Chapter 1867: Guderian's Plea
The Chinese artillery units were bombarding the enemy's positions all the time, and only stopped bombing when they saw that the enemy had almost all retreated, but the enemy's casualties were quite large.
After the three army group units withdrew from the forest, almost every division suffered casualties, and in the back, many soldiers rushed over here one after another, some holding on to the wounded.
But most of them were wounded, and the German commanders saw that China was no longer bombing, so they immediately went to arrange their troops to rescue the German soldiers who were still on the battlefield, and when the German soldiers arrived there, they heard the sound of groaning everywhere.
And more often than not, lying on the ground and not moving,
However, at this time at the General Headquarters, Guderian sat motionless, and since he received from the commander in front that China should be equipped with new artillery, he sat there motionless,
He had seen this kind of weapon in China before, China called it vehicle-mounted rocket artillery, the firepower is very large, it can shoot quickly, and it can run immediately after the fight, no wonder from last night to now, no matter how many artillery units have gone up, China still has artillery units to counterattack them.
Guderian was also annoyed by his command mistakes, and he knew that this time he was responsible for the soldiers who had died.
"Someone, send a telegram to the Führer!" Guderian sat there and suddenly shouted, and immediately a staff officer came over with a notebook.
"In this operation, we suffered heavy losses and failed to achieve the goals set before the war, and the responsibility lies with me for three reasons: first, we did not prepare enough artillery units at the beginning, which gave the Chinese defense troops a chance to breathe.
secondly, I ignored the fact that China is already equipped with new mobile artillery units, and thirdly, does not take into account the impact on the psyche of the commanders of the front in the event of such large casualties,
In this morning, we still had a chance to rush forward, but there were too many corpses piled up on the battlefield, which put a lot of pressure on the soldiers on the front line.
So. In order to be able to fight again at night, we sent people to clean up the battlefield, but it was this daytime that many Chinese reinforcements rushed up, and our attack at night was also heavily damaged, and now I ask for a punishment for my command mistakes! Guderian sat there and said in a low voice.
"Commander!" When many staff officers heard Guderian say the last sentence, they shouted excitedly.
They all knew in their hearts that this battle. Guderian really can't be blamed, there is no problem with the timing and arrangement he is looking for, but it's a pity that those commanders on the front line didn't command well at all. Last night was supposed to be the best time to occupy those positions, but the commanders at the front missed it!
"Go ahead, this lost battle always needs someone to be responsible!" Guderian said to the staff officer who was taking notes.
"But Commander. This time it can't be counted on your head at all, you're not wrong at all! The lieutenant general's chief of staff immediately shouted.
"No, I'm at fault. I've seen the new Chinese artillery, but I didn't see that they were already equipped, and if I had thought about it in advance, this battle would not have been so big! It's not so bombing! Guderian said immediately.
"But!" The lieutenant general chief of staff wanted to say something, but when Guderian glared at him, he didn't dare to speak.
"Go and send it!" Guderian said again.
"Yes!" The staff officer immediately went to send a telegram.
"Order the troops on the front line to evacuate to the rear immediately, they can't stay in the Nalchik area, as soon as the sky clears, the Chinese Air Force will definitely bomb those areas!" Guderian ordered again.
"Yes!" A staff officer also turned around and sent a telegram.
"Hey! This battle is hard to fight! Guderian sighed.
But on the Chinese side, Ye Xiaohua was standing above the observation port at this time, looking at the position in the distance, the rain was still falling, but the people in the entire command headquarters knew that
This time China won and successfully held its position, Germany retreated first, and it would not attack again at all, at least not in a short time, so the entire command was also full of smiles.
"Commander, we've won!" Zhang Ping said to Ye Xiaohua with a smile.
Ye Xiaohua nodded, with no happy expression on his face, turned around, walked out of the observation port, walked towards the phone room with his hands behind his back.
"Chief of Staff, Army Commander him?" A staff officer looked at Zhang Ping puzzled and asked.
"It's okay, I'll take a look!" Zhang Ping smiled at those staff officers,
Then he patted the staff officer on the shoulder, and followed Ye Xiaohua to the phone room, he knew that at this time, Ye Xiaohua was still sad for those soldiers who sacrificed! After arriving at the phone room, Zhang Ping saw where Ye Xiaohua was waiting with the phone, Zhang Ping knew that he must be waiting for Hu Shuai to answer the phone.
"Brother Hao, I'm Ye Xiaohua!" Sure enough, Ye Xiaohua shouted Hu Hao when he opened his mouth.
"Brother Hao, the Germans have retreated, tonight, before they attacked, they were destroyed by our artillery unit, and the German side saw this and immediately retreated!" Ye Xiaohua reported again, and Hu Hao heard it over there, and his worried mood was also a lot more relaxed.
