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"General, by now we have made rapid progress, among them, the 68th Regiment, which has followed behind the German Panzer Division, has occupied Atka, and it seems that tomorrow we will be able to fight to Zaragoza." By General Mora's side, his confidant Kubala said to Mora.

Zaragoza, a city in eastern Spain, is in the position of a transport hub.

Located about 300 kilometres from the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao, Zaragoza's strategic location allows it to easily communicate with the rest of Spain, and it is at the heart of the country's northern road network, connecting Catalonia and the Basque Country with the Rifant region and the Castilian Plateau.

The capture of Zaragoza was an important battle for the eastward advance! And the Northern Army, it only needs to follow behind the German armored corps!

Mora nodded: "Yes, I really didn't expect that the advance speed of the German army would be so strong!" Mora said: "The capture of the important place of Zaragoza will be a great honor for our Northern Army. ”

"General, I suggest that you simply fly there after taking Zaragoza and make a speech, so that your prestige can be increased." Kubala said to Mora.

Mora shook her head: "Forget it. ”

Prestige? What's the use of having a high prestige? It's of little use other than to cause trouble for yourself.

"General, Zaragoza is a strategic location, and we should move the headquarters of the legion there as well." Kubala continued to him: "With Zaragoza as the center, we can radiate to the whole east and occupy it completely. ”

Kubala's proposal made Mora heartbroken, and now, what he hopes most is to quell the war, and indeed transfer the headquarters there, transfer the main force of the Northern Army to the past, and liberate the entire northeast!

So, Mora nodded: "Kubala, you go and prepare, and when Zaragoza is liberated, we will transfer the corps headquarters over." ”

Anyway, he has already offended Franco, and he has moved eastward, also for the sake of Spain, and he only does what he thinks is the most correct.

Kubala agreed and walked out, no one noticed his eyes, and no one knew that Kubala had already made up his mind what to do at this time.

Mora single-handedly pulled him, but he was already loyal to Franco.

Zaragoza!

All around was the wilderness, several military tents were erected and lay on the table, and Guderian used his magnifying glass to constantly look at the large-scale military map.

"We moved very quickly, and supposedly, there should be no reaction from the Zaragoza side." Kurt, commander of the 1st Panzer Regiment, said: "As long as we continue to advance, we can cross the La Muela valley and reach Zaragoza. ”

Central Spain is mountainous, and the army has been moving cautiously for several days, advancing at a speed of about a dozen kilometers per hour, and once it has crossed the La Muela valley, it will reach the plains of the Ebro River valley, where the tank group's charge is quite rapid.

So, as long as you have fought here, there will be a flat river ahead!

Kurt wanted to rush through the mountains early, so he wanted to follow the established route so that by tomorrow morning, he would be able to reach the plains!

However, looking at this map, Guderian has always felt uneasy in his heart.

For the armored corps, the mountains are their natural enemies, and in the mountains, their army will have to be compressed into a long serpentine formation, which is very vulnerable!

Especially this La Muela valley! There are mountains on both sides, and the road in the middle can only accommodate a single tank, and once one is bombed, the road will be interrupted!

The route here is the closest, but is it necessarily optimal?

Your own tanks are too weak at the top, and if you advance from this direction, once you encounter an ambush from the top of the mountain, you will not be able to respond to it. Although you have a large number of scouts on the front line, it is not such an easy task to reconnoiter all the mountain tops, and in many places, motorcycles cannot go up.

What a difficult choice!

"Division commander, General Ciric is calling." Just as he hesitated, a telegraph operator came in and reported.

General Ciric calling? Guderian hurriedly took it, and the content of the telegram was clear.

It was proposed to move east to Muel, cross the Ebro near Kinto and fight back at Zaragoza.

General Ciric's advice is just a suggestion, and the specific way to go depends on Guderian's thoughts, but General Ciric's suggestion is undoubtedly more ingenious.

Go around!

The valley over there, no matter how dangerous it looks, simply take a detour, go directly to the east, cross the Ebro River, and then turn around and kill Zaragoza, I have to say, this plan is even better!

Maybe you will waste a day in time, but you can definitely catch the other party off guard!

"Call General Ciric back and follow his plan." Guderian said: "All the army, turn around and march eastward to Muel!" ”

Zaragoza is in the northeast, and now, due east!

Guderian didn't know that his U-turn really made the only chance for the Republican army to hinder his advance, and those Republican troops on the mountain peak ran from Zaragoza to set up a huge ambush circle, and they waited for several days on the top of the mountain, eating cold wind, but there was no trace of the German armored corps.

Although there was a table tennis fight later, it was a pity that it was wrong.

It was only after the news of the breach of Zaragoza in the rear reached that it dawned on them that they wanted to return reinforcements, but unfortunately it was too late.

Condor Legion Station.

Getting Guderian's telegram, Ciric relaxed. Just a few hours earlier, Reinhardt's informants had sent a message from Zaragoza that all the garrisons there had been dispatched, and at that time, Ciric had tensed his strings.

What will the other party do? That valley is definitely the best place for ambush, so Ciric made a suggestion, and as for this plan, of course, it was inspired by the famous four crossings of the red water in history.

"Bring it on." Ciric, who was in a good mood, said to his escort Graf.

Bring it on! Graff shouted to the man at the door.

A man with a lot of flowers, was brought in, and by appearance, it was a young man, his face, his eyes, all of which were distinctly Germanic, he was a German, a German pilot.

However, he is not a member of the Condor Legion, he wears the flight suit of the international column, his face is blue, and there is a rebellious and unruly in his eyes.