I know is that they've also been drawn out to reinforce the North African battlefield - that's what the division commander whispered to me. Their actions are kept in strict secrecy. As he spoke, he turned to the equipment supply again: "Now in addition to the change in the establishment, the rules for equipment supply have also changed. The new rules were changed after General Schmund took office as quartermaster general, for example, when a division returns to China for rest and recuperation, except for the necessary individual weapons for self-defense, all other equipment is counted and left for the group army to which it belongs, which is counted as the unified supply of the quartermaster department to the group army. ”

Guderian was puzzled and asked, "What about the equipment that was transferred from the troops?" Wouldn't they suddenly lose their combat effectiveness? ”

"Get a new one after the reunification returns home! It is said that the Führer was also very satisfied with the idea of the Ministry of Armaments -- saying that this would save the cost of transporting equipment and improve the efficiency of troop redeployment. In fact, we don't care about this, but the commander of the group army welcomes this policy with both hands, and what's wrong with getting the main equipment of a division in an instant? ”

"That's going to have to be the production to keep up."

"No problem! After the general mobilization order, the factory worked overtime like crazy, and it is said that the production of tanks has increased greatly, and with the cooperation of General Zeitzler and General Schmunt, the efficiency has been greatly improved compared to before......" Collingwood suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Some time ago, I heard that someone was going to frame General Schmunt, falsely accuse him of being a member of the traitorous group, and then send him back to China for interrogation. Several marshals of the army group were anxious and planned to return to China to rob people, but fortunately, the Führer and General Zeitzler jointly signed a guarantee, and he was interrogated for a few days when he returned to China, and then he was released, and he was still in his original position. Therefore, the position of Quartermaster General is not just for anyone, and it must be a reliable and capable person. If it hadn't been for the traitors and thieves in the original Typhoon Campaign, how could we not have been able to wear cotton clothes and get supplies? Maybe it's already in Moscow. ”

Guderian wanted to explain that even if the logistics were okay, the troops would be at the end of the crossbow, but after thinking about it, he didn't bother to justify it, and the Führer now blamed many wrong decisions or practices in the past on the head of the traitorous group, and relieved many things and many people. It was thought that the purge would cause great turmoil in the army, but Collingwood's tone seemed to be that the most affected Eastern Front did not even make a splash, which shows that the army's support for the Führer has always been consistent.

"Of course, there are special circumstances, such as the No. 2 tank being transferred back with the troops. The reason is that their combat effectiveness is too low, and they will return to China to change to self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and return to service, and No. 3 will also be transferred back to China to be converted into assault guns, but the number of troops currently has too many to replace, so they can only wait for No. 2 to be completed first and then turn to No. 3. Collingwood complained a lot about this, "We have reflected many times, saying that the Russians T-34 are powerful and asking for the development of new tanks in the country, but they only changed the No. 4 and then prevaricated us, but the new tank has been missing, originally said that a batch can be equipped in October, and now it is said that it will be the end of the year at the earliest." ”

"The new No. 4 can't beat the T-34?" Guderian was taken aback.

"It's a lot better than before, but there's no clear advantage. We also fought with the Sherman of the Americans, which was also a good tank, maybe a little worse than the T-34, in small quantities, and the Russians were very precious. Collingwood complained even louder, "The enemy's equipment advantage is more obvious, Stalin has Roosevelt gave him a blood transfusion, and if this continues, the armored forces of the Eastern Front will not be able to fight - you don't know, the boys are very happy after our regiment is fully equipped with T-34s, and Barbarossa has not been fully equipped since it began." ”

Guderian knew about the follow-up tank development plan, but he didn't want to reveal too much, so he only nodded lightly: "Don't worry, just bear with it, our new tank will definitely be in service in another half a year - much better than the T-34 and Sherman." ”

"That's good." Collingwood wanted to ask what was going on, but when he saw Guderian's appearance, he was amused. During the conversation, Guderian was still observing the trucks and artillery assigned to the 35th Armored Regiment, and after looking at it for a while, he felt that it was wrong, and asked: "Your establishment has changed?" How could there be so many 88 anti-aircraft guns? ”

"Sir, I almost forgot about this, I was going to report back to you as soon as I arrived." Hearing Guderian ask about this, Collingwood's face showed an indignant look, "A total of 100 more 88 guns, it is said that they were shipped to Italy last year to prepare for the replenishment of Marshal Rommel, but the timid Italians were afraid that the British would not dare to transport them, and they dragged them down in the warehouse day by day." This time I was ordered by Marshal Kesselring to go to the warehouse to pick things up by myself, and I didn't have many other choices, and I took a fancy to these big guys at a glance, and it just so happened that the trucks were also rich, and they were all ruthless, and they didn't miss the cannonballs they were attached to. ”

"You've done a good job, and you live up to your nickname 'Moving Rat'." Guderian smiled and patted the other party's shoulder, looked at the absence of Italian officers around, and cursed again, "Italians are really pigs!" ”

"I think so too." The two scolded happily together.

"Now that we have an additional 100 88 guns, plus the number of tanks that have been replenished and the number of 88 guns that were originally in the division, I think it will not be a problem for our regiment to deal with 1 Russian mechanized corps on the Eastern Front." Collingwood added at the end, "But sir, I've brought the cannon for you, and you'll have to figure it out for yourself." ”

"No problem, I have a solution." Looking at the more than 90 T-34s and 100 additional 88 guns in front of him, Guderian was a lot more confident, and began to think about the next battle plan in his heart, and a bold plan was initially formed.