The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

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"We are surrounded and cannot retreat."The staff officer said again in grief and indignation.

""How is this possible?" General Vatutin shouted in disbelief.

In such a short time? The German army surrounded them? How fast?

"Commander, you just ordered to hold on. All our troops are in the battle. We are now fighting with the Germans. It is impossible to retreat."The chief of staff took over and said bitterly.

Hearing this, General Vatutin shouted with a very ugly face:"Where are the reserves? Where are our reserves? Let them go to the battlefield and immediately fight a passage.

"There are no reserves, all of them have been deployed to the battlefield."The chief of staff said helplessly again.

Vatutin was panicking. The reserves were gone, and the Voronezh Front was finished. Without reserves, it would be a joke to break out.

In fact, he did not expect the German attack to be so fast. In the final analysis, the strength of the two sides was unequal. If the Soviet army also had these new weapons, perhaps they would not lose so badly.

"Bastard."General Vatutin cursed again, and now he calmed down. Marshal Zhukov would not watch the Voronezh Front being annihilated, and he would definitely send reinforcements.

But the German counterattack was too fierce, and it was impossible to stop the German attack by relying solely on infantry.

Thinking of what Timoshenko said at the headquarters, General Vatutin's eyes showed a hint of cruelty, and he immediately asked:"How many tanks do we have left?"

"There are probably less than 300 tanks, most of which are light tanks, and there are less than 50 T-34 tanks. The chief of staff quickly gave the number. This is the only tank unit left in the Voronezh Front.

"I will reorganize them into an armored division, designate them as an independent armored division, and directly subordinate to the front. I will lead the division myself."General Vatutin said with a cold look in his eyes.

"Yes!" The chief of staff asked in some confusion:"Commander, are you going to break out yourself?"

"Breakout? Impossible, I will personally lead the team to attack the rear of the German army."Vatutin pointed at the map and said in a cold tone.

Hearing this, everyone in the command center was shocked. This is too bold, attacking the rear of the German army?

"Commander, it's too dangerous, let me go." A lieutenant general stood up and said

"No, you don't need to persuade me, I will lead the team myself."General Vatutin was determined to die. The Voronezh Front suffered such heavy losses that even if they succeeded in breaking through, they would definitely be punished and even go to military court. It would be better to give it a try. If they could break through the German rear defense line, not only would they not be punished, but they would even be promoted to marshal for their merits.

He had longed for the rank of marshal for a long time, and now that he had this opportunity in front of him, he would definitely not give it up.

"Commander, one armored division alone is not enough. It is better to gather all the trucks, armored vehicles, and cavalry of the entire army to form a commando and rush forward. This may break the German defense line."Seeing that Vatutin was determined to die, the chief of staff said nothing more and said

"Very good, this is a good idea, Comrade Chief of Staff, I will leave this matter to you." Vatutin nodded immediately.

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"I'm really envious. Look at the Totenkopf Armored Division. They kill so happily."A German soldier said enviously on the battlefield.

"Yes, it is said that the total number of tanks they destroyed exceeded one thousand, which is horrible."Another German sergeant also sighed

"My God, a thousand tanks, almost two armored divisions."After hearing this, someone nearby was also shocked and said

"Hey, the Imperial Armored Division destroyed more than a thousand tanks." Their company commander also joined the conversation.

"Oh my god, how come they are so fierce? They are nothing like before."

The two armored divisions, Empire and Skull, have made many achievements in the Eastern Front. They are also a legendary unit of the German army on the Eastern Front. Many people pay close attention to them.

Now, everyone is shocked to hear that the two ace armored divisions have destroyed more than a thousand tanks each.

"All I can say is that the Soviet army is too weak."The company commander said with a smile

"I don't believe it. If we were really weak, we wouldn't have lost so much territory."Someone retorted.

"That's right, if we were really weak, would we be defeated again and again?"

The company commander was also frustrated and said angrily:"That's because our logistics are too weak. If the logistics could keep up at that time, it is still uncertain who will win and who will lose."

