The biggest reason why Guderian only asked Burgburg Lissen to be more vigilant when there was a warning sign in his heart instead of stopping the march immediately was because he had a certain understanding of the terrain along South Road 2, so he thought that even if the Chinese army really had
Ambush, but due to terrain restrictions it is impossible to dispatch large-scale armored forces, so the threat is not too great. As for the infantry, let alone 20,000, it is 50,000. Guderian believes that with the 10th Armored Division
With their strength, even if the Chinese can inflict heavy losses on the 10th Armored Division, they will have to pay a heavy price.
So, after receiving the report from Burgburg Risen and learning that they had been ambushed by 20,000 Chinese armored troops, the old German man almost took it for granted that Burgburg Risen was lying. No matter at home or abroad, the military commanders could not stand it the most.
The problem was that his subordinates lied about the military situation. Therefore, although Guderian responded immediately and arranged for the 18th Armored Division following the 10th Armored Division to immediately support the front line, he immediately sent a stern call to Fort Buger.
Leeson, requiring him to provide accurate intelligence and actively launch a counterattack,
"The armored force of 20,000 people, thanks to Fort Leeson, was able to organize it. China's General Zhang Zizhong does not understand military affairs, but in a densely forested area, what can the Chinese do to ensure that the troops are deployed?" to Fort Burg.
After Sen called, Guderian said to several generals around him,
"It's not impossible to set up an ambush in this area, but if it were me, I think the best way would be to use anti-tank weapons to destroy the front and rear tanks of the 10th Armored Division's tank array, and then make other arrangements. However, this will definitely not be possible in a relatively large area.
In a short period of time, it will cause damage to the effective strength of the 10th Armored Division. In other words, as long as Burgburg Risen is commanded properly, he can have no fear of the so-called ambush of the Chinese. I think the Chinese set up an ambush here.
The main purpose should be to delay time. No, we must speed up and open the road. I think the description of the war between Osa and Sabi in Mr. Manstein's telegram should be true..."
When he first received the telegram from Burgburg Risen asking for help, even though the battle situation reported by Burgburg Risen was relatively bad, Guderian still didn't take it seriously. Then, when he arrived at the front line, he saw the 18th Armored
When the division was blocked on the road and was beaten by the Chinese armored troops and was unable to fight back, the old German man and his men were completely stunned. Due to the restrictions of the terrain, whether it was the 10th Armored Division or the 18th Armored Division
Regardless, the other German armored forces behind them can only form a long snake formation, and this formation is precisely the most unfavorable for the armored forces to exert their own firepower advantage. For the Germans, regardless of this battle
Whatever the final outcome will be, this process will be frustrating and uncomfortable.
"Have you contacted Burgburg Risen? What's the latest battle situation?" In a heavy armored vehicle, Guderian asked Stephen, the commander of the 18th Armored Division,
"We can't contact you. As you can see, our people can't get reinforcements at all."
"As for the infantry, why not let the infantry detour through the woods for reinforcements."
"The woods are densely covered with mines. Your Excellency, my infantry has lost two companies." Stephen said, his face became even more ugly.
Like Guderian, Stephen could not imagine how the Chinese could conduct an ambush in such terrain at first. However, due to the close distance and personal pain, he is now certain that the Chinese army has indeed dispatched a considerable number of anti-tank guns. , Of course, he didn’t know whether these anti-tank guns were self-propelled or carried by Chinese infantry.
"You mean you can't provide reinforcements, right?" Guderian's face also turned ugly.
We have the advantage of troops, but we can only watch the forward being surrounded and beaten by the enemy. No one can stand such a situation.
"Sending more infantry, don't be afraid of sacrifice. We can't just watch the 10th Armored Division being besieged by the Chinese. There are minefields closer, so go farther away. I don't believe the Chinese can lay mines in the entire forest. .”
More infantry were sent out, but by the time they arrived on the battlefield, the battle was already over.
More than an hour later, when Guderian and others rushed to the front line, facing the messy battlefield, although Guderian was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but get angry.
At this time, it can be concluded that the Chinese army has indeed dispatched a large-scale armored force, and it can also be understood how the Chinese armored force fought this ambush. Because of this, Guderian and his generals will find it increasingly difficult Accepting the facts in front of him, looking at the forcibly cut passages on both sides of the road, and looking at the clear tracks of tracks, Guderian also had a target to vent his anger on, "Obviously, the Chinese have long ago They set up an ambush right here, but our search force found nothing at all. They are a bunch of bastards who ignored military orders. They all deserve to be court-martialed..."
There was a reason for Guderian's thunderous rage. Ever since it encountered the reconnaissance force of the Far East Expeditionary Force, the Second Armored Group had never behaved smoothly. Therefore, Guderian had already accumulated enough violence in his heart. Angry, and now, because the 10th Armored Division was ambushed under his nose and almost the entire army was destroyed, the old German man's famous general demeanor has finally been exhausted.
Guderian was furious, and his opponent Jiang Tiezhang was naturally smiling. At the same time, on Mount Larbu, Jiang Tiezhang was eating late night snacks with several of his officers and chatting about the ambush battle of "South Road Two". Iron Palm set up an ambush at "South Road 2" early. In fact, he did not expect to kill many German troops. His purpose was just to delay the Second Armored Group Army's blitz. In this case, if Fu Chaocheng, Lu Deyang and others had eliminated one and a half The German armored division was a surprise to him,
"Fu Chaocheng and Lu Deyang did a good job. You can be sure that the Germans will not be able to leave tonight. And when dawn comes with helicopter help, they won't be able to go far. Let's find another opportunity to sneak attack on Nayawu." Your supply depot, hum, I think this might turn into a new decisive battleground." Jiang Tiezhang said while biting into a piece of roasted hare meat,
Compared with him, although Gu Dagang and others were equally happy about the "Second South Road Ambush Battle", because the infantry was led by Lu Deyang and not them, they felt a little bit resentful in their hearts. Why was it that the person sent to assist Fu Chaocheng was not Lu Deyang? As for themselves, of course, they also know that such words must never be said, so they are more concerned about when to attack the Naya Ur supply depot.
In this regard, Jiang Tiezhang's answer was not to rush, because there has been no chaos in the Second Armored Group Army so far.
"Just a second ambush battle on the southern route is not enough, and the decisive battle in Sabi has not yet begun. When the Sabi side is fully launched, I think Guderian will definitely lose his composure, and then this will be our opportunity." Jiang Tiezhang said. ,