Chapter 1027 Personal Values ??and National Interests
"This is not an evenly matched battle. When the battle started, I thought we would end the battle easily and capture more than one Chinese tank as scheduled. After all, in terms of pure combat power, we are ten times more powerful than the Chinese.
, But the progress of the war was completely different from what I imagined. The Chinese were not as vulnerable as I imagined. Although the Chinese are our opponents, what I have to admit here is that from the perspective of the military
Angle, they have won my respect... I noticed how ugly Commander Meyer's face was when he saw the three completely scrapped Chinese tanks. Yes, the number of tanks was five times that of the other side.
We have more than 20 times the strength of our troops. What should have been an overwhelming battle actually ended like this. If we simply calculate the losses, we have actually lost. No, not just a loss, but a huge loss.
I could clearly see the scene of ten Chinese soldiers escaping safely. Seeing that our heroic soldiers of the Third Reich were so timid that they did not dare to pursue us, I thought of the praise of the army in major domestic newspapers during this period.
Is there anything more ironic than this? When I think of a saying that was circulated in the military during this period, I can't help but feel deeply worried. Could it be that our invincible Third Reich Army will really be defeated in China?
Is this awakened sleeping lion of the East injured?"
This is a passage written by Marie, the reporter of the Meyer Regiment, in her diary of the day. Marie witnessed the whole process of the Meyer Regiment surrounding and besieging Wang Lushan and the others. She originally thought she would witness a good news today, but it turned out that
However, after Meyer's repeated pleas, she had no choice but to be merciful and just send a routine wartime newsletter, and only made truthful records in her diary.
When Guderian received Meyer's battle report, he was sitting in an armored vehicle studying a telegram just sent by Manstein.
It is also about the Japanese Peace Army. What puzzles the Germans and makes them extremely depressed is that the Japanese Peace Army, a force that the Chinese can manipulate at will, should have very limited combat effectiveness according to common sense. Thirdly,
The empire's battle-hardened front-line troops would definitely be able to defeat the enemy. However, first the Sabie surprise attack, and then the Sabie decisive battle, Germany's most elite Army Group A actually suffered repeated setbacks. Now even more so because of the Japanese Peace Army.
It consumed so many troops and time that the Soviet Red Army broke through in other directions and had to be attacked on both sides.
"Behind the Japanese are the Chinese who are watching eagerly. The Chinese are dormant. What can be imagined is that the Chinese are definitely planning a big move. The Fourth Armored Group Army is now stuck to the Japanese like brown sugar. If your army cannot get out of here in time,
Sabi attacks from the south, but the Chinese take the lead, then I will have to abandon the southern battlefield and concentrate on defending Osa..."
Both were experts in German armored group tactics, and they also jointly created blitz warfare tactics. There was a deep tacit understanding between Manstein and Guderian. With Guderian's understanding of Manstein, if the situation had to be
, he would never actually bow his head and send himself such a soft-spoken "letter for help", so he could roughly imagine the situation of Army Group A on the front line, and he couldn't help but be full of sympathy for Manstein.
"Our marshal was actually confused by a group of farmers. This is so surprising. Could it be that he has been away from the lower-level troops for a long time and has forgotten how to drive a tank." Meyer smiled at the moment before the battle report was delivered. Schwepenburg, commander of the 24th Motorized Corps, said,
Guderian would say this because he had been paying attention to the war in the Northeast, and in his view, the reason why Manstein had the advantage of troops but could not gain the initiative in the war was that he did not use his own strength to gain the initiative. Instead of attacking each other's shortcomings, he was led by the Chinese and Soviet Russians. In his view, infantry was the strength of the Chinese and Soviet Russians. Manstein left his superior troops alone. Without using superior tactics, if we have to fight the Chinese and Soviets in a pure infantry position battle, how can we be invincible?
Guderian had an extraordinary relationship with Manstein, so he could ridicule the latter unscrupulously. Schweppenberg did not have this qualification. He could only smile naively and said: "We still have thirty at the latest." We can reach Sabi in an hour, why don't you tell the marshal so that he can rest assured?"
"Yes, but the time has to be delayed a bit, let's say fifty hours. We are now divided into two groups, and we can use this telegram to confuse the Chinese people's attention. Schwepenburg, remember, our enemy will They are Chinese. The reason why the Soviet Russians still have the courage to fight us to the end is because Stalin has received support from the Chinese. The first thing we have to do now is to dash the hopes of the Soviet Russians."
Just after Guderian finished speaking, Meyer's battle report arrived. The old German man took it and just glanced at it. His face suddenly turned ugly. He angrily threw the telegram on the table in front of him and shouted: "Meijer" Damn this idiot, he can't even complete such a simple task, what else can I expect from him."
Schweppenberg picked up the battle report and read it, and the relaxed look on his face disappeared. He said: "You can see the whole picture at a glance. When did the Chinese combat effectiveness become so powerful? I remember General Falkenhausen once said However, the gap between the Chinese and us is at least ten years, and because of the suppression of the Japanese, China does not have the conditions for stable development..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Guderian, who said seriously: "Schwepenburg, it seems that you don't understand China, no, you don't understand China now. Haven't you heard such rumors? Well, the reason why our jet fighters and rockets have developed combat effectiveness in advance is because they obtained key technologies from the Chinese. If you still look at China with the old eyes, man, you will suffer a big loss, Meyer Doesn't their experience explain everything? Huh, the Chinese have a total of less than a hundred elite troops. How many are Meyer and the others? And you see, the battle report did not mention the Chinese armored vehicles and armed off-road vehicles. In other words, the Chinese may have divided their forces to break out, man, it seems we must speed up our march."
The encounter of the second detachment, as well as Guan Xinxiang's arbitrarily making decisions and changing the mission schedule in order to rescue Zhang Xuyun. When this matter reached Zhang Zizhong's ears, the latter felt gratified at first, and because of Guan Xinxiang's heroic determination and comradeship, he then When I think of something, I get furious,
"Guan Xinxiang was kicked in the head by a donkey. Doesn't he know how difficult it is to penetrate deep into the German army under the current situation? Why not lurk down and try to collect more valuable intelligence? I don't care who Zhang Xuyun is, can he be said to be alone? The value of it cannot be higher than the national interest."