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"If you have absolute superiority, you will fight an encirclement war with a tenfold advantage, attack with a fivefold superiority, and concentrate your superior forces to fight a war of annihilation; But if there is no absolute superiority in troops, such as only twice the superiority in troops; Then it is necessary to mobilize the enemy and let the enemy divide the troops, so as to divide the enemy's strength advantage and form a greater superiority in our forces. And then fight the enemy army. ”

"But if the forces are equal, then when the two armies meet and engage in battle with the enemy, they will continue to fight if they can resist it; If you can't beat it, you will evacuate immediately, and if you don't, you will be annihilated by the enemy or captured! ”

"If you want to win when the enemy is strong and we are weak, then you can avoid the enemy's main force; Lure the enemy deeper, concentrate superior forces, and carry out various defeats! ”

In the headquarters, Moder, dressed in military uniform and wearing monospectacles, was seriously studying the Art of War that Chen Yanlong had written to him; and guerrilla warfare, while muttering to himself with understanding.

Just as he was getting more and more excited about his research, his chief of staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, and chief of operational staff, John Hertz, walked in.

"Your Excellency! The battle on the southern front of Kursk, and the battle on the northern front has begun! Our troops have already started a war with the Soviets, please give new combat orders! ”

As soon as he entered, the Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, gave Moder a military salute and reported loudly.

"Who is fighting the Soviets on the southern front now?"

After hearing this, Moder immediately asked.

General Hermann Hort's "4th Panzer Army" and Kempf's cluster: The "4th Panzer Army" has a total of 140,000 men, 925 tanks, and 704 artillery pieces under the jurisdiction of the 52nd Infantry Corps and the 48th Panzer Corps; The Kempf cluster on the right flank, with 10 divisions, 120,000 men, 344 tanks and 250 artillery pieces, dispatched a third of their forces to engage in local offensive battles with the Soviets on the first defensive line of the Soviet army! ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, thought for a moment and continued to report.

"The 4th Panzer Army now seems to be left with only the 3rd Panzer Division of the 48th Panzer Army, and the 11th Panzer Division; As well as the Panzergrenadier Division of the "Großdeutschland" (at this time they were equipped with 78 new Panthers), and the main force of the 167th Infantry Division, as well as the 57th Infantry Division of the 52nd Infantry Corps, the 255th Infantry Division, and finally the 332nd Infantry Division, and the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division "Reich". ”

Modell thought back with a frown.

"Yes! Because the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Army: the 1st Waffen-SS Panzer Division "Adolf Guards", and the 3rd Waffen-SS Panzer Division "Skeleton"! The Führer had already been sent to Sicily, and even SS General Paul Hausser had been sent away! ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, agreed in the affirmative.

"And what part of the troops are fighting the Soviets now?"

Modell continued to ask slowly.

"The 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Division "Reich" under the 2nd Waffen-SS Panzer Corps, commanded by Waffen-SS Colonel Rudolf Lehmann! ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, replied.

"How many troops did they deploy?"

Modell continued to ask.

"7,000 soldiers, 16 Tank IV, 18 Leopard Tanks, 10 Tank Destroyers IV/70; and 6 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns No. IV, 3 vehicles of the Command Type of Tank No. IV, as well as 1 unit of the Command Tank of the Leopard Tank, and 15 assault guns! ”

"However, Commander Manstein did not let them fight alone, but assigned the Panzergrenadier Division of "Großdeutschland" to them as a backup reserve! Or it can be said that it is a regular soldier, a strange soldier! ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, added.

"And how many troops do they have?"

Mauder was silent for a moment before saying.

"The Führer has equipped them with a complete armored regiment, and this armored regiment also has three armored battalions, one more than the average armored regiment; And it is equipped with the latest Leopard tanks, and Tiger tanks! In addition, it is equipped with two grenadier regiments, each with three grenadier battalions, one regimental artillery company, one regimental air defense company, and one regimental engineer company. Of the 3 battalions, 2 are motorized infantry and 1 is armored infantry (in half-track armored vehicles). ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, said in an envious tone.

Because the German armored infantry division is generally organized according to the theory, there is generally only one tank battalion, and there will not be 1 armored regiment and 2 tank battalions; And now the other side still has 3 tank battalions, which is definitely stronger than an ordinary armored division for such a scale.

That's why the chief of staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, reported to Moder in an envious tone.

And Moder was also slightly surprised when he heard this, and then he quickly fell silent.

Because he has another 300 black T-54 tanks allocated to him by Chen Yanlong, and a total of 200 tanks of other types have been allocated to him for backup, so he is now the unit with the most tanks on the Eastern Front, and this secret Manstein does not know for the time being!

Because he hid all these tanks well for use in a surprise attack on the Soviet army; Of course, it is also to guard against being known by enemy spies, and the questioning and jealousy of other generals.

Therefore, he will not be jealous of the number of tanks owned by other troops, and the other party is still a tank assigned by the Führer himself, so he can't be envious and jealous.

"Hmmm! In other words, the "4th Panzer Army Group" you just reported, and the Kempf cluster, dispatched a third of the troops, and only the Greater German "Panzergrenadier Division" and the Waffen-SS 2nd "Reich" Panzer Division? ”

Modell asked, turning his head to stare at the Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt.

"No, they still have the 167th Infantry Division as a reserve, ready to block it up for support when the war is unfavorable!"

Before the Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, could reply, Chief Operations Staff Officer John Hertz, who had been standing silent, suddenly interjected.

"Hmmm! Why did Manstein make such a big move this time? Didn't the Führer say that we should now only use defensive warfare to drag down the Soviet army and deplete the opponent's living forces? ”

Moder wondered.

"I don't know! He may have been angered by the guerrilla warfare and harassment of the Soviet army recently! Because I heard General Kempf say that they have recently fought dozens of guerrilla wars with the Soviet army, and they have lost more than 20,000 people! Moreover, 80 tanks, dozens of tank destroyers, and a lot of assault guns and other weapons and equipment were destroyed by the Soviet air raids and night raids, so he wanted to fight a bigger battle to boost morale! ”

Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt, grabbed back the topic.

"But the Soviets also suffered a lot of casualties!"

Modell retorted.

"Yes! But the Soviet army's current air supremacy is stronger than ours! So many of our soldiers, weapons and equipment were destroyed by the large-scale air raids of the Soviet army! ”

Chief of Staff Colonel Everfeldt Halhelt reminded.

"It's all the fault of the 2nd Air Force, and the 4th Air Force bastards! I really don't know what they are doing, now our troops are often subjected to large-scale air strikes by the Soviet army, they are good! Either only a small number of air forces were dispatched to meet the attack, or not even a shadow could be seen! ”

As soon as he talked about the Air Force, Moder suddenly burst into anger and cursed.

"There is no way! Now many of our airfields on the Eastern Front have been destroyed by Soviet raids; And the 2nd Air Force, and the 4th Air Force seem to be training the new aircraft assigned to them by the Führer with all their might, so they are shrinking up for the time being! ”

This time, before the Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, could reply, Chief Operational Staff Officer John Hertz interjected again.