But after more than an hour of combat meetings, Manstein and Moder had their goal not only to annihilate the Soviet 9th and 19th Tank Corps; And also to find a way to bring together the Soviet 2nd Tank Army, the 3rd and 16th Tank Army, the 11th Guards Tank Brigade, and the 9th Guards Tank Army.

In particular, the 9th Guards Tank Army was the main target of Manstein.

The Soviet army consisted of the 50th, 51st and 103rd Brigades of Tank Corps; and the 3rd Motorized Rifle Brigade, as well as a number of separate units, as well as the 57th Brigade.

The commander of the Guards Tank Corps was Major General Telyakov, which was incorporated into the Soviet Central Front, but after the Battle of Kursk, they were incorporated into the base camp of the Supreme Command as a reserve; Their combat mission was to assist other fronts in repelling a surprise German attack throughout the defensive engagement.

In other words, if this tank army can be completely annihilated, then the Soviet army will have another effective tank army reserve.

When Manstein and Moder had discussed with them, and had received Chen Yanlong's consent, they immediately began to mobilize their troops, preparing to annihilate the Soviet tank corps mentioned above one by one according to the plan.

At this time, the commander of the 9th Guards Tank Army, Major General Telyakov, was counting the losses of his tank army with a tired face.

"How many tanks do we have?"

Major General Telyakov said anxiously to Nikolai Volov, the chief of the operational staff at his side.

"Less than 90! Commander! ”

General Staff Officer Nikolai Wolov was also depressed.

"Damn the Germans, damn the 508th Heavy Armored Division, I really can't imagine that they are so powerful, my tank army lost more than 200 tanks in just two days of fighting with them!"

"I was too careless this time! If Marshal Zhukov hadn't asked us to fight to the death to save the Southwestern Front, I wouldn't have been so impatient to meet the Germans who were better equipped than us! ”

After hearing this, Major General Telyakov suddenly became angry and complained to himself.

"It's already happened, it's useless to scold ourselves now, I think the commander should let the above replenish us with tank personnel, fuel, and tanks as soon as possible! Otherwise, I'm worried that when the next battle begins, we will still be able to withstand the attacks of those German tank groups, especially the 508th German Heavy Panzer Division, and those elite SS tank units! ”

General Staff Officer Nikolai Volov replied worriedly.

"Now what face do I have to ask for supplies from above? It's already good that the base camp of the Supreme High Command and Marshal Zhukov do not punish me! How else can I ask for supplies from above? And even if I call it, it's useless, now all tank armies have been beaten badly by the German tank corps, and they all need to replenish tank personnel, and the number of tanks, as well as fuel. ”

Major General Telyakov shook his head with a bitter smile on his face.

"So what do we do now? Our tank crews are now not even enough for 120 people, how can such a small number of tank crews drive our tank groups to conduct large-scale battles with those German troops? ”

General Staff Chief Nikolai Wolov was worried.

"Drive as many tanks as you can and fight to the death with the German tank troops! Even if we want to die on the battlefield, we will destroy more German tanks and kill more Germans! ”

"Especially the 508th German Heavy Armored Division, if I can inflict heavy damage on them, then even if I want to die on the battlefield, I am willing!"

Major General Telyakov smiled bitterly.

"Good! I see, since you have made up your mind, Commander, then I will accompany you to the end, and work with you to destroy more German tanks and kill their tank crews! Let that 508th German Heavy Armored Division be hit as hard as possible by us! ”

After listening to this, General Staff Officer Nikolai Wolov sighed deeply, and immediately gave a military salute to the other side and replied loudly.

"Hmmm! This is the chief of operations staff whom I respect the most! ”

"Although we don't have enough tanks and tank personnel to fight against the German tank army, we are not fighting alone, and our tank army, which is also very friendly around us, is uniting together to fight to the death with the German tank group!"

"And we also have a large number of anti-tank weapons and equipment, especially self-propelled guns and anti-tank guns, anti-tank mines, and anti-tank weapons Bazooka bazooka given to us by the US military, so we are not without a way to fight those menacing German tank groups!"

Major General Telyakov suddenly lifted his spirits to encourage the other party.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"

But at this moment, on the resting position where they were, it was unguardable, and there was a deafening sound of bombing, and the earth shook and the earth shook.

"Not good! It was an air raid by the Germans! ”

In this regard, the General Staff Officer Nikolai Wolov immediately exclaimed with a drastic change in his face.