Moscow, Kremlin.

"Comrade Stalin, good news, good news!" Holding a telegram from Marshal Timoshenko, General Kirill excitedly addressed Stalin.

At this time, everyone wanted to hear the good news, and the current good news instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Stalin picked up the telegram, Rokossovsky clustered, successfully delayed the encirclement of the Germans, and in the area of the Yaltevo marshes north of Smolensk, the German 7th Panzer Division was smashed, a German Panzer Battalion was annihilated, and more than 20 Tiger tanks were destroyed!

In a big battle, the defeat of more than 20 tanks is nothing at all, and when I heard the good news, I thought it was a big victory, but it turned out that there were only more than 20 tanks.

But, after all, this is good news.

You know, until now, the Soviets have never systematically eliminated the Germans' armored forces, and this time it is quite remarkable that they were able to eliminate an armored battalion, and what a great result it would be if their experience were extended to the whole army!

"Send a commendation order to Timoshenko for this meritorious fighter, well, Rokossovsky, a good commander." Stalin nodded and said.

Rokossovsky didn't know that in this battle, he actually fell into Stalin's eyes, in Stalin's eyes, he was already a commander on a par with Rokin, and what the Soviets lacked most now was a commander who could win the battle, especially the German ace armored division!

Lukin and Rokossovsky, one in the south and the other in the north, with them, Stalin's heart was more at ease.

Now he had another problem to consider, seeing that the Germans' mouth was about to be closed, and although Rokossovsky delayed the Germans' movements, the mouth would eventually be closed.

In order to avoid the encirclement of the Germans, it seems that he can only make up his mind and not let the tragedy in Belarus repeat again!

"Order the troops in Smolensk, withdraw from Smolensk and get out of the encirclement of the Germans." Stalin said calmly.

In the past, he said that he would never take a step back, but now he gave up his promise all at once, and there was no way, if he was surrounded by the Germans again this time, then the Soviets would probably fall.

Stalin was a dictatorship, but he was definitely not stubborn, he still had a strategic vision, and now in the case of the German army about to close the siege, continuing to defend Smolensk will only consume all the precious troops, if you withdraw now, you can continue to set up a defensive line in the back, and leave these valuable troops to defend Moscow, which should be a better ending.

He suddenly felt that Zhukov's command was clever, Zhukov had a clear judgment of the situation, and every step he pointed out was extremely correct, but... Zhukov asked to abandon Kiev, which Stalin could not tolerate, which would seriously undermine his own confidence.

Well, now Zhukov will go to the reserve for a while, wait a few months, and then get him back, and he will always feel empty without Zhukov around him.

……

Wolf's Lair.

"The 7th Panzer Division's rash advance led to huge losses and was ambushed by Soviet troops in the swamps, a lesson that must be remembered by every commander." Holding the battle report from the front, Ciric's voice echoed in the base camp: "We can sacrifice for the sake of victory, but we must absolutely avoid unnecessary casualties. ”

All along, the creed of the German armored forces was to attack, attack, and attack. But at the same time, the offensive regulations were formed in the desert back then, and they still have to be strictly observed.

For example, in front of the attack, there must be enough scouts to reconnoiter the depth of five to ten kilometers in front, and at the same time, there must be planes in the sky to support them at any time.

And now, the losses suffered by the 7th Panzer Division are that they did not strictly abide by these regulations, their vanguard armored units actually crossed the reconnaissance force, and at the same time, the support of aircraft did not arrive immediately, but delayed for a while, which led to the loss of more than 20 tanks.

Timoshenko's report is still fake, Germany lost a total of more than 20 tanks, and in Timoshenko, it became the loss of more than 20 Tiger tanks, in fact, the Tiger tanks only lost a dozen, and the rest were Panthers 3.

But since the beginning of the war, the German army has swept across the continent, and the tank forces have not suffered such losses, and when the Tiger tank was put into service, it was even more invincible in front of the Soviets.

At the beginning of the war, the Soviets would run away when they saw German tanks, but now, the Soviets have dared to fight, and they are fighting more and more fiercely, and now they are fighting a counterattack, and they are all so good.

Ciric would not tolerate such a situation as it spreads.

"If our infantry fighting vehicles could have the same firepower to fight tanks, then we would not have allowed the main battle tanks to usher in such a dangerous situation." Schellner summed up on the sidelines.

Although there are recoilless guns to fight tanks, it is very cumbersome and inconvenient for infantry to operate recoilless guns, while infantry fighting vehicles operate recoilless guns, and they feel that the range and power are insufficient, so to speak, there is still a lack of devices to fill the gap in firepower.

Ciric nodded: "Yes, we used to ignore the anti-tank power of the infantry, and now, I don't know how to prepare?" ”

Due to the command of the battle, many documents were suppressed, and now, hearing Ciric's questioning, Speer said: "Our military personnel, who have developed rocket launchers for individual soldiers, as well as vehicle-mounted anti-tank missiles, are waiting for acceptance by the department. ”

In times of war, scientific research was quite rapid, and it took less than a month for these equipment to be developed after Ciric put forward these ideas.

The main reason for this is that Germany already has sufficient technical reserves, in terms of rockets, there are already mature rocket engines, warheads, and the scheme of concentrated warheads has long been perfectly trial-produced, and as for missiles, there is already a guidance system for air-dropped bombs, and now it is just necessary to combine them.

Now, with the results of the rapid progress of these equipment, Ciric is naturally happy: "Then take the time to let them come to the wolf's den for a live demonstration." ”

Ciric didn't have time to get around, so a lot of the time they were asked to come to the wolf's den, and there was enough open space outside the wolf's den to give them a chance to show.

With Ciric's approval, Speer immediately contacted him, and in the afternoon the equipment and personnel had been transported from the Krupp factory to the wolf's den.

After getting the news, Ciric immediately led his men to the open space outside the wolf's den, and these weapons that he deliberately ignored will finally appear on the battlefield.