Chapter 38: The helpless silence of Manstein and Marshal von Kruger
Twenty minutes later, Chen Yanlong put on his head clothes and came to the conference hall of the 'werewolf' headquarters. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
In the relatively simple decoration of the conference hall, Chen Yanlong was surprised to see a large group of senior generals of the German army on the Eastern Front.
They had Field Marshal von Kruger, commander of Army Group Center, General Hort, commander of the 4th Panzer Army, and Field Marshal Manstein of Army Group South; and the commander of the 9th Army Group, Moder, the General of the Panzer Corps, Kempf, the commander of the 24th Panzer Corps and the Admiral of the Panzer Corps; and the commander of the 6th Air Force, General von Graeme, and the 4th Air Force, Alexander Lehr, Admiral of Air Force Aviation and, finally, Anti-aircraft Artillery Admiral Desloch.
After being slightly surprised, Chen Yanlong glanced at the crowd for a while; Then with a big smile on his face, he exploits the memories of Hitler's past life, which have been fused; Imitating Hitler's body movements and tone of voice, he greeted everyone warmly before inviting them to sit down.
When everyone was done, Chen Yanlong just smiled slightly, and did not give a long speech like Hitler.
In this regard, everyone is nervous, curious, confused, but also nervous, in short, everyone has their own expressions at this moment.
These manifestations are good, bad, and hidden.
"Let everybody come here today, I just want to say that; What is the form of our operations in the Battle of Kursk! β
After seeing everyone's expressions and reactions for a while, Chen Yanlong went straight to the ground and got straight to the point.
After speaking, the audience was silent, and no one interjected, or wanted to interrupt Chen Yanlong's speech.
I don't know if this atmosphere is because these high-ranking German generals have become accustomed to Hitler's long speech before the meeting; It was only when he was talking about the topic and the focus of the matter in a formal manner, so no one came to interrupt Chen Yanlong's speech at this moment, and he spoke.
Seeing this, Chen Yanlong couldn't ask for it, and he didn't show any embarrassment.
"First of all, the first thing we have to do is to make sure that all the senior generals and leaders of the Soviet army; They all thought that the goal of our offensive was to encircle the enemy forces in the Kursk region, through good coordination; fast-moving approach; Use two assault armies to launch a centripetal attack from the southern regions of Belgorod and Orel respectively and completely annihilate the Soviet troops in the Kursk salient! Such a dismissal is like the encirclement battle in which we attacked Minsk, Uman, Kiev, Vyazma and other places in previous years, and it is an illusion of exactly the same way of fighting! β
"In fact, our real mode of warfare is to focus on defense, and at the same time to carry out continuous and major local strikes against the enemy, weakening their vital forces and material supply lines. It made it pay heavy sacrifices, captured a large number of its personnel, accumulated a lot, and finally forced the top of the Soviet army to sue for peace with our army! β
"Of course, in local battles, there are some opportunities for combat created by the Soviet army, but when the Soviet army does not take the initiative to attack; We can also preemptively attack, create local battles, and continue to consume the opponent's living forces continuously! The above methods of combat were all proposed by Marshal Manstein, and I feel very good! So I have now decided to immediately start building a large number of defensive positions in our rear positions, as Marshal Manstein suggested! We must build a defensive position that is deeper than that of the Soviet army, with more minefields, and more difficult to overcome! β
Immediately, in one breath, he gave a rough picture of what he had said to Manstein earlier.
After listening to this, the entire conference hall boiled from the silence for a while.
Some people objected, some remained silent, and some agreed with Chen Yanlong's new way of fighting.
However, in the end, whether it was a sudden attempt to propose to launch Operation Bastion first, it was better to completely annihilate Manstein, the Soviet army deployed in Kursk; or Field Marshal von Kruger, commander of Army Group Center, who was conducting the main battle on one side; Chen Yanlong ignored it all, insisted on going his own way, and said with a decisive word:
"My decision is to fight like this, now you all quickly return to your positions for me, and immediately send more men to build our super defensive positions; Wait for the arrival of the Soviet army, or wait for my new order to carry out a local campaign sneak attack! β
Hearing this, some people greatly let go of their hearts and breathed a sigh of relief; There are also people who are deeply irritated and worried, and of course there are people who are ready to make a big move......
However, in the end, all the generals still left the conference room one by one with their own complicated feelings, following Chen Yanlong's orders.
However, when everyone left, there were still a few generals who wanted to say something to Chen Yanlong, and they stayed.
They were Manstein, von Kruger and Moder, as well as the commander of the 6th Air Force, General von Graim, and the 4th Air Force Alexander Lehr.
"Marshal Manstein and Marshal von Kruger, you two should go back to me first! And immediately after returning home, plan for the construction of your defensive positions, and plan for preparing for local battles; Write me a copy, and in the short term, I will launch a defensive war, and a local battle counterattack! Because I have some things to discuss with Moder, von Graim, and Alexander-Lehr! β
Seeing this, Chen Yanlong said very decisively.
"But Yuan, FΓΌhrer, we feel that now is the time when the Soviet troops are most vulnerable, if we now launch a massive encirclement of them; Then we will be able to completely annihilate the large forces of the Soviet army in the Kursk salient, and let us regain the initiative on the Eastern Front! β
But Manstein hurriedly said that he had changed his mind.
"Hmmm! How did you change your mind again! Marshal Manstein, didn't we all talk about our new way of fighting on the Eastern Front some time ago? β
Chen Yanlong narrowed his eyes and stared sharply at Manstein.
"My mind hasn't changed much, it's just that I feel like it's a good time; It can allow us to eat a large number of Soviet troops in one fell swoop, so I re-suggest that we should give it a go! β
Manstein said embarrassedly, blushing.
"Sorry! Marshal Manstein! I've made up my mind, so do what I just commanded!" β
Chen Yanlong interrupted the other party's speech unhappily and impatiently, and cut the railroad to the point.
"FΓΌhrer, I actually feel that Manstein's proposal is correct......"
Seeing this, Field Marshal von Kruger wanted to echo Manstein's suggestion.
"Don't say more, what I want now is for the Soviet army to be beaten by us and sue for peace, and then give me time to build our motherland into an economic power, so that our citizens can live a good life! Other territorial expansion campaigns, give me a temporary stop! β
Chen Yanlong unceremoniously interrupted.
Then, without waiting for Field Marshal von Kruger and Manstein to respond, he stood up and motioned for Moder, von Graim, and Alexander Lehr to leave the chamber with him.
Looking at Chen Yanlong, who was leaving in a hurry, Manstein and Marshal von Kruger were also very helplessly silent.