My Third Empire

Flicking the snowflakes on the brim of his hat, a bearded general stood beside a farmhouse in a small village. The road under his feet was already muddy from the troops passing by earlier, but his high-waisted leather Although the boots were covered with mud spots, they did not affect the majestic temperament of the general in the slightest.

Long live the head of state, Akado Rudolf! General Guderian! Welcome to the temporary headquarters of the G Group Army set up for you. This is a small village code-named n182 only 5 kilometers away from the front line. This farmhouse is large enough to Accommodate the high-power radio equipment needed by the headquarters. An officer of the staff stood at attention and raised his hand, saluting General Guderian who had just jumped out of his car.

Good morning, Colonel. Guderian threw the leather gloves in his hand to the officer who greeted him, and then led a group of officers and the staff of the Army Group Command into the temporarily strengthened farmhouse. There is indeed a hole in the inside, the electromechanical staff have connected many equipment to a diesel engine for power generation, and more than a dozen radio stations inside have started to work normally.

Guderian walked behind an electromechanical operator and watched as he sent a telegram confirming the location to an advancing infantry corps. He did not continue to move forward, but turned around and said to the officer in the telegraph room: Use the highest level of secret code to send a telegram to the Supreme Command and report to it the speed of our army's attack. Please confirm the location of the 3rd SS Panzer Division for me, and I want a first-hand battle report from the front.

Obey! General! The officer in the telegraph room stood at attention and saluted, watching his immediate superior leave the farmhouse. Guderian, who walked out of the farmhouse, bypassed his car, avoided two swaying logistics trucks, and got into the temporary headquarters of the G Group Army.

In the largest room in this village, a partial topographic map of Ukraine has been hung, and there is also a contour map with a clear height. Some of the remaining war zone maps are scattered on the table, and there is no time to classify them. . Now the entire g group army is on the way to attack, and some troops even have no time to set up their artillery because they are advancing too fast.

More than two hours ago, Model's 10th Panzer Corps cut through the frontal positions of the Soviet Red Army. Most of the defensive lines in the hands of the Soviet Red Army, which was eager to attack, were hastily built half a year ago. Because the troops were gradually strengthened, the Soviets Nor was there a rush to build more secure fortifications.

This caused a strange phenomenon: the Germans desperately strengthened their defenses, but they switched to an offensive rhythm at the beginning of the battle; while the Soviets had been preparing to attack, but they fell into endless chaos as soon as they started fighting. In defensive state. Neither of the two sides used what they had prepared, but adopted tactics that were diametrically opposed to the plan drawn up before the war to fight.

A grenadier division of the 10th Panzer Corps launched an assault at the junction of the two Soviet Red Army front armies, and finally broke through the first-line Soviet defense system. As a result, it encountered an unprecedented two Soviet Red Army divisions that raised their hands without resistance. In the case of surrender, as a result, the entire G Group Army advanced 15 hours faster than originally expected.

It seems that the attack went quite smoothly. Under the premise that the Luftwaffe could not provide effective cover, the German armored forces actually attacked faster than expected. It is conceivable how much strength the long wait allowed the German armored forces to condense. At this moment, what kind of terrifying offensive ability does this army have.

Call the liaison department of the Air Force and ask the weather forecasting experts, when the weather will improve, and the Air Force can dispatch to cover us and move on. Guderian looked at the map and roughly drew it on a map with a pencil. At the position currently controlled by the Chinese army group, the spearhead at the forefront is already close to Pavlograd, a major traffic town. It seems that it is only a matter of time before the German troops capture there.

However, as the commander of the group army, Guderian just learned an amazing news. The Soviet Red Army broke through the outer defense line of the e group army under Liszt near the town of October in the south of Minsk. Sharp, under the cover of the fearless Soviet sailors and elite infantry, they have already approached Mozili, the core of the defensive position of the e-group army.

Due to the lack of air force cover, the German defense was very passive, and the German reserve team in another direction had not arrived at the predetermined position, so the Soviet attack put great pressure on Lister.

The peripheral infantry of the entire E Group Army fought very hard, and the German armored forces also suffered large-scale losses for the first time in the defense. In a defensive battle, Germany lost 27 Panther tanks. The Leopard tank suffered the most losses in World War I. If you count the assault guns, the German army has lost more than 200 tanks of various types in this direction, which also made Marshal Brauchitsch, who has been sitting on the Eastern Front, feel deeply disturbed.

