bookpower Chapter 1130
Chapter 1130
“Führer, Guderian has sent a victory report. His Southern Army Group won the first battle. Zhukov’s more than one million Soviet troops are surrounded in the narrow terrain of the Carpathian Mountains. Now they can’t get any help from heaven or earth!”
Although the German army has not yet finally destroyed this Soviet army, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Soviet army is doomed, and the only thing waiting for them is total annihilation.
That’s why the German army believed that Guderian won the first battle, and reported the good news to Mainz.
Mainz put down the battle report in his hand, smiled and said,”Guderian’s trick of substituting the sky for the day is good. If I were Zhukov, I might have been fooled by him too!”
“Haha, Guderian is a bad guy. He bullied Zhukov because he was eager to fight and had little practical experience, so he succeeded. If he met you, the Führer, I think it would be Guderian who would be killed!”
Everyone flattered Mainz, and they didn’t feel it was against their will.
After all, Mainz was the most dazzling general in the empire. If he hadn’t left the army and entered politics, the brilliance of the so-called three great generals of the empire would never have surpassed him.
Speaking of it, Manstein, Guderian and other generals were all trained by Führer Mainz. If he came out, it would be a teacher beating a student. No matter how you look at it, he, the teacher, should have a greater chance of winning!
After all, many of the current tactical systems and combat concepts of the German army were formulated by Mainz himself. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the father of the Wehrmacht of the Third Reich!
“Okay, stop flattering. Guderian has only surrounded the Soviet army and has not completely destroyed them. Although the Soviet army is trapped in the Carpathian Mountains, the terrain here also restricts our actions. We can’t bear huge casualties and take the initiative to attack them, so in a short period of time, we can only slowly consume them like this!”Mainz put away the smile on his face and his expression became serious.
The more than one million Soviet troops surrounded were like a cooked duck for the German army.
However, although the duck is cooked, it does not mean that they will not fly away!
As long as the German army does not eat them one day, the variables will always exist, and such variables cannot be ignored by anyone!
“Have you ever thought about whether Starling would rescue this Soviet army?”
This is a good question. After hearing Mainz’s question, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then began to think!
Yes!
The current situation is still unclear. Although the Soviet army is surrounded, it does not mean that they will surrender. Therefore, the German army can only use siege to delay them.
In this way, the Russian side has time to take action.
If Starling insists on rescuing this army, then in terms of time, he is actually in time. There happens to be a strong and powerful Soviet army on the Eastern Front!
“Führer, what do you mean?”
Jodl, Zeitzler and other people in the staff looked serious and asked Mainz.
“Let the troops on the Eastern Front be alert. In addition, the troops stationed in East Prussia can move!”
Mainz did not explain too much, but issued two orders.
“Now that there is this opportunity, I hope Starling can make the mistake again!”
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Since Starling decided to rescue this army, he naturally had to pay attention to the movements of the Eastern Front Allied Forces and even the German Army.
Since last year, the German Army has successively sent a lot of troops to Poland. Most of these troops are stationed in places close to the Third Reich, such as Pomerania, Posen and East Prussia.
These places are the homeland of the Third Reich and do not directly border the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty signed at the beginning, so they did not violate the treaty, so there is nothing to blame the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty.
However, because East Prussia is very close to the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty, the German troops stationed here pose a great threat to the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty.
It is for this reason that the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Treaty has also strengthened its military forces around the three Baltic countries to counterbalance the military strength of the German Army.
At this time, if Starling wants to mobilize troops, the most important thing to be vigilant about is that the German army will attack from East Prussia, take advantage of the opportunity of their main force leaving, capture their current positions in one fell swoop, tear open their defenses, and allow the coalition forces and subsequent German troops to rush in and attack the bear’s homeland.
Most of the land of the bear’s homeland in Eastern Europe is plains, and it is the kind of endless plains!
This terrain is simply the most ideal battlefield for the German armored forces. As long as it doesn’t snow, rain, and the roads are not muddy and slippery, the German tanks can be unbridled here! The radiation area of the armored forces is too large, so once they are allowed to come in, the bear’s hinterland will be disturbed!
Therefore, what Starling is most concerned about at this moment is the movement of the German army in East Prussia.
If the German army continues to increase its troops here, it means that they will soon launch an offensive in the Eastern Front.
If the German army does not increase its troops here, it may prove that they are not ready to attack for the time being.
From a geographical point of view, East Prussia can radiate a very wide range, which is a huge threat to the Soviet flank.
So if the German army wants to attack, it will definitely send troops from East Prussia. Even if the German army attacks from other regions, East Prussia will also send troops. The reason is very simple. Sending troops from here can involve a lot of Soviet energy and create excellent combat conditions for the German army in other battlefields!
The Soviet army monitored for several days in a row and found that East Prussia was calm and there was no sign of war.
The German army looked very relaxed, and a large number of soldiers were still on vacation. They could not even be assembled in a short time. This state did not look like a war no matter how you looked at it.
Moreover, the Soviet army also found out that the German army stationed in Pomerania had withdrawn to the Empire’s homeland and went to Bohemia to change guard because of the transfer of the Seventh Army. In this way, the Empire’s army in the Boland region was reduced to two, and one of them was still on holiday and could not be sent out to fight in a short time!
When this information was presented to Starling, Starling excitedly slammed the table!
“Well, this is an opportunity given to us by God. Since it is God’s will, we must not waste it!”