Chapter 945 Unknown Heights Offensive and Defensive Battle
The Lahr Brigade was unexpectedly defeated and the Charles was unexpectedly lost. When the news reached Manstein, the old German man was furious. The old German man had thought that it would be difficult for the Lahr Brigade to carry the Chinese tank brigade of more than two divisions, so he started early He dispatched a tank brigade and a tank brigade to rush to the Shire. At the moment he received the news of the fall of the Shire, the battle reports of the two brigades showed that they were less than 30 kilometers away from the Shire. , the tank brigade can arrive in half an hour at most, and the tank brigade can arrive in forty minutes. However, the Lal Brigade failed to hold on for this fatal half hour. Compared with the unknown highlands, the geographical location of Shire is not too Important, but what made Manstein feel chilled was that at this time, the main force of Army Group A was still half a day away from the unknown heights, which meant that they would not be able to prevent the Chinese army from attacking the right wing of the 21st Armored Division from the Shire. , and if the entire 21st Armored Division was destroyed, with this thought in mind, Manstein took the map and marked it with red and blue pencils, frowning deeply, "Three divisions of the Soviet Red Army. They have already moved to the Reshva area. If they attack Perm, Himmler who is staying in Perm will definitely not be able to defend it. By then we may be surrounded in the Kungur area..." Manstein did not know that China and the Soviet Union There was a conflict between the commanders of the frontline troops of the two countries, so he took it for granted that this was a joint military operation between China and the Soviet Union. The three divisions of the Soviet Red Army marched towards Reshva precisely to outflank their left flank.
Manstein's command style was relatively steady, and he was always used to considering all aspects of the problem before the war, but this was definitely not the style of the young staff of Army Group A. In the Soviet-Russian War, the German army fought too smoothly. Gradually, Army Group A The morale of the young officers was raised, and they were particularly unable to accept the previous defeat of Ufa. As soon as he finished speaking to himself, someone around him immediately raised an objection: "General, the Soviet Red Army has been defeated. Do they still have the courage to take the initiative to attack? Even if the Soviets have the courage, but with their level of mechanization, I don’t think they can occupy Resiwa before we annihilate the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The Wuming Highlands are still in the hands of our army. As long as the Wuming If the high ground is not lost, then we can establish a foothold in Kungur and then counterattack the Shire. If the Shire is captured, our tank troops will gain access to the south, and the Chinese will be defeated."
"The whole army should speed up the march and arrive on the battlefield before noon. We can recapture the Shire before dark." Someone else added,
"The head of state asked us to beat up the Chinese. This is the opportunity."
"If the Chinese dare to take the initiative to bump into us, we will teach them a lesson they will never forget."
The defeat of Ufa was a huge blow to the young officers of Army Group A. This is not to say that they cannot afford to lose, but that in their view, this defeat was a bit unjust. Many of them studied this incident afterwards. During the battle, they were very confused as to why the headquarters ordered the retreat at that time. They could not suspect that it was because of Manstein's cowardice or hesitation before the battle. They could only attribute the responsibility to the defeated troops, thinking that it was because of the lack of fighting spirit of the frontline troops. The Chinese seized the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. Through in-depth research, they also discovered that although the performance of China's tanks was not bad, the quality of its tank troops was not at the same level as that of the Third Reich. In order to verify this judgment , they are eager to have another chance to fight, and now, the expeditionary force has taken the initiative to block the path of Army Group A. In their view, it is an opportunity that will come to their door.
All his men were high in fighting spirit. Manstein followed their words and thought about it carefully and felt that the feasibility was still very high, so he decided to adopt everyone's opinions. The main force of Army Group A accelerated its march and headed towards the unknown high ground. The direction rushed over,
The unknown high ground was indeed back in the hands of the 21st Armored Division at this time. The Germans deserved the title of the strongest army in the world. In the eyes of Jiang Tiezhang and Jiang Tieyao, the 21st Armored Division clearly lost the ability to organize another charge. ability, but they just rushed forward again. Jiang Tiezhang and Jiang Tieyao underestimated their opponents, and the price they paid was a small oversight in failing to send additional troops in time, and they were defeated by the Germans. Taking over the unknown high ground again,
It is difficult to attack but easy to defend, and the Unnamed Highlands did not escape this rule. The Jiang brothers organized troops to attack again, and even Jiang Tieyao personally led the troops to charge. However, in vain, the two regiments lost their combat effectiveness and still failed to capture it. At the last moment Jiang Tieyao, who had been knocked unconscious by his own men, was still unwilling to accept it after he regained consciousness. He wanted to lead his men to attack again. The intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance team sobered him up.
The main vanguard force of the German army has appeared ten kilometers northwest of the nameless highland. There is no problem for Jiang Tieyao to launch another attack, but if they can't attack again, they will lose the opportunity forever. "It's Jiang Tongmin's turn. "Jiang Tiezhang made a decision, then called Zhang Zizhong and asked him to send helicopter troops to participate in the counterattack.
At this time, Zhang Zizhong's headquarters had moved forward to the Lindawang area, which was only 8,000 meters away from the unknown highlands and 12,000 meters away from the Shire. After receiving Jiang Tiezhang's call for help, he asked Jiang Tongmin to lead his team out without saying a word. And asked him not to come back in a hurry after completing the mission, "see if there is an opportunity to sneak attack on the Germans, and seize the opportunity yourself."
Twenty minutes later, the main vanguard of Army Group A was only three thousand meters away from the unknown highlands. The German commander of the unit cursed the damn mountain road while observing the battle situation on the unknown highlands through the telescope from time to time. Then, every time When a larger explosion occurred on the unnamed high ground, he would ask his subordinates to speed up the march, and encourage his subordinates who were so tired that they stuck out their tongues: "Work harder, and when you get to the unnamed high ground, you will have plenty of time to rest." Once again, he had just finished speaking the inspirational words that the battalion had said more than a hundred times. Suddenly, he was stunned by the cheers coming from the direction of the unknown highland. He could see without a telescope that the unknown highland was rising. A military flag of the Chinese army. On the flag, dozens of small black dots were circling and flying. In front of and below the small black dots, a group of people wearing the same military uniforms as them were stumbling down the mountain...
"Because the Chinese dispatched helicopter troops, the unknown heights were lost again, and Commander Hans of the 21st Armored Division was killed in the battle." Soon, a more detailed battle report reached Manstein's ears, and the old German man took a breath and sighed. For a moment, he waved his hands angrily: "Target, unknown high ground, the entire army will attack."