Chapter 1104: Moscow of Blood and Snow (11)
"The report is very good." Tu Mengben put the report down and said with a smile: "But we need to verify whether it is applicable on the battlefield, war is not child's play." What we need is a way to keep the lives of our warriors alive and better kill the enemy. ”
Fan Dehui couldn't help but smile bitterly, where did he go to experiment? ! Is it appropriate to take someone to fight the Indians yourself and test this kind of urban street fighting?!
Fan Dehui, who had fought against Indian troops on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, knew that those three buddies were in a good pose. If you really fight, you will be a scumbag.
If you want to test them, it is completely impossible to test the real effect. This kind of test requires the wrestling between two extremely powerful armies, so that we can really test whether this tactical method is appropriate.
"Commander, I also want to experiment with this method of warfare. After all, modern town warfare is also a new topic for us, and how to cooperate with each other in the towns, how to preserve their own strength to the greatest extent in the towns, and how to better destroy the enemy are also the focus of our current research. ”
Fan Dehui rolled his eyes and said, "But where are we going to find two powerful armies now to really fight in this way on the battlefield?!" Besides, even if they fight, how can we observe ...... closely"
Fan Dehui said, suddenly stunned. When he saw the smiling appearance of his commander, his heart suddenly lit up. Fan Dehui licked some dry lips and said, "Commander, do you want to hand over this report to the Germans?!" ”
As I just mentioned, there are no strong forces fighting each other, and even if this combat plan is carried out, the Wehrmacht will not be able to observe. But as soon as he finished speaking, Fan Dehui thought of what is now Moscow.
Isn't there just two extremely powerful armies fighting there?! And observe, there are also commandos of the Wehrmacht! They are not vegetarians, and these old birds will know what the situation is on the battlefield.
How well the tactics were performed, whether they were effective, and what needs to be improved. After these old birds are observed, they will definitely make a summary and send it back to China.
"I didn't say anything, you didn't ask anything. This report is sealed in the archives of the General Staff, and you will have a backup. Tu Menghu smiled and said, "Study and continue to do it, and adjust it according to the battle situation in Moscow." As for the rest. You don't have to worry about it! ”
Fan Dehui immediately smiled when he heard this, okay! That's fine, just don't worry about the results of their tactics. Their experience in the war can be fully digested by the Wehrmacht.
Then it will be transferred to its own troops, and when the time comes, the Wehrmacht will spread this experience among the troops, so that even in the future in the event of this kind of urban warfare, the Wehrmacht will not be helpless.
As for the Allies, there will be great losses...... Anyway, they have already suffered a lot of losses, just to see what the Allied response is with this tactic, and the General Staff of the Wehrmacht can also assess this.
Thereupon. A particular study found its way into the hands of the German royal family through some secret channels. A week after receiving this inexhaustible report, the German royal family suddenly held a drinking party.
Almost all the Junker aristocrats came to this party, and as long as they were in Berlin, they would at least give the Hohenzollern family a face. And many Junkers, even now, still believe that the Hohenzollerns are the object of their true allegiance.
And the reception seemed to be a pleasure for the guest of honor. The generals smiled and walked around. But the turmoil in it is not visible to outsiders.
Three days after the reception, the German Führer Adolf. Hitler convened an emergency operational conference. The losses of the German army in Moscow had already exceeded the psychological bottom line that Hitler could bear.
According to the reports of the commanders of the three army groups including Rundstein, by October 18, more than 200,000 German troops had lost their lives in the Battle of Moscow.
If this continues, even if the three army groups defeat Moscow, they will no longer have the strength to continue fighting. To this end, the three front-line commanders demanded support from Berlin or agreed to their evacuation.
"This is betrayal! This is cowardice! They don't deserve to be called German soldiers at all! I should have court-martialed them, not to take our good German soldiers to the war at the front! ”
Hitler was furious in his room, and no one in the room dared to say a word.
"I could hardly believe it. At this time, my generals were still in the mood to go to the drinking party! Don't you care about the life and death of Germany at all?! Do you not care so much about this nation?! ”
Hitler made it clear that he thought it was the Junker nobles who were still thinking about the Hohenzollerns and therefore did not do their best in the war.
"My Führer, we have all done our best. And this time we went to His Majesty's cocktail party, not for pleasure. "The head of the Wehrmacht High Command, Wilhelm Brown. Keitel stood up and said respectfully to Hitler.
"In fact, His Majesty summoned us to the party, nominally for a drinking party, but in fact to provide us with some tactical ideas......" said Keitel, taking out a document and handing it to Hitler.
The latter took the document in his hand with a puzzled look. Keitel, on the other hand, continued: "Your Majesty believes that it is now His Excellency the Führer who is leading Germany, so he does not want your prestige to be affected. That's why he made this analysis and let us pass it on to you after we read it......"
Hitler didn't listen to what Keitel said, he just opened the report and read it carefully. The report was exhaustive, and it described everything that was now going on in the battle of Moscow.
The report not only analyzed the tactics and strategic principles of the German army, but also analyzed the combat methods of the Allies in great detail. It only takes one glance at this kind of report for the veteran generals to know that it cannot be made by one person.
This is certainly a large number of staff officers. A comparative analysis was made after obtaining detailed operational data from both sides. To write this report, the manpower and material resources spent are not ordinary.
Hitler looked at the report with a cloudy face, and for a moment he thought that the Hohenzollern family must have had its own merits in the hundreds of years that they had been entrenched in the land of Germany. It is not surprising that this report was made.
On the other hand, Hitler was worried about whether the Hohenzollerns would choose to overthrow themselves and restore. After all, in Germany, they still have a very strong ruling base.
Whether it was the Junker aristocracy in the upper echelons. The people of the lower classes are very receptive to this family. And this is the inheritance of the Hohenzollern family from Wilhelm I and Frederick III.
In their hands, Germany became a united state. At the same time, it was dominant at that time, and there are still many Germans who think it. Wilhelm I and Frederick III were German heroes.
"The Führer need not worry, since His Majesty is unwilling to come forward, but has handed over this report to us, this already shows his attitude." At this time, the commander-in-chief of the German Navy, Erich. Raeder spoke.
In this way, His Majesty told the Führer that he had no intention of interfering in the present German rule. But he supported you from the hinterland, so he handed over this report to you, the meaning of which is to increase your prestige among the people......"
Raeder's words reassured Hitler a lot. Indeed, if the Hohenzollerns want to return to politics, then using the report to gain the support of the military and gain prestige is an excellent choice.
But they chose to stay behind the scenes. This report was presented to Hitler. This seems to say something.
"Now we need to discuss the tactical approach in this report, and whether it is useful for us?!" Hitler put down the report and looked at the humanity at work.
"If you all agree that the methods and ideas of warfare in this report are suitable for implementation in Moscow, then we will hand this report over to the Moscow front."
said. Hitler sat down and watched the crowd wait without saying a word.
Everyone looked at each other for a moment, but no one squeaked. Who can guarantee that this report will be implemented smoothly?! This is just a tactical deduction, and I think it is the most suitable combat method at present.
But no one dares to guarantee that this method of warfare will inevitably be effective when applied to the Moscow battlefield.
"Dear Führer, I think we should at least give it a try......" Seeing that no one spoke, Keitel could only stand up helplessly. Because Hitler's eyes were already on him.
The meaning was obvious, and Hitler wanted him to stand up and take a stand. If you don't express your stance at this time, it won't be.
"Now that the situation in Moscow is clearly unfavorable to us, I suggest that we try to use this tactical strategy mentioned in the newspapers. At least. We can find out the right way to fight......"
After a pause, Keitel continued: "And, according to the report from the front, Otto. Colonel Skorzny and his squad were extremely active on the battlefield and repeatedly thwarted Allied offensives. In my opinion, he is a very suitable person to train the assault detachment......"
"And we have already got samples of the Tiger assault rifle, and even the Mauser factory has made samples. I believe that this kind of firearms will be equipped with the troops, and I will be able to play a positive role in our success......"
Keitel babbled on and on. It is to show that the German army mentioned in this report should at least try.
"Oh?! Marshal Keitel, you just mentioned Colonel Skorzny, right?! He's doing well in Moscow?! The mustache caught the point at once.
Skorzny, who was about to be forgotten by Hitler, actually performed well with his squad on the battlefield in Moscow. This came as a big surprise to Hitler.
Originally, Hitler believed that the most important thing for Skorzny and his troops was to protect the train guns. The rest is hardly handled by them.
But what they didn't expect was that they also entered the battlefield and were recognized by the Wehrmacht generals. This was extremely rare in the SS.
"Yes, my Führer. Colonel Skorzny performed extremely well on the battlefield, and he led his squad to many victories. Keitel nodded in response.
"Okay. I agree with you. This report can be handed down to the front-line troops for implementation. Hitler nodded and said, "Since Skorzny is doing well, let him train the commandos." ”
"Let Mauser ramp up production, we need a lot of automatic weapons now. The Tiger assault rifle is a good firearm, and I think it's perfect for equipping our troops! ”
And at the time of this decision in Berlin, Trotsky and others in Moscow knew absolutely nothing. They are now anxiously waiting for Zhukov's convoy on the banks of the Moscow River.
Back in the early days of the war. The United States provided the Soviet Union with a large number of trucks. The Wehrmacht also provided part of the Soviet Union. In the Battle of Moscow, the Soviet Union has always endured not sending a single transporter.
It was only after the Germans had no time to take care of the troops on the periphery of the Soviet army that Kalinin asked Zhukov to go to Moscow with these heavy trucks carrying a large amount of provisions.
"Chirp...... Rumble! Rumble!! Boom ......" artillery roared incessantly, and Moscow was bombed in all directions. The tugboats moving through the river were pushed to the left and right by the waves of the cannonballs.
"Boom!!" Finally, a passenger ship was hit by German shells. Immediately, the entire passenger ship was blown into a pile of scrap iron and wood on the river, and countless crew members fell into the water and wailed and swam to the shore.
It was the end of October in Moscow. You can imagine how cold the water in the river is.
Many Soviet transporters were frozen to death in the river, but the calm faces of the crew continued. No one stopped, and no one turned around.
They drove resolutely towards the reserved place in Moscow.
"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Rumble! Rumble!! The sound of gunfire ...... resounded throughout the city, a concerto that was played every day and even every hour in the city.
From those positions, we could see the Germans and the Allies roaring and fighting under the light of the guns. From time to time, German positions were attacked by the Allies, and the Germans on the positions had to choose to retreat after losing their superiority in firepower......
Of course, there were also a large number of Allied forces that had stormed the German positions that had not been taken for a long time.
"Comrade Bavier, I am very grateful to you for risking your life to keep transporting supplies to us!" Trotsky warmly shook Bavil's hand. "It is precisely because of your presence that we have the confidence to continue fighting!" ”
"Comrade Trotsky, I am a soldier of the Soviets. I have no reason or excuse not to fight for this country! Pavel solemnly gave a military salute to Trotsky in the dugout in the darkness of the night.
"I have always believed that we, the Soviets, are the victorious country!" Barwell said. Slowly left the office.
The arrival of Zhukov's troops made the allies throughout Moscow cheer. Although there were only 80,000 men, this at least showed the attitude of the Soviet army.
In the public broadcast, the Allies also learned that Kalinin, the current leader of the Soviet Union, was forming new troops. Soon up to half a million troops will be sent to support the Moscow front.
Zhukov came, but he brought not only those Soviet soldiers. What's more, he brought with him a large amount of medicine, weapons, ammunition and food.
"Boom! Rumble!! "But Zhukov's use of ships to transport supplies and wounded soldiers did not hide from the Germans....... On the first day he did this, he caught the attention of the Germans.
Then the German heavy artillery unit focused on taking care of the Moscow valley that he had to pass through every time he entered.
The battlefield in Moscow was so fierce that the Germans could not mobilize their forces to encircle and suppress this 80,000 Soviet troops. The inability to draw troops is one thing, and more importantly, Zhukov they completely went into a latent state during the day.
Only at night would they enter the city along the Moscow Valley, where supplies would be delivered and the wounded would be taken out.
The rumbling of artillery continued. The Allied and German forces in the city were fighting to the death. The Allies have seen the dawn of their victory, and as long as they can hold on for this time, the Germans will be doomed as soon as the Allied supplies arrive.
Both sides knew that the battle here would gather the most important elite troops of both sides. The Germans were even more so. If this force had been lost here, the Germans would have been crippled for a long time.
At that time, it was time for the Allies to counterattack Europe!
"What do you think of the plans for this operational report from the Führer and the General Staff?!" Lundstein said to Bock and Loeb: "In all fairness. I can't believe that this is the work of our Führer. ”
"In my opinion, this may be a deduction and plan of the General Staff Headquarters......"
"General, you are wrong about this...... Loeb said with a wry smile, "Although the Imperial Staff has participated in the formulation of the plan, this inspiration came from His Majesty Wilhelm II......"
Rundstein couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, it seemed that Wilhelm II had never been a qualified soldier in his memory. He was not familiar with tactics and battles at all.
"Don't doubt it, I've consulted with a lot of people about it. They all proved that this plan was indeed proposed by His Majesty. The General Staff after polishing. It's up to us to carry out the ......."
Lundstein nodded, he didn't care who came up with this tactic. What he was concerned about now was how to annihilate all the Allied forces in Moscow.
As long as the main forces of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union are annihilated here, it will be even more difficult for them to form a new force with the current combat effectiveness.
"I've seen Skorzny before, and he doesn't seem to me to be an orthodox German soldier! He has too many habits in him. I don't think it's going to have any effect on having him train and direct the battle. ”
Bock frowned and said, "Although his record shows that he is extremely good at fighting in small groups. But I still find him unreliable......" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M to read. )
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