After Windsor finished singing, Zhang Jun really cried, tears welling up in his eyes. This was Windsor’s confession!!! This silly girl really moved Zhang Jun and made his heart beat. It can be said that Zhang Jun’s heart was moved at this time.

My heart is completely open to Windsor.

"General, we are almost at the airport."

"Then let's board the plane immediately. You are arranging a plane for the two former Soviet marshals."

"OK."

…

Zhang Jun was originally going to return to the front line with the former Soviet Marshals, but Zhang Jun was worried about Windsor's condition, so he had to take a step first and explain to the two former Soviet Marshals.

As soon as Zhang Jun arrived at the former enemy headquarters, he sent Windsor to the Army Group South Field Headquarters Hospital. The medical facilities here are no worse than the big hospitals in Berlin. Zhang Jun is the Minister of Equipment of Germany, and any medical equipment is even more pediatric.

Just approve it as you like. The treatment you get here in Windsor will definitely not be bad.

As soon as Zhang Jun settled in Windsor, two former Soviet marshals arrived at Zhang Jun's general headquarters. Zhang Jun brought them to the front line to discuss important matters. There are not many Soviet prisoners captured by the entire Southern Army Group.

Twenty to thirty thousand people, but with the rapid advance of the SS, many Soviet prisoners will be sent to prisoner-of-war camps. Now Zhang Jun must make preparations.

"Two marshals, come and have a seat. This time I am returning to Berlin alone. On the one hand, I will pick you up to take charge of the work in the places we have occupied. At the same time, I will also give you a very important position to form the first Russian SS army."

Group Army, you are the supreme commander of this new force, what do the two marshals think?"

"Hi! Hitler. Thank you Commander-in-Chief. We are very happy to accept this new position and work."

"Haha. That's great, two marshals. You also know that I tried my best to persuade the great head of state to agree that the places occupied by our Southern Army Group will implement our own national policy of relaxation. Like Poland, all Russian people have

land, the right to vote, and other rights. And you have also joined the German Socialist Workers Party, so your military ranks need to be re-awarded. I now grant you the rank of lieutenant general. Do you have any opinions?"

"Hi! Hitler, report to the Commander-in-Chief, we have no objection."

Zhang Jun has the right to appoint Lieutenant General of the SS. Promotions to military ranks above the school level must be signed by Hitler to be valid. Anyway, Zhang Jun is determined to recruit the Russian SS. Now, only Army Group South approves the promotion to these two.

of military rank, sending a message to Hitler asking for instructions.

Seeing that the two former Soviet marshals agreed with his suggestion, Zhang Jun quickly wrote a request message. The content of the message was that Zhang Jun asked Hitler for instructions on the formation of the Russian SS and the appointment of some related personnel.

While waiting for the correspondent to send the telegram, Zhang Jun and two Russian SS lieutenant generals began to discuss specific tactics and recruiting personnel among the prisoners.

"Two generals, in just one day since the war started, we have captured 20,000 to 30,000 prisoners. Most of them must be anti-Stalin. They are the ones we need to win over. As for those who are die-hard loyal to Stalin,

We will hand them over to the National Defense Forces for labor reform, and then recruit people who are anti-Stalin among the prisoners of the National Defense Forces, so that there will be no problem with the source of our troops. At the same time, we can also recruit other young people to join the army. What do you think?

"

"Commander-in-Chief, I think your method is completely feasible. Let's just do it this way."

"Haha, two generals, you don't know my character yet. You can make up your own mind about the specific details. I will not interfere. You have quite independent decision-making power about the Russian SS. However, in the war, you now belong to the EU South.

The order of battle of the Army Group is only subject to the tactical arrangements of the Army Group South. You can fight however you want according to the specific command, and no one can interfere with you, including me."

Blucher and Yegorov quickly stood up and held their hands tightly.

"Report, the head of state will call back."

"read."

"The call has been received. From now on, all affairs of the Southern Army Group will not need to be reported to the headquarters. All matters will be decided by Zhang Jun, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Southern Army Group. Blank military IDs and military ranks at all levels have been urgently transported by air."

"ah!!!"

Zhang Jun was shocked when he heard this. Is this because Hitler was angry with himself or because he was delegating power? Zhang Jun guessed that Hitler was angry with himself. That means, you can do whatever you want and don't bother me anymore.

"Okay...Hi! Hitler. Haha, two generals, your troops and military ranks are considered reasonable and legal. Go ahead boldly. I will first allocate an SS infantry division to assist you. What do you think?"

"Thank you, distinguished Commander-in-Chief."

…

Among Zhang Jun's 1.05 million people, there are only 16 armored divisions, with a total strength of 320,000. The rest are all infantry divisions, and these infantry divisions are still new divisions. They are 500,000 newly formed National Defense Forces.

Adapted, and the other 200,000 local SS troops were reorganized. These troops must fight several big battles to be tempered. As for the quality of the individual soldiers of these troops, Zhang Jun does not need to worry about it. What Zhang Jun is worried about is

their practical experience.

"Commander-in-Chief, it will be dawn in an hour. Why don't you stay confused for a while and I will call you then."

"My deputy commander, no thanks. I don't know how the cooperation of our infantry and tanks will be with the 200,000 Soviet troops defending the city of Odessa this time. If this battle is not fought well, we still don't know.

Then our Army Group South is in big trouble."

"Commander-in-Chief, let's go over it and see if there's anything we've missed."

"Haha, thank you very much Mr. Rommel, now I'm here to ask you."

"Okay, let the Commander-in-Chief take the exam."

"Mr. Rommel, how many large-caliber artillery or rocket launchers have you arranged?"

"Two rocket artillery regiments have 600 six-barreled rocket launchers, and five artillery divisions have 5,000 large-caliber artillery pieces. After the emergency transportation of 200,000 taels of trucks last night, our ammunition reserves have reached ten bases, and each base has 80 rounds of artillery shells.

"

"Have our infantry reached the designated attack position?"

"Everything is arranged."

"My Deputy Commander-in-Chief Rommel, I suggest that we do not attack this morning and that we go to bed together."

"Why! Commander-in-chief, all our offensive forces have been deployed!!! If we don't fight, it will affect our morale."

"My brother, we are not going to attack. Of course we will fight. Let's first use cannons and rockets to bombard him. I said this all morning long."

"This... this is such a waste of ammunition! How about we fire three bases of ammunition first, which is 400,000 rounds of artillery shells. With so many shells hitting dozens of square kilometers of Odessa, I don't know if it will become a piece of land."

ruins."

"Then we'll find out if we give it a try. The bombardment will begin ten minutes after I convey my order. Each cannon will be filled with three bases of ammunition for me."

Zhang Jun's order was quickly issued to the artillery units on the Odessa front line. These artillerymen had already moved the artillery shells to the gun emplacements, waiting for the order to fire. With Zhang Jun's order, all the artillery units of the SS

Just take action, the coordinates of the school team and the muzzle, all the artillery groups have a shooting plan that has been drawn up in advance, and the shooting area is listed in detail in the plan.

Regarding the formation of artillery groups, it mainly depends on the combat mission. Some artillery groups consist of an artillery battalion, and some are artillery regiments. There is no fixed number.

Zhang Jun and Rommel found some medicinal cotton, plugged their ears, then found a chair, lay down on it, and went to see Duke Zhou in just a few minutes. Zhang Jun didn't even think about it these days.

He had not had a good rest. He had been busy all night last night, and Rommel was more tired than Zhang Jun. As soon as their heads rested on the chairs, they fell into a slumber.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

Zhang Jun and Rommel could no longer hear the deafening sound of artillery, and the vibrations on the ground were enough to serve as a shaker.

"Huhuhu...huhuhu..."

Zhang Jun and Rommel slept like dead pigs, and the earth-shattering shelling outside did not wake them up.

…

Commander: Timoshenko, Member of the Military Commission: Borisov), Chief of Staff: Vatutin, the three of them have not slept a wink since yesterday. Timoshenko withstood the pressure and did not send out troops when the enemy's situation was unknown.

With the mobile troops in hand, Timoshenko will not send out his troops when the war situation becomes clear. Now it seems that Timoshenko's response method is completely correct, otherwise Odessa at this time may also be the same.

An empty city without soldiers.

"Comrade Marshal, look at what we should do now. Germany has driven our Black Sea Fleet out of the port of Odessa, and the German army surrounding us has more than 500,000 troops. We only have 120,000 regular troops, and

Others are just militiamen and cannot play much role at all."

Vatutin, the political commissar of the Ukrainian Front Army, spoke his true feelings to Timoshenko very uneasily, and Timoshenko was also under great pressure. His 120,000 troops were mobile troops, and the cavalry alone was

There are two armies, and the cavalry is not as good as the infantry in defending the city. It seems that these horses can only be used as everyone's rations.

Timoshenko has the 25th Tank Corps and two tank brigades, with a total of about 800 tanks, all of which are old-fashioned and light tanks. The development of advanced tanks such as the T-34 and KV-1 has been completed, and the site is still being worked on.

In practice, historically the T34 began mass production to equip troops in June 1940.

The Soviet Armored Army also had twists and turns. In 1931, Tukhachevsky began to reform the Soviet Army. The following year, he created the Armored Corps and worked hard to regularize and professionalize the Soviet Army. Unfortunately, Tukhachevsky's ambition was not fulfilled.

He died first and was executed during the Great Purge in 1937. The armored corps he formed was disbanded and the tanks were dispersed and equipped to infantry units... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!