Timoshenko did not understand the combat characteristics of rockets and missiles, so he took it for granted that the Chinese were deliberately delaying time, which increased the losses of our artillery units. "I will report this to the General Secretary." , the Chinese will definitely pay the price for today's slackness." He thought bitterly in his heart, and then said to the communications staff: "Call the Chinese and tell them that we have launched an attack, and ask them to arrive in half an hour as scheduled. We will launch later." After a pause, he said to his left and right: "School clock, it is now 8:55, and we will launch the offensive in five minutes."

According to the agreement completed by Timoshenko and Zhang Zizhong last night, the Southwest Front of the Soviet Red Army (which is actually the last remaining force of the Soviet army) will first attack the German army from three directions in the northeast. Half an hour later, the Far East Expeditionary Force will include The coalition forces under its jurisdiction will deploy in the east and southeast and launch an offensive against the German army at the same time.

The Expeditionary Force Headquarters received a telegram from the Soviet Southwest Front Army Headquarters at 8:58. At exactly 9:00, Zhang Zizhong asked the commanders of the front-line units to conduct a calibration on the phone, and then announced that at 9:25 The offensive was launched separately and a series of orders were passed on. Zhang Zizhong adjusted his mentality and once again had phone calls with Wang Chengyi, Jiang Tongmin and Chen Chong.

One of the biggest reasons why Timoshenko agreed to the Southwest Front's first attack was that the two most powerful combat units in the German Group A, the Fourth Army and the Sixth Army, were both northwest of Sabi, and the expeditionary force would be responsible for launching here. Attack, when Manstein concentrated his forces to ambush the 14th Brigade of the Japanese Peace Army that had eaten the Great Ambition, Manstein had hoped to use the armored units of the Fourth Army to bite the coalition forces and then annihilate them. Yu Zhengliang, the Chinese leader of the Vietnamese National Liberation Army's military advisory group, failed to succeed due to his determined resistance. However, Xu tasted the sweetness of easily defeating the Koreans and Vietnamese. Instead of disbanding the armored group, Manstein instead Order all the armored units of the Sixth Army to be under the command of this armored group. If a large-scale pure armored force is created out of thin air,

Both Zhang Zizhong and Timoshenko knew clearly about this move of the Germans. Since they had quite reliable anti-tank troops, Zhang Zizhong was not worried about facing the German armored clusters. As for the latter, he made a smart choice. Because of intermittent amnesia, he did not mention this matter at all when discussing specific combat plans with the former.

Zhang Zizhong first called Chen Chong and asked him if he knew the specific number of German armored groups.

"Excluding those deliberately hidden by the Germans, a total of more than 600 Type IV tanks, more than 100 Type 5 tanks, more than 300 tank destroyers of various types, and more than 600 armored vehicles and machine gun assault vehicles were discovered. According to previous reports, According to the reconnaissance report, I think this number almost truly reflects the armor strength of the German army." Chen Chong replied,

Zhang Zizhong also had a reconnaissance report on the German armored forces. He compared it and replied to Chen Chong: "Very good. Now please pay close attention to the movements of the German air force. Wang Chengyi's second artillery now has to help the Russians target German rockets." Troops, I will let Jiang Tongmin lead his Haidongqing to attack the German armored cluster first. If the German army dispatches its air force to counter-suppress it, I hope you can intercept it."

Chen Chong assured: "There is no problem at all on my side."

Zhang Zizhong contacted Wang Chengyi again, inquired about the situation of the Second Artillery's counterattack against the German rocket forces, and then made a request to the latter, asking them to reserve a certain amount of combat troops to ensure that they could support the ground forces when they needed them: "... our The number of artillery pieces is too small, and I don’t want them to be exposed to the Germans prematurely, so I hope that the early fire suppression will be mainly provided by Chen Chong and your second artillery piece.”

At this time, the German rocket force had actually been completely suppressed by the Second Artillery, so Wang Chengyi did not reject the new mission. It was just because of the difficulties in supplying the Second Artillery (for technical confidentiality reasons, the supply of the Second Artillery was directly responsible for the Supreme Command). , and did not set up supply points within Soviet Russia, including the Far East, and directly supplied supplies via domestic flights). He was worried that supplies might not be able to keep up, so he suggested controlling the scale of support.

The supply of the Second Artillery has always been a problem, and Zhang Zizhong also knew this. Considering that the Second Artillery has actually become the most deterrent unit of the expeditionary force, as long as it exists it can give the Germans enough psychological deterrence, he turned Lower the requirements and no longer require Wang Chengyi to provide large-scale support when needed, but propose that they must be able to show up magnificently when they are needed.

After hanging up Wang Chengyi's call, Zhang Zizhong called Jiang Tongmin. The latter obviously couldn't wait. When the call was connected, he loudly said: "Commander-in-Chief, is this about to start?"

"Yes, how are the troops prepared?"

"No problem, as long as you give the order, we can rush to the battlefield immediately. Brothers, we originally thought we could fight yesterday, but now we are holding back our energy."

Yesterday, the Germans saw the opportunity early and chose to retreat immediately after being attacked by Yu Zhengliang's tenacious sniper. As a result, Jiang Tongmin and the others had to run in vain. After the actual combat training and experience some time ago, Jiang Tongmin and his brothers were very sensitive to the helicopter's reaction. They have gained a deeper understanding of tank combat, and they are looking forward to showing off their skills again, so they are quite dissatisfied with the Germans' lack of cooperation. Among these three units with considerable anti-tank capabilities, this unit has the highest fighting enthusiasm. of,

"Okay, remember to keep the intercom on at all times. I will notify you immediately if there is any need on the front line."

After Jiang Tongmin, Zhang Zizhong called the Allied Forces Military Advisory Group and contacted Geng Zebao to discuss the Allied Forces' operations. Manstein's intention to launch the Sabi Raid was to use the Allied Forces as a breakthrough point to break through the Soviet defense line. What he did not expect was that this battle was not only fruitless, but also gave Zhang Zizhong the opportunity to find out the strength of the various armies of the Allied Forces. In Zhang Zizhong's heart, the Allied Forces were originally cannon fodder, and their existence was necessary but they could not bear the threat. Yes, now, because the Japanese peace military has used its outstanding performance to clear away the definition of "cannon fodder", he has greater expectations for the use of the coalition forces.

Asked again about the military advisory group's control of each army, Zhang Zizhong said: "Then it seems that the Japanese Peace Army and the French Restoration Army can be assigned a certain intensity of combat tasks, and the others can be placed in less critical places to serve as reserve forces. Okay, we should be cautious about the use of the Japanese Peace Army and the French Restoration Army. It’s not that I don’t trust them. It’s really that the stakes in this battle are too important to allow for any sloppiness. So if there is any abnormal situation, I would rather give up one direction of attack. I don’t want to leave any hidden dangers on the front line, do you understand what I mean?”

"Understood, I will strengthen monitoring."
Chapter completed!