Blame me again? The logistics department looked innocent and took the blame.

Speaking of logistics, everyone talked about it. Many of them were originally from other troops, and later withdrew to the Dnieper River area and reorganized. So when talking about the Battle of Volga, they were all indignant, and finally the spearhead was directed at the logistics department.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's our fault that we advanced too fast, and the guerrillas in the rear have not been cleared out.

It's understandable that the logistics can't be delivered.

Look, the logistics are so powerful now.

We have new weapons, canned food every day, and occasionally cigarettes.

It's like heaven compared to before.

"At this time, a lieutenant and deputy company commander stood up and said.

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

He was right.

The logistics are indeed much better now.

We have canned food every day, and occasionally cigarettes are distributed.

It's much better than the days when three people had to eat one can of food before.

"Company commander, do you think we can wipe out the Voronezh Front this time?" Seeing that the atmosphere became quiet, a sergeant squad leader suddenly had an idea and asked

"Yes, do you think we can still fight? My bazooka is not even used yet."A man carrying a bazooka asked excitedly.

"We will definitely be able to wipe out the enemy. This time, Marshal Manstein has concentrated all his mobile forces, and we will definitely be able to wipe out the enemy."The company commander said with a smile

"In that case, wouldn't our rear be empty?" the sergeant asked in surprise.

"What are you afraid of? What we do is to defend the rear. As long as we are here, the Soviet army will never be able to break through to our rear."The company commander said disdainfully

"Besides, the Soviets must be thinking about how to retreat at this time, and it is impossible for them to attack us here."

At this time, the soldier in charge of reconnaissance pointed to the distance and said in horror:"Captain, it's bad, look quickly, what is that?"

"Oh no, it's a Soviet tank"

"My god, there are at least hundreds of them."

"Hahahaha, my bazooka can be used now"

"I've been waiting for this moment."

"Hahaha, come quickly."

On the other hand, the company commander's face was very ugly, and his mouth twitched. This slap in the face was really timely.

Although he was slapped in the face, the German company commander was still very confused. Where did this group of Soviet troops come from? How did they break through the encirclement?

The most important thing is that after breaking through the encirclement, they did not retreat immediately, but actually rushed towards them.

"How did they know that our rear was empty?"The German company commander asked in confusion.

"Captain, don't think about it, let the people at the headquarters think about it."At this time, the deputy captain next to him hurriedly said

"Quick, order the troops to prepare for battle immediately and report to the superiors immediately."The company commander came to his senses and seemed very calm.

However, the hand holding the pistol betrayed his mood. Although the strength of the German infantry had been greatly enhanced, especially in anti-tank, they were equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons.

But facing a large number of tanks, they were still a little panicked.

"Report, the regiment commander has issued an order to hold the position until reinforcements arrive. At this time, the signalman ran over and said loudly

"Got it."The company commander was not surprised by the regiment commander's quick order. After all, the Soviet army's formation stretched for several kilometers. It would be strange if he didn't notice it.

But Manstein at the headquarters was shocked when he received the telegram. The Soviet army actually chose to break through the encirclement and advance into his depth.

Was it because they knew that his rear was empty? Or was it because someone leaked the information? Manstein didn't know that his command style had been figured out by someone, and he thought that the military deployment was leaked by a spy.

"Map." After giving the order, the operations staff immediately opened the map. Manstein kept gesturing on the map with his fingers, muttering

"Kiev, it must be Kiev."After drawing a few straight lines on the map, Manstein said without hesitation.

The Soviet army on the other side must be heading straight for Kiev, with the goal of breaking through his defense line so that the German army besieging the Voronezh Front can retreat.

"No, there are other purposes, probably to cut off our retreat and give Zhukov an opportunity to surround us. Vatutin is quite powerful."Manstein said with emotion. He didn't expect that he could come up with this trick in such a critical moment.

∪0Please give me flowers.