Guderian, as one of the most authoritative experts in the use of tanks and armored troops in the German army, is deeply aware of the breakthrough ability of large-scale concentrated armored forces. He hardly encountered the tanks of the Soviet Red Army on the front of his defense. He imagined how many tanks the General Zhukov of the Soviet Union had concentrated on General List's position.

Now he has no better way to solve the crisis Liszt is facing. After all, it would be impossible for his troops to stop and take a detour to support the e-group army under Liszt's command. What can be prayed now is that Liszt can hold on to the position by himself, and when the reinforcements from the flanks arrive, he can immediately reverse the current situation of the German army.

As for whether the flanking reinforcements are that effective, Guderian only knows that the commander-in-chief of this force is the second army marshal, called Rundstedt, and this army group that came from Germany is called Army Group A. It seems needless to say how powerful it is to be called Army Group A among the dozen or so armies in Germany.

So what Guderian can do is to attack as soon as possible, to the furthest place he can reach. As long as he threatens the Soviet Union's Forte, and threatens the distant Moscow, then naturally, the Soviet Red Army will not be there. What kind of articles are there in the little Kyiv? For the g group army, the matter is as simple as attacking.

Is General Liszt still in a tight spot? There is no way to take care of it, but it doesn't mean that you are not worried about problems. If the Soviet Red Army cuts into the vicinity of Kyiv, Ukraine, then there will be problems with the logistics supplies of the G and D armies, so Guderian I am still more concerned about the result of the defensive battle in the north of Kyiv.

In the telegram half an hour ago, General Liszt was bombarded by Soviet heavy artillery during his inspection of the front line. Fortunately, only one guard was slightly injured. However, the intensity of the Soviet attack can be seen. Hard work. The staff officers who followed Guderian immediately answered his question. There is a group here that focuses on the battle of Army Group E, so as to avoid the lack of understanding of other troops in case of emergency.

Guderian was silent for about two seconds, and then gave an order to continue the attack: Let the 3rd SS Panzer Division and the 1st Panzer Army take over the position of the 10th Panzer Army, and continue to attack eastward! Capture Pavlov After Grad, turn north, aiming at Lozowaya.

The chief of staff of the G Group Army stood on the edge of the map, picked up the pointer placed in the corner, stroked the map slightly, and then said: General, what you mean is that we give up cutting between the two Soviet fronts plan to attack the Soviet troops near Kharkov first?

Guderian nodded. He wanted to use this attack to confuse Zhukov and make the other party think that he wanted to capture Kharkov first. In this way, if the will to attack Kyiv is not firm, it is very likely that Zhukov will be drawn out. troops to defend this important city, thereby reducing the frontal pressure on General List.

This offensive method is worth a try. After thinking for a while, the chief of staff who had been a partner with Guderian for nearly a year nodded his head, agreeing with the commander. He looked at his adjutant and ordered : Prepare a detailed written report on the plan just now, and send it to Marshal Brauchitsch in person.

Seeing that his chief of staff had already started to make arrangements, Guderian felt relieved and did not continue to ask about the specific implementation of this offensive plan, because in his opinion, after a day at most, the German armored forces would meet the offensive requirements he requested, and they would only Done better.

He stared blankly at the map in front of him, and a more daring plan began to outline in his mind, and then his signature faint smile appeared on his face. He knew that once his plan could be successfully completed, the resistance of the Soviet Red Army on the southern front would completely collapse, and Stalingrad would almost become Guderian's pocket.

Send a telegram to General Manstein. After I get in touch, I will call him personally! Arrange this matter immediately! Don't delay! Guderian thought of this, and said to the adjutant behind him: Also, don't Excuse me, I want to write a battle plan myself and submit it to the Supreme Command!

While speaking, Guderian's mood relaxed. After a long period of silence, he finally found the aura of the frontline generals sweeping the army while talking and laughing, the kind of wave of hands, and thousands of lives withered in the flames of war. Feeling of power. He enjoys the pleasure of commanding the war, which allows him to judge the situation he is facing more keenly. This feeling is very wonderful, he just wants to say to this wonderful feeling: It's been a long time!