Chapter 1041 Reconnaissance and Anti-Reconnaissance
The passage Guderian mentioned was the relatively narrow road that made a large circle to the south from Larbu Mountain. It was also the Dongsan to Nan marked by Jiang Tiezhang on the map. Wu went all the way to the vast area of South Thirteen, and South Thirteen was exactly where he asked Fu Chaocheng's independent tank brigade to lurk.
Jiang Tiezhang once thought that Guderian and his main force would immediately launch an offensive once they arrived, because the current battle situation between Osa and Sabi was obviously unfavorable to Army Group A. If Manstein wanted to change the situation, he could only rely on the second force. The rapid insertion of the Armored Group Army, and the Second Armored Group Army is famous for its blitzes and is good at rapid mobile combat. Guderian and his generals are definitely not willing to lose their speed advantage easily. Jiang Tiezhang is already prepared for a hard fight. , so when Guderian changed his normal attitude and adopted a cautious posture, he did not adapt to it.
"Strange, what are the Germans doing?" Seeing the Germans busy setting up tents and building fortifications in an open area under the mountain, Jiang Tiezhang was puzzled because he really couldn't believe that the Germans would fight a protracted war with him. Didn't that play into his hands? Guderian probably wasn't so "kind". Later, he received reports from various reconnaissance teams and learned that the Germans were in the Dongyi area about 30 kilometers away from Larbu Mountain. While doing the same thing, and there were a large number of oil tankers parked there, he vaguely understood Guderian's intention.
"Guderian wants to build a supply depot here. It seems that he has realized the threat of Yanaur." Looking at the map, Jiang Tiezhang touched the short mustache on his chin and muttered to himself,
"That also means that he will leave some troops to guard the supply depot." Lu Deyang continued,
"Will the Germans clear the Larb Pass?"
"Probably not. This is a big project. You have also seen that the remaining members of the German First Cavalry Division are retreating to areas beyond the mudslide."
"Then the Germans can only take this road next." Jiang Tiezhang pressed his right index finger on the road marked "South Road 2".
"This is not the only option for the Germans, but it is definitely the best plan. I heard that the commander-in-chief has ordered an offensive in the Sabi area. So even if Guderian wants to fight steadily, I believe Manstein will urge him to speed up the use of troops. speed."
"Contact Captain Jiang from the helicopter and ask him to keep in touch with Fu Chaocheng. Fu Chaocheng still needs some infantry support. Lao Lu, you go."
"Yes." Lu Deyang raised his head in response. In the distance, a German reconnaissance plane was approaching at high speed.
Guderian tried every means to figure out the strength of the Chinese army in Larbu Mountain before making a decision. He not only sent out a number of reconnaissance troops but also used reconnaissance planes. However, until about eleven o'clock at noon, he still did not find out. Being able to obtain detailed intelligence, the Southward Detachment, as a mountain unit with old guerrilla origins, is already good at sniping and camouflage. This is exactly the weakness of the German soldiers of the Second Armored Group Army, so the veteran Chinese guerrillas led by Jiang Tiezhang In front of us, the elite reconnaissance troops of the Second Armored Group always attack boldly and courageously, and then return disgraced. But at this time, because a large number of Chinese troops appeared in the Sabi area, the Chinese side also organized a considerable artillery fire. To prepare, Manstein had to repeatedly ask Guderian to quickly join the battlefield in a relatively harsh tone. Under pressure, Guderian actually lost the time and strategic basis for a steady attack. It is precisely for this reason that He made a minor mistake when formulating his next move. He actually decided to leave the 1st Cavalry Division and the 10th Motorized Division to guard and defend the Larbu Mountain area, while he personally led other troops. Go north quickly from "South Second Road",
"You have already suffered a defeat at the hands of the Chinese. There is an old saying among the Chinese that you gain wisdom from every loss. I hope you can get up wherever you fall and guard the supply point of Yanauer for the main force. Why are we crying about the company, artillery and tank troops? I will complete them for you, but I don’t want to hear any more black news about which troops have fallen into the trap of the Chinese. Do you understand what I mean?” Before departure, Gu Adrian specially called Medeleis and Motil and said to them,
Guderian's strength was well-known in the Second Armored Group. Since he ordered the 1st Cavalry Division and the 10th Motorized Division to stay behind, what could Medeleis and Modell do even if they were unwilling to do so? Well, facing Guderian's reprimand, the two of them could only obey.
The Germans were extremely efficient in their work. Guderian decided to go north quickly from the Second South Road, and then set off with a regiment-sized search force as his vanguard. At the same time, Lu Deyang's troops also began to move at high speed to the South Thirteenth area. ,
Regardless of whether Medeleis and Motier have the qualifications to gain wisdom from the experience, Guderian obviously has it. The army has not moved. He not only dispatched a regiment-sized reinforced search force, but also sent six aircraft. fighter planes to strengthen reconnaissance of the enemy ahead,
Compared with Guderian who knew almost nothing about the Southward Detachment, Jiang Tiezhang knew the situation of the Second Armored Group relatively well, so when he saw the six German fighter planes, he immediately frowned stand up,
The armor strength of the Second Armored Group Army is too powerful. Even if Fu Chaocheng's independent tank brigade can successfully ambush, it is equivalent to beating an egg against a rock. That's why he will try every means to obtain the support of a helicopter squadron. However, Now, because the German army was escorted by fighter planes, and fighter planes were the nemesis of helicopters, Jiang Tiezhang had to start thinking hard about how to break this situation.
The current position of the German army is only sixty or seventy kilometers away from the South Thirteenth area, even including the bends. At the current speed of the German army, it can be reached in one and a half hours at most, but the distance between Larbu Mountain and Sabi is only two kilometers. It was about 100 kilometers away, and more than 400 kilometers away from the frontline airport in the rear, so Jiang Tiezhang did not dare to delay at all and immediately called Zhang Zizhong and asked him for air support.
Whether or not the Second Armored Group Army can be delayed to enter the battlefield is directly related to the overall strategy of the Chinese and Soviet armies. Zhang Zizhong did not dare to be careless after receiving Jiang Tiezhang's request for help. He immediately contacted Chen Chong and asked him to do it no matter what difficulties he was facing now. Immediately provide a certain scale of air support for the southward detachment,
After the decisive battle between Osa and Sabi began, Chen Chong's air force was undoubtedly the busiest unit, because he not only had to provide air support and warning for the coalition forces, but also provided certain support for the Soviets. Therefore, when he received When Zhang Zizhong gave the order, he only had five fighter planes at his disposal, including one that was undergoing emergency repairs at the airport.