"Look, it's a Soviet tank group!"

Major Schwarzenegger's Cougar command vehicle had just arrived at the German positions on the front of the Dobrush Forest when he heard someone shouting in his ear. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

He hurriedly pushed the roof hatch of the car, and his tall body leaned out halfway, and the smell of gunsmoke and gasoline was extinguished, and his ears were filled with the roar of vehicle motors and shell explosions.

Originally, this was the second line of defense for the Germans, but now it is at the forefront! According to the information informed by the superiors when they conveyed the order, this time the Soviets made a bloody investment, and the number of tanks dispatched was extremely large, and it was likely to be a tank cluster at the level of an army group.

The Wharoon Assault Brigade (part of the 5th SS Viking Division), which was stationed at the forefront, was defeated without even withstanding the first wave of the opponent's offensive. Now the Dobrus Forest, where the 9th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment "Germania" is stationed, and the 10th SS Panzergrenadier Regiment "West" is stationed in the city of Weetka.

If these two places could not be held, then the sea of Soviets tanks would rush under the city of Gomel at once.

But Helbert. Admiral Gillette did not have much reserve at his disposal, so he had to send Schwarzenegger's tank destroyer battalion and "Finland" battalion to support the 9th "Germania" Panzergrenadier Regiment on the front of Dobrush Forest, and the 5th SS Panzer Regiment and the "Icelandic" battalion to support the 10th "Western" Panzergrenadier Regiment in Waitka.

"Damn it! That's too much, right? Major Schwarzenegger saw a scene that he would never forget.

On the wide large plains (mainly wheat fields) southeast of the Dobrush Forest, this time has turned into a sea of tanks and armored vehicles. As far as the eye can see, there are moving black shadows, and by looking at their size, you can tell that they are either tanks or armored vehicles. There are always hundreds or thousands.

Such a huge cluster of tanks is simply not something that can be stopped with 45 "Rhino" guns and a little more than a regiment of Panzergrenadiers!

Lechicha, early hours of May 10, 1943.

By the time Major Schwarzenegger's 45 "Rhino" guns arrived at the front, General Mackensen understood the pressure on Gomel's 5th SS "Viking" division.

"I really didn't expect that the main force of the Soviet armored forces actually delivered it to the door by itself......" General Mackensen looked at the report of the 5th SS Division, and was really surprised.

"Commander," the chief of staff of the 1st Panzer Army, Lieutenant General Hube, already had an opportunity to counterattack at this time, "the 3rd Panzer Army should be able to block them, and the 14th Panzer Army can outflank from the flanks of the Soviet tank cluster...... From Chernihiv to the north attacked Trubchevsk in the Bryansk region. At the same time, the 24th Panzer Army could also be ordered to approach the city of Bryansk after the capture of Roslavl. ”

"The 24th Panzer Corps pounced on Bryansk?" General Mackensen shook his head and said, "It's almost 300 kilometers, is the fuel enough?" Also, what about that Soviet tank army of Klimovich? Their strength is not weak! ”

General Mackensen, who originally thought he could be very leisurely, suddenly found himself besieged by the Soviets on the spot, all the way to Gomel, all the way to Klimovich, all the main force of the armored cluster. Not to mention that there are 2 tank armies, maybe there is a 3rd!

But then again, so many Soviet tank armies are pouring over together, which is really exciting! If they can be wiped out, then General Mackensen will immediately become Marshal Mackensen.

And "Marshal Mackensen Jr." can undoubtedly surpass "Marshal Mackensen Sr", and maybe become one of the greatest generals in German history!

"You can borrow troops and fuel from the 4th Panzer Army." Of course, Lieutenant General Hube refused to give up this opportunity that would allow him to be promoted to general, and immediately came up with an idea, "Now the 4th Panzer Army has 8 armored divisions, and the fuel is very abundant, so it is not needed at all on the Smolensk battlefield. It is entirely possible to transfer a corps-level armored cluster to join the operational sequence of our 1st Panzer Army. We may be able to get this corps-level cluster drawn from the 4th Panzer Army to approach the city of Bryansk...... In this way, the 24th Panzer Army could continue to cooperate with the 11th Panzer Army to encircle and destroy Klimovich's Soviet tank cluster. ”

"Okay! That's it! General Mackensen thought about it for less than a minute before making a decision. If he doesn't eat the fat delivered to the door, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

The report of the commander of the 1st Panzer Army was quickly sent to Field Marshal Manstein by radio waves, and was immediately supported by the chief of staff of Army Group Center, Lieutenant General Weller.

"Marshal, there is no doubt that Stalin made the 1st Panzer Army the main target." Lieutenant General Weller analyzed, "In order to achieve a sufficient chance of victory, Stalin must have concentrated the maximum number of armored forces he could muster." If we wipe out all these forces, victory will be decisive. ”

Manstein nodded, Lieutenant General Weller's analysis made sense. Now it was supposed to be a Soviet tank army in Klimovich, and the Soviet tank cluster in Gomel was much larger, at least two tank armies. If they were all wiped out, the armored strength of the Soviet Red Army would have been reduced by at least 50%. Even if...... It was also cost-effective for the Soviet Red Army to take the opportunity to relieve the siege of Leningrad (now the periphery of Leningrad was also being fought).

"Give General Holt an order to mobilize the 2nd Panzer Army and the 60th Panzer Army to launch an assault on the city of Bryansk, under the unified command of General Heinrich (commander of the 2nd Panzer Army)." After some deliberation, Manstein decided to send two Panzer Corps to attack the city of Bryansk - although this would be very expensive and would also cause a shortage of troops on the Veliki-Smolensk line.

However, Manstein feared that the Soviets still had a heavy presence near the city of Bryansk - that the Soviet High Command would not be able to use only three tank armies against the 1st Panzer Army, and that it would inevitably mobilize a few ordinary armies.

Therefore, it is not safe to use one armored corps to attack the city of Bryansk, and it is necessary to dispatch 2 armored corps.

"In addition," Marshal Manstein finally said, "call the General Staff and suggest that Army Group South launch an operation to force the crossing of the Dnieper on the battlefield in Ukraine!" ”

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Is this about putting all the bets in?

When Hersmann saw Manstein's telegram, he immediately felt a little numb in his scalp. Manstein's one has put all the old books on the ground...... Not only did Army Group Center exhaust its elite, but even Army Group South, which had planned to go on the offensive after the "battle near Moscow," had to be put into action in advance.

In other words, it is not necessary to play any big outflanking, and directly use the sea of tanks, aircraft, infantry, and artillery to "drown" and pull down the Soviets.

To be honest, such a "big gamble", Hirschman, the "fake military god", really has no bottom in his heart.

Fortunately, he also has a genuine military god named Guderian by his side.

"Heinz, what do you think?" Hersman asked, expressionless.

"Marshal Manstein's request should be granted." Guderian did not see how empty Hesman's heart was, he only analyzed the overall situation on the battlefield and said, "The current situation is very favorable to us, and the main forces of the Soviet tank army have been determined, so we should increase the stakes." ”

This probably means that we have a big hand in our hand, so why not raise the ante? So now we should put all the capital on and let Stalin lose all the money!

"And the area where the decisive battle is taking place at the moment is in the junction of the Bryansk, Smolensk, Gomel and Mogilev regions." Guderian went on to say that "it is closer to Ukraine than we originally expected the decisive battle to take place...... If we had won a decisive victory in the battle, the Soviets would no longer have been able to hold the Dnieper line. Therefore, the plan to outflank the Soviet troops in Ukraine after the 'battle near Moscow' is practically unrealizable. Therefore, it is very timely to commit the main forces of Army Group South now. ”

"Hmm." Hersmann nodded, and the words of Guderian and Manstein could not be ignored, "And what about the Leningrad encirclement?" It won't be a problem, right? ”

"The encirclement of Leningrad should be unraveled." Guderian said, "If the Soviets want to enter the city, let them in, and as long as we can win the battle at the junction of the four states, the Soviets will lose the ability to fight us in the field in 1943." At that time, Army Group South will be able to seize left-bank Ukraine with the cooperation of the 1st Panzer Army, and even rush to capture Stalingrad. And Army Group Center, having captured Smolensk, could approach Moscow. It doesn't matter at all whether Leningrad will be besieged or not, if I can want Leningrad, it will be besieged again...... Maybe you can surround hundreds of thousands more Red Army. As long as the siege lasted for another year, the city of Leningrad would still belong to Her Majesty the Empress. ”

Guderian suggested this, in fact, because he also made a mistake in judging the direction of the main attack of the Kalinin Front of the Red Army. He did not expect Zhukov to raid Velikiye Luki, but thought that the Kalinin Front would take advantage of the battle of the junction on the Southern Front to launch the Second Battle of Leningrad. And Army Group North is somewhat weak in strength and is likely to be heavily damaged by the Kalinin Front.

Hersman thought for a moment, and also felt that Guderian's opinion was reasonable, "Then give an order to Army Group North and allow them to abandon the encirclement when it is suitable." ”

Although Hersmann's son Rudolf seems to have fallen in love at first sight with Prince Yusupov's daughter Elena (the previous name was misspelled, not Elisabeth, but Elena), Hersmann still had no intention of turning Leningrad into the Petrograd of Her Majesty the Empress. Negotiating peace with Stalin was Hersmann's first choice, so he didn't want to take Leningrad at all...... (To be continued.) )