Chapter two hundred and seventy-fifth open and secret struggle
"I think exactly the opposite!" Shulka calmed down at this time. He thought about it for a while and then said to Zahakavich: "Comrade Major, I think they were fooled!"
"Fooled? No, Comrade Shulka!" Major Zahakavich said: "I don't think so. If they were fooled, they should attack Moscow from Tula instead of Volokolamsk!"
"I think they still hope to attack Moscow from Tula, Major!" Shulka replied: "The purpose of their attack on Volokolamsk is to lure us there!"
When Shulka said this, the officers suddenly felt that the situation seemed clear.
"Maybe you are right!" Major Gavrilov said: "Then what should we do now? Just wait like this?"
"We don't have time to wait, it's the fifth day now!" Major Zahakavich said: "What's more, if they break through Volokolamsk, there will be two directions that pose a threat to Moscow at the same time.
Then we were in a dilemma!”
"Since they want us to reinforce Volokolamsk, then we will reinforce Volokolamsk!" Shulka said.
"You mean..." Major Gavrilov said: "Use fake tanks like the 16th Army attacked Tver?"
"No, Comrade Gavrilov!" Shulka replied: "We have used this method before, but it cannot fool the enemy!"
"That's... a real tank?!"
*****
After dark, Guderian received another call in the headquarters, from von Bock.
"General!" von Bock said: "As you wish, the Russians have transferred the 'T34 tank brigade to Volokolamsk!"
"Of course, I'm sure!" Von Bock asked, "What are you worried about?"
"I don't know, Marshal!" Guderian replied: "But I don't think it will be that simple!"
"Even if it's not that simple, you can handle it, right?" Von Bock said: "The Fourth Tank Brigade is already in Volokolamsk, and they can't stop our attacks from both directions at the same time!"
Guderian hesitated for a moment and then said: "I don't think that is the real Fourth Tank Brigade!"
"Do you suspect that the information is untrue?"
"No, I think that is the information the enemy intended to give me!" Guderian replied: "I don't know why, I think the enemy wants the 3rd Armored Division to attack Moscow!"
"I think you are worrying too much, General!" Von Bock replied: "Our multiple intelligence personnel in Moscow have provided consistent intelligence. The 4th Tank Brigade has boarded the train and headed for Volokolamsk.
They even saw the 'breakout hero'!"
“‘Breaking out of the Encirclement’?”
"Yes!" Von Bock said: "It is said that the victory in these battles came from his idea, and the Russians are hyping him up... I think this is a scam set up by the Russians to boost morale.
, put all the credit on one person, and then set a hero as an example for others to learn from..."
"Do you think so?" Guderian asked.
"Of course!" Von Bock asked back: "Do you think he did all those things alone? This is impossible. He escaped from the Brest Fortress, fought a brilliant battle in Kiev, and then was transferred to Moscow State University.
Show your power, this is impossible, general!"
"So, I want to know who told you this?"
Feng Bock was speechless for a moment.
This information was told to von Bock by intelligence personnel. If von Bock did not believe this, then Guderian certainly had reason not to believe that the Fourth Tank Brigade was in Volokolamsk.
"I think we can make a decision later!" Guderian said: "The 6th Armored Division is attacking Volokolamsk, isn't it? We can see if the 4th Tank Brigade there is the 4th Tank Brigade.
trip!"
Von Bock frowned. He was a little tired of Guderian's caution. Von Bock thought that this caution was too much and could even be considered "cowardly"... This general must have been beaten by the fourth tank.
The brigade was frightened.
However, because of Guderian's reputation, von Bock didn't say anything. After hanging up the phone, he let the 6th Armored Division launch the attack.
"Now?" Major General Lucas, commander of the 6th Armored Division, asked doubtfully: "But it's night now, and our planes can't provide us with cover!"
"Yes, now!" Fon Bock said: "What you have to do is not to break through the enemy's defense line, but to find out whether the enemy has a T34 tank in his hand, or know which troop number it is. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!"
You can imagine what the result was. Von Bock immediately sent the results of the reconnaissance attack to Guderian, and added at the end: "For this result, we lost three hundred soldiers and five tanks.
, we are very sure that these five tanks were destroyed by T34. In addition, we also captured two prisoners, who confirmed that the information we obtained was correct... The Fourth Tank Brigade is in Volokolamsk! This
It’s absolutely true!”
Guderian, who was holding the telegram, could not help but frown.
He knew what von Bock meant by these words he added later. Von Bock hoped that he would march to Moscow.
To a certain extent, von Bock's order was correct, because it was supposed to be a simultaneous attack from two directions, making it difficult for the enemy to take care of both sides.
But for some reason, Guderian always felt that there were many dangers ahead.
Why is this?
Is it really because of fear of the 4th Tank Brigade?
Guderian didn't know the answer, he only knew that he had to attack now.
After thinking about it, he called the commander of the 3rd Armored Division and said, "Be prepared to attack Moscow at dawn tomorrow!"
The Soviet army invested in the direction of Volokolamsk were indeed real tanks, and they were indeed the 4th Tank Brigade and the 333rd Infantry Regiment.
If they didn't do this, it would be difficult for the Soviet army to deceive the German army.
Shurka knew who his opponent was... Guderian, Guderian, known as the father of armor, was not so easy to fool. This can be seen from the fact that the 3rd Armored Division has been standing still in Tula.
come out.
"If real tanks are used to reinforce Volokolamsk!" Major Zahakavich asked: "Then what will we use to stop the 3rd Armored Division?"
"They don't know that there are 14 T34s in the underground warehouse!" Shulka said: "Before the war begins, we can urgently transfer back the 17 T34s from the direction of Volokolamsk! If there are only 17 T34s and Step 333
As for the Corps... I think there is enough time to mobilize! The premise is that we must ensure that the railway is open and we are ready in Volokolamsk!"