"Okay, you played well, very good!" Hu Hao said immediately.
"Brother Hao, I ask for punishment!" Ye Xiaohua said immediately.
"Punishment, punishment of what?" Hu Hao heard it, was stunned for a moment, and asked.
"Brother Hao, the casualties are too great, and now our 27th Army has been, already!" Ye Xiaohua said that he couldn't go on anymore.
"Playing the piano indiscriminately, what will I punish you, in the face of the enemy's 3 legions and armies in turn, your army, plus the reinforcements behind, is less than 150,000 people, without the support of artillery and air force, you can hold your position, what will I punish you?" Hu Hao immediately asked.
"Brother Hao, but, the casualties are too great!" Ye Xiaohua immediately said sadly. When Hu Hao heard it, he also took a few deep breaths, and he actually felt uncomfortable in his heart.
After a battle, 100,000 people will be sacrificed, and more than 10,000 to 20,000 seriously wounded people will be left disabled, and there will be no more than 15,000 people who can really love themselves and return to the troops, and nearly 150,000 troops will be reduced by more than 90 percent in combat.
"I know that such casualties, no one is uncomfortable, and I am not comfortable, but you hold this line of defense, it is a credit, if you don't hold it, our casualties may increase exponentially, this is your credit, you stay there for 2 days first, and when it is sunny over there, you hand over the command to Wu Yushan, the commander of the 41st Army! Come to the General Headquarters! Hu Hao said to Ye Xiaohua.
"Yes!" Ye Xiaohua said immediately.
"I'll go to the war zone hospital tomorrow to visit those wounded, and you'll start to let the troops below prepare for those credits!" Hu Hao then said to Ye Xiaohua.
"Yes!" Ye Xiaohua said immediately.
"Night Tiger, don't think so much, sacrificed soldiers, we will do more for their families in the future, fighting, it is impossible to have no sacrifice, this is something that has no way, you have nothing wrong, on the contrary, there is a great merit! This time I am going to raise yì to the General Headquarters to see if I can be promoted to general! Hu Hao's tone suddenly warmed up and said to Ye Xiaohua.
"Brother Hao, don't, don't mention it!" Ye Xiaohua heard Hu Hao say this, and immediately shouted.
Hu Hao was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of the reason: "Okay, let's not mention it first, after returning to the back, immediately form the 27th Army from the new, and the soldiers will replenish you in the next few days, in terms of officers, mainly the current soldiers of your 27th Army, if it is not enough, you apply for me, and I will transfer you!" ”
"Good! Thank you, Brother Hao! Ye Xiaohua said immediately.
"Get some rest!" Hu Hao said again, and then hung up the phone, after hanging up the phone, Hu Hao lit a cigarette for himself, and then walked out of the phone room, thinking as he walked.
"How's it going, Front?" Bai Chongxi immediately asked.
"The German troops have retreated, Guderian is not easy to deal with, there is a chance to move quickly, once the opportunity disappears, retreat immediately, there is no ambiguity at all!" Hu Hao smoked a cigarette and replied to Bai Chongxi's words.
"Ah, retreat, that's great!" Bai Chongxi heard it and said very happily.
"Well, it's really good to retreat, and now we are fighting, and we are at a loss!" Hu Hao nodded and said.
"But, Guderian, how do we deal with him, just like you said, quiet as a virgin and moving like a rabbit! Such a general is too calm! It's not easy to deal with, if he is still in command in winter, our pressure is estimated to be very great! Bai Chongxi looked at Hu Hao and asked.
"I don't know yet, but according to our front-line estimates, this time, Germany's casualties are at least more than 300,000, not counting tonight, such a good opportunity, Guderian did not succeed in breaking through our defense, I just don't know, Hitler will change generals!
If we change the generals, it will still be beneficial to us, if not, our pressure in the winter is indeed great! Hu Hao smoked a cigarette and said slowly, now he has no more way,
"Report, Brother Hao, special forces telegram!" Hu Hao's guard Li Huwei came to Hu Hao's side and said.
"Huh? Telegram from the special forces? Hu Hao looked at Li Huwei strangely! Li Huwei nodded,
Hu Hao is strange because recently, the special combat team has been handed over to his eldest brother to command, and he doesn't make specific inquiries at all, but now they actually sent a telegram here, which made Hu Hao feel very depressed.
"Brother Hao, you, take a look!" Li Huwei said a little sadly at this time,
When Hu Hao heard his words, he immediately took the telegram to his hand and began to read it.
"Poof!"
"Brother Hao"
"Hu Shuai"
"Brother Hao" (to be continued......)