Because there was a clear explosion, Medeles could actually conclude that the mudslide was caused by the enemy. However, in order to shirk responsibility, he confused the sequence of the ambush and the mudslide in his report. This may provide evidence for He reduced some responsibilities, but it did nothing to change the predicament of the 1st Cavalry Division. Fortunately, the intensity of this mudslide was beyond Jiang Tiezhang's expectation, and it also caused considerable obstacles to the ambush plan he formulated, so Medeles was still able to lead his troops to survive without suffering a strong blow at the first time.
The mudslide destroyed almost all the roads near the ambush circle. This not only made it difficult for the German 1st Cavalry Division to move as if it was stuck in a quagmire, but it also blocked the two lines of Jiang Tiezhang's pre-ambush on the west side of "Lalb Mountain". The way a tank regiment entered the battlefield,
Two flares, one red and one green, rose into the sky. Fu Chaocheng, commander of the tank unit and commander of the Independent Tank Brigade of the Northwest Group Army, looked away from the flares and landed on the mudslide more than a hundred meters ahead. He clenched his fists and said angrily. : "How could this happen?" Then he called to the communications staff behind him: "Xiao Gu, immediately report the situation here to Deputy Commander Jiang and ask for instructions on the next step of action."
Xiao Gu immediately started calling, and later he reported to Fu Chaocheng: "Brigade, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jiang already knows the situation here. He asked us to move to the 13th South Position and wait for orders there."
It is an old tradition of the Xuebing Army. In order to facilitate the command, the predetermined battlefields will be numbered. Now the South 13 position mentioned by Xiao Gu is actually far away from the Larbu Mountain ambush battlefield. "It's cheaper than Zhang Ge." Fu Chao said. Cheng punched the mandrill next to him, and then said: "Give me the order, the entire army will advance southward, and pay attention to air defense."
On the top of Larbu Mountain, Jiang Tiezhang was patrolling the battlefield surrounded by several school-level officers. Unlike Fu Chaocheng, who looked annoyed, the faces of these school-level officers were now filled with excitement. , all looking impatient. These three school-level officers are without exception commanders of pure infantry units. For them, since entering the Soviet-Russian battlefield, they have been aggrieved for too long. They will appear. This situation is related to the unique geographical conditions of the Soviet-Russian battlefield. The Soviet Union was vast and sparsely populated, which determined that the two warring parties could only rely on highly mobile troops to compete. Also, the German Army attached great importance to the development and use of armored forces. , and the resistance against armored forces can only rely on armored forces, and the Soviet Union can only work hard on armored forces. This has resulted in the current war characteristics of the Soviet-Russian battlefield. Both warring parties are highly dependent on high-mobility and high-defense impact forces. , but it makes pure infantry lose their usefulness,
It can be regarded as a failure of the Chinese Supreme Command. When the Far East Expeditionary Force was organized to aid Soviet Russia, the bosses of the Supreme Command obviously did not realize this. Therefore, the Far East Expeditionary Force's military configuration is still mainly pure infantry. Then the commanders of pure infantry units who were extremely active on the domestic battlefield were embarrassed because they suddenly found that their existence was marginalized on the Soviet battlefield. For this problem, the commander of the infantry unit once complained to Zhang Zizhong, Asking for more opportunities to participate in the war, but because of the high mechanization and motorization of the German army, pure infantrymen would die if they went to the front line. Therefore, Zhang Zizhong actually believed more in his old troops and old tactics, but in the face of the cruel facts, he could only Learn to change and accept,
Nowadays, there are actually not many pure infantry units in the Far East Expeditionary Force, and the more so, the commanders who still serve as pure infantry units are increasingly looking forward to winning a victory on their own. Now, it is obvious , they waited for the opportunity,
"The Germans will definitely try to break through. This is our opportunity. Listen to me. Our first target is the infantry who have left the tanks. As for those tanks, unless their presence affects our strategic intentions, Otherwise, don't provoke it." Jiang Tiezhang was explaining the tactical intentions to three school-level officers at this time. Originally, he just wanted to disrupt the German blitzkrieg tactical layout through an ambush battle, and at least delay the Second Armored Group Army. It was only time to enter the main battlefield of Sabi, but now he saw a bigger fighter plane,
"Whether Guderian can save the First Cavalry Division or not, we can hold them back for at least two days. If not, fine, then we will eat the entire First Cavalry Division under their noses. This way It will definitely be a heavy blow to the morale of the German army." After the three school-level officers left, Jiang Tiezhang analyzed to several staff officers,
"Mr. Jiang, I have already contacted Captain Jiang. He said that he would be able to provide us with twenty sorties of support by tomorrow morning at the latest." A major staff officer said,
"Where are they now."
"I asked, but Captain Jiang refused to tell. He said it was top secret."
"Then you contact him again and ask them how long it will take at least to enter the battlefield after receiving our call. Also, contact Commander Wang to see if they can provide us with a certain scale. support.”
"yes."
The major staff officer trotted to the hidden communication point. Jiang Tiezhang's eyes fell on the face of another staff officer and said: "Xiaosan, from now on, you don't have to worry about anything else. You are only responsible for the contact with Lu Baoshan. I need Be the first to know the battle situation at Yanauer."
"Mistress" nodded yes,
Jiang Tiezhang tilted his head and thought again. He didn't think of anything to add, and then he straightened his eyes and looked at the battlefield.
At the foot of the south side of Larbu Mountain is a creek and a virgin forest. At this moment, Medeleis is standing on a boulder on the south bank of the creek and looking at the entire battlefield. For Medeleis, this sudden attack The man-made mudslide was a bolt from the blue that was enough to knock him into the abyss. As a veteran with more than fifteen years of military experience, Medeles was by no means mediocre. In the army, there was still about fifty kilometers away from Larbu Mountain. At that time, he sent a reconnaissance force of sufficient quantity and quality to conduct reconnaissance of the terrain here. It was after mastering the topography and landforms around Larbu Mountain that he confirmed that even if the enemy set up an ambush here, it would be impossible to attack their actions. It caused too much impact, so the troops were ordered to continue moving forward according to the original plan.
In fact, even Guderian could not fault his analysis of the topography and landforms around Larbu Mountain. But as the saying goes, there are always accidents in everything, and the 1st Cavalry Division still failed at Larbu Mountain.
Who would have thought that a heavy rain three days ago could have a fatal impact, thus infinitely amplifying the power of a small-scale man-made mudslide?
At this moment, Medeles was full of resentment and curses, but because the troops had only been trapped so far and had not suffered too much battle damage, he was still able to remain calm enough.