The German Fourth Army and the Allied Forces were engaged in foreign work in the area west of Sabi. This was certainly influenced by Manstein's strategy of going north and then east, and it was also due to Zhang Zizhong's plan. According to the agreement between Zhang Zizhong and Timoshenko, Both sides should have solved or weakened the German Group A before the arrival of the German Second Armored Group. In other words, they should have launched a full-scale offensive as late as yesterday. However, there was a problem with the batch of supplies that the expeditionary force came from Chongqing. Failure to arrive on time, more than half of the expeditionary force's troops were insufficiently supplied with ammunition, and nearly one-third of the vehicles' fuel supply could only maintain a quarter of the base. Therefore, Zhang Zizhong could only continue to assemble troops instead of immediately launching an Eastern Front offensive. Of course, Well, in the eyes of the senior generals of the Soviet Red Army headed by Timoshenko, this is an excuse by the Chinese. The Chinese just hope that all the blood of their Russian people will be shed, and then they can reap the benefits. Because of this incident, Timoshenko Brother and Zhang Zizhong talked on the phone no less than ten times, but the result was that the relationship between the two parties became more and more tense. Even now that the two parties are in contact again, as long as they hear that the person on the other side is Zhang Zizhong or Timoshenko, their brows will naturally furrow. And his tone became harsh,
Zhang Zizhong was actually very annoyed because of logistical supply problems that forced him to revise his battle plan. Although he knew the Soviet Russians and was always vigilant when dealing with them, he wished that the Soviet Russians would suffer greater losses. But at the same time, he knew better that once the Soviet Red Army really lost the ability to fight again, the expeditionary force alone would not be able to withstand the German offensive. At that time, the expeditionary force would have no choice but to retreat to the Far East of China with its tail between its legs. Therefore, once the German army is led to march straight into Outer Mongolia or even into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, he will not escape historical infamy.
"Should we fight a local war in the Sabi area to share some pressure with the Russians? Manstein concentrated the main force on the northern front. The Soviet Russians were indeed very heavy." Zhang Zizhong also considered waiting for the troops to be fully assembled. As for the possibility of launching an offensive, he changed his mind after learning that the German Second Armored Army was about to arrive at Yanauur. It is true that he did not want to see the Soviets completely defeated, but he was even more unwilling to let the Russians be completely defeated. The brothers under him went on an adventure. The German Second Armored Army had a notorious reputation, and all units of the expeditionary force lacked anti-armor combat experience. At this time, he could be forgiven for being cautious no matter how cautious he was.
If you can’t fight and don’t dare to fight, then continue to delay. Anyway, the Germans’ attention is not on the Eastern Front. However, at this moment, the Japanese actually put on a good show. After receiving the battle report from Geng Zebao, Zhang Zizhong first did not Dare to believe his eyes, he laughed three times and shouted: "God help me."
"Should we take advantage of the situation and expand it?" Hu Li was also happy and asked,
"Of course, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a real fight." Zhang Zizhong said thoughtfully, and then seemed to be worried that Hu Li wouldn't understand, and added: "As long as we can draw some of Manstein's attention and help the Russians reduce their pressure, we The purpose is achieved, do you understand what I mean?"
Hu Li thought about it seriously, then nodded and said, "You are still worried about the Second Armored Group Army."
Zhang Zizhong smiled bitterly: "There is no way, this is a force that even the supreme commander dare not underestimate, and have you considered that under the current situation we simply cannot afford to lose, and before the arrival of a large number of Japanese prisoners of war, I thought our main force Excessive losses will never be allowed.”
Just like he always maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Soviet Russians, Zhang Zizhong also maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Japanese Peace Army. So far, the Japanese's performance was actually remarkable and could even be said to have completely exceeded his expectations. However, the more and more In this way, he became more and more cautious, fearing that there would be a phenomenon of people turning against the guests. In this case, he thought it was necessary for the expeditionary force to maintain sufficient strength to be able to deal with possible rebellions.
When it comes to the Second Armored Group Army, we naturally have to mention Jiang Tiezhang and his southward detachment. Thinking that Jiang Tiezhang will use divisions and brigades to fight against the 100,000-strong Second Armored Group Army, Hu Li said worriedly: "I don't know what the current situation is like in Larbushan."
At Larbu Mountain, after reinforcements from the Second Group Army arrived, Jiang Tiezhang was not afraid of the German army's superiority in strength and gave up the pursuit of the 1st Cavalry Division. Muds and rockslides are the nemesis of armored units, but for infantry, especially mountain soldiers, However, it is the most suitable home ground. Under the cover of night, the artillery on the German tanks is almost blind. At this time, it is the most suitable time to carry out blasting operations on the German tanks stuck in the quagmire. It starts at one o'clock in the morning. , based on the suggestion of a sniper named Du Delang, Jiang Tiezhang personally arranged it, and assault teams based on squads and platoons were quickly established. Then these assault teams carried anti-tank guns, rocket launchers and even explosive packs. Started the headshot operation on the German tanks stuck in the mud,
And just when Jiang Tiezhang began to carry out fixed-point blasting on the tanks of the German First Cavalry Division, at the edge of the area covered by mudslides, the commander of the German Tenth Motorized Division, Motil, finally saw Medeles and looked at Medeles, whose whole body seemed to have been soaked in mud, Motil shook his head repeatedly and said: "Medeleis, I have to say that you are too careless. The Chinese are not easy to deal with. You should be more careful. "
In terms of qualifications, Medeles can be regarded as Motil's predecessor. However, the defeated general could not express his courage, so he could only selectively ignore Motil's preaching and asked: "Where is the artillery? Where is your artillery? Now I need artillery support."
"It's two o'clock in the morning, and the terrain is so complicated. Is artillery useful?"
"Of course it works. Over there, over there, did you see it? The Chinese are hiding there. Damn it, the Chinese are equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons, and our tanks stuck in the mud are simply targets..."
Before Medeles finished speaking, as if to prove the correctness of his words, a flash of fire first flashed in the darkness, and then a ball of fire exploded. In the violent explosion, just inside Medeleis Under the eyes of Si and Model, a German Type 5 tank was blown into scrap metal.
Motil's expression changed slightly, and then he asked: "Does the mudslide have no impact on the Chinese people?"
"The Chinese are infantry and they are very little affected."
"Then why don't you turn your soldiers into infantry? Moreover, your troops are not pure chariot soldiers."
"Artillery, I want artillery support."
"Okay, okay, I will order Daidris and the others to provide artillery support."