Chapter 487: Not good is the German air raid
However, after more than an hour of combat meetings, Manstein and Model were aimed not only to annihilate the 9th and 19th Tank Army of Sudhi; but also to find ways to defeat the 2nd Tank Army of Sudhi, the 3rd and 16th Tank Army of Guards, the 11th Tank Brigade of Guards, and the 9th Tank Army of Sudhi.
Especially the 9th Tank Army of Guards, Manstein and others' main attack target.
The Soviet army is under its command of the Tank Army of the 50th, 51st and 103rd Brigades; the 3rd Brigade of the Motorized Infantry, as well as several independent units, as well as the 57th Brigade.
The commander of the Guard Tank Army was Major General Telyakov, who was incorporated into the Central Front of the Soviet Union. However, after the Battle of Kursk, they were incorporated into the headquarters of the Supreme Command as a reserve; their combat mission was to assist other fronts in repelling the sudden attack of the German army during the entire defensive battle.
In other words, if this tank army can be completely wiped out, the Soviet army will lose another powerful tank army reserve team.
After Manstein and Model and the others agreed and obtained Chen Yanlong's approval, they immediately began to mobilize their troops and prepare to wipe out the Soviet tank army mentioned above one by one according to the plan.
At this time, Major General Telyakov, the commander of the 9th Tank Army of the Guards, was exhausted and counting the losses of his tank army.
"How many tanks do we have?"
Major General Telyakov said anxiously to the General Staff General of Operations around him, Nikola Wolov.
"Less than 90 vehicles! Commander!"
General Staff Nikola Wolov was also depressed.
"Damn the German army, the damn 508th Heavy Armored Division, I really didn't expect them to be so powerful. My tank army lost more than 200 tanks after only two days of fighting with them!"
"I was too careless this time! If Marshal Zhukov hadn't asked us to fight to the death to rescue the Southwest Front, I wouldn't have been so impatient to face the Germans with stronger equipment than us!"
After hearing this, Major General Telakov suddenly felt angry and complained to himself.
"Things have happened. No matter how we scold ourselves now, it will be useless. I think the commander should ask the superiors to replenish tank personnel, oil, and tanks as soon as possible! Otherwise, I am worried that when the battle begins, we will still be able to withstand the attacks of those German tank groups, especially the 508 German Heavy Armored Division, and the elite SS tank troops!"
General Staff Nikola Wolov responded worriedly.
"What are the faces I have to ask for supplies from the superiors now? It's great if the Supreme Command Base Camp and Marshal Zhukov don't punish me! How can I ask for supplies from the superiors? And even if I call, it's useless. Now all the tank troops are being beaten by the German tank troops, and they all need to replenish tank personnel, tank numbers, and fuel."
Major General Delyakov said with a bitter face and shook his head with a bitter smile.
"What should we do now? Our tank personnel are not even enough 120 people. How can such a small number of tank personnel drive our tank group to conduct large-scale combat with those German troops?"
General Staff Nikola Wolov said worriedly.
"If you can drive as many tanks as you can, you can drive them to fight to the death with the German tank troops! Even if we want to die in the battlefield, we must destroy more German tanks and kill more Germans!"
"Especially the 508 German Heavy Armored Division, if it can cause them to be severely injured, then even if I want to die on the battlefield, I will be willing!"
Major General Delyakov said with a wry smile.
"Okay! I understand. Since your intention is determined by Commander, I will accompany you to the end and destroy more German tanks and kill their tank personnel with you! Let the 508 German Heavy Armored Division be severely damaged by us!"
After hearing this, General Staff Nikola Wolov sighed deeply, and immediately saluted a military salute to the other party and replied loudly.
"Well! This is the combat chief staff I respect the most!"
"Although we do not have enough tanks and tank personnel to fight against the German tank army, we are not fighting alone now. The tank troops around us are united to fight to the end with the German tank group!"
"And we also have a large number of anti-tank weapons and equipment, especially self-propelled artillery and anti-tank guns, anti-tank mines, and the anti-tank weapon Bazukah anti-tank rocket launchers given to us by the US military, so we are not unable to fight against those aggressive German tank groups!"
Major General Telakov suddenly raised his spirits to inspire the other party.
"Boom! Boom! Boom......"
But at this moment, on the resting position where they were, they were in a deafening manner, and waves of deafening bombing sounds echoed, and the earth was shaking and shaking.
"Not good! It was a German air strike!"
Chapter completed!