Chapter 450: The Source of Victory
Rommel looked at Manstein and motioned for him to continue. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Ahem...... When the direct commando team departed, I planned to send Helbert to command the Viking division to set off at the same time, and when the direct commando team completely controlled the Bryansk oil field, it was also the time when Helbert arrived at the Bryansk oil field.
Helbert's task was to defend the Bryansk oil fields for me, and we believed that Helbert, a fanatical SS soldier, was capable of completing the task. ”
"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang ......"
Rommel applauded Manstein and said with a smile:
"My general, what you said is so good that I can't think of any loopholes, but I want to ask my General Manstein, how many trucks of logistical supplies do you plan to give Helbert?"
Manstein bowed his head for a moment and said:
"I can only allocate five hundred carts of strategic materials to Helbert."
Rommel did not answer Manstein immediately, but looked at the sand table and thought carefully, and only said to Manstein after a long time:
"General Manstein, Helbert, they need to hold on to the Bryansk oil fields before we can completely encircle the area, and it will take half a month.
And Helbert they will face the flanking attack of two Soviet armies, the siege of these two Soviet armies, my general, Helbert holds? ”
Manstein was silent, and began to study and compare on the map, but Manstein was not a fool, only talking on paper, and any tactical ideas must be carefully scrutinized by Manstein.
If you are not sure, neither Rommel nor Manstein will be brutal, these advantages of Manstein are simply the embodiment of a perfect front-line commander, what else is Rommel not worried about.
Rommel saw that Manstein was contemplating, and did not think about disturbing Manstein, but walked lightly to the side and began to taste the tea he had brewed, Rommel looked at Manstein who frowned on the side and stretched his eyebrows for a while, which made Rommel feel deeply, Manstein and Guderian were God's gifts to Rommel, and they were the most practical and precious gifts.
Suddenly, Manstein looked at Rommel, who was drinking tea, and asked:
"My Führer, how many air forces can you give?"
Without even raising his head, Rommel asked Manstein:
"Half an aviation division, one air supply, that's all, my general."
"Smack...... I took on this task. ”
Manstein seemed to have made up his mind, and put the pencil in his hand on the sand table with hatred:
"My General Manstein, you have thought about it, this battle is very important, I estimate that the United States is about to enter the war, we must take Moscow before the United States enters the war, and the Bryansk oil field cannot afford to lose."
"Hey! Rommel. ”
"General Manstein, I have prepared for you your marshal's scepter, and I await the news of your victory."
After Rommel finished speaking, he stood up and came to the sand table, pulled out the pencil that Manstein had inserted on the sand table with his hand, and began to tell that Rommel did not want to change Manstein's tactical arrangement, but talked about the arrangements made by the headquarters in order to cooperate with Manstein's actions:
"General Manstein, the main purpose of this Typhoon campaign is not only to occupy the Bryansk oil fields intact, but also to encircle the Soviet Bryansk Front.
In order to cooperate with this operation, your Army Group Center will send two troops of no less than half a million troops to advance to Bryansk from the left attack, and as soon as the road is opened, Helbert can immediately intersperse the defense of the Bryansk oil fields and hold on there.
And Army Group South will also send no less than 300,000 troops, who will attack Bryansk from the right pincer.
Once you meet at Nabisk, the Soviet side of Bryansk will be completely encircled, and that is the entire Soviet regular army of more than 700,000 people.
But my general, don't rejoice, the Bryansk oil field is on the way for the Soviets to retreat to Moscow, and if the Soviets can't stop our two-way attack and choose to retreat in advance, then your trouble will come.
The Soviets will definitely send as many troops as possible to attack Helbert, and only by destroying them can the Soviets open the door of escape for the Soviets, and the Soviets in the Moscow defense circle will definitely come forward to meet them.
Therefore, my general, for the sake of holy Germany, you are to deal with the crisis you face with the spirit of the twelve. ”
Manstein nodded very solemnly, brothers are united, and their profits are gold.
"I see, my Führer."
"In addition, I have already mobilized fifty special trains of supplies for you from Germany, which is enough for you to fight the Battle of Bryansk."
Manstein did not say a word of gratitude, that would be too outward, and Rommel and Manstein never treated Germany as their personal property.
Manstein took Rommel's hand tightly, and the Führer had done his best, using all the means he could think of, and the force he mustered.
Soon the battle order was issued, and the rest of the work was done by the Staff Committee, and the entire Army Group Center had more than 100 staff officers, who were responsible for the battle plan drawn up by Rommel and Manstein, and he was more specialized in this regard.
How to transport troops and how to replenish supplies, the staff committee will be drawn up in the detailed battle plan, which also reflects the vital role of the staff committee, and it can be said that the staff committee of the German army is the key to the combat effectiveness of the German army.
The planned operation of this campaign was codenamed "Operation Typhoon", and the campaign was scheduled to start at 8 p.m., which means that the direct commandos needed to set off at 8 p.m. and launch a surprise attack on the Nabiske oil field at 1 a.m. at the latest.
The "Viking Division" will arrive at about three o'clock, at which time the "Direct Commando" should almost succeed, and the rest will depend on whether Helbert can hold this source of German victory.
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"Direct Commando" station:
They were repairing in Kyiv, and Eddie, who received the order, hurriedly blew the emergency assembly whistle, and in an instant, there was an earth-shattering "dongdong" running sound in the station.
It has to be said that Eddie's training was very effective, and it only took three minutes for the entire "direct flight commando" of more than 500 people to assemble, while the other troops took five to ten minutes.
Eddie stood on a step, a long scar on his cold face, and a biting cold light flashed in his eyes, as soon as the time of three minutes came, Eddie didn't even count the number of people, and directly began to give orders, as a special soldier, he couldn't even catch up with the assembly, so he had lost his qualification to participate in this operation:
"First squadron, you go to the ammunition warehouse to get ammunition, according to the base of three ammunition per person, and then assemble at the airport."
Each base ammunition is 150 bullets, a magazine full of 30 rounds is 0.8 kilograms, fifteen magazines are 12 kilograms, each wooden-handled grenade is about 0.6 kilograms, 12 grenades are 7 kilograms, and there are also three three-flash grenades, three smoke grenades, three tear gas canisters, and in addition to the weight of submachine guns, the individual weight of each direct commando reaches 30 kilograms, which is incomparable to the field troops, and their weight will not exceed 15 kilograms under normal circumstances. (To be continued.) )