The news soon reached the headquarters of Army Group South Commander Rundstedt.
After hearing the news, Rundstedt only raised his eyes slightly.
This does not mean that Rundstedt is not surprised, but that as a nobleman, he has been asked to "not be surprised by changes" since he was a child... "As a nobleman, you must behave calmly and calmly at all times, even if you are sent to the guillotine.
You should also appreciate the cold light flashing from the blade!"
At this time, Rundstedt felt as if he was being sent to the guillotine.
He had thought that the 11th Army would fail, but he did not expect it to fail so quickly.
Just now, Rundstedt was preparing to urgently mobilize troops to enter the preset positions in the Safran District to prevent the Russian army from continuing to penetrate, but now it seems that it is too late.
"Two days, only two days!" Although Rundstedt acted calmly, he still couldn't help his anger when he heard Schobert's voice on the phone: "As long as you can block them for two days, I will
We were able to gather troops one after another and organize defenses, but it only took them half a day to get through your defenses!"
"Sorry, Marshal!" Schobert replied: "This Russian army is different from what we have encountered before. I think... they are even using our tactics!"
"You mean 'blitz'?"
"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!" Shobert said: "According to the response from the front line, their tanks don't seem to be unable to communicate like before. The coordination between their tanks and even the coordination between infantry and tanks is very good!"
"I completely agree, General!" Rundstedt said: "When we are defeated by the enemy, the enemy's strength is always the best excuse, because in this way we can cover up our own incompetence!"
"No, Your Excellency Marshal..." Schobert wanted to say something else, but Rundstedt on the other side had already hung up the phone.
Rundstedt did not want to listen to Schobert's "excuses", although he believed that Schobert was right to some extent: the Russian 9th Army clearly had traces of "blitzkrieg", went out for reconnaissance, and then quickly broke through
Implement interspersed encirclement.
However, Rundstedt certainly would not and could not admit Schobert's statement. Otherwise, everyone could use this reason after defeat: "The enemy is too powerful."
On the other hand, it is useless to discuss these. No matter whether the enemy has learned the tactics of "blitzkrieg" or not, the most important thing is to be able to block them!
Rundstedt frowned and stared at the map. The adjutant was placing a small red flag representing the Russian 9th Army in the Uman area based on the intelligence.
Where the Russian 9th Army occupied is not the point. The point is that they broke through the defense area of the 11th Army, and that was the only group army in southern Ukraine with German troops.
To the south is the Romanian 3rd Army.
The main force of the 3rd Army also advanced to the Dnieper River, but even if it did not, Rundstedt believed that he could not place hope on them because he knew very well the combat effectiveness of the Romanian army... The German army once sent a teaching group to participate in training Romanian military envoys
They can at least cooperate with the German army on the battlefield.
Rundstedt is mainly responsible for these, because the main force of Army Group South is a mixed force of German and Romanian troops.
Rundstedt knew from the teaching team that the Romanian Army was an army with deep-rooted French-style "absolute defense" strategic and tactical thinking.
"We can't spend a few months driving those backward strategies and tactics out of their heads!" the head of the teaching regiment reported to Rundstedt: "They have been learning 'absolute defense' tactics from the beginning, and we
With only a few months of training, they even think our tactics are meaningless and will lead to death!"
Rundstedt even believed that this idea was correct, because "Blitzkrieg" could not be fought by any army. The rapid penetration of the German army could encircle the enemy, while the rapid penetration of the Romanian army would actively be surrounded by the enemy.
This is what they call "sending death".
The performance of the Romanian 1st Armored Division seems to illustrate this point.
If the Russian 9th Army passes through the defense area of the Romanian 3rd Army and continues south... Rundstedt's eyes are fixed on the Ossad area, which is the Romanian 4th Army.
The 4th Army can be said to be the only army whose main force did not advance to the Dnieper River.
But you can't place high hopes on it either.
This was not because Rundstedt did not believe in the combat effectiveness of the Romanian 4th Army.
In fact, the performance of the Romanian 4th Army since the beginning of the war is not satisfactory. They at least achieved an initial victory in the attack on Ossade.
The reason why they cannot be expected to block the Russian 9th Army is that the Romanian 4th Army is besieging Ossad... The Russian troops stationed in Ossad are still resisting.
This also means that the Romanian 4th Army will be faced with the enemy, and then as Ossad relieves the Russian army, even Kiev will be able to obtain supplies from the Black Sea.
Thinking of this, Rundstedt asked the adjutant: "What is the progress of the Ossade campaign?"
"Everything goes well, Marshal!" the adjutant replied: "They have occupied the reservoir outside the city and cut off the water source in the city. The Russians can only use warships to transport fresh water through the Black Sea, which will undoubtedly increase the supply burden on the Russians!"
"How long?" Rundstedt asked again.
Rundstedt has always spoken so concisely, perhaps because this is the only way to reflect his aristocratic temperament.
The adjutant was used to this, so of course he understood what the marshal meant.
"General Rakovichat estimates that it will take another week, Marshal!" the adjutant replied.
General Rakovizat is the commander of the Romanian 4th Army.
However, this estimate is too optimistic. The fact is that this battle will take at least a month... The Battle of Ossade lasted a full 73 days.
"A week?" Rundstedt shook his head slightly.
He knew that even if the Romanian 4th Army could capture Ossade within a week, the Russian 9th Army would get there within that time.
In other words, the German army did not have that much time.
"We must capture Ossade within three days, Finn!" Rundstedt said: "Only in this way can we solve the current dilemma!"
Rundstedt is right. At this time, the Ossade region has become key. It is not only a hub connecting Romania and Ukraine, but also a node that cuts off the Russian army's supply lines.
To put it simply, occupying the Ossade area means connecting your own supply lines while cutting off the other party's supply lines.
"Three days?"
The adjutant looked at Rundstedt in confusion. This time is no problem. If the Russian 9th Army takes five days to reach the Ossade area, then the German army must capture it within three days and use two days to consolidate the defense line.
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The issue is……
"Your Majesty Marshal, what can we do to capture Ossad within three days?"