Chapter 658: Manstein and the Dictator Jan Antonescu
Seeing this, the division commander Chad Hyderry was very satisfied and looked at all the officers and soldiers below with a rare smile.
"Then the family will continue to train now, waiting for your new weapons and equipment to arrive, and then I will announce that it is those people who have obtained the list of participating in this air strike against the Italian guerrillas!"
Then, the division commander Chad Hyderry smiled.
After the words came, all the officers and soldiers of the First Airborne Division cheered happily again.
And at this time, on the East Line.
However, Manstein was in his combat command room, staring at the high-definition combat map of Moscow and fell into silence.
On the entire Eastern Front, whether it was Manstein, the former commander-in-chief of the Army, Marshal Blauchic, or other German generals, or even the ordinary officers and soldiers below, they felt that as long as they could conquer Moscow, the entire capital of the Red Empire, which gathered all intellectual and political circles, would collapse completely, including the hearts of the people and morale.
In other words, before experiencing the fierce Battle of Stalingrad, all the German generals on the Eastern Front believed that as long as Moscow was captured, the entire Red Empire could be defeated and occupied the entire Red Empire.
"I don't know when our German Empire will be able to counterattack and occupy the Soviet capital Moscow!"
After a long time, Manstein smiled bitterly.
"The Marshal will definitely be realized soon! Our head of state is different from the past. He has given us a lot of new weapons and equipment, and we often win big battles!"
General Herman Holt interrupted excitedly.
"Maybe! We are still in the defensive stage now, especially after we lost Paulus and his Sixth Army Group; what we have to face is even more unoptimistic!"
"And I recently discovered that the Soviet army has started to make big moves again, but I just don't know how they plan to deal with us next. Do you have any good suggestions?"
After hearing this, Manstein shook his head and said with a wry smile.
At the same time, he also stared at the other person's bright eyes and waited for the other person's following.
"You are the marshal, you have the final say. I am just the commander of the armored forces. I only follow your instructions. I will fight wherever you say. The commander of the 4th Armored Army under my command will definitely try his best to complete it!"
"Of course, to thank our great head of state, he gave me the opportunity to continue to fight on the Eastern Front!"
In response, Herman Holt showed a rare naughty smile and agreed.
Because according to the original history, General Hermann Holt would have been dismissed by Hitler in November 1943 after the Battle of Kursk, and he would have no official position or achievements until the end of the war.
So now he not only has received a large number of new tanks and armored vehicles from Chen Yanlong, and supplies from weapons and equipment; but also has been reused by Chen Yanlong, so he is happy, so he has no objection to Manstein's ambition to counterattack Moscow.
Because judging from the current situation, as long as there is war, he will have a great opportunity to be promoted.
"It seems that you should have obtained the new tank and armored vehicle given to you by the Head of State!"
"Looking at how happy you are to fight a big war with the Soviet army immediately, this time the new weapons and equipment should be very good!"
Manstein responded with a smile to the other party's little thoughts.
"We are both old friends, I have it, and you will have it too! And I know that the Head of State also attaches great importance to you. He once praised you in front of me as an excellent strategic genius, and also let me learn from you more!"
Herman Hort, commander of the 4th Armored Army, suddenly changed his mind and flattered him in praise.
"Tsk! I see you have changed! General Hort, ah! No, now it should be General Hort! Your flattery skills are really good! I think you have also flattered a lot of the head of state. Otherwise, your flattery skills will improve so quickly? You wouldn't have done this before!"
Manstein laughed at Holt's flattery.
"Hey! Do people need to change? You must know how to adapt to it so that you can be as good as a fish in water!"
Herman Holt said with a smile, showing a look you don't understand.
“……”
Looking at the strange Herman Hotter in the group, Manstein's mouth twitched a few times, his face covered in black and speechless.
But soon he continued to look at the dazzling array of maps, notes, and various frontline military and information reports in his hands; because his attitude was always based on his eyes.
So before every battle, he would go to the front line for field inspections; and visit the military and the staff departments of various divisions to listen to the opinions of those staff members.
Of course, it also includes officers and soldiers on various fronts, especially those on the front lines, so many German officers and soldiers are very familiar with him and like his style.
Especially when he inspects, he doesn't even have a entourage with him, so he can make the officers and soldiers at the bottom more deeply admire and easily communicate and move.
And especially when the officers and soldiers saw that the military uniforms that Manstein wore were not his marshal's uniform wearing the Knight's Iron Cross; but ordinary general uniforms, either fur coats, or police caps, rather than general's big blocks; so why wouldn't the marshals so close and fearless marshals not move these German soldiers at the bottom?
And the reason why Hot appeared in his command room today is because an important big shot is coming to see him today.
That person was the Romanian military fascist dictator Jan Antonescu, whom he was also very familiar with. Today, this person came to Chen Yanlong's promise to supply new weapons and equipment to his Eastern Front troops and change clothes.
"Hey! Marshal Manstein, yo! And the Special Admiral! I'm glad to see you again!"
Just as Manstein lowered his head and was about to go deeper to see the battle situation in his hands, the dictator Jan Antonescu walked in with a smile and greeted Manstein and Hot.
"Well! Yes! We haven't seen each other for a long time, Prime Minister Antonescu!"
When he saw clearly that the person he was dictator Jan Antonescu, whom he was going to meet today, Manstein also responded with a smile.
"I haven't seen the Prime Minister for a long time!"
Then Hort also greeted and responded.
Then the three of them politely said some meeting words, and then immediately got to the point.
"Well! I think you two know the purpose of my visit here today. Your head of state agreed to replace weapons and equipment with the troops deployed on the Eastern Front. I wonder when this matter will be completed?"
After being kind to each other, the dictator Jan Antonescu immediately smiled straight to the point.
"Today we can change your troops, including your pilots, armored troops, and tank troops; but our head of state hopes that when you fight, some of our combat staff can arrive at your troops for cooperative operations!"
"Because we have recently discovered that the Soviet army has made major moves in secret, and the detailed situation is still under investigation; but if there is no error in the estimate, the Soviet army may launch the Battle of Leningrad Novgorod!"
"So we need the assistance of your country's troops in combat, so today we invited the Prime Minister to come here to discuss how to improve and adjust your country's troops and update your weapons and equipment!"
Manstein also answered politely to the other party's inquiry.
"Okay! I'm here today for this!"
Chapter completed!