Chapter 210: Choice! The will of the Empire!

"The base camp has given a death order, and June 22 is the day of the general attack, when the front army must firmly nail the enemy in front of it to the battle line, and not give the enemy any chance to transfer a single soldier."

After listening to Wang Zhi's announcement, the four commanders of the group army exchanged glances with each other, but no one made a sound.

"There are only seven days left before the general attack day, I know that you all have your own difficulties, before assigning tasks, I want to hear your understanding of your respective troops, Xu Soul, you come first."

The commanders were all named, and Xu Soul had to take the lead: "Then I'll just say, as soon as the current situation is set, it's like a dustpan filled with beans being overturned, and it is spilled everywhere." ”

"Two infantry divisions of the First Army and three cavalry brigades of the First Cavalry Army are scattered within a radius of six hundred and twenty kilometers between Novosibirsk and Omsk; The main forces of the Praetorian Cavalry Corps and the 1st Praetorian Division were scattered within a radius of 380 kilometers between Omsk and Kurgan; The main forces of the three Panzer Corps were distributed over a radius of two hundred and sixty kilometers from Kurgan to Chelyabinsk. ”

"In order to catch up with the progress, under the principle of 'concentrating all available vehicles', the various units of the group army were dismantled again and again, and a rapid pursuit detachment was formed with the tank unit as the center, desperate to attack at full speed. As a result, although the goal was achieved, the remaining and straggled-behind units were scattered everywhere, and due to transportation difficulties, it was impossible to send these units forward and return to the formation in a timely manner. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Soul, who has always refused to admit defeat, had no choice but to spread his hands and admit: "The troops I can directly control now, that is, a brigade-level detachment that has been put together in a patchwork, have less than 100 combat vehicles available, and more than half of the motor vehicles are in urgent need of overhaul. ”

Wang nodded expressionlessly: "I know the way - Zhao Minhe, what about you?" ”

The bandages on his face did not seem to affect Zhao Minhe's ability to react.

"The units of our Third Army are now scattered within a radius of 640 kilometers between Omsk and Chelyabinsk. Among them, the Seventh Army was mainly distributed between Omsk and Kurgan; The Fifth Army and the Third Cavalry Army were mainly distributed between Kurgan and Chelyabinsk. At present, the units of the group army stationed around Checheng are mainly an infantry division plus a cavalry brigade. Without additional transports, before the general offensive, our army group would be able to deploy forces near Checheng, at most two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades. ”

"Chu Qing, what about you?"

Chu Qing, who has always been-for-tat with Zhao Minhe, did not dare to rap himself when he saw Wang Zhi's face today, and replied honestly: "Like the Third Army, the units of our Fourth Army are also scattered between Omsk and Chelyabinsk, and half of their troops have been put into the task of building roads between Omsk and Kurgan. The combat force between Kurgan and Chelyabinsk consisted of only an infantry division and a cavalry brigade, and only a battalion-sized cavalry detachment had now moved out to the vicinity of Checheng. ”

"Zhao Feixue."

Wang Zhi didn't comment, just named them one by one.

Zhao Feixue, who usually laughs a lot, lost the interest in making jokes today, so he straightened his chest and said: "Now the First Army is scattered between Novosibirsk and Kurgan, and about half of the troops are responsible for road construction. All the heavy artillery units attached to the army group were stranded between Novosibirsk and Omsk, and the combat units deployed between Omsk and Kurgan consisted of only two infantry divisions, and no troops had yet advanced to the vicinity of Checheng. ”

Wang Zhi nodded coldly: "That is to say, now near Checheng, there is only a brigade-level detachment with a set, an infantry division and a cavalry brigade of the Third Army, plus a battalion-level detachment of the Fourth Army." Now we can only hope that the enemy does not know what to do. ”

"Zhao Minhe, give you 2,000 trucks, within five days, I will see the complete Third Army in Checheng, can you guarantee it?"

"I can guarantee it." Zhao Minhe nodded calmly.

"Chu Qing, can you guarantee that before the general attack, all the combat troops between Kurgan and Chelyabinsk will be sent to the front line?"

"I ...... I can guarantee it. Chu Qing hesitated, but nodded.

"Zhao Feixue, give you 1,500 trucks, the two divisions between Omsk and Kurgan, and move them to Checheng for me within five days, is there a problem?"

Zhao Feixue swallowed her saliva, but still didn't dare to make up her mind: "I'...... All I can say is that I will try my best to ......"

Ignoring Zhao Feixue's reservations, Wang Zhi pressed his hands to his knees, his eyes like torches: "I will relieve the First and Fourth Armies of road construction tasks, and all road construction units should restore their combat capability as soon as possible after receiving horses and provisions, and use all possible conditions to assemble in Chelyabinsk, and the front army headquarters will guarantee them at any cost." ”

"At the same time, the forces that can be assembled before the day of the general offensive - now a total of seven divisions, four brigades and two detachments - will launch a full-front attack on the enemy on schedule. The purpose of this attack is not to break through the enemy's defensive line, and the commanders of all units should take saving troops and mobilizing the enemy as their basic policy, bluff as much as possible, attack at more points, and make the enemy feel pressure and call for help everywhere, so as to achieve the goal of nailing the enemy's entire front army to the front front. ”

"Depending on the development of the friendly forces' combat situation, the possibility of this attack developing into trench warfare and positional warfare cannot be ruled out, and the commanders of all group armies should be quite psychologically prepared, maintain full flexibility in the use of troops, pay attention to giving play to the initiative of officers and men at the grassroots level, and avoid being too ambitious and unrealistic."

"As for the outline of the operation, it will be finalized later by the chiefs of staff of the front armies in consultation with the chiefs of staff of the various army groups - what questions do you have?"

Xu Soul raised his hand.

"Commander, what is the mission of the first set?"

Wang Zhi glanced at him, but simply said: "No task." ”

Xu Soul was anxious: "No task? No way! ”

Wang Zhi had already fallen to his feet: "You hand over to me the detachment that you can still use, and you go back to Kurgan to collect the troops yourself, that's all." ”

"That's it?" Xu Soul asked with a wink.

"That's it, adjournment."

Wang Zhi patted the table cleanly, turned around and was about to leave.

Xu Soul still refused to give up: "Commander, give me a thousand trucks, and I promise to pull the First Praetorian Guard Division and the Praetorian Cavalry Army here within five days!" ”

Wang Zhi paused for a moment and waved his hand back: "No need. ”

"For what?"

"Your battlefield is not here, train your troops well, what I want you to break through is not the Urals, but the Volga."

Xu Soul was stunned, and when he came back to his senses, Wang Zhi's broad back had disappeared into the endless darkness that swayed between the cracks in the door curtain......