With the sound of gunfire approaching the city of Pustoska, night once again fell on the battle-covered land.

On the western shore of Lake Krupea, on the open space carefully selected by Chen Dao, after the rush of sappers, a field airfield was put into use just after the sun set, although there were only two runways for planes to land.

At around 9:30 a.m., a group of users of the airport quietly arrived.

Escorted by four ME-109 fighters, a JU-52 "Junker Aunt" transport plane flew over the city of Pustoska.

Guided by ground lights, the JU-52 transport plane found the runway, then stumbled and landed on the rudimentary runway, and the four combat escort planes completed their escort mission and turned back.

Walking out of the hatch of the JU-52 "Junker Aunt" transport plane, Student met Chen Dao and his lieutenants standing in front of him.

After exchanging military salutes, Chen Dao said: "Long time no see, General Student, your figure is still so burly." ”

"We haven't seen each other in four months, General Rosen." Student said.

After scanning the airport for a moment, Student's gaze stayed in the west.

"Listen to the voice, the Russians are very close to us." Student asked.

"Yesterday night they were thirty kilometres away from us, this morning it was twenty-five kilometres, now it is twenty kilometres and it is expected to approach fifteen kilometres tomorrow. Fifteen kilometers is their limit, and they will not get one step closer to Pustoshka. Chen Dao said.

Studden nodded, and walked side by side with Chen Dao to the VW82 barrel truck parked outside the airport.

After getting into the car, Student asked Chen Dao: "Have you received Marshal Goering's telegram?" ”

Chen Dao nodded to indicate receipt.

"Now that you have received a telegram from Marshal Goering, you should know the purpose of my coming here." Student said.

Chen Dao sneered a few times. Then he said, "Go back and tell him." This kind of boring little trick can't fool me. I'm not going to run away. Margaret didn't get pregnant early, she didn't get pregnant late, but she got pregnant at this time, it's too coincidental, I won't be fooled, you let him wait patiently, and when I finish this battle, I will go back immediately. ”

Chen Dao's answer reminded Student of the Polish campaign. Some very unpleasant memories between the two.

At the beginning, he was also ordered by Marshal Goering to lead his subordinates to parachute to the battlefield and take his "brother-in-law" out of the battlefield and back to Berlin.

I thought that this should be a very easy mission, but who knew that it was this mission that he saw the difficult side of "Your Excellency Brother-in-law" for the first time, and finally wasted a lot of energy, or with the cooperation of the unexpected and sudden "grenade self-injury incident", Your Excellency Brother-in-law returned to the rear.

Even so, the elite paratroopers who had been trained by his subordinates with great difficulty were blackmailed by his brother-in-law afterwards to take away an entire battalion. Every time he thought of this battalion, Studenter's heart was dripping blood.

This morning. He received an urgent call from Field Marshal Goering and hurriedly flew from Berlin to the wolf's den in East Prussia, thinking that he was going to send out his paratroopers, but he did not expect that he would be doing this kind of "nanny" work.

The most infuriating thing was the words of Marshal Goering.

"Why did you send you? Because you're more experienced. ”

Last time, in order to save the "Your Excellency Brother-in-law" from the battlefield, he lost an entire battalion, how many troops will be extorted this time? A regiment, or a division?

In particular, Marshal Goering prepared himself an ultimate means, and if he was really forced to use it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

In the midst of the gains and losses, Student and Chen Dao arrived at the military headquarters of the 46th Army.

After a brief exchange of greetings with Admiral Scheer, Chen Dao pointed to the map and explained the current battlefield situation to Studenter.

"Why is our plan called a ring for a ring? Because with the headquarters of the 46th Army as the center, our defensive position can just form a circle, and the enemy's encirclement on our periphery is the second circle, so it is called a ring set ring battle plan. The advantage of this plan is that we can take advantage of the terrain characteristics of the dense jungle and the crisscrossing of the river, which is not conducive to the offensive of the armored forces, and use the defensive war to teach the Russians a hard lesson. ”

"Defensive warfare is a relatively advantageous mode of warfare, and we have always advocated strategic offensive and tactical defense, and this combat operation can just achieve this goal. General Student, I beg you to go back and tell the Führer that I am confident of the victory of this operation. Admiral Scheer said.

Student's old eyes swept over the map and saw that the city of Pustoshka was indeed surrounded by dense forests.

There is also a large lake in the south of the city as shelter, and a small river running north and south in the east of the city flows through the city and flows into the lake.

"This is indeed a good place for defensive warfare, how about I send a regiment to you? Your troops are armored divisions and motorized divisions, and the number of infantry should be limited, and this kind of terrain is more suitable for infantry play. ”

Hearing that Student offered to send troops to help, Admiral Scheer had a smile on his face.

His troops, especially the 10th Panzer Division, were in dire need of infantry support, and Student's proposal was nothing short of a drop in the snow.

"I think we should have a drink for the sake of General Student's proposal." Admiral Scheer said.

In the command room, when the three of Admiral Scheer warmly clinked glasses, outside the command room, Chen Dao's chief adjutant, Major Bach, recruited three of Major Lorenz.

Seeing Major Bach's serious face, Captain Nietzsche asked, "What happened?" ”

Major Bach sighed and said to Captain Nietzsche: "I have just received an order from Captain Little, the adjutant of General Student, from the Imperial Marshal. ”

Captain Nobel asked, "What does the order say?" ”

"Let's fully cooperate with General Student in completing a mission, here are the details of the mission." Major Bach said as he handed Major Lorenz a brown paper envelope in his hand.

After reading the contents of the letter in turn, Major Lorenz and the three of them became more serious than Major Bach.

"As an adjutant, our behavior is considered a betrayal." Captain Nobel said with a bitter face.

"The order given by the Imperial Marshal himself means that I have to carry it out, and if I don't carry it out, I have to carry it out, you should understand."

Major Bach's expression looked like he was about to cry.

Major Lorenz expressed deep understanding and sympathy for his old partner.

The four of them came from the four branches of the German army, navy, air force, and Waffen-SS, among which Major Bach, who served as the chief adjutant, was from the Luftwaffe, and now the commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe, Field Marshal Goering, personally gave orders to Major Bach, and he had no room for resistance at all.

Patting Major Bach on the shoulder sympathetically, Major Lorenz said: "Your Excellency the Governor will understand our actions, and I will fully cooperate with you." ”

Captain Nobel and Captain Nietzsche also patted Major Bach on the shoulder in turn, saying that they understood the difficulties of the big brother, Major Bach, and would fully cooperate・・・・・・

At about two o'clock in the morning, at the entrance of the 46th Panzer Corps, General Student waved goodbye to Admiral Scheer and set off to return to the wolf's den to report the military situation to Hitler and Goering.

"Mr. Admiral, please stay, it is enough for General Rosen to send me, I will be in the newspaper in the rear, waiting to see the good news of your victory."

After Student finished speaking, he jumped into the bucket car first, and Chen Dao then sat next to him.

Ten minutes later, Chen Dao accompanied Student to stand next to the JU-52 transport plane, quietly waiting for the arrival of the escort fighters.

"You really don't want to go back to East Prussia with me?" Student said.

"I've already said that after this battle, I'll go back immediately." Chen Dao said.

"Well, since you insist on staying, I won't force it. Before I leave, I'll introduce you to a friend of mine. ”

A figure appeared in the door of the JU-52 transport plane, jumped out of the hatch, and the man walked up to Student and Chen Dao, and gave Chen Dao and Student a standard military salute.

With the help of the bright starlight, Chen Dao saw that the man was wearing a lieutenant general's uniform.

When the other party walked in front of him, Chen Dao was taken aback.

This lieutenant general looks so young, it seems that he is the same age as himself.

When, apart from himself, did such a young general appear in Germany?

Well? Wait, why does this person look so familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere?

It's like, it's like seeing ・・・・・・ in a mirror

When the man walked in front of the two of them, Chen Dao was surprised, and Student threw a sharp look at Major Bach and the others behind Chen Dao.

After a moment, Chen Dao felt two pairs of powerful arms grasp his arms.

Looking back, Chen Dao was shocked and angry, and saw that it was Major Bach and Major Lorenz who had captured him.

"What are you going to do?"

Chen Dao's roar rang out from the airport.

"You let go of me・・・・・・ you let go of me・・・・・・"

Chen Dao's shouts echoed through the airport, but the sound became quieter and quieter, until the JU-52 transport plane soared into the sky.

Seven or eight minutes after the JU-52 transport plane took off, in the military headquarters of the 46th Panzer Corps, General Schell asked, "Has General Rosen returned?" ”

"I'm back, is there any military information to deal with?" The familiar voice of General Scheer came.

Admiral Scheer saw Chen Dao walking into the headquarters with four adjutants, he nodded at Chen Dao and said, "There is no official business to deal with today, you hurry up and go back and get a good night's sleep." ”

"You also hurry up and rest, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to sleep well in the next few days." Chen Dao said.

After saying goodbye to General Scheer, Chen Dao left the military headquarters of the 46th Army with four adjutants.

After walking out of the gate of the military headquarters, Chen Dao took out a white handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his palm.

"I'm okay, right?" Chen Dao asked Major Bach.

Major Bach raised his blank eyes, glanced at Chen Dao lightly, and said coldly, "I'm not in the mood to comment on your performance. ”

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PS: I'm late for something today.,There are only these two chapters.,Please forgive me.。 (To be continued.) )