I have to say that the other party's command level is still very high. If it were him, he might not be able to come up with such a cruel move.

"I'm just curious, how did Vatutin determine that he could raid Kiev? Is it relying on the remaining hundreds of tanks?"Manstein muttered with some curiosity.

Although his rear was empty and he had no reserves to use, don't forget that he still arranged a line of defense. Those German infantry divisions were equipped with individual rocket launchers, and they would definitely have no problem holding off for a while.

""We still don't have enough troops." After thinking for a while, Manstein muttered that although his army group had been supplemented and the number of troops had expanded to more than one million, it was still a little short of the nearly three million Soviet troops.

"It would be great if there were another 500,000 troops."

But he also knew that this was the limit of logistics. If there were more, it would really collapse.

"How many of us are left in Kiev?" Manstein asked.

"There is only one infantry division, and it is a second-line unit. It has not yet been refitted and its combat effectiveness is average."The chief of staff quickly gave a reply.

Hearing this, Manstein nodded, continued to fall into deep thought, took another look at the map, and said to the air force liaison officer:"Connect me to the air force, I need air force support"

"Yes!"

It is impossible for the infantry divisions on the front line to completely block the Soviet armored forces. Since the Soviet army has decided to give it a try, the Soviet army that came to attack must be the strongest. It is impossible to block the Soviet armored forces with only the infantry divisions on the front line.........，..

In addition, the second-line infantry divisions left behind in Kiev are not very strong in combat effectiveness. They may collapse when facing the Soviet tank forces, so they can only send more troops to Kiev.

Fortunately, he still has an armored division and a mountain division in Romania. It should not be a problem for these three divisions to stop the Soviet raid.

After he completely wipes out the Voronezh Front, he can start to wipe out this raiding Soviet armored force.

Soon, the Air Force liaison officer answered the phone. Manstein took the phone and asked,"I am Manstein. How many transport planes can the Air Force spare now? I want to transport an armored division and a mountain division to Kiev."

"There are about a hundred Junkers, which can transport a regiment at a time and arrive in about an hour."The air force officer on the other end of the phone replied calmly.

"Too few, can we draw other transport planes?"Manstein said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

Only one regiment at a time, this is too few, mainly because the ju-52 can only carry 16 people at a time, more than that is not possible.

"There is another batch of Y-5s, they are slower, it will take about two hours."The Air Force officer thought for a while and said

"How many are there?" It doesn't matter if the time is slow, just let the front-line troops hold on for a while, Manstein asked.

"One hundred and sixty, they just completed a supply mission."The Air Force officer explained.

""Okay, it's them. Make sure to transport all the troops to Kiev in the shortest possible time." Manstein instructed. As for the C-130, he didn't ask much because they were only responsible for transporting supplies and wounded soldiers, not soldiers. If they were delayed for a day or two, it would affect the supply of millions of troops on the front line. Therefore, without the order of the Supreme Command, they could not be easily mobilized.

"Yes! Your Excellency"

"Order, the frontline troops must hold on for more than ten hours, and at the same time let the Sixth Army and other troops increase their offensive strength. I want to hear the news of the complete annihilation of the Voronezh Front within 24 hours."After hanging up the phone, Manstein ordered

"Yes!"

At this time, General Vatutin was leading the Independent Tank Division to the position of the 71st Division of the German 17th Army. Looking at the barbed wire in front of him, Vatutin said disdainfully

"Let the Katyusha rocket launcher open a safe passage for the tank troops."

There is no other way. Tanks are precious now, and they cannot be wasted here. He knows that the German infantry division is equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons. If it were in the past, he might not care and just let the tanks run over.

But now he has light tanks, and a 37mm anti-tank gun can penetrate it. He dare not take risks easily, so he has to let the Katyusha rocket launcher behind him fire.

"Boom!"

In less than five minutes, nearly thirty Katyusha rocket launchers poured rockets towards the 71st Infantry Division's position.