Chapter 73 Preparation
In the command of the Prime Minister's Office in Berlin, Germany, Hitler is holding an important combat meeting.
After reading Gesiyun's combat report, Hitler was very shocked and immediately summoned all relevant personnel to discuss Gesiyun's combat plan.
Hitler was on the chair and glanced at everyone with a serious expression.
"I think everyone has read the report from Ge Siyun! You have any ideas to read."
As soon as Hitler finished speaking, Gorene, who had always liked to compete for credit, immediately spoke, "First of the People's Republic of China, I want to go to the front line to command our great German army. My Air Force and I cooperate with the army to annihilate the Don River Front. I think the plan of Gesyun is too lacking in knightly manner. If I let me go, I will definitely be able to show the might of the German army." After saying that, Gorene looked at everyone proudly, thinking in his heart, "The battle situation has been settled, I should take this opportunity to make some credit! The opportunity must not be lost, and I will never come again."
But before Goring was proud for a few minutes, Himmler in front of him laughed and said, "Master Goring, do you have Zhukov's military talent?" Goring was so enlarged that he thought for a long time, "I am from the Air Force and I am not Zhukov's opponent on land."
Himmler then asked, "Do you have the luck and command talent of General Gesyun?" Gorin shook his head, "No, I am not as lucky as him, and I am not as capable of commanding the army as his. Didn't I say it! I am from the Air Force."
Seeing that Gorin had taken the bait, Himmler reminded Hitler, "The Head of State, since Marshal Gorin is not as good as Zhu (pig) and Ge (dog), how could he go to the front line to command? What if Zhukov came here!"
"Yes," Hitler looked at Goring and said, "Goling! Since you are not even Zhu and Ge, don't rush to go to the front line. With Manstein and Gesyun there, you can stay in Berlin and manage your air force. You should listen to the opinions of the generals of the army more."
"Hader, you are the Chief of Staff, please share your opinions."
"Yes! Head of State" Hader said when Hitler pointed at himself, "I personally fully agree with General Gesiyun's combat plan. General Gesiyun's plan is bold and innovative. Although it damages the demeanor of the knights, it is very necessary for our current situation to completely wipe out the Soviet Don River Front Army without reducing casualties. After this period of war, we suffered a lot of casualties. If we continue to lose like this, it will be very unfavorable to our future operations.
Although General Gesiyun's combat plan is a bit like that, it is indeed what we need at present. If we implement it according to our established combat plan, we have to take a lot of losses to solve the Don River Front. Everyone has seen the result of the Battle of Kiev. Although we have won a complete victory, the losses are still very large. I hope the head of state can agree with General Gesiyun's combat plan."
After Hader's speech, the generals of the army nodded in agreement. Hitler took the expressions of the generals of the army, thought for a while and asked, "Goebbels. Although you don't understand military affairs, this time I called you to attend the combat meeting to listen to your opinions. Many parts of the Gerthyun's combat plan are related to propaganda. You are an expert in this field, please tell me your opinions."
"Yes! My Head of State." Seeing that the head of state reached him, Goebbels began to speak in his sharp voice, "Although I don't understand military affairs and only know propaganda, I never thought that my propaganda could also be used to destroy the enemy. I admire General Ge Siyun's wisdom very much and came up with such a terrible combat plan. If it were not for the frontline, I really hope General Ge Siyun could come to my Propaganda Department to serve. He is definitely only a genius in this area, and I completely agree with General Ge Siyun's combat plan."
Goebbels, who is very good at flattering, understood Hitler's face. Now Gethyun is at its peak in Hitler's heart. Hitler must have agreed to Gethyun's combat plan. If he doesn't flatter now, there will be no store after passing through this village.
"Okay! Since everyone has no objection, it's decided." Hitler glanced at everyone again and issued an order. "Give power to Manstein immediately. The entire encirclement and annihilation battle is commanded by Gessyun, Spel! You are the Minister of Production. You must transport the combat materials needed by Gessyun to the front line as soon as possible."
"Yes! Head of State" Spel stood up and said, "I will prepare all the combat supplies requested by General Gesyun as soon as possible, but General Gesyun requested,,,"
"I know what you want to say," Hitler interrupted Spell and said, "You don't have to worry about diplomatic conflicts. I don't dare to say anything dissatisfied with us. You can do it in charge of everything. By the way! If necessary, you can take my guard to perform some difficult tasks."
"And! Gorene" Hitler looked at Gorene and said, "You must do the cooperation of the plane required by Gorene. If something goes wrong with your air force, I will peel you up."
After hearing Hitler's words, fat oil immediately flowed out of his face. He immediately slapped his chest and said, "Don't worry, the head of state, I will complete the task."
After assigning the task, Hitler made his final speech, "Get power to Geshe, agree to his (sugar-coated cannonball) action plan, and after the battle, he would return to Berlin to report his work. He would also return to China for rest."
After Hitler's order was issued, the whole of Germany became busy. The various combat materials needed by Jintian began to be produced from various factories. Once it was produced, it went to the Soviet front at the fastest speed through various channels and various modes of transportation.
At the same time, Yelemenko, the commander of the Don Front, rejected the German army's request to surrender, and the German army began to launch an attack from all directions. Nearly 500,000 German troops concentrated 3,000 artillery and 1,000 aircraft, and launched an attack operation code-named (squeezing) under the command of Manstein. However, the German intention of combat was no longer to destroy the Soviet army, but to drive away the Soviet army, suppress the Soviet army, and consume a small amount of the Soviet army's supplies. Force the Soviet army to compress the defense line and shorten the scope of the encirclement.
During the two consecutive days of attack, the German army's offensive was extremely fierce, especially the German Air Force was extremely active, dispatching a total of 5,000 aircraft, basically paralyzing the Soviet air defense system and severely damaging the Soviet ground forces. Forced the Soviet army to retreat, compressing the entire encirclement by 30 kilometers, and the Soviet army was surrounded in a very small area.
Chapter completed!