The blitz battle turned into a fortified battle, and then turned into an ambush battle. This was really not what Guderian wanted. It was just a step-by-step difference. After the "South Route 2" was ambushed, the German Second Armored Army still had a strength advantage. , but in fact, he had completely lost the initiative in the war. Guderian obviously knew this well, so while he ordered the battlefield to be cleared and the passages to be sorted out, he summoned his generals to discuss the next actions.
"We must avenge this revenge, otherwise if it spreads back to China, our Second Armored Group will become the biggest joke this year." At the beginning of the meeting, Guderian said this first, then looked around the crowd and said, "Let's talk about it. , what should we do best next.”
For the German generals of the Second Armored Group Army, today's battle was really useless. They clearly had an absolute advantage in strength, but they could only watch the Chinese encircle and annihilate their friendly forces, so almost everyone felt that After holding back a ball of fire, as soon as Guderian finished speaking, Schwepenburg, commander of the 24th Motorized Army, stood up and said: "Yanaur, Mount Larbu and here, why do the Chinese want to They tried every means to block our army. I thought it was actually the Chinese who were afraid of us." At this point, he knew that this argument was not persuasive, so he paused and explained: "I know, after eating China one after another, After the tragedy, many people have realized the strength of the Chinese army and no longer dare to look down upon it. However, have you ever thought about the fact that Marshal Manstein’s request for help in his telegram asked us to go north as soon as possible in the hope of annihilating the Soviet army in one fell swoop? In order to determine the situation of the Soviet-Russian war, that is to say, in fact, in Osa and Sabi, at least the enemy and us are evenly matched. On the other hand, if the enemy and we can increase a little more troops, then we can gain an advantageous position. Everyone, now We all know that General Zhang Zizhong, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, is not a man in vain, so I would like to ask why he still insists on using 20,000 troops to stop our army."
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Schweppenberg continued: "I think it was precisely because he realized that once our army entered Osa and Sabi that the war situation would be irreversible, China's General Zhang Zizhong would not hesitate to invest 20,000 fresh troops. Come here to stop us." At this point, he stopped and looked at Guderian and said: "Your Excellency, we have indeed lost three battles with the Chinese, but after careful calculation, we actually did not lose much. The troops, yes, there are not a few troops in the two divisions, but don’t forget that we have more than 100,000 people in total, and whether it is Yanaur or Mount Larbu or here, do the Chinese have any We have fought positional battles. Don't the Chinese not want to? No, they don't dare at all. If I were Zhang Zizhong, I could use 20,000 troops to hold back the enemy's 100,000 troops, thereby gaining a chance to win on another battlefield. I Why not do this? My opinion is that no matter what methods the Chinese in front of us adopt, we just need to go all the way north. As long as we can enter Osa or Sabi, then a little failure here is nothing. When we win When the decisive battle is over, the Chinese army here will be crushed by us..."
Jiang Tiezhang's intentions were actually obvious by this time. It was just one thing to know, but it was another thing to come up with a way to make the needle. At this time, Schweppenberg's suggestion came into being. the value of existence,
"No matter what methods the Chinese use, we will just go all the way north." Guderian muttered these words silently, with a flash of light in his eyes. Yes, why do we have to be led by the Chinese? Why not? You fight yours and I'll fight mine, and since our own force advantage is very obvious, wouldn't all problems be solved as long as we merge with Army Group A? With this thought in his mind, Guderian has already made a decision.
And just when he was about to make an announcement, a slightly anxious voice from the corner of the tent interrupted him and made him frown instantly.
"Your Excellency, there is an emergency call from Big Ula. There was a sneak attack by the Chinese and all the oil tanks were set alight."
There was dead silence. After Durianfu, the Big Ula supply station was attacked again, and because a batch of fuel shipped from the south had just been stored there, the generals attending the meeting could only understand the significance of this to the Second Armored Group Army. Everyone They all looked at Guderian in unison, with a murderous look in his eyes that was not good at hiding his thoughts.
"Are you sure it's Big Ula?" Guderian asked after being stunned for about ten seconds, and those who were interested immediately noticed that in just these ten seconds, Guderian's voice actually changed and became hoarse. ,
"Yes, it's a telegram from Major Gadagh of Big Ula." the communications staff officer replied, his tone even more anxious.
Guderian is a general who pays great attention to details, so he clearly knows the fuel storage situation of his troops. It is for this reason that the battle report of the attack on Big Ula made him feel like he was struck by lightning and seemed a little rude, but after all, it was A seasoned veteran, he quickly adjusted his mentality and asked in a relatively calm tone: "Did Gaidag say anything about the size of the Chinese army that attacked."
The communications staff officer had already stood in front of Guderian with the telegram. He respectfully presented the telegram and replied: "Major Gaidag did not explain how many enemies there are, but he has surrounded the Chinese."
Guderian had already picked up the telegram at this time, but after just scanning it in a hurry, he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart. If Gaidag could surround the enemy, it meant that the incoming Chinese army did not have many people at all. So, Why couldn't he stop the Chinese attack and all the oil tanks were burned? After the attack on the Durianfu supply station, he repeatedly emphasized the need to strengthen the security of supply stations everywhere.
"Pass my order, order Gadag to annihilate all the Chinese, and then let him report to the military court by himself." Guderian shouted,
"Yes." The communications staff retreated, but Schweppenberg and others noticed that Guderian's figure was shaking. They were all shocked, but except for Guderian's adjutant, he immediately stepped forward to support Guderian. But they could only lower their heads to show that they saw nothing.
"I'm fine." He whispered to the kind-hearted adjutant. In the adjutant's worried eyes, Guderian took a deep breath and straightened his waist. The morale of the troops was already worrying after losing consecutive battles. Guderian knew that he In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he must show more strength and calmness. Taking another deep breath, he exhaled and said loudly: "Now contact Marshal Manstein immediately to confirm the oil storage situation in Sabi and the work of clearing the road. We must hurry up, we must start at six o'clock tomorrow."