"General Mackensen, what do you think of the Soviet Red Army?" In a closely-guarded house, a young soldier asked this question to the commander of the 3rd Panzer Corps of the Wehrmacht, General Eberhard von Mackensen. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The young man, who spoke not very fluent German, had a strong Slavic accent. Dressed in a suit and glasses, he looks dignified and polite.

"What shall I call you, young man?" Before Admiral Mackensen began the discussion, he first wanted to figure out what the other party was called.

The young man smiled kindly and held out his white, hairy right hand, "General Mackenson, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Just call me waldemar (a German personal name, which means 'ruler of the world' as the Russian word for 'Vladimir'). ”

"Waldemar, it's a pleasure to meet you." Mackensen's voice was gentle, as if he had completely forgotten his situation, and could not guess the true identity of the person in front of him.

At this time, he was in a comfortable hut in the rear of the Soviet army. He met a German-speaking, generous, and polite young man, and unconsciously let down his guard, and even recalled the time when he had interacted with young officers in Germany.

The young man still kept a friendly smile and praised in German that he was not very fluent: "General Mackensen, you have won many battles and performed many miraculous feats on the battlefields of France and Poland, and I have to say that you are really an excellent general, an excellent military expert.

Even in these days, your troops will be able to fight valiantly and resist stubbornly in the face of siege and supply cut-offs. Under your command, they are organized and systematically involved with our army, and they cannot do this without proper command. ”

General Mackensen smiled wryly, deeply sorry for his defeat. If he had another chance, he would have done better, at least not to the point of annihilating the whole army and becoming a prisoner himself. "Waldemar, did you ask me just now what you think the Soviets are fighting?"

"Yes, General." Manturov spoke very politely and had a very friendly attitude, which made General Mackensen completely let down his guard.

General Mackensen thought for a while and analyzed: "This time the Soviets fought very well, they fought a beautiful encirclement battle, surrounded our army's two armored corps with a total of 100,000 troops in a short period of time, and then quickly divided, encircled, and eliminated each unit of the German army one by one, it was a beautiful blitzkrieg, I think the Soviet commander should have a full understanding of our blitzkrieg tactics."

But when the Soviet-German war began on June 22, the Soviet Red Army did not fight very well. Their line was easily broken through by our troops, and our 1st Tank Army quickly tore a gap at Sokal. From this, it can be seen that the defense capability of the Soviet army was not very good, and it lacked sufficient preparation for the war.

In addition, the individual combat quality of the Soviet army was not ideal, and the combat performance of the soldiers and the performance of the low-level commanders did not meet the standards of the Wehrmacht, and it was obvious that they had not undergone sufficient training.

Moreover, the lack of organization and coordination between the various units of the Soviet army when it encountered an attack was also a considerable weakness of the Soviet army.

But compared with the Soviet army in Belarus, the Soviet army in Ukraine is significantly more combat-capable, more prepared for war, and better equipped, and I think this is the reason why they won this siege war. ”

"Waldemar" smiled lightly, but he didn't expect the German general in front of him to say his opinion of the Soviet Army so easily and point out the shortcomings of the Soviet Red Army.

If it were him, when he was captured, he would definitely lift the enemy into the sky, make the other party more proud, and prevent the enemy from discovering his own problems. In this way, the enemy army will not be able to fill in the loopholes that exist in itself, and will not be able to improve them.

It's just that, as a pure soldier, Mackensen doesn't have the scheming of young people. In front of the German-speaking and friendly Russian in front of him, he let down his guard and did not think in that direction.

And this "Valdema" was not only a disciplined soldier, but also a scheming politician, and he was Manturov, the deputy prime minister of the Soviet Union who was sent to serve as military commissar of the Southwestern Front.

Manturov nodded, and then concluded: "Your Excellency, I know what you said. The Soviet Red Army fought well this time, but at the same time there were quite a few problems.

These problems cannot be solved in a short period of time. The Wehrmacht, on the other hand, does not have the problems you just mentioned, and it is slightly higher than the Soviet Red Army in terms of its preparation for war, the combat quality of its soldiers, and the command ability of its generals.

The reason why we were able to win this encirclement battle was purely by relying on our superiority in troops, equipment, terrain, and reporting. The combat quality of our soldiers and commanders needs to be improved. ”

"I ...... Guys? Are you Soviet? Manturov's words made General Mackensen re-aware of his situation. He was not in a German rear, but in a house in the rear of the Soviet army, which was used to put high-ranking prisoners of war under house arrest.

And the young man in front of him was not a young German officer, but a "translator" sent by the Soviet army to interrogate him, and even a general of the Soviet army.

Manturov smiled victorically and asked rhetorically: "General Mackensen, don't you know that I am a Soviet?" ”

"Waldemar," Mackensen called Manturov by his German name, "and I'm glad to talk to you. But I don't want what should have been a pleasant conversation to turn out to be an unpleasant interrogation. ”

Manturov still smiled kindly, "Don't worry, I'm not here to interrogate you, I just want to learn military wisdom from you." ”

"Military wisdom?" General Mackensen's expression changed dramatically, and he asked, "Why don't you go to your General Kirponos or General Potapov?" They are the victors in this battle! Why don't you learn from them, but from me, a loser?

Besides, if you're just an ordinary translator, why study military intelligence? Are you the commander? Or a political commissar? ”

"I'll tell you the truth. Actually, I am Vladimir Manturov, political commissar of the Southwestern Front, and I planned and commanded this siege. I really only want to talk to you this time, and I don't intend to get information from you. ”

"Mr. Manturov, why don't you plan to extract information from me?"

"Because we don't need any intelligence at all." (To be continued.) )