Chapter 1388 Good News Comes

Moscow, Kremlin.

"Comrade Stalin, good news, good news!" Holding the telegram from Marshal Timoshenko, General Kirill excitedly said to Stalin.

At this time, everyone wanted to hear the good news, and the current good news immediately caught everyone's attention.

Stalin picked up the telegram, the Rokossovsky cluster, successfully delayed the German encirclement, and in the north of Smolensk, in the Yartsevo swamp area, beat the German 7th Panzer Division and annihilated the Germans An armored battalion destroyed more than 20 Tiger tanks!

In a war, it was nothing to destroy more than 20 tanks. When I heard the good news, I thought it was a big victory. It turned out that there were only more than 20 tanks.

However, this is good news after all.

You must know that up to now, the Soviets have never systematically destroyed the German armored troops. It is quite remarkable that they can destroy an armored battalion this time. If their experience is extended to the whole army, What a huge victory that would be!

"Send a commendation order to Timoshenko to reward the fighters who have merited this time. Well, Rokossovsky is a good commander." Stalin nodded and said.

Rokossovsky didn't know that his battle this time was actually under Stalin's eyes. In Stalin's eyes, he was already a commander on par with Rokin. What the Soviets lacked most now was the ability to fight. The victorious commander, in particular, fought the German ace armored division!

With Lukin and Rokossovsky, one in the south and the other in the north, Stalin's heart was more at ease.

Now, he has to consider another issue. Seeing that the Germans' openings are about to be closed, although Rokossovsky delays the Germans' actions, the openings will eventually be closed.

In order to avoid the encirclement of the Germans, it seems that I can only make up my mind, not to let the tragedy of Belarus repeat again!

"Order the troops in Smolensk to withdraw from Smolensk and get out of the German encirclement." Stalin said calmly.

He used to say that he would never take a step back, but now he has given up his promise all at once. There is no way. If the Germans are surrounded again this time, the Soviets will probably fall.

Stalin was dictatorial, but he was definitely not headstrong. He still had a strategic vision. Now that the German army is about to encircle, continuing to guard Smolensk will only consume all the precious troops. If you withdraw now. Come out, you can continue to set up defense lines in the back, leaving these valuable troops to defend Moscow, it should be a better ending.

He suddenly felt that Zhukov's command was wise. Zhukov had a clear judgment on the situation, and every step he pointed out was extremely correct, but... Zhukov asked him to give up Kyiv. own confidence.

Well, now Zhukov goes to the reserve for a while, waits for a few months, and then gets him back. Without Zhukov by his side, he always feels empty.

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wolf den.

"The 7th Armored Division underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, resulting in huge losses. It was ambushed by the Soviet army in the swamp. This lesson must be remembered by every commander." Holding the battle report from the front line, Cyric's voice echoed in the base camp "In order to win, we can make sacrifices, but we absolutely must avoid unnecessary casualties."

For a long time, the creed of the German armored forces was to attack, attack, and attack again. But at the same time, the offensive regulations were formed in the desert that year, and they still have to be strictly followed.

For example, in front of the attack, there must be enough scouts to scout the depth of five to ten kilometers in front of them. At the same time, there must be planes in the sky to support them at any time.

And now, the losses suffered by the 7th Armored Division are that they did not strictly abide by these regulations. Their leading armored units actually passed the reconnaissance unit. At the same time, the support of the aircraft did not arrive immediately, but was delayed for a period of time, which led to They lost more than two dozen tanks.

Timoshenko’s report is still false. Germany lost a total of more than 20 tanks. In Timoshenge’s case, it was a loss of more than 20 Tiger tanks. In fact, the Tiger tanks only lost a dozen tanks. , the rest is Black Panther 3.

But since the start of the war, the German army has swept the entire continent, and the tank troops have not suffered such losses. When the Tiger tank entered service, it was even more invincible in front of the Soviets.

In the early days of the war, the Soviets would run away when they saw the German tanks, but now, the Soviets have dared to fight, and they are fighting harder and harder. Now they are fighting back, and they are all like this.

Cyric would not tolerate such a situation spreading.

"If our infantry fighting vehicles can have the same firepower against tanks, then the main battle tanks will not usher in such a dangerous situation." Scherner concluded on the side.

Although there are recoilless guns to fight tanks now, it is very cumbersome and inconvenient for infantry to operate recoilless guns, while infantry fighting vehicles operate recoilless guns and feel that the range and power are insufficient. It can be said that there is still a lack of devices to fill the firepower gap. .

Cyric nodded: "Yeah, we used to ignore the anti-tank force of the infantry. Now, I don't know how to prepare?"

Due to the command of the battle, many documents have been suppressed. Now, after hearing Cyric's questioning, Speer said: "Our military engineers have developed individual rocket launchers and vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft missiles. Tank missiles, waiting for the department's acceptance."

During the war, scientific research was very rapid. After Cyric proposed these ideas, it took less than a month for these equipments to be fiddled with.

The main reason is that Germany already has sufficient technical reserves. In terms of rockets, it already has mature rocket engines. In terms of warheads, the plan of the energy-gathering warhead has already been perfectly trial-produced. As for missiles, it has also been With the guidance system for the air-delivered bomb, now it's just a matter of putting them together.

Now, with the result that these equipments are progressing rapidly, Cyric is naturally very happy: "Then take the time and let them come to the wolf's den for a live demonstration."

Cyric didn't have time to wander around, so many times he let them come to the wolf's den, and there was enough open space outside the wolf's den to give them a chance to show off.

With Cyric's affirmation, Speer immediately contacted him. That afternoon, the equipment and personnel had been transported from the Krupp factory to the wolf's lair.

After receiving the news, Cyric immediately brought his men to the open space outside the wolf's lair with great interest. These weapons, which he had deliberately ignored, will now finally appear on the battlefield.