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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 927: Taking Kursk in Three Days

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    At this moment, Emil Hull also felt that General von Francois's choice of which von Neuhaus to act as his command might be a wise move to know people and make good use of them. If the 29th Infantry Corps rashly counterattacked to Ha  The city of Erkov is likely to hit the opponent's reinforced reserve force. The enemy is strong, we are weak, the opponent has air superiority, and there is also the protection of the fortress If the 29th Reserve Infantry Army is going to chew a hard nut like this, this battle may really be a defeat.  Already

    "Huh According to that Neuhaus, how does he want to fight?" Major General von Barlouis, von Cusmani's deputy and chief of staff of the 27th Infantry Corps, hummed.

    "Neuhaus suggested that the 29th Infantry Army under his leadership first defend Yekaterinoslav and attract the main force of the coalition to move south. The coalition will not let Yekaterinoslav go. This city ranks third in size and population in Ukraine.  The important town will definitely reach the city. At that time, the 29th Infantry Army will attract the opponent's troops to garrison the city and block the opponent's attack. The 27th Infantry Army in the direction of Kiev and the 31st Infantry Army in the Donetsk direction will each have two infantry divisions from two sides.  Outflank the main coalition forces' retreat in one direction!"

    "Von Neuhaus believes that if we can concentrate the strength of 6 infantry divisions by then, we can eat the opponent's two main divisions in one go and retake Kharkov as a matter of course!" Emile Herr revealed the answer  , walked back to the conference table, picked up the teapot, and drank heavily. The military uniform was already soaked with sweat

    In the battle plan first reported to Berlin by General William Greiner, after the coalition launched a large-scale attack, the main German army would abandon Kharkov and hoped to attract the coalition to fight all the way to Kiev, so that the coalition's logistics and transportation support line would be stretched.  When the length reaches several hundred kilometers, the German Eighth Army will cross the Dnieper River along the Sea of ??Azov from the direction of Odessa to the north, unexpectedly cutting off the coalition's retreat. The premise of this combat plan is the use of the Eastern Front coalition forces of the Allied Powers.  The main force is committed to the battle in the direction of Kharkov

    When the coalition forces actually launched the offensive in the Ukraine campaign, the development of the situation was somewhat beyond the expectations of William Greiner and Berlin. The coalition forces only invested less than 50,000 troops to attack Kharkov. The total force of this pair was nearly 100,000.  For the German 10th Army, it was simply dumbfounding Of course, the coalition forces relied on their short-term control of the air to make up for the lack of Japanese army artillery fire, and the coalition air force's air strikes were instrumental in disintegrating and defeating the Ukrainian forces.  It works wonders

    This is like the German army being prepared and thinking that the coalition forces could devote at least 200,000 men to attack Kharkov. Therefore, they decided to trade space for time, prolong the logistics transportation of the coalition forces, and disperse the opponent's forces. As a result, the opponent only  A quarter of the troops were invested, which put General William Greiner in a difficult position If the 1st Fighter Wing had not suffered heavy losses and needed time to recover, William Greiner might have led the main force of the 27th Infantry Corps southward.  Rush to the aid of Kharkov

    Now that the coalition forces have a back-up, at least two-thirds of the main force of the opponent's Southwest Front Army has not been committed to the battlefield and attack. As a result, the commander of the German 10th Army also began to hesitate as to when he should go.  It is obviously not possible to launch a large-scale counterattack and send the troops up to be attacked by the coalition air force in vain. But if we want to just shrink back and defend and let others slaughter us, we cannot explain to everyone that the Ukrainian government cabinet of Simon Petlyura has already moved along the railway.  The front line withdrew to Yekaterinoslav, but the commander-in-chief of the National Army led a group of defeated generals who said they would defend Krasnorad and never give up an inch of land. Obviously, he was forcing the main force of the German army to go south for reinforcements!

    "What do you think of the next phase of the battle plan proposed by von Neuhaus?" General William Greiner put out the cigarette butt in his hand and turned his attention to von Cusmani and his division commanders

    "I don't think it's good! The defense is too passive! Moreover, the distance from Kharkiv to Yekaterinoslav is only 200 kilometers. It takes half a day to get there by train. We have to walk more than 400 kilometers on the way south from Kiev. The difficulty must be kept strictly confidential.  No, once the news leaks out, you must know that there are coalition reconnaissance planes flying all over the sky. Once it leaks out, I don¡¯t think the main force of the coalition forces will run back to Kharkov before we can reach Krasnorad!" said the speaker!  Major General von Baloui, chief of staff of the 27th Infantry Corps

    As soon as von Baloui said these words, both William Greiner and Emil Herr frowned. Even the commander of the 27th Infantry Corps, von Cusmani, felt that his chief of staff was unreliable. Just now Feng Kusmani felt that his chief of staff was unreliable.  When Smany said that he would lead a main division south to reinforce Yekaterinoslav, von Baloui did not use any reason that could not be kept secret and leaked, but now he came up with such a reason. This tmd is an arrogance to oppose for the sake of opposition  ¡­

    "Major General How should you fight?" General William Greiner's tone was very cold, and he looked at Major General von Barlouis with a disappointed look

    "Follow meFollow meOn the southern front, let the 29th Infantry Corps hold Yekaterinoslav, and take advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the coalition forces is transferred to Kharkiv to gather together."??We avoid the real situation and attack the fictitiouslaunch a counterattack from the northern front and attack directly to Kursk. Don't the Chinese have a saying called "encircle Wei and save Zhao"? In this way, we will definitely break the enemy's deployment and gain victory.  The initiative in the battle!  There is no need for our army commander to take action. I will personally lead a division and leave by train. Anyway, the north is where the Soviet Union and the Volga Federation hand over. The coalition forces must not be prepared for our attack!  "

    The method that Major General Von Baloui suppressed out of desperation really made the eyes of the German generals in the conference room brighten up. Several division commanders and chiefs of staff started whispering among themselves, obviously very interested in the plan proposed by their own army chief of staff.  ¡­

    "Your Excellency, Commander, Chief of Staff, Army Commander, I think the advice of the Army Chief of Staff is feasible. In the previous stage of the Ukrainian campaign, we were led by the coalition forces. This time we must break the rules Kursk Oblast has just left the Soviet Union.  The Volga Federation allocated to that puppet by the Russian Bolsheviks is the farthest away from the enemy's heartland. The enemy will definitely not pay attention to it and send my division into battle. I will capture Kursk in three days!"

    The one who stood up and took the initiative was Major General Marus von Bierke, the commander of the 41st German Infantry Division. His division was the main ace division of the 27th Infantry Corps and was always the first choice for charging into battle!
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