As the commander-in-chief of Group G, Guderian faced Rokossovsky's counterattack and thought not only about defense, but also about inflicting heavy losses on the main forces of the Soviet army.

His defensive plan was quite risky, because in the whole plan, he only intended to use a part of his forces to fight head-on.

"Let the 501st Panzer Battalion cooperate with the grenadier units for frontal defense, and the 3rd Panzer Division will be drawn out as the main offensive force and detour back to the flank." He said to his chief of staff.

"In that case, we will almost have to use less than 500 tanks to meet the main force of the entire Soviet attack." The chief of staff was a little worried about the frontal defense, and opened his mouth to remind. He didn't know the total strength of the Soviet army, and he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

Cluster G was not an army group, but with the Führer's trust and its strengthening as the spearhead of the attack, it was larger than an army group.

Guderian actually had 6 armored divisions, plus 7788 separate armored battalions, which should have been equipped with more than 2,000 tanks according to the establishment.

This number is much larger than the number of troops he can control in history, and even in proportion, the armored forces in his hands are the first on the Eastern Front.

However, two of the armored divisions have always been in a state of dissatisfaction, and with the losses during the attack, the number of tanks in Group G has been hovering around 1,500 units.

As in history, the Guderian cluster, also known as the G cluster, had the 12th Army, the 24th Panzer Corps, the 46th Panzer Corps, and the 47th Panzer Corps.

The 12th Army was temporarily reinforced to an infantry corps in Group G due to the length of the front, with three infantry divisions, including the 31st, 34th, and 45th Infantry Divisions.

The composition of the 24th Panzer Corps remained unchanged, the tank forces were the 3rd Panzer Division and the 4th Panzer Division, in addition to the 10th Motorized Rifle Division and the 1st Cavalry Division.

The 46th Panzer Corps changed the most, with the 1st and 10th Panzer Divisions, as well as the Greater German Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 267th Infantry Division.

The famous Großdeutsche Division was not expanded into a divisional combat unit so early in history, and in 1941 it was still an infantry regiment.

However, because the Stalker tank destroyer was equipped with troops in advance and had sufficient fuel, it was expanded into a mechanized division in advance, equipped with a battalion of Stalker tank destroyers.

The last unit of Group G was the 47th Panzer Corps, which consisted of the 17th and 18th Panzer Divisions, plus the 29th Motorized Rifle Division and the 167th Infantry Division.

If you include the 255th Infantry Division directly under the cluster command, as well as the additional artillery units, the G cluster is almost the standard configuration of the two army groups.

The total strength of the troops commanded by Guderian exceeded 200,000, which was much more than the 150,000 troops of the Rokossovsky cluster counterattacked by the Soviet army.

It's just that although the G cluster is strong, its attack range is also very wide, so Guderian's troops have actually been dispersed.

At this moment, the 12th Army of Group G, the least mechanized infantry corps, was still near Kaluga and basically did not keep up with the pace of the mechanized troops' attack.

And the 46th Panzer Army, in order to prevent a counterattack by troops in the Moscow direction, was left in Tarusa, and Alexin was responsible for the defense, and at the same time considered a rest.

After all, the 46th Panzer Army, which acted as the vanguard, was the vanguard of the offensive, and the losses were relatively large, and it was almost impossible to fight.

The 1st Panzer Division, which was the main force of the 46th Panzer Army, still had about half of the usable tanks left, and the 10th Panzer Division also suffered heavy losses and could not continue to maintain the offensive at all.

At this time, the spearhead of the attack was the 24th Panzer Corps, and the vanguard was the 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions.

The 47th Panzer Corps, the 17th and 18th Panzer Divisions, plus the 29th Motorized Rifle Division and the 167th Infantry Division, were responsible for the security of the entire southern part of the cluster.

As a barrier to the south, the 17th Panzer Division had captured Borkhov two days earlier, and it was only a short distance away from Orel.

And the 18th Panzer Division, which yesterday laid Arsenyevo, seriously threatened the southern line of defense in Tula.

If it weren't for the rainy weather, maybe the G cluster would have launched a new round of attacks like Tula today, preparing to occupy this place and threaten Ryazan.

The spread was so huge that Guderian had only the 255th Infantry Division, the 24th Panzer Corps, and several separate tank battalions temporarily assigned to him, that could be used to counter the Rokossovsky counterattack cluster.

Even so, Guderian was still thinking about how to attack. He was determined to send out the 3rd Panzer Division to attack Rokossovsky's flank and find a way to crush the counterattacking Soviet forces.

"The 3rd Armored Division, in conjunction with the 1st Cavalry Division, launched an attack south of Tula and advanced in a northeast direction!" Guderian was ready to make a flank breakthrough in a small area to end the Soviet counterattack.

His plan was ambitious, to stop the Soviet counterattack and at the same time to attack the idea of capturing the important city of Tula.

But before that, he had to rely on the limited forces in his hands to withstand the frontal attack of the Soviet army: "Let the 10th Motorized Rifle Division immediately withdraw to the defensive area and prepare for battle!" ”

"The 501st Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion is blocking the Soviet Army, it will take time for the troops to retreat and adjust, and the defense line of the 501st Battalion may be broken at any time." The chief of staff said with some concern.

Guderian looked at the map and stubbornly insisted on his decision: "Then tell them to let them hold off the enemy as much as possible!" ”

"The units of the 4th Panzer Division are already being deployed, the 255th Infantry Division has entered positions, and I have ordered the artillery units to assemble and prepare for a frontal attack by the Soviet troops." The Chief of Staff gave a presentation on preparations for the campaign.

"Where have the reserves transferred to us by the group army have arrived, and can they catch up in time?" Guderian asked.

"It's going to take seven hours for them to get there, so it's too late, but they can build a second line of defense and prevent our line from being breached and causing confusion." The chief of staff pointed to the map and replied.

Guderian nodded, and then spoke again: "Where is the location of the 505th battalion?" Immediately rush to the combat area to support the 501st battalion! ”

"Okay! I'm going to go to the radio, the 505th Battalion is now our only mobile unit, and hopefully they'll be as strong as they were before the break. The chief of staff squeezed out a slight smile and spoke.

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