"Do we really have to learn to fight without the support of the air force, as the Führer said?"

Hearing this, Moder said a little tangled. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"So how do we deploy our forces now? Now the local battles on the northern front, which we are responsible for, have also begun! ”

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, asked suddenly.

"Then let me ask you, who is our current opponent? What are their troop strengths? Only by knowing yourself and knowing your opponent can you win all battles! ”

Modell smiled slightly.

"Our opponents now are the 13th Army and the 70th Army under the command of the commander of the Central Front of the Soviet Army, General Rokossovsky, as well as the 48th Army, as well as the 17th Guards Infantry Corps, the 2nd Tank Army, and the 16th Tank Army, as well as the 9th Army, and the 19th Separate Tank Army in the reserve."

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, replied.

"Are there so many Soviet troops? How did I not know that so many Soviet troops were gathered on the northern front for which we were responsible! ”

Hearing this, Moder gasped.

"The report just now is up to date, and we have confirmed that the intelligence is correct!"

The Chief of Staff, Colonel Everfeldt Halhert, was also a little embarrassed after speaking.

"In general, according to the reports of our spies who have penetrated into the Soviet army in the past two weeks, there are now more than 1.3 million troops, more than 20,000 artillery pieces, thousands of tanks, and thousands of aircraft assembled in Kursk; There is also a large number of self-propelled guns, as well as anti-tank guns and other weapons and equipment. ”

"But this is only the current forward strength of the Soviet army, if you add up the reserves that are being reinforced, then the total strength of the Soviet army, according to the report of our spies, is at least 2.5 million troops, more than 50,000 artillery pieces, more than 8,000 tanks, and more than 6,000 aircraft."

"Therefore, the deployment of the Soviet army we are facing now does not have much water, and it is all relatively real data!"

"And in addition to having a large number of troops, and weapons and equipment, the Soviets also built a large number of fortifications and minefields on their respective positions, and they built no less than 8 defensive fronts, and the depth of each front reached 250-300 kilometers, in addition to communication trenches, infantry bunkers, anti-tank guns; and machine-gun bunkers, command posts, as well as observation posts; and underground bunkers, basements, and iron wire nets are also built in tens of thousands. If we do carry out a storm, it will definitely be a suicidal act, as our Führer said! ”

Chief of Staff John Hertz continued to interject suddenly.

"Since the Soviet army has so many troops and such a powerful defense system, why didn't the Soviet army launch a large-scale counterattack against us in the past two weeks?"

After hearing this, Moder frowned deeply and worriedly.

"Because our Führer is using all sorts of false intelligence to confuse the Soviet army, we are sending large armies and preparing to carry out 'Operation Bastion' to their defensive positions and counterattack the past! So they're waiting for us to attack! ”

Chief Operational Staff Officer John Hertz told what he knew.

The chief of staff, Colonel Halhert, who was beside him, stared at him with a little dissatisfaction, because the chief of operations staff, John, always interjected from his topic, so he was very unhappy.

"And now our troops are attacking Olikhovatka, which Soviet troops are defending?"

Modell asked.

"It is the 13th Army of the Soviet Army, and also strengthens the forces of the 1st and 13th Anti-Tank Destroyer Brigades and the 21st Mortar Brigade to assist in the defense!"

Chief Operations Staff Officer John continued.

"And what about the 2nd, 9th, and 18th Panzer Divisions that I sent out to test fire?"

Modell thought for a moment and asked.

"After three preemptive 60-minute fire raids, the artillery density reached 80 guns per kilometer; So the forward positions of the Soviet army were quickly flattened by our artillery fire, so when our armored forces and the Soviet army had the first round of contact battles; With the exception of only 20 tanks destroyed and 15 destroyers and 6 tanks No. 4 destroyed by anti-tank shells and stopped, there were no other reports of damage! ”

"As for the infantry, more than 100 people were killed and wounded with the grenadiers! And the losses of the Soviet army are initially estimated at about the destruction of more than 100 tanks, more than 1000 soldiers, as well as a large number of machine-gun bunkers, and anti-tank bunkers, as well as mine positions! ”

Chief Operational Staff Officer John replied in one breath.

"Okay, I know, then let's have a regular soldier challenge now, lure the enemy deep, set up an ambush with strange soldiers, and annihilate them in one fell swoop! I now plan to lure the enemy with 3 times the strength of the main army, and then use 2 times the surprise soldiers as a reserve, and wait for the chance to win by surprise! ”

Moder nodded with satisfaction and said his combat method, of course, this method is the division of troops in the Art of War that Chen Yanlong handed over to him.

For him, a well-known German defense expert, for Sun Tzu's Art of War for the first time, he still likes to learn the combat concepts in it, and he also wants to learn and apply it lively.

"Admiral Moder!"

As soon as the words fell, Chief Operations Staff Officer John immediately gave a military salute and echoed loudly.

Seeing this, he was staring angrily at Chief Operations Staff Officer John, and Chief of Staff Everfeldt, who was complaining, also hurriedly saluted and echoed.

"Then now I will combine the four armored divisions of our most elite 41st Army and the 47th Army, namely the 2nd, 9th, and 18th Armored Division, and the 20th Armored Division, with 3 infantry divisions, namely the 6th, 292nd, and 86th Infantry Divisions, with more than 500 tank fighting vehicle groups, to form a wedge-shaped tank echelon, carry out a frontal attack, and prepare to lure the enemy deep into our defensive positions to carry out a surprise attack! The goal is the total annihilation of the 13th Army Group of the Soviet Army! ”

"However, the type of tank we are using to lure the enemy will definitely not be able to equip the new T-54 tank group and the Tiger tank! Most of them are No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, which are the main battle tanks! A small number of Leopard tanks will be used to assist in support and attack! ”

Then Moder gave the order.

"Yes! General Moder! ”

As soon as the order was given, Chief Operational Staff Officer John and Chief of Staff Everfelt immediately responded loudly with a deafening voice.

"We have to be quick in our combat operations, we have to do it neatly, or we won't be able to beat them until the Soviets find out the details of us! Because of the huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us, after this local battle, before receiving large-scale support from the Führer; We can only continue to build more and more strong defensive positions to fight local battles to deplete the Soviet army! ”

Modell thought for a moment and hurriedly added.

"We think so too!"

Chief of Operational Staff John and Chief of Staff Everfeldt replied in unison.

"Hmmm! By the way, before we launch the decoy operation, call me again with the 1st Air Force and ask them to send enough air force to provide us with air support today! Otherwise, our battle plan will be in vain! ”

Finally, Modell reminded.

"But what if the 1st Air Army refuses our request? What are we going to do? ”

Hearing this, Chief of Operations Staff John and Chief of Staff Everfelt glanced at each other in unison, Chief of Staff Everfelt asked awkwardly.

"Then I'll call the Führer and tell them to send troops at once! Because of this battle, I have already reported to the Führer before the war! ”

Moder retorted exasperatedly.

"Yes! General Moder! We'll get it done! ”

Chief of Staff John and Chief of Staff Everfelt agreed again in unison.

They then proceeded to action on Moder's orders, and Moder came out of his temporary headquarters, Infantry General Hans Zorn, commander of the 46th Motorized Infantry Corps; Accompanied by Infantry General Hans Gornik, he went to the front line to observe the combat situation of his troops.