To deal with the First Cavalry Division, there was not much difference in strength between the two sides. The Southward Detachment led by Jiang Tiezhang was calculated mentally and unintentionally and had the help of time. Therefore, although the First Cavalry Division had a strong combat effectiveness, the students of the Southward Detachment were The fight was very easy, and the expected hard battle did not happen. This was what everyone was happy to see. However, because the 1st Cavalry Division was only the vanguard of the 2nd Armored Group Army, Xi Jiang Tiezhang and others who were familiar with the situation did not dare to make any mistakes. Relax,
Are you ready? Are you ready for a tough battle tomorrow? What we encountered today was only a German forward force of 10,000 people, but tomorrow we will face the main force of more than 50,000 German troops. Because of Ouyang Yun, the expeditionary force Everyone has never dared to underestimate the German Wehrmacht. Although they had accumulated considerable confidence in Army Group A's repeated victories, Jiang Tiezhang was still worried when facing the notorious Second Armored Army. He didn't know what would happen tomorrow. What will the battle be like?
"General, should we reserve some troops in the North 19th area?" The person who made this suggestion was a combat staff officer named Qiu Jiangcun.
Everyone looked at Jiang Tiezhang,
If the battle really breaks out, because the German army has absolute advantages in strength and equipment, it is conceivable that the southward detachment will eventually go on the defensive. By then, if a force can be reserved in the North 19th area, in case the war does not go well, the force will be The main force can completely withdraw from the North 19th area into Gudongbu Mountain, which faces Larbu Mountain to the north and south. The victory of the Second Armored Group lies in its high degree of mechanization. In this way, as long as it can withdraw into Gudongbu Mountain, the German army will have a strength advantage No matter how big you are, you can only look at the mountains and sigh.
"What is the purpose of our trip?" Jiang Tiezhang did not immediately answer Qiu Jiangcun's words, but asked instead,
Qiu Jiangcun was a very smart man. He knew what was meant and immediately said, "I'm just saying that I will absolutely obey the chief's arrangements."
Jiang Tiezhang was quite satisfied with his attitude and did not continue to pursue this topic. Instead, he looked around and said: "You are all veterans. You should know that if the Second Armored Group Army really wants to surround us, it is actually in the middle. We have no intention, so what we should consider now is how to hold on longer and buy time for the main force in Sabi. Therefore, I am not worried about the Second Armored Group Army encircling us. On the contrary, I am afraid that they will detach part of their troops to suppress us. , and then the main force will march directly north regardless of it. The latter situation will never be allowed to happen, so tomorrow we must not just passively defend, we must seize every opportunity to actively attack. Everyone, the intelligence information about the Second Armored Group Army has been It's been two days since I sent it to you. Let me tell you where the weak points of the army are."
"It should be logistical supplies." Lu Deyang said softly,
Jiang Tiezhang glanced at him approvingly and said: "Yes, the Germans' weakness is their logistics. Have you ever counted it? As far as we know, the Second Armored Group Army has a total of 1,847 tanks and 968 armored vehicles. There are more than 4,000 trucks and more than 3,000 motorcycles. How much fuel do so many vehicles consume in a day?"
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and Qiu Jiangcun said: "Chief Commander, do you want us to sneak attack the German baggage troops."
"No, to be more precise, it was a sneak attack on their tanker unit."
"The oil tanker can be said to be the heart of the Second Armored Group. The Germans must protect it heavily."
"The oil tanker itself is like a super bomb. No matter how strict the Germans' protective measures are, it doesn't matter."
When Jiang Tiezhang and his brothers were calculating the tanker trucks of the Second Armored Group, Guderian seemed to have telepathy and thought of the biggest hidden danger in his own existence.
In a camping tent, Guderian turned on an electric light and was drawing circles on a military map with a red and green pencil in his hand, "Why did the Chinese set up an ambush in Larbu Mountain? What is their real purpose?" What is the purpose? No, it is definitely not just to catch the 1st Cavalry Division by surprise. I think the fundamental purpose of the Chinese is to slow down the advance speed of our entire army so that our blitz operation can go bankrupt. The Chinese commander understands this very well. Make reasonable use of the terrain. If it hadn't been an established fact, who would have thought that the Chinese would create a mudslide to attack the 1st Cavalry Division. If we wanted to implement a blitzkrieg, we would definitely take the Bougu Highway. Of course, we could also take the southern route to bypass it. In the past, the distance of two hundred kilometers was not a problem for us who could maintain a fully mechanized march. However, regardless of whether the First Cavalry Division had to be rescued, have you ever thought about it, since the Chinese can set up a How could they not consider the southern route when they laid such an exquisite trap? If they really abandon the First Cavalry Division and go directly to the southern route, what is the biggest problem we face? The safety of the baggage troops. If we really go to the southern route, our queue will definitely be Infinitely elongated, how can we ensure the safety of oil tankers?" Guderian kept his hands and mouth, and his chatter soon made Schwepenburg impatient, and the latter shouted He said: "Your Excellency, what is your final decision? Should we continue to take the Bug Highway or the southern route?"
Guderian did not answer his question immediately, but immersed himself in finishing the homework on the map. Then he threw away the pencil, raised his head and said: "Motil's troops will reach the front line of Larbu Mountain in three hours." , is it still necessary for us to take the southern route?"
When Schweppenberg heard what he said, he couldn't help but hold his head in pain and shouted: "But, what's the point of what you just said?"
"Let's take a look." Guderian stepped aside so that Schweppenberg and others could clearly see what he had just drawn in circles, and said: "Even if we don't take the southern route, we must guard against the Chinese sneak attack on us. Logistics and equipment troops, gentlemen, our opponents are very strong. Now I really understand the reason why the Chinese came all the way from Sabi to occupy Yanaur. The Chinese have found our real weakness, which is Yes, full mechanization has greatly enhanced the mobility of our army, but at the same time it has also increased our reliance on logistical supplies. The places I have specially marked are the areas that we must focus on guarding against. When I see that area, I marked it with a green pencil. There is no such thing in the area we came out of, so I thought we could set up a logistics supply base here."
"You mean you are worried that the Chinese troops in Yanauur City will come out and attack our logistics and equipment troops."
"yes."
"But that way, we can capture Yanauer."
"Then what?" Guderian asked coldly, "Without fuel, what's the point of our Second Armored Group's existence? Give up all the vehicles, go to Sabi on foot, and then wait to be crushed by Chinese tanks." ."
"But if we do this as you planned, this will not be a blitzkrieg." Schwepenburg said,
Guderian was silent and sighed for a long time: "Yes, I underestimated the enemy."
Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, then looked at Guderian, and collectively closed their mouths.