While the battle for New Guinea was in full swing, a convoy of cars was moving on an uneven road south of Kharkiv in Ukraine. Guderian was in a bumpy car, studying a map that wasn't too specific.

The Germans had completed their attack in Kharkov, where the German flag was now flying, and now there were no official targets for Army Group B.

This Mercedes-Benz field car, which bears the flag of the commander of the group army group, is also a very good off-road vehicle.

This expensive field car was followed by more guard cars. Including a Mercedes truck full of soldiers.

Today, Guderian can no longer enjoy the feeling of desperately advancing forward with his armored troops.

He could only sit firmly in his headquarters, feeling his troops advancing at a galloping forward speed from the map.

In fact, his troops did advance very quickly, in a sense, faster than when he personally led his troops on the front line.

Because the main forces of Army Group B, the old units led by Guderian, including the 24th Panzer Army and the 46th Panzer Army, must be mechanized to a higher degree.

Looking away from the map, Guderian looked out the window. The place he was going to this time was the headquarters of the 46th Panzer Army.

As the commander of Army Group B, he was to inspect the headquarters there and then inspect the preparations of this force for winter.

Telephone lines and some wires hung one after another outside the car window, and Guderian looked at them with some frustration.

"Stop!" He suddenly commanded, and the entire convoy slowly came to a halt on the side of the road. The car in front was also slowing down not far away, and some officers had already jumped out of their cars.

The people who followed Guderian were also officers in the headquarters of the army group, and they didn't know why their commander suddenly ordered a stop, and everyone looked curiously at the Mercedes-Benz field car parked on the side of the road.

Guderian pushed open the car door, and his shiny leather boots stepped on the uneven road surface, which made Guderian himself sigh.

You know, his leather boots have never been so bright back then, and at that time he was always in the dust, looking like he was in a hurry.

The leather boots on his feet did not have time to be polished, the military uniform on his body was not sorted out, and a telescope was hung around his neck, which was not much better than that of a regimental commander of a field army......

But now he is already the commander-in-chief of an army group. He had plenty of time to tidy up his boots and no longer had to personally urge his troops to move forward.

Now as long as he sketches an arrow on the map, there are naturally countless officers who are desperately moving forward for this arrow, breaking through the enemy's position and offering a great victory.

Standing next to the car, holding on to the door, Guderian looked at the telephone pole on the side of the road, at the truck parked there, and at the people next to it, with a smile of relief on his face.

The truck had a lot of cables coiled on it, and a few sappers were busy. They were so engrossed in their work that only a few people looked sideways at the convoy parked beside them.

The construction soldiers were accustomed to seeing high-class convoys passing by them, so only a few looked to Guderian's side. They wondered why the convoy stopped, instead of passing them by, as usual.

Some of you have good eyes have already seen the convoy parked on the side of the road, and there are cars with the flag of the group army group headquarters on the front.

However, because it was a field unit, these operators did not salute the convoy in the distance, they just watched curiously, watching as one officer approached surrounded by other officers.

"Victory! Monarch! After closing the distance, the sappers who answered the telephone line finally realized that the officers were coming for them. So there are those who stand upright and salute their superiors.

Because they were close enough, they also recognized the epaulettes, and recognized the bearded general in front of them as their commander.

"Hey! Hitler! Guderian raised his right hand and returned the salute - he had always returned the salute with the Army salute before, but recently the salute had become popular among the Wehrmacht, and no one could stop it.

"How many kilometers are there from the front line?" Walking up to the truck, Guderian asked with a smile and kindness.

"There are about 4 kilometers left! Checkmate! The sergeant major, who was in charge of the truck, or the highest-ranking sergeant major present, replied.

Nodding his head and looking in the direction of the enemy, Guderian opened his mouth again and asked, "Do you want to climb to the top?" Is this dangerous? ”

"Yes, it's dangerous to climb to the top! Checkmate! The sergeant commander replied with his chin held high, in fact, there were too many things he had experienced that were more dangerous than the situation in front of him.

"But the line is broken, and it really can't be repaired." He smiled a little awkwardly and replied a little shyly.

Guderian stretched out his hand, patted the other party's shoulder, and then continued to ask: "When the enemy counterattacks, maybe there will be shells falling, and there will be enemy aircraft interference, won't it affect you?" ”

The sergeant major looked at the construction site, which had been suspended for a long time, and then at his subordinates, and replied helplessly: "It won't affect anything, but your impact may be more." ”

Guderian was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Our soldiers are heroic!" I arrived very relieved! Sorry to bother you, but get on with your mission! ”

His whisper believed the embarrassment of some of the escorts standing beside him, who soon signaled that the sappers could continue with their work.

The sappers who were wiring the wire began to keep busy, attaching telephone wires to the poles one after the other.

Guderian, accompanied by the officers, returned to his car. Guderian looked back at the busy soldiers with some envy and got back into his car.

Rolling down the window, he instructed the officer standing outside his door: "Let the convoy keep going!" I've been delayed for a long time. Not only did it delay my own, but it also delayed others. ”

Everyone smiled kindly, and the convoy quickly started again, heading for the headquarters of the Panzer Army not far ahead.

"They carried out their duties wholeheartedly, no matter how inconspicuous they seemed at the time, no matter how dangerous the situation was." Guderian, in the moving car, commented to his adjutant: "It's amazing! ”

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