The core of blitzkrieg is speed, surprise, and concentration, and the prerequisite is air superiority.

At the end of 1942, the Third Reich occupied Stalingrad, marched to the gates of Moscow, and captured Leningrad. Guderian used the huge impact of the Blitzkrieg to achieve unprecedented success.

But his success could only go so far, and it seemed to have reached its peak.

Two consecutive winters caused big problems for the Panzer Army itself. At the same time, under the huge pressure of annihilation, the Bolsheviks showed amazing mobilization capabilities.

Anti-tank trenches stretching for hundreds of kilometers, continuous harassment attacks, and a deep and wide defense line composed of soldiers and civilians.

The emergence of these things weakened the impact of the torrent of steel in the Blitz. The tanks could no longer run as fast as before, and there were various constraints.

After reaching its peak, the Blitz began to go downhill.

The Chinese jet fighter fleet's expedition to the Eastern Front battlefield accelerated the decline of the blitzkrieg.

After losing air supremacy, the blitzkrieg that once dominated Eastern Europe actually existed in name only.

As the founder of Blitzkrieg, Guderian saw with his own eyes the decline of his strategies and tactics, and felt so sad, helpless and irritable in his heart.

It has been five or six days since the Second Armored Group joined the southern battlefield, but they have been unable to enter the core area of ​​the battlefield and were dragged upstream of the Don River by the enemy's 3rd Tank Army.

In the past, Guderian did not pay attention to opponents like the 3rd Tank Army at all. The opponent's tanks were simply incomparable to his own Panthers and Tigers, and could be crushed with just one charge.

But now the proud Guderian had to retract his head into the steel of the Tiger tank, not daring to expose it easily.

Enemy reconnaissance planes are as annoying as flies, and must be carefully guarded so as not to reveal anything.

Once exposed, the Third Tank Army and the Air Force will crush it.

The Second Armored Army alone could not cope with such a moment, and Guderian was extremely annoyed by this.

Naturally, he also heard that the Fourth Army surrendered to the enemy and that the Führer abandoned the North Caucasus.

In response, Guderian could only shake his head in despair.

As the core figure of the Armored Group Army, he knew the importance of oil to the steel torrent.

If you abandon the North Caucasus and lose the oil fields within easy reach, your armored group army and mechanized troops will have an increasingly difficult time in the future.

"General, the head of state ordered us to find an opportunity to fight the enemy as soon as possible!" In the temporary headquarters, the chief of staff said to Guderian:

"The situation in the south is getting worse day by day. The head of state hopes that our armored army can perform miracles like in the past!"

Guderian took a sip of the bitter coffee. He wanted to maintain the general's calm demeanor in times of crisis, but after hearing what the chief of staff said, he couldn't help but ask:

"You can fight the enemy desperately and attack southward, but who will provide the fuel supplies the tanks need?"

"If I remember correctly, the supply convoy was already two days late."

The chief of staff nodded:

"Many places in the rear have been bombed, and the fuel needed by the troops needs to be transported from farther away. The supply convoys travel day and night, and the efficiency is very low, but I have received reports that they will definitely arrive tonight!"

"This is an order personally issued by the head of state. We only have one day to prepare!"

Guderian smiled bitterly and said as if talking to himself:

"Jiangdong, ah Jiangdong, I didn't expect that I haven't seen you for five or six years, but you actually have the ability to influence the world."

"Why didn't I see it then? Haha, at that time I thought you could only become a general like me!"

Guderian recalled the days when he and Jiang Dong discussed the blitzkrieg in Munich, his eyes a little sad.

………

At noon on the 13th, General Chuikov and his prisoner Morrison arrived outside the ruins of Grozny.

The fire in Grozny burned for two days and two nights, and in the end the whole city was changed.

The air was filled with the smell of gasoline, and even though it had been two days, the smell was still strong.

"This city is completely destroyed, what a pity!" General Chuikov sighed.

He silently complained about Jiangdong in his heart!

The city does not belong to the Chinese, they really did not spare any effort when bombing!

The city was completely destroyed, and after the war, Mao Xiong himself had to spend a lot of effort to rebuild it.

It’s not my own family that doesn’t feel bad!

Morrison on the side said nothing, just looking at the ashes in the city, wondering what he was thinking.

General Chuikov personally walked into the ruins of the city and experienced the feeling of purgatory on earth.

To the west of Grozny, in the city of Krasnodar, Stipnagel, commander of the Seventeenth Army of the Third Reich, was already coordinating the retreat of the troops.

The counterattack plan he agreed upon with Lieutenant General Walter, commander of the 1st Mountain Division, was aborted before it could even begin.

There is nothing that can be done about this except a long sigh.

Based on reports from surrounding troops, Stipnagel knew what was happening in Grozny.

If 700 tons of napalm light up a small city, the entire city will become a living hell.

If you are in that kind of purgatory, surrender is the only way out.

The culprit of all this is the Chinese people who do not stay well in their own country.

Stipnagel kept this grudge in mind and planned to find an opportunity to take revenge in the future.

..

The impact of Operation Uranus was widespread. The Third Reich's withdrawal from the North Caucasus heralded an Allied victory in the first phase of the campaign.

Countless pairs of eyes around the world are looking at the battlefield on the Eastern Front, watching tens of millions of people fight in blood on this front.

The decline of the Third Reich was evident, and the Allies decided to stab Mustache in the back again.

On June 14, Commander Eisenhower of the U.S. Army in Europe, Commander Montgomery of the British Army, George Patton, Commander of the U.S. Seventh Army, and others all unanimously set their sights on the beautiful island of Sicily in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.

Starting from this day, the Allied forces on the Western Front will formally prepare for the landing in Sicily.

Landing in Sicily, beating up pig teammates with mustaches, and coordinating the Eastern Front battlefield was the most important battle for the Allied forces on the Western Front this year.

After purchasing Chinese missiles, the British had the ability to counter missile strikes from the Third Reich. The entire island was busy recovering from the war and was temporarily unable to serve as a bridgehead for the Allied forces to counterattack the European continent.

As a result, the Allied forces on the Western Front could only find other things to do, such as landing on Sicily.

Sicily is located in the middle of the Mediterranean. As long as this island is occupied, the Allies can control the entire Mediterranean.

Not only can it allow Allied ships to enter the Mediterranean Sea and speed up the delivery of supplies, it can also use Sicily as a springboard to attack Mustache Pig teammates.

The simultaneous outbreak of war on the Eastern and Western Fronts will greatly accelerate the fall of the Third Reich.

Although China and the Red Bolsheviks are still far from the most prosperous regions, the Allied forces on the Western Front must make preparations in advance, otherwise they will easily be defeated in this great east-west competition.
Chapter